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MS-603: Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum Collection, 1945-1992.
Series C: lnterreligious Activities. 1952-1992
Box 21 , Folder 1, Graham, Billy, 1967-1969.
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cour.i.ging but chat Jews are not certain {judged on the basis of their treatment of
in Jordm,
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how enthusi:istically co accept Oiristian \the Jews." ·
Jerusalem• will be tt·oni~. u a Jewish
fun<bmentalist support offered on the
Billy concluded: "I suppott the signi· ciq·. He certain thar Jews:will provide
basis of a literalist .readicg of prophecy /.ficance of Israel for the Jew~ven apan Christians and Muslims free access to all
io Scriprure. In Jewish experience, such from the missionaries' hopes for Jewish · holy places.
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Christian affirmations of the "chosen" conversion. Israel bas a meaning fot Jews
Billy was coovioc:ed that all of the ~­
concept and the gathering of the exiles apan from any New Testament hopes. ritory from the Nile to ~ Euehq.tcs was
:ts fulfillment of prophecy h~ been ac- It is a promised condfrion of their ex- pro~ to· the Jews by God tb..."OUgb. the
companied frequendy by warnings that istence, revealed by God in Hebrew Scrip- prophea:. He feels th3t recent Israeli ac·
"'."'- Israel would be descroyed in a cicastrophk rure, that J ews be connected to this Janel quisicion of parts of this ceuitmy may
b:ucle, seen by some ev:ingelists as a con- It is chcre ·that rbey muse struggle co live be a fuJ61tmear of some of ch~ propbfronration between America and the So- a national existen~ that wJl hopefully re- ecies. He s:iid that if he were an hneli
viet Union or Chioa. Some had given this Bea the glory of God and serve as a sigo . official he would not yield. to ptessures
intcrpreradon with such entbusi:wn that to man that the God of Abraham. is a God tb3r could jeopatdi%c lselel's phrsical seit :tppeired almost co be a wish that the ·faithful co His promises. He Jives."
curity. Israel was. rigbc to seek negociaca::i.strophc would occur soon. In their
Chri.sc·im·guilrfor·past sw committed tioos with the Arabs. be said, addiog
view the battle would usher in· the age \. against the Jewish people played a role in that tie hopes Israel will bo jusr~en­
of the Messiah: This kind of thinking, I Billy Graham's sympathecic attitude. He magnanimow-in her relacioris toWUd
s:iid, lends itself co passivir:y ia the fa~ was truly anguished · by Quistian short· A.cabs, paniculatly the Arabs in bet midst.
.--sf harsh political realities. The will to coming and believed it ·most important,
Billy and 1 disc:us.1td his views oo the
pre'VCOt incern.:uional ch.a.o9 :i..ad <lisotder \therefor~ for 01.ristiaiu· at chis point in. Jewish tole in the auciUion.. ·· ·· ·
is it:prcsscd as the fuodame:r:ailisl, in history to tdraio from manipolariDg· or- · ~"The· Ittimiiils JalW··on.;.· ~
· - sm.ug, self-righteousness, sits OUt che [ misusing Jews. ''Jews have a right to ·be dared.-...All 61 the people of that day had
crouble. Therefore, what appeared ro be respected for whac they are-a people who a part in the tragedy. It was man's sin
support of Israel might, in faa, be a dis· live srill by the light of God in the Old as man that was rcspqasible, not the sin
\1, ..guised expression of hostility. I noted, Testament," Billy declared.·
of man as Jew oc as Gentile Even God
too, that fundamentalist support for the
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played a role in ~drama, foe. it wu .
· gathering of Jews in Israel was frequently
DtSCUSStNG Christian. responsibility to
's will that Jesus be saai6~ as a
accompanied with an appeal for inteosi- law and social reform, he said both meth- reconciling atonement for man with God...
fied missionary ".'"'ork and an anticipation ( ~.of change w~ unrcl~ble without in- . 4£...0n the t~ching o~ Paul in th.e N~
of mass conversion. Thus Jews were un- d1v1dual regeneration. Unlike some funda- Tcs~em, Billy· e:z~ "Go4 fo!bid:
dersrandably leery that Israel was not be- mentalist opponents of Ouistian social The Jews are ocx. a people: rcjea,ed of
· ing ·supported for her own integrity or aaion, Billy insisted that Christians. in- God." Then be added, "Had all cbc J~
judged oa her own merits. but was being ~ividually and through their corporate chm accepted Jesus. the Kingdoal°ol God
evaluated instead in the context of a structures, must eater che social arena and would have been osbcred in fonhwUh.
Christian timetable of cveocs.
seek to improve society. In recent years, It worked out to our bmdit u Gaitiles,
Billy was taken aback. H e had not through his own crusades and public however, th.at . we were givm :tbt oprcal.iz.ed how important it was to spell ~estimony, he has ttied to set an example. porruoity, through Jewish obstinacy, to
our fully the implications of his words. Negroes arc members -of his team. He come t9 know~ We Qai.stil.M.must
He elaborated. He agreed that at endill nor lead a crusade or meeting UD· acknowledge that th,ough out. faith in
time, there would be a coo.Bagratioo-of less it is integrated. I found Billy con- Christ, w~ are grafted oo to the Jewish
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the Mid-East, and particularly at Anna- conftia. He expressed dismay at the anti- sings of God. ·.
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geddon. But this was an end-time predic- Semitic course taken by some Black Pow"It is not that we displacc me Jews, «
t tion, he said. It was not a n<>w·tPme ex- er excrem.i.scs and he questioned me close- that J ews arc .rejected. ot accw:se<f.: BJ·
horrarioo. Furthermore., aceordin~ tohis ly 'on my own views.
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·•· God's foreknowledge, not·. all J~ acreadin~ of Scripeutt, Jews. ~d be pre--· k., "ADti~ism, no matter.. wha_t ics ccpred Jesus so ~ GmtiJc;t ~t ~
served, nOt destroyed.
ori~ins, no mimer where it is found, is to share wirh the Jrirs God'1 piom.ises · ·
His blue eyes sparldin& Billy offered a blatll.Dt denial of God in rhe Jew. It foe the futuJ'C. The Jews with whom wrhis belief that the fuUill.mcnt of prophetic muse be repudiated," Billy said. "We must arc now engrafted arc n0t only those Jews ·
·u ttcrmces re~rdina the ianthering of · attack .any shred of anti-Semitic discrimi- who accept Jesus as the promised M~
Jews is now being fulfilled. "The land is nation. We must purge ourselves com- siah, buc also those Jews who still aWait ·.'.·
important," he said. "It is a ~ift of God plercly of this foul blemish from a former the Messiah's first coming.
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to the Jews. Redemption itself is mysreri· period of apostacy."
"It is wrong to presWDf: that the suf.
ously interconnected with that land." The
We concluded our discussion on the ferings of the Jews. are a ~
end-time battle, he repeaced, will see Jews Middle East by dealing with concret·e alone of their denial of Jesus. Ceftajnly
resrored in ~earer securiry co their home policical problems. While Billy is a grear it is Biblical to suggest that man suffers
and then ..the nations of the world will be admirer of !9ng. Hussein and has many
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Publlah..t montbl7 ezcept Jo~ and Au l'\llt b7 th• Antl·Detomation 1-n• of B'oal B'rlth. lli Lahistoa A - Ne• Yorlc, N. Y. 10016. Dore Scbary. cbalno&D : B en,y E. ScJaults, Meler Stalnbrlnk. boDOl"U'F di.at,.....: Lmeud
AbeN, Bam~ Balaban. Hany Brandt, Artliur J. Coldbu1r. Jacob k . Jari1:a. Philip Ill.. Klutsialck, 1-n ~
eteln. Abrah•m A. Rlbleolf. William Sacha, Neloin R. Schlesin1rer. bonorsrT •lee chainlN!ll: Jaclr Y. S.-n. s..,..
mour Graubard. Mrs. Lout. Perlm•n. n ...;.t A. 'Rcse. Chftter H. Roth. Simo• Well. YI~ cba l.,.... : 8ftJU11hl
Gr.,.,nbel"!r, honora..,. tr-euu...,,.. R ieb.ant M. ~crtt :Sr. , t reuurn. l!urton J0M1>1'. uai.tant _.....,. ; Ed_..rd Go!<!~
JU Lnlwtt- Aft., H. Y. 10016 ~c<reto..,.: S. O. Shapiro, a ..wunt aec~tar.r; B""j unin R. Eo,•t.ein. national dir-.<:tor: Pall! H. Samplhler, dlalnna1t aecutive cnmmit~: Norma n Scblooaman, •ice-<hairman : Willia m A. Wnler, preldent. B•oal s·r!t!I, :Sa7 Kaor-a. a-OW
Vol U Ho. 10 • Deumbw, 1967 vi~ 11...,.tdent: MrS. Arthur G. Roolenblutb. preide"t. B'cai B"rith Wo men. Editorial Boar4: N. C. Beith. chainn&a, Oocar
Cob'""· Benjamli> R. Epewln, A mold Fon1W... Alezaoda F . Miller. J . Harold Sa'ka, Charles L !!Cw, ~ J. Wa~.o.. . ;.
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cornphir:ts with the ciry's Human Rela- .
~ions Cornmi>sioa. The dis:ribution of the·
docurr.enracion caused a flurry of discussion within rhe building, especi:illy iii
,·ie.-: of the L"Illninence of .th·e annual
m~e•ir.g of the apanmeoc owners.
Th:: mee•ing produced a dramatic
C•)•!tror,c:t~ion. A resolution was pre;;~rr:~d by a board member asking th:n
the .1pmment owners approve the boaitl"s
$~i.;;·r;·:e policy based on vague qualificaiuns of :ipplicam merit. Our group intro0
cuc;·d a subscirute motion staring chat
··chert shlll be no discrimination 6a the
~:i.sis of race or religion."
