16—Friday, November 24, 1967 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Eisendrath Demands Bypassed as Reform Parley OKs Mild Resolution on Role in Vietnam MONTREAL (JTA)—The 49th biennial assembly of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the congregational body of Reform Judaism, closed here Nov. 16, after adopting a series of resolutions on foreign, domestic and congrega- tional matters and referring others to its board of trustees for action. The 3,000 delegates approved a mild resolution on the American participation in the Vietnam war in which they urged "an early ini- tiative" to halt the bombing of North Vietnam and called on the government of North Vietnam "to respond favorably "on United States initiatives for negotiations to end the war." The resolution also said that the delegates "deplored" the "ugly campaign of calumny and vilifica- tion that seeks to place major re- sponsibility on the United States for the war in Vietnam" and that "equally do we reject the counsel of those calling for intensified military engagement." The resolution contrasted with the repeated demands by the UAIIC president, Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath, that the United States get out of Vietnam imme- diately. In his opening address to the convention, Rabbi Eisen. drath called the war "a bloody carnage" and "a deep burn in the American soul." The delegates apparently also differed with Rabbi Eisendrath on his call for a resolution which would urge a law to accord con- scientious objector rights to those who oppose only "a particular war," meaning the Vietnam con- flict. After a heated floor debate, the delegates rejected a resolution calling for "selective conscientious objection" by prospective draftees for the Vietnam war. The dele- gates approved a proposal calling for expansion of opportunities for non-combat military and non- military service for all conscien- tious objectors, calling for "utmost care" in preventing the use of the Selective Service law "as punish- ment" against opponents of the war. Another resolution urged the 680 affiliated Reform congregations in the United States and Canada "to institute continuing special adult education courses in basic Judaism which will prepare laymen for in- terreligious dialogue, to introduce courses in comparative religion by which to better understand the dif- ferences in theology and history which distinguish Judaism from other religions, and to initiate con- tinuing, on - going interreligious adult education programs." Ex-Kennedy Aide Sees Pressure to Appease Arabs (Direct 7TA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) WASHINGTON — Pressures for appeasement of the Arabs are emerging in the government, Myer Feldman, former counsel to Presi- dents Kennedy and Johnson, told the Washington Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Monday. Feldman said that elements were urging support for the Arabs on grounds that the United States must prevent polarization of the situation, that the United States was too pro-Israel to win the Arab "moderates" and that the Arabs and their votes at the United Na- Rabbi Donin Heads Detroit Board of License, Teacher Certification Body At the first general meeting for the school year, the Detroit Board of License elected Rabbi Hayim Donin of Cong. Bnai David as chairman; Rabbi.,Benjamin Gorre- lick of Beth Aaron and Harvey Weisberg of Shaarey Zedek, vice chairmen; and Sidney Selig, Beth Shalom, recording secretary. Prague Admits Anniversary Halt VIENNA (JTA) — The Czecho- slovakian government, which up to now has insisted that it had no official role in the planned cele- bration of the 1,000th anniversary of the Jewish community in Czecho- slovakia, has admitted for the first time that it did indeed withdraw official sanction from the obser- vance, which was canceled abruptly following the Arab-Israel war last June. It was reported here that Czech security police secretly warned Jewish community leaders not to go ahead with the celebration with- out official approval. The Czech admission was made by Education Minister Jiri Hajek, who told a Western Jewish jour- nalist in an exclusive interview that the celebrations were canceled because representatives of the Czech Jewish community "made demands that the state was not prepared to grant" and asked for financial subsidies "over and above those granted to religious minor- ities within normal cultural sub- sidies." One of the alleged demands, ac- cording to Hajek, was made by Chief Rabbi Richard Feder "who wanted to invite large Jewish dele- Israel Youth Council gations from all over the world, Appeals to Russian including countries with which we maintain no diplomatic relations." Kin on Jews' Behalf The latter reference apparently (Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News) included Israel, with which Czecho- TEL AVIV — The Israel Youth slovakia severed diplomatic rela- Council for Russian Jewry ad- tions during the Six-Day War. dressed an appeal to the youth of Soviet