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Views of Reform
Education
Survey Establishes
Jews On Religious
ST. I/OUIS, (JTA) — The 16th
biennial convention of t'ne Nation
al Federation of Temple Brother
hoods meeting Itrra ‘ earlier this
week heard a report on the at
titude of Reform Jews in this
country toward intermarriage,
Jewish education, religious cere
monies and synagogue observ
ances. The report, based on a
survey conducted by the National
Federation among members of
Reform congregations, established
the following facts:
1. Virtually all of America’s Re
form Jews want religious educa
tion for their children. The survey
revealed that 63 per cent want
one day a week; 22 per cent two
days; eight per cent three days,
and four per cent four days.
7. Almost 75 per cent want their
children to be taught Hebrew; 51
per cent want one day of Hebrew
education a week, 34 per cent two
days, and 15 per cent want more.
Only one out of 11 American Re
form Jews believe in Jewish Par
ochial or day schools.
3. Bar Mitzvah, the traditional
rite of inducting a boy of 13 In
to the congregation, is practiced
in varying degrees in 92 per cent
of the Reform temples, and 77 per
cent of the layfnen answering the
poll endorse this practice,
recently instituted rite of Bas
Mitzvah for girls has spread to the
extent that it is now observed in
35 per cent of Reform congrega
tions and 41 per cent of the Re
form Jews answering the poll
endorse this practice. More than
60 per cent of the Reform temples
confirm their children at the age
of 15 or older.
4. Eighty-four per cent of the
congregations light candles at Fri
day evening services, and an even
greater percentage of the laymen,
90 per cent, want this practice.
Eighty-nine per cent of the rabbis
report that the Kiddush is sung
in their temples, and 88 per cent
of the laymen like this practice.
5. A Friday night Torah serv
ice, a non-traditional practice, is
conducted by 58 per cent of the
rabbis reporting, but 77 per cent
of the laymen reporting approve
this practice.
6. Another non-traditional prac
tice, having women assist in the
religious service, is observed by
82 per cent of the rabbis, and 72
per cent of the laymen approve.
However, in only 21 per cent of
the congregations are women ^all-
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Jewish Congress Adopts Important
Resolutions; Honors Truman
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Resolu
tions calling for basic revisions in
the existing immigration laws, for
the enactment by the Congress of
the United States of a Fair Em
ployment Practices Act with ap
propriate enforcement powers, for
full enforcement of civil rights by
public officials, ar.d for uncom
promising separation of church
and state were adopted here Mon
day at the closing session of the
biennial convention of the Ameri
can Jewish Congress.
At a banquet honoring former
President Harry S. Truman, Dr.
Israel Goldstein who was re
elected president of the American
Jewish Congress, presented Mr.
Truman with the Stephen S. Wise
Award for his consistent and
courageous leadership in the cause
of civil rights during his terms
of office as President of the United
States.” Mr. Truman’s efforts to
combat racial and religious dis
crimination, as well as his active
interest in Israel, were empha
sised by Dr. Goldstein. (At the
Him the Bulletin went to preas
Mr, Truman had not jet delivered
his acceptance speech).
The convention adopted a reso
lution expressing a feeling of
“kinship” with the State of Is
rael. It hailed the achievements
of the Jewish State in providing a
home for tens of thousands of
Jews from all parts of the world,
and pledged continuing moral and
material support to Israel, It ex
pressed the belief that the U. S.
Government has a “special obliga
tion to assist in and to encourage
the development "of- Israel, not |
only because of the role of
U. S. in the emergency
state, but as the world leader
the struggle for freedom and
peace.”
The resolution on immigraion
denounced the McCarran-Walter
Immigration -and Rationality Act
of 1952 as “unworthy of the peo
ple of this country and our de
mocratic heritage" because the na
tional origins quota system—the
heart of the law—rests on a theory
“compounded of bigotry and
ignorance in proclaiming the bio
logic and ethnic superiority” of
certain European groups.
Harlsficld Sers Products of B.I.G. Project
the
GOVERNOR TALMADGE
face of Atlanftt for the better, and
his work is an Inspiration to peo-
pie all over the country.”
