Is 'Separation' in Danger?

Danny Raskin's

Census to Include Religious Queries

By MILTON FRIEDMAN

(Copyright, 1956, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.)

WASHINGTON — The- U. S.
Bureau of Census is consider-
ing questioning people about
their religion in the 1960 de-
cennial census. Answers to cen-
sus questions are •required by
Federal law. _ •
The question under consider-
ation is: , "What is your reli-
gion?" A small test survey of
responses to it has been made
in four counties of Wisconsin.
Some have objected to what
they consider ari intrusion by,
the - Federal Government into
personal religious - views. They
hold that whether you are Jew-
ish, Catholic, Protestant, agnos-
tic or atheistic, it is nobody's
business but your. own. In their
view the U. S. Government is
restrained by the Constitution
from making laws regarding es-
tablishment of religion.
On the other hand, an inter-
faith committee apparently fav-
ored the census project. The
committee, which advised the
government, included Jewish
representation. The prevailing
view of organized Jewish groups
is that such religious informa-
tion is desirable for statistical
purposeS.

Bequeaths -$9,000,000
to New York University

NEW YORK, (JTA) — Ap-
proximately $9,000,000 was be-
queathed by Louis J. Horowitz,
New York building contractor,
to New York University, it was
revealed here following Mr.
Horowitz' death Sunday, at
Palm Beach, Fla. He was 81.
The sum was described by the
university as the largest indi-
vidual gift in its history.
Mr. Horowitz; who in 1960 re-,
ceived a citation from the Na-
tional Conference of Christians
and Jews for promoting better
relations among religious
groups, was born in Czensto-
chowa, Poland.
The $9,000,000 left to the uni-
versity represents the residue of
Mr. Horowitz' estate after be-
quests providing for his widow,
members of his family and em7
ployees. The money was left
with the provision that the in-.
come be used for the Institute
of Physical Medicine and Reha-
bilitation at the NYU - Bellevue
Medical Center.

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But a section of thinking
maintains that the religious
question should not be asked so
as to avoid any breach in the
wall separating church and
state. An organization known as
"Protestants and Other Amer-
icans United for Separation of
Church and State" is firmly op-
posed to the census undertak-
ing.
• President James Madison in
1790 opposed even an official
governmental enumeration of
clergymen. He held it might
inject the government into the
realm of rV.igion-. Thomas Jef-
ferson is likewise widely known
for his opposition to inquiry by
the government into religion.
The American Civil Liberties
Union feels it is not objection-
able if the government merely
asks if you belong to a religious
organization and, if so, to name
it. But ACLU would object if
the census sought to force indi-
viduals to state whether they
believe in a supreme deity.
A majority of rabbis gener-
ally supported the census con-
cept. But they felt individuals
should be left - free to simply
state: "I have no religious af-
filiation."
The government has previous-
ly published figures on religious
membership. But these figures
were supplied by the various
denominations. So far, as is
known, this is the first occasion
on which census takers will
enter homes and require a posi-
tive statement as to religion.

Israel Philharmonic

D rops Nazi Tone Poem

TEL AVIV, (JTA) — The
tone poem "Don Juan" by Rich-
ard Strauss was omitted from
an Israel Philharmonic Orches-
tra concert just before its sched-
uled performance. The decision

a note from the Ministry of
Education which, while it em-
phasized that the orchestra was
free to choose and -play any
program it desired, suggested
that the composition not be pre-
sented.
" The press and youth groups
had called for dropping of
works by Nazi 'composers and
last evening concert-goers were
handed leaflets urging a boy-
cott of Nazi composers.• The
management issued a statement
asserting that it was important
for _ musical education that
works by Strauss and Richard
Wagner be performed, but that
it was' bowing to a "negative
public opinion."

Werner Takes Art Teaching

Post At Wagner College
NEW YORK, (JTA) —Dr. Al-
fred Werner has been appointed
lecturer in Fine Arts at Wagner
College, on Staten Island. Dr.
Werner will teach courses in the
history of modern art from the
French Revolution to the pres-
ent. He is the author of works
on Maurice Utrillo and Raoul
Duty as well as the "Story of
Jewish Art."

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WELL OVER 300 gals attend-
ed the recent 17th annual donor
luncheon given by Mizrachi
Women, Fannie Gluck Chapter,
at the Rainbow Terrace . . .
High spot was the very fine
cantata put on by the girls and
called "What Is Mizrachi" . . .
It was directed by Esther Bicoll,
president of the group, and Es-
telle Goldman, telling in words
and music exactly what the
title implied . . . Those who
didn't know what Mizrachi was
and did, were told in a manner
so pleasant as never to forget.
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BEST WISHES FROM good
friend L. Wolfe Gilbert, whose
book, "Without Rhyme or Rea-
son" is finally at the bookstores
. . It's the story of one of
America's great song writers,
Wolfie himself, with colorful
wordage from Jimmy Durante's
introduction at the beginning
until the last page .. Wolfie's
career began in New York,
writing song parodies for
George M. Cohan and Al Jolson
. . . He went en to vaudeville,
touring with mighty John L.
Sullivan . . . He became an out
standing success _ as a song
writer . . . and a "flop" as a
publisher . . . And then, as he
puts it, Arabian Nights! .
Hollywood, U.S.A.! . . Name
any celebrity of the past , 50
years in the entertainment

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about them, giving a lot of
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favorite entertainer . . . Wol-
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lous and as exhuberant as any
extravaganza dreamed up - in
his star-studded world . . . and
don't think we're not going to
take hiin up on his many invites
to be with him when we are
ever in California . which,
we hope, will be before the
end of this year.
* * *
JOINT INSTALLATION of
officers by Knights of Pythias,
Detroit No. 55, and Greater De-
troit Temple No. 152, Pythian
Sisters, will be held Jan. 16,
at Holiday Manor.
* * .*
BILL FELDMAN, owner with
Frank Barbaro of the new
Bowery nitery in the Windsor
Hotel on Cass, was sitting at
the bar in his quiet way of
cementing public relations with
new customers . . . He struck
up a conversation with a neatly
dressed fellow sitting next to
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ready done something about his
aspirations toward being a
writer . . . Young as he is, Ar-
thur wrote a Thanksgiving play,
complete with casting, roles and
script, that was given by Bag-
ley students . . It centered
upon the meaning of freedom
and why we should be thank-
ful . . Arthur also wrote the
prayer expressed in the play
instead of the usual procedure
of using a standard one to be
used on Thanksgiving.

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ISTANBUL, (JTA) — Israel-
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Turkish trade relations contin- •
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"Mutual Admiration •
Israel-Egyptian fighting and the •
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diplomatic furor which followed. •
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tires from Israel, a move sup-

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