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JEWISH     WESTERN BULLETIN
Friday, April 27, 1962
UNVEILING OF TOMBSTONE
in loving memory of the late
ELI TASS
will take place
Sunday, Moy 6fh
at 11 a.m.
at the
Schara Tzedeck Cemetery
Rabbi B. Woythaler and Cantor A. Deutsch v\^ill officiate
Relatives and friends are asked to attend.
Pacific chapter B.B. elects new executive
Vancouver Pacific Chapter B'nai B'rith Women No. 763 has held its elections for the coming term. New executive is as follows: president, Mrs. Wm. Giesbrecht; 1st vice-pres.. Mrs. Daniel Yochlowitz! recording and corresponding secretary, Mrs. Chuck Kemp; financial secretary, Mrs. Gil Gordon; treasurer, Mrs. Leon Hammer; sentinel, Mrs. Abe Glotman; trustees, Mrs. Harry Avery, Mrs. Sid Mintz, Mrs. Joe KOwarsky, Mrs. Rae Doduck and Mrs. Myer Rubin; and counsellor, Mrs. Norman Margolis.
The Installation will be held Monday, May 14, at the Gros-venor hotel. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The 1st vice-president, District No. 4. Mrs. Marry Tauber, will be installing officer, and Mrs. Maurice Lif-chus, 2nd vice-president. District No. 4 will be assistant installing officer.
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NEW YORK—Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Federal Judge Thurgood Marshall and Senator Jacob K. Javits will be among the principal participants at the American Jewish Committee's 55th Annual Meeting, May 3-6, Commodore Hotel, New York City. David Sher. annual meeting chairman, announced th.at Mr. Kennedy will be the principal speaker at the Saturday night dinner (May 5), while Judge Marshall will be awarded AJC's American Liberties Medallion for exceptional advancement of the principles of human liberty. Senator Javits will lake part in a panel discussion on the recent upsurge of anti-Semitic activity in the Soviet Union.
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All those interested in furthering knowledge of the Hebrew
language in Vancouver have been invited to attend a unique "first" in the community on Monday evening, May 7, when the First Annual Award Night of the Vancouver Ulpan Institute for adult Hebrew studies will be held.
Certificates and Ayin merit pin awards will be presented to all Ulpan students who have completed their year's course, as well as to members of the Hebrew-speaking Circle, the Chug Ivri. Under the sponsorship of the Keren Hatarbut, elementary, intermediate and advanced Hebrew classes were conducted, ::ommencing last October, and Vv^ere held at the Vancouver Tal-Ttiud Torah. Under the direction if Mr. I. Amige, who taught the "lasses together with Mis6| S. Blizovski, the Ulpan conducted cive evening classes in Hebrew
Cone of them for University and High School students) as well as the Chug Ivri.
Shmuel Meiri of Montreal will be a special guest at the Award Night during which elections will also be held for the 1962-63, Ulpan executive. -
A coffee party will follow the program and the evening will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kaplan, 4149 Osier street.
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irtWIN HOFFMAN
Beth Israel slates Mr. Irwin Hoffman
The Adult Institute of Jewish Studies of Congregation Beth Israel will hold the last in its current series of lectures tonight! during the Oneg Shabbat which' will follow the Sabbatih evening services at  Beth  Israel synagogue. Guest speaker will be Mr. Irwin Hoffman, conductor of the  Vancouver Symphony, and well-known in musical circles throughout North America. Mr. Hoffman will speak on the subject, "Religion in Music."
This lecture will conclude the series of Friday .night talks, which have brought prominent scholars in various fields to the Beth Israel Adult Institute. Dr. David T. Zack is Chairman and will introduce the distinguished guest tonight.
* The Sabbath eve services will begin at 8:15 p.m. with Rabbi Bert A. Woythaler officiating, and Cantor Abraham Deutsch chanting the liturgy, assisted by the Beth Israel choir under the direction of Sol Pelman.
CHILDREN
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able in his non-Jewish equiv lent. The junior headmistre raised some points about eleve plus coaching and mentioned t "sometimes dangerous paren pressures" on Jewish childrenj
There wds all the different in the world (she said) betwee coaching and cramming. Th who shone at the eleveh-pli' level did not necessarily mai tain their lustre at the higher le elg and vice versa. Furthermo "surface facts"  about eleve plus results were often misle ing. The academic performan of both Jewish and non-Jewi pupils at the higher levels education tended to even out.
Wlhat did emerge as a possi indication of a specialized ty of intelligence of Jewish c dren at all leve'lS was their 1 guistic capacity.
Significantly, four out of five non-Jewish members of team mentioned the point t
children from Orthodox Jew homes, were more respons and easier to cope with. But th so were the children from p allel types of background in non-Jewish world.
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There will be no sermon during the services to permit sufficient time for the lecture, which will commence at 9:15 p.m. in the auditorium of the synagogue. Tlie community is cordially invited to attend and to avail itself, of this opportunity to hear and meet Mr. Hoffman.
Sabbath morning services commence at 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Bert A. Woythaler and Cantor Abraham Deutsch officiating.
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