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Vol. XI.IV—Nu. u
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. The Aitiei ii'.an Jeivir.h Committee has buciane a iiu'inbr-r aijcii<:V ol tlii' National Community
n'elution-; Adviyor.' Council, coordinating body of Jewif.li community relations organizations. The number of national agencies alfiliatcd with NCR AC was thus increased to nine. 'Ihe announcement of the affiliation was made iii Omaha by Leo. Eiseuitalt, co-chairman of the Omaha committee. The affiliation followed formal action by the AC Committee board of governors and by NCIiAC's executive committee. Withdrew Mt'l)|!>"rMi|p The American Jewish Committee which had been one of the charter- members of the NCIIAC, withdrew from membership in 1932, following a study that recommended it division of function.'; among the member agencies of the Council —a recommendation the A,7 Committee felt would limit its autonomy and freedom of ac-
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tiun. It was accompanied in its withdrawal by the ll'iuii B'rithAnti Defamation League', which rejoined the NCRAC last year. Member Agencies The event is si(;nilit:ant in term'; ol organizational relationships. brinj;int; together all the major Jewish bodies in the Held of community relations for consultation and coordination, Other agencies affiliated in NCIIAC are the American Jewish Congress, IVnni B'rith-Anti Defamation League, Jewish Labor Committee, Jewish War Veternns, National Council of Jt-wirm Women. Union of American liebrew Conereij.-itiiin.i. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. United Synagogue, of America, and 7!) Jewish community c o u n c i l s in cities throughout the country.
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New York, UTA> - - Zenith Ttndio Corporation announced this week that production of i:\inch black-and-white television •receivers '.vi'.l begin soon in Israel. Joseph S. Wright, president, said a new company, Overseas Radio Corporation, is Washington OTA)—The Presscheduled to begin production later this year. During construc- ident's Commission on Equal tion of a new plant in Jerusa- Employment Opportunity has lem, the sets will be manufac- decided to leave it largely to tured in rented facilities near- the discretion of the individual .employer to decide whether to by.
JTAI — Ilabbi Maurice , fldmtli, president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, u r g e d his lieform colleagues "to be candid enou;;h to confess that a new, more revolutionary I? e f o r m Judaism is needed" and t h a t "otherwise, we arc fro/en in a lu-o-OrtluKloxy." He spoke before l.he 500 delegate;; to the 77th convention of the Central Conference nl Amur-
Hi Winnipeg (JTA)--The Manitoba Law Society, an association representing attorneys of all faith;; ;» the, province, ha:: approved a motion asking its governing body to avoid holding meetings in public places which practice bias. 'HIP resolution did hot identify .such placer, by name hut society members made it clear that the Manitoba Club here, which has been re peatedly accused of barring Jews, was meant. The motion was approved by nbout 50 members attending the society's annual meeting. Justice Samuel Freedinnn, of the Manitoba Court of Appeal lauded the motion, declaring that the Manitoba Club had an unwritten policy of discrimination. \lv said tin; society, a'.i an organization of persons of all races and religions could now quite justifiably refuse to subsidize a club -which practices discrimination."
Commission Sees No Bias In Compulsory Sabbath Work
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grant leave to employees whoso religious holidays fall on normal work days. However, Dr, Luther Holcomb, acting chairman of the Commission, called on 'employers to treat all employees with "substantial uniformity," If the employer lets a Christian off with pay on Good Friday, he Is expected to treat Jews similarly on Rosh liashana and Yom, Kippur. 'Die Salibath The policy announced by Dr. Holcotnb e f f e c t s primarily Sdbbutli-obHci vlujj- Jews. Seventh Day Adventists and some tniall Protestant sects that ohborve Saturdays as their Sabb.ith. Of the 7,000 complaints received by the Commission during the last year, about 70 percent involved religious disci imination. Most of these complaints were filed by Sabbatai'j.-ms.-or persona- who observe religious holidays on days when most businesses and offices re-, mam open. Work Comes First Dr, IJok'Omb indicated that, in case of conflict, work needs come first. 'The Commission," he said, "believes the duty not to discriminate on religious fjiounds includes an obligation on the part of the employer to accommodate to the reasonable religions needs of employees mid; in some cnseM, prospective employees, wln»ro such accommodation enn be made without serious inconvenience to the conduct, of the.-business." . •; Guidelines issued by the President's Commission r e s u l t e d from a thorough study ol business practices, policies of state agencies, court decision), and views of religious leaders. The guidelines "follow the rule.H of and common sea'se," Dr. h said..
