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Jews, Response Affirmative NEW YORK — The New York Amsterdam News, one of the nation's leading black weeklies, has called on the black and Jewish com- munities to get together, work out their differences and concentrate on areas of common concern. In a recent editorial, the newspaper said: "Perhaps it is time for black and Jewish business leaders to sit down together at a high level in our city to begin discussions about coalition-formation. "Perhaps it is time for our religious leaders — the moral and ethical centers of our communities — to begin discussions to relieve the tensions. "Perhaps our politi- cians — those responsi- ble for finding ways to conciliate and com- promise in tough, in- tractable issues — ought to begin high-level dis- cussions about the tender relationships between our communities. "Perhaps some cross- section summit meeting of religious, business and political leaders — and others — ought to be called "Our similar histories indicate that we have much more in common with each other than at odds. "Let us begin with the common ground, create specific programs and policies to deal with those aspects of city life where we agree — then ultimately go on to address those areas where we are in conflict. "Perhaps in those areas we will at least be able to agree to disagree — minus the hostility. "The door is open. The hand of conciliation is put forth. We await a reply." One of the first to respond was Howard M. Squadron, president of the American Jewish Congress. In a tele- gram to Amsterdam News publisher John L. Procope, Squadron said: "Let me be among the first to respond to your eloquent and timely edito- rial on the necessity of re- building the coalition be- tween blacks and Jews. "Your are right. There is much common ground on which to forge to- gether a great movement of cooperation on issues of common concern be- tween our two com- munities. "You may recall that when the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the Bakke case I urged black and Jewish groups to join together in devising ef- fective affirmative action programs in keeping with the court's decision. This is just one of many areas we can work on. Housing, schools, jobs, the troubles that plague our urban poor — all these and more re- quire our mutual commit- ment and mutural efforts to achieve the goal of racial justice, social equality and economic opportunity. "We are prepared to co- sponsor or participate in any way in the new coali- tion of ideas and action which you have proposed." Another positive re- sponse came from the Jewish Press, a weekly serving the New York Jewish community. In an editorial, the Press de- clared: "The Amsterdam News must be complimented for taking a giant step toward the development of sincere communal re- lationships. "Throughout our history, all the Jews have ever asked was to live in harmony with our neighbors. And for the most part, harmony be- tween the Jewish and black communities has existed. "In days not too long past, the first pne to hire black youth was the local Jewish storekeeper. It was the local Jewish merchant who ex- tended credit to his commu- nity, blacl and white to- gether. "It is indeed true, as the Amsterdam News editorial comments, that 'our similar histories indicate that we have much more in common with each other than at odds.' "We are ready, willing and able to sit down with a cross section of the black community. We are ready, willing and able to sit down with black businessmen, religious leaders and even politi- cians, with all of those who make up the cross sections of our times, to discuss our mutual prob- lems. "We are ready, willing and able to have the black community join our reli- gious leaders, business leaders and educators for a sincere dialogue that could have the basis for cement- ing a relationship that never should have soured. "We shake the hand of the New York Amsterdam News and as our New Year approaches pray that the door that has been opened will bring in the fresh air of understanding and reason." Parley Held on Holiday Gets. AJCongress Blast NEW YORK — The American Jewish Congress has described as "unsatis- factory" and "unpersua- sive' a letter from the Na- tional Institutes of Health (NIH) explaining why NIH and the Department of Health, Education and Wel- fare (HEW) had scheduled a National Conference on Medical Research Princi- ples for the second day of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. Howard M. Squadron, president of the AJCon- gress, voiced "disappoint- ment at the failure of the two government agencies to respond to our protest by moving the conference one day forward, thus making possible the full participa- tion of American Jews." Squadron had written to NIH Director Donald S. Fredrickson and HEW Sec- retary Joseph Califano charging "callous indif- ference to the religious sen- sibilities of the American Jewish community" in scheduling the conference on the second day of Rosh Hashana, one of the holiest days on the Jewish calen- dar. In a reply dated Sept. 12, Dr. Fredrickson wrote that the conference had originally been set for Oct. 2 and 3 — the two days of Rosh Hashana. When it was noted that the original date was in di- rect conflict with the Jewish New Year, Dr. Fredrickson wrote, "agency representa- tives were again polled — with negative results — to determine whether the con- ference might be re- scheduled for late October. Accordingly, I approved the scheduling of the conference on Oct. 3 and 4, with pro- visions to assure that any who might not be able to attend the first day could nevertheless effectively participate in the confer- ence." In reply, Squadron said in a letter to the NIH: "It will not be possible for anyone to effectively par- ticipate in the conference who is not actually present. "The fact remains that Jewish persons will not be able to attend this im- portant conference with- out violating their reli- gious consciences. "We fail to understand why the only choice offered to HEW officials was 'late October' and why the con- ference could not simply have been moved forward by one more day, thus avoid- ing the necessity of Jewish participants to choose be- tween their religious con- victions and their profes- sional responsibilities. "We repeat our request to Dr. Fredrickson and HEW Secretary Califano to re- schedule the conference to avoid offending the reli- gious sensibilities of Ameri- can Jews. "And we repeat our view that it is inconceiv- able that HEW and NIH would convene a confer- ence on Christmas or Easter." Squadron said the ar- rangements made for par- ticipants who could not attend on Rosh Hashana were "an unsatisfactory substitute for the opportu- nity to take part personally and directly in the confer- ence."