The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1971 Page: 1 of 14
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VOLUME LXVI
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Secretary Rogers' mission to Mideast
Sets off good deal of speculation
A round-up of rumors and area is to be occupied and by
counter-statements concerning whom is not known nor has it
the Rogers mission to the been made public. The matter of
Mideast is making the rounds of navigation of the Suez Canal, it
the various countries. In the is said, would be left to future
United States the word from the negotiation and will not be
White House sees Rogers’ visit as guaranteed Israel at this time,
useful and “progress toward an In addition to other demands
eventual solution to the the Cairo government is firm in
problems of the area.” stating that Israel must withdraw
Joseph J. Sisco, the assistant from all Arab territory within 6
secretary of state, who had been months and was basic to any
sent back to Cairo to report on future agreement. It is quite
the Israeli attitude and proposals obvious that the Israeli stand is
arrived in Washington and in direct opposition to that of
cautioned against too much Egypt and the situation remains
optimism that settlement of the tense.
Suez Canal issue is near. The Rogers’ visit did clarify
Latest words from Cairo issues and brought the attitudes
broke the long diplomatic of ! gypt and Israel into sharp
silence and showed that a great locus. The word from
deal of the “potential” was Washington is that both Israel
wishful thinking. It has been and Egypt are interested in
reliably reported that Sadat has finding an answer to an interim
demanded a removal of forces settlement. There is silence from
from Suez to a line more thana both countries. There has been
hundred miles inland. How the no word from Moscow.
JERUSALEM, - Secretary of
State Rogers’ peace mission to
the Middle East came and went
with no apparent advancement
toward an interim arrangement
to reopen the Suez- Canal or
Continued on Page 13
Famed Rabbi to speak
To packed house on
Wednesday, May 19th
Mrs. Leon Weiner, Chairman
of the 1970-71 Jewish Cultural
Arts Forum, announces the
coming
Mordecai
appearance of
Dr.
M. Kaplan for
Wednesday evening, May 19 at
8:00 p.m. in the Kaplan Theatre
of the Center. Dr. Kaplan will
speak on the subject of
“Judaism As A Dynamic
Civilization.”
Dr. Kaplan is the founder and
leader-emeritus of the Society
for the Advancement of Judaism
and founder of the
Reconstructionist movement in
Judaism. He is the author of
numerous books and Chairman
of the Editorial Board of The
Reconstructionist.
In making the announcement
of Dr. Kaplan’s appearance Mrs.
Weiner stated that The Jewish
Cultural Arts Forum has been
sold out on a Series basis, and
therefore, no individual tickets
will be made available to Dr.
Kaplan’s lecture. She wishes to
acknowledge and thank the
support of Cultural Arts Forum
patrons, and urges that every’
series ticket holder make every
effort to attend this event
promptly.
At the present writing, the
evening’s event is SOLD OUT.
HERALD-V
MAY 13, 1971 - 18 IYAR, 5731
Houston School Board
Winner of the 1971
Lamp of Learning award
The Board of Education of
the HISD has received national
recognition for its efforts on
behalf of Houston’s children. In
December 1970 the Houston
Teachers Association nominated
the HISD Board of Education
for the Thom McAn National
School Board Award. This
awards program was established
by the Association of Classroom
Teachers of the National
Education Association and the
Thom McAn Shoe Company to
spotlight outstanding examples
of accomplishment by boards of
education . . . lay citizens who
have accepted the responsibility
for public education in their
communities. In this
competition the HISD Board of
Education won first place in the
nation for its efforts to draw
from the resources of the entire
community in making our
schools a place where all our
children learn and grow . . . a
place where children can be
motivated to become
constructive citizens.
The most dramatic example
of the Board’s efforts to insure
the performance of our students
in a humane school environment
through the efforts of
NUMBER 6
Council President Cohen to review
Y ear's activities at annual meeting
activities have been at the
highest peak.
An over-view of the work of
the Jewish Community Council
will be given in the annual report
of the Council president The
highlights are many and the
participation by a large number
of individuals in the program
will be acknowledged
A final report of the 1971
... a report of interest
following 2 years of service
The Annual Dinner meeting
of the Jewish Community
Council, the 35th in number,
will climax an exciting and
accomplished year of activities.
The Jewish Community Council
has participated in a general
interest-growth under the
presidency of Seymour Cohen.
