J E WISH   WEST E R N   B U. L LET I N
Friday, March 9. 1962
An
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in every sense...
If an angel, speaking in human terms, is . one who resembles in beauty and kindliness the spiritual messenger, then the term "Angel's Ball" is a most felicitous expresson for the major project of the year of one of the community's most prominent organizations.
Planned for many months now, the Angel's Ball will be a community-wide affair with all the gaiety and glitter that the genius of feminine arrangement committees can muster. And although it is still a few months away, the magnitude of the project is such that it is important for as many people as possible to take note .out.
While its setting, details of programming and so forth have already been finalized, these things will be made public in the near future and in other columns of this newspaper. There are three aspects of the event, however, that should be noted at this time if the affair, and the projects which it will help to make possible, are to be successful.
The first is the date itself, which is Saturday evening, June 16.
The second is the unique price of admission: To attend this banquet and ball—and it has been emphasized by the committees that it will be a community function in the tradition of the gay Charity Ball not limited to members of the sponsoring organization^—all one will have to do is contribute $100 in saleable goods to the sponsoring society's Thrift 'Shop. Credits are being given for services to the latter as well, and of course, if you so desire, cash contributions
of $100 are also being welcom.ed to cover tlie admittance of you and your lady.
The third consideration, of no less importance than the others, are the projects themselves which the profits from the Angel's Ball will make possible.
Chiefly, they will be in the form of expanded services for our senior citizens which will include a four-day lounge program of sew,-1 ing, singing, reading and  hobby groups and
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Chiriqui, to handle the business end. It now serves meals from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m., its daily
The refugee canteen — the clientele has jumped from 600,
Foyer Amical
handicrafts. Also, for the f^st time in our 00^-,,^;:^:^^^^'',^^^ munity, a sheltered workshop will be set up m ■ second floor and at midday the- to take of them,
which the aged, who because of their years are staircase leading up tp it, and the           , f «t
unable to find employment in industry bul who downstairs foyer are jammed     '^^^ m    n^^ ■      f^iS^^ ^
are nevertheless able to perform valuable work, with Jews of all nationalities J^^f;J?' ^"^"^"i  ?i a*"-*
queueing up for their meal tic- ^^^^ many new North Afri-kets. Sometimes the line goes
will be able to pursue their skills benefitting from them both financially and psychologically.
^ cans, we also put 'couscous' on
„      . . u       . .   a:-      , outlheToo7and
Here is a cause m the highest tradition of street. About a third pf the pep-: and  Central Eurepeans
the great Maimonides, for there is no act more, gpjg ^re North Africans, with ^^^'^ liVie it much but to the charitable than that which assists our fellow. Tunisians predominating. * Chilv "^""^^^^^^ tastes like home." man, by teaching him a trade or enabling him! dren aren't much in evidence. > He added that the clientele to work with his already-acquired physical and They're either at school or their is now all "new" refugees. "Be-mental skills so that he may earn an honest! parents take their food back to ■ fore, we were feeding some soc-
livelihpod.
The great Jewish sage described this ulti- ^^^^ large families; mate act of charity as the highest step, "the summit" of Charity's golden ladder. This com-!
their hotel rooms because the ial cases as w e 11 as 'settled* I canteen just cannpt accommo- North Africans. But we've had
In spite of the hfubbub of 200
munity now will have the opportunity of reaching that lofty rung thanks to the mem.bers and leaders of the local chapters of the distinguished Canadian Jewish Women's service organization that is making it all possible the Vancouver Section of the National Council of Jewish Women.
people, eating elbow to elbow, the dining-room upstairs gives a cheerful impression. The tables are topped with bright yellow plastic. Trundled In on carts by
to weed them out. We've also started charging for meals — two francs (40 cents) for employed people; one franc for people on relief. A lot of them liave passes from the CBJP or COJA-SOR (the other major Jewish
U Sv Non" conformity
smiling wolien volunteers, the'^^^^^je^/g^ncyi, who pay us kosher fooa looks, good, smells ^""^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^nc a meal.
Among the new healthier attitudes develop-
The- healer is the American government
ing in the United States recentl3f<.^has been the which has at last realized that the languages, trend away from conformity. The|t?itest example   'Ibrought over by the various immigrant groups
of this is a more tolerant approach towards parochial schools and the recognition of the importance of foreign languages such as -Yiddish. ;
Concerning the former, a recent survey of leadership opinion showed that a new attitude within' the Jewish community itself has\ been developing towards the day school, which once used to be regarded as isolationist. At long last, U.S. day schools, with an overall enrollment of approximately 50,000 are being looked upon as a "legitimate part" of the American school structure and as necessary for those who desire "an intensive form of Jewish education."
These recent findings of the American Association for Jewish Education are not at all at variance. with the trend that has been experienced in the past decade in Canadian Jewish communities, where we have found a continuing increase in enrollment as teaching standards are raised, facilities improved and growing numbers of families desire a more intensive Jewish education for their children.
On the: subject of Yiddish, a tongue conceded by many to be in the midst of its death throes, there has also been a reversal for.the better. Although, regrettably, it may be too late to save Yiddish from what^ has appeared to be
good and you know by the way they dig in that the people are
One out of three of the new i^efugees fed at the canteen are
really hungry. Thiols their main North Africans. Typical is Mme.
