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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 19, 1995 world the stars and stripes Pago 11wiesel to attend Auschwitz event Berlin apr lie Wiesel Lias decided to attend ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the Auschwitz death Campos liberation despite jewish unhappiness with Poland a organization of the event. The eminent holocaust survivor will say the Kaddish the jewish prayer for the dead at the Mam ceremony if the polish government leaves it out world jewish Congress spokesman Elan Steinberg said tuesday. This Way we arc stating that one Way or the other the Kaddish will be recited at the official ceremonies a Steinberg said by Telephone from new York. Wiesick a Nobel prize winning author and Auschwitz survivor will represent the Congress a the umbrella body representing jews in 89 countries a at the main polish organized ceremony Jan. 27 at the a Schiwitz Birk Nau extermination Camp. Wiesel and other prominent jews have been upset by what they consider bungled polish government planning to especially the omission of the Kaddish until after dignitaries leave the main ceremony. Steinberg said Wiesel would also attend a Jan. 26 ceremony organized separately by the european jewish Congress. He said the president of the world jewish Congress Edgar Bronfman still has not decided whether to attend next weeks commemorations. Auschwitz is the world s biggest jewish cemetery and representatives of jews worldwide Felt they deserved a larger to e in organizing this years anniversary. Ninety  the 1,5 million people the nazis systematically slaughtered at Auschwitz were jews. But Auschwitz is also a Symbol of polish martyrdom. Some 75,009 poles were killed there including fending politicians and intellectuals. The Camp was originally intended for polish opponents of Adolf Hitler. The aide to polish president Lech Walesa organizing the event Andrzej Zakrzewski has cited the january cold As the reason for limiting the length of the ceremony which is to include a 10-12 minute roman Catholic service and five Short speeches. A a was far As in a concerned they done to have 10 have any speakers a said Steinberg. Quot if they were just to recite the Kaddish Quot Walesa is a devout roman Catholic and Poland is about 90 percent Catholic. Wiesel refused to write an Appeal to the people of the world for tolerance that Walesa had requested of him in Early january a because of the late notification. The Appeal was to have been read on Jan. 26 in nearby Krakow. A How can i write n text of such importance share it with our colleagues who will surely comment on its coh a elation Beon them a All that in 2-3 weeks granted Lam a writ tent and formulation get their remarks and then work or a but i write slowly carefully a  to Walesa in a letter dated Jan. 6, the associated press obtained a copy of the letter  jewish groups including a group rep resenting some 10,000 living survivors of Auschwitz have said. Walesa a office made it difficult for Many Heads of state to attend the Auschwitz commemorations because invitations were sent late. Tan government hits Snag Rome apr key parties turned against Premier Lamberto Dini on tuesday moments after he named a new gov can mint charged with calming Italy a political maelstrom. The unexpected snub led by the party of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi and its allies could tip the parliament majority against Dini and sink his government before it Ever governs. A the government was stillborn a state television reported. Critics were upset that Dishi did not endorse Quick elections and chose to exclude members of Berlusconi a government from the Cabinet. The government Italy a 54th since 1945 a now goes to parliament for a vote expected to be close. Over Jerusalem a two israeli fighter jets collided Over the Mediterranean sea on tuesday and one Pilot was a Decd when he apparently was ripped from his Parachute the army said. The collision occurred during an exercise off  Central Israel. Both pilots initially succeeded in bailing out. The Parachute of the killed Pilot was carried by Strong winds and was found near the Tirats shalom Village about four Miles Inland from the coast. The second Pilot parachuted into the sea and was rescued an army statement said he suffered slight injuries. The israeli air Force commander maj. Gen. Herzl Bodinger ordered an inquiry into the collision the army said. Monkey blamed when Coconut kills Farmer Kuala Bumpur. Malaysia a a Farmer was killed by a Coconut apparently thrown by his pet Monkey the new Straits times newspaper reported wednesday. Mat Hussin Sulaiman 76, was waiting under a tree tuesday to collect the coconuts his Monkey was trained to Pluck when one hit him in the neck the newspaper quoted police As saying. The blow broke Sulaimani a neck police said. A save for reference it was not Clear whether the Monkey aimed the Coconut at Sulaiman or what might have prompted him to do so. The Farmer died in Kota Bakhru about 240 Miles Northeast of Kuala Bumpur. Leashed trained monkeys Are widely used in Malaysia to climb Coconut Trees to Pluck the fruit. The animals twist the fruits vigorously until the coconuts break free. The monkeys usually drop rather than throw the coconuts they have picked. Graduate Umi 67, former so. 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