12—Friday, July 22, 1966 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS `Brown Was the Da nube' Describes Emergence of Nazi Austrian Terror With the procession of time and the constant presentation of facts regarding the holocaust, new facts emerge and personal experiences are recounted by the score in re- viewing the crimes of the 1930s and the early 1940s. As part of the revelations, de- tails are beginning to be related about the situation in Austria where the worst of Hitlerism was in evi- dence. One such work is a personal document, a memoir of Hitler's Vienna entitled "Brown Was the Danube," by Helen Hilsenrad, pub- lished by Thomas Yoseloff. While it is a record of a single family's experiences, told in the first person by the author, con- taining a complete- record of escape, and of the tragic con- sequences that affected the mass of Jews at that time„ there is sufficient data here to indicate the extent of the crimes. Mrs. Hilsenrad commences her story in Poland where her family lived before moving to Vienna. Therefore the record is one not only of the anti-Semitic acts in Aus- tria but also those of Poland. There were the outrages during World War I by General Haller and his anti-Semitic hordes. Then commenced life in Austria. The emergences of Nazism, the display of the swastikas, the ac- claim for Hitler, the abuse of Jews, the insecurity of those who were made the scapegoats of the new Nazi rule — these are part of a tragic story from which Helena Hilsen's family—that's how she is referred to in her book—managed Philadelphia Civic Groups Shun Clubs With Bias PHILADELPHIA — Many lead- ing civic organizations in Phila- delphia are opposed to holding meetings at discriminatory clubs, Robert K. Greenfield, president of the Philadelphia Chapter - of the American Jewish Committee, re- ported, basing his statement on recent correspondence with a num- ber of such groups. The board of directors of the committee chapter recently adopt- ed a resolution urging community organizations "which seek and re- ceive support from the total com- munity" not to hold meetings at clubs that have racial and religious exclusionary membership prac- tices. Copies of the resolution were sent to a number of the major groups in Philadelphia. MIZRACHI TOURS TO R,FIELw ROSH HASHANAH TOURS #1 Sept. 11-Oct. 9 $ 995 00 All inclusive #2 Sept. 11- Oct. 16 (with Paris) 100's of tour $1e3500 flights Only 61 . For Information and Brochure Call 1095°° MIZRACHI OFFICE 17596 Wyoming, Detroit 48221 DI 1-0708 in the main to escape alive, except for a few casualties. But there were too many who said Hitler's role would end, there would be a change, they had hopes—and their hopes ended in calamity. The author's husband's associa- tion with Universal Pictures for whom he worked in Vienna helped the Hilsen's get the relief they needed—the financial aid to start with, then food parcels and finally a visa to come to America! There is too little about Dol- fuss and Schuschnigg to make this volume historically signif- icant. It mentioned them—Dol- fuss' assassination and Schusch- nigg's yielding to Hitler's demands. But these portions are vague. There is too little indica- tion about the fascistic attitude of the Austrian leaders even when they opposed the Nazi parties. But the treatment of Jews and the manner in which Austrians acted brutally and altogether in the Nazi spirit is valuable as an indication of personal experiences of travail under Nazism. From this point of view, "Brown Was the Danube" is valuable. At the same time it has special interest as a description of the life of a family, its controversies, struggles, suc- cesses and the final failure due to the Nazi terror. The Jews of Vienna were, of • course, helpless, but at the out- set the youth did organize de- fense corps, to protect ceme- teries, to resist. The Youth Bund of the Jewish War Veterans acted temporarily. But it was a hopeless task against the mass of the entire Austrian people that turned Nazi: The author describes Schusch- nigg as having been "a man of more liberal thinking." She relates the following in relation to tours he made when he assumed office after Dolfuss' assassination: "The arrival of Schuschnigg was always heralded by a lavish recep- tion. In one of these cities, Schu- schnigg asked the mayor: 'How many Social Democrats are in your city?' Twenty per cent,' the mayor replied. 