World Leaders Acclaim Vatican Schema on Jews

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a - national conference of the. Latin American Jews Hope
tion of Nazi war crimes in Ger- is inconsistent- with previous Arab
Schema Will End Bigotry
many beyond next May. The dele- statements that their political
14 major Jewish organizations is- American Jewish Congress.
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paid tribute to the memory quarrels with Zionism and the
sued a joint statement welcoming
Each of the participants spoke
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of President Kennedy and con- State of Israel are not coextensive
the overwhelming. vote at the in a personal capacity without pur-
BUENOS AIRES — Jewish lead- sidered evaluations of the Jewish
with those citizens of Jewish faith
Ecumenical Council on the dec- porting to represent any Jewish ers from six Latin American coun-
situation in South America.
in many countries who reject Zion-
laration proclaiming the Jewish organization.
tries expressed the hope here
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ism'si alleged political national
people blameless in the crucifixion
The meeting was held under the Tuesday that Catholic Church Anti-Zionist Note Struck
identification of all Jews with the
of Jesus and expressing hope that auspices of the AJCongress com- leaders in Latin America would in Rabbi Berger's Statement
this action will mark the continu- mission on Jewish affairs
at implement the Ecumenical Coun- NEW YORK — The anti-Zionist State of Israel," Rabbi Berger Said
ation of a process that will con- Stephen Wise Congress House.
(1R-elated Stories, Page 20)
-cil declaration against anti-Sem- American Council for Judaism
tribute to effective elimination of
Tuesday charged that the Arab
Paul Vishny of Chicago, chair- ites among Catholics.
anti-Semitism."
The leaders were delegates from countries are "serving Zionist
man of the Commission, presided.
The Jewish
American Jewish leaders who Of the four leaders who addressed Angentina, Brazil, Chile, Para- aims" by attacking the statement
Community Center
guay,
Peru and Uruguay to the of the Ecumenical Council absolv-
signed the statement, said they the all-day conference, two wel-
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were mindful of "the dedicated comed the schema and two saw it ninth plenary session of the South ing the Jewish people of , the
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American executive of the world charge of deicide and condemning
leadership provided by American as of little or no consequence.
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Welcoming the schema were Jewish Congress. They lauded the anti-Semitism.
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The charge was voiced by Rabbi
with like-minded colleagues in Shad Polier, chairman of the gov- action of the Council last Friday
in Song and Color"
other parts of the world in the erning council of the American in passing the declaration on Jews Elmer Fterger, executive vice presi-
with
achievement of this significant Jewish Congress, and Dr. Morris in a resolution which cited the dent of the American Council for
Vivien Richman, Pennrylvania
result." The statement, adopted at Kertzer, rabbi of the Larchmont, need for a ban on 'anti-Semitic ac- Judaism. He welcomed the clarifi-1
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The delegates also approved a clearly intended no political impli-
satisfaction the action of the Ecu- gregation Shaarey Tefila of Far
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initial approval, and the final department of Long Island Univer-
promulgation must await the sity and special counsel of the
fourth session of the Council.
American Jewish Congress.
Polier expressed great personal
"When the Council fathers will
have voted finally on this declara- satisfaction with the schema. He
tion and upon its promulgation the voiced the hope that its promulga-
Catholic Church will have made an tion would "mark not the end but
historic contribution to the ad- the beginning of a process that
vancement of harmonious relations would eliminate anti-Semitism." He
among the peoples of the great warned, however, that "the evil
effects of almost 2,000 years of
faiths.
"We are encouraged to hope that teaching that Jews are guilty of
formal promulgation of the schema deicide will not be eradicated by
will mark the continuation of a the adoption in Rome of a schema,
process that will contribute to the no matter how soundly the docu-
is
effective elimination of anti-Semi- ment is composed."
Rabbi Kertzer welcomed the
tism and will lead to better under-
standing among all peoples. We schema, asserting that "the Catho-
reiterate our belief in the distinc- lic Church of 1964 is not the
tive role of Judaism as a separate Church of 1954, let alone 1654." He
faith community in making its con- saw the schema as a new mile-
tribution to the achievement of the stone in the struggle against "in-
tolerance."
common goals of humanity."
Rabbi Rackman expressed a
The statement was signed by
viewpoint that differed from that
representatives of the following
of Mr. Polier and Rabbi Kertzer.
organizations: American Jewish
He said:
Committee, American Jewish
"Jews have had no part to play
Congress, Anti-D efamation
in the Vatican Council delibera-
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cussion is needed if two religions
nity Relations Advisory Council,
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Rabbinical Assembly, Rabbinical
standings. What is needed is not
Council of America, Union of discussion but the negation of any
American Hebrew Congregation,
attempt to convert each. other . . -
Union of Orthodox )Congrega-
"I saw nothing in the original
tions of America, United Syna-
schema or the more recently re-
gogue of America and World
vised version of it to reassure me
Jewish Congress.
on these fundamental require-
Morris B. Abram, president of ments."
the American Jewish Committee.
Pfeffer expressed the view that
commenting on the action by the the declaration on the Jews was
Ecumenical Council, said the im- part of a general "adjustment
plementation of the schema would through which the church is going
depend on the Catholic Church so that it may survive into the 21st
itself. which would have to remove Century as it has survived into the
from its religious texts and liturgy 20th." He termed the schema "not '
"whatever bias and anti-Semitism an act for the preservation of the
exists, particularly as related to Jews but for the preservation of
the deicide charge." The American the Catholic Church."
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Governing Council of the American day the declaration of Jews adopt-
Jewish Congress, in welcoming the ed provisionally last Friday by
schema, said that the significance the Ecumenical Council was a
of its adoption "lies in the implicit good one and cited particularly the
undertakng by the church that— absolution of all Jews, past and
through the daily teachings in its present, from the charge of dei-
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priests throughout the world, and He mentioned the quotations in
in the revision of textbooks and the declaration from the prophets.
other church documents—its com-
•He said the placement of the
municants will be, taught that anti- declaration within the wider frame
Semitism is incompatible with of reference of a declaration on
Catholicism and is contrary to the non-Christian religions reflected in
basic tenets of that religion."
a "well balanced way" the entity
in itself of the Jewish religion.
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Views on Vatican Declaration
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