Friday, Nov. 15, 1963 — THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — 38

Vatican Declaration Gets Worldwide Acclaim

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In keeping with its objectives,
the Council document does not
propose to deal with the various
causes of anti-Semitism. How-
ever, it does indicate that the
sacred events of the Bible and,
in particular, its account of the
crucifixion, cannot give rise to
disdain or hatred or persecu-
tion of the Jews. Preachers and
catechists, the text states, are
admonished never to present a
contrary position; furthermore,
they are urged to promote mut-
ual understanding and esteem.
It is clear, therefore, that
both the contents and purposes
of the document are purely re-
ligious. It cannot be called pro-
Zionist or anti-Zionist since it
considers these as political ques-
tions and entirely outside of its
religious scope. In fact, any use
of the text to support partisan
discussions or particular politi-
cal claims or to attack the po-
litical claims of others would
be completely unjustified and
contrary to every intention of
those who have composed it
and presented it to the Council.
Some recent newspaper ac-
counts have mentioned the im-
mediate possibility of an official
observer to Vatican Council II
delegated by the World Jewish
Congress. The incident referred
to is not a recent one, but took
place in the summer of 1962.
The Secretariat for the Promo-
tion of Christian Unity did not
consider the proposal seriously
at that time and is not doing
so now.
Immediately upon the publi-
cation of the Catholic commun-
ique, national Jewish leaders,
heads of the National Confer-
ence of Christians and Jews,
Catholic and Protestant digni-
taries, issued statements com-
mending the Vatican's action.
In a statement issued in De-
troit, the American Jewish Corn-
mittee declared that the Catho-
lic church can provide "a pow-
erful force for rooting out" at-
titudes and beliefs that have
caused hostility against the
Jews through the decree put
before the Ecumenical Council
by Augustin Cardinal Bea.
Avern Cohn, chairman of the
Detroit • Chapter of the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee, hailed
the action of Cardinal Bea as
"an- historic event, put forward
in a spirit that recognizes the
historic values of Judaism as a
living religion and creed." He
expressed the view that the de-
cree was conceived "out of a
sense of Catholic concern to
eliminate centuries-old tensions"
and that thus it may well "au-
gur a new era in Catholic-
Jewish relations."
A. M. Sonnabend, of Bos-
ton, national president of the
American Jewish Committee,
hailed the action of Cardinal
Bea and predicted that "ac-
ceptance of this decree will
make it impossible for any-
one to instigate hatred for
Jews and claim sanction or
support in Church teaching
or dogma."
The Committee's president
added: "By castigating attitudes
and beliefs that have perpe-
trated hostility against Jews
generation after generation, by
condemning anti-Semitism in a
manner none can misunder-
stand, by denouncing unequiv-
ocally the myth that Jews are
a deicide people rejected by
God — 'Christ-killers' in the
popular epithet — the Church
can provide a powerful force
for the rooting out of millenia-
old evils that have caused in-
calculable suffering."
The executive editor of the
Camden (N.J.) Catholic Dio-
cese official publication called
on Catholics to write to the
Vatican urging the adoption
of the decree on anti-Semi-
tism introduced at the cur-
rent Ecumenical Council.
Rabbi Max Nussbaum, of

Hollywood, Calif., president of
the Zionist Organization of
America, hailed the delcara-
tion presented by Augustine
Cardinal Bea and termed this
action as "the most signifi-
cant move in the history of
the Christian Church in com-
batting anti-Semitism and in--
tolerance and removing one of
the main sources exploited by
bigots and anti-Semites for
the persecution and oppres-
sion of the Jewish people in
the past 2,000 years."
Rabbi Nussbaum, a leading
figure in the American Reform
Rabbinate who, himself, was
forced to flee from his congre-
gation in Berlin under the Hit-
ler regime, further asserted in
his statement that "his Decla-
ration which originally stemmed
from the deep-felt friendship for
Jews manifested by the late
Pope John, an attitude also con-
inued by the present Pope Paul,
will, if adopted by the Council
Fathers, usher in a new cycle
in Christian-Jewish relationship
and administer a mortal blow to
anti-Semites whose hatred was
nurtured in the allegation now
being justly rejected by the
Catholic Church."
The editor, Monsignor Salva-
tore J. Adamo, received the
Human Relations Award of the
Philadelphia Chapter of the
American Jewish Committee at
its annual dinner in Philadel-
phia. The award was presented
to the Catholic Star Herald, the
Diocesan newspaper, "for its
sympathetic and understanding
reporting of interreligious and
interracial relations."
In proposing a mass letter-

