Friday, July
t9, 1946
THE JEWISH NEWS
Page Three
33 More Jews Slain Fleeing Polish Pogroms
Inciters of Kielce Mass
Murders, Gauleiter Who
Fed Death Camps, Executed
Hillman Praised by
Truman as Devoted
Fighter for Justice
Exodus From Poland Adds
To Tension in U. S. Zone
All Jews May Be Out Within Year; American Officials
Anxious for Opening of Palestine; Bloodshed
Threatens in Germany
Anders' Forces Blamed for Continued Wave of Terrorism;
Statement of Cardinal Hlond Branded Hitleristic; 500
Jews Arriving in Vienna Daily
Reports from Poland indicate that at "least 4,000 Jews
are leaving the country every week and infiltrating into the
American zone of occupation.
At this rate, there • is a possibility that the remaining
Jews in Poland—less than 100,000 out of the pre-war total
of 3,500,000—may be out of the country within a year.
WARSAW—The murder of 33 more Jews in Lodz and
Wroclaw, as they attempted to escape from Poland, where
Jewish lives are jeopardized by an increasing wave of po-
groms, has added to the panic existing among Polish Jews:
The murdered Jews were dragged from trains and cars
between Lodz and Wroclaw by armed anti-government
bandits, and were shot summarily. The victims were part of the
mass emigration of Jews which had proceeded steadily in the last
few months, and which was heightened by the Kielce pogroms
where 41 Jews were murdered.
It is charged that General Anders'_ anti-government forces are
responsible for the pogroms.
Refused to Condemn Anti-Semitism
The statement by August Cardinal Hlond, iri which Jewish gov-
ernment officials are blamed for the tension, has aroused wide-
spread resentment.
A conference of Roman Catholic bishops, held in Czentochowa
—Central Press Photo
at the end of May, rejected suggestions by the semi-official League
LATE SIDNEY HILLMAN
to Combat Racism, that they release a pastoral letter condemning
anti-Semitism, it is charged by Michael Pankiewicz, a member of
-WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Sidney
the League's executive committee.
Hillman, president of the Amal-
Arthur Greiser; former Nazi gauleiter of western Poland, under
whose direction tens of thousands of Jews were deported to death gamated Clothing Workers and
camps, has been executed following trial by a Polish tribunal in chairman of the Political Action
Poznan.
Committee, who died July 10 at
his
summer home on Long Island,
Czestochowa Bishop Demands Punishment
was described by President Tru-
KIELCE, (JTA)—Nine of the 12 persons charged with provoking
the pogrom which took the lives of 45 persons here were sentenced man as one of the "most efficient
to- death at the conclusion of their four-day trial. They were ex- and devoted exponents" of the
ecuted July 14. Among the condemned were two members of the cause of democracy in this co in-
try.
government militia. All of the defendants had pleaded guilty.
Bishop Kubina of Czestochowa • has issued a statement con- 'In a statement issued here the
demning the Kielce pogrom and. calling for punishment of those
involved. "The Jews have been through the hell of the occupa- President said: "Sidney Hillman
tion. and witnessed the torment and death of their kin, while them- was more than a distinguished
selves barely escaping death," the Bishop said. "Nothing can ex- labor leader; he was a great hu-
cuse the Kielce crime. It is deserving of the wrath of God and
man. The perpetrators debased the honor of man and violated manitarian and an outstanding
the Christian commandment to love thy neighbor."
statesman in the field of labor-
All of the rumors concerning ritual murders are false, the Bishop
continued, and no Christian in Kielce. or anywhere else in -Poland, managenient relations. That he,
has been harmed by Jews for ritual purposes. He appealed to all an immigrant youth, could rise
citizens not to believe rumors, and to halt attempts to attack Jews. to eminence in the land of his
Meanwhile, Polish Jews were reported to be fleeing en masse
into Czechoslovakia, en route to the American zone of Germany adoption is a tribute at once to
and, they hope, eventually, Palestine. Thousands are said to be his own ability and character and
congregating in towns adjoining the Czechoslovak border.
to the democratic ideals for which
American Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane is understood to have
told Premier Eduoard Osbuka-Morawski that the Army is worried he fought."
