THE DETROIT-JEWISH- NEWS Friday, February 13, 1976 19 Middle East Diplomacy to Focus on Israel, Jordan JERUSALEM (JTA) — Political observers believe the prospect of Israel-Jor- dan talks will be the focus of attention in Jerusalem and Washington during the coming weeks, with efforts to explore the prospect in- tensifying as the time for King Hussein's visit to the U.S. approaches. Hussein is scheduled in Washington in March. While Premier Yitzhak Rabin formally supports the Geneva alternative, there seems a large measure of agreement in private that Geneva is not a likely pros- pect because of Soviet and Syrian reluctance, and in- sistence on the participation of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Midrasha Institute to Present Lecture GIVE YOUR INVITATION A "NAME" HAL GORDON The 20th annual Mid- rasha Institute will present a lecture 8:25 p.m. Thursday at the United Hebrew Schools' LaMed Audito- rium. The lecture is part of a series on "The Root and the Branch: Rabbinic Juda- ism and the Growth of Christianity." Rabbi Charles H. Rosenz- veig, assistant professor of religion at Midrasha Col- lege, will speak on "Christian References in Rabbinic Literature." t Musical Entertainment Big Bands or Small Combos 355-4999,T, 4 4_1. 1/44 d id4 Ike 1,01 dc....stmed al the 4441 imice. NI% 4044. compleace V21 Norman Allan 8c TM- 17540 WYOMING • TEL. 341-1330 • Mon. & Thurs. 9:30-7:00 Tues.. Wed. & Fri. 9:30-6:00 Sat. 10-5:30 WIMBE ASSOCIATES Present The Outstanding Young American Tenor HAllAN ELLIOT J. PORTNER in "Sweet ittasteuto Wet*" at Oak Park High School Auditorium 13701 Oak Park Blvd. Oak Park, Mich. Sunday April 4, 1976 at 7:30 p.m. Balcony $3.00 Main Floor $5.00 I I L. 1 Mail Ticket orders to William Freedman 22045 W. 8 Mile Rd. Apt 226 Detroit, Mich. 48219 Yiddish Concert Cites Belarsky The Arlazaroff-Avrunin- Weitzman branch of the Labor Zionist Alliance will sponsor a concert of Yiddish music in memory of the re- nowned Yiddish singer, Si- dor Belarsky, 1 p.m., Feb. 22 in the Laikin Auditorium of the Labor Zionist Institute. Highlighting the concert, Cantor Louis Klein of Cong. Bnai Moshe will sing a medley of Mr. Belarsky's works. Louis Levine, presi- dent of the branch, will speak on the life of the art- ist. The local Yiddish poet, Philip Imber, will read new- ly-Written poems" in mem- ory of Belarsky. The community is invited. Admission is free. 57 MSU Faculty Back Israel Stand Prescripton Optical Co. I' I The most practical possi- bility for progress there- fore, would seem to be with Jordan. For this reason, observers are watching with special interest Hussein's current program of tighten- ing his ties with the West Bank. The talks between Israel and Jordan which were conducted directly by offi- cials of the two countries are aimed at giving the relationship between Jor- dan and the West Bank more "legitimization" ac- cording to reports here. 1 J Fifty-seven faculty mem- bers at Michigan State Uni- versity, all recipients of the MSU Distinguished Faculty Award, wrote to President Gerald Ford in January praising the U.S.. stand in the United Nations against the November resolution equating Zionism with rac- ism. The group asked the gov- ernment to "exert all the pressure it can, political and economic, to alter the UN position," and asked for a continued U.S. policy in support of Israel's right to exist. 3 Writers to Get Ussishkin Awards JERUSALEM — The Menahem Ussishkin Memo- rial prize presented by the Jewish National Fund for outstanding works on Zion- ist history, the land of Israel and Hebrew literature will be presented, this year, to three writers. The prize for Zionist re- search will be presented to Dr. Alex Bein, biographer of Herzl and author of books on the history of Jewish set- tlement in Israel and other subjects connected with na- tional revival in the land of Israel. The poetry prize will be given to poetess Dahlia Ra- vikovich for her collection of poems "All Your Breakers and Waves." For the first time, a prize will be given posthumously, honoring the late author Shlomo Grodzensky for his writings which appeared recently. One result is the reported opening of branches of an Amman bank in the West Bank and East Jerusalem so that Jordanian funds can be channeled more easily to West Bank Ar- abs. Hussein disbanded his Parliament by royal decree last weekend after a short session to endorse his indef- inite postponement of gen- eral elections. The elections were scheduled for March 23. Parliament originally was dissolved in November 1974 after a decision by Arab heads of state in Rabat, Morocco, making the Pales- tine Liberation Organiza- tion the sole representative of the Palestinians. If Jordan held elections on both banks of the Jordan River Hussein would have violated the will of Arab leaders at Rabat by organiz- ing elections for the Palesti- nians on the West Bank. But if he had held them on the East Bank only, he would, in the eyes of the world, give up any claim on the West Bank. Meanwhile, in Amman, Premier Zeid Rifai reshuf- fled his 20-man cabinet, re- placing four ministers and retaining the others. Free Admission Feb. 15 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ROMA HALL Livonia Schoolcraft Nr. 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