The Central Council of German Jews marked its tenth anniversary here yesterday with celebrations in the Jewish Community Center here. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, in a telegram of greetings, stressed the part which the Council had played in reconciling the Jews with West Germany.
Ernst Lemmer, Minister for All German Affairs, told the gathering that the Nazi regime had not succeeded in wiping out the intellectual and cultural traces of 1,600 years of Jewish history on German soil. Referring to the different approach to the Jewish question in the two parts of Germany, he said the Eastern part acted as though nothing had happened, while West Germany was trying to make up for the past.
Heinz Galinski, chairman of the Council and president of the West Berlin Jewish community, said the foundation of the central organization of Jewish communities was proof of their confidence in democracy here. Dr. G. Van Dam, secretary general of the Central Council, reminded the meeting of the recent anti-Semitic incidents and said that neo-nazism would lead Germany to chaos.
Discussing political education in Germany, Professor Pollock of Frankfurt University demanded that the teaching should not only lead to recognizing the injustice done to the Jews but should also convince people that injustice as such is wrong. This aim, he said, should guide the Jewish minority as well as the non-Jewish population.
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