28 Friday, October 28, 1983
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
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Israel Priest Works for Greater Jewish-Christian Understanding
chairman of the department
of philosophy at the Hebrew
Universtiy of Jerusalem,
was in Detroit this week to
address the Conservative
synagogue's Intercongrega-
tional Institue and a confer-
ence on "Meeting the Pas-
toral Care Needs of the
Jewish Patient" at the Arabs co-exist quite well. In
Mercy Center at Providence Neve Shalom, a settlement
Hospital.
founded by Dutch Chris-
On the topic of relations tians who study Hebrew but
between the Church and the maintain their Christian
Jewish people, Father traditions, Jews, Christians
Dubois said much progress and Moslems "show it's
had been made in the past possible to live. together in
30 years.
mutual respect."
"We agree to disagree,"
Coming back to the topic
he said, and added that of cooperation between
the process that has Jews and Christians,
begun to improve Father Dubois remarked
Jewish-Christian under- that "If there were not a
standing is "irreversi- Palestinian question, we
ble."
could say that relations be-
He said, however, that tween Jews and Christians
"you can't change 20 cen- would have been a love
turies of difference in 20 story. Fantastic progress in
years," and added that mutual discovery" is being
"Jesus Christ is a stumbling made between the two
block between us." But, he groups, he said, but "trouble
said, "both sides (Jews and in the Middle East spoils
Christians) are ready to everything."
recognize the Jewish iden-
On being a Catholic in
tity of Jesus."
Jerusalem, Father Dubois
Father Dubois said "Jews said that the makeup of the
and Christians have some- city provides for uneasiness.
thing in common" a mutual First, he said the opposing
respect that he said is not forces of what he called tra-
found between any other ditionalism in the Old City
religious groups.
and modernity in the Israeli
Asked what inspired him side proved problematical.
to go to Israel he gave two
"Christians in the Old-
reasons: "a providential City are condemned to
combination," adding the immobility," he said,
"special feeling toward the while "on the Israeli side
Jewish people" one gets (we) are condemned to
from the Bible and "Brother share the rhythm of the
Bruno" from his Dominican modern city."
order who "got me to go
Secondly, the theological
there." He said he "felt re- differences presented a dif-
luctance" at first, but, to- e fixcaum
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day; his colleagues th,-k
t;
"2-Oil for -accepting the job of new," "flesh and spirit" and
going to Israel to improve the Old and New Testa-
Jewish-Christian relations. ments. Finally, he said the
On the topic of most explosive element is
Jewish-Arab relations at the nationalistic - political,
Hebrew University, which he said creates a
Father Dubois said "it is "permanent tension." These
not a permanent tension. three elements, which he
There is more tension be- pointed out are actually one
tween Israeli Jews than "border" are a "permanent
between Jews and Arabs. wound for Christians there"
There is more violence (in Israel) and "we try to
between Jews them- overcome it with prayer."
selves than between
Father Dubois was asked
Arabs and Jews."
In fact, he said, there is a to comment on last
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Christians and Moslem I Marines and French
soldiers in Beirut. Respond-
\ ing, he said, as a theologian,
Father Dubois said, "It is
always a recurring fact that
at every place where the
good of God is being done,
Satan works stronger than
elsewhere." He said "de-
vilish powers" were at work
there.
Since coming to Israel in
1962, Father Dubois has
been actively involved in
Jewish-Christian, particu-
larly Roman Catholic
Christian, dialogue. He is a
member, of the Vatican's
Committee on the Relation-
ship of the Chuh to the
Jewish People, and is fre-
quently consulted on im-
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now a citizen of Israel.
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tween Jews and Christians.
sent and clarify the
Catholic Church's posi-
In Israel, he is a notable tion on many matters.
in the scholarly and reli-
Father Dubois has pub-
gious communities, and lished works in French, He-
is often asked to repre- brew and English.
Beth Shalom Hosts Gemini
The cultural commission guitar and a variety of folk
of Cong. Beth Shalom will • instruments, including the
present the Gemini folk duo Appalachian limberjack
in concert 4:30 p.m. Nov. 6 and the South American
at the synagogue. pan-pipes.
Twins Sandor and Laszlo
In their concerts they per-
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mini is comprised, are an world, Yiddish folksongs
Ann Arbor-based folk duo and their own compositions.
whose repertoire includes There is a charge. For de-
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