THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friedlaender Exposes Anti-Semitic Aims, Nazi Propaganda in 'Prelude to Downfall' Saul Friedlaender, who has al- as Bernard Baruch, were fully ready gained worldwide attention alive to the fact that it would with his revelations in "Pius XII be dangerous for them if the and the Third Reich," adds United States entered the war. immeasurably to the literature Nonetheless, no organized move- about the Hitler era with "Prelude ment yet existed in the United to Downfall: Hitler and the United States owing to the lack of lead- States, 1939-1941," published by ers and also to the lack of media Knopf. —all of which were controlled by the Jews themselves." Containing a well-documented account of the Nazi fuehrer's ef- This is how the idea was ob- forts to win the war before the tained and later spread—as it entrance into it of the United always is being spread—that Jews States, indicating the manner in control the media. which Hitler gambled, Fried- Further revealing some of the laender introduces every aspect of tactics of the Nazis in this coun- Nazi trickery resorted to during try and the propaganda aims is the world war: , this additional revelation: "Ever since the beginning of Germany's declaration of war 1941, German propaganda in on the U.S. is explained as fol- the United States had been try- lows. ing increasingly to exploit anti- "Convinced that Roosevelt was Semitism. However, even Ber- merely awaiting the opportunity lin seems to have understood to intervene in the European that it could not call all the war, the Germans thought that enemies of the Reich Jews even if they refrained from without weakening the effec- declaring war on America now tiveness of its propaganda. On it would only mean a brief post- Oct. 9, (1941) accordingly, ponement of. the inevitable. Dieckhoff drew up a memo- Moreover, if they hesitated, the randum giving express intsruc- German people and the world tions on the use of the term would think that the German 'Jew' in the United States. In- leaders were afraid of America, discriminate use was to be which was likely to do irremedi- avoided, but use of the term able psychological harm. And was authorized for such per- lastly, a quick decision would sons as Henry Morgenthau, Sec- mean that Germany could take retary of the Treasury: Bernard effective action against Ameri- Baruch; Cordell Hull, whose can naval transports before wife was Jewish; Herbert Feis their anti-submarine defenses of the State Department; Her- were properly organized. On bert Lehman, governor of New Dec. 11, (1941) in a speech to York; Fiorello La Guardia, the Reichstag, Hitler announced mayor of New York, said to have Germany's declaration of war a Jewish mother; Sol Bloom and on the United States." Emanuel Celler of the Ho%se of There are numerous accounts of Representatives; trade union Hitlerite anti-Semitic activities leader Sidney Hillman; journal- aimed at dividing Americans and ists such as Walter Lippmann at creating an anti-Jewish move- and Walter Winchell, among ment in this country. The revela- others. tions by Dr. Friedlaender show "Despite all German efforts how the Nazis, like the Arabs and at camouflage, the federal au- pro-Arabs today and anti-Semites thorities arrested increasing in many lands on many occasions, numbers of agents engaged in constantly revert to the charge propaganda for the Reich, which that Jews control the press. It's led to violent polemics on both being repeated now by anti-Israeli sides of the ocean. Then, over- elements in repeated claims that shadowing all the publicity at- reports about the Six-Day War tendant on the discovery of were too pro-Israel. German agents such as the Describing the manner in which writer George Viereck, Roose- the anti-Semitic campaign was velt himself announced, on Oct. being generated in this country, 27, that he had come into pos- Dr. Friedlaender states in the session of a secret map made by course of his description of the the Germans of a future South Nazi propaganda campaign: America divided into five Ger- man vassal states. The President "On July 19, (1941) (Joachim also revealed the existence of von) Ribbentrop instructed the a Nazi plan against religion. charge d'affaires to spread the 'Berlin hotly ranted against following idea, using all the means at his disposal: of all sec- these 'infamous statements' by tions of the American popula- 'the Jewish faker' Roosevelt, especially when Roosevelt re- tion, the Jews should be the most anxious to keep America I fused to show the map on the grounds that he could not risk out of the conflict since it was they who would suffer the giving away his sources. "Nevertheless, the fear of greatest disadvantages if Amer- American entry into the ward ica intervened. War would mean was growing in Germany. On an authoritarian regime, Which the 27th Ciano, invited to Ber- would reduce their influence to lin by Ribbentrop, noted in his a minimum. In the event of I America being defeated, the dairy that Roosevelt's speech had made a great impression, Jews would be held responsible, reinforcing the German leader's and accused of warmongering; firm avoidance of anything that the end of the story would be, might precipatate American en- wrote Ribbentrop, that one fine try into the war, even though day all the Jews in America Ribbentrop during a big lunch would be killed. had attacked Roosevelt, proph- "The foreign minister hoped that these arguments would ecying that the American Pres- ident would be 'stoned in the seriously affect the attitude of capitol by his own people.' American Jews, and requested Ciano added sarcastically that the charge d'affaires to keep he personally believed Roosevelt him informed on the results of would die of old age, 'because the campaign. experience teaches me not to "On the 24th, (Hans) Thomsen give much credit to Ribbentrop's replied that he had, in the past prophecies.' " few days, discussed Ribbentrop's Friedlaender's valuable histori- suggestion with various people, all of whom had considered cal record gives a full account of it sound. Moreover, he said, the Hitler's aims and the trickery that most cautious of the Jews, such marked activities of his agents in 2 5 0000000 Q.90_1.17 Qs cuuuts cu iziu a .. e. Detroit's Oldest Restaurant — Air-Conditioned Open Weekdays till 10:30 p.m., Sot. 2 p.m., Closed Sundays 3401 Riopelle, corner Erskin TOPINKA'S COUNTRY HOUSE KE 1-9000 Al. 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This is the motivating thought for Hanuka, the great festival of the Maccabees. We celebrate the historic event to reaffirm loyalty to our faith, to hold fast to the love for freedom, to oppose tyranny, to pray that all mankind may be spared the agonies of persecutions. May Hanuka bring joy to every Jewish household and to the entire world. 0712e Stollman gamily ROMA CAFE o o gi IIIIMI1111111111111111111111111111 E Holiday Greetings To All Our Friends and Patrons CUUT 00 (U) 000000000000000 ' Holiday Greetings - the United States. Born in Prague, in 1932, Fried- laender was taken to France by his parents when they sought refuge from Nazism. Young Saul then was under 7. His parents were sent to Auschwitz in 1942 and were murdered and Saul was hidden in a monastery until 1948 when he went to Israel. He served in the Israeli army, was educated in Paris, obtained his doctorate in Geneva and held important Israel government posts. He is now professor of contemporary history at his alma mater, Graduate Insti- tute of International Studies in Geneva. Friday, December 22, 1967-37