He:irtd discussion lasced for over ao
hour. Evenly divided at first, the audience
rhey Jive. We mUSt distinguish . be ,who ·.
live$ by no revelatioa from cne who
koows thar God is ie~Cd in nature, io~·;
the world, and in histaix· The believing._
Jew's. whole awroaduo _life is ~imooy ;
to his fairhfuJaess 'to the "GOd of his fath.
ers. Cbrisdaa.s.muS;i respect such__devoted- ·
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of still other
jects, the plight of Jews beh.ia4- the
Iron Curtain. the rclatedn~ 0£ posr-~il>
tiol rabbin.ic Judaism aad the New· Test·
amenr, distorted Oir.iscia:o: nations of rbe
Pbazistts, the moral~ i::i.orolnd- jn rhe ..
ness. Jews a.re: uodct no !·pecial gu.ilr and,. Viecnam war, the. dialogue between Jews ·
in fact, the Church. stands in the same and Ollistians. He .is a brilliant JIWJ~ ~-.itb:~
of l 00 perSO!lS seemed gradually to move
mward our point of view. The real issue
ha.cl been further impressed oo chem, perhaps, by the action of ~ lllinois Supreme
need. of forgiveness. ·
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a . perceptive miocl,, and. mosc- im~ a"It is my conviction," continued- Billy· heart that c;ares deq>ly_ ab9ut people.
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Graham, ."chat Ollist is the way to-God's ·
I left ·Momreu.-satisfied tbsr our di~·;
forgiving love, ;but it ill behooves me to alogue would continue, encouiaged that ·
Cou~ ·which . on
judgc~~Josc.cuualvacioo..-....eY~..fuogcc_i~~.i;ssibl~.,.,l _, ___ _
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the eve of-Ute-mttring-.
h:id upheld Chiago's Fair Housing Ordin.ince. Sensing the swing in popular
feeling, the male.er of the original motion
suddenly withdrew it, clearing the way
for an almost unanimous voice-vote
passage of che mocion barring discrimi·
nation.
IN THl! aftermath, the brokers involved
in the · conciliartion hearings held by the
Commission on Human Reluions as a
resulr of the AOL complaints agreed to
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serve appropnace nocu:e. o t e now
established policy of Vista Homes. The
two realto"'signed ·formal agreements
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}ed!rino ro offer the aaOT"ieved UniverP o -0
oosity couples the opportunity to concracr
for any available property offered through
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Fair Housing Ordinanc,.. m"d;..... t;"g that
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any employee v1olat1ons. would be grounds
f~ dismissal· that all listing aareements
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punuhm~t :is a consequence of s~fuJ­
ness, but rbere is also· a suffering that is
a martyrdom. Cbrist.iaos h~ve also suffer·
cd io history. Are we to explain all snffering as punishment? Certainly cot. ..
"Furthermore, we must confess · that
Ou-isrians sinned against Jews in the name
of Christ.ian.ity. Not God, but men whe> .
failed to claim 9f God in their beans
perpettatecl every terrible bloody thing.
We mllSC repudiate that past nor defend
it, nor even· explain it away.
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all men by the light according co which
STATEMEl'll' OF OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT
AND CIRCULATION !Act of October 23, 1962(
Section -4369, Titl• 39, U"ited Stota Code1
I. Dot• of filir19: Octobet- I, 1967.
2. Tjtle
Publlcotto": AOL BULLETIN.
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3 · F;eque"cy of Issue: Monttl!) mccept July
and August.
4. Location of 1uio.,.,, office of riubllcotl°"
(Street, City, County, Sttite, Zif> Code): 315
Lexl"Qton Ave., N- York, N.V. 10016.
5. Location of the tleodQuorten « q.nercl
busineu offices of the publi.tlers (r10tV'.rinren):
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6. Nomes and cdcltesses of publ;.tier, editor,
and monogl"g editor: Publisher (Nome ond CJddress): Antl-Defomotlon Loogue of B'ooi B'rith,
315 Le)(ington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016.
Editor (Nome ond oddr~J: Lynn& Ianni.Ila,
llS Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016.
Mor>00lno Editor: "°"9.
7• Owner Clf owned by 0 corporat~. Its
nome ond oddress must be stoted and obo
lmmedimely thereum!er the n.omes cilld od-elf~ of ato-ckhold~ . owning or holding
l petcCf"lt or more of total a.m~t of stoc.k. If
not owned by 0 corpo.-cition, the names ancJ
addresses of the ir>dividool ownen must be
give". If owned by ci portnenhip or other
uni1">COrpo1ated · firm, In nome ond addt11U, os
well <1$ thot o_f each individual m~t ~given):
Antl-Oefomot10n League of B'ncu B'rith, 31 S
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left Momrear respeaful of Qri$riimicyand suengthenec;I iq ~y Judaism. · ..
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end secwlties in a ccpcw:lfY ottwr"thon that .
of o borlo· fide OWMr. Nolnes end
of lndi~la ,..f» ~ shd<h~ o-f a ,
corporotlof\ whicti. inalf Is a stockhalder or· •
hold9r of bondll, ~ 0r ott.r sec:urftle-;..
of the publishino corporation ...,_ beef\ in. ·
eluded In parcgl'Cll:lha 7· crid 8 ..t11in ti. ir...
te-rem of llUd\ lndivlduclla eris ~ fl) •• ,
1 per~ oi mot• of 1+10 totot ciincWrt af tti• · ·
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wtisre the stockholder « secwlty
Id« oi>pears upon the books of the company os
trustee or In <l"Y ottitt fiducia'ry relation, the
nome of the person or corporation fOf .mom
sud> tr"'t" b acting, olso the statemenn i,,
the two pcro9rophs 1how the oHiont's full
i.tnowledge a"'1 belief O$ to the c;ra.tnstonces
_ond conditi°"s under which stockholdors and
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SUPPORT THE 1967 ADL APPEAL
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tory howing publicly. In the Visra Homes
icmance, the evidence was sufficiently
clea.r so that further evasive maneuvers
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Hare ·rane!th1Nm
Gerald Strober ·
.Vi.81.t ~th Dr. 2Gbert ·Fens
Dr. "%. W. WllaOD of Hanuiut.
North CarollDa coecerD!ag the .Iraqi aleu.tloo and the poaetbllity
of Dr. Bill)' Craba f.aauiQg a at:a~e.mt on tba fate of the Iraqi
Jeila. Dr. Wlhon 1"11'tioned that Dr. Gra!Mm was very CODCened with . .
. . the la.ql problelt ad tbat ·ID Che last several daya bad talked with
·-· bigb officials iD Vah1ngt:on conceming the altuatioa. He iadl~ted
that part of me pmb1- Dr. (Maha bu tn det..tahg --~ to
make public atatm•ta oa •pee.iflc teaues. h iafomatlona1. that J.a,
Dr. Grahm is. ~Eten not clear u to the face. surron.-Hng • given
problem. For exeaple., Dr. Wilaori menctanad tbat .bU flt•t n.cttoo
. to tha baog1ngs .a... ~ dou' ·t the &aqi .Jews luve the couna:y?"
He d1cl not realize that .Jevlah edgutlon la bamaed. Be 81.l&IUted
·ttaat t COllblet Dr. -.obert l"ftll vbQ is
York· City uranatng ·
·0n Jannlry 31et .I •Poke by telepbofte _b>
in._
. . J>r• . GrCI•'• June meetlnga at Madison Squatt ~. Be said t;bat
Dr. ·l'ema vou1d report. to Dr. Ooh• dlrectly _, iafomatJ.oa. we
could gift Ida c~ the situation of Iraqt ~- .
1 contacted Dr~ Fem thK dteraooo Ga w mauged for b~ to ccme
to oar offices Oil Tuesday• Feb. 4tb.
Jlabbl Rudin, Mn. Bank1 and I .bad a lengthy dlscuul.aa vitb Dr. Fem..
l>r.. Fe.- biped the dlscussian. Be said that he would •end the tape
to Dr. Grabml al<mg vit:h Ms evaluation of our •etlng. . We bd.eft!ld
Dr. Fam on the situation ·c QDfroncing Iraqi .Jt!.'ftr7 ad gave hta aeveul docments includiog ·a fact ahaee-•an Iraq, a con of the petitlOll
of the Grand Rabbi of Bagda4 ~o die haql gwe-iwnt~ • copy of .Jews.
1D Arab Led•. a co" of cbe Everett Paner releue and telegram ad
copiea of letters to U l!umt fraa Rev.. Bllheiaer .ad Msgr. O..terreicher..
l>r. Ffta t.adicated that Dr. Grahaa 1s quite inttttea~·ed 1n the fate of
tbe renaint.Qg Iraqi J'e11t1 and · ~ buicatly h1a ·ra J>athies would certaWy be with diem. Be wu concerned as to the souxcea of our inf~ ...
matli:IQ. • stated tbat lf Dr. Grahaa were to issue a st:ittemezic he
voald •swedutel7 be called. upon to cit;e the sources ~f bis lnfomatioll.
Dr. Fexm theref0%e asked us to provide him vltb the auurcea of the
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would be sufficient, Dr .. Ferm left us with· the feeling .that if
such a lette1." ~ould be sent, Dr. Graham may issue a public statement
on the Iraqi situation.
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tea:ms some theological aspects of the
Jewlsh-<Ju1.stian relationship as it
~elates to evangelical <Jiristians.
1 think that the I A D· staff felt that this waa a godd contact and
that Dr. Ferm would be open to future ccimmmtcations from us. He
stated that _h e would be happy
i-eceive from us any f\n:thei- infor.;.
mation we have on the lraqi situation and we will put him on our
Christian mailing list •.
