The Washington times., 1936-10-03
RABBI DENIES
HITLER RAP
AT JEWS

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 3.-La
beling Hitler's charges against the
Jews as utterly false" and thor
oughly dishonest" born Of a vile
hypocrisy, Rabbi E. N. Calisch, In
a speech here, replied to Nazi anti
Semitism with facts and statistics
concerning the alleged relation
ship of Jews and communism.
The rabbi dashed out at Hitler'S
charges that Jews were identified
prominently with communism ir
Germany, and also aSsailed the
Fuehrer's recent statements that
Jews control Communistic activi
ties in Russia and Spain.
Beginning his speech with ar
analysis of Jewish life in Germany
prior to the advent of Hitler ir
1893, Rabbi Calisch said:
"When Hitler began his cam.
paign for power in 1921, the
Jews numbered l per cent Of
the German people. They had
been living in Germany for over
1000 years. They were not new
corners or aliens. They were
identified with all that was best
in German life, being among
leaders in literature, science,
medicine, journalism. art. music
and drama.
LIBELS TAKE ROOT
ut did not seem possible that
the utterly false and malicious
accusations Of Hitler could be
accepted by any person in his
right mind. But, by dint of con-
slant iteration and reiteratiOn,
the libels began to take root in
a soil that became prepared for
them by reason Of hunger, the
humiliation, and the despair
which the German people were
made to suffer as the aftermath
of the war. Through exhaustion
of spirit, the German people
we're ready to grasp at any straw
that promised relief, and they
began to give heed to the libels,
the inSinuatiOnS, and the utter
falSehOOds which the NaZiS put
forth, supplemented by the
merciless violence meted out to
their Opponents" EmbOldened
by their success, they have tried
to spread the poison of their
vicious propaganda among other
peoples, hoping that an appeal
to the prejudices and passions
and hatreds Of a troubled world
might be effective"
In his Nuremburg speech. Hitler
said that Spain was another
country whose culture was threat
ened with determination under
Jewish leadership" This charge
according to Rabbi Calisch, is "sc
obviously false as to be ridiculous
Returning to Jews in Germany
Rabbi Calisch further stated:
"The statement that the NaZis
saved Germany and the world
from communism a nd that
communism is movement
sprung from and controlled by
the Jews, and that virtually all
Communists are Jews is falla-
CiOuS.
John Gunther, in his book,
Inside Europe published this
year, says of the men that rule
Russia today: 1T is frequently
alleged that Russia is run by
Jews. Nothing could be further
from the truth There is in the
governing body of Russia only
one Jew, KaganOvitch. Litvinov
is a Jew, but he is not member
of the governing body. He Is an
underling who takes orders.
OPPOSED TO REDS
Gas to Jews and communism
in Germany itself, the facts are
that German Jews were chiefly
engaged in occupations and in
callingS from which Communists
are not recruited; indeed, their
own economic interests made
them Numerically opposed to
communism. The most ifluen-
tiaI German dailies in the pre-
Hitler period, such as the Frank
furter Zeitung and the Berliner
Tageblatt, which were owned by
Jews, were bitterly opposed to
communism.
"Not one prominent or even
well-knOwn German-JewiSh lead
er was ever identified with the
Communist party in Germany.
According to authentic figures
given under the auspices of the
present government, there was
only one Jew among the 70 Com
munist deputies in the ReichS-
tag in 1880, and not a single
Jew among the 81 Communist
deputies of the Reichstag Of
1888. Finally, not even the most
brazen official mendacity can
obscure the fact that, while
there were less than 100000
German Jews who were enabled
to vote, there were fully 6,OOO,-
900 Communist votes cast dur.
ing the Republic"
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