Friday, October 9, 1981 23
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
The Vatican, Nazis and Gold
Revealing facts about the
role of Pope Pius XII during
the era of Nazi terrorism are
contained in a letter pub-
lished in the New York
Times on Oct. 4. Joseph
Levi, author of the letter,
whp was in Rome at the
time of the described inci-
dent, stated in the letter
published in the NYTimes:
"In your issue of Sept. 21,.
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'The Papacy in the Modern
World' — which defends the
failure of Pope Pius XII to
condemn Nazi atrocities —
the Rev. J. Derek Holmes, a
Roman Catholic historian,
states that "The Vatican
was quick to supply the ran-
som when the Nazis de-
manded 110 pounds of gold
in exchange for the lives of
200 Roman Jews:
"I was at that time in
Rome, working closely with
the people in charge to col-
lect gold. I can inform you
that the implication that
the Vatican contributed any
gold for this purpose is in-
correct.
"The facts are the follow-
ing:
The Jewish commun-
ity in Rome informed the
Vatican about the ran-
som. The Vatican's reply,
on Sept. 27, 1943, was that
the Pope was ready to
lend to the Jewish com-
munity that quantity of
gold that was missing to
satisfy the demand for
110 pounds.
"However, before the
deadline given by the Nazis
came, Sept. 28, the dona-
tions of gold by Jews and
non-Jews exceeded 110
pounds. Therefore, it was
not necessary to obtain a
loan of gold from the Vati-
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Soviet Emigres at All-Time Low
NEW YORK (JTA) — activists, have each been
The number of Jews who ar- convicted and sentenced to
rived in Vienna from the three-year terms in a labor
Sovet Union during Sep- camp, it was reported by the
tember was 405, the lowest National Conference on
monthly figure ever since Soviet Jewry.
emigration began, it was
The trial, which began
reported by Charlotte Sept. 22 in the Moldavian
Jacobson, chairman of the Supreme Court, stemmed
Joviet Jewry Research from charges contending
Bureau of the National Con- that the Kishinev ac-
ference on Soviet Jewry.
-tivists defamed the Soviet
Mrs. Jacobson expressed state and participated in
"amazement" at what he actions that violated the
termed the "negative public order. Neither
statement" issued by the Tsukerman or Lokshin
Union of Councils for Soviet will be granted appeals,
Jews on the issue of nos- the National Conference
hrim. The council, at its an- reported.
In a related development,
nual meeting last, month in
Washington, expressed con- the Rabbinical Council of
cern over the announced America said it supported
change in the Soviet Awish the Jewish Agency and gov-
resettlement policy by the ernment of Isreal which
urged steps to be taken to
Jewish Agency.
curtail the efforts of Ameri-
Meanwhile, Vladimir can relief agencies which
Tsukerman and Osip Lok- aid Soviet Jewry to choose
shin, two Soviet refusnik the U.S. option over Israel.
It also was reported that
Soviet authorities have
closed down an unofficial
"Jewish university" in
Kharkov and arrested one
of its organizers.
The study group, which
taught weekend courses in
apartments for about 25
children of would-be
emigres, stated about a year
ago.
Aleksandr Paritsky, one
of the organizers, was ar-
rested Aug. 28 and charged
with anti-Soviet slander,
which carries a maximum
penalty of three years in
prison and five of internal
exile.
(Copyright 1981. JTA, Inc.)
The 10th of Tishri was
chosen as the date for Yom
Kippur because this is
about the time of the fall
harvest when the stockpiles
of grain, grapes, etc. are full
and lead to great pleasure.
The Day of Atonement is
thus scheduled at that time
to remind man that he
should not pursue physical
pleasures at the cost of
moral transgression.
It is also claimed that this
day was chosen because it
was on that date that Moses
came down from Mount
Sinai the second time carry-
ing the second set of tablets
containing the 10 com-
mandments. As he had
brought down the first set
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Aleph Zadik Aleph, the
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he had discovered that the
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It was after Moses
pleaded and prayed to the
Almighty that the Al-
mighty asked him to come
up to the mountain-top
again and receive a second
set of commandments. Until
the moment they saw Moses
descend the mountain car-
rying the second set, the
Hebrews did not really
know they had been forgi-
ven. Since that was the day
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ture years to be marked as
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The New York State De-
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guidelines to some 500
nursing homes throughout
the state to implement a law
requiring that kosher food
must be provided to any
nursing home resident who
requests it, according to the
Union of Orthodox Jewish
Congregations of America
(UOJCA).
The measure, the only
state law of its kind, was
signed into law by Gov.
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1978, according to Julius
Berman, UOJCA president.
Berman explained that
the reason for the three-
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year delay in implementa-
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quirements that regula-
tions and guidelines to im-
plement such a law must be
drafted — usually by the
government agency given
responsibility for im-
plementation — and ap-
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