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. One final note is of interest. . When I esc.e;>rted Dr. Ferm to. tb:e lobbY.~.
he .stated that there are .SQ!De .Cbristians who would be quite concemed
to !mow that Dr:. Graham had sent. him to the. American· Jewish Committee
. for a briefhlg. Br,., Fel!ID indicated that the feet that he had: come
evidences a willingness· on _
the part of Dr. Grahsin- to seek out information on vital cantanporaey is~s. · ·
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Mrs. .B anki is following-up ·the. J~t!ce· Gol~arg ·comnuni.cation.
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As part of· our effort to mobili-zc <2lri$Cian opinion in prot.e s.t of
the Iraqi trials and hangings, Rabbi James Budin• Gerald Sttobe.r ·
and I -m et with. Dr. Bobert o .• Ferm, an associate of Dr. Billy Graham
for the past 18 yeara. · Dr.. Fem te>ld us that Dr. -Graham bad already
made known privatel7 his "personal concern" ~ the Xraqi
sibiation:J. but .mmt be particul.41:'1y cautious- about any pub1i~ .eta~e­
ment because .anyth_tug be :says 1a sure to be challenged. He questioned
us about the sources of our statements during the briefing, and then
added. uOf course l f -a ma of the stature of Mr. Justif:e Goldberg
were to verify chi& infcmnat!C)ll, 1 am sure Dr. Graham would be 11e>re
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The. enclosures 1 ill addition to ·o ur fact . s~t~ · includeJ' some -copies
of statements made by leaders in the f.bI"lstian c<Ju111wd'ty and of the.
lraqi leglalatioa discriminating agatoe1: Jews. I hope.· you will find
the letter acceptable. Mrs.. Selma Hirsh will follow up with your
~etary to determine whether or ~t you are .sendtng · it. ·
"fhaQk you for your
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beadquar~ ~ No~th Carolina• it will ·be dellve-red to his
~s9Ciate, Dr. Fei'Jn at the New York headquarters. ~· think _it .pref~able to send the lette~ by personal messenger .and will arrange for
its transmittal.
Fem1; willtth~ f~ward . lt to Dr- Billy Graham.
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Montreat. Bo:rth Ca'oltna ·
Dear Dr. Graban:
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At- a ~ent. meectng. betlleen 7oui' assocJate. Dr. RObert o. Fem•
mtd staff ~s of die Ame.ricm J'ewiab Coilpnft:tee, Dr. Fft1D
Sugge$t.ed that you wollld welcome saae pe:rsou;al nassurance by ·
:me ftgard1og the st.atus of the Jewish c,..mtcy in Iraq and ~be
r~_enc .seuet: ~ and public 110Qgfngs ID Baghdad and Basra.
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Ohviousty. tam not ~vy t.o the -records¢ the s.ecret tt.i.a.ls, ~t
the facts coted .ia the attached she~t and· elsewhe-re, sucb· as the
111iter~ of the .alleged ~~·~ of tbe' "~ionage rl.1lg" and
the .constaat:·survelllance •mder whtch the Jen .have lived In .Iraq
et.nee June 1967•. make the charges particularly dubiaus 9 a.s does tbe
very utme of die trtala and esecutlotas . . k& tOr the legislatiotl
wblcb. bas increasjugl;F restricted the civil and penonal liberties ·
: of .Jews ta Iraq sioce a early as '1950 and• ~tty · as 1968~
· that ·u a matter of Public rec.orc1 (d~ ataaebecl).. · · ·
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presenutives.. of aad.anat. g0Vf.!nnet1t:S as well as 1'y ioterilatianal
organiza~ ~ Teliglou.s leaders. . Copies of 8~ of these atate111e1ata are ~losect. Ve woul.d ve:ry 1111Ch appreciate . your adding yei:n: ·
. voice Co tba't of otllei· eminent a.rlstiaia Qake-.m lilho have pi:otested
the barbarity of· the IYaqt. ac.ttoDS. . Perbapa even more important iD ·, ··
. order bl. $ave ~ lives . 0£ .t:he -rem•Wag aa:ben. of · the harassed and
. . . terrorized remnants of t!Je Jewiah conmun1.ty tu Iraq would be a stat~­
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and ·y our penonal reputation ·for outstaracU.n g integrity wO\ild do
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If I may be. of fvrtber assistance tn dlf.3 Wlt.~~. pleas·e ·d o not
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Dear Dr. Ferm:
· This is to confizm the ·c1ace ancJ time ~4t_~eting with Dr~ Billy ·
.Graham. We ,,t.11 be bapw to have Dr.~. his colleagues
meet at our offtce on Mmiday, .June 23rd between .10 and ll · in the
morning.
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are now putting together a . lis~ of people Who will be present
at the meeting and when thiS list is finalized l will be happy to
share it with you. lf .Jt is possible. I would appreciate learning
from you the names .o f those f.Ddividuills who will .be accompanying
Dr. Graham on the 23rd.
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Gerald Strober
Program for
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The following is a suggested program for the meetmng with
Dr. Billy Graham on June 23rd.
1.
Opening Remarks of Welcome
Mr. Philip E. Hoffman, Pres.
American Jewish Connnittee
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Introductions
Mr. Bertram Gold, Exec. V. P.
American Jewish Conmittee
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Introduction of Subjects and
Moderation of Discussion
- Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum
Possible subjects for discussion:
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Israel and the Middle East Crisis
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The relationship between American Jews
and Evangelical Protestant conununity.
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Christian teaching and anti-Semitism.
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Proselytism, Conversion, theology of the
people of God.
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Church and State.
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There will, of course, be an opportunity for Dr. Graham and
his colleagues to introduce subjects f~iscussion.
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Moderation of Dlscuaalon
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Die relatlonsblp betweell American. .Jews
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Qristl.an. eeachtng and an~i-Semltlsm.
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Proselytism. Conversion, dleology of -tbe
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
Institute of Human Relations • 165 East 56 Stre~t. New York,: N. V. 10022 • Plaza 1-4000 • Cable Wishcom, New York
Office of the President
June 10, 1969
Dear Friend,
Dr •. Billy Graham, nationally prominent Protestant
leader, will be visiting New York City within the
next several weeks.
We have· arranged an informal, off the record, meeting between Dr. Graham and Jewish academic and com·munal leaders, 0n June 23, from 9:30-11 ~.M. It is
our hope that in such a session, a frank exchange
of views will take place.
The meet·i ng will be held on the 8th floor of the
Institute of Human Relations, 165 East 56 Street,
New York City. I hope you will join us on this
occasion.
Given the shortness of time, please excuse the
use of a form letter. It would help us in making
arrangements if you would let us know if you can
attend (PL 1-4000, Extension 206).
We look forward with pleasure to meeting you on
June 23.
Cordially,
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PHILIP E. HOFFMAN, President
Board Chairmen
MAX M. FISHER, Executive· Board
DAVID SHER, Board of Governors
ELMER L. WINTER, Board of Trustees
EMERY E. KLINEMAN, Treasurer
MRS. SANFORD SAMUEL. Secretary
MORRIS H. BERGREEN, Associate Treasurer
BERTRAM H. GOLD, Executive Vice-President
MORRI S B. ABRAr_,1, Honorary President
JACOB BLAUSTEIN, Honorary President
LOUIS CAPLAN, Honorary President
HERBERT B. EHRMANN, Honorary President
IRVING M. ENGEL, Honorary President
ARTH U R J, GOLDBERG, Honorary President
JOSEPH M. PROSKAUER, Honorary President
NATHAN APPLEMAN, Honorary Vice-President
JOSEPH KLINGENSTEIN, Honorary Vice-President
FRED LAZARUS, JR,. Honorary Vice-President·
JAMES MARSHALL, Honorary Vice-President
WILLIAM ROSENWALD, Honorary Vice-President
MAURI CE GLINERT, Honorary Treasurer
JOHN SLAWSON, ~ecutlve Vice-Presi dent Emeritus
REUBEN W, ASKANASE, Houston, Vice-President
MORTON K. BLAUSTEIN, Baltimore, Vice-President
MATTHEW BROWN, Boston, Vice-President
ROBERT T. CUTLER, Philadelphia, Vice-President
OeJONGH, FRANKLIN, .Atlanta, Vice-President
JACK A. GOLDFARB, New York, Vice-President
ARTHUR GROMAN, Los Angeles, Vice-President
ORIN L.EHMAN, New York, Vice-President
WILLARD L. LEVY, St Louis, Vice-President·
SAM RUBINSTEIN, Seattle, Vice-President
MAYNARD I. WJSHNER, Chicago, Vice-President
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MONDAy I JUNE 23 J 1969
co;.r~:.:::~~s
BILLY GilA!IAl.l
WITH JE\'iIGH
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By Raliaious New_s Service (6-23-GD)
HE\'l YORK (UNS)- -- An ALlerican Jewish COimni ttce official praised
evangslist Billy Grahnm :!'.or breaking down stereotypes about Ba~tist
insensitivity to scci~l co~1cerns.
Rabbi Lici.rc T~ncn'l:lr:.um, director· of the ·Jewish Commi ttec 's ·department of i-nterreligious aff2.irs, confirocd that the Bn..ptist preacher
. had met- with :ibout 30 JeY;ish reliciou$ and comrauni ty lcaC:ers after ·the
evanc;elist mentioned the me~ti11cr in a pl,"ess confe:&.·ence ma:t•ldng the encl
of a
10-d~y
crusade here.
