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Bonn (JTA) — A represen-
tative of the federal pro-
secutor's office arrived in
Buenos Aires last week with
a mass of documentary evi-
dence it is hoped will speed
the extradition of Josef
Schwammberger to stand
trial in West Germany on
charges of murdering
thousands of Jews in Poland
during World War II.
A Justice Ministry spokes-
man said the documents
should help make a positive
identification of Schwamm-
berger and link him to kill-
ings and atrocities in the
ghettos and slave labor camps
of Przemsyl, Rozwadow, Sta-
lowa-Woda and the concentra-
tion camp in Mielce.
But the authorities here
acknowledge there may be
difficulties. The main
obstacle is that Schwamm-
berger holds Argentine
citizenship. Bonn hopes the
Argentine authorities can
find a way to strip him of his
rights as a citizen by proving
that he lied about his Nazi ac-
tivities when he applied for a
passport around 1950. This is
the method used by the
United States Department of
Justice against suspected war
criminals who obtained
American citizenship by falsi-
fying their past.
According to Justice
Ministry officials here, the
Argentine government has
promised to do everything
possible to facilitate the ex-
tradition of Schwammberger.
The former Nazi was arrested
in Cordoba province in north-
ern Argentina last month on
the basis of information pro-
vided by several sources, in-
cluding Simon Wiesenthal's
war crimes documentation
center in Vienna and the Los
Angeles-based Simon Wie-
senthal Center.
The case will soon go before
a court in Buenos Aires,
where the additional dossiers
provided by West Germany
will be presented in evidence.
But this might be delayed by
Schwammberger's alleged
poor health. He was admitted
to a prison infirmary after
complaining of chest pains.
Schwammberger, now 75,
was arrested in Austria in
1945. But he escaped to South
America in 1948, possibly
with the aid of the
underground Nazi rescue net-
work known as "Odessa." He
entered Argentina two years
later under his own name and
was employed by a German
company, Siemens.
An arrest warrant for
Schwammberger was issued
in 1973 by a court in Stutt-
gart, West Germany. He is ex-
pected to stand trial there
after extradition.
Lewinsky Refuses
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1987
Jerusalem (JTA) — Akiva
Lewinsky, the Labor Party's
candidate for chairman of the
World Zionist Organization-
Jewish Agency executives,
said last week he would not
withdraw his candidacy
despite his recent rejection by
diaspora Jewish fund-raisers.
Speaking at a meeting of
high-level Labor Party
leaders convened by Foreign
Minister Shimon Peres,
Lewinsky said he saw his can-
didacy as an undertaking on
behalf of the party, since the
party nominated him unan-
imously.
Peres, the Labor Party
leader, did not speak up for
Lewinsky at the meeting.
Stressing that it was impor-
tant for Labor to win the
chairmanship of the WZO at
the forthcoming World
Zionist Congress here, Peres
said it was also important to
avoid a confrontation with
the fund-raisers.
A six-member committee
headed by Peres was ap-
pointed to resolve the issue of
the candidacy and is expected
to report back soon.
Other Labor Party possibles
for the job are former Health
Minister Mordechai Gur and
former Ambassador to the
United States Simcha Dinitz.
BBYO Plans
Adult Mission
Washington, D.C. — As part
of its international participa-
tion in the Israel 40th birth-
day celebration, the B'nai
B'rith Youth Organization
(BBYO) announces its first
adult mission to Israel.
The 15-day itinerary, from
April 10-26, includes pro-
grams tailored for people
working with Jewish youth,
activities with staff and
members of the Israeli
government.