University Experts Laud
Philadelphia Day Schools
troversy that raged over the play,
ticipants even though we Jews are infiltrated with all types of bigots
PHILADELPHIA (JTA)—A team
`The Deputy,' it remained virtually

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existing between their views and
those of their members on such
issues as prayer in the public
schools and civil rights, such ex-
tremist forces could become a dom-
inant force of expression in the

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deeply affected by the delibrations making the Jew a target.
free of religious bigotry," the of Temple University e x p e r t s
although we are not directly in-
Gratification was expressed by
NCRAC reported to the convention. warmly praised the quality of edu-
volved."
the NCRAC that the campaigns
"Even bitter controversy over the cation offered by two Jewish clay
He stressed that the adoption of
by hate groups did not receive Becker Amendment, notwithstand- schools in Philadelphia in an in-
a statement "is something which much attention in the public
ing its emotionalism, produced no terim report of a comprehensive
the Catholic church will have to
media. The report said that evi-
significant anti - Semitic charges survey of such education in this
work out on its own, resolve its in-
dence continues to prove that
U.S.
even from quarters where they city.
"anti-Semitic hostility is at an
If this occurs, Dr. Martin E. ner tensions and conflicts."
might have been expected to de-
The study by the Temple Uni-
ebb."
Rabbi Spero stated that "there
Marty, associate editor of the
velop."
versity educators is part of a broad
Christian Century, liberal Protes- can be no doubt that certain
It was anticipated that such con-
Protestant, Catholic and Jewish study of the day schools authorized
teachings of the Catholic church
tant journal, told delegates, gains
troversial issues as the proposed religious bodies were called upon by Judge Nochem S. Winnet, presi-
have
for
centuries
bred
and
en-
made in interreligious relations
Becker Amendment, which would to seize the initiative in the strug- dent of the Federation of Jewish
couraged hostility toward the Jew
during the past two decades could
restore prayer in the public schools,
Agencies, to provide "a total edu-
with utterly destructive conse- and the Broadway production of gle against poverty in the same way
be reversed.
that they have united so success- cational valuation" of the schools.
quences
for
the
Jewish
commu-
"The Deputy," a play critical of the fully in support of civil rights.
The convention concluded with
The study was promoted by a
the adoption of a resolution oppos- nity," adding "should the church late Pope Pius XII in remaining
report that such a study was
Albert Vorsp-an, director of social
rescind or modify or correct these
ing any congressional action re-
silent on the persecution of the action of the Union of American
necessitated by the application
teachings in a manner which Jews by the Nazis, might have pro-
versing the Supreme Court ban on
Hebrew Congregations, said that of one of the schools, the Solo-
would
tend
to
neutralize
the
hos-
prayers and Bible reading in the
duced some anti-Jewish utterances. "the great faiths of America can
mon Schechter Day School, for
tility, every person of good will,
public schools.
"Despite the intensity of the con- lift the issue of poverty above poli-
admission to the Federation, and
Jew or non-Jew, would consider
Delegates urged the United
by the growing needs of the
tics, as a great moral concern of
it
a
good
and
important
develop-
States to ratify the Genocide Con-
Akiba Hebrew Academy and the
our
time
in
the
same
manner
that
ment."
vention, which outlaws mass-anni-
Beth Jacob schools.
they have accomplished this in the
hilation of peoples as carried out
Rabbi Routtenberg and Rabbi
struggle for Negro equality."
In response to the refusal of
by the Nazis.
Spero concurred that failure by the
He pointed out that Christian
the
Beth Jacob schools to partici-
Also recommended was the Ecumenical Council to adopt a
BONN (JTA) — Dr. Nahum groups are far ahead of Jewish pate in the study, the Federation
adoption of a new U.S. immigration schema on the Jews would not
law eliminating the national origin bring about a lessening of the de- Goldmann, in his capacity as presi- organizations in their pursuit of allocations committee will not rec-
alleviating this economic depres- ommend an allocation for the next
quota system.
sire for dialogue and cooperation dent of the Conference on Jewish sion. He added that Jewish reli- school year for the Beth Jacob
Material Claims Against Germany,
Other resolutions urged the U.S. between Jew and Catholic.
gious bodies were just beginning
schools, pending an agreement to
government to use its influence
Both religious leaders praised had a number of conferences here
participate in the study and to
to bring the Arab states and Israel the late Pope John for his initiative with top-ranking German officials to recognize the problem..
Vorspan reported that the Union conform to Federation policy.
to the "peace table" and appealed in bringing about a new era in on matters concerning compensa-
of American Hebrew Congregations
to the American people and leaders interreligious cooperation and un- tion to Nazi victims.
