12—Friday, November 29, 1968
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Bishops' Secretariat Urges Catholics
to Take Initiative in Promoting Amity
Weizmann Institute Professor Is Predicting
Magnetic Tools for Brain, Heart Surgery
REHOVOT—As a result of the
NEW YORK (JTA)—The Secre- people in the U.S." and said, "We recently established links between
tariat for Catholic-Jewish relations, are increasingly apprehensive that magnetism and medicine, delicate
an organization formed by Roman this alienation has recently emerg- operations in the brain and heart,
Catholic bishops in America last ed in the form of antagonism replacing in certain cases, conven-
year, has urged Catholics to take against Jews. We are fully aware tional, but risky, forms of surgery,
the initiative in promoting Catholic- of the leadership and the devotion
Jews have given to the civil rights
Jewish understanding.
In a statement issued on the third movement, and we are painfully
anniversary of the Vatican Coun- aware of the injustices inflicted
cil's Declaration on the Jews, the through white racism upon black
secretariat noted that "while Cath- people. Unless all Americans ack-
PARIS (JTA)—Arab propaganda
olic-Jewish relations were never nowledge the rights and dignity of
ag-
better in our history . . . many every group and individual, black activities have become more
gressive
and widespread in France
Christians and Jews are seriously or white, Christian or Jew, the
indifferent about their mutual re- rights and dignity of no one are in recent weeks since the estab-
lishment of the "Arab-French Soli-
lations" and "the initiative promot- safe."
ing Catholic-Jewish encounters in
Concerning scriptural interpreta- darity Committee," it was reported
general still derives largely from tions, the statement observed, here.
The committee is currently hold-
the Jewish community."
"Many current liturgical readings
The statement, adopted at a can be, for theologically unin- ing a special "Palestine Week"
plenary meeting of the secretariat, structed ears, the source of serious devoted to the plight of Arab refu-
also addressed itself to the Middle misunderstanding of the Jews. We gees and of Arabs in Israel-held
East crisis, estrangement between earnestly entreat Scripture scholars territory. The committee is also
black and white races in the to address themselves to this prob- organizing special friendship soci-
United States, and correct interpre- lem of ancient language usage eties among intellectuals and has
tation by Catholics of Holy Scrip- which has provocative overtones in begun publication of a bimonthly
tures so they would not be sources our times. We urge our clergy, now magazine.
that we have alternative scriptural
of anti-Semitism.
Reports reaching here from Bei-
The meeting was attended by readings, to select readings with rut said that the ousted former
members of the executive commit- an awareness of Jewish sensibili- head of the anti-Zionist American
tee and board of consultors of the ties."
Council for Judaism, Rabbi Elmer
secretariat. Presiding was the Rt.
The statement also urged Cath- Berger, has become a "hero" of
Rev. Msgr. John M. Oesterreicher, olic scholars to "place high on the Arab countries, where he has
director of the Institute of Judaeo- their agenda a complete review been lecturing and addressing pub-
Christian Studies at Seton Hall Uni- of the teachings of the Church with lic meetings.
versity, South Orange, N.J.
respect to Jews and Judaism. We
Rabbi Berger is due in Cairo next
The statement noted that "The must resolve that the grave and week for a series of lectures at the
pace of Catholic-Jewish dialogue multiple troubles in the Church and
invitation of the Arab League, the
was slowed down in the aftermath the world do not distract our atten-
reports said. His speeches de-
of the outbreak of the Arab-Israeli tion from the high priority that
war of June 1967." At that time should be given to Catholic-Jewish nounce Israel and Zionism and
voice
unlimited support for the
many Jewish leaders voiced dis- relations," the secretariat said.
Arab cause.
may that most Christian leaders
"One hopes that such Catholic
and theologians had remained initiative will be accepted by all
silent when Israel's survival seem- segments of the Jewish community
ed at stake.
as motivated exclusively by fra-
The secretariat asserted, "The ternal dispositions. Suspicions of
syndic-ated Real Estate
fundamental issue is that of
insincerity and proselytism stultify
Investments. Phone
Israel's right to exist and de-
fruitful conversations. Cooperation
velop in peace. If this basic issue
demands reciprocity and promotes
Paul E. Himelhoch 546-0462
is settled. the solution of all im-
mutual respect."
portant issues, including that of
refugees, will be greatly facili-
tated. We plead with the Arab
governments to enter sincerely
into negotiations . . . We plead
with Israel government to main-
tain a conciliatory spirit in seek-
ing negotiations and settlements
with the Arabs."
Arab Propaganda
Grows in France
as well as a substitute for X-ray
examination in more routine check-
ups of body functioning elsewhere
in the human system, may be pos-
sible in the future.
This prediction was made by a
scientist who has pioneered in the
field, Dr. Ephraim Frei, a phy-
sicist, head of the electronics de-
partment of the Weizmann Instiute
of Science, in a lecture delivered at
the 14th Annual Conference of
Magnetic Materials, held at the
New York Hilton Hotel.
Dr. Frei reported on a tiny flex-
ible magnetic catheter with a per-
manent tip, called the pod, which
can be threaded through the vas-
cular system and swim fish-like
through the blood stream.
Developed in Dr. Frei's labora-
tory in 1963, and since refined,
the pod magnetic catheter, pro-
pelled from outside the body by
alternating magnetic fields, has
been used experimentally since
1964 in the cardiovascular sys-
tem of animals by one Israeli
medical team associated with
American Jews Lead
Israel Tourism in a
Record Income Year
NEW YORK — The year 1968
will see records set in Israel tour-
ist traffic with an estimated 430,-
000 visitors expected by the end
of the year.
Income earnings from tourism,
exclusive of the earnings of El Al
and Zim, the Israel national car-
riers, will reach approximately
$90,000,000. This will put tourism
in a close race with citrus exports.
the traditional leader.
The statistics were disclosed by
Meir de Shalit, director general of
the Israel Ministry of Tourism,
who is currently on a planning
visit to North America. During his
stay, de Shalit attended the open-
ing of a new Israel government
Tourist Office in Boston. The new
office, which covers New England,
is the sixth on the North American
continent. The other Israel Govern-
ment Tourist offices are in Los
Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Mon-
treal and New York.
In an interview, de Shalit
noted that "The great sense of
identity with Israel which swept
North American Jewry during
the trying days of May-June,
1967 was quickly turned into an
interest in seeing the country
itself," he said.
"By the time October-November
1967 came around, the trickle had
turned into a torrent. That inter-
est has continued unabated to this
day. I should add that prospects
for next year are just as good."
Approximately 180,000 Ameri-
cans will have visited Israel by
the, end. of .1968.
Hospital. Most recently it has
been used, by Dr. Sadek Hi llel,
on a patient in the United States
suffering from a brain lesion.
The Weizmann Institute research.
er also discussed the possibility of
using magnetic materials, guided
by remote control, to make meas-
urements inside the human body.
Since modern magnetometers are
now so sensitive, said Dr. Frei,
physicians can measure the elec-
trical activity of the heart by
measuring magnetic fields,
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The secretariat expressed alarm
at "the ever widening estrange-
ment between black and white
Dr. Frei, and in the cerebral vas-
cular system of animals by an.
other local group, headed by Dr.
H. M. Ashkenazy of Beilinson
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