The Canadian Jewish News, Friday, May 12,1972 - Page 3
Organizations and People
new...
by Miriam Herman
Jmy Oziel tastes one of die cakes at Hlhila celebration at Petah Tikva.
HILULA SHIMON BAR-YAHOI
On Monday, May 1, a special Maariv service was held at Petah Tikva Congregation in celebration of Lag B'Omer. After the service, members offered cakes, flowers and candles in memory of the Tzadikim they feel devoted to, especially to the memory of Rabbi Shimon Bar-Yohiii. The cakes and flowers were later auctioned, the proceeds going to the synagogue fund.
SYRIAN JEWS IN PERIL
The newly-formed Student Action Committee for Syrian Jews has released the latest list of Jews in Syrian jails. Most of the prisoners are in their 20's and many have never been tried or charged. Letters and postcards can help keep up the pressure until all Syrian Jews are released. For postcards, names and further information write to S.A.C.SY.J., 464 EUerslie Avenue.
INFORMATION CLINIC
The Tuesday Clinic is now open every Tuesday evening from 7:30 - 10 p.m. at the northern YM&YWHA. Confidential information about birth control, venereal disease, legal questions, family or personal problems, or vocational counselling, is available to teenagers and adults, free of charge.
FROM HAOASSAH - WITH LOVE
Tuesday, May 2, was National Solidarity Day for Canadian Ha(lass^ and the Federated Zionist Organization of Toronto. On that day telephone calls to Jews in the Soviet Union were placed from 15 communities across the country as part of Hadassah's newly-formed pi&lic affairs department. TheToronto call was made from the home of Mrs. Jerry Grafstein, public affairs chairman for Toronto.
ART SHOW
An art show (and sale) on themes of Jewish interest is being sponsored by the Ner Israel Junior Aujuliary on Sunday, May 14, from 1-5 p.m., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Erez, 10 Coreydale a., Willowdale.
THANK YOU TO SWEDEN
Beth Sholom Brotherhood's annual Humanitarian Award goes this year to the royal family and the government of Sweden for granting asylum to about 7,000 Jewish men, women and children from occupied Denmark during the Second World War. Ake Malmaeus Swedish ambassador to Canada will receive the award in the name of the people of Sweden at the 22nd annual award dinner on Tuesday, May 16, at the synagogue.
MARIJUANA - YES OR NO?
Should marijuana be legalized? For answers to your questions about the drug scene Sportsmen Lodge of B'nai B'rith has arranged a panel of experts -Dr. Lionel Solursh, chief psychiatrist at Western Hospital; Deputy Police Chief John Ackroyd, criminal lawyer David G. Humphrey, to name a few-to discuss the issue from both points of view. The meeting takes place on Tuesday, May 16 at 8:30 p.m. at Yoi-kdale Holiday Inn.
STUDENTS MEET IN HON;rREAL
A trt-htih s6B66rcdftV€«^^^^^ and organized by the student councils of the Hebrew Academy and the Herzi-liah High School of Montreal and the Toronto Associated Schools will be held in Montreal this weekend. Over 120 students are expected to participate in the three-day meet which will include services, shabbot, speakers and a friendly get together.
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A leading British authority on aging is coming in from London, England, to speak at Baycrest Centre on Wednesday, May 17, at 8:30 p.m. Dr. Alex Comfort, director of London's medical research group onagingandabioli^ist, poet and novelist besides, wiU be discussing Is There a Prescriptiofl for Longevity?.
Senator Paul Marthi
Government leader in the senate Paul Martin will be the keynote speaker at the Windsor (his home town) Negevdin-ner honoring Morris Tabachnick on Wednesday, June 7. Serving Canada for the past 35 years, Mr. Martin held the secretary of state, national health and welfare and external affairs portfolios before his appointment to the senate in 1968.
Toronto sculptor Sorel EtFog was in New York last week for the opening of his Eye Screw coUectioa - painted bronze antf white marble - at the Staem-pli Galleries there. Joining the Etrogs on the tripi down were the Ben Dunkle-mans and Albert Latner accompanied by his three children.
Professor Emil Fackeioheim, much in the news these days, will be at B'tuii, TOrah Congregation oh Patricia Ave., Mllowdale, on Tuesday, May 16, at 8:30 p.m. to talk al^ut The AcciBptiuice of a Degree - An Explanatioo!
