File Brief with N. Y. Commission
,Asking Inter-Religious Adoptions
NEW YORK,. (JTA)—The
American Jewish Congress and
the New York Board of Rabbis
proposed an amendment- to the
New York State Constitution
that would, in effect, permit in-
ter-religious adoptions when the
child's parents • consent and
when the welfare of the child
is at stake.
This amendment was ad-
vanced by Leo Pfeiffer, an at-
. torney representing both agen-
cies, at the hearings of the Tem-
porary State Commissison on
the Constitutional Convention.
In a brief submitted at the in-
vitation of the Commission,
Pfeiffer urged the amendment
of Article VI, Section 18, of the
present New York Constitution
which provides:
"Whenever a child is com-
mitted to an institution or is
placed in the custody of any
person by parole, placing out,
adoption, or guardianship, it
shall be so committed or placed,
when practicable, to an institu:
ton governed by persons or in
the custody of a person, of the
same religious persuasion as
the child."
Pfeiffer argued that when a
secular court refuses to allow
an adoption, guardianship or
.grant of custody, consented to
by the parents and not incon-
sistent with the welfare of the
child, solely because of religious
diversity, it is allowing itself
to be used as an engine for the
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"There can, of course, be no
question of the right of a
church to exercise spiritual in-
fluence over parents to induce
them riot to consent to the grant
of custody, guardianship or
adoption to persons or institu-
tions affiliated with a different
church.
"Nor can these be any ques-
tion of the right of the church,"
he continued, "to employ eccle-
siastical sanctions to that end.
Where, however, the measure
proves unavailing, the state
may not constitutionally im-
pose the 'religious protection'
provision as a bar. If it does,
it acts as an agency of religion
in violation of the constitutional
guarantee of the separation of
church and state."
Eban, Dulles Talk
on Saudi Arabia
State Dept. Denies Dissuading W. Germany
from Starting Diplomatic Pacts with Israel
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
WASHINGTON — 'State De-
partment sources Tuesday denied
reports that the United States
dissuaded the West German
Government from establishing
diplomatic relations with Israel.
German diplomatic sources
said that the State Department
advised West Germany to defer
diplomatic recognition of Israel
until improvement occurs in the
Arab-Israel situation. But U.S.
officials held that the Bonn
government arrived at its own
independent decision to post-
pone establishment of normal
relationq with Israel.
West Germany was described
as apprehensive lest Egypt and
Syria retaliate by recognizing
the East German Communist
regime. Such a development
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Chief Rabbi Greets Russian
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Chief
Rabbi Isaac Herzog received
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Agi- Archimandrite Piemen, head of
tation by Saudi Arabian King the Soviet Religious Mission to
Saud on the Aqaba Gulf issue Israel. The Russian clergyman
was discussed by Israel Am- was accompanied by . mission
bassador Abba Eban when he secretary Father Nikodi.m, who
met with Secretary of State recently arrived from Moscow
John Foster Dulles.
Eban raised the question of
King Saud's policies in the gulf
and Saudi allegations against
Israel in conection, with the
waterway. Implications of the
recent Saudi propaganda were
discussed. The Secretary and
the Ambassador also held a
general review of current mat-
ters including economic ques-
would force Bonn to sever rela-
tions with Egypt and Syria.
West Germany reportedly told
the _State Department that it
considers its present reparations.
contacts with Israel • as suffi-
ciently adequate for the time
being.
U.S. officials said the matter
emerged recently when Israel
sought the State Department's
good offices toward the creation
of German-Israel diplomatic re-
lations. Israel reportedly took
the step in Washington because
the United States is a friend of
both Israel and West Germany
and is represented in Bonn, Tel
Aviv and Cairo.
The Israel move was made
because the West Germans had
in the past led Israel to believe
that Bonn desired the nor-
malization of relations.
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Senator Hubert H. Humphrey
aired his impatience over the
lack of State Department pro-
gress on the matter of Saudi
Arabian discrimination against
American Jewish military per-
sonnet
Sen. Humphrey- told the Seri-
ate."that this issue is not going
to be allowed • to be put to
sleep • merely upon the receipt
of annual reassurances from the
State Department that all that
can be done is being done. In
terms of results, nothing has
been done so far," he declared..
Physicians Discuss
Building ProgresS
of Israel Academy
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lem Academy of Medicine in
Israel was the theme 'of the
seventh annual assembly of the
American Physicians Fellow-
ship for tl-).e Israel Medical As-
sociation, held recently in New
York City.
The Academy, for which two
floors have been erected since
building operations began in
July, 1955, is expected to be-
come an international meeting
place for science, according to
Dr. Bernard Weston, national
executive of the institution.
At the assembly procedures
for the fund contributions were
outlined. Donors for the $300,-
040 project may contribute as
"donor members" ($25), "con-
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"life members ($1,000). A sec-
tion of the academy building
will be named after $5,000 con-
tributors. Physicians who con-
tribute will become Fellows in
the Academy. Contributing
foundations and laymen will be
granted Associate Membership.
The assembly was addressed
by Dr. Benjamin Koven, inter-
nationally famous physiothera-
pist who retired from practice
to aid the Academy project,
David I. Marmor, director of
the research department of the
Israel Office of Information,
and Dr. Samuel A. Levine,
clinical professor of medicine
at Harvard Medical School.
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should be made out to the
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