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The Southern Israelite
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry - Established 1925
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1965
NO. 40
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Liberal Bishop
Pike Cleared
Of Heresy
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK,
Mont., (WUP) — The Episcopal
House of Bishops cleared the lib
eral Bishop James A. Pike of
charges of heresy leveled against
him by a group of Arizona clergy
men. Pike had been accused of
denying the doctrines of the Vir
gin birth, the Trinity and the In
carnation.
A special committee of the
Episcopal House had been chosen
to hear the charges of heresey
raised by the Arizona conserva
tives. After hearings of several
days, during which both Bishop
Pike and his accusers were
heard, the committee completely
absolved the California liberal
of the charges. In its final report,
the committee stated:
“An individual may well claim
freedom to think aloud, to dis
cuss, to explore. But when he
does, whatever his station, he
does so as one member of the
Church.”
During his entire career, Bish
op Pike has shown great friend
ship for the Jewish people and
Israel as well as a deep under
standing of Judaism.
LBJ Pleased
Over Services
In Capitol
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The
plan to provide a place in Wash
ington for Rosh Hashonah serv
ices for Jewish members of the
House of Representatives has the
enthusiastic endcjr s e m e n t of
President Johnson.
The services were held for the
first time in the Capitol Build
ing’s non-sectarian chapel to en
able the Jewish Congressmen to
remain in Washington for a cru
cial vote on a bill to give District
of Columbia residents home rule.
From 10 to 15 Congressmen
were expected to attend the serv
ices, which were held both days
of Rosh Hashanah. A spokesman
said that when the President
heard about the plan, “he was
so delighted that he promised to
have his Jewish New Year mes
sage delivered by hand so it can
be read at the Monday services.”
Rabbi Hyman Shapiro of Long
Beach, Long Island, and Cantor
Aryeh Mandelbaum, were flown
to Washington to conduct the
services. Yeshiva University of
New York provided prayer
shawls, yarmulkes, a Torah and
an Ark.
Jews Throughout World Start
New Year In Prayers For Peace
NEW YORK (JTA) — Jews
throughout the world started the
New Year of 5726 Sunday night
with prayers for world peace, se
curity of Israel and the granting
of equal cultural and religious
rights to Soviet Jewry.
Rosh Hashonah services had
been arranged by the National
Jewish Welfare Board in all U.S.
military Installations in this
country and overseas. Including
Viet Nam.
Louis Stern, president of the
Council of Jewish Federations
and Welfare Funds, issued a
statement calling upon all Jew
ish communities in this country
to rededicate themselves “to cre
ative action, adding a vitality
ever new to our lives and to our
communities.”
“Today and through a thous
and tomorrows, with probing
honesty and clarity, the organ
ized Jewish community must re
examine who we are, what we
do and what we want to be. We
must survey not only how well
we are doing, but also why we
are doing what we do," Mr. Stem
said.
“In recent years, a period of
vast economic, social and scien
tific development has made the
idea of change the most signifi
cant characteristic in American
life. American Jewry, too, is ex
periencing fundamental changes.
“American Jewry is hardly
‘vanishing’; in most respects it
flourishes. Jews in this country
have a pluralistic opportunity—
integrated as part of the total
American environment while at
taining greater cultural, religious,
educational and communal fulfill
ment. In our relatively open so
ciety, the purposes and priorities
of Jewish institutions must be
continually reviewed to come to
terms with change in all places
and at all levels, public and pri
vate.”
Dr. Dewey D. Stone, chairman
of the Jewish Agency for Israel,
Inc., pointed out in his Rosh
Hashonah greeting to the Jews in
this country that, during the past
year, tens of thousands of new
immigrants have been added to
the more than 1,200,000 who have
reached the shores of Israel since
the establishment of the State.
“To them, as to earlier new
comers, American Jewry —
through the United Jewish Ap
peal—has extended invaluable as-
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Council Expected to Vote On
Jewish Issue Next Month
ShukairyResignsFrom ‘PalestineArmy'
UNITED NATIONS (WUP) —
Ahmed Shukairy, the bitter and
notorious anti-Israel spokesman
of the Arab refugees, has resign
ed from his post as “commander-
in-chief” of the “Palestine Lib
eration Army” whose members
are specially trained for guerrilla
warfare against Israel, it was dis
closed here.
The reason for his resignation,
it was learned, was due to his
disappointment at the lack of co
operation from the Arab states
in supplying him with sufficient
arms and means to fight Israel.
Appearing as a sort of “outcast”
at the recent Casablanca Arab
summit meeting, Shukairy found
himself out-voted on almost
every proposal he had made for
an immediate attack on Israel.
The greatest opposition came
from Jordan and Lebanon.
ROME (JTA) — Informed crucifixion of Jesus, last Novem-
here said that the amend- ber 21, at the third session of the
Council. Between the third and
fourth sessions, proposals were
made to drop the word “deicide”
from the text, but assurances
were given that the essential
meaning of the draft would not
be changed before the final vote.
NEW YORK (JTA) — Jewish
leaders here hailed the provision
al vote of approval by the Ecu
menical Council at the Vatican
for the draft declaration on free
dom of conscience. Morris B.
Abram, president of the Amer
ican Jewish Committee, called
the provisional vote “heartening”
and said that, if the declaration
received final approval, it could
“lead to a better understanding
among the great religions living
side by side in our world” and
that it would “foster mutual res
pect among men of every faith.”
Rabbi Seymour J. Cohen of
Chicago, president of the Syna
gogue Council of America, laud
ed text of the declaration on
Catholic relations with non-
Christian religions, which in
cludes the much-discussed draft
on Jews, may be distributed the
week of October 4 to the prelates
at the Ecumenical Council, and
put to a vote a few days later.
The amendment* to the draft
were those proposed by the pre
lates when they over-whelming-
ly endorsed the draft, rejecting
any Jewish responsibility for the
JEWISH LEADERS
TO JOIN CONFERENCE
WITH POPE AT U. N.
NEW YORK (JTA) — Pope
Paul VI will meet with a group
of Christian and Jewish lead
er* during hto one-day visit
to New York City on October
4.
The plans were announced
here by the Rt. Rev. MsgT. J.
Flynn, who has been named
director of the Papal PWK
News Center established by
the Archdiocese of New York
for the event
The names of the religions
leaders with whom the Pope
will meet will be announced
later, Msgr. Flynn said.
ed the vote and said that Jews
looked forward to the time
“when religious liberty will be
granted to all men in every part
of the world." Rabbi Cohen, who
is also chairman of the American
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Baneers at sifts aloft, 10,000 demonstrators ended profran with silent protest marck
’Vigil' for Soviet Jews
10,000 Persons from 126 Communities, Convened by Ameri
can Jewish Conference on Soviet Jewry, Brought Petitions
Signed by 1,000,000 to Mammoth One-Day Demonstration