`New Initiative' Is Nixon Objective in Mid East meeting the- entire range of op- tions that we have. I shall simply say at this time that I believe we need new initiatives and new leadership on the part Israel Chamber Orchestra Includes of the United States in order to cool off the situation in the Mid Flint on. First Concert Tour of America East. I consider it a powder keg, very explosive. It needs to be defused. I am open to any suggestions that may cool it off and reduce the possibility of an other explosion, because the next explosion in the Mid East, I think, could involve very well a confrontation between the nu clear powers, which we want to CiglEg avoid." The Israel Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Gary Bertini, will present an evening of music 8 p.m. Feb. 9 at Whiting In Cairo, the newspaper Al luditorium. It will mark the ensemble's first tour in America al- Ahram, asserted that the Egyptian thotich it has been ranked among the finest chamber groups in the government has received word world. Each family ticket to the Forum '69 cultural series, sponsored from President Nixon that an h■ the Flint Jewish Community Council, will entitle the holder to two Arab-Israeli solution must be reserved orchestra seats at Whiting Auditorium. Individual series found by the parties directly in- tickets include one reserved seat. volved in the conflict. The news- paper, controlled by the Egyptian government, reported that a mes- sage from President Nixon held that a "permanent Mid East Meeting, 8:30 p.m. Feb. .1—Joint Sisterhood Study peace cannot be achieved except The President was then asked if Group, 9:30 a.m., Cong. 7-9—USY Quad City Conven- he had any plan outside the United Beth Israel tion Cornmunal Calendar —Bnai Brith Meeting, 8:30 p.m. —Joint Adult Education, 8 p.m., Temple Beth El 5—Beth Israel Sisterhood Meeting. 12:30 p.m. —Council Youth Activities Feb. 2—United Synagogue Youth Program, 7:30 p.m., Cong. Meeting Beth Israel Ahavas Israel Men's Club 6—Senior Friendship Club, Meeting 12:30 p.m.. Temple Beth Grand Rapids TempleYouth El Meeting —Cong. Beth Israel Board 5—Hadassah Donor Luncheon Temple Emanuel Men's Club Panel - Meeting 6—Temple Emanuel Sister- hood Board Meeting Ahavas Israel Men's Club Movie Project * * Hadassah's annual donor lunch- Mrs. Gerald Reznick is chairman eon will feature a Yiddish "laugh- of the annual spring dance spon- in" noon Wednesday at Temple sored by Flint General Hospital Emanuel. "The Joys of Yiddish" Guild. to he held May 24. Mrs. is taken from the book of the same Arthur Goldfarb is handling pub- name by Leo Rosten and is direct- licity: Mrs. Max Kukler is in ed by Evelyn Pryweller. Hannah charge of invitations; and Mrs. Turner and Mackie Marks will nar- Harry Weisberger is working on rate, and the cast includes Sandy the dance journal. Whitman, Linda Albert, Anne * * * Baum, Yetta Smaller and Shirley Linda Hanflick, a recent graduate Freedlander. of the University of Michigan, is * * * back in Flint teaching ninth grade Mark Peterman, son of Mr. and English at Lowell Junior High Mrs. Milton S. Peterman of East- School. lawn Rd. SE, is coordinating vice president of the University Activi- Soloman Schneider, 93 ties Center at the University of Soloman Schneider, a custom Michigan. * * * tailor for most of his life, 59 years in Detroit, died Jan. 17 at age 93. He resided at the Senior Citizens Nursing Home. Belle M. Pious, widow of Harry Mr. Schneider, a native of Rus- Pious, formerly of 323 Paris Ave. sia. was a member of the Hebrew SE, died Jan. 23 in Detroit at age Benevolent Society of Detroit. 72. Survivors are two sons, Michael Surviving are two sons, Dr. Eu- of Detroit and Israel; four grand- gene I, of Detroit and Ben Z.; a sis- children and 11 great-grandchil- ter, Mrs. Ereva Appleton; a broth- dren. er, Rabbi Louis Kaufman of Mani- towac, Wis.; and five grand- I invent nothing: I rediscover. children. . —Rodin. Mrs. Pious, born in Poland, was a Grand Rapids resident for the past 4 4years. She was past treas- urer and board member of Cong. Ahavas Israel, a member of its sisterhood and past treasurer of the synagogue's cemetery board. Mrs. Pious belonged to Grand Rapids Chapter of Hadassah and the Labor Zionist Organization. Grand Rapids News Notes Comings ... and . . . Goings Belle M. Pious OVA WASHINGTON (JTA) — Presi- dent Richard M. Nixon, at his first press conference, placed consider- able emphasis