Thursday. October 12,1989 — THE BULLETIN - 3
TORONTO
Heritage
language programs appear to be no longer on the list of government-funded programs for Ontario's Jewish day schools.
According to a Sept. 1 memo from Bernard Shapiro, the province's deputy education minister, to principals and superintendents setting out government regulations, such classes "will be provided other than as part of the day school program, and as continuing education courses or classes," Canadian Jewish reported.
The memo continues: "Such classes may be offered after school, on non-school days, or where enrolment justified, by extending the instructional program of the required five-hour school day."
The regulation virtually
prevents Jewish day schools from receiving government heritage language program funding, say Jewish community representatives involved in the issue.
The requirement that the program must begin at least 15 minutes after the end of regular school hours comes as "the bolo piinch," explained Rabbi Irwin Witty, executive director of the Board of Jewish Education. The school day at many Hebrew schools in; Ontario begins at 8:30 a:m. and runs to as late as 4:30 p.m.
"Our supplementary schools are obtaining funding, our day schools are not" as a result of the memo, he said.
iWE school finance Bernard ishoub "guesstimates" that Ontario suppler^ mentary schools could receive about $320,000 in heritage
language funding this, year. The money would go direcjly from local public school board to teachers as salary payments, or to obtain books and other supplies.
But Jewiish vcommuhity representatives say they're upset over the apparent reversal of an undertaking given, last spring by former Qhtario education minister Chris Ward. Participants at the meeting with Ward said they were given the impression that about seyen or eight Jewish day schools would hC; able to obtain government funding for their Hebrew or Yiddish classes under the heritage language program. Shoub estimates the potential funding to total $500,000:
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CANTOR DAVID BAGLEY of Toronto re|oice8 with wide-eyed Russian girl at condluslon of concert of chazanut In Moscow's Choral Synagogue. Cantor Moshe Stern of Jerusalem (left) proudly wears gold medallion presented to all five cantors by American Society for the Advancement of Cantorlal Arts for their performances. Capacity audiences also greeted chazanim In Leningrad, Odessa, Budapest, Pecs and Tel Aviv, where final program was held.
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Steroids down on the farm?
JERUSALEM — The name of a discredited Canadian sprinter has jogged its way into the Middle East after it was disclosed that tons of Israeli produce exported to Europe have been rejected over the years.
Laboratory tests revealed traces of poisonous chemical sprays, farmers at kibbutz Sde Eliahu, where biological pesticides are being developed^ told Environment Minister Ronni Milo.
"Our produce has become something like the Canadian athlete Ben Johnson," the VerMsafe/w Pos/ quoted one farmer as saying. "It's all beautiful on the outside, until a laboratory check reveals the dangerous chemicals inside."
The War crimes where their activities would have been illegal if committed in Canada. Formed in Mohacs, Hun-
Crimes Investigation Unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is looking for Survivors
who served as Hungarian Jew- gary in 1941, the battalion was
ish Labor Battalion members sent to the Russian front in
from 1941 to 1944 in the June 1942. It passed through
USSR. or hear Kursk, Oserki,^Staryl
The RCMP is investigating Oskal, Sumy aiid Olschanka
Canadian residents who may (Olshani) before retreating to
Ont. M2R 3V2, or telephone (416) 635-2882. All contacts will be treated in confidence.
Koliek meets pttawa mayor
JERUSALEM — Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Koliek gave James Durrell, the Mayor of Ottawa a special luncheon upon his arrival, according to Canadian Jewish News.
Durrell, Ottawa city clerk J.R. Cyr, special assistant to the mayor Giseli Zetchds and businessmen Richard Raymond and Bruce Hillory were guests of the Israeli foreign office.
Durrell said it was his first trip to Jerusalem and he told CJN that the city lived up to, his dreams.,He noted that he was very moved when he visited the Western Wall on Friday night and witnessed young yeshiva students dancing and praying. ■
The mayor said he was not concerned about unfavorable publicity because "the media tend to exaggerate."
