The American Council for Judaism concluded its annual conference here last night with the usual speeches against Israel and Zionism. However, Senator J.W. Fulbright, who was the featured guest speaker, abstained from making any reference to Zionism, Israel or the Middle East, The Arkansas Democrat and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee spoker primarily against the race between the United States and the Soviet Union to land on the moon.
Sharp criticism against the Council was voiced yesterday by leading New York rabbis from their pulpits, Dr. William Berkowitz, in his sermon at the B’nai Jeshurun Congregation, said that “the American Council for Judaism” is neither Council, neither Judaism, neither American. ” He charged the Council with ignoring the pluralism of the American way of life. Dr. William F. Rosenblum, of Temple Israel, proposed to ignore the Council by giving it the “silent treatment, ” Dr. Judah Nadich, at the Park Avenue Synagogue, said that the Council is false both to its religion and to America.
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