State Department Reports East
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Germany Rejects Israel Claims
WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The
State Department reported that
Communist East Germany op-
poses Jewish reparations claims.
The diplomat said that Albert
Norden, former deputy Soviet
zone press chief speaking for
the Soviet Zone government
told a press conference that East
Germany does not recognize Is-
rael's right to reparations.
Israel, according to the State
Department version of w h a t
Norden said, is a "military base
of the United States" and not
a legitimate successor to the
millions of Jewish victims of
Nazi tyranny. It was indicated,
the State Department said, that
the Soviet Zone government
would oppose recognition rep-
arations arrangements between
Israel and the Bonn govern-
ment at a future all-German
peace conference.
of 102 Nazi war criminals in a
"Christmas amnesty."
The U.S. High Commission re-
leased 61 Nazis, the French re-
leased 32 and the British nine.
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-5
Friday, January 1, 1954
Rabbi Brickner
Guest Speaker at
Institute of JWF
Rabbi Balfour Brickner, spir-
itual leader of Temple Sinai,
Washington, D. C., will be the
Suspend Anti-Semitic Editor
H A M B U R G, (JTA) — The guest speaker of the January
Institute, presented by the
Northwest German Radio sus- Women's Division of the Jewish
pended the chief editor of its e
- are Federation.
northern shortwave net w or k.
Marking t h e
Hans Koeltzsch, after it became
e i g h th succes-
known that in the Nazi era he
sive year t h e
had contributed an article on
event has been
Jews in music to the anti'-Semi-
held, the insti-
tic "Manual on the Jewish Ques-
tute will take
tion," which was put out by
place at 10 a.m.,
Theodor Fritsch. On the basis
Jan. 13, at Tem-
of his contract, Koeltzsch will
ple Beth El.
continue to draw full pay for
Important as-
another 18 months.
pects of today's
Israel,. will be
Soviet Regime Has Severe
discussed by
Policy against Minorities
Rabbi Brickner,
NEW YORK, (JTA) — A re-
who recently re-
port on the treatment of Jews Rabbi Brickner turned from an
Israel Mission Reports
and other national minorities in extensive tour of -Israel, Europe
On Reparation Purchases
the Soviet Union was issued by and North Africa. While abroad,
COLOGNE, (JTA)—Israel has the World Jewish Congress' In- he studied the Jewish communi-
so far committed about $60,000,- stitute of Jewish Affairs. It ty activities of each country he
000 out of the $95,000,000 accru- emphasized that since the arrest visited.
Mg to her by next March under of Lavrenti P. Beria, Soviet Rus-
A graduate of the University
the German-Israel reparations sia's former No. 2 official, who of Cincinnati, where he was Hil-
agreement, the Israel purchas- was last week executed, the lel director, Rabbi Brickner re-
lug mission disclosed here. Kremlin has adopted a severe ceived his Master of Hebrew
In the six months since the policy against its national min- Letters Degree and was ordain-
mission was set up here, goods orities.
ed at Hebrew Union College.
to the value of $29,800,000 have
A regional advisor of the
been ordered from German sup- Vienna Jews Protest against
Middle Atlantic Federation of
plies while $29,500,000 has been Trial of Zionists in Hungary
Temple Youth, Rabbi Brickner
VIENNA, (JTA) — The Jewish serves on the leadership train-
spent for crude oil and petro-
leum products purchased from Community of Vienna protested ing staff of the National Feder-
countries of the British Com- to the Hungarian Minister in ation of Temple Youth and on
monwealth and paid for with Vienna against the trial of three its local community relations
German-owned s t e r l i n g bal- Zionist leaders in Budapest on committee. He is a board mem-
ances. charges of carrying on various ber of the Greater Washington
In line with the Israeli de- Zionist activities and for main- UJA and is also on the local
velopment plan for the years taining contact with Zionist or- board of the American Friends
1953-57, goods amounting to ganizations abroad.
of the Hebrew University.
$105,000,000 have either already
Included in the all-day Insti-
been purchased or will be or-
tute program will be a presen-
Demand Release of Zionists
dered in the near future. Of
STOCKHOLM, (JTA) — A re- tation patterned after the TV
that amount, $14,000,000 h a s solution calling upon the Rom- show "This Is Your Life," which
been earmarked for electric gen- anian government to release the will portray the growth of the
erating equipment and will be Zionist leaders currently under Jewish Welfare Federation. Four
used to expand Israel's electric arrest in that country w a s simultaneous workshop sessions
power output from 130,000 to adopted here at the national will round out the morning pro-
more than 370,000 kilowatts.
conference of the Zionist Fed- gram. Luncheon will be served
at 12:15 p.m., followed by Rabbi
eration of Sweden.
