Concern Is Voiced on Austrian Anti-Semitism
Publish 'Ghetto Popes' by Prinz on April 25
"Popes From the Ghetto"' by Dr. VI (1045-46), the first of the
Joachim Prinz, president of the medieval Reform Popes, who, only
resentatives
at
a
two-day
session
VIENNA (JTA) — Two of Ails- exaggerated, particularly in for-
of the Bureau of the Socialist In- American Jewish Congress, will be 15 years after the conversion of.
tria's topmost political leaders as- eign countries.
ternational
reported Tuesday that published by Horizon Press April the Jewish Pierleoni, was seated
sured Dr. John Slawson, executive
The NDP leaders also protest- a number of Jews had been physi- 25. It is the story of the three on the papal throne. He had frank-
vice-chairman of the American ed at the press conference
cally assaulted during the recent Jewish Popes who ruled the Cath- ly and openly bought the Papacy,
Jewish Committee here, that their against charges by other politi-
election in Austria. They also con- olic Church during the Middle and was deposed two years later.
parties were committed to fighting cians that the NDP belonged to
Ages. It presents a controversial But his disciple and close relative,
neo-Nazism and anti-Semitism in the neo-Nazi sector of West Ger- firmed reports that election leaf- view of medieval Christendom .and Hildebrand, succeeded. to the
lets
distributed
by
right-wing
ele-
Austria. The two are Vice-Chancel-
man politics. A Jewish Tele-
the alienation of the Church from throne as Gregory VII in 1073-85.
lor Bruno Pitterman, head of the - graphic Agency correspondent ments contained considerable an- its Jewish roots.
This "Jewish" Pope became the
ti-Jewish
propaganda
material.
Socialist Party, and Dr. Alfred
attending the press meeting not-
The book culminates 30 years of most brilliant advocate of Papal
They stressed that certain lead-
Maleta, of the Peoples Party, who
ed that prominent former Nazis ers of the Peoples' Party, which research and writing by Dr. Prinz supremacy in the history of the
is president of Austria's National
held high positions in the NDP won an absolute majority in the who has long been interested in Holy See, and was later made a
Assembly.
and the leaders replied that this
ecumenical movements and who saint.
e
were not prepared any
Dr. Prinz's colorful delineation
In a conference with the two was true also of other political elections,
longer to resist neo-Fascism and last year was elected chairman of
men, Dr. Slawson told them there
parties. anti-Semitic tendencies among the the Conference of Presidents of of historical background traces the
is "a growing concern over anti-
Major American Jewish Organiza- story of Judeo-Christian relations
The NDP leaders admitted that party's supporters.
Semitic and neo-Nazi incidents in the party rejected Germans who
back to Christ's ministry among his
tions.
Dr. S. Levenberg, a British dele-
fellow Jews. He proceeds to the
Austria." He said that recent court had cooperated with other coun-
Bitterly
attacked
as
"that
Jew
decisions clearing avowed Nazis, tries during the war and consid- gate, stressed that the use of vio- on the throne of Peter," Pope An- early growth of Christianity (at
and the timid reaction of the Aus- ered them traitors. When asked ; lent anti-Jewish and neo-Nazi slo- aclet II (1130-38) was still a Jew first only in Jewish communities
trian Government in dealing with why they placed wreaths on the Bans during the election campaign to his contemporaries even though on the Mediterranean) and follows
created widespread apprehension
anti-Semitism in the recent elec-
its development from the Jew,
of Nazis who had been con both in the Jewish world and in the his family had converted to Ca- Peter (the first Bishop of Rome),
tions were casting "serious doubts graves
victed and executed for war
tholicism
three
generations
before.
on the Austrian people's desire for crimes, they replied that this ac- labor movement.
As Dr. Prinz points out this has through the conversion of Constan-
democracy, and- was seriously un- tion was not intended to identify
Plans were completed for the bi- been almost entirely forgotten tine (who banned Passover as a
dermining Austria's reputation."
NDP leaders with the war crimin- ennial congress of the Socialist In- in succeeding centuries. A student Christian holiday), on to the
Dr. Slawson met also with other als but only with those who had ternational in Stockholm in May. of Abelard and considered one of growth of monasticism developing
Austrian cabinet officials, and been executed by "error."
The Israeli delegation is expected the most enlightened pontiffs of from Jewish asceticism).
with members of the Education
Dr. Mende, replying to ques- to be led by Mrs. Golda Meir, for- the Middle Ages, Anaclet was a
More than 40,000 American busi-
Ministry. He discussed the intro-
mer foreign minister and now gen- member of the Pierleoni, the so-
duction into Austria of a program tions, said he did not consider the
eral secretary of the Mapai Party: called "Rothschilds of the Middle- nesses now have payroll savings
to promcite political and civic edu- gains of the neo-Nazi party a Bonn Foreign Minister Ages," an enormously powerful plans.
cation for democracy, similar to threat either to democracy in West
banking family who dominated
one the American Jewish Commit- Germany or to his party. He also Predicts Agreement
much of medieval Rome from
A DISTINGUISHED NAME
tee sponsors in Germany in coope- said he was opposed to any ban on Israel Economic Aid
their strongholds in the city's
FOR
ration with the Institute for Inter- on the NDP and .that he did not TEL AVIV (JTA)—Dr. Gerhard ancient Ghetto. He ascended the
national Education and the West agree that the party consisted en- Schroeder, the West German For- throne during the great medieval
PERSONALIZED SERVICE
German Government. Later, Dr. tirely of former Nazis since many eign Minister, said in Madrid that battle between the forces of reason
AND TRAVEL . . . CALL
Slawson met with the heads of tly_ of its members were too young h e hoped the second stage of Is-. and the militant advocates of un-
raeli-West German economic talks questioning faith.
