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Means of Avoiding . Distortions in Catholic
Textbooks Proposed in Al Committee's Study;
Religious Courses in High Schools Favored
The five-
NEW' YORK (JTA)
day annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee concluded
with a proposal by Morris B.
Abram, who was re-elected presi-
dent of the organization. to insti-
tute teaching of courses in
comparative religion in the 25,000
public high schools in the United
States.
"While the American Jewish
Committee remained opposed to
religious observances in public
schools. it has long ago adopted
a policy of recognizing the educa-
tional value of teaching about the
major religions, their history and
tradition in the country," Abram
told the 1,100 delegates at the
concluding session.
Central to Abram's proposal on
teaching courses in comparative
religions was that the public
school s y s t e m would present
"courses in religiOn solely from
the historic and literary perspec-
tive." He stressed that the "courses
were not religious in the sense of
observance or ritual, but were to
be designed as strictly educational
curricula." The courses would be
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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, May 8, 1964
30
offered as electives to high school
of hatred not only against Israel
Jacob Blaustein, Baltimore in-
seniors.
but also of a general anti-
dustrialist. honorary president of
Semitic character.
the Committee and a former rem/
As part of the proposal Abram
cipient of the award, made th(
2. Efforts by European neo-
pointed out that only scholars
presentation.
Nazi and extreme right wing
and expert lecturers would be
groups to renew notorious anti-
capable of compiling and develop-
Harland Cleveland, assistant
Semitic themes, particularly in secretary of state for interna-
ing the course. Therefore, "a film
relation to the forthcoming tional affairs, said at another
series prepared under their direc-
third session of the Ecumenical
tion that could be circulated
session that world opinion was
Council in Rome. Arab propa-
throughout the country was the
becoming an increasingly power-
ideal means of making this special- , gandists are intensifying their ful weapon to pierce national
ized knowledge available to the
activities in Europe, particu-
frontiers of countries practicing
local classroom," he said.
larly in West Germany.
prejudice and discrimination. He
Abram also made public the
cited the recent exposure by the
3. The growth of an "anti-
results of a three-year study at
Committee of the virulently anti-
Semitic publication network"
St. Louis University analyzing
Semitic Kiev book. "Judaism
which has made significant
the contents of Catholic religious
Without Embellishment," which,
gains during the past years with
textbooks most widely used in
he said, caused the Soviet Govern-
the appearance of new neo-Nazi
parochial
se ho o 1
systems
ment to repudiate it. He said that
anti - Semitic publications in
throughout the United States.
the expose "obviously did not end
Western Germany, France and
The study shows that negative
anti-Semitism in t h e Soviet
Spain.
and distorted statements are to
Union" but the essential point was
Friedman
cited
data
and
reports
be found there in the textbooks
"that a government often con-
provided
by
Zachariah
Shuster,
when referring to Jews and
sidered immune to public opinion
I
director
of
the
Committee's
Euro-
other non-Catholic religious
pean office, which has conducted was moved this time to take
groups. The St. Louis Univer-
a study of neo-Nazi activities in action against the source of irri-
sity is a Jesuit institution.
Europe during the past year. tation rather than against its
Abram pointed out that the
Shuster, who is in this country accusers." Though limited, he
American Jewish Committee
currently
in connection with the said, it was "action and that is
stimulated the seven-year self-
annual
meeting,
reported that more than ever happened before."
study of Protestant materials,
An evaluation of the situation of
neo-Nazi
groups
are
renewing
which was completed at Yale Uni-
the Jews and Jewish identity in
"notorious
anti-Semitic
themes
versity Divinity School and pub-
the United States was given by Dr.
lished last year. A Jewish self- as part of their propaganda as- John Slawson. executive vice-
saults
on
the
Ecumenical
Council
study has been completed at
which is scheduled to reopen its president, in a report to the an-
Dropsie College for Hebrew and sessions in September 1964." nual meeting. Citing extensive
Cognate Learning and its findings
Abraham Monk, director of the research by the Committee, he
will soon be made public.
The St. Louis Study reveals that Committee's Latin American of- gave these conclusions:
The will of American Jews to
Catholic religious textbooks men- fice, drew particular attention to
what he called "a massive cam- survive as Jews is the strongest
tion other groups to a substantial
degree. Sixty-five volumes were paign of hatred conducted by the expression of Jewish identity. The
analyzed, comprising seven basic Arab League with huge unlimited vast majority of Jews seek sur-
as a group. American Jews
religion series; two church his- funds and a generous supply of vival
tories; one guidance series; four all kinds of mass media re- have the greatest opportunity in
their history to develop their
w ,
supplementary volumes; and the sources." At the same time, how-
identity within "a framework of
manuals of teacher's guidebooks ever, he pointed out that the
measures
against has
Tacuara,
Argentine
rgentine
government
taken Jewish self-regard" while partici-
accompanying them. For purposes strong
of analysis, these were broken
the underground neo-Nazi fascist gating
See
fully
Commentary,
in American
Page
life.
