MS-603: Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum Collection, 1945-1992.

Series C: lnterreligious Activities. 1952-1992

Box 24, Folder 11 , International Council of Christians & Jews, 1981.

3101 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 (513) 221-1875 phone, (513) 221-7812 fax

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Dea:r; Marc,

June . . 11, 1981

After our conversation this morning :i: have contacted Dr. Schonenveld's .office and arranged ·that two . rooms be reserved for you and mys.elf for June .22 • . We shall l;:>e notified a:Qout it either through me or directiy.

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I was pleased to discuss with you various matters of . importance and am loo.king forward to our disc·ussions in London and Heppenheim. . ·

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Meanwhile, I ~h0uld like you to inform me the exact ppelling of tjle, name mentionned in yo~r cable to me. Is it . "Alschurer" or "Altschuret"?

As· you must have realized from our conversation there are many important things to consider at the present stage of developements within the AJC for which W€ ·

.. should find time to . deal with in a mo.~·e fundamental way during our c~nversations. r

With .warmest wishes ,

Sincerely yours

. A~ z~c~riah Shus~er

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MAYNARD 1. WISHNER, President • • BERliRAM H. GOLD, Executive Vice-President · HOWARD I. FRIEDMAN, Cbalnnan, Boanl at GoV9mors • THEODORE EllENOFF, Chairman, Natlanal Executive Council • GERARD WEINS(OCK, Chairman, Board ol Trustees • ROBERT l . PElZ, Treasurer . • MERVIN ·H. RlSEMAN, Secretary. • ElAINE. PETSCHEK, Associate. Treasurer • Honorary Presidents: MORRIS B. ABRAM, ARTHUR J. GOLDBERG, PHILIP E. HOFFMAN, RICHAl\O MAASS, El.MER l. WINTER .• Honorary Vlce·P1esldents: NATHAN·APPt,.EMAN, RUTH R. GOODARD, ANDREW GOODMAN, JAMES MARSHALL, Wtll.IAM ROSENW"1.0 • · .MAX M. FISHER, Honorary Chairman, National Executive Council • MAURICE GllNERT. Honorary Treasurer • JOHN SlAWSON, Executive Vice-President Emeritus • Vlce·Presldents: STANFORD M. ADELSTEIN, Rapid City, S.D.; MORTON K. BlAUSTEIN, Baltimore; ROBERT D. GRIES. Cleveland; DAVID HIRSCHHORN. Baltimore; MILES JAFFE, Detroit; HARRIS l. KEMPNER, JR . ., Galveston; HAMllTON M. LOEB, JR., Chicago; JOHN H. STEINHART, San Francisco; _EMILY W. SUNSTEIN, Pllltadelphla; GEORGE M. SZABAD. Westchester; EllSE· D. WATERMAN, New York • .

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Or. J. Schoneveld General Secretary International Council of Christians an1 Jews .Martin-Buber-Haus verlestrasse 2

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Thank you very nuch for yoor wru:m and thoughtful letter of February 18th. <Ming to a rather heavy lecture ani ccnference schedule is has not been possible far me to respond before this and I ai:ologize for tJ:le delay.

Iet ne repsood seriatum to the several it.ens that yoJ raise in your help­ful. letter:

1) I have arran::Jed for a check to be made out in the aIIDUIIt:. of $2,000 Wrich constitutes the payment of oor nanbership fee :in the Icr.J. It will take a little tirr.e for it to clear through our Accounting Office proce­dures rut you will receive it shortly.

2) <Mmg to the en:mnous financial danands that are made alnost w;ekly on the AJC for support of significant projects, I could not in conscience reccrarrerrl that we divert funds fran these serious efforts to support the travel expenses of the several people you refer to in your letter. I regret that in the face of.the tightened econany we s.inq;>ly do not have the luxury of spending funds tfut in m:n-e affluent times might conceivably have been possible. In fact, we have a rigorous procedure of evaluating program priorities which requires that our fl.mis be spent . for concrete programs, prQjects, publications that justify financial support.

3) I wish to rra.ke a serious request that you invite cne of my associates. Ms. Judith Her~f Banki, to make a presentation at the COlloguium re­garding "The Image of Clrristians arxi Christianity in Jewish Text.rooks and Teaching Materials in the United states. " Ms. BanJd is a recognized auth­ority in the religioos text:bcok field and has been pioneering in this area with Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish textmok writers, editors, an:l pre-­parers of related teaching materials.

I enclose har vitae ~ch will give you a concrete ide of the depth an1 e>ctent of her knowleige in this field. · · ·

MAYNARD I. WISHNEA. President • • BERTRAM H. GOlD. E•ecutive I/ice-Presider.! HOWARD 1. FRIEDMAN. Chairman, Board ol <loveinors • THEODORE EllENOFF. Chairman. National E"cutlvt Cour.cil • GERARD WEINSTOCK, Chairman. Boatd of Trustees • ROSEllT ~- PELZ, Treasurer • MERVIN Ii. RISEMAN, Secretary • HAINE PETSCHEK. AssociJte TtcJsurer • Honorary Presidents: MORRIS 8. ABRAM. ARTHUR J. GOLOSERG. PHILIP E. HOFFMAN. RICHARD MAASS. HME;t ~- WINTER • Honorary Vict·Presidtnts: NATHAN APPLEMAN. RUTH R. GOODARD. ANDREW SOOOMAN. JAMES MARSHALL. WILllAM ROSENWALD • MAX M. FISHER. Honorary Chairman. N~!ional Executive Counctl • MAURICE GLINERT. Honorary T1usurcr • JOHN SLAWSON. Executive Vice-P1~s1dent e.~eritus • Vlce-Prasidents: STA.NFOP.O M. ADELSTEIN, i!;opid City, S.D.: MORTO:I K. BLAUSTEIN, 8altimoie; ROBERT 0. GRIES. ClevelanO: DAVID HIRSCHHORN. Baltimore: MILES JAFFE. Detroit: HARRIS ~. KEMPNER, JR .• Galvnton; HAMILTON M. LOEB. JR .• Chicago; JOHN H. STEINliART, San Fr,ncisco; EMILY W. SUNSTEIN. Philadelphia: GEORGE M. SZABAO. Westchester: ELISE. D. WATERMAN, New York •

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Not only has she worke:i in the area of examining Jewish teaching materials rut is a recognized expert. in her collal:oration with catholic anJ. Protestant i:extlx::iok writers and played a central role in cooperating with the major catholic arrl Protestant publishing houses in the revision of textl:x:x:>ks and teaching materials insofar as the image of Jew$ and · Judaism have been con-cerned. . · ·

Anothe:-, reason for urging that }''OU give serious consideration to including her in the prcgrarn is that I observe that ycnthave invited catholic and . Protestant friends to speak about the teaching process in the Christian ca.1-munity in the United states. You. do not have anyone fran the United States speaking about the Jewish teachl:11g process.