Austrian Jewish community. then to have been Nazis.
Der Spiegel, meanwhile, report- would end rapidly and successful-
ended his visit here, leaving for
Now new research has uncovered
ed that it had engaged the Allens- ly. He made the statement in an
Athens.
TRAVEL SERVICE
bach Public Opinion Research In- interview with the Madrid corre- surprising new evidence that two
Than Says Israel Unhappy
other
Popes
were
also
relatives
JO 6-1490 or 549-6733
stitute to determine how many spondent for Yediot Achronot, an
With Light Terms for Nazis
of the Pierleoni. One is Gregory
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Foreign West Germans would vote for the I Israeli daily.
Minister Abba Eban expressed Is- NDP if a new parliamentary elec-
rael's dissatisfaction over the ac- tion was held now. The newspaper
quittals and light sentences con- reported that the Institute found !
sistently handed down to Nazi war that 2 per cent of West Germans
criminals in trials in Austrian and would vote for the NDP in such
West German courts. He indicated an election, exactly the proportion
that dissatisfaction in a statement which voted for it in the parlia-
in reply to a complaint on the is- mentary elections last September.
sue by a deputation of survivors of In the municipal elections in Ham-
Nazism and partisan groups in Is- burg_ last month the NDP received
rael. The delegation gave Eban 3.9 per cent of the votes.
a resolution of protest against the
In another development, West
West German and Austrian courts.
German_ officials announced the
arrest in Berlin of Rolf Voigt,
World Jewish Congress Hits
30, vice-chairman for Berlin of
New Displays of Bigotry
NEW YORK (JTA)—The Amer- the NDP, on charges of acting
as an agent of the Communist
ican section of the World Jewish
Congress protested to the Austrian State Security Service.
government over "recent manifes-
The officials said that he had
tations of neo-Nazi and anti-Semitic forged doctorate diplomas and
sympathies in Austrian public life, that since 1961, when he "fled" to
in the courts, in schools of higher the West from East Germany, he
education and during the election had maintained contacts with the
campaign." it was announced by East Berlin Security Service. On
Dr. Max Nussbaum. chairman of coming to West Berlin, he quickly
the American section.
made a career in the NDP.
The protest was contained in a Socialist. International Hears
resolution adopted by the organi- Report on Anti-Semitism
zation, the text of which was sent
LONDON (JTA) — Austrian rep-
to Austria's ambassador to Wash-
ington, Dr. Ernst Lemberger. In
acknowledging the communication. Mathematical Terms
Dr. Lemberger said that he had
Mathematical expressions like
immediately "conveyed the text of common denominator may be use-
the resolution to the competent ful in writing if they are short
Austrian authorities in Vienna."
cuts that avoid circumlocution and
German Justice Minister
carry the reader directly to the
Urges Action Against
intended meaning. Thus employed.
Hate Manifestations
they are as serviceable as any
BONN (JTA) — West German other rhetorical figure.
Justice Minister Richard Jager
Sometimes, however, the less
said that r i g h t-w i n g radical-
familiar mathematical terms like
ism in West Germany was not an
geometric progression or coeffi-
immediate danger, but that the
outbreaks of swastika smearings, cient merely make a learned sound
back
Jewish cemetery desecrations and and compel the reader to go
SUMNAMMAMMiy An electric water heater is for the
anti-Semitic slanders in rightist over the ground to try to find his
way out. When that happens, they
people who don't like to run out of
publications did call for action.
are no short cuts to meaning.
SATISFACTION :*- hot water. We're so sure you'll like
Party Denies Neo-Nazism;
For example: "There is an in-
Plans Action Against Press
GUARANTEED
one, we guarantee your satisfaction-
BONN (JTA) — Leaders of the verse ratio between the length of
BY
,---
-
,
for
a whole year! What do we mean
new National Democratic Party time a plane has been around in
atv
't DETROIT EDISON
--.
by
satisfaction? Simply this: If you
regular
service
and
the
conster-
(NDP), which is usually defined
4. n,/
AsaMMEMNICAMMa don't get all the hot water you want,
as "the Nazi Party without storm nation its mechanical difficulties
troopers," said at a press confer- cause." A reader would not be
when you want it, you get all your money back, including any you
ence Tuesday that they had start- likely to find that instantly clear.
may have spent on installation. And it doesn't matter where you
ed legal proceedings against four He would reread it nad finally
bought your electric water heater. The Edison guarantee still
say
to
himself
that
it
means,
"The
West German publications which
applies. No strings attached. Fair enough?
had described them as neo-Nazis. more time a plane has been in reg-
ular service the less consternation
They said the legal actions were its mechanical difficulties cause,
aimed at Der Spiegel, the Shtern and vice versa."
and two others.
There, of course, is the answer:
In a related development, Dr.
Eric Mende, West German vice- not only a clearer sentence, but
chancellor and chairman of the also a shorter one. Leave most
(3.88 Average-size families with electric water heaters pay
Free Democratic Party, asserted mathematical expressions to the
as little as $3.88 a month — a standard rate for hot
that the recent gains in Hamburg mathematicians; they understand
and Bavaria by the NDP had been them.
water. How much are you paying?
BEE KALT
We can keep you in hot water.
In fact, we guarantee it!
.
EDISON
)
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
14—Friday, April 8, 1966
From "The Careful Writer: A Mod-
ern Guide to English Usage," by Theo-
dore M. Bernstein, to be published by
Atheneum on July 19.