46(AW,1.1,0...:+61.4,01.4 , 4■ 44.1. ' - • - Women of Orthodox Synagogues 7 Appeal to Conscience of American 5 Cantors Featured in Beth Abraham's Launch Kashruth Month Campaign I People Issued by First National Music Month Concert A literary contest among pu, February has been designated The Men's Club of Cong. Conference on Religion and Race Beth Abraham will present the Kashruth Observance Month by pils of the religious and He- Listing Detroit as one of the 10 pilot cities in the projects in inter - religious and inter - racial work, the National Conference on Religion and Race, which met in Chicago last week, adopted the following Appeal to the Con- science of the American People: We have met as members of the great Jewish and Christian faiths held by the majority of the Ameri- can people, to counsel together con- cerning the tragic fact of racial prejudice, discrimination and segre- gation in our society. Coming as we do out of various religious back- grounds, each of us has more to say than can be said here. But this statement is what we as religious people are moved to say together. I Racism is our most serious do- mestic evil. We must eradicate it with all diligence and speed. For this purpose we appeal to the con- sciences of the American people. This evil has deep roots; it will not be easily eradicated. While the Declaration of Independence did de- clare "that all men are created equal" and "are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights," slavery was permitted for almost a century. Even after the Emancipation Proclamation, compul- sory racial segregation and its de- grading badge of racial inequality received judicial sanction until our own time. We rejoice in such recent evi- dences of greater wisdom and cour- age in our national life as the Su- preme Court decisions against seg- regation and the - heroic, non-violent protests of thousands of Americans. However, we mourn the fact that patterns of segregation remain en- trenched everywhere — North and South, East and West. The spirit and the letter of our laws are mocked and violated. Our primary concern is for the laws of God. We Americans of all religious faiths have been slow to recognize that racial discrimination and segregation are an insult to God, the Giver of human dignity and human rights. Even worse, we all have participated in pereptuat- ing racial discrimination and segre- gation in civil, political, industrial, social, and private lfe. And worse still, in our houses of worship, our religious schools, hospitals, welfare institutions, and fraternal organiza- tions we have often failed our own religious commitments. With few ex- ceptions we have evaded the man- dates and rejected the promises of the faiths we represent. We repent our failures and ask the forgiveness of God. We ask also the forgiveness of our brothers, whose - rights we have ignored and whose dignity we have offended. We call for a renewed religious con- science on this basically moral evil. II Our appeal to the American peo- ple is this: SEEK a reign of justice in which voting rights and equal protection of the law will everywhere be en- joyed; -public facilities and private ones serving a public purpose will be accessible to all; equal educa- tion and cultural opportunities, hir- ing and promotion, medical and hospital care, open occupancy in housing will be available to all. SEEK a reign of love in which the wounds of past injustices will not be used as excuses for new ones; racial barriers will be elim- inated; the stranger will be sought and welcomed; any man will be re- ceived as brother—his rights, your rights; his pain, your pain; his prison, your prison. SEEK a reign of courage in which the people of God will make their faith their binding commitment; in which men willingly suffer for jus- tice and love; in which churches and synagogues lead, not follow. SEEK a reign of prayer in which God is praised and worshiped as the Lord of the universe, before Whom all racial idols fall, Who makes us one family and to Whom we are all responsible. In making this appeal we affirm our common religious commitment to the essential dignity and equality of all men under God. We dedicate ourselves to work together to make this commitment a vital factor in our total life. We call upon all the American people to work, to pray and to act courageously in the cause of human equality and dignity while there is still time, to eliminate racism per- manently and decisively, to seize the historic opportunity the Lord has given us for healing an ancient rup- ture in the human family, to do this for the glory of God. Marc H. Tanenbaum, of the American Jewish Committee, said that the widespread com- mitment by the Conference to work seriously to overcome bigotry is "a development of the greatest potential significance to the Jewish community." President Kennedy, in a long and warm message to the confer- ence, expressed his gratitude today for the fact that so many Americans "diverse in religious faiths" shared convictions, moral heritage and dedication essen- tial to create in the United States "a good society that makes it possible for all to realize their hopes and destiny." Peace Corps Director R. Ser- geant Shriver, Jr., the Presi- dent's brother-in-law, told the 1,000 participants of all three faiths that churches_ and syna- gogues- should ask each- of their congregants to "pledge a tithe of his time to removing racial barriers at work, at play and at worship." He said every