Jewish Claims Conference Protests Bonn Action

.house by its Foreign Affairs = of the powerful Social Demo- , Communist - controlled Jewish
Committee, was carried by a vote cratic opposition, issued a state- !Democratic Committee of Ro-
of 50 to 34 over the opposition .ment demanding that the Bonn / mania, according to information
of the Mapam, Herut and Gen- government make "a concrete, ! received from Bucharest.
eral Zionists. Previously, a reso- satisfactory and serious offer to At a recent meeting, the Come-
! lution introduced by Herut ex- Israel. In addition, Dr. Schu- mittee ad opted a resolution
pressing non-confidence in the macher challenged the Bonn's charging that Israel entered the
NEW YORK. (JT/0—The Con- don with other creditors de- government on the question of view that the Israeli reparations negotiations on orders from
. .
ference on Jewish Material manding $3,000,000.000 and when
defeated negotiations and t h London American and British imperial-
eseg
Claims Against Germany pro- Germany began negotiations by '73 to three with 33 absten- conference on external debts ists." The resolution demanded
tested the failure to exempt as- with the western powers with tions.
an immediate end to the talks
were interdependent.
sets of victims of Nazism from regard to Germany's contribu-
Chances Better Two Years Ago at The Hague.
Representatives of the three
special ,tax legislation now pend- tion to the NATO. He empha- i
Jews to Get Aid
The
New
York
Times
corre-
ing the Bonn Parliament. Rev- sized that he will not re-enter opposition parties demanded spendent in Bonn, Jack Ray- , HAMBURG, (JTA)—A general
during
the
debate
that
the
into
discussion
regarding
the
enue from this tax would be
mond, added that those Ger- indemnification law will be in-
used to assist German nationals principle as to whether the government end the negotia- mans who-, shocked by the mag- troduced in city council here
tions
with
Germany.
Mapam
Jews
should
demand
reparations
whose present hardships are the
proposed that Israel ask the nitude of world opinion arrayed shortly, it was announced this
consequence of Hitler's aggres- from Germany and said he will
against them, would have sup- week. The Senate of .the Council
four occupying powers to force
not
disclose
details
of
present
sion.
Germany to pay reparations to ported reparations for Israel as approved a proposal by the .Iew-
The Conference reiterated its negotiations. But he pointed out
a matter of diplomatic expedi- ish community that returning
position that it would be inde- that the negotiations involve Israel and to the Jewish peo-
ency, now appear satisfied that Jewish emigrants be given the
fensible if those who have borne nothing else',but compensation ple.
they are recovering sufficiently same type of financial assistance
In his speech ending debate in major projects with the West- offered returning German pris-
the brunt of Nazi persecution for Nazi looted Jewish property
for t h e government, Foreign ern Allies— the Contractual oners of war. The Senate also
were now forced to surrender and not for Jewish blood.
Minister Moshe Sharettt said Agreement, the European Army. agreed to grant the Jewish com-
any part of assets they have re-
"Blood cannot be forgiven,"
that since Israel was now in the the Council of Europe and the munity financial aid fo:- its com-
covered since the war, in order he said, "and nothing can re-
to ease the hardships of Ger- pay for the Jewish blood shed. midst of negotiations. it was "in- Schuman Plan -for integrating munal work.
Even if the Germans should conceivable" to break off the Western Europe's steel and coal
mans.
It was revealed tha the c
talks. "But we will not stand in output.
Dr. Goldmann's Report
repay us billions of dollars we
has appropriated .some 211,000
Direct JTA Teletype Wire to
would not forgive their crimes the Lorfdon queue (of Germany's ,
"Most observers here agree deutschemarks for the rehabili-
The Jewish News
JERUSALEM—A report on against Jewish life and they commercial creditors) and Ger-
that Israel would have been tation and care of the Jewish
many
understands
that
well,"
he
German-Jewish r e p a r a t i o ns know that they will not ob-
far more successful in her ap- 'cemeteries in Hamburg. In addi-
talks was given by Dr. Nahum tain our pardon for the price declared. "Germany will have to
proach for reparations if she tion the city has advanced 100,-
state
openly
whether
le
wants
Goldmann at the meeting of the of reparation."
had initiated it two years ago," 000 deutschemarks in loans to
to
pay,
independent13
of
the
Israel's Parliament ruled that
Zionist Actions Committee here.
the correspondent said. "At citizens since the beginning of
London
conference,
the
sum
the
Israel
government
should
Dr. Goldmann said that Is-
that time Israel might have the year.
rael and Jewish groups seeking not resume reparations negotia- which will be agreed upon, or ' obtained suitable financial Eban Confers With State Dept.
she
will
claim
that
she
is
unable
tions
with
West
Germany
until
commitments that the Miles
WASHINGTON, (JTA '—Israel
compensation from Germany
have entered negotiations for the Bonn government makes a to do so and then we will know."
