WAR ON JEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21540, 11 July 1933, Page 9

WAR ON JEWS

NAZI METHODS INTERCESSION SERVICE [RABBI'S INDICTMENT BARBARIC TREATMENT doctors now suffer By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received Jul<r 10. 5.5 p.m.) ') LONDON. July 10 Ton thousand .Tows wero present in tho Albert Hall at a service of intercession for persecuted Jews in Gerjnany. Dr. Joseph Hermann Hertz, Chief Rabbi of tho United Hebrew Congregation of the British Empire, compared the anti-Semitism of the Nazis with ' t| lo treatment of witches in barbaric times. Germany, he said, took an unpopular section of tho community and blamed them for all their Bed troubles. Nothing less than extermination of the Jews would satisfy the -wilder spirits among tho Nazis, who had stated repeatedly that if Herr Hitler's life wero attempted, even unsuccessfully, all Jews in Germany would be immediately placed against a wall and shot with a measure of ghastliness exceeding anything tho -world had ever B een. A. message from Berlin states that the deathblow has been given to the practices of Jewish doctors by tho prohibition of non-Aryans treating Aryan members of private sick benefit institutions, of which 90 per cent of Germans ere members. Eighty-eight Jewish doctors havo been arrested as the result of a raid on the consulting office, which is organising the/relief of doctors deprived of ihoir livelihood. All were sent to a concentration camp before they wero able to arrange for the futuro care of their patients. Tho Government has suspended tho tiowspaper Taglische Rundschau for ' three months for criticism of its religions policy.

Dr. Joseph Hermann Hertz was born in Hungary in 1872. As a child lie emigrated tp New York, where ho was educated at. the City College, at Columbia University, which conferred upon him his doctorate, and at the Jewish Theological Seminary. In 1894 lie became lTabbi to a congregation at Syra-cuse,-and in 1898 was called to the Witwatersrand Hebrew congregation at Johannesburg. During Dr. Hertz s rabbinate there, the troubles which culminated in the South African TV ar became acute, and ho was appointed to speak at the TJitlander meeting for the removal of religious disabilities which was held in Johannesburg in 1899. When the war broke out, Dr. Hertz was expelled from the Transvaal by order of President Kruger, but returned to his labours there after the British occupation, remaining Kabbi m Johannesburg until 1912, when he was called to become Rabbi an important'congregation in New York. At the invitation of the United Synagogue of London, Dr. Hertz visited England a few months later, with a 1 view to becoming a candidate for the vacant rabbinate, and ho preached jn several synagogues in London and the provinces. 'He was elected Chief Kabbi of the British Empire in February, 1913. He is a powerful extempore lirpiohcr. and speaks with ennal fluency in English, German and Yiddish. He is a finp Hebrew scholar, and his capacity in rahb'nics was recognised by the late Dr. Adler. by whose authority Dr. Fertz performed rabbinic function's in JoMnnesbiirg. , , , T)r. Hertz is the author of several TrorVs, including "The Ethical System of .Tames Martinemi." "Bachya: the Jewish Thomas a'Kempis." and more than/one volume of sermons. DEMOCRACY DOOMED GERMAN NAZIS' POLICY APPLICATION TO PRUSSIA BERLIN, July 9 The Premier of Prussia, Captain Goering, has promulgated a new constitution for the Prussian State Coun- ' cil, which formerly functioned like the House of Lords. In future it is merely to listen to Captain Goering's pronouncements, make observations on I them and advise the Government. The council will meet in secrecy and will not possess a vote. It will consist of the Prussian Cabinet and 50 appointees, including the chief and subchiefs of the Nazi Storm Troops, representatives of the churches, industry, business and science.

Captain in explaining the abolition of the vote, said the Nazi State Knew only one authority, namely, that from above downward, and one responsibility, namely, that from tho bottom Upward. " Wo are deadly enemies of the principle of democratic majority," said the Premier, " and we have now concentrated /Our authority moro rigidly than since the time of Frederick the Great. You may call it a dictatorship, but it is really the principle of leadership." PRISONERS IN CAMPS AT LEAST 100,000 . MANY PROFESSIONAL MEN (Received July 11. 12.25 a.m.) BERLIN, July 10 It is reliably stated that thero are at least 100.000 men in concentration camps, including well-known scientists, medical men and politicians. Hundreds of Republicans still are fugitives from one corner of vjerinany to another. They prefer to almost certain capture rather than ieavo the Fatherland.