Pope Orders Centuries-Old 'Perfidy' Sabbath Observer Fights for Right to Jobless Pay
BOSTON, (JTA)—An early worked on Saturdays or Jewish
Prayer for Jews to Be Dropped
Bershak noted that the pres-

This year, for the first time
since Christianity's early years,
Good Friday prayers were re-
cited by Catholics without the
traditional reference to "per-
fidious Jews."
The change in - the liturgy
came about last week by order
of Pope John XXIII, who
struck the reference in the
passage from the prayer for
the conversion of the Jews,
"Oremus pro perfidis Iudeais,"
which now is read without the
"perfidis."
The change in the prayer's at-
titude was begun by the late
Pope Pius XII, who ordered
that translations of the prayer
substitute "unbelieving" for
"perfidious."
The move was hailed in
Rome as a great moral victory
achieved by the Union of Ital-
ian Jewish Communities and,
especially, by one of the top
leaders of Italian Jewry, Col.
Lamberto Vitali.
In 1946, Col. Vitali started a
move for the elimination of
that hateful revenge. On 41 dif-
ferent occasions, since 1946, he
petitioned the Vatican Secre-
tariat on this subject, and a
number of times he followed
through with personal interven-
tions with Pope Pius XII.
•In 1948, the Vatican's Sacred
Congregation issued a declara-
tion, stating that "it would not
be prohibited" to alter the old
"perfidious" phrase with a sub-
stitution referring to Jews as
"infidels" or merely as "unbe-
lievers." However, since that
declaration was only permissive,
and not mandatory, all Catholic
prayer books retained the old
phrasing.
Last November, Col. Vitali
addressed a petition on this
subject to the new spiritual
leader of Catholicism, Pope
John XXIII. The Pontiff replied
promptly, saying that he was
requesting an analysis of the
"Good Friday" liturgy from the
Sacred Congregation. Just be-
fore this year's "Good Friday,"
the Vatican issued a Papal
Order changing the liturgy.
From now on, the phrasing is
not optional, but mandatory.
Catholics pray "for the Jew,"
without referring to the Jew in
insulting fashion.
Jewish circles here point to
this order by Pope John XXIII
as "an illustration of his sense
of justice in promptly correct-
ing an old error which could
instill hatred in new genera-
tions."
(In the United States, the ac-
tion of Pope John XXIII in ord-
ering the deletion of the anti-
Jewish adjective from the "Good
Friday" prayer was lauded by
the American Jewish Commit-
tee and other Jewish organiza-
tions.
Another change was made in
the procedure. The above
prayer is one in a series of

Beth Aaron Men
to Hold Symposium

The Men's Club of Beth
Aaron Synagogue will present
three of the Detroit area's
younger rabbis in a symposium
on the theme of "The Future of
Judaism in America as I See
It."
The program will be held at
8:30 p.m., Wednesday, at Beth
Aaron Synagogue, 18000 Wyom-
ing. Participants will be Rabbi
Hyman Agress, of Evergreen
Jewish Con., Rabbi Mordecai S.
Halpern, of Cong. Beth Shalom,
Oak Park, and Rabbi M. Robert
Syme, associate rabbi of Temple
Israel. Rabbi Benjamin H.
Gorrelick, spiritual leader of
Beth Aaron, will serve as
moderator.
A question and answer period
will follow the discussion. Ad-
mission is free and open to the
public. Refreshments will be
served.

decision is awaited from the Re-
view Board of the Massachu-
setts Unemployment Compensa-
tion Commission on an appeal
from a Jewish bookkeeper de-
nied unemployment compensa-
tion because she refused to take
a job which would have re-
quired her to work on the sab-
bath.
The appellant, a resident of
suburban Newton, told the Re-
view Board she had never

nine. After each it was the
custom to kneel—except after
the one for the conversion of
Jews. This was taken as a
rebuff to Jews for the alleged
mocking of Christ on the way
to the cross. This is at present
disputed by Catholic prayer
books, which say it was the
Roman soldiers and not the
Jews who mocked Christ. So
for the first time in 11 cen-
turies, kneeling followed the
prayer for the Jews.

`Cavalcade of Holidays'

Beth Abraham Synagogue's
Bnai Moshe to Elect
adult education series will fea-
New Officers Sunday ture Rabbi Israel I. Halpern and
Cong. Bnai Moshe will hold Cantor Shabtai Ackerman in a
its annual meeting at 2 p.m., combination lecture and recital.
Sunday, in the synagogue, when "Cavalcade of Jewish Holidays,"
officers and four board mem- at 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, in the
synagogue.
bers will be elected.
Detailed announcements will
be made on the progress of the
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The slate of officers will be
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past president and chairman of
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the nominating committee. Serv-
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ing with him are Milton Eisler,
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holidays. She appealed to the
Review Board after the Commis-
sion had rejected her applica-
tion for jobless pay.
She was represented at the
Review Board hearing by Ed-
ward J. Barshak, counsel for
the American Jewish Congress,
who agreed to represent her at
the request of the Boston Jew-
ish Community Council.

ent state unemployment laws
and regulations do not specifi-
cally cover the issue, but argued
that the principle of the law
should be interpreted in a man-
ner not to prejudice the appli-
cant.

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1 4 6 HAROLD NORRIS

. likely to have the human sympathy a
Common pleas Judge should have."

Detroit News

a man likely to have the outlook desirable on the bench of the Court
of •
the Common man trying to settle common problems."

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• Practicing Attorney., 10 years

• Law Degree, Columbia University;
Masters D e g r e e, University of
Michigan; Graduate, U.S. Army
Statistical School, Harvard Univer-
sity. Veteran.

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• Appointed by Gov. Williams to
Commission to Study the Problem
of the Uninsured Motorist.

• Member, Detroit Bar Association,
Common Pleas Court Committee.
Negligence Law Committee.

• Member, Michigan Bar Association.
Constitutional L a w Committee.
Negligence Law Section.
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DAMON KEITH
CHARLES LOCKWOOD
ALBERT MARBLE
WALTER NELSON
Dr. MELVIN NORD

Hon. PATRICK H. O'BRIEN
Clmn. WM. T. PATRICK Jr.
DEAN ROBB
THEODORE SACHS
A. JOSEPH SELTZER

146 HAROLD NORRIS

COMMON PLEAS JUDGE
ELECTION: MONDAY, APRIL 6

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