European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 2,1937 the stars and stripes Page 3 Pope beautifies nun killed by nazis continued from Page 1 lion As a catholicism of the Holo Caust in which 6 million jews died. Stein s jewish upbringing was a recurring Iheme during the mass. A Reading from the old testament Book of Esther a jewish Queen contained a plea from Esther for god s help when an enemy of the jews ordered heir destruction in Persia. This prayer became relevant again when Here in the heart of Europe a new plan for the destruction of the jews was Laid out the Pope said. The Pope who Bai been criticized forthe Catholic Church s refusal to give women a broader role has consistently refused to allow women or girls to serve Al his masses around the world. However the Vatican and German Bishops struck a Compromise on his Ger Many visit by allowing girls to be among the acolytes carrying candles in the pro cession that preceded the Pope into the stadium. The Pope suited broadly and waved from the open window of his bulletproof Pope Mobile during an eight minute drive around la sodium before the mass. The Cross carried in front of John Paul into the stadium was a simple Cross Stein inc lived from the Bishop of Muenster in the 1930s. It was set in Gold for the beatification John Paul s Gold Robe was made by carmelite nuns and contained threads from Stein s own ceremonial Habil the eucharist gifts presented at the Allar included books written by Edith Stein hosts wine and cruets made by Carme Lite nuns 2.600 idlers and drawings from children in the Cologne diocese and a Stone from the Cologne Cathedral As a Symbol of the diocese s Solidarity with the Pope and the world Church. The Pope gave communion to to people from the Cologne diocese Pricins and Bishops distributed the sacrament to others in the congregation. Twenty five of Stein s relatives from he United slates and South America at tended the beatification. The Pope said their presence fills is with great Joy and  two of them nieces Charlotte Stein Sachs of Atlanta and Susanne Batzdorf of Santa Rosa calif., sat in the front Row wild German Chancellor Helmut Kohl also attending the mass were Kohls Cabinet members and 70 ambassadors. Nun s beatification an insult some jews say Edilby Sileli if photo Bye Dreaves suit writer Pope John Paul is beatification of a woman who was born a jew converted to catholicism and killed in a nazi Gas chamber has angered jews who see the move As an insult. At the Center of the dispute Over Edith Stein is whether the nazi killed her because she was a roman Catholic or because they still viewed her As jew. A member of Israel s parliament Schula Roit Aloni of the leftist citizens rights movement opposition party told the associated press in Tel Aviv Israel that the beatification was an insult to jews. We interpret it As a provocation and an insult because 1 million children died in Auschwitz and they take a woman and beautify her because she became a Catholic. It s ironic to say the least and it s clearly degrading and humiliating to jews she said. James Baaden a jewish author who has written a biography of Stein told the a in London that much of he Contro Versy deniers around Why the nazis killed her. Baaden said she died because Henaz viewed her As a jew. He maintained it was not Correct to say she convened to catholicism be cause that suggests she turned away from something that was in some Way wrong or base to embrace something essentially  John Paul said German Bishops unanimously requested the beatification seven years ago. We Are All greatly gratified that i am Able to fulfil his wish today and can present sister Teresia. To the faithful on behalf of the Church he said at the mass. Slein who was bom in j 891 in Bres Lau Germany to jewish parents de scribed herself As an atheist when she was 13. In 1922, she became a Catholic after Reading the autobiography of St. Teresa of Avila a Spanish nun who reformed the carmelite order in the lath Century. Stein entered a carmelite Convent in Cologne in 1933. But after the Infa Mous Chrystal night nazi pogrom against jews in 1938, sister Teresia s presence in the Cologne carmelite cloister became dangerous for other nuns and she moved to a cloister in the dutch own of edit. When the nazis invaded the Netherlands in -1941 and jews were de ported to the a Cash ramps the Catho Lic Church protested. The German commander then or dered All converted jews included in the deportation. On aug. 2, 1942, Stein her sister and 300 other jewish converts to catholicism were deported to Auschwitz Stein and her sister died in the Gas chamber on aug. 9. May Day spurs worldwide rallies demonstrations by tie As wilted pms polish riot police moved against Solidarity supporters in several cities Fri Day where May Day marches were mounted to counter communist party organized parades on this International worker Holiday. There was violence in sri Lanka the Island state off India where May Day ral lies were banned because of a recent up surge in ethnic violence. At least one anti government demonstrator was killed. In the communist giants int pro claim themselves workers states the soviet Union and China he part rulers led the celebrations. Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev presided Over a colourful Parade of 1 million cheering labourers through mos cow s red Square in an annual tradition that doubles As a festive heralding of Spring. Model workers in China were saluted at communist any Headquarters in Beijing in official celebrations but most chinese held family gather Ings to Mark the Day. May Day is not celebrated in the United slates which honors worker son labor Day in september. In South Africa May Day was a National Holiday for the lint time in a com Promise by president . Botha to Black Union demands. However about 20 planned Union rallies were banned and notice in a township of Johannesburg South Africa s capital broke up a Union gathering thai Blade Trade movement leaders were to have addressed in Tokyo 150,000 japanese chanted slogans against the 2.8 percent jobless rate and the soaring value of the yen that has Hurt Many Export industries. In Tel Aviv Israel several thousand people chanted bread work peace in a demonstration organized by pro palestinian communists. In Spain where a wave of strikes has hit state run industries and services hundreds of demonstrations were held supporting the workers. No incidents were reported. In Bangkok Thailand 17 people were Hurt three of them seriously when a bandstand collapsed As fans urged toward musicians during a May Day concert. In Warsaw Poland several Hundred riot police cordoned off St. Stanisl Akostka Church to prevent crowds from gathering far a March. Most of he Esti mated 2,000 worshippers who had at fended a mass vent Home after police shouted through bullhorn to disperse. Several Hundred people carrying ban ners supporting Solidarity and Gorba Chev s reforms challenged the police pres ence and began marching and chanting but police attacked them ripping ban ners knocking protesters Down and drag Ging some into police vans. At least eight people were detained witnesses said. Solidarity activists in the polish cil Ries of Posnan and wroclaw reported attempts to stage parades were broken up by police who had detained some Solidarity activists earlier to prevent demonstrations in Gdansk Poland. Solidarity founder Lech Walesa told about 500 people who had gathered after a mass that twas impossible to demonstrate because of the police reinforcements deployed. Us from Page 1 Germany Richard Bun to Lead a fund raising Effort overseas. He said the first concerted fund Rais ing drive in the organization s history was last fall when �750,000 was raised in three months to Ward off a severe fourth Quarter deficit we had no Long Range funding strategy. 1 want to seize on the momentum we be now established he said. I think Well be Able to turn things around in two years on other subjects Hagel said contributions from the United Way and the combined Federal Campaign have been shrinking. In 1977, the United Way donated sip million. Last year it gave just si.2 million. Csc contributions fell to $370,000 in 1956, he said. The organization has failed to keep up with changing times. We Haven t paid attention a id we be got to do a bluer Job of telling the us Story he said people still have this image of us As Bob Hope shows and Dol lies and doughnuts. If we could bring them Over Here and show them some of the action some of our women s re source deniers for example people would be  the military must do More for serv Iee members and their families. There has been a tremendous in crease in the number of e-5s and below with families. Some of these people Are near poverty level in Breaks your heart to see it. And 1 hit the military for this All the time. They can t come to us complaining that we Aren t providing serv ices. The military has to do a lot More with its own  the Uso must look for Pentagon contracts As a new firm of income. The defense Deuan mint lets con tracts for All sons of services Many of hem services the Uso could perform he said. The Uso is closer to the military than anybody yet we re always at the Back of the line when they re handing out contracts his $125,000 salary is fair compensation they wanted to give me $150,000, and i said no. I m not in this to Driftw a big salary and make Money. I m not say ing i m squeaking by but the salary snot outrageous for an organization our size. It s a lot less than the salary i was making in business. And i always Fly coach As does the staff he said. F l can Tell you in the Pas thai was t always done i can Tell you i m the first president who s done that. Everybody else in the past has Don things in a link grander