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In ex- posing some of the anti- Semitic literature in the hate mongering comes the shocking news that much of the material was printed in the United States. It is a reminder of the early Nazi years when encouragement to anti-Semitism came from bigoted American minds. It was as early as the 1930s that Dr. James Birkhead, a Kansas City minister visiting in Germany and viewing Nazi literature, learned that much came from his home country. He came home to found the movement that functioned in the battle against anti- Semitism under the title Friends of Democracy. It was a major element in the struggle against the hatreds fulminated by Ford, Coughlin, Gerald Smith and their cohorts. Most serious in the duties of all of us is to be in readi- ness to confront every occur- rence no matter how bitter and threatening. This is es- pecially applicable to our youth. It is urgent that resistance and defiance be practiced by all who enroll in the struggle for human justice. A recent item from the World Jewish Congress was headlined "Lost Lesson" states: Taking German youths on tours of former con- centration camps does not increase their awareness of the Holocaust unless there has been a prior ed- ucational process, a group of scholars con- cluded in a recent study. The researchers, who escorted dozens of youths to various camp sites, in- cluding Buchenwald, said that without proper background, the visits were counterproductive, as in many instances, the young visitors "derived pleasures from the horrors." This lesson warns us that no one is immune from being properly and realistically prepared for all even- tualities, including being in- formed about babarities, the memories of which must never be erased from the annals of mankind. Although unbelievable, some of the worst canards keep being reused as weapons aimed at Israel and the Jewish people. We keep reading about the fakes of the "Protocols" in every revealed occurrence of anti-Semitism from many lands. One instance is the visit to Hungary by Con- gressman Tom Lantos, himself an escapee from the Nazi terror. He exposed the anti-Semitism of Istavan Csurka, the deputy head of the country's ruling political party. Mr. Lantos said he will ask for American action in his expose and condemnation. The JTA report about Mr. Lantos' visit in Budapest contained this revelation: Lantos called for Csurka's dismissal from Hungarian political life. Last week, in Magyar Forum, the newspaper of the Democratic Forum, Csurka openly criticized Jews throughout the world, blam- ing them for dominating Hungarian political life. In January 1990, just as the country was emerging from strict Communist rule, Csurka made a radio speech calling on Hungarians to "wake up" to the dangers of a "dwarf minority" that he said threatened to take con- trol of the country. He was referring to Jews. Last month, he fired a par- ticularly harsh volley at Israel and at the World Jew- ish Congress. Csurka used his regularly scheduled radio program to hurl invectives at Israel and at Jews such as Edgar Bronfman, the Reichmann family and George Soros. He also accused Israel and the WJC of controlling the Hungarian media. In the Lantos incident, we have proof of the manner in which the concerned stand ready to lead in the battle against recurring hatreds. '- Two occurrences in our current experiences are the deep-rooted hope for peace and the increasingly de- veloping exodus to which we devote service. The latter is now a vitality in Jewish life. `r= The latest information is that the exodus from Russia is increasing. We must share with our leaders a comment by Simcha Dinitz. About 1,500 immigrants from the region are ex-- pected to arrive in Israel this month. And Dinitz in- dicated that the upward trend is likely to continue, given the shaky political and economic climate in the republics. One indication of the tense situation is the fact that 95 percent of the 180,000 Jews in these areas hold approved fami- ly reunification requests the first step in the aliyah process. While Jewish coni. - mitments and experiences in Israel vis-a-vis aliyah and the increasing exodus are evolutionary, they are revo- lutionized now. Such are the 5723 sensa- tions, evolutionary and revo- lutionary. In the totality of I consideration, there is the duty to be knowledgeable and the obligation of all of us to be sure that our children are never cursed with ig- norance of what is happen- ing. ❑ New Bavarian Party Gains Strength Bonn (JTA) — The extreme right-wing Republican Party has become the third- strongest political force in the Bavarian town of Passau. Final results of local elec- tions showed that the Republicans, a party often described as neo- Nazi, have doubled their share of the popular vote. The party, which is led by a former SS officer, Franz Schonhuber, will occupy five seats.