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X X r O L F G A N G H E D L E R , a member of the Bonn
' ParUament on trial for having insulted the
Jews and the Resistance Movement in the course of
THE GERMAN JEWS
* public speech a t Einfeld (Schleswig-Holstein), was Three times in their history the Jews out- With an equal force new forms of Judaism
acquitted by the Landgericht Kiel. According to side Palestine have entered into a living and itself have during this period sprung from
witnesses, he had said t h a t the extermination of creative union with the culture of the the same soil, in a constant, an inexhaustible
Jews in gas chambers might have been wrong, but respective countries in which they had their sequence, and have taken hold of the thought,
that there were certainly other ways of getting rid place. For the first time this was the case in the will, the feelings of all Jewry. Upon this,
°f them. In pronouncing the verdict, the President the Hellenistic world, later in Spain and too, this power and this wealth of accomplish-
°i the Court, who, like one of the other judges, Portugal and lastly in the realm of the ment, can one look only with a deep emotion.
*as formerly a member of the Nazi Party, said t h a t German language. Each time it had a great How many new things have come into being
Existing laws did not give grounds for finding dynamic effect on Jewish history and equally here and gone forth from here : the ideas
Hedler guilty. In answer to strongest criticism on history in general, the first time indeed and energies of integration into the sur-
against the judges, the Bonn Government released a with an almost explosive force ; one need rounding sphere of culture, the religious
statement t h a t the proceedings had been conducted but think of the birth of the Christian Church ideas and energies of liberalism, of orthodoxy,
'a a " correct, unbiased and just " way. in the Hellenistic Jewish Orient. Quite in of historical consciousness, of messianism
the same way does it present itself the third and humanism, of the struggle for the goal
If utterances like those of Hedler can pass un- of Zion, the ideas and energies of a science of
time, which, however, is still so close to us
punished, something must be wrong either with the Judaism, of comprehending oneself, of a
that we are not yet able to survey the ultimate
• ^ r m a n Courts or with the law. We remember only
results. Jewish philosophy. It is something pro-
too well acquittals of Nazis during the Weimar
Again and again, however, does one stand digious that faces us.
RepubUc ; whether they were pronounced by an Within all the tragedy of the terrible
in admiration, in amazement, often almost
'mpartial but formalistic Court or by judges with happenings of which we have become the
in awe in face of this powerful, revolution-
*ith anti-democratic leanings, they all helped to most immediate witnesses and martyrs it is
ising force and of all it has accomplished,
pave the road towards war and barbarism. During the additional tragedy that this historic
'^n abundance of personalities, the achieve-
the Hedler trial the defendant was even permitted
ments of whom will be a permanent possession achievement was put to an end by violence.
to praise " the good sides of Nazism " without being
of humanity has, within five generations, In its last decades, it had yet attained a new
tebuked by the Court. After his acquittal he was
arisen from the Jewish community of that vigour and new s-plendour ; it ended on that
given a tremendous ovation by the public.
area : thinkers, scientists, poets, artists, soil in greatness.
In Kiel a Protest Meeting against t h e acquittal musicians and other creative minds. All On that soil it has ceased to be, but that
has sprung from the fertile mould of hardly should not be its ending. To those from that
^'as attended by 10,000 people, and in ParUament
more than half a million people. The one fact soil who have survived and now live in
the Social Democratic spokesman, Herr OUenhauer,
in itself speaks with an historical pathos, many countries something is entrusted that
Called the proceedings and the findings " a grave
that, of the four or five men who, within the must not be lost : the striving for the
•lefamation of the German people." It would be
past hundred years, have most profoundly, matters of the mind and spirit, for the
^ o n g to cast doubts at the sincerity of these and
with the most revolutionary effect, deter- humane, the messianic, for whatever i? great
other expressions of indignation. It would, however, and beautiful and well ordered. To foster
he fatal to under-rate the nationalistic ruthlessness mined the trends of human thought, three
this spirit is a task set to all Jews every-
Spreading over post-war Germany, of which the were Jews from Germany—Marx, Freud and where, but for us it should moreover be the
Hedler incident is only one example. Einstein. distinctive sign of a heritage.
