THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 16 May 28, 1976 Jewish Leaders JoinExclusive Top-Level Pentagon Briefing WASHINGTON (JTA) — raeli-American military re- More than a dozen national lations. and local Jewish communal The approximately two- leaders attended an unprec- hour briefing, said to have edented top-level briefing at originated with Defense the Pentagon on the U.S. de- Secretary Donald Rums- fense establishment and Is- feld, included remarks from 642- 3410 SHAKY NAPPY AT NAIL WRAPPING • PATTI NAILS • PEDICURES • WAX ARCHES vel s a W 30820SOUTHFIELD AT 13 MILE • 90‘) LA. PAVILION , 6cy Skt444._ • IN THE COUNTRY CORNERS SHOPPING CENTER Rumsfeld himself; Gen. George S. Brown, chairman of the joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. David Jones, chief of staff of the Air Force; Ad- miral James Holloway, na-i val operations chief; and Army Secretary Martin Hoffman. 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Stern College Strike Ends NEW YORK (JTA) — An agreement by Yeshiva Uni- versity to withdraw letter's of non-reappointment to six members of the faculty of Stern College for Women has brought an end to the week-long strike by the school's 600 students. • A university spokesman said that the cancellation of the letters was made in re- turn for a commitment by the Stern College faculty to contribute to the university portions of anticipated sal- ary increases for the 1976-77 school year, if no other means could be found to provide the funds to keep the six members on the Stern College faculty. You're Invited to Join the Most Active Club in West Bloomfield There is probably no other club in the entire area that offers so many activities for all family members at such a reasonable price. Every month there is a full calendar of events that will keep your entire family happily involved in activities from swimming lessons to book reviews. From Toddlers Play Groups to Floral Demonstrations. 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That issue did oping air refueling facili- not arise at the recent brief- ties that can enable air- ing. craft to carry out supply Those attending the brief- missions over vast areas. ing included Frank Lauten- While Jewish leaders did berg, Lawrence Peirez and not previously have an ex- Rose Matzkin of Nevi York; elusive meeting of this kind Judge Paul Ribner, Leonard with Pentagon authorities, Goldfine and Ronald Rubin individual Jewish organiza- of Philadelphia; Melvin Du- tional representatives have binsky of St. Louis; Marvin been included in the past in Stone and Don Lowitz of general briefings. Chicago; and Marilyn It was noted that perhaps Branfman and Hyman the only previous all-Jewish Bookbinder of Washington. ` Labor, Mapam Talks on Future - of Alignment End Inconclusively TEL AVIV (JTA) — The Mapam's convention early talks between Labor Party next month. A group repre- and Mapam leaders to seek senting the younger genera- a common basis for contin- tion adopted a resolution uation of the Labor Align- stating that there would be ment ended inconclusively grounds for Mapam's con- last weekend. .tinned cooperation with As a result,the Mapam Labor only if the latter leadership has come under agreed to a policy of far- mounting pressure from the reaching territorial compro- faction's younger elements mises in the Judaea-Sa- to break off from the Align- maria regions, halted settle- ment and stand alone in ment there and embarked next year's national elec- on a program of economic tions. and social equality at home. A decision is expected at Another faction of Ma- pam, Dor HaHemshech, Tekoa h , Palestinian agreed that the party should prepare to submit a Hold M.E. Debate separate list to the electo- NEW YORK (JTA) — rate. There were differ- Yosef Tekoah, Israel's for- ences of opinion, however, mer Ambassador to the as to whether Mapam United Nations, said that he should announce the break was optimistiC about peace forthwith or wait until prospects in the Middle after the Labor Party con- East. He noted that Israel vention in December. Veteran Mapam leaders, and its neighbors have al- ready concluded agreements headed by Yaacov Hazan, and that "there is no rea- are opposed to any precipi- son" not to continue in that tate action. They are urging direction. He was referring continuation of the Mapam- to the second interim Sinai Labor partnership if only to accord with Egypt and the resist a possible onslaught UNDOF agreement with and take-over of the govern- ment by the right-wing op- Syria. Tekoah, who is president position. of Ben Gurion University in Bnai Brith Holds Beersheba, made his re- marks in the course of a Bicentennial Fete 90-minute television debate with Prof. Ibrahim Abu- PHILADELPHIA (JTA) Lughod, a Palestinian who — A Bnai Brith-sponsored teaches at Northwestern Bicentennial commemora- University. The debate was tion of religious liberty was broadcast on the David Sus- celebrated May 16 with a re- skind Show on Metromedia minder that American free- TV. Lughod claimed that no doms "remain forever frag- peace would be achieved ile, easily splintered ani until the Palestinians were lost" by community indif-: -- given their rights and the ference. "Zionist racist state" is dis- "The Jew who fails to ex- mantled. ercise his freedom to be af- Tekoah declared that Is- firmatively Jewish — who rael "refuses to become a treats it passively — is de- second Lebanon" and will vying, not defending, reli- not negotiate with the Pa- gious freedom," Bnai Britt_ lestine Liberation Organiza- President David M. Blum- tion. berg told the audience dur- Lughod kept insisting ing the outdoor exercises in that Zionism was and is a this city's Fairmount Park. colonial movement and that The occasion was a rede- it, with the aid of British dication of the statue of reli- imperialism, displaced the gious liberty, a public mon- "Palestinian people" from ument by the celebrated Palestine. Tekoah demo- Jewish sculptor Moses lished this statement and Ezekiel, which Bnai Brith explained that Zionism is had commissioned and pre- not only the national libera- sented 100 years ago as a tion movement of the Jew- gift to the nation during America's Centennial cele- ish people but the oldest lib- eration movement. bration. N C. , /