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UNDERGROUND PRESS
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One of the stories of World War II that has never received
the prominence it deserves concerns the newspapermen, who ai
the constant risk of their lives, turned out a stupendous amount
of information in the face of the Nazi domination.
A report from Dr. I. Kermish in “Kcrot,’’ the Chronicle of
Jewish Journalists, demonstrates the lengths that writers of all
sorts of political and religious persuasions went to inform, inspire
and lead the defenders of the Warsaw’ Ghetto to greater heights.
Let Dr. Kermish tell his story:
“A large number of newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets and
bulletins representing all parties and trends, made their appear-
ance under underground conditions in the Warsaw Ghetto, but
not all them have come down to us. So far, it has been possible
to- trace 21 periodicals and newspapers in Yiddish and Hebrew,
and 19 in Polish. These reflect not only the opposition to the Nazi
regime, but also economic conditions in the Ghetto, the attitude of
the Germans and Poles to the Jewish population, the activities of
the Judenrat etc.
“The underground press devoted considerable space to a
description of the methods of the German extermination machine,
which led to a regime of terror in the Ghetto and, trod underfont
Jewish, human and national honour. At the same timt, however,
they also endeavoured to infuse a spark of hope in its readers.
They always analyzed the victories of Nazi Germany and pro-
phesied the unavoidable downfall of the enemy.
“Considerable place is taken up by the Palestine problem.
The Zionist and Zionist-Socialist press offered considerable in-
formation on events in Palestine, which brought encouragement
vo the Ghetto dwellers and strengthened in them a belief in con-
tinued Jewish existence.
“The underground press also played an important role in
preparing the greund first for passive resistance, and later on for
open and active resistance. Thus it played a great role in streng-
thening the spirit on resistance and the power of perseverence in
the Jewish masses. It was the Jewish press that encouraged acts
of sabotage in the orced labour that the Jews were forced to do.
Later on, it was by means of this underground press that the
passive resistance was transformed into one of open attack and
self-defense. There can be no doubt that the preparatory work for
the armed resistance that broke out in the Ghetto in January 1943
and the revolt vhat took place on April 19, of the same year,
was done largely by means of the newspapers and leaflets that
were brought out in the Warsaw Ghetto.”
The press is generaly taken for granted—like running water or
routines of daily living. Perhaps this may be its greatest tribute
as a necessity. It is, though, also expedient for the readers of
any newspaper to consider where the nation would be without
a free and vital press.
The Texas Jewish Post is now entering its eighteenth year
of continuous weekly publication.
We salute those brave departed hut not forgotten members
of the press, from the Warsaw Ghetto and everywhere.
We pledge that we will, with your great help, march for-
ward in the years to come. Bringing you information. For your
edification and enjoyment.
It has been an honor to serve you through the years.
As the years unfold we will continue to dedicate ourselves
to this purpose of service to our communities, our state, our be-
loved country and the world.
Schepps Community Center First Annual
Dinner-Dance Saturday At Sheraton Dallas
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VOLUME XVIII NO. 3 THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1964 12 PAGES-2 SECTIONS-lSc PER COPY
Pope's Cable Of Thanks To Shazar
Addressed To Tel Aviv Not Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
message of thanks sent by Pope
Paul VI to President Shazar of
Israel after the Pope’s unprece-
dented pilgrimage was addressed
to the President at Tel Aviv, a
clear reminder that the Vatican
had not dropped its support for a
1948 United Nations resolution
calling for the internationaliza-
tion of Jerusalem.
The Pope expressed apprecia-
tion for the facilities he had been
given and for the welcome he re-
ceived from the various Israeli
officials he met. Prime Minis-
ter Eshkol declared in a state-
ment that the people of Israel
had been “deeply impressed by
the lofty personality of the Pope
and by his emphasis on the need
for peace, reconciliation and
friendship.”
The Israeli press agreed that
the visit was an event of great
importance for Israel but they
questioned the Pope’s defense of
the late Pope Pius XII who has
been accused of failing to speak
out against the Nazi genocide of
European Jewry.
Ha&retz, the independent daily
newspaper, said that the visit,
confronted Israel with three
tests: organizational, political
and historical, and that the first
was passed “with flying colors.*
Politically speaking, the daily
added, the very fact of the visit
to a country which the Vaticam
does not recognize was am
achievement of great importance.
Pope Gets Cordial Reception: Shazar Recalls Holocaust
JERUSALEM (WNS) — Pope
Paul VI came to Israel in peace
and left the country in peace
after a cordial welcome at Me-
giddo and an impressive wel-
fare at Jerusalem.
