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formula that I hope will,
in the common interest,
be maintained with the
adjustments required by
the developments of the
situation."
Continuing, the Pope
said, "I also hope for a spe-
cial statute that, under in-
ternational guarantees —
as my predecessor, Paul. VI
indicated — will respect the
qrticular nature of
'usalem the heritage sac-
to the veneration of mil-
lions of believers of the
three great monotheistic
religions, Judaism, Chris-
tianity and Islam."
The Pope said: "Today, 40
years after the outbreak of
the Second World War, I
wish to recall the whole of
the experiences by indi-
viduals and victims that
were sustained by a genera-
tion that is largely still
alive.
"I had occasion, not long
ago, to reflect again on some
of those experiences, in one
of the places that are more
distressing and overflowing
with contempt for man and
his fulidamental rights —
the extermination camp of
Auschwitz which I visited
during my pilgrimage to Po-
land last June. This in-
famous place is, unfortu-
nately, only one of the many
scattered over the continent
of Europe.
But the memory of even
one should be a warning
sign on the path of hu-
manity today, in order
that every kind of con-
centration camp any-
_ where on earth may, once
and for all be done away
with ..."
irk
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Statement on
Catholics, Jews
On Wednesday, the Pope
declared that Jews and
Catholics throughout the
world shared "a common de-
termination to reject all
forms of anti-Semitism and
discrimination."
The Pope's remarks came
at the end of a speech before
a rain-drenched but
enthusiastic crowd of
50,000 persons at Battery
Park at the southern tip of
Manhattan in which he
urged the United States to
continue its tradition as the
haven for the poor and the
oppressed.
The Pope said that he had
ial message for "lead-
the Jewish commu-
nity," including New York
Mayor Edward Koch who
has accompanied the Pontiff
throughout his two-day
visit to New York. '
"And I address a spe-
cial word of greeting to
the leaders of the Jewish
community whose
presence here honors me
greatly," the Pope said.
"A few months ago I met
with an international
group of Jewish repre-
sentatives in Rome. On
that occasion, recalling
the iniatives undertaken
following the Second
Vatican Council under
my predecessor Paul VI,
I stated that our two
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Pope John Paul II with
Dr. Gerson D. Cohen of
the Jewish Theological
Seminary at a Vatican
meeting earlier this year.
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communities are con-
nected and closely re-
lated at the very level of
their respective religious
identities, and that on
this basis we recognized
with utmost clarity that
the path along which we
should procede is one of
fraternal dialogue and
fruitful collaboration.
"I am glad to ascertain
that this same path has
been followed here, in the
United States, by large sec-
tions of both communities
and their respective
authorities and representa-
tive bodies. Several com-
mon programs of study,
mutual knowledge, a com-
mon determination to reject
all forms of anti-Semitism
and discrimination and var-
ious forms of collaboration
for the human advancement
expressed by our common
'biblical heritage, have
created deep and perma-
nent links between Jews
and Catholics. As one who
in my homeland has shared
the suffering of your breth-
ren I greet you with the
word taken from the He-
brew language, Shalom.
Peace be with you."
Jewish religious leaders
were in agreement before
the Pope's UN speech that
his visit would have little
affect on the American
Jewish community.
Bernard
Rabbi
Rosensweig, president of
the Rabbinical Council of
America (Orthodox), said
AJCongress Leader Rejects
Rabbi's Fears About ERA
NEW YORK — The
Ameripan Jewish Congress
National Women's Division
has rejected arguments by
an Orthodox Jewish leader
that passage of the Equal
Rights Amendment would
end the right to privacy,
threaten religious liberty
and lower moral standards.
Declaring that ERA will
"assure full Constitutional
recognition-, of the right of
men and women to be
treated as individuals be-
fore the law," Leona Cha-
nin, president of the AJ-
Congress' National
Women's Division, took
issue with "reservations"
about ERA expressed in a
recent article by Rabbi Gil-
bert Klaperman of the Rab-
binical Council of America.
"The first and most im-
portant point," Mrs. Chanin
began, is that the U.S.
Congress has always had
the right to draft women
under its general war pow-
ers. Legislation calling for
the drafting of women was
introduced during World
War II, but the war ended
before it was fully debated."
Responding to the Or-
thodox Jewish leader's
concern that the Equal
Rights Amendment
would result in inte-
grated public restrooms
and other violations of
the right to privacy, Mrs.
Chanin declared:
"The
Constitution
guarantees the right of each
citizen to privacy on inti-
mate personal matters. It is
not ERA's intent to reverse
accepted standards of de-
cency. The right of privacy
justifies separate bat-
hrooms and sleeping quar-
ters and guarantees that a
woman prisoner will not be
searched by a male guard.
