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organization of Argentine Jews • "demonstrate its inefficiency" in
the policemen in civilian Dr. Tobias Kamenszain, presi- the situation. it might be neces-
clothing identified themselves. dent of the Buenos Aires Jewish sary to ask military forces to
In the exchange, a police in- Community; and Dr. Israel take measures "against the ene-
spector and a Jewish youth were Goldstein, president of the mies of the Fatherland."
wounded. Capt. Angelini was ac- Keren Hayesod.
The student groups simi-
cused by Jewish leaders here of
Long and thunderous ap- larly declared that "the guilt
"distorting" facts.
plause greeted Dr. Goldenberg for the consequences will fall
Another police action con- when he told the assemblage:
exclusively on the authorities
tributed to the turmoil and "Our forefathers who came to which do not prevent or re-
the tensity in the Jewish com- this country during the last 100 press the violence."
munity. The police freed a 21- years could not imagine that the
Tension continued among
year-old confessed member of time would come when Jewish Jews in Argentina, after a clash
the Tecuara movement, Jorge women are scared if their hus- between police and Jewish
Steffens Soler, who was beat- bands do not return home at the
youths guarding a suburban
en up and captured by uni- usual hour and children wonder
synagogue from possible attacks
versity students as he mingled why they must be escorted to by anti-Semitic hooligans. A
among them during a demon- school by their parents. But we
police inspector and one Jewish
stration condemning anti- believe that the government will
guide the country in the -right- youth were wounded in the ex-
Semitism.
change of fire.
Soler filed suit against some eous pathway, since we have
The police were watching the
of the medical students who had faith in the Argentine people, in
Jewish youths from a German-
beaten him, accused them of its workmen. its churchmen. who
made Volkswagen car which is
"theft" of a revolver they had came here to express their soli-
not usually used by police
taken from him, and rejected his darity with the Jews. We also authorities. The car provoked
confession. He said he had con- believe in our own Jewish suspicion on the part of the Jew-
fessed to the students only be- people who will stand on guard
ish guard and was therefore
cause they had beaten him. He against nazism."
Father Cuchetti also drew stopped by the Jewish youths.
also withdrew allegations he had
The
youths asked the occupants
made about the fact that young loud and prolonged applause — who later turned out to
be
Argentine men, some of them when he stated: "Now we join policemen in civilian clothes —
the sons of military and police with you in this black night to identify themselves. As the
officials, were members of the that hovers over Argentina, Jewish youths demanded that
which I know will pass. Be
Tecuara group.
the occupants show their identi-
Leading newspapers published blessed, you Jewish people. I fication
documents, the latter
editorials here sharply criticiz- toast your faith, your tradi- opened fire, wounding one of
ing the police department. tion, your families and your the Jews. The Jewish youths re-
Among the influential dailies at- children. And I toast the Jew- turned the fire, seriously wound-
tacking the police "laxity" were ish State of Israel which has ing a police inspector.
La Prenza and El Mundo. The proved to the world that it
Two Argentine young men
widely read El Mundo also re- could create such a glorious
were arrested, both admitting
ports a rumor which the news- land."
paper says has been "confirmed
Interior Minister A d r o g u e membership in ultra right-wing
only partially" that an investiga- spoke Tuesday evening over his organizations. both armed. One,
tion has been started regarding country's radio and television to found carrying a revolver, was
the activities of the police the whole country on the tense caught by medical students dur-
chief's son.
interracial situation that devel- ing a demonstration against anti-
A cable reecived by DAIA oped in Argentina culminating Semitism. This man, 21-year-old
from Cannes, France, from Dr. in attacks of violence against Jorge Steffens Soler, admitted he
was a member of the anti-
Nahum Goldmann, president of the Jewish community.
the World Jewish Congress, ex-
The Interior Minister in- Semitic Secuara movement. The
pressed support for the "pro- formed the DAIA of his inten- other, 17-year-old Juan Daniel
tests against the resumption of tion to hold the broadcasts, a Zverko, was captured after sev-
anti-Semitism in Argentina," "I few minutes before the DAIA eral youths had broken a win-
hope and trust," Dr. Goldmann president. Dr.. Goldenberg, rose . dow and tossed a Molotov cock-
wired. "that the Argentine gov- to address hundreds of delegates tail into a Jewish store. Zverko
ernment will take all measures from all Jewish organizations in was found carrying a package
to suppress the shameful re- Argentina to launch the 1962 containing another Molotov cock-
tail. He admitted membership
sumption of anti-Jewish agita- United Jewish Campaign.
tion. which is unworthy of the
While the central Argentin- in the extremist Guardia Res-
democratic traditions of the ian Jewish organization, DA- tauradora Nacionalista.
Argentine people."
IA, conducted a full business Swastika-Bedecked Bigots
One of the highest officials
stoppage on June 28 protest- Spread Hatred in Atlanta
of the Argentine Ministry of
ing the attack on Graciela
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
the Interior, Under Secretary
to The Jewish News)
Sirota, a second atrocity came
Marcelo Gowland Acosta, as-
to light. Heraldo d'Alessan-
ATLANTA — Three pickets
sured the Jewish community
dor, 18, whose Jewish in military-style uniforms, two
officially on behalf of the gov-
mother's maiden name was wearing swastika armbands, par-
ernment that anti-Semitic "ex•
Brodsky, reported that five aded in Atlanta Monday outside
cesses" like those that have
hoodlums knocked on his door the Municipal Auditorium, carry-
stirred the country in the last
one morning, attacked him, ing placards with anti-Jewish
week "shall not be repeated."
cut five swastikas on his fore- slogans.
Dr. Acosta was one of a large head and both cheeks, and es-
One of the three was Robert
number of Argentine govern- caped.
Bolling, who was among those
ment and religious dignitaries
Non-Jewish commercial groups indicted but never tried for the
who participated in a dinner and students expressed solidar- bombing of a Jewish Temple in
here, celebrating the hundredth ity with the Jewish community Atlanta in - 1959. The other two
anniversary of the Congregacion here which ordered all Jewish were Harry E. Blair of Arling-
Israelita de la Republica.
shops, factories and schools to ton, Va., and Lawrence Smith of
Lauding the early Jewish cola close last Thursday in protest Washington, both members of
nization in Argentina, launched against an outbreak of anti- the American Nazi Party.
by the late Baron de Hirsch, Dr. Jewish violence.
The National Association for
Acosta told the illustrious gath-
The Federation of Credit Co- the Advancement of Colored
ering: "On behalf of the Argen- operatives and the Chamber of People was holding its 53rd an-
tine government, . I state that the Wholesalers joined in the Jew-
nual convention in the hail. The
government practices no dis- ish stoppage. At the same time signs
carried by the pickets
crimination between religions student associations of three read: "Race Mix Jew Plot,"
and races and will make every schools of the university here "Communist Jews Stay Out of
effort to see to it that excesses came out with a strong demand
Atlanta" and "Why Must Ne-
like the present ones shall not to the Argentine government groes Be Led by Jews?" A police
be repeated, since ours is not a for "most energetic measures" patrol wagon stood by but no
country of persecutions."
to deal with the anti-Semitic out- arrests were made.
Other speakers at the event breaks. These were believed to
included Dr. Roberto Bravo, be a response from fascist ele-
director for non-Catholic relig- ments to Israel's execution of Peru and Israel OK
ions in the Ministry of Relig- Adolf Eichmann.
Broad Cultural Pact
ions; Dr. Roberto Lanus, under-
The Argentine Society of
LIMA. (JTA) — Peru and
secretary in the Ministry of Writers issued a statement com-
Israel signed an agreement for
Education; Father Carlos Cif- menting on • the government's
a wide-ranging cultural exchange
chetti. a leading Catholic priest; published communique energeti-
program. The program provides
Rev. Adam Sosa, prominent cally condemning the anti-Semi- for creation of chairs in the uni-
Protestant clergyman; Dr. Guil- tic acts. "It is necessary that versities of the two countries for
lermo Schlesinger, Chief Rabbi the action be as firm as the studies of the respective lan-
of the Congregation; Adolfo words," the writers said. They guages, literature, history and
Weil, president of the congrega- warned that the citizens of arts of the two countries and
tion: Dr. Isaac Goldenberg, pres- Argentine "must keep alert" be- for the exchange of scientists
ident of DAIA, principal central cause if the police continued to and educators.

