AJCommittee to Fight Oberammergau
With Decade-Long Educational_Program

NEW YORK — The American
Jewish Committee announced it'
will embark on a systematic. de-
cade-long educational program to
counteract the anti-Semitic effects
of the Oberammergau Passion
Play.
Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum. na-
tional director of AJC's inter-
religious affairs department. made
the announcement in connection
with the publication of the findings
of AJC's line-by-line comparison of
the 1960 and 1970 versions of the
text of the play.
This analysis revealed that, de
spite some minor changes. the
Obera mmergau Passion Play re-

mains ''fundamentally hostile to '
Jews and Judaism."
Copies of the study were distri-
buted last spring to thousands of
scholars, clergymen and travel
agencies in the United States, Can-
ada and Europe. Since that time.
Rabbi Tanenbaum declared, thou-;
sands of tourists have bypassed
the play. He cited, among others. a
Catholic priest in Cleveland who is
conducting a tour of Europe this
summer and who has canceled his
group's reservations at Oberam-
mergau and is taking them to visit
Dachau instead.
The study, now in booklet form
and titled. "Oberammergau, 1960
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and 1970: a Study in Religious
Anti-Semitism," is available from
the American Jewish Committee.
Rabbi Tanenbaum also report-
ed that the German airline, Luft-
hansa, has discontinued advertis-
ing the Oberammergau Passion
Play as a tourist attraction, and
that a number of priests, minis-
ters and Christian educators
who lead overseas tours of
Europe have declined to attend
the 1970 play.
A professor of biblical studies at
Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory,
N.C., sent a copy of the original
AJC critique to 70 members of
the college choir, who will tour
Europe this summer. He attached
a memorandum entitled "Anti-
Semitism in the 1970 Production of
the Oberammergau Passion Play,"
in which he wrote:
You will bear in mind that, at
the direction of elected leaders of
the delightful country which you
will be visiting, no more than
25 y ea r s ago, 6.000,000 Jews
—brothers of Christ according to
the flesh — were systematically
slaughtered. Remembering this,
you will want to ask yourself
whether passion plays, such as
Oberammergau, and all that was
said and preached about Jews
crucifying Christ and bearing the
guilt of his death upon their heads,
did not contribute toward that
tragedy."
Rabbi Tanenbaum expressed ap-
preciation of a statement by Fr.
Edward H. Flannery, executive
secretary of the Secretariat for
Cataholic-Jewish Relations of the
Roman Catholic Bishops' Commit-
tee for Ecumenical and Inter-
religious Affairs, who criticized
the Oberammergau play.

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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Po lice'
estimated that 50,000 persons
crowded into the square facing the
Western Wall Monday night to
usher in Tisha b'Av — the ninth
day of the Hebrew calendar month
of Av — commemorating the de-
struction of the Temple in Jeru-
salem by the Roman General Titus
in 70 CE, exactly 1,900 'years ago.
Synagogues here and in other
cities were filled with worshipers
who heard recital of the Scroll of
La mentations.
Radio and television broadcasts
were limited to news and programs
befitting the solemn nature of the
occasion which the Orthodox hold
to be a day of mourning for the
temple. But only a small minority
of I sr a el is fast. Restaurants
throughout the country were open
far business as usual Monday
morning.
The Orthodox among the wor-
shipers at the wall had not cut
their facial hair for three weeks,
the period of Titus' attack on
this city prior to the destruc-
tion of the Second Temple, which
had been built by Herod.
Modes of dress ranged from
military uniforms to informal
shorts and slacks, with only a few
wearing the black rabbinical robes.
Head coverings were in colors as
well as black. Many of those
attending were youthful—including
a blind man who prayed from a
Braille Bible.
It was noted that no other ob-
servance by any other ethnic or
religious grouping has been main-
tained over so many years. Be-
tween 1948 and 1967 when Jordan
controlled the wall, were there no
gatherings there. (See Commen-
tary. Page 2)

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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

8—Friday, August 14, 1970

Jewish Leaders Included on British Honors List

LONDON (JTA)—The new hon- undersecretary of health and social
ors list, awarded at the request of security: Jennie Lee, former minis-
former Prime Minister Harold Wil- ter of arts: Alice Bacon, former
son, contains the names of several minister of state at the ministry of
Jews. education; and Irene White, former
John Diamond, chief secretary to minister of state at the ministry
the Treasury. who lost his parlia- for Welsh affairs.
mentary seat in the last election,
The most exquisite folly is made
has been appointed a life peer.
A knighthood went to Joseph of wisdom spun too fine.—Benja-
Kagan, a Yorkshire industrialist. min Franklin.
who with his wife survived the
Nazi era in the ghetto of Kovno,
Poland, and came to England
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and a member of Parliament for
many years, and Dr. Joseph
Stone, Wilson's personal physician.
Among the new members of the
House of Lords are several promin-
ent .non-Jewish Anglo-Zionists: An-
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'Struggle for Power' in Israel's Religious Ranks