congre- gation should map "a specific program" for actions in its com- munity that would "promote concrete gains in the next 12 months." Yeshiva U. Gets Grant to Train Clergymen in Marriage Problems Yeshiva University has been awarded a five-year research grant by the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a training program in marriage and family problems for clergy- men, Dr. Samuel Belkin, presi- dent, announced. The $224,150 grant will be used to find an effective means "to acquaint clergy with knowl- edge from the behavioral and medical sciences concerning marriage and family for the purpose of enabling them to more effectively perform their pastoral functions in helping in- dividuals acquire more satisfac- tory and mature marriage, fam- ily and home relationships." The project will be conducted under the direction of Rabbi I. Fred Hollander, assistant pro- fessor of pastoral psychology in Yeshiva University's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. It will be guided by a seven- member advisory board. Adas Shalom to Hold Hakdasha Consecration The 16th Hakdasha Consecra- tion observance of the Adas Shalom Religious School will be held 11 a.m. Feb. 2 at the syna- gogue as a part of the main Sab- bath service. This Hakdasha marks the 18th anniversary of the school. At the consecration service, Rabbi Jacob E. Segal will offi- ciate, Cantor Nicholas Fenakel will chant appropriate selections and the children will be led in prayers and song by their teach- ers, Mrs. Ruth Passelnick, Elaine Schneyer and Mrs. Myrna Schla- fer. J. Maurice Karo, synagogue president, will extend greetings to the parents and consecrants. The parents committee consists of Mesdames Paul Pensler, pres- ident; Robert Rosenberg, secre- tary; Donald Nusholtz, treasurer; Sidney Chafetz, Norman Egren, Marvin Hyman, David Mittler and Robert Schweiger. Evaluations of the conference included a description by Rabbi Philip Hiat, executive vice-presi- dent of the Synagogue Council of America, of the conclave and the declaration as "a milestone in Jewish, American and world history." Arnold Aronson, of the National Community Relations Advisory Council, said that the organized Catholic and Protes- Cong. Beth Moses tant religions had undertaken an to Hold Melave Malke "inescapable obligation to com- Cong. Beth Moses will hold a bat anti-Semitism" as well as to Melave Malke 8:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at battle anti-Negro racism. Rabbi the synagogue as a Jewish theo- logical evening. Co-chairmen are Bess Gout and Jack Goldberg. Refreshments will be served. For reservations, call the synagogue. ip",!`1 616 One who complains but finds no sympathy is he whose wife rules over him. Baba Metia 75 7th annual concert of Jewish music in connection with the traditional celebration of Jewish Music Month, Monday evening at Beth Abraham Synagogue, supervised and arranged by the synagogue's canto r, Shabtai Ackerman. Participating in the event will be Cantors • Jacob Sonnen- klar of Cong. Shaarey Zed- ek, Hyman Adler of B'nai David, David Bagley of Beth Aaron, Louis Klein of B'nai Moshe, with Ackerman, as Ackerman soloist. Vocal renditions, directed by Israel Fuchs, will feature choirs of Beth Abraham's Sisterhood, Men's Club and Youth Groups, consisting of a cast of more than 75 voices. Orchestral selections will be heard from the Jewish Com- munity Center's trio, consisting of Rebecca Frohman, Cecilia Banner and David Margolin. Violinist John Gilbert, ac- companied by Milton Vine, will offer Jewish musical selections, and Sammy Woolf will sing and entertain. Philip Rosenzweig is the chairman and Sam Sweet co- chairman and manager - of pub- licity. The program is open to the public, free of charge. The presidents of landsman- shaften who have pledged to support the event are Frank Mersky of Berditchev-Keshenev Aid Society, Jacob Koss of Bereznitzer Aid Society, A. Sagi- naw of Rovner-Lachowitcher Aid Society, Sam Kaufer of Galician Society and Sam Belkin of Odessa Progressive Aid Society. the Women's Branch of the Union of Orthodox Synagogues of America. The Great Lakes Region of the Union, which encompasses sis- terhoods in Detroit and Windsor, is launching a campaign on many levels of activity to "re-acquaint and re-orient Jewish women and new homemakers of the central place of kashruth observance among our people." Mrs. Joshua Sperka is chair- man of "Kashruth Month Obser- vance Campaign." Feb. 16 has been designed "K a s h r u t h Observance Sab- bath" and all rabbis in Detroit Synagogues will be asked to de- vote their sermons on that sab- bath to stressing the need for "re-establishing kashruth as a pillar in the perpetuation of the Jewish home." The annual "Kosher Food Ex- hibit" will be featured this year in Sabbath Observance Stores in the greater Detroit area and women from local sisterhoods will be on hand to distribute literature and food samples to customers. Local and national producers of kosher food prod- ucts are co-operating with the U.O.J.C. Local chapter to make gifts available to customers on "Kosher Food Exhibit Day" Feb. 28. brew schools is also being planned. Serving on the Kashruth Cam- paign with Mrs. Sperka are Mes- dames David J. Cohen, David Dombey, Harry Portnoy and representatives of the constitu- ent sisterhoods. Mrs. Oscar Bank is president of the Great Lakes Region of the Women's Branch U.O.J.C. Two ravens cannot sleep on the same branch. 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