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non-Jewish leaders will offer "Perspectives on Anti-Semitisni" Monday, June 21 at Judge MacGill Theatre in Robsoii Centre, 800 Rbbsoii St, ;
The 8 p.ni. forurn is sponsored by Canadian Friends of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem and cO-sponsored by the Council of Christian Churches of Greater Vancouver.
Featured speakers are William NichoUs, founder and professor emeritus of the UBC religious studies departrnent, and Canadian Friends executive director Alan Lazerte. Nichollsisthe author of Christian Anti-semiiism: A History of Hate.
MAX DEXALL
More than 70 people were present at Louis Brier Home and Hospital recently to honor late Vancouver resident Max Dexall, whose donation to the Jewish Home for the Aged Foundation was the largest ever received, y''.[■.,
Dexairs contribution helped implement many necessary and desirable improve- . ments to the existing building, commented LBH president Lome Cristall.
"The donation received will always remain as a legacy' to the life of Mr. bexall," he said. By his generosity, countless members of our community will have the opportunity to live with care and with dignity,"
Longtime friend Myer Freed man told the gathering, "Max Dexall cherished traditionar Jewish values.
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A spokesperson said Lazerte's "Christian encounter took him from Prairie political anti-Semitism to a fervent appreciation and expression" of Judaism!
Canadian Friends of the International Christian Embassy, Jerusalem, states that it promotes pro-Jewish and pro-Israel activities in Canada and actively counteracts anti-Semitism, "including anti-Semitism masquerading as anti-Zionism." For more information, call 266-
TEL AVIV — A factory to make safes and other seciirity systems will be established in Afula, em-/ ploying 25 people.
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Michael Geller, a well-known architect, planner/ developer and consultant, will be guest speaker at NaWat's Adopt A Child Luncheon on Sunday, June
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work. Personal attention was his trademark, and the name of Dexairs shoe store was legendary during his lifetime." ';
LBH past president Bernard Reed unveiled a memorial plaque honoring Dexall, who died in 1991. Bert Smqllan, president of the Jewish Home for the Aged Foundation, was master-Of ceremonies.
JERUSALEM — Israel's Defence Ministry has cancelled the ban oil selling and distributing the Communist Arabic daily Al-lttihad in the Adniinistered Territories.
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of complaint; "/I ndthepeople were as murmurers, speaking evil in the ears of the L-rd. . ."
No sooner does G-d send down a fire to destroy the murmurers than a terrible lust for meat/attacks the mixed multitude. Thisdespite the fact that the manna is available ; everyday, and that the Israelites do have plentiful sheep and cattle with them in the desert!
G-d seems to understand how serious the matter is and what is really concerning the people when His first response is not to provide quails but rather local leiaders!
G-d commands: "Gather me seventy men whom you know to be respected and wise among the people, officers over them, and bring them into the tent of meeting. . . and I will take of the spirit which is upon you and wiU put it upon them^ and they shall beartheb^urden ofthepeoplie with you, and yqu shall not bear it alone. .. " (Deut: 11:16-17).
Moses was not "getting" to the people. He had not instituted his father-in-law Jethro's system of local Judges, he had not devised a manner of "fireside chats" to reinforce the idealiism of Sinai, and continually remind the Israelites of their divine mission,
And so the results are what we see — a peOjile cut off f romi the spiritual centre of the nation. The people are "kvetching" because they have lostcontact with their G-d and His ideals, because Moses has not succeeded in making them feel the immediacy of the Divine Presence and the critical importance of His message.
Then in last week's ijortibn, we find another leadership fiasco. Supposedly heeding the commandment of G-d, Moses sends out a reconnaissance mission to scout out the land. But every good CEO knows, you dare not initiate a committee to bring a report that can go either way unless you're willing to live comfortably with either decision.
Once again, the fault lies with Moses. Moses did not understand what any lip-and-cbming executive understands. The niomeht you set up a committee (in effect what the ten scouts were), yOu better make sure that the committee is not going to sabotage your long years of hard work, destroying a lifetime of effort in a single afternoon.
The challenge of Moses was to create the right environ-mentforthe delivery of the report that G-d wanted. After the misunderstanding and' failures; to properly prepare the scouts; at the very least it should have been incumbent upon the leader to have first pursued such a critical report behind closed doors. If he couldn't convince the twelve of what tp say, or if he couldn't squash their negative repoi:i^ pletely, he should have then been the one todeliver it. giving it his own interpretation.
How can you allow the scouts to get up on the dais and say whatever cOmes Into their minds —especially when the very goal of freedom from Egypt is at stake! -T^ •
Moses kno\ys what is right, but he makes every possible mistake by not succeeding in inspiringhispeople tofollovy in his wake. Instead, victory turns to,defeat, and a soured nation feels the frustration of dying in the desert as their leader's legacy. ■ /
Thus it's hardly surprising that as soon as we leave the frustration, of the portion oi Shlach, we find a rebellion brewing in the next portion oi Korach, ?n\<S there's no sign anyone is willihg to say a good word for Moses. Although only 250 actually lead the rebellion it seems that the vast majority Of the nation secretly hoped that Korach would win; , .
M OSes' tragedy lies in his failure to communicate his ideals to his people, the true challenge ot any leader-Rabbi-teacher-parent. Asa result, although he remains the eternal guide of Jewish history, he loses his own generation. ■ ShdbbatShalom!^ —
Broadway. Geller's talk will focus on "Housing Choices ■ for the '90s: Where Are We -Going to Turn?"
"He will be most entertaining and informative," publicity chairman Barbara Hersh predicted.
With 20 years' diverse experience in housing across Canada, Geller has been active in public and private sectors.
The y niversity of Toronto architecture school graduate followed private^- practice with 10 years at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. in Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa. As program manager of social housing, Geller learned about non-profit and co-op programs. He also served as federal government special coordinator for the first phases of False Creek!s south shore in Vancouver and the St. Lawrence project in Toronto.
He joined Narod developments in yancpuver in 1981, later establishing his Own firm of real estate and development consulting services and residential development.
Geller is past president of the non-profit Urban Development Institute of Canada, representing 700 real estate and development firms. A
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past member of the Canadian Design Council, he was jury chairman for CHDC housing awards.' He has served on councils of the Planning Institute of"^.C.
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