`It Is Perilous to Forget' Crimes of Anti-Semitism See Editarial on Page 2 Splendid Pictorial Treasury of Jewish Customs and Holidays Suburbs Take Hebraic, Other Ancient an Unjust Rap Origins of the Swastika See Oak-Woodser, Page 12 See Purely Cammentry Column an Page 2 THE JEWISH NEWS A Weekly Review Book Review Page 4 of Jewish Events Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle Error in Padding Charity Goals Catholics' Friendship for Israel Commentary Page 2 VOLUME XXXVI—No. 21 looPjoin JenlorIn 4'lop 17100 W. 7 Mil e Rd.—VE 8-9364--Detroit 35, January 22, 1960 $5.00 Per Year; Single Copy 15c Many Lands Fight Anti-Semitism; `Communist Plot' Theory Rejected Anti-Semitic Resurgence Faces West Germany with. Serious Challenge at UN BY SAUL CARSON JTA Correspondent at the United Nations Copyright, 1960, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc. UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. — Some pointed questions are being asked here about the extent to which the West German government is involved in tolerating ex-Nazis in the govern- ment service. Specifically, concern is being expressed about these undisputed facts: 1. What about Dr. Hans Globke, the man who runs Chan- cellor Konrad Adenauer's office under the title of Minister of State? Dr. Globke is the man who wrote the "official com- the formal governmental statement of policy and mentary" directive — on the infamous Nuremburg Laws promulgated by Hitler. There is no doubt whatever of Dr. Globke's activities under the Nazi regime. A spokesman for the West German government here merely says, in regard to Dr, Globke, that formal complaints had been made in Germany against the man's Nazi activities "but nothing was found to permit the court to take action." So Globke stays on as Dr. Adenauer's righthand man. 2. What about Dr. Theodor Oberlander, a member of Adenauer's Cabinet with the rank of Minister of Expellees and War Victims? For months now, charges have been printed in the responsible German press, accusing Dr. Oberlander- the man ironically in charge of protecting the interests of war victims — of participating in mass-murder atrocities in Poland during the Nazi occupation. The official German government answer: "The charges against Oberlander originated in the Communist press." That's true. But does that fact alter the truth or falsity of the accusations against this member of the Adenauer Cabinet? 3. What about Hans von Saucken, former member of the West German Consulate in New York City? Under Hitler, this man represented the Nazi government as a consular officer in China. He is an old German diplomatic career man who worked also under the Weimar Republic. • About 15 months ago, von Saucken was fired. It turned out that, while on official duty in New York,• he had used the phrase "dirty Jew" in referring to Dr. Max Beer, one of the most respected ex-German journalists, a man highly thought of by all at the United Nations, which he has been covering since the birth of this world organization. Now Dr. Beer claims that von Saucken has been "rehabili- tated" through an offi,cial letter from the German Foreign Ministry in Bonn. The West German spokesman here—as well as the Foreign Ministry in Bonn—deny that allegation. The fact is that von Saucken is now back in New York. The fact is that von Saucken was invited to an official German diplo- matic reception in New York only three weeks ago. Persistently, UN - personalities are asking: "What about von Saucken?" Germany is not a member of the United Nations. But the Bonn government hopes it may, some day, obtain -membership. Bonn has an official observer here all the time. Dr. Adenauer and the Bonn Foreign Ministry know about these questions. The answers received here thus far are, in the opinion of many observers, too pat. The recent outbreaks of anti-Semitism are being debated here—by the Human Rights Commission's Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities. The topic is on the agenda in more ways than one. It is tied to several formal debate topics, all of them dealing with dis- criminations of various types—in religious rights and prac- tices, political rights, the need for measures to outlaw incite- ment to religious or racial hatred. For many years, this subcommission has been holding its annual sessions here in almost total obscurity. Suddenly, this month. this small group's deliberations have assumed import- ance. Names of countries where discriminations are practiced, and where the rights of minorities are being violated, do not receive mention. The questions enumerated above — among many others that are being asked — will not down. The answers thus far given by the Adenauer government are not deemed satis- • factory by ,many diplomats here. Demonstrations conducted in many lands, including Germany, protested an- ti-Semitic manfestations and called for a h alt to the spread ofbigotry. Anti-Nazi parades took place in England, France, Italy and West Berlin. Assurances that the resurgence of Nazism would be stemmed were given by West German Chancellor Adenauer and other German officials. In this country, action against the swastika-smearing craze and of intim- idations of Jews in many communities were strongly condemned by Christian leaders and in newspaper editorials. Anti-German Feeling Spreading in British Business Circles Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News LONDON—One-fourth of all British families taking part in student and children foreign exchange visits have refused to accept German exchange visitors this year, it was disclosed Tuesday: R. Blake, director of the London agency which arranges such visits, said that 180 of the 750 British families registered with his agency had indicated they would not accept German students or children as visitors with their families. Another indication of the continuing rise in anti-German feeling in Britain was an announcement Monday night by 3 0 British firms that they would not supply products to West German industry in protest against ,anti-Semitism in the Federal Republic. The firms followed the lead of the the Jewish-owned Stanmor Clothing Company, which announced publicly on Friday that it had cancelled all business dealings with West German companies. Goldmann, Adenauer in Hour-Long Discussion of Crisis BONN, (JTA)—Dr. Nahum Goldmann, president of the World Jewish Con- gress and the World Zionist Organizatio n, had a one-hour meeting , with Chan- cellor Konrad Adenauer Monday during w hich the recent outbreak of anti-Jewish excesses was discussed. The German Bundestag Wednesday passed the first read- (Continued on Page 32) 40,000 in London Protest: Carrying signs protesting the resurgence of Nazism and anti-Semitism in West Germany, 40,000 people marched through the streets of London Sunday afternoon, from an assembly point at Marble Arch to the West German Embassy. Braving cold and a penetrating drizzle, the huge demonstration was led by Barnett Janner, member of the House of Commons and president of the British Board of Jewish Deputies; Anthony Greenwood, a member of the Labor Party's "shadow cabinet"; Rev. Donald 0. Soper, former president of the Methodist Council, and Commander Ashe Montagu, chairman of the Association of Jewish ex-Servicemen and Women, which had organized the march. The four, with Dr. Merwyn Stockwood, Anglican Lord Bishop of Southwark, were received by Dr. Joachim von Ritter, the German charge d'affaires, to whom they delivered a statement of protest. In a. 45-minute meeting, the four British leaders stressed anxiety that former high Nazis still held positions of authority in the , West German government. The German envoy reportedly indicated that his government would set up a committee of inquiry.