There is a danger of “regression” into “nationalist passions” in West Germany today, German editors warned today at a journalists’ conference called here by the German Society for Christians and Jews.
Freiherr von Imhoff, editor of a local paper, who sounded this warning, revealed that Nazi-like slogans appeared during recent provincial elections and that the compensation authorities have received stacks of anti-Semitic mail, as have newspapers and radio stations throughout the Republic. Karl Marx, publisher of the weekly “Allgemeine Wichen-zeitung der Juden, reported receipt of huge quantities of anti-Jewish mail, but said his experiences with German youth, particularly students, gave him cause to be hopeful.
In Cologne, meanwhile, at a Mayor’s reception for Prof. Martin Buber, two German authors announced the establishment of a library in Cologne to specialize in literature concerning German-Jewish relations. The library will seek material and assistance from other institutions in Germany and abroad.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
