State Department Reports East • 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. BIG SALE --■-•■••■11. TEMPLE ISRAEL 3rd ANNUAL ARTISTS SERIES Seymour 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, Grinnell's or Metro IVIusic Shop, 10328 Dexter. 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." * * * Nuggets The ZOA economy drive has begun in full earnest. Before the ileigmt convention is held the organization will have moved to less pensive headquarters and with a considerably depleted staff. 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