High Dutch Court
Sentences Alleged
Nazi Collaborator
EVEN DURING HIS STUDENT DAYS HE PLAYED A
I.EADINGR0::INT: ZIONIST MOVEMENT IN
RUSSIA AND WAS ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OF
IZEIRE ZION': ZIONIST YOUTH GROUP.
BORN IN RUSSIA IN 1891, AND AN ACT-
IVE ZIONIST SINCE YOUTH, HE WAS
DESTINED TO BECOME ISRAEL'S FIRST
MINISTER OF FINANCE
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The
Special Court of Appeals at The
Hague handed down its verdict
in the retrial of Frederick Wein-
reb. a Dutch Orthodox Jew, find-
ing him guilty and sentencing
him, to six years imprisonment.
A court on a lower level prev-
'
A GRADUATE Of THE 11 RADITIONAVIIEDEKKAPLAN
iously sentenced h i m to only
ALSO EARNED AN ENGINEERING DEGREE AT THE
three and a half years in prison.
TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN MOSCOW IN 19IT.
The 37-year-old former Dutch
Jewish leader was charged with
having collaborated with the Nazi
PALESTINE.IN 1933 HE WAS ELECTED A
security service in The Nether-
MEMBER OF THE WORLD ZIONIST EXEC-
\lands during the war and with
UTIVE AND ASSUMED LEADERSHIP OF in
having betrayed fellow Jews to
FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. IN 1942 HE BE-
the Nazis. (A number of Dutch
CAME TREASURER OF THE JEWISH AGENCY.
Jews now living in the United
States have insisted that, on the
contrary, Weinreb saved them
from Nazi efforts to send them
to extermination camps and res-
cued many_ other: Dutch Jews
- under the pretext of "helping"
the Nazis.)
KAPLAN HAS ALSO SERVED FOR MORE THAN A SCORE OF
YEARS ON THE TEL AVIV MUNICIPALITY, THE EXECUTIVE
The court ruled that Weinreb
OF THE NISTADRUTH(PALESTINE FEDERATION OF LABOR)
was proved to have collaborated
AND IN THE JEWISH NATIONAL COUNCIL. -
wtih the Nazi security service
and to have betrayed four Dutch-
men to these police officers.
Weinreb was also adjudged guilty
of espionage against fellow pris-
oners at the SCheveningen con-
centration camp.
The judge said that Weinreb
Q.: Is the Act operative now?
By HAROLD SILVER
may have intended to save all
A.: Yes, but for the preSent only
Executive Director
the Jews whose names he gave
in the American zones of Germany
and Austria. The British and French
to the security service, but • he
Resettlement Service
zones and Italy will come later.
should have been warned of the
The Displaced Pefsons Com-
Q.: How does a DP establish his
duplicity of the Nazis when most mission, appointed by President eligibility?
A.: The usual and easiest way is
of them were deported. Instead, Truman to administer the DP
certification by the IRO. Other
the court went on, Weinreb drew Act passed last June, has recently through
documentation may also be presented,
up a second list, and handed it published the regulations which such as police, military and other
official records as well as personal
to the security service, and re- will govern the approval of ap- affidavits.
ceived from the , Jews on that list plications from Displaced Per-
Q.: Who selects the DPs for im-
large sums of money, both from sons for imMigration to the migration?
A.: Representatives in Europe of the
the Netherlands and IBelgium, United States. The first boatload Displaced Persons Commission on the
of proof of eligibility, investi-
most of which was paid to Ger- is expected to arrive at the end basis
gation by Army authorities, medical
mans. The judge said it could be of October and other boats will examinatkm. and assurances regarding
and housing.
admitted. that Weinreb was in a be coming MN. regularly every jobs
Q.: Who provides these assurances?
precarious position and wanted month thereafter for the next 20
A.: These may be provided by an
American relative or friend of the'
to save himself and his family, months.
does not have to be a citizen
but he put the interests of his
The Act itself discriminates to execute this assurance.
Q.
-
.
What
does the assurance con-
fellow Jews second.
against Jewish DPs, but the Com- tain?
(Weinreb's defenders say he mission's regulations show a con-
A.: There are four promises made
did rqceive 100 guilders from sistently liberal pattern in inter- by the assurer to the DP Commission:
1) That the DP, if admitted will be
each Jew he undertook to save, preting the law. The following in-
employed in a specific occupation
(name and address specified) at
that most of the money was paid formation, in the form of ques,.
prevailing
wages and without
as bribes to Nazis, that the rest tions and answers, presents the
displacing any one else;
2) That the DP and his family will
fed and housed Jews and that highlights of the law and regula-
not become public charges in the
Weinreb himself was penniless tions. The staff of Resettlement
U.S.;
at the end of the war. The Amer- Service (an Allied Jewish Cam-
3) That the DP and his family will
have safe and sanitary -housing
ican Jewish Congress and the paign agency) is prepared to
(at a specified address and with
Agudas Israel World Organiza- assist interested relatives and
a brief description of the accom-
modations),
without displacing
tion have intervened in Wein- friends with filling out the neces-
anyone else;
reb's behalf. Jacob Rosenheim, sary documents and with advice
4) That the cost of transportation
from the • port of entry to the
world president of Agudas Israel, regarding specific situations.
place of destination will be paid.
