Page 6-The Canadian Jewish News, Friday, March 23, ,1973
Organizations and People
by Miriam Herman
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• SHALOM ISRAEL
North York Public Library is celebrating Israel's 25th anniversary! Israel Night, a fhcee-film offering of Tlfe Kibbutz, The Children of Israel_ and Jerusalem: Centre of Many Worlds, is scheduled at Bathurst Heights Library for Tuesday, March 27, at 7:30 pnn. (no-admission
-charge). Also at that branch throughout March, Hashomer Hatzair; the Zionist Youth Organization, is.having a display of books and pictures on kibbutz life to mark the movement's 50th anniversary.
And during Shalom—Israel at Yorkdale be sure to drop by the library there for a display of Jewish art, books on Jewish life, films, and the 16-volume Encyclopaedia Judaica.
PASSOVER PROGRAM
And on the subject of libraries—The Jewish Public Library, in anticipation of Passover, has programmed two visual lectures—a rare collection of Pesach Hag-gadoth on '-color slides to be shown and narrated by the collector, Larry Leven-stein. Sunday, March 25, at 2 p.m. has been set aside for young students and parents. The adult community is invited for Monday, March 26, at 8:15 p.m. And for added entertainment. Cantor Israel Meller of Shaarei Tefillah Congregation will lead the audience in traditional Passover songs.
ART IN BLOOM
For art lovers—and others—Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Sisterhood's Art Adventure '73 opens with a preview showing and sale (and cocktails) on Sunday, March 25, at 8:30 p.m. at the synagogue on Elder St., Downsview, and continues through Monday and Tuesday from 1-10 p.m. The show features Canadian artists including the work of the late Montreal artist Chaim Shlossberg. Door prizes are listed as a bronze sculpture by J. Nestel and an oil painting by Neubacher.
A dialogue on Woman in Art takes place at Simpson's downtown store (third floor) on Tuesday, March 27, at 1:30 p.m. with Helene Mazelow, art dealer; Jules Heller, dean of fine arts at York University; and Pat Fleisher, artist-journalist. This panel discussion is in conjunction with Aviva Chapter of Hadassah's annual art show which culminates with an auction at the Inn on the Park on Saturday evening, April 7. Meanwhile you can view the exhibit's more than 100 pieces of art at Simpson's Avon Galleries until Thursday, April 5..
A BLESSING ON YOUR BREAD
A wide variety of kosher foods available in Toronto will pose a challenge
to the students competing in a brocho contest at Eitz Chaim Schools on Sunday, March 25. At a Fathers and Sons Brunch, the semi-finalists will be tested on the brochos (blessings) for 550 different types of food. The winner becomes school champion. The event will also feature a piano recital by Avraham Ellis, grade 5; a d'var Torah by Yossy Kipper, grade 8; and songs by the grade 4 choir boys choir.
SUCCESS STORY
Shalom, the Zionist Organization of Canada color T.V. program is ever-expanding—it keeps adding stations to telecast the show. The latest additions include St. Catharines, Sarnia, Owen Sound, CoUingwood, Midland-Penetang, North Bay, Thunder Bay, London and Hamilton. In the Toronto area, Etobicoke joins the seven cable networks already carrying the program. That makes 20 Canadian cable networks so far.
BIBLE SPECIALISTS
The 14th annual Bible contest, under the auspices of the Board of Jewish Education, takes place in the auditorium of the Association of Hebrew Schools, Bathurst St., on Sunday, March 25, at 9:30 a,m. This year, in recognition of Israels 25th anniversary, students were required to bone up on selected chapters dealing specifically withthe establishment of the Jewish state, in addition to the major books of the Bible. Local contest co-ordinator Chaim A. Cohen has announced that top students will participate in the first annual Canadian Bible contest.
FOR THEATRE GOERS
Footlights will be ablaze in BethTikvah Synagogue's auditorium on Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1, and Saturday and Sunday, April 7 and 8. That is when the Beth Tikvah Drama Guild is staging George Bernard Shaw's classic, Back to Methuselah, with Re^a Tward directing. Curtain time is 8:30 p.m.
RECONSTRUCTIONIST NEWS
The first major event for the Recon-structionist Synagogue of Toronto is set for the weekend of March 30-31 when their guest will be Arnold Rachlis, a member of the first graduating class of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College of Philadelphia. He will be conducting the Sabbath morning service, March 31, being held at the Town- House, Eglinton Ave. W; at 10 a.m. The Jewish community is invited to attend. The Toronto group was formed last fall to reflect the philosophy of the Reconstructionist movement founded by Mordecai M. Kaplan.
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Aba Gefen
A book written by Aba Gefen (known to Torontoniansdiiririg his tour of duty as Israeli Consul Generalherefrom 1967-71) is being piiblisheid in English for the first time—it-has already appeared in Hebrew and Spanish. The book, Unholy AUiance, tells of the Jew reborn and exposes, the hatemongers of today, all diametrically opposed to each other yet all banded together against the Jewish state--hence an unholy alliance. Dr. Gefen is. presently head of the culture and. science department in Israel's^foreign minKtry.
