Poge Two
THE   JEWISH   WESTERN BULLETIN
Friday, March 21, 1958
Editor's view
A. T- Arnold
fund raising lor Israel
«npHE 'Jewish  Agency   iorf Palestine   recently   izations who wish to conduct campaigns is a sound 1 changed, its name, officially to the Jewish Agency   one as it helps to maintain a certain amount of con-
fer Israel. The Jewish Agency is the major overseas beneficiary of United Jewish Appeal campaigns. It is the central philanthropic organization responsible for the immigration^ absorption and agricultural settlement of new immigrants in Israel. In
trol over su9h activities. This does not mean that there are not other institutions in Israel worthy of support. There are, and from time to time representatives - of such institutions have visited various local - communities including' Vancouver to solicit
addition, its. world wide educational and youth pro- -^support. It is.our opinion, however, that greater eon-
grams serve as a link befween Jewish > communities throughout the world and the people of Israel.
The Jewish Agency annually issues a list of organizations authorized to conduct public fund raising campaigns for the benefit of Israel. This list grants fund raising aiuthority to, a group of 12 different Israeli institutions or organizations. Of these 12, only six conduct regular activities in Vancouver. They ai!?! the American Friends of the Hebrew Uni-versity^ the Hadassah, the Jewish National Fund, the Mizrachi Women's Organization, the National Committee for Labor Israel /Histadrut), and thg Pioneer Women. .
The six other authorized campaign groups whicl| do; not conduct activities in Vancouver are th^ American Committee, for the Weizmann Institute, the American-Israeli Cultural Foundation, the Red Mogen David for Israel, the American Technipn Society, the Federated, Council of' Israeli Institutions and the Women's League for Israel.
trols are actually necessary over the ^outside organization^ which.may come in to any local community to conduct a campaign. The fact is that the old-fashioned "meshulach" is being replaced more an^ ymore by the smooth-talking^ high-priced public relations man who is actually nothing more man & professional fund-raiser.
* Only a few months ago Vancouver had a visit from a representative of the Bar Ilan^^ University which is not on the officially authorized list of the Jewish Agency. This does \ hot detract from the merit of Israel's new University but it does raise sTquestion as to whether^it has the right to conduct a widespread campaign outside of Israel wherever it chooses. Of course, the Jewish comniunity is a voluntary association and we can therefore place no legal restrictions against any outside organization coming in to seek support. But we can raise the question as to whether it is right for two Israeli universities to be placed in the position of coni-
Structure survey urged by council delegates
of in
A proposal for a survey Jewish community structure Vancouver came in for considerable discussion at a meeting of the Board of Representatives o: the Jewish Community Counci last week.   Other> highlights o" the meetihg were the announcements that Danny Drutz of Toronto has accepted the appointment as assistant executive director  and  will  be 'coming to Vancouver oh July 1 to .take up his duties. v
Dir. J. V. White reportecl on the renewed conversations with Uie CPR and the to\yn planning department of City Ha^, about a piece of land for a new Centre and predicted that it would not be long before a site is acquired.   Morris. Saltzman, Com-
OBITUARY
The authorization granted to these groups means peting for support from the same people. What that they can conduct fund-raising campaigns in would happen if every one of the institutions now /Addition to the United Jewish Appeal campaign, authorized by the Jewish Agency which does not Tliis permission does not imply the endorsemeht of * conduct a drive at present in Vancouvej, and others the Jewish Agency^ But it does give t^iese organ- besides,, began to send* representatives, to this city izations the right to Conduct their own fund-raising seeking support? Whether in Vancouver oir else-activities or even to make their own arrangements- where, this can begin"to appear Hke an effort to with any local community for a direct allocatiori milk the Jewish communities outside of Israel for all from its UJA drive. , . they are worth, or even to kill the goose that lays The principle of granting authorization to organ- the golden eggs.
An obiigatton to give as well as receive
THIS does not mean that we would conapletely a new annual institution at* the same level as the bar other Israeli institutions from entering the Edinburgh and Stratford Festivals; It would be a local community. But we feel they should be under logical dpporturiity for the display of some of the some obligation to give as welljas to ircceiye.-We outstanding examples of Israeli culture in fVture hear a lot of talk about the need to build cultural. years: And in connection with the arrangements of
any such display^ the whole-'hearted support pf our community would be merited.
