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Rabbi, Back From Poland,
World's Jewish Leaders Meet to Avert
Further Tragedy to Jews in 'Filthy' Camps Says Jews Want to Emigrate
,
70,000 to. 80,000 Survivors There, He Declares on Return
to London; 20,000 Retain Forged Papers;
UNRRA Doing Fine Job, He,Says
LONDON, (JTA)—Practically all: of the 70,000 to 80,-
000 surviving Jews in Poland want to emigrate, Rabbi Solo-
mon Schoenfeld, a leader of the Union of Orthodox Congre-
gations, reported to a meeting here on his recent visit to
that country.
He revealed that at least 20,000 Jews still retain forged
identity papers bearing non-Jew- 0
ish names, because of the con- of Polish Patriots in the USSR,
tinued anti-Semitism and their it was decided here at the clos-
fear of persecution. Two thousand ing session of a conference of
Jewish children are still living Polish Jews from all parts of
with Polish foster parents, he dis- the USSR.
closed.
The Jewish representatives will
Despite efforts by the Polish be charged with gathering data
DR.
LEO
BAECK
RENSO
LEVI
E.
G.
HARRISON
DR. .WEIZMANN
Government to improve the concerning the vocational and
conference committee, said that group's findings, to reconsider his standard of living, the condition professional training of the .Jews
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the eys of Jews everywhere resignation.
of the majority of the Jews is wishing to return to Poland, so
of the founder of liberal Judaism would be turned to the Atlantic
bad,
Rabbi Schoenfeld said, add- that the repatriates may be re-
in Germany and an outstanding City conference of the United
ing that the only bright spot is integrated into the economic life
leader of the Jewish community Jewish Appeal. He said there Congressmen Deplore
UNRRA, which "is doing a really of the country as soon after their
of Belgium; Dr. Salo Kleerkoper would be worldwide interest in AMG Work with DPs
WASHINGTON, (JDC)—Con- fine job."
return as possible.
of Amsterdam, noted Dutch econ- its deliberations because the con-
omist and leader in Jewish com- ference will draw up ,a blue- gressmen of both parties and
munal and Zionist activities in print for 'unprecedented action on Jewish circles here are fast los- Canadian Jewish Congress
Mrs. Ellmann to Talk
Holland, who played an import- the part of American Jews for ing patience with the failure of Delegate To Investigate
the
Administration
and
the
Am-
ant role in rescue and resistance the revival and survival of the
MONTREAL, (JTA)—H. M. On Poetry at Brunch
work in Holland during the war; remnants of European Jewry erican Military Government, Caiserman, general secretary of Of S. Z. Sisterhood
d e s p ite frequently expressed
through widely increased relief concern by President. Truman, to the Canadian Jewish Congress,
and rehabilitation overseas and clean up the "shocking" condi- will leave for Poland to in- • A variation in the book review
Mrs. Welt, Prentis, Krolik,
vestigate the position of the Jew-
large-scale settlement and de-
sponsored by Shaarey
Enggass Elected to Board velopment of the Newish Nation- tions, which according to all ish community there, it was an- brunches
reports, still exist in Jewish DP nounced by Samuel Bronfman, Zedek Sisterhood will be a talk
al Home in Palestine.
NEW YORK — Meyer L.
on "Poetry for Pleasure" this
camps in the U. S. zone of Ger-
Congress national president, Tuesday by Mrs. James Ellmann.
Prentis was elected to the ad-
many.
speaking
here
at
the
first
post-
visory board and Clarence H.
Jewish circles here point out
U. S. Army Inspection
Mrs. Walter Field is program
war meeting of the national
Enggass, Mrs. Joseph M. Welt
that President Truman's direc-
Finds Filthy Conditions
chairman,
assisted by Miss Hat-
dominion council of the Congress.
and Julian H. Krolik, all of
tie Gittleman. Mrs. Sam Singer
LANDSBERG, Germany, tive to Gen. Eisenhower to clean
Mr.
Bronfman
charged
that
Detroit, were elected to the
(JTA)—An inspection group of up the DP camps has failed to "the rehabilitation of Jewish and Mrs. Maurice Zackheim are
board of directots of the Joint
high ranking Army officers, head- materialize, as did the President's communities and the reconstruc- co-chairmen. Mrs. Morris Fish-
Distribution Committee at the
ed by Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell request to the British Govern- tion of the lives of thousands of man and Mrs. Geo. Orley will
JDC's 31st annual meeting
Smith, U. S. Chief of Staff in ment to admit 100,0000 Jewish Jews is still maddeningly take charge of food arrangements
here last Sunday.
for the brunch. Mrs. Albert
the European Theater, last week DPs into Palestine.
Jews in Feldafing, Landsberg slow."
Green is chairman of the hostess
found conditions in the camp for
committee.
