Australian Jews Observe Auschwitz Uprising
of 20 Years Ago; Criticism Leveled at Bonn
for Failure to Extend Statute of Limitations

MELBOURNE (JTA)—An audi-.
ence of more than 1,000 persons, •
most of them survivors of Nazi
concentration camps, heard Wed-
nesday a denunciation of the West
German government for its inac-
tion on extension of the statute
of limitations for the prosecution
of Nazi war criminals.
The attack was made by Sen.
Sam Cohen at a memorial cere-
mony at the martyrs monument=
in the Carleton Cemetery here
marking the 20th anniversary of an
uprising at the Auschwitz death
camp.

' "All men of good will and
humanity must recoil" from the
West German stand, the senator
said. "The German government
must be told in the clearest
terms that its law should be
amended ot make it possible to
bring all war criminals to trial
not in a spirit of revenge but
so that justice can be done and
young people reminded of the
Nazi infamy."

witz was "one of many acts of
defiance by Jews not prepared to
go to their certain deaths in ex-!
termination camps without a dem-
onstration of a will to resist, the
inhuman Nazi machine." He said
that "We the living owe them not
only our tearful respect on this
solemn memorial occasion but also
a pledge that we will continue to
fight all manifestations of the evil
which they died fighting."
Another speaker was I. Leibler
of the Australian Jewish Board of
Deputies. which sponsored the
ceremony in conjunction with the
Assocation Of Jewish Victims of
Nazi Persecution. Two of the sur,
vivors described life in the camp.
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German Official Sees No Need
to Act on Prosecution Time Limit

DUSSELDORF ..1TA) — Erwin
Schuele, head of the Nazi Crimes
Investigation Center at Ludwigs-
burg. asserted it would not be
necessary to extend the statute of
limitations for the prosecution of
He said the uprising in Ausch- Nazi war criminals. -
He argtied that legal action was
being taken against all known
criminals. and would be ttaken un-
til May 1965. whlen the present
statute will expire. He said that,
in cases where full names and dates
• and addresses were not known. the
The American Jewish Congress authorities still could prepare and
said it would resume picketing. at deliver indictments against such
the New York World's Fair next persons. both before and after the
yeear should the "offensive mural" 1965 expiration date.
The demand for extension of
at the Jordanian Pavilion again be
the limitations law has been
displayed.
widespread and, reportedly, an
Dr. Joachim Prinz, president of
is being planned by
the Congress. declared in a letter
the West German government.
to World's Fair President Robert
The Ludwigsburg Center coordi-
Moses that the right to demon-
nates the gathering of informa-
strate at the fair . had been up- tion against Nazi criminals for

AJ(: Will Picket
Again if Jordan
Restores Mural

Tel Aviv U. to Establish New Institute

NEW YORK (JTA)—Plans to Dr. Saul Kaplun, who was a mem-
establish the Saul Kaplun Insti- ber of the faculty of the California
tute of Applied Mathematics and Institute of Technology.
Dr. Kaplun's work in the field
Space Physics at Tel Avt'v Univer-
of fluid mechanics attracted inter-
sity, at an initial cost of $258,000 national attention. He developed
German statute of limitaions on were announced here by Morris J. new methods of experimentation
Kaplun. New York phialanthropist, and research which played a
prosecuting major war criminals,
until now presumed to expire May announcement was made at a re- major role in the recent develop-
8. will really expire only in 1976. ception held in his honer by the ment of applied mathematics.
it was said here by Dr. Aryeh Kub- American Friends of Tel Aviv i
University. Dr. George S. Wise.
ovy, direction of Yad Vashem,
Israeli center for documentation president of the University, pre-
sided at the event.
on the Nazi holocaust.
Like
Kaplun, who has long been ac-
Dr. Kubovy based his statement
on an interpretation of the West tive on behalf of many philanthro-
Ricceatily Cocktail's got it!
German law. The presumed ex- pic causes both in Israel and the
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is
establishing
the
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piration of the statute has been
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years since the official end of the his late son, the eminent scientist.
World War II.
HoweVer. Dr. Kuhovy said, the
West German government could
not conduct its own trials until it
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Meanwhile, the West

German
ish Congress leaders charged with government was disclosed to have
disorderly conduct for picketing sent urgent appeals to a large
the Jordanian exhibit.
number of European and other
"Despite this decision in our governments, as well as to institu-
favor," Dr. Prinz said, the Con- tions and individuals, to provide
gress did not renew its picketing. material which could be useful in
"We had hoped that our point indictments of additional Nazi war
having been made and our argu- . criminals.
Available information indicates
ments upheld in the courts." he
continued, "the- World's Fair that about 1,000 more trials of
would be disposed on its own mo- former Nazis will be held, based on
indictments against nearly 6,000
tion to alter its stand."
The American Jewish Congress defendants, 2,000 of whom are still
leader said that "to our knowledge being invesigated. Experts believe
nothing has been changed" except that it could take six to eight years
for "the judicial recognition of our to complete all pending cases.
The federal cabinet still has not
legal rights to make effective pro-
reached a decision on extending
test.
the statute of limitations on prose-
"We have no desire to use the cution of war criminals beyond
last few days of the fair to resume next May 8. Chancellor Ludwig
our protest." Dr. Prinz declared. , Erhard is on record in favor of
"We would not like to see the' extension.
Fair end its first season on this
Interior Minister Hermann
note.
Hoercherl wants to extend the
"We wish to state that if a
statute to 1970, but Minister of
comparable libel is repeated next
Justice Ewald Bucher and many
year we intend to exercise our
West German politicans oppose
right of reply by picketing and
extension.
other effective means on a vigor-
According ot the West German
ous and sustained basis."
federal law, an extension can be
approved only by a two-thirds vote
of the parliament. Considerable dis-
U.S.-Israel Ferry Eyed
cussion has taken place about the
HAIFA (JTA) — The Somerfin proposal and, according ot recent
firm of Geneva has invited several polls, West German public opinion
European shipyards to bid on a is 70 per cent against extending
20,000-ton trans-Atlantic ferry the statute.
boat to operate between Israel and Israel Expert Says Deadline
the United States, it was reported Really Extends to 1976
here. The boat is t6 have a capa-
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The West
city of 1,000 passengers and 250
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cars. Its estimated cost is between
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$10,000,000 and $12,000,000.

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YESHIVATH BETH YEHUDAH is one of the few high schools in the city of Detroit 'vhose recipients have consistently
received the coveted Phi Beta Kappa Award through the years, since the initiation of this program 'for high schools.
At the Semicentennial Dinner Celebration, taking place this Sunday evening at COBO HALL, Dr. Clarence B. Hilberry,
president of Wayne ,State University, will receive a special citation from YESHIVATH BETH YEHUDAH on the occasion of
his retirement. The presentation will be made by Rabbi Joel J. Sperka, an alumnus of Yeshivah and a member of the faculty
today, who himself was singled out a few years ago when he was the first student in the history of Wayne State to receive the
President's Key for outstanding scholarship and character.
Graduates of the Yeshivah Beth Yehudah have entered the professions. tile worlds of science and industry and almost
every field of scholarly endeavor. Everywhere they have set foot. they have made their marks as outstanding citizens of the
community. Furthermore, (continued on page 201