Deep Prejudice Still Exists Despite Decline
in Anti-Jewish Discrinlitantion, Reports ADL
of toric r el a tion s h i p between
De spite a decrease in anti-Jew- of the parents and the attitudes
church and state."
ish discrimination. ancient canards their children. Children of par-
about Jews remain "deeply ents with more education were
The resolution called for in-
embedded in the minds of too "less inclined to believe negative creased 'federal aid "as necessary
asserted.
many Americans," Dore Schary, stereotypes of Jews," he
in the war against poverty" but
The belief that prejudice can be insisted on these safeguards.
national chairman of the Anti-De-
famation League of Bnai Brith, de- combated just by mixing children
Earlier Benjamin R. Epstein,
together was not validated by the
dared.
of the League,
As a result. he stated, there is research. Dalsimer said. However, I national director
said the agency will • broaden its
widening
gulf
between
pre-
he
continued.
although
superficial
f 11
"a
an
judiced attitudes about Jews and contact seemed to have no effect programs
power available for "paralleling
on
attitudes.
"where
students
overt hostility toward them."
made Jewish friends, the effect government action" in combating
Schary addressed the League's
poverty that has "thwarted many
was very positive."
52nd annual meeting at the Shore-
Americans" from achieving equal-
At
another
ADL
panel
session.
ham Hotel. basing his remarks on the former attorney general of itY.
the preliminary report of a na-
Another resolution called on the
tional sampling of attitudes toward California. who once characterized federal government to take action
the
John
Birch
Society
as
an
or-
Jews. lie noted that although "my-
of "little old ladies in in the current Selma, Ala. situa-
thical or nuclear images of Jews" ri • t•o
said, is
persist, there has been a "subtle, tennis shoes," today revised his tion. The L e a g u e,
shocked by the blatant attempt of
steady decline" in anti-Jewish dis- view with the assertion that the
current radichl right movement is public officials in Selma to sub-
criminat ion "especially where "more dangerous than any we have vert the voting rights of Negroes,
has
been
increased
contact
there
and urges the federal government
had in the past."
between Jews and non-Jaws."
Justice Stanley Mosk, of the' to make every effort to secure
highly
significant,"
"It is
_ th ese ri ghts for our fellow Amer-
California Supreme Cour t,
,.
Schary
Scharr said. "that 64 per cent
leans.
•
Glared
that
despite
the
defeat
of
queried
said
they
liked
of those
Among
other resolutions adopted
Sen. Goldwater at the polls. the
Jews more after getting to know
campaign was a boon to radical ! as this concluding session, one
them better.
He called the following study right groups "for they were 'able urged West Germany "to set aside
"an to win the respectability of asso- its statute of limitations on the
figures "encouraging" a n d
elation with a major political crimes of murder and genocide,"
improvement over times past." ,
party." gain new financial re - and President Johnson was urged
— 76 per cent said Jews are
sources and "expose millions of to bring to the attention of the
warm and friendly people,
Americans to the virus of their : new leaders of the, Soviet govern-
—74 percent said Jews a re
ment the "deep concern of the
propaganda."
"becoming more and more like .
American people about Soviet anti-
Bernard Nath, a Chicago at-
other Americans."
Semitism" and to call for the re-
torney and chairman of the
-83 per cent said it would
storation of Jewish religious and
League's Civil Rights Commit-
make no difference to them if
nationality rights." President John-
tee, made public a 20,000-word
they had Jewish neighbors.
League analysis of the radical
—87 per cent said companies
right in the 1964 election cam-
"should hire the best people
paign. Nath said that despite
available whether they are Jew-
defeat of its candidates, the radi-
ish or not."
-65 per cent said social clubs ; cal right gained unprecedented
strength to pursue its long range
do not have the right to reject
goal—"control of American poli-
a proposed member merely on
tical thinking."
the ground that he is Jewish.
their anti-Jewish
paign."
Bishop Ernest
bishop-designate
S.C., said, "the
son had first expressed his hope
of a possible visit to the Soviet '
Union at a dinner in his honor
given by the League here.
another session, Arnold
Forster, general counsel of the
League, hailed a proposed Sen-
ate bill to combat the Arab boy-
cott against Israel as "one effec-
At
"Birchers and their allies are
'['he findings were part of a new moving in with increasing bold-
tive answer to the malevolent
report from the series of studies';
interruption" of American export
of anti-Semitism in the U.S. being ness on community PTAs. school
trade.
conducted for the League by the boards, and other local governing
Although the United States gov-
of
California
Survey
i
bodies,"
Nath
declared.
