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Hear, and there —^ Combined-Jewish Appeal "83 opens early on campus. CJA Student Division Telethon is
slated Sunday, Jan. 25 ... And speaking of campus, Hiiiei has a busy calendar these months including a Northwest Jewish Students Retreat upcoming Jan, 28-30 at Camp Solomon Schechter and readying with NETWORK the annual Israel Week on campus Feb. 28 through March 4 . Vancouver Institute of Adult Jewish Studies commences its spring term Feb. 2,7:30 p.m. at the Ceiitre . \. The Victoria Jewish community is holding a dance Jan. 22 to honor the Synagogue Restoration Committee which undertook the outstanding project that has gone down into the history books, restoring the West's oldest shul Emanu-El to its original glory ... It's the third annual Valentine's Ball upcoming JFeb. 12 for V-JAS, Vancouver Jewish Adult Singles. Michael Muscatt has details, 873-1413.
Dr. Norman Rose, visiting professor at U. of Toronto, will be in town late this month and is slated to speak at UBC Feb. 2 ... Rose is professor of history at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and we hear will be guesting a few appearances here.. .His scheduled topic at U EC is Zionism and the A rab-Israeli Conflict.
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Where else would you see 14 rabbis coming together at one time, around one table, _^speakingtoand I mingling with the community? B'nai BVith and JCC tried the impossible with their recent first Rabbis Appreciation Night ^^.^^^^ Nine local rabbis did sit db^ together — five could n't make it — and audience feedback revealed they enjoyed the different kind of a night ... Boiiquetk to co-ordinator Alec Jackson, our community,^ first International B.B. vice-president.
CJC representatives attended several inter-ethnic events lasTTiionth-jncluding the 34th anniversary of the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights marked by the B.C. Human Rights Commission. Regional Congress director Mark Silverberg reports that mention was made at the event that the next few years could see a rise in racist incidents... UBC professor of Asian studies, Rene Goldman and Jean Gerber of CJC were among those who addressed a commemorative meeting sponsored by the Chinese Benevolent Society marking the 1937 massacre in Nanking, China by invading Japanese forces . . Rabbi Wilfred Solomon spoke on behalf of the community during a
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island Jewish and fine artists; Art Fair which will include a show and sale« is being mounted at Congregation Emanu-El in Victoria . . . Martha Barker, 479-7620, would like to hear fromisland artists who'd be interested in participating.
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news wherever she goes including during her recent peace trip to lsra:el . . : Escorted by her current flame Victor Luna, La Liz was ifpllowed every-wherie by a small army of ca mera ma n, niedia reporters and aih adoringv gawk-TAYLOIIing public . . . Taylor is very popular in Israel, not just because she adopted Judaism — which it is known has been only nominal — but because she
has faithfully supported and the Jewish people... The actress crieated near pandemonium at the ^Vestern Wail when^ host ^f miale photo^ raphe^s follbiyed her into t]^e section restricted for women.
.At her request they laid their cameras il^nw^ Taylor bowed her head for a momentmeditation beside the huge ancient stones.
A recent' vintage political joke now making the rounds in Israel (with differing casts of characters) concerns a telephone conversation, in this case between Premier Begin and Defence Minister Sbaroh . . .Begin: How are you, how are things? . . . Sharpn: Everything is under coifitrol ^iid I fe^ . Begin: Arik, 1 gather you have people with you. Ill call you when you are by yourself.
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J Tickets.are now available for the- speciar Concert by Diaspora Yeshiya ' Band founder Mickey fAoshe Shur,, slated Sunday^ Jan. 2^. 8 p.m. at LubavitchXentre, 41st and Oak._^uring- his^vfeU tfiat-weekend, he will also speak at-a Shabbat dinner open to the~ community at Lubavitch.'
