American Jewish Congress Opposes
Questions on Religion in 1960 Census
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JERUSALEM—A minor cabi-
net crisis was averted Wednes-
(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)
NEW YORK — The American
Jewish Congress Tuesday voiced
day when the Knesset rejected its apposition to inclusion of
a motion to debate the status any question concerning reli-
of the Israeli Service, and gious affiliation or belief in the
agreed instead to a proposal
of Prime Minister David Ben
Gurion to refer the matter to a
Knesset committee for security
and foreign affairs.
A cabinet meeting Tuesday
night, convened to discuss long-
range development plans, quick-
ly became the forum of an argu-
ment over the Secret Service. A
numbr of opposition deputies
submitted proposals aimed at
establishing some form of par-
liamentary control over the
Secret Service, which is now
solely responsible to Ben-Gurion
as Minister of Defense.
Mrs. Go•da Meir, Israeli For-
eign Minister, assured the Knes-
set that the government re-
mained opposed to allowing sta-
tioning of United Nations Emer-
gency Force units on the Israeli
side of Arab-Israeli demarca-
tion lines.
Referring specifically to the
demilitarized zone at Nitzana,
Mrs. Meir said Israel would not
make any territorial conces-
sions for such UNEF demands.
Mrs. Meir made her statement
in answer to a question by Yigal
Alon, leader of the left wing,
Achdut Avodah, who said that
the Canadian and British For-
eign Ministers asked for sta-
tioning of UNEF on Israeli ter-
ritory. Mrs. Meir cited a decla
ration by Ben-Gurion that there
would be no further territorial
concessions as well as referring
to her previous public state-
ments.
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creasing demands" . for such a
question in the forthcoming
decennial census.
The American Jewish Con-
gress asserted its opposition on
Re-Elect Harold
President of JNF
Ben Harold was re-elected
president of the Jewish Na-
tional Fund Council and Dr.
Israel Wiener was re-elected
Chairman of the Board for
SAVE
the grounds that the proposal concern of a democratic govern-
is "unconstitutional and an un- ment committed to the principle
warranted invasion of the pri- of separation of church and
vacy of Americans." This action, state," he declared.
in the form of a resolution, was
"Never before has our Gov-
taken at a meeting of the execu-
ernment sought to inquire into
tive committee.
religious affiliations or beliefs
In opposing the Federal cen- of Americans. Inclusion of ques-
sus question with regard to tions regarding religion in the
religion, Rabbi Israel Goldstein, next Federal census is unprece-
president of the AJ Congress, dented in American history and
pointed out that under the would constitute a grave
and
Constitution no person may be dangerous departure from this
compelled to profess belief or tradition." he pointed out.
disbelief in any religion. If how-
ever, the question about reli-
gious affiliation were to be
inserted in the census, all per-
sons would be compelled under
threat of imprisonment to pro-
fess belief or disbelief in reli-
gion. Refusal to answer is a
penal offense, according to
Federal law.
The American Jewish Con-
gress, Dr. Goldstein continued,
would be "equally opposed" to
the proposal even if persons
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questioned were accorded the
option of not answering.
"Whether - the procedure is
voluntary or involuntary, reli-
gious affiliations or beliefs of
people are not the legitimate
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Ben Harold
the year 5718 at the meeting
of the JNF Council held at
the Beth Yehudah Synagogue,
June 11.
Election of officers followed
a brief report of activities by
Percy Kaplan, JNF executive
director, showing substantial
progress made in every field of
JNF endeavor. The income for
the periOd ending May 31, 1957,
exceeded that of the previous
year by several thousands of
dollars, Kaplan reported.
Kaplan announced that as
of Oct. 1, 1957, the price for
the planting of a tree will be
increased to $2. He expressed
confidence that the commu-
nity will recognize the need
for the increase and will ac-
cept the new price as rea-
sonable and unavoidable.
The other officers elected at
the meeting were: Vice-presi-
dents, Mrs. Aaron Friedman,
William Hordes, Ruben H.
Isaacs, Mrs. Michael Michlin,
Mrs. Max Stollm•n, Phillip
&oilman and Philip Taubman;
treasurer, Philmore A. Leeman;
financial secretary, Maurice
Baker; recording secretary, Miss
Selma Friedman.
Members of the board in ad-
dition to the officers are:
Rabbi Emanuel , Applebaum, Morris
Brandwine, Alan N. Brown, Rose
Chesluk, Harry E. Citrin, Harry Co-
hen, Mrs. Samuel Cro•, Hy Crystal,
Mrs. Philip J. Cutler, Morris Dorn,
James L Ellmann, I. M. Faxstein,
Mrs. I. M. Faxstein, Mrs. Max Frank,
Mrs. M. Goldoftas, Lawrence Gubow,
Rabbi Israel Halpern, Rabbi A. M.
Hershman, Boris Joffe, Joseph Ka-
dans, Mrs. I. Kardener, Ira G. Kauf-
man, Leon Kay, Richard B. Kramer,
Mrs. Dora Kumove, Morris Lachover,
Mrs. Morris Lacho'ver, Benjamin
L•ikin, Mrs. William Levin, Morris
Lieberman, Milton S. Marwil, Mi-
chael Michlin, Abraham Nusbaum,
A. C. Perlman, Mrs. Harry Portnoy,
Aaron Rosenberg, Harry Rosenthal,
Manuel Salinger, Irving W. Schlus-
sel, Mrs. Abraham Scheuer, Harry
Schumer, David Silver, Philip Slom-
ovitz, Mrs. Philip Slomovitz, Mar
Stollman, Daniel Temchin, Zvi Tom-
kiewicz, Milton M. Weinstein, Boris
Wise.
Mrs. Sidney Ravin, outgoing
president of Ladies Auxiliary
of JNF, reported on the most
successful year in the activities
of the Ladies, whose annual
donor activities resulted in an
increase of $15,000.
Ben Harold gave a brief re-
port on his recent tour of Israel.
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