The meetincr, it \'Ins e::plained, grew ·o ut of planning for a National
Baptist-Jzwi~h Scholars Con:'.:erence schec!ulccl Aue; .. 18-20 a.t the Southern
Baptist Thcolo~icnl- Seminn!.·~.r in Louisville, lCy 0" That neeti ng will be .
spo11sored
Jewish
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the Southern !3aptist Eor:ic
Co;~1rd ttee 's
intcrreligious
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Bo:ai•<l
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~f_fairs ui.1~ t.
n~bti T~.nenbaum St'.iCi- th~t in his. introckction of tlr 1 Gra.ha~1 to·
the Jewish p oup !1..e "had sZ'.icl he was "greatl!' impress eel by the sensi tity ancl c.:ir..ceri1 that he (G14 ~ham) ex:n·essetl for ::ocial justice a~1cl for
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injustice 1 poverty,
1.i.nyo!le, who l~no-.vs the ClGlssical 13r.ptis'i; heri t'~gc which ei,\phr-.sizc::1
incli vic.lual poety nnc1 pe1·son::-.l . sa: vat ion," l'Cli-:0.1 !::ecl the rabbi 1 "h:::.s
carried nrounci en im~ge tha~ ccrt~in versions of the Baptist tradition
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were ra tber in.s ensi ti VG to social or g:;.·oup coi~cerns.
· "Uy imp1·ession is th.at L!r. Gr~l"!am, clm:inc bis ·recent scrrr.ons, has
helped to !'e:;:ov~ th<t t cr..1·icn.Ji:u~·e 1 ancl hz..s ccr~o;:Jst:i.·~ tcd that pci-sonal
reliaion can _ex~)!.'CSs i t£:0lf in a ve1•y gc;:u_i!1C co::cera :fo1· grout>
raorali ty e.11d gro\.1p just~ c c.
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"I,ly own f~clin3 is tl18.t he cont1·ih1_; tcc~ ·co n b::-c::-.~':-tln.·ou;:;l;. in cv~~:­
·cornin3 some of t~!c rr.:y·i:holo[D' cLb ot~t t11c 13:!. p'cis t l0~C:~::ship :s concc;.·n
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nnbbi Tancnbuum s::-"id t!1c:::e W2.S a "genuine fcclinc of rti.pport"
Jc~ish lca dGrship~
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~THEODORE ELUJioFF
/RABBI HuoLD..GORmN
RABBI ARTHUR HERTZBERG
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By Religious News Service (6-19-69)
NEW YORK (RNS) -- Colored lights played over the large ballroom,
and huge flowers fluoresced under "black" lights. On the stage a
rock group from Pittsburgh played current hits, and at the tables
the young people -- no one over 25 was admitted -- talked about Christ.
The coffee house sponsored by Billy Graham's New York Crusade
has been a solid success in the numbers it has drawn -- some 800 to
1,000 have come each night -- and has also given an unusual
opportunity for Christian witness.
Thre~ musical groups, one from Australia, one from Pittsburgh
and one f:com Washington, D.C., have provided music for the young
people who came to drink Pepsi, eat potato chips and talk 1 and
tJ.eobers of . the -troupes have made their own witness to Christ.
At the tables, volunteers trained by the Crusade team talked
with visitors about the need for following the Christian way, but the
musical groups have been the focus of attention.
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On tbe sixth night of the New York campaign lllike Johnson, the
lead guitarist for the Exkursions, a "ha~d-rock" group from
Pittsburgh, finished a round of secular songs, and then began to
tal~ quietly of his religious.experienceo
He and other members of the band had made the "drug scene," Mike
said, but had not been satisfied until they turned to ·christ. Since
his conversion, he said, he had found that "you can really dig life •••
and reality" when you follow Jesus.
Before the show began, he told an RNS reporter that a few
since his conversion, he had gone back -- briefly -- to drugs,
that each time, even though the dr~gs got him "high," they had
satisfied him, and he felt that he had betrayed Christ's trust
times
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in him.
The mustached, side-burned guitarist urged those in the hushed
room to make their. own decisions for Christ. : The young people filed
slowly out. Some stopped to talk with Cr.usade counsellors.
The cc)f.f ee ·house has - foliowed the Crusade evangelism meeting's ·
in Madison Square Garden. The services, led by Mr. Graham.,'h::ve
drawn 9 in six days, more than 131,500, and resulted in 5,634 personal
decisions for Christ.
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The largest attendance was on the sixth night of the Cr~sade -a Wednesday -- as 20,000 _filled .the Garden arena and 4,500 were
directed to the Garden'~ Felt Forum, where they watched the. services on
a huge, closed circuit color TV screen.·
Mr. Graham, in his sermon, said that wars and tbe evils of
mankind "come from within."
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"It is a heart problem," he said. "We have to get the heart
changed. we have to get the heart transformed. " An estimated 972
persons came down the aisles to respond to his call,
The· largest numbe~ of decisioQs, ~owever, came on Saturday night,
the second of the Crusade, as 1,009 registered their commitment
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SET AT INTERCHURCH CENTER
By Religious News Service (6-19-69)
NEW YORK (RNS) -- With a necessary nod to Johann Sebastian Bach,
the Manhattan premiere of a mJlti-media jazz oratorio has been set
for June 25 at the Interchurch Center here.
Titled "Christ Lag in Todesba::iden" (Christ Lay in Death's Bonds),
it is mo'1eled on the famous Bach cantata of the same name and
carries t ee sub-title, "Where Do We Go from Here?"
Co-sponsors o~ the prog~am are the School of Social Music at
Union Th€ological Seminary and the Department of Church and Culture
of the Nat ional Council of Churches.
The score fo~ the musical happening is by Ed Summerlin, composer
of the first jaz~ ).::.turgy performed in a church. Roger Ortmayer,
pe'3t and ::i.irector of the NCC' s culture department, has written the
text w~icli is intended to create a contemporary expression of the
Easter s t ~ry.
The m~sic employs traditional and unorthodox effects of voice
and instruments, including strings 7 trumpets, trombones, alto
saxophone, bass, drums, tap recorder, transistor radio, and
overhead projectors.
Direc~ion of t he composition will be in the hands of Herbert
Beattie, a singer with the New York City Opera and San Francisco
Opera Companies. Ya-. Beattie was in charge of direction when the
work received its world premiere last March in Massepequa, N.Y., at
a concert sponsored by the Nassau Council of Churches.
The composition's presentation at the seminary's workshop has
the primary purpose, according to a se~inary spokesman, of stimulating
"the cre~tion of new music, new repertoire, new techniques to
inspire local choirs and congJ;"ega tions."
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to COMMEMORAtE THE FIRST VISIT .OF THE REVEREND
IJOCTOR BILLY .GRAHAM 'tO THE INSTITUTE OF 81JMAN
RELATIONS* . THE
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JAWISH. COMMITTEE IS
HONORED TO PllESENr THIS UNIQUE VOLUME OF
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Marc H. Tanenbaum
Gerald Strober
subject
Dr, Billy
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~11 be in New York City from June 13"".23
to hold a major crusade at Madison Square Garden.
I think we might explore the possibility of :holding a
private luncheon for Dr. Graham. The purpose of such an
event could be to establish an interreligious relationship with Dr. Graham, to meet key members of his staff,
including T.W. Wilson who will very likely be in New York
during the crusade, and to explore issues such as the
Middle East and Jewish-Evangelical relations in the U.S.
I am certain he would be interested in the August colloquium with the Southern Baptists.
If we decide to set up a meeting we might have a good
contact in Dr. Robert Ferm who visited our office several months
ago to discuss the Iraqi crisis.
I would suggest that if you are inclined to arrange a meeting that we begin immediately to set it up since there will
be a tremendous danand on Dr. Graham's time when he is in
the city.
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cc: Judith Banki
James Rudin
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B!LLY GnMIA!'.1 CmJFERS
l'IITll J E\"/IGH LEADERS
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i.JE\'l YORI( ( RNS) -- An Aro1erican Jewish Committee offici.a l praised
evan3elist Billy Graham !or brealdpg clown stereotypes about Baptist
inseusi ti vi ty to sccial co:1cerns.
nn.bbi ),Jarc Tanen-;,,~um, director of the Jewish Collllui ttec.' s departrp.en-t of ·i -nterreligious "-ffairs, confirraed that the Eaptist preacher
ha<l met with about 30 Jewish religious and community leaders. after the
evanc;elist mentioned the mcetL13 in a press conference marking the end
of a 10- d~y crusndc here.
