`Jews Failed to Recognize Christ, Slew Him; Pope's Sermon Met With Shocked Protest ROME (JTA)—Pope Paul VI de- clared here Sunday, while deliver- ing his Passion Sunday Lenten sermon, that Christ had been killed by the Jews, but that the Jews did not know who Jesus was. He emphasized that Jesus him- self "did not curse those who crucified Him, but invoked the Father's forgiveness because they did not know what they were do- ing." The pontiff took as his theme, in conducting a large outdoor mass, the Passion Sunday Gospel which tells of Christ talking with the Jewish teachers in Jerusa- lem who doubted his divinity and who "took up stones against him." r - Pope Paul called the Gospel: "a grave and sad page because it nar- rates the conflict, the clash be- tween Jesus and the Hebrew peo- ple, a people predestined to await the Messiah but who, just at the right moment, not only did not recognize Him but fought Him, abused Him and finally killed Him." • Judge Sergio Piperno, president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, and Dr. Elio Toaff, Chief Rabbi of Rome, expressed Wednesday "the painful surprise" of Italian Jews over Pope Paul's Easter homily. The concern of Italian Jewry was expressed in a telegram sent by the Jewish leaders to Cardinal Cicognani, the Vatican secretary 0■1 •11 ■ 011111111 .4■ 1.1.1 ■ 0•1110..M.0 ■ 04111•1101111100i0•1!0 ■0■ •••Cli0•M•041.11 ■ 1,011 ■ 041 ■ 13.11.0.1.0 ■ 041.• I/0=1.01 Boris Smolar's 'Between You and Me' (Copyright, 1965, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, inc.) COMMUNAL PROBLEMS: Major Jewish organizations in this country are now facing a new and serious problem . . . Government organs are taking away from them their most experienced staff mem- bers . . . Th4 inducement is not only the work in a government office instead of for a sectarian agency, but also the salary . . . There was a time when salaries in Jewish organizations were higher than in govern- ment offices . . . This is not the case today, especially after the estab- lishment of the newly created government bodies to deal with social welfare in this country and with aid to people in underdeveloped countries . . . Thus, top Jewish communal workers are now leaving their positions in Jewish social work and are moving into government jobs . . This trend is becoming more and more noticeable in Jewish organizations which lay particular stress on having men of high train- ing on their staff . . . With the loss of such men to the government systetn, it is not easy to find others to replace them . . . What is even worse is the outlook that, if this trend grows — and all indications point to the fact that it will grow—there will be fewer and fewer experienced workers willing to go into Jewish communal work . . . Already today the problem of finding successors to top Jewish personnel is giving quite a headache to leaders of Jewish communal organizations and agencies . . . With government jobs wide open for experienced workers, irrespective of their religion, this problem will become more acute as time goes on of state. Rabbi Toaff signed in be- half of the Italian Rabbinical Council. The telegram said that the Pope had "confirmed the ac- cusation against the Jewish peo- ple" and that "the old accusation of deicide was renewed which has been for centuries the source of tragic injustices against Jews." The telegram noted that the charge apparently had "seemed to have been removed forever by the solemn affirmations of the Ecum- enical Council," which adopted last year a provisional declaration exonerating the Jewish people, past and present, from any blame in the crucifixion. Referring to the killing of Jesus as "that absurd tragedy of the failed recognition," Pope Paul —according to the official tran- script of his sermon provided here by the Vatican's organ, Osservatore Romano—asked: "Why does the Lord find so many enemies? Why does the Gospel not find the world's friendship after 20 cen- turies?" The official version quoted the Pope as answering: "It is because there is still much ignorance in the world regarding Christ. Indeed, He Himself, on the cross, instead of cursing his killers, prayed to his Father to forgive them because they did not know what they were doing." In New York, Rabbi Israel Mil- ler, president of the Rabbinical Council of America, which rep- resents 900 Orthodox rabbis in the United States, said he finds it "difficult" to understand the Passion Sunday Lenten sermon. "It is difficult," Rabbi Miller de- clared, "to understand how these words can be reconciled with the letter and spirit of the draft docu- ment passed overwhelmingly at the recent session ofthe Ecumen- ical Council — a statement which has been broadly promoted and publicized. "The Pope's statement, how- ever," continued Rabbi Miller, confirms the position adopted by the Rabbinical Council of America, that, while we welcome a better understanding and mutual respect among the world's major faiths, such understanding must be based upon the premise that each is a unique religious community with a unique commitment. We have dis- tinctive beliefs, distinctive his- tories, distinctive views of the THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE: It is generally believed that the chances are good for the passing in Congress of the pending immigra- tion bill which provides for the elimination of the discriminatory na- tional origins quota . However, it is also recognized that the opposi- tion against this bill is strong in the grass roots and in Congress, where the composition of the Senate Immigration Committee remains un- changed . . . Civic groups, Jewish and non-Jewish, are therefore being alerted now to the fact that, without their vigorous support in the coming weeks, victory is far from certain . . . The bill, which President Johnson submitted with his immigration message to Congress, has the backing of many groups who favor immigration reform . . . There are others who fear a change in the immigration policy, based on mis- information and it is considered important now more than ever that Hebrew Corner interested groups counter these fears with facts . . . It is especially important that they intensify their efforts now — in cooperation with other groups in the local