Education over tlie generations
Editor:
This letter is written regarding Faith Bloomfield's article, "A life of teaching with TLC" {JB, June 28). It was great to see the story on one of our community's finest educators.
I, too, was one of Rachel Ben-Ron's Talmud Torah Grade 1 pupils. Over the years since then I have had the pleasure of forging a personal friendship with Rachel and her family.
Although it was touched on in the article, I feel it is necessary to reiterate the exceptionally high level of care and professionalism that she put into everything she did.
Both in and out of the classroom, her students were treated with the same love and tenderness as if they were her own children or grandchildren. I only hope that in retirement she stays near the classroom as there is a new generation of teachers who have a lot to leam fi-om this truly remarkable woman and human being.
Michael Magil Toronto
Courage in cover
Editor:
I am writing to tell you how impressed I was with Bulletin's coverage of the XI International Conference on AIDS, as well as your reporting of stories about Vancouver Jews who are afflicted with either HIV or AIDS {JB, July 5). You are setting a wonderful example of how our commimity can embrace ALL of its members, and I appreciate your courage in doing so.
Lome Prupas Registered psychologist Bumaby
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Sclioiarship Fund for tlie Advancement of Peace directed at students
Editor:
While in Israel during the recent elections, I was fortunate enough to personally survey the mood of the country. In the aftermath, at least one issue was made abundantly clear to me. The overwhelming Israeh sentiment is there has been enough bloodshed.
Anyone who has followed the Israeli political scene of late knows the country is divided about the best means towards achieving peace in the Middle East. But, regardless of where people cast their votes, there is no doubt that peace is the ultimate goal of the vast majority.
My discussions with Israelis have strengthened my belief that the peace process to which the
late Yitzhak Rabin dedicated himself prior to his assassination must continue. Only through increased education and understanding will stability and prosperity be brought to the Middle East. And only by bringing peace to the Middle East can we begin to hope for rapprochement worldwide.
My recent observations in Israel only confirm for me the importance and relevance of the current Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University initiative: the Rain Scholarship Fund for the Advancement of Peace. Over the past half year, this new scholarship fimd has been developed to both imderline Rabin's role in the peace process and make available the monies so desperately
required to allow that process to continue at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The Hebrew University has a long-standing history of contributing to the smoothing of relations between Israel and its neighbors by cooperating on essential projects including endemic diseases, agricultural methods, water resources, pollution and the study of the conflict itself. And now, university researchers will also engage in the study of peace itself, because of the resources amassed by the Rabin Scholarship Fund.
Susan Quastel, president Vancouver chapter Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University
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