Urges Religion Take Role in Politics American Jewish Committee; American Jewish Congress; Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith; Bnai Brith; Jewish Labor Cominittee; National Community Relations Advisory Council; National Conference of Synagogue' Youth of the .Union of Orthodox Jewish Congrega- tions of America, National Coun- cil of Jewish Women, National Federations of Temple Sister- hoods and of Temple Youth of the UAHC, National Women's League of the United Synagogue of America, Rabbinical Assem- bly, Rabbinical Council of Amer- ica, Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Union of Ortho- dox Jewish Congregations of America, United Synagoue of America, and the United Syna- gogue Youth. (Continued from Page 1) Black Muslims in the United speakers pleaded for action The effect of such a role on States and their dangers. towards elimination of racial the American scene would be Albert Vorspan, director of and religious prejudice in this two-fold, he said. "First it will the Commission on Social Ac- country. • check the growth of a civic non- tion of the Union of American Dr. Heschel said that "educa- denominational, non-traditional Hebrew Congregations, who did religion which must inevitably not allude to Mr. Stringfellow's tion in intergroup relations culminate in a national idolatry. stricture on Negro anti-Semit- must be a major goal in reli- "Secondly, I believe that it ism, said that "growing dicho- gious education, on both ele- Certified Master Watchmaker will reinforce the effort to estab- tomies" are building racial ten- mentary and adult level." He and Jeweler lish racial justice, for example, sions and are feeding the Black called attention to the Negro problem and stressed that "the with an authority and impetus Muslims. 18963 Livernois Ave. plight of the Negro must be- no non-religious institution can Earlier in the conference, come our most important con- UN 1-8184 equal." integration leader Dr. Martin cern." OPEN THURS. TO 9 P.M. The conference turned for a Luther King, Jr., urged dele- Rabbi Mark called for a time Tuesday from anti-Negro gates to clean their own houses prejudices to anti-Semitism. The by desegregating their congre- clearer concept" of the relation subject was projected formally gations in both mixed and all- of religion to the social, politi- A PHONE CALL WILL SAVE YOU MANY $$ cal, educational and economic at a morning plenary session at- white neighborhoods. problems of life. He noted that tended by the more than 1,000 He further suggested that the Hebrew prophets preached delegates and observers, lay and churches and synagogues help "against corrupt politics, land clerical, participating in the Negro families to move into monopoly, social injustice, ra- four-day sessions. white neighborhoods, eliminate cial bigortry, national arro- Anti-Semitism was hit forth- racial barriers in employment at gance." inaw rightly by Dr. Franklin H. Lit- their affiliated schools and hos- PONTIAC,1V11CHIGAN Pointing out that the great tell, professor of church his- pitals and invoke economic sanc- tory at one of American Pro- tion against companies that prac- religious communions of our DODGE - DART country, Catholic, Protestant testantism's foremost educa- tice discrimination. DODGE TRUCK and Jewish, have affirmed on tional institutions, the Chi- PAUL NEWMAN The conference came under Sales Mgr 338-4541 many occasions that all men are President cago Theological Seminary. attack by Rev. Malcolm Boyd, BARNEY TEAL created equal in the image of The sessions was presided by Episcopal chaplain at Wayne THE HOUSE SERVICE IS BUILDING Rabbi Erwin M. Blank, chair- State University. He charged God, Rabbi Mark said: "It is one man of the Social Action Com- that the sessions were full of thing to proclaim lofty teach- ro*.0 4%.0" Noo• ■ •00.• ■■ ••y.okoom%• ■■ ,,,,,,mlikom%••=14„.0.4,.....,.... mission of the Synagogue platitudes but lacking in con- ings which envisage a society Council of America, one of troversy and that delegates where all human beings live to- Strictly Kosher the three national organiza- failed to address themselves to gether as brothers. It is quite something else to implement • Meats and tions which convened the con- areas of serious disagreement. Poultry ference. "I feel that we have not ade- these principles of simple jus- tice." "Anti-Semitism," Dr. Littell quately represented the feelings SOMETHING NEW !! ! "In this battle to build a said, "is perhaps the surest seis- of the Negro lower class or READY MADE — SEASONED mographic measurement of to- opened up some painful racial society," he concluded, "and a "MEAT LOAF" (MUSHROOM) talitarian systems and pretotali- wounds which Negroes and world in which the dignity of tarian movements. The reasons white alike fear exposing before every human being is jealous- • Ready Made Hamburger Patties • Cartwheels ly guarded, and the equality are two-fold. In the first place, each other," he said. • Mock Chicken of all men taken for granted, The sessions also were ad- • Veal for Scalopini on the edge of the jungle the the forces of religion, if they • Seasoned Meat Balls law is an especially wonderful dressed by Dr. Abraham J. are true to their purpose, thing and those who represent Herschel, of the Jewish Theo- must, both by precept and ex- the ancient tradition of law and logical Seminary of America; ample, be in the forefront— order in societies where vio- Rabbi Julius Mark, president leading, not 'following, coura- WE DELIVER — UN 1-4770 lence and anarchy are incipient of the Synagogue Council of geously fulfilling their pro- are the special targets of wicked America; Albert Cardinal Member Detroit Kosher phetic mission of being the men who live by chaos. More Meyer, Archbishop of Chi- Meat Dealers Association conscience of mankind." cago; and J. Irwin Miller, important, however, the Jews This Shield Is Your Protection Jewish organizations listed as are special objects of animosity president of the National when people are determined to Council of Churches. All four conference participants are revert to tribal religion. "Whether personally religious or not, the Jew by his very ex- istence represents the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and his authorship of world history. This is what 'the baptized also stand for in the baptismal and confirmation vows. But when totalitarian movements arise, the Gentile can take on protec- five coloration, he can aposta- size, revert to a more primitive state, betray his baptism. The Jew cannot. "It can be truly said that those millions of Jews who suffered and died in Hitler's Europe were martyred for what the Christians would have been martyred for—had they stayed Christians. In a mysterious way, both in dis- aster and creativity, the Jews and the Christians are united in a common disaser. "It is not accident, but a dreadful portent, that precisely at the moment when white citi- zens councils, circuit riders, minute men, John Birchers and all the denizens of the political sewers are uniting to attack the Supreme Court, the remaining centers of free discussion among the churches, the universities and the trade unions — syna- gogues should be bombed in our cities. "Christians are spiritual Sem- ites. The only tribal religion New home, vacation, retirement .. whatever your plans—save for them which the Christians can affirm at American Savings and earn a full 4% dividend per year (the highest is recorded in the first stage of their history 'in the Old Testa- rate on insured savings in Michigan). Stop in at the American Savings ment. 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