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‘Robert Goulet, Award-Winning Baritone, Dies at 73’
In regard to a letter about Robert Goulet it says that he “never quite ‘made it'” [Letters, “Robert Goulet, Award-Winning Baritone, Dies At 73,” November 2, 2007].
I have two words for you: Las Vegas.
Robert Goulet was a major headliner and packed showrooms at the Frontier, Sands, Desert Inn, Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, and others — two shows a day — for years. His fans number in the millions.
Mr. Goulet also recorded numerous albums, appeared in movies, television, and commercials. He sang with wonderful symphonies across the country. He sang at the White House for three presidents.
Mr. Goulet was a gentleman with a warm spirit and a delicious sense of humor. He left the world a better place for anyone who was blessed to be his friend, his family, his co-star, his neighbor, his fan. Oh, yes, and his voiced wasn’t bad either.
SUE BIGSBY
Orlando, Fla.
‘ Soldier to the Cause’
In “Churchill and the Jews,” Martin Gilbert chronicles Churchill’s warm dealings with English and European Jews throughout his long career, his heartfelt support of Zionism, his deep admiration for the Jewish people, and his crucial role in creating the State of Israel [Arts & Letters, “Soldier to the Cause,” October 24, 2007].
Churchill offers the powerful example of a Western statesman who understood the malignant nature of anti-Semitism and did what he could to oppose its toxic effects.
At the same time, Churchill tried to ensure that Palestinian Arabs got their own national homeland. It was Churchill who, as colonial secretary, decided to separate Transjordan (modern-day Jordan) from the rest of Palestine, assuming that Transjordan would become the site of the Arabs’ future state and that other parts of Palestine, including the West Bank of the Jordan River, would be open to Jewish settlement.
There is no Palestinian problem. It was resolved by Churchill. Transjorden (Jordan today) exists today for the Palestinians. The world body knows this but lacks the courage to implement it, after all, it will bring peace to the Middle East.
JACK ALBALAH
Fair Lawn, N.J.
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