(Continued from Page 1) Steps were taken in Washing- ton to muster facilities of syna- gogues and Jewish centers as assembly and meeting points, and for lodging and feeding of marchers. The Interreligious Committee on Race Relations of Washing- ton, a tri-faith group, urged all citizens in the capital to "con- sider prayerfully" the purpose of the march as "a legitimate expression" of support for the right of Negroes to equal op- portunity. The committee urged churches and synagogues in the area to offer their facilities as assembly and assistance centers for marchers. Rabbi Lewis Wein- traub, a co-chairMan of the com- mittee, and Isaac Franck, execu- tive director of the Jewish Corn- munity Council here, and secre- tary of the committee, were among those signing the appeal. * * * Frisco Jews Back Negroes' Rights, Aid Food Drive - SAN FRANCISCO, (JTA)- All Jewish organizations in the San Francisco and Bay area were urged to give full support to the principles of non-dis- crimination and to "a peaceful and orderly solution of the Negro struggle for full equality in the area." The appeal was issued by the San Francisco Jewish Com- munity Relations Council and was printed in full in the San Francisco Jewish Community Bulletin. The JCRC, in dis- tributing its appeal, indicated it did so on the basis of "recog- nizing the obligations of all Americans in the current Civil rights movement." The state- A GOOD MAN TO KNOW ! For Some of the best buys on new Pontiacs and Tempest Packer Pontiac 18650 LIVERNOIS 1 block South of 7 UN 3-9300 ment warned that, in the im- mediate future, "the San Fran- cisco area will be facing the most critical inter-racial chal- lenge of its recent history." Jews here helped lead a new movement, to collect food in the area to be sent to some 200,000 Negroes in Mississippi "who have been suffering from economic reprisals because of their effort to vote." Mrs. Joseph Eichler was named chairman of the organization, Food for Freedom Committee. The committee has set up 15 depots in boys clubs and churches to receive non-per- ishable food. Rabbi Saul F. White is. one of the committee sponsors. * * • Council Reports Endorsement of `Freedom March' Sidney M. Shevitz, president of the Jewish Community Council, announces the Coun- cil's endorsement of the pur- poses underlying the projected Freedom March in Washington on Aug. 28. He noted that all of the ma- jor religious groups as well as other organizations have en- dorsed the March and an- nounced their participation in it. Among these are the cen- tral bodies of religious Juda- ism, Union of American He- brew Congregations, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congrega- tions, and United Synagogue, who were joined in this by other national Jewish agencies. It was announced that a spe- cial train has been arranged for the Detroit delegation. In- formation regarding transpor- tation and other details of the demonstration may be obtained at the Community Council of- fice, Shevitz stated. * * • Farband, Hebrew Trades Back Civil Rights March NEW YORK, (JTA) — The Farband-Labor Zionist Order's executive announced that the organization will participate in the civil rights March on Wash- ington Aug. 28. In a parallel development, the United Hebrew Trades and the Central Trades and Labor Council of New York pledged their support today to the march, and voiced hope that the demonstration would suc- ceed in getting Congress to ap- p r o v e President Kennedy's Civil Rights bill. U.S. Army Cautions Chaplains to Avoid Any Indoctrination NEW YORK, (JTA) — The American Civil Liberties Union disclosed it had received as- surances from the United States Army that every effort would be made to avoid any religious indoctrination of Army person- nel against their will. The ACLU said it had re- ceived the assurance in a letter from Army Deputy Undersecre- tary Alfred B. Fitt, sent in re- sponse to a complaint about a specific incident which was filed by the ACLU. The com- plaint dealt with a recent "Character Guidance" lecture held for Army Security Agency School personnel in Fort Dev- ens, Mass. The ACLU asserted that the presentation last Dec. 5 "con- sisted of the showing of a film, `Brother Jupiter' presented by The Order of St. Francis which concerned 'The Nativity.'" As part of the program, the ACLU complained, the chaplain de- livered a sermon directed solely 'to Christians, "although the audience was composed of non- Christians as well." Lawrence Speiser, director of the organization's Washington office, added that the organiza- tion would still be concerned "even if representatives of all religious faiths gave sermons to such a mixed audience." He stressed that the enlisted men at the program were being in- ducted into the armed forces and "had absoluely no choice in the matter, either as to being in the Army or being at those training programs." The Army official said in his reply hat an inquiry had re- vealed that a chaplain "did de- part from the prepared text" of his presentation in the Dec. 5 lecture. Mr. Fitt assured the ACLU that he Chief of Chap- plains would "emphasize the necessity of adhering to ap- proved instructional material" in the future. * * * housing. These developments, formed opinion, the statement the Council stated, are sympto- declares. matic of "the revolution of our time." It was pointed out that over a period of years Jewish religious leaders, national agencies and local Jewish communities and organizations have been actively involved in the effort to expand civil rights guarantees. "Parti- cipation has been based upon a recognition of our obligation to advance positive social goals," and the rapid and dramatic de- velopments which are now ac- companying the struggle for full equality, require, more than ever, that "our actions and attitudes" be based upon in- j NOW AT SPITZER'S RePEATED.:. B.. '.:190Vi.AR DEM ∎AN:P4L. ALLAN SHERMAN Sings Nutty Things — This Time With Strings "MY SON, THE NUT" Reg. 8 S 2.49 ORDER YOUR PERSONALIZED NEW $A fin YEAR CARDS NOW. 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