Bombs Destroy Conn. Synagogues, Rabbi's Home
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (JTA) — A powerful firebomb destroyed most of the home
of Rabbi Solomon Krupka, the spiritual leader of Young Israel Synagogue here, Tuesday
morning. A member of the rabbi's family said that no one was injured in the blast.
The explosion at the rabbi's private residence followed two similar pre-dawn inci-
dents against Jewish targets here in less than a week. Arson destroyed the sanctuary and
study hall of Young Israel Synagogue last week. Many religious articles and prayer
books, as well as the synagogue's main halls, were also destroyed. The Torah scrolls
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suffered only minor damage.
A suspicious fire also hit Emanuel Synagogue, a Conservative congregation, early
Monday. The main damage was to the small sanctuary, but some Torah scrolls were
destroyed in the main sanctuary.
According to the New York Times, state and local officials issued statements
of outrage and joined forces to investigate the fires, which the police said had
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The Agonies and Achievements
of Ludwig Lewisohn Are Related in
New Biography By Charles Madison
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By CHARLES MADISON
(Editor's Note: Marking the centenary of the birth of Ludwig
Lewisohn, who was one of this nation's outstanding literary critics,
- eventually a leader in Zionism, Charles Madison, former Detroiter
who authored nine books and was for 40 years an editor for Henry
Holt and Co. and later Holt, Rinehart and
Winston, wrote a full-length biography of
Lewisohn. The following is the first in-
stallment of this Lewisohn biography. It
will be continued in subsequent issues of
-The Jewish News.)
The centenary of Ludwig Lewisohn's
birth is an occasion to acquaint current
readers with his gifts as a writer; also with his
having been a "twice-born" Jew and with the
marital agony that embittered much of his
adult life.
• He was born in Berlin, Germany, the son
of parents who considered themselves, in his
words, "Germans first and Jews afterwards."
His father, primarily interested in books and
music, was a failure in business. Ludwig, an
only child, became the cynosure of his parents'
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meager existence. A bright child, aware of
their expectations, he early sought to please them by his intellectual alert-
ness.
In 1889, his father inherited about $20,000 and invested the money in a
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Jewish Chapel for Military
Dedicated in Korea by JWB
A Jewish chapel for U,S. military personnel and
their families stationed in South Korea was recently
dedicated at Yongsan by JWB's Commission on
Jewish Chaplaincy at ceremonies attended by Gen.
Robert W. Sennewald, fourth from right,
commander-in-chief, U.S. Forces, South Korea, and
representatives of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and U.S.
Air Force. The Chapel is the only synagogue in Korea.
At right, Lt. Col. Philip Silverstein, Jewish chaplain,
U.S. Army, assigned to South Korea, conducts the
dedication service,
PARIS (JTA) — France Wednesday deplored American intelligence practices Which
enabled Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie to evade justice for years. French government
spokesman Max Gallo praised the frankness of the U.S. Justice Department report issued
Tuesday in Washington, but condemned the fact that certain American intelligence
agencies "had shielded him (Barbie) and later "enabled him to escape from Europe to Latin
America." Gallo said that as far as the French knew, the. American services which had
protected Barbie, had acted without the consent or even knowledge of the American
government at that time.
Gallo confirmed the Justice Department report which held the army intelligence
officers directly responsible for slipping Barbie out of Europe and said they acted on their
own.
Barbie, who is now awaiting trial in Lyon, arrived in France some six months ago and
has since been charged with crimes against humanity for which he risks, if found guilty, a
life sentence.
Jewish leaders said Wednesday that the report by Allan Ryan, Jr., a special
assistant in the criminal division of the Justice Department, on the help U.S.
intelligence agencies gave Barbie revealed a shameful and shocking chapter in
American history.
Julius Berman, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish
Organizations, said the report is a "damning indictment of how the American law was
violated to protect a notorious war criminal. We trust that those responsible for taking the
law into their own hands will be tried and punished."
Berman applauded President Reagan "for
having responded positively to those of us who
urged such an investigation" and said that "now
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that the truth is out, we must make sure that it
Sabbath
cannot — must not — happen again."
Set for Aug. 27
Alexander Schindler, president of the Union
of American Hebrew Congregations, said that the
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Applaud Effort to Stop
Anti-Semitism in March
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Union of American
Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) has expressed satis-
faction with the results of negotiations held with the
leadership of the 20th anniversary celebration of
Martin Luther King's historic "I Have A Dream"
speech to ensure that the platform for the event
would not include any anti-Israel position.
A spokesman for the UAHC explained that the
leadership agreed to delete condemnation of United
States Middle East policy in the final version of the
official position papers for the Aug. 27 commemora-
tive march on Washington. He added that his group
had also received assurances that the event itself
would not allow for the expression of anti-Israel or
anti-Semitic sentiment.
Because of these developments, announced at a
press conference in Washington, the UAHC has re-
confirmed its endorsement of the event, according to
a statement issued by Rabbi Alexander Schindler,
president of the UAHC. The American Jewish Con-
gress, which had also been involved with the negotia-
tions, has still not reached a decision as to whether or
not to endorse the march, according to an AJCongress
spokesman.
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Former Shanghai Synagogue
Slated for Landmark Status
This former synagogue in Shanghai, China, which
still bears a menora on its metal awning at lower right,
was once used by Jewish refugees from Nazism. Now
a printing plant, the synagogue may be designated as
an historic landmark as a result of a request of the
Appeal of Conscience Foundation, whose president is
Rabbi Arthur Schneier.