Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1960-06-03

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Vol. 38, No. 23
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Eichmann Indietment Is Rushed
Israel Officials Prepare For Trial; Nazi Killer Seized By Israel Agents
STATE DEPARTMENT SPLIT ON ISRAEL'S TRIAL OF EICHMANN
BY THILTON .FRIEDMAN JTA Stojff Correspondent
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The State Department la divided on attempts by elements unfriendly to Israel to Inject Issues of extra¬ dition, Jurisdiction and other technicalities Into arguments that Adolf Eichmann should not be made to stand trial In Israd.
Approaches have been made, It was learned reliably, to the State Department Near Eastern Divi¬ sion. Suggestions have been made that the United States urge Is¬ rael to eirtradlte Eichmann to West Germany for trial or to re¬ lease him to some International tribunal.
The Department's German Di¬ vision was reported to differ sharply with such suggestions and was understood to feel there was no reason for American In¬ tercession. It was pointed out that West Germany and Israel appeared in agreement on the case. German Division officials were understood to believe that Israel had the same legaJ justlfl cation In the case as did the Nuremberg   tribunal   and   other
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Presents Aufbau Copy
A former refugee, a daughter and a granddaughter of refugee families, recently presented to first copy of the 26th Anniversary edition of Aufbau (Reoonstruotion), a German language weekly, to New York Caty's Mayor Robert F. Wagner. Left to right are Dr. Manfred George, editor of Anfbau who fled Germany In 19SS; Karen OSulllvan, Dr. George's grand¬ daughter, representing the third generation; BUsa Loti, a young actress whose parents left Austria Just before tbe Hitler occu¬ pation, representing the second generation; Mayor Wagner; Dr. Alfred Prager, board ohalrman of Aufbau; Lndwig lajwen. stein, president of the New World Onb, Inc. publisher of Aufbau, and Mike Schnaitta«ber, treasurer of the New World Clubjno.
1960 UJFC Drive Will Net 1727,663
Charles Goldsmith, general campaign chairman, announced at a final report meeting ot the 1960 United Jewish Fund and Council campaign, a campaign total of $727,663. This Is the fourth time In lampaign history that more than $700,000 was raised.
At the report meeting held at the Jewish Center, leadership of all the major divisions Eind units were present to give their reports. Out- stnading campaign results were shown by the Women's Division whose    co-chairmen    are    Mrs.
Aaron Zacks and Mrs. Abe I. Yenkin. The Women's Division exceeded last year's total Ijoth in pledges and dollars. Listed below are the results which include some pledges yet anticipated.
THE ADVANCE Gifts Division report was given by Ralph Rosen- thai. He announced $612,350. The Trades and Professions, whose chairman was Ben I. Yenkin, an¬ nounced a total of $86,374. The Women's Division reported $81,- 9M. The YoUng Matrons under iealderslilp ot Mrs. David Roth and Mrs. Bemard Yenkin an¬ nounced $8775. The Young Adults whose leadership consisted of Don Feibei and Robert Weiler, Jr., announced $6867. The Juniors led hy Douglas Flecitner and Geof¬ frey Stern reported $1343.
The Hillel Foundation Student Fund Campaigns at Ohio State University and Ohio University at Athens reported $3700 and $666 respectively.
Goldsmith, in calling upon the leaders to present their reports, conunended organization, leader¬ ship ahd dedication wtiich made possible the large amount of funds raised in behalf of the local, re¬ gional, national and overseas or¬ ganizations. He stated that the UJFC   represents   a   community
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activity which Includes the widest spread of Interest and viewpoints.
THE CAMPAIGN represents multiplicity of interests by a large number of people and organiza¬ tions. Every Jewish person has a stake In the outcome ot the cam¬ paign directly or Indirectly. It is through a federated drive such as this, which helps to bring to¬ gether the many diversified in¬ terests In the community to achieve together maximum re¬ sults for all these causes.
"When we have a good cam¬ paign," he said, "we build a good Jewish life for ourselves and our people wherever tihey may be. The success of the UJFC cam¬ paign was due In a large measure to organization in depth and breadth along with an under¬ standing of the needs. The cam¬ paign was not aided by the usual national newspaper headlines and emotional overtones of the refu¬ gee needs of prior years."
He also pointed out that year- round planning wais evident. "Suc¬ cess of the campaign," he said, "Is measured by the degree and numbers of participation in the project. In tills respect, more Uian 1000 persona worked to obtain over 4000 contributors."
