Jewish groups in Canada were urged today to refrain from “any public discussion” of the issues in the trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann “at least until the trial is over.” The call was issued by a subcommittee set up jointly by the United Zionist Council, the Canadian Jewish Congress and B’nai B’rith “for the guidance of Jewish community leaders in Canada” on the trial.
“It is a great disservice for Jewish organizations or leaders publicly to debate the trial and to build dramatic programs of any kind around it,” the statement of the special subcommittee said, “Indeed, recently certain newspapers have extracted out of context remarks in such a presentation to create an unhealthy climate of opinion in that community.”
“While the facts surrounding Eichmann’s capture and forthcoming trial are a stirring and dramatic background for many kinds of programs, a much higher duty in the interests of the community, and the people of Israel as well, demands restraint and self-discipline,” the statement stressed. “The committee, therefore, advises all groups, clubs and organizations to adopt a very judicious attitude and to refrain from panel discussions, lectures, legal opinions, mock trials and any public discussion, at least until the trial is over.”
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