Rabbi Israel IVpblgelertner
One-time TorontonianiRabbi Israel Wohlgelertner was honoi-ed at a : testi-
monial dinner in New York recently for his 10 years of service at Young Israel of Fifth Avenue—an honor which included a certificate for a trip to Israel. The son of the late Rabbi Jacob Wohlgelertner, , longtime principal of the Talmud Torah Eitz Chaim school, he received his ordination at Yeshiva University's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. Besides serving as rabbi at Young Israel of Fifth Avenue, he is a professor of talmud and Jewiish philosophy at Yeshiva.
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Three young Torontonians will be among the 13 high school students from this side of the ocean to participate in the annual International Bible Contest in Jerusalem this May 7, Yom Haatzmaut. Daniel Eisen, Leora Marcovitz and Mindy Wenner, along with the American winners of the national Bible contest held inX^a-'nada and the U.S. last May, le^ye for Israel at the end of April. While there they will be staying in a bible camp near Jerusalem with other participants from all over the world.
The chairman of the youth committee of the Canadian Zionist Federation, Central Region, Chaim Cohen has been appointed director of Gamp Massad, -a_ Hebrew_camp for boys, and girlSr-Mr. Cohen currently^ serving. as educational director-of B'nai-Israel Beth David Synagogue and acting associate director of the Board of Jewish' Education, is a graduate of Bar-rllan University in psychology and has a master's degree in education from Yeshiva University.
A Jewish airforce officer is among the American PQW's recently released by the North Vietnamese. . Captain Edward A. Brudno, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate, was shot down over North Vietnam in October of 1965. It / is thought that there are about a dozen Jews among the 555 American military prisoners to have been captured during the war m Vietnam.
' One of President Nixon's speechwriters, William Safire, noted for such phrases as "nattering nabobs of negativism,"as a new. conservative columnist on The NeW York Times. - 'J
B^nai Israel Beth David
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By KAREN ENGELPAUM TORONTO-
For anyone in the community with a problem, be it emotional, personal or social and who is just a bit apprehensive about approaching one -of the established community agencies, there is-an alternative^
It is simply called a personal advisory service and is run by B'nai Israel Beth David Synagogue. An occasional advertisement in The Cana-
dian Jewish News and a
notice on the synagogue's bulletin are its only publiT city.
In an interview with The CJN, Rabbi Albert A. Pap-penheim of the synagogue related that about three years ago the congregation hegaiTto receive "a growing number of calls from people who wanted some ^rt of counselling,_ at the very least, someone to talk to."
The matter was brought to the attention of the syna-
gogue's social committee where it was decidedasmall service which offered people an opportunity to speak to a qualified person for a short time would be initiated, he said.
The service hasjhe ad-vantageL_of being located di-rectly~1tt the community, of being small and flexible-things which evade a larger service organization. Rabbi Pappenheim explained. It uses one part-time professional.
The service has proved itself to be successful, according to this year's counsellor, Marion Soloway. Mrs. Soloway, who received a masters degree in social work from the University of Toronto, says that people of all ages have responded to it.
There have been no program 'drop-outs' and all session have had an agreed, ending, she said. Problems ranging from marital ones to parent - child relationships
have brought out people to seek coimselling.
The service, often refers people to other community agencies or professional help—whichever is suitable, but, in many cases people are able to solve their problems in just a session or two, she said. Many only require someone to talk~to.
Despite its small size, the service is completely confidential. The synagogue does not keep records or ask the name of callers.
U.S. educator rates Eitz Chaim with more effective institutions
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The Eitz Chaim day school ranks with the more effective Jewish schools in Canada and the United States, in the opinion of a noted Philadelphia specialist in education.
Dr. William W. Brickman, professor of educational history and comparative education at the Graduate School
of Education, University of Pennsylvania, carried out a ^tudy of Eitz Chaim last June. He visited and evaluated the Toronto institution •'with as much depth and detachment as possible during a shori time span of a little • over a week."
On the basis of his study. Dr. Brickman reported that
Basketball trials to be held March 31
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FinaJ trials to select the members of the basketball team to represent Canada at the Maccabiah Games in Israel will be held in Toronto, March 31 and April 1, 1973.
The trials will be held at the Northern Branch of the 'Y' at 4588 Bathurst Street.
Coach Ruby Richman estimates there will be approximately 25 players at the final trials made up of 16 players selected at preliminary trials held in Montreal,
three players from British Columbia, two from Manitoba, two from Nova Scotia ana Newfoundland and players selected from preliminary trials to be held in various centres throughout Canada.
Preliminary trials have been scheduled for Toronto for Monday. March 26, 8:30 p.m. at the Northern 'Y'.
These trials are open to all persons eligible to compete in the Maccabiah' Games.
Eitz Chaim "represents a significant contribution towards the advancement of Jewish education and values among the children and youth entrusted to its care." He summarized his impressions by describing the school as "dedicated to the advancement of historic and practical yiddishkeit.aswell as to the preparation of young men and women for full participation in Jewish communal life. "
\ Dr. Brickman said the graduates of Eitz Chaim have passed the critical scrutiny of yeshivot with very high standards, such as Telshe.
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