RAUPH ROSENFELD, chair¬ man of the Advance Gifts, thank¬ ed those who did so much to raise the tremendous sums In the Ad¬ vance Gifts Division. He paid tribute to his leaders and worlisrs.
Mrs. Zacks reported on the many campaign facets of the women. She gave a great deal of credit for the fine results to good organization, education, leadership and dedicated workers.
One of the higbllghts of the meeting was the color flim show-
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BY ELIAHU SALPETER
Chief JTA Correspondent in Israel
JERUSAliEM (JTA)—Israel officials have speeded preparation pf the Indictment and trial of Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi killer who directed the extermination of European Jewry. The trial will be heid in Jerusalem.
Elclunann, seized by Israel agents In one of the true cloak-and- dagger operations of the postwar era, was closely guarded in a wlndowless cell. Extra precautions were being taken to make sure he did rtot cheat a long-awaited
justice by lulling himself.
FORMAL WORK on prepara¬ tion of the indictment was started by the special Investigating group named for that task. Members visited the Yad Vashem, the cen¬ tral agency for documentation of the extermination of European Jewry, to collect basic Informa¬ tion. More material has been sent to the group by the Haifa Docu¬ mentation CJenter, which is head¬ ed by Tuviah Friedman, who de¬ voted many years to the task of tracing Eichmann.
The  Israel   Government  Press
Office published an official ac¬ count of the statements made by Elclunann on his activities be¬ tween the collapse of tlie Nazi regime In 1945 and his capture by Israel Intelligence Agents in re¬ cent weelta. Bllchraarm, the report said, expressed his readiness to colialKjrate with his Captors to clarify, from the historical view¬ point, those events of World War n In wUch he played a part.
Eichmann told Ws Interrogators that he was twice a prisoner of the United States Army after World War H, and made good ills escape on both occasions. When
Israeli Views Are Stated In Survey
Dr. Judah PUoh
DR. J. PILOH WILL REPORT ON HEOREW SCHOOL STUDY SOON
Dr. Judah Pilch, surveyor of the Columbus Hebrew School, has completed the study of the (3o- lumlms Hebrew School, and will report on it Monday, June 6, 8:30 p.m., at the Jewish Center.
Louis M. Levin and BVed Yen¬ kin, co-chairmen of the survey committee, were informed by Dr. Pilch, that be lias completed the survey, and he was accordingly Invited to report on the study In person.
PR. PILCH began the study in the middle of NovemlJer, when he appeared before the entire survey committee. He also visited C!o- iumibus the latter part of Jani3tey. In the course of ills vIgitB--lt0^et several times with the spiritual leaders of the community, and with representative leaders of the Jewish community. He ad¬ dressed a meeting of the Hebrew School P.TJV., met twice with the survey steering committee, inter¬ viewed former graduates of the Hebrew School, met with the edu¬ cation committee, evaluating the Hebrew School ourriculiun and text books. Dr. Plicli, aiso met individuaUy with the ohalrmen of the various survey committees.
In the process of making the survey,  five sub-oommltees were
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TEL AVIV (WUP)—The Israeli weekly pictorial news magazine Ha'OIam Hazeh, this week pub¬ lished a cross-section of Israeli opinions as to what punishment should be meted out to the Nazi murderer Eichmann captured by the Israel intelligence service and currently awaiting trial  here.
Some of these opinions—based upon a survey In which Israelis were asked: "What would you do with Blciimarm?"—follow:
Mordecal Blron, 50, bom in Llthufliniai, an actor: It would be a pity for the time being to put him to death. Death would be an easy exit for him. I would like to give some satisfaction to those who suffered and to the Jewish people as a whole by prolonging his punishment before meting out the death penalty. It is difficult to say what would be a fitting punishment for him . . .
FIshel Rosenblum, 56, bora In Poland: I would put him In a cage and present him to people like in a circus where wild ani¬ mals are shown. After a period of five years, I would take him and out him up In small pieces. I vvouid be willing to do this impor¬ tant act myself.
Joseph lyon, 49, bom in Russia, gardener: One must not contam¬ inate the Holy Lemd with the corpse of this beast. I shuddered when I heard that he liad been brought here. I would i>e willing to kill him, but not here In Israel. In any other place but here, yes. Where shall they bury this un¬ clean thing? In Israel? In Jeru¬ salem? the city of the prophets? Let them bury him in Auschwitz; bl Trcfbllnka or Maidanek. Not here.
