20 October 3, 1975

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Beate Klarsfeld Autobiography Important Post-Holocaust Book

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A petite German-born
mother of two has made of-
ficials in Germany, East
Europe and in the Arab
world nervous as a result of
her one-woman crusade
against former Nazi offi-
cials holding public office
and government personnel
who allow anti-Semitism to
exist in their respective
countries.
Beate Klarsfeld, a non-
converted German-born
housewife, married to a
French Jew, details her
Nazi-hunting activities in
"Wherever They May Be,"
published in English by The
Vanguard Press (New
York).
Her book, originally ap-
pearing in French in 1972
and translated by Monroe
Stearns and Natalie Ger-

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and Egyptian government
ardi, recalls a series of dra- was jailed for her attack.
Charged as an hysterical persecution following distri-
matic
coups
directed
against former Nazi offi- woman by her critics, she bution of pro-Israel pam-
l
cials including former West logically
and calmly reasons phlets in those countries.
German Chancellor Kurt- out her plans of action. And still she persists.
However, her work has
Georg Kiesinger, Kurt Lis- Prior to the "Kiesinger-
chka, Klaus Barbie (Alt- Klarsfeld duel" as some not been in vain since she
mann) and others who have European newspapers have has earned the acclaim and
gained notoriety in the Nazi labeled the act, Mrs. Klars- support of the state of Israel
regime and are still living feld stated her purpose: "By and various officials and has
protected lives in Germany slapping Chancellor Kiesin- received some of Israel's top
and South America. ger I want to bear witness awards.
Yet one questions her sin-
Reading like a James that a - part of the German
Bond-type episode which people — especially the cerity and motivation. Was
takes place on several con- young — is deeply revolted it guilt, love for her husband
tinents, Mrs. Klarsfeld's at having as head of the gov- and his family to gain retri-
book is much like an ad- ernment of the Federal Re- bution for their losses or an
venture novel, complete public of West Germany a extreme nationalism and
with mystery, intrigue, Nazi who was assistant di- desire to vindicate her coun-
love, hate and conflict. rector of Hitler's foreign try? She answers these
questions late in the book.
Most importantly, her propaganda effort."
She continued, "It was
"I am not a fanatic with
book is amply detailed
with facts gained by gath- i i mpossible to picture me a martyr complex, but a
ering myriad files, micro- convincingly as a hysterical normal woman deeply
film and other data about woman. The work I had aware of the exceptional
been doing for almost two situation of Israel and of
her intended "victims."
Dissatisfied with her life years was beginning to pay the special responsibility
in West Germany and un- off. I had written too much, the Germans have toward
happy with the division of spoken too many times, agi-' the Jewish people."
her country, the former tated too frequently for
Easily-read and an impor-
Beate Kunzel left for France anyone to be able to pretend tant chronology of one wom-
an's battle for a people who
where she becaMe a govern- that I was just a hothead."
ess-housekeeper. There she Her next victim, Ernst have suffered innumerable
met Serge Klarsfeld, a Achenbach, former German losses against the German
French Jew, who lost his Embassy secretary in destruction machine, Mrs.
father and relatives to the France who set the political Klarsfeld's "Wherever They
Nazis. Learning of this policy of the department May Be" is a notable docu-
Beate vowed to bring to jus- handling German broad- mentary worthy of recogni-
tice those Nazis still un- casts in Occupied France. A -tion by Jews and by non-
campaign exposing Achen- Jews fighting to prevent a
tried.
Following her marriage to back's past prevented him resurgence of Nazism and
Klarsfeld, Beate held a from being seated on the the spread of anti-Semi-
number of jobs, but her European Economic Corn- tism. —H.P.
most important is that of a munity board.
Despite a miscarriage, Israeli Citizenship's
journalist for the magazine
Combat. Her first conquest anti-Semitic slur, threats
was exposing Kiesinger's against her life, exhaus-
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
tion and numerous arrests Some 1.50 East Jerusalem
Nazi past.
The expose was not for her unconventional Arabs have opted for Israeli
enough. She had to alert the methods of exposing ex- citizenship, Mayor Teddy
world of the existence of the Nazis, the slap and chain- Kollek revealed.
The vast majority of East
former Nazi. She delivered ing herself to trees and
"the slap heard round the fences, Mrs. Klarsfeld has Jerusalem residents have
conducted her activities retained their Jordanian cit-
world."
At a meeting of the against Kurt Lischka, who izenship and have not taken
was responsible for great up Israel's offer of citizen-
Christian Democratic
round-ups of Jews; Klaus ship.
Union, Mrs. Klarsfeld,
Barbie (Altmann), former
notebook in hand, slipped
As non-Israeli residents
Nazi responsible for send- of Jerusalem, Kollek said,
behind West German-
ing thousands of Jews to they are able to vote and run
Chancellor Kiesinger's
their deaths and others.
in municipal elections but
bodyguards and slapped
She also has managed to they cannot vote for the
him in the face as she
escape Syrian, Moroccan Knesset.
yelled "Nazi, Nazi." She

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