TEMPLE BETH EL

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OUR 1995
THEODORE AND MINA BARGMAN SCHOLAR

German Ruling
Bans Crucifixes

Berlin (JTA) — The German
Jewish community has been un-
usually silent about a recent rul-
ing that prevents public schools
from hanging crosses in the class-
room.
The normally outspoken Ig-
natz Bubis, executive director of
the Central Council for Jews in
Germany, has not commented
publicly on the ruling, which has
been a source of controversy since
the ruling was issued.
A federal court ruled that the
display of crucifixes in public
schoolrooms is unconstitutional
and that any crosses now hang-
ing must be removed.
The ruling came in response to
a complaint made by a couple in
Bavaria, Germany's most
staunchly Catholic state.
Conservative critics of the
court noted that the last time
crosses were banned in Germany
was under Adolf Hitler.
Both German Chancellor Hel-
mut Kohl and Finance Minister
Theo Waigel, who heads a party
in Bavaria related to Kohl's
Christian Democrats, attacked
the judges and said the ruling
was wrong.
The ruling was supported by
politician Johannes Rau, a lead-
ing Social Democrat.
An assistant to Mr. Bubis said
he was on vacation when the rul-
ing was issued and that it was
not unusual for the head of the
Jewish community to avoid corn-
ment on such a topic.
Privately, several members of
the Jewish community welcomed
the ruling, but refused to go on
record.
A poll published in the Der
Spiegel newsmagazine found that
47 percent of those questioned felt
that the ruling was wrong while
24 percent felt that it was right.
Unlike the United States, Ger-
many does not have a strong tra-
dition of separation of church and
state.
People who want to become a
member of a church or synagogue
here must declare their religious
affiliation to the German equiv-
alent of the Internal Revenue
Service and pay a church or syn-
agogue tax.

WHO Meetings
In Israel

Jerusalem (JTA) — The World
Health Organization convened
its annual European session in
Jerusalem, the first time such a
gathering has taken place in Is-
rael.
Representatives from some 50
countries, including Israel, a;_.
tended the Sept. 18-23 conference
to discuss world health issues.

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American Hebrew Congregations
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