Himmler's Role iniewish Rescue Efforts, His Fear
®f Hitler, Told in Manvell-Fraenkle Biography

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Roger Manvell and Heinrich ceive help from the Swedish Red that field being required for the
Fraenkel, whose biographies of Cross . . . He had also implored armaments industry and for the
Goebbels and Goering and a third Himmler to release the Jewish production of the highest grade of
book related to the Nazi terror, prisoners to the Swiss .. . Himm- Knight's Cross . . . The last time
"The Men Who Tried to Kill ler had begun to transfer some Eichmann saw Himmler was dur-
Hitler," were among the widely groups of Jews to Switzerland ing the spring of 1945, when
acclaimed works relating to the when further evacuations were Himmler told him that in the case
Hitler era, have produced another stopped by Hitler's orders on Feb. of future negotiations with Eisen-
important volume — "Himmler - 6. Before this, Himmler had even hover he wanted some 200 or 300
- published by G. P. Putnam's been negotiating with the Swiss prominent Jews 'for hostage pur-
Sons (200 Madison, NY16). As in for placing the concetration camps poses.' "
their previous works, the story of under International Red Cross in-
one of the most cruel of the Nazi spection; Red Cross officials had
leaders, Heinrich Himmler, who visited Oranienburg on Feb. 2. But Israeli's Arad Quarries
nevertheless later recognized the Hitler's anger was always too Makes New Offering
need to negotiate with Jews, is of much for Himmler; he collapsed
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Arad
great value in keeping - the record like a spent balloon . . . "
Quarries and Roads, Ltd., is mak
straight regarding the tragic era
Thus, while Himmler's con- Mg an offering of 375,000 ordinal.)
of the mass murders.
cession to permit the transfer of
This volume deals at consider-
several trainloads of Jews to shares and 1 1 , 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 Israeli
able length with the activities of
Switzerland might have resulted pounds (S3,750,000) 7 per cent
Himmler's masseur, Dr. Felix Ker-
in a larger rescue effort, the registered dollar-linked debentures,
sten, the noted Swedish negotiator
Nazi chief, who was placed in according to a registration state-
in efforts to rescue Jews. It was
Promise YOU the Finest Deal,
charge of the military campaign ment filed with the Securities
through Kersten that Himmler,
in the east, was under fearful and Exchange Commission here,
the Finest Service in the Area .1 ! I
who was under Kersten's influence,
influence of the Fuehrer. But which became effective Aug. 25.
met with Norbert Masur, director
he did make concessions to Ker-
EARL ORR'S
Arad, which was founded in 1963
of the Swedish section of the
sten by reducing the terror in
by Rassco Rural and Suburban Set-
World Jewish Congress, on April
Scandinavian countries.
tlement Co., Ltd., of Israel, is one
21, 1945, to negotiate the rescue
Oakland County's Largest Dodge Dealer
Adolf
Eichmann's role is re- of the country's leading companies
of some Jews, at Harzwalde. Masur
traveled "incognito in the care of viewed and Yoel Brand's interces- in the fields of road construction,
Kersten" on a plane full of Red sion in the rescue effort is re- earth moving, production of con-
ferred to. Brand evidence is struction materials, prefabricated
Cross parcels.
Sales Manager
quoted of his meeting with Eich- cement elements, and quarry
Kersten urged Himmler to he mann and others and of the price products. It operates through five
23000 WOODWARD AVE., FERNDALE
friendly and magnanimous, to that was set for the freeing of subsidiary or affiliated operating
2 Wks. No.
LI 1-3032
show the world that a new hu- Jews. "At one of these meetings,"
of 9 Mile
companies in these areas.
mane policy would replace cruel- Brand said, "I was told that Himm-
ties and repressions.
ler was very much in favor of
Only after much urging a prom- Eichmann's proposal. Himmler, I
ise was secured to implement an was told, was in fact a good man
earlier agreement to evacuate to and did not want the extermina-
Sweden a thousand Jewish women tion of the Jews to continue."
under cover of their being of
One wonders how kind he would
Polish origin. But Masur had have been if he had not already
urged that all Jews left in Germany know that Germany had lost the
should be released at once and war !
that there should be an end to
As is known, nothing came of
the evacuations.
the negotiations with Eichmann,
Manvell and Fraenkel give an Himmler was to have met with
interesting account of the Masur- the World Jewish Congress rep-
Himmler meeting. Himmler had resentative Hilel Storch, who knew
assured Kersten that all he wanted of Hitler's order that all camp in-
was some agreement with the Jews. mates were to be murdered rather
But when the slight concession was than be released to the allies. But
made "Himmler was still openly Storch could not fulfill the mission
afraid that Hitler might. discover and was replaced by Masur.
