Jewish Groups Condemn Polish Anti-Semitism

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, March 22, 1968-9

Locust, the insect most often re- by nine different names in the Old
ferred to in the Bible, is called Testament.

GENEVA (JTA) — The World The Polish spokesman was quoted out that Poland has banned emi- VIP
Jewish Congress condemned the as saying that contrary reports in gration to Israel since the late
1950s.
Polish government's anti-Semitic the foreign press were unfair.
The American Jewish Congress
campaign as "the greatest cal-
Zorza reported that a study of
umny against the small Jewish demanded that the Polish govern- photographs of anti-Zionist post-
community of 20,000 souls — the ment "repudiate the incitement to ers that began to appear at offi-
remnant of 3,000,000 citizens primitive racial and religious hat- cially organized meetings all over
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of pre-war Poland who were the red and halt their scurrilous and Poland after the student riots last
TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 11:00 A.M.
victims of mass murder by the racist appeals to latent anti-Semit- week indicated that they may have
By order of the Board of Directors assets of the
Nazi anti-Semites." The statement ism."
been prepared long before the stu-
made by Dr. Nahum Goldmann,
MONTREAL — The Canadian dent demonstrations and that an
WENONAH HOTEL, BAY CITY, MICH.
president of WJC, said it was "un- Jewish Congress, in a statement anti-Zionist campaign was planned
This desirable 200 room Hotel is located in Downtown Boy
thinkable that the Polish govern- Wednesday, denounced the "base- by Communist authorities well in
City, overlooking the beautiful Wenonoh Park and Saginaw River.
ment should permit the Jews to less propaganda by Polish politi- advance, irrespective of any dem-
be exploited as a scapegoat for its cians and the Polish press alleging onstrations. "It is also clear that
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present internal difficulties and that Jews or Zionists are instiga- they have all come from the party's
TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL
fail to denounce this attempt to tors of the current unrest in Po- Agit-Prop department whose head
revive the traditional anti-Semit- land." The statement, made by is Leon Stasiak, a Jew," Zorza
Comfortably furnished guest rooms all with private Oaths and
ism of former reactionary forceS Michael Garber, CJC president, wrote. His brother is Stefan Sta-
carpeting.
in Poland.
All public rooms and facilities recently modernized and refur-
said the campaign was "an out- szowski, the former Warsaw party
"Jews throughout the world," rageous calumny against a small secretary, who is now under at-
nished at a cost of over $250,000.00.
Dr. Goldmann said, "are deeply Jewish community of 20,000 souls, tack for allegedly promoting stu-
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- and- the encouragement it must der by the Nazi anti-Semites."
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Slaughterers to Go Home
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ean Jewish Committee denounced rabbinate disclosed that the Po-
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current anti-Jewish activities in lish government had declared "su-
Executive Offices, etc.
Poland as an effort to blame the perfluous" the presence in Poland
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- country's Jews for "the recent of ritual slaughterers sent there
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reinforced steel construction, 2 Elevators, Concrete and
wave of protests against the rigid from Israel to prepare the ship-
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control of cultural affairs by the ments of meat purchased in Po-
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ruling United Worker's (Commu- land by Israel under the Polish-
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AT
nist) Party."
heated.
Israel trade agreement. The
delegation
of
the
American
A
Assets will be offered in Bulk, Parcels and Piecemeal.
slaughterers have been told to
Jewish Committee, which visited leave Poland. Polish-Israel trade
iLOn- CriJiman
INSPECTION: Daily to date of sale by appointment with B. Randall,
the Polish Embassy Monday ex- came to a virtual standstill after
Manager, Phone: 893-7575—Area 313
pressed disappointment at failure the Arab-Israeli war last June
elicit
'any
assurance
from
the
to
when Warsaw followed Moscow's
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Polish government to suppress pub- lead and severed relations with
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lic manifestations of anti-Semitism. Israel, and Polish beef shipments
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the Polish position, as expressed
Phone: 864-7783—Area 313
Res. 357-0326
spokesman,
to
be
that
if
by its
Libelous Accusations
Jews were involved they were not
being punished as Jews or Zionists. by POlattd Assailed
BUENOS AIRES (JTA)—The six-
teenth plenary session of the South
Old Country Taunt
American Executive of the World
Jewish Congress denounced the
Follows Boy to Israel
"unfounded and libelous charges"
TEL AVIV (ZINS)—Yediot Ahro- by Polish Communist leaders and
not tells of a Polish immigrant press accusing "Jews and Zionists"
family placing a boy, Yurek, in a of instigating the current political
mental ward. Psychiatrists learned unrest among Polish university
that the boy's disturbed condition students.
stems from his experience in Po-
The delegates said it was "in
land.
conceivable" that the Polish gov-
One day the boy discovered he ernment allowed exploitation of
was born a Jew when a classmate the "remnant" of Polish Jewry
suddenly taunted him by calling which survived the Nazi holocaust
him "Jew," and caused the class as the victim for internal problems.
to jeer him. When he came home
The delegates called on the Fed-
in tears, the parents confessed eral Republic of West Germany to
that he really was a Jew. To spare cancel the statute of limitations on
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Yurek quickly adjusted himself uled to go into effect in 1969.
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and regained his composure.
The plenary session scheduled a
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A few weeks ago, a boy of a new fifth conference of Latin American
immigrant f a m i l y appeared in Jewish communities in October.
school. The moment Yurek saw Communist Proposes
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him, he fell into a faint—it was Zionists' Deportation to Israel
the same "Polish" youth with the
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flaxen hair who had made his the Warsaw Politburo called in
school life in Poland miserable be- effect for the deportation to Israel
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the current student unrest and hos-
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But Ignacy Loga-Sowinski, who is
also president of the Trade Union
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tween "Zionists" and "Polish citi-
zens of Jewish origin, loyal to the
Polish people and linked to the
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in—
letters
and
wine
become
The official declared, in a speech
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visible.
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Pracy, that Zionists were trying
to
win
over
Polish
Jews.
Those
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who side with them, he said, are
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themselves Zionists and consider
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Israel their motherland and "there-
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• Birthdays
fore, they should be given permis-
• Weddings
sion
to
leave
Poland
for
Israel."
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• Other Family Occasions
He insisted that his suggestion had
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nothing to do with anti-Semitism.
"Only Zionists in this country and
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abroad present our struggle
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(against Zionism) as anti-Semit-
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ism," he said. Jews loyal to Po-
Inscription in the Golden Book land, he added, "should be con-
Inscription in the Sefer Hayeled sidered our brothers."
Victor Zorza wrote in the Guard-
El Inscription in the Sefer
ian that the Polish government's
Bar-Mitzva
apparent invitation to Polish Jews
to emigrate might be a ruse to get
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thus put their names on a list of
"disloyal elements." Zorza pointed

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