I have the greatest regard for Dr. Davicl Hartman and I kh0w that he will.make an irnpartallt contribution regarding the Jeiish teaching system in IS]'.'.ael. · But. there have bee.'1 so many develcpnents in this country that it is essential for any balanced view to provide an opparbmity for sane systmeatic reporting fran the first-rate authority in this field fran .the U.S. We OOU.ld of course cover the travel exPaises of Ms. Banki ·since we feel that she ~d rnake ~a vi ta! substantive contribution to your prcgram.

We have had contact with Dr. David Hyatt ancl he enthllsiastically supports this idea· of inviting Judy Banki to the ColloquiUm.

4) Regarding the.provision .of didactical. ~terials on Judaism and the Jewish people in Your E?Yhlbits:: we are looking into tl"l.is actively now am. hope to be able to make sane proposal to you alx>ut creative works that are available to us. If they neet with your approval we wiil, cover the cost bf serrling than to you for display p.rrposes. - - · ·

5) Regarding further collaboration, Zach Shuster and other colleagues here will have to exaniine that further. °AS I indicated, . the question of b.Idget an:i available funds is an extrercely serious one for us.in .the perio:l of econ:­anic recession in America but we will give th~:most serious and constructive attention to this concern; · · ·

As for my am parti.c:ipaµan in the Colloqui\lm, it appears that I will have ·a conflict grc:M1--rig out of our meeting with the WCC in wndon which takes place

. al:out that tinie. There are still sane natters -of schedule that neai to be eX.ami.ned. and if there is srne opp:>rtunity for caning in if even .for a brief· time I would certainly try. But as of the m:ment it is a large question:-. mark. In any case I will let you knew as · soon as this mat~ beccm=s clearer.

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Rabbi Mar.c H. Tanenbaum ·National Director

· ~terreligious Affairs_

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ICCJ Postfach 305 D-6148 Heppenheim

Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum American Jewish Committee 165 East 56 Street New York N.Y. 10022 U.S.A.

Martin-Buber-Haus WerlestraDe 2 D-6148 Heppenheim Telephone (06252) 5041

Dresdner Bank, Heppenheim 0223277700 (BLZ 50880050)

Creditanstalt - Bankverein Vienna 66-01306

Heppenheim, 18 February 1981

Dear Rabbi Tanenbaum,

Herewith I am sending you a copy of the programme of the ICCJ International Colloquium which will be held in Heppenheim from 28 to 30 June 1981 to be followed by the General Annual Meeting (1-3 July 1981). If you would be able to attend the colloquium that would be excellent, and very much appreciated . by all of us.

I have been in touch with Prof. Paul van Buren, whom I have in- : vited to moderate the Round Table on Tuesday 30 June and to give a summation of the colloquium. From Prof. GLlnter Biemer in Freiburgi who is one of the resource persons in the colloquium I had heard of Ms. Ellen Charry and Ms. Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, who had made a very good impression on him When they were with the group of doctoral students of Temple University last year. In my correspondence with Prof. van Buren I mentioned these names and asked if there was a possibility for them to attend the colloquium. He replied that they would love to come but cannot afford the costs and tbet( there participation would depend on payment for their round-trip transportation from Philiadelphia to Heppenheim. He further mentioned that both persons are known to you and suggested that I write to you if the American Jewish Committee could give a scholarship to them to attend the collo­quium. May I take the liberty of as~ing you this?

From Mr. Shuster 1 understood that my proposal for a joint re­search project of the ICCJ and the AJC is still being considered. I should be grateful to you if you could let me know what ·decisions have been made in this regard.

There is still another point concerning the colloquium in which I would like to ask fo~ . your assistance. In the framework of the colloquium an exhibi tioi;:i is Qlanned on didacti.cal materi.a.J..§_o.n Judaism aradtfie Jewish J~e.o.Rl&., arng other things audiovisual

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OFFICERS

President: Dr. David Hyatt (USA) Treasurer: Kurt Pordes (Austria) General Secretary: Dr. J. (Coos) Schoneveld (Holland) Hon. Chairman: William W. Simpson (U.K.)

'­Vice-President: Jean-Paul David (France) Development Officer: Prof. Hermann Ebeling (Germany) Affiliated Member Organisations: please, turn over

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Hoping for a close cooperation between the International Council of Christians and Jews and the American Jewish Committee, with warm regards,

Yo~G Dr .'l'/i!- Schone veld General Secretary

cc. Dr. David Hyatt Dr • . Bernard Resnikoff Mr. Zachariah Shuster Prof. Paul van Buren

i~TE~NAtIONA~ COUNCIL or CHRISTIANS ANO JEWS

International Colloguium on: ~.~ .

I~AGES OF THE Ol~ER Presenting Judaism in Chtistian Education, and Christianity in Jewish Education, in the Light of Contemporary Jewish-Christian Relations

Heppenheim, Federal Repu~lic of Germany~ 28 - 30 June 1981

"/ORKSHOPS A.NO STUDY GROUPS

· :ach study group will be served by a moderator and a resource .3rson, of whom one will be Jewish (J) and the other Christian

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1 Workshop on JeW)sh Law, with two study groups: A. A new Christian understanding of the meaning of Je-

wish Law arid its implications tor education: · Moderator: (to tie anni:)unced) . Resource ,person: Prof .. Gont~r Biemer (C), Paedagogic­catechetic Seminar; Al~rt Ludwigs University, Frei burg, West-Germany. .. .. ~- ... · ·. . . ' ' . . . . - ." . ... . . .

B. Je)Nish isolation th~9µghout history as a result of faith· •~: ftilness to the Law, and its presentation. in education.

Moderator: Prof. Luc Dequeker (C), Department of Ju· daic Studies, University of. Louvain, Belgium . .... ' . ' . .. Resource person: Prof. zeev W. Falk ·(J),.Faculty of i..aw, ~he Hebrew University of Jeru~lem, Israel.

lf W~shop on •01d• and' ·~ew·,-·~ealing with Christian ... 1" distinctions between Old and Ne:w Testament, Old and ' New Israel, Old ~nit New Covenant; . etc., and the

Church's claim of beihg the !ulfilmenr of Judaism. Two study groups: · ·

A. Recent Exegetical a11d Theological ln~ights and their _:meaning for education. .

' Moderator: (to be announced) . . . · Resource person: Prof. John J. ~&wlikowski (C), Catholic Theological Union, ¢hicago, U. s~~ A.. ·

B. 59Cio-political expressions of Christian fulfilment ' i· claims in history and their presentation in education.

. . "Moderator:· Dr. Rudolf Boon (C), Pastor and Hisr6rian, Landsmeer, Netherlands. · ·

~ Resource person: Prof. Marianne AWerbuch (J), Depart­ment of Judaic ~tudie~. F.ree University of West-Berlin,

Moderato r of th~:-: ·study. grriup I A i _s :.

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·Ill. Workshop on the Holocaust and the State of lsra~I Two study groups dealing with the presentation of these crucial modern events in education: · A. On the Holocaust

MOderator. (to be announced)" Resource person: Dr. Pesach Schindler'(J), Director, Uni· te'd Synagogue of America, Jerusalem, ·1srael

B. bn the Stale of Israel Moderator: (to be announced) Resource person: Fr. Dr. Bernard Dupuy (C), Secretary, French Episcopal Committee for the Relations with Judaism; Director, lstina Study Centre, Paris, France.