Q.: How many DPs can come in
called the Weinreb affair "a kind under
Q.: How does one secure the assur-
the law?
ance
forms?
of DrefLis case in our times." The
A.: A maximum of 205,000 during
A.: By writing to the Displaced
chief rabbi of the Netherlands the Q.: period ending June 25, 1950;
Persons
Commission, Premier Build-
Is every DP eligible?
718 178th St. N.W., Washington 25,
also has defended him. The
A.: No. Only those who entered ing,
D.C.
Locally
these forms may be ob-
charge has been made by Wein- Germany, Austria and Italy between tained from Resettlefnent
Service, 5737
1, 1939 and December 22, Second Avenue, TR. 2-4080.
reb's lawyers that some police September
1945, and who on January 1, 1948 were
Resettlement
Service
is pre-
officials are "railroading" Wein- displaced persons in Italy or In the
French or British zone of pared to assist in the preparation
reb to cover up their own pro- American,
Germany and Austria (including these
of the assurances and in process-
Nazi aotivities.)
Zones in Berlin and Vienna).
Q.: Are there any other require- ing them. The processing consists
ments?
A.•. Yes. The prospective immigrant of submitting five copies to the
must qualify under the general im- United Service for New Ameri-
migration laws (good health, political
reliability, good moral character, not cans (a beneficiary of the UJA
becoming a public charge), and must and of the Allied Jewish Cam-
be assured of suitable employment and
safe and sanitary housing without dis- paign) which in turn sends copies
placing any one else from such job or to the DP Commission and to the
housing.
JDC office abroad.
Q.: Do all DPs who qualify as above
The DP Act also contains a
have an equal opportunity for admis
sion?
provision for changing. the im-
A.: No. The Act establishes certain
migration status of certain per-
preferences and priorities.
There are two main preference
categories and two minor ones.
At least 40 per cent of the visas
must go to eligible DPs who are
natives of "annexed territories,"
i.e., of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia,
and the part of Poland incor-
porated into USSR.
At least 30 per cent of the visas
go to persons who have been en-
gaged in "agricultural pursuits"
(this is broadly interpreted) and
who agree to be thus employed in
the U.S.
Next, preference is given to
household, construction, clothing
and garment workers, and cer-
tain "intellectual" or professional
workers. -The last preference is
given' to blood relatives of Ameri-
can residents.
Within the above preferences,
Owned & Operated By
priority is further given to elig-
ible DPs who fought against the
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JAMES G. MacDONALD spec-
ial U. S. envoy to Israel, takes
time off from his duties to con-
gratulate EDIS DE PHILIPPE of
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beneficiary of the American
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on her performance in "Thais."
Q.: What about the families of DPs
who receive preferences?
A.: Spouses and unmarried depend-
ent children under 21 of such DPs
also receive the same preference
status. •
Q.: What degree of relationship is
required to establish a preference?
A.: This has been liberally inter-
preted, and includes not only fireside
relatives but also uncles, nephews,
granduncles, grandnephews, first and
second cousins and children of first
cousins; also stepchildren and adopted
children.
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AT THE CLOSE OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR,HE
WAS A MEMBER OF THE*JEWISH DELEGATION
TO THE PEACE CONFERENCE IN PARIS.IN 1923
HE TOOK UP A PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN
HE HAS VISITED THE U.S. SEVERAL TIMES
DURING THE PAST DECADE IN THE INTERESTS
OF VARIOUWHIST DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES.
FOLLOWING THE PROCLAMATION OF ISRAEL
ON MAY14,4443, HE WAS NAMED MINISTER
OF FINANCE. HE RAS WON THE ESTEEM OF ALL
JEWS FOR HIS FINANCIAL ACUMEN S INTEGRITY.
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sons who are\ now in the United
States on student or other tem-
porary visas.
To be eligible for this, the per-
son must have entered the U.S.
prior to April 1, 1948 and must
move that:
1) He has been displaced from
his country of birth. nation-
ality or of last residence as
a result of events subsequent
to the outbreak of the World
War;
2) He is unable to return to
such countries, because of
fear of persecition on ac-
count of race, religion, or
political opinion.
3) He is otherwise admisSable
under the immigration laws.
The applicant must execute
Form 1-500 which may be ob-
tained from the Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Room
436, Federal. Building. After the
authorities process the applica-
tion, a hearing is held before an
immigration officer. If the local
examiner and the Commissioner
of Immigration find the applicant
eligible, the facts are submitted
to Congress.
If Congress passes a resolution
of approval before the end of the
next session at which the case is
reported, the applicant receives
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migrant.
The procedure is fairly com-
plicated and involves careful
preparation of substantiating
documents. It is therefore advis-
able to engage an attorney for
such cases. Persons linable to af-
ford an attorney's fees may re-
- ment Service. Two members of
quest the assistance of Resettle-
the Resettlement Service Board,
David Rosin and Nathan Milstein,
are members of a committee
v ■ Thich is prepared to assist in
these situations.
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One of the healthy things about
life in Israel is the w
- ay. the Jews
have of laughing at themselves.
One of these joke& touches the
Jewish immigrants. A newcomer
is asked: "Did you come to Pales-
tine from Germany or from con
victiori?"
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