The Denver Jewish news., 1920-05-26
Another Historic!!J Jewish
Trial in Hungary
EMINENT JEWISH RABBI AND
SCHOLAR ARRESTED AS TRAIT

buuapeSt-No tHe iuHouS sN""F"
trials of the modern periOu such as the
Dreyfus Affair, and the Beylis Case
another is soon to he added. The trial
cf Rabbi LOew Is becoming interna-
to arouse the interest of world Jewry.
The details of this case will soon
te presented in these columns by n
prominent American who Is well ac-
quainted with the whole incident. For
The present we wish to give few OF
the outstanding facts of this unfOr-
tunate business.
The chief character in the trial 's
the Dr. Emanuel Loew, Grand Rabbi
of Szegedin who is accused Of having
betrayed Hungary by giving nm inter
vie VITO Dutch journalist with the
specific aim of injuring Hungarian in
terests.
Rabbi Emanuel Loew is the son of
the famous Leopold L0ew, n grand fig
ure In Hungary's struggles for indie
pendence. who was finally sentenced
to life long Imprisonment by the Aus
trian Government for his revolutionary
activities. The life story of this man
is taught i'm the Hungarian schools to
develop In the hearts of the young
children love for their fatherland.
His native city honOred him by nam
ing its main street. Inhabited largely
by Catholics. LOew Strasse.
p. His son, Emanuel LOew. Is WELL
known scholar and author of many
works. His devotion to his fatherland
has never been known. and no one un-
til now has questioned his patriotism.
Against Rabbi Loew charges have
been brought forward By certain
baptized Jew named HOllOsi who was
present at the time when the Rabbi
was entertaining the Dutch Journalist.
Hollosi claims that he heard Rabbi
Loew utter some remarks that were
very inimical to the welfare of Hun
gary and which were reasonable In
their spirit.
Mr.. Hollosi was formerly a press
agent for Bella Hun. s,ow me Is per-
forming the same duties for the pres
ent reactionary regime in Hungary.
This apOstate Jew has many crimes
and dishonorable deeds 10 bear upon
his conscience. His treacherous nature
and shameless change OF sides are
quite known to the anti-Semitic Hun
carinn Government. hut nevertheless
his evidence is accepted as gospel
truth.
1t Is further charged against Rabbi
Ioew that he wrote to the chief rabbi
of Vienna. Professor Chajes. asking
lin to organize protect meetings
against the pogroms in Hungary. FRO
fessor Chajes telegraphed to the Hun
garian an absolute denial Of this
charge, claiming that for the last num-
her of years he had not received any
letters from Rabbi LOew dealing with
political matters.
The Jewish community of Szegedin
is bewailing the calamity which has
befallen its dear Rabbi. Many Jews
are dressed in mourning. and Jewish
places Oh DuSiHtSS nave P"' 'o"' "'
flags in protest of the arrest of their
spiritual head.
So far the tragedy of Rabbi Ioew
has already cost the life of u human
being. A Jewish woman named Mrs
Gordon publicly protested against the
Loew outrage. Hungarian soldiers
came upon the scene and Immediately
murdered her.
This trial of Rabbi Loew will soon
become the subject of many inter
polations in the parliaments' of the
various European countries. We have
no doubt that American Jewish pubic
opinion will not he silent and will also
come to the defense of one of the
grea test of Jewish scholars and rahi'is