'Museum to Hitler' Stymied
Israel Boycotted During Holidays
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News)
JERUSALEM—Israeli authorities reported a heavy volume of applications from
West Bank Arabs for permission to cross into Jordan for the coming Moslem and
Christian holidays but very few from Arabs wishing to enter Israeli-held territory.
Moslems are preparing to celebrate El Fitr, which marks the close of the holy month
of Ramadan, while Christian Arabs celebrate Christmas.
Religious authorities in the Arab countries have ruled out public celebrations
this year because of "the enemy'occupation of the Holy Land." Holiday observances
will be confined to family circles and services in churches and mosques. Public
festivities will take place as usual in Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News)
NEW YORK (JTA)—The president of the Workmen's Circle objected Tuesday
to the opening of a museum of the Nazi era in the bunkers underneath Hitler's Berch-
tesgaden retreat. Israel Breslow, who heads the Jewish labor fraternal order, wired
Defense Secretary Clark Clifford protesting "the indecent memorialization and glor-
ification of Hitler" in a museum for U. S. servicemen "that does not stress the
brutalities and genocide against 6,000.000 Jews and millions of others by the Nazis."
There were protests also from West Germany, and the bunker now has been denuded
of furniture on orders from Lt. Col. Victor Clark, director of the Berchtesgaden
recreation area.
Scranton's
Mission and
Nixon's Pledge:
'Favoritism'
and Security
Commentary
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Arab States and Warsaw Bloc
Accused of Jointly Fomenting
Czechoslovakian Anti-Semitism
AJC Asks Negro Leaders
Repudiate Hate-Inspired
Leaflet Attacking Jews
LONDON—The Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are using anti-Semitism as a weapon
against Czechoslovakian Communist leaders who are trying to salvage some small part of the liberal
reforms that were aborted by the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia last August, the Institute of
Jewish Affairs, research body of the World Jewish Congress, charged here Wednesday.
The charge was documented in a pamphlet titled "The Use of Anti-Semitism Against Czecho-
slovakia" which cites official papers, press reports and other data. The pamphlet also reported that
Egypt, Syria and Iraq were following the lead of the Warsaw bloc states in trying to foment anti-
Alexander Dubcek. Dr. Goldstuecker is teaching in England. Dr. Kriegel is still in Czechoslovakia.
According to the pamphlet, the Czech Communist reformers are repeatedly attacked in Soviet,
German and Polish propaganda media as "Zionists." Soviet authorities are also demanding the trial of
prominent Czech-Jewish intellectuals, including the author and academician, Dr. Eduard Goldstuecker,
and Dr. Frantisek Kriegel, who was a member of the Czech Communist Politburo under the regime of
Alexander Dubcek. Dr. Kriegel is still in Czechoslovakia.
NEW YORK—The American Jewish Congress called on Negro com-
munity leaders "to repudiate the blatant resort to racial and religious
hatred" contained in a leaflet distributed in Harlem last week declaring
The pamphlet said that there has been no response so far among Czechs to the attempts
in part, "Zionists kill black people in their own land in the Middle East."
to incite anti-Semitism among them. Dubcek has warned the population against "falling into this trap,"
Gray's
Tenant
Rights
Party,
was
put
The leaflet, issued by Jesse
the pamphlet said. It noted that over 3,000 of Czechoslovakia's 17,000 Jews had emigrated since the
out as a call to a mass rally last Sunday to protest statements by Albert
invasion for "fear of potential persecution."
M. Shanker, president of the United Federation of Teachers.
A spokesman for the Polish Embassy here. reacting to a charge that Polish anti-Semitism
In a statement, Will Maslow, executive director of the Congress,
had led 14,000 of Poland's 25,000 remaining Jews to register for emigration. asserted that the charge
voiced "outrage mixed with sadness" at the leaflet, which he described
was "fantastic."
as "a scurrilous falsehood designed to arouse hostility and bitterness.
the charge, also said
Dr. S. J. Roth, director of the Institute of Jewish Affairs, who had voiced
"We are confident that Gray's views do not represent any signifi-
at a press conference here that some 3,000 Jews had left Poland because of the Gomulka regime's anti-
cant number of Harlem residents but only a tiny and discredited extrem-
government sta-
Jewish campaign. The embassy spokesman told the London Times there were no Polish
tistics for the number of Jews resident in
ist fringe group whose purpose is to stir prejudice and foment chaos."
Poland but he estimated that number to be
Maslow said such statements are "ob-
between 20,000 and 40,000. He also asserted
viously designed to use the classic anti-
that it was "completely untrue that there is
Semitic device of the big lie.
