Resolution Adopted by the CCAR
Privacy
Adopted by the CCAR at the 86th Annual Convention of
the Central Conference of American Rabbis
1975
WHEREAS we are heirs of a prophetic tradition which ever sought to repair the damaged
world, and
WHEREAS in our efforts to restore the world to sanity we affirm the following position
which we take knowing full well the complexity of such an issue but knowing also
that we cannot be silent,
WHEREAS we are alarmed at recent revelations of the amassing of information about
individuals by governmental agencies that severely infringe on constitutional rights
of privacy, free expression and free association,
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that we urge the destruction of existing files. dossiers
and information banks that contain material that invades personal privacy. We call
on Congress to maintain supervision over future activities of governmental agencies.
Finally, we urge a wide dissemination of information about the rights of people under freedom
and call on our membership to inform their congregants of their rights and render
assistance to individuals to protect them from abuse of their rights through unwarranted governmental surveillance, collection and storage of personal information.