Reaction Lukewarm on Statute Verdict He emphasized that he favors with understanding for the prob- a statement by its executive sec- and West Germany, declaring, "I lems of the Jews, who is free retary, Benjamin Tabachnik, also am for reconciliation with Ger- not only reconciliation between the statute of limitations for the from the taint of Nazism." He expressed its "great disappoint- many because one cannot undo the the State, of Israel and the Ger- prosecution of Nazi war criminals made that statement after a con- ment" over the short, new cut-off past." His statement on the new developments in Bonn-Jerusalem man government but also rap- by 41/2 years came here this week ference with Dr. Erhard in which date voted by the Bundestag. "As long as the generation of relations appeared in an inter- prochement between the Israeli from Jewish leaders and from the German leader assured Dr. the murderers of the 6,000,000 view in Der Spiegel, the mass people and the German people. Prinz that the issue of the prose- organized German trade unions. victims of Nazism is still alive," circulation, illustrated German Dr. Nahum Goldmann, president cution of major Nazi War crim- the statement adopted by the weekly. of the World Jewish Congress, ac- inals will be reconsidered and JLC's presidium pledged, "Jew- "I believe," he continued, "that, cepted the Parliment's action extended during the next 41/2 ish workers and the Jewish peo- today, there is a Germany dif- "basically," but voiced a reserva- years. APPLICATIONS FOR The American rabbi said that ple as a whole will not give up ferent from the one of the past. tion. Now, he said, "one must wait or and see" what further material not only did the chancellor assure the search for the murders and I do not believe the Nazis could on Nazi crimes will be found and him that the isue would be recon- the effort to bring to justice the return in Germany t o d a y. Of ARE NOW BEING TAKEN sidered but had "also told me Nazis guilty of the mass mur- course, I could never forget what used by German prosecutors. On New or Existing Homes ders." happened, because it happened to Dr. Hendrick van Dam, general that a new criminal code, being QUICK SERVICE Dr. Max Nussbaum, chairman secretary of the Central Council prepared, may eliminate all stat- of the American Zionist Council, my own family — since all Jews Phone Us Today are one big family. Neither I, nor utes of limitation for murder." of Jews in Germany, hailed the said in a statement that the Bun- anybody else, can forget what hap- FRANKLIN In their conference, Rabbi destag decision is a "great disap- "great majority" by which the MORTGAGE CORP. Bundestag passed the prolonga- Prinz, currently visiting West Ger- pointment. "It is enough of a pened to 6,000,000 Jews. But that Approved FHA Mortgagee __ tion of the statute beyond the old many, said Chancellor Erhard gesture so as not to condemn it, is past, and others are living to- 915 First National Bldg., Det. 26 stated that diplomatic relations but not enough of statesmanship day and they are not Nazis but cut-off date of May 8, 1965. WO 3-48 9 0 people like ourselves." Robert Kempner, the former with Israel, just decided upon by to rejoice over it," he said. American prosecutor at the War both Bonn and Jerusalem, would "What the world expected from Crimes Tribunal conducted by be "more than a formality." Bonn was not a move of expedi- the Allied powers after the war, (Dr. Prinz is currently visiting ence but an act of atonement. It called the step "a practical solu- Germany at the invitation of West is in the area of morality that tion." But the West German Con- Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt and as Bonn failed us again." * * * federation of Labor labeled the a guest of the Senate of West Parliament action an "unsatis- Berlin. He has met with German No one undersells B-G Asks Reconciliation factory compromise." student and faculty groups, editors Rabbi Joachim Prinz, president and religious leaders and spoken With Germany, Insists of the American Jewish Congress, on German radio and television.) now visiting West Germany, called In New York, Marcus Ginsburg, Its People Are Changed the vote "a tragedy for Germany" of Houston, chairman of the corn- HAMBURG (JTA) — David Ben- A Phone Call Will SAVE You Money! and told an audience of Berlin mission of international affairs of Gurion, Israel's former prime Jews that public opinion would be the Jewish COngress, termed the minister, Monday greeted the SHORE CHEVROLET CO. sharply critical of the decision. He extension "a scandalous affront to forthcoming establishment of dip- Res. U 8-4119 12240 Jos. Comm TW 1.0600 said the proposed extension was the millions