The Central Council of Jews in Germany today deplored the deteriorating situation in West Germany since the beginning of this year in which a number of anti-Semitic incidents have taken place in several cities and the fact that a number of notorious Nazis have managed to escape detention and are thus avoiding trial for their war crimes.
Incidents which have given rise to anxiety among members of the Jewish community included the desecration of a Jewish cemetery in Cologne in April and the distribution of anti-Semitic propaganda being conducted from various quarters, although, it was pointed out, not encouraged by the authorities in any way.
The Council expressed regret that all efforts to meet with Chancellor Ludwig Erhard on these problems have thus far been unsuccessful and there is no sign of such a meeting taking place in the near future.
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