Friday,' May 34, 1946
THE JEWISH NEWS
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19 Jews in Riot Sentenced `Ship o Hope' Brings 867 Refugees to U.S.
By Landsberg AMG Court
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Six DPs Given Two Years Imprisonment, Despite 'Inconclu-
sive Proof of Guilt; Defense Counsel Shocked by
Severity of Terms, Will Appeal Verdict
AUGSBURG, Germany, (JTA) --L-• Nineteen displaced Jews
were sentenced by an American Military Government court here
to jail terms ranging from two years to three months, after the
five-man tribunal had convicted them of participating in a riot
at the Landsberg DP Camp on April 28. One defendant was
acquitted.
Six men were sentenced to two years, 12 to one year and only
one, Faivel Seligman, to three months. Seligman was found guilty
of disobeying military government orders, but was cleared of
the charge that he participated in the disturbance.
Defense counsel, who were shocked by the severity of the
sentences, announcd immediately that they would file an appeal
with the next higher legal authorities at Munich, who have the
power to reduce the sentences.
"No Conclusive Proof" Admitted • by Court
The sentences were unexpected because of the paucity of
evidence connecting the defendants with the outbreak. Only one
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of the six who received two-year terms was identified as having
thrown stones. In issuing its fzerdict, the court admitted that there
Coming from 16 different countries, 867 refugees Palestine with the aid of the third U.J.A. agency—
had been "no conclusive proof" that the defendants had participat-
arrived in this country on May 20 after having the United Palestine. Appeal..
ed in _ the violence, bit added that there was evidence that
suffered incredible handships at the hands of the
The JDC helped provide transportation for the
"they did however take some part in the riots.". Four military
Nazis. They are shown in this photograph on the survivors to this country. Upon their arrival here
police who attended the entire trial expressed amazement when
deck of the S. S. Marine Flasher, waving and they were welcomed by National Refugee Service
they heard the verdicts.
shouting as an expression of joy at having finally and the National Council of Jewish Women.
Prior to the sentencing, Capt. Abraham Hyman, of Gary, Ind.,
regained their freedom.
Three groups of arrivals on the Marine Flasher
who headed the defense, made a plea for clemency, requesting the
Their emotions ran high, upon their arrival joined relatives in Detroit. They are:
coart to bear in mind the background of the disturbance: the dis-
in New York from Bremerhaven, as, for the first
David Slabeck and his wife, Gene Haut, who
- appearance of the two DP guards and the defendants' past suffer-
time in their lives, they saw, in the dawn hours, are living with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and
ings. He also urged that the men not be punished for a disturb- an illumined city. For the first time in more than Mrs. Sigmund Slabeck, 9635 Petoskey.
ance for which the entire camp was. guilty.
a decade they ate a substantial meal aboard their
Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Starkman, who joined
Prosecutor Fails to Recommend Clemency
"ship of hope."
Joseph Friedmans, 3764 Clements.
The prosecutor, Capt. Herman Gulkin, of Atlantic City, N. J.,
- Henrik Obraczka is living with Mr. and Mrs.
Among the happy arrivals, whose settlement
failed to recommend to the court that -it suspend the sentences
Jacob Cukerrnan, 3295 Glendale.
or exercise clemency, which was his prerogative. He told the in this country was made possible by the United
Szajndla Frydman, with Bella and Izak, who
court that it must be kept in mind that the Military Government's
Jewish Appeal through two of its agencies—the were to have joined their uncle and aunt, Mr.
mission was to maintain law and order and eliminate Nazi methods
Joint Distribution Committee and the National and Mrs. Joe Boxer, 4246 Monterey, proceeded
"of taking the law in your own hands, as the defendants did."
Refugee Service—was a large group of orphaned directly to Los Angeles, Calif., where the Boxers
After the .sentencing, the court announced that evidence pre-
moved several months. ago.
youths. -
sented during the trial indicated that some violence had been
A complete list of 'passengers on the Marine
perpetrated by two other DP's, who were not arrested, and asked
Simultaneously with the arrival of the riewcorn- Flash may be seen at the offices of The Jewish
that they be apprehended.
ers to the United States, more settlers came to News, 2114 Penobscot - Bldg.
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Klan Kicked Out
Of California by
Superior Court
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Taught Racial Hatred, Urged
Violence, Intimidation,
Judge Rules
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—Fol-
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lowing testimony by many wit-
nesses, including former mem-
. hers, that the Ku Klux Klan
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taught racial hatred and fostered
violence and intimidation, Supe-
rior Judge Alfred A. Paonessa
revoked the California charter
of the KKK and barred it from
obtaining a new permit to oper-
ate in this state. The revocation
of its charter was urged by At-
torney General Robert W. Ken-
ney.
Jewish Frat house Defaced,
Police Search for Kluxers
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—Po-
lice officials are seeking the per-
. sons who burned a fiery cross
on the. lawn of Zeta .Beta Tau,
Jewish fraternity at the UniVer-
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sity of Southern. California.
Many campus organizations is-
sued statements condemning the
outrage and asked strong police
action against the white-hooded
figures who set the blaze and
then smeared the letters KKK
on the walls of the fraternity
house. .
Addressing a meeting of about
100 student representatives, Rob-
ert Peck, president-elect of the
Independent Students Associa-
tion, described the Ku Klux Klan
act as a "vile, obscene, fascist.
scheme."
jewish 7 Christian Group Asks
End To -Discrimination
BUDAPEST (JTA)—The Coun-
cil for Social Reconciliation, or-
ganization of Jews and Chris-
tians • dedicated to healing the
breach between the Jewish and
non-Jewish community in Hun-
gary which developed during
the pro-Nazis regime, has an-
nounced that it will appeal to
the government to abolish all
sections of the property resti-
tution decrees which are hinder-
ing Jewish economic rehabilita-
tion.
According to Dr. Joseph Cav-
allier, a Catholic leader of the
Council, the organization's first
fight is against anti-Semitism,
"which has cropped up again."
Dr. Cavallier risked his own life
to hide many Jews during the
•war and helped them get out of
the country.
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