on the question of Arab-Israeli peace, terming the Middle East area a "powder keg" that "needs to be defused." Mr. Nixon first injected the Mid East issue in response to a question pertaining to his position on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and missile talks with the Soviet Union. He said "it would be a mis- take, for example, for us to fail to recognize that simply reducing arms through mutual agreement— failing to recognize that reduction will not, in itself, assure peace. The war - which occurred in the Mid East in 1967 was a clear in- dication of that." He added that he wanted to see to it that "We have strategic arms talks in a way and at a time that will promote, if possible, progress on outstanding political problems in which the United States and the Soviet Union, acting together, can serve the cause of peace." Nations for achieving Middle East' peace. Mr. Nixon replied that "the sug- gestion had been made that we have Four-Power talks. The suggestion has also been made that we use the United Nations as the primary forum for such talks. And it has also been suggested that the United States and the Soviet Union bilaterally should have talks on the Middle East. In addition, to that, of course, the problem final- ly should be settled by the pard ties in the area." lie continued: "We are going to devote the whole day on Sat- urday to the Mid East problem, just as we devoted the whole day this last Saturday on the problem of Vietnam. We will consider on the occasion of the Flint Tel Hai Chapter, United Synagogue Youth, is hosting this year's area kinus (convention) Feb. 7-8 at Cong. Beth Israel. Guests of Tel Hai Chapter will be USY mem- bers of the Benton Harbor, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo chapters. Friday night services will be held 8 p.m., Feb. 8 at Beth Israel. All 9th-12th graders of the Jewish com- munity are invited at a nominal charge. J 61/fly C oop JEWELER DIAMONDS - PEARLS - JEWELRY PEARL AND BEAD STRINGING 406 Broderick Tower — 963 - 2573 M LTER "•6r/feiff--- INC OF HARVARD ROW Designers of Fine Furs Sideh 3.cuing Complete Fur Service 11 MILE AND LAHSER Phone: 358-0850 Photographers UN 4-8785 TEMPLE ISRAEL Invites the Community to Hear r DR. EUGENE B. BOROWITZ Distinguished Professor of Edu- cation and Jewish Religious Thought, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion.. JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Youth on the Move THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 12—Friday, January 31, 1969 WE DO MOVIES OF YOUR WEDDING OR BAR MITZVAH Israel, Greece Sign Pact to Encourage Tourism officials announced that an agree- ment for cooperation on tourism between Greece and Israel was signed last week, aimed at attract- ing American tourists to both coun- tries. A similar agreement between Israel and Romania provides that tourist offices of one country car- ry information about the other. This is the only bilateral agree- ment in effect between Israel and Greece, which does not have for- mal diplomatic relations with Israel. with the approval of concerned parties and no solution can be im- from outside." (Al Abram said the message was conveyed through Donald Bergus, ranking 'U.S. diplomat in Cairo. The paper said that the reported Nixon position amounted to depre- ciation of the French proposal for Big Four talks on the Middle East.) posed —Speaking-- MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, 1969 at 8:30 P.M., Temple Israel 17400 Manderson Road On the Subject "THE RELIGIOUS TURN IN AMERICAN JEWISH FICTION" An Analysis of the Modern Jewish Authors, Including Such Writers as Saul Bellow, Bernard Malamud, Philip Roth and Issac B. Singer. The speaker, Rabbi Borowitz, has the distinction of teaching both at the Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute of Religion (Re- form Rabbinical Semenary) and the Jewish Theological Seminary (Conservative Rabbinical Seminary), at one and the same time. One of American Jewry's leading thinkers, he is the author of three new books on Jewish theology. PLANNING A TRIP TO ISRAEL? FOR EXTRA SAVINGS and BETTER TRIPS CALL HISTADRUT UN 4-7094 IMPORTANT: TO HELP THE U.S. GOV'T NARROW THE BALANCE OF PAYMENT GAP, HISTADRUT WILL ACCEPT ISRAEL BONDS IN PAYMENT OF TOTAL COST OF ISRAEL LAND ARRANGEMENTS SPONSOR OF HISTADRUT STUDENT TOU RS • TEEN TOWN • ISRAEL KIBBUTZ CAMP HISTADRUT TOURS • PERIM EN • EXPERIMENT IN K LIVING