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Page 16 - The Canadian Jewish News - Rosh Hashanah 1971
Hainilton Rabbi looks ahead to 1996
On the accasion of Hamilton's 125th Anniversary, Rabbi Bernard Bas^ of Temple Aiishe Sholom looks at his community and Canadian Jewry 25 years hence.
It is difficult, if not downright—jmpossible to make fruitful and cogent pT"e di c t i 0 n s about tomorrow—or the day after.
Events move^ with such astonishing rapidity ^as to make fools of those who chart * 'movements'-, or follow Vtrends^^ or attempt to extrapolate from the "now" to tte "then". There are always the dramatic surprises^ the unforei^een a^al events that determme the course of hisbry: ^ith these: essential reservations, 'I„:hesitatingly make the;- • fdllbwing predicMons about the Jew^ community of Canada—and
of Hamilton—25 years hence.
The 0 V e r w h e Im i n g majority of Jews will be : native-born ^and virtually indistingui^able in outward appearance and social in-tereste from the bulk of the population.
' The average Jew in 1996 will be white-coUared, self-employed business or professional man. He will be college-educated and will probably display a continuing bias in favour of political parties or social
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Ca nada's Jewish population will grow slowly from the present approximate of 275,000 to about 350,000 by the turn of the century. Jews will decline from 1.5 to 1 per cent of the total population. A somewhat lower Inrthrate, as well as widespread inters marriage, will severely limit Jewish growth.
Most Jews in the coming generation will continue to liye in Montreal and Toronto. However, both cities—in addition to Winnipeg, with its 18,000 Jews—will lose population to the beckoning-cities of the Canadian West. Vancouver may replace Winnipeg as the third centre of Jewish population.
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The Hanulton Jewish community will grow from its present 4,000 or so members to aboat 7,000. Why should not an increasing number of persons choose Hamilton—with its en-chanced cultural and social amenities of tomorrow— rather than the dehu-; manizing megalopolis that will be Toronto? : An integral part of the Ambitious City, Hamilton Jewry has several important Canadian firsts to its credit.
The Ahshe Sholom Congregation founded in 1853, is the oldest Reform synagogue. The Deborah Ladies' Aid Society was the first Jewish women's philanthropic group of its kind, the Council it Jevdsh Organizations — which democratically considers and implements vital community decisions—is among the pioneer and pilot groups in 0ie country.
In addition to three flourishing i^agogiies, a small lay Cmigregation and a splendid Jewish communis coitre, Hamilton can also boast of a successful Hebrew Academy and a
s^ment of the conamunity wUl continue to adhere.
Twenty-five years from now, the Yiddish language will have largdy passed froni the scene. But it may be Uiat Hebrew-a link with a secure, flouriishing and culturally p r d due tiv e Israel—will be read and spoken by a fair proportion of young Jews.
Organizations and activities bs^d on old world patterns, or predicated on ethnic ties or memories will have disappeared. But as a result of continuing concern with Jewish kin^iip and concern. Since 1882 when the right was granted to them to sit in the legislative Assembly of Lower Canada, Jews—e^^edally m the last decade—have entered into all areas of political life.
This trend will be accelerated in tiie next quarter of a cehtuiy as an - even greats nuiid)er of Jewish citizeirs will move more energeticsilly into positions of public service and
highly diversified programme of cultural activities. McM aster University has attracted more thana hundred Jewish faculty members and the new Medical School and H^tti Sciences complex has brought numerous eminent Jewish physicians and scientists to the community.
Judaism has never relied on numb^ In the future, as today, the" Hamilton Jewish community will continue to make a contribution to the common good far out di proportion to its relatively small size.
From the point of view of. religion, a new form of Judaism will emerge-^ conunon type of practice and belief—that will flow out of the-gradual merging of the Reform and Consovative traditions. This type of non-traditional mainstream Judaism will serve as a contrast to a smaller but intenser form of Orthodox conviction to which a
political responsil^ty.
Anti-Jewish sentiment and discrimination—now largely confined to the executive boards and the decisionmaking bodies of a number of large Canadian companies—will gradually be eliminated. Undoubtedly, also, the golf and country dubs across the nation, and similar social institutions that maintain a policy d genteel ostracism will beconie more democractic in spirit and civilized in behaviour.'
The Hamilton Jewish conununity, with its record of service and accomplishment that goes back ahnost as far as the genesis of the city, looks forward to the future with unbounded hope.
An energetic^ creative and freedom-loving people has accommodated itself— without compromise to basic ideals—to the opportunities and challenges of Canada. It stands prepared to contribute even more signally and abundantly in the years that lie ahead.
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