IV. Woikshop on Christianity and Jewish Education One stµdy group dealing with: Jesus, Paul .an<;I Christianity in Jew.ish Thought Today: a challenge for Jewish (and also Ch, istianj Education.

··MOcierator:' Ulrich Trinks (C), Director, Evangelical Acade­.my; A.lbert Schweitzer.House, Vienna, Austria (invited) Resource person:' or,· Pnina Nave Levi!lson {J), Departmen~ of Aeligio.n of Heid~berg University ~nd Teachers College

. of Heidei_berg. · The resource petson. will provide positio_n papers on their ~ub­jects and give an introduction at the study groups sessions. Special attenti'on .,.;ill. be 'paid in the study gr(;>ups .t~ the vari> ous documents of churches and ecumenical bodies issued since. the SecOnd Vatican Council (1965) on the reiationshlp be'tween \he Church and the Jewish People. Their implications a~ 'well as iheir value for educatiqn wiii' l)e considered in the study groups. . .,

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Moder a tdr· ·af the stud~ group II A ·is:

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Zvi Marx~JShalom ·Hartman Inst"itute, Jerusalem, Israel .. Modera to r of the study ~roup III A i~: ·

Dr. E.ri.ch Geldbach, C~oinf~ssionskundliches Institut, Benshei m, W.-German1

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C. Goldbloom, ~resident, Canadian Council Jews, Toronto, Canada.

The study group II 8 will be conducted in German

The st udy group lll B will be c~nducted i~ French

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The other· study ~r6ups will. predorninantli be · conducted·in English

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WerMstraBe 2, 6148 Heppenheim. P . 0 . Box 305 · Telefon 06252 15041 Federal R~pu!Jl~ of Germany · · · MARTIN BUBER HOUSE General Secretary: Rev. Dr. J. Schoneveld

Martin Buber House, Werlistr&ae 2. 0-6148 Heppenheim

To the Participants in the meeting on Wednesday 1 July 1981 in the Martin Buber House on the Role of the ICCJ in the International Net~ork of Jewish-Christian Relations

Heppenheim, 16 June · 19S~ ..

EXECUTIVE COMMI1TEE:

Dear ·friends, President: Dr. David Hyatt (USA)

Thank you very much for your readiness to participate . . . in the meeting in the Martin Buber House in Heppen- Vu:e-Prestdent: · . . Joseph Emanuel he i m on Wed n e s day 1 Ju 1 y 1 9 81 . at q 2 ,; 3 0 .i, n w hi ch we . · c1sriiel> will tjiscusi the role .which . the ItCJ ··sh6uld and could . ' E· .

l · th d l · · t ' k. · f J ' h Ch . t. -Chairman, xec. Committee: p ay in · e eve op;a.ng ~e 1.1or o ewis - ris ian SirSigmundStemheig. J.P. relations ori the int!3rnat~ona~ level. ~England) . .

Treasurer: Leonard C. Goss (England)

Dr. Gerha~t R~egner has : very kindly - prepared a lucid memorandum on this_ question which will be without ~oubt" a great help to us to come to some ~oncrete conclusions. We wiil start with having ll!lnch together :~b~rs: D k

anp continue our discussions until 7 - p.~. If we need ·~~iu~ eque er more time , there may be a possibility during the . Dr.yictorC. Goldbloom e v en in g . to go on w i th Q u r de 1 i be r a ti on s • c<;:anada)

Mrs. Colette· Kessler This meeting. coincides with the . annual genet-al . meetin~rance> of the ICCJ. I n ' the eve ni ng .there is . a_ light _ program . ~~~~~Lems on .Jewish fol:klore - p~esented by the singer Oany Bober_..__ .

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in the ICCJ gen~ral .me eting . ~f nepessery, _we could . rnr.KurtPorc:!es c_ontin~e o_ur discussions afte-r ._hav.ing attended a part <Aust~a> .. of the program . · Fr. Vicente Serrano

• <Spam) Dr~ Riegner's memorandum is enclosed.

~oping for a fruitful meeting,

Yo"fk Dr. J. Schoneveld­General Secretary

Rev. Willem Zuidema (Netherlands)

HONORARY CHAIRMAN: Rev. William W. Simpson (England)

FINANCIAL ADVISER: Antoon Ruygers (Belgium)

BANKERS:· Dresdner Bank, Heppenheim (BLZ 50880050) Ae<:o1mt Nr: 0223277 700

AUDITORS: Price Waterhouse

MEMBER ORGANISA1JONS: Austria: Aktlon gegen deri Antis_emitismus · Belgtum: Institutwn Judaicum · Brull: Conselho de Fraternidade C~tlo-Judaica · Ca.aada: Canadian CoU.11cll of Christians and Jews · France: Amiti~ Jud~hr6tienne de France · Germa.my: Deutscher Koordi­nierungsrat derGesellschalten fiirehfistlich.Jiidisdle Zusammenarbeit ··Israel: Israel Interfaith Committee· Italy: Amicizia Ebraico-Crjstiana di Firenze - Luembow-r: Comitk Interconlesslonel Luxembourgeois · Netherlands: Het Leerhuis · Spain: Centro de Estudios Judeo-Cristianos ·

· Swedeo: Samarbetsr&det fClr Judar och Kristna · .s wltzerWid: Christlich.Jiidlsche Arbeitsgemeinscha1t in der Schweiz · 'United Kiaidom: The _,. · Council of Christians and Jews · ·Uaital States ol America: National Conference of Christians and Jews · Vaiezueb: Comit~ de Relaclones entre ' . Iglesias y Sinagogas esta~lecida5 en V~uela · · · · · · ·

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MEMORANDUM

1) The Internation~l Council of ~hrist·i~s and Jews anq. the Christian-

Jevish frie~dship League~ affiliat~.d 'With. t,he Council ha.:v~ over the yea,rs

done a trtily pioneering. job in improving Chri~tian-Jewish relations. Tqe

activities undertaken by some c;f the friendship le.agues on the nadona.l

level during. the years be.t]ll'een the Fir_st and ~he Second Wqrld War, incl_u-:­

ding some highly impo.rtant publ,ications. contributed im,,mensely to ch:rifying

some of the basic problems affecting the rdations bet"Ween the t\olo communi­

ties, and it can ~e stated tha~ the international conferences hel4 in

Oxford in 1946 and in Seelisberg in 1947 h~d a decisive influence on later

d~velopments!

2) A ne'W relatiOJ:iship bel!ween the. Christian and Jevish cqmmur.ii ties

thus :?lowf.y ~egan to emerge. ~he ~fficial prpn?uncements ~y· ~h.e Third

Assembly of the ~orld Council of Churches in N~Y Delhi in Novem~~r i9ql

and of th~ Gatholic. Church on the pc~asion of Va~ica.n Council II i~ 1965

wer!'! the most .. impo;rtant. expressions of a: nev. attit~de of the C~r.istia,n

Churches toward t~e J~wisl~ c:ommuni 'l;y. 'fhes~ .declarations have been

followed by a s·er.ies of impc:>rta.nt st11tements issued by church bodies on

the national level.

