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- WE NEED ference here. - Boarding Homes for Children The Secretary General was ABRAHAM , SRERE Temporarily Separated from asked whether he contemplated Their Families Abraham Srere, a former re-appointing or replacinl: Gen. President of the Jewish Welfare Burns, who assumed the post in WE PAY Federation, h a s been named Boarding Care and All president of the United Jewish Other Expenses Caplan Women's Moonlight ' Charities, the organization Mary Caplan Women of the CALL founded-at the turn of the cen- Jewish Community Center will TO. 8-2490 tury as a single, central com- go on a moonlight Saturday. munal organization to serve the Members are invited to phone JEWISH SOCIAL causes recognized as a group Sarah 'Golden, KE. 3-6683, or SERVICE BUREAU responsibility. Esther Prohow, at TO. 6-6174, • 13327 Linwood The Jewish Welfare Federa- for information. Lion emerged in 1929 as a suc- cessor to the United Jewish Announcement Charities which now maintains the functions of .holding prop- erty and administering bequests IS NOW -AFFILIATED IN SALES WITH aii.d other capital matters of the organized Jewish community. 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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 - JWV Plans Fun Day At Kiddieland Center . ) JUNIOR ? 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. 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