At 10:45 AM 9/3/98 +0000, Jim Craven wrote: >On 3 Sep 98 at 9:49, Max Sawicky wrote: > >> > . . . >> >that there are some references--e.g. certain Zionist leaders >> >collaborating with Nazis to get young and religious Jews to Palestine and >> leave older and more secular Jews to the gas chambers . . . >> >> >> Although I've read some about nazi-zionist >> transactions, this is the first I've heard >> of age/religiousness dimensions. I'd >> appreciate any references you might be >> aware of. >> >> The age thing is consistent with an interest >> in nation-building, but the religion aspect >> seems less so. My understanding is that the >> zionist movement was founded and largely led >> by secularists, and mostly opposed before >> WWII by orthodox Jews. >> >> MBS > >Max, > >The leadership of the Jewish Agency in Hungary, Dr. Rudolf Berger et >al cut a deal with Eichmann to get 1350 rich Conservative Jewish >families out of Hungary in return for helping identify, round-up and >deport 450,000 mostly working-class and secular Jews who were >described as "Dry branches on the tree of Judaism." Later, some of >the worst war criminals beat the hangman because of members of the >leadership testifying for them at the 2nd Nuremberg Trials saying >they had actually saved Jews (the 1350 rich Jewish families). > >This case was dug up by a man named Samuel Goldman, an Israeli >printer who publicized the betrayal; he was sued and the case went to >the Israeli Supreme Court (Case No. 180) who found for Goldman--he >had told the truth. Berger (I'm not fully sure about the name anymore >because it was many years ago that I reviewed this case) was >assassinated in Tel Aviv the day after the Supreme court decision. > >I'll look through my files for all of the particulars. Max: Check also Richard Rubenstein, _The Cunning of History_ already cited by valis on this list. He discusses the role of "Judenrats" (administrative bodies in Jewish ghettos, created by the nazis but composed of Jews) in selecting people for extermination and cites other sources. I do not have the book on me but I can find a more precise reference (page numbers). regards, ws
