Haganah Learned Jai!-Breaking
From Richard the Lion-Hearted
By WARNER RICHHEIMER
by only a few men while the
rest of us formed a tight circle'
around the entrance to prevent
its discovery by British and
Arab guards. We sang particu-
larly loud to drown out the sound
of hacking and scraping. We
managed to smuggle some con-
crete into the cell and made a
false wall which fitted almost
perfectly into the tunnel en-
trance. We camouflaged it with
plaster. At night we removed it
to begin work. Just before dawn
the 'wall' was replaced. One of
our greatest problems was the
disposal of debris. We would
mash it up with a stone mortar
and smuggle it out with our
garbage each day. We kept the
cell clean. When the sergeant
unlocked the cell each morning
he found 20 men sleeping on
their mattresses, not a speck. of
dust on them or on the floor.
"The tunnel, when finished,
was 12 feet long and 2 feet wide.
It led obliquely downward and
ended in an arched .ceilinged
medieval wine cellar. But the
break through was only the be-
ginning- For weeks we scouted
the underground vaults and
passageways with compass and
flashlights, trying to find an
exit to the outside world which
would not bring us up - right
under the nose of prison guards.
"It was the end of November,
1947, when we got within reach
of freedom. Only a few final
preparations were necessary for
the final break. But• then, sud-
denly, the • British Administra-
tion decided to remove all Jew-
ish inmates from Acre prison
lest the Arab inmates join in
the anti-Jewish riots then oc-
curing all over the country. You
can imagine how we felt when
the British told us to pack our
things.
"But as it happened our six
months works wasn't altogether
wasted. We gained invaluable
experience in the art of jail-
breaking. After Acre our get-
away from Jerusalem. prison
early this year was a cinch."
THE JEWISH NEWS-5
Friday, September 3, 1948
Lochner, AP Chief, Exposes
University Heads inhumanities of Goebbels
Continue Work
Despite Fighting
tions will not act as the Nazis
The perverted, egotistical, ar-
did."
rogant mind of the Nazi Propa-
Mr. Lochner proves that Goeb-
ganda Minister • Paul Joseph
HAIFA (JPS)—The medieval
bels wanted to dispose of Jews
Goebbels
is
exposed
in
all
its
By DR. MANKA SPIEGEL
fortresses built by Richard the
first and then to reduce churches
J E R U SALEM — During the vileness in "Tne Goebbels Di- to impotence. He exposes other
Lion Hearted and his Crusaders
aries," which recently were pub-
shelling
of
Jerusalem.
Dr.
Eliezer
eight centuries ago provided the
anti-Semites, Streicher of the
Rieger, head of the Department lished by Douoleday & Co., 14 ill-famed Stuermer and others,
blue-prints which helped 20
W. 49th St., New York 19.
of
Education,
succeeded
in
ar-
members of the Jewish under-
and reveals the troubles Horthy
It has been known since the had in Hungary because Goeb-
ranging correspondence courses
ground, sentenced by the British
with all his classes — no minor day when the Goebbels name bels believed him friendly to
to life terms in grim Acre jail,
first was mentioned among Hit- Jews.
achievement.
to engineer what might have
Prof. Joseph Klausner, who is ler's lieutenants that he was the
been the most remarkable prison
Goebbels believed that "the
74, had to leave the Talpioth world's leading anti-Semite. But Italians are extremely lax in the
break in modern times.
suburb when people were evac- it was necessary to read the com- treatment of Jews." He accused
The story_ of six months of in-
uated from there because of the plete text of his diaries to know Jews in England of stealing Nazi
genius tunneling, back-breaking
invasion of the Egyptian Army. the true extent of his vicious slogans in their fight on Hitler-
labor and tenacious searching
He lived at first with relatives hatred for the Jewish people.
ism. He accused the English of
through underground vaults un-
in Kerem Abraham. This was one
The published diaries assume being "the Jews among the Ary-
touched by human feet for more
of the quarters which were worst particular importance because of ans." He makes a record of hav-
than 800 years, was disclosed
off during the shelling. Dr. Wer- the introduction and notes by ing. advised Hitler to dispose of
here by a former inmate of Acre
ner Senator and I went to see Louis P. Lochner, who was the all Jews immediately.
who showed journalists and
him one day when we also vis- chief of the Associated Press Bu-
The Nazi minister's view on the
Israeli Army officers the laby-
ited many other people of our reau in Berlin for 20 years, who fight against anti-Semitism in
rinthine escape channel.
staff who were unable to go to knew and many times interview- England was that "anti-Semi-
The Acre escape venture,
work.
ed Goebbels and who considered tism cannot be eradicated by law
which by a quirk of fate never
We did not find him at home. Goebbels the most important once it has taken root with the
came off, began in the library of
because he had gone to Rehavia man in the Nazi machine next to people. A law against hating
Acre jail. The prison, notorious
where he found a little apart- Hitler.
Jews is usually the beginning of
as the toughest in Palestine dur-
ment, settled down and continued
the end for the Jews." He refer-
Goebbels'
inhumanity
is
incor-
ing the mandatory regime. is
with his scholarly work which he
red to the battle in the Warsaw
porated
in
statements
like
this
built on the site of Richard the
had not interrupted even for one
ghetto as "this fun won't last
one:
"I
have
_learned
to
despise
Lion Hearted's famous Crusad-
week during the trying months
very long." '
the
human
being
from
the
bot-
ers' fortress. Somewhere be-
in Talpioth. Recently he told me
Mr. Lochner's expose of he
neath the stone floors were the
that the fourth and fifth volumes tom of my soul. He makes me scurrilous Protocols of Zion and
sick
in
my
stomach.