Rabbi -Shur was an accomplished musician during his early student days in the '60's in Berkeley. California, where he performed as'^a member of a folk-rock band; 77i^ Hog Garm. He has. studied at Columbia universe ity, Jewish Theological Seminary and University of Michigan, and holds 'cum la ude' la w degree from Way ne State university.
He is currently Hillel director at Queens College. New York City.
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SAN FRANCISCO -Galvanized by committed Holocaust survivors : and others who flfed from Hitler along with Bay Area scholars and students, the Holocaust Library and Research Centre of San Francisco began in 1979 as a grassroots effort.
It already has the most extensive coliectipn of^ d ocu-mentary material in the western United States. Building on the gifts of books and individual tax deductible doiiatiohs by B^y Area residents, it has ^received valuable and rare materials from alf over the worlds
The Libtary^nd Centre isin contact with ca^p survivors and liberators, authors, scholars^ Jewish organizations, libraries^ manu^ript repositories, museums and centres in the U.S. and throughout Eastern and Western Europe and Israel to further enhance its collection.
During 1982, its collection of books has grown to over 5,000 volumes in 121angtiages; its manuscripts, documents and photographs haye increased to thousands in numbers and are^con^idered of great importance.
The photograph collection is presently copied for slide presentations to schools and other educational institutions. These presentations are made during lectures on: confcen-tration camp experiences and general information on the Nazi era either at the library or schools and universities.
The Centre's oral history department continues to interview survivors and liberators of camps. These interviews are transcribed into written manuscripts for permanent readihg records.
Other activities include free lectures to the public, delivered over the pasttwo year^ by such distinguished scholars and historians as Dr. WiUikm G. Niederland. Prof. Yehuda Bauer, Bjame Maurerand Or. Martin Gilbert.
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^^nize the famed Diaspora Yeshiva Band^ which. <;onsist-ing^ primarily of American' students at the Yeshiva, has achieved success in creating music with an American folk-rock flavor but withJJewish religious content. He has since performed internationally asfd soloist.
In his concert Jan. 23 he will accompany himself on guitar^ but' will have back-up from^ local musicians.
The evening will be co-sponsored by Lubavitch Centre and B'naiBVith Hillel Foundation.
Advance tickets to the concert are available at Luba* vitch Centre, Hillel House at_ UBC and Shalom Books, 3712 Oak. Tickets will also be sold at the door. Discounts are available for seniors, Hillel members and children:
No reservations or fee is necessary for the Shabbaton dinner Friday evening, Jan. JJi, .although a small donation is . suggested 6y organizers. Religious services begin at 7 p.m., followed by dinner at ^ 7:30 p.m. and Rabbi Shur's talk ,at_ approximately 8:30 p.m.
Further information may be obtained from Lubavitch -at 266-1313.
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At this time of year and in areas subject to heavy snow conditiohs/you will see special signs requiring that your vefiide have good wlnter^tread tires or cany chains or, in some case, that chains be mounted. For your safety arid that of other motorists, these sighiare^^Mthorized by law.
During the next few weeks, random checks will be carried out by the RCMR in problem driving areas, more particularly the Hope-Princeton ■ th(^'Scjuamish Highway to Whistler, the Fraser Canyon.'but Including other sections of road on Vancouver Island and the rest of the province subject to snowconditions. The operation will be in conjunction with the Attorney Generafs "CounterAttack" programme and' other police traffic checks. Drivers of vehicles not properly equipped may be turned twck or charged.
The Ministry of Transportation and Highways^ is doing its best to clear snow and maintain our roads in winter to make theni safe. Befbre driving Into snow areas, make sure you have good winter tire^ and are carrying chains; to make your vehicle safe.
Beonthe ibokput for snow clearing and sandin^iequipmer^ sometimes operating in conditilpds of limited visibiKty. Their flashing amber llghte are warning yoit to use extifeiine cauiHdn and slow doM. Make suf% also that you ptiserve speciat Signing ariddlrdctions Of ifiagpersons if you should encounter them,, aiid please drive «areftitty.
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