2
down into 2,790 lesson units.
group which is working jointly
He cited studies of the Corn-
The study revealed that of all
with the Arab League in "spread- mittee on the issue. including one
groups mentioned in the text-
ing hate and creating so much fictionally named Riverton, on the
books, Jews are by far the most
divisiveness among the Argentine Atlantic seaboard, and another
conspicuous. References to Jews
people."
named "Lakeville" in the Midwest.
and Judaism ranged from one-
Francis Cardinal Spellman
quarter to more than one-half
In Riverton, the Committee
of the basic textbook series. declared in an address at the
found that 93 per cent of the
convention dinner that he was
Protestants were the second
parents and 95 per cent of their
"frankly appalled" by the fact
most visible group mentioned in
adolescent children wanted to
that Jews have suffered out-
the textbooks. The study indi-
remain Jews.
breaks of persecution as "pun-
cates that negative comments
The survey of national reaction
ishment for their part in the
regarding Protestants and Jews
to the U.S. Supreme Court de-
Crucifixion" and said "this is
tend to concentrate around cer-
cisions banning Bible reading and
not Christianity."
tain themes, particularly those
recitation of the Lord's Prayer in
In his first address to a Jewish
dealing with historic conflicts.
For Jews, negative references group in 17 years, he said blaming and found "widespread compli-
were the
made
public
tend to concentrate around the Jews in the Crucifixion was "one public
ance" schools
throughout
country
following themes: 1. The Jewis
h of those distorted and terribly despite pockets of discontent
rejection of Christianity; 2. The harmful notions which somehow which exist in a number of
Crucifixion: 3. T h e Pharisees. gain currency and like cancer regions.
Positive references to Jews abound spread among certain people who
In accepting the medallion. the
in comments associated with the wish to justify their bigotry."
Secretary of State said that the
He asserted that Christ died United States Government was
Old Testament heritage of Juda-
ism, which is also the heritage of "for all of us in expiation for the
sins of all mankind. It is simply watching the situation of the Jews
the Roman Catholic Church. For
i Russia and was aware of anti-
example, one religious text states: absurd to maintain there is some in
Jewish
restrictions there. He
"Catholics of the world, regard- kind of continuous guilt which is added that the Soviet Government
less of their nationality, are all transferred to any group of people also was aware of the United
spiritually Semites, we are all and which rests upon them as a States' concern over the treatment
curse for which they must suffer.
children of Israel."
of Russian Jews.
One of the sessions of the His dying for us must never be
Nathan Appleman, oil developer
American Jewish Committee's an- thought of as a curse upon any- and financier of New York and
nual meeting was devoted to re- one but rather as a blessing upon
Tulsa. Okla.. has
ports on the anti-Jewish activities all."
been named chair-
Asserting that "anti-Semitism
abroad. based on material pro-
man of the Amer-
vided by the Committee's over- can never find a basis in the
ican Jewish Com-
seas offices. Ralph Friedman, Catholic religion," he said "far
mittee's newly
chairman of the executive board, from emphasizing the differences
created board of
reported that an extensive anti- which divide Jews from Christians,
trustees,tobe
Jewish campaign is "being waged our faith stresses our common
made up of top
with greatly increased intensity" origins and the ties which bind us
communal 1 e a d -
by Arab propagandists, right-wing together.
ers f r o m cities
President Johnson, in a mes-
extremists and neo-Nazi groups,
throughout t h e
sage of greetings sent to the
often operating jointly, in South
country. The new
America and Europe. He declared dinner, cited "the growing spirit
board will have
of Christian-Jewish understand-
that three chief developments, in
as its main re-
ing which has been a most im-
Arab and neo-Nazi agitation are
s ponsibilities
portant part of the American
cause for serious concern. These
Appleman
the fund - raising
Jewish Committee's work as nationwide Appeal for Human Re-
developments are:
aptly exemplified by Cardinal lations and other major fiscal and
1. A highly accelerated cam-
Spellman's participation." He development concerns.
paign by Arab League offices
also congratulated Secretary of
and personnel in South Ameri-
Appleman announced that the
State Dean Rusk as recipient of Appeal goal for 1964 is $4,500,000.
ca backed by "unlimited funds
t h e
American
Committee's
and carried out with top level
Joseph Ross of D e t r o i t was
Liberties Medallion at the elected an AJC Committee vice-
propaganda skill," which is
fomenting a massive campaign I dinner.
president.