8 — THE BULLETIN — Thursday. November 9. 1978
THE STORY GOES that a camel is a horse designed by a committee. It's a good joke but the fact is that Canadian Jewish Congress finds its main strength in the volun-
teer committees which are responsible for many of its functions involving action on a local, national and international level.
It's a moveable feast which pro-
CITY OF VANCOUVER
ELECTIONS
Wednesday^ November 15, 1978 Polls Opeii 8 a.in. to 8 p.ni.
LIST OF CANDIDATES
Parties for candidates in this advertisement are identified as follows:
COPE — Committee of Progressive Electors
NALP — North American Labor Party
TEAM — The Electors* Action Movement
VIA —Vancouver. Independent Association
VIP — Vancouver Independent Progressives
IND — Independent
NPA — Civic Non-Partisan Association
MAYOR
1 to be elected
BACEDA, Danny-IND BROWN, May-TEAM BURDENY, Donald M. -IND
INGRAM, David - VIA LEE, Eric F-IND VOLRICH,JackJ.-IND YORKE, Bruce G. - COPE
ALDERMEN
10 to be elected ABBOTT, Hugh M. - NPA ARNAUD. Joe-COPE ATKINSON, Evelyn -
TEAM BADER, David J:^ VIA BELLAMY, Don - IND BOYCE, Helen D.-NPA CARNEY, Tom-VIA CRONE, Alexander R-
NALP DALLAVALLE, Carlo-
NALP DAVIESLibby-COPE DAYKIN, Harold - TEAM DRONSFIELD, William-
TEAM
ERIKSEN, Bruce G. - COPE FERRY, Jack-IND FORD, Marguerite - TEAM GERARD, Bernice - NPA GLASS, Pam-TEAM GRAHAM, Patrick F.-VIA GRAY, Brian K.-NALP HADLEY, Eleanor L. - IND HAMMOND, Tom - VIA HARCOURT, Michael-IND
HELDEN. Frank - IND HISCOCKS, Susan L.-VIP JACKSdK Sol-COPE KENNEDY, Wamett - NPA KIELER, Gloria Anne - VIP LIPKOVITS, James V. - VIP LiTTLE, Doug-NPA MARZARL Darlene - IND MURPHY, Paul-COPE OSBORNE, Robert F-TEAM
PENDAKUR, Selty - TEAM POZER,JohnD-VIP PREST,WiniamJ.-VIP PUIL, George-NPA RANKIN, Harry- COPE SCHRECK, David b.-COPE
SEGUR, Calvin A. - NALP SINGH, G.Paul-St. DENIS, Mel-SWANSON ■ Jean -COPE TA YLOR, George H.-
TEAM THERRIEN, Gerald -
NALP WEINREICH. Harald-
TEAM
WESTON, David J. - VIP WILLGRESS, Sydney - VIA WILLIES, Paul-VIP YEE, Jack Say-TEAM
PARK
COMMISSIONERS
Ttobeelected ALFREDS, Les - VIA BAIN. Ian-TEAM
BOWRON, Julian-ViP FAIRBROTHER, Donald -
TEAM > FLYNN, Frank - TEAM FOWLER, Mary Ann- >
TEAM ERASER, Russ-NPA GIBSOlsf, David-TEAM HENDERSON, Doug - IND HILL. Norman-VIP KENNEDY, Brian D. - IND LAALO, Douglas W. -
COPE LALONDE.Toni-VIP LANGDON, Judith L.-LEHMANN,Elsa-VIP LIVINGSTONE, Andy J.-
NPA
MARCUS, Peter-COPE MOWAT, Doug-NPA OWEN, Philip W. - NPA PARKER. Valerie V^TEAM: PIGOTT, Margaret L. - NPA QUAIL, Jim-COPE RANKIN, Phillip-COPE RENIX, Carl G.-NPA SARA, Harkirpal Singh -
. .. VIA' ■
SMITH, Geoffrey A. -- ViP STONE, David--COPE THIRSKJim-VIA THOMAS, Glyn - COPE WAINBORN, George-NPA
WILSON, Patricia - COPE ZLOTNIK Martin D.-TEAM
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
9tobeelected
ARLUISON, Jean-Claude -■ \ TEAM-^';."-^ ARNOLD, David rr TEAM BAKER, Jonathan; ^ NPA BROWN, William-NPA BUSH, Jack-TEAM CHRUNIK Mike -COPE DIVINSKY, Nathan - NPA ERDMAN, Kari L.-NPA FENWrCK, Betty-Anne-
TEAM FLEMING, Rhonna-
TEAM FOGAL, Connie - COPE FOULKS, Irene K.-COPE GREENWELL, Betty-
COPE
HANNAY, Bryan W. - NPA HEBB, Peter H.-NPA -KHAKL Aziz-VIA KN4PP,Wes-COPE LANE, David-COPE LEUNG, Sophia M.R.-
TEAM LOWTHER. Fred -COPE MILLER, Garry-NPA O'SHAUGHNESSY, Helen
-COPE PRICE, Sandy-TEAM PRYCE. Freda-NPA ROBINSON, Norman-
TEAM TAPPER, Alan-IND THOM. Pat-TEAM WEINSTEIN, Pauline-
COPE ■ -•■^r-WESTLAKE, Peter G. -
NPA
vides opportunity for involvement in many aspects of Jewish life.
At hom^, the Joint Rabbinical and Lay Kashruth committee is responsible for overseeing the kashruth of local institutions and for maintaining a check on the kashruth of a variety of food products. The RAV — Rabbinical Association of Vancouver — is the clerical arm of the committee and responsible for Halachic decisions.