3) Jn the w,ake of these developmen~s , ~ netw:ork of" official relatioDs

has been created between the world ~ewish community and the official .organs

of the Cpristian Churches, both on. th~ internationa+ an~ nat~qnal ' le~els.

The official Church bodies have e$.~ablished internationally, but often also.

on the national ~d sometimes on th~ regional revel, instit1.J.tions

(secretariats, commissions, committees) vho~e task it is to main~ain

relations vith the Jevish .com.munity, ~ith a yiew of implemen~ing the

official church prpnouncem~nts and or ~evel~ping and impr~vi~g the ~utual

relationship. _For the first ti~e, t he world_ <!~visp community meets

regularly, on an .institutionalized. bas.is, with representatives of the

Vatican, and of the Wo~ld Council of Churches, as well as w~th repre~en­

tatives of various Ch:ristl.an cqnf~ssional bc;i4ies. At the same :tim_e, on

the nationa.J. level , ongoing rel_ations have been established between many

represent at he Ghurch, bodies; both Cat.holic and Protest~t, and th~ J e'Wish

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4) This netvor~ of new .direct rel~~ionship~ that has emerged i~ tQe

last 10 or 15 years ,.constitutes an important d~velopment, While :i,n th~

pas~ the Cbristi4lJl-Jewish friendsh~:p leagues and the International Ccuncil

were in fact ~.be· only ins~r1,~11u:~nts through ¥hi~h the official Chµrch bodies

vere approached in these matters, now the Jewish ~ommunities speak· directly

to the official Chur~h bod~es. It follovs th~t the Inte~ational Co~cil

and its national branches will in the future .have .to play a different role

from the ope t.hey have pla._yed if! the p~st; tt}e ne11. situation pas es th~

question qf the· particu1ar rol~ and function t ·hey are called upon to, fill '·

und~~. th~.~~"" g_AA~~~A~~~~~~.~~~nc~~-~ ~~c! ... oJ>.th~ prio~i~ie~ in the work t.o vhich the;y .are d~ic~·ted,

5) The initiative to d~scus~ thes~ questions at a ~p~cial ~eeting in

which per~o~alities in charge of Christian-J~~ish relatio~s in various

official Church bodies will par~~cipate, is therefor~ to be greatly

welcomed. It is hoped ~~t thrqugh a frank ~n~ open exchange. of vi~¥S

among all concerned a new impetus ~an be .given to our work, d~plications

ayoided in the future and a more efficient division ·Of wo!k eQviz.aged. ' I

The.tentative ideas that follow are meant only to serve ~s a

basis for !liscussion. It is not _my intention? and it wquld b.e presumptio~

on m~ part, to ma~e d~finite rec.omm_endations vith<?Ut hav.ing heard the

points of view of all co~cerned.

6) It seems ~o me that the ~iding principle for a d~vi~ion of work

shoul,d be that eyery group active .in ~his field dedicate itself to those

tasks whi~h it can best fulfill v.ithout duplic.ating or ~mi tat.ing what others

c·an do better.

7) Applying this principle. it se.ems to me that the Int.~rna.tional

Council of Christ'ians and Jevs and its national branches should concentrate

in the fU~ure On tWO major i~SUe$:

( 1 )· to underta~e'. tasks which. the off·icial qialo~e betwe.en represen­

tatives of the Jewish communities and of the £hurch bodi~s is

unab~e .to meet a;nd

(2) to undertake specific t~sks rn areas in which the officiaJ_ Christi~p­

Jew~s~ ~iaiogue is una~le to m~~e .progress.

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8) The official Christian-Jewish consulta:tions between r·epre:> ente.tives

of· the Jewish communities and_ r.epre~~nta~ives of the o,fficial Churc h bodies

provide for regular ex~~anges of ·.riew between senior- officials of t.he t vo

communit i es -in which the positio.ns of the two communities on basic problems

affecting both groups are pre~ented, the .r.espe~~ive points of vie~ expressed

and clarified and attempts made ·to under~ire conver~encies and improv.e

further the relations~ip, while fully respecting the differences t hat. exist

between the two faith coll!l)lµnities. These exchanges have in rnil.ny v~ys

furthered mutual up4ers~anding _and have _oft~.n led t;.o new: i.ni t.iat.i ves , ta!-: en

eith~f· ~~~~~~:!:f .. ~,r. _ joi~t,;L~. In import.ant inst.ances,.' these encounters ". . . . •· i: · ~;;~.;.~~Yf!·.·~:~,,.r, ·.:.;1.~··. ~~i·f: ,:·~ : i -~.• !-.,. .. ;. ... ·. have en~led consultation with the · repre;>en~!ltiv:~s of the Jewish c6mmunity

. before <!ecisions ~ffectiµg it az:e taken~ The encou.'1t.ers have aj.so from time

to time 9rought out clear_ly a,nd sharply the differences vhich exi st. in

certain areas.

9) However , t~e off!~ia.l e~co~ters a.re __ re.~~ricted to u very li:ni t ed

nwnber of top officials of the _tvp comrnuz:ii ties. And while ~1~port.~t pro­

noucemeots are m~qe frqm time to time e.t these gatherings ~nd -!·e~dt the - I

public through their publ~.cadon i_~ th'e pres.s • these encounle!"s a.re

basically designed to inf9fl_ll and influence the le?dership of the two fait.h

commun~ties~

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public and particularl! tpe gr.ass roots ~f the tv9 cqmmuniti es . T~is is

one of ~he pa.sic tasks which the official encounters cannot perforin and · .J • •• • ' - ,.

whic;:h nobody attends to t.oday: t}?.e disseminat.ion e.nd P.9Pul e.r diffusion D.."1d

interpretatio~ of the ne~· con.~~pts that. ha_ve arisen from the official relat.ions

betvee~ th~ tvq 9olll!)luni }i~s and '\i~l.9:t have fqu~d expre~sion ln the :;>'t-a.tements

or official Ghurch bodies. rhis se~ms t o me on~ of the tasks to vhich the

Interna:ti onal Council ~d its national brari~hes should. 4edicate themselves

in the :future.

11) - -The task here is tvofold :

a) to inform t~e broatj.er public Of1 the.se new concepts and 1:.heir

conseq~enc.es ~nd ~o create ii-istru.')'lent s of informatiqn tha.t are easi ly

accessible 'and whos e lnngunge can easily be unde,rs'tood by n large:-- public

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{~ disti1'guis~ed from p~blications destined for limited groups of

sp9~ia.lists). What is needed are popular publications and . information

sbe~ts, vitb a wide circ'1l.ation among the· wider public and .systematic

· distributi9n amongst · vari~us sec.tors ' Of the p~pulati'an; . , . . . . . .

b) to creste· educational facilities for the dissemination of these new ..

concepts and their consequences, particularly through the institution of

courses. colloquia. seminars for educators, teachers. religious personn~l.

leaders Of trade-unions. Of women•s organizations, of youth movements and·

other multipliers of public opinion. What is contemplated here is not the

~~ta):!lj.~hme~t . 1<?~\ .. an occasional ,seminar. organized internationally or

natioD&lly by ~ne of the national branches, but a sy~tematic effort to hold

simultaneously. in the various ·countries and in various parts of the

co~tries, ~ ~eries of educational .activities which voul,d spread the nev

concepts to a ~arger p~blic and affect thousands of people every year.