TIME LIMIT FOR AMERICAN COMPENSATION LAW by registered letter, which has to contain as many
particulars as possible.
T H E time limit for the submission of compen-
sation claims in the American Zone (Bavaria,
Hesse, Wuerttemberg, Badenia and Bremen, b u t not
granted to claimants not any longer resident in
Germany ; a claim should be submitted in any case.
The United Restitution Office is most actively en-
Though many questions arising from the Com-
pensation Laws in the American Zone are still un-
settled, claimants should bear in mind t h a t they
'deluding the American Sector of Berlin) expires on gaged in a positive clarification of the matter. forfeit their rights if they do not submit their
^larch 31st. 1950. As it is uncertain whether it will Claimants may obtain the necessary registration claims by March 31st, 1950.
be extended, claimants are urgently requested to forms from the Compensation Office of the Land of
oiake sure t h a t their claims are in the hands of the their last place of residence in the American Zone T h e Special Appearance of
appropriate authorities before the end of March. of Germany. The addresses are as follows :—
The main types of damages covered b y the com-
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(to be claimed by widow and, under certain circum-
Bavaria : Bayerisches Landesamt fuer Wiedergut-
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integrity or health, loss of Uberty, loss of and
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taxes, levies and fines (including Reichsfluchtsteuer); Stuttgart ; Badenia : Landesbezirksstelle fuer S U N D A Y , M A R C H 19th,
the laws also provide for the reinstatement of pen- Wiedergutmachung, Beethovenstrasse 11, Karls-
ruhe ; Bremen : Amt fuer Wiedergutmachung, at 3 p.m.
sions of dismissed officials and, to a certain extent, Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage, N.W.3
•if former members of the professions, and for the Polizeihaus, Bremen. International Reply Coupons
should be enclosed. The office to which the form Full Supporting P r o g r a m m e
Payment of social or private insurance or war
Service annuities. has t o be sent after completion is mentioned on the Admission: £1.1.0., 10/6, 7/6, 5/-, 3/9, 2/6
The final settlement depends on implementary form. Ordered tickets are being despatched in the
Orders, which so far have not yet been issued, In case claimants do not obtain the forms in course of this week,
ti me, it is advisable to submit to the Compensation In view of the limited number ot seats still avaUable,
furthermore, some controversy has arisen whether new. orders (witb remittance and stamped addressed
Compensation for the loss of liberty is also t o be Office of the Land a t least an emergency registration envelope) should be sent to AJR Headquarters now.
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TfflRD REICH GLORIFIED The time Umit for claims under the Restitution
Law in the British Zone which expired on December
31st, 1949, has been extended until June 30, 1950.
U S E OF BLOCKED A C C O U N T S
To-day Western Germany, our solicitously nurtured issue we find on the cover page Adolf Hitler's According to statements by the Bank Deutscher
test-tube democracy, is being swamped with picture three times, three pictures of his Reich Laender, blocked accounts in the three Western
nationalistic and militaristic literature singing the Marshal Hermann Goering with wife, Emmy, Zones of Germany (not in Western Berlin) can, inter
praises of the grand old times of the Third Reich. and infant daughter Edda, and one picture of the alia, be used as follows:
With more or less outspoken nostalgia, many Fuehrer's sweetheart Eva Braun ; on other pages,
poUtical writers in Germany are telling their people a picture of Hitler with the wife of his architect, a Maintenance of near relatives: Monthly payments
t h a t Germany would have been fine if Der Fuehrer picture of E v a Braun with Foreign Minister Joachim of not more than 200 D.M. can be made to one
had not gotten a little out of hand. Adolf Hitler von Ribbentrop, a picture of Hitler and his deputy, relative or of not more than 300 D.M. altogether
should have listened a little more to the diplomats, Rudolph Hess. to all relatives. Relatives in the meaning of this
to the generals, to the admirals, and Germany Munich and Hitler announcement are; grandparents, grandparents-in-
would have been the victor in World War II. Munich contributes the periodical Revue with a law, parents, parents-in-law, brothers and sisters,
Let us take a look a t some typical newspapers, picture of Der Fuehrer smiling somewhat shyly at brothers- and sisters-in-law, husbands, wives, chil-
periodicals and books now in heavy demand in the side of his niece, Angelica Raubal, a girl whom dren, stepchildren, grandchildren, uncles, aunts,
Germany, and see how they are treating the recent the records indicate, he later, in a less gracious nephews and nieces. The supported relatives must
political past. mood, had killed by poisoning. Here in the picture live in Western Germany.
