No.^;:HESHVAN 24^ 571? VANCOUVER, B.C.> FRIDAY; NOVEMBER; 7i 1958
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npugehe Berlatsky^ executive director of the Jewish Gommun-ity Centre of Seattle is coming to yaba)uver;next We^ NQvember 12i as guest speaker at a jomt meeting of all branches of National Cpimcil of Jewish Womd|i,s Vancouver Section.
This meetifig, oh the vital topic ASf- the role of the centre in Jewish community life will take place in the auditpnuin of the T^ Torah, 27th^andl bak-8:30 p.m.
Mr. Berfateky was the ^founding director of the JeAvish centre in Dallas, Texas beifojre taking his present post in Seattle in 195^: lie also has a number of published works to his credit inclucling & population study of Dallas and a, booidet on pro-granunihg wiit^^^^^^
This gieeting Berlatsky \yill give tile: local Jewish/^^c^ an pppwtun^ oifj the phflospiiy^ of'the
Jewish <X)mihtinityr;-<^^^ as^ it has been< developed 1^^
Ben Guf^idh
EUGENE BERLATSKY
otlier cemr^js over the past several decadra. i^^^ members o:
the cpmmumty iare welcome to attend and i:e;^eshments will: te served.
estate
The sum of $10,000 has just been recdved^ from the executors of the estate of Nathan. Pereiman, to bb ai^^ purchase pric6 of land foi* tbb^^^n ish Gpmimmity Gent^^^ v
Mr. Perehnan was a long tirne resident of this community and le^ ^most of his money to (Jharityi Direct bequests were irii^ itp^^the the Aged, Talmud Torah, Schara Tzedeek and Community Centre. The residue of the estate was distributed among other local Jewish institutions at the discretion of the executors,
•Harold Freeman and Morris Bernstein. Schara Tzedeck chapel was grainted the purchase priceof a lihioq sine, with the balance dmded^^l^ the T^lm^d Torah; ahdJi^ t^ommunity Centrei The Ceintre^^^ receiyecl the largest single amount.
- The executors have received an im-dertaldngithat;^ would be
used for iio pi£ri>ose other than a i0w: Community ^ it js
expected that a suitable memorial plaque will be erected to conunemor-ate the nanM of Mr. Pereiman-
of Anne ¥rank
Porothy Davies who is recognized, as a j leading Canadian drama personality is directing the Vancouver production of the Diary of Anne Frank which will opentat the Georgia Auditorium on Monday, December 8.
Miss" Dayies has been' associated with many; outstanding dramatic en-deayours in Vancouver. A few year^ ago she received an award as the best director at the Dominion' Drama Festival for her production of "The Crucible". *
"The testament left behind by teenager Anne Frank in her di^iy has done more to promote understanding and brotherhood m thepost-war world than all,'the organizations dedicated to this goal". Miss Davies has stated.
•3n producing The Diary' in Vancouver," she added "our; main> aini will be to achieve a realistic simplicity with„.which Anne recorded her ; -experience in hiding frdni a world gone mad, and her faith in the future."
JERUSALEM — Premier David Ben Gurion of Israel de-^ nounced Gamel Abdel Nasser of Egypt last week in terms rarely employed by the head of a state and said the only reason Nasset should not be compated wjitb'Hit-ler was that Isra:el would not let Nasser do what Hitler had done, although the Egyptian dictator was equal to those crimes.
Mr. Ben Guriori's polemic came in a debate on a Communist motion in the Knesset calling for a reversal of Israel's pro-Western policy. The opposition parties voted solidly with the Government to reject the Cbnununist motion which received the i vote of only two Communist deputies.,
Eairlier, Mr. Ben Gurion rejectied a Herut Party demand for a full debate on the futurie of Jordan, declaring that Nasser "knows—-and that
in Jordan." He said it was better that Jordan should continue to exist as it is and appealed for restraint in dis-r cussing policy on Jordan. -
Mr. Ben Gurion disclosed that United Nations Secretary General Dag: Hammarskjold had promised to visit Israel early next year to discuss Article VIII of fhe Jordan-IsVael armistice agreement which requires both parties to-meet to settle iinresolved issues. Mr. Haminarskjpid, he said,' insisted that this discussion take place at Sde Boker, the Prime Minister's vacation home in the Negev.
Mr. Ben Gurion emphasized that it would be., "very harmful" to discuss publicly what Israel would do in the event, of violation of the Jordanian status quo, because "there is no need to tell a hostile worid what we are going to. do in a hypothetical case, especially on a question involving peace or its opposite." SYMPATHY WITH ARAB IBERATION MOVEMENT , In dealing with the Communist motion, Mr. Ben Gurion expressed Israel's sympathies with the Arab liberation movement but stressed that that movement must not be identified witl^'
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A-speci^ meeting to consider a difficult situation currentiy faced by Beth Hamidrosh Rabbi Ginsberg has % been r called by Mbfris Gehniian, president of the cbngreg^tiph. The' meeting will take place Sunday, Nbvemr ber;S9 at 10 a:m;^a^ Hamidrosh, 3231 Heather^ Street.
