EW GENTRE CAMPAIGN HAS NOW REACHED CRUCIAL STAGE
VOL. XVII. No. 47. HESHVAN 26, 5720  VANCOUVER, BIG., FRIDA
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(C^ilpr Es^ i    Hegev Dinner
Next \yednesda7 evening. De-ember 2, the Vancouver Jewish cbmmunity will pay tribute io ;^smond Lando at the annual Ne-ev pinner. The dinner will take lace at the Hotel Vancouver, eginhing at 6:30 p.m. .
Giiest speaker  will be Dr. Michael Simon, Consul General f Israeli who will tie making is final appiearance in Vancou-;er prior to assummg his new est as iSrael Ambassador to Peru. ■ .
Response to the diiiner has been excellent. Admission is by 'nvitation only.
A beautiful, souvenir program will be printed on the occasion of this dinner and will list the lamds of patrons and sponsors. Chairman of the Patrons Com-iittee is Maurice. I. Lerman, hairman of Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific iEte^giipn. Th6 dinner will be chaired by David
Give reassurance to youth groups on position in new centre
ESMOND LANDO
L. Silvers, a national vice-president of the' Zionist Organization of Canada.;
The issue of .existing Jewish youth groups in relation to the new centre came up for discussion this week at a meeting of the executive of the Jewish Community Council.
Community Council chairman Jack Aceman expressed special ^concern over rumors that existing youth groups would not have equal opportunity to use the . new centre facilities. Mr. Aceman denied this idea as being "completely untrue" and he said that he wanted to re-em-phaslze what he had told the new centre rally a few weeks ago where he stated that present youth groups would "at no time
be interfered with or subjected to competition as far as membership is concerned."
Other members of the executive suggesteid that the youth representatives have a legitimate fear that the position of their groups might be challenged in the new centre.
It was felt that further assurances should be given to the youth leaders and immediate steps should be taken to appoint youth representatives to the program planning committee. It was agreed that by having a share in the program planning the youth could help to assure the position of their own groups.",
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'enMShli^n ihey had^fp«uxd !l^O;ODb Unit^ Nalicois^ rations ;ckrds being misused and many thousands of cards issued to nonexistent refugees. Democratic Senators Albert Gore of Tennessee and Gale W. McGee of Wy-pixning had made an on-the-spot iSilliidy jof the Arab refugee problem. . . ■ time Harold
Beeley the British delegate to the Special Political Committee
of the U.N. Gene r a 1 As-, sembly attacked the Arab g ov^ernnifnts
for failin^r t9^ ' coojieratfe: with:
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village . of. Lafontaine in. south west Algeria.
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and^ Wdi^^ A;^?i^y}^r iPalestine^ Iliefuge^is. ife alsopc^ that ^t least 150,000 "dead or otherwise ineligible" persons are re: jeeivihg.II.N. aid. '
7 JEWS ^ARRESTED IN BEIRUT
TEL iWIV—-Seven Jews were arrested in Beirut last weekend 011 charges of ^iilegai contact with Israel, according to a report
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sibn. He confessed to having contact with six other Beirut Jews, maintained through Europeari countries. The correspbhde'nce found dealt only with general matters but liebanesa security officers are trying to discover •'their true meaning" and further arrests are expected, according to the Beirut newspaper report. ; _
ONE JEW KILLER, OTHERS WOUNDjED IN ALGIERS
ALGIERS—A Jewish medical student was niurdered by Algerian :terro[rists last Sunday; -Ac-? jcarding to the report Gilbert T^ian was shot>^nd; Irilled:^^ lie left the home 6|;a Moslem w^ an in Blida to whose;, assistance lie had gone. '
Two other Jews were seriously wounded, during, attacks by Algerian rebels in the past few days. Paul Pinsit, 37, was hit by shrapnel last Friday - afternoon during; an attack in the centre of Algiers. Maurice Louchi was wouiided when a grenade was thrown into a Jewish cafe in the
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the lack of r|?iigious facilities in outlying districts and missionary activity being cond^uctedl among elderly, Jews, It has been reported that- about 150 elderly Jews secretly converted themselves to Christianity to receive subsidies froni the Jewish Evangelical Movement, which has stepped' Up its activities among the poor-: er elements.
The problem of North African settlers in Israel was also discussed at the meeting. A. Nar-boni, president of the Algerian Zionists f ^federation urged a spe6dy '^^s^^ the integra-
tion diEfibulties.
