The Implications for Jewish community relations of the recent bombings of synagogues in the South were discussed here today at the plenary session of the National Community Relations Advisory Council which is holding a three-day parley here. The session is attended by 150 delegates from six national Jewish organizations and 42 local Jewish community councils in all parts of the country which comprise the NCRAC.
Under the chairmanship of Barney Medintz of Atlanta, NCRAC vice chairman, the session considered the significance of the bombings for the community relations programs of national Jewish organizations, as well as for the programs of the Jewish communities in the South. The delegates also heard a discussion of interreligious relationships in America today. They were addressed by Monsignor Francis J. Lally, diocesan editor, Prof. Edward Dowey, Jr., Protestant professor of divinity and Leo Pfeffer, a Jewish authority on state-church matters.
The changing role of religion and religious institutions in contemporary society, will be discussed at the parley. The delegates also will debate and adopt a comprehensive “statement of concerns,” in which they will affirm or reaffirm the commitments of the member organizations to the fostering of equality and of conditions necessary for effective Jewish living, and take positions on a number of current social issues.
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