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Possible ME peace moves as Nasser visits Moscow
CANTOR MOSHE PREIS
Mr, Fred Silber, President of pngregation Schara Tzedeck an-uhced the appointment of Can-r Moshe Preis as the new Can-^„ of Schara Tzedeck. Cantor tes ctmies to Vancouver wjth distinguished Cantorial back-blind. He served as Cantor of entral Synagogue, Manchester, gland, and for the past 13 years fms Cantor of the Moshulo Jew-ih Centre of Bronx, N.Y. Cantor els has a lyric tenor voice of ide ^ange and brings Mth him e^altlid^^
hiiih-he utiUze&^with^ great ease lien interpreting the prayers.
The Cantor will be acconlpan-d to Varicbuver by his wife, and Vill take up residence early part •f August.
LONDON — President Gamal Abdel Nasser, of Eg3rpt, is in Moscow, as his Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Riad, who is currently touring Scandinavian capitals, launched what appeared to be a new Egyptian peace offensive and a determined effort to discredit Israel in the eyes of nations that have been friendly to it or neutral in the Middle East dispute. The Egyptian Chief of State was warmly welcomed in Moscow by Soviet President Ni^ kolai V. Podgorny, Premier Alexei N.
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Kosygm, and Leonid I. Brezhnev, first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee. But attention here was focused on the remarks of Mr. Riad who reportedly said in Denmark today that allegations that the Arabs d^and the destruction of Israel was ''stupid propaganda" because "we accept the realities and one of those is Israel" and "we only want peace now."
There were the latest devel-opnieiiis ia^ a week fliat saw ten/GVi^fi^JB^^ United Nations siie<^peace^^^<^^ Ambassador Dr. Gaimar V; Jarrr il^^' a proipiosal^^j^^ Moscow for: ah agreement to slacken arms, shipments to ^e Middle East,- and visits or Sj^iednled
visits by top aides of the Johnson Administration to Middle East capitals.
According to the British Broadcasting Corp., Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart hailed Mr. Riad's reported Copenhagen remarks as a sign that a Middle East settlement might have come appred-: ably nearer in the last few weeks. Another promising sign, Stewart reportedly noted, was the renewal of direct contacts between Dr. Jarring and all of the interested parties in the Middle East dispute, br. Jarring, ctfficially on vacation, met with Mr. Riad in Stockhoiin two weeks ago with Israel Foreign Minister Abba Eban in The Hague last week. Following that meeting. Dr. Jarring flew to Moscow for talks with the Soviet leaders who are now entertaining Mr. Nasser.
Just prior to his departure for Moscow, Mr. Nasser was visited in Cairo by McGeorge Bundy, iHresident of the Ford Foundation and a former advisor on defense and iforeign relations to Presidents Kennedy and Soliinson^^ Mr. Bundy then flew to Beirut; it was announcecl in J^riisalsh today that he wdis iexpecied-in-ls-rael on July 15. Also due td visit Israel in mid-July was White House advisor Walt Rostow Jr., while former United States Sec-
LOCAL B'NAI B'RITH MEMBERS HONORED
GRAND LODGE CONVENTION
Alec Jackson, on retirem^t Grand President of B'nai *rith District 4 men, this past eek during the Grand Lodge nyention in Phoenix Arizona, eceived a very attractive Totem pie honoring his term of office, ^e Totem was inscribed to him torn the three lodges in this area d presented by Ben Lerner of 'ancduver lodge^ Sam Huberman, past-president if Lions Gate lodge 1716, was ! Mected to the District 4 Grand * lodgp Executive Board.
Hai'old Laiier, a past-president of Lions Gate 1716, was presented Mrith the high B'nai B'rith Akiba award for his many years of devoted service, as well" as a further award for his area lodges' progranmiing.
? A special Grand President's
HARRY HERMAN
retary of Defense Robert McNa-mara, how President of the World Bank, was due in Cairo shortly. Although Mr. Bundy's visit to the Middle East was officially in connection with Ford Foundation matters, there was considerable speculation here and in Jerusalem that he might have been entrusted by President Johnson with some special mission in connection with a peace settlement. The London Times reported from Beirut that a Middle East solution was hardly possible unless Moscow and Washington strive in the same direction, and noted that Mr. Johnson's decision not to seek re-election may have provided an opportunity—Whence the signs of improving relations between Washington and Cairo and the series of visitors from Washington and New York to the Middle East. The Tunes' impU-cation seemed to be that Mr. Johnson, who will retire next January, feels free now to pursue a Middle East settlement without undue concern over domestic politics.
