Boston American Le gion Post
Withdraws Award to Rabbi
for Role in Washington March
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BOSTON (JTA) — Protests con-
tinued to mount this week over
the action of a Boston American
Legion post in withdrawing a Good
Government award to a Boston
rabbi because he was a sponsor of
the Nov. 27 march in Washington
protesting United States involve-
ment in the Vietnam war.
The Crosscup-Pishon Legion post
originally had planned to present
the award to Rabbi Roland B. Git-
telsohn, former national chaplain
of the Jewish War Veterans of
America; Richard Cardinal Cush-
ing, archbishop of Boston; and
Bishop Phelps Stokes Jr., of the
Episcopal Diocese of Massachu-
setts. The awards were scheduled
for presentation at a banquet on
Jan. 28.
When the post's withdrawal of
the award to Rabbi Gittelsohn be-
came known, Bishop Stokes not-
ified the post he would not accept
it. However, Cardinal Cushing said
he would accept the honor, declar-
ing that the dispute was an Amer-
ican Legion affair and "has not-
hing to do with me."
William Curran, post com-
mander, said that he believed
the rabbi "has a right to do what
he wants. This is just a matter
of policy. We are supporting the
national policy of the American
Legion, which has supported our
United States national policy."
Rabbi Gittelsohn, who said he
did not take part in the march,
although he was a sponsor, because
it was staged on the Jewish Sab-
bath, criticized the post's action.
He said: "The claim that patriot-
ism at all times demands an un-
critical acceptance of government
policy is a characteristic of dicta-
torship, not democracy."
He declared that he had spoken
against United States policy in
Vietnam as "an individual, a mem-
ber of the Jewish community, and
a spiritual leader."
A group of Catholic, Protestant
and Jewish clergymen issued a
statement here criticizing the post's
action. The statement said that "no
organization, government or pri-
vate citizen has the right to subject
anyone to its own litmus paper
test of what Americans should
think. Even high spokesmen of the
government have recognized the
right of dissension for private in-
dividuals and groups. This right
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Tashkent in the Soviet Union under
the age of 30 have been banned
from frequenting the local syna-
gogue on an order from the
Tashkent Department of Religions,
reliable tourists who recently
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The tourists said that the report
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Rabbi Moses Lehrman will de-
liver a special lecture on "The
Bible as It Appears and as It Is"
at Bnai Moshe Synagogue 9 p.m.
Tuesday.
Dr. David Blum, director of the
Bnai Moshe Adult School, states
that in the concluding portion of
his lecture, Rabbi Lehrman will
pose questions on the Bible and
its relevancy in the Space Age.
The public is invited.
Young Marrieds Invited
The first membership meeting
of the Young Marrieds of Bnai
Moshe will be open to all young
married couples 8 p.m. Tuesday
at the synagogue. A film from the
television program, "Men in Crisis,"
wil lbe shown, and a social hour
will follow.
MAZEL TOV
to
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Rottenberg
and to
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Rottenberg
on behalf of the
Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Metropolitan
Detroit and Merkaz
"We extend heartiest Mazel Tov and congratulations and best
wishes to you on your son and grandson, Stuart's, Bar Mitzvah.
May you Always derive much joy, nachas and great pride from
him.
Imbued with sacred heritage and tradition of our people; in-
spired by the exemplary life of his dear grandfather, Mr. Julius
Rottenberg, our dear friend whose noble deeds and generous con-
tributions to Torah and everything sacred to us are known to all.
May he grow up to become a true and devoted son of Torah."
Rabbi Leizer Levin, President
Rabbi Chaskel Grubner, Executive Director
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totalitarian government prohibits
such dissension."
The statement added that it was
"reprehensible" for the Legion
post to seek "to cast a shadow on
the loyalty and integrity of a
distinguished rabbi. Such action
violates the spirit of free inquiry
which undergirds America."
Rabbi Gittelsohn, 55, is spiritual
leader of Temple Israel of Boston
and a leader in national Reform
Judaism. He served as a Navy
chaplain with the Marines during
World War. II. Appointed by Presi-
dent Harry S. Truman to the Civil
Rights Commission in 1947, he re-
ceived a Freedom Foundation
Award in 1952.
Rabbi Lehrman to Take
Look at Bible in Lecture
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