Prior to the Pope’s arrival, Is-
raeli authorities took strong se-
curity precautions against any
possible incident or disturbance,
but when the visit was over
even hardened security officials
were amazed at the discipline
and dignity with which the Is-
raelis in the Pope’s path con-
ducted themselves. There wasn’t
a single disturbing incident.
Here was a servant of the Lord
come to pilgrimage to the Holy
Land for the first time in the
history of the Papacy, and the
populace was both mindful and
respectful of visitor and his pur-
pose. The Pope’s visit marked
the writing of a new chapter in
the history of yintetr'-jrelj.gious
relations and one could feel this
sense of awareness not only a-
mong Israeli officials but a-
mong the people in their eager-
ness to see the church figure
who is the head of the Catholic
world.
When the Pope reached Me-
giddo on his way from Jordon,
he was received by President
Zalman Shazar, who greeted him
in Hebrew.
Declaring that he had come
to welcome the head of the Ca-
tholic Church “with utmost re-
spect and in full awareness of
the historic significance of this
happening nprecedented , in
fbe anna’s of the generations,
“the President of Israel told the
Pontiff that he and the mem-
bers of his Government had
come to Megiddo “from Jeru-
salem, our capital, city of Da-
vid.”
At the same time the Presi-
dent recalled the Nazi holocaust,
declaring that the devastation of
his people “during this last gen-
eration is a bitter warning of
the depths of bestiality and loss
of the divine image to which
ancient prejudices and racial
hatred can drag men down if
a purifying spirit does not
come into being while there is
yet time to dam up these dan-
gers forever.”
Replying in French, except
for the two words “Shalom,
Shalom,” which he spoke in He-
brew, the Pope said he was
deeply touched by “the defer-
ential and cordial welcome that
Your Excellency has expressed
to us, by coming in person to
set1 us.”
Invoking God as his witness
(hat “we are not inspired dur-
ing this visit by any other mo-
tive other than purely spiritual
ones,” the Pope said: “Fr«ta
this land, unique in all 4he
world for the events enacted
it, our humble supplication is
raised toward God for all men,
believing and unbelieving, and
we happily include the sons
the People of the Covenant*
whose part in the religious his-
tory of mankind can never
forgotten.”
The Pope was heard saying:
he understood every Hebrew
word spoken by President Shw-
zar.
Later, at Jerusalem, where he
was welcomed by Mayor Mor-
dechai Ish-Shalom with the tra-
ditional bread and salt, Hue-
Pope was greeted by President”
Shazar, who said “pur hand is;
stretched out in gesture «f?
peace toward the neighboring
states; our eyes are lifted itft
search ^f true peace in Hue-
world, peace firmly based «nt
trust and respect among peo-
ples.”
On leaving the Mandelbatuxai
Gate in Jerusalem, the Pope-
said his pilgrimage to Israefi
was an “unforgettable day” in
his life.
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Auschwitz Supervisor Claims Innocence
The Julius Schepps Communi-
ty Center will hold its First An-
nual Benefit Dinner Dance, Sat-
urday, Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m. at the
Sheraton Dallas Hotel, South
Ballroom. This affair will fea-
ture dinner, set-ups, dancing
and a drawing of door prizes.
A most unusual and exciting
floor show “Diamond Horseshoe
Gaieties” is planned. It will be
a night to remember, returning
to the era of the 30’s, with all
the gaiety and elegant costumes.
Starring talented members of
cur community. The show will
be produced by Tom Hughes
(Producer of Dallas Summer
Musicals) and Don Safran
(Amusements Columnist, Dallas
Times Herald). Proceeds of the
dance will go toward augment-
ing the Julius Schepps Com-
munity Center program operat-
ing expenses, and scholarship
funds.
The Dance Committee is head-
ed bj the dynamic Mrs. Paul
Stanley, and her co-chairman
Mrs. Julius Coleman. Mrs. Er-
win Schwartz efficiently heads
the Ticket Sales Committee
with Mrs. Aaron Klausner and
Mrs. Norman Chaiken as co»
chairmen. Reservations Chair-
man is Mrs. Morris Cohen and
glamourous decorations of the
30’s will be planned by Mrs.
Leonard Levy. Mrs. Eric Rosen-
baum is Door Prize Chairman
with Mrs. Milton Neuherg co-
chairman.
Other committees are Mrs.
Stuart brown, publicity; Mr.
Milton Rubin, Host Chairman;
and Mrs. Edwin Balaban, Pro-
gram Chairman. Mrs. Marcus
Seltzer is choreographer and di-
rector; Mr. David Jarchio, Musi-
cal Director and in charge of
costumes and props are Mrs.
