Worst Public Education Threat in Century Seen by AJCongress
NEW YORK (JTA)—The Ameri-
can Jewish Congress warned Sod-
day that the nation faces "the
strongest attack mounted in this
century against the principle of
public education" in the efforts to
end the ban on state support of sec-
tarian schools in New York, and
similar efforts in other states.
The warning was issued by How-
ard M. Squadron, vice president of
the AJC, in a report to the organi-
zation's national governing council
meeting here. He cited a national
survey undertaken by the AJC's
Commission on Law and Social Ac-
tion as evidence that "determined
and well-organized efforts are be-
ing made in state after state to
seek appropriations for parochial
schools through statute and consti-
tutional amendment."
He noted at the same time that
opponents of such aid are actively
fighting these programs in the
courts. A total of 16 cases chal-
lenging the expenditure of federal
and state funds for church-connect-
ed schools is now pending, accord-
ing to the survey
In addition to the campaign in
New York. which succeeded in hav-
ing repeal of the ban on public
s u p p o r t for church-connected
schools incorporated into the pro-
posed new state constitution, Squad-
ron reported that similar proposals
have been introduced at constitu-
tional conventions now sitting in
Florida and Maryland. In New
Hampshire, the legislature adopted
a statute (since invalidated by the
Supreme Court) alloting a share of
the state sweepstakes to finance
the operation of parochial and
and other non-public schools.
In Ohio, the legislature passed
a bill authorizing the use of public
funds to pay for equipment and
services at church and non-public
schools. In Pennsylvania, a bill be-
fore the legislature would give non-
public from a share of the pro-
ceeds from the state cigarette tax
to pay, for instructions in secular
subjects.
The Jewish Labor Committee
in New York said it was opposed
to the projected New York state
constitution and urged its defeat
in the Nov. 7 referendum, largely
on the issue of the projected
repeal in the document of the,
constitutional ban on state funds
to religious schools.
The New York Department of
the Jewish War Veterans of the
USA also went on record as op-
posing adoption of the constitution
because it eliminates the Blaine
Amendment, the prohibition against
the use of public funds for paro-
chial schools.
The state convention of the Na-
tional Association for the Advance-
,
.
'
ment of Colored People also called feller who suports the draft, May-
for defeat of the constitution. The or Lindsay said: "The value of a
convention resolution pointed out strong system of public education
that repeal of the ban on state aid in our society is not open to dis-
to public schools would "eventual- pute. Any constitutional provision
ly lead to the destruction of the which permits the diversion of
public school system and negate public funds to private schools
the accomplishments of civil rights poses a serious threat tothe al-
organizations in achieving equality ready herd-pressed public school
system. Knowing full well the
education."
Meanwhile, Republican state sen- crushing financial burden under
ators, apparently convinced that which our public school system
the proposed constitution will be now operates, I must include the
defeated in the Nov. 7 referendum, repeal of the so-called 'Blaine
are preparing to introduce portions Amendment' among my criticisms
of the document as amendments to of the new state constitution."
the old constitution, including re- In Philadelphia, the Board of
peal of the Blaine Amendment Rabbis, the Jewish Community Re-
which would open the way to state lations Councils of Greater Phila-
delphia and the Jewish Community
aid for religious schools.
The negative assessment of the Relations Conference have gone on
new charter's chances by its pro- record as firmly opposed to House
ponents here followed the announ- Bill 1136—the Mullen Bill—now
cement by Mayor Lindsay of New before the Pennsylvania Legisla-
York that he will vote "No" on ture, which would bypass consti-
Nov. 7. Mayor Lindsay attacked tutional prohibitions against public
the draft constitution as one "that aid to sectarian schools.
would memorialize mediocrity in
New York." He assailed the con-
stitutional convention for, among
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the present constitutional ban on
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LONDON (JTA) — Dr. Israel
Goldstein, chairman of Keren
Hayesod. fund-raising arm of the
World Zionist Organization, told an
audience here that the greatest
challenge facing the Zionist move-
ment today is to reorient Jewish
youth towards Israel. He urged
that Zionists take advantage of the
current psychological climate in
world Jewry to do so.
Dr. Goldstein, an American who
is now a resident of Israel, spoke
at a meeting of leaders of the Joint
Palestine Appeal. He said it was
the job of the Zionist movement to
convince idealistic youth that with-
in Israel lay not only the "sum-
mum bonum of Jewish fulfillment"
but also participation in one of the
most constructive acts of living in
the world today. Ile said that the
kind of young Jews who were par-
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brew language and culture were
being propagated in the United
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schools are not enough. "We
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organization of Zionism rather
than its content," he declared.
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