O
Jewish stand in favor of
strict division between chur-
ch and state, including op-
posing the display of
Chanukah menorahs and
Christmas trees on public
property, and opposing any
assistance from the federal
government to religious
schools.
Though some Jews have
argued that menorahs are a
positive assertion of Jewish
identity and that Jewish
schools could use the federal
dollars, "the price is too high
to pay" in terms of the
separation of church and
state," Mr. Shenker said.
The most vociferous dis-
sent came again from the
O.U., which called "for a
reassessment of the tradi-
tional NJCRAC position on
this issue. We accordingly
welcome the call for
substantive dialogue on
issues such as tax tuition
credits and religious holiday
displays."
NJCRAC's leaders are
well aware that trends in
U.S. federal courts are going
against American Jewry's
relatively liberal agenda.
The Joint Program Plan
points out that "the chang-
ing composition of the
Supreme Court requires con-
tinued scrutiny, especially
in light of concerns about
threats to the Bill of
Rights."
Asked about the recent
changes in the Supreme
Court, Mr. Rubin said,
"Obviously, it is something
we are concerned about."
For the first time,
NJCRAC grappled with the
issue of German reunifica-
tion in this year's Joint Pro-
gram Plan. In a special
statement adopted by the
group's executive com-
mittee, there is a call for the
memory of the Holocaust to
be "institutionalized" in the
newly reunified German
nation.
NJCRAC urged the new
Germany to make the date of
Kristallnacht a holiday of
remembrance, educate their
people about the history of
the Holocaust, maintain a
special relationship with
Israel and strictly monitor
the development of anti-
Semitic or neo-Nazi hate
groups.
The cause of memorializ-
ing the Holocaust in Ger-
many suffered a setback this
month when leaders of the
two German states signed a
unification treaty that made
no reference to the Nazi era.
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