Residents of this town who have objected to the antics of the German-American Commercial League which has a camp here on a fifty-acre tract leased from a local realtor, were planning to carry their protest to the Ramapo Town Board, following the rejection of their complaint by the Suffern village zoning commission Wednesday evening.
The local residents objected to the singing of Nazi songs and the anti-Semitic actions of the Nazi group. According to villagers, members of the League paraded the streets, making insulting anti-Semitic remarks and shouting “down with the Jews.” Members of the First Baptist Church had also objected to the conduct of the campers, saying they ran nude, mixed swimming parties in the swimming pool near their camp.
The zoning board ruled that the camp was outside their jurisdiction and advised the villagers to protest to the Ramapo Town Board.
During the hearing a letter was read from a New York attorney who represents the League, denying the charges and stating that the League was a non-commercial, non-profit organization.
Harry M. Goldberg, New York attorney and Suffern resident, acted as spokesman for the complaining villagers.
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