From Duesseldorf the spicy weekly Herzdame is niece Angelica smiles radiantly out at the post-war Payment of travel expenses: Owners of blocked
distributed over aU Western Germany. In a recent public, attired in a charming dirndl dress, and accounts with permanent residence outside Western
Adolf's friendly arm is about her shoulder. Last Germany are entitled to use their accounts for the
September, the Revue began serial publication of maintenance and travel expenses of themselves,
FROM GERMAN JEWRY their family members and their accompanying
The Great Lover, Adolf Hitler, a story in which movie
Berlin. At a recent session of the representatives servants whilst they are travelling inside Western
director Leni Riefenstahl is one of the leading ladies.
of the Jewish Community, 2 new representatives. Germany. The maximum amount allocated per day
Here again Der Fuehrer is humanized, this time his
Dr. Ludwig Tuch and Herr Adolf Sissner were intro- and person is 35 D.Mk.
loves are sung by the connoisseur and Hotbrau
duced. They are to replace Dr. Blum and Maintenance of Graves: Up to 300 D.Mk. per year
cavalier, Hermann Esser, once State Secretary for
Mr. L. Prinz, who passed away recently. may be used for the maintenance of graves of near
Tourism in Goebbels's Propaganda Ministry. After
A Society for Jewish-Christian co-operation was his release from detention as a suspected war relatives.
established recently. The appeal issued by the com- criminal, Hermann Esser went in hiding and made In all cases it will be necessary to notify the Bank
mittee recalls the contribution of Jews to the welfare use of the time t h a t the German police were seeking of England of the use of the funds.
of Berlin. To secure understanding between Jews him to compose his great lover stories. Sentenced ACCOUNTS IN WESTERN BERLIN
and non-Jews in Germany, it states, a deep know- in absentia to five years of hard labour by the Accounts which were already in existence before
ledge of the Ufe, history and suffering of the Jews is Bavarian Denazification Court, he finally was taken May 9th, 1945 (so-called " Uralt-Guthaben ") and
necessary. Apart from well-known representatives into custody when he went to pick up his publisher's which are deposited with a Bank in Western Berlin,
of the Christian churches and the Jewish community payments. or the German Reichsbank, or the German Gold-
the committee includes inter alia Dr. F . Friedens- While the nationaUstic sentiments of the women Discount-Bank, Berlin, or the Berlin Postscheckamt,
burg, Professor Dr. Kurt Levinstein, Prof. Dr. Edwin of Germany are roused by moving stories of Hitler are converted at a ratio of 20 to 1, if the creditor was
Redslob, Ernst TilUch, Dr. Agnes von Zahn- and Goering, the appeal to the men is based on resident in Berlin on October 1st, 1949, or if he was a
Harnack. doughty episodes from the " best time of their national of the United Nations or of a Neutral State
Dr. Hans Hirschfeld, until 1933 Ministerialrat in lives," the military time. This campaign is a bold, on October 1st, 1949. The claims have to be regis-
Berlin, returned from the United States t o BerUn whitewashing attempt on behalf of the military tered by June 30th, 1950, with the West BerUn
and was appointed head of the BerUn Press Depart- men who, willingly following their beloved Headquarters of the Bank Institute in question.
ment. Fuehrer's bidding, led the German people to disaster. The address of the Berlin Zentralbank for Western
An essay by Claire May " Rahel " deaUng with the To-day their Une is : Hitler alone is responsible for Berlin is: Berlin-Charlottenburg, Bismarkstr. 48/52.
