Chanuka, Friday, December 16, 1960
JEWISH WESTERN BULLETIN
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Vol. XXVII, No. 47, KisleA- 1'7, 5721, Vancouver, B.C., Fri., Dec. 16, 1960
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JDC approves $10,000,000 for aid fo Israel newcomers
Bullefin news digest
NEW YORK ~ A budget of $28,775,000 for the Joint Distribution Committee's 1961 aid program was adopted here last week at the 46th annual meeting of the organization. OVer 400 delegates in attendance savy Edward M. M. Warburg reelected as chairman.
'[ A suaa of $10vOOO,000 was at
lotted to the
JDC's work
with the aged, ill and handi-c-apped new comers to Israel. More than 300j00a men, women and .children in 25 countries are estimated to need JDC assistance in 1961. *
In addressing the delegates, Mr. Warburg said that after 15 difficult years the i^Ci&ttered communities have again prospered. "Where once there was rubble and ruin, where once,-there was only a handful of survivors", he ssiid, "there are now comintmi-ties again, commuhities lArhich once more have a future." ,
MAYER DISCUSSES DISCRIMINATION OF SOVIET JEWS
PARIS — "Very friendly and cordial" was the official description of the meeting between Daniel Mayer, former president of the Conference on the status of Soviet Jewry and Soviet Ambassador to France Sergei Vinogradov here Thursday. Mr. Mayer expressed the anxiety of liberal groups . throughout the world over the situation of So-
viet Jews and the discrimination against them by the USSR. The possibilities of a visit by Mayer to the Soviet Union was discussed.
HEBREW CHARACTERS USED FIRST TIME tN 33iANSMISSION
NEW YORK — The Jewish Telegraphic Agiency recently initiated the first transoceanic radio news communications in the Hebrew-language alphabet when a message from JTA
president Eleazar Lipsky was transmitted to Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in Israel. Mr. Lipsky stated in his message that the JTA has^^ cre^d for the first time "the possibility of
radio communication between the United States and Israel in the alphabet of this .ancient Jan-guage." He concluded with- the hope that the new communication will help to strengthen the bonds between American Jews and Israelis.
Israel bond saving plan tor retirement approved
IRVING CHERTKOW
On the basis of the proposal initially suggested by a promi-
nent Vancouver citizen, Irving Chertkow, senior officer of the Zionist Organization of Canada and a former president of the Zionist Federation of British Columbia, the State of Israel Bonds organization in Canada will shortly be introducing what isr; coming to be known as "The Israel Bonds Retirement Savings Plan".
Several years ago the Canadian government, recognizing the need for a planned approach to financial security, approved legislation whereby any Canadian wage earner, employee, employer or self-employed could deduct from his current earned income the payment made into a registered retirement plan at 10% of his income not to exceed $2500 per annum.
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JERUSALEM — Applauding the beginning-of radio news material transmissions in Hebrew between Tel Aviv and the New York office of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Premier Ben-Gurion hoped it would assist in strengthening ties between Israel and the Diaspora and would aid in the spread of the •Hebrew language outside of Israel.
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-JERUSALEM — Ghana has signed agreements with both the Soviet Union and Israel for the establishment and management of experimental farms in the African coimtry. Competition is now , on to see which country will produce better development, higher farm yields and greater numbers of graduates.
^ ^ ^ JERUSALEM — In addition to Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, other speakers on opening night of the World Zionist Congress will be Israel President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi and Dr.; Nahum Goldmann. Mrg. Golda' Meir, foreign minister, and finance minister, Levi I :Eshkol will speak on the secdnd day. Americai^i members of th6 Jewish' Agency executive will also be among the principal speakers. : ^ ^
JERUSALEM — Top-secret fli^t to Paris by attorney general Gideon Hausner w^s made recently not in connection with the Eichmann trial as was rumoured, but to complete the investigation of witnesses for the Lavon affair which is being reviewed now by a ministerial committee in Israel.
Sfi ^ j ■ TEL AVIV— After two years experimentation, a high-grade perfume called "Dimona" has gone into production in Israel and will be sold only to tourists and for export. Lola Beer, famous Israeli fashion designer announced the perfume is manufactured from acacia and various local flowers.
CHANUKA — A LOVELY HOLIDAY. A HOLIDAY OF LIGHT! BULLETIN HOLIDAY PICTURE SERIES: Continuing the new Bulletin holiday picture series which we began in our Rosh Hashona issue, our phoiographer/Franz Lindner, last week visited the ScharaTzedec^ Religious School. WHAT HE SAW: There he photograped a happy group oi youngsters in the Grade 1 Evening School class as they were actively engaged in preparations for the great Jewish Festival of Lights. They are wearing hats in the shape of candles and are carrying a Maccabee torch, a "kad chemen" (jug of oil) and one young man is spinning his over-size dreydel. Their teacher is Miss Naomi Samet from Israel. THOSE IN THE PICTURE: From left to right the children in our cover photograph are: Valerie Goldberg. Judy Chertkow. Kenneth Gofsky. Marlene Goldberg. Brian Gamberg. Morris Gordon and Leonard Klausner.
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Chonuko, Yancouyer, 1962 . • •
By LILLIAN ZIMMERMAN
The bulletin board of this handsome new structure, at Forty-first and Oak Streets, is covered this week with announcements of activities and forthcoming events for this first Chanuka in our New Community Centre. Let's look at it.
Here's one from the Youth Drama group — they're putting on a Chanukah play on Saturday night, written and directed
by one of their own members, with music to be provided by the New Centre Choral group. Parents who have assisted with scenery sets, are asked to meet backstage in the auditorium one hour early.
We are all invited to the Centre on Sunday afternoon, for a community-wide Chanuka par-(continued on page 32) See LET ME SAY