Pra.- SoIOnioi Zeiflin Asserts Apology Is Due From Graham for Explanation of Crucifixion (Continued from page 1) I erybody else. If he does not Anti-Defamation League for ( Romans" (Ant. xii, v. 4; xx, Rev. Graham should apolo- accept Jesus as his savior, he gize to the Jewish people for ! cannot be right with God.' " his uncalled-for statement. I Rev. G r a h a m, in re- The commendation by Dr.1 sponse to the question, "Why Tanenbaum, published in last the Romans employed cruci- week's Jewish News con- fixion?", in his syndicated ders and circumcized their tamed a closing paragraph column, replied in part: Cru- Ni rote to Dann, stating: "For your information, the children. In xx, vi, 2 is stated quoting another statement, cifixion was rarely used by Jewish Encyclopedia article that Quadratus the governor from the American Jewish the Hebrews." When Dann raised the under the title 'Crucifixion' of Syria crucified Samaritans Congress, chargin g that a film, "A Time to Run," as issue as to the validity of this makes mention of the fact and Jews while in BJ, I, iv, 6 making "an overt attempt at reply, Robert A. Feather- that the historian Josephus, Josephus gives the account. of religious proselytization. Im- stone; executive assistant of who lived during the period Alexander Jannaeus who cru- mediately upon the article's the Billy Graham Evangelis- of the destruction of the Tem- cified his own fellow Jews. appearance, Ken Wade , a tic Association, replying in ple in the years 69-70, refers From the three references to leader in the Christian Bible Graham's absence gave these to the fact that the Jewish Josephus given in the Inter- Student movement here, sources in the Evangelist's king, Alexander Yannai, had national Standard Bible En- called The Jewish News to behalf: 800 Pharisees (800) crucified, cyclopedia, the reader could Britannica E n c yclopedia, although he adds that this infer that the Jews employed point to the inconsistency in the article, charging that "A Vol. 6, Page 825: "Crucifix- act of cruelty was in imita- crucifixion as a mode of cap- Time to Run" is a Billy Gra- ion . . . was an important tion of Gentile usage." ital punishment. This is to- method of capital punish- ham-produced film. The Jewish News turned to tally wrong. Wade suggested that it ment particularly among the the world's outstanding au- "I believe that the Rev. Persians, Seleucids, Jews would be proper for Jews to Billy Graham owes it to the thority on that era in Jew Billy and Romans • ish challenge Graham's evangel. u history and the Second p to Constantine I, w, o ism. In view of Graham's ad- "There are also some inac- Commonwealth — Prof. Sol- vocacy that "unless Jesus abolished it." curacies in the article "cru- omon Zeitlin—for an explan- International Standard Bi- ation. Christ is accepted in this life 1 cifixion" which appears in those who do not accept are ble Encyclopedia, Vol. II, We are indebted to Dr. the Encyclopedia Judaica. page 761: "Crucifixion was doomed to be tormented in "Felix crucified not only Zeldin for the following: Hell"—th:s is from Wade's familiar to the Greeks, Ro- "In the San Diego Union of Zealots and rebels but also comment — Wade suggests ' mans, Egyptians, Persians citizens suspected of collabo- and Babylonians . . . The that Jews should ask rating with them. (Wars, 2, Graham: "If Jews in this life Jews received this form of 2553)." The Zealots as a from the Syrians do not accept Jesus Christ as punishment and the Romans." "Would you tell me why the group came into the histori- their savior and messiah, do Jewish News turned Romans employed crucifbc- cal arena long after the time you insist that they can get to The the new Encyclopedia Ju- ion as a form of capital pun- of . Felix in 66. Josephus men- no salvation after death?" tions for the first time Zea- daica to find the following, ishment?" The answer was lots as a group in Wars This protest by a devout Vol. V, page 1134: II, given by him was Crucifixion xxii, 1 (651). Again Josephus Christian against the Billy ,, . . . Josephus also re- was rarely used by the He- also reports crucifixions at Graham role assumes added crucifixions at the brews. The word rare has the the hands of the Jewish King importance in the "Jews and ports hands of the Jewish king Al- conotation of uncommon, oc- Alexander Yannai added that Jesus" essay in this week's exander Yannai, adding that curing far apart in time. Thus this act of cruelty was an im- N ewsweek which contains this act of cruelty was an im- the Rev. Graham stated that mitation of gentile usage. this paragraph: itation of gentile usage. the Jews applied crucifixion There is no addition given by "Although Graham is not While he and his concubines as a form of capital punish- Josephus." personally involved in Key 73, were carousing, he ordered ment from time to time. This any change in his attitude 800 Pharisees to be crucified statement is both unwarrant- toward convertingJewsl and their wives and children ed and historically wrong. Even 9-Year-Olds would certainly affect morale killed before their eyes (Ant., The Jews neve?! employed within the crusade. "Billy 13:380-1), an atrocity said to crucifixion as a form of capi- Study at Bar-Han would never accept a two- be alluded to in the Qumran tal punishment. Jewish law RAMAT GAN, Israel — A covenant theor•,' insists the commentary on the Book of never permitted crucifixion. number of gifted children, Rev. John Streeter, a close the youngest 9- years old, friend of Graham and the are currently receiving spe- Baptist head of Key 73 opera- cial instruction in the faculty tions in the San Francisco of natural sciences and area. 'A Jew is just like ev- mathematics at Bar-Ilan Uni- versity here. The special program, now in its fifth year, is sponsored jointly by CARL NOSANCHW( Bar-Ilan and the Israel Registered Representative ministry of education. Individual & Corporate Tax Returns According to Dr. Meir $ 1 5 & Up Perl, of Bar-Ilan's depart- Call 557-2643 ment of biochemistry, who is in charge of the project, its aim is not to turn the gifted youngsters into scientists, but to prepare them for more intelligent car e e r choices later in life. So pop- ular has the program be- come, he notes, that only half of those who apply an- nually can be accepted. In the math program, which is under the direction of Dr. Isaac Tzkoni, the younger students are taught higher mathematics, but in language suited to their age illm ■ ieirdzieset level. TAX RETURNS 8—Friday, March 16, 1973 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Chief Rabbi Demands Laws to Curb Missionary Activities JERUSALEM (JTA) — Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren demanded that the Knesset enact laws to curb Christian missionary activities in Is- rael. Addressing the Jerusalem Labor Council, Rabbi Goren claimed there was nothing antidemocratic about such legislation and contended that members of all factions would support it. "The Knesset must display courage and act without fear of offending certain gentile groups," he said. The Ashkenazic Chief Rab- bi denounced the National Religious Party for adopting a resolution at its convention advocating an end to the exemption of yeshiva stu- dents from military service. 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