A SSOC . R I JEWISll 11 1 srron.ICAL .. s rr 130 SESSI ONS • 0 6 PROVIDE NCE , RI 029 Support Jewish Read -By Agencies More Than With Your 35,000 Membership .!I People THE ONLY ENGLISH-JEWISH WEEKLY IN R. I. AND SOUTHEAST MASS. VOLUME LXI, NUMBER 28 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1978 25¢ PER COPY Progress Is Reported In Some Areas I j But Substantial Differences Remain I By Joseph Polakoff tant issues. There is simply no basis at this battlefield. The trip was made at Begin's THURMONT, Md. (JTA): President point for any informed speculation on the request. The Israeli leader is an American ! Carter, Premier Menachem Begin of Israel final outcome of this summit meeting." history buff and an admirer of Abraham 1 and President Anwar Sadat of Egypt Replying to reporters' questions, Powell Lincoln. Although there was no official appear to have made progress "in 'some said : "I frankly want to warn you from suspension of the Camp David talks over areas" but ' ' substantial differences" looking at this as a process in which we just the weekend, the three days were devoted remained in others as the Camp David sum­ stack the pieces up. Unfortunately, it is not largely to recreation and religious obser­ mit meeting approached the end of its first quite that simple. It is not an unreasonable vances. week. A statement to that effect, approved assessment," he added, to presume that the The Egyptian delegation observed the by the three principals, was read to "progress which seems to have been made Moslem Sabbath on Friday. Begin and his reporters here by Presidential Press on some issues may be dependent upon ad­ wife Aliza conducted an Oneg Shabbat Fri­ Secretary Jody Powell. ditional progress on other issues." day evening for the Israeli delegation. In an He said, "Progress does seem to have Carter, Begin and Sadat left Camp David unexpected development, President and been made in some areas. However, sub­ on a 25-mile drive to Gettysburg, Penn­ Mrs. Carter joined the Begins for the Sab­ stantial differences remain on other impor- sylvania, to visit the historic Civil War bath meal Friday evening. It was the first APPOINTED: Gerald P. Empie has been ap­ time the President dined with either of the pointed Tempie Administrator at Temple principals. Emanu-EI. Mr. Empie assumed his duties at Javits Says American People the Tempie on September 1 . He is originally Summit To Continue Through Week from New Haven, Connecticut, where he The summit meeting is expected to last received his 8.A. in Biology and his M.S. in Will Not Support Plan Which well into this week. That estimate by cor­ Science Education. His most recent respondents here is based on a report from professional experience was as manager of Israel Will Consider Danger an American source that Vice President a large Jewish funeral home in Walter Mondale told his staff in Washington, D.C. Previous to this, he By Michael Solomon credible party to both Egypt and Israel." Washington that the conference would con­ worked as an assistant in research at the MONTREAL (JT A): Sen. Jacob Javits Despite the American sale of planes to tinue through next Thursday. Mondale is Laboratory of Clinical Investigations, Yale (R. NY), speaking at a solidarity dinner at Saudi Arabia and Egypt last spring "it is a handling much of the Presidential affairs at University College of Medicine, and as the Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue here great tribute to Israel that its confidence in the White House while Carter is at Camp director of science classes in Connecticut. last week, on the occasion of the launching the United States was not shaken and it is David. Mr. Empie, the son of Mrs. Anne Empie of the 1978 Combined Jewish Appeal and an equal tribute to the U.S. that it remained Powell said in hi s news briefing that he and the late Charles Empie, is married to Israel Emergency Fund, said that the loyal in its commitments to Israel," Javits has seen "no signs that I'm aware of' that the former Jo ne Goodman of Hamden, American people "will not be willing to ob1-erved. the summit would end Monday. He also Connecticut. The Emples are expecting their support any peace plan which Israel will As to the Camp David talks, he said he emphatically denied news reports here and first child in November. consider as a mortal danger." believes that what will emerge regarding a a broa d that Begin ha d proposed a Javits said that the Camp David summit settlement "will be a meaningful contribu­ moratorium on future Jewish settlements conference "was brought on by a state of tion to peace. I hope that Sadat will speak on the West Bank. Powell said the report, desperation and the President of the United not only about guarantees for Israel in carri ed by the Hearst newspapers, was "at States recognized