Edward M. M. Warburg, who Jewish displaced persons here to and other Bavarian DP camps,
charge that Gen. Eisenhower's 5 Jews on Russian
The Shaarey Zedek Red Cross
recently returned from a survey be decidedly bad.
recent directives, particularly in Repatriation Committee
workroom is open every Monday
of Jewish conditions in Europe;
A score of newspaper corres-
MOSCOW, (JTA)—The com- and Wednesday from 11 a. m.. to
Dr. Joseph J. Schwartz, European pondents accompanied the group, regard to improved housing con-
chairman of the JDC; Eliezer which came here as a result of ditions, are being "sabotaged" by mittee arranging for the repatria- 4 p. m. The unit can use some
Kaplan, treasurer of the Jewish the resignation last week of the anti:Semitic U. S. Army person- tion of Polish citizens in the machine sewers to make up -gar-
Agency for Palestine; Dr. Abra- UNRRA welfare director of the nel. Jews, the dispatches say, Soviet Union will have on it five ments that are already cut out,
ham Granovsky, chairman of camp, Dr. Leo Srole. Dr. Srole, still live in tents, are under- Jewish representatives to be ap- ready for sewing. For informa-
the Board of Directors of the a well known American sociol- nourished and cannot communi- pointed by the Jewish Organiza- tion, call Mrs. Win. Nadler, chair-
Jewish National Fund in Jeru- ogist, had charged that conditions cate with their relatives , abroad. tional Committee of the Union man of Red Cross, To. 8-8546.
salem; and leaders from Jewish in the camps had reached a point
communities in the United States. where "disastrous epidemics may
Joseph Rosensaft, chairman
strike at any hour."
of the Central Jewish Commit-
Should Be Ashamed
tee of all displaced Jews in the
The state of the sanitation in
British zone in Germany, also the camp was typified by an in-
is flying to the United States cident that occurred in one of
to address the historic confer- the barracks. There, the inspec-
ence. Revered by former in-
tors found that the floor was be-
mates of concentration camps
ing used for toilet purposes, and
as "the Jewish Lincoln", Rosen- the smell was so bad that Gen.
saft is a most energetic and
Smith felt impelled to remark
fearless defender of rights of to A. C. Glassgold of New York,
stateless and displaced Jews. the UNRRA supervisor, "You as
He survived the battle of the camp supervisor should be
Warsaw Ghetto and interment ashamed. The stench speaks for
at notorious death center of itself."
Auschwitz. Rosensaft was de-
The charge that the Jews were
ported to Belsen for extermina- sleeping, crowded two and three
tion 10 days before the British to a single bed was found to be
army liberated that concentra- true. The weakened survivors
tion camp. His wife, his two of Germany's torture camps are
children and father were liqui-
simply unable, for the most
dated by the Nazis. He will be part, to climb to the upper level
the first official spokesman of of a double decker bed.
displaced Jews to present a full
It was revealed that 6,200 Jews
report to American Jewry.
were jammed into space designed
The presiding officers of the for 4,200. Normally crowded con-
conference will consist of Dr. ditions were being aggravated by
James G. Heller, William Rosen- the constant flow of Jews, in
wald and Dr. Jonah B. Wise, Na- some cases with families, flee-
ing from Poland as well as from
tional Chairmen of the UJA.
Edmund I. Kaufman, of Wash- the British and Russian zones. To
ington, D.C., chairman of the care for this horde, UNRRA has
provided only 10 men. Recog-
nizing this inadequacy, Gen.
Peron Says He's Against
Smith asked those Jews who
might be strong enough to help
Anti-Semitic Activities
clean up the camp.
Shortage of Clothing
BUENOS AIRES (JTA)—Col.
A shortage of underclothing
Juan Peron, the "strong man" of
Argentina, who has been charged was found, although other types
with responsibility for the re- of clothes available were con-
peated anti-Jewish outbreaks in sidered adequate. The food was
Buenos Aires, declared that he is described as "starchy and mo-
opposed to anti-Semitic activi- notonous."
The charge that shortages were
ties.
Peron made this statement in due to inmates of the camp sell-
an interview in "La Epoca," ing their few belongings on the
which supports the Peronist re- black market was discounted by
gime. The paper, commenting on both Army and UNRRA officials,
the interview, says that the anti- although it was admitted that
Jewish violence was carried out some trading of this type was
by enemies of Col. Peron who in- going oh.
Much of the difficulty in the
filtrated into his election demon-
strations "in order to harm the camp, Was blamed on "red tape"
cause" of the pro-Peron move- in the relations between the
ment. The paper avoids mention- Army and UNRRA. Gen. Smith
WOODWARD AT STATE
ing the fact that the police, whose promised that in the future there
chief is a Peron follower, did would be a closer liaison which
nothing to curb the anti-Jewish should facilitate 'supply. Dr. Srole
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disturbances.
has agreed, as a result of the
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