Z from Tunis, a plump darks-haired woman in her late thir-
Grabbing a hasty^ sandwich at
are a- rich resource which the country needs badly" and which should not be permitted to die out. Accordingly, the U.S. office of education
has established a two-year study project to see the office, he gives up his lunch
what can be done to preserve these ethnic Ian-,' hour every day to come and see
guages. I that "people get a decent meal."
mu + J '4^1- u • 1- n \ His wife and daughter . are The study, uncer the chairmanship of Dr. ] ^^^^^ volunteers
Joshua A. Fishman, dean of the Graduate School \ ^j^o assist the paid staff.
of Education at Yeshiva. University, will deter- ,,,,,
"We never turn anyone away
hungry," he said proudly; "But some days we have to bring oiit sausages and eggs when the regular meat'dish runs out.'
meal of the day.
. The spirit of the place is due ^. .^^ ^, ,-tj , to one man — a prosperous fur- J^^^^^^^ three children, aged 10 rier named Leitkind, originally, Jol^. They fled Tums^Drecipi-from Russia, who-founded the J^tely after Bizerte she^ saitf, canteen in 1937. Staying open ' everything ^b^^^^
even through the war, It has c^^e she ran with her husband been  his   "baby", ever since.
mine the extent of the ailment and the necessary remedy for its cure. Dr. Fishman.has emphasized that we must recognize the ''linguistic gold mine in our midst" which. Americans coming from other countries brought with them. These people, including the Jewish immigrants, brought with them a genuine love for their mother languages which, Dr. Fishman states, "is in no way in conflict" with their love for their new country.
"As. a result, they attempted to teach their non-English mother tongues to their children and grandchildren by organizing and sponsoring organizations, publications, schools and religious institutions to help preserve their cultural and linguistic heritage." he said.
Should the American government decide to lend its full nioral and financial support towards encouraging these "foreign" languages, there is
This used to be a rare occurrence, but not any more. The; canteen, in fact, has become such a complicated operation that FSJU:had to put on a full-time   assistant,  a man, named
almost certain demise,- leading Americans, both    every reason for hoping that with this assistance
Jewish and non-Jewish, are presently taking an introspective look at the Yiddish language along with several other-languages in a bid to stem the fateful trend. So it is that now, after years of disinterest, neglect and oftentimes ridicule, Yiddish finds it has a most influential supporter who perhaps more than any other force will be able to check the "disease" and-provide the nourishment needed to bring it back to a state of good health.
from a most unexpected source, they will ..succeed in halting the epidemic which has been taking such a toll of these languages.
Having removed the "melting-pot" ideology from the fire, so to speak, Americans are now realizing more and more how much they stand to benefit frpm a healthy Yiddish-speaking community as from other multi-lingual groups. It is to be hoped that the change in approach has come in time.
Pensioners confer on topic of aliyah
TEL    AVIV (ZINS)
The
question of how to encourage immigration to Israel of pensioners from the United States
and Canada, which might also attract their children to Israel, was discussed at a conference of pensioners here with the participation of 50 delegates representing 600 such immigrants to Israel.
Most of the pensioners are in the age group of 62-65 and their pensions range between 3 00 and 150 dollars a month.
Most of them are Yiddishrspeak ing Zionists who have been devoted to Zionism all their lives. The conference discussed various methods of helping pensioners in the Diaspora reach Israel.
LETTER TO EDITOR j   Expresses thenks
Dear Mr. Kaplan:
On behalf of the Schara Tze-deck Sisterhood, I wish to express my sincere thanks for the I excellent publicity you gave us ; in The Bulletin in connection I with the Farmers' Market held Ion Sunday. The success of our I affair, was very gratifying, i Again thanking you for your ! kind co-operation, I am sincere-jly yours,
i MRS. C. S. MINTZ,
Publicity Chairman
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: Israel Kistadrut Cam>
paiffn........Feb. 15 to Mar. 15
Pioneer Women Cbalacli Monas
Drive.......Feb. 25 to Mar. 18
B'lTai B'Bitli No. 77
Bakin^r €oiit»st . .....itXar. SO
Beth Zsrael Sisterbood
Xiunohediik.............Mar. 21
I^oneer Women Furim
Ball ...... ...........Mar. 24
"I'brtfty Nifties"
N.aj.W...............Map. 25
Peretz school Concert . . .Mar. 25 Porstz School Official - Openins' Ceremony & Ijispectiofi Tour of
; New Bnildiujf. .........Mar. 25
reretz School Banquet .. .Mar. 25 N.O.J.W. Open Meeting;
. for Education >YOar . .. .Apr. 1 S.li.X.O. Council Annual
Mr. and Mrs. Tea.......Apr. 8
Beth Israel Sisterhood
I^uucheon.............April 11
Beth Israel's Men's Club •
l>ance ..................April 14
Sjllialt Freianan Chapter
: Hadessah Fesach Tea . . Apr. 22 Some for Ag'ed
" Fesach Tea ...........April 23
Warsaw Ghetto Memorial
Evening ..............April 2S
MizrachiXadie^rPassover ■
Yiskor Tea . ............May 1
Schara Tzedeck Sisterhood
liUncheon ........... May 2
United Jewish Appeal
Xruncheon............ Slay i^-9
Nera Jewish Conrmxinity •
Cetitre Annual Meeting- May 15 National Council
I^uncheon............. May 16. {
W.O. New 'Centre Fund Raisinjs; Comm.
Mammoth Bing-o .......May 16
Beth''Israel Sisterhood . •
, Torah Fund. Iiuucheou. . May 23 B'nai B'rlth Garden Party May 29 Schara Tzedeck Sisterhood
Donor l^unchecn ...... May 30
The Jewish Western Bulfetin
MARCH 9, 1962
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SAM KAPLAN PubJisher. and Editor
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