Citizenship Revoked
The U.S. District Court in Detroit
revoked the U.S. citizenship of accused
Nazi guard Iwan Mandycz, 85, of
Sterling Heights, on March 2.
According to a statement from the U.S.
Department of Justice, the decision fol-
lowed a June 2004 trial in Flint.
U.S. District Judge Paul Gadola cited
captured Nazi documents finding that
Mandycz was an armed guard who
served at the Trawniki and Poniatowa SS
labor camps, in 1943, where Jews were
interned, exploited as slave laborers and
then murdered.
He ruled that Mandycz assisted in
Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while
serving "in a unit dedicated to exploiting
and exterminating civilians on the basis
Poland and then as a
of race or religion."
forced laborer in
Documents showed
Austria. Mandycz
that on Nov. 4, 1943,
became a naturalized
while Mandycz was serv-
U.S. citizen in 1955.
ing in Poniatowa, SS and
OSI and the U.S.
German police personnel
Attorney's Office in
shot to death some
Detroit began denat-
14,000 Jewish men,.
uralizing proceedings
women and children in
in April 2000.
an action the SS called
The next step for
"Operation Harvest
Mandycz is a possi-
Festival."
ble appeal, said U.S.
In 1949, Mandycz
Department of
entered the United States
Justice Office of
by lying to U.S. officials
Eli Rosenbaum, lead investigator
Special Investiga-
to obtain his visa, claim-
tions director Eli
ing that he had spent the
Rosenbaum, who led the investigation.
war working on his parents' farm in
Cap & Gown Rules Change
Almost-Jewish Relay
Computers are changing the face of America, including the
Jewish News Cap & Gown section in May.
The special section that honors Michigan Jewish high school
seniors with high grades will expand this spring to include any
student with a 3.50 or higher grade point average (unweighted,
on a 4.00 scale).
Requiring the students to submit their information via elec-
tronic mail, plus other rules changes, have allowed the section to
expand dramatically. For years, the section listed 75-90 students.
In 2002, the number jumped to 149. There were 173 in 2003
and 180 last year.
Submission information was sent to many area high school
counseling offices last week. Students and parents can also access
the information at JNOnline.com . The deadline for Cap &
Gown submissions is April 28. The section will be published in
the May 19 Jewish News.
The names jumped out in the result sheets.
East Lansing High School's four swimmers
at the Division II state championships at
Oakland University March 11-12 were seniors
Noah Israel, Jonars Spielberg and Max Meyers,
and sophomore Tyler Groskopf.
Could they all be Jewish? Well, Israel and
Meyers are.
The four team members swam well on two
relays and in a number of individual events,
but failed to reach the top 16 qualifiers and
score any points in the team competition.
Meyers qualified for the meet with a 58:07
in the 100-yard butterfly. The team's 200-yard
freestyle relay finished 31st in 1:35.04 and the
400 free relay was 32nd in 3:31.13.
It is probably the end of competitive swim-
ming for Noah Israel, who intends to take his
— Alan Hitsky associate editor
First All-Stater
The Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit had
its first athlete named to an All-State team.
Levi Stewart of Oak Park, the star junior guard on
JAMD's basketball team, was named Class D
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The only Jewish member of Congress ever elected
from his state, this man was defeated in November
2004 after serving 13 terms in Washington, D.C.
Who is he?
— Goldfein
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Honorable Mention All-State by the Associated
Press last week.
In 20 games this season, Stewart averaged 17.4
points, 3.9 assists and 5.8 rebounds and broke his
own school record of 37 by hitting 38 points in a
game this season.
JA_MD has its most successful season in the West
"In the vast majority of cases, our
defendants do appeal," he said.
Assuming he continues to litigate,
Rosenbaum said, "We're talking many,
many months" before Mandyz is deport-
ed.
"This ruling sends an important mes-
sage that the United States will continue
to seek justice for victims of Nazi perse-
cution," said assistant Attorney General
Christopher Wray. "The passage of time
will not deter the government from this
solemn duty."
Since OSI began operations in 1979,
it has won cases against 98 individuals
who assisted in Nazi persecution.
— Harry Kirsbaum, sta f fwriter
3.9 grade point average to either the University
of Michigan or California-Berkeley. Both are
strong academically and highly competitive in
swimming.
Israel wants to do recreational swimming in
college to stay in shape and is contemplating a
career in physics. He has only been swimming
competitively for three years.
Meyers has been competing since age 8 and
might continue swimming competitively if he
goes to Skidmore College or the University of
New Hampshire. With a 3.75 average and
dreams of a law career, he's also considering
Boston College, William & Mary, and
Michigan.
— Alan Hitsky, associate editor
Bloomfield school's five-year history. The team fin-
ished 13-7, including a school-record seven-game
winning streak. JAMD ended its season two weeks
ago in the state basketball tournament, losing its
opening-round game to host Oakland Christian,
54-51.
— Alan Hitsky, associate editor
Quotables
Do You Remember,
'As for the Palestinian-Israeli issue, the role of the
United States will be to continue to urge both parties
to make the sacrifices necessary — sacrifice meaning
that Israel must withdraw from the settlements, there
must be contiguous territory for a Palestinian state
— into which a Palestinian state can grow.
"The Palestinians, in their part, must continue to
work hard to fight any terrorist activities within the
territories, and the Arab world must continue to
work together to help Palestine build the necessary
structures for democracy. And I believe progress is
being made."
A collection of Judaica, which included 40 vol-
umes of Jewish history, philosophy and literature,
was donated to Mercy College of Detroit by Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Goldberg in memory of their
daughter, Ethel.
Ms. Goldberg worked at the college from 1962
until her death in 1964; she was an instructor in
children's literature and the assistant librarian
responsible for the education library.
—President Bush, at a joint meeting with King
Abdullah of Jordan on March 15 at the White House.
March 1965
— Sy Manello, editorial assistant
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