THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Reform Leaders Urged to Fight for Recognition, Rights in Israel
C
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
— Reform Jewish leaders
in the United States and
Canada were told that
they must continue to
fight "vigorously and
stubbornly" for the full
religious rights and rec-
ognition in Israel.
Rabbi Alexander M.
Schindler, president of
the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations,
reported to the members
of the board of trustees
that the movement in Is-
rael has "made good pro-
ress and our acceptance
-..as increased considera-
bly. However, the prob-
lem of our equal rights
continues to vex us."
He urged the Reform
movement "to assert
more persistently for
equal rights for religious
observance, recognition
for Reform rabbis and full
support for the move-
ment's 15 Israeli congre-
gations so that they can
receive the same sub-
sidies now granted by the
Ministry of Religion to
Orthodox congreations."
Furtherinore, he
stressed, "We want those
whom we accept into
Judaism here to be ac-
cepted as full Jews when
they come on aliya to Is-
rael."
Rabbi Schindler told
the UAHC board mem-
bers that at the meeting
two weeks ago in
$ Terusalem of the World
Union for Progressive
Judaism, Prime Minister
Rabin advised the
gathering to "fight, fight
with every resource at
your command and you
will win."
Rabbi Schindler also
challenged the previous
excuses regarding recog-
nition made by other Is-
raeli prime ministers —
Ben-Gurion, Levi Eshkol
and Golda Meir, that if a
sufficient number of
Diaspora Reform Jews
would settle in the coun-
try they would soon re-
ceive their rights. -
"I bitterly resent the no-
tion that rights are to be
measured in accordance
with numeric strength and
that justice is dependent
on political clout."
Rabbi Schindler as-
sured Israeli leaders that
while Reform Jews "pur-
sue our struggles for
equal rights, we will not
slacken in our support for
Israel. We will not di-
minish our financial help
or reduce our political
support."
Friday, December 17, 1976 15
Caffein-Free Brim Is Kosher
Hanuka is a happy
holiday and as you enter-
tain with late night sup-
pers, the coffee to serve is
Brim. It fills your cup
with great ground flavor,
not caffein.
Brim is decaffeinated
— 97 percent caffein-free,
100 percent full-bodied
ground coffee flavor.
Brim is certified kosher
and comes in regular
grind, drip, freeze-dried,
electric pert.
Thou shalt not bear false
witness against thy neigh-
bor.
—Exodus
T
11)0111I'T
Rep. Rosenthal
Named to Position
WASHINGTON (JTA)
— Rep. Benjamin S. Ro-
senthal of New York has
been named to two posi-
tions in the leadership of
the Democratic Party in
the House of Representa-
tives. Rep. Henry Wax-,
man of California also has
been named to the- lead-
ership hierarchy.
Rosenthal, who is en-
tering his ninth term in
Congress, was appointed
by Majority Leader Jim
, Wright of Texas to be one
of three deputy whips.
Speaker Thomas
O'Neill of Massachusetts
appointed him as one of
the 24 members of the
Democratic steering and
policy committee, the
most important leader-
ship body in the House.
Rosenthal was one of
ght Congressmen
selected by O'Neill. Wax-
lioro
man, who comes from Los
Angeles and is entering
his second term, was cho 7_
- sen to represent Califor-
nia's Democrats on the
committee as a regional
member. There are 12 re-
gional members on the
committee.
Reverse Drop-Out
TEL AVIV (ZINS) —
Alexander Ackerman of
the Soviet Union who had
an American visa,
changed his destination
in Vienna and instead of
continuing to America, he
and his family flew to Is-
rael.
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