713111 01 31111r12 Maini Trade Fair Inaugrates Israel Anniversary Events Buy Blue White I Buy Israel's Products I Israel at 23: The State's Important Role and Its Obstacles JEWISH NEWS Challenging All Jewries Editorial Page 4 Scores of merchants, Israeli manufacturers and distributors of hundreds of Israeli-made products will be represented at the Israel Trade Fair which will open at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Jewish Community Center. Co-sponsored by the Detroit Zionist Federation and the Jewish Center, the Trade Fair will inaugurate an eight-day series of events to mark Israel's 23rd anniversary, concluding with the anniversary programs on May 2. Michigan Weekly Review of Jewish News Respond NOW, to Solicitors and Telethon Calls, With Generous Gifts to Allied Jewish Campaign Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper — Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle Vol. LIX, No. 6 0490° 27 U515 W. 9 Mile Rd., Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075, 35 356-8400 $8.00 Per Year; This Issue 25c April 23, 1971 Far-Reaching Concessions Reported Retaining 'Chance' for Accord, Pessimism Rejected by Israelis JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israeli leaders are prepared to offer far-reaching concessions to achieve an interim settlement with Egypt for reopening the Suez Canal, even though the waterway itself is not considered to be of major importance to Israeli commerce, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency learned from reliable sources Wednesday. According to the sources, Premier Golda Meir's meeting with United States Ambassador Walworth Barbour Monday "has definitely contributed to advancing the matter of an interim settlement." The JTA learned that the committee of experts appointed by the government to study the military and strategic aspects of such a settlement recommended an Israeli pullback of seven kilometers (4.3 miles) from the canal's east bank. According to the sources, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan is prepared to admit Egyptian armed guards to the evacuated region on condition that they are civilians under civil authority. The sources said Dayan now believes that free. Israeli shipping in the Suez Canal is not vital. Task Ahead for 12 Days: Must Reach 9,000 More Campaign Contributors Efforts to reach the 9,000 prospects in the current Allied Jewish Campaign-Israel Emergency Fund who have not yet made their contributions begin today, less than two weeks before the scheduled closing of the drive with the planned Victory Dinner set for May 5. The impetus came last Sunday as more than 100 officers and workers attended the campaign report meeting at the Jewish Cen- ter to hear reports of progress. A total of $11,259,242 has been pledged to date. This is 99 per cent of last year's campaign total, and $2,335,000 more than The same people pledged in 1970. '-'W-heither we have a true victory on May depend..5,--,on how effectively- we convey the - (Continuedct- on Page 5) Allon Reports on Meeting With Rogers; Still Chance for Agreement - WASHINGTON (JTA)—Israel Deputy Premier Yigal Allon emerged from a three-hour meeting with Secretary of State William P. Rogers Tuesday afternoon confident that there still is a chance for an interim agreement between Israel and Egypt to reopen the Suez Canal. "The whole matter should be kept as secret as possible, maybe something will come out of it. I. am not pessimistic," he told newsmen. Allon, who arrived here from Israel Monday, conferred with Rogers and Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joseph J. Sisco in a meeting that ran from the lunch hour into the mid- afternoon. Allon was accompanied by Israel Ambassador Itzhak Rabin. The talks were concerned primarily with an interim agreement on the Suez Canal. Allon told newsmen that the three major ele' ments of Israel's proposals were the termination of belligerency by Egypt, no occupation of the east bank (Continued on Page 22) Mayor Gribbs Proclaims Israel Trade Week; Furniture, Boats, Jewelry, Ties, Clothing Display Starts Saturday Eve, Preceding Yom Atzmaut ISRAELI TRADE FAIR:WEEK Afaria'24-May 2; 1971, An impressive display of articles,made in Israel, including jewelry, clothing, sail boats, art . objects and religious items, will be on display and for sale at the Detroit Jewish Community Center during a one week Trade Fair, April 24- May 2 , A971. Celebrating Israel's 23rd anniversary of statehood on May 2, will highlight activities of the Fair which is being sponsored by several prominent Detroit Jewish organizations. Detroiters have, for many years, proven themselves to be close friends of Israel and have frequently offered their support. THEREFORE, I, Roman S. Gribbe, Mayor of the City of Detroit, proclaim April 24-May 2, 1971 as ISRAELI TRADE FAIR WEEK, and urge all citizens to visit this free exhibit, browse through the display of Israeli artifacts and participate in the other activities of the Fair: Films, speeches, games and entertainment. Nationwide attention has been attracted to the Israel Trade Fair which will open here, at the Jewish Community Center on Meyers and Curtis • at 8:30 p.m. Saturday to last through May 2, when numerous functions will be held, also at the Center to mark Israel's Yom HaAtzmaut, the Jewish state's 23rd anniversary. Sponsored by the Detroit Zionist Federation in cooperation with the Jewish Center, the week has been hailed in a proclamation issued by Mayor Roman Gribbs of Detroit, setting April 24 through May 2 as Israel Trade Week. Carmi M. Slomovitz, president of the Detroit Zionist Federation, announced that Mayor Gribbs will be present to cut the ribbon opening the Trade Fair. He also announced that the Detroit Common Council has adopted a special resolution wel- coming the event. The City Council resolution was drafted by Councilman Carl Levin. Hundreds of merchants and Israeli manufacturers will be represented in the Trade Fair with items that include boats, groceries, furniture, clothing, jewelry, books, tires, pottery and many other products manufactured in Israel. The Trade Fair is open to the public free of charge, with nominal admission fees set for special events, such as the opening night champagne and wine tasting party, the special movies and stage plays, the Israel art auction and the appearance in a concert on the opening night of Hedva and David, the Israeli folk singers. All of the items on display also will be placed on sale, and the Trade Fair will inaugurate the Michigan campaign to encourage the purchase of Israel-made prod- ucts as a vital part of the aid-to-Israel effort by world Jewry. In keeping with the mood of a fun-filled atmosphere, the concert featuring Hedva and David will be followed by an Israeli champagne and wine-tasting party on opening night. Many well-known Israeli artists will be represented in the art exhibit and auction Sunday afternoon. The exhibit will open at 1 p.m. and the auction will begin at 2:30 p.m. There will be a prize. A nominal fee will be charged. A Youth Zimriya at 3 p.m. Sunday and the Israeli film "Follow Me" (in English) the complete story of the Six Day War, at 7:30 p.m., will be among Sunday's events. "An Evening in a Kibutz" will be presented by the Center Hebrew departpent Wednesday. The program will begin with a service in memory of those who lost their lives in the fight for Israel's independence. The presentation of a one-act play and a sing-along will follow, with dancing and refreshments to conclude the evening. At 11 a.m. May 2, the Jewish Community Council and the Detroit Zionist Federa- (Continued on Page 6)