Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Second OF a SerieS.J
By Herbert F. Corn
Annanina Eaitar IL IL. Str

a number of them. Their stories
were the same. They would not VOL
unfairly go back to their homelands
while the Russians remained there.
So they are hanging onto a hand to-
mouth existence in assembly camps
where the daily ration has been re
duced to 1885 calories. They are
industrious and keep up the camps.
but the future holds nothing for
them unless talk of a refuge in
Canada or Australia develops into
fact. In these camps are few Rus
slams. From time to time the U. S.
IS. R., through its repatriat ton COM
missions. hands the American Mill
tary Government long lists of per-
sons and demands their surrender.
None is forced to leave unless he has
"a criminal record. There is a feel
ing that the Russian desire is punt
tive.
Four Polish Orphans Shown
The second camp visited was Dl-
rector Flatow's Zeflsheim. The
Jewish occupants are housed in low
barracks-like buldings. originally
erected by the l. G. Farbenindustrie
for slave laborers. Mr. Flatow
brought out four of 10 orphan Polish
boys, dropped al his camp. The
oldest, aged IA. weighed Is pounds
and all were several inches shorter
than American children of that age.
He said they had been kept alive for
several years by families who hid
them in the woods and passed them
along 70 others until the under
ground got them to the American
zone
/ The popula ton of the camp was
$500. Jews are supplied with 220C
calorles Of food daily and their oWr
relief agency sometimes ADDS TO this
AS we Inspected the camp We were
followed by throngs of unSmiline
beaten, discouraged people The
had lost even the little human re.
SpeCt necessary TO keep their oWr
quarters clean. Later American
Army medical officers told us tina
some Of these refugees refused t.
assist in work to maintain ever
elementary sanitary conditions. The,
took. the position that any worh
done by them relieved German Of
performing the task
Director Flatow was frankly
alarmed at the lowering Of morale
in his camp. Word had Just beer
received that the British had refused
to admit 100000 to Palestine. Mr.
. Flatow said that when he took ovel
year ago his charges had only one
thought-to get enough food to keer
alive. Through the months, he said
they improved the camp and built E
synagogue But every few days
some would ask When do We go tc
( Palestlne?"
Rahbi's Visit Cited.
/ The news that they had been re.
fused admission brought an immed.
late letdown.
I I can handle them now" the
director SAID, but in year they vii
be numbering each other
! Recently there came to the Office
of Maj. Gen. Miller G.. White. deputy
chief of staff for Gen. Joseph T. Nc.
Narney, American commander IL
Europe, long white-bearded pat
triarch. Chief Rabbi Herzog of Pales
tine. With tears running down hi
cheeks he declared that no force o,
earth could stop the last European
remnants OF his race in this fna
trek to the promised land"
The dry bones Of Israel are beck
oning the seed of my people bac!
| TO their homeland he declared
Why do your people throw them
selves on the American zone?" h
was asked
Because they get better food
better treatment" was the reply
1t should be compliment to vol
Americans The American zone il
on the way to Munich and the prom
ised land Munich is the magic
word TO the refugee Jew of Europe.
| Tomorrow: The Food Situationl