Arab Lands, Jews in - Central Conference of American Rabbis

1. The CCAR reiterates its ongoing concern for the tragic situation of our

fellow

Jews in Arab lands. We respectfully urge our government, through its own

offices

and through the United Nations, to bend its full efforts toward ameliorating

the

disabilities and persecution now being visited upon Jews in Arab lands. (1968,

p. 138)

2. The Central Conference of American Rabbis proclaims its support of a

program to

accomplish three goals for the Jews of Syria and Iraq:

To provide for free emigration from Syria and Iraq and indeed all nations

for Jews

who wish to leave for whatever reason;

To provide freedom of movement, education and employment for Jews who do

not wish

to leave their homes in Arab lands for whatever reason;

To provide a healthier outlook for Jewish children attending Jewish

schools paid

for with Jewish money by insisting that Jews be permitted the necessary higher

education

which will qualify them as teachers of Diaspora Jewry. (1974, p. 47)