Reform Rabbis Defer Action
On Plan to Ordain Women

ASBURY PARK, N. J., (JTA)—
The Central Conference of
American Rabbis, at its 66th an-
nual convention, deferred until
next year any action on the or-
dination of women. The Reform
rabbis forced the withdrawal of
a resolution favoring the right
of women to become members of
the Jewish clergy.
Although' conference president
Rabbi Barnett Brickner, original
author of the proposal, had ask-
ed that the matter of women
rabbis be studied for a year. the
committee on the president's
message. headed by Rabbi Jo-
seph L. Kink of Buffalo, brought
before the body.a measure urg-
ing the Hebrew Union College,
Reform Jewish seminary, "to ac-
cept women as rabbinical stu-
dents and grant them ordina-
tion upon completion of all re-
quirements of the, course • of
training."
After vigorous discussion,
the committee's plan was vo-
ted down in favor of a substi-
tute motion calling for a
year's consideration of the
question.
The leader orthe opposition
to the more drastic proposal
was Rabbi Samuel Freehof of
Pittsburgh, former conference
president, who asked for cau-
tion "before brushing aside
two thousand years of Jewish
practice." The author of the
substitute motion, which pre-
vailed, was Rabbi Rosenblum
of New York City..
Rabbi Brickner was re-elected
president and Dr. Bettan vice-
president. The rabbis voted to
send a message to President
Risenhower expressing "gratifi-
cation on his recommendation
for changes in the Refugee Re-
lief Act." _
Also adopted was a resolution
urging the repeal of the "racist"
MrCarra.n-Walter Act and the
"substitution of legislation in
consonance with the humani-
tarian principles of our Govern-

Kay Wins Zionist
Citation at Parley

At the national convention of
the Zionist- Organization of
America, held recently in Wash-
tagton, Leon 'Kay, president of
the Michigan Region, received
a "citation of honor" for the
outstanding work of his organ-
ization in' contributing to the
American Zionist Fund.
AZF is the source of financial
support for public relations en-
deavors of U.S. Zionists on ,be-
half of Israel in the political, so-
cial and economic fields. The
Fund supports ZOA House in Tel
Aviv provides funds the agricul-
tural institute Kfar Silver in Is-
rael and promotes Zionist edu-
cation and culture among Jew-
ish youth here.
The Zionist Organization of
Detroit, through its yearly Bal-
four Ball, raises funds for AZF:
Giontributors to this year's rec-
ord fund-raising effort were also
from. Flint, Grand Rapids, Bay
arty, Muskegon and South
Raven,

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ment and nation." •
Some Bodies Lack Jewish Aim
Reconsideration of the need
for Jewish hospitals and schools
which serve no specifically Jew-
ish function was urged by Rabbi
Morris Lieberman, of Baltimore.
In a major address he said that
"efforts to maintain unneces-
sarily, or belatedly to initiate,
within the Jewish c,ommunity
activities of a non-Jewish nat-
ure are evidences of a cultural
lag which run counter to the
emerging patterns of American
Jewish life."
A seven-point statement on
the moral level of our day sub-
mitted by the Commission on
Justice and Peace was adopted
by the 400 rabbis in attendance.
The • statement expreised
10th birthday greetings to the
United Nations, gratification
that individual congregations
are stepping up programs of
social action, a plea for revi-
sion of the security laws, pro-
posals for Federal funds to
combat dread diseases other
than polio, and the hope that
the Supreme Court will ulti-
mately ban faceless inform-
erS.
The formation of a new or-
ganization, the National Asso-
ciation of Temple Educators,
was authorized at the annual
meeting of the Commission on
Jewish Education, in which the
Conference and the Union of
American Hebrew Congregation
are joined. The new organiza-
tion will be open to educators in
reform congregations.
• Jews Often Worst In-Laws
Jews often make the best par-
ents but the worst in-laws, ob-
served Dr. Henry Kagan, a rab-
bi-psychologist, in a workshop
on pastoral counselling. The
trouble is caused by the inabili-
ty of some parents_ to know
when to "relinquish possessive-
ness" of their children. Dr. Ka-
gan urged rabbis to devote
more of their time to helping
congregants solve personal prob-
lems.
The Conference also came out
squarely for desegregation. The
400 Reform rabbis attending the
convention endorsed a resolu-
tion submitted by the Joint So-
cial Action- Commission of CCAR
and the Union of American He-
brew Congregational pledging "to
do all within our power to make
the decision of the Supreme,
Court meaningful in our respec-
tive communities."

Jewish Congress Files Complaints of Prejudice. Against 35 N.Y. Resorts

NEW YORK, (JTA) • — The Jewish faith.
The American and to take whatever action is
Atherican .Jewish CongresS filed Jewish Congress requested SCAR provided by the State Law
with the New York State Corn- to investigate the complaints Against Discrimination.
mission Against Discrimination
complaints against 35 New York
State summer resorts, charging
them with• "unlawful discrimina-
tory practices" in violation of
the New York State Law Against
Discrimination.
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