`Soul-Searching Christians Turn to Judais m
as Fulfillment of Old Testament Prophecy
Protest Persecution of Religion in USSR
David 'Hoffman, of. 18970 An- Soviet Union have
endured..
chester, a leader in the Red- great difficulties and heavy per
ford Congregation of Jehovah's secution."
Witnesses, stated this week that
his group pursued a policy al-
ready inaugurated by Jewish or-
ganizations in this country in
charging that Soviet officials
"may perhaps be found fighters
actually against God."
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Friday, April 12, 1957
He released a statement is-
sued by his group protesting to
the USSR Premier Nikolai A.
Rulganin against the persecu-
tion of religion in Russia. In
this protest, Duard Popineau,
presiding minister of the Red-
ford congregation, charged that
"Jehovah's Witnesses within the
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In West Olive, Mich., and West Union-
Wilber, W. Va., are two colonies of pros-
elytes who have adopted the Hebrew faith.
Shown, at the left, is a part of the West
Olive group as they assemble during a re- -
cent festival; top right, Nicky,.E. Goodin, a
defender of Kashrut after he entered mili-
* * *
(Editor's Note: The author
of this article; reared in the
Christian faith, embraced the
Hebrew religion some five
years •ago. He is the national
secretary of the United Israel
World Union. He resides in
Detroit, is married and the
father of two children.)
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By Peter-Shimon Olin Moyle
(An AJP Passover Feature)-
tary service, is shown with his sympathetic
,commanding officer, Capt. Cogan; middle
right, Doris and Clayton Trinker, members
of the West Olive group; lower right, Wil-
ham Goodin (left), West Olive leader, with
Peter-Shimon, Olin Moyle, the author of
this article and a resident of Detroit.
carefully analyzing the Bible, the boy's predicament, arranged
has come to the recognition that with the Jewish chaplain to
the Mother Faith of .the Deca- secure kosher canned food fOr
logue proclaiming only One God him. Dissatisfied with this tern-
and One Law, the Torah, for all porary arrangement, he kept on
mankind, represents a philosophy complaining until his ease was
of life harmonizing in every brought to the attention of the
respect with God's natural law. Commanding General.
Here is no multiple man or Following an exchange; of 50
saint worship. official army communications,
West Olive and West Union the case was deferred for future
Wilber the former a small adjudication. In the meantime,
village in Michigan situated Nicky. was sent to Korea where,
between Grand Haven and despite his food difficulties, he
Holland; the latter a larger distinguished himself.
town some 35 miles west of
During the past 13 years,
Clarksburg, W. Va. — have West Olive has become a center
become the sites in the West- for 'joyous celebrations of the
ern hemisphere where sprung Passover and the Feast of Taber-
into being the first American nacles. Even a symbolic altar
—
In this age of - soul-searChing_
and ideological conflict, it is
not surprising that we find tens
of thousands of Christians and
adherents of other faiths in
many parts of the world seriously
considering the adoption of the
Hebrew religion.
According to - statistics, some communities of Christian fam-
was erected according to the
11,000 Americans and others ilies to renounce the faith of prophetic blueprint. Preceding
have al r e-a d y embraced the- their fathers for the pristine
one Passover, some 30 boys and
Mosaic way of life during the of Moses of Sinaitic fame.
elders underwent circumcision.
past decade. These have become
Children as well as adults
Reports on the activities of
members either of the American these unique communities of took up Hebrew. But, what is
movement known as United Is- new Israelites—whose members more important, the new Is`-
rael World Union or of its observe the laws of kashrut, raelites have become intensely
Israeli counterpart known as
Sabbath, circumcision and the, interested in the State of Israel.
the Agudah Le'ma'an Gerej holidays—have spread to the To them the rebirth of the an-
Haze. deq B'Olam. •
four corners of the world. As a cient. Jewish commonwealth
Puzzled over the long history result, similar communities of means the fulfillment of pro-
of Christianity marked by bloody
phecy. Hence many of them
wars, -religious and political, the proselytes are quickly rising in look forward to going to Israel-
Japan, Italy, Germany and else-
honest seeker after truth has where.
in the near future.
come to realize that there is
Another typical family at
Even
in.
Israel,
into
which
something basically wrong with
West Olive is Clayton and
haven
many
non-Jews have Danis Trinker with their eight-
his faith. Despite his "religion
of love," peace and true brother- found their way since 1948, a month old daughter, Leah
strong proselyte movement has Lynn. Clayton works in Grand
hood has eluded mankind.
.
was a Christian world, he arisen. Among its organizers are Haven and has been building
shudders in horror, that stood many prominent personalities a home in his` spare time. He
by silently and tolerated the including several Hebre'a Uni- never works on the Sabbath.
cold-blooded murder of six mil- versity professors, newspaper- Friday evening the tradition-
lion children of the . Covenant men, artists and laymen. The al candles are kindled and
during the Hitlerian holocaust. religious heads of Israel, Chief Saturdays are spent in Bible
Moreover, the true Christian, Rabbis Herzog and Nissim, as and Hebrew studies and gen- .
well as Premier Ben-G-urion eral relaxation.
-
and President Ben-Zvi have
United
Israel'
World
Union-:--
shown a personal interest in the
the international m o v e m e n,t
For Your
proselyte movements and in the
serving as a clearing-house for
proselytes themselves.
the thousands of new American
William and Ruby Goodin
with their four children repre- Israelites—looks forward to and
seeks to bring about a united
sent a typical family in West
CARD PARTIES
Israel as it was in ancient times
Olive. William himself was a before the
LUNCHEONS
former ordained Minister of the and Judah. division of Israel
Church af God. But, as a keen
BUY DELICIOUS
It maintains that millions of
student of the B i ble, he could
Anglo-Saxons; Celtic, Scandina-
not understand why the Church vian and kindred peoples, albeit
had discarded the basic tenets
unknown and unacknowledged
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