' _11 · R. I • JE.til Sll.-111 $TOR I CAL AS Soc ~ 2oq Al'IGELL ST• PROV. 6, R. 1. 02~b Eban Doubts Jordan's Ability To Negotiate Peace ~ccord TEL AVIV - Foreign convulsions In Jordan," defense Minister Abba Eban said recently ,chiefs were watch!ng the sltuadon; lbat lie thought the J ordanfan carefully "becaUN · any major Govetmuent no longer "bad the change would affect Israel's °"" capac:tty to negodate a peace 9eCUrlty... treaty with Israel. Iraq!, Jordanian and Arab Irregular forces hne been Eban said Israel remained VOL, LIV, NO, 25 operating Independently of one SEPTEMBER 18, 1970 lSc PER COPY - ~ PAGES fcn:mally committed to negodate another In Jordan for some dme, with Jordan but "realtsttcally It but the crisis over recent ls not likely that the Jordan hijackings has heightened the GoYernment would be the agent In confusl011. Optimism Prevails As Free School ·Opens a aeparate and sovereign peace accord.'' Some lsraells believed that any unsuccessful or violent Eban, who was answering conclusion to the hijacking Under Guidance Of Parents And Children quesdons at a news conference, negotatlons could produce By CAROL N. AQUINO Whether the scbool wlll keep teachers, ucl whether the parenta gne formal expression to the unforeseen mllltary acdvlty. The Providence Free School functioning throughout the year and chlldren are themselves lsraell Government's growing and beyond depends on whether satisfied with the results of their Turning to the Egyptaln front, Is holding classes - at" least for concern over detertoradng Eban said Cairo and the Soviet ·, the time being. Interested persons continue to efforts to run a scbool of their security sltuadons on both the contribute money and supplies Unl0t1 continued to violate the Classes began Monday at own. Jordanian and Egypdan fronts. standsdll agreement negodated Temple Beth Sholom with such as paints and paper; whether All of these concerns arise In parents and other volunteers conversation wtth various He said that, while Israel was as part of 1ast month's cease­ chlldren aged three through 13 In "not Intervening In the fire. attendance. continue to work with the paid persons affiliated with the school, but, In general, the mood, now that the school has actually Cantor Allred Newman To Officiate opened, appears to be one of optimism. At Beth Sholom's Holy Day· Services The scbool Is the outgrowth of dissatisfaction with the public scbool system. 1n mid-May there was a meeting at Brown University of people who wanted a different kind of school, Teachers from the Cambridge (Mus.) Free SCbool spoke. About SI families are directly Involved, · said Mrs, Stephen W as s e r , whose husband Is treasurer of the parents• comm It tee. Other Interested adults have also participated in discussions leadlne to the formation of the scbool and two other tree schools are In the works. ·~we were dlsaatlsfted with the public schools," said Mrs. Wasser, "but we didn't feel 'P private se!lools we,-e the -answer - either. Of course, we are a private scbool as such because we are not state-fUnded as yet, bul we feel this Is the way a good Cantor Alfred Newman of cantors. He has been a cantor for public scbool Is run." Brooklyn, N,Y ,, will officiate with more than 25 -y11ars. Tbe scbool Is supported by Rabbi Marc s. J agollnzer at The temple Is currently donations, she said. The children Temple Beth Sholom dllrtng the conducting Its membership do not have to pay to attend. fortbcomlng High Holy Days. campaign. Richard Zacks, an attorney Tbe temple bas a J'alls and and chairman of the parents• Cantor Newman studied music Teflllln Chlb, a conflrmatton committee, said "We have tried and voice under Cantor Isaac class, a special program tor PAUL FLl!ISHH, a t-her at the Providence Fr.. School, outlines the to be as close to a public school Kaminsky and has served as teenagers, a Men's Club and a opening day program. (Condnued on page 14) soloist with several famous Sisterhood, Begins 38th Year Blind Rehabilitation· T_eachet To Be Honored By CAROL N. AQUINO age of five and a half after an under the state Department of Today marks the start of Miss attack of scarlet fever which Social Welfare, now the Mary Cherlln's 38th year as a damaged her .corneas. During her Department of · Social and rehabllltadon teacher of the early teen years, she lost .. the Rehabllltattve Services. blind. rest of her sight. Her job takes her Into the Her dedication and In the last year and a half, she homes of people who are blind or perseverance will be has regained a small measure of wbo have visual probre'tmi and commemorated Oct. 6 when she vision, although she Is sdll who need help In developing receives