By MOSHE RON
member besides the minister for
Jewish News Special Israel
welfare, Dr. Josef Burg and the
Correspondent
minister for religious affairs, Dr.
TEL AVIV—Even during the ill- Zerah Warhaftig. It is more or
ness of the late leader of the Na- less certain that Dr. Burg will
tional Religious Party (NRP), become minister of the interior in
Moshe Haim Shapiro, a silent place of the late Haim Moshe Sha-
struggle was going on over his piro. Dr. Itzhak Rafael seems to
succession. The NRP has passed be the chief candidate for the
a great internal crisis, which third ministerial post, the portfo-
created three groups fighting for lio of welfare. In this case, Dr.
this succession. The group of Dr. Rafael would give up his mem-
Itzhak Rafael, which is supported bership in the Knesset in order
by the apparatus of the party, has to coopt the son of his chief com-
a majority of 53 per cent in the petitor (Dr. J. S. Ben-Meir), Dr.
party. The second group consists Jehuda Rosenberg, as new Knes-
of young functionaries of the NRP, set member of the NRP. In this
a part of the religious kibutz set- case it is expected that Dr. Ben-
tlements and the party leaders, Meir would come to an agreement
Michael Hazani (vice-minister of with Dr. Rafael. But against such
education) and Dr. J. S. Ben-Meir an agreement are the party lead-
(a former minister of the inte- er, Michael Hazani, and the reli-
rior). The third group comprises gious kibbutz movement. The dis-
some dissatisfied leaders such as satisfied functionaries in the NRP
the former Knesset member, Mo- are strongly against the candida-
she Unna, the former member of ture of Dr. Rafael. They are sup-
the Sokhnut Executive, David Ben- , porting either Hazani or Dr. Ben-
Arye, and others, who support the Meir. An agreement between Ra-
candidacy of Dr. Ben-Meir. fact and Ben-Heir could lead to
Just before the death of Haim a split in the party. as about 30
Moshe Shapiro, the groups of per cent of its members would
Dr. Rafael and Dr. Ben-Meir not accept such a development.
Therefore it looks as if the final
reached an agreement on divid-
competition for the post of the
ing the functions in the party.
Rafael was elected chairman of third minister would be between
the party's executive. and Dr. Dr. Rafael and Dr. Ben-Meir or
Ben-Meir should head the new between Dr. Rafael and Hazani.
paliti•al committee of the party. Rafael will be the candidate of
But when the leaders of the reli- ene group and the second candi-
gious kibutz, Moshe Una. David date I Ben-Meir or I lazani) would
Bat-Arie, the Knesset member he decided by a vote in the second
Simha Friedman and the secre- group. The other two ministers of
tary of the religious kibbutz the party, Dr. J. Burg, and Dr.
movement, Shlomo Levy. 'heard Z. Warhafti.2, are trying not to be-
about this agreement, they an- conic involved in this issue.
The party favors a collective
nounced their opposition to it.
The struggle in the NIIP has • leadership, consisting of the two
now turned from a struggle of ministers, Dr. J. Burg and Dr.
succession (as it became clear Z. Warhaftig, and the three can-
didates for the post of the third
that there is no suitable successor
cabinet member, Dr. J. Rafael,
to Haim Moshe Shapiro) into a
Dr. J. S. Ben-Meir and M. Ha-
struggle for the third cabinet
- — — - --------

zani. In order to avoid further
frictions a n d confrontations
within the party leadership, Dr.
J. Burg should head the party
list in the next Knesset elec-
tions.
Some party leaders suggest
choosing the third minister "from
outside". As candidates the direc-
tor of the prime minister's office,
Dr. J. Herzog, the state control-
ler, Dr. A. Nebenzahl, the party
leader of Haifa, Dr. Lifschitz,
were named, but there are hardly
any prospects for them to succeed.
With the death of Haim Moshe
Shapiro, the position of the
"doves" in the leadership of the
NRP has been extremely weakend.
The majority in the party leader-
ship and its Knesset faction con-
sists of "hawks", but they are not
supporting the extreme position of
Knesset member Rabbi Z. Neria
and other leaders, who are against
any concession regarding the oc-
cupied territories.
Once the NRP had distinguished
religious leaders like Rabbi Fish,
man (Maimon), Rabbi Berlin
(Bar-Ilan). Rabbi Zeev Gold. Rab-
bi Itzhak Nissenbau -n, Rabbi Broth
Heshel Farbstein, etc.
After the death of Haim Moshe
Shapiro it looks as if the party
leaders. who are involved in a
fierce succession struggle for pow-
er. are more interested in pro-
moting their personal ambitions
and aims rather than the interests
and aims of the party.

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

AJCongress Backs Food Stamps for Needy Jews

NEW YORK — When New York a program for more than a year.
City institutes use of the Federal In a letter to the city's commis-
Food Stamp Program for welfare sioner of social services, American
clients Sept. 1, it will have the sup- Jewish Congress noted that the
port of the American Jewish Con- stamps will enable observant Jews
gress, which has pressed for such on welfare to buy kosher foods.

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JERUSALEM (JTA) — An an-
onymous donor has provided the
Israel Museum here with a val-
uable collection of modern art
and will. provide funds for a • new
wing to house the collection, it
was announced here.
The donor was described as a
widow living in America. She and
her husband started their collec-
tion in London in the 1930s and
later moved to the United States.

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NEW YORK — Establishment of
an Information Center on Jewish-
Negro Relations that will funnel ,
details of cooperative efforts be-
tween the two groups nationwide
to an expected 1,000 institutions.;
organizations and individuals work-
ing in intergroup relations was an-
nounced by the American Jewish
Congress.
Richard Ravitch, chairman of
the AJC's commission on urban
affairs, mane the announcement
and stated that the Center is locat-
ed in Stephen Wise Congress
house, 15 E. 84th St.. New York,
and is under the direction of Mr.-.
Libby R. Adelman.
The new center is expected to
provide information on current
programs, activities and studies in-
volving Negroes and Jews, espe-
cially little-known efforts in com-
munities that may lend themselves
to duplication in other parts of the
country.
Mrs. Adelman said that more
than 300 organizations, responding
to an initial questionnaire, indi-
cated their desire to participate in
the Information Center and receive
material on it. They include gov-

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