of men, women and lomatic relations between Israel "not sufficient." children destroyed by the Hitler The image of the new Germany regime." throughout the world is delicate Meanwhile, Chancellor Ludwig and no storm but only a slight Erhard appointed Max Weber, a 9C breeze is "needed to destroy it," member of his Christian Demo- he told a meeting of the Jewish cratic Party, to the post of min- community of Berlin. ister of justice, vacated by Dr. In an interview with the Jewish Ewald Bucher. The latter, who Telegraphic A g e n c y, Dr. Prinz had insisted that no extension said that the problem of the pro- whatever be voted, resigned im- longation of the statute had two mediately after the Bundestag sides — one juridical and the vote. He led his party, the Free other psychological. He said Ger- Democrats, in voting against even many had to consider realities — the mild move finally approved namely the thousands and per- by Parliament. haps millions of persons still alive Jewish Groups Disappointed throughout the world who suffered With Bundestag Decision directly or indirectly at the hands NEW YORK (JTA) — Jewish of the Nazi murderers. Germany, organizations expressed disappoint- he said, was a trauma for the ment over the action by the Bun- Jewish people and also for man- destag, lower house of West Ger- kind, and therefore the sensibility many's Parliment, in extending of these people must be taken into the statute of limitations for the account. This, he said, also ex- prosecution of war criminals by plained strong world reaction to only 4 1/2 years. this problem. Dr. John Slawson, executive While the decision taken by vice-president of the American the Bundestag may be the right Jewish Committee, welcomed on one from the juridical point of behalf of the AJ Committee, the view, Dr. Prinz said that psycho- extension of the deadline from logically it was a wrong one, May 8, 1965, to Dec. 31, 1969, but and the psychological factor was the organization's "regret most important in judging Ger- added and disappointment" that a mini- many abroad. mum 10-year extension had not He noted that after stormy been approved. weeks of discussions on establish- The decision taken by the Bun- ing diplomatic relations between destag, said Dr. Slawson, "clearly Israel and West Germany the recognizes West Germany's con- world was served with the sooth- tinuing responsibilities to remove ing statement that such relations the vestiges of the Hitler period. 7 PIECE SEDER DISH, with vividly colored hand decorated scenes of the 10 would be established" as well as At the same time we note with plagues, with the order of the Passover Seder service in Hebrew and English. with the expectation that the ex- regret and disappointment that a tension of the statute of limitations minimum 10-year extension was LARGE DISH: 16 1/2" diameter. INDIVIDUAL DISHES: 4" diameter. would be for 10 years. The actual not approved. As recently stated decision to prolong the statute for by our board of governors, the only 4I/2 years, he said, will doubt- American Jewish Committee hopes lessly be heard with feelings of that West Germany will continue deepest disappointment. The par- be vigilant against all intima- BOOK and MUSIC STORE ties, he said, will be suspected of to tions of Nazi, anti-Semitic and having taken the decision only in authoritarian ideologies. We W. 7 MILE RD. at SCHAEFER 13535 repeat order to acquire popularity in an that hope today." DI 1-0569 or DI 1-3268 electoral year. The Jewish Labor Committee, in In such an important problem, OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND ALL DAY SUNDAY UNTIL 9 P.M. he declared, party considerations THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS became less important than the Friday, April 2, 1965-13 impression that Germany gives the world from the moral viewpoint. "Germany is still in the show Linda EISENBERG-APTEKAR, Pianist window and, for many people, still SUNDAY 8:00 P.M. Don Frohman's "Sabbath Morning in the dock," he declared, adding 1965 Festival Cong. Ahavas Achim and Festival Service' that "the wound has not quite 19190 Schaefer closed and it is easy to open it (World Premiere) of again." Cantors Simon Bermanis, Jacob Sonenklar, Tickets at The Synagogue, Rabbi Prinz, expressed "full Marwil Book Store (Northland, confidence" in West German Louis Klein. Jewish Music Chancellor Ludwig Erhard, in Grinne I l's downtown. Sisterhood Singers & Bel Canto Choral Society. Dusseldorf, Wednesday. He said that the chancellor is "a man BONN (JTA) — Mixed reactions to the Bundestag's vote to extend MORTGAGES VA FHA HARRY ABRAM, r************************************ . 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