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December 24, 1943
Religious Education Materials for Good Will
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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
By WILLARD JOHNSTON
Friendship League
Is Organized by
Downtown Synagogue
Editor's Note: The author of this article is the assistant to the
president of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
The downtown synagogue at
He has been a contributor to some of the outstanding publica- 1205 Griswold St. has formed a
tions in America and a champion in the cause of bettering Friendship League for the purpose
inter-faith and inter-racial relations in America. During 1934- of creating a closer contact of
1938 he was dean of men and director of personnel at Drake companionship for strangers of
University.
the Jewish faith in the city.
For the past three years Rabbi
Christian educators are rapidly study for the entire year 1943-
developing and distributing a new '44. The theme is carried into lc,- Herman Rosenwasser, of the Syna-
cal churches by a series of books gogue, has been attending . to the
type of religious education mate- and study guides for all ages, de- religious and spiritual needs of
rial designed to promote good veloped by the Missionary Edu- people that attend the service,
Friendship and who desire to know the peo-
Movement
will, mutual respect and cooper- cation
ation among religious and racial Press). The materials, straight• ple of their faith better.
He endorses such a movement
shooting, hard-hitting and using
groups.
This has come about because all education devices suitable for and has offered the use of the
of a number of considerations; churches, are entirely devoted to synagogue facilities for the
among them (1) demands of the inter-cultural relations. Several of Friendship Leagues' activities.
war for national unity, (2) grow- the books are so universal in con- Social and cultural plans are
ing recognition of the problems tent and appeal that any religious in view, but for a start in the
created by the divisive propa- group might use them as study right direction, a New Year gath-
those
ganda of the enemy, (3) new guides. M g is in the making, and those
The February issue of the who feel interested g in such
found interest in the application
of the principles of religion to Journal of the International gathering , to get better acquaint-
our social structure and (4) act- Council of Religious Education e- d 2 please call Cherry 0 86 and
will be given upon
ivities during the past decade of will be completely devoted to the information
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organizations such as the Na- subject of intercultural relations. request.
Transients are also welcome, as
tional Conference of Christians This is being proposed in coopera-
and Jews. tion with the National Conference men and women in service. The
The new materials and the of Christians and Jews.
Friendship League has only one
The Conference has recently desire, and that is to make all
spirit which has prompted them
are steadily driving out of exist- completed the production of a strangers of the Jewish faith wel-
ence prejudiced materials which kodachrome slide lecture entitled come to the city.
have been used for generations. "Getting Acquainted With Our
The synagogues' doors are open
Most important, however, the new Jewish Neighbors." Prepared
by to the Jewish people of the town
ead
proj:
materials of good will take a Mildred Moody Eskin, the
ac- area who find it hard to attend
to their religious needs, their cir-
positive position toward the crea- ect is receiving widespr
tion of those cooperative atti- ceptance among national leaders cumstances and war efforts.
Kvutzuh Sidai Eliyahu, one of the successful communal colon-
tudes and activities which will be and local churches.
Denominational p u b 1 i s li i n g
ies of the religious laborers. There are 28 such colonies in this
so essential to the prevention of
post-war intolerance and to the houses are expanding their use Larry Adler with Detroit
movement.
promotion of group collaboration of good will materials extensively.
Of the many already in use or Symphony Thursday, Dec. 20
for post-war reconstruction.
Both protestants and catholics being prepared, the following are
samples:
lengthy
The Methodist Church has pub- "Hansel and Gretel," Karl Krue-.
in this field. Jews are also active
and the Detroit Symphony
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fished
a series of five lessons for ger
through the Synagogue Council adult study
courses by Dr. T• Orchestra are taking a Christmas —
s
Textbook Commission, but thi
BEST WISHES FOR A JOYOUS CHANUKAH!
story concerns only Christian Otto Nall entitled, "The Golden vacation for a week. This will
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groups. The purpose of this arti- Rule In Inter-Faith Relations." enable those who live away from lg".
The Disciples of Christ are pub- Detroit to spend the holidays
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de is to apprise those interested
in such education of some of the fishing a series of sketches of with family and friends and get
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good will materials now coming contemporary
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the
concert
season.
in tributions to our world written
—
Larry Adler, harmonica virtu-
into use.
of the St.
Most important attempt with.
by D. r. Sterling Brown
h National Con- oso, will be the first soloist with r"•
of
Louis office
the Catholic Church is the sc
of materials being produced by ference. The disciples are also the orchestra
after ing
the artist
vacation,
h e i s assist
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the Commission on American Cit-
lin Concerto "Rhapsody
y
Vivaldi
VioGershwin's
izenship established in 1937 at releasing a series o
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Justice
For `With
All" Liberty
by the nor,
Catholic University of America, and
study
units on
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in
Blue,"
Dec.
30.
Karl
Krueger
of this article. The series
Washington, D.C. Protestants and
will
begin
this
program
with
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Jews serve on the Commission will
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will. also be used by the Congre-
along with catholics. Chief among gational Church and several other Tschaikowsky's Fifth Symphony.
Great interest is being shown in
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the materials of the commission denominational boards.
the two composer-conductors who .7-
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Presbyterians, Baptists, Epis-
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will direct the Detroit Symphony '-=-
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ers (published by Ginn and Co.)
their own works. Virgil Thom - =--
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graded for all ages and already copahans
ies have Friends and other
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is scheduled for Jan. 6 and :5- - --
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used in 3500 parochial schools.
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DeLarnarter for Feb. 3. =--
The
books
are, as catholic
must be and
ex- for
group
n their i in stu y
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petted,
vigorously
this relations
year, especially
r solo appearances of the ==
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fo
leaders.
packets for leaders
concertmaster and first cellist of
ma t erials are includ- . the orchestra have been set—
abide faithfully by catholic prin- P D evot i onal mat
nst hanc
b instance
ciples of religion and education.
epios t t - Georges Miquelle, cellist, will be =-
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the theme.
inclusion
At the same time, they are friend- ing is
the
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ly to protestants and Jews and c opal Church Forward i‘ ovem
gram,
and
Mrs.
Schkolnik
will
be
Daily Devotional Readings
contain
Feb.
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contain many passages which pay
sol oist Febme3
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tribute to leaders and members
to ( re- i s t
definite ti
devoted
material
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of other creeds in building Amer- for the summer,
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people.
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Jewish
for the
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of
sp8ec3t0
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with
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Activity in the protestant field
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detailed
study,
which,
no equally
doubt,
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reveal
many
other
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