Language:
English
Year of publication:
2000
Titel der Quelle:
Jewish Year Book
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2000) 32-41
Keywords:
Jews
;
Judaism Relations
;
Christianity
;
Christianity and other religions Judaism
Abstract:
Gorsky, an educational advisor to the Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ), pesents a history of that institution, which was founded in Great Britain in 1942 in order to establish mutual understanding and respect. Horrified by events on the continent, the members wished to combat all forms of religious prejudice, but there was no specific reference to antisemitism, which was seen as just a symptom of deeper disorders in society. The Christians also did not attribute the founding of the CCJ to penance for Christian antisemitism; they did not view English antisemitism as a derivative of their Christian religion. The CCJ did not have an impact during the war years and the early postwar period; its activities were at first limited, since Jews were concerned about possible Christian missionizing. The repudiation of antisemitism by the Catholic Church in 1965 was followed by the Anglican Church only in 1988. Proselytism in the CCJ was finally banned in 1997. Now, at the turn of the millennium, antisemitism is not seen as a problem in Great Britain. The CCJ is a leader in Holocaust education, in educating against racism and xenophobia, and in promoting reconciliation among diverse groups. It has had a role in creating a new paradigm of Christian-Jewish relations.
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