BerUn Salons at the beginning of the 19th century, the defeat ; if we had been heeded, we would have West Berlin addresses of the leading banking firms
has been published in the series " Berlinische Minia- waged a better war, and we would have led the are as follows:
turen " by the pubUshing firm " Das neue BerUn." nation t o victory 1 Berliner Handels-GeseUschaft, Berlin-Schmargen-
H a m b u r g . — A t the Crematorium Ohlsdorf 2 Urns Blatant Advertising dorf, Auguste Viktoriastr. 66.
fiUed with earth of the Concentration Camps The militaristic brochures are offered for sale to Commerzbank, Berlin-Friedenau, Sarrazinstr.11-15.
Theresienstadt and Belsen were consecrated recently. the public under the most blatant advertising, and Delbrueck, Schickler & Co., Berlin-Nikolassee,
This ceremony completes the Hamburg Memorial, they fill an enthusiastic demand. " Hitler als Prinz-Friedrich-Leopoldstr. 38-40.
which includes 100 Urns of ashes and earth from aU Feldherr " (Hitler as Strategist) with the picture of Deutsche Bank, Beriin W.SO, Viktoria Luise Platz 9.
Concentration Camps. An address was deUvered by Der Fuehrer on the cover, put out by the chief of Dresdner Bank, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Kantstr.
the Chairman of the Hamburg Jewish Community, his general staff, Franz Haider, is an apologia for the Ecke Fasanenstr.
Harry Goldstein. German generals, who could have done things Hardy & Co., G.m.b.H., BerUn-WUmersdorf, Fehr-
better. belUner Platz 8.
Stuttgart.—Mr. Robert Perlen, formerly Rechts- The German navy gets its share in recent German Reichs-Kredit-Gesellschaft A.G., Berlin W.15, Liet-
anwalt, has been appointed President of the articles on the " Heroic Battle " of the cruiser zenburger Str. 36.
Court of Appeal in Wuerttemberg, Baden, after Bismarck, and the miraculous breakthrough of the
having been Landgerichtspraesident in Stuttgart " LASTEN-AUSGLEICHS-GESETZ "
Bremen. The Munich paper Revue competes in this Hardship is imposed on Refugees who emigrated
for some time. His inauguration took place in the theme with the Stuttgart weekly Christ und Welt. to Great Britain by the fact t h a t the law on the
presence of the Minister of Justice, Dr. Beyerle, and
More dangerous for most Germans than these EquaUsation of Burdens (" Lasten - Ausgleichs -
the Generalstatsanwalt Dr. Schmidt.
publications are articles and books of latter-day Gesetz " ) , as it stands at present, exempts from the
Mr. Perlen is a Jew who has survived the war in Hitler enemies. They call themselves " experts,"
Germany under greatest difficulties. He formerly tax only those who on May 8th 1945 were aUied
and employ the subtle venom of quoting each other nationals. Owing to the difierent practice in the
practised as a lawyer, together with Dr. Robert and as proof for their theories.
Dr. Erwin Mainzer in Stuttgart. naturalisation of aliens, this would cover many
A typical instance of the ricochet self-promotion Refugees who immigrated to the United States, but
Ludwigshafen.—The Chairman of the Jewish going on in this mutual society for multiing the only very few who came to this country.
Community announced that the German Govern- Third Reich record was the publication of Hitler's The United Restitution Office is most actively
ment has promised t o allocate 80,000 marks for chief interpreter, Paul Otto Schmidt, in the Sued- participating in various endeavours to get the law
building a new synagogue in the city in place of the deutsche Zeitung, Munich, on the occasion of the ten- amended in the interest of those who were natural-
synagogue destroyed during the November pogroms. year anniversary of the outbreak of war, in Septem- ised after the war. According to recent information
The money will, however, be spent for building a ber, 1949. Instead of placing before the pubUc from
Jewish Old Age Home. there is some chance for an amendment, so as t o
the files of the German Foreign Office, the Fuehrer- grant exemption to all those who took up residence
Hellenthal.—Wilhelm Fischer, former Mayor of loyal diplomatic preparation of the Second World in Great Britain up to May 8th, 1945, and were
Corbach, was arrested on a charge of participating in War, this series of articles, which is already avaUable subsequently naturalised. Further developments
the destruction of the synagogue in Hellenthal, near in book form, makes the reader beUeve t h a t the will be reported in " A J R Information."
