THE BEST OF KNITTING PRESENTS New Fall Yarns Including ADRIENNE VITTADINI YARNS which have been obtained by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, has produced additional evidence that Nazi-Swiss cooperation may not have been limited to bank dealings. One confidential 1945 letter written by then-U.S. Secretary of War Henry Stimson, for example, stated that Switzerland "is more interested in retaining German goodwill than in properly pro- tecting American prisoners under the Geneva Convention." Mr. Steinberg said, "What we're talking about is collabora- tion at every level in the political, economic and, indeed, the social sphere." Swiss officials say that the war years, as one put it, were not the "most brilliant chapter" in the history of the national bank. But so far, that is about 211 they are conceding. When asked for his response to the recent revelations, a spokesman for the Swiss Embassy in Washington would only say, "If you go into the history, there is certainly no doubt that Switzer- land was surrounded by the Nazi powers and was in a very difficult situation at that time. "It was neutral and it con- ducted commercial activities throughout the war with the Al- lies and with the German Reich and it played a role as a financial place." Some historians suggest that because Switzerland's army was not strong enough to prevent oc- cupation by an encroaching Ger- many, it had to find another way to stay out of the war. Providing safe haven and a market for loot- ed Nazi assets may have served that end, historians say. "We had to give the Germans something, to survive," Robert Vogler, a Swiss historian who wrote a 1985 study of wartime gold transactions told the New York Times. The sudden and intensive in- ternational speculation about the nature of the Nazi-Swiss rela- tionship has been met by both protestation and embarrassment among the Swiss. It is not a coun- try that is accustomed to con- fronting its past. It was only last year, 50 years after the war end- ed, that the Swiss government fi- nally apologized for a secret 1938 deal it had reached with Hitler to turn back German Jewish refugees seeking safety in Switzerland. Recently, the government promised to pay Jewish groups more than $800,000, with half of it to go toward preservation ef- forts at Auschwitz and half to AMCHA, an Israeli organization that counsels Holocaust survivors and their children. Swiss officials said the move was not linked to the Nazi gold controversy. SWISS page 64 29791 Northwestern Hwy. Southfield, MI 48034 (810) 355-1400 8111V.A.ILA%''S Your Comfort Shoe Headquarters FILA JOHNSTON-MURPHY ECCB ROCKPORT NE INTERIORS BY Internet Connection Internet Access for Low Monthly Fee of Unl i m i t ed 95.50 per month Hours NO SETUP FEES E-MAIL & ALL INTERNET SERVICES INCLUDED Service performance with no busy signals and 7: I user- to-line ratio resulting in 100% customer retention and satisfaction. Attention Commercial Businesses! For every five businesses that purchase the Basic SpeedLink Commercial Package (Domain Name, Web Publishing and Web Site Hosting service), SpeedLink will donate equal ser- vice to a non-profit organization in the community. COLONY Synagogues Call for your Free Account! CALL (810) 334-5492 or 335-1309 RESIDENTIAl. AND COMMERCIAI. SpeedLink DAVID SKLAR, ASID SUGARTREE PLAZA A Division Orchard Lake Road at Maple Inc. of SpeedNet, 8 10-626- 1999 http://wvAv.speedlink.net e-mail: speed@speedlink.net 53 1/2 West Huron Street, Suite 211 Pontiac, MI 48342 0 go ll r Our team of experts will help you/ 000000 create a custom Internet presei hce 4 0 0 ° for you to attract new clients Ad *14 00 explode your business into 0060 0 1 the 21st century! 49r / 4 // # die) 0,4 ) ; A.1. Communic g lor 4:6;00110(810)433:09 00 -A"'"9"Ir ArrAir 1700 N. Woodward Ave., Suite 200, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 e-mail: info@glolink.com STATE FARM INSURANCE Inspired by his original collection for the Italian Navy, Franchi Menotti's marine sports watch is the most popular face in Italy since the Mona Lisa. The Franchi Menottl's marine sports collection combines Swiss efficiency with the best of Italian design and frankly, • has been known to make a lot of waves. THE FRANCHI MENOTTI MARINE SPORTS WATCH COLLECTION. MARILYNJ. GOLD•AGENCY "I believe in personalized service" • AUTO • HEALTH • HOME • COMMERCIAL • LIFE • IRAS • BUSINESS GENERATION FOURTH JEWELERS AT BIG BEAVER & I 75 JUST EAST OF THE SOMERSET COLLECTION - 4610 81003534400 26561 W. 12 Mile Road, Suite 203, Southfield, MI 48034 755 West Big Beaver • Troy, Michigan 48084 • 810-362-4500 Main Floor, Top of Troy Building Financing available 12 months same as cash on engagement and wedding ring purchases with approved credit