These educational activities should lead at the same time to t~e

initiation and elaboration of guidelines for education on Chr~~tia.n-Jewisb

issues for vario~ regions . and th~ir diss~,i,nation to the appropriate bodies.

In suggesting these activities;ve are vell avare that some of the

national organi~ations ·have undertaken similar projects in .the pas~. What

is envisaged here. is to make th~se activities one of the "cent~al points of

the progral'.D of action s~multaneously in a great ·nUinber of countries and to ' concentrate .t .he efforts on these tasks over a period of several years.

12) Another area that deserves special attention in this r~spect, it

seems to me, is .the revision of textbooks for primary and secondary

schools, teachers' seminaries and universities. Textbooks ror religious

instruction ·and teaching material on history, literature, and arts and

languages deserve particular examina.tion. While the official encounters

between .representatives of the .Jewish community and of the Church bodies

have discussed· and can continue to discuss. the importance of this work for

improvi~ t~e Cb~istian-~ewish rela~ions~ip and ~ envisage guidelines

along vbicb the~e ac~ivities should proceed. the official Christian-Jewish

consul.tat ions. cannot .themselves . organize the impleinentation of these ideas

on the national level, as they do not possess the necessary organs to do ~o.

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ilJlportance in. tpe. 1mmediate .postvar pe~iod, ha5 been neglected subsequently,

·~x~ept ,, iD o~e or two countries • . ~d no ~ystematic ef·fort has been made

duf,ing the last decade, as far as I kilov, t .o improve the. textbooks in use

in various countries and published io different languages.

He~e again is an area in vhi~h the International Council of

Christians and Jews and its nationa1 branches can ·play an enormous role, if

they undertook a systematic ''effort to have these textbooks examined in

various countries with a view to making recommendations to those responsible

to.t :t)feir·'putilieatlori. :This 'task, which I consid~r one of the most

important for the f'utur~ of Cl}_ristian-Jevish ~elations, has to be carried

out in the context of general efforts for textbook revision undertaken by

educational . institutions in general.

13) Another important field of activities that I see for · the Inter­

national Council 'apd its national branches i~ ~dertaking .specific tasks

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progress. In such ·a.reas, ail unofficial body like the International CoWlcil

or one of its national branches can be much more flexible than the official

bodies and can take initiatives vhi.ch the ~fficial b~ies, cannot. In

brief, they. are able 'to expetiment in such areas and establish ~official . . , . - . I

groups of e±perts. speaking only on their own behalf. in order to examine

·some ot the difficu.lt problems in the relationship and find ve.ys and meaps

~o overccme the difficulties.

There vill probably be no immediate agreement as to the. areas to

which this should apply. But it seems to me that the problem of mission

and witness .for insta.nce. where the views of the official communities are

still very far apart -- particularly 'vith ' regard to some of the Protestant

COIDID\Ulities -- could c.onstitute an ar·ea to which the International C()uncil

or some of its. branches could try to devote their .special attention with

the viev of narrdwing the basic .differences. ·•

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14) The above suggestions as to the ar.eas to vhich priority

attent;on should be given are of course being made in the present context

of.Christ~an".'"Jewish relations, and should be . reviewed from time to time.

It · is obvious. that priorities· may change as a r~sult of new developments.

On the .other hand, it seems to me doubt~ whether some ot the

activities currently undertaken by the International Council· and its

~tio~al branches deserve first priority. This r~ferl? notably to politi9.al

state~ents which are made from ~ime to time on their behalf with regard to

the situation in the Middle East, Soviet ~evry, or similar issues. These

, st.!~e~ .. gtf a:r~·: ·~-µ,;,~i)r._repetitive of .statements by ~ewish orga.ni.z~tions .

and have no great . eftec_t, as ~~ere is no foll~w-up and no . apparatus available . . .· . .

for ongoill8 polit_ical action in support of these d·ecJ,aration.s.

I also have some doubts whether it is at. this stage a priority.

task for the International Council to organize international colloqufa,_

a.s there are a good ·number of such 'colloquia going on in variOus places

under the auspices of ·univer.sities and of official Jewish and· ~hurch bodies.

This 4oes not_ •. of co!Jrse • . refer to the specifi~ tasks ~entioned under

13) above.

15) It has been said from time to time that it is v~ry difficult to

map out a ge~eral plan of prioritie~ for the International Council ~d its

national br~ches, as the activities · or the national branches vary from

countey to country and the strength and influence of 1be nition.al group~

differ very much. This may vell be so • . On the other hand, it seems to

Die tb&t ·.if the movement warits to exercise ir;itluence in the · future, it has ' ; -· ' . ' ' ' . ·_.:•:'·. }• r· . . · :i. • ·1 !. I ' •

to adapt. itself to the new'· ~i~cum~ta'.n~~s ~ It may 'vell be that what has

been s~ested here will m~e it necessary to pursue · a·n~w policy with

regard to ·the membership of the branches • . The International Council may

have to become a less loose organization in the future and may have to

~rsue ·an active m_ember~hip policy which· would bring inw its rB:llks those .

people necessary to pursue .a more active and consis~ent gener~ policy.

Geneva, June J, 1981 Gerhart M. Riegner

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INTERN~TIONAL COUNCIL DF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS

International Colloquium on: IMAGES Of THE OTHER Presenting Judaism in Christian Education, and thristianity in Jewish Ed~cation, · in th~ . Light of _ Contempo~ary Jewish~Christian Reljtions · · ··

Heppenheim, Federal Republic of Germany, 28 - 30 · June 1981

PROGRAM:

SU~OAY 28 June 1981

14,0D - 16.00 Registration in the Martin Buber Hquse . 2- -· 1" Wer l~straf3e 2, Heppenheim

16.30 - 18 ~ 00 Reception in the Garden of the Martin Buber House 7- '?>.£ t, (in case of bad we·ather in the Martin BuQer School~ ·

G~HffstreGe, Heppenheim) . . 19,00 .

7 Dinner .in Hotel-Restautant "Halber Mond 11 , LudwigstraG~ 5,

·Heppen.heim, for participants :a_nd invited . guest$.

Greetitigs br civil and . religious l~aders Opening · of . the Colloquium ·by Dr.· · David Hyatt, President of the International Council · of Christians and Je~

Key Noia Address by His Exceilency Mr. Hans Krollmann, M~nist~r · of Culture of t~e Land of Hessen, Federal Republic of Cermariy

MO~DAY 29 JJne t~81 09,00 - 10 .00 Plenary Session in Hotel-Restaurant 11Halber Mond 11

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Lei:::ture on:-"C.reating Space ·f or .· the Integrity of the Other; an Educational Challenge for Christiaris and .Jews" Speaker: Dr. David ~artman, Department of Jewish Phi l o­sophy ·and School of Education, The· Hebr~w University o f Jerusalem; Director, Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusal em, Israel.

