NCRAC Adopts Strong Statement
Srere Heads UJC
Oil. Church-State Separation;
Report on Suburban Population Shift
Opposition to all forms of
teaching about religion: in the
public school, except for such
teaching regarding the role of
religion in human affairs as
may be intrinsic to general sub-
ject matter being studied, was
expressed in a statement of
principles adopted by the Plen-
ary Session of the National
Community Relations Advisory
Council, Sunday, at Atlantic
City, N.Y.
A set of recommendations for
J e w i s h community relations
programs for 1955-56 also was
adopted. Intended as guides to.
all Jewish community relations
agencies, these recommenda-
tions stressed particularly the
need to support full racial in-
tegration in the public schools
in the spirit of the recent
United States Supreme Court
decrees, and the elimination of
segregation in housing and
other aspects of Community life.
_ Bernard H. Trager, of Bridge-
port, Conn., was reelected chair-
min for a third successive term.
The statement on religious
teaching reiterates the •ong-,
standing - commitinent of the
constituent organizations to the
"religiously derived ethical and
moral concepts on which our
democracy rests," to their con-
cern for the religious education_
of Jewish children, and to the
conviction that such education
is the responsibility of the home
and the synagogue, and not of
the public school.
It stresses also the frequently
declared position_ of the Jewish
organizations in support of the
traditional American principle
of separation of church and
state.
• Resolutions adopted by the
Plenary \session : -
o.>• call for intensification of efforts
to safeguard civil liberties
(2) denounce censorship and limita-
tions on academic freedom
(a) urge the establishment of a bi-
partisan commission to study the
government's security - loyalty pro-
gram
(4) pledge support for desegregation of
the public schools
(5) pledge energetic efforts toward the
elimination of all forms ‘ of discrim-
ination
(8) call for elimination of the racial
origins quota system. from Ameri-
can immigration policy
(1) pledge support for the United Na-
tions , -
(8) commend the President on his
opposition to the Bricker amendment
(9) call for U.S. ratification of the UN
Genocide Convention and U.S sup-
port for human rights conventions
(10) urge the creation of new community
relations councils where needed
(11) express • regret that some Jewish
community relations agencies are
not cooperating in joint coordinating
processes and pledge to continue
to strive for inclusiveness in this
process.
In recent years, the Jewish populations
of metropolitan centers have been mov-
ing away from the central city neighbor-
hoods -in which they have lived into new
and growing suburban conimunties. As a
result of this exodus, • which has been
characteristic of middle class population
groups generally. the percentage, Jews
in many major cities has decline sharp-
ly.
This has markedly affected the extent
of Jewish participation in community-
wide enterprises, reducing it within the
cities and greatly • increasing it in the
suburban communities.
. Many of the suburban communitiesinto
which Jewish families have moved were
formerly wholly or almost wholly non-
Jewish in composition. 'Older residents
thus find themselves with Jewish neigh-
bors for the first time. Similarly, in
many cases, the Jewish families for the
first time find themselves in neighbor,-
hoods that are predominantly non-Jewish
in character. This creates a hew and
fruitful basis for the bettering of rela-
tionships and the furtherance of mutual
acceptance and appreciation. It also
creates new sources of hostility where
prejudices are at work. -
Meanwhile, new groups have moved
into the neighborhoods formerly occupied
by the Jewish families that have moved
to the outlying suburbs. These newcomers
generally are of lower income levels and
often comprise , groups that have been
victinis...of discrimination in housing. Fre-
quently they are Negroes, or Puerto-
Ricans, or other racial minority groups.
The •disparities in income level between
them and -the remaining rewish families
are sometimes quite striking, and consti-
tute a source of friction.
Jewish-supported welfare, health and
recreational facilities and institutions
such as community centers in these
neighborhoods in many cases have for
years offered their services to residents
without regard to religion or race. They
now find themselves serving a. clientele
which inclUdes a constantly diminishing
portion of Jews. At the same time, the
Jewish populations in the suburbs con-
tinue to demand the services they have
been accustomed to receiving from the
Jewish institutions and agenees that they
support throught their contributions. A
multiplicity of problems flow from these
trends.
