V 444 Page Two Et. W I H Paddy, Augusf,22,3947- Sumner Heads- . Gemelay Warns That Reich 22 More Nazis Pay Piper; Trial Reveals New Tortures Windsor cottheit Is No Longer Safe FOr Juts and 134 death sentences. To date the Dachau war crimes court has tried 1,323 Nazi war criminals with *a record of 1,112 convictions. • A former inmate of the Mau- thausen death camp told an Am- erican military tribunal trying eight former guards and officials at the camp that Jeivs were were forced to jump into elec- trically-charged fences to be burned to death. The witness, who preferred to remain unidentified because of fear of reprisals, testified that he saw Franz Koffler, one of the accused, beat five Jews and order them to jump into the wired fences. Meanwhile, two Gestapo of- ficers were • sentenced to be hanged for murdering Jews in Camp Gusen I, a satellite camp of Mauthausen. One, a physician and Gestapo captain, Helmuth Vetter, was convicted of killing people with poisonous injections, while the second, Kurt Kirchner, was found guilty of beating, torturing and killing prisoners while he was a labor gang fore- man. Three other defendants re- ceived sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment. DACHAU, Germany, (JTA)- An eight-man American military tribunal sentenced to death 22 of 31 Nazi guards, officials and doctors at the Buchenwald ex- termination camp. The remain- ing nine defendants received terms ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment. All were con- victed of charges of torture and murder of thousands, including 'many Jews. Five of the nine whose lives were spared received life terms, including use Koch, widow of a former commandant of the camp; Prince Josias zu Waldeck, form- er Gestapo general and chief judge at the camp; and Dr. Edwin Katzenellenbogen, former American citizen, who is report- ed to be a Jew. The remaining four convicted criminals receiv- ed 10-20 year sentences. Katzenellenbogen r e q u e sted the death sentence when the 31 were found guilty. Among the doomed men was Hans Eisele, a Gestapo lieutenant, who was sentenced to die at a previous trial for crimes at the Dachau concentration camp but was later saved when his sentence was commuted to life imprison- ment. The sentencing marked the end of the fourth fo the five mass trials of concentration camp personnel by American military courts. Only the trial of guards and officers at the Nordhausen camp remains to be completed. The trials of per- sonnel at the Buchenwald, Dach- au, Mauthausen and Flossenberg camps resulted in 173 convictions Frank Goldman Nominated Ao Aid Organization Board NEW YORK—The nomination of Frank Goldman, Lowell, Mass., president of Bnai Brith, as a di- rector on the interin board of United Service for New Amer- icans was announced by Edwin Rosenberg, president of JSNA. Purely Commentary By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ A Happy Birthday, Fred! There is something uniquely different about Fred M. Butzel, who will observe his 70th birthday next Monday. A lawyer by profession, he has practiced very little since his admission to the bar nearly half a century ago, his major interest always having been community social service. Holding honorary degrees, he is plain "Mister", and most usually "Fred," the Doctorate resting peacefully on the sheepskin. Scion of a pioneer Detroit family many of whom are little concerned with Palestine, Fred always has been a Zionist, once held the post of honorary president of the Zionist Organization of Detroit and is a life member of the Zionist Organization of America. He lures music, plays the piano well, is-a lover of art, a profuse reader and seems to know• something about everything. The result is that he is called upon for advice by nearly everybody in the community. • A happy birthday, Fred. Here's hoping that we may be privileged to offer our encomia to a strong and healthy Fred M. Butzel on your 80th, 90th, and 100th birthdays. It will be good for you—and for all of us. • • • A Formula for a Wholesome Jewish Life Rabbi David Polish. one of the ablest of the younger Reform rabbis, writing in the Hebrew Union College Monthly, tells this story: A wealthy Jew hired the shammos of his synagogue to fast for him in memory of his dead. During the afternoon he entered a restaurant, and found the shammos eating a very hearty meal. "What do you call this?" the wealthy Jew shouted. "You are nothing but a common swindler." "I'll be frank with you," the shammos replied. "The gabbai of the synagogue also hired me to fast for him. Now I ask you, have I the strength to fast for two people? Look at me, all skin and bones. So I made a decision. I'll fast for you, but for the gabbai I'll eat." At a Ixteeting of its Board of Governors on August 13- , Michael M. Sumner was elected president of the Windsor Jewish Commu- nity Council: He succeeds Harry M. Cherniak, who has served as president for the past two years. Other officeis M. Sumner electer were: M. Meretsky, first vice-president; Jewish, although the Joint. Dis- tribution Committee had regis- tered 300 Jews in this category. • • • Australia To Admit 5000 From Europe ing the revival of anti-Semitism. CANBERRA, Australia, (JTA) He asserted that although it —Despite a flood of criticism was not in his province to say aimed • at an agreement between what should happen to the Jew- the International Refugee Organ- FRANKFURT, Germany, (JTA)—Am e r i can commander in Germany, said at a press con- ference that no more displaced Jews can be absorbed into the German economy without risk- ish DPs in Germany, he none- theless felt that