The excerpt is a literal translation
of the letter the Jewish Rescue Committee in Czechoslovakia
received from the Zionist "Jewish" Agency Executive
Offices in Switzerland.
This was in reply to the call of the
Jewish Rescue Committee for help, with documentary evidence
furnished, concerning the fate of millions of Jewish people
in Nazi occupied Europe.
"We are writing to remind you of
the one factor of which you must never lose sight: that ultimately,
the Allies will win the war. After their victory, territorial
boundaries will be reshaped as they were after the First World
War. Then, the way will be clear for our purpose at this time,
with the war drawing to a close, we must do everything in
our power to change Eretz Yisroel to Medinat Yisrael and many
steps have already been taken in this regard. Therefore, we
must turn a deaf ear to the pleas and cries emanating from
Eastern Europe. Remember this: all the allies have suffered
many losses, and if we also do not offer human sacrifices,
how can we gain the right to sit at the conference table when
the territorial boundaries are reshaped? Accordingly, it is
foolhardy and brazen for us to negotiate in terms of money
or supplies in exchange for Jewish lives. How dare we ask
of the allied powers to barter money for lives while they
are sustaining heavy casualties daily? So, insofar as the
masses are concerned: RAK B'DAM TIHJE LANU HAAREZ, (Eretz
Yisroel will be ours only by paying with blood), but as far
as our immediate circle is concerned, ATEM TAJLU. The messenger
bearing this letter will supply you with funds for this purpose".
After I accustomed myself to the peculiar
writing, I trembled when I realized the import of RAK B'DAM
TIHJE LANU HAAREZ. But many weeks passed, and I was still confounded
by the meaning of ATEM TAJLU. Until one day, it struck me. ATEM
TAJLU meant "You escape", for the word "tiyul"
(walking trip) was used by them as a euphemistic code for "escape".
They meant to say - you fifteen or twenty "party members",
escape from Czechoslovakia and save your hides. The price of
Eretz Yisroel is the blood of the men and women, hoary sages,
and babes in arms - but not YOUR blood! Let us not spoil this
plan by giving the Axis powers to save Jewish lives. But for
you, comrades, I have enclosed carfare for your escape. What
a nightmare! The Zionist agent "diplomat" comes to
Czechoslovakia and says 'Now is a very critical time. But comparatively
speaking it is not at all critical for you trapped Jews. For
there is an emergency of far greater proportions; namely, BINYAN
HA-ARETZ (the prize of Medinat Yisrael). Shed your blood cheerfully,
for your blood is cheap. But for your blood, the Land (of Israel)
will be ours!
Read R. Weissmandl's Ten Questions to the Zionists