The horizons of service have
been extended and committee
United Jewish Campaign which
now reports more than two and
a half million dollars raised to
date will be given by Campaign
chairman Bob Hecht. This is the
highest total raised tn the
community in a single campaign
It also represents a higher
interest participation by a large
segment of the young leadership
The report will indicate an
increase of about 50% over
1970.
The entire community is
invited. The Dinner will be held
at Hotel Sonesta and the date
and time — Sunday, May 16
7:00 p.m. For information and
reservations call the Jewish
Community Council office
729-1050.
Continued on Page 9
Will Rogers’ trip be more productive than Jarring’s
A REVIEW OF MIDEAST PROSPECTS
By JOSEPH PALOKOFF
An American cartoon shows Secretary of visited capitals a little further south.
State William P. Rogers in Arab garb astride
Rather the visit, given all the
a camel passing a skeleton in the desert and complexities that have baffled diplomats
near it a diplomat's briefcase marked for two decades had motives for State
“Gunnar V. Jarring." The cartoon is Department strategists other than to talk
captioned, “Rogers Of Arabia.” It is too about the Suez Canal. The Department is
soon to say whether the cartoon’s not short of facts on the canal or views
implications are accurate, but observers from any of the concerned governments,
here are talking about them. That More basic was that Rogers was staking his
Ambassador Jarring’s mission has collapsed, personal prestige in seeking to reestablish
if not ended, seems obvious from the fact strong credibility for the United States
that it was Rogers, not Jarring, who went with Arab leaders and to Tell them how far
to the Middle East despite assurances from the U.S. was willing to go to end an
Washington that his mission was still alive, increasingly vexing situation that included
Dr. Jarring returned to his ambassadorial both Israel’s security and Soviet ambitions,
post in Moscow when the interim Suez Just how far the U.S. was willing to go
Canal idea surfaced in the wake of Israel’s would depend on Arab concessions beyond
refusal to withdraw to its old frontiers.
simple recognition of Israel which could be
There is a suspicion that UN Secretary' violated just as the cease-fire standstill was
General U Thant's rush to Europe to meet violated.
with his special Mideast mediator after Although the U.S. is Israel’s only major
Rogers' travel plans became known, was to ally, Rogers appeared to be trying to
keep Dr. Jarring from resigning at an mount offensives on two fronts. First, he
embarrassing time. seemed to wish to assure the Arabs that the
Why Rogers decided to risk having his U.S. is still their friend and that, under
political bones bleached on the Middle East slightly ameliorated circumstances, he
sands at this time is not yet clear to those would go to Israel as a friendly mediator, a
who watch the scene. Rogers himself said sort of “neutral” for the Arabs. In Israel, it
that President Nixon asked him to make looked like he was copying the style of
the trip and exchange ideas with the hope certain top Israeli officials on their trips to
of achieving progress towards an interim Washington - visit with Israeli leaders who
settlement although not as much as a might influence Premier Golda Meir to
“breakthrough.” But was that all he went soften her position. Rogers’s itinerary by
for? It is granted that Secretaries of State itself seemed to communicate that element
have usually attended CENTO meetings in the planning of the trip. Less apparent
and it would have been strange for Rogers were other aspects, some admittedly
to have gone to Ankara and not to have Continued on Page 6
Vote Tuesday...
May 18
Author, newsman to be
Principal speaker at
Alfred’s Charity Dinner
Jack Donoghue, former
managing editor of the Houston
Press and Houston Post and
more recently a film writer in
Hollywood as well as author,
will be the principal speaker at
the third annual Alfred’s Charity
Dinner to be held Monday, May
17 at Alfred’s Town & Country
Restaurant in Town and
Country Shopping Village.
Other featured speakers
include Texas Governor Preston
Smith and Secretary of State
Martin Dies. Master of
ceremonies for the stag affair
will be City Councilman Dick
Gottlieb. ---
Donoghue is a newspaperman
of the old school He at one time
was police reporter for the old
Houston Press and rated one of
the finest reporters in the city .
After leaving Houston he
became executive editor of the
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
and elected to move back to
Houston after experiencing the
recent L.A. earthquake scare
Ralph Block, chairman of the
annual Alfred’s Charity Dinner,
repons a large crowd is expected
to hear both Donoghue and the
governor of Texas.
All proceeds go to various
charities of the B’nai B’rith,
sponsors of the Alfred’s dinner
Alfred and Lois Kahn contribute
the site and food to aid the
many worthwhile charities
sponsored by B’nai B’rith
Cocktails will be served at
6:30 with the dinner at 7 30
Tickets are $25 each.
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