THE DETROIT JEW ISH NEW S -- Fr iday, July 15, 1960 — 1 0 Legal Research Finds Precedent for Israel's Right to Try Eichmann . Israel's right to try Nazi mass murderer Adolf Eichmann rests on firm legal as well as moral grounds, according to a study published by the American Jewish Congress. The analysis cites precedents in international law and in American jurisprudence s u p - porting Israel's claim to juris- diction in the case. - The study. points out, for ex- ample, that international law has no provisions governing jurisdiction by individual na- tions in criminal cases. In cer- tain crimes, such as piracy, all nations are considered to be equally affronted and any state acquiring physical custody of the accused may try him, it is noted. Book on Liquidation of Hungarian Jews Called Libel by Israel Judge TEL AVIV, (JTA) — A aew controversy over the extermina- tion of the Jews of Hungary loomed in the expected publica- tion of a new b o o k by Joel Brand, the emissary who nego- tiated with Nazi mass murderer Adolph Eichmann, now await- ing trial in Israel. Supreme Court Justice Chaim Cohen and his aide, Amnon Thal, revealed they had sent a letter to the publisher asserting that the book, "Devil and Soul," containe d slanderous refer- ences. A spokesman for the pub- lisher said at a press conference that some of the text dealing with various individuals had been changed but that another letter had been received from Thal asserting that the changes were inadequate and threaten- ing court action to prevent pub- lication as well as a suit for damages. Justice Cohen was the state prosecutor in the trial of Dr. Israel Kastner, one-time leader of Hungarian Jewry, who was c ondemned inferentially on charges of collaborating with the Nazis in war-time Hungary. Dr. Kastner, who was assas- sinated in 1957, was cleared posthumously by the Supreme Court of Israel in 1958 when that court found a 75-year-old pamphleteer, Malkiel Gruene- wald guilty of having libeled Dr. Kastner. That verdict over- ruled a district court verdict sustaining Gruenewald. Meanwhile, in Jerusalem, the Sixth Bureau of the Israel police, which is assembling data Say U.S. Young Jews Ignorant of Israel STARLIGHT, Pa., (JTA) — American Jewish youth were criticized for being lax in their pursuit of knowledge of Israel's history, development and cur- rent affairs. The charge was leveled by delegates attending the 15th annual convention of Bnai Brith Young Adults, a constituent division of the Bnai Brith Youth Organization. A resolution adopted by the convention said that such ..ack of interest was a holdover from the old concept of dual loyalty. The delegates declared that the most effective means for stimulating these bonds was through organization member- ship. They cited leadership taken by their own organiza- tion in encouraging an exchange of views with Israeli youth through pen-pal clubs and the annual summer institute spon- sored by the Bnai Brith Youth Organization which takes a group of American and Cana- dian members for a seven-week work and study visit to Israel. A group of 40 BBYO members is currently in Israel on such a visit. Jewish Congress Leader Leads Canadian Mayor TORONTO, (JTA) — Mayor Sidney L. Buchwold of Saska- toon, Sask., has been elected president of the Canadian Fed- eration of Mayors and Munici- palities. He is active in the affairs of the Canadian Jewish Congress. . for the trial of N a z i Adolph Eichmann, will submit to him next week a list of attorneys who have indicated their will- ingness to serve as defense counsel in his forthcoming trial in Jerusalem. All of the candidates for the defense assignment live abroad. Most of them are from West Germany and Austria but, in addition, lawyers in sever al other European countries have expressed readiness to act as Eichmann's defense counsel. Eichmann will be . permitted to choose as he wishes with one exception: Israel officials have indicated that no attorney with a Nazi past will be admitted to Israel. Vandals Get Jail Term going back to the 1886 case of for Destroying Menorah The American Jewish Con- gress do cum e n t cites the unanimous adoption by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1946 of a resolution affirming the principles o f international law as laid down at the Nu- remberg trial—among them, the outlawing of mass murder. The fact that Eichmann may have been forcibly abducted from Argentina has no bearing either in international law or in American legal practice on Is- rael's jurisdiction in the case, the analysis finds. According to the study, the basis in international law for criminal jurisdiction varies widely from nation to nation, but is never affected by the way in which the prisoner may have been apprehended and brought to trial. Similarly, it is noted, the United States Supreme Court h a s consistently maintained that the manner in which physical custody of a prisoner has been obtained in no way affects his trial or impairs the competency of the trial court—even in cases of pris- oners brought forcibly from abroad to U.S. courts. The report cites numerous legal precedents to this effect, Ker vs. Illinois, in which the jurisdiction of an Illinois court was challenged on the ground that the a c c u s e d had been seized in Peru in violation of the law, forcibly b r o ugh t against his will into the United States and delivered to Illinois authorities. The U.S. Supreme Court held that although this was an in- stance of "kidnapping within the Dominion of Peru without any pretense of authority," it in no way disabled the criminal courts of the U.S. from proceed- ing against the accused. CHICAGO (JTA)—Two Chi- cago youths were jailed on 60 day sentences for the destruc- tion of a solid bronze Menorah at Lawn Manor Hebrew Congre- gation. James Erlenborn, 16, a high school student, and Alphonso Radvila, 18, a university stu- dent, received the sentences in an appearance in J u v e n i l e Court. They were also ordered to make full restitution for their vandalism. The • young defendants were given psychiatric examinations at the Municipal Court Center. 60 DAYS OF "SPRING FEVER SELLING SPREE" 19 60 DAN C. ROSE Fleet Sales MAKING SPRING TIME DEALS TO BEAT THE BAND! CALL DAN ROSE TODAY AT TRinity 5-0500 JERRY McCARTHY CHEVROLET CO. 6250 WOODWARD AVE., JUST S. of MILWAUKEE 66 OFFICES IN DETROIT AND 22 SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES Statement of Condition, June 30, 1960 RESOURCES Cash and Due from Banks . . United States Government Securities . • • Other Securities . • • Loans: Loans and Discounts . . . • • Real Estate Mortgages . . Federal Reserve Bank Stock . . 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