10 — THE BULLETIN — Thursday, February 2, 1995
David Katzenstein Puter-man, son of Dodie Katzenstein and Marty Puterman, will celebrate his Bar-Mitzvah at Temple Sholom on Friday, Feb. 3 at 8:15 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 4 at 10:30 a.m. He will chant from the Torah, the Haf-torah and participate in services. Oneg Shabbat and Kiddush will be hosted by the family.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Bellas, Adam and Jennifer, announce with great excitement the engagement of their son and brother Matthew to Oksana Doukhovnaia, daughter of Victor and Tanya Doukhovny of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. A spring 1996 wedding is planned, after which Matthew and Oksana will continue their studies at the University of Judaism where they currently attend school. Proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bellas of Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. William Switzer of Vancouver and great-grandmother Mrs. Bessie Silver of Vancouver.
ISRAELI BASKETBALL STAR Pini Levy with a youngsSer at BBW's ChEtdren's Home.
On Sunday, Feb. 12, volunteers with B'nai B'rith Women of B.C. will hold a phonathon to raise funds for the Feb. 21-28 "Week of Love" supported by Central Pacific BBW members from British Columbia, Washington, San Francisco and Utah.
According to BBW literature, children who have witnessed or experienced trauma are often reluctant to talk about it as adults. Experts note that it takes tremendous courage to explore childhood pain and even more courage to help other children come through that pain safely.
Pini Levy, for example, grew up at the BBW Children's Home in Israel because he had severe emotional problems. The treatment he received at the Home enabled him to become a successful adult — so successful that he is one of the
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BETH TIKVAH Hebrew High play 77?^ Grand Tour. Feb. 2, 4 and 5 at B.T. For tickets and curtain time, call 271-6262.
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SHOLEM ALEICHEM Seniors discussion: "What is Happening to Our Economy?" with Ed Shaffer. Yiddish group/exercises/ current events. Bring lunch. Friday, Feb. 3, 11 a.m. Details: Gayle Pelman Haw-ton, 875-9890.
SHAAREY TEFILAH Friday night services, Feb. 3, 6 p.m. at Ramada Centre Hotel. Details, 739-4420.
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JCC SENIORS February birthday party, Monday, Feb. 6, 1:30 p.m. Entertainment by Zoltan and Kal-man. Hillel lunch, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 12:30 p.m. Book by Feb. 8. Details with Annica Carlsson, 257-5111. «      * *
HILLEL production of Brighton Beach, Feb. 6 and 7 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 12 at 2:30 p.m. at UBC SUB Auditorium. Tickets: 224-4748.
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BETH ISRAEL "A Little Money Night Music" with Cantor Murray Nixon and Tzimmes. Monday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m. Details, 731-4161.
SCHARA TZEDECK seniors lunch with singer Ruth Erlichman. Tuesday, Feb. 7, noon. Details, 731-4161.
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PERETZ INSTITUTE "Roast and Toast" of Lynda Goldhar Smith. Sunday, Feb. 12, 6:30 p.m. at Ben Chud Auditorium, 6184 Ash St. RSVPto 325-1812.
SINGLES: Seattle Jewish Singles Dance with the "Dancing DJ" at Temple B'nai Torah, 6195 92nd Ave. S.E. Mercer Island. Saturday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m.-midnight. Door prizes, dance contest. Bring appetizer or dessert, RSVP to 206-781-6733.
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the U.S., it has already delivered its first shipment to Israel. Ariel Friman, head of the firm importing the Gateway 2000 products, said all of the computers in the first shipment have already been sold.
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Levy has said that he has not forgotten his past and the difficulties he surmounted. Knowing how meaningful friendships and encouragement can be to young, troubled souls. Levy goes back to the Children's Home regularly to visit and encourage the boys.
"I owe what I am today to those years of growing up at the (BBW) Children's Home. The staff loved the children as if they were their own," he said.
The 70 boys who are residents have been recommended to the Home by the Israeli Health Ministry as a last resort. In other words, they have been turned down by every other facility.
Statistics show that the almost-70 percent recovery rate at the BBW Children's Home is three times more than any other Centre in the world. In fact, the Home's methods are being taught at the Yale University School of Medicine.
The central approach to recovery is the "holding concept". In a long-term protected residential environment, boys between the ages of eight and 14 receive the same type of emotional and physical "holding" that is usually given to a child during the first five years of life. No psychotropic drugs are used; staff substitutes human contact to calm aggressive behavior.
Permanent recovery is achieved through a long-term stay (minimum of five years.) Staff also commit themselves to a long-term stay, thus the boys receive a stable and uninterrupted relationship for the first time in their lives.
It costs more than $28,000 per week to support the Children's Home to give each boy the food, shelter, fun, therapy, education, protection and love he needs.
For information or to support the Home, call Sara Ciacci at 325-4810.
By Grit Katzov
Israel Emissary, Jewish Federation, Combined Jewish Appeal
Absorption basket increases The Knesset has passed a bill increasing the "absorption basket" — the aid package given new immigrants during their first six months in Israel — by 25 percent. The increase went into effect on Jan. 1. It is estimated the bill will cost NIS 120 million (US$40m) a year.
The "absorption basket" is given by the Israeli government to new olim to help them cover initial expenses. The Jewish Agency currently finances 30 percent of the basket. The new law also requires that the basket be updated every three months to take into account increase in cost of
1995 will be a year of budget constraints for the Jewish Agency.
Anticipating a drop in income, JA adopted a budget for this year of US$464 million, a decline of over 8 percent from last year's $506.5m budget.
The budget cuts will force a reduction in a number of Jewish Agency activities. The Agency's summer camp program for youth in the former Soviet Union, for example, will serve 12,000 young people this year, instead of the 20,000 it served in 1994.
FSU Jews leaving in droves About 800,000 Jews have left the former Soviet Union in the past five years. Two-thirds of them emigrated to
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Western countries. That two-to-one relationship has remained constant over the years.
Of about 2.1 million Jews who lived in the Soviet Union five years ago, 1.3 million remain, and most are considering leaving. The Jewish Agency expects 300,000 Jews to make aliyah over the next five years. By the year 2000, it is believed, only about half a million Jews will be left in the former Soviet Union.
Since the beginning of the aliyah wave, Jewish Agency has spent a billion U.S. dollars to bring Jews from the former Soviet Union to Israel, acting Jewish Agency Chairman Yehiel Leket told Zionist executive. Over $200 million was spent on flying olim to Israel, and $236m to bring immigrants' belongings, he said.
WINNIPEG-Elected to serve a second term as president of the Winnipeg Jewish Community Council is Donald Aronovitch.
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