Aachen, in November 1938. negotiations with the British and the Poles were
D E A T H CERTIFICATES
Legalisation of M i x e d Marriages sincerely intended, and t h a t the outbreak of war
The address of the Standesamt I Berlin (formerly
came as a surprise to the same men who had
A BiU legaUsing all mixed marriages in Germany Berlin C.2, Stralauer Str. 42-45) is now: Berlin,W.15,
organized its initiation I Paul Otto Schmidt, eye-
concluded iUegally after the pubUcation of the Duisburger Strasse 12.
witness of the diplomatic preparations for the
Nuremberg Laws, has been introduced in the AUSTRIAN CONFERENCE
murder of the French General Maurice Mesny and
Federal Parliament at Bonn. It is estimated t h a t At a Conference of Austrian Jewish Communities
similar acts, has, pf course, the perfect right to
about 2,300 marriages wiU be legaUsed by the a United Co-operative Council was established to
suppress the darkest chapters of his experiences.
measure. represent general interests. The Conference inter
However, for German publishers to present Paul
D e n o m i n a t i o n s in Western Germany.—Of Otto Schmidt's stories as the recounting of an aha adopted resolutions protesting -against any
Western Germany's 43,700,000 population, 50.2 objective historian t o their trusting readers, wiU attempted amendment of the Third Restitution Lavir
per cent are Protestants, 45.8 per cent CatlioUcs, lead to dangerous consequences for Germany's and against t h e expiration of its deadUne on 31st
and 0.1 per cent Jews. future. March. 1950.
AJR INFORMATION March, 1950 Pag* 3
LAW a n d LIFE
L0ial Advice Hours (for persons with limited means only): Sunday 11 a.m.-12 noon.
dence t h a t those social reformers who were ridiiuled
and attacked by the Marxists as unscientific and
unrealistic, had a much nobler vision of a SociaUsm.
The real problem, whatever name we attach to it,
of the statute is to confine adoption to cases where is t h a t of good neighbourhood and of the fellowship
THE NEW ADOPTION ACT between man and man. This may sound " Uto-
there are not and probably will not be natural
(Continued from previous issue) children whose rights may be prejudiced by those pian " to many people to-day, b u t " Utopia " means
3. The aim of an adoption is t h a t the adopted of the adopted child. Under the new English " No Man's Land," and Buber is in a position to
child shall take t h e place of a natural child of the .A.ct—differing not very considerably from the 1926 show t h a t the " P a t h s to Utopia " lead after aU to
adopter. This idea has found expression in sec. 5 Act in this respect—the minimum age is 25 years a country t h a t exists, to the Jewish co-operative
of the Adoption of Children Act, 1926, with very in normal cases, and twenty-one in case the infant settlements in Israel, which are not only consumer-
considerable restrictions, however. In particular, is a relative of the adopter ; there is no age limit groups, but the realisation of a " communitas
it was expressly enacted t h a t an adoption order did if the adopter is the natural mother or father of communitatum," a confederacy of various small
not " confer on the adopted child any right to or the infant, and there is in no case a restriction to organic and social unities, of a really renewed
interest in property as a child of the adopter " ; the effect t h a t t h e adopter must not have natural society. LUTZ WELTMANN.
this meant t h a t the adopted child did not have any children.
right of inheritance t o t h e estate of the adopter, 6. This liberality of the recent English law has CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
unless he or she was expressly appointed a bene- made it the more imperative t o make elaborate JuUus Rosenbaum and his wife, Adele Reifenberg,
ficiary by way of a last will. This was completely in provisions against the misuse of the institution by now exhibiting their work at the Ben Uri Art
variance to the Continental concept of adoption, unscrupulous persons. The 1926 Act already pro- Society, are no strangers to London, and one is
to the German CivU Code for instance. vided t h a t the Court shaU not make an adoption always impressed by the tonality and the integrity
The new Act has adapted English law completely order unless it was satisfied (a) t h a t all necessary of their work. They develop their style and are in
to these continental notions. Sec. 9 and 10 of the consents have been given (that of the natural fact " getting younger," as they advance in years.
