„. v fr YEARS OF ‘/ \kli SERVICE • 40/ 1 /1,,, FIGHT THE JEWISH N A Weekly Review of Jewis ,r 4 6), „s t c? INFANTILE PARALYSIS MARCH of DIMES Anti-Israeli 'Diplomat' Fulminates Anti-Zionist Propaganda Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Eh'- VOLUME XXXII — No. 21 Da4rirentotil nSEtliop 17100 W. 7 Mile Rd.—VE 8-9364—Detroit 35, January 2 ronicle r -Commentary, Page 2 Editorial, Page 4 Year; Single Copy 15c C7.2 Proselytization, Pre ) %!ces Jewish Carabinieri Hunt, UN Protested to Convict Nazis in Italy BY DAVID BEN-MORDECHAY BLIGH Copyright by David Ben - Mordeebay Bligh, London, England The idea of forming a complete Jewish platoon of Italian Secret Police for detection of Nazis was conceived by a woman: Dr. Lidya Torabin-Ofratti, chief pathologist of the• Criminal Investigation Department of the Naples City Police—the sole woman in the entire Italian Police Force. In February 1946 Dr. Torabin-Ofratti presented her plan to the Italian Ministry of Justice, but it was rejected due, to lack of finance. She then approached several leading personalities— in vain. Eventually she contacted Marchese Vittorio deCiguerra head of the Detective Training Center in Turin, and in a single interview secured his support. He agreed to undertake. within the bounds of his center, the training of a special unit for detection of Nazis—if Dr. Torabin- - Ofratti managed to find the suitable recruits. A year elapsed in persistent search and appeals to various institutions and Jewish groups. It involved a vast correspon- dence and considerable ex- penses — all covered by Dr. Torabin-Ofratti. At last, on May 27, a complete platoon of 42 Jewish cops, a sergeant and one lieutenant, received their Detective-Gradu ate certificates and police cards. Eagerly • they went to work and at the end of 1949 their record bore the names of 118 tried and sentenced Nazis and their collaborators — among them •Gauletier Enrico Villini- Kruger. a ‘Volksdeutscher', re- sponsible for the death of 4000 Italian Jews and many non-Jew- ish Italians. He was arrested in a villa near Milan where he lived under the name of Markiz Gio ta no Armandarez as a Spaniard. The years 1950 and 1951 brought little success,, mainly Above: Dr. Lidya Torabin- due to the lack of financial Ofratti. Below: Carabinieri facilities and the improved marching to Naples syna- disguise of the remaining war- gogue. In 1952, however, a stroke of luck led one of the constantly watchful constables onto the track of a suspicious-looking Export-Import businessman from Argentine who had invested considerable amounts of money in Italy and had settled there. It took a whole year to collect sufficient evidence to justify his arrest on Italian soil. Apart from conducting the whole operation, with utmost care in order not to provoke the ever- watchful German's suspicion. it was necessary to gather convincing evidence concerning his false Argentinean citizen- ship, in order to avoid possible conflicts in the Italo- Argentinean relations, because there was no, doubt that the Argentinean authorities would intervene in favor of their "citizen". The investigation and the suspect's arrest led to an ex.-Nazi's booty. The valuables were estimated at 51,400,000. It was never discovered who the original owners of these riches were, because the accused was shot to death in his attempt to escape. The booty was submitted to the Italian Tr ,., asury and the platoon rewarded with considerable financial allowances for its operations which have been extended to overseas duties, thus granting it recognition as a Special Department of the Italian C. I.D., and authorizing the Campagnia Ebraica to avail itself of the services of the International Police Network. Another achievement of the Special Platoon was the deten- tion of ex-General Wilhelm von Eidenberg, former commander of . Hitler's 3rd "Freiheit" Army, who lived in Rome as a "re t ired- member of Austrian aristocracy". Only once a week can the Campagnia Ebraica relax. While alt the Force celebrates weekends on Saturday afternoons and on Sundays, - -the Jewish Platoon celebrates them on Friday afternoons and on Saturdays. The constables then change from stern-faced civilians into smartly uniformed cops and many of them march off to the Naples Synagogue for prayer. The means and methods of the Platoon's procedures and its sources of information are kept secret. But its efficiency. is proved by its records which reached hitherto a total of - some 900 war criminals convicted. (7 ) UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., (JTA)—Representatives