Russia Monday night to speak out on behalf of Soviet Jews Religious Practices so that they may either leave Rus- Being Abandoned by sia or enjoy the same national znd cultural rights accorded other Most Dutch Jews (Direct JTA Teletype Wire national minorities in the USSR. to The Jewish News) The youth council, at a rally here, AMSTERDAM — A majority of said in its call to young Russians: the Jews in Amsterdam have vir- "Raise your voice so that your mas- tually given up all religious prac- ter can hear you. Tell them to let tices and never attend a synagogue my people go. although they apparently continue "My people sits among you but to identify themselves as Jews and they are part and parcel of us. Will believe that anti-Semitism exists you help them unite with us?" in Holland. These facts were brought out in a study by Dr. Salomon Wynberg, who is prepar- Radomer to Meet Radomer Aid and Ladies Society ing a sociological thesis for the will hold a special meeting 8:30 State University of Utrecht. p.m. Tuesday at the Workmen's Amsterdam, the Netherlands' Circle Center to discuss the annual largest city, had a jewish popula- Ha nu ka party. tion after World War H of 12,600 compared to 100,000 Jews prior to Nei 1940. Dr. Wynberg interviewed IT' The unexpected offer of little i 210 Jews over the age of 18 and , found that only 36 per cent could • feet can mean trouble I read Hebrew; only 1 per cent at- I tended daily services at Orthodox Call TE 3-3697 I or Liberal synagogues, 25 per cent I I attended synagogues only on the A -OK I High Holy Days, and 74 per cent I PEST CONTROL SERVICE, Inc. 1 never attend. According to Dr. Wynberg's I Guaranteed control of MICE, survey. 54 per cent of Amsterdam Roaches, Spiders, Mites and I ▪ do not believe in God, and Jews • Ants. 76 per cent do not accept the con- Evenings, Call 357-4641 cept of Israel as the "Chosen People." The board of license, organized in 1965, establishes minimum stan- dards for teacher certification. In addition, the standards and exami- nations committee appointed by the board processes and recommends temporary or permanent teaching licenses- in accordance with appli- cants' qualifications. Another function of the commit- tee is to outline a course of study for applicants who do not meet the necessary requirements and must make up deficiencies. These courses may be taken at the Midrasha or any other recognized institution of higher Jewish learning. The Detroit Board of License, representing a broad cross sec- tion of the Hebrew and Jewish schools in the Detroit metropoli- tan area, consists of rabbis, di- rectors of religious schools, prin- cipals and lay people. The parti- cipating institutions include United Hebrew Schools, Bnai David, Beth Shalom, Shaarey Zedek, Beth Abraham, Hayim Greenberg School, Combined Jew- ish Schools, Hillel Day School and Akiva Hebrew Day School. Members of the board are: Rabbis Aaron Brander, Leonard Cahan, Hayim Donin, Benjamin Gorrelick, James Gordon, Irwin Groner, Israel Halpern, Mordecai Halpern, David Jesse], Moses Lehr- man, Simon Murciano, Manfred Pick, A. Irving Schipper, Jacob Segal and Martin Tatelbaum; Messrs. Meyer Berman, Albert Elazar, Louis LaMed, Morris No- bel, Sidney Selig, Wolf Snyder, Marshall Wallace, Harvey L. Weis- berg, Emil Wolok; and Drs. Sam- uel Krohn, Irving Panush, Joshua Weinstein, Naphtali Wiesner and Benjamin L. Yapko. A total of 123 teachers have ap- plied so far for licenses from the board. Forty-seven permanent and 28 temporary licenses have been granted. Romney Includes Israel and Jordan in Overseas Tour In the course of his announce- ment of his candidacy for the Presidency on the Republican ticket, Governor George Romney stated that he will include Israel and Jordan in his itinerary on his planned overseas trip. tions were more important to the United States than was Israel. He stressed that "American policy in the Middle East cannot be based upon the political op- portunism of an accommodation to Arab pressure to obtain Arab support at the United Nations. Nor can it be based upon a belief that Israel will always be strong enough to defend itself against the overwhelming men and mate- rial posted along its borders. Nor should American policy use the Middle East as a pawn in the power game in Asia." He said the administration should prove to the Russians the futility of arming the Arabs by sending balancing arms to Israel. Similarities with the Vietnam situation were pointed out by Feld- man. He said the Arabs, like Hanoi, refuse to negotiate. He noted re- ports that over 25,000 Russians, in various military categories, were in Algeria, Egypt, Syria and Ye- men. He compared this with the 17,000 Americans in Vietnam at the time the Johnson administra- tion took office. The dinner was also addressed by Dr. Aharon Katchalsky-Katzir head of the department of polymer research, at the Weizmann Insti- tute. He outlined new approaches to science and technology to meet growing worldwide human needs. 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