Leaders' to Lecture for New York U.

President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi former Prime Minister and
heads the list of prominent Is- head of the Jewish Agency; Dr.
raeli officials and academicians Abba Eban, minister of educa-
who will serve as guest lectur- tion and former Israeli Ambas-
ers for New York University's sador to the United States and
Professional Workshop in the the United Nations; Dr. Elihu
Land of the Bible, Dr. Abraham Elath, president of Hebrew Uni-
I. Katsh, director of the NYU versity in Jerusalem; Dr. Israel
Institute of Hebrew Studies. an- Goldstein, Rabbi Emeritus of
nounced.
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun,
Sixteen professors from col- New York, Gideon Hausner, Is-
leges and universities through- raeli attorney general, and
out the United States will par- others.
ticipate in the workshop, which
According to Prof. Katsh, the
will be held in Israel from July workshop will include instruc-
3 through Aug. 10 under Prof. tion in Moden Hebrew. semi-
Katsh's supervision.
nars and lectures covering all
The United States Depart- aspects of life in Israel—social,
ment of State has released economic. cultural. and reli-
$25,000 in local currency in gious — and excursions to all
Israel to cover the costs of the parts of the country.
workshop and travel expenses
of the participants.
Females are the fighters in
Among the other guest lec- ant colonies. The males wait on
turers will be Moshe Sharett. the sidelines.

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