tive "that odious references
to Jews should be eliminated
from one of the orations con-
tained in the Holly Week
ceremonies." "C at h o l i c s,"
stated the Register, "have
an obligation to work toward
the easing of religious ten-
sions, in order that we
achieve peace among all our
citizens. It could be called
the search for civic peace."
* * *
The Michigan Catholic, in an
editorial entitled "The Jesuits
and the Jews,' commenting on
the debate that was aroused
over an editorial in the Catholic
magazine America that was cri-
tical of the Jewish position on
the Supreme Court decision de-
claring the reciting of prayers
in school to be unconstitutional,
declared this week: "Unjust
and false is the supposition that
every member of a group can
be identified with every opinion
of that group."
Viewing the manner in which
Jewish groups responded to the
America editorial by stating:
"As if they had been challenged
to a duel at 5:00 in the morn-

ing, Jewish leaders picked up
the gauntlet by stating that
`America performs a disservice
by raising the spectre of anti-
Semitism'. . . . It is interesting
to note _that, as the battle con-
tinues the word 'Jesuit' dis-
places the magazine 'America,
and the 'American Jewish Com-
mittee' becomes 'the Jews.' Be-
fore very long, what had begun
as a statement of a single pub-
lication in reference to a stand
made by a small group of peo-
ple becomes a bitter, -if some-
what polite, altercation between
all the American Jesuits and
all the Jews of America."

The editorial declares that
"this disturbance demonstrates
the human tendency to group
individuals in a conglomerate
mass and make the opinions of
a few stand for the conviction
of everyone.". . , Surely not
every Jew agrees with the stand
taken by the American Jewish
Committee and the New York
Board of Rabbis no more than
all Catholics share a unified
opinion over the issue of prayer
in public schools. It seems in
human experience that it is rare,
if indeed ever, that everyone
agrees with anything."
(Related Story Page 6)

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Frid ay, S eptember 14, 1962

`Altercation of Jesuits and Jews'
Criticized by Michigan Catholic

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School Prayer Issue Erupts Into Nationwide Controversy

(Continued from Page 1)
to the Jewish community.
The Jesuit organ released an
points thus advanced emerge
the standards and criteria by editorial which was to be pub-
which our society is governed. lished in its forthcoming issue
This process is indispensable of Sept. 15, in which it clarifies
its stand. "On our record," the
to democratic decision.
editorial stated, "it is obvioUsly
"The editorial in 'America' ridiculous
to suggest that
can only have been intended,
condones any f or m
it seems to us, to impede that `America'
anti-Semitism." Claiming that
profess. It plainly seeks to of
the
point of the earlier edi-
persuade Jews to cease their torial
been blunted" by
advocacy of a view antagonistic some "has
of the accounts in the
to that of the editors of daily press,
the new editorial
`America' by warning that their
continued advocacy of such ad- declared:
"The purpose of our edi-
verse views will invite dire torial,
which most commenta-
consequences. We reject the tors appear
to have
idea that we—or any group— missed, was somehow
IVI IPA NV
to question the
must remain silent in order to assumption that
Leo
Pfeffer
be tolerated.
(general counsel of the Amer-
"We have larger confidence ican Jewish Congress), the
Tile a
than the writers of the editorial AJC and a few other promi-
in the commitment of the nent Jewish agencies speak
9` x 12'
American people to our tradi- as they claim to do, for the
room
tion of freedom of expression Jewish people as a whole."
and spirit of fair play. We have
Pointing out that more cases
observed with much gratifica- involving principles of separa-
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tion the reflections of that com- tion of church and state are
mitment and that spirit in com- now pending before the Su-
ments on the 'America' editorial preme Court, the editorial just
by responsible Catholic and released- continued: "When and Parties in Brazilian"
Protestant spokesmen, particu- if such decisions are handed City Back Cukier in
larly in 'The Commonweal' and down, then unless it has been
`The Christian Century.'
made clear that Dr. Pfeffer and Mayoralty Election
"A number of those spokes- the AJC do not speak for the
RIO DE JANEIRO, (JTA) —
men have detected in the edi- whole of American Jewry, Jews An unusual fusion of all politi-
torial a veiled threat of anti- in general will be unfairly cal parties around the candidacy
There is no end to the selection of color and pattern,
Semitism. We are troubled blamed for what in fact will of one nominee was reported
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both distinctive and serviceable, and surprisingly low
We find them so inconsistent allied with an assortment of where all parties have united on
in cost. Choose from America's leading manufac-
with the outlook that has humanist groups, ethical cul- a local Jewish industrialist as
characterized 'America' maga- turists, Unitarians, secularists the sole candidate for mayor.
turers . . . Armstrong, Amtico, Robbins, Pabco and
zine over the years that we and atheists."
Congoleum-Naire.
The man is Meilech Cukier, a
can scarcely credit the un-
The editorial then cited naturalized citizen of only a few
mistakable meaning of the quotations on the issue from
40r)
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ducted in an atmosphere of Pittsburgh Catholic. All four elections to be held soon.
reasoned discourse, of mutual supported the "America" point
good faith, free from any hint of view.
of intimidation or threat. Only
Replying to the latest edi-
thus will we realize the aim - torial in "America," Pfeffer
of our American democracy and said: "It must never be for-
achieve the harmony within gotten, as the editors of
diversity that is its hallmark," America appear to be trying
the Joint Jewish statement con- to do, that it was the Catho-
cluded.
lics and not the Jews who
THE ONLY TALLIS WITH THE TEN
The United Synagogue of were responsible for the
America and the Rabbinical secularization of the Ameri-
COMMANDMENTS IN HEBREW
Assembly, the lay and rabbini- can public school system."
cal arms of the Conservative Pfeffer explained that his
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FRESNO, Calif., (JTA)—The
claim knowledge of any in- Central . California Register, of-
Made with pride to be worn with pride ...
crease in anti-Semitism fol- ficial organ of the Fresno-Mon-
The moment you see it ...the moment
lowing upon the r ecent terey Catholic Diocese, took
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rich, heavy-tasseled fringes, you will
1961
prayer in the public schools. Catholic weekly published by
sense
at
once
the
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skill,
PATENT
PEND1Nd,
"If," these editors asserted, Jesuits, on the latter's criticism
the
pride
in
every
detail
of
quality
"there is any real danger of of Jews who support the United
that is lavished on this and every–.
anti-Semitism among Cath- States Supreme Court's ruling
WolozIn Tanis, to make if a proud
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