Friday, June 15, 1945
THE JEWISH NEWS
18,000 Died at Bergen Camp
Since Liberation, Report
.
12,000 Jews Remain at Former German Concentration
Camp, But Continue to Suffer as 50 Survivors Are
Dying There Daily; Confusion Reigns
Page Seventeen
Mrs. James Browne Heads
Youth Education • League
Mrs. James Browne was in-
stalled as president of Youth
Education League at ceremonies
at the Book Cadillac on June 6.
Other officers installed at that
time are: vice-presidents, Mrs.
BERGEN BELSEN, (JTA)—More than 18,000 people
have died in this camp since its liberation by British forces
several weeks ago, and about 50 are still dying daily, despite
the fact that the camp's administrators and British soldiers
are working as hard as possible to aid the inmates.
About 18,000 people remain here—housed in former
Wehrmacht barracks to which.>
they were, moved when their non-Jews--are all that remain of
former vermin-infested quarters the 20,000 who formerly lived in
were destroyed.
Hamburg, Max Heineman, dir-
Of the survivors, two-thirds ector of the Jewish Self-Aid
are hospitalized. Efforts are being Committee, told a Jewish Tele-
made to repatriate those who are graphic Agency correspondent.
healthy enough to travel, and, as It is expected that 500 of the
a result, a good number, espec- last transport of Jews sent from
ially from wester-n' Europe, al- here to Theresientsadt will re-
ready have left. This has left a turn, Heineman said.
large percentage of Jews among
those remaining. There are 12,000 Synagogue Looters Forced
Jews here, while 3,000 have been To Aid Reconstruction
transferred to the Lingen Camp.
LONDON, (JTA) — Residents
No Proper Census Taken'
of Bad Nauheim, in Allied-oc-
MRS. JAMES BROWNE
Indicative of the disorganized cupied Germany, who participat-
condition of the Jewish Stirvivorg . ed in the looting of the city's
is the fact that up till now, no synagogue, have been compelled Jesse Rosen, Mrs. Sidney Kalt,
proper census has been taken. to contribute to its reconstruc- Mrs. Louis Mami; case chair-
Jews from Buchenwald and other tion, it was reported by the Al- man, Mrs. Arthur Campbell;.
camps arrive here seeking rela- lied-appointed mayor of Bad treasurer, Mrs. Albert Kane;
tives and bringing complete lists Nauheim, broadcasting over the financial secretary, Mrs. Charles
Goldman; recording secretary,
of their camps to exchange.
Luxembourg radio.
Mrs. Douglas Purtner; corre-
The confusion among the Jew-
Announcing that one • of his sponding secretary, Mrs. Ben
ish survivors is due to the ex-
first tasks had been to "recon- Gellman;_ publicity, Mrs. Jack
citment resulting from liberation
and from the habitS and suspic- vert the synagogue into a temple M. Edelstein; Briskman me-
of God," the mayor said that it morial fund, Mrs. Phillip
ions developed during their im-
would serve the spiritual needs Olender.
prisonment. These feelings are
aggravated by the belief that of any Jews in Bad Nauheim,
Frankfort and Kassel.
their own people are not think-
Mrs. Gladstone Fetes
ing of them, which is very un-
Suwalker Service Unit
fotunate,
fotunate, since welfare teams of; I .
the Joint gistribution Committee' twine
have been in Paris for weeks
Mrs. Lee Gladstone; chairman
seeking permission to come to
of the Suwalker Service Group,
such camps as Belsen.
entertained members at a tea in
Women's Auxiliary of Jewish her home at 4045 Buena Vista,
(This story was filed two days
Home
for
Aged
will
hold
the
before SHAEF announced that
June 6, in appreciation of their
the MC would be ,allowed to closing meeting of the year on cooperation- during the past two
June 18, -at the Home, 11501 years.
enter G6imany.—Editor.)-
Joseph. Rosensaft, chairman of Petoskey, at 1:30 p. m. A pro-
In addition to regular work
the-, camp's Jewish committee, gram is being planned and re- for this organization, 'the mem-
freshments
will
be
served
under
which was formed only this
bers serve as U.S.O. hostesses,
week; . refused to. - make public a the chairmanship of Mrs. S. work for Red Cross, War Chest,
list of the Polish Jews, fearing Weller and her committee.
sell bonds and contribute to all
Members are urged to come vital war efforts.
that they would be declared
stateless. Rosensaft also voiced and to plan on buying bonds
Recently they served the tradi-
e constant camp complaint that from the chairman, Mrs. J. Fish-
tional Friday night dinner at
i e
food rations are inadequate. man.
