President Richard M. Nixon and Secretary of State William P. Rogers will represent the concern of the American Jewish community “in an appropriate way” at the summit conference next month in Moscow. This was reported to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency late this afternoon by Jacob Stein, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations after he and two other Jewish leaders had a 70-minute private meeting with Rogers at the State Department.
Stein was accompanied at the meeting by Max M. Fisher, president of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, and Richard Maass, chairman of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry. The three leaders told the JTA they were very much satisfied with their session with Rogers.
Stein said the delegation had expressed concern about the plight of Soviet Jews and that Rogers was “sensitive and concerned” about the matter. They said Rogers “listened attentively” and was “extremely knowledgeable” about the circumstances of Soviet Jews. Rogers said he would communicate the Jewish community’s feelings to the President, Stein reported.
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