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2003 Gala Dinner
SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2003
Cocktails 5:30 p.m. Dinner 6:15 p.m. Four Seasons Hotel
Celebrating a great milestone in our community's life
Our honourees
Joseph and Rosalie Segal Our honorary co-chairs
Ben and Esther Dayson
Max and Margaret Fugman
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Speakers
Muslim/Jewish lecture
Four scholars from Israel and the United States will share their views on Jewish and Muslim interaction in the seminar Past Reflections Future Insights into Muslim-Jewish Relations next month. The lecture, presented by Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), Pacific Region, hopes to lay the groundwork for understanding and co-operation between the Jewish and Muslim cultures without glossing over political issues that are important to both sides.
Presenters include Rabbi Reuven Firestone, professor of medieval Judaism and Islam at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles and author of Children of Abraham: An Introduction to Judaism for Muslims; Emile Sahliyeh, director and advisor of international studies at the Major University of North Texas; Ibrahim A. Karawan, director of the Middle East Centre, associate professor of political science at the University of Utah; and Elie Rekhess, senior research fellow at the Moshe Dayan Centre for Middle Eastern and African Studies.
The forum, part of a lecture series on social justice, public policy and ethics, is dedicated to deepening understanding and enhancing dialogue between the two cultures. It will provide an historical assessment of Jewish-Muslim relations and discuss whether today's political issues are totally contemporary or whether they have their roots in history. The forum will also explore nationalist relations, nationalist associations and their effects on Jewish-Muslim relations.
Each speaker will focus on a different issue within the broader topic. Firestone vnll speak on Jewish-Muslim Relations: Is There a Non-Politicized Assessment?; Sahliyeh on The Limits of State Power in the Middle East; Karawan on Militant Islamist Groups - Anatomy of their Mindset; and Rekhess on Jews and Arabs in Israel. Nisson Goldman, chair of CJC, Pacific Region, will give opening remarks and Jon Festinger, general counsel of CJC, Pacific Region, wdll give closing remarks.
The program takes place Sunday, April 27, 7 p.m., at Temple Sholom. It is made possible through the support of the Diamond Foundation and is co-sponsored by Temple Sholom Congregation. For more information, contact 604-257-5101 or visit the CJC Web site at www.cjc.ca. □
Info on ovarian cancer
Agency to hold a free symposium at Temple Sholom.
in Canada, approximately one woman in 70 develops ovarian cancer. This type of cancer has one of the highest cancer mortality rates and, last year, nearly 1,500 women died from it. To educate the community about this illness, Ovarian Cancer Canada (OCC) is hosting a free symposium at Temple Sholom Synagogue next month.
The event will include presentations from Jewish community member Evelyn Lazare, OCC executive director; Dr. Paul Hoskins, B.C. Cancer Agency, who will provide an overview on ovarian cancer; Jenna Scott, genetic counsellor at the B.C. Cancer Agency, who will explain the genetics of why ovaritm cancer is prevalent among Jewish women; and Marjie Ostroff and Lynn Kaplan, Jewish com-mimity members living with ovarian cancer, who will provide a veiy personal account of the effects of the disease.
As well, a new memorial fund will be launched at this event in honor of the late Debbie Gervin, OCCs Jewish co-founder who passed away in 1999. Her family will be there to speak and launch the memorial fund in her memory.
There is no accurate screening test for ovarian cancer and early symptoms are vague and not well recognized by either women or their physicians. There are no known lifestyle factors associated with ovarian cancer, although there are some genetic and reproductive factors.
If the cancer is found in Stage I or 11, it can be cured. If symptoms, such as pelvic discomfort and weight gain, last longer than usual and increase in severity, women should see a physician. OCC's brochure titled "Ovarian Cancen Something Else to Worry About?". provides an extensive list of symptoms and risk factors.
The information session at Temple Sholom takes place April 8, 7:30-9 p.m. To become a member of OCC or to donate, call 800-749-9310 or visit www.ovariancancercanada.ca. □
- Courtesy of Ovarian Cancer Canada