EUyabu Gllckman, 49, bom In Russia: I am for life Imprison¬ ment; not the death penalty. He should be confined In solitary cells and given each day and each night to read the full accounts of the be£istly deeds of which he was responsible. This will be a greater punishment to him than death. What is death to him? He de¬ serves  everlasting torment.
Ruth Wittenberg, 22, Sabra. stu¬ dent: Only a sentence of death. If possible, also with some punish¬ ment But a legal death. It is a pity that the law cannot mete out
the death penalty With some pun¬ ishment In advance. Let him hang . . .
Shoshanah Meir, bom tn Pol¬ and, housewife: The death penalty Is not enough. He should be cut up Into pieces. He should be put under all sorts of punishments and tortures before the hanging. I myself would be willing to help meting out the punishment . . .
Zeidel Cohen, 43, bom In Poland:
He should be placed before a mass of Jews, all of whom should spit on him until he drown In a sea of saliva so that tbe whole world may hear and fear. Afterwards he should be cut Into pieces and thrown to the dogs. This Is due a murderer ot which history has no parallel.
he was first captured by tl^e Americans, he managed to con¬ ceal his true identity by disguis¬ ing himself as a private in the (Jerman Luftwaffe, he revealed. Later, when he was transferred to another prisoners' camp, he posed as a lieutenant in the Waffen SS.
EICHMANN, then a colonel In the Elite Guard, was captured by the Americans about May 8, 1946. Just before his capture, he said, he managed to get rid of his SS uniform and personal documents and dressed himself in the iml- form of a Luftwaffe private. He gave his American captors a false name and said he had destroyed his documents in keeping with Instructions from the German Army.
For some reason, the tattoo mark on Us left hand, Indicating his blood group, was not noticed. Eichmann assumed the role of a private, although he knew that officers received better treatment as prisoners because he thought less Interest would be paid to a private than to an officer.
When he was being transferred to another American prison camp, Eichmann disclosed, he again changed his Identity, this time as¬ suming the rank of a Waffen SS lieutenant since that rank would explain the SS tattoo on his hand.
ISRAEL authorities continued to maintain the strictest secrecy as to where Eiclimann had been captured. However, they disclosed that the Israeli security forces had not Ireen aided by the Intelil- gence forces of any other country In locating the fugitive.
In the face of the government's tight-llpped silence on the place and circumstances of Eichmann's capture, considerable circulation was given to reports that the Nazi liad been found In Latin America. British newspapers said Eloh¬ mann had been living in Argen¬ tina.
Eichmann pleaded not guilty in
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Israel Bond Dinner To Feature Golden
On a quiet street in CSiarlotte, N.C, stands a sizeable Vlotorlj^ house which Is the fountainhead of "The CaroUna Israelite," and the stronghold of Its famous writer, editor and publisher, Harry Golden, who wIU appear here on Tuesday, June 28 at a kosher dinner at tho Deshler HUton Hotel, on behalf of the Columbus larael Honda Committee.
The 18-page publication that he Issues from "time to Ume" is merely a compilation of his re¬ flections  on  anything  under the  f' '*''"''"A^'  /''k'''>~'~~~T'Z'iT^ sun. Yet these same compilations  i>!^li*i',<C -. ^<',''t\W„A- Hv^' "' ''
gathered  together in  book form f^M$%VS-^^,]<'-/^^-^^'.^i^k-:lCw:.'^
under   the   names   of   "Only America"    and    "For   Two-(3ents Plain"  did what few non-fiction ^ books   do:   become   No.   1   best¬ sellers on the  lists at  the same time!
"THE CAROLINA Israelite"— or Harry Golden (they are ac¬ tually one and the same)—has grown from an Initial circulation of 800 to more than 47,000 because of ita appealing combination of lomespun philosophy, whimsy and erudition, set forth In tightly- filled columns and unadorned by photographs. It ia down-to- earth, independent and nostalgic as the man himself.
Rotund, bespectacled, scarcely more than five-and-one-half feet tall, with a laugh that breaks out like a sudden rising gust, Harry (It would be unthinkable after talking with him for five minutes
Harry Oolden
to call him Mr. (3olden), has been an institution in Charlotte since his arrival In 1939.
He was born In New York on May 2, 1902. His father was a re¬ porter on the "Jewish Daily For-
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