The American Jewish Committee, at its national executive council meeting in Houston last week, re-affirmed its official position on religion and public education originally adopted in May, 1967. The position stated: “Maintenance and furtherance of religion are responsibilities of the church, the synagogue and the home, not of the public school. The time, facilities, funds and personnel of our public schools must not be used for religious purposes. Public funds may not be used for aid to denominational schools.” Bertram H. Gold, executive vice president of the AJ Committee stated that the AJ Committee did not consider backing “public support of at least the non-religious portions of parochial day school education” as previously reported by an AJ Committee spokesman from the convention site in Houston.
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