12.30 Workshops · See separat~ sh~et · Luncheon in Hote1·-Restaurant 11 Halber Mond 11

16 .00 free time 1e. oo Continuation of Workshop~

Supper· in Ho tel-Restaurant "Halber Mand" 'Plenary ·sess:i.on: Lecture · by Mrs . _ Ju dith Hershcopf- ·aank i , Assistant National Di.rector, Intep.religious · Affair s ,

· The Americ~n . Jeuish Com~itte~, on: Jewish Textb6oks on Christians and Christi a ni ty

Introduction arid ·oemonstration co ncerni ng t he Exhibition -on Didact ical Aids fbr the pr~sentation . on Judaism and the J ewish Peopl e , by Mr. Wolfgang. Wirth, Universi t y of Dui s bur g, Federal Re public o f Germany.

Place O·f the evening s ession: Hotel-~est . 11 Hal ber Mond 11

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OS.OD 10.00 P~enary Session in Ho tel -Restaurant "Halber Mond" Le~ture on:."From Thebry to .Praxi s ; Past Achievements a nd ruttife Tasks i n Brtnging N~~ fnsight s, gained in the Jewish-Christi an ·Encounter, to bear on t hi? Educational

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Luncheon at Hotel- Restaurant "Halber Mand"

Fr~e time Pl~nary Session in Hotel-Restaurant "Halbe:r Mand.'~ ..

1. Round Table on:. "What are the Cru cial . I ssues" by the Moderator s of the · Study Groups· · · '"" ··· .. ,

~ R~spo~s~s ·~y Dr~ Hart~an, Mrs. Her shcopf Banki and Dr~ Eu~ene f isher to questions and comments on t heir

·lectur.es.

Supper in Hotel-Restauran t 11Halber Mon.d 11

Gu~,ts of Honour: Mn~r . " Jean~Marie L.usfiger, Archbishop of Pari ~ , . Franc~,and Rev~ Dr .• Helmuth Hild, President of the "Evangeli sc he Kiiche in . Hess~n und Nassau'', Fede r al Republic of German y . ' '

. . ·•'Pl'en'ary Sess·i·c;-ri -rn -·Hot·el <·Restaurant' "Hal-bar Mand " .,.

Round Table on: "How to deal with the Issues?" by ~he Res~urce P~rsons of . the . St4~y Groups

Su~ming-u~ of th~ Colloqdium: Prof~ Paul van Buren, .· D•~attm~nt of Religion, Temple University, Philadel phi~ ,

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·' INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS

Internalional Colloquium qn: IMAGES or tHE OTHER Presenting Judaism ~n Chr~stian Ed~cation · and Christianity in Jewish ~ducation, . in the''"(ighC ;,, ''c'o'ntemp~t-ary . Jewish-Chr'i sti an Relations

Heppen~eim, 28 - 30 Jun~ 1981 Work shop_ I . : JEW! SH LAW .. Study Group I A: A new Christian underst~nding of the meaning of Jewish

law and ,its i_mpl,icat.ions for education. ' . . . . . ' ~ .

Mo derator: Rabbi Dr. Allen ~odet, State .University College at Buffa~o, . New York, U.S.A . · · '.. . · · - . . 1esource-perso~: . Pro~. Or. GUnter Biemer, Albert-Ludwigs-Unive~sitit,

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A. Previous descriptions of the Jewi~h Law in Religious

Education and the Theology and Exege~is refe~ring

· hereto. ' 1 • . One ··can pi:-oceed from the assumption that the Tor-ah

has n1~ver had ~ p~si tiv~ aaeessment in the 1 i terature

of religio~s education.

2. U~~ally, the ethical demands .. of Ju~ai5m · dra used in

the· 1-i terature as a dark background- to highligh~ the - I

ethical postulates of Je~~s and to furnish evidence .- of his ·:uniqueness. · '. · .· .

3. The difference .between the inf~rior piety of spirit

and the exterior L~w·abiding piety is of special

~ignificance. : The pharisees . are usually quoted as an

example for the latter. They are described as

typic~l representatives of the Jewish piety.

4. It seems to be theologically fundamental that the loyalty to the Covenant is expressed by the faith in the Torah on the Jewish side and the belief in

Jesus Christ on the Ch~istian side. 6ut belief in

this second sense does not exclude a life according ·'

to t.he commands of God but includes a life according

to tns "Law of Christ~. C Gal JS. 2)

5. Frequently. the Christ lane consider thems.s lves to

have ~ superior raligicrus pbsarvanc~ _ because their . .

' . belief is personal througt'! J~sus C.hriet wh&1.rsa&

Jewish belief is· hold to ·be ffter~ly factual' ·thrrJu'gh.

· t ·ha Torah. But on the Je~iah :: a.ide, ·.tns . ~ropnets :. . .· . . . . ··: .. .

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already maintained that the significance of cultic

observance lies not within itself but i~ the relation to God . (Hos 6,6). Both Christian and Jewish belief bear the danger of

an ali~nated, legalistic realisation.

6. A source of Christian misunderstandings is the

assumption that Jesus was the only one to concentrate

the multiplicity .of instructions of the Torah on the

one and important commandment that of loving God and

one's neighbour above all else. That this tendency

alrE<hly existed with contemporary rabbis, too, is

rare ly m~ntione d in Christian texts of religious

educ.:J t ion.

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It is rarely made clear that the •s13 rules" of the

Torah ~ re not an expression of quantitative unsurvey­

abi li ty but rather of deep symbolic significance for

the complex sanctification of the whole human being and fur all the time (of a year).

Approa c: hes in Theology and in the Teaching Off ice of

Roman Catholic Church. •I

Furt her inquiries about the relationship between the

earthly Jesus and the Torah are answered differently

in exngesis and the r e ligious education:

7.1. J~su~ opposed the Tora h in order to free mankind from

restricting directions ( e.g. the healing on Sabbath}.

7.2. Jesus was a loyal observer of the Torah but he was

critical of certain interpretations of the Torah.

As J esus was t he only teacher in Christianity in

comparison to a multitude of rabbis i n Judaism. cha

Christians soo n forgot the fact that there was a

plurality of teachers and doctrines in the days of

Jesus. s~h~~stook Jesus' r.riticism of interpretations

of the Torah for a critic i sm of God's Torah itself.

8. Regarding the common ground an·d the differences in

· attitude towards the Torah bet~ean ·Jesus and other

interpreters of the Law we a~bmil the following

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6.1. Jes us did not "annul• t he Law but he •fulfilled "

it ( cf. Mt S.17) .

6.2. Jes us knew and accepted the dscalogue form of the

Torah of Moses (cf. Mt 5,21ff and par.).

8.3. Jes us emphasized the double co~ndment of love

and concentrated the Tradition of the Patriarchs

on it.

8.4. Jes us substantiated his instructions with the

Co,...,venant-motivation which demand that the members

of th E-: C.o.__.venant -people apply their standards to

their "Father i n Haaven", the Co~~enant-God (Mt 5,46 par, lk 5 ,361 cf. Lev 19,2).