Dr. Stephen S. Wise conducted
about Alit threatened influx of Polish Jews into Germany and
Austria.
funeral services for Mr. Hillman
at Carnegie Hall on July 12.
Jewish, Non-Jewish Groups Condemn Polish Primate
Nearly 3,000 people ,filled the hall
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Jewish and non-Jewish groups joined and more than 40,000 were out-
in condemning the statement made in Warsaw by Cardinal Hlond.
The organizations which issued statements included the World side and in the adjoining streets
Jewish Congress, the American Jewish Conference, the American to pay final tribute to his memory.
Federation for Polish Jews and the Methodist Federation for Social
Service.
. Expressing its sense of shock at the Cardinal's remarks, the ex-
ecutive of the Congress said that "to invoke ' a disputed political
situation as reason for the murder of innocent men, women and
children is most certainly an act that runs counter to all rules
of humanity and religion."
The Interim Committee of the American Jewish Conference in
a statement declaring that it did not believe that Cardinal Hlond
represented the views of the Catholic Church, said:
VIENNA, (JTA—A hoard of
"To justify the murder of Jews by the allegation that 'Jews 200 kilograms (440.92 pounds) of
'occupy the leading position in. Poland's government' is tantamount
to absolving the murderers of their guilt, and serves to undermine gold and jewelry, estimated at
the . earnest efforts of the Polish government to extirpate anti- $300,000, has been discovered by
the French Security Service. It
Semitism.
"This statement by a high church dignitary in Poland, the soil was in six boxes, hidden in
of which is saturated with the blood of two and one half million mountain caverns, near Landeck,
Jews, will not have the effect of quelling dissension in Poland, nor the Tyrol. The contents have
can it be that calming influence upon the British population which been identified as mainly the pro-
should be the desire of every spiritual leader. Furthermore, the perty of Jews who were murdered
statement carries with it the implication that the price which
Jews must pay for the protection of life and property is nonLpartic- in concentration camps.
pation in public service."
An inspection of the boxes re-
Says Hlond Statement Reminiscent of Nazis
vealed thousands of wedding rings
Dr. Joseph Tenenbaum, president of the Federation for Polish engraved with Jewish names.
Jews. who unsuccessfully appealed to Cardinal Hlond, while in Some showed brown spots, evi-
Poland recently, to issue a pastoral letter condemning anti-Semitism,
charged that the Primate's statement was "reminiscent of Hitler dently blood. There was also a
great heap of gold fillings, ob-
dogma."
The New York Chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social viously pried out of teeth; gold
Service in a statement which was incorporated in a telegram to watch chains, necklaces, family
President Truman said:
heirlooms engraved with Jewish
"In his statement to the press, the Cardinal repeats the main names, cigaret cases, diamonds,
propaganda line that brought the Hitler regime into power, and emeralds and rubies.
which has been voiced continuously by Father Coughlin, Gerald
L. K. Smith and even by representatives of the Wood-Rankin-com-
Inittee in this country."
Chief Rabbi Renounces
Hlond's 1936 Attack Recalled
Persons here who have followed Polish events closely for many British Decorations
years pointed out that Cardinal Hlond, although not counselling As Palestine Protest
violence against Jews, had issued a pastoral letter in 1936 which
said that "a Jewish question exists and there will be one so long
JOHANNESBURG, (JTA)—Chief
as the Jews remain Jews," and which attacked Jews as enemies
Rabbi Louis I. Rabinowitz of the
of the Catholic Church.
" "It is an actual fact that the Jews fight against the Catholic United Hebrew Congregation of
Church, they are free thinkers, and constitute the vanguard of South Africa, who served with
atheism, Bolshevism and revolution," the Cardinal .wrote. "The the British armed forces as a
Jewish influence upon morals is fatal, and the publishers spread chaplain for more than five
pornographic literature. It is also true that the Jews are commit- years, has announced that he will
ting frauds, practicing usury, and dealing in white slavery. It is
true that in -the schools, the Jewish youth is having an evil influence, refuse to wear British military
from an ethical and religious point of view, upon the Catholic decoration, and has urged other
youth." He added, at this point, that "not. all the Jews are, how- servicemen to follow suit.
