JSG to Have 'Mock Trial' on Oct. 10 52—THE JEWISH NEWS Ilse Koch's Case Closed; Congress May Investigate Friday, October 1, 1948 Helen Traubel Concert In Detroit on Oct. 14- WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The articles made of human skin," • decision of the European C orn - I Gen Clay added. Commutation Protested by inland to commute the life sen- Members of Court tence of use Koch to four years Among the new protests are is considered final by the Army those of Gen. Emil C. Keil, com- Department and cannot now be mandant of Scott Field, who was increased, Secretary of the Army president of the eight-man mili- Kenneth C. Royall said in a letter tary court which originally sen- to Senator Raymond Baldwin of tenced Frau Koch. Gen Kiel, who Connecticut. Frau Koch was con- said he was "surprised" and victed. of charges of torturing "rather shocked" at the com- prisoners at the Buchenwald mutation, revealed that Col. Ed- death camp, being responsible for ward Walker, another member of the death of many and of having the court, felt the same way. Lt. Col. Othmar Erichmann, some executed in order to obtain human skins for lampshades, former chief of the Evidence and Investigation Center of the U. S. book covers and other objects. War Crimes Commission, who Senators Baldwin, Charles W. collected and translated the evi- Tobey of New Hampshire, Lev- dence against use Koch, said he erett Saltonstall of Massachusetts„ was "speechless" with amazement and Congressman Emanuel Gel- at the action. William D. Denson ler of New York wrote Secretary and Robert Kunzig, chief and Royall asking him to explain why deputy chief prosecutor, respec- General Lucius D. Clay, Com- tively, at the Koch trial, have manding General of the European protested the =commutation as a Command, had signed the corn- "travesty on justice." mutation order. Royall also .told the members of Congress that Dr. Mandelbaum Named while he had not personally seen Instructor at Wayne U. the record in the Koch and 12 Dr. Hugo Mandelbaum, for- similar cases, he was "convinced merly a member of the faculty that all of the convictions and of Yeshivath Beth Yehudah, has sentences therein were carefully been appointed instructor in considered by the European Com- mathematics and geology at mand and that the result repre- Wayne University. sents their best judgment — a judgment which in other matters I 'have found exceedingly sound, Best Wishes and certainly not erring on the --side of softness toward German For A criminals." Congress Miy Investigate Happy New Year The possibility of a Congres- sional investigation of the com- mutation mounted 'ks the wave of protests against the easement of sentence by Gen. Clay grew in intensity. Sen. Homer Ferguson of Michigan, chairman of the Senate Investigations Sub-Com- mittee, stated that there was a definite possibility of a Senatorial Mrs. Julian A. Grace, investigation if the Army does President not provide a satisfactory ex- planation of the action. , The Army released a message from Gen. Clay giving as the ; reasons for the commutation, that : "evidence of her participation" in the atrocities and murders committed at Buchenwald, which was once commanded by her late husband, did not warrant so severe a punishment. "There is no convincing evidence that she selected immates for exiermina- Wishes All Its Members Lion in order to secure tattooed and Their Families a Happy skin or that she possessed any Helen Traubel, leading Wag- nerian soprano of the Metropol- itan Opera association, who will appear here on Oct. 14 at the Masonic A u d i- torium, recently was named "Miss Sympho- nic Matinee of 1947" by a New York radia sta- tion. The facetious title was given to her when the Ne 'W York Yan- kees took over Miss Traubel the sponsorship of an hour pro- gram of symphonic music heard daily over the station. The so- prano was so impressed that she immediately accepted when Col- onel Larry MacPhail asked her if she would say a few words to help launch, the series. Wishes to Extend - Best Wishes To All Members and Friends . Year. May you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a Happy New Year." of the METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. Wishes his Jewish Friends a Happy and Prosperous New Year 7 162 General Motors Bldg. - Best Wishes For,A Happy New Year , To Our Customers and Friends Serving Detroit for - Over 26 Years 11716 DEXTER TO. 8-4844 Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year to All Our Friends, Business Associates and Patrons. _ May We Continue to Be of Service to You Through the Years. 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Featured at the meeting will be a mock trial, in which speakers for the community will answer charges of failure to solve such problems as the 'need for a Jew- ish hospital and other total-com- munity concerns. Sam Krohn, program chairman, will act as judge at the trial, while other participants include Sol. J. Schwartz, attorney for the de- fense, Jerome Kelman, prosecut- ing attorney and Lawrence A. Fleischman, clerk. Community leaders will appear as witnesses and on the jury. Following the program, there will be dancing to the music of . fecords. Although the meeting is open only to Junior Service Group members, any-young Jewish adult may attend by joining the JSG at the door. Dues for the year are one dollar. TO. 8-7861 2911 STURTEVANT 13501 Linwood at Davison, TO. 8-6103 NEW YEAR 5709 1948 I. KNOPPOW PAINT STORE Wholesale and Retail QUALITY PAINTS and PAINTER SUPPLIES 15019 LIVERNOIS UN. 2-8088 Le Shona Tovo Tikosevu HOLIDAY GREETINGS CENTRAL HEATING CO. 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