the problem was one which "every major civilized nation should have to face and find a solution for, since the pres- ent situation is not tolerable and H. Novak, second vice-president; can be expected to get worse in- third vice-president; Mrs. J. Rash, stead of better." J. Nash, secretary, and 11. M. In Munich, scores of Jewish Cherniak, treasurer. men and women were forced to Elected to the executive were: leave a train which was about W. Auerbach, A. D. Cherniak, S. to start them on their journey to Freed, Miss Frances Geller, A. the United States. At the last F. Goldberg, W. Hurwitz, B. minute, after 315 displaced. Jews Nosanchuk, H. Rosenthal, It had boarded the train bound for Slutzky, Mrs. W. L. Taylor, -N. Bremerhaven, they were inform- Tepperman, H. Vexler. ed that there was no ship avail- Training Center For DPs Planned In Maine City ization and Australian Immigra- tion Minister Arthur A. Calwell, providing for the admission of 5,000 European refugees to 'Aus- tralia this year and more next year, the government is making preparations for the implemen- tation of the agreement, it was reported here. Prime Minister John B. Chif- fley told a press conference that the government will not be mov- ed by the "uninformed criticism," much of which is anti-Jewish in nature, and that it will combat anti-Semitism - wherever possible. able to take them from the Ger- man port to New York. It. is expected that a vessel will not be available until some time next month. Many of the- refugees expressed the fear that now they would never get to the United States. EASTPORT, Me., (JTA) — A At the same time a second plan to convert the former Quod- group of 201 displaced Jews set dy Village naval training school out on a journey to new homes here into a center for the train- in Palestine. They included 72 ing of European DPs in various men, 91 women and 38 children trades and professions to permit up to the age of,17, all with rel- them to proceed later to Latin atives in Palestine. * • American countries where they will take up jobs and permanent Percentage of Jews In New homes, is now under considera- Canadian Quota Doubtful tion by city officials here. OTTAWA, (JTA)—Close to The plan, which has the ap- 10,000 displaced persons from proval of President Truman and Europe will be admitted to Can- is sponsored by Sen. Owen ada wtihin the next few months, Brewster of Maine and a num- it was announced by Reconstruc- ber of Washington officials, was tion Minister C. D. Howe, who proposed by Frank Cohen, a asserted, upon his return from New York industrialist Mr. a visit to Europe, that he was Cohen has secured promises from "very favorably impressed" with several Latin American govern- the type of persons he saw. ments that the refugees will be admitted into their countries on regular immigration visas after they complete training courses in the factory-schools which he will establish in Quoddy Village. The project provides for the selection of several thousand Jewish families who are now in camps, their transportation to this country for a temporary stay while the breadwinner is taught a trade, and finally their transportation to a Latin Ameri- can country which needs the skill which the refugees have acquired. Jewish circles in Canada, how- ever, are wondering how many of the 10,000 will be Jews in view of the fact that of 730 DP forestry workers recently brought to this country, only seven were Bidault Urges Bevin Remove 3 Prison Ships Christians to Join Jews in Tribute To Hitler's Victims Heads of Christian Churches in the United States will join with Jews in honoring the mem- ory of the six million European Jews who died during the war and the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, at the dedica- tion of the site for the memorial to Hitler's victims, which will be erected on Riverside Drive, A. R. Lerner, administrative chairman of the memorial committee, an- nounced today. The Rt. Rev. Henry 'K. Sherrill,. presiding bishop of the Protes- tant Episcopal Church, and Bish- op Charles K. Gilbert, head of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of New York, have joined the sponsors for the memorial. The dedication ceremonies will take place in October. The Memorial is being designed by Jo David- son. Mayor William O'Dwyer is honorary chairman of the spon- sors committee. Strictly Confidential By PHINEAS J. BIRON (Copyright, 1947, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate) Unforgettable Shame The Embassy of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia at Washington has just issued a slender, paper-covered white book under the title "The Case of Archbishop Stepinac" . . . It tells the story of the 80,000 Jews in Yugoslavia, of whom 60,000 were killed, the great majority in Croatia . . . The Yugoslavian Government atrocities were "committed officially charges that these incredible support of one part of the Roman with the full knowledge and active hierarchy in Croatia. Archbishop Stepinac was the responsible head . documented book quotes ex- of that hierarchy" . . . The elaborately Hitler's atroci- cerpts from Stepinac's official newspaper approving ties against the Jews and inciting the Croatians to exterminate the should make certain Jews in - their land . . • These are facts, and MARSEILLE, (JPS-Palcor)— American gentlemen of the Jewish faith shudder . . . We refer to Your correspondent learned from the gentlemen who appealed to the United Nations in behalf of a high French source that French Stepinac. • • • has Foreign Minister Bidault As a commentary upon this bit of humor,. Rabbi Polish offers sent a