The raeetin[;, it was e;;plai:ied, grew out of plauning for a National
Baptist-Jewish Scholars Couierence sche~uled Au3. 18-20 at the Southern
· Baptist Theolo;;ical Seminary in Louisvill~, !Cy.· That meeting wi ll be
sponsore<l by the Soutl1ern !3<!.ptist F.ol:le r:iission Board and the Ame1~ican
Jewish Co;;if:'.it tee 1 s interreli gious affairs unit.
naMJ'l Tanenbaum said· that in his introclt~ction of Mr , Graham to·
the J_ewis .t~ group he ~hacl s::i.id he was 11 greatl~r impi·essed by the sensi tivi ty a1!cl. c.:.oncern that he (Graham) eX~)l'essed :for social .justice and for
co1nr.tl tr.ie.-1-;; to coil front such basic i ssues as i·acial injustice, poverty,
war and the generation gav. "
Anyo11e , who knows the classical. Baptis·i:: heritage which er.ipi1nsized
inc1ivickal pcie-ty and personal ::;a~vation,. re1il.a:rl~ecl the rabbi, "~rns
carried a::'.'otmd an ir:m.{;e that certa;in versions o::J the Baptist tradi t:ion
were rather in.s ensitive
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"Uy impression is that Tfil• . Graham , ciurin:; his recent sermons 1 hns
helpecl to remove that .caricatu;.·e, anc1 ·ha? · tki~oastratcd that personal
reliGion can e·x press itself in a very genuine co:~cern for group
raorality an~ group justice,
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''i•iY own feelin~ is ·that he contributed to a break- through in overcomin3 some of the rr..ytholocry abot~t t:1e · Baptist l eadership's concern
for socitq. ·ar.:d economic issues."
nnbbi Taneub<ium sa.ic1 thei·e \V::!.S a "genuine feeling 'o f rapport"
between the evanBelist ancl the Jev;ish leadership . He said those at
the meetinG had "faced frankly" theological and soc i ological differences
between the traditions, and had e;~plorccl "the strong couunon boncls we
fee l as people wilo sll~.re n. commoa reverence 'for the Eible and Biblical
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Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum
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·Meeting .with Dr •. Billy Graham
I received a telephone call today from Dr.
associate of Dr. Billy Graham. Dr • . Ferm reported
would like to accept ·our invitation for ·a meeting
New York ' City later ·this month • . Dr. Graham would
our ·office on Monday, June 23rd between 10:00 and
::s
Robert Ferm, an
that . Dr. Graham
while he is in
like to meet at
11:00 A.M•
. I mentioned to Dr. · Ferm that · I would have to consult with
you to clear the date an~ time and that r ·would cormnunicate with
' him in the next two ·or three days to solidify the appointment.
Dr, Ferm said that Mr. Graham was especially interested in
having as many of the proposed participants in the June 23rd meeting as possible attend, as individuals, one session of his New York
.Crusade which is to be held at Madison .Square Garden from June 1322nd • . Dr. Ferm is sending several reserve seat tickets to me • . I
have discussed this with Judy Banki and we both feel that the invitation to attend the 'Gr.aham meeting reflects an . anxiety on
Dr. Graham's part concerning the June 23rd meeting at the AJC. Ap·parently Dr. Graham is concerned that some of the individuals who
may be present at our meeting will have a stereotyped view of his
activities. He evidently feels that if participants in the June 23rd
session can see him in one of his CrUsade settings they will have a
more balanced view of his intentions and work. Dr • . Ferm stressed
that Mr. Graham was most interested in having the participants in
the June 23rd session understand what his New York meeting involves •
. I mentioned to him that several of the Jewish participants would not
be in New York during the period of Dr. Graham's Madison Square
Garden meetings and, of course, we are under . no obligation to attend
these meetings.
I definitely feel that we should go ahe.ad :with the June 23rd
session for the following reasons:
A. To establish an interreligious relationship with Dr. Graham.
B. To, in a preliminary way, discuss American Jewish concerns for
Israel and the Iraqi Jews.
C. To discuss the -Southern Baptist -Colloquium and other aspects-of
our activities involving evangelical Protestants.
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Ronald Kronish
The American Jewish Committee convened a meeting of a small number of Jewish··~.
· leaders to talk informally with Billy Graham.
Present at the meeting were members
of the American Jewish Comm ittee staff as welt as representatives of Reform, Con.servative and Orthodox rabbinical leadership.
I represented
t~e
UAHC.
To say the least, hearing Billy Graham talk in this small group setting was a
fantastic learning experience for me (and It seemed so for everyone present).
My
image of the man as a wild raving fundamentalist evangelist was severely shattered.
He talked softly and ~uccinctly. and his position vis a vis Israel was very
impressi ve.
After prefacing his remarks with the usual statements about the need for diaw
logue and communication, he talked mostly about his relationship to Israel.
First
he explained why he felt so at home in Israel when he was there, the main reason
being that he has studied the Bible so much.
(At this potnt, he sidetracked with a
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quick story about how his wife, upon looking down at Jerusalem from atop the Mount
of ~Olives. referred to it as a "Biblical smorgasbord".)
He P.ointed :o ut that, con1
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trary to the worries of many Jews, he went to Israel not to proselytize but to visit
the Holy Places and talk to people.
In addition to his love for Israel as the land of the Bible. Mr. Graham related some of h.is personal ties to Israel.
He sends a tour of American people to
Israe l every month (100-150 go with his "Protestant expert on Israel" for a 2 week
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Also, one of his daughters married a Swiss and
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have gone to Israel to
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(he claims that they are mo re Zionist than many Zionists).
daughter are In Israel working on motion pictures.
Another son and
They've made one on Jerusalem
and they are working on another one now.
Before dealing with some of the political implications of rsrael vis a vTs
the Chri st ian community, Rev. Graham briefly waxed
th~ologlcal
on the subject of
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Israel.
He stated that he believes that Israel is God's chosen people and that no-
thing wlll dislodge Israel from the face of the earth. · (He cited portions from
Deuteronomy and Isaiah as proof.)
He said, "No combination of powers wfl l dis Iodge :.
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Israel because God is with them."
On his most recent trip to Israel, Rev. Graham met wlth Golda Meir and Abba
Eban (his "old friend 11 ) and he offered his help in whatever way possible.
He told
Mrs. Meir that because Chrlstians in Arab countries are worried about his proIsrael statenents (for fear of reprisals against them), he wil1 refratn from publlc
pronouncements on behalf of Israel but instead he promised to work privately in using his influence whe.rever possible.
that he has
dlscus~ed
In connection with this, Rev • . Graham mentioned
Israel a number of times with President Nixon, and as of his
most recent visit with Nixon in Key Biscayne, he described the President as "ext reme 1y sympathet i c 11 towards Israel.
After his short talk, Rev. Graham responded to a few questions.
asked htm
what the Christian reaction has been in the United States to his pro-Israel positlon.
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factional ism in Christianity.
Some Protestant
eschataloglst~
believe that prophecy
is being fulfilled in Israel (e.g. reconquest of Jerusalem and expansion of territory,
as promised by God in the Old Testament).
Onthe other hand, there are still some
funclamental lst Christians wlth deep-rooted prejudice who uphold the belief that Jews
put Christ to death (a belief which Rev. Graham preaches against).
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When asked about the alleged silence of the Christian churches concerning
israel after the June 1967 war, Rev. Graham responded that this had to do wfth lead-
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He feels that most American· Protestants are
pro-Israel, but the church leaders have had to be cautious oecause they fear upsetting the Christian situation in Arab countries.
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3In addition to these statements coocerning Israel, Rev. Graham responded to
a few questions dealing with separatfon of church and state.
He explatned that
there is now a movement to pull out of businesses owned by the church.
that one should pay tax on business owned by the church.
formed a separate, tax-paying
org~nization
He feels
In his own case, he
which sells his books and records.
Rev. Graham stated that he believes in total separation of church and state; his
denomination doesn't even
tak~
loans from the government, although. some Baptist
untversTties (Stetson, Wake Forest, Baylor) are now beginning to get federal money.
On the issue of prayer tn the public schools, R~v. Graham mentioned that even
though most Baptists are against it, because they believe in separation of church
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"our youth need moral teaching".
He objects to forcing certain prayers on students,
but he cJoes suggest that something like reading the Ten Commandments daily or having
students memorize them wou ld be beneficial to their moral education.
In talking with us, Rev. Graham conveyed great integrity and honesty.
not loud and pompous, as one might have expected.
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well and succinctly.
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In short, this did not appear to be the same Billy Graham of
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Garden.
Those of us who were fortunate to talk with him fn-
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f orma 11 y came away wrth an Impression of ·a powerful, yet extremely senstttve, human
being, who expressed an unusual love for lsrael and the Jewish
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Montrea.c ~ lfor·t h C&roll.Da
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My· deS:i- Rev. Graham;
In behalf ·qf· m,· colleagues in the Rabbinate• the American Jewish .Com-·
-mittee and myself personallYJ· I want to express our deepest .apprecia·cion for ·your _visit with- us this -~~
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As I hope you -may bave felt from the response o£ those present. you
elicited m unprecedented warmth~ cordiality$ and respect for· your
position -that bas· alree.d y .made this· experience a ;nemorable one for all
of us.
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We are especially g1:ateful · for your· -candor and forthrightness- on the
·. · several -questions that we calked about. -Clearly., you ·h elped overcoa· .
a nuinbl!r of misconceptioQs and .strengthened the bonds of fellowship
between our peoples •. We are especially appreciative of your strcm..g
. supportive ·u nders.t andtng of the rigb1: of ·t he people end tbe St:ate of
Israel co · survive as well .as 7our forthright ·views on the deicide
question.• prejudice end :antl.•$end.tism, QDd .O il the .p rofound Biblical
bond& tbat l:ldt us together.
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Under separate cl>Ver I atb hk:lng the liberty of sending you a booklet
tbat l have wri.tten OD 0 An. 11ltroductiOD to Jewish eustoms :and Holy
Days," with its .accoq>all1f.ng record of llturgicel selections &om the
religious· servic.e~ e»f Judaism •
.Also. in response to your· ~t. l am -enclos~ a draft copy of the
program that we. are @Ollsor1Dg with. the Southern Baptist Convention•
August 18-20 at the Loaisville Theological Seminary. If there is the.
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least possibilit:y .o f your attending ·t he conference for even a short
time. 1 bow that .all of us wauld be honored by your presence. In·
any case. we plan to publish the ·proceedings and will be more than
happy tt> share them with you.
I do hope that. we will have the privilege of meeting ·w ith you again
1n the near futur:e. We take seriously your expression about wanting
·eo have an opportunity to pue questions before our group. Nothing
would give· us greater pleasu.re duan ·to· .arr$tge .f or· such an occasion
at the earllest: <tppor.tunity that is convenient for you. · .
