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ty to enthuse, unite and inspire
his friends and community to join
in communal causes important
for his people," said Beth Yehu-
dah President Gary Torgow.
Selwyn Isakow, who was hon-
ored by the school two years ago,
and who still learns as part of
Beth Yehudah's Partners in
Torah program, can understand
Mr. Klein's feelings about being
honored.
"I think the dinner itself has
taken on a dimension beyond the
yeshiva and the educational ele-
ment of it," said Mr. Isakow. "It's
a representation of traditional
thinkers coming together with
those who want to support the
school. I think that the combina-
tion of being a professional orga-
nization and a meaningful
rationale for getting together
makes it all work.
"I had no interest when I was
asked to be honored," he said.
"Once I was there and saw what
was going on, I became interest-
ed and committed to making sure
that what goes on is something
that continues. Emery is the per-
fect honoree for the yeshiva be-
cause he represents the values
that we're trying to instill in these

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For Judge Paul D. Borman,
the selection of Mr. Klein has an
even deeper significance.
"If you wanted to point to
someone [who personifies] what
America is all about in terms of
opportunity, it's Emery," said
Judge Borman. "The yeshiva din-
ner honoree is special, and it's a
significant [honor]. Emery is a
person who has taken all the op- imo
portunities given him and who
keeps the Jewish community in
front of his eyes at all times.
"He'll be up on that podium,
and it won't be for the honor, but
it's because the man's heart and
mind drives him to protect Ju-
daism and the democratic
process."
For Mr. Klein, it's about sur-
vival.
"The yeshiva is an important
partner in our survival," said Mr.
Klein. "God gives us this oppor-
tunity to live as a people. And
that's the real honor, to work
hard and succeed as a people. I
am honored, but I've learned that
being given an opportunity to
serve my community, my people,
that's the real honor. Everything
else, well, that's the gift I've been
given." ❑

The Summit, In Sum

Netanyahu's hard line won him short-term gains.

JAMES D. BESSER WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT

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efore his departure for the
Israeli-Palestinian talks at
Erez Crossing, a defensive
Secretary of State Warren
Christopher told reporters that
last week's emergency Mideast
summit should not "be evaluat-
ed in terms of winners and
losers."
Well, maybe. But the two-day
meeting, called in response to the
flareup of violence in Gaza and
the West Bank, clearly will boost
the interests of some Mideast
players more than others as the
troubled peace process enters yet
another critical phase.
Take Hosni Mubarak, an ob-
vious loser and, increasingly, a
joker in the Mideast deck.
The Egyptian leader, in a fit of
pique, chose to stay away from
the summit, first saying he had
a scheduling conflict, then in-
sisting he was responding to Is-
raeli inflexibility.
In doing so, Mr. Mubarak
added to the widespread im-
pression that he is more inter-
ested in improving his standing
in the Arab world than in serv-
ing as a partner in the quest for
peace.
Mr. Mubarak conveniently ig-
nored his privileged status as the

second biggest recipient of Amer-
ican foreign aid when he snubbed
the White House.
But on Capitol Hill, a number
of legislators were talking about
that aid last week — and not
with smiles on their faces.
The clearest winner was Jor-
dan's King Hussein, who was
treated as a kind of co-convener
of last week's summit, while -Is-
raeli Prime Minister Binyamin
Netanyahu and Palestinian Au-
thority President Yassir Arafat
were mere participants.
Administration officials went
out of their way to praise Mr.
Hussein's emotional plea for
peace. He benefited from the fact
that President Clinton and Mr.
Christopher were furious about
the roles played by Mr. Ne-
tanyahu and Mr. Arafat in trig-
gering the crisis that necessitated
the summit.
Mr. Clinton and the late
Yitzhak Rabin had a unique per-
sonal rapport; now, Mr. Hussein
is the Middle East figure who
commands the special respect
and affection of the president as
the new, tough-talking Israeli
leader manages to irk the White
House at every turn.
Mr. Clinton himself was a po-