THE DETROIT JEWISH N EWS— Friday, December 12, 1958-6

ADL Asks Strong Leadership in Church-School Policies

Ban Cabs on Sabbath

Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News

NEW YORK, (JTA) — The spirited citizens, educators, and prejudice must take into con- added, is "printed in the base-
JERUSALEM-- The Jeru-
sideration the economic implica- ments of professional bigots."
Anti-Defamation League of Bnai community service agencies.
salem Municipal Council has
Brith concluded its four-day
Silver medallions, represent-
A report of Judge David A. tions.
banned taxi stands on the
Businessmen, he said, "in ing the ADL 1958 award were
45th annual meeting here with Rose of Boston, chairman of the
main streets of the city on
the adoption of a policy declar- League's national civil rights making new investments, will presented by Schultz to The
the Sabbath and during Jew-
ing that "sectarian observances committee, said that "anti-Jew- take into account the climate of New York Times, Look Maga-
ish holidays. The action was
of religious holidays have no ish discrimination in housing— local opinion and the public fa- zine and the CBS System.
taken at a meeting of the
along with the general popula- cilities that will be available to
place in the public schools."
Preceding the luncheon was
council Monday night.
a nationally televised program
At the same time, the ADL tion trend—is moving to the personnel."
A proposal to allow resi-
He also said that the Govern- seen in Detroit on WJBK-TV.
called for "sound educational suburbs and small towns of
dents of any side street to
ment, in determining the loca-
One of the major points made
leadership and wise community America."
bar vehicular traffic on the
The meeting heard a state- tion of new or expanded facili- on the telecast was a statement
judgment to maintain the dis-
Sabbath if a majority of the
ties
must
consider
the
"avail-
by former Sen. Herbert H. Leh-
tinction in the public school be- ment from Sen. John Kennedy,
residents sign a petition to
tween religious observances and of Massachusetts, declaring that ability of public schools•and oth- man that a Catholic or Jewish
this effect was turned down
programs devoted to the cul- a change in our basic immigra- er public conveniences as a mat- President of the United States
by the council.
tural aspects of these holidays. tion policy is long overdue, and ter of justice and fairness to was possible in the future.
its
personnel
on
duty
there."
Such care will protect the rights that in the new Congress con-
N
In regard to the bombings of
of every child for whose well- vening next month he would
worship,
schools
and
houses
of
For IMMEDIATE DELIVERY and BEST DEAL
being school and community press for legislation eliminating
the restrictive and discrimina- Rogers said they appeared to be
jointly have responsibility."
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retaliation against people of
The policy statement stressed tory features of the Immigration a
SEE
that programs related to reli- and Nationality Act (McCarran- goodwill who had not opposed
integration.
gious holidays may "reflect the Walter Bill) of 1952.
The Attorney General empha-
The Senator's statement was
social and cultural character of
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a community and its people," issued in conjunction with a sized that the Department of
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Justice
through
the
FBI
was
at-
but stressed that they should study of immigration he made
"involve no religious commit- for ADL. The study will be pub- tempting to apprehend all those
lished this week as one of the guilty of the bombings. He add-
ment."
ed that "careful thought and
In his annual report, Benja- League's "One Nation Library" study" is being given to a num
series
of
pamphlets.
. min R. Epstein, ADL national
Speaking at the America's ber of measures to strengthen
director, pointed out that "cur-
the Supreme Court's decision.
rent frictions in many commu- Democratic Legacy Awards
Rogers said that there had
nities over the issue unfortun- luncheon on Sunday, Attorney
ately tend to undermine good General William P. Rogers warn- been a 400 percent increase
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intergroup relations which has ed that current tensions in com- in the dissemination of hate
literature,
much
of
which,
he
munities
suffering
from
racial
been developing here over the
years." He noted that at this
time of the year community ten-
sions rise over facts of such reli-
gious observances.
He cited the recent conflicts
in New Hyde Park, N.Y.,
Ossining, N.Y., Valley Stream,
L.I., Delaware Township, N.J.,
Ross, Calif., and Chicago, Ill.,
where various religious groups
"who for years have lived
side by side in complete amity
have suddenly been torn apart
by the conflict."
Among the issues discussed
by the committee were those of
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Bible reading and distribution,
the subject of prayer in the
public schools, the question of
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released and dismissed time, and
religious holiday observances.
The policy statement conclud
ed: "ADL is firmly committed
to the values of religion and its
centrality in Jewish life. It is
equally committed to the prin-
ciple of separation of church
and state as the means whereby
the religious freedom of all
Americans is safeguarded.
"ADL, therefore believes that
religious training is an essen-
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tial aspect of every child's edu-
cation, that it is the prerogative
and responsibility of the home
and synagogue or church to pro-
vide that education, and that it
is unwise to burden the public
•
schools with this responsibility."
Henry Edward Schultz, na-
tional chairman of ADL, told the
national commission that anti-
Semitism is "basically and most
accurately reflected in the fields
of housing, employment, educa-
tion, resorts and in social atti-
tudes."
George Jessel
In his annual report, Schultz
Ambassador Yaacov Tsur
Longtime favorite, one of the last
said, "despite recent temple
Israel's envoy to France and the
of the great minstrels — Toast-
prime mover in the close ties be-
bombings in the South, which
master General of the US.
tween his country and France.
have gained international atten-
tion, the core of the problem is
still the attitudes and ignorance
of vast numbers of people who
tolerate or condone religious
discrimination in their midst."
Discrimination against Jews
is "persistent, tenacious and
most difficult to combat be-
cause it is usually practiced so
furtively," Schultz reported.
"There is greater national
awareness of the problem this
Cantor
Nicholas Fenakel
Marjorie Gordon
year than last, and an increase
Shabtai Ackerman
of the N.Y. City
Cantor
of public consciousness that
Opera Company
and the Beth Abraham
of Adas Shalom
Choir
religious discrimination is
evil," he added.
Rabbi Jacob E. Segal
Ady Semel
Schultz warned that the threat
spiritual leader of
Sabra
folk
singer
Adas Shalom
of violence will continue to hang
over the South until some ac-
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Chairman
Tom
Borman,
Betty
Kowalsky
Accompanied by
commodation is reached on the
critical issue of school desegre-
gation. Such a peaceful accom-
modation will be gained through
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