Palliere Reaffirmed Judaism; Deny Return to Catholicism
NEW Y 0 R K, (AJP) — The Palliere had returned to Catho- I text of that historic reaffirma-

famous' French proselyte, Aime licism before his death.
Palliere, who had recounted the ; Aime Palliere's reaffirmation
story of his conversion to Jud- I of his adopted faith came in the
aism in his book, "The Unknown form of a handwritten article
Sanctuary," reaffirmed his faith
in Judaism shortly before he he had sent AJP editor David
died. His testimony contradicted Horowitz with whom he had
statements made by certain been corresponding for several
Catholic leaders. in Paris that years. The following is the full

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tion:

God in Israel
"I am writing these lines in
the midst of my preparations
for the observance of Yom Kip-
pur. Thus it is only natural that
my thoughts be influenced by
the coming of this solemn day.
I ask my readers to meditate
with me on the word of the
prophet Isaiah. In a vision he
sees strangers, Egyptians, Ethi-
opians, Sabeans, come to Israel,
pass in front of them and say:
I 'Yea, only among thee is God,
and there is no one else beside
God.' And the prophet exclaims:
`Verily, Thou art a God that
hidest Thyself, 0 God of Israel,
the Savior.'
"What does it mean? Why this
contradiction? When the
strangers discover God in Israel
the prophet says : 'Verily, Thou
art a God that hidest Thyself '
But here is no real contradic-
tion. He who is present can hide
himself. Whoever is absent does
not hide, he is just not there.
But God is never absent. While
He may cover Himself with a
veil. of mystery, His presence
nevertheless continues in the
nidst of His people.
Perceiving the Creator
"Can we lift the veil? Can we
perceive Him? The souls of the
faithful are distressed because
they cannot perceive their God.
13ut is it not precisely when they
grieve most over it that they
really see Him? Vainly I
searched for my God amidst the ,
atrocities of war; in vain did I
seek Him under horrible perse-
cutions. God was not there. No,
God was not there, and this re- ,
alization meant at the same
the discovery of Him where He
really was: outside of those un-
bounded passions and struggles
and hate.' Yes, God is well hid-
den when evil reigns, and to
place Him within the loathsome
horrors would be blasphemy. We
have to seek elsewhere. He is
among the small and humble
people. He is with the innocent
victims. He is with those who
suffer silently and never give
up . hope. He is the God of the
unseen solace, of the victorious
tomorrow.
Palliere's Testimony
"Dear readers, dear far
off
friends: More than fifty years
ago the writer of these lines set
foot in a synagogue for the first
time. It was Yom. Kippur, at the,
hour of Neilah, and he was as
much a stranger. to 'Israel as
were the Ethiopians and Sabe-
ans of Isaiah. Now, I pray, ad-
mire with me the designs of
Him who is the master of our
destinies 2— twenty years later,
on the same day of Yom Kippur,
at the same hour of Neilah, this
writer addressed a congregation
from the pulpit of a synagogue
in Paris. His address was a testi- ,
mony, and I solomnly repeat
this testimony as I write to you
today.
"I testify that God is present
in Israel and that Yom Kippur
is much more than a mere sign.
It is a manifestation of reality.
And Yom Kippur is not the only
day of the year on which His
presence is deeply felt by His
people: at the coming of the
holy Sabbath every week His
benevolent presence is with
those who delight in the day of
the Lord in true faith. For them
it is a radiance, a peacefulness,
a spiritual joy that words can-
not describe.
Message to Jews and Christians
"Let me reiterate this to you,
my brethren in Israel, and to
yoU, too, my Christian brethren
who so persistently mistake for
blindness Israel's age-old faith
in its union with the Lord: Take
heed of my own experience. God
is present in Israel. He is true
to His promise, and those who
seek Him will find Him as did
the strangers in the vision of
Isaiah. Better yet, seek Him
with that feeling of closeness
and love of a child toward the
father that will , inspire you to
say: 'Verily, Thou •are a God
that hidest Thyself, 0 God of
Israel, the Savior'."
Aime Palliere

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