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More than 290 cowpokes rode on out to the Jewish Festival of the Arts Society "Artrageous" fundraiser, held Dec. 5 at Performance Works on Granville Island.
Kicking off with a performance by the Cheyenne Line Dancers, a demonstration of "Artrageous" line dancing followed for all those who could be roped in, according to organizers.
The chuckwagon remained open all evening, serving up grub from 28 Vancouver caterers and restaurants.
"Edible balloons," con-
taining dinner gift certificates at one of 24 local restaurants, were purchased by many.
Murray Goldman and Mel Sprackman auctioned off 31 wearable art creations, ranging from denim vests and jackets to cowboy hats. The duds were created for the occasion by Vancouver artists and celebrities.
A silent auction also took place during the evening, with items rustled up from merchants, hotels, restaurants and local businesses.
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Dear Shalom Vancouver:
Our travel agency has received an inquiry from a group of people who wish to visit Israel for about six months and spend some time on a kibbutz. Getting them to Israel is no problem for us, but we have no information as to how they would go about staying at a kibbutz.
They would like to know if there is a charge for room and board at the kibbutz and just what kind of work they might be expected to do.
None of them speaks Hebrew. Will this be a problem? Can you give us some information that would be helpful to our clients?
Anne W.
Dear Anne:
You don't mention the age group of your clients because there are various kibbutz programs for different age groups and; therefore, different requirements. The minimum commitment in length of participation also varies.
For full information, we would refer you to Avraham Nishry, Regional Director of the Israel Aliyah Centre, located in the Jewish Community Centre at 41st Ave. and Oak Street. Call (604) 257-5141.
Lack of Hebrew does not constitute a problem in Israel generally as most Israelis speak English as well as Hebrew. But it might pose a problem on a kibbutz. There is a kibbutz ulpan program which might be of interest to your clients if they wish to learn Hebrew.
There is a registration fee for kibbutz programs which varies from US $195 -$245, plus the requirement to take out the minimum insurance which can be purchased for US $50 through the Kibbutz Aliyah Desk.
While on a kibbutz, volunteers receive food and lodging-laundry service and an allotment for personal needs and toiletries. They will be expected to work with their Israeli co-workers and perform labor of a physical nature in the agricultural, industrial or service branches. In essence, volunteers must be prepared to do whatever work is assigned them. The work is eight hours a day, six days a week.
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After having written a career's worth of articles for scientific journals. Dr. Nicholas Mair recently decided to try his hand at autobiography.
The result of Mair's efforts is Not By The Book — the story of his life, his wide-ranging travels and his career in medicine. The book is subtitled Recollections of Peace and War.
In it, the 81-year-old Tsawwassen resident looks back on his experience as a Jewish schoolboy in Glasgow after the First World War, and as a medical student during the Depression.
The 265-page autobiography also recounts the author's memories as a British army medic. Mair spent nearly six years of active service during the Second World War in the United Kingdom and the Low Countries, as well as in the more exotic West Africa.
After the war, Mair returned to civilian life, where he became an internationally-known microbiologist as director of the Leicester, England laboratory.
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leave a record of their lives to their grandchildren.
The Mairs commented that writing the book has been quite a learning experience. "We learned a lot about the publishing business," mused Helene. "It wasn't easy finding a publisher for our book."
Nor has it been easy finding a Canadian distributor for the book. To get a copy, contact the book's publisher directly: Pentland Press, 3 Regal Lane, Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5BA England. The publisher can also be contacted by telephone, 353-723359, or by fax at 353-721839.
MAIR ... at work on autobiography In Tsawwassen.
Book is taken from the author's confessed proclivity for doing things his own way.
An added bonus included in the book is a chapter penned by Mair's Dutch-born wife, Helene. In it, she recounts her life in Holland and Belgium up to her marriage late in the Second World War.
Mair retired from his position as director of the
Encyclopedia expands Jewish content
CHICAGO — The just-released 1994 edition of World Book Encyclopedia has been expanded to include issues of Jewish interest.
The book now includes information on the Israel-
PLO accord, and expanded coverage of Hebrew and Yiddish language and literature.
Also new are 45 biographies of newsmakers such as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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The State and Justice departments appear to be lobbying for clemency, with the Defense Department and the intelligence community bitterly opposed.
The Washington Times reported recently that Mark Richard, a senior Justice Department official, had drafted a recommendation that Pollard's life sentence be commuted to 20 years in prison. This would make
Poiiaiu eligible for parole now and send a strong signal to the parole board that he should be set free, the Times reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Rabin and million of people have appealed to Clinton to reduce Pollard's life sentence on humanitarian grounds. State is said to support this to strengthen Rabin's hand against domestic critics who oppose negotiations with the PLO.
Leicester laboratory in 1978 to take up the appointment of Honorary Reader in Microbiology at Leicester University.
In 1986, the Mairs moved to Tsawwasssen to be closer to their two married daughters and their five grandchildren.
In a brief telephone interview with The Bulletin, the couple remarked that they started writing the book several years ago in order to
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