Act contain detailed provisions all of which " shall parents and/or guardians, for instance) ; (b) t h a t Some of their recent work is particularly suited to
have effect for securing t h a t adopted persons are the order, if made, will be for the welfare of the children of aU ages, among them especiaUy the
treated as children of the adopters for the purposes infant ; and (c) t h a t the adopter was not bribed evocative " Finding of Moses," by Adele Reifenberg
of the devolution or disposal of real and personal into adopting the infant. and the " Tang Horse," of which he was a restaurer,
property." This, however, did not prove sufficient. Elaborate by Julius Rosenbaum. The work of Mrs. R u t h
4. Another strengthening of the family ties created measures of precaution were made b y the Adoption Collet, also shown at the exhibition, consists mainly
b y adoption is contained in sec. 11 of t h e new of Children (Regulation) Act, 1939, and upheld and of landscapes of a decorative effect, b u t without
Act : for the purpose of the law relating to marriage strengthened in the new Act. any marked Jewish character.
adopter and adopted shall be " deemed to be within A probationary period is now required ; an adop- Friends of the visual arts may be interested in a
the prohibited degrees of consanguinity"—one tion order can no longer be made in case of any set of three stained glass vrindows by David HiUman,
should really think t h a t this was a matter of course ! infant unless : intended for the decoration of a public buUding in
5. There is a quite convincing explanation for (a) the infant has been continuously in the care Israel, where they will be on view shortly. Lithua-
the fact t h a t EngUsh law has been much more and possession of the appUcant for a t least three nian born Mr. HiUman has made his home in
hesitant than, say. German law in granting impor- consecutive months, and London, and has developed a novel reUgious icono-
t a n t property rights to adopted children, for (b) the applicant has a t least three months before- graphy, based on an intimate knowledge of the
EngUsh law restricts adoption to a much lesser hand notified the local welfare authority of his orthodox Jewish tradition and the literal interpre-
degree in other respects. intention to adopt. tation of ancient texts and prayers. His medium,
According to the German Code Civil only a person 7. These very necessary precautionary rules have stained glass, is unusual for contemporary Jewish
who has no legitimate descendants may adopt a made the matter rather complicated and nobody art, and with its basis in craftsmanship may weU be
child and, as a rule, the adopter must have com- should consider an adoption without proper advice particularly suited for further development in
pleted his fiftieth year of age. Clearly, the tendency of a soUcitor or authorised Adoption Society. Israel. H E L E N , RQSENAU,, P h . D .
AJR INFORMATION March, 1950 Pag* 5
FROM MY DIART had not applied for naturalisation under one of the
priority categories ? Meanwhile, the less urgent cases
have also been settled, and the future historian will
and the police to see t h a t citizens going about their
lawful business—and showing or seeing films, how-
When I heard t h a t the list of persons who were ever bad or tendentious, is perfectly lawful—are
hardly differentiate between the vintages of 1947 protected against such demonstrations. If this
naturalised in 1948 had at last come out, I expected
and 1948. A person of foreign birth is unavoidably action were allowed to become a precedent it would
only a small publication, for I assumed t h a t the
bound to remain in a specific situation also after be possible for any noisy minority, for instance the
bulk of the refugees had been naturalised in 1947.
naturalisation, but the granting of British citizenship Communists, to secure the banning of any film of
To my great surprise, however, the book 1 got a t
brought one chapter of our history to a happy which they happened to disapprove."