Koliek presented his Canadian guests with a Medieval map of the world with Jerusalem in the centre. Durrell offered Koliek a Canadian beaver hat.
have been involved in war crimes or crimes against humanity during the Second World War Under 1987 amendments to the Criminal Code, Canadian courts have jurisdiction to try in Canada person implicated in such
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MORTH TO (nearly) Alaska is destination of Fuchs (amiiy. Felicity Fuchs Joins husband Howard and son Ryan dh long trip io Stewart, model for television series 8ordeffo»yn.
By RONNIE TESSLER
Vancouver temporarily bid goodbye recently to a family who have embarked on a three-year venture more familiarly associated with the Jews of an earlier era. In true pioneering tradition, Howard, Felicity and Ryan Fuchs, formerly of South Africa and Zimbabwe, have followed their fortunes to Stewart, a town of 1,800 located in the northwest corner of B.C. near the Alaska Panhandle. The Fuchses look
kosher wine and ritual candles were packed with their household furnishings.
(Stewart is a three-hour drive from Terrace, where the major transportation net-worics begin. From there, it is a looping plane trip, or a 21-hour bus ride, to Vancouver.)
The Fuchses would like to know of other Jewish families in northwest B.C. interested in sharing holidays with them. Howard's boss at Buffalo Head Forest Products was
Ronnie Tessler is chairman of the Canadian Jewish Congress (Pacific Region) Standing Committee on Small Communities.
upon this move as high adventure, and ha.ve already made plans for contributing to their new community as citizens and Jews. .,
Felicity and Howard Fuchs have a tradition of contributing to the communities in which they live. In North Vancouver and Burnaby, the Fuchses catered large community events, including a seder for more than 70 people at Congregation Har El. Large numbers still figure in their plans, as many bottles of
intrigued to notice Felicity peering intently through the Stewart phone book looking for Jewish names, a game many of us play when travelling to new places.
Her search reinforced their suspicion that, fpr the moment, that they are only Jewish family in a vast area. They are hoping, however, that the new gold, finds may bring others, as the Gold R ush did in its day.
When asked how they were planning to cope with this
"desert of - Judaism," as an acquaintance called it. Felicity firmly replied that "life is what you make of it, anywhere in the world. Our Friday nights and Saturdays are important to us, and Ryan's studies will go on. It will be a lot of effort, but worth every mpnieht."
For the past seven-and-a-half years, Canadian Jewish Congress (Pacific Region) has administered a groundbreaking project linking Jewish singles and families living in small and/or removed communities, such as Stewart. Like the Fuchses, these people often find themselves in the unique position of being the only Jews in their town or extended neighbourhood of hundreds of square kilometres. CJC has been participating
in an arm's-length effort to aid them in their wish to retain their Jewishness culturally and/or religiously. Each community, be it a single person or an organized Jewish entity, sends representatives to the thrice-yearly working meetings sponsored by Congress locally. As community representatives, they also participate in other Congress activities, for example, as liai- . son to their local M.P. or delegates to CJC national plenary sessions.
CJC (Pacific Region) is frequently in touch with people who feel as the Fuchses do about maintaining their Jewishness in unusualcircum-stances and who would like to hear from others. If any Bulletin readers know of singles and families in the outer reaches of the province who would like contact with other Jews, call Marilyn Berger at the Congress office at 261-8101, or the writer at 263-8841.
Koroszten, Ukraine in January 1943; it returned to Mohacs in fall 1943. The RCMP is also interested in fmding Survivors of the Hungarian Jewish Labor Battalion who \yere trained in Mohacs or Matyasfeld, as well as Survivors who served in Companies 2, 3 or 4 of the Fourth Hungarian Jewish Labor*Battalion of the Second Hungarian Army; :
Survivors or anyone having specific information should telephone the RCMP collect to (613) 957-8628, or write to The Commission, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 1200 Vanier> Parkway, Ottawa, Ont. Kl A^ 0R2, Attention: War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Investigations.
One may also contact Bernie M. Farber at the National Community Relations Department of Canadian Jewish Congress, 4600 Bathurst Street, Willowdale,
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