Jewish survivors of Auschwitz-Buna concentration camp today described President Eisenhower as “deeply moved and impressed” when their delegation presented the President with a scroll of gratitude signed by many Auschwitz survivors now residing in the United States.
The survivors recited a Hebrew prayer for the President and remained with him about 20 minutes. The President reminisced about the war and the horrors of the German concentration camps. He expressed gratification that the survivors who called on him had been able to become healthy and useful American citizens. He found it interesting, after the elapse of 15 years since the liberation of camps, to know what had become of some of the survivors.
Sen. Jacob K. Javits, New York Republican, accompanied the delegation. He said the visit of the group to the White House served as a reminder to the President and the country and gave the President “great comfort” in efforts to enact liberalized immigration legislation. The delegation included Ernest Michel, Haskell Tydor, Leo Weissman, Sigmond Freund, Simon Gutter, and Norbert Wohlheim, the individual who brought the original suit against the German I. G. Farben Co. to obtain redress for slave labor.
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