Univer,ity
ernment is on record against the
Research Center. The studies will ! Th e League analysis' defines the
' radical right as a political move- Arab boycott, Forster said, the pas-
to be completed in 1966.
current report ment with "a life of its own." sage of the bill will mark the first
According to the
there are wide regional variations More important than election vier- ! time American businessmen will
in attitudes toward Jews. For ex-; tories was a "propaganda assault receive "government sanction to
ignore Arab boycott questionnaires
ample. most of those in Mississippi on the American mind," from
and Alabama who believed Jews which successful elections can be on their business connections with
have too much ppwer in the busi- achieved "eight, ten, or twelve Israel." He warned, however, that
ness world, were in favor of "do- years from now," according to the . "with each blow to the boycott ef - ,
; forts, the Arab nations increase
ing something" about taking it report.
Justice
Mosk
warned
that
the
!
away
Current
Q9
The sampling also revealed that , radical right is "cleverer" than
/2 /0
the America First - type move-
67 per cent—came more into con- I ments of the 1930s which
Wet with Jews in peripheral ways! "evolved around a theme of rac-
at stores in which they shopped. ! ial and religious prejudice."
a majority of those interviewed
—
! "The current movement is not
than any other way.
The meeting also heard a re- ! anti-Negro, it is pro-states' rights.
by Samuel Dalsimer, chair- It is for freedom—freedom for
port by
man of the League's program com- Mississippi to allow its Negro citi-
mittee, on the progress of the five- zens to vote when and if Missis-
year studies. Under the direction sippi wishes," Mosk declared.
The trouble with the radical
of Dr. Charles Y. Glock of the Sur-
vey Research Center. the com- right, he continued. is that while
pleted analyses will be published most of us try to find solutions
as a series of books beginning next to our problems.. "the radical right
tries to find problems for its solu-
year.
Dalsimer said the first book
tions."
in the series, on the relation-
A 12-year breach in Jewish
community relations work was
ship of Christianity to anti-
Semitism. is two-thirds com-
closed at the meeting when the
pleted and involved 4,200,000
separate pieces of research in-
formation.
He added the study found a re-
lationship between the education
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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
8—Friday, February 12, 1965
IN OAK PARK IT'S
FOR JUDGE
ON MONDAY, FEB. 15
ELECT
DONALD F.
FRACASSI
For
SOUTHFIELD CITY COUNCIL
Young — Aggressive — Independent
DURBIN CLARIFIES 1-696 ISSUE
iS
Southfield Councilman Clarence A. Durbin, a candidate for
mayor in the Feb. 15th Primary Election, today vehemently
denied statements credited to him that he favored the proposed
101/2 Mile Rd. route for 1-696 through Southfield. "My position on
this issue has been one of strict neutrality from the beginning,"
said Durbin, "and I will not attempt to buy votes with half truths
and misrepresentations."
"This all goes back to a study meeting held by the council
more than a year ago, at which the State Highway Dept. pre-
sented two plans for 1-696 routes through the city, "he continued.
"One plan involved 11 Mile Rd.. and the other 101/2 Mile. Within
minutes of the presentation, the council voted for the 11 Mile
route. I opposed this motion on the grounds that many aspects
of the problem had not been aired at the meeting, and I felt
that more time should have been given to further study of the
proposals before putting them to a vote."
"At best, it's a ridiculous situation", concluded Durbin, "be-
cause 1-696 routing is not solely a local issue — in spite of the
best efforts in some quarters to disguise it as such. There are
simply too many other communities involved—and final decisions
will be made at the state and federal level, whether the cities
like it or not."
I strongly urge Mr. Durbin's election as Mayor of Southfield.
I know him to be a man of honor, of dependability and integrity.
He'll make a great mayor.
ISRAEL WEISMAN
JOSEPH A. GILLIS
ADL voted to return to the
National Community Relations
Advisory Council, a national ;
consultative body.
The action was taken after two
years of negotiation between the
two organizations. It followed a'
similar vote taken by the board
of governors of Bnai Brith in Dec-
ember 1964. That vote was contin- 1
gent on ADL's action.
The League also announced that
it will seek more than $4,500,000
this year—an increase of 30 per
cent over last year—to broaden
and expand its program of educa-
tion and research in the area of
human relations and civil rights.
Paul H. Sarnpliner of New York,
president of t h e Independent
News Company, w a s named to
head this national drive.
The ADL urged that any pro-
posed federal aid to education
legislation include "specific stan-
dards and safeguards" against
the "breaking down of the his-
"is committed" to the revision of
"every document, textbook and in-
L. Unterkoefler, structional manual" that does not
of Charleston,' '"conform to the spirit of the Vati-
Catholic Church can Council's decla.ation on Jews."
propaganda cam-
Common Pleas Judge
ualified BY EXPERIENCE
*
Experienced Attorney
*
Experienced Lawmaker
*
Proven Public Record
i
12. JOSEPH A. GILLIS
Supported By:
William Levin
Sam Posner
Harry Pliskow
it
a
Myron Panter
Jack Kraizman
Albert Lee
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