Some of • the panelists deplored the
growth in some places of predominantly
Jewish neighborhoods in new suburban
communities, expressing the fear that
`middle class ghettos" may be in the
making. This was coupled with the recog-
nition, however, that Jewish religious
practices and observances made it neces-
sary for Jewish families to live in reas-
_onable -proximity • to temples and syna-
gogues.
Considerable stress was placed on the
"plural culture" of the United States,
which gives equal status and acceptance
to all religious, ethnic and cultural groups,
in the belief that from the friendly inter-
action among them the greatest good for
the whole society is derived.
Among other subjects dis-
cussed at the session were the
community, relations implica-
tions of pro-Arab propaganda,
the trend of Jewish population
movements to the suburbs and
the desirability of using govern-
mental powers in the combatting
of anti-Semitism.
Professor Milton R. Konvitz of
Cornell University spoke on
`Judaism as Non-Conformism,"
He championed the rights of the
non-conformist to be different
and stressed the importance of
his contribution to human prog-
ress.
Joseph F. Barr, national com-
mander of the Jewish War Vet-
erans,- called anti-Semitism "a
basic threat to the Ameridan
way of life," and called for the
use of the police powers of gov-
ernment to combat it.
The. contrary view was ex-
pressed by Joseph L. Rauh, Jr.,
national chairman of Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action, par-
ticipating in the session as a
delegate from the Joint Social
Action Commission of Reform
Judaism.
Mr. Rauh attacked every in-
terference with individual free-
dom of thought and expression
except in cases of • "clear and
present danger to the national
security."
Principal speaker on pro-Arab
propaganda was Shad Polier,
chairman of the executive com-
mittee of the American Jewish
congress. He denounced the dis-
tortion and mendacity of the
DETRO 1 T JEW151-jjAN77.1
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., July, 1954. Mr. Hammarskjold
(JTA) — Maj. Gen E. L. M. had previously pointed out -that
Burns, Chief of Staff of the such an appointment is for a
United Nations Truce Supervi- year's duration but that there is x
sion Organization in Palestine, no hard and fast rule about the
will continue in his post beyond length of tenure. "This would
the June 30 deadline for his be a rather curious moment for
year'S appointment, according to a change," he said. "There cer-
UN Secretary General Dag Ham- tainly will not be any change
marskjold. Efforts to arrange in the next few wee.ks. The pres-
high leVel talkS between Egypt ent circumstances are such that
and Israel are matter,- for a change would not be indicative
daily consideration" and this is of wisdom."
no time to take Gen. Burns away
from that work, Mr. Hammar-
skjold declared at a press con-
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Boarding Homes for Children
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ABRAHAM , SRERE
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Judge ,Theodoke Levin.
anti-Israel propagandists and
warned that they were influenc-
ing both official and public
opinion in this country as a re-
sult of their access to opinion-
molding groups.
An analysis of Jewish popula-
tion movements from large cities
to nearby suburbs was presented
to the Plenary Session by Morris
Zelditch, director of social plan-
ning of the Council of J,ewiah
Federations and Welfare Funds. ,
Consensus of the panel was as
follows:
Elected an alternate member
of the executive committee at
the session was Boris M. Joffe,
director, J e w i s h Community
Council of Metropolitan Detroit.
Burns to Remain UN's Truce Chief
M. LARRY. STERN
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JWV Plans Fun Day
At Kiddieland Center
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The Department of Michigan,
Jewish War Veterans and its
Ladies Auxiliary will play host
to many of this city% underpriv-
ileged children when they spon-
sor a day at Kiddieland, amuse-
ment 'center on W. 'Eight Mile
Rd., West of Schaefer.
Taking over the rides and
amusements from 11 a.m. to '10
p.m., on Wednesday, JWV will
bring youngsters from orphan
homes and children's institutions
to enjoy the fem. The public is
invited to- participate.
According to Gerson Marder,
chairman, tickets are available
from any JWV member Or at
`Kiddieland the day of the pro-
gram. Sponsors are, sought to
purchase tickets for underpriv 2
ileged Children who will thus be
enabled to attend. For infor-
mation, call WE. 3-0846.
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