Mr. Massed will receive the an
nual award for Distinguished
Service to the Economy of Israel
Wednesday evening. He has re
emphasized that he will be hapV
piest if the dinner truly serves the
Economy of Israel, and urge*
everyone to buy bonds not because
they wish to honor him, although
he will consider it an honor, but
because it will strengthen the
bulwarks of democracy in the
Middle East by creating new
economic sinews for the - Young
State of Israel.
“Now is the time," Mr. Masseil
said. “The eyes of the world arc
focused on the young Jewish
State. We fortunate Americans
must help give it hope and
strength.’’
Joseph B. Jacobs, dinner chair
man, said that reservations can
still be sent to his office at 44$
Highland Ave., N. E., or if peo
ple wish to call him, the telephone
number is WA. 5282.
aker
JERUSALEM — An attractive newcomer to Israel, a former
Yemenite girl now gainfully employed in industry whose growth
throng bout Israel is made possible throng h State of Israel Bond
Investments, exhibits some of the attractive women’s styled shoes
manufactured at a now Jerusalem shoe factory to Mayor William
B. Hartsfleid of Atisnts Bo holds, one of the men’s shoes rotted
off the msderu tmemhty Item of tte* new plant.
Hirschmnnn Si
At Masseil
Principal speaker at the Massed
Testimonial Dinner will be Ini
.Hirschmann, business executive,
author, diplomat and patron of
the arts. •
Mr. Hirschmann has combined
with remarkable success, a variety
of careers, each of which would
have taxed the strength of as
average man. He has been vied
president of Lord Sc Taylor, Saks
Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdaleu
He was special attached to the
U. S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey,
during World War II and a special
representative of the War Regufeg
Board set up by President Roose
velt to rescue thousands from the
Balkans.
He has served with UNDA, with
the New York Board of Bducn-
tion and in many movements aim
ed to help Israel. He has authored
“Life Line to a Promised Lead,"
and “The Embers Still Bum,’'
ff'M.
^<SZ s SMt£lGeo^ians Joining Atlantans
For Masseil Dinner Nov. 18
UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.
(JTA) — Gen. Vagn Bennike,
United Nations truce chief in
Palestine, told the Security Coun
cil this a(temoon that the Israeli
border villages were armed but
not with the offensive weapons
which were used tn the Kibya raid.
He was answering a question put
to him by Abba Eban of Israel
who had asked whether UN ob
servers had examined the defense
system of the border villags.
Gen. Bennike said that his ob
servers had visited many border
villages and had never reported
seeing weapons other than ma
chine guns, grenades. rifles, sub
machine guns and side arms. The
records of complaints and investi
gations of the Mixed Armistice
Commission from 1949 contained
no evidence that border villages
’were ever furnished with banga
lore torpedoes, mortar bombs and
demolition charges, he added. Gen.
Bennike alleged that such weapons
were used in the Kibya attack.
In reply to a query by Sir Gla-
dwyn Jebb of Britain who asked
about Prime Minister Ben Gurion’s
statement that no single Army
unit was absent from its base on
the night in question, Gen. Ben
nike merely said that his report
of the Kibya incident was based
on reports of UN observers. Ke
added that he had no further in
formation on which to base his
reply.
General Bennike agreed that the
armistice system in general was
a “transitional arrangement” to a
permanent peace. However, he
said in reply to Mr. Eban that it
was not his duty to bring this to
the attention of the Arab states.
When he was asked by the Is
raeli delegate about his statement
that Israeli planes had attacked
Bedouins and their herds in the
demilitarized zone, he listed a
number of reports of such attacks
by his observers. Mr. Eban, in his
question, said that neither he nor
his colleagues had ever heard of
such attacks.
Governor to Attend
Testimonial Event
Reservations for the Ben J.
Masseil Testimonial Dinner at the
Progressive Club on Wednesday,
Nov. 18, are coming in from all.
1 over the State of Georgia. Mr. 1
Joseph B. Jacobs dinner chairman
announced this week.
“Mr. Masseil is held in such |
1 high regard in our State that pre-
I .
cedents are being broken," I. M. i
Weinstein, general chairman, de-;
claired. "For example, Governor!
Taimadge who never attends any i
outside functions when the State!
Legislature is in session is break-]
ing a precedent this time by at- j
tending 2nd speaking at the Ben J BEN MASKKLL
Masseil Testimonial Wednesday."| proud of Bcn in this Slate - Hc has
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