Second Wek's e Function s of Our Jewish Authors' Negativism Vatican Communique on the Jews • i Annual Jew sh Book Fair Detailed Story on Page 11 THE JEWISH NEWS DE TROIT A Weekly Review Commentary Page 2 An End to Jerusalem Violence The YES Vote on NII 1-1IGA1/4 f Jewish Events Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper—Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle VOL. XLIV, No. 12 looTtt gii insT, Millage Editorials Page 4 17100 W. 7 Mile Rd. — VE 8-9364—Detroit 35, November 15, 1963—$6.00 Per Year; This Issue 20c All Faiths Commend Catholic Declaration on Crucifixion, Placing Blame on All Mankind Spokemen for all factions in Jewish life • and all the rabbinical associations as well as heads of congregational movements, and non- Catholic as well as Catholic leaders spoke enthusiastically in praise of the Vatican Communique on the Jews which, in essence, declares that Jews as a people cannot be blamed for the death of Jesus. The full text of the communique issued last Friday by the Ecumen- ical Council Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, which is headed by Augustin Cardinal Bea, follows: This morning there was distributed to the Fathers of Vatican Council II a draft on "The Attitude of Catholics Toward Non-Christ- ians, Particularly Toward the Jews"—"De Catholicorum habitudine ad non-Christianos et maxime ad Iudaeos." This draft was prepared over a period of two years by the Secretariat for the Promotion of Christian Unity, of which His Eminence Augustin Cardinal Bea is president. It is to form the fourth chapter of the schema on ecumenism, the first three chapters of which has already been submitted to the bishops. The document is entirely religious in its content and spiritual in its purpose. It is out of an ever-growing appreciation of the church's sacred heritage that the Council pays attention to the Jews, not as a race or a nation, but as the chosen people of the Old Testament. The clear and unequivocal language of the text gives the secretariat confi- dence that no other motive will be read into it than that of the all- embracing love of the late Pope John, who himself had wished that the theme be prepared for the Council Fathers. The draft deals first with the deep bond that ties the church to the chosen people of the Old Testament. According to God's merciful design, the church has its roots in the covenant made by God with Abraham and his descendants. This plan of salvation for all mankind finds its culmination in the coming of Jesus Christ, son of David and descendant of Abraham according to the flesh. Through Him the divine call first given to the chosen people of old is extended through His church to the entire world. A second point the draft makes is that the responsibility for Christ's death falls upon sinful mankind. It was to atone for the sins of every man that the Son of God willingly offered Himself on the cross. The part the Jewish leaders of Christ's day played in bringing about the crucifixion does not exclude the guilt of all mankind. But the personal guilt of these leaders cannot be charged to the whole Jewish people either of His time or today. It is therefore unjust to call this people "deicide" or to consider it "cursed" by God. St. Paul, in his letter to the Romans, assures us that God has not rejected the people whom He has chosen. The document presented goes on to affirm that the church can never forget that it was from Abraham's stock that Christ, his Blessed Mother and the apostles were born. Continued on Page 38 Dr. Goldman. Describes New Nobel Prize Winner's Role Jewish Scientist Chosen for Nobel Prize in Physics STOCKHOLM, (JTA) Prof. Eugene Paul Wigner, an American Jewish nuclear physicist, of Princeton University, was named one of three physicists to share the Nobel Prize in Physics for 1963. Another winner is Dr. Maria Goeuuert Mayer of the University of California. Prof. Wigner, 61, was born in Germany, came to Princeton in 1930 and became an American citizen seven years later. Dr. Mayer was born in Katowice, Poland and became an American citizen in 1933. She is married to Dr. Jo- seph Mayer, professor of chemical physics at the University of California. The two Am- ericans will share the $51,000 prize with Prof. Hans D. Jensen, of the University of Heidelberg, Germany. (Dr. Eugene P. Wigner (right in the photo), is shown as he received an honorary degree from Yeshiva University last June. With Dr. Wigner are (left) the Detroit physi- cist, Dr. J. E. Goldman, director of Ford Motor Company's scientific laboratory, also a recipient of an honorary degree from Yeshiva University, and Dr. Samuel B elki n, president of the university.) Dr. Jacob E. Goldman, prominent Detroit physicist who has befriended and worked with the new Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Eugene P. Wigner, this week outlined the new laureate's accomplishments for The Jewish News. Dr. Goldman stated: "Dr. Eugene P. Wigner, who last week was desig- nated as co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics for 1963, is one of the few remaining physicists cut in the image of the older generation of Einsteins and Bohrs — scientists who knew all of physics and contributed to the many specialities into which the science is now compart- mentalized. Although the Nobel Prize was designated for his major contributions to furthering the under- standing of the structure of the nucleus, Dr. Wigner's contributions have been pioneering ones in many fields. In 1933, in a celebrated paper. in collaboration with Frederick Seitz, he essentially founded the field of solid state physics which two decades later gave rise to the transistor and modern developments in electronics and computers. During the war and in the period there- after as Director of Research at the Atomic Laboratory at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, he played a major role in advancing nuclear reactor technology, and is even today considered one of the foremost experts on reactors. "Each of these contributions have been pioneering ones and have earned for Dr. Wigner many honorary degrees and awards. It is characteristic of much of Wig- ner's work that it involves hard mathematical analysis built on simple physical assumptions. He brought much of the theory of atomic, molecular and nuclear structure into consonance with the theory of relativity and funda- mental mathematics of group theory. The subjects of his researches run the gamut from elementary particles, through radioactive decay, magnetism, theory of metallic structure, to the design of nuclear reactors. Now Professor of Mathematical Physics at Princeton University, he was educated at the Technische Hockschule in Berlin and has received numerous honorary degrees, the most recent one from Yeshiva University in June, 1963. He has been the recipient of both the Atoms-for-Peace prize and the Enrico Fermi Award, the latter — the highest honor that can be granted by the Atomic Energy Commission. He has served on the General Advisory Committee of the Atomic Energy Commission and the President's Science Advisory Committee. "Dr. Wigner is a modest, quiet unassuming individual. Anecdotes about his modesty and courtesy are legion. Among his colleagues and associates, the highest mark Continued on Page 3