might have been prepared to Ambassador Abba Eban, after
(In
Paris,
Men
ahem
Begin..
clear
and
binding
proposal
to
the West German government
support. As it is, reliable ; conferring with Y. Burton Berry,
in an unopportune moment when satisfy Israel's claims. including leader of Herut which opposes sources disclose, only the Unit- Deputy Assistant • Secretary olf
Israel's
reparations
talks
with
i
dates
of
payment.
the Germans attended another
ed States has displayed more State, at the State Department,
A resolution submitted to the Germany, addressed a meeting
reparations conference in Lon-
than a casual interest in the expressed belief that there was
of 700 people and called for
subject," Raymond reported. no doubt of American concern
complete boycott of German
VIENNA. (JTA)—A sharp at- for a successful outcome of Is-
goods by world Jewry. He will be
tack on Israel for engaging in raeli negotiations with Germany
in Detroit on June 6).
reparations talks with West Ger- for reparations for Nazi crimes
Bonn 'Regrets' Decision
many has been made by the against the Jewish people.
BONN,
(JTA)—German
official
By PHILIP SLOMOViTZ
circles expressed regret over the
decision adopted by the Israel
The Camel and the Donkey—Deterrents to Arab-Israel Peace
not to resume nego-
Backward Arab lands continue to harass Israel with uneven Parliament
tiations with Germany on repa-
competitive standards that serve as deterrents to peace. While, rations unless the Bonn govern-
By BORIS SMOLAR
on the surface, Israel has the advantage of higher standards ment makes a concrete offer to
Inc.)
4 (copy r ight, l952. Je wi.ih Telegraphic Agency.
that elevate her above her neighbors who insist on being enemies, pay Israel's demends.
Political Trends:
the very. medievalism of her opponents creates obstacles to amity.
It was indicated here that
The Egyptian Mufti's stubborn ruling against women's suffrage, the government considers it
Now that the issue of the Jewish Agency status has been
the declaration by the Council of Ulemas of Al Azhar at Cairo,
essential to make restitution settled, Zionist leaders will attempt to expand the Agency by
the oldest Moslem University. that coeducation is **promiscuous," payments to Israel. However,
inviting non-Zionist leaders to join it . . . However, all indications
and the anger with which the Arabs look upon Jewish advances
it was pointed out that dif- point to the fact that the important non-Zionist organizations in
through adoption of modern techniques in industry, in politics and
ferences over the exact sum to America, especially the American Jewish Committee, will not join
in daily life, point to the cause of most of the troubles: the die-
be paid by Germany to Israel the Agency . . . The only non-Zionist group which would like to.
hard objection to modernization and Westernization of the back-
were to be expected and that join the Agency is Agudas Israel .. . But the Agudah happens to
be - the least important of the non-Zionist organizations whom the
.ward Middle East.
the Israeli claim must be re,
1
Here is a bit of humor, culled from the London Daily Tele-
lated to Germany's capacity to Zionists seek for the Agency . . . The possibility exists that Bnai
-
on
life:
*Brith may be invited—as a non-Zionist group—to join the Agency
graph, that offers explanation of the Arabs' outlook
pax . other foreign debts •
. . . In fact, most of the 23 organizations which constitute the
Sir Roger Makin, Deputy Under-Secretary at the British
Draft New Proposal
Conference of Jewish Organizations on Material Claims Against
Foreign Office, had been on a visit to Iraq and the Persian Gulf.
BONN, (JTA (—The opinion Germany may be approached to become partners in an enlarged
His main object was to find out how various Arab states were
that Germany's reparations to Jewish Agency ". . .
spending or proposed to spend their vast oil revenues.
Israel cannot be separated from
Agency leaders make no secret of the fact that among the
Some of the sheiks were disappointed that oil had not been
her external pre-war debts United States Senators who opposed American aid to Israel at a
found in their territories but they were still hopeful. as this which
are now under discussion closed session of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, are
story shows.
at an international conference
or
One sheik said: - I am sure oil will be found in my terri- in London was reiterated by several who had been considered as friends of Israel . . One
two of these Senators had even addressed pro-Israel public meet-
tory but I shall not allow the foreigners to build any pipelines.
Hermann Abbs, bead of the Ger- ings called to stimulate maximum aid for the Jewish State . . .
The oil will be carried on the backs of donkeys."
man delegation at the London On the other hand there is great satisfaction among American
This remark was repeated to one of his rivals. who promptly
parley.
Zionist leadership over the outspoken pro-Israel stand taken by
said: "How that man does let us Arabs down through his ig-
NEW YORK. (JTA)—An offi- the State Department on the issue of American financial assist-
norance! Of course he meant camels."
cial spokesman of the West Ger- ance . . . It is felt in Zionist circles that no longer does the oil
Israel must struggle not only for economic independence and man government said this week question dominate Washington where decisions concerning Israel
for continuation of an open door immigration policy, but also that Germany was willing to are concerned . . . On the contrary, the conviction that Israel can
to offset the damage that seeps in from She outside through ig- make a concrete offer to Israel be counted upon to resist Soviet aggression in the Near East is
norance of her neighbors and the - similar backwards standards as a result of the decision taken now the deciding factor in Washington . . . This does not mean
that are brought to her shores by immigrants from Moslem coun- by the Israeli Parliament, the that American Zionist leaders do not fear a change in the White
tries. It is no wonder that peace is slow in coming.