HQton Frfedman
AppointmeMs Of noto - David Bena-tar, as president of Petah Tikva Congregation. Montrealer Dave Segal, as president of B'nai B'rith Eaisteni Regional Council (stretching from Quebec to and including the Maritimes): Toronto Jewish Vocational Service executive director Hilton F|1edman, to the board of directors and chairmanship of the inteniationalactivitiesjDf the International Association ;of Rehabilitation Facilities; which represents mor6 than 600 rebabiUtation and sheltere<l workshop organizations in Canada-and'the U.S. with headquarters^in Washington, D.C. ■
Students win bible contest
TORONTO -
Toronto students have come home from New York with a second and tvro thirds in the annual national bible contest.
Thirteen students went to New York from Toronto to compete against youngsters from 48 U.S. and Canadian communities. More than 30,000 students across North
America participated in the 13th annual contest.
Leora Marcovitz, student of the Community Hebrew Academy, won third place in the advanced Hebrew division seniors. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Marcovitz of Downs-view. ~~
Mindy Wenner, a student of
Japanese bagels strange
Qie elementary day school of Associated, won tliird place in the advanced Hebreif juniors. She is the datighter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wenner of Willowdale.
Danny Eisen, Junior Day High School student, captured second in the advanced
Hebrew Juniors. He is son of Professor and Mrs. Sydney Eisen, Willowdale.
The students were guided in their studies by Avshalon Grafi, an exchange teacher from Israel on the staff at the Academy and Junior High of Associated.
Leora Marcovitz of Toronto diows the third phice certificate she brought home from the annual national biUe contest m New York. With ho- are Mindy Wenner who won third place award and Danny Eisen who captured a second place.
By GARY LAFORET
TORONTO-
Getting good Jewish food •in Japan is like trying to find a needle in a haystack, but Tokyo's still home to Shirley Gilbert, formerly of Toronto.
Here last week, for a visit with her parents, Mrs. Gilbert, who hds made her home in Japan's capital since she was married nine years ago, told The CJN: "They do have bagels there, but they're strange looking things."
Because there's only one Jewish delicatessen - owned by Anne Denkin originally from the Bronx - in all of Tt*yo, it's very hard to keep kosher.
"There's one wealthy woman who does, though. She buys meat from the States by the carload and holds an open house every Friday, for the Jewish families."
Mrs. Gilbert, her husband Arnold and their children, Lisa, 5, and Jason, 3, at-iwA the synagogue of the Jewish community centre in Tokyo.
The country's only syna-
gogue, it was established at the turn of the century by White Russian immigrants and boasts a congregation of 150 families.
Mrs. Gilbert, whose husband is a manager for a U.S. drug firm in Japan, is cur-roitly doing advertising work for Max Factor Cosmetics.
She has also enjoyed more than a little success as a freelance journalist, acting as a correspondent for the now defunct Toronto Telegram and reporting on the winter Olympics at SappOro for the wire service. United Press International. - Trilingual, herself speaking English, Yiddish and Japanese - she says her children .have become more fluent in Japanese than English from watching television there.
And it seems the kids have picked up a few Japanese customs, as well.
During their Toronto visit, she says, they've embar-assed her a little by taking off their shoes before entering buildings, and bowing to people they meet.
Please Reserve Sunday, June 18.1972 at 6:00 P.M. at which time a Testimonial Dinner honouring Rabbi Gedalia Felder for his
twanty yean of tireless devotion to the Jewish Community of Toronto and Canada
will be held at the Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto 3630 Bathurst Street Shomrei Stiabboth Congregation Mr. E. Winer - President Mr. Charles Frileck-Campaign Chairman
For information contact: Chazofl M. Solomon at 782-^9 or 783-5679
Chas. Kent elected
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TORONTO -
Charles A. Kent, who has been active in the Jewish National Fund since he'vas a youngster putting pennies in the pushka (blue box), has been elected Toronto JNF president. He succeeds Erie Exton who becomes chairman of the board.
Kent is president and general manager of Kent Drugs Ltd. On the community scene he is active in many areas and on many levels. In addition to his responsibilities to JNF, he is president of the Toronto Zionist Council and a vice-president of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Services.
WE HAVE MOVED
sa/smt^SlF' IStoM^ plah^ trees. "It is our job to\l)repare the barren land and make it liveable!''
Charles A. Kent
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