Sholem Asch, noted Jewish novelist, this week-end issued a statement at his home here denying a published report that he is contemplating embracing the Caholic religion. His statement reads as follows:
“Such rumors, as the one appearing in Irving Kupcinet’s column this morning, have no foundation of fact and are circulated, in my opinion, by enemies who wish to destroy my reputation with the Jewish people who have my permanent and unswerving devotion. I have never considered deserting the faith of my fathers and I never intend to do so.
“My books have made enemies in come quarters because I have chosen to write, on occasion, about a Christian subject. But I hare shown how deeply rooted Christianity is in Jewish history, Jewish religion. And It has been my intentions to demonstrate the inter-dependent of the two faiths in the hope that mutual understanding night lead to a better world.”
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