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Friday, Jannary 19, 1919 23

President Carter's Summit Call Softened

WASHINGTON (JTA) — U.S. stepped up the pace of would serve to shield him" possible Vatican role as
The Administration's chief its Middle East activities from any subsequent mediator in the Middle
spokesmen at' the White when the State Department sniping from other minis- East.
House -and State Depart- announced that Ambas- ters.
In an interview in Jordan,
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ment appeared to soften sador Alfred Atherton,
Editor:in-Chief .
PresideritCarter's assertion President Carter's special King Hussein said last
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over the weekend that he envoy to the Middle East, week that he would like to
"wants" the Israeli- would go to Israel and Egypt see broader peace negotia-
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Egyptian peace process to attempt to overcome the tions, conducted by the
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hesitate" to call another countries over the Ameri- Council.
Jewish leader very active in Jewish affairs, discussed with
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Hussein
appeared
con-
can
peace
treaty
draft.
me the increasing interest in Jewish knowledge among summit conference if that
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vinced
that
the
stalled
Atherton is accompanied by
became "necessary."
Jewish students. Academic youths are becoming more and
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negotiations
between
Herbert
Hansell,
the
State
Israeli
officials
said
in
more aware of the fact that the Jewish people have a rich
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Jerusalem in reaction to Department's legal advisor Israel and Egypt would not
4,000-year-old heritage, but they know nothing of its di-
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Carter, that Premier and David Korn who is in produce a Middle East set-,
mensions and values that have illuminated the past and
Across from Dexter Davison
have profound meaning for the present. They want to learn Menahem Begin would charge of the . Department's tlement.
Over the weekend, Pope
willingly participate in an- Israel Desk.
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about it. They want to know their."Jewish roots." So are
Powell, whO was pressed John Paul II hinted at a
other summit meeting with
thousands of intellectual American-born Jewish parents
President Anwar Sadat of as to the significance of the
who received no Jewish education in their early youth.
President's remarks, told
Egypt.
COLUMBIA'S PRE-EMINENCE: Columbia Uni-
White House Press Secre- reporters- today that "it is
versity is well-equipped to provide Jewish knowledge for tary Jody Powell, respond- our view that we are always
those who seek it. Its. program of Judaic studies has come a
ing to reporters' questions, willing to do what we can to_
long way from the time of more than 200 years ago, when its
said that developments be- bring peace to the Middle
first president, Dr. Samuel Johnson — Columbia Univer-
tween Israel and Egypt East and the resultant
sity was then known as King's College — pioneered Heb-
would not "by any means" benefits that will flow from
raic studies in America. He was advocating the study of
make a summit meeting it." He added, "But whether
Hebrew not only because students preparing for the minis-
or not there will be peace .
"inevitable."
try were expected to read the language of Scripture, but
Carter made his re- will be determined by the
also because he appreciated the beauty and flexibility of the
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marks in an address in governments of Egypt and
Hebrew language itself.
HELEN ZINBERG
Atlanta at ceremonies Israel. That is the bottom
YEARS AGO. AND WE HAVE
honoring the late Dr. line on the matter."
Today, Columbia University programs in Jewish
In
sending
Atherton
and
Martin Luther King Jr.
BEEN HELPING PEOPLE RID THEMSELVES OF UN-
studies offer a wide variety in all fields of Jewish knowl-
edge -- from ancient Jewish history to modern history of - and again to reporters as Hansell to Jerusalem and
SIGHTLY HAIR EVER SINCE.
he boarded his plane to Cairo, observers noted that
our time, including the Holocaust, the establishment of the
the
U.S.
was
in
effect
con-
return to Washington.
state ofIsrael and American Jewish history. They also offer
They seemed to signal a forming to one Israeli re-
an excellent opportunity to study — under* distinguished
IF YOU HAVE EMBARRASSING HAIR ON THE FACE,
reversal of what ap- quest that has been strongly
scholars —Jewish thinking and philosophy of all times: the
stressed
in
recent
contacts:
UPPER LIP, ARMS, LEGS, OR THIGHS, IT CAN BE
peared to be the U.S.
biblical age, the Hellenistic age, the talmudic age, the
position when Secretary that the talks be held in this
Judeo-Islamic age, the European age, the modern age. Its
REMOVED PERMANENTLY. NOT BY GADGETS, NOT BY
of State Cyrus Vance told area rather than in Wash-
studies also encompass Jewish religion, literature in Yid-
PROMISED MIRACLES, BUT BY MEDICALLY APPROVED
a press conference last ington. Israel's purpose, ap-
dish and Hebrew and sociology of the Jews throughout the
week that "we are taking parently, is to enable Begin
world.
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Columbia University is also proud of the fact that it
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reconcile the differences vision over the talks.
had on its faculty the two greatest Yiddish scholars, Dr.
Foreign Minister
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between" Egypt and Is-
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rael.
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Yiddish Language," and his son, Prof. Uriel Weinreich, the
.Only two days later, the stood, endorses this pur-
noted philologist who established at Columbia University
pose, probably because it
the only graduate program in Yiddish studies in the United
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A $7,500,000 GOAL: To preserve and strengthen its
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our society be better understood — and the great riches of
hai one of the highest rates
Jewish contributions to humanity_given the deserved at-
of breast cancer in the
tention and appreciation — Columbia University is now
world. Close -to 600 Israeli
seeking to meet a goal of $7,500,000 by 1980. The reaching
women contract the disease
of this goal will enable the. university to sustain its, pre-
each year and about half of
eminence as an international center for Judaica.
these die. Tragically, many
An advisory committee on Jewish studies is now func- of them could have been
tioning at Columbia, composed of Jewish personalities and saved through early detec-
tion and treatment.
chaired by Albert Parker, the noted lawyer and philan-
This life-saving urgency
thropist who is actively involved in the leadership of the
United Jewish Appeal and in other Jewish causes Parker's spurs the activities of the
Shifra Kutner Early Breast
group is deeply interested in assisting Columbia reach its
Cancer Detection Clinic in
goal. It has pledged itself to raise $1 million for the creation
Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek
of a fully endowed Salo Baron Professorship in Jewish
Medical Center. The
Social Studies in Columbia University to develop and ex-
pand the field with which Baron's name has been associ- seven-year-old clinic edu-
cates Israeli women on the
ated — Jewish historiography, education and public af-
fairs. The advisory committee will be turning in the next need for regular cancer
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treatment.
everywhere of Judaica to assure realization of its pledge.
In conjunction with the
A second million of the $7,500,000 total goal is marked
Israel Cancer Society, the
for an endowed professorship in Jewish cultural studies,
clinic is revolutionizing
including languages and literature. A third million is
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