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differed from other interpreters becomes obvious:

6.5. in the announcement that the Kingdom of God has

begun already through him (~k 11,28 par.). It is

therefore time f o r men to change their conduct, • J

6.6. in the special emphasis on the ethical aspect of

the Torah,

8.7. in the simplification of the Tradition of the

Patriarchs for the ordinary people, the so called

"Am-Ha-Arez". ( c f. Mk 7,15)

9. In view of the distorting misrepresentationsof

Judaism whi ch can be found rather too often in the Roman Church (especially in. sermons and catechesis)

the German Bishops -Confere nce has proposed correctionf

for a new and more correct understanding of t he

Torah: "The Jewis h understa~ding of life according to the Torah, whi c h retains its .validi ty t oday. must

be understood by three basic elements: ~aith, reali­

sation in works, sanctificat~on .of everyday. life.•

C. Po1Bibilities of Des cribing the Jewish .law in Future

{n W~iigious Educat i on.

Evan if the new plans effect some ~op~c~l changes in ·· : : . . .

the · present teaching of religion ~n.· s9Aool· we can assume • . : ·• . .' j ~- ~ . . .· . .

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that t h e o ld , •classical• places of ethical instruction

will be maintained: the introduction to attitud6. and

sacrament o f ':c'cinversioh ·.-:ahd penance. at the age of 8/9,

the cont i n t1 a t ion of the education of consc i en ct' by

covering J es us' · commandment of love and the· de ca logue, I

at the age of 13/14 .• an extensive discussion of the

r ,easons f or the ethical instruction • of the Ch1.1rch -i •

at the age of 18/19 in Secondary Schools. T~erefore:

10. The dee a logue and Jesus• commandment of love s .hou ld

be taugh t within the context of their historical

orig i n in the history of Israel (rabbinical tradition)

at primary school age in th~ catechesis of sacraments

in th2 parish, as well as in religious instruction

ir sc hool. The fact that the Jewish yauth is bound

~y oat h to the covenant-orders (Bar-Mitzvah) should

be used to illustrate tne universal importance of

the de calogue. Thus, ever from th~ir ' childhood.

Chri~tian children should become aware of the soli­

darity with their Jewish •brat.hers- anQ sisters in

belief".

11. A reflected consideration of Christian ethical · norms

is nec essary in secondary school age. Here the

deGalo gue tradition (Zielfelder Plan IV 1) as well

as Jes us ' commandment of love become thematic

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the Mou nt is of special significance. Here Jesus•

special qualitiy as an interpreter of the Torah can

only b e understood within the context of Law-inter·

pretr.ition in Judaism. It can, th.erefore, only be

co nsi dered in this context if one wants. to prevent

anti-semitic tendencies.(cf. above e.l

Of special impor·tance is the differentfation of the

fields of ethical and c ult ic norms. It is important

for the understanding of the cultic part of the Tor~h

lhat •norms and rules" (Zi8lfelperplan II,1) are not

restricted to the ethical field ~lone but g~in in

meaning in the cultic context>a5 well as being

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In a ny · case, young Christiens should be t~;ght in

rel ig~;_iGs , i .nstruC:tion tha~ there ·are vari •:us attitudes

towo r cis the cultic-ritual part of the To e ·lh in Judai3tn .

12. In th~ 'Sekundarstufe II' (5th and 5th y ~ar Secondary

School) it should be ob~~rved that commonness and

differe nce of the tradition in Christianity and

.)udaisrn is worked out in the context of ethical

topics ! such as social justice. freedom, responsibility ,

guilt, war and peace, etc.). A. consciousness of the

common responsibility of Jews and Chri stians for

future ~ociety can only b~ transmitted if it is shown

that Toi ·ah a nd the Law of Christ are not diametrically.

opposed but belong toget~ar, both as to their tradition

and as i:he· thee l og i c a 1 quality of God's Covenant.

13. To- dat e there is no example in current Religious

Educl3tinn texts which successfully describes Christian

instruct ions for life in thar ~istorical and present

contex t of the Jewish Torah. However. there are first

adequa t e positive descriptions of the Torah in

conn~. ~tio n with proposals for teaching on Juda ism

in Catholic religious instruction.

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One car. a ssume t hat lack of information and prejudices

obstruct the .ac~es s of Catholic Christians to a

correct understanding of the Torah and its signifi­

cance for Jews. The complete misunderstanding of the \

term "Pharisee~ in Christian literature may be an

example for this. - The correction of this deficit

combi ned with the realization that the conduct of life

(Tor~h) may be of fundamental significance for the

Christian practise as .well, might lead to identity­

problems for Christians. Jesus• · sovereign and critical

attitude towards the Torah has even bean used in

Catholic Fundamental Theology to prove his divine

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To mate an .effective change in Christian instruction

and Adult Education conc~rning the Torah this concept

will have to be consider~d by other theological

disciplines much more distinctly than has been done

so far. This is true, first of all. for exegesis where

effective work has been done in this context CF. MuS­

ner). The integration of the Jewish roots of Christian

doctrin.a is still missing in moral theology. Christian

sociolngy could gain from a discussion of Torah-inter­

preta t : d ns a broa.jer and more solid basis for Christian

postuld tes concerning question~ of economy, society,

and sL~te. Canon-law, liturgy, and pastoral theology

each • .. k:3 l in their own way ·With the perpetuation of

t~~ L~w of Christ in various fields of Church practise.

They . are in this respect related to certain aspects of

Torah-i nterpretation. A comparison of the celebration

of the Sabbath and Sund~y and an exchange of ideas

concerning this day as due to God the Creator and

Redeemur, could lead theologians and the people of· God

to necsssary and fruitful discoveries and actions.

In dogmatics a comparison of Torah-theology and

Christology could reveal a deeper understanding of

the s ignificance of life of christological doctrines •

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May 22, 1981

Dr. r.oos Schoneveld General Secretary of the International _Council of Christians and .Jews -Martin Buber House Werlestra.Sse z Postfach ·sos 6148 Hepperiheim Federal Republic of Gemmy

Dear Dr. Schoneveld: . .

Since the mails _appear to be so slow, l hasten to answeT your kind . letter of May 13th. I will be ·tappy to participate in the study group

about Christianity ·and Jewish Education, and also to undertake the presentation at the pl~ session on Monday, June 29th at 8 · p.m.

At present, l · am scheduled to take a late·night flight .on Satmday, June 27th, arriving in Frankfurt 11:30 on the 28th. I am trying· to· · move tbat · flight forward a day. in order to at'rive a day earlier and give myself sme time to relax and -prepare for the conference. At present, the airlines a.re booked solidly. · If I am able to get cm an

· earlier flight. I shall notify you by cable_.

I shall foJ.low up with Rabbi Tanenbaum regarding his offer to -provide · some "didaetical materials" for display. I . really do not know what he

had in mir.d, but if it is a small selecticm, I shall try to_ bring it · along lri.th l.'le. . ..

I am hoping to be met at the Frankfurt airport. If there is any dif­ficulty about this and I" must make my om Wfrf to Heppenheim, plense let mo know how to get there.

