Friday, September 28, 1945
THE JEWISH NEWS
JDC Seeks Scrolls or Europ e's Jewish Communities
Page Nineteen
Two Accuse U. S. Soldiers
Of Beating Refugee Jews
Flee Anti-Semitic Terror in Poland to American Zone Near
Pilsen, Rounded Up by Troops Using Methods Similar
to Gestapo, Witnesses Charge
MUNICH, (JTA)—American military authorities, in an
attempt to prevent Jews escaping from Poland from remain-
ing in American-held territory, are using methods similar to
those used by the Gestapo, it was charged here in testimony
given before the local Jewish committee by two Jews who
arrived from a reception camp for Jewish refugees near
With the aid of the Joint Distribution Com-
mittee; Jewish religious life is being re-establish-
ed in Europe. Upper photo depicts the rededica-
tion of a synagogue in Turin, Italy, which was
almost completely demolished by the Nazis. Left,
a Sephardic "sofer" (scribe) in Palestine carries
on the traditions of his forefateffers as he patiently
inscribes the Pentateuch onto parchment, fash-
ioning a new Sefer Torah for his co-religionists
in Europe. J.D.C. supports many such ,scribes in
Jerusalem, shipping the _Torahs they produce to
Jewish communities in Europe as quickly as pos-
sible. Right, a view of a once beautiful syna-
gogue in Romania demolished by the Germans.
Every day J.D.C. reetives appeals from Jewish
communities in scattered parts of the continent
requesting Sifrei Torah, Tfillin, prayer books and
other religious articles. Fifty-five Torahs Were
sent by J.D.C. to the Jews in Europe in time for
the High Holyday services but an additional 500
Scrolls are urgently needed. Synagogues, rabbis
and individuals have been urged by J.D.C. to
contribute extra Sifrei Torah not needed for
services—to the J.D.C. Cultural Committee. The
Joint Distribution Committee _receives its funds
from the campaign collections of the UJA.
These are among the projects supported by the Joint Distribution Committee, one of
the agencies of The United Palestine Appeal. To assure the continuation
of this w
_ ork.
you must give liberally to and work for the success of the War Chest.
Kurzon Leaves USO-JWB
Post; Kreiter Is Successor
all surrounding communities in
Michigan to nieet special, religi-
New Area Director, Noted Contributor to N. Y. Yiddish
Press, Joined Jewish Welfare. Board After Discharge -
from Army; Wed to Daughter of Swiss Emigre
Samuel Kreiter, former USO- and literature and Jewish com-
JVVB. director in Waynesville, munity problems. .
Mo., for Fort Leonard Wood, suc-
Mr. Kreiter entered the Army
ceeds Samuel Kurzon as area di- in 1942 and was honorably dis-
charged early in 1943. He then
joined the USO field Staff via
the National JWB. Early this
year he was married to Miss Han-
nah Schapiro, daughter of Dr.
Bernard Schapiro, noted Swiss
emigre and Jewish scholar who
is a graduate of Slobodke Yesh-
ivah.
He attended New York Uni-
versity and the College of the
City of New York and taught at
SAMUEL HURZON
Yiddish community schools in
ous
and
recreational needs of
Ohio and New Jersey.
Jewish patients.
Mr. Kurzon leaves his Detroit
At Detroit, Kurzon headed the
post next week for New York Michigan JWB state program
City where he will head the divi- and was director for the ,Detroit
sion of personal service for the Army and Navy Committee of
National JWB.
USO-JWB, working closely with
In Michigan 3 Years
the Metropolitan USO.
He has been associated with
The Detioit. Army and Navy .
USO-JWB activities for the past Committee also serves the Haw-
three years in Michigan and aiian area, sending regular pack-
prior to-his coming to Detroit ages of food and necessities
SAMUEL KREITER
headed the USO-JWB for Fort through Serve-A.Camp.
rector of USO-National Jewish Custer and Percy JoneS Hospi-
Mr. Kurzon, a native of. New
tal and pioneered in setting up York, received his MA in educa-
Welfare Board in Detroit.
Kreiter brings to Detroit a a prOgram for patients at Percy tion and psychology from the
wide background in Jewish cul- Jones Hospital and in organizing City College ot.New York.
ture. He has worked for and
contributed extensively to the
New York Yiddish press, to Eng-
lish-Jewish periodicals and 'Uni-
versal Jewish Encyclopedia, and
aided • in the translations that
were published in the antholo-
gies, "The Jewish Caravan",
"Golden Treasury of Jewish Lit-
erature" and "Memoirs. of My-
The Wilshire Hotel dining and ball-
People" (Farrar & Rinehart).
While working as play-reader
rooms are now available for bookings
on Broadway he contributed play
for weddings, showers, Bar Mitzvahs
reviews, feature articles and
book reviews to the New York
and banquets.
Daily News, World-Telegram,
New York Times Book Review,
CALL MR. CARL BISIO, Mgr.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Billboard,
New Theater Magazine and the
old New York Sunday World.
Pilsen, Czechslovakia.
Emphasizing that U.S. troops
are returning to Poland trans-
ports of Jews escaping frorn anti-
Semitic terror there, the ' two,
Bezalel and Frymeta Tepper, re-
ported the following details:
On Aug. 23:a transport of 650
Jews who escaped from Poland
arrived via Prague at the Pilsen
reception camp. Interrogated by
American officers, they 'tried to
pass themselves off as German
Jews desiring to return to Mun-
ich. But their faulty German
gave them away. Whereupon, an
American general ordered the
return of the entire transport to
Poland-.
The next' morning, the camp
was surrounded by American
troops armed with machine guns,
in a manner made - familiar by the
Gestapo. The soldiers drove the
resisting Jews from the huts,
using the butts of their rifles
against women and, ehildren.
They were aided by Germans,
Poles, Hungarians, and Ukrain-
ians so that there were three to
four men to every Jew. -
The victims were rounded up
and thrown into , trucks and
mercilessly beaten. Protests
against the Americans allowing
Germans to beat Jews were
ignored. The Jews were driven
to the railway station and loaded
into sealed trains. Some of them
who escaped into the woods were
fired upon by pursuing troops,
A 54-year-old woman, Rachel
Kleinmann, who was among two
families captured, suffered a
heart attack. One of the refu-
gees, a doctor, pleaded that he be
sent back to the reception camp,
but his appeal was rejected.
Three hours later, an American
army doctor arrived and ordered
the woman's release. -
Polish Jews In American Zone
Will Not Be Forced To Return
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Polish
Jews in the American-held part
of_ Germany will not be forced to
return to Poland against their
will, Gen. Eisenhower cabled this
week to the Agudas Israel of
America. The text of Gen. Eisen-
hower's cable reads:
"My instructions do not require
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Anti-Jewish Terror
In Poland Continues
LONDON, (JTA)—A reliable
report reaching here from Poland
reveals that the Polish Govern-
ment is gravely' concerned over
the continued attacks on Jews by
bands of former soldiers hostile
to the present regime, especially
since the widespread terror is
beginning to affect Polish peas-
ants and workers.
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