According to Mr. Gehrman the-"Beth Hamidrosh faces a critical situation and must have more membership and greater support in order to maintain the synagogue and the rabbi.
"If this is not^forUicoming, the Beth Hamidrosh is in danger of being closed down," Mr. Gehrman declared.
He urged that everyone concerned should come to the meeting Sunday morning.
HUMOfiEST JON SILO OPENS NEW SEASON
The first performer m the popular Jewish Personality Series, to begin on November 15 at 8:30 p.m. at the;^Beth Israel Auditorium will be the character comedian and humorist, Jon Silo.
A most versatile artist, Mr. SIo will include vocal selections in his program which will be devoted mainly to Jewish humour, sponsored by the Beth Israel. Beth Israel Synagogue and B'nai' B'rith organisation have joined the list of groups sponsoring this noteworthy series which drew large audiences last year. Each organization will assume direct responsibility for one event in the series.
B*nai B'rith is making arrangements for the appearance of Congressman Jaimes Roosevelt at the Beth Israel on December 15; the Zionist, Organization is assuming responsibility for the address in early March of Dr. Bernard Cherrick, director-general of the Hebrew: University of; Jerusalem;. Community Council and Congress^ will jointly . sponsor F.eli^ Fibich, character dancer at the Talmud Torah on. March 14; and Judah J. Shapiro, National Dir^tor of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation will'appear under the auspices of congregation Schara Tzedeck in its auditorium oit April II.
Tlie whole conmiunity is invited to attend the first performance next Saturday. Admission is 6yb silver collection.
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Foreign Minister Golda, Meir and Ambassador Abba Eban this
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new detailed analysis of the Middle East political situation as affects the Jewish state. One of the top subjects was believed to be the Soviet-Egyptian propa ganda campaign charging Israef
meet on [.â– cation
On Sunday morning, November 9, the Zionist Organization's Board of Directors will meet a 11:00.a.m. at the Jewish Gom-munity Centre to hear dn address by .Rabbi Aaron Horowitz, na-
DOROTHY DAVIES
Arrangements are being made for National Council' of JeWish Women to sponsor one performance of the' how famous -play which viras adapted for the stage by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. "
"the oppressive imperialist dictator^ ship ot a soldier who crushes his owii and and people and bankrupts them by spending the fruits of their sweat on arms froift Communist countries and wants to dominate other .peoples and the whole of Africa."
Mr. Ben Gurion replied to an as4 sertion by Dr. Moshe Sneh, Communr ist deputy, that Israel was allied with imperialism by referring to a certaid Great Power (this Soviet Union) which "rules over colonial peoples and is not liberating them" He said Israel was ready to maintain nonnal relations with that power. .
Discussing Israel's arms purchases from the West, Mr. Ben Gurion said: "We do not want to b& dependent on the mercy of Egyptian, Iraqi and other dictators." Egypt .was obtaining Sor viet arms, he said, not to improve the wretched conditions of her. peasantry but for warfare against Israeli "W^ will do everything to prevent encir-(Continued on page 12)
RABBI AARON MdROWITZ
tional director of the Hebrew-speaking movement in Ganada.
Rabbi Horowitz will discuss the role of the Zionist Movement in the Hebrew education field.
In addition- to the members of the Zionist Organization, representatives of Vancouver's- Hebrew educational institutions havQ also been invited to participate in the discussions.
The* meeting will also hear a report by Lou.Lefohn, president of the Zionist Organization of B.C., on a, meeting of key Canadian leaders held ,with Golda Meii recently in Ottawa.'
with planning an assault on Jordan foUowlpg the evacuation of jBntis|i>.th}bps from Aat country.
Cabinet meeting was the question of how to finance the unexpected new flow 'of unmigiation from Eastern Europe. Floating of a voluntary loan of 20,000 pounds, from the Israeli public is said to be favored but a final decision awaits a meeting with Jewish Agency leaders. , Meanwhile Jewish Agency treasurer Doy Joseph has told a 100-mem-ber UJA study mission now in Israel that the flow of funds from die American campaign and other sources is "inadequate" in view of the immigration upsurge.
EBAN HEADS WEIZMANN INSTITUTE
TEL AVIV—-Election of Ambassador Abba Eban ^ president of the Weizmani} Institute of Science has prompted rumors that he may be re-inquishing his ambassadorial post^ but nothing definite on this has been disclosed. It is also rumored that Mr. Eban may be: a leading Mapai candidate in next summer's Knesset election. , .
CABINET INVESTIGATES KAFR KASSEM CASE
Bulletin news
digest
JERUSALEM—A comniittee of the srael Cabinet has bbeh named to track down the ultimate, responsibility br the massacre of 43 Arabs at Kafr Kassem two years ago. This mbye is apparently due to criticism of a higher officer following the recent conviction of several border unit officers involved in the case. The. cabinet committee includes Justice Minister *iiihas Rosen, Developmeut Minister Mordecai Bentov, and Peretz Naf-tali, Minister without portfolio.
SAUL CHERNIAK ELECTED CHAIRMAN
WINl^PEG—Saul Chemiak, chairman of Canadian Jewish Congress Western Region, wais elected an alderman in the r«:ent Winnipeg civic election. A long time leader in Win-
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