Julius Coleman, chairman and
her co-chairman Mrs. Morris
Shwiff.
FRANKFURT, (JTA) — An
official of the Auschwitz murder
camp, charged with a supervision
of the camp gas chambers which
he had never entered the main
camp where the killings took
place.
That testimony was given by
Robert Mulka, 68, one of 22
former officials of thhe camp
now on trial in the biggest war
crimes hearing in West Germany
staged by the Allies at the close
of World War H. Mulke was the
first of the defendants to undergo
questioning by the nine judges
in the trial. During the first
three sessions ,the defendants
made personal statements,
killed 6,000 victims daily, asser-
ted in testimony this week that
since the Nuremberg tribunal
Collectively, the 22 defendants
are charged with choosing vic-
tims, operating the huge gas
chambers and extracting gold
teeth and other valuable from
the victims before they were
cremated in the Auschwitz ovens.
An estimated 3,000,000 victims,
mostly Jews, perished in the
camp.
Chief Justice Hans Jofmeyer,
responding to Mulke’s claim he
had never entered the main catnpr
during bis years as assistant com-
mandant, asked him if he had n®
interest in how the inmates were
treated. Mulke replied: “I never
jgot any complaints.” The judge
then asked him whether he knew
there were two gallows in Owe
camp, and Mulke replied: “No,
no, no. I had no idea.”, In the
personal statements, none of the
defendants admitted cpmpllexty
to any of the crims Iesited in the
massive indictment. More than
250 witnesses are coming fnam
15 countries to testify, many of
them survivors of the dearitix
camp.
South-Southwest Leaders To Attend Houston UJA Regional Conference
Gestapo Chief, Eichmann’s Boss,
Reported Living In Albania
HAMBURG, (JTA) — The
former Gestapo chief, Heinrich
Mueller, is in Biranna, Albania,
working for that country’s sec-
ret police, it was reported here
this week in Der Stern, Ger-
many’s largest illustrated maga-
zine. In a well-documented arti-
cle based on information from
an unidentified western security
'•p-rvice. the magazine charged
that Mueller, long the subject
of speculation, has been in Al-
bania since 1956 and uses the
name, Nakoschiri. He is reported
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Jewish community leaders
from a 10-state area will attend
the United Jewish Appeal’s
South-Southwest Regional Con-
ference at the Shamrock Hilton
Hotel in Houston on Jan. 24-26,
with Label Katz of New Or-
leans, International president of
B’nai B’rith, serving as Confer-
ence Chairman, it was announc-
ed today by Joseph Meyerhoff,
UJA General Chairman, at the
Appeal’s national headquarters.
The COaferej! will set plans
to mobilize rc \x 'mum support
of the nationwi e UJA’s 1964
campaign in Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
No<rth Carolina, Oklahoma, Ten-
nessee, Texas and South Caro-
lina.
Speakers at the three-day ses-
sions will include:
Max M. Fisher of Detroit, re-
cently elected to the newly-
created post of Associate Gen-
eral Chairman of the UJA.
Louis A. Piijcus, Treasurer, raised by the UJA.
Jewish Agency for Israel, Jeru- Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman
Salem. The Jewish Agency re- 0f New York, recently elected
ceives UJA support lor its pro- f0 bis 9th consecutive term aa
grams of assistance to the scores pjj ^ Executive Vice Chairman.,
of thousands of Jewish refu- „ .. „ _ , , ,
gees receiving haven in Israel. , Harding S. Frankel ot Hows
The Hon. Michael A. Mus- member of the UJA Na
mar no. Justice of the Pennsyl- tionaI Campaign Cabinet who is
vania Supreme Court who was ®erv.m» as Co-Chairman of the
a judge at the Nuremberg War t onierence.
Crimes Trials in 1946-48, was a Mrs- Jack Karp of Los An-
witness at the Eichmann trial &eles> Chairman of the DJAu
in Jerusalem in 1962, and was National Women’s Division,
appointed by the late President The United Jewisan Appeal is
Kennedy to the Commisssion on the major American
International Judical Procedure, aiding immigrants to LsraariS.
Theodore D. Feder, Director and refugees and dLstresaodS
of the Joint Distribution Com- Jews overseas. In 1964; tfe*
mittee Operations in Israel. The United Jewish Appeal seeks, *
JDC, besides its welfare serv- nationwide goal of $165,0(10.88^
ices for distressed Jews in in behalf of more than three'
Europe and Moslem lands, pro- quarters of a million persons sfc
vides a wide range of services must aid throughout the world,
for special care cases among Dallas, Fort Worth and mms*.
Israel’s newcomers. All its serv- Texas communities will be
cies are supported by funds represented at the meeting.
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