THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS ^2—Friday, May 16, 1969 I Socia I Club Bars Keeping Jews Out of Executive Suite' NEW YORK—Jews are seriously hampered in their climb up the executive ladder because they often cannot acquire the kind of membership that is me club soc ial lb virtually a necessity necessity in the world . American of big business, JIl ROME (JTA)—A Catholic univ- I Jewish Committee reported in making public the findings of a ersity teacher who had publicly denounced a Palm Sunday church seven-year study. The conclusions of a 450-page sermon last year which sought to justify the charge of deicide against report, The Social Milieu as a Force in Executive Promotion•" by the Jews has received a two-month -Dr. Reed M. Powell, dean of Ohio suspended prison sentence. The previous acquittal of Fabri- State University's school of busi- ness, were disclosed at the opening zio Fabrini on charges of disrupt- session of the Committee's 63rd ing a church service and insulting a priest was reversed on the ap- peal of Rome District Attorney Dr. through Sunday at the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria. Alberto Antonucci. The report is based on inter- Fabrini, 30, who teaches law at the University of Florence, has views with 825 upper and middle- been sentenced once before as a level West Coast corporate execu- tives, and on discussions with com- conscientious objector. munity and business leaders be- The case stirred considerable longing to major social clubs in interest here since the district at- Los Angeles and San Francisco. torney originally supported his Among religious as distinct demand for reversal with a legal from racial activities, Judaism brief purporting to show that the "stands alone as a major nega- Jews were punished through the tive factor in the lives of Amer- ages because they violated God's ican business executives," Dr. commandments. Powell asserts. In fact, he adds, At the court hearing, however, it constitutes an "almost insur- he limited himself to arguments re- i mountable barrier" to significant lating to the charges against Fab- promotion because the dominant rini. ' group "naturally turns to the _tahan Teacher 'Guilty" of Attack Deicide Sermon The district attorney was chastised by a Roman Catholic cardinal for advancing, in his original legal brief, religious arguments that contradicted "in letter and spirit" the Vatican Council's Declaration on the Jews. of THE ESTHER BERMAN BRANCH OF THE UNITED HEBREW SCHOOLS 18977 Schaefer Highway announces Plans are being made for the coming school year 1969-1970 at Esther Berman Please enroll your child by calling: ranks of those they know." Membership in businessmen's clubs, golf, country and athletic clubs has value far beyond mere sociability. Dr. Powell's research confirmed. These clubs, he says. are "valuable centers where views are presented, ideas are modified and new ideas emerge." The im- portance of such surroundings can- not be exaggerated, he says, point- ing out that even major business transactions are informally han- Esther Berman Branch — DI 1-3407 Mr. Joe Corey, President VE 6-1270 Mrs. Isadore Stein, Vice-President DI 1-3238 eVeN DaD WONT minD 8HoPPIng 0-121 - Ham Ctete s l plenty of Elbow Roon9 CHICAGO BRAND MIDGET BOLOGNA Lb. 994 Lb. 99 Lb. 994 He was acquitted by a judge who declared that Father Trioni's sermon could easily have been viewed as an attempt to legiti- matize acts of anti-Semitism from the massacres of Jews in the Middle Ages to the Nazi slaughters of modern times. The judge pointed out that the charge of deicide directly contra- dicted a Vatican Council declara- tion absolving the Jewish people of all guilt for the crucifixion and de- clared that it deviated so far from human ethics and the Church's commands, that a public outburst against it was not -unjustified. HEINZ KETCHUP 14-0z. 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He said it was "absurd and grotesque" to read a judicial writ that misquoted and misused Biblical passages for the express ' purpose of contradicting the "letter and the spirit" of the Declaration on the Jews. The letter was offered in Fabrini's defense but he de- clined to have it used in court. Fabrini had shouted "buffoon" I at the priest, Rev. Riziero Trioni and accused him of voicing racial, Nazi concepts during the sermon. CHICAGO BRAND MIDGET SALAMI Father Trioni subsequently had a reconciliation with his parishioner CHICAGO BRAND PARTY SALAMI and considered the matter closed. But his rector brought charges against Fabrini. ANTWERP (JTA) — The Euro- pean Executive of the World Jew- ish Congress condemned the Soviet Union for its anti-Zionist propa- ganda campaign which it said had overtones of anti-Semitism that created a "climate of hostility" for the Jews in the Soviet Union. Winding up its session, the execu- tive also protested the failure of the Soviet Government to remove the disabilities suffered by Jewish citizens who are not given the same oportunities to develop their religious and cultural rights that other national minorities enjoy. The resolution also urged that So- viet Jews be given the right to leave the Soviet Unix/ if they so desired." - ' ' v7HEN Y011 he does not belong to the club. Habit or lack of clear policy can produce this vicious circle even when those able to offer promotion are not personally prejudiced. big business is caught up in a vicious circle, Dr. Powell discov- ered. lie is barred from social clubs because of prejudice, then foreclosed from promotion because OPEN WEEKDAYS 9 am to 10 pm OPEN SUNDAYS 9 am to 5 pm