New York Times reported from House policy vis-a-vis Israel following the election of a new Presi-
Bonn. The report did not in- dent . . . One of the Presidential candidates is definitely suspected
Oscar Handlin's Pulitzer Prize Winning 'The Uprooted'
dicate when such an offer would of not entertaining any such friendly feelings toward Israel as
Oscar Handlin, associate professor of history at Harvard Uni- be made.
displayed by President Truman.
*
*
versity, has been awarded the coveted Pulitzer Prize in History
Dr. Kurt Schumacher, leader
for "The Uprooted" (Little, Brown & Co.). Already having re-
The - Chalutzim Issue:
viewed this volume in our columns, this Commentator concurs
The question of whether American Jews should train Chaluto. -
New ADL Director
in calling the award a worthy one.
aim in the United States is still alive as far as Jewish Agency
"The Uprooted" is a stirring study of the immigrant and his To Address Pisgah Meet leaders in Israel are concerned . .. They criticize the recent deci-
problems. It is a deeply moving theme which evaluates struggles,
sion of the American Zionist youth organization "Habonim'O'
resentments, attempts to fit into strange environments.
Nathan Perlmutter, new direc- abolishing Chalutz training centers in the United States .. . They
"Every act was crucial .," Prof. Handlin emphasizes. "In trans- tor of the Michigan regional of- are far from satisfied with the Habonim scheme to establish
plantation, while the old roots were sundered, before the new fice of the Anti-Defamation "Youth Workshops" in Israel and to send potential Chalutzim
were established, the immigrants existt‘d in an extreme'si:uation. League, Bnai Brith, will speak at there for nine months' pre-settlement training in preparation for
The shock, and the effects of the shock, persisted for many years; an open meeting of Pisgah returning three years later from the United States for permanent
and their influence reached down to generations which them- Lodge at 8:30 p.m.. Monday at settlement in Israel . . . They call this innovation -a dangerous
selves never paid the cost of crossing."
Parkside Hall.
adventure" ... And they suggest that if one section of the Zionist
It is a good reminder to those living in an era that knows
Previously
movement in America cannot provide sufficient trainees for its
the
immigrant.
The
son
of
the
im-
civil rights di-
so little about the uprooted,
Chalutz training centers in the United States, all sections of the
migeant is admonished not to forget. There is strong sentiment rector of t h e
movement — Laborites, Orthodox and General Zionists — should :' '
mountain
states
in this linking of son with immigrant parent:
merge for their forces in common training farms, regardless
"Looking at the old man's bent head in the chair, whO came region of A D L
their party affiliations . • . They doubt that any large percentage .
so far at such cost, the son knows at once he must not lose Perlmutter is a
of the American youth who are sent to Israel for a nine-month
sight of the meaning of that immigrant journey. We are come member of the
training course in youth workshops will remain in their movements
to rest and push our roots more deeply by the year. But we New York bar
on their return to America for two or three years .. . They urge
cannot push away the heritage of having been once all strang- and a contribu-
that the Habonim plan to substitute training farms in America
ers in the land; - we cannot forget the experience of having been tor to national
with youth workshops in Israel be modified, if not completely'
all rootless, adrift. Building our own nests now in our tired- publications. His
recast . . . As for the role which the American Zionist movement
talk will pre-
ness of the transient, we will not deny our past as a people in
could play in stimulating its youth to go to Israel as Chalutzim,
motion and will find still a place in our lives for the values sent matters of
the Jewish Agency leaders advocate a three-point program .
concern to the Perhnutter
1. American Jewish parents should show respect for those of their
of flight."
Jewish
community.
A
question
There is evident in this the influence of the Bible (Exodus
children who decide to become Chalutzim, and give them every
and
answer
period
will
follow.
encouragement and assistance . . . 2. All sectors of the American
20.20) : "And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou
oppress him; for ye Were strangers in the land of Egypt." It is Members and friends are invit- Zionist movement should take practical steps to show that they
ed.
mean what they say when they praise Chaluziut as the highest
reminiscent also of Exodus 12.29: "One law shall be to him that
form of Zionist endeavor 3. They should hold up the Chalets as
is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you." -
an example to their youth and spend more funds on the assistance
"The 'Uprooted" is -a remarkable book worthy of the coveted 2 THE JEWISH NEWS
of the Chalutz movement in the 'United States.
prize. We join in acclaiming it and its distinguished author.
Friday, May le, 1952

Israel to Discontinue Hague Ta
Unless Bonn Sticks to Original Offer

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