'And how many Christian Socialists?' Fifty per cent.' And how many Nazis?' Oh!' responded the mayor, 'we are all Nazis!' " This tells the story of Austria. That's the tragedy that is empha- sized in Helen Hilsenrad's book. He Lilies to Chew Flower Seeds By DAVID SCHWARTZ (Copyright, 1966, JTA, Inc.) man, "there was another settle- ment." The other day, Dr. Ralph Bunche "What happened to them?" of the United Nations, speaking asked the Jews. over the radio told an interesting story about Moshe Dayan. "They are all in their graves," said the old Arab. At a conference of the UN with representatives of the Arabs and Some of the pioneers thought the Israelis participating, Dayan, they should turn elsewhere, but it while arguing a point was holding was pointed out that at the time a pencil in his hand which sudden- all Palestine was "a swamp and a ly flew off and hit the Arab colo- wilderness." nel sitting opposite him. The Arab, So they remained and raised remarking that he had never been corn and barley and oranges and hit by an enemy before, indignant- sunflowers. ly rose and left the hall. Dayan And Moshe Dayan doesn't drink followed after him apologizing but or smoke but he has one vice—ht the Arab was adamant and re- likes to chew flower seeds. turned to his quarters. Dayon fol- lowed him there and finally per- Technion Allocation suaded him to return to the con- ference chambers. The Conference on Jewish Ma- terial Claims Against Germany A few days later Dayan received last year allocated a total of 178,- a gift from the Arab colonel. Day- 000 pounds ($60,000) to the Tech- an unwrapped it and found that in nion-Israel Institute of Tech- it was another package. He un- nology. wrapped the smaller package and found in it—a lead pencil. I don't know what the moral of the story is. Maybe you can say Moshe Dayan's father, Samuel, both Moshe Dayan and the Arab who wrote the early history of colonel had made their point—at Nahalal, where his son was born, least the pencil point. tells of the apprehension of the REPAIR AND Dayan is one of the most ar- pioneers. They saw an old Arab in INSTALLATION resting figures of our time—and the vicinity of their new site. also one of the most arrested. "Grandfather," they said, "there QUALITY WORK AT As a matter of fact, at the out- was a settlement here before, REASONABLE PRICES break of the Second World War, wasn't there?" he was in prison, serving a five- "Yes," he replied. "There were year sentence for his activities some Germans, but some of them in organizing the Haganah, but died and the others ran away." "Get Our Price Lost" the British freed him in order "And after that," said the old that he might do some secret espionage w o r k f o r them. Dressed as an Arab, speaking a fluent Arabic, Dayan consorted among the Nazis in Syria and was able to expose much of the Nazi machinations. Everything about Moshe Dayan has some kind of picturesqueness. He was the second Moshe to make Southfield Rd. at 9 1/2 Mile Rd. Sinai thunder ! Then there is the patch over the eye. He lost one eye when a bullet struck it while he was looking Cordially Invites the through a telescope. He broke a leg in a parachute jump. Jewish Community I think fascination is lent to him by the fact that "one of our boys" to should emerge a great military leader. Militarism is not our line. We have produced an Isaiah and Tour Our New Sanctuary Einstein but no Napoleon or Alex- ander the Great. Now Being Completed for Once, the story goes, a Jew was praying with great fervor, scream- The High Holy Days ing his prayers to God. Another Jew stood nearby and Sunday Mornings at 10, 11 and Noon watched. "Yankel," he finally said, "mit gevald vest du nit oisfiren.". LAWN SPRINKLERS 527-5044 CONGREGATION BIN DAVID (With violence you will accom- Anti-Nazi Parley in Israel plish nothing.) We Jews don't believe much in Demands End to Bonn Tie the conquests of violence. To be TEL AVIV (JTA)—An appeal by a speaker for Israel contacts with "democratic, pacifist and pro- gressive elements" in West Ger- many touched off an uproar Sun- day night at a convention of anti- Nati organizations here. The proposal was made by Prof. Muszkat, chairman of the Israel Ex-Servicemen's League, who told the convention also that "to strug- gle against the whole Germany and all Germans is tantamount to racial- ism." The convention closed with adop- tion of a declaration by all the participating groups called for the removal of Dr. Rolf Pauls, West Germany's first ambassador to Is- rael, and West German Embassy counsellor Alexander Toeroeck, and for an end to all relations whatever with West Germany. The other anti-Nazi groups were the Partisans and Ghetto Fighters, the Disabled Veterans of the War Against the Nazis, and the Anti- Nazi Fighters. resist them, instead of diminishing violence, you are helping to in- crease it. The Israelites did not wish to annex the Suez. They merely wanted to put an end to the Egyp- tians' blocking the waters of the Gulf of Akaba, threatening the economic existence of Israel. Dayan is no stereotyped mili- tary leader. In the midst of the Sinai campaign, he paused to do a little digging in the ground, Un- covering an ancient tomb. His hobby is archeology. He let the captured Egyptian prisoners im- mediately return home, after he had their guns. One reason why Dayan is a good soldier is that he has been one since boyhood. At the age of 12, he was already doing sentry work and his parents before him had to protect themselves from maraud- ing Arabs and had to fight even worse things — mosquitoes which brought a heavy mortality toll through malaria. sure Israel has had to take to arms, but that is out of sheer self- preservation, with the Arabs roundabout repeatedly threaten- ing to wipe them off the map. 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