of major world Jewish organizations testified on anti-Jewish discrimination in a number of countries at hearings now being held here by a subcommission of the United Nations Com- mission on Human Rights, which is discussing a study on religious rights and practices. The Jewish representatives charge d that 20,000 Jewish orphans—survivors of families annihilated by the Nazis—are being brought up as Christians. They also referred to the suppression of Jewish culture in certain states, but without naming the Soviet Union directly. They also charged that Jordan has dese- crated Jewish shrines. They demanded that the United Nations take immediate positive steps to eliminate such persecu tions. Appearing before the UN body were Moses Moskowitz, representing the Consultative Council of Jewish Organiz ations—a group composed of the Ameri- can Jewish Committee, Alliance Israelite .'Universelle and the Anglo-Jewish Asso- ciation—and Dr. Isaac Lewin, representative of the World A g u d as Israel Organization. Representatives of other world Jewish organizations fighting for human rights and against religious discrimination are also expected to appear before the subcommittee. Dr. Lewin, who voiced the complaint that Jewish orphans are being brought up as Christians, requested the United Nations to look into this situ- ation. He called upon the United,. Nations *o. recognize "freedom of children to maintain the religion of their deceased parent;,."- Dr. Lewin also reported in detail to the subcommission on the deseci'a- dons in Jordan. These, he charged, are being practiced systematically at the grave of Rachel, near Bethlehem.. "The entrance to the shrine," he stated, "has been destroyed. On the walls, one can read blasphemies in the Arab and English languages. Signs of the Nazi swastika are engraved. Around the - s hr in e, all possible junk and dirt have been sprea d." Moskowitz urged the United Nations to con- demn not only direct anti-religious discrimina- tions but those of an in- direct type as well. He insisted that. throughout the world, "the police power of the state must Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News be used against the JERUSALEM. — A new "magic carpet" oper- groups which threaten ation similar to the one by which -virtually the freedom of religion. and entire community of Yemenite Jews was brought not against their victims." to Israel a few years ago, is being planned for an Then, without naming airlift this year of 15,000 Iranian Jews to Israel, the Soviet Union, Mosko- Y. Braginsky, head- of the Jewish Agency absorp- witz . attacked "certain tion. department, disclosed Tuesday. states" where "antagon- The official, in an interview in the daily ism to religion stems not Haaretz, reported also that 1,200 immigrants were only from the occasional expected each month from East European coun- identification of religion tries starting in March and that a total of 40.000 with' former rulers, but immigrants was expected- this year. This ficiure from the state's desire to was about one-third higher than the 30,000 re- subordinate all spheres of portedly taken as a minimum. in discussions be- human activity to central tween the Jewish Agency and the Israel govern- control, and eliminate all ment on absorption and employment problems. free expressions of the Agency officials also reported that from 10 to human spirit." 15 percent of all immigrants who have come from East Europe joined kibbutzim and that after a six This is months trial about 20 per cent leave the kibbutz SECTION A while the other 80 percent stay on to become regular members. of Two Sections in This issue New 'Ma ojeCarpet Transports 15.000 Iran Jews to Israel 48-Page 'Israel Today Section in This Issue In response to the unprecedented interest in the reports of their recent tour of Israel and European countries, by • Philip and Anna Slo,movitz, published in The Detroit Jewish News and The Detroit Free Press, and because of the numerous requests for a ddition al copies of these articles that have come from our readers and from a number of other communities and national organizations, The Jew- ish News republishes them in a special 48-page supplement, "Israel Today," in this issue. This issue is therefore published in two sections, this Section A, and the special supplement, published as Section B. This supplement appears between pages 16 and 17. To fold it, remove the section between these pages, then fold and trim along the top edge to make it into a neat 48-page book.