Warsaw Gets Jewish History Museum
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LONDON (JTA) — Accord-
ing to information reaching
here from Warsaw, the Jew-
ish Historical Institute de-
cided to reorganize and ex-
tend its exhibits of the Holo-
caust into a full-scale Jewish
museum ,which will reflect
"1,000 years of Jewish his-.
tory in Poland." This task
could not be undertaken with-
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The Polish government will
decide upon the exhibits, their
interpretation and the whole
purpose of the museum.
According to reports, the
Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Culture, Juzef
Teichma, told a delegation
from the Jewish Historical
Institute that the government
would adopt the project and
its financing.
He reportedly approved of
a plan to hold an exhibition
depicting Jewish 1 if e in
Poland until the year 1795
.(the final partition of Poland
between Germany, Russia and
Austria). This is in keeping
with the policy of the govern-
ment to divert attention from
the battle of the Warsaw
Ghetto and other feats of Jew-
ish resistance, and focus at-
tention upon Jewish life in
Poland in past centuries.
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Sequel to 'Passover Plot'
Holiday Rites
on Soviet Cruise Hits New Testament Errors
NASSAU, Bahamas (.JTA)
—This resort city was the
site of a minor moment in
Soviet-American detente Sept.
16 when Jewish passengers
aboard the Soviet luxury
cruise liner "Maxim Gorky,"
docked in Nassau harbor,
were able to hold Rosh Hash-
ana services in the ship's
chapel.
The formal celebration of
the New Year aboard the
liner was a first for the Rus-
ian Black Sea Shipping Co.
which runs the cruise ship
between Nassau and New
York.
Wine and fruit were sent
to the congregation by the
captain. Several Russian
Jewish crewmen attended the
religious rites. The , services
were held at sundown short-
ly after the ship had docked
at Nassau's Prince. George
Wharf. The Rosh Hashana
celebration was the spon-
taneous idea of a passenger,
Dr. Barry C. Shapiro of
Massachusetts, and the ship's
purser.
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discoveries
Archeological
How can one book, written
by a Jew, wash away 2,000 that many of the documents
years of myth, fabrication, of the New Testament could
misunderstanding, and no longer be treated as au-
hatred? D-r. Hugh J. Schon- thentic records which showed
field's 'Passover Plot' has what actually happened, but
stirred much controversy were written up to 200 years
over Jesus' relationship to later to convey what was de-
both Christians and Jews sired by the writer to have
alike, and his sequel, 'The happened.
In his introduction to "The
Jesus Party,' published by
Macmillan, is sure to stimu- Jesus Party" Dr. Schonfield
late thinking men to re-read says that the churches are
gradually warming to the
the New Testament.
In Dr. Schonfield's own material being presented by
words, "A great transforma- many of their own scholars.
tion has been taking' place And where long held beliefs
in the understanding of have always suggested that
Christian beginnings. This is Christianity and Judaism
of so consequential a nature were in conflict, the new evi-
that it could not be expected dence shows that the New
to be officially confirmed by Testament Gospels and Acts
any section of the Christian are actually out of touch
church, which has to think in with the times they are sup-
terms of the effect on the posed to represent.
Can these archeological
rank and file of believers.
"Yet very largely the findings lead to an end of
transformation has been due 2,000 years of religious pre-
to the diligence, integrity and judice, hatred, and violence?
objectivity of Christian scho- Even Dr. Schonfield deplores
lar ship, assisted by the dis- his fellow scholars for failing
covery of fresh material to educate the public to their
such as the Dead Sea findings, and for the reluc-
tance of churchmen to come
Scrolls."
scholar S chen- to grips with the new evi-
Biblical
field, who has written more dence.
Prejudice will exist as long
than 30 books in his 40 years
of study, startled the world as "The Jesus Party" is
with his carefully researched startling or revealing in the
"Passover Plot." It removed eyes of the lay public. It is
the aura and cloudy veils not an easy book to read,
from the New Testament and and reading the New Testa-
its writers, placing the whole ment might be a pre-requi-
period into a historical, site. But the information it
imparts, or more important-
human focus.
The footnoted, documented ly the new evidence and
result, displays a young Jew scholarship of biblical re-
named Jesus, who sincerely search it represents, should
believed he was the messiah make a lasting change on
of Israel, and carefully Christianity.
plotted and staged his cruci-
fixion and resurrection to Agency Selected
bear out the messianic pro-
to Head Medical
phecies.
In "The Jesus Party," Dr. Help for Israel
Schonfield continues the
BROOKLINE, Mass.—The
story over the next century, American Physicians Fellow-
showing that the loyal, revo- ship has been selected as the
lutionary followers of Jesus sole coordinator in the Uni-
were Jews, at times fanatical ted States and Canada of the
Jews who would kill-for the emergency volunteer surgi-
slightest indiscretion of faith. cal, medical and paramedical
His book maintains that prOgram to Israel. The selec-
these were loyal Jewish na- tion was made by the Israel
tionalists, banded together to Medical Association with the
drive the Romans out of Is- approval of the Israeli gov-
rael. Only later did these ernment (the health, labor
Jews become Christians in and defense ministries).
the eyes of the writers of the
The agency was selected
New Testament, who rewrote to avoid the confusion and
history to placate the Ro- duplication of effort that
mans.
characterized the emergency
Dr. Schonfield's work is volunteer medical program--
startling . . . and that is a in the United States and
sad indictment of our society. Canada during the Yom Kip-
Archeological advances and pur War.
discoveries in the last 100
During that period 26
years have shed increasing highly specialized medical
light on the Bible, especially and paramedical volunteers
the New Testament. But the from the United States and
mounting evidence of falli- Canada were sent to Israel
bility in church doctrine and by the APF.
beliefs has yet to be accepted.
Although much of the evi- Bar-Ilan U. Selects
dence is being documented
by Christian scholars, little Rabbi for Campus
RAMAT-GAN — Rabbi Is-
of the information has been
rael
Hess has been appointed
made public before Dr.
Schonfield's revealing work. Rabbi of the Bar-Ilan Uni-
He said the Bible "could versity campus.
Prof. M e n a h e in Zevi
no - longer be treated as sac-
Kaddari,
university rector,
rosanct, to be received _as
factually true in every de- said Rabbi Hess would pro-
tail. Resistance to the secular vide counseling and spiritual
treatment of the Bible was guidance to the general stu-
considerable, especially as dent body, influence and
regards the New Testament, shape religious and social
since the truth of the prin- life on campus, and conduct
cipal dogmas of Christianity religious study circles among
was now open to chal- students and staff.
Rabbi Hess, who is 39, was
lenge ..."
born in Israel and is a grad-
uate of the Bnei Akiva Move-
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, Sept. 27, 1974-17 ment.