"As the world cannot exist with-
to exert influence on the Soviet derstanding. They also lauded him
Dr. Goldmann met with Chan- (Reform) was arranging a series
government to alleviate cultural for having laid the foundation cellor Ludwig Erhard, Finance of conferences on "Judaism and out winds so it cannot live without
and r e l i g i o u s discrimination which has brought about the entire Minister Rolf Dahlgruen and the the Problem of Poverty" in Wash- Israel," Exodus 32:10-12.
ington, at the UAHC Religious Ac-
against Soviet Jews.
discussion now being conducted by Finance Ministry's indemnification tion Center with economists, gov-
IF YOU TURN THE
expert Dr. F. De La Croix. He also
The delegates discussed t h e the Vatican Council.
ernment experts, rabbis, and social
T • Ci
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question of whether Jews in this
The delegates lauded President met with former Chancellor Con- action laymen throughout all parts
country were facing a loss of their Johnson's actions in connection rad Adenauer.
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cultural and religious identity. with the search for three civil
UPSIDE DOWN YOU WON'T
Dr. Goldmann suggested that a of the country.
Vorspan was the only layman
Isaiah B. Minkoff, executive vice rights workers in Mississippi and confer en c e on indemnification
FIND A FINER WINE THAN
chairman of the NCRAC, dis- expressed "outrage" at the incident. problems be held next October who went with 16 Reform spiritual
leaders to participate in the dem-
counted statistics on Jewish inter-
At the same time, the Jewish with the participation of Chancel-
onstrations in St. Augustine at the
marriage as "lifeless numbers that
leaders called upon the President lor Erhard, Dahlgruen and the
fail to take into account the dy-
request of Dr. Martin Luther King,
to obtain from Gov. Paul B. John- leaders of West Germany's three
Milan Wineries, Detroit, Mich.
namic life processes of groups.
Jr.
major
political
parties.
son of Mississippi "an immediate
He said that "Although the rela-
unequivocal statement of assurance
tive openness of the American
society affords perhaps unparal- that all persons will be accorded
leled inducement to assimilation, the fullest police protection in
on the other hand, pluralistic their freedom of movement, and in
America encourages group identi- the exercise of their rights of free
speech and other constitutionally
fication."
Sanford Solender. executive vice guaranted liberties" within the
president of the National Jewish southern state.
The racial crisis in the United
Welfare Board, presented a diffe-
rent view. He said that "all is far States has resulted in a slight in-
from well with American Jews." crease of anti-Semitic literature
pointing out that "masses of Amer- during the past year but does not
ican Jews do not have even the represent any new threat to the
most elementary understanding of security or status of the Jews in
this country, it was reported here.
their heritage."
The report said that "the volume
Dr. Lou H. Silberman, professor
of Jewish literature. and thought of anti-Semitic literature in circula-
at Vanderbilt University, ques- tion and the frequency of anti-
tioned Minkoff's concept of cultural Semitic utterances increased some-
pluralism as permitting Jews to re- what during the past year, chiefly
tain their identity. He said that the in the general context of the racial
pluralism he had observed was confrontation." .
It attributed the increase of anti-
highly individualistic rather than
Jewish propaganda to such organi-
community-oriented.
Earlier, Conservative Rabbi zations as the Ku Klux Klan, ex-
Max Routtenberg of New York tremist right-wing segregationist
and Orthodox Rabbi Shubert movements and George Lincoln
Spero of Cleveland agreed that a Rockwell, whose organizations are
possible failure by the Ecumen-
ical Council to adopt the schema Kansas City Jews Rally
on the Jews would not cause a
lessening of the desire for dia- to Protest Soviet Actions
KANSAC CITY, Mo. (JTA)—
logue and cooperation between
A resolution condemning Soviet
Jew and Catholic.
The two rabbis expressed the anti-Semitism and calling upon
view that the Catholic attitude the USSR authorities to restore
towards Jews is a problem of religious and cultural rights to
Christian conscience which must the Jews in the Soviet Union was
be solved by the church through adopted here at a city-wide rally
its deliberations at the Ecumenical to "arouse public conscience."
f
The participants included lead-
Council or by other actions.
CANTOR SHALOM GRUEN, well-known Cantor of Grossinger's and
Rabbi Routtenberg, president of ers of the Catholic Protestant and
the Rabbinical Assembly, and Rabbi Jewish communities of this city.
The Kansas City Jewish Chron-
Spero, member of the Rabbinical
RABBI EMANUEL APPLEBAUM will again conduct the services.
Council of America, expressed the icle, local weekly, distributed at
opinion that America's Jewish com- the rally a special edition of the
US .
munity should not press the Vati- newspaper, containing a copy of
can for the adoption of the pro- the prayer on behalf of Soviet
posed schema on Jews and religious Jewry prepared by Israel's Shep-
Seats Available at the Synagogue Office:
hardic Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Yitz-
lierty.
Rabbi Routtenberg said that at hak Nissim.
this juncture in the proceedings of
the Ecumenical Council Jews are TIIE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
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