4 . ▁For ▁him ▁Palest ine ▁became ▁a ▁safe ▁ex ile ▁from ▁further ▁Naz i ▁st alk ing . ▁After ▁the ▁Olympic ▁close ▁hunting ▁season ▁was ▁over ▁in ▁Germany , ▁the ▁Naz i ▁government ▁increased ▁again ▁its ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁oppon ents . ▁The ▁Gest ap o ▁arrested ▁R aben au ▁and ▁seven ▁further ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Conf ess ing ▁Church ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁when ▁leaving ▁Berlin ' s ▁Friedrich swer der ▁Church . ▁After ▁inter rog ations ▁and ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁det ention ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁" Ne u este ▁Nach richt en ▁aus ▁dem ▁M orgen land ", ▁the ▁journal ▁of ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association , ▁compla ined ▁about ▁Jewish ▁imm igration ▁to ▁Palest ine ▁( 1 9 3 7 ) ▁and ▁Arab ▁National ism ▁( 1 9 3 9 ), ▁which ▁it ▁regarded ▁as ▁being ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁in fil tr ation ▁by ▁European ▁decom pos ing ▁ide ologies . ▁ ▁After ▁Mod er ow ' s ▁return ▁to ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁the ▁retired ▁O ert zen ▁served ▁again ▁as ▁past or ▁in ▁J aff a ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁in ▁Germany ▁experienced ▁a ▁growing ▁host ility ▁by ▁anti - Sem ites ▁to ▁its ▁name , ▁referring ▁to ▁Jerusalem , ▁and ▁its ▁journal , ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁Lev ant . ▁Thus ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁adopted