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Elsie Simkovitz with postcards sent to her grandmother at Theresienstadt.
details on the arrange-
ments.
Apparently, the Nazis
first requested goods, not
money, in exchange for
Jews. This would include
tractors and other tools,
along with medicine unat-
tainable in Germany.
Himmler also demanded
(no doubt in line with his
move to curry favor with the
war victors) plenty of posi-
tive publicity in American
newspapers about the
Theresienstadt-Swiss trans-
port. He cautioned, howev-
er, that such stories must
make Germany, appear
benevolent, not weak.
For
reasons
still
unknown, the Germans
eventually opted to take the
five million Swiss francs, to
be deposited to a small, pri-
vate company in Berlin, in
lieu of the tools and medi-
cine.
As promised, articles
about the transport
appeared in papers in New
York, Detroit, Chicago and
St. Louis.
These communities, and
others, also helped raise the
massive funds needed to
secure the release of the
1,200 Jews on their way to
Switzerland. Requests for
money — signed by the
Council of Orthodox Rabbis,
and Congregations Beth
Yehudah, B'nai David, B'nai
Moshe, B'nai Zion and Beth
Abraham — appeared in
The Jewish News. They
began, "Do Not Remain
Passive When Your
Brothers Call For Help!"
Initially, negotiations
between the Swiss and
Germans called for further
transports, always Jews for
money, from Theresienstadt
to Switzerland. Herman
Goering himself promised
this would be arranged.
The Nazis first
requested goods,
not money, in
exchange for Jews.
But as the war drew to a
close, Hitler expressed no
interest in saving the life of
any Jew, even if it brought
benefit to struggling Nazi
Germany. Consequently, he
vetoed the Goering deal.
Meanwhile, members of
the Theresienstadt-Swiss
transport — including
Bertha Weinschenk —
arrived in the United States.
It was an afternoon of "stir-
ring scenes" and filled with
"weeping with joy," the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
reported. Speakers lauded
both Mr. Musy and the
Swiss government for their
humanitarian efforts.
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