Again, . With Ollr heartfelt @POd wishes ttd ()ur prayers for God' 8 con•
tf.nued cue over you and yoUX" fitmily, i am
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Cordia.Uy yom:"s.
llabbi Marc· B. tanenbauin
!tettonal Director ·
lnterrelig1ous
Mlrr:HSB·Bncls.
P.
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Should your children in
lsrae~
~fairs
Department:
ever find themselves in need
-of any assletanee of whatever kind, ple.ase feel free to inform them
that the American Jewlsb ·ColllDittee maintains an o ·f fiee in .Jerusalem 9 Ethiopia s·treet • under the di.rec tion of Dr. Louis Shub a If you
wish. 1 would be glad to let him know that members of your family are
in "Israel. and that he should make himself available for _whatever co•
operation they might wish 1;o have • .
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·HEBUNG .Wl'l'B DR. BILLY GRAHAM· - JUNE 23, 1969
·Opening Remarks. of Welcome - ·Mr. Philip Hoffman ..
It is most fitting · that this
mom~
we meet in the same
roCID. whieb ·was·· the site in 1963 Qf the historic meeting between
American .Jewish leaders and the late ·v atican official of ·b lessed.
memory, Cardinal Bea. ·
oecasf:on, a frank _cliscussion
On that
ensued, vhich was to become the · basis. of the beglnniilg of a
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.relati'cmhip ·between the . Boman Catholic and Jewish commmi·
ties. '1'bat 4ession, which we .recal.1 with such fond memories,
testified ln sUigular fas~ion
open interchange carried
OD
to
by
the value of dlalogue and
men of good will in
SD ·
atmosphere of mutual resp·e ct.. ·it is in such a spirit Chat
we meet today.
As
Jews we are indebted to the enormous contributions our
Baptist neighbors have made to the cause of religious liberty
and the understanding of problems of religion and state.
As
indi.viduals we recoplze Dr •. Graham's concern. for tbe
moral and spiritual well being c;>f the nation and we
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most
happy to tielcame him and bis colleagues to our midst.
Our meeting will procede. aa follows:
Mr., Bertram Gold
will. introduce those present ·and Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum will lead
the discussion._
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PROSPECTIVE INVITEES TO BILLY GRAHAM MEETING
JUNE 23, 1969
Philip Hoffman
Elmer ·L. Winter
Max M. Fisher
\/David Sher
Jack A. Goldfarb
Joseph Klingenstein
Richard Maass
Frank Altschul
Mervin Riseman
Newton Glickel
Bernard Abrams
S. H. .Scheuer
· aewish Connnunity People
Abraham J. Heschel
Wolfe Kelman
Balfour Brickner
Irving Gr~e~berg
aernard Mcindlebaum
vSeymour Siegel
Emanuel Rackman
Arnold Jacob Wolf
I/Bernard Keinberger
/Gilbert Klapperman
~srael Mowshowitz
Isaiah Minkoff
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~cobQ,Philip Rudin
Robert Gordis
Arthur Hertzberg
Solomon Sharfman
JI Hannah Stein
Louis Newman
v'Edward Muldover
~Ted Ellenoff
.Bernard Segal
/Benjamin Kreitman
\/Harold Gordon
Charles Liebman
Gershon Cohen
VDavid Silverman
/Morris Kertzer
Julius Goldberg
William Rosenthal
Arnold Kaiman
· Albert Vorspan
V'Ronald Kronish
Alexander Schindler
Staff People
~ertram H. Gold
v-Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum
vRabbi A. James Rudin
vGerald Strober
~rton Yarmon
VSimon Segal
vMC>rris Fine
vSelma Hirsh
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PllOSPBCTIVB INVITEES TO BILLY GBAHAM .MEETING
Amer1c8n .Jewish Caamittee
.Jewish Onrmnmity
Philip B~ Hoffman
Elmer L. Winter
Abraham J. Beachel
Max. M. Fisher
David Sher
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..JOseph Kl.ingenstein
liltllt a •swwald
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A. .James 1'Jdin
Judith Bank1
Simon Segal
$am Katz .
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Gerald. Strober
Arnold Jacob Wolf
Gilbert Klappeman
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Seymour Siegel · .
8nanuel Backioan
Bernard Weinberger
. Rf.chard Maass
Fr8ok Altachul
Bertram Gold
Wolfe Kelman
Balfour Brickner
·1rviilg Greenberg
Bernard Man~lebaum
Israel Mowshowit:z
Isaiah Minkoff
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Dr. Billy eham
Montreat, Horth ~olina
In behalf of .die of&ers
~staff
of Tbe American Jewish ·Comrd.ttee,
I want :tO thaitk ·you mst ·wa=l7 £or nklng tlJe time and ~le out ·
of your .obri.ously· ~ schedule m meet -with us yesterday.
Prom: all ·the ~s dtat we have nceived ·f rom ~he participants it
·was a most aaeful meed.1'a• We appreciate espectall7 your openness
and c&JJdor in· dealing with the several diftieolt questions to wbicb
you addresse_d )'OUrself.
We do hope ~t you wtll fllld ft possible to. come back and visit with
u& in ~he near future • . I know tbat ~ ._colleagues would~ much "Hel•
CQme an opportunity to became better acquainted with JOU on a personal
basis and .t.o be able to excbanp news on the· many .m atters in which
we baVe such obvious co~ interests.
With warmest. tpo.d wishes-,. I am
Sincerely.,
Ba"tram B. Gold
Executive Vlce•President
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Dear
l)r • . i'eni:
I w~ to thank you for all the" efforts· you made 1n settlng~up . · .
1•terday' e · meeting involvi!ag. Dr. BilJ.v Or.au.· and representative$
of 't he .Jewish camunicy.
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I speak for a genuine CCJll#ensuS . when i ..say .that those
present ~e impressed ·by Hr. Grabam's sincerity, warmth and
grasp· of issues. of CtJNllAOD concern. I perscmally feel i t was· .
a most meaningful elicoua.ter and one, i aust, ·that shall· be · .
followed-up ~ tbe days co CC1De;. _·
· I hope that_y~teraY•a
meeting maq· be ~
forenlnner of a
new . .
dialogue between Bnngelical Gttistians and .the American ·.Jewish
· cormnmity. I waa most interested .tn Dr. Graham's ccmneats con..:
cemlng bis desire to ask questions. and I hope that la the tiot
· too distant future we will be able- to have another session .iD
. which rq colleagges Wot.sld be able to dlscusa with Dr. Craban ·
those matters of interest to both-. co1rs1unltie1J which are on his ·
·mind. ..
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. .Ag•fn. please be ·assjired of my persmial appreeiation for an · of
· your effofts.
Witb warm ftgards.
Cordially yours • .
Geraid Strober, Consultant .
· lnterreliglous Affairs Departmeilt :
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to
the Jewish· people:
rell$i0usly through_the Old T~st~t.
'nle ~rtance ·· .
Dr. · Graham .said he -felt that he related
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·of the Old· Testament. in his .preaehing:•
JGwisb backgroun!-f
of ~esus
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Here . he also mentioned the
and. the. early·. dis~iples
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Sociologically
- h_e re he discussed
the history of per- ::·
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sec~tion against: Jew ·donduc_ted by "so called Christians";
that all . Christians are guilty· as far a8 Jewish experience
~he
· cerned
also asks
forgiven.es~
of .the Jewish
He said
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c~ity
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Here Graham
~tioned bis
positive·. feting
for the ·state .o f iarael~ ... Be ·said that -his da\aght.e r. and son-in-law
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the ~t ff!'1 m0nths . : One. of Mr. Graham's sons is also
i:n
working in Israel. .·
· ·Graham said ~ months ~o he had a two . hour meeting with Golda
Meir
and sAid at that time it was difficult . ~or hfin
to speak ·out~
in favo~ of Israel be~ause of pressure .of ChriSt~ living in . the
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· ~ab s~tee.
promised
~s.
_Be feels
that
he . is a spokesmen for Israel • . Graham
Heir that _he wo:Uld
c~tinue
speaking
privat~ly
to
government officials
.concerning Israel's
problems and he made . the
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ple~e that ·if
a crisis did arise and . if ~8
statement .she should inform him through the
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M eir
needed . a ~lie
~raeli
ambassador to the
United States. · Graham said that he feels that Israel
. even~ually
will
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hold all of the land promised to Abr<'" ..-J81D and that Israel -whall be the
greatest world. power. .Graham said t~t three w~eks ago. he. had dis•
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cussed the Israel situation with · President . Nixon and he assured ·
the group that President
Nixon is personally .pro
Israel
and indeed
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· is more sympathetic to Israel ~ban be· .·~as ·one
year ago.
It was also. interes.
t ing .to note
that. Dr. Graham
in· describing
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his
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ideological stanee
. theologically and as a
char~terized
l~be~al ~
himself as a corieervative
·s ocial issues.
Earlier he had· ·
stressed the Jewish concern for the social . welfare of huoianiey
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seemed to . be identiflng himself with this . concem.
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Philip Boffman
JUNE 23 •. 1969
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Blmer L. Winter.
~ M. Fishe~
~avid Sher
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Jack A. ·Goldfarb
Joseph
Kl.ingenst~in
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Richard Maass
Frank Altschul
Mervln ·liseman
Newton Glickel
Bernard Abram.a
s: R. Scheuer
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.Bewish Ccmimmitv Peoele
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Abraham J. · Beschel
Wolfe le1man-
B. Gold
· · L.lt&bbl Marc Tanenbaum
'""ilabbl A. James Rudin
Balfour. Brickner ·
Irving Greenberg
Bernard· Mandlebaun
v1eymaur .stegel
Emanuel
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·Staff People· .
