The formation of a “Committee on Fair Play for Auerbach” which will seek to enlighten American public opinion on the case of Philip Auerbach, former head of the Restitution Office in Bavaria who is now on trial in Munich before a court composed of judges who are former members of the Nazi Party, was announced here today.
The committee, of which Dr. Bruno Weill, former leader of German Jewry, is chairman, will seek to raise funds in this country to help in the defense of Mr. Auerbach as well as to give financial aid to his family. A statement issued by the committee today emphasizes that during the first days of the trial, the court has proven itself prejudiced against Mr. Auerbach who was the first Jew to hold a prominent administrative position in Germany after the fall of the Nazi regime.
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