Thursday, January 13,1994 ~ THE BULLETJN — 9
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FRIENDS OF LIBRARY COMS^ITTEE, from left: Leyla Sacks, Anna Lelth, Rita Welntraub, Gloria Hendin. Absent are Llliana Abraham, Evelyn Kahn, Natalie Rozen, Irma Zack.
The Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library will open this fall at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver.
Dr. Larry Barzelai, library committee chairman, said that after two years of hard work, the committee is very excited to see its dream finally become a reality.
Major funding was provided by Sophie Waldman in memory of her late husband Isaac Waldman.
In addition, the family of Sam Heller and Sella (Lando) Heller have donated funds for a reading room, to be located next to the library.
Several other members of the Jewish community have made substantial gifts to the new facility, said Barzelai. As well, the JCC Phase III Building Fund will provide funding for furniture and equipment.
The 2,200-square-foot facility, on the second floor of the newly expanded JCC, will be open to the entire Lower Mainland Jewish community. It will cooperate and share resources with other Jewish libraries, as well as the Vancouver Public Library.
The Waldman Library will offer a complete range of library services such as audio-visual materials, student resources, recreational reading, reference services, children's material, newspapers and magazines and reading rooms, all overseen
by a professional staff.
Rendered in English, the library's Hebrew motto is, "The more books, the more wisdom.*'
The library's mission statement reads: to enrich the community by providing access to a wide range of Judaic material and information; to uphold the Jewish ideal of the importance of learning; to link the community with Jewish thought and imagination; and to create a relaxed atmosphere in which to read and study.
A "Friends of the Library" committee has been formed under chairmanship of Rita Weintraub.
"The goal of the Friends of the Library is to encourage interested members of the community to help promote and support this important new addition to the cultural life of the Jewish community," she said.
Anyone wishing further information should contact Weintraub at 266-9830.
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If you happen to have a work of art worth $1,000 or more which you would like to get rid of, Lubavitch B.C. wants to hear from you.
In return for taking a Turner or Modigliani off your hands, the organization will provide you with a receipt equal to the work's full appraised value.
Under its new "Art into Heritage" program, Lubavitch will sell donated works of art on the open market. Proceeds will be directed to its Perpetual Endowment Fund, which finances such programs and services as immigrant assistance, hospital visitation and outreach activities.
In an interview about the program with The Bulletin, Yoseph Thomson, Lubavitch B.C. director of development, commented, "Art into Heritage is an excellent way for the life blood of art
to live on in the lives of local Jewish people."
Passing down the "traditions of our religion is a guiding principle of all Lubavitch undertakings," continued Thomson. "The Art into Heritage program, which has been developed to strengthen the Perpetual Endowment Fund, enables us to call upon the art of past and present generations so that Jewish learning and tradition will be perpetuated in our local Jewish communities."
Works of art that have been accepted into the "Art into Heritage" collection will be insured and stored until offered for sale. Thomson noted that artwork will be disposed of in three ways: private sale, gallery sale and auction.
The art market is depressed at the moment," he said. "As a result, it would be very difficult for anyone to get the full market value of a
THOMSON ... quality art for saie.
piece of art. Those same people, however, would find a donation receipt very useful and valuable."
The director pointed out that all donations will be appraised by recognized art experts, whether local or out-of-town.
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By Gideon Shavit JNF Jerusalem Emissary
Peace Opportunities
Multinational companies, that for 20 years have boycotted Israel, are now sending their top managers to visit Israel in order to explore investment opportunities.
The government budget for 1994 is most promising — economic growth of 6.5 percent; inflation kept down
to 9 percent; increased exports; and penetration into new markets.
Secret visit by Qatar A delegation from the Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar made a secret visit to Israel recently.
Delegation members met' with ministers and other government officials during the visit. They discussed selling natural gas to Israel and using Israel as a way-station
to supply energy to Europe.
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Israel is planning to set up a model farm in the Moroccan Desert.
The farm will provide instruction on raising vegetables and dried flowers in desert conditions.
A special representative of Israel's Agriculture Ministry is taking part in the project.
The proposed farm would be the second Israeli model farm in Morocco. The first was set up last year 50 kilometres from Casablanca with U.S. government funding.
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At present, Thomson revealed, the program has received several pieces, plus pledges for several more. "We plan to start selling sometime in the spring," he said.
"Art into Heritage" is hoping for a one-year collection cycle. "We want the collection to be dynamic, with art moving in and out all the time."
Thomson noted that two Vancouver art galleries, R. Leonard Fine Arts and Buschlen Mo watt Gallery, have assisted Lubavitch in setting up the "Art into Heritage" program.
Thomson also remarked that Roy Leonard, local art dealer and consultant, has also helped on the project, and will be playing an ongoing role.
To help promote the program, "Art into Heritage" is publishing a thrice-yearly newsletter. The first issue came off the press late December, with the next one planned for late spring or early summer.
Thomson told JWB that he isn't aware of any similar program of this kind, either in Vancouver or anywhere else. But he is confident that it will be a winner.
"!n order to be successful, fundraising needs to be done differently than in the past," he emphasized. "We think we have hit upon a technique that works well both for the donor and for Lubavitch. There is plenty of art in the Jewish xjojnmunity^ and there is a good local market for it as well."
For more information on the program, call Thomson at 266-1313.
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