Refarm President of NY Board of Rabbis
Affirms Intent _to -Recontideir Parochial&
12—Friday, Farriery 5, 1971
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not to schools, "legal authori-
NEW-YORI(.1fAT—The split in "poses a profound threat to the in-
ties have declared that it does-
STILL THE WORLD'S LARGEST
the Jewish community over state dependence of religion and to the not violate New York's Blaine
aid to private schools was widen- stability of government."
Amendment," which bars aid to
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The statement declared that nonpublic schools.
ed by a statement of support for
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such aid by the president of the such financing "would do injury to
Rabbi
Sherer
said
that
parents
New York Board of Rabbis, an the state by entangling it in reli-
WE SELL THE MOST
association which includes rep- gious controversy, and competi- of children attending Jewish day
'resentatives of the three branches tion for public funds would do schools in the state could get $4,-
of Judaism and which has con- harm to religion by subjecting 000,000 in grants each year if the
"REMEMBER"
sistently opposed such aid on church-operated schools to gov- bill was adopted and that families
grounds of church-state separa- ernment control." The statement with several children in such a
school
"will
benefit
even
more
also rejected "the argument that
tion.
WE GIVE THE MOST
from this measure."
Rabbi Harold I. Saperstein, the religious schools are entitled to
president, is a member of the Re- state aid because they are facing
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WE CARE THE MOST
MILT LEVIN
form movement, which has been increasing financial problems," as-
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one of the strongest foes in organ- serting that "the religious com-
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ized Jewish life to such use of munities" must find their own
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Speaking at the board's an-
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re-elected. Rabbi Saperstein said gress, Anti-Defamation League of
there was now need for "an in. Bnai Brith, the (Reform) Central
tensified search for means" by Conference of American Rabbis,
which help could be given to Jewish War Veterans. New York
private schools "within the department of the National Coun-
cil of Jewish Women. New York
framework of our constitution
and without violating the prin- chapter of the American Jewish
ciple of separation of church Committee. New York Jewish La-
bor Committee, the (Reform) Un-
anti state."
Rabbi Saperstein told the Jew- ion of American Hebrew Congre-
ish Telegraphic Agency that he re- gations and Workmen's Circle.
Support for the board's appar-
gretted press accounts which inter-
preted his remarks at the meet- ent readiness to reconsider its
opposition came from Julius
ing as an abandonment of the
board's long-standing opposition to Berman. president of the Or-
thodox National Commisison on
such aid.
and Public A f f air s
He said that when he meant to Law
(COLPA). He said that COPLA
convey was that the time was ripe regarded
the development "as
to search for methods to solve
an indication that substantial
the serious financial problems of segments
of the non-Orthodox
private and parochial schools and
that his remarks reflected the Jewish community are at last
"spirit and feeling" of most board beginning to appreciate the im-
members. Though he expected to portance of the yeshiva educa-
tion to .society as a whole, as
hear dissenting views.
Rabbi Separstein added that his well as the dire economic situ-
statements represented a "con- ation in which yeshivas find
sensus" of the leadership of the themselves."
Another Orthodox group, Agud-
rabbinical groin, not a formal
resolution by its membership of ath Israel of America, announced
1.000 Reform. Conservative and plans for a statewide drive for
Orthodox rabbis in the metropo- action to help assure nassage of
the parent-aid bill would provide
litan area.
He also told the JTA that the grants to parents of children in
beard leadership was not at this nonpublic elementary and high
point committed to any speci- schools, ranging from $50 to $250
fic measure, such as the plan oer child annualy depending on
for cash assistance for private family income, according to Rabbi
school families in a Parent-aid Moshe Sherer. Agudath Israel's
bill now before the New York executive president.
Rabbi Sherer said that rabbis,
state legislature. Rabbi Saper-
stein said that if that, or any community leaders, heads of Jew-
other proposed measure for that ish educational institutions and
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purpose. turned out to be un- Orthodox leaders had joined in the
constitutional. the board would effort to obtain adoption of the bill
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in
the
current
legistlature.
not support it but that it would
He said that the bill. which
give careful evaluaion to any
failed in committee in the 1970
measure which proved to be
legislature
because of "Gov.
legal.
A number of anti-aid Jewish Rockefeller's objections. has now
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to "slate financing of sectarian sorely-pressed nonpublic schools."
He asserted that because the
schools." asserting that the cur-
white meat, boneless, skinless . . . entirely
rent effort to obtain such funds bill directs aid to parents and
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Histadrut Wins Pay Boost
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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli
wage earners will receive a 2 per
cent pay boost this year under a
recent draft agreement between
Histadrut, the trade union federa-
tion and the Israel Manufacturers
Association. The raise will be re-
troactive to the first of the year.
The agreement also calls for an
increased cost-of-living allowance
to be determined by a committee
on the basis of the consumer price
level of Jan. 16, 1971.
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