The non-rabbinical miembers on the committee explore avenues for widening the products available to the kosher home, and, recently, published the Vancouver Kashruth Directory which acts as a guide to kosher products available to the kosher home locally. This directory is available through the synagogues and the Congress office and copies will soon be placed in the local kosher stores.
A maj or, on-going concern of the Jewish Historical Society for the past several years has been the-history of early Jewish "pioneers" in ^ British Columbia. They have been collectiiig oral histories, memorabilia and photographs, as well as building up a sizeable archival collection, similar to those being organized in Jewish centres across Canada.
The Historical Society's work on. the Jews of the Canadian West, Pioneers, Pedlars and Prayer Shawls, is an exciting event for Vancouver.. A 250-page book of photographs and history, authored by Cyril Leonoff and published in Victoria by Sonp Nis press, the publication made its debut at the Hadassah Bazaar and will be avail--able in stores artd[ through the Congress office this month. Publication of this book was facilitated by grants from the G Foun^ datibn and the B.C. Government. ■
Myer Freedman^ ^past president and long-time Histprical Society member, hopes that once Vancouver and Victoria Jewry sees their past in print, they will bring to the S ociety even more material to form a large, permanent collection, and, as well, provide material for a second, even larger volume. New president of the Historical Society is Allan Klenman of Victoria.
A travelling exhibit about Jewish history and artifacts, available to' schools arid community centres for several yearsi will again be moving throujghoiit VancoiiVerthis y^^ The Institute of Adult Jewish
Studems
PARIS — Students make up the bulk of emigration to Israel from^ France, the new head of Aliyat Noar in France, Claude Sitbon, said here. Of 150 French Jews who have emigrated to Israel so far this year, more than 90 were students, he added. JCNS.
Studies, co-sponsored by Congress and the Jewish Community Centre, has in its preceding two seasons covered topics such as Jewish humoi-, the Jew in English literature, various Bible subjects, Jewish-Christian relations, approaches to Jewish law.
HOLOCAUST STUDIES and programming have long been a priority in communities all across Canada and the Vancouver Standing Committee on the Holocaust has sponsored seminars on the holocaust for local public school pupils and teachers. Last spring the third annual symposium presented a daylong session to over 900 area students and teachers, who heard survivors and scholars discuss the background and meaning of the most tragic moment in Jewish history.
The committee, under chairmanship of Prof Graham Forst, has been working with survivors, encouraging them to tell their stories as witnesses, in the face of many who would deny the very existence of the holocaust. The committee has also begun to gather curricula on holocaust studies for public school and University courses and is setting up a resource centre where teachers can go for materials. Every year they provide bibliographies, study-guides and survivor-speakers for area teachers.
^s other communities are doing, it is the hope of the group that eventually there will be time alloted in the public school curriculum for holocaust studies.
In conjunction with the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial committee, Elie Wiesel was brought to Vancouver for last year's YomHaShoa event.
The committee, under chairmen Paul Heller and Susan Bluman,, with Sophie Waldman, over the years have prepared Warsaw Qhettpi Klemoriai evenings, wlfiich are.an-? nually well-attended.
This year, under leadership of Rabbi Daniel Siegel, the Soviet Jewry university committee will hold symposia on the issues raised by the continued suppression of Jewish and civil rights in the Soviet Union. A second committee will soon go into action, sponsoring adoption of families by local community organizations and individuals, as a focus for letter-writing and action on their behalf In the past the Soviet Jewry committee has organized demonstrations on behalf of Soviet Jews.
CONGRESS IS ALSO a focal point for the continuing Jewish-Christian Dialogues taking place several times a year, involving ministers, rabbis and laymen from various denominations and communities. A new, more intimate series of parlor nieetings is in the works for the coming year. The first one will take place on the North Shore prior to thie semi-annual larger meeting, scheduled for Nov. 26 in
conjunction with the Council of Christians and Jews. Congress cooperates in a variety of interfaith activities, speakers arid programs^
Congress is active as well on the campus in various ways. A Judaica library at UBC is augmented via Congress when individuals or organizations wish to honor or memorialize friends Or family. In addition. Congress supports the ongoing Judaica studies chair at UBC, currently held by Dr. Moshe Ammon.
The Canada-Israel Committee, while an independent group, works with Congress in an information program on behalf of, Israel and Canadian Jewry. It presented the impressive Habitat display "Israel: The Timeless Settlement" • which highlighted the 3,500 years of Jewish settlement in Israel. More recently, the CIC presented day-lpng work/ shops on the Arab boycott in Canada. <'
What makes Congress run is the constant new supply of energy from individuals in the community. Anyone interested in wprking with existing committees, or with suggestions for new Congress projects, is urged to telephone the Congress office, 261-8101, for further information.
It's up to you, Vancouver.
J.G. -
LaPierre addresses BJ. Men's brisa^
LAURIER LAPIERRE, nationally-known radio and television commentator and news analysts will address the next breakfast-meeting of Beth Israel Men's club. The entire community is being invited to the event,'this Sunday, Nov. 127 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel. Mr; LaPierre will speak oh'a topic of current general interest^ Shacharit services at 9 a.m. precede the program. Transportation may be arranged by calling the B.I. oilice at 731-4I6L
Please Note:
Voters whose qualifications are based only on residence or ownership in the University Endowment Lands are entitled to vote only on the School Trustee vacancies.
R.HENRY RETURNING OFFICER
independent