The rift provoked among Jews and Catholics by Rabbi Ferdinand M. Isserman’s remarks regarding Myron Taylor’s appointment as presidential envoy at the Vatican has been settled.
The executive board of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, whose Catholic members resigned last January in protest over the Rabbi’s statements, has been reorganized and five men of Catholic faith appointed to the board to replace men who resigned. Four of the Catholics are widely-known St. Louis attorneys and the fifth is the head of an oil company.
Dr. R. Enmet Kane, prominent Catholic layman and physician, who led the revolt of the Catholics last January, played a leading part in the reorganization of the board, according to Henry S. Caulfield, former Governor of Missouri and co-chairman of the board.
Rabbi Isserman’s remarks concerning the Taylor appointment were made at a church gathering. Dr. Kane at that time said he believed they were incompatible with the objectives of the conference and that therefore he could no longer serve on the board with Rabbi Isserman. The Temple Israel rabbi also resigned and urged the Catholic contingent to reconsider its withdrawal.
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