Rabbi Edward T. Sandrow, spiritual leader of Temple Beth E1, Cedarhurst, N.Y., said he was not willing to become involved with civil rights and social justice at the expense of “what is left of Jewish life in America and the disappearance of Jewish careers in America.” Speaking at an academic convocation at which the Jewish Theological Seminary of America honored 38 rabbis, Rabbi Sandrow expressed “resentment and shock” at those charging that Jews are “copping-out” on social justice and retreating from liberalism in the name of Jewish priorities. When one views the changing nature of Black-Jewish relations and lack of Christian interest in Jewish survival, one should not accuse those more interested in the survival of Jewish life, rights and values of retreating from liberal values, Rabbi Sandrow said.
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