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Jt=a. Tanenbaum --David Hyatt

YOUl"S since-rely,

Judith H. Banki . Assistant Naticnal Director ·Intenellgious Affairs .

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS AMITIE INTERNATIONALE JUDEO-CHRETIENNE INTERNATIONALER RAT DER CHRISTEN UND JUDEN e. V.

MARTIN BUBER HOUSE Wer!Htra&e 2, 6148 Heppenbeim, P . 0. Box 305 · Telefon 062521 SO Federal Republic of Germany General Secmary: Rev. Dr. J . Schoneveld

Martin Buber House, Werl~traBe ~. D-61'8 Heppenbelm

To the Participants in the International Colloquium of the International Council of Christians and Jeus on: "Images of the Other" Heppenheim , 28 - 30 June 1981

Heppenheim, 9 June 1981

Dear EXECUTIVE COMMJTI'EE;

President:

Herewith I am confirming your registration as a in the ICCJ International Colloquium to be held heim from 28 through 30 June 1981,

t . • tDr. David Hyatt par 1c1pan roSA>

in Heppen-Vice-P:resident: J~bEmanuel

In sofar as you have expressed the wish to be met at Frank-<lsraeD furt Airport and have communicated to us your time of Chairman. Exec. Committee

arrival and flight number, we are making arrangements for SirSip:umdStunberl,J. P <EncJand)

your transfer from the airport to Heppenheim. P1ease look · for an "ICCJ" sign to be hold by one of our helpers. Treasurer.

Leopard c. Goss

Enclosed you are finding a confirmation of your hotel reser<Eagiandl vat ion issued by the "Verkehr sbUro 11 (tourist, off ice) in HePJremtiers: penheim. Those staying at an hotel or at a private house Prof. LucDequeker

are asked to pay directly to the owner or the host. Only re~~uml • Dr. Victor C. Goldbloom

the reservations of those staying at "Haus am Maiberg" are <C=adaJ handled by us, and they are asked to pay to us when you Mrs. ColetteKessler

r e g i s t er • <Franc-e>

The conference fee (including the opening dinner on evening, lunch and supper on Monday and Tuesday) is to be paid on registration.

Rev. Arie I.ans Sunday <Sweden) D l"l 1 2 5 , Rabbi Dr. N. Peter Levinson

(Fed. Republic or Gennany)

You are kind! y asked to1 join study group No: J A • We have taken your preference into account as expressed on your registration card, but it has not always been possi­ble to place you in the group of your first choice.

Dir. Kurt Ponies (Austri:l) Fr. Vicente Serrano (Spain)

Rev. Willem Zuidema (Netherlands)

Further enclosures are un updated program and material madeHONORARYCH.AJRM.AN: available by the r~ce person of' your study group, in :::.;1:.,~amw. stmpson case th i s is gr q up·~ I B, . I I A , II I A or IV • The material for the other groups \Jill be distributed at FINANCIALAOVISER:

Antoon Ruygen the colloquium. (Belgium>

Looking forward to meeting you in Heppenheim,

You7l~ Dr. J. Schone val d General Secretary

BANKERS: Dresdner Bank, Heppeo.heim CBLZ 508 800 SO) Account Nr: 0223277700

AUDITORS: Price Waterhouse

MEMBER ORGANISATIONS: AllllCria: Ak:tio11 gegen den A.otlseznitismus · Belgtum: lnslitutwn Judaicwn · Brull: Conselho de Fratemidade Cristlo-Judaica · Canada: Canadian Council of Christians and Jews · France: Amit!~ Judeo.cbrHienne de France · ~: Deutscher Koordl· nierungsrat der Gesellschaften r0r Chrlltlicb.JUdl.sche Zu.5&mmenarbeit · l.sra.d: Israel Interfaith Committee · Ital,.: Amlclzia Ebralco-Crlstlana di Firew:e · Luxembours: Comitl! lnteroo.nfesslonel LuxemboW11eois · Netllerlandr. Het Lee.rbuls • SpalD: Centro de Estudios Judeo-Crlst!anos · Sweden: SamarbetsrB.det for Judar ocb Kristna · Sw1'2rl1111d: Chrlstlleb.Judisclle Arbeitqe.D)dnscbaft In der Schweiz · Uaited .fUnidom: The Council of Chri,;tians and Jews · Uat&N Staw of America: Natlo!llll Conterence of Christians and Jews · V-1a: Co!Xlit~ de Relacio11es entre Iglesias y Slna,1togas establ«ldas en Venezuela

AMITIE JUDEO-CHliETIE.tfliE DE F~.JCE

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PAUL TEI m EN.

Born at Essernay (Haute Sa6ne)2/6/19. Fi.rst, . l~wyer· at Lunev:ille after he was discharged. from the A:J;my. He joined the· liesi.stance, first as a. local'. clandestine diffuser of Temoignage Chretien -initial manner- headed by the group. gathered around R.F. Chaillet, · th.en as the agent :P2 for the Darius section of Fighting France. A.r!ested 7/6fi4, tortured, . he was deported at Stru~hof,then at Dachau. Ilis fat~er, bltonnier Henri Tei tgen (chain;an of t he· ..

. Lawyers' Order), had been arrested · in 1942 and depor.t .ed at Buchenwald. ·

Aiter the W.ar, Pa.ill. Teitgen completed his studi°es at the Ec.ol e Normal e d 'Admini strati on (S<iUiool'. for filghes.t .i.dministrative Studies). Then, after several successive appointments as auxiliary prefet (governemental delega~e ) in vari,ous cities, he was named ~ecretary Gen·eral of t he Police at Alger. He resigned in 1957 as a protest against the widespread use of the tortur~,following a le~ter he 'sent to the President and the members · of the Commission for the Defense of Liberties and Individual Rights (let ter reprinted in P. Vidal-Naquet's bookt Raison d'Etat; Ed. de Minuit, 1961, p.167~

Arrested and expelled from Alger a few days later,5/13/58 . he remained Without any further appointment, and Without any salary until 1960. Then the Foreign Office sent him · to. Brasili. on a mission for tech,."lic cooperat'ion. Upon hiJ:.eturn he ·was appointed M:a.1tre des Reguetes· (Head of the Demands . Department) .bY. General de .Gaulle, at the prestimous · Conseil d'Etat · (Consultative Assem..bly to~e Fren.ch Go- · vernment.. in Administre,tive Matte.rs). . · ·

As. a member of the Social Commission of the Conseil d 'Et at, PB:ul Tei tgen was · chosen for several missions in the. social and cul ~ural. poli ti.cal domain, including, in 1973, a • UNESCO mission in Lebanon.

Further more, the report he prese~ted in conne ction with judiciary matters at Chrysler firm, was bail ed. as out­standing, and bis conclusion were adopted by the Court of Cessation (Court of ff:ullity).

Now Honorary member of . the Conseil d'Etat, Paul Teitgen is married and father of five children. ae i s O~fiCt!r of t be Legion of Honor, bearer of the Croi~ de Guerre (~ar Cross ) and t he Medal of t he Resistance •

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