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Reform Jews Create Zionist Groups,
Aim to Achieve Full Rights in Israel
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SAN FRANCISCO
(JTA)—Reform Judaism
launched a major drive
aimed at achieving its full
rights and recognition in Is-
rael_ by establishing a Zion-
ist-affiliated body through -,
which Reform Jews in the
United States and Canada
may participate directly in
the policy Making process
of the World Zionist Organi-
zation.
The action over-
whelmingly adopted Nov. 21
day by a "jubilant" 54th _
biennial General Assembly
of the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations -
(UAHC) established the As-
sociation of Reform Zionists
of America (ARZA) and Ka-
dima—the Canadian Council
of Reform Zionists.
Leaders indicated that the
Reform movement will now
for the first time have an
effective voice within world
Zionism, thus challenging
the dominance enjoyed by
Orthodox Judaism since the
inception of Zionism 80
years ago. Heretofore, Re-
form Jews have partici-
pated only as members of
other Zionist organizations.
Commenting on this, rab-
bi' Roland B. Gittelsohn of
Boston, ARZA chairman,
noted that while Reform
Jews have played a leading
role in building and main-
taining Israel, the voice of
Reform Judaism has never
been present in an organiz-
ed fashion; while the deci-
sion of the WZO does not
directly affect Israel's inter-
anl policy, its deliberations
are regarded with extreme
sensitivity by Israeli policy-
makers.
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Rabbi Alexander M.
Schindler, UAHC president,
told the 3,500 delegates "We
want to have an impact on
the quality of life in Israel
and to intensify its Jew-
ishness. We seek-not to poli-
ticize Reform Judaism, but
to spiritualize Zionism."
Counselors Sought
for Herzl Camp
Herzl Camp, located on
Devil's Lake, Webster, Wis.,
is seeking persons inter-
ested in becoming coun-
selors for the next camp
season.
Fdr information, ,write
Herzl Camp, 790 S. Cleve-
land, No. 227, St. Paul,
Minn., 55116.
Inttitute Lauded
PARIS (ZINS)—Ques-
tioned about the joint ven-.
ture in cancer research by
the Weizmann Institute and
the Pasteur Institute, Dr.
Francois Gross, director of
the Pasteur Institute, told
reporters that "insofar as
the scientific level of
research is concerned, the
fledgling Weizmann
Institute has made great
strides forward and even
surpassed the French
scientists.".
ing Judiasm, to accept a
basic principle of Christiani-
ty, that Jesus is the Mes-
siah."
The resolution went on to
"commend the efforts of
those in the Christian com-
munity who have _demon-
strated their sensitivity to
this problem by refusing to
endorse or cooperate with
"missions to the Jews,"
--which.engage in these prac-
tices.
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The nation's Reform Jews
also sternly endorsed the
principle of affirmative ac-
tion, in a major statement
adopted by the delegates at
the conference.
At the same time, the
delegates supported the
rights of homosexuals under
the law, by opposing dis-
" The UAHC decision recog-
crimination against homose-
nizes that "the right to pros- 1 xuals in areas of employ-
elytize in our society is pro-
ment and housing. _
tected by the constitutional
guarantees of religious lib-
erty, but that those guaran-
tees neither legitimize or
justify tactics that some
To Our Daughter
missionary groups use when
directing their efforts to-
wards Jews."
He then firmly declared,
"We- will fight an altered
Law of Return as if there
were no problems in Wash-
ington; and will fight for
Israel in Washington as if
there were no efforts to
change the Law of Return.
iated bodies were adopted
last June by UAHC's board
of trustees to enable an ap-
plicaiton to be filed in suf-
ficient time to appoint dele-
gates for the .1978 World
Zionist Congress being held
in February in Jerusalem.
A resolution calling for
effective and legal measur-
es to counter the tactics
used by certain missionary
cults was overwhelmingly
approved by the UAHC As-
sembly
MAZEL TOV
"We are also concerned,"
said Rabbi Balfour Brick-
ner, UAHC director of the
department__ of inter-reli-
gious affairs, "with the
false assertion that it is pos-
sible for Jews, without leav-
PAMELA LIPPA
on obtaining her
American Citizenship
Love
Mom, Dad & Andrew
Germans Suggest
Begin, Sadat for
Nobel Peace Prize
BONN—KUrt Jung and
Jurgen Mollemann of the
German Free Democratic
Party said they will propose
Egyptian President Anwar
Sadat and Prime Minister
Menahem Begin of Israel as
joint candidates for the 1978
Nobel Peace Prize.
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