an award from the legally blind. What sight she has techniques for living· normal Eastern Conference of was regained In 1968 after the lives. Rehabllltadon Teachers at Its fifth In a series of cornea She feels that her own biennial convention In transplants which began 20 years blindness Is an ln;tportant factor Wilmington, Del. ago and were performed by a in the success of her work. Herself legally blind, she was famous New York ophtalmologist. "Employlng·a person who Is blind selected for her outstanding Miss Cherlin now has some or visually handicapped In this services as a teacher of the blind central vlsi0t1 In one eye and, job _ ~erves as encouragement" and visually· handicapped. The wlth.,.Jhe help of strong lenses, for those she works with, Miss recipient of the award Is chosen can read big print. She has no Cherlln said. "It ts ·different than by the conference's membership, field Vision or d'!pth Jl8rC'!ptlon, having a sighted person telltng a which Is drawn from the entire But after the disappointment blind person that he can do Eastern seaboard. _ and discouragement of the first something, Tile blind person can . Of her selection E. Lymnan four operadons - after each say to the sighted person 'how do 1Y Andrea, administrator of the R, she regained a little sight, but It you know because you can see'." I, Division of Services fcJr the faded out after a few months - One of her most Important Blind, said, "As she Is the she Is grateful for what sight she tasks Is to help the person build employe who Is the most veteran has. · - confidence In himself and in his · of us all In the field of work with "The fact that I can see ability to funcdon on a dally the blind, I'm especially pleased somethlnf, Is such a godsend, a basis. to note that this organlzatton has blessing, ' she said. She does such things as bestowed Its award on her. I feel Miss Cherlin began working at acquaint the person with ways of I can speak for the hundreds of the division as a rehabllltadon - operadng electrical appliances blind p;eople she bas served In the teacher (then known as. a home such as an oven or sewing state.' teacher) on Sept. 18, 1933. The machine and dialing a telephone; with techniques of personal DEMONSTRATING tlw operation of the Parldns lrailla writer it Miss Born with normal vision, she division was then known as the Mary Charlin was left w{th limited vision at the Bureau for the Blind and was (Condnued on page 14) ,· •.;-.-·,f!:l~Jq~:~~~1~~.,.~ ,,·. ~ ~.- - ,; ;- . ,.. "~- ... - ,, I! 2 THE RHODE .ISLAND HERALD, PRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 18, 1970 . TOURIST PROMOT-ION [ 00 n n Cc CCC C CCC BONN - Israel and West director general of the Israeli ''<iii~-:- Germany agreed on a Joint Ministry of Tourism now visiting :7 promotion program to stimulate ·Germany, said the campaigh will 1 tourist traffic between the two be financed by the Israel & i.O~KDiO<On • countries. Hanoch Glvton, tourist office. EDWARD PRESCOTT Walker of Columbus, Ohio; and Funeral services for Edward two sisters, Mrs. Louis Prescott, 59, of 381 Gibbs Silverman of Manhattan Beach, Avenue, Newport, who died Sept. Calif., and Mrs. Hyman Levine of 6 In Boston, Mass., after a short Providence. Illness, were held Sept. 8 at the • • • Jewish Memorial Chapel In JACOB L SHAPffiO Newport. Burial was In Jewish Funeral se;vlces for Jacob I. Cemetery In Mfddletown. Shapiro, .71, of 370 Tamlaml Mr. Prescott, the proprietor Canal Road, Miami, Fla., who of the Jaffee Drug Store at 695 died Sept. 9, were held the Thami,s Street, had lived In following day at Gordon's Funeral Newport for 40 years. · Home In Miami. Burial was In He was a member of the Mt. Sinai Cemetery In that city, Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Mr. Shapiro had been a Miami Association, Newport Chapter of resident for the past 27 years B'nal B'rlth, Touro Synagogue after leaving Providence. He was and !he Mount Hope Masonic a member of Sholom·Lodge, B'nai Lodge. B'rlth, and the Workmen's Circle Shaare Zedek Installs The husband of Mrs. Rose Branch #699 of Miami. (Jaffe) Prescott, he was born In He Is survived by his wife, New Rabbi On Sunday Newport, the son of the late Isaac Kate (Bochner) Shapiro; a and Sarah Prescott. brother, Harry Shapiro of Russia; Sinai Memorial Park, Rhode Island's most beautiful Rabbi Leon M. Mozeson wlll Besides his wile, survivors three sisters, Mrs. Anna Jewish Cemetery. Spacious family or individual plot~ be Installed st Congregation Include two sons, Dr. Gary Bornstein of Providence, Mrs. Sh88re Zedek-Sons of Abraham In Prescott of Providence and Dr. Bessie Pollack of Warwick and are available for your inspection.