~rald
Strober
L-Motton Yarman ·. ·
~tmon
Segal
LJilorrls nne ·
4elma Hirsh
Backman
Arnold Jacob Wolf
..Sam Katz .·
vlernard Weinberger
"61.lbert ·llapper:man
'--Israel Mawshawitz
Isaiah Hlnkoff
Henry Si~gman · . ·
.¥cob1~Prins
Jacob Philip Budin ·
. Robert Dorclis ·
· Arthur Hertzberg
Solomon Shar.fman
vllannah Stein
~is Newman
~ard
lllldover
V"Ted Bllenoff ·
·· Bemard Segal .
. t;)Jenjamln Xrelbnan
· . ~old GordoJl .. ·
Quarles Liebman
· Gershon Cohen
t.-David Silverman
&Morris -K ertzer
Julius Goldberg
· William Rosenthal
Amold. Kafman
Albert Vorspan .
~ld ·K ronlsh ·
. Alexander Schindler
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,,,,,wrOFFICERS'
Rabbi Gllbert Klape rman
President
Rabbi Wiiiiam Berkowitz
Rabbi Sol Roth
Rabbi Harold I. Saperstein
Vlce·Prosldents
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Conservative
Reform
10 EAST 73rd STREET ·NEW YORK, N. Y. 10021
Telephone TRafalgar 9-8415
Rabbi Samuel A.Berman
Rabbi Herachel Levin
Treasurers
Rabbi Judah Nedlch
Corresponding Secretary
Rabbi Harold H. Gordon
Encutlve Vlc..Pruldent &
Director ot Ch11p/a/ncy Serv/,es
Rabbi Murrey Grauer
Flnencla/ SacrallllY
Rabbi I. Fred Hollander
Aaeocleta Director
Rabbi Saul Teplltz
Recording Secretary
Rabbi Louis Finkelstein
Rabbi Nelson Glueck
•Rabbi Stephen S. Wise
Honorery Vlce·Ptesldentll
Rabbi Edward T. Sandrow
Ch11/rman, .
Boo.rd of Governors
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June 24, 1969
8 Tammuz 5729
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Oft/cors,
Put Presidents and
Rabbi Max Arzt
Rabbi Philmore Berger
Rabbi Samuel Berllant
· · •. Rabbi Morris Borman
· · Rabbi Bernard L. Berzon
. Rabbi Ban Zion Boksar
Rabbi A. Stanley Dreyfus
Rabbi Ezra M. Finkelstein
Rabbi Morris s. Friedman
Rabbi Max Gelb
Rabbi Louis C. Gerstein
Rabbi Simon Glustrom
Rabbi David W. Gordon
Rabb I Max Gruenewald
Rabbi David S. Halpern
Rabbi Abraham L. Hartstein
Rabbi Gunter Hirschberg
Robbi Leo Jung
Rabbi Norman Kahan
Rabbi Arnold G. Kaiman
Rabbi Wolle Keirnan
Rabbi Morris N. Keitzer
Rabbi Herman Kleval
Rllbbl Kurt Klappholz
Rabbi Israel Klavan
Rabbi Isaac Klein
Rabbi Bomord Kll11feld
Rabbi Irving Koslowe
Rabbi Harold I. Krantzler
Rabbi BenJnmln Z. Krellma.n
Rabbi Robert L. Lehman
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein
Rabbi Alvin M. Marcus
Rabbi Julius Mark
Rabbi Amos W. Miiler
Rabbi Israel Miiier
Rabbi William A. OrenUlcher
Rabbi David H. Panitz
Rabbi Ely E. Pllchik
Rabbi Alvin M. Popleck
Rabbi Sidney L. Regner
Rabbi Emanuel Schenk
Rabbi Arthur Schneler
Rabbi Jacob K. Shankman
Rabbi Solomon J. Sherfman
Rabbi Baruch Silverstein
Rabbi Joseph I. Weiss
Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum
The American Jewish Connnittee
165 East 56th St.
New York, N. Y. 10022
Dear Marc:
Once again I want to co~end yo~, Bert Go~ld
Mr: Sher.and
the entire American Jewish Committee fo~
dom in
arranging yesterday's meeting with Bill Graham.
Enough was said to emphasize that in which we are deeply
interested and the message was loud and clear. His res~onse
on the subject of Israel especially, was particularly gratifying. We are sending him a letter expressing this aspect
of our meeting.
With all good wishes.
Cordially,
~
Rabbi Harold H. Gordon
HHG:gg
Milchell Salem Fisher
Counsel
69
'Rabbl Henry S. Jacobs, 1881·93
'Rabbi Kaufmann Kohler, 1893-1902
*Rabb I H. Pereira Mendes, 1902-06
•Rabbi Joseph Silverman, 1906-07
*Rabbi F. de Sola Mendes, 190&-09
'Rabbi Maurice H. Harris, 1910-11
•Rabbi Bernard Drachman, 1912·13
'Rabbi Rudolph Grossman, 1914-15
• Ooceased
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Rabbi David do Sola Pool, 191~17
•Rabbi raaac s. Moses, 1918
*Rabbi Moses Hyamson, 1919
•Rabbi Nathan Stem, 1920
'Rabbi Clifton H. Levy, 1921·22
*Rebbl Simon R. Cohen, 1923-24
Rabbi Israel Goldsteln, 192>26
'Rabbi Barnett A. Elzu, 1927·28
•Rabbi Elias L. Solomon, 1929-30
'Rabbi Harry Weiss, 1931-32
•Rabbi Max Drob, 1933-34
•Rabbi Samuol J. Levinson, 1935-36
'Rabbi Israel Goldfarb, 1937-38
•Rabbi J.X.Cohen, 1939-40
'Rabbi Joseph Sarachek, 1941-42
Rabbi Joseph H. Looksteln, 1943-44
Rabbi A. M. Holter, 1945-46
Rabbl"Thecdore N•.Lewls, 1947-48
Rabbi Simon G. Kramer, 1949-60
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Rabbi Morris M. Goldberg, 1951-52
Rabbi David J. Seligson, 1953-54
Rabbi Emanuel Rackman, 1955-56
•Rabbi Joseph Miller, 1957
Rabbi A. Alan Steinbach, 1958
Rabbi David I. Gclovensky, 1959-60
Rabbi Harry Halpern, 1961
Rabbi laraol Mowahowltz, 1962·63
Rabbi Max Schenk, t964-6S
Rabbi Edward T. Sandrow! 196M7
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June 30. 1969 .
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Dear Dr. Wllson:
·
1 an enclosing the .Religious 1leri1a Service article I ment:ionecl
to ycm in oar telephone canversation ·o f June 27th.
I can ·only repeat again what I wrote to Dr. Boben: rerm that
the meeting was. oveft1helm1ngly successful and hopefully the - :
~ 0£ future contact: and discu8sion.
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Cord1ally,
-Gerald Strober ~ Consultant
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Interreligioua Affairs Department
GS:as ~
Enc.
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·Yf!e Rev. Dr. Billy
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Dear Rev. · ctabam:- ·
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. ·Tb.is· ·f.JJ. to acknowledge belatedly your gracious" let.ter of July
.2nd tC> Rabbi Marc Tauenbaum.
·
Rabbi Tanenbaum has been -away :from the office on a combined
vacation and short sabbatical. Re is expected to return to
the office the. latter part ·of Atigust and your. letter will be
bi:"ougbt tO ·M s attention at that time.
We ·have· received the ·beautiful autographed photograph of your··
self..
Many thanks.
·
. Sincerely yours.
Miriam
MSB::Dlll
s.
·B inder
Secretary to Rabbi 'Tanenbaum
\
B I L LY
GRAHAM ·
July 2, 1969
My dear Rabbi:
Thank'",'.· ypu for your good letter. of June 23. Indeed·, ~~:(qe~;r friend, I am the one that should be
thanking you for giving me such a wonderful opportunity to meet a remarkable group of people .
I .certainly hope we can have a repetition of
this meeting at some future date.
I especially appreciated the remarks made by
yourself, Mr. Gold and Mr. Sher. You gave me
one of the warmest and most gracious receptions
I. have .ever had from any group anywhere .
I am deep,ly ·grateful that you sent me your
booklet · 'An ·Introduction to Jewish Customs and
Holy Days". Both my wife and I will enjoy it.
I shall convey to my children in Israel your
kind offer.
I shall be most honored to send you an autographed photograph.
Most
·:
~·
....
Rabbi ·Marc H~ Tanenbaum
The American Jewish Committee
165 Fa.st 56 Street
New York, New York 10022
R E L I G I 0 US
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_TIIURSDAY, SEPTEMBER. 11, 1969
Mr. Graham said the need for .revival was pointed up by the
of churches, _declining eni~ollments in seminaries,
and declining church giving.
f~lling membership~
Many clergymen are discouraged and have lost their message, he
said. One minister toid him he planned _to leave the ministry unless
he found what he was looking for at ~he evangelism congress in
Minneapolis.
·
In _discussi.ng campus disturbances, Mr • .Graham said "there are
many idealists among student dissenters who are seeking a sense of
Christian justice, but there . are others . \vho wan~ 'to burn'. the COUllt:t"y
down."
He sa-id the evang~lism congress woul,d explore the- relation of
evangelism to social action and acknowledged this w9uld bring di~agree­
ment ~mong t'he participants.
. As for hioself_,_. Dr. Graham said:
'~You cannot separate ~onversion from social .invo;lvement •••• we
must bring the church back to the poin~ where we see that both 'personal conversion and -social ip.volvement are taught in the Scriptur_
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-0CHURCH-RELATED SCHOOL TEAMS
LAUNCHED TELEVISED FOOTBALL
By Religious News Service (9-11-69)
NEW YORK (RNS) -- It's Saturday afternoon and the male members
of the family are anchored to a seat in front of the television set.