writing campaign, Monsignor
Adamo declared: "It is my hope
that countless Catholic people
will take the time and trouble
to write to their respective
bishops now at the Council in
Rome and respectfully urge
them to support the statement
on anti-Semitism formally pro-
posed by Cardinal Bea's Secre-
tariat for Unity. I hope that
there will be 6,000,000 such let-
ters so that each one will rep-
resent in some small way a
measure of atonement for the
Hitlerian slaughter of 6,000,000
Jews in Europe."
Jewish Communities Hail
The Vatican Statement
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., (JTA)—
A resolution hailing the state-
ment on the Catholic attitude
toward Jews presented to the
Ecumenical Council at the Vati-
can, as "the most important de-
velopment which will help
eliminate one of the major
sources of hostility and preju-
dice against the Jews through-
out the ages," was adopted
unanimously at the concluding
session of the General Assem-
bly of the Council of Jewish
Federations and Welfare Funds.
Jews See Far-Reaching
Effects in Vatican Move
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Major
American Jewish organizations
and community leaders hailed
the decree on the Catholic
Church attitude toward Jews,
presented to the Ecumenical
Council, as a far-reaching aug-
ury of improved relations be-
tween Christians and Jews.
Lewis H. Weinstein, chairman
of the National Community Re-
lations Advisory Council, de-
clared: "The statement has, we

Importance of Mosaic Principles in
Medicine Emphasized by Dr. Glenn

Dr. Jacob B. Glenn, a Brook-
lyn practicing physician who had
sufficient training in the Yeshi-
voth of Grodno and Ponieviez to
be able to delve into Jewish
sources in dealing with medical
problems, has incorporated his
views and findings in an interest-
ing book, "The Bible and Mod-
ern Medicine," published by
Bloch.
Dr. Glenn leans upon Mosaic
law in the selection of his scien-
tific data. His book touches upon
practically every aspect of medi-
cine — the numerous diseases,
psychiatry, mental hygiene, sex
and marriage, preventive medi-
cine, the dietary laws.
He begins with the kashrut
laws to indicate the validity of
dietary restrictions, lists the
clean and unclean fowl and
animals, describes the health
hazards of alcoholism which he
refers to as a "disease" when
excessive and part of the de-
structive materialism, and he
places emphasis on the ban on
animal fats and the resultant
longevity.
Describing animal fats as
injurious, Dr. Glenn empha-
sizes: "The admonition against
the consumption of free animal
fat in the Mosaic law assumes
great significance and attests
to the truth of its dietary
principles in safe - guarding
human life. It would be help-
ful to the individual to have a
detailed diet embodying these
principles."
Dr. Glenn pursues this theme
by listing foods rich in choles-
terol. He warns that failure to
adhere to Mosaic dietary laws
"may prove detrimental to the
continuity of Jewish existence."
In the section of his book
dealing with preventive medi-
cine, Dr. Glenn emphasizes the
Jewish ideas on cleanliness, pur-
ity of family life, the elimina-
tion of tension that goes with
proper observance of the Sab-
bath as a day of rest, the benefits
derived from Shehitah.
Every conceivable disease is
touched upon in this book and
the author states that Moses

"was the first to recognize the
close relationship existing be-
tween the outbreak of a disease
and its origin and mode of trans-
-mission."
After analyzing "Diabetes
Mellitus," he states: "By strict
adherence to Torahic princi-
ples of diet and dieting, the
Jewish group can easily check
the advance and even prevent
the occurrence of diabetes
mellitus."
On the -question of Freudian
psychiatry he states: "The Jew-
ish sacred practice of prayer and
meditation is superior because
of its ingerent quality, which is
that of self-analysis and self-ex-
pression as against the concept
of psychoanalysis. Instead of
drawing in the self, prayers and
meditation draw away the self
from its own ego (or as Freud
designates it as Id) and renders
it less self-centered thus less
complex."
Mental diseases, marital rela-
tions, insanity, restriction on
abortions and social illnesses are
discussed from the traditional
Jewish viewpoints, and there are
general medical and Biblical ob-
servations, all adding merit to
an interesting book by a devout
traditionalist.

Bank Leumi Sets
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NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
Bank Leumi Ie-Israel, Israel's
largest bank, set a subscription
price of $1.22 a share on its
previously announced rights of-
fering to present stockholders.
The offering totals 1,793,750
voting shares and 5,147,000
non-voting "A" shares. Under
terms of the offering, stock-
holders can buy one new share
for each two shares of the cor-
responding stock held of record
on Nov. 7. Subscriptions rights
will expire Nov. 25.
The offering is being under-
written in the United States
by a group managed by Kuhn,
Loeb and Company and by
securities firms in Europe and
Israel.

