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ing on for two years and has
grown as the number of peo-
ple allowed to emigrate from
the East increased.
The exact number of Jews
among the aussiedler is not
known. Officials of several
Jewish communities said the
number is large. Jews tend to
settle in urban areas, so most
of the emigres gravitated to
Frankfurt and West Berlin,
which have the largest
Jewish communities. Their
absorpion and integration in-
evitably takes time. In some
cases, the newcomers quickly
lost interest in the communi-
ty. Jewish community of-
ficials said it can be assumed
that all they wanted was
some kind of assistance to
gain a foothold in their new
country.
In a few cases, the com-
munities were confronted
with persons who falsely
identified themselves as Jews
in order to gain material sup-
port in approaching the
authorities for assistance. At
least a few individuals admit-
ted they were not Jews and
confessed that they posed as
such to reap material
benefits.
The Bonn government,
meanwhile, has questioned
the German credentials of
bona fide Jewish emigres
from the East. The Foreign
Ministry claimed a con-
siderable number have false-
ly described themselves as
ethnic Germans in order to
gain entry to the country and
receive financial assistance.
The ministry has begun legal
action in several instances
against Jews it alleged used
forged papers to back their
claims of German origin.
Heinz Galinski, chairman
of the Central Council, the
umbrella organization of
West Germany's Jewish com-
munities, has protested. He
was supported by Bundestag
member Jutta Oesterle-
Schwerin, who accused the
government of bias for
demanding hard evidence
from Jews that they were
"real Germans"
Despite these problems, the
Jewish communities general-
ly welcome Jews from the
East. "It's difficult and
frustrating, but it is our duty
to help these people," one of-
ficial in West Berlin said. "In
the long run, we all stand to
benefit when the community
gets larger and more influen-
tial," he said. "Look back 10
or 15 years and you will find
many former aussiedler
among us." In any event, he
said, "We don't have the right
to reject anyone who calls
himself or herself a Jew and
wants to be pay :. of the com-
munity."
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