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Rome (JTA) — The
Quadrennial Congress of the
Union of Italian Jewish Com-
munities (UIJC) were foc-
ussing last week on what is
perhaps the most disturbing
issue for Italian Jewry since
the last Congress four years
ago — the teaching of the
Catholic religion in the
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Classes on Catholicism at
all grade levels were intro-
duced as a result of the 1985
accord between the Educa-
tion Ministry and the
Catholic Episcopal Con-
ference. While they are volun-
tary, there is no feasible alter-
. native for the very small
minority of Jewish and other
children who do not want to
participate.
The problem is high on the
agenda of the three-day con-
ference attended by delegates
from the Jewish communities
of Rome, Milan, Turin,
Florence, Naples, Venice and
many smaller cities all over
Italy. Youngsters from the
Italian Jewish Youth Federa-
tion handed out pamphlets at
the entrance to the Palazzo
Barberini, where the con-
ference is taking place, calling
for repeal of the 1985 accords.
The UIJC has compiled
numerous case histories testi-
fying to the ill-effects of the
new law on non-Catholic
children, particularly in
nursery and kindergarten. It
is especially alienating for
Jewish children who cannot,
at their age, understand why
they_rmy ,..ti5o ocparatea from
their friends while Catholic
ideology is taught, the UIJC
points out.
Vittorio Ottolenghi, one of
the four Jewish represen-
tatives on the eight-member
"Mixed Commission" (gov-
ernment and UIJC) which is
charged with revising and up-
dating the 1930 treaty be-
tween the UIJC and the
Italian state, said that there
is hope the present law may
be suspended immediately
and revised within two to
three years, at least as it ap-
plies to nursery and
kindergarten.
Italian Jews have been
joined in protest by the
Waldensian Protestants. Con-
cerned Moslem parents in
Italy also reportedly intend
to make themselves hear
through the channels of Arab
Embassies in Rome.
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New York (JTA) — A new
system of computerized infra-
red traffic monitors developed
at the Jerusalem College of
Ibchnology (JCT) is expected
to drastically improve Israel's
horrendous record of highway
accident fatalities which is
one of the highest per capita
in the world, the Friends of
the JCT reported here last
week.
The device, known as
"black boxes," is presently be-
ing tested in Israel and shows
great promise of rapidly cur-
bing dangerous driving
habits, according to a report
to the Cabinet in Jerusalem
by the Israel Center for Driv-
ing Research and Injury Pre-
vention. It consists of an
electro-optic traffic monitor
with built-in video camera
designed by a JCT team
headed by Joseph Boden-
heimer and Gerry Ben-David.
The boxes enable police to
record speeding and tail-
gating violations, two of the
principal causes of highway
accidents. According to the
police, the system is more ac-
curate and flexible than radar
monitoring.
Since the State of Israel
was founded in 1948, some
14,500 persons have been
killed in road accidents and
185,000 injured. This is
significantly higher per
kilometer travelled than in
most developed countries.
Traffic deaths in Israel in
fact-are the principal cause of
death among young people
and the main cause of brain
damage, paralysis and other
permanent disabilities. More
Israelis have been killed or in-
jured on highways than in all
of the country's wars since
1948.
Drunk driving is not the
major problem in Israel. The
Center for Driving Research
attributes the high accident
rate to dangerous but preven-
table driving -habits, the
worst being excessive speed,
reckless passing and
tail-gating.
Dialogue
Promoted
New York — An Episcopal
seminary in New York has
formed a special center to
promote Christian-Jewish
dialogue, study the Jewish
roots of Christianity and
counter anti-Semitism. Estab-
lished after years of planning
by the New York Episcopal
Diocese and the Anti-
Defamation League of B'nai
B'rith, the center is the first
of its kind in a Christian
seminary in the United
States.
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