What he was doing."
One of the horror instructions as
The meaning of the historic meet- revealed in this biography was:
ing, described by the authors of "Hitler issued two orders: that
"Himrnier," is related:
any German who helped a Jew, or
"This was the first time since a British or an American prisoner
he had come to power that Him- to escape would be executed in-
mler had met a Jew on equal stantly." And Himmler received
terms. He greeted Masur formal- orders he was never to forget from
ly and said how glad he was Hitler himself that "no camp in-
that he had came. They sat mate in the southern half of Ger-
down, and immediately Himmler many must fall into enemy hands
began to make a long, defensive alive."
According to his biographers,
statement about the attitude of
1, 2, 3 and 4 Bedroom Home Units
"Himmler never understood the
the regime to the Jews as aliens
\
from $22,500 to $47,500
nature of the abhorrence in
in Germany, and how the emi-
which
his
name
was
held,
nor
gration policy he had devised,
CONDOMINIUM. — Ari exciting new concept in home ownership!.
realized the extent of it." It was
which, he said, 'could have been
Kersten who "worked Himmler
very advantageous to the Jews,'
Private enclosed gardens
et.... this subdivision in the Sky, arranged in a unique
into a pliant mood" and some
had been sabatoged by the other
Spacious private balconies
concept combining low and high - rise buildings in a
of Hitler's orders were inter-
nations who could not receive
individual roof gardens
suburban - like setting of beauty and con.yenience.,,
manded in Dutch cities. On
them.
Attached garages
March 19, 1945, Himmler sent a
.. will afford home ownership—but with apartment
Bathroom vanities and
"Masur was an experienced
written order to Kramer, the
ceramic tile
advantages.",
negotiator and he had come to
Belsen commander, "saying that
Hot Point garbage disposals
achieve a particular object. He
.. exploits innovation's in arrangements and clean
`not another Jew' was to be
Hot Point 15-foot
remained very calm and inter-
refrigerator freezer
killed and the death rate at the
contemporary atmosphere within Old World court-
posed a few occasional remarks
Modern Maid double oven
yard planning.
camp, which by now hod some
to refute the more extreme of
--reprinted from THE DETROIT NEWS
electric range
600,000 prisoners, must be re-
Himmler's arguments. Only when
Hot Point dishwasher
duced
at
all
costs.
The
state
of
.
.
fast
becoming
-a - pleasant. residential oasis • . .
ti Himmler said that the concen-
Air conditioning
Belsen was so appalling that
landscaped
to
create
a
'suburban
feeling.' 1.",
tration camps were really train-
All one and two-bedroom
even Hoess when he visited the
ing centers where if the work
units carpeted
reprinted from THE DETROIT FREE PRESS
camp was shocked at the sight
was hard the treatment had al-
Hardwood flooring in all
of so many thousands of dead."
three and four-bedroom units
ways been just, did Masur lose
et.... we found a magnificent array of gracefully de-
Manvell and Fraenkel describe
Individual basements
some measure of his patience
signed, generously dimensioned apartments. It appears
how
British
army
officers,
when
Double glazed insulated glass
and refer to the crimes that had
Regency Square hasn't forgotten a thing . . . they've
they
identified
Himmler,
failed
to
Extra
insulation
been committed in them.
incorporated every ultra-modern facility, convenience
prevent his suicide.
Swimming pool and cabana
and consideration into a plan for elegant living.",
" concede that these things
Extensive
landscaped
The biographers appended to
have happened occasionally,' their biography the Eichmann ac-
plaza areas
— reprinted' from THE DOWNTOWN MONITOR
Himmler agreed mildly, 'but I count of Himmler as he gave it at
have always punished those re- the Jerusalem trial. Eichmann
NORTH
sponsible.' "
FORD FW
showed surprise "at documentary
The Manvell-Fraenkel biography evidence of Himmler having de-
describes the role of Count Ber- voted much time during the diffi-
nadotte in the n e g o t i a n s with fult years of 1943-4 to such petty
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or Appointment
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sten who had managed in the from extermination on account of
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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, September 3, 1965-9