Friday, September 7, 1945 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle A Belsen Diary DEATHLESS GLORY by Rabbi Shlomo Baumgarten (Rabbi Shlomo Baumgarten of London is a member of the four- man relief commission sent to the liberated camps in Germany by the Chief Rabbis Council, and by the British Agudath Israel. The following extracts of the daily diary that Rabbi Baumgarten is keeping during his stay at the infamous Belzen-Bergen Concen- tration Camp was sent to us by the Refugee-Immigration Division of Agudath Israel Youth Council of America, 113 \Vest 42nd St., New York City. Those few p ages from Rabbi Baumgarten's diary speak for themselves.---The Edi- tors.) July 2: Time here is too valu able; there is little time to write and I must be brief. One can do more Mitzvoth here in a day, than in London in a lifetime, 1 arrived here shortly before Shabbos. Shortly after my ar- rival, two girls came to me, cry- ing bitterly. Their mother had just died; all they asked was a separate grave. I went to the Bur- ial Officer, and pleaded for the fulfillment of this last wish. To- day at 11:30 a.m, the funeral took place; I spoke a few words. You walk through the camp; people throng towards you from all sides: "Rabbi, sholom alei- diem, where are you from?", and in a few minutes new hopes are aroused, and people are happy. They have not been forgotten. Hundreds of people wish to dis- cuss their personal matters with you; everybody wants encourage- ment and advice, Today there were six funerals, all in a mass grave, and two separate ones. There are no Tach- riehim and the 'offins are made from old cases. Because of the possibility of infection, there is no Tahara, but I have arranged a Chevra Kadisba, which will look after all these matters. I have also arranged for a Minyan to say Kaddish daily. JDC SENDS 10,000 PAIRS OF SHOES ISTANBUL — The Joint Dis- tribution Committee's office in Is- tanbul is now arranging the ship- ment of 10,000 pairs of shoes to Prague. The consignment, which will cost $50,000, has been ob- tained in Palestine and will be sent via the Port of Constanza. Rosh Hashonah Greetings Hannan Real Estate Exchange, Inc. General Real Estate and Property Management and Insurance See us about Mortgage money 300 Lafayette Bldg. CAdillac 7700 Philip Olender 8 Co. • be, I have a Zeide in London, I hospital, as I should at least have know his name, can you find some gift for each, at least for him; I would like to go to him.", the children. I need sour sweets I asked the child where are your 1 and chocolates. Today I gave a parents; "They were thrown into little chocolate to a boy whose 1400 FOURTEENTH the Ofen (furnace)' is the reply, ribs were sticking out of his body. and indeed, the sonic reply was It was too much, the tears with given to me by very many chil- which he thanked me. These chil- • dren. I have not yet visited the dren do not need sweets as a Le Shono Tovo Tikosevu general hospital or the central luxury, but in order to live. Their A Happy New Year! children's home. At least I should legs are almost as thin as fingers. have a piece of chocolate or They have T.B. from hunger, and • sweet for each child; all ask me for a small Mesuso or Mogen REEBER David. It is so little, yet so much. July 3: Today there were only Happy New Year To All! FURNITURE CO. three funerals, and the Minyan came as arranged. Tell the Agu- 3353 MICHIGAN AVE. dah to send as many Jewish news- MICHIGAN PAPER papers as possible. The people LA. 5070 BOX COMPANY yearn for news-. • - Set Up and Folding Boar In 6e mess where we eat, all Dies and Die Cutting the official liaison officers are; many arc Jews, but there is no 426 CASS AVENUE Rosh Hashonah Greetings officer for Jewish interests. The R Andolph 9117 work is tremendous. I have not yet been to the • PRESSLEY Beauty Salon Le Shono Tovo Tikosevu 35 E. GRAND RIVER GREETINGS RADDEN'S ELECTRIC COMPANY CH. 3656 6362 SCOTTEN AVE. Rosh Hashonah Greetings • PHIL BRICKER Manufacturer of Fine Furs 11612 DEXTER BLVD. TO. 8-7692 r • " Seasons's Greetings and Best Wishes Warshaw 8 Prager Bakery B. LEVINE, Prop. • Special Orders Taken for WEDDINGS and PARTIES • 8605 Twelfth Street TYler 5-6340 Rosh Hashonah Greetings DAVIDSON'S Rosh Hashonah Greetings S. Housewrecking Co. Richardson's Drug Store U. Woodward Ave. Birmingham, Mich. Open All Night 9083 WOODWARD 19966 DEQUINDRE TYler 4-6430 Manufacturers of CEMENT LAUNDRY TUBS and STEEL FRAMES ti • Women's Apparel ELECTRIC CONTRACTORS R. BLISS WOLFE, Pres. 3RD FL. UNIVERSITY BLDG. from Detroit Wash Tray Mfg. Co. at Clairmount TW. 8.7761 Greetings of the Season! 4112 PETER SMITH AVE. • PLAZA 2775 Rosh Hashonah Greetings Hyman Perlman We Welcome You to The Swedish Smorgasbord KOSHER MEAT MARKET 11504 DEXTER BLVD. • TO. 7.9818 LE SHONO TOVO TIKOSEVU Happy New Year to All! ROSH HASHONAH SEWARD BEDDING CO. GREETINGS Best Wishes To You All Furniture Outfitters Juvenile Furniture CHAMPION GAUGE TOOL CO. 8051 12th St. TY. 4-1090 •• LE SHONO TOVO 7IKOSEVU LE SHONO TOVO TIKOSEVU Rosh Hashonah Greetings And Best Wishes To You All r- dren of six years of age fasted for days and gave their mothers the slice of bread. If we in Eng- land lived from bread and water and gave everything else away, that would be the smallest sacri- fice. Greetings from Rosh Hashonah Greetings! 1014 E. JEFFERSON , many, alas, are hopelessly lost. I My tefillin are in use from morn to night; I wish I had hun- dreds of pairs here. I July 8: How can I describe yesterday's Shabbos. On the eve of Shabbos I was asked to speak, and more than 200 people came. I was invited to eat with the Pol- ish group; they kashered their , kitchen. In the morning there was a great gathering for Rosh Cho- desh benchen, including many women and girls. I have said good-bye to the Czech group; 1600 have gone back. They tell the story of the death of the Jews of Slovakia and Bohemia; I cannot control my emotions. One Kehillah after another was sent collectively to Auschwitz, and in a few hours destroyed. We must face the bitter facts. Those who have remained alive— each one is a separate Nes. In the face of these heroes, we should be ashamed of our petty trou- bles. A fortnight without bread, without a drop of water — these were quite ordinary events. Chil- ie— I have visited the children's home and have arranged a Bris, the first in Bergen-Belsen. In the evening, I am speaking at the Beth Jacob group, which has been active here since the liberation. In the children's home, a girl of about 10 came up to me: "Reb- The STOCKHOLM ► Page Seven Rosh Hashonah Greetings And Best Wishes To You All Nen Year Greetings to All Hy Grade Restaurant 2806 MICHIGAN AVE. BANNER LAUNDERING CO. 2233 BROOKLYN CHERRY 7200 United Metals Refining Co. 1641 CANIFF 1