H.M. Office at the charge of 8s. was almost as
conclusion.
voluminous as its predecessor. Altogether 15,108 The " Daily Worker." on the other hand, argues :
certificates of naturalisation were granted in 1948 " The Fascists threaten a march, and aU marches
(against 17,742 in 1947) ; this figure does not are stopped. They break up a cinema show, and
include the wives and minor children of the natural- The admirable British quaUty to tolerate another
man's opinion, even if one does not agree with it— the film is withdrawn by our obliging authorities.
ised persons. As before, former German and Austrian
nationals take the lead with 4,438 resp. 2,733 cases moreover to fight for the right of t h a t man to say " It is time this ugly farce was ended. Neither
(against 6,332 resp. 3,216 cases in 1947). The third what he has to say, has not been displayed at the the Government nor the L.C.C. should be allowed
place is now taken by Poland with 1,780 (against London cinema. New Gallery, when the Universal t o use Fascism as an excuse to hamstring our
1,279 in 1947) and not any longer by Czechoslovakia film " Sword in the Desert " was shown. This democratic rights."
(1,348, against 1,733 in 1947). Finally there is a controversial film about the fighting between
considerable increase of former Russian Nationals Hagana and British troops in Palestine is certainly
(1.176, against 692 in 1947). not a great work of art, b u t it had been passed by The relationship between Germans and Jews was
the British Board of Film Censors and the London analysed in an article by Hans E. Mutzenbacher,
.\ break-up in percentages reveals the following published in the " Deutsche Kulturspiegel." The
County Council, and as such it should have enjoyed
main countries of origin : Germany : 30% (1947, author takes the view t h a t the specific contribution
the same protection by the poUce as aU other films,
35%) ; .\ustria, 1 1 % (18%) ; Czechoslovakia, 9% of Jews to German cultural life consisted in their
theatre shows and entertainments. If it was wise to
(unchanged) ; Poland, 12% (7%) ; Russia, 8% interpretation and patronisation of German artists.
produce such a film or to show it is a matter of
(0.3%). This indicates a gradual shifting over from As an example he cites the assistance rendered to
opinion ; but it is a matter of principle not to give
West to East and an increase of naturalised refugees Gerhart H a u p t m a n n by the publisher S. Fitscher and
way to hooligans who try to dictate to the public
from the other side of the Iron Curtain. the producer Otto Brahm. Many German creative
which films they shall see and which not.
Whilst t h e 1947 Ust included names like Philip artists were first understood by their Jewish feUow-
Mountbatten and weU-known personalities of There was nothing " spontaneous " in the riots citizens; men like Moritz Heimann and Stefan Zweig
Science, Literature and Art, the 1948 list makes a a t the New Gallery. They were prepared long established the international reputation of German
less interesting reading. One of the new British beforehand by Fascist rowdies who, thrown out poets.
subjects of renown is Salomon Gaon (formerly from all electioneering platforms, tried in this way
Jugoslavfa), the H a h a m of the Spanish and Portu- to gain the public eye. Even before they had ever " We are hopeful/' the author says, " as far as
guese Community. seen the film, they had ready their fireworks, a new creative minds inside Germany are concerned.
Once upon a time people vied with each other smoke-bomb, bottles and even a live rat. We fear, however, t h a t we shall miss the helpfulness
about the moment of their naturalisation. Do you The " Observer," in commenting on the decision of Jews when the time has become ripe for inter-
StiU remember the joke about the two refugees who of the L.C.C. to stop further performances of the national cultural co-operation."
were exhibited at Madame Tussaud's, because they film, said : " It is surely the business of the L.C.C. NARRATOR
Miscellaneous
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TRIALS
PERSONALIA AJR Meeting Josef Groh6.
The former Social Democratic Reichstags Deputy, Josef Groh^, formerly Nazi Gauleiter of the
O t t o L a n d s b e r g , recently celebrated his 80th WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 7.45 p.m. Coeln-Aachen district and Reichskommissar for
birthday in Holland. After the first World War, he I, Broadhurst Gardens, N W . 6 Belgium and Northern France, vrill be on trial
Was one of the six Peoples Commissars (Volksbeauf- (naar Finchley Road Underground Scacion) shortly. WiU anybody who can give information
tragte) and, later on, for some time Reichsminister which might be relevant for the trial please contact
of Justice. Dr. Robert Weltsch the A J R , 8 Fairfax Mansions, London, N.W.3.