MADRID (JTA)—The government ' of Spain has finally publicly rescinded the
anti-Semitism in Poland. The government
"Israel's position on international human
476-year-old edict of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that expelled Jews from Spain
has always been against anti-Semitism. We
the ministry of justice on Friday
rights and friendly working relationships
in 1492. A document to that effect was presented by
do not know why this campaign alleging
with many black African nations is well
to Samuel Toledano, vice president of the Madrid Jewish community, who is a direct
anti-Semitism has been conducted against
known, as is the fact that Israel has re-
descendant of Rabbi Daniel Toledano, the rabbi of Toledo at the time of the expulsion.
Poland in the past two or three months."
peatedly joined in international condemna-
It was formally read Monday from the pulpit of Madrid's new synagogue, the first
Charging there had been "a constant
Jewish house of worship to be built in the Spanish capital since the 14th Century. The
tion of apartheid in South Africa."
campaign against us by Jewish and Polish
synagogue, which will serve Madrid's 2,500 Jews, was consecrated Monday in colorful
The meeting notice distributed by Gray's
emigre circles." he said that "this latest
and rabbis and
ceremonies attended by more than 600 leaders of the local community
group describes Shanker as a "racist Zion-
campaign is probably the result of our
Jewish house of worship to be built in the Spanish capital since the 14th Century. The
ist" and goes on to say: "Harlem will not
stand in the Israel-Arab conflict" in which,
representatives of the government, the Madrid municipality and by Roman Catholic,
stand by while these racist, ruthless Zion-
he said, Poland was pro-Arab." The em-
Greek Orthodox and Protestant churchmen.
ist bandits and his puppets, the police, run
bassy spokesman denied that anti-Semitism
and
community
The document acknowledged the legal entity of the Madrid Jewish
us out of our own communities."
had anything to do with the admitted wide-
edict
was
abrogated
by
the
constitution
of
placed on record the fact that the expulsion
spread dismissals of Jews from government
"Articles describing Israel's protection of
1859 and by subsequent laws. But until now it was not publicly endorsed by a
and
Communist Party positions. He added
Arab minority rights and Israel's coopera-
Spanish government. It repeals the long-standing regulation that required Jews to
that there were still Jewish organizations,
tion with numerous African countries have
obtain official permission to hold religious services.
(Continued on Page 17)
regularly appeared in the Negro press."
(Continued on Page 15)
Maslow concluded.
Spain Rescinds 1492 Expulsion Decree
Federation's Budgeting
Conference This Sunday
The 20th annual pre-campaign conference of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation will be held Sunday.
Members of the Federation and agency boards, officers and
workers in the Allied Jewish Campaign and citizens-at-large will
attend the meeting which begins at 10 a.m. in Shiffman Hall of
the Jewish Community Center. A continental breakfast will be
served at 9:30.
This community forum convenes each year prior to the F ed-
eration's Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund drive to
deyelop a formula for allocating the funds raised daring the
coming campaign.
Max M. Fisher, retiring chairman of the Federation's executive
committee and president of the United Jewish Appeal, will pre-
side at the meeting.
Presentations outlining the needs for the coming year will be
made-by Irving Rose, chairman of the committee on capital needs;
Lewis S. Grossman, chairman of the community relations division;
GeOrge M. Zeltzer, chairman of the education division; and Dr.
Peter G. S'hifrin, chairman of the health and welfare division.
Maxwell Jospey, chairman of- the 1969 Allied Jewish Cam-
paign-Israel Emergency Fund, will take part in the program.
Heads Sinai
Fisher Again Heads UJA;
2 Other Detroit Officers
Max M. Fisher was re-elected president of the United Jewish
Appeal at the national conference held in New York, Sunday.
Edward Ginsberg of Cleveland was re-elected general chair-
man. Paul Zuckerman was elected one of the national chairmen,
and Joseph Holtzman was re-elected one of the honorary national
chairmen.
The UJA conference did not adopt a goal for the coming year
because, National Chairman Ginsberg said, "the needs are too
great to be circumscribed by any limitations."
MORRIS GARVETT was elected
president of Sinai Hospital at
the annual meeting of the hos-
pital board of trustees, Monday.
Complete Story, Page 6
Upon his return from the UJA conference. Fisher played an-
other important role—as chairman of New Detroit Inc. in behalf
of which he reported at the Economic Club meeting in Cobo Hall
on Monday. In his address he warned that the problems of 1967
have not been fully resolved, and he called for increased efforts
to solve the issues arising from inadequate schooling, the need to
provide jobs, the housing situation. He emphasized that " it is
important that we continue, no matter what road blocks we run
into."
.Detailed Story of UJA Conference, Page 5; Editorial, Page 4