That view coincided with a general feelhig aniong diploniatic observers that both Moscow and
ISRAEL
Pence talks holt^
JERUSALEM—-Arab leaders of the West Bank have called a halt, at least temporarily, to activities directed toward possible separate peace talks with Israel, it was reliably learned here. It was also disclosed for the first time that the Arab leaders had discussed some of their peace plans with British, American, and other foreign consular officials in Jerusalem.
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braei helps Rumama
JERUSALEM —Israel's extensive know-how in the field of land rehabilitation will be put at the disposal of Rimiania in a co-operative effort to make 5,000 acres of land in that country arable.
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Divorce is 10 percent
JERUSALEM — The Ministry or Religious Affairs reported that divorces are running at a rate of 10 percent of marriages among Israel's Jewish population. The rabbinate registered 18,200 marriages and 1,960 divorces last year.
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Wall reveals history
JERUSALEM—At the southern part of the Western Wall, archeologists have discovered part of a floor that is traced to the Herodian period. The discovery is reported to have intrigued many people among them archeologists and journalists who arrived to study the excavated objects. Another historic treasure was unearthed the following day: two giant neatly scidpturedrock^ said to be portions pt a Washington are moving along-)^all which had- aUejgedly/- col-
parallel, if not converging courses, to push some sort of Middle East settlement now.
lapsed when Titus stormed the Wall in his war with the Ju-deans.
ALEC JACKSON
Citation plaque, for distinguished service in general and to Israel, was presented to Harry Herman, a past-president of Lions Gate 1716.
Lions Gate lodge received the Grand Lodge 'Maintain the Gain' award for achieving their goal in new membership acquisition during the past year.
Evergreen lodge received its third Chai award in recognition of its overall 1967-68 support of B'nai B'rith endeaypr pn a National level.
Special plaque in a framed housing was received by Evergreen for being the only lodge in the tremendously large western U;S.A.-and Canada District to over-subscribe their natic-nal
voluntary service support to the extent of a $20 per member sum.
B'nai B'rith annual Community and Military services honorable mention was again won by Evergreen lodge, for its continuing multiple and successful projects in the carrying out of B'nai B'rith joint community and military service program on a city and Province wide scope.
Singular award went to Moishe Chazan of Evergreen lodge 2282. He was presented with the nationally ixiscribed B'nai B'rith Citizenship and Service Award of the Year, for his making most valuable active contribution to advancement of program of the National Conunission. Mr. Chazan has also received similar national honorable mentions over the past number of years.
HAROLD LAUER
Zionist Congress lauds
Jewish Nationd fund
At the World Zionist Congress recently completed in Jerusalem, a number of resolutions were passed signifying the ongoing important role of the Jewish National Fund.
Some of the resolutions passed include the following:
1. The Congress emphasized anew the special importance of the Keren Kayemeth Leisrael as a people's Fund charged with the most vital task of acquiring and developing land^ and of open4 ing.up of new regions for Jewish settlement, and whose customary and traditional activities, including wills, bequests and living legacies, reaching towards every Jewish household, have a great Zionist-educational value and help create a direct link with the land of Israel.
2. The territorial Zionist Organizations and Federations are called upon to devote their efforts on behalf of Keren Kayemeth Leisrael in order to achieve these goals.
3. The 27th Zionist Coi^ess regards the continuing ^pansion of the acquisition of land for agricultural settlement, particularly in mountainous and outlying areas, as an elementary objective of the Zionist Movement.
The Congress calls upon the Jewish National Fund to invest all its energies in the rapid completion of its projects and to put all its technical and financial resources into the development of new regions for Jewish settlement, the development of the soil in existing settlements, and the expansion of land settlement in settlements in mountainous and outlying regions.
4. The Congress sends greeting to the Teachers' Movement for the Jewish National Fund, in the fortieth year of its existence. The Congress views the Teachers' Movement as an important participant, both in Israel, and the Diaspora, in the efforts of the Zionist Organization to educate the young generation towards Zionism.
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