Italian Jesuit Magazine Documents Surowitz-Gutman
Pope's Help to Romanian Jews
Troth Announced

By TULLIA ZEVI
"In October, 1942, the Apos-
JTA Correspondent in Rome tolic Nuncio in Switzerland for-
Civilta Cattolica, the official warded to the Holy See a re-
magazine of Italian Jesuits, port from the president of the
a printed a 14-page article, this Swiss Jewish Community, re-
8 month, by a prominent Jesuit questing the intervention of
scholar, Rev. Angelo Martini, the Holy Father in favor of
entitled "The Holy See and the all the Jews threatened by the
Jews of Romania During World deportation toward the East.
War II." Observers here con- Meanwhile, it was learned that
sider the article of great im- the mass deportation of Ro-
manian Jews was to start in
portance for two reasons:
1 Because of the many im- mid-September.
pressive documents which are
"The Nuncio, by personal
being published for the first initiative and following frequent
time, highlighting the relatiOn- appeals from individuals, from
ship between the Holy See, the the leaders of the Jewish com-
Romanian authorities and the munities, including the chief
Jewish community of Romania rabbi of Bucharest, Dr. Saffran,
during World War II.
and from the Holy See, fre-
2. Because it adds a new quently addressed himself to
MISS SHARON SUROWITZ
chapter, the one concerning the highest authorities of the
Mr. and Mrs. Morton Surowitz
Romanian Jewry, to the numer- State."
of Lesure Ave. announce the en-
ous ones which have been is-
The article then quotes a let- gagement
of their daughter, Sha-
sued in recent times by various ter by the Nuncio himself, dated
authoritative Catholic sources Feb. 14, 1943, recalling that ron Thelma, to Mark Howard
on the attitude of the Church "the President of. the Jewish Gutman, son of Mr. and Mrs.
against Nazism and in favor of Community of Romania, a very Albert Gutman of Ohio Ave.
The future bridegroom is a
the victims of racial persecu- distinguished and dignified per-
member
of Alpha Epsilon Pi fra-
tions.
son, has come already twice to
"The problem of the Jewish thank me for the assistance ternity. An Aug. 26 wedding is
minority of Romania," writes and the protection of the Holy planned.
Father Martini, "had never See in_favor of his fell-ow Jews,
been adequately solved. The and requesting me to convey
prominent position of many to the Holy Father the grati- France Lifts Curbs
Jews and the influence exert- tude of the entire community." on Israel Exports;
ed by them on the life of the
After publishing an impor-
nation exposed them to jeal-
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tant article by Father Leiter, Signs Trade Pact
ousies, accusations, resent-
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — France
the
personal
assistant
of
Pius
ments among large strata of
XII, on what the Pope had has lifted all existing curb n
the population, ea sily ex-
done to help the Jews of the flow of Israel i ustr .
ploited by the extremist
d un e
Rome,
and • after a second ports to that c nt
movement.
took to buy mo
a %ran
article,
a
few
weeks
ago,
"The uncertainty of their con-
during 1962.
dition worried both the leaders highlighting the help given to
The commit en
ere em-
of the communities and the the Jews of Slovakia, Civilta
Cattolica
has
now
documented
bodied
in a ne 19 trade pact
Romanian government itself. On
Dec. 7, 1938, the Romanian the assistance given to relieve between t h e w o countries.
government in fact had ad- - the t r age d y of Romanian France will bu 25,000 tons of
dressed an official note to the Jewry and has highlighted oranges compared with 10,000
great powers 'to call their at- the gratitude expressed by last year. Other categories of Is-
tention on the gravity of the the leaders of Romanian rael farm products to France also
will be greater under terms of
Jewish problem in Central Jewry.
The historical fact remains the new pact which will enable
Europe and to advocate some
decisive action for a quick and that the Holy See never openly Israel to substantially rectify its
radical settlement of this prob- anathematized Nazi-Fascism, nor current imbalance of trade with
excommunicated its promoters, France.
lem.' "
as, it, had done in the case of
During the past year
"The same year," the article Liberalism and Socialism dur-
