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Call for Reagan to strip medal
from deported Nazi scientist
New York (JTA) — President the case "stands as a reminder
Reagan and National Aeronau- that war criminals whether past,
tics and Space Administration present or future will not go un-
(NASA) administrator James punished." A spokesman for the
Beggs, have been urged to strip American Jewish Committee
Arthur Rudolph, the German- praised the justice department for
born scientist who was forced last pursuing the case and suggested
week to renounce his United that the West German govern-
States citizenship for concealing ment continue the investigation
his Nazi activities during World of Rudolph's past.
War II, of the Distinguished Serv-
Meanwhile, in a blatant
ice Medal awarded to him in 1969 apologia for the utilization of Nazi
for his contributions to the Saturn war criminals by the United
V rocket program.
States, Ray Clines, who was the
In separate telegrams to Re- number two man in the Central
agan and Beggs, Brooklyn Dis-
Intelligence Agency from its in-
trict Attorney Elizabeth ception until his retirement in
Holtzman said it is "a disgrace for 1969, said that Rudolph's role in
an American medal to remain in the Holocaust should be over-
the hands of a bestial killer. I be-
looked in return for his later con-
lieve it is critical that our gov-
tributions to the American space
ernment in no way honor such a program.
man and thereby condone his un-
Clines, in an interview on
forgivable crimes."
ABC-TV'S "Nightline" program
Holtzman, as a member of Con- last Thursday, said that Rudolph
gress, was instrumental in form-
and others who may have mur-
ing the Office of Special Investi-
dered thousands of innocent vic-
gations (OSI), an arm of the Jus- tims during World War II had
tice Department responsible with paid their debts to society by pro-
investigating and taking legal ac-
viding security and technology
tion against alleged Nazi war gains for the American govern-
criminals living in the United ment.
States.
The OSI also announced last
The OSI last Wednesday an-
week that John Avdzej of Roselle
nounced that Rudolph had left the Park, N.J., had left the United
United States for West Germany States for West Germany, and had
after it was determined that he
given up his U.S. citizenship after
had lied about his past Nazi ac-
it was revealed that as a Nazi-
tivities. Rudolph had been direc-
installed mayor during the war he
tor for production of V-2 rockets in
was allegedly responsible for the
a factory attached to the Dora-
murder of at least 3,000 Jews and
Nordhaussen concentration Polish civilians.
camp.
Avdzej, 79, was installed by the
Rudolph renounced his citizen-
Nazis as regional mayor of
ship rather than challenge
Stolpce, Rayen, and according to
charges that he "participated in
the Justice Department, he ad-
the persecution of forced laborers,
mitted that nearly all the Jews of
including concentration camp this region were killed under his
inmates who were employed there regime. Stolpce is now part of the
under inhumane conditions." A
Soviet Union.
third to one half of the 60,000
prisoners at the Dora-
Nordhaussen camp died.
Dora-Nordhaussen was a labor
camp rather than a death camp, Hoffmann on trial
according to Martin Adler, a De- on murder charge
troiter and one of the few Jews to
serve time in the mostly gentile
Bonn (JTA) — The West Ger-
camp during World War II.
man neo-Nazi leader, Karl-Heinz
"Jews didn't even have the Hoffmann, who is being tried in
privilege of working themselves Nuremberg on a murder charge
to death," Adler said.
and other crimes, has given up his
The Detroit Holocaust survivor refusal to be examined by a
did not have any personal contact psychiatrist. The expert had been
with Rudolph while at Dora- engaged by the court several days
Nordhaussen and he said that ago but had been rejected by
most prisoners wouldn't know Hoffmann on the grounds that he
anyone of such high rank.
had no mental problems._
Rudolph was one of about 900
In another deviation from
om his
German scientists brought to the previous behavior, Hoffmann told
U.S. after the war to work on the court thathe will be ready to
American rocket and missile pro- answer questions put to him by
grams. He was employed by the three members of the jury.
NASA and was a resident of San Formerly, the 46-year-old neo-
Jose, Calif., when the Justice De- Nazi activist, who is the founder
partment investigators dis- of an outlawed neo-Nazi "sports
covered his Nazi past.
group," delivered lengthy
Last November, Rudolph speeches totalling more than 40
signed an agreement with the hours and brushed off questions of
Justice Department to renounce the judges.
his citizenship and leave the
Hoffmann is charged with hav-
country in four months. He com- ing ordered the murder of the
plied last May, having returned to Jewish publisher, Shlomo Levin,
West Germany. The outcome of and his girl friend Frida Poes-
the case was announced last week chke, in December 1980. Accord-
by the Justice Department.
ing to the prosecution, the murder
National Jewish organizations had been actually carried out by a
have hailed the Justice Depart- follower of Hoffmann who had
ment for the ouster of Rudolph.
attended a military training pro-
The Anti-Defamation League of gram in a Palestine Liberation
B'nai B'rith said last week that Organization camp in Lebanon.