THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 62 Friday, June 22, 1979 ECC Says Israeli Settlements Jewish Role in Management A German Soldier's Death Explored-by Advisory Board Leads 2 Sisters to Israel Obstructing Peace Process children jumped from By MOSHE RON PARIS (JTA) — The nine member states of the Euro- pean Economic Community (EEC) accused Israel Mon- day of obstructing a global settlement of the Middle East conflict and declared its new settlements in the occupied Arab, territories were "illegal under interna- tional law." The declaration, consid- ered one of the toughest anti-Israel statements in recent years, was adopted unanimously by the foreign ministers of France, Ger- many, Holland, Italy, Bel- gium, Britain, Luxem- bourg, Ireland and De- nmark after a day-long meeting here. The joint declaration is not regarded by foreign dip- lomats as a recommenda- tion but as a final act which does not need the approval of the nine chiefs of state. Diplomatic sources NEW YORK — The ap- said that only two coun- pointment of an advisory tries, Holland and board, consisting of nine France, objected to the prominent leaders of release of the declara- American industry, to as- tion, Holland because of sist the American Jewish its traditional friendship Committee and Federation with Israel and France Employment and Guidance for tactical reasons. Service in bringing Jewish The main drive behind it personnel into the executive came from West Germany, suites of major U.S. corpora- according to diplomats from tions, was announced. the EEC countries. They At a press conference at said West Germany adopted the Ametican Jewish a "tough and aggressive" Committee's headquarters, position at the outset, cal- William Ellinghaus, ling for a halt to Israel's new president of the American settlements and for a policy Telephone and Telegraph of compromise and under- Co., and Richard Maass, standing with the Arab - president of the American states. Jewish Committee, an- Israeli sources here said nounced the formation of the joint declaration "will the Advisory Board of the make things tougher." Task Force on Executive They expressed fear that Suite of the tyvo major the declaration will encour- Jewish agencies. age most of the other Arab Ellinghaus, whose com- states in their opposition to , pany has worked closely the Israeli-Egyptian peace- with the AJCommittee in treaty. the past five years in open- ing job opportunities for Jews in executive positions in its affiliated companies, is serving as chairman of the advisory board. The advisory board will work to eliminate the remnants of bias in the executive suite, with recognition of ability as the prime criterion for hiring and advancement make Jews aware that in most corporations, "they have the same opportu- nity for advancement as anyone else," Ellinghaus said. Explaining the back- SURPRISED?? ground of the task force's work, Maass said that the American Jewish Commit- tee had launched research studies into discrimination against Jewish employees in the mid-1950s. Since that time, through cooperative efforts with scores of major corporations, "substantial improvement has been re- corded in the hiring and promotion of Jews." In 1975, Maass contin- ued, the American Jewish Committee, along with Federation Employment and Guidance Service, es- tablished the Task Force on Executive Suite, since "we found that exclusion from major areas of American in- dustry still blocked the way for Jews seeking access to corporate careers and in their upward mobility." The task force has worked closely with many of the 189 corpora- tions found on the For- tune 500 list, which have their headquarters in the New York area. The American Jewish Committee president de- clared that the task force had found that "the results of prejudice still show viv- idly at top management levels in numerous com- panies." To correct this con- dition, Maass added, top management must make company non- discriminatory policies clear to personnel officers and others involved in the hiring and promotion of employees. - Jews, Christians Herman Shumlin, Ponder Holocaust Directed Dramas at NY Meeting on Broadway NEW YORK (JTA) — Dr. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE!! Subscribe to The Jewish News and be kept fully abreast of local, national and world happenings 1 -The Jewish News 17515 W. 9 Mile Rd., Suite 865 Southfield, Mich. 48075 I I Please send a subscription (gift) to I I 1 I NAME I I ADDRESS I 1 CITY I I STATE ❑ $12.00 enclosed If gift state occasion ZIP I Franz Von Hammerstein, general secretary of the In- ternational Council of -Christians and Jews (ICCJ), indicted the German Pro- testant middle-class for its role in the Holocaust at an ICCJ sponsored week-long colloquium in New York. The subject of discussions was "Religious Responsibil- ity and Human Rights-,r Dr. Hammerstein, who is director of the Evangelische Academie in Berlin, noted that German Protestantism emphasized "individual piety and obedience to the state." In this way, it com- pletely and easily identified with Nazism and the "superiority" of the "Aryan race," he said. The Catholic position was presented by Prof. Pierre Pierrard of the In- stitute Catholique in Paris. He spoke of "ignorance or indif- ference of the mass