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Biblical Pool of- Gideon

Hebrew Union College Prints Comparative Religion ex

OFNICINNATI — The beliefs
and practices of the great reli-
gions of the world are set forth
with explanatory maps and
charts for Jewish religious
school pupils in a-new textbook
just published by the depart-
ment of Jewish religious educa-
tion of Hebrew Union College-
Jewish Institute of Religion,
here.
The new volume, "Our Reli-
gion and Our Neighbors" is the
joint work of Dr. Sylvan
Schwartzman, professor of
Jewish religious education at
the Cincinnati school of the
College-Institute and Rabbi Mil-
ton G. Miller, rabbi of Temple
Beth El, Elizabeth, N.J.
The text, which originated as
a rabbinic student thesis under
Dr. Schwartzman's direction
and guidance, is directed for use
with ninth grade children.
The book, Reform Judaism's
first text in the field of corn-

—International Radiophoto

Workmen remove debris from the Pool of Gideon, 82 feet down in
hard limestone, eight miles north of Jerusalem. Archaeologists re-
port the spring of ancient Israel is flowing • again after 25 centu-
ries. The spiral staircase at right was carved by ancient engineers
with bronze hand tools. The Bible refers to Gideon as the place
where the sun stood still and stones rained down from the sky as
Joshua routed the invading Amorites in the Holy Land.

parative religion, is issued for
experimental use in a limited
number of Reform congrega-
tions this fall under agreement
with the Commission on Jewish
_Education of the Union of Am,
erican Hebrew Congregations
and the Central Conference of
American Rabbis.
The book consists of more
than 350 pages concentrated on
the religions of the western
world: Roman Catholicism,
Protestantism, Eastern Ortho-
doxy and Judaism. The reli-
gions of the East —Moham-
medanism, Hinduism, Buddhism
and Confucianism—are treated
more briefly. In the 19th and
final chapter, a comparison of
the great religions of the mod-
ern world is presented.
Other volumes for religious
school use originally developed
by the 'College-Institute are
"Rocket to Mars," the novel
and successful method of teach-

ing Hebrew reading which is in
wide- use in Reform religion
schools; "Once Upon a -Life
time," describing the obser
vances commemorated d u r i n
the life of the Jew, both b,
Dr. Schwartzman; and "Meet
ing Your Life Problems," b
Rabbi David - Hachen of Tempi
Shalom, Norwalk, Conn., .i
collaboration with Dr. Schwartz
man.

Japanese Student Enrolls
at Hebrew Union College

CINCINNATI (JTA)—The first
Japanese youth ever to enroll
at the Hebrew Union College,
the Cincinnati branch of thc
Reform rabbinical seminary, is
a member of this year's student
"body.
Hiroshi Okamoto of Tokyo, s
Christian enrolled after inform-
ing college officials he has had
a lifelong ambition to study
Judaism.

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New Era for Nazi' Criminals?

Ilitlerites Get Visas -- from
U.S. Without Restrictions

By MILTON FRIEDMAN

daily and marched more than a
mile to work in bare feet.
When U.S. troops spearheaded
I toward the Krupp works, the
Jewish girls were herded into
railroad freight cars. They were
shipped back to concentration
camp control and never heard
of again.
At the time of his arrest by
U.S. troops, Nazi Krupp pro-
tested that he was "merely a
businessman." But a U.S. court
decided differently.

(Copyright, 1957, JTA, Inc.)

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WASHINGTON-The visit to
the United States of Alfred
Krupp indicates the Adminis-
tration has decided to end visa
restrictions against convicted
Nazi war criminals.
Krupp, owner of a billion-
dollar German industrial organ-.
ization, received a visitor's visa
from the American Consul in
Dusseldorf. He had previously
been considered ineligible for
admission to this country be-
Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor,
cause of his conviction at Nur-
chief U.S. War Crimes prosecu-
emberg by a U.S. court in 1947.
tor, Wrote a detailed personal
The court found Krupp indictment of Krupp, Gen. Tay-
guilty of exploiting and abus- lor said "as the tribunal . . .
ing slave labor, including found, Krupp cooperated with
Jews. He was also" convicted
the Nazi Government's slave
of looting Nazi-occupied coun-
labor policies, not reluctantly or
tries. He was sentenced to 12
under duress, but willingly...
years' imprisonment.
in fact, abuse of slave labor was
B u t German industrialists no mere 'consenting part.'
persuaded American financiers Krupp, like I. G. Farben; under-
to intercede on Krupp's behalf. took the construction of a plant
He was freed prematurely by near the Auschwitz concentra-
order of then High Commis- tion camp, with the avowed ex-
sioner John J. McCloy. Proper- pectation of using the inmates
f
ties were returned to Krupp by as a labor supply. And in June
McCloy. The West'German Gov- 1944, at a meeting attended by
ernment helped by generous tax Alfred Krupp, it was decided to
write-offs. Today, Krupp is the explore the possibilities of ern ,-
ploying 'prisoners and convicts'
wealthiest man in Europe.
at Krupp's Geisenheim plant.
Krupp will fly to San Fran-
Negotiations to this end were
cisco to take part in an inter-
carried on with the concentra-
national industrial development
tion camp near Geisenheim."
conference beginning Oct. 14.
The U.S. court obtained a
The conference is an invitation
meeting of leading businessmen description of 'IOW Krupp and
of many nations. It is under the • three other Nazi industrialists
plotted to loot occupied coun-
general chairmanship of Henry
R. Luce, editor of the Time and tries in 1940: ". . the four
men talked excitedly and with
Life publications.
great intensity. They pointed
A review of the 1947 U.S.
their fingers to certain places
court record shows that
on the map indicating villages
Krupp joined the Nazi party
and factories. One said, 'this
even before his father who
is yours—that one is yours;—
publicly boasted of his sup-
that one we will have arrested
port of Adolf Hitler. In recog-
. . . they resembled, as the
nition of Krupp's services,
witness Reumann put it, 'vul-
Hitler allowed the Krupp in-
tures gathered around their
dustrial properties to become
booty'."
a virtual family empire with-
in the Third Reich. Alfred
Krupp systematically stole
Krupp, with approval of the machinery from plants in oc-
Nazi Supreme Command, be- cupied France, Belgium, and
came chairman of the board.
Holland. One plant was so
An estimated 100,000 persons stripped it required 21 freight
were exploited as slave laborers cars to haul the loot to Essen
by Krupp. In 1944 he obtained for the enlargement of the
500 young Hungarian Jewish Krupp properties there.
girls through the Nazi appa-
Today, however, Krupp is
ratus. He put Ahem to work
welcomed
to the United States
under inhuman conditions. They
were beaten and starved. The to help plan international in-
girls were awakened at 4 a.m. dustrial "o0:r
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