exported
to I- el
states, "a Romanian Jewish ing the last century, and of
commercial firm had made re- Communism in our times. If worth of produ s
Is
peated attempts' to obtain the the Popes themselves, instead only $4 million
ique an-
transfer of 50,000 Rumanian of defining dictators like Mus- products. The
Jewish families to Spain, sug- solini as "the man sent by the nouncing the ne pa said that
past will be
gesting to the Holy See the Divine Providence," had point- France as in t
endorsement of such a project, ed out instead to the faithful able to sell prow cts in Israel
following the baptism of the the subversive essence of without any limitation. A num-
entire group. The absurd proj- Fascism, and had sternly ex- ber of additional farm products
ect was rejected first of all by horted Catholics to oppose its have been added to the list of
Israeli foods sold to France.
Spain.
doctrines and deeds, perhaps
"In June, 1942, Pope Pius history in some countries might
Bolivia Anti-Semitis
XII received a pressing ap- have taken • another turn.
peal, written in Latin by a
However, there are no doubts Reported by W.J.C.
group of Jews from Czerno- that, after Nazi-Fascism had
The Bolivian Jewi
vicz, invoking his protection precipitated the world in the
to avoid deportation to the abyss of war and mass destruc- nity was recentl th
East, and attracting his at- tion, the Church attempted to an anti-Semitic at
m the
tention on the miserable life relieve, courageously and gen- to a report recei
in the ghettoes and particu. erously, the sufferings of inno- World Jewish, Co ress South
larly on the plight of thou- cent victims, both the baptized American office in enos Aires.
sands - of orphans.
The Bolivian in dent, frus-
and the non-baptized.
trated before it c d receive
threatening proportions, was
launched by the Commercial Em-
ployees' Union in the town of
Oruro, south of the Bolivian capi-
tal of La Paz.
The Oruro Union drafted and
unanimously adopted a resolution
planned for submission to the
National Congress of Commercial
Unions of Bolivia. It demanded
that the government impose a
special two per cent tax on goods
imported by Jewish businessmen
This tax, the draft resolution
urged, should be use• for build-
The Israel Minister of Posts has an- ing houses for comm
nounced the forthcoming issue of a com- ers and for premise
memorative stamp honoring the 25th unions.
anniversary of the Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra, founded by the eminent violin. South Africa Ap
ist Bronislaw Hubermann in December,
Solomon Miller to
1936.
The new stamp was designed by M. and Supreme Court Bench
G. Shamir of Tel Aviv. It is a composition
JOHANNESBURG, (JTA) —
made up of four instruments. The IL.0.50 Solomon Miller, 45, a well-known
denomination stamp is multi-colored and member of the Jewish com-
was printed by photolithography.
munity at Bloemfontein, and a
The Ministry of Posts also announced leading member of the bar in
two other stamps honoring the achieve- that city, was appointed to mem-
ments of afforestation carried out in bership on the South African
Israel. The 11,0.25 denomination multi-color was designed by Zvy Supreme Court. He is scheduled
Narkiss. The IL.0.30 was designed by Paul Kor. Both stamps depict to take his place on the high
symbolic drawings of Israel forestry.
tribunal's bench next month.

Campaign for Legacies Started
by N.Y. United Jewish Appeal

NEW YORK, (JTA) — One and life insurance professions
hundred prominent members of have met to launch a concerted
the accounting, banking, legal effort to encourage long-term
support of the United Jewish
of Greater New York
Zionist Confederation Appeal
through charitable trust ar-
Urges Herut Inclusion rangements, insurance policies,
NEW YORK, JTA) — The bequests in will, and similar
executive of the World Con- means. JR
federation of General Zionists
eting be in a drive to
has authorized its presidium to
members of the four
take the necessary steps for th
nvol d and their
preparatioon of a worldwid
matio about meth-
conference of General Zionist
iiR support of the
to be convened in cooperation
te'd Jewish Appeal in estate
with all organizations an
angements.
groups favoring unification of
the general Zionist movement
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