Did you ever wonder how this Saturday "football madness" began?
The
waves on
Catholic
College,
50 miles
first televised football ga~e was sent out over the air
Sept~ 30 7 1939.
T~e · contest ;involved Fordbam University, a
institutio·n here operated -by the Jesu;l.ts, and Waynesburg
a United .Presbyterian school in .western Pennsylvania about
south of Pittsburgh.
The game, won by Fordhan .34-7, . was t~lev,ised by the National
Broadcasting Company. ·-~ It ·was __ pla.Y.ed. _in, .t he . ~tadium at _R andall's
Island on New York's East River and was seen by .an estimated 200
viewers who had sets in those piqneer video days.
Ro~er J. Hackett, cUre.c tor of sports. information at Fordham,
said that plans are not complete fo.r a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the first TV gr id game. One idea , he sai d, would be to
televise the school's.opening. game this year. He admitted, however,
that it might be difficult to fipd a TV ·stati,on willing to ha'1dle the
event. Fordham, once a big-:-time football power which accepted bowl
bids,· curre~tly plays _w~ t is · called "club football" in which the
team is operated by students.
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THUR3DAY, SEPTEMBER 11,. 1969
SCBOCLSf T&'\CHERS
EDUCATION
By Religious News Service (9-11-69)
MINNK4POLIS (aNS) -- Some sex education in the nation's public
schools is "going too far," and some te?..chers are not qualified to
teach the subject, evangelist Billy Graham said at a news conference
!here •.
He said fourth, f:l.fth and sixth grade:i'.'s arc "too young" for some
courses that would be better left to students of big~ school age.
Mt'. Graham, attending thP. u.s. Congress on Evaagelism, said he
objected to thF.l kind of sex educa t1.on which teaches "just an animal
act."
"I would not like my children s'.ibje.cted to a sex ~ducation in
which God, the bea1Jty and joy of marriage are not taught," he said.
He predicted thexs would be "a lot nore. controversy (over sex
education) before we settle it" and ob:;~rved that some northern
Europea:l cations are not happy with thE: result$ of a "permissive"
society.
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Mr. Graham exp~assed sorrow over the death of r~signed Episcopal
Bishop ,Ja.cie:3 A. Pi~9 whose liberal theoJ,.ogy was so distant from his
own that "h~ and I hardly agreed on anything ."
"The only thing we
added.
agr~ed
on was our friendship," the eva.ngelist
·
Dr. Pike bad the effect of "mak:!.ng psople search their own
hearts as to what they believe;" Mr. Graham said.
He thought the controversial bishop hRd a negative effect on the
· nation as far as his espousal of the "cew morality" was concerned.
"In theologk.a.l areas, I don't think he did any harm to the
church," the evangr:.:list said.
Mr . Grahara defended President N=.xon' s practice of holding religious services in the White House ar.d of his own appearances on such
television shows as "Laugh-In."
Through the TV appearances, he said, he can reach people who
would never ent&r a church.
The evangsl:!.st revealed that he has do nned old clothes and
lii~ipl.es iil the No!'·th ~aea~h-of San ~':t'<ancisco and · along
Sunset St-rip in Los Angeles.
talked with
~
P.e found that many hippies "are talking about love but do not
have th~ capacity to lovs." Pe sa.id they are turning to sex and
drugs instead of the churcb because of the church's failure to present the · Gospel properly and because parents have fail~d to teach
the Gospel.
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He said that salvation can be obt~ined only through Christ and
asked his listeners to repent, believe and witness to others;
Because of the great crowd, l\ir o Graham did not ask persons to come
forward, but he did ask those ''rilling to receive Christ publicly to
stand where they were
Ushers then broug~t literature to those making
decisions o'
0
Members of the arra!lgen•ents committee said the congress was "a
tremendous success" and had exceeded all expectations 0 Dr~ Paul P.
Fryhling, chairman of the executive and program committee, cited the
genuine spirit of unity anc1 onenass that had devclcped 11despite:the
gamut of theological posture and variety of church emphases~"
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DR. CALDERONE TELLS NCC cmJR~!IES
MUST WITNESS FOR SEX EDUCATH.i1'l'
' By Religious News Service (9-12-69)
INDIANAPO!.iIS, INDo (1Ui3)--The director of the controver.sial Sex
I nformation and Education Council in the United States (SIECUS) toid
the Nati~nal Council o:f Churches here that ch\1.rches must stand up and
witness fo~ sex e ducation in the public schools~;
Dr~ Mary s. Calderone, addressing the NCC's General Board, declared that "deliberately concocted lies in the name of Christianity"
have brought SIECUS under heavy fire 0
She rapped the John . Birch Society and Billy Hargis' Christian
Crusade as the attackers 0
Dr~ Calderone asserted that teaching sex in the schools is needed
to counteract the "raw sex all around us," including the implication in
family magazines that unmarried sex relations is the ••in" thing.'
"If the pareP..ts teach only in terms of negatives - - and we know
how the young rep:-:::'.iate negatives in this <;lay -- then the school must
teach positives, 11 the s _p ealter said
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Dr. Ca1derone said SIECUS is i.>. voluntary health organization that
has no program for sex education in the schools but provides basic
background information for those who v1z.nt it
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SIECUS or that it even goes on in schools~ And she a,nswered- questi-ons - ·
from the floor -- in wl1ich she was "t.iuoted" as ha.ving enc~rnraged extramarital sex - - by reading what she said were the actual quotes which
had virtaully the opposite meaning~
Dr~ Calderone vowed she would continua her fight for sex education ·
and she was greeted with a standing ovation at the close of her addressc
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S1'ADll.Th.i JAMMED, THOUSANDS TURNED' AWAY
AT EVAHGELISM 'CONGRESS 'FINAL PROGnAM
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15·, 1969
By Religious News Service (9-15-69)
MI NNEAPOLIS (RNS)--The first u.s. Con~ess on Evange~is
ended
here with a gigantic rally addressed by evangeli~t Billy raham t
which thoµsar.ds of persons had to be turned away~
An estimate d 21,·ooo pe1·sons jammed into the Metropolitan Sports
Center in suburban Bloomington, which has a seating capacity of 18 1 000~
Thousands ·more .heard the program via loudspeaker outside the arena.·
Poiice estimated from 6 1 000 to 8 1 000 cars containing persons
headed for the rally were not allowed to leave the freeways because
the parking lots were already jammed.
·
It was the second mass
expectations.
eve~t
of the Congress that exceeded all
On the· previous night, 101 000 young people turned out for a
youth musical "turn-on" starring singer i>at Boone. Of these, some
.12.,.0 00 .cr.ow.ded:-.i,.nto. ·: the _Mi;t.lnea;pel:i.s ' .Ar.J!K>r..Y .and .s.ame 6., 000 more. follo~­
ed the event on closed circuit ·televis.ion 'i·n an ·aualt'6 rium several
blocks away·~·
·
The closing rally at the sports center started 40 minutes earlier
than planned because it filled up so · early~ Dr~ Oswald C.J.Hoff~nn
chair~an of the Congress, arrived 45 minutes late, despite a police
escort, because of the traffic jam.
Mr. Graham suggested that one reason so many people came was
"to see what a Lutheran and a Baptist looked· 'like together," referring
to Dr. Hoffmann, preacher on the Lutheran Hour,- and himself, a southern
Baptist.
·
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For his address, Mr. Graham took a text from Hebrews 12 which
predicts that God will shake not only· the earth . but also the heaven 1
but promi~ed a kingdom that cannot be shaken.
Th~ evangelist ~ited changes taking place in society and in
.
religion but said some things ~ever change--the nature of God; God's
word, the moral law, human natlJ!e, Go~'s . purP,OS~ in· th~ world, the waY. __
of personal salvation~
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Mr. Graham said the world is headed for judgment and that ·at the
end of the judgment, the Kingdom of .God w~ll come in the person of
.resus Christ and there w1·11 ·be "Utopia~·"
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. and healthy after a week of
]'vacation in Florida, steppe<t
, off a train at Pennsylvania
l Station yesterday and began
final preparations for his first
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•day•:. and "1:o~ight" s.~ows,jnot expect any di;ficulty. from
th~ . Merv Gnffm Sho":" ..a~d James Forman, .he _militant
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Bu~klcy Jr. s Fir· blac~ leader who ~i~rupted
mg Lme.
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~h.urc~cs and synagogues for I m gomg to do the preaching,
m1us~1ces allegedly done lo If he were. to come, we would (
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welcome him with a big smile
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have any outside speak service.'
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On Friday ever.ing the 50- "Laugh-In." Mr. Graham said:year-old evani;elist will open that the producers had given'
a tcn-dav crusade at Madison him control over material that
Square Garqen. He hopes to was used before and after his
fill the arena's 20,000 scats sections of the· show, and he
!each night and to reach nddi- added that he even wrote somG
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turning t~e Garden. into wh~t. he · In 1957 Mr. Graham con1tcrm.cd11 a g1gr.nt1c telev1S1on ducted a 16-wcck crusade in .
the old Madison Square Garden '.
studio.
; At a n<;ws. conference short- that drew 2.3 million people. •
I~ _after his arrival, Mr. Grn~am More than 56,000 of them camo )
.s,ud tha.t ~e h_Qped t<;:> r~;-ital- forward to make "decisions for
pze the city s spiritual life. Any- Chrst..
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E~ch nights meetings, which I
nccd of 11 great . moral and begin at 7:30 on ~eekdays and 1
spiritual awakening," he de- 7 on Sundays, will be taped I
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and televised later the same
During the next few days evening in New York, Detroit, ~
he will make a series ot tcle· Philadelphia, Boston, Washingvision and radio appearances, t !l~~--Cleveland.
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