Phooey."
cellars, dungeons and passage -
of his Hebrew Literature were
his consistent attacks on Nazi
ways, sealed up for nearly a
Time and again, Goebbels re- ideology make the Goebbels di-
ready, and that he had also suc-
Millennium, which must lead to
ceeded in finishing his book on ferred in his diaries to the Jews, aries an important testimonial
the outside world.
the Second Temple, of which only to plans to exterminate them, to record of cruelty which will be
"Our problem," one of the
15 pages of manuscript had still spouting the idea that Jews de- shunned by those who read and
former inmates told journalists,
to be copied by him. - He just served their catastrophe, that study the vicious, inhuman views
"was to find out just where the
hopes to be privileged to live to "their destruction will go on." of the Nazi minister of propa-
underground vaults lay. We
see the appearance of both works. He approved the gas chamber ganda.
suddenly took a profound inter-
Our Department of Bacteri- methods, wanted to kill them off,
est in the books on medieval
ology, and particularly its Act- to send those who are left to Polish Government to Direct
history in the prison library. We
ing Head, Dr. Ulitzky, were re- Madagascar. He wrote: "In any Jewish Schools, Children's Homes
learned from them that all
WARSAW, (JTA) — Prepara-
sponsible for organizing in good case there can be no. peace in
medieval fortresses-- were built
time the supply of water in Jeru- Europe until the last Jews are tions are now under way to take
according to a certain pattern.
salem (as the cutting of the pipe eliminated from the continent. over the 22 schools operated by
We read scores of books on the
line was • to be expected sooner Later generations will no longer the Central Jewish Committee, a
subject, studying illustrations
or later). Large cisterns all over have the will power or the in- delegation. froin the Committee
and accompanying diagrams. We
the town -were cleaned and stinctive alertness. That's why was informed by Minister of
passed the books around so that
systematically filled as - long as we are doing a good :work in Education Prof. Stanislaw Skrze-
each of us was familiar with the
water was still arriving.
proceeding radically and consist- szewski.
'plans.
It is no minor achievement that ently."
"After weeks of calculation
no contagious diseases have as
At this point, Mr. Lochner,
based on our studies we decided
yet developed in Jerusalem. Food-
in an editorial note, com-
to dig almost straight down. The
stuffs are also strictly examined
ments: "No better admission of
OPTICIAN
tunnel had to be dug at night
by the same Department.
the injustice of the Nazi atti-
All the committees of the Uni-
Optical Service
versity—the. Senate, the Execu- tude toward the Jewish prob-
CALL and DELIVER
lerm could be made than the
tive Council, the Medical School
3216 Ewald Circle
HO. 3332
statement
that
later
genera-
Development Committee, etc.,
meet regularly, and work is be-
ing continued intensively.
We are absolutely 'determined
(Continued from Page 1)
the issue. When a member of
to realize our development pro-
the
Actions
Committee
prae-
Another sharp battle developed
gram as soon as conditions
at the plenary session of the sidium asserted that the corn-
permit. The Biology Building,
mittee
was
an
independent
Actions Committee on the ques-
whose construction had already
body
and
made
its
own
de-
tion of allocation of responsibility
much progressed, has not been
cisions
regardless
of
actions
of
for various aspects of immigra-
damaged at all.
tion problems. The organization the government, Shapiro left
The University is absolutely Great news for Jewish housewives! The
the
meeting
in
protest.
Earlier,
sub-committee suggested the cre-
determined to remain here, and Union of Orthodox Jewish Congrega-
Shapiro
appealed
for
allocation
ation of a joint body by the Israel
of a large grant by the World so is Hadassah. It is unavoidable tions has certified Bab-0 Kosher and
Government and Zionist Execu-
that part of the Government offi- Parve for cleaning pots, pans, sinks,
Zionist
Organization for build-
tive to tackle the problem of car-
cials, probably part of the offi- every kitchen use!
ing
homes
in
Israel
for
expected
ing for refugee immigrants upon
cials of the national funds
immigrants.
their arrival. A counter-proposal
(w h i c h will enlarge their
made by representatives of the The organizational sub-corn- branches in Tel Aviv), lawyers,
General Zionists and Aliya Ha- mittee also proposed that the private banks, etc., will move to
:•dasha was overwhelmingly ac- Zionist Executive fix immigra- Tel Avis. About 15,000 people
cepted. It provided that respon- tion quotas •to Israel submitting will leave.
.sibility for care of immigrants be them to the government for final
placed in the hands of the Zionist acceptance. Representatives of the
Executive but that functions be left wing United Workers Party
Carried out in collaboration with objected, insisting that the Zionist
Executive retain full power of
the government.
Moshe Shapiro, Israeli immi- decision for distribution of set
gration minister, objected to the quotas in countries where ref-
Clean with the cleaner that's
ugees .are to be handled in con-
decision and said the govern-
FIRST IN JEWISH HOMES—BAB-Of
junction
with
the
government.
ment would have to re-examine
(Copyright, 1948, by The Independ-
ent Jewish Press Service, Inc.)
Edward Pevos
Sharp Zionist Battle Develops
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