Two leaders of Saar Jewry called on West Germany President Dr. Theodor Heuss to discuss a number of problems affecting the 500 Jews living in the Saar, which came under German jurisdiction last January 1.
The two Jews, Judge Alfred Levy and Charles Levy, raised questions concerning official recognition of naturalization processes in the Saar, establishment of a Saar indemnification agency and the extension of West German indemnification to the basin. Regulations covering claims by former Saar residents victimized by the Nazis are expected to be issued soon. Pre-war Saar Jewry number 6,000 and was organized into 23 communities.
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