Eight thousand Jewish displaced persons left Bavaria since January without receiving any compensation on their claims for restitution, it was reported today.
Maurice Weinberger, chairman of the Council for the Liquidation of Jewish DP Camps and Communities in the American zone of Germany, said that the disruption of machinery for processing restitution claim–which followed on the announcement of charges against Dr. Philip Auerbach, former head of the Bavarian Restitution Office–showed that the Jews were being held responsible for “occurrences” at the Restitution Office.
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