icnn Rabbis which closed here with the reelection of R a b b i Jacob Weinstein as iwesident. He deplored that Reform rabbis, "uuce attaint? with the fiery passion of I s a i a h, are now concerned with how best to observe Hamisha Aser B'Shvat in January, or how frequently to introduce Yiskor in services or to c l i n g tenaciously to the Bar. Mitzvah as the sole reason for the observance of the Sabbath." No More 'Slilell' He also said he opposed the trend toward "'Jewish separatism" in increasing numbers of Jewish day schools, J e w i s h country clubs and Jewish universities. He called the trend a "misguided r e s p o n s e " to the "admittedly grave problem" of modern social trends. He in-
Ernest Hochster, president of Belli Israel Synagogue, luls announced the resignation of Samuel ijtone as Educational Direi tor. "The board of Beth Israel has accepted with regret Mi Stone's resignation," said Mr Hochster. "He has played an important part in the development of our school system fur the past II years, and we aie grateful for the contributions he has made to our congreg.i lion. All of us at Beth Israel wish him well in his future endeavor.-)." Mr. .Stone has advised the Jewish Press that he has accepted the position of Education and Youth Director at Ah.ivath Achiul Congregation in Wichita, Runs. A graduate of Bradley Uni versity in Peoria, Illinois, Mr Stone attended the Teacher',' Department of the Hebrew Theological College, Prior to his association with Beth -Israel, he
sisted (hat. Jews "can not go home again to the "Sbtett" of prellitler Europe. Intel marriage '•We must recognize thufc intermarriage was always with us, even in the closed .societii'H ot the past," he added. "Wu must accept this painful reality1 and we must help our c.oni'ivi galions wean our people away from the primitive and provincial custom ot emotionally, if not physically, sitting shiva. We must also learn to accept fully the convert to Judaism." "It in quixotic," he said, "to dehiite ourselves into believing that our rabbinic interdicting of interdating and our more Ktriiifjent resolutions a |; a i n s t intermarriage will deter llm.;e who ars» determined to wed."
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U.S. Clergymen Would Send ? 0,000 Siddvrim. to Russia New York (JTAi—Two Christian clergymen—a Catholic and a Methodist—announced here that they have asked Soviet authorities for permission to send a (jift of 10,000 Hebrew prayerbooks to Jews in the Soviet Union. The clergymen are the Rev. Thurston N. Payis, editor of the Jesuit weekly, America; and Dr, Harold A. Bosley, minister of Christ Church, Methodist,, lloth are vice-presi* dents1 of the Appeal to -ConwU enco Foundation, an organization founded a year ago to aid restoration of religious free* dom for Jews in the USSR. Father Davis and the Rev. Bosley were members of an in-q terfaith team that visited the Soviet Union last winter to look into the situation of religious freedoms there, especially for Jews, Upon their return, the clergymen reported that, iii Moscow, they had been promised by Peter Makarlsev, of the Soviet Ministry of Religious Cults, that 10,000 Hebrew prayer- books, to replace old, tattered copies, would 1)8 printed as soon as technical arrangements could be completed.
Pointing out that now, fiva months after that promise, tha Hebrew prayerbooks have not as yet been furnished to tha Jewish community in the Soviet Union, the clergymen said that, by granting permission to them to ship those books, tha Soviet Government could "go a long way toward restoring word faith and confidence in the USSR, and would help regain its prestige among tha family of nations,"
Price of Integrity Hong Kong . . .When Rabbi David Bcn-H a y o n, of Hong Kong, found that a public examination he had entered was to be held for three hours on the Sabbath morning, he had to pay the Government Education Department an extra 19 pound? to be able to sit after sunset. The money was used to pay two vv o in e n supervisors wha stayed with him all day to mako .sure that he did not see the examination papers. They e v e n watched him c o n d u c t a Bar MitzvaU ceremony in the ssyaagogua. " , , •-