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THE DETRQ IT JEWISH NEW S — Friday, June 29, 1962

Boris Smolar's

German Educator Says Teachers' Texts Tell Truth of Nazi Era

BONN, (JTA)—Prof. George
Eckert, director of the Interna-
tional School Book Institute, at
Brunswick, rejected foreign
criticism of German textbooks,
accused of being "easy" on the
Nazi past.
He refuted particularly such
(Copyright, 1962,
criticisms in the United States.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
Modern German teachers, he
Behind the Scenes
said, can look without bias at
Private information from Vatican circles indicates that Jewish Nazi atrocities and anti-Semitic
requests to eliminate anti-Jewish references from Catholic texts tendencies, and give youth "a
and liturgies—submitted for consideration by the forthcoming sober" accounting.
Ecumenical Council—are undergoing serious discussion . . . Such
Speaking at the United States
requests have been submitted by Dr. Nahum Goldmann and Embassy here, on the invitation
Label Katz on behalf of the World Conference of Jewish Organi- of Embassy officials, Eckert
zationS and separately by the American Jewish Committee . . .
Cardinal Bea, who is in charge of preparing the Ecumenical
Council agenda, is in touch with Dr. Goldmann and American
Jewish Committee leaders and he. seemed receptive to suggestions
expressed in the Jewish memorandums . . . Under his chairman-
ship, five long sessions on the Jewish suggestions have already
been held by the secretariate which prepares material for the
agenda of the Ecumenical Council . . . The sixth session will
probably be the last one and then the final decision will be made
by the central preparatory commission—composed of cardinals
and Bishops—as to the form in which the Jewish requests should
be included in the agenda . . . Vatican circles are certain that
something will come out in connection with the Jewish efforts
. . . At present there are two schools of thought within the
Vatican—one school is inclined to "reinterprate" the Bible in
a way in which phrases "offensive to Jews would be given an
inoffensive meaning . . . The other maintains a conservative view
and advocates that the Council should limit itself 'merely to
condemning anti-Semitism within a general declaration condemn-
ing also communism and atheism . . . It is obvious that the
personal attitude of Pope John XXIII will play a dominant role
at the Ecumenical Council, and there can be no doubt on which
side Pope John stands . . . He made his stand known long before
he decided to convene the Ecumenical Council by personally
ordering _the elimination of words offensive to Jews . from a
basic prayer . . . There is also little doubt as to the stand of
Cardinal •Bea, who is the most eminent man in the -Catholic
world today, next to the Pope . . . He is a scholar of the Old
Testament particularly and he is the one who encouraged Jewish
organizations to submit, their suggestions on what they expect
from the Ecumenical Council ... Ile has a mind of great humanity
and understands that the true meaning of brotherhood cannot
go hand in hand with derogatory allegations against Jews.

'Between You
... and Me'

declared that the younger gen-
eration of German teachers are
familiar with the Nazi era and
teach it in their schools. He

N.Y. Jewish Federation

Elects Wein President

NEW YORK, (JTA) — Law-
rence A.Wein was elected presi-
dent and Irving Mitchell Felt
president-elect of the Federation
of Jewish Philanthropies of New
York at a meeting of the organi-
zation's board of trustees. Felt
will succeed to the presidency in
June 1963.

said that, in addition to 20
basic history books supplied to
German schools, there are
`hundreds" of supplementary
text-books available.
Eckert's institute examines
all textbooks for German
schools. To make sure that the
books handle the subject of
Nazism thoroughly, he said, ad-
vance copies of all such books
are sent to the United States,
France and Britain for scrutiny
by scholars. He invited Amer-
ican critics of German educa-
tion to come here and "see for
themselves."

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Jewish Views
It is certain by now that no Jewish observers will be invited

by the Vatican to the Ecumenical Council . . . However, the
possibility exists that Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff of Rome, who is
highly respected in Vatican circles, may be kept informed on
the discussions within the Council concerning matters in which
Jews are especially interested . . . The Ecumenical Council,
which united all the bishops and cardinals-3,000 of them in the
entire world—will start its meeting on October 11 and will be
in session for several months . . . The sessions will be held in
camera and will result in-the issuance by the Council of a basic
dogma and basic declarations ... Interested Jewish organizations,
although having no observers at the Council, will watch the
proceedings through daily bulletins which the Council will issue
and through contacts with officials in the Vatican .. Dr. Nahum
Goldmann, on one hand, and representatives of the American
Jewish Committee on the other, have so far visited Rome several
times, for talks with Cardinal Bea . . . They are very much im-
pressed with his personality and his friendly attitude toward the
Jewish efforts . . . Of the Jewish memorandums submitted to
Cardinal Bea, three came from the American Jewish Committee
and one from the World Conference of Jewish Organizations . . .
Like the COJO memorandum, the memorandums of the AJC
appeal for the elimination of anti-Jewish references from Catholic
texts, liturgies and from the teachings about -Jews in catechism
. . . However. they include also documentation—quotations and
examples from prayers and texts of liturgy which are critical and
derogatory to Jews . . . Very elaborate research has been done by
the AJC in New York with the help of experts, and the results of
this research was presented in a scholarly manner to the secre-
tariate of which Cardinal Bea is the head ... They show especially
how the catechisms in various countries are implanting anti-
Jewish feeling among millions of children in Catholic schools.

United States to Permit Discharge
of Cotton Leaving Israel This Week

WASHINGTON, (JTA)—Com- on the full effect of the new law
merce Depaytment officials in- which gives President Kennedy
dicated that ships with cotton tex- authority to curtail import quotas
tile exports which leave Israel to non-members—which includes
this week will be able to dis- Israel — of the 1961 Geneva cot-
charge their cargoes in American ton textile agreement.
Under terms of the law, the
ports, regardless of the final de-
termination of the new cotton President has the authority to
textile law which curtails import order reductions in such imports
to protect the American textile
of yarn from certain countries.
The measure was approved by industry. Quotas will be set on
Congress and signed by President the basis of 1961 imports, but
would be subject to modification
Kennedy last week.
at the discretion of the President.
The Department, meanwhile,
The Israel Embassy has been
was preparing a reply to Israeli conferring with Washington of-
officials who have requested that ficials concerning the serious ef-
all cotton textile yarn, already fect a steep cut in Israeli cotton
ordered by American buyers, be imports would have on Israel's
permitted entry, whatever the domestic economy. Israel's cot-
final decision on application of ton exports to the United States
the law to Israel turns out to be. currently make up 25 to 40 per
There are currently waiting in cent of the industry's total out-
Haifa harbor ships bearing, about put.
400 tons of yarn for which orders
One out of every four Ameri-
were placed. in the United States.
The shipments have been held up can boys is registered in Scout-
pending word from Washington ing.

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