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Oct. 12, 1979

American Christians Seeking
Vatican Recognition of Israel

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Holocaust Group Presents
Recommendations to Carter

WASHINGTON — The President's Commission on the Holocaust has
presented its report to President Carter, recommending the establishment of
a National Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, and a Committee
on Conscience to alert the world to potential acts of genocide, and annual U.S.
days of remembrance for the Holocaust victims.
The 34-member commission concluded several months of study and
public hearings with the presentation of its report to the President in a
ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House.
In recalling the events that occurred 38 years ago, commission chairman
Elie Wiesel spoke of the process of destruction that destroyed entire com-
munities, families and ancient dynasties. In the course of our study," said
Wiesel, "we tried to capture some of their silent outcries. We asked them for
guidance."
The National Holocaust Memorial Museum that the commission
proposes would function as a "living memorial" to the Six million Jews
and approximately five million other people who perished in the
Holocaust. It would serve as an educational center as well as com-
memorate the dead.
Your very work as a commission is part of a living memory to the
victims of the Holocaust," said President Carter.
"Your grappling with the meaning of this event has helped bring new
understanding and moral vision to all who must confront this questign," said
the PreSident.

Chairman Elie Wiesel discusses the recommendations of the
President's Commission on the Holocaust with President Carter.

WASHINGTON — Catholic and other American Christian leaders have called for
recognition of the state of Israel by the Vatican. The signers of the statement said they
believed that such an action by the Holy See would be a "real, as well as symbolic, gesture
in support of the continuing movement toward peace and stability in the Middle East, and
toward increased harmony between Christians and Jews throughout the world."
The statement was sponsored by the National Christian Leadership Conference for
Israel, a coalition of clergy and lay persons working to increase understanding of and
support for the people, land and state of Israel.
The statement said:
"RECOGNIZING: past formal communications between the Vatican and the
state of Israel; • the significance of Nostra Aetate and its call for Catholic-Jewish
dialogue and understanding; • the significance of the National Conference of
Catholic Bishops' statement on "The Pursuit of Peace with Justice" in which they
support the rights of Israel to existence as a sovereign state with secure and
recognized boundaries; • the Vatican's well-stated and constructive support for
the Egypt-Israel peace treaty; "WE, as Americans of many Chirstian denomina-
tions, respectfully 'urge that the Vatican grant official recognition to the state of
Israel. We believe this will be a real, as well as symbolic, gesture in support of the
continuing movement toward peace and stability in the Middle East, and toward
increased harmony between Christians and Jews throughout the world."
The following is the list of those who signed the statement. Their organizations are
listed for identification purposes only.
Cleveland Amory; • Claire Huchet Bishop; Mary Rose Black, chairman, California
Christian Committee for Israel;
The Rev. Francis J. Buckley,
S.J., • Jesuit Community, Uni-
versity of San Francisco; Dr.
Archie L. Buffkins, chairman of
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Walter Fauntroy, one of the
the board, National Black
prime movers among American black leaders toward in-
Think-Tank; The Rev. Robert
ducing the U.S. government to deal with the Palestine
Bullock, immediate past chap-
Liberation Organization, has announced that he has with-
lain, Brandeis University; Prof.
drawn his invitation to PLO chief Yasir Arafat to visit the
Harry James Cargas, chair-
U.S. and has also cancelled a series of 10 "educational
man, Department of Literature
forums" on the Middle East and the Palestinian question
and Language, Webster -Col-
scheduled by the Southern Christian Leadership Confer-
ence (SCLC).
lege, St. Louis, Mo.
Fauntroy, who is chairman of the SCLC Board and the
Also, Mary Carse, Vermont
District of Columbia's delegate to the House of Representa-
Christians' Committee for Is-
tives, and Rev. Joseph Lowery, president of the SCLC, had
rael; Rufus Cornelson, Met-
both met with Arafat in Beirut last month and indicated
ropolitan
Christian Council of
that they would re,eive from Arafat a promise that the PLO
Philadelphia; Prudence Mary
will cease its terrorist activities. Fauntroy's announcement
Croke, RSM, PhD, Salve Regina
Sunday followed a six-point message to the SCLC from
College, Newport, R.I.; The Rev.
Arafat indicating that the PLO would observe a cease-fire
Dr. Philip Culbertson, Christ
in south Lebanon but would engage in renewed hostilities
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SCLC Rescinding
Invitation to Arafat

Judge Cohn Investiture a Sukkot Festival

Judge Avern L. Cohn became a symbol of ecumenism at the impressive ceremonies noon Tuesday at the Federal
uilding marking his investiture as a judge of the U.S. District Court.
The event assumed an aspect of a festival for the close to 1,000 in attendance at the ceremonies at which Chief
Judge John Feikens presided.
After a series of greetings and the official swearing in in accordance with established traditions, Judge Cohn,
responding, turned the occasion into a Sukkot celebration.
Admonishing the representative gathering that it was the festival of Sukkot, he not only emphasized the
beginning of the observance of the Festival of Booths the preceding weekend but called attention to the
Simhat Torah observance this Sunday.
A Mazal Tov salutation with which Judge Damon Keith concluded his taped message added enthusiastically to
the Hebraic elements of a ceremony in which Scriptural selections were in use.
Sadie and Irwin Cohn, parents of the new judge, his wife, Joyce, their three children, were given due recognition by
Judge Feikens and the other program participants.
A greeting of special interest was that by Jason Honigman, head of the law firm from which Avern Cohn retired to
assume the judgeship. Honigman paid honor to his former associate of more than 20 years for outstanding legal talents.
He spoke on behalf of all of Cohn's associates in the law firm, a score of whom were in the audience.
Judge Cohn was congratulated and greeted by Ivan Berris, and John Krusl, presidents of Michigan and Detroit Bar
Associations.
The audience of more than 500 in the court room during the investiture was more than duplicated by as
many more in the corridors who listened to the proceedings over closed-circuit television.
All the Federal judges were in attendance, including another new member of the Federal bench, Judge Stuart
New blatt, who was sworn in in Flint four days earlier.

President Repeats:
No U.S. Negotiations
With PLO Tertorists

In the final question posed to him at his press
conference Tuesday, President Carter ruled out any
negotiations with anti-Israel terrorists.
The question addressed to him was: "Do you
agree with those such as former Ambassador Andrew
Young and George Ball and others who say that it is
now time to do away with the restrictions put on our
foreign policy by Henry Kissinger and open up a
dialogue with the Palestinians and the PLO?"
•The President replied: "No, I do not. We will not
negotiate with the PLO. We will not recognize the
PLO until after the PLO recognizes Israel's right to
exist and endorses United Nations Resolution 242 as
a basis for Middle East peace."

