1970s Countering Cults
[chronological order]
"The Peril of Rev. Moon," Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum, AJC director of interreligious affairs. (
December 1976)
Press release on AJC study on the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. (
Dec. 3, 1976)
"Jews and Judaism in Rev. Moon's Divine Principle, a report, Rabbi A. James Rudin, AJC assistant director of interreligious affairs. (
December 1976)
Statement by Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum, AJC director of interrelgious affairs, on the Unification Church's New York Times advertisement condemning anti-Semitism and affirming Israel's right to exist. (
Dec. 20, 1976)
Press release on Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish leaders condemning Rev. Sun Myung Moon for promoting "bigotry against Christians and Jews." (
Dec. 28, 1976)
"The Hebrew Christians: A Jewish Perspective," Jewish Communal Affairs Dep., American Jewish Committee. (
1977)
Rabbi James Rudin's address on anti-Jewish statements in Rev. Moon's teachings delivered on WQXR Radio's Point of View. (
Jan. 4, 1977)
Draft letter to rabbis and Jewish communal agencies requesting information on cult activity in their local communities. (
Jan. 18, 1977)
" 'Moonies' and Other Cults: What's a Nice Jewish Kid Doing There?," bi-monthly newsletter of the Jacob Blaustein Institute. (
January-February 1977)
"Pied Pipers and Would-Be Messiahs," James and Marcia Rudin, Keeping Posted. (
February 1977)
Memorandum on proposed local and/or regional conferences for dealing with cults. (
Feb. 15, 1977)
"Response to A. James Rudin's Report 'Jews and Judaism in Reverend Moon's Divine Principle,' " Unification Church. (
March 1977)
"The Jews for Jesus (and others too) are out to get your kids," James and Marcia R. Rudin, Present Tense. (
Summer 1977)
"A View of the Unification Church," presented by Rabbi James Rudin at the American Academy of Religion Convention, San Francisco, California. (
Dec. 29, 1977)
Discussion Guide on Religious Cults, twenty-four-page booklet. Prepared by AJC's Dallas chapter in cooperation with four Christian organizations. (
1979)
"The Challenge of the Cults," discussion packet, Marcia and James Rudin, American Jewish Committee. (
1979)
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