Brickner's address.
Bonn Agrees to Pay for Crude
Oil Sent to Israel by Britain
Condemn Jewish Persecutions
CARD OF THANKS
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — The West
LONDON, (JTA) — Prosecu-
The family of the late Samuel
German government has agreed tion of Jewish leaders • on
to pay for Israeli purchases of charges involving Zionist activi- P. Chase wishes to thank its
crude oil from Britain for an- ties by the governments of Rom- relatives and friends for the
other year, as part of the Ger- ania and Hungary was protested many kindnesses extended dur-
man reparations to Israel, Dr. in a resolution adopted at a ing its recent bereavement.
Nahum G o 1 d m a n n reported meeting of the Board of Deput-
upon his arrival here. Under ies of British Jews.
the original agreement, G e r-
Appeal for Reparations
many was to pay for Israeli pur-
VIENNA, (JTA) — Jewish
chases of oil from Britain for
two years. That period is over leaders here appealed to the
Austrian press to take up the
as of March, 1954.
cause of the Jews in their nego-
tiations with the Austrian gov-
Jewish Council Warns Jews
ernment for restitution.
Not to Return to Germany
The plea was carried by Neue
MUNICH, (JTA) • — The rep-
resentative body of the Jews in Welt, newspaper of the Vienna
Germany warned all Jews who Jewish Community, only Jewish
were n o t pre - war residents weekly in the country.
against trying to settle here.
In strong words, it also cau- Chicago School Named
tioned them against coming to For Women's Council Leader
Germany with the idea of trans-
CHICAGO, (JTA) —The Chica-
go Board of education has nam-
migrating to a third country.
ed a new school here in honor
of Mrs. Hannah Greenebaum
102 Nazis Freed by Allies
BONN, (JTA) — The three Solomon, founder of the Nation-
Western occupying powers in al Council of Jewish Women, who
Germany announced the freeing died in 1943.
THE
Leaders of Social Service Bureau
Plan for Jan. 10 Annual Meeting
Reviewing plans for the annual meeting of the Jewish Social
Service Bureau, to be held Jan. 10, in the Davison Jewish Center,
are, left to right, Mrs. VICTOR SHIFFMAN, Mrs. THEODORE
BARGMAN, president of JSSB; Mrs. ROBERT J. NEWMAN,
chairman of the meeting; WALTER HERZ and MRS. SAMUEL,
AARON.
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LIPKIN
Michael
and
RABIN!
Pianist
Violinist
Sunday, Jan, 10, 1954
N 'IP"Nr
■ lior
ROBERT MERRILL
Metropolitan Opera Baritone
Sunday, March 7, 1954
at
Temple Israel Auditorium . . Manderson at Merton
Series Tickets - at Five dollars may be obtained by
calling the Temple Israel office, UN. 3-7769,
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Tickets for individual concert at Three dollars.
OF THE YEAR
OUR STORE-WIDE RI
Start s
On the Record
By NATHAN ZIPRIN
(Copyright, 1954, Seven Arts Feature Syndicate)
An Ancient Feud
Levi Eshkol, Israel's Minister of Finance, came up with an in-
teresting angle to the Jordan River project conflict at the recent
UJA national conference. Pointing to the fact that conflicts and
feuds over water wells and irrigation ditches have a long tradi-
tion in Jewish history, Mr. Eshkol recalled the Biblical account of
Abraham and Lot parting company because of a dispute over
water resources and of the Philistines in the days of Isaac who
stopped digging and filled the wells instead with soil. "It may be
that the rod used by Moses to smite the rock was a primitive pro-
totype of the modern drilling rigs which are used in Israel now in
the finding of water," he observed smilingly, "but it is against this
historical background of water disputes in our land from the
Wairliest days of Abraham that we must have to consider the re-
oent conflict over the Jordan Canal."
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ileigmt convention is held the organization will have moved to less
pensive headquarters and with a considerably depleted staff.
Of the estimated 200 ytshiva,s in the world today, about 160
inwe located in the United States,
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