believe, the most significant
and far-reaching potentialities
for removing an ages-old im-
pediment to Christian - Jewish
amity and understanding. Its
acceptance by the Council, it is
to be hoped, will result in pro-
found and extensive changes in
teaching and preaching that will,
in time, work a beneficient
revolution in Catholic - Jewish
relationships and help to estab-
lish mutual acceptance and co-
operation among men of good
will of all faiths in the causes
they share in common."
On behalf of the Anti-Defama-
tion League of Bnai Brith, Dore
Schary, ADL president, hailed
presentation of the document to
the Ecumenical Council as a
magnificent development, pres-
aging a major and positive
change in attitudes throughout
the world."
Rabbi Israel Mowshowitz,
president of the New York Board
of Rabbis, said: "The declara-
tion is a positive step in the
direction of better relations
among all religions of the world.
It demonstrates the new vitality
and strength of the religious
forces which are determined that
religion shall not be used as a
means for separating man from
man, but rather as an instru-
ment of love of man for God,
and man for fellow man."
Rabbi Irving Miller, first vice-
president of the Rabbinical
Council of America, represent-
ing 850 Orthodox rabbis, ex-
pressed his organization's "grat-
ification" and said that the
statement, "if adopted, will
mark a giant step forward in
the betterment of intergroup
relationships."
The decree was seen as "an
awakening liberalism through
church theology" by Rabbi Bal-
four Brickner, director of the
Commission on Interfaith Ac-
tivities of the Union of Amer-
ican Hebrew Congregations (Re-
form).
Goidmann Calls Vatican
Document "Historic Event"
PARIS, (JTA) — Dr. Nahum
Goldmann, president of the
World Jewish Congress, hailed
the document holding the Jews
blameless for the death of Jesus
as an "historic event" which
would help remove misunder-
standing and hostility that had
caused the Jews 2,000 years of
suffering.
Chief Rabbi of Rome
Stresses Moral Importance
ROME, (JTA) — Rabbi Elio
Toaff, Chief Rabbi of Rome,
hailed the Vatican statement on
Catholic-Jewish relations sub-
mitted to the Ecumenical Coun-
cil as a document of "very great
historic and moral importance
with regard to the past, present
and future."
Addressing a press conference
he explained that the document
denying Jewish responsibility in
the ,crucifixion of Jesus admits
the tragic error of the past,
because of which thousands and
thousands of Jews had suffered
persecution and martyrdom.
The document, he said, also
establishes a new basis for
future relations between Cathol-
icism and Judaism.
Rabbi Toaff stressed the im-
portance of the document in
that it confirmed that the origin
of the Church is in God's cove-
nant with Abraham.
British Chief Rabbi
`Profoundly Stirred'
LONDON, (JTA) — British
Chief Rabbi Israel Brodie said
that all those who read the an-
nouncement of the submission
to the Ecumenical Council of the
document on Catholic - Jewish
relations "must have been pro-
foundly stirred."
Noting that the document
called for a complete reappraisal
of the association of Jews with
the trial and death of the foun-
der of Christianity, as portrayed
in Christian Scriptures, he said
that, for 19 centuries, the his-
torical traditional interpreta-
tion of the scriptural texts have
contributed to the hostility, vio-

lence, hatred and persecution
which have been the fate of
Jews in Europe and elsewhere.
Hope for Textbook Change
ROME—The "enormous im-
portance" of the draft document
on Christian-Jewish relations dis-
tributed last Friday to the Bish-
ops attending the Second Ecu-
menical Council was stressed
Tuesday by 'Zachariah Shuster,
European director of the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee.
He said that the Secretariat
for Christian Unity had obtained
the opinion of the most compe-
tent scholars and religious lead-
ers in preparing the draft, a
highlight of which is a complete
rejection of the charge of Jew-
ish responsibility for the cruci-
fixion of Christ. He said there
were hopes that eventually no
catechisms or text book used in
Catholic schools would repeat
tthe charge of "deicide."
On the basis of the draft, he
declared much could and would
be done for better mutual knowl-
edge and understanding between
the two religions.
The Israel Embassy in Rome
issued a statement - denying
that Israel had ever sent or
planned to send a representa-
tive to the current Ecumeni-
cal Council.
The statement was issued to
the Deutsche Pressagentur
(DPA), a West German news
service which asserted that plans
for such a statement were "ren-
dered more difficult by the ap-
pearance of a representative of
the Israel government in the
Vatican, who wanted to discuss
the attitude of the Catholic
Church towards the Jews."
The Embassy statement said
flatly that the reported appear-
ance was "totally untrue" and
that the government of Israel
had never "sent, nor nominated,
nor considered nominating a
representative to the Vatican or
to Rome whose task would have
been to attempt to discuss the
affairs of Council Vatican II.
"We believe that the Ecumeni-
cal Council concerns itself with
religious, i.e., theological and
moral questions; and that the
Council is not, nor could it be,
influenced by factors outside
the Catholic Church," the Israel
Embassy said.
Israel Religion Minister
Welcomes Rome Document
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — The
Vatican document introduced to
the Ecumenical Council, calling
for altered relations between
the Catholic Church and Jewry,
was warmly welcomed by Dr.
Zerach Warhaftig, Israel's Min-
ister for Religious Affairs.
Viewing the document as "a
courageous step. on the road to-
ward the eradication of preju-
dice and the correction of mis-
understandings which have
caused the Jewish people untold
sufferings throughout the mil-
lenia," Dr. Warhaftig said the
decree's adoption "could clear
the way for improved relation-
ships and mutual respect, which
could rid the world of a scourge
that has affected the human
race!' He expressed the hope
that the decree would be ap-
proved and ratified by the en-
tire Ecumenical Council.

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