The Office of the Secretary of Defense has advised Rep. Leonard Farbstein, New York Democrat, that appropriate officials within the Defense Department are investigating the dismissal of a Jewish employee of the Navy by a German national who has been charged with religious prejudice.
The Jew, Bernard Perlstein, was fired after 23 years of service by his German supervisor, who arrived in the United States in 1962. Mr. Perlstein charged in the U.S. Court of Claims that the German was motivated by personal bias. Rep. Farbstein asked the Defense Department for a full report on the matter.
Brig. Gen. C.R. Roderick wrote to Rep. Farbstein on behalf of the Secretary of Defense that a “substantive” report on the dismissal will be sent in the near future. The Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. have also lodged a formal request for clarification with the Defense Department.
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