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Best Jewish
Cities Sought

Convicted ex-Nazi guard appeals recent
deportation decision.

Washington — B'nai B'rith's
Center for Jewish Identity is
searching for the best small,
medium and large cities for Jew-
ish people in the United States.
The CJI will publish the re-
sults next year in a guide for sin-
gles, young married couples and
families with young children.
To nominate a city, one must
fill out a questionnaire available
from the CJI by calling (202)
857-6577, or by sending an e-
mail request to CJI@bnaib-
rith.org.

JULIE WIENER STAFF WRITER

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n April 24, a federal im-
migration jutige ordered
him deported. But con-
victed ex-Nazi guard Fer-
dinand Hammer is appealing
the decision to the Executive Of-
fice for Immigration Review
(EEOR), an agency of the U.S.
Justice Department.
Mr. Hammer's attorney,
William Buffalino II, told the De-
troit News that the Holtzman
Amendment — the 1978 law that
deports Nazi war criminals who
immigrate to the United States
— doesn't apply to Mr. Hammer.
But Eli Rosenbaum, director
of the Justice Department's Of-
fice of Special Investigations
(OSI), questioned Mr. Hammer's
claims. Mr. Rosenbaum's agency
launched the initial complaint
to strip Mr. Hammer of his cit-
izenship two years ago and will
file a response to his appeal.
Mr. Rosenbaum said it was
not surprising that Mr. Hammer
had chosen to appeal because he
has "no reason not to" and he

will be deported otherwise. Is
there a chance Mr. Hammer's
deportation orders will be re-
versed? "I'm a strong believer in
not tempting fate," said Mr.
Rosenbaum. "Let me not try to
predict."
Susan Eastwood, public af-
fairs assistant at the EEOR, said
her office had not yet received
Mr. Hammer's appeal, but that
such appeals generally take sev-
eral weeks to prepare. Ms. East-
wood would not comment
regarding Mr. Hammer's
prospects for reversing the ini-
tial ruling. "We are the judges
and it would be inappropriate
for us to comment on the case,"
she said.
Should the EEOR reaffirm
the deportation, Mr. Hammer,
77, of Sterling Heights, can then
appeal to the U.S. 6th Circuit
Court of Appeals. If he does not
appeal or if all appeals result in
upholding the original decision,
Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS) will enforce Mr.

Ferrdinand Hammer; appealing
deportation descision.

Hammer's deportation to Croa-
tia.
In prosecuting the case dur-
ing Federal denaturalization
proceedings last May, the OSI
successfully proved that Mr.
Hammer served as an armed
Nazi Waffen-SS guard at
Auschwitz, Sachsenhausen and
Flossenberg death camps. Pros-
ecutors also showed how Mr.
Hammer had obtained an entry
visa to the United States and
eventual citizenship by supply-
ing erroneous information about
his wartime activities.

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Camp Experiences
Boost Judaism

Miami — A University of Mia-
mi study confirms that Jewish
sleep-away camps have an im-
portant influence on adult Jew-
ish practices.
Dr. Ira Sheskin, in a three-
year study, compared Jewish de-
mographic research in
Delaware, Wisconsin, Georgia
and Florida against statistics
from a Jewish camp in North
Carolina.
He defined Jewish camps as
those that hold Shabbat services

or have significant Jewish con-
tent.
"Although we cannot prove
cause and effect," Dr. Sheskin
said, "there is a significant cor-
relation between attending a
Jewish sleep-away camp as a
child and Jewish behaviors —
such as lighting Chanukah can-
dles — as an adult."

Western Wall
Tunnels Popular

The Western Wall tunnels,
which were the focus of Pales-
tinian riots last year, have be-
come one of Jerusalem's most
popular tourist spots.
According to the Israel Min-
istry of Tourism, the opening of
a tunnel exit near the Via Do-
lorosa last year has allowed for
easier access to the tunnels,
which run parallel to the West-
ern Wall.
The tunnels were construct-
ed around 165 BCE to carry wa-
ter into the city. Some of the
stones that make up the tunnel
walls weigh 50 tons.

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