RABBI SHLOMO CAiRLBACH will give a lecture-reicital at ScharaTzedeck Wednesday, December 9 (see story on page 5).
ISRAEL RE AD Y FOR NON-A&GRESSlbN PACTS
JERUSALEM --^^^^I^^ peace settlement with the Arabs during Isarel's second decade and for. the immigration of i,-500,000 Jews in the Soviet Union was expressed last week by Prime Minister David Ben Gur-ion.
These views were expressed in a letter to Yisroel Gialilee, Achdut Avodah member of the Knesset, which urged closing of the ranks between worker and pioneer elements of Israel "in view of the fateful period which may prove more decisive than 1948."
Ben Gurion also told newly elected members of his Mapai party this week that Israel is ready to convert existing armistice   agreements   with the Arab states into non-aggression pacts and is prepared to disarm if the Arabs would do likewise. In his letter to Galilee, Ben Gurion also warned that Israel may again be faced with a "severe and dangerous military test."
(Cc^ntinued on page 7) See "BULLETIN NEWS"
How Much Did Fund Raisers Receive?^
Lou Zimmerman told the executive; meeting that the fund-raising- organization v/hich had been hired to give the hew centre drive, its main push, had now corapleted its work aiid had beetn
^rdfessiphal assist^ tio ' tliie campaign was $8,obiO, which when the final goal of the campaign is realized Ayill probably come to less than oriib percent of the total raised.
Mr. Zimmerman reporiied further that the business and industry division of the campaign was making gratifying progress and some generous contributions have been received.
The big problem, he empha-
A fear that the New Community Centre Campaign may bog down because of an illu-sionary "self satisfied" altitude   on   the   part   of key workers and donors was expressed here  on Wednesday night by Lou Lefohn. Acting as chairman of Wednesday night's new Centre executive meeting, attended by a large group of community leaders, Mr. Lefohn expressed himself as follows:
"The results of the campaign in the first few weeks were spectacular, but this is a long long way from concluding a successful camtpaign.
We are now in the most crucial stage of the New Community Centre drive.   This is the stage where every individual,   workers   and donors alike, must bend every effort to make sure that the spirit that prevailed   at   the start .continues right through to a successful end." Mr. Lefohn made these foui* points that are now necessary to conclude the Centre Drive.
(1) Many people have pro* ; mfsed to take cards, but these people have not turned up yet; ' They must know< that they are needed, and that they will be welcome at the Centre office at any time. Even if they can only do a small amount, it will b&
a great help.
(2) The attitude of "Leave i^' to the' other fellow" will mean ' failure, and I cannot stress this., point too strongly. Workers must finish their cards, and turn in^ any cards that they can- , not complete.
(3) Those who already cpyn^^,; pleted their cards aind can takfe' more, get themi at Once from the -Centre office.   Don't wait.
(4) it must be remembered V
ture, and this means that the Centre campaign must be completed in the next few weeks at ■ the very latest.   It   must not stall or bog down.
sized, is to complete the mass coverage of the community at -large. Unless all campaign can- -vassing is greatly intensified, Mr. Zimmerman warned, this part of , the drive could stretch out into February of next year.
DR. STOILERMAN NAMED WESTERN DIRECTOR EOR ISRAEL BONDS
Dr. Murray StoUerman, Rhode Island native and outstanding authority on social and Jewish organizational work, has. been named western regional director for the State of Israel Bond organization in Canada.
In making this announcement, D. Lou Harris of Toronto, national chairman. State of Israel Bonds in Canada, declared: "It is with distinct pleasure that the Israel Bond Organization announces the appointment of Dr. Murray Stollerman as western regional director in western Canada. We have long felt the need of establishing a permanent headquarters for the ever-growing western Canadian Jewish communities which are playing an increasingly important role in the upbuilding of Israel's economic resources, eDr. Stollerman, who has served with the Israel Bond Organization for many years, brings to his new assignment a background of dedicated effort on behalf of the Jewish people, both here and abroad.".
Dr. Stollerman has already arrived in Vancouver and has met with the leadership of the community. He will shortly be tak-
DR. MURRAY STOLLERMAN ^
ing up residence and will announce the location of the per-, manent headquarters which wilt, serve not only Vancouver but the whole of the western area.-At present he is located at the-Georgia Hotel.
Discussions have already been, held with the view towards ere-: ating a permanent Vancouver Israel Bond Committee^ and an an-; nouncement regarding the plans, for the Annual Israel Bond Drive in Vancouver will be made; shortly.