The Equal Rights Amend-
ment would simply assure
that the right to privacy
could not be used as a means
of depriving women of edu-
cational and career oppor-
tunities. The quest is not for
`sameness' but for equality.
No private facilities have
been made 'coed' in states
with equal rights amend-
ments."
On the subject of whether
ERA would affect state aid
to private schools and reli-
gious institutions, the
American Jewish Congress
spokeswoman said:
"Private educational and
religious institutions —
even those receiving federal
or state funds — would not
fall under the jurisdiction of
the Equal Rights Amend-
ment. Court decisions in
this area show no evidence
that ERA would be inter-
preted to affect private
schools or tax-exempt reli-
gious institutions in any
adverse way. The ERA can-
not do away with the fun-
damental protections of
religious liberty and free-
dom of association guaran-
teed by the First Amend-
ment."
In reply to Rabbi
Klaperman's fears that
ERA would adversely affect
moral standards, Mrs. Cha-
nin continued:
"It is unfortunate that
Rabbi Klaperman
equates ERA — however
tenuously — with what he
calls the 'permissiveness
of our times.' The Equal
Rights Amendment,
which states simply that
`equality of rights under
the law shall not be de-
nied or abridged by the
United States or by any
State on account of sex,'
would not restructure
society.
"What ERA will do is as-
sure full Constitutional
recognition of the right of
men and women to be
treated as individuals."
while the Jewish commu-
nity is respectful toward the
Pope, his visit will not affect
them since he is principally
in the U.S. to visit his own
flock, American Catholics.
Rosensweig said that since
the Pope is visiting the
United Nations he would
like to see the Pope an-_
nounce that the Vatican
will recognize Israel and es-
tablish diplomatic relations
with the Jewish state.
Rabbi Wolfe Kelman,
executive vice president of
the Rabbinical Assembly of
America (Conservative),
said he did not expect the
Papal visit to increase
Catholic proselytizing. He
said John Paul II affirmed
at a meeting with Jewish
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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE JEWISH
WELFARE FEDERATION OF DETROIT
Nominees to the Board of Governors
Pursuant to the by-laws of the JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF DETROIT the following list
of nominees, selected from the membership of the Federation, eligible for election to the Board of
Governors of the Federation, for a three-year term ending in 1982, is presented herewith to the
Executive Director not less than thirty days prior to the Annual Meeting which will take place on
Monday, November 5, 1979, at B'nai David Synagogue, Southfield at 6 p.m.
FOR RE-ELECTION
Albert M. Colman
David B. Hermelin
Dr. Mark L. Kahn
Michael W. Maddin
Bruce E. Thal
FOR ELECTION
Jessie Stern
Shelby Tauber
Rabbi Irwin Groner
Stuart E. Hertzberg
Other persons may be nominated by petition or petitions signed by not fewer than 25 members of
the Federation and filed with the Executive Director of the Federation not less than ten days prior to
the date of the Annual Meeting. Only one person may be nominated in each petition and no
nomination shall be valid unless the nominee shall have consented to be a candidate.
1979 NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Mandell L. Berman
Chairman
Shirley Harris
Milton J. Miller
Lester S. Burton
Dr. Milton H. Goldrath
Consideration of Amendment to the
By-Laws of Federation
Pursuant to the By-Laws of the JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF DETROIT the text of an
amendment to said By-Laws are herewith published. The membership of Federation will meet
Monday, November 5, 1979, at 6 p.m. at the Annual Meeting, held in Congregation B'nai David,
24350 Southfield Rd., Southfield, Michigan, to vote on adoption.
ARTICLE V
By changing paragraph 1 of Section 1 to read as follows:
"The officers of the Federation shall consist of a President, no more than five (5) Vice-
Presidents, a Treasurer and a Secreatry, all of whom shall perform the usual services
appertaining to their respective offices, and such other functions as may from time to time
be designated by the Board of Governors. The President, the Vice-Presidents and the
Treasurer shall be elected by the Board of Governors for terms of one (1) year each and
until their successors are elected and qualify. The ,Executive Director of the Federation
shall act as Secretary thereof."
Purpose: To increase the number of Vice-Presidents from the currently provided four (4) to no
more than five (5) Vice-Presidents.
By-Laws available at office of Jewish Welfare Federation, 163 Madison, Detroit.
JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION
OF DETROIT Sol Drachler, Executive Director
163 Madison Avenue, Detroit 48226
965-3939