Romulus Air Base, and Sunday
Increase Bread Ration
At the closing meeting of the dinner for servicemen at the
Camp Commander Maj. F. T. executive board, held at the
ill a few days -ago increased home of Mrs. David Kliger, Mrs. Jewish Community Center. The
y half the non-hospital bread J. Rose was made an honorary hostesses were: Mesdames Irv-
-Um
a,
explaining that he realiz- member of the auxiliary. She ing Efros, Fanny Rosenthal, Alex
• that plentiful amounts of is the auxiliarys Sunshine chair- Gottlieb, Sam Krause, Julius
I. read seem the only real symbol man and has held that office for Dante, Harry Dante, Harry Heck-
er, May Epstein, Sam Bassin
15 f food to- the internees, although
the past 20 years .
and Lee Gladstone.
eir regular diet, he added, al-
Dues are now payable, to the
eady comprises the - full 2,000- secretary Mrs. K. Faudem.
alory normal diet, and ,is super-
e to the average diet of an
Staff of
nglish civilian in the last . five Pioneer Women in N. Y.
ears.
Celebrate 20th Year
A staff of experienced direct-
Two Jewish chaplains of the
ors, instructors and counselors,
ritish Army provide the only
NEW YORK (JTA)—The 20th has been secured by Camp Play-
ti ink between the Jewish inmates anniversary of the Pioneer Wo- fair, a camp for boys and girls,
nd world Jewry. They have men's Organization was observed 6 to 16, located 10 miles from
orked incessantly to reunite here at a celebration attended by Petoskey and 15 miles from
amilies and • re-establish corn- 1,200 members of the N. Y. Coun- Charlevoix.
unications, but they are unable cil of - the. organization. Ger-
Ronald D. Patterson (I3.S.,
o cope with the tremendous shon Agronsky, editor of the M.A.), program director, is a
eeds here. Capt. Elisha Hard- Palestine Post, who is now on a graduate of Midwest Wartime
ann arrived here within a few visit to this country, and Bebe Aquatic School. He has had wide
ays after the camp was liberat- Idelson, a woman labor leader experience in camp work.
d and helped bury 20,000 in of Palestine, were the speakers.
Tom Walker of the Boy Scout
ass graves. •
Mrs. Alexander Kahn, Coun- office in Detroit will direct - wa-
Needless Deaths
cil chairman, reviewed the work terfront activities. He will be as-
He complains of needless of the organization and an- sisted by Robert L. Lambert,
eaths since the liberation, de- nounced that during the first also an expert in this field.
laring "either we save them or nine months of the current fiscal
Eugene Walker of the Detroit
e don't. I can't understand why year a total of $90,000 had been Board of Education will be in
oranges are needed planes obtained for the Pioneer Women charge of arts and crafts.
• uldn't bring them. • I can't in Palestine. Money obtained The athletic program will be
derstand why the doctors here here, she • said, will go to the in charge of Wayne Saunders of
e so short-staffed, overworked, Moatzath Hapoaloth, the Work- Royal Oak, an outstanding
nd are still unable to cope with ing Women's Council in Pales- athlete.
e need. Why not bring in more tine, and • to the Child Rescue
.Leo Thaldorf of the local
octors?"
Fund for refugee children.
schools' mathematics department
Capt. Michael Stern, the other
will tutor those who need help
haplain, stressed the need for
in this field. Mrs. Thaldorf will
Bredshall
to
Present
me sort of Jewish liaison group
be cabin counselor.
•• tween here a n d Dachau,
Annual Piano Recital
Miss Sophie 'Mendell, a prom-
uchenwald and the camps for
inent Toronto piano teacher, will
terchanging of lists.
Edward Bredshall will present supervise the musical program.
Rosensaft, a survivor of Owie- his annual evehing of piano
Miss Janet Weiss of Michigan
m, said that 500,00 were shot concertos at the Detroit Institute State and Wayne University will
hile he was there. Among them of Arts, Small Auditorium, Fri- be dramatic director.
as Isaac Bernstein, a 315C rep- day evening, June 22, 8:30 p. m.
Mrs. Minnie Fox of the De-
sentative in Poland, and M. The program will include works troit Board of Education and
delstein, who was a leader of of Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Agnus Mundie of Marygrove
e ghetto community in Ther- Schumann, Saint-Saens, Faure College will be in charge of the
ienstadt before being deported and Rachmaninoff, to be per- kitchen.