communities — to win grass roots support, through joint conferences and other meetings . . . All can be helpful The grandfather of Job Rabeinu was by writing to their Senators and Congressmen, especially those serving the chief rabbi of the city of Ispahan on the Immigration Committees, urging them to support moves to in Persia. But the grandson Job, a dealer report the bill out of these committees with recommendation for in antique works of art, had become estranged from Judaism. He married a enactment. French Christian woman, and their chil- Job Rabeinu Back in Jewish Fold JEWISH POETRY: Students of Yiddish literature — and the o number of Yiddish chairs in American universities is growing with every year — will be greatly impressed with a book on American Yid- dish poets just published . . . The author of this 500-page volume, entitled "Dichter un Dichtung" ("Poets and Poetry,") is Avrohom B. Habachnick, noted essayist and literary critic, who is himself one of the pillars of modern Yiddish poetry . . . Reading Tabachnick's critical and analytical essays on the Yiddish poets in the United States of the last 50 years, one gains a picture of the rich and masterful Jewish poetry created in this country only a generation ago . Whether the sensitive classic Mani Leib or the stormy M. L. Halpern, the poet of the sweat shop Morris Rosenfeld or the great esthete, Yehoash, the gifted A. Lyesin or the lyrical Joseph Rolnik, the saintly H. Leivik or the playful Moshe Nadir — each of them stands out like a giant in Mr. Tabachnick's book ... And so do about a dozen of other Jewish poets, some of them still alive, like Itzik Manger, Chaim Grade, Meir Shticker .. . All of which testifies to the fact that Yiddish poetry of our days has gained for itself a highly respected place in the world's modern poetry, although few of the works of our modern Yiddish poets have been translated into other languages . . . In his essays on the Yiddish poets, Tabachnick reveals himself as a serious and solid literary critic and as a great master in sensing delicate nuances in poetry .. . His book is a fine contribution to Jewish literary criticism, and his deep insight into the works which he analyzes puts him, in my opinion, next to the late Sh. Niger, who was considered the greatest Jewish literary critic of all times . . . Incidentally, Tabachnick is one of the Yiddish editors of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 48 Friday, April 9, 1965 — THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS dren were educated in a spirit com- pletely foreign to Jewishness. He heard about the State of Israel, but without any special emotion. When approached with the request to join the Zionist Movement, he said, "It's enough that I read about Israel in the press." About a year and a half ago, Job Rabeinu came to Israel in connection with business affairs, but before the end of his visit he discovered that he had a connection with the ancient people unto whom he had been born. In Jerusalem he met the chairman of the Bezalel Museum, who proposed that he build a Pavilion of Persian art in the National Museum. Rabeinu hap- pily agred to do so. He returned to his home in Paris and began to assemble pieces of Persian art from his rich collections in Paris, Ge- neva and New York. Job Rabeinu is one of the greatest authorities in the world on Persian.art, and he had estab- lished Pavilions for Persian art in im- portant museums throughout the world. The Pavilion of Persian Art in Jerusa- lem will contain specimens of Persian Art of all periods, beginning with simple stone objects from the Palaeolithic Era to a silver door and an inscription eighteen meters long from the Mos- lem Era. Anyone seeking something Jewish among the objects of Persian art will find jars from the period of King Cyprus, who was connected with the First Re- turn to Israel in 583 B.C. There will also be Hebrew inscriptions from the Arabic period, and more and more. Recently 12 airplanes arrived at Lod Airport, carrying in their holds heavy cases of Persian art objects valued at $2,000,000. Next summer, so all hope, the general public will be able to view the wonders of Persian art. (Translation of Hebrew column pub- lished by the Brit Ivrit Olamit, Jerusa- lem.) world of the spirit and distinctive hopes for the future, which pre- suppose spiritual independence. We deem it most improper to ad- vise the leaders of another faith concerning their theological views. We are equally determined to re- main loyal and committed to the faith of Israel." Another finding showed that public school graduates revealed more than anti-Jewish feeling than graduates of Catholic parochial schools. With regard to specific questions in the survey, 677 of the respon- dents said they do not avoid the company of Jews, 26 said they do, and 16 did not reply to the ques- N.J. Catholic Paper tion. In reply to another question, 561 said they did not prefer non- Reports 'Minimal' Jewish neighbors, 120 said they Anti-Jewish Bias did, and 33 gave no answer. CAMDEN, N. J. (JTA) — A poll Eighty-three per cent of the re- on anti-Semitism among the read- spondents said that they had nrr ers of the Catholic Star Herald, a distrust of Jews. weekly published here by the Cam- den Roman Catholic Diocese, has Quebec Withdraws Text found only a "minimal" residue of anti-Jewish prejudice, the paper Found Offensive to Jews reported. QUEBEC CITY (JTA)—Gilles Based on 719 replies to ques- Bergerson, assistant• deputy minis- tionnaires sent to 3,000 of the Star ter of education of the Province Herald's subscribers, the survey of Quebec, gave assurances here showed that nearly 90 per cent of that a third-grade reader, which the respondents would vote for a had been used in French-language Jew as president of the United schools here and which depicted a States if he were nominated by the Jewish father throwing his son in political party to which they an oven for attending a Roman usually adhere, and about the same Catholic church, would not be used percentage approved of the Ecu- next year. menical Council statement exon- The official's statement follow- erating Jews from any guilt in the ed a complaint about the book by death of Jesus. 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