stiff note to British Foreign Watch Stockholm a formula for a wholesome kind of Jewish life. Here is his proposal Secretary Bevin to remove from The intensified anti-Semitic campaigns in Argentina, Mexico, experts to believe that for a typical personality "who is not uncharacteristic on the Jewish South Africa. not to spenk of England, lead French waters as soon as possible a group of Nazis has escaped to Sweden and established an inter- scene": the three British prison ships national anti-Semitic bureau in Stockholm . . . This Swedish head. Our typical person would be Jewishly educated. He would which have been anchored irr•the quarters of anti-Semitism seems to be in possession of a substantial know Hebrew, Jewish history, Jewish religion. He would be an harbor of Port de Bouc for the portion of Julius Streicher's archives of anti-Semitic literature . . . active member of a congregation and attend its services fre- quently. He would belong to and be active in a Zionist organiza- past 15 days with nearly 4500 of The anti-Jewish material mailed from Stockholm includes reproduc- . . . The tion. He would contribute according to his means to Jewish the "Exodus" refugees who were tions printed from the late Streicher's original book plates debated this subject and requested. the - causes. If possible, he would make a trip to Palestine sometime deported here from Palestine by Swedish Parliament recently investigate . . . But in the meanwhile Canada, of Justice to during his life. If possible, he would send his children to Pales- the British and have refused to Minister England and the United States are being flooded with Streicher tine for a year to study. All occasions in the Jewish religious and disembark. Bidault's note was material being shipped from Sweden in huge quantities. secular calendar would be observed in his home. He would pray • • * sent on specific instructions from privately as well as publicly. He would have a library of Jewish Premiere Ramadier. books and subscribe to leading Jewish periodicals. Jewish art Disgraceful and ceremonial objects would grace his home. He would conduct Drew Pearson, the Washington columnist who knows all, tells us his business transactions ethically, and he would live unpreten- that the KKK is out for expansion . . . Dr. Samuel Green is now supreme head of the entire Klan . . . A new membership drive was tiously. He would actively participate in liberal American just concluded .. . Awards for bringing in the largest number of causes and would share in efforts for civic improvement in his new members went to several Atlanta policemen, police officers and community. uphold- Some undoubtedly will claim that this is an unusually big order. detectives ... In other words, those who are entrusted with ranks of the But since this is "not uncharacteristic" of Jewish tradition, why not aspire to its re-attainment? The encouraging factor in the aspiration to remould the Jewish personality is that so many of the younger American rabbis are so anxious to attain it. And through persistent effort they should suc- ceed. Surely, there are enough sincere laymen to help them m this great objective. • • • Extremism Bad to the Extreme Pro-Irgunists who assert that there is no justification for getting excited over the death of two British sergeants at the hands of Jews at a time when scores of Jews have been murdered by the British are doing the Jewish cause an injustice. They justify immorality and approve of laymen taking the law into their own hands. Even the inhumanity of British rule does not justify such a stand. Lady Astor, however, is no better. By asserting that she is not concerned with dead Jews and is disturbed only when British are put to death, she is equally guilty in approving the immorality of anarchy. Congressman Emanuel Celler is right in asking that Lady encourage anti-Semitism in this Astor and other of her ilk who country should be barred from our shores. — Anti-JewishMob Roams Montreal MONTREAL, Canada, (TrA) A gang of Canadians carried out a second anti-Semitic dem- onstration here, racing through the Jewish section of the city and shouting apti-Jewish slogans. The Montreal newspaper "Fam- ily Herald and Weekly Star" came out with an editorial warn- ing the Jews against "directly or indirectly supporting, encour- aging, and financing Palestine terrorism." The Montreal Star editorially defended troops of the Sixth Airborne Division in Palestine against charges of anti-Semitism. — ing the laws of our demomracy are foremost in the destroyers of these laws. • • • Miscellany Scripta Mathematica, the mathematical quarterly published by Yeshiva College, is sponsoring the publication of "The Collected Works of Cassius Jackson Keyser . . . The first volume, entitled. "Mathematics as a Culture Clue, and Other Essays," has just ap- peared . . . Prof. Jekuthiel Ginsburg, a disciple and admirer of the late Prof. Keyser, is editor of the project Ludwig Lewisohn's son, James, was Bar Mitzvah recently . . James is a brilliant Hebrew student, and may some day translate his father's books into Hebrew. The Irgun is flooding the country with direct-by-mail propa- ganda from Palestine.. The Palestine censor does not seem to mind. David Bernstein, 'AJC emissary to Europe, is the son of Herman Bernstein, the late ace foreign correspondent and U. S. Minister to Albania . • . Some day we'll tell the tragic story of Herman, who was a wonderful character but didn't like to say "yes" to wealth. Norman Springer, nephew of the late Reuben Brainin, is pre- paring a novel for publication ... Advance readers think it's terrific.