Poland.
formed by Annette Goldman,
Miss Lillian Phillips, a grad-
Carol Rosenberger, Harriet uate of Western Reserve, will be
port 650 Survivors
Lewis, Eleanor Lipkin, Sheldon in charge of the youngest group.
I Hamburg's 20,000 Jews
Sandweiss, Irene Prince and
Information regarding Camp
HAMBURG, Germany, (JTA) Stanley • Lock, with Bredshall Playfair may be secured by call-
Six-hundred and fifty Jews— playing the orchestral accompa- ing Mrs. A. Mann, 4470 Glynn
of whom were married to niments at a second piano.
Court.
for Aged Aux.
To Meet June 18
-
Camp Playfair Lists
Directors
Buchenwald Message for LaMed
Internee's 'Letter Found;
Describes Nazi Outrages
U. S. Army Chaplain Forwards Documents Addressed to
LaMed Foundation; Victim Views Tragedy of Destruc-
tion of Jewish Cultural Values
One of the most touching incidents of the war and the Nazi
outrages has just been revealed in a message received by Louis
LaMed of 12804 Broadstreet, founder of the Louis LaMed Literary
Foundation.
Capt. Robert S. Marcus, U. S. not emphasize physical suffering
Chaplain serving in Germany
alone. He speaks of the tragedy
with the American forces, has of the destruction of Jewish cul-
sent Mr. LaMed messages and
tural values, expresses a craving
excerpts from a book addressed for Jewish, literature, for the
to the LaMed Foundation by a theater, for the Yiddish news-
Buchenwald internee whose for- paper.
mer address was giyen as: M.
The fragment of the , poem
Sztrigler, Buchenwald - Weimar,
Gen. K. L. Haeftl. Nr. 68060, Jud. Sztrigler sent along with his let-
ters describes a highly immoral
Hilfsauschuss, Bl. 50. zimmer 1.
In the package of letters and act perpetrated by the Nazis in
manuscripts from Sztrigler are the Zamoscz Ghetto whose last
communications for the LaMed surviving Jew was the. Moshe
Foundation and for H. Leivick, Raupoport, a baker. His story
is a horrifying tale for the truth
noted playwright.
of which the author vouches.
Describes Nazi Outrages
LaMed Fund's Fame
Sztrigler writes that he does
The Sztrigler letters and the
not know where his whereabouts
will be henceforth. In his poetic incident of their being forward-
work, "The Last Jew in the ed through Chaplain Marcus is
Ghetto," which he signs "Mot- an indication that the popularity .
ele" (his first name is Morde- of the LaMed Literary Founda-
chai), he described the Nazi out- tion has spread throughout the
rages in his birthplace, Zamoscz. world.
Mr. LaMed is forwarding the
"As I wrote these lines," he
explains, "I experienced anew the letter to Mr. Leivick. It is be-
tragedy of witnessing the hor- lieved that the Yiddish poem
rors and of seeing the last Jew accompanying the letters .will be
die at the hands of the Nazis." published widely.
Too proud, after suffering six
years of Nazi terrorism—from Jewish Brigadiers Boss
1939 to 1945—to ask for assist-
ance, Sztrigler makes a request: Nazi Troops in Austria
that the LaMed Foundation as-
LONDON (JTA)—Soldiers of
sist him in locating his mother's
two brothers—Baruch and Yan- the Jewish Brigade are supervis-
kel Kalikstein, whose last known ing German troops who are
address were in New York and in clearing up the ruins of Klagen-
Brooklyn—in order that he may furt, in Austria, the correspond-.
convey to them the experiences ent of Dziennik Polski, semi-of-
he encountered and the last in- ficial organ of the Polish_govern-
formation he had about members ment-in-exile, reported.
The same paper reports - that
of the family murdered by the
Nazis.
hundreds of Polish Jews re-
leased from concentration camps
"Souls Were Injured"
In his seven-page letter to in Anglo-American zones in Ger-
Leivick, Sztrigler makes com- many have indicated that they do
ment on the signal that was not wish to return to Poland.
given him and his fellow-vic- Most of the Jews, it said, wish to
tims in Buchenwald by Ameri- settle abroad, with the majority
desiring to go to Palestine.
can soldiers: "You are free!"
"How can - we feel free," he
comments, "when we are unable
to return to the ruins of our for-
mer homes where our families
were murdered and our souls
were injured!"
Skeptical about a return to
former Polish citizenhood, he de-
clares that "Wohin?" remains the
problem of the, Jew.
Destruction of Culture
The liberated Nazi victim does
Buy War Bonds!
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;
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