“The fight against discrimination and prejudice — the nourishing ground of anti-Semitism — has not yet been won” in West Germany, Theodor Heuss, President of the West German Republic, said today.
He made the admission during an interview here with Dr. Kurt Grossman, American expert on Jewish claims against Germany. “I would welcome all activities which will aid in liquidating this horrible heritage, ” he said. Mr. Grossman had complained that German indemnification officials had decided affirmatively in only 59 per cent of claims during the past year. Formerly the average was about 71 per cent, he said.
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