' ,ever, like that."
His statement, which was made
The same letter advocated a boycott of Jewish businesses.
at a mass meeting here to protest
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In January of this year, however. the Polish Press Agency, the events in Palestine, was criticized
official -news service of the Polish government, distributed a state-
ment allegedly made by Cardinal Hlond to a Jewish delegation by the Board of Deputies of South
which visited him in the city of Poznan, in which he was quoted African Jews. The Board form-
as branding anti-Semitic outbreaks as "the criminal action of ally disaSsociated itself from his
action.
political plotters, who by attacking Jews fight the government."
Hoard of Jewels
Reveals Gruesome
Murders of Jews
The problem thus created adds to the tension among American
forces. of occupation, United States officials being anxious to see
speedy realization of the recommendation for the transfer of 100,000
Jews . to Palestine.
Germans Arrogant with Jews
The situation among the DPs remains tense. In Germany,
authoritative sources report that the Jewish DPs are humiliated by
the Germans who are daily becoming more arrogant. One observer
states that if the DPs are compelled to remain in Germany another
winter it will lead to bloodshed and to mass killings.
Demands for the admission of 100,000 Jews into Palestine are
causing widespread rifts in government circles in England. Dur-
ing the open air protest meeting in London last week, there was
a disturbance between Jews and non-Jews. A number of persons
were arrested, among them fascists who attempted to stir up feel-
ings against Jews on the strength of anti-Zionist sentiments. .
British Deputies May Split
There is danger of a rift in the British Board of Deputies
as a resuult of the- Palestinian situation. The non-Zionist and
assimilated groups, moved by fears created over the "escape" of the
Mufti and scurrilous articles in the London Herald, laborite organ,
may cause a split in this body which represents a majority of the
Jews of England. There is talk that a separate Jewish organization
may be set up as a result of this tension. The almost unanimous
criticism of British policy is adding fuel to the fire.
England has a long tradition of political tolerance. The present
attempt to intimidate Jewish citizens of England because of their
attitude on the Pa:estine question marks a new chapter. The situ-
ation is far from being grave now. But as a symptom for the
future, it should not be ignored, because this new attitude on the
part of some Englishmen—questioning Jewish patriotism when dis-
agreement arises on a political question—is both alien to erstwhile
British tolerance and potentially a source of danger.
Lehman Says Jews Must Be Allowed Into Palestine
Large-scale immigration into Palestine "must be permitted im-
mediately" as the "only chance for security and peace" for many
of Europe's Jews, former Governor Herbert H. Lehman declared
in a message to a memorial meeting at the Hotel New Yorker, New
York, for the victims of the pogrom in Kielce. The meeting was
under the auspices of the American Federation for Polish Jews.
"So long as the Jews remain in Poland," Mr. Lehman said, "they
must be assured of full protection and the restoration of their
rights. The cowardly, bestial attacks on innocent men, women and
children in Kielce and other parts of Poland has shocked the
conscience of humanity."
Kielce Survivors To Be Evacuated
The more than 150 survivors of the Kielce pogrom will be
evacuated to Lodz and Lower Silesia, JDC has announced on the
basis of a cable received from its director in Poland. The Central
Jewish Committee of Poland and the government will cooperate in
the transfer.
The JDC representative, William Bein, said that the Polish
government had taken immediate action to aid the survivors and
disclosed that the JDC has made special grants of cash, food and
clothing.
5,000 Polish Jews Flee into Czechoslovakia
PRAGUE, (JTA)—Nearly 5,000 Jewish, refugees from Poland
have arrived in Czechoslovakia since the pogrom at Kielce, posing
a difficult problem for the Jewish community and the Joint Dis-
tribution Committee.
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