of Catholics towards the - Jewish problem on the brink of war." Prof. Shaul Friedlander of Tel Aviv University, out-, lined the cultural and polit- ical reasons why the Nazis came to power. He took the position that the "Final Solution" was implied as soon as the Nazis came to power — a face debated by , modern historians. The Jewish News Special Israel Correspondent TEL AVIV — Two Ger- man sisters of a Nazi soldier killed in Warsaw have de- cided to `settle in Israel and link their fate with the Jewish people. Mina and Maria Lotz are daughters of a rich farmer, Emanuel Lotz, from Flabingen village. In 1943, their oldest brother was wounded on the Russian front. He was transferred to a military hospital in War- saw and died there from a blood infection. The father went to War- saw for the funeral of his son. He saw the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto. Lotz, who was a pious Protestant, went to a priest, who told him horrible stories about the Ghetto uprising and the stern measures adopted by the Nazis to liquidate its in- habitants. "Jewish The priest described how women and small windows of high floors, which were already in flames. He spoke of the great heroism of the Ghetto fighters. Immediately after the war, Lotz established links with Jewish people and Zionism. Though remaining a pious Christian, he began to follow the Torah. He kept the Sabbath like a pious Jew and was therefore ex- pelled from his chur In 1957, when E el Lotz turned 80, he fell ill. In his will he left his fortune to the Keren Keyemet in Jerusalem, after the death of his two daughters. Four years ago, the two daughters immigrated to - Israel and got an apartment in Jerusalem. ThoughMina and Maria are very close to Judaism, they did not con- vert. They remain pious Christians in the spirit of Messianism." They have applied for Israeli citi- zenship. Trade With South Africa Continues Despite Boycott NEW YORK — South Af- rica is conducting brisk but semisecret trade with some 25 black African nations, amounting to $1 billion a year, according to a report in The New York Times. Despite official boycotts, the apartheid regime is buying huge quantities of Arab oil. According to the Journal of Commerce, the secrecy that surrounds the South Africa-black Africa trade is a political imperative. Many of the shipments are destined for countries that have been "fervent" at the United Nations in demand- ing an economic boycott of South Africa, and in con- demning Israel and others for conducting the same sort of trade they are engaged in secretly. Roughly half of South Af- rican export earnings, close to $7 billion annually, comes from gold and diamonds, whose high value and low bulk facilitate clandestine shipment, the Times reported. International charter markets reported that tan- kers were being hired to transport Arabian Gulf crude to Durban, South Af- rica. It is speculated that the oil was being exported from - Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Bahrain, all of which have been identified in UN studies as suppliers in the past of small quantities of crude to South Africa, em- bargo or no embargo. Simon Baer Dies, Headed Local Engineering Company HERMAN SHUMLIN NEW YORK — 'Herman Shumlin, a leading pro- ducer and director of serious dramas, died June 14 at age 80. Mr. Shumlin helped make playwright Lillian Hellman famous by produc- ing and -directing her first hit, "The Children's Hour," and later directed four more of her plays. Among the best-known hits that he produced and directed are: "The Male Animal," "The Corn Is Green" and "Inherit the Wind." Simon S. Baer, a regis- tered professional engineer and founder of Efficient Engineering Co., died June 15 at age 79. Born in Kuenzelsau, Germany, he came to the U.S. in 1927. He was president and general man- ager of the engineering company from its inception in 1-939 until his death. Mr. Bear studied engineering -at the Univer- sities of Munich and Karlsruhe, graduating in 1922. During World War II, his firm worked on projects for General Electric and the Atomic Energy Commission and later developed many of the tool and die mechanisms used by the top American auto makers andforeign car manufacturers. He was a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, Engineering Society of Detroit, the Welding Society and was past president and a member of the National Association of Engineer- ing Companies. He also held membership in Bnai Brith, the American Jewish Committee and Temple Beth El. He leaves his wife, Sylvia; a son, Robert; a daughter, Carol Camiener; a brother, Erwin of Long Island, N.Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Max (Amalie) Loewenthal and Mrs. Hugo (Rosali Loe- wenthal of Toms er, , our N.J.; and grandchildren. Saul Shcolnek' Saul Shcolnek, former owner of Reliable Jewelers, died June 14 at age 61. A native Detroiter, Mr. Shcolnek was a member of Temple Israel, Morgenthau Lodge of Bnai Brith, Jewish War Veterans, Crescent Shrine Club and Craftsman Lodge of the Masons. He leaves his wife, Alice; a son, Richard of Los Angeles, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Jerome (Laurie) Ro- senthal of Indianapolis, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Edmund (Lillian) Langerman; and two granddaughters.