P r o f e s s o r D r . C u r t B o n d y has been appointed
Professor of Psychology at H a m b u r g University. " Zweierlei Judentum " Mathilde Ludendorff was classified as " Chief
Culprit " (" Hauptschuldige ") and sentenced to
He wiU occupy the Chair which was vacant since
Professor William Stern died 15 years ago. After Israel und Diaspora two years special service. Her estate with the
exception of 3,000 D.Mk. was confiscated. She
1933, Dr. Bondy took an active p a r t in Jewish Ufe The establishment of the State of Israel has
forfeits all her approbations and titles and claims for
as the Director of the Jewish Retraining Centre created a new situation for Jews all over the
world. Many former party differences have lost pensions. Furthermore she was sentenced to certain
Gross-Breesen. In 1939 he helped to organise the their meaning, and the values of Jewish life restrictions of residence. The Court took the view
Jewish Transit Camp in Richborough (Kitchener inside and outside Israel have to be re*examined.
that, in spite of the split with the Party, her propa-
Camp). Afterwards he became a Professor at the Our friends will be particularly interested in an
analysis given by Dr. Weltsch who ts well known ganda was decisive for the promotion of the National
Umversity of Richmond, U.S.A. to them as the former editor of the " Juedische Socialist idea.
Rundschau." No further invitations will be
sent out. The former Commandant of the Concentration
D r . Siegfried B e r g m a n n died in London Admission P r a * . Camp Fuhlsbuettel, Paul EUerhusen, was sentenced
recently. Before he emigrated he was a lawyer in to 12 years and 6 months penal servitude. He was
Berlin. He belonged t o the panel of legal advisers found guilty of crimes against humanity in one case,
The talk, which was followed by a discussion, was b u t was found not guilty of murder and man-
who p u t themselves a t the disposal of the A J R greatly appreciated by the audience. Dr. E v a
and regularly rendered his most valuable services slaughter.
Reichmann was in the Chair.
to those in need of advice. The A J R will always Two members of t h e Security Service (Sicherheits-
gratefuUy remember him. dienst) Weiss and Hering were sentenced t o Ufe-long
"THE HYPHEN" penal servitude. They had been responsible for the
S u n d a y , M a r c h Sth, 7.30 p.m. at 57 Eton " Uquidation " of Jews of the Wilna Ghetto and
AJR LONDON MEETING Avenue; A Purim Social. Dancing, Games, other Jewish Camps.
At a meeting held under the auspices of the A J R Refreshments.
on February Sth, 1950, at 1 Broadhurst Gardens, S a t u r d a y , M a r c h l l t h , 7.30 p.m. at 57 Eton Postage to the Continent
Mr. Leonard Stein gave a talk on the British Parlia- Avenue: Annual General Meeting. Election of new The Post Office reports t h a t a large number of
mentary system. H e outlined t h e procedure b y Committee. letters for destinations in Europe continue t o be
which the appointment of candidates and the com- S u n d a y , M a r c h 19th. Outing to Quare Mead, prepaid at the rate of 2id. for the first ounce instead
pletion of electors' Usts is governed, and described Essex. of 3d. As considerable inconvenience is caused t o
the historical background of the p a r t y system of our S a t u r d a y , M a r c h 25th. A Concert. (Postponed addressees on the Continent by the surcharge on such
days. There was, he stressed, no " Jewish Vote " in from February 19th.) correspondence, which is equivalent to double the
this country; Jews, Uke other citizens, gave their Further particulars may be obtained from the deficit postage, the Post Office appeals to senders in
votes in accordance with their general poUtical Hon. Secretary, Miss Ilse Apt, 121 Broadhurst their own interest t o prepay the proper postage for
convictions. Gardens, N.W.6. such letters.
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