Item 8289. "AFTER SEARCHING OUR CONSCIENCE..." STATEMENT BY AMERICAN RABBIS ON THE AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM

"AFTER SEARCHING OUR CONSCIENCE..." STATEMENT BY AMERICAN RABBIS ON THE AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM

No Place [New York?], No Publisher, [1956]. Item #34686

Original Wraps. 8vo. 15 pages. 22 cm. First edition. Three page Statement of members of the American Rabbinate denouncing the American Council for Judaism, stating that the ACJ slanders fellows Jews and negates Judaism. Dated May, 1956. Contains the endorsement by Rabbis from nearly every state in the country (pgs. 4-15) . ""Most reprehensible of all the Council's slanders is the charge that American Jews who adhere to the ideas of Zionism are guilty of 'dual loyalty.' This is a lie which has long been the tool of anti-Semites; with contempt we see it revived today by those who call themselves Jews....One thousand three hundred and twleve rabbis representing all three branches of American Judaism – Orthodox, Conservative and Reform – in a joint declaration issued on May 6, denounced the American Council for Judaism, asserting that this group 'has consistently misrepresented the Jewish people before the bar of public opinion.'” Subjects: Zionism. Rabbis - United States. Rabbis. OCLC lists one copy (Harvard) . Very good condition. Rare and important (ZION-4-17).

Price: $100.00

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