Austrian Survivors Decry the Injustice of Evasion in Restitution Payments

legal obligation toward restitu-
NEW YORK — The memorial destruction of Austrian Jewry, was ered the memorial sermon. Dr.
tion though 50 per cent of all
hour organized by the American attended by more than 800 sur- Lehman was the last guest preach-
Council for Equal Compensation vivors. er at the Leopoldstaedter Syna- Nazi war criminals were Aus-
Dr. Emil Lehman, director of gogue in Vienna in 1938, and in his trians, he said.
of Nazi Victims from Austria Inc.
Congressman Scheuer appealed
on the occasion of the 30th anni- the Herzl Institute, an arm of the presentation, the tragic destruction
versary -of the beginning of the Jewish Agency for Israel, deliv- of one of the most progressive Jew- to the Austrian government to
ish communities in Europe became right the wrongs to which the
alive again. In 1938, 181,000 Jews Nazi victims have been subjected,
lived in the territory of Austria. and he expressed hope that Pres-
Today there are only 10,000.
ident Johnson will take up this
Congressman James Scheuer important question with Austrian
said that the Austrian people Chancellor Klaus when the latter
NEW YORK—A Zionist leader maries should also have an indica-
and its government have not will visit Washington soon.
called upon candidates for the Pre- tion of the position of the candi-
The survivors demanded assist-
learned the lesson from the past.
sidency of the United States to dates on the issue of Israel and its
Austria is the only country which ance from the Federal Republic
state now their position on Israel Arab neighbors."
since 1952 attempted to indent- of Germany, as well as Austria,
nify the Nazi perpetrators of a "combined effort to right the
and peace in the Middle East.
crimes before their victims. Aus- wrongs to which the stepchildren
Jacques Torczyner, president of
tria has consistently refused to of restitution have been sub-
the Zionist Organization of Amer-
fully recognize its moral and jected."
ica, declared that "the American
Jewish community will look for
THE DETROIT JEWiSILI NEWS
Friday, April 5, 1968-21
these statements and their inclu-
sion in the party platform to be
projected during the campaign."
The enactment of civil rights
Torczyner noted that "we are in statutes in two Southern states and
CERTIFIED KOSHER
the midst of an active election two border states marks a "sig-
campaign for the Presidency of nificant turning point in the legis-
the United States. Even non-candi- lative aspect of the struggle for
dates," he added, "have announced equality," the American Jewish
their intention to release position Congress reported in its biennial
papers on issues that face our na- survey.
The study showed that Kentucky
tion at this time. We realize the
importance of the Vietnam War, and West Virginia last year passed
the urban problem and the eco- broad statutes forbidding discrim-
nomic situation of the country. But ination in private and public em-
it would be wise indeed if at this ployment and in places of public
time all the candidates state their accommodation. Florida and Texas,
position on the policy they advo- according to the survey, adopted
cate for bringing peace to the measures prohibiting discrimina-
tion in state employment agencies,
Middle East."
bureaus and divisions, while Texas
Torczyner pointed out that
also enacted a limited public ac-
statements from candidates were
commodations law.
necessary "because the problem
The report said that during the
of the Middle East is not isolat-
past two years, 27 states enacted
ed and is part and parcel of the
70 laws covering discriminatory
global commitment of the United
practices affecting employment,
States."
education, housing and public ac-
The ZOA president noted that commodations. This compared with
there has "never been a clear-cut 67 statutes passed by 31 states in
policy on how to safeguard Israel's the 1964-65 period and 49 such
territorial integrity. "It is time," laws passed by 26 states in 1962-63.
he proclaimed, "that candidates
According to the report, fair
speak up on how they would im- employment statutes are now in
plement a policy for safeguarding force in 36 states and the District
Israel's political and territorial of Columbia, as against 34 two
integrity."
years ago.
Thirty-seven states and the Dis-
Calling for a clear-cut stand by
candidates on their position on Is- trict of Columbia now prohibit dis-
rael and the Middle East, Torczy- crimination in places of public ac-
ner noted that Israel is the only commodation, as against a pre-
democracy in the Middle East; that vious count of 35. Eight of the 50
it has been a friend of the United states have laws expressly pro-
States and the West; and that it hibiting discrimination in univer-
deserves continued and firm sities, colleges and other educa-
tional insttutions.
American support.
Twenty-one states and the Dis-
"Candidates for the Presidency trict of Columbia have prohibited
should make full pronouncements discrimination in a substantial por-
on their position," he said.
tion of the general housing market.
Pointing out that "it is in the
Kibutzniks' Kumzitz
tradition of the American Presi-
Kumzitz, a term used by kibutz-
dency for candidates to state their
positions clearly and definitely," niks and Zionist youth for an im-
Torczyner added: "When there is promptu party marked by songs
such an intensive fight before the and dancing, is actually a Yid-
conventions, it is important that dish word meaning "come and
those who are voting in the pri- sit."

Torczyner Urges Candidates to State
Views on Israel and Peace in Mid-East

Progress Noted
in AJC's Survey
of Civil Rights

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