Jewish Relations
Date established: October 1987
Frequency of meetings: twice yearly
NCS Co-Chairman: Rabbi Joel Zaiman, Baltimore
Catholic Co-Chairman: William Cardinal Keeler,
Episcopal Moderator for Catholic-Jewish Relations, BCEIA
SEIA staff: Rev. James Massa and Rev. Dennis McManus
Reports:
"A Lesson of Value: A Joint Statement on Moral Education in the Public Schools," 1990
"Joint Statement on Pornography," December 7, 1993
"Joint Statement on Dealing with Holocaust Revisionism," March 14, 1994
"Reflections on the Millennium," May 5, 1998
"To End the Death Penalty," November 9, 1999
"Reconciliation And Hope: A Reflection on the Occasion of Pope John Paul II's Historic Pilgrimage to Israel," March 13, 2000
"Joint Statement Condemning Acts of Religious Hatred," November 20, 2000
"Children and the Environment," November 20, 2000
"Filled with Sadness, Charged with Hope: A Joint Reflection on the Events of September 11," November, 28, 2001
"Reflections on Covenant and Mission," August 12, 2002
Meeting Press Releases:
April 15, 1997
October 21, 1997
May 4-5, 1998
October 28, 1998
March 23, 1999
November 9, 1999
March 13, 2000
November 20, 2000
April 17, 2001
November 28, 2001
March 13, 2002
December 2, 2002
April 7, 2003
December 11, 2003
April 20, 2004
November 3, 2004
May 11, 2005
November 2, 2005
May 22, 2006
June 1, 2007
Date established: 1987
Frequency of meetings: once each year
NCS Co-Chairman: Bishop William F. Murphy
Jewish Co-Chairman: Rabbi Fabian Schonfeld
SEIA Staff: Rev. James Massa and Rev. Dennis McManus
Reports:
"Joint Statement on School Choice" (October 25, 2006)
Meeting Press Releases:
March 18, 2002
January 29, 2004
September 9, 2004
February 10, 2005
June 14, 2006
October 25, 2006
U.S. Catholic Officials Issue Statement Concerning Shoah Document (March 17, 1998)
Rabbis, Bishops Give Reflections on Pilgrimage to Israel and Rome (March 20, 1998)
NCCB Issues Collection of Documents on the Holocaust (September 14, 1998)
Cardinal Keeler Says Canonization of Edith Stein Can Be Catalyst for Significant Dialogue Between Christians and Jews (October 2, 1998)
Leaders Mourn Passing of Father Edward Flannery, A Pioneer in Catholic-Jewish Relations (October 20, 1998)
Dr. Eugene Fisher Honored by St. Mary's Seminary and University (May 21, 1999)
Cardinal Keeler Deplores Shooting at Jewish Community Center (August 10, 1999)
Commission Studying Vatican Archival Material on Holy See's Role in World War II and the Holocaust Issues Second Statement (May 8, 2000)
Catholic Leaders Express Appreciation for Dabru Emet, a Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity (October 31, 2000)
Cardinal Keeler Issues Statement on Holocaust Scholars Group (July 27, 2001)
Cardinals Keeler and Kasper Pay Tribute to Jewish Official Who First Told the World of Hitler's Plan for the Holocaust (December 5, 2001)
Cardinal Keeler Pays Tribute to the Life of Msgr. Bryan Walsh (December 28, 2001)
Cardinal Keeler Mourns Passing of Jewish Leader Mordecai Waxman (August 12, 2002)
Dr Eugene Fisher Named by Pope as Consultor to Holy See's Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews (April 11, 2003)
Chairman of BCEIA Pays Tribute to the Life of Sister Rose Thering (June 1, 2006)
Cardinal Condemns "Revisionist" History of the Holocaust, Says Remembering This Event is Central to Catholic Teaching (December 14, 2006)
Lay Catholic-Jewish Conference Scheduled at Vatican To Intensify Community Relations (April 16, 2007)
The National Council of Synagogues
Union for Reform Judaism
Central Conference of American Rabbis
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Rabbinical Assembly
Consultation with Orthodox Judaism:
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations
Rabbinical Council of America
Jewish Community Agencies:
American Jewish Committee
Anti-Defamation League
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Other Web Resources:
Boston College – Center for Jewish Learning
Sacred Heart University – Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding
Jewish-Christian Relations
International Service of Jewish-Christian Documentation