Shaarey Zedek Teachers Strike Averted (Continued from Page 1) token it also was indicated prior the vote was 3-to-1 against the to Sunday's session that a Din following resolution: Tora would thenceforth be impos- "We, the undersigned, move that sible because the dismissed teach- the board of trustees of Congrega- ers were "prejudged." An effort by its sponsors to tion Shaarey Zedek be instructed to reinstate the two discharged distribute among the members the teachers to their teaching positions proposed above resolution was without delay and without any rejected. Also rejected at the prior conditions, reserving to the meeting was the suggestion that synagogue the right to pursue any the matter be resolved by resort prudent investigation that it deems to the congregation's Code of Personal Practices. Apparently necessary thereafter. "Furthermore, it is moved that that code was not generally known the membership of Cong. and after the meeting Louis Shaarey Zedek instructs the board Panush, who had resigned from to continue negotiating in good the Shaarey Zedek educational faith with the teachers organiza- committee in protest against -ac- tion, recognizing that while exces- tion that involved his brother sive and unreasonable demands, if and Golany, produced a copy of presented, must not be granted, it the code which was approved by is nevertheless in the interest of the personnel sub-committee of Jewish survival to have a Jewish the comittee on education, March teaching profession that is well 18, 1957, and in its final form paid and highly regarded because adopted June 26, 1957, states: "Procedures of Dismissal: of its professional achievements. b. A formal notice documenting the "It is further resolved that the existence of grounds for dismissal be submitted to the teacher in- membership of Shaarey Zedek shall volved, to the Rabbi and to the Chair- man of the Committee on Education. calls upon the Hebrew Teachers c. At the earliest possible time and Association of Shaarey Zedek to certainly within one month from date consider such reinstatement as an of notice, a hearing shall be con- ducted . . . The teacher involved shall act in good faith, and that if neces- be invited to attend the hearing. d. Until final disposition, his role sary their strike date be postponed a teacher and benefits as a teacher for two weeks, to allow thorough as shall not be in any fashion suspended, and orderly negotiations, so that or teacher penalized in any way, except there is cause for moral turpi- all issues in conflict might be re- where tude." solved with due consideration." During the preceding week, Educators Back Plea principals of local Jewish schools There were 51 signatures ap- added their protest against the pended to this resolution — most dismissal of the two teachers to of them parents of children attend- the protests of the teachers all of ing the Shaarey Zedek school — Detroit's Jewish schools. and among the signers were three prominent educators — Ben Chin- Berry Issues Explanatory itz, Louis Panush and Bertrand Report to SZ Membership Sandweiss, principals, respectively. After Sunday's successful meet- of Cooley, Western and Mumford ing of teachers and synagogue rep- High Schools. resentatives, President Berry is Moving the adoption of the sued an explanatory statement in resolution was Dr. Reuven Bar- which he expressed thanks for the Levay. It was seconded by Wil- confidence that was shown by liam Schumer. a member of the members in the "'judgment and Southfield Board of Education. action" of the officers and empha- There were speeches for and sized that "the answer to any con- against the resolution and the gen- flict is Shalom—peace." He there- eral impression was that President upon informed his, members that Berry, who on Sunday was instru- "we presented the following pro- mental in reaching accord with posal to the Hebrew Teachers As- the teachers, was fair in handling sociation's representatives, who in the issue as the presiding officer good faith reviewed the proposal, and had made every effort to reach initiated some slight changes, but accepted the following statement an amicable decision. A statement in behalf of one regarding the reinstatement of the group of members, read by Mrs. two dismissed teachers: "1. Dr. Joshua Weinstein and George Lerner, branded the dis- Mr. Harvey Weisberg, Chairman of missal of the teachers as unfair. Berry made it known at the the Education Committee agreed to meeting that he had reached an reinstate the two dismissed teach- agreement, at a long all-night ses- ers immediately and to rescind the sion preceding the congregational telegram of dismissal. Back salary meeting, with Panush, for Panush to the two teachers will be paid and Golany to be restored to the from the date of their discharge. "2. Both sides have agreed that payroll but not to their classes, pending action on the whole mat- ter by a Bet Din. But it became _ British Deputies Rap known that on the afternoon of the congregational meeting the Sha- Acquittals of Nazis arey Zedek Teachers Association's LONDON (JTA) — The Board executive committee unanimously rejected such an agreement as, to of Deputies of British Jews Mon- quote one of the teachers, "in- day deplored the recent acquittal human and un-Jewish." By this by an Austrian court of Franz Novak, an aide of Adolf Eichmann, in carrying out the annihilation of hundreds of thousands of Jews. In a strongly-worded resolution, the board called on the Austrian OF authorities to take immediate 100% IMPORTED WOOL steps to ensure that "those re- sponsible for atrocious crimes under the Nazis should be brought to retribution," and to prevent the spread of neo-Nazism. The resolution said that the re- With Mouton Collar cent acquittals of Novak and . . full pile lining. Newest of others involved in Nazi mass mur- double breasted models. Nation- ders "appear to reflect a disturb- ally sold at $65.00. ing indifference in Austria to crimes against humanity and acts $3950 of genocide." Dr. Weinstein has complete au- thority with regard to all teachers and the operation of the school. It was also indicated and assur- ances have been given by the dis- missed teachers, that they will co- operate wholeheartely with Dr. Weinstein. Similar assurances have been given by Dr. Weinstein. "3. Pending the signing of a formal contract between the Syn- agogue and the Association, in the event any disputes arise with re- spect to Dr. Weinstein's authority, said issue or issues shall be re- ferred to either the president or the vice president of the Syna- gogue or the Synagogue Negoti- ating Committee. In the event that no settlement can be reached in any such dispute, both sides agree to proceed and be bound by the decision of a Din Tora. "4. The Hebrew Teachers Asso- ciation have agreed to withdraw their Notice of Intent to Strike on Oct. 23, 1966 with the understand- ing that bargaining between the two groups of representatives will continue on the basis of at least two meetings per week until a satisfactory contract is completed. "5. The Hebrew Teachers Asso- ciation has also agreed to with- draw their Complaint of Unfair Labor Practices in connection with the dismissal of the two teachers." "We are hopeful that the diffi- culties we have been confronted with the past several months are behind us and that Shaarey Zedek, being the great congregation it has proven itself to be these past 105 years, will, with the interest, dedi- cation and commitment of our membership, overcome all adversi- ties and grow from strength to strength." ... SUBURBAN COATS CUM-N-GET-M, HARRY THOMAS Fine Clothes for Over 30 Years 15200 W. 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