that it was taken as an terms of paper guarantees but of real best, uninformed speculation." extreme measure." He said that " it seems guarantees which will give Israel a feeling of In response to reports by American clear to me" that Egyptian President Anwar total security. The alternative to peace may sources that "progress" was being made Sadat's "strategy was to force the United be war." Javits also stated that he hoped the toward a Mideast settlement, Powell declin­ States to propose its own plan of peace Aswan formula which Carter projected dur­ ed to use that word and told reporters that tilted towards Egypt." ing his visit with Sadat last January "will they should "use their own best j udgment" The Senator .noted that with the Soviet prevail and that the Palestinians will have a on what is happening. He would say only Union "mucking up the situation in the voice in those deliberations which will be a that "key issues" are being negotiated and Middle East, the U.S. emerged as the only matter of the future and no more." that the principals are engaged in "serious di scussions" on the issues they face. Powell said in reply to questions that Furor Continues Over Carter is "certainly participating actively in the discussions" and that the President Kreisky's Remarks " had contributions to make." But Powell warned the media to "steer away" from By Gil Sedan and Yitzhak Shargil charged that Israel practiced a South believing that Carter has made suggestions JERUSALEM (JT A): Chancellor Bruno Africa-like policy of apartheid against its in "a formal sense." He reminded reporters Kreisky of Austria said yesterday that he Arab citizens. that if the President felt he could make was prepared to apologize to the Israeli Kreisky told Israel Radio that some of "suggestions in an in(ormal sense he would people for derogatory remarks he made to a the remarks attributed to him were made in make them." Beth Sholom Dutch newspaper correspondent about the course of a private off-the-record Appoints Cantor Israel. and Premier Menachem Begin last conversation with the Dutch journalist and News Blackout Termed Beneficial week. But, he said in a telephone interview were distorted in publication and taken out Asked about the blackout on substantive The Congregation Beth Sholom-Sons with Israel Radio from Vienna, that he of context. He confirmed that he used the news from the summit, Powell said that he of Zion is pleased to announce that it has would not apologize for his political views description "political grocer" but said, "I and his Israeli and Egyptian counterparts engaged the services of Cantor Israel A. on the Middle East conflict. .. As far as my . don't think that I mentioned Begin directly. "all agree it has produced a constructive Ephrathi of Jerusalem, Israel, to conduct principle attitude is concerned, I have but I cannot deny it for the moment." and healthful atmosphere at Camp David." this year's High Holiday services. nothing to apologize for," he said. Asked if he didn't think his remarks were Begin's press spokesman, Dan Patir said he Cantor Ephrathi underwent cantorial The furor raised here by the Kreisky anti-Semitic, Kreisky said, "Why, whenever was "very satisfied from the point of view training with Cantor Zalman Pollack, the interview, published in the Dutch one mentions Jews, the Jews hear anti­ of Israel" with that aspect of the summit highly esteemed composer and cantor of Protestant daily newspaper Throuw, Satur­ Semitic notes." The Throuw reporter said conference. Israel, and studied voice under Mr. Ziyyon day, has not abated. Dr. Elimelech Reimalf, that he spoke privately with Kreisky for Israel Not To Cut Yakar, opera singer and graduate of the chairman of the Israel-Austria Friendship two hours at the Chancellor's vacation famous La Scala, in Milan, Italy. Among Association, resigned yesterday in protest retreat on Mallorca and four hours on-the­ Diplomatic Relations other synagogues, Cantor Ephrathi serves against Kreisky's remarks. Dr. Lajos record. He insisted that all of the published With Austria as cantor at the popular Central Nussach Leopold Gottesman, the Honorary Consul quotes were taken from the on-the-record Ashkenaz Synagogue in Ramal Gan, Israel. General of Austria in Israel for over 20 portion of their conversation. J ERUSALEM (JT A): The cabinet con­ Cantor Ephrathi combines a devout years, also resigned and leveled a blast at Yitzhak Koren, chairman of the Israeli sidered a resolution to cut Israel's knowledge of the liturgy with melodic the Chancellor. Executive of the World Jewish Congress, diplomatic ties with Austria at its weekly classical cantorial selections of popular "Though I know that I represent Austria predicted today that Kreisky's remarks will session last Sunday because of Chancellor international cantors.