The Hurban
Records
Majority of
U.S. House and
Senate Backs
Declaration for
Direct Talks
on M. E. Issue
Story, Page 3
Vast literature on the Holocaust admonishes generations of the
future not to forget the tragedies of the 1930s and 1940s and to
retain the vigilance necessary to prevent recurrence of Nazism
and brutalities akin to it.
Analyses and
reviews on
pages 2, 12, 48
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Allied Jewish Campaign's Closing
Marked by Triumph for Community's
Generosity to Israel, U. S. Causes
Effort to Abolish German
Statute to Punish Nazis
Faces Defeat in Bundestag
BONN (JTA)—A decision of of the parliamentary
group of Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger's Christian
Democratic Union to oppose total abolition of the statute
of limitations on prosecution of Nazi war murders raised
the possibility Wednesday that the proposal, which was
approved last month by the West German cabinet, may
fall to obtain a majority in the lower house, the Bunde-
stag. Should that happen, no action would be taken and
the statute would automatically take effect next Dec. 31.
The parliamentary group agreed at the meeting Tues-
day night that there should be a distinction made between
major and minor Nazi war criminals—those who corn-
Mited crimes of their own volition and those who carried
them out on orders. The chancellor supported that posi-
tion and told his fellow party members that this distinc-
tion should be the official attitude of the CDU, a stand
which would mean a CDU vote in the Bundestag against
total abolition.
Detroit Jewry's generosity, expressed in record-setting responses to the Allied Jewish Campaign
and the Israel Emergency Fund, registered another triumph in the philanthropic efforts of the Jewish
Welfare Federation, sponsor of the drive.
The closing event of the 1969 campaign, held Wednesday at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, was a genu-
ine victory function, with every division in the drive recording increases over last year's gifts.
Maxwell Jospey, chairman of the victorious 1969 philanthropic undertaking, viewed the result
as a continuing identification by Detroit Jewry with the needs in Israel, the social service duties
here and the scores of causes on the national scene aided by income from the local drive.
When the many hundreds yet to give pledges are contacted in the coming days, in the follow-
up solicitations, the final 1969 campaign income will be $10,119,000, William Avrunin, executive
vice president of the Jewish Welfare Federation, told the large gathering in the concluding ad-
dress of the evening.
After division chairmen had submitted their reports, Avrunin reported that the total as of
Wednesday night was $9,798,425, as compared with $9,048,000 from the same contributors in
1968. The total raised in 1968 was $9,468,097, from 24,040 donors. Thus far this year, contribu-
tions have been made by 22,500.
Jospey expressed the hope that the dedicated army of volunteer workers, whose labors were
highly praised by him, Avrunin, Hyman Safran, Federation president, and the division leaders, will
be able to reach thousands more who thus far have not participated in the drive.
A significant statement by Avrunin was that of the total sum raised in the drive, $3,919,000
represents Israel Emergency Fund contributions and an additional $2,937,500 from Allied
Jewish Campaign gifts will go to Israel and other overseas needs, with the United Jewish
Appeal the major beneficiary. Thus, for Israel and overseas needs income from the drive
will be in the amount of $6,856,500, the balance—$3,262,500—to be assigned for local and
national agencies' needs.
The chancellor, who a year ago had pledged to seek
abolition of the statute and who later
changed his mind, failed to win his point at
the cabinet meeting which voted for complete
abolition. The cabinet agreed with the view
Israeli officials said April was one of the costliest months to Israel since the
of Justice Minister Horst Emhke that it was
June 1967 war. Twenty-five Israeli soldiers and four civilians were killed between
Impossible to decide without trials which
former Nazis had been guilty of wartime March 30 and May 2. Sixty-one Israelis were injured and one is missing, and one
soldier was kidnaped by Egyptian commandos. Thirty-four Arab guerrillas were killed
Murder.
in the same period. There were numerous additional casualties in the first week in
New forecasts of electoral gains for the
May during which a number of additional Israelis lost their lives in battles with
neo-Nazi National Democratic Party were
Arabs on the Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian borders.
made by NPD chairman Adolf von Thadden.
(Detailed Story, Page 11)
(Continued on Page 5)
total
April Costliest Month in Israeli Lives
Every prospect not yet reached
will be contacted in the coming
weeks, Jospey and his associates
assured the gathering.
Avrunin summarized the gener-
ous response by Detroit Jewry by
stating: "We behave as a Jewish
community should when we are in
trouble."
(Continued on Page 5)
Mount Scopus Hebrew University City to Have
Abraham, Mollie Borman Student Dormitory
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Borman this week were linked with the news of a master plan for the utilization
of Mount Scopus, in Jerusalem, for the establishment of the Hebrew University City and the solving of a press-
ing ongoing university problem—that of student housing.
The Bormans have undertaken to create what is to be known as the Abraham and Mollie Borman
Student Residence in the projected Mount Scopus University City.
Forma/ announcement of the plans for the planned project will be made at an invitational dinner at
Cong. Shaarey Zedek, May 20.
Joseph Jackier has been named chairman of the dinner committee.
A statement issued by American Friends of the Hebrew University in New York, announcing the
association of the Bormans in the master project, pointed out that the prodigious growth of the Hebrew Uni-
versity's student population and the continued flow of students from all parts of Israel as well as from
abroad has placed great pressure on the university. "Today, with new land available and the revival of the
Indomitable spirit which first placed the university on its hallowed heights, we present concrete plans for the
establishment of a 'University City'—with undergraduate and graduate residence halls — the first stage of
which would provide accommodations for 2,500 students, as well as a community center," the announcement
Stited.
This "city," housing Israeli as well as overseas students, would provide for all the needs of students
who would study on both the Mount Scopus as well as the Givat Ram campus.
This plan is the first stage of a more extended program to be implemented in the future, which will
provide accommodations for about 10,000 graduate and undergraduate students, so as to enable the univer-
sity to absorb an increasing number of Israeli students from out of Jerusalem and students from abroad. At
the same time, the establishment of such a residence center would enable the university to accommodate
about 3,000 students from abroad each year for the summer program.
The student "residence city" is planned for 2,500 students: single students, undergraduate and
graduate as well as married graduate students without children, and also for those with one or two
children. Special attention has been given to the plans for housing married graduate students since many
outstanding graduate students from abroad will come to the Hebrew University. It is expected that many
of these will stay in Israel, some joining the university teaching and research staff. A community center
and other general facilities providing shops, clinic, kindergarten, synagogue, post•office, restaurant and
Cafeteria, recreation rooms and,'adminiStration offices, will cover an area of •50)000 , square feet. •
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Borman