Page 10-THE NEWS-October, 1983
Max and Helen
Simon Wiesenthal. William
Morrow and Co. $9.95.
If you think you have read
about Max and Helen before,
you’re right. In his magnifi
cent book, The Murderers
Among Us: The Wiesenthal
Memoirs (written in alter
nating sections with Joseph
Wechsberg), Wiesenthal, the
famed hunter of World War II
criminals, devoted several
pages to the fascinating story
of these two star-crossed
lovers. In Max and Helen,
Wiesenthal fleshes out their
lives in novelistic detail.
Max and Helen may even be
termed the ultimate nonfiction
novel. The events are all true,
but because of the unusual
concatenation of events and
admixture of characters and
forces of destiny, it seems as
if a classic nov^st, a master
of form, plot and characteriza-
Jewish Books in Review
tion, had written the book.
In Max and Helen, Wiesen
thal tells of his pursuit 20
years ago of a German sadist
and murderer named Wemer
Schulze. After months of hard
work, Wiesenthal located
Max, a physician and the one
known survivor of Camp
Zalesie in the Ukraine, which
Schulze had commanded.
Wiesenthal wanted to bring
Schulze — living in luxury as
a high corporate executive —
to justice, but under German
law he had to present two
witnesses to get an indict
ment.
Reclusive and spiritually
broken. Max explained his
reluctance to testify by re
counting his experiences dur
ing and after the war. He and
Federation Plans Events
‘‘It is our goal and our hope
to reach our more than 600
donors for their 1984 pledge
before the end of this year,”
said Richard A. Klein, Federa
tion President.
To accomplish this goal the
Campaign leadership is hard
at work planning a series of
events. These include a special
evening for the Medical com
munity, a Major Gifts dinner
on Sunday, December 4, the
Super Sunday telephone cam
paign on December 11 and a
special one day face to face
Jews In America
the larger community through
publications, conferences, and
exhibits. In keeping with its
mandate, it provided an ad
ministrative umbrella to the
now-independent National
Center for Jewish Film, also
on the Brandeis campus.
In addition to maintaining a
national archive—a library of
70,000 volumes, over 6 million
pages of manuscripts, and
thousands of periodicals and
newspaper—the Society pub
lishes its own distinguished
quarterly, American Jewish
History. Regularly, the Socie
ty conducts joint meetings
with groups such as the
American Historical Society
campaign to be held in
November.
“The fly-in proved again
what a unique community we
are,” said Greenspon. ‘‘We all
know what we have to do and
what we will do. In Charlotte,
the tragic fire has made us
closer as a family. In time of
tragedy we set aside our per
sonal concerns and we respond
as one. That’s what we saw at
the fly-in and that is what I
know we will see as we move
ahead with the 1984 campaign
on the way to our million
dollar goal.”
(Continued from Page 5)
and sponsors regional con
ferences on Jewish history
(lately, in the far West in
Berkeley, in the Midwest in
Chicago, and in the South—
Richmond, Savannah, Ra
leigh, Jacksonville, and New
Orleans.)
The result of these activities
frequently signals important
research. One such project—
the American-Holy Land
Studies—culminated in 75
books by both Jewish and
Christian scholars document
ing life in the Holy Land
before and after it ^was
established as the State of
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his fiancee, Helen, were in the
same camp; he escaped and
fought with the partisans un
til he was imprisoned by the
Soviets. Here we leam of their
anti-Semitism and brutality.
After the war, Max began Ms
search for the love of his life,
Helen. He went from country
to country, even to the site of
the camp, to unearth evidence.
To tell any more would
deprive the reader of spine-
chilling discoveries. Suffice to
say that for once in his life
Wiesenthal could not move for
indictment because to do so
would have ruined the lives of
surviving Jews.
This likely be the most
incredible Holocaust work you
have read. Moreover, Max and
Helen is the first book I’ve
seen that in one brief volume
outlines the terror, brutality
and mindlessness of the two
totalitarian systems that grew
like cancers in the first thii^ of
the 20th century. Its truth
does not diminish, but adds to
it3 artistry.
Curt Leviant
The Education Committee of Women’s Division
Charlotte Jewish Federation
Invites Both Women and Men
To Attend
An Outstanding Educational Event
UNIVERSITY DAY AT UNCC
(University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Tuesday, October 25, 1983
UNIVERSITY DAY SCHEDULE
* Welcome to UNCC by Dr. E.K. Fretwell, Jr., Chancellor
* Seminar at Cone Center featuring:
Dr. Jay Jacoby - Jewish-American Literature
Dr. Harry Chemotsky • The Politics of the Mid-East
Dr. Susan Cemyak-Spatz - Reinterpreting the Holocaust
* Catered Dairy Lunch
* Presentation by Mr. Ken Sanford, Dir. of Public Information, on “North Mecklenburg’s
Emerging Planned Community”
* University Library - Guided Tour with Dr. Ray Frankie, Dir. of the Atkins Library,
featuring: Resources in Judaica, Rare Books Room, Harry Golden Papers
* Chartered bus and cars leave from JCC parking lot at 9:00 a.m. and leave UNCC Cam
pus at 2:30 p.m.
* Cost of University Day - $10.00 per person (includes lunch and transportation)
* Baby Sitting Available - Call 364-9338 for information
* Registration Deadline - October 14th
UNIVERSITY DAY REGISTRATION
Tuesday, October 25, 1983
Name(s).
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Phone No.
Enclosed $
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(Your check is your reservation.)
Charlotte Jewish Federation
P.O. Box 220188, Charlotte, NC 28222
Women*s Division Mission
WOMEN'S DIVISION, CHARLOTTE JEWISH
FEDERATION MISSION TO WASHINGTON,
D.C., WED. & THURS. DEC. 7 AND 8, 1983.
OPEN TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTES
$1.00 A DAY FOR THE 1984 CAMPAIGN. FOR
MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RENEE
QORELICK, TRIP CHAIRWOMAN, 366-1137.
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