We would suggest that the same idea holds true for any institution, even a university. The wide scope of activities of a university should certainly make it possible to send out, not simply a speaker, but scientific exhibits and similar projects v^hich can help to stimulate cultural inter-change and would also merit financial support
We would also suggest that it wouldn^ hurt for those organizations which are already conductmg campaigns in Vancouver arid Who have done so for many years to do ia little stock taking and see if
bridges with Israel but so far the only serious bridge with Israel is that which goes through our pocket^ books.i'We. believe that any Israeli institution whether authorized to conduct a fund-raising campaign- or not, should be under an obligation to -make some creative- and constructive cultural contribution to any local community where it seeks support. ,
Take' the American-Israeli Cultural Foundation, for example, which also has its.Canadian counterpart. The Canadian representative of tiiat institution has visited Vancouver on one or "two occasions in the past but it can be admitted Siat his efforts'here have not met with too great success. We would say
this is mainly because Vancouver has never exper-.  they'cannot give-the community a little more in
Jenceci any really outstanding cultural presentations sent on tour by the Foundation. If and when the • CulturarFoundation was,able to send to Vancouver the Imbal Dancers, for examplej then we would say that in conjunction with tthe visit of that group, they would be entitled to stage a fund-raising dinner.
Let us not overlook the fact that the first Vancouver International Festival takes place here this summer. This is not just a centennial event but is
'Semitic Federatrim' in Middle East is aim of Achdiit Aveda
TEL AVIV (ZINSMThe orgahiz-ation of a Semitic Federation with Israel's participation—this is the goal to which leftist Achdut Avoda will point in its program for influencing Israel public. opinion concerning the
terms of cultural endeavour in relation to what they receive. The enthusiastic response of the community to date to the Jewish personality s.eries, sponsored here for >the first time this season through the initiative of Canadian Jevidsh Congress and with the collaboration of the Jewish Community Council, the Zionist Organization and Con^egation Sdiara Tze-deckyis a good indication that greater cultural endeavour v/iU prove'very worthwhile.
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process of unification now going on in the Middle East", stated J. Ben-Aharon, general secretary of Achdut Avoda, in an interview given HaaretzJ In Mr. Ben-Aharon's opinion Is* rael should see in the federation of the two' Heisemite kingdoms, Jordan and Iraq, a fiction for prolonging the existence of the kingdoms and their rulers, while the Egypt-Syria merger should be recognized as a fact which coulcfopen a new chapter in Israel's relations with the Arabs. Achdut A^oda, he said, will demaiid that the Israel Government take pi'actical political measures envisatging the pps-siBility of; a Semitic Federation including Israel, which he termed a far mor'e realistic prospect than it may appear. '
HISTADRUT DRIVE
^Continued from Poge 1) in 150 contributions and Leon 'Yorsh, a vice-chairman who has ibrdught in 75 contributioAis. They have been ably supported by a whole army pf canvassers!:
The ciunpaign is now in its cleanup statge.
GERMAN PROVINCIAL GOVERNftlENtS GRUMBLE AGAINST RESTITUTtON
BONN—Leaders of Qermany's provincial governments have picked iip the cue dropped by Fritz Schaeffer, Bonn Justice^ Minister, and haye begun blaming the economic situation of their state governments on "miscalculations" of restitution compensation due victims of, the Nazis,
In Dusseldorf, Willi Weyer, Finance
PASSES
\ The Bulletin learned at press time that Ben ^apiro, long-time resident of tiie local Jewish Gommunify, had passed away.
It is. also learned from President Lou Lefolin of the Zion^-isi Oi^hiiairon of B.C. that immediate plaiK-are being made to plaut'a g^en of trees in Israel in memory of Mt. &ka-irfrd. Tile fuD obitua^ will be pablli^ed next week.
SORA BASYA FREEDMAN,
age 71, wife of the late H. L. Freednian, passed away here last week on Wednesday, March 12.
Born in Grodno, Poland,' Mrs.' Freedman c^me to Canada in 1914 and settled m Vancouver, with her family. She was very attivc in religious affairs all her life and during the past few years served as president of the Ladies Auxiliary of Beth Harnidrosh Rabbi Ginsberg. She was a member of Congregation Schara Tz^deckr as well as of the Beth Harnidrosh. For 25 years she actively suipported her late husband in his dedicated work as president of the Chevra Kadisha during that period.
Mrs. Freedman also took an active part in support of women's Zionist activities, including Pioneer Women, Hadassah and Mizrachi. .
She is survived by one son, Myer Freedman, three daughters, 'Mrs./Rae Lipsky, Mrs. Celia Belogus and Mrs. Rose Silvernian; two brothers, Max and Maurice Goldberg, all of Van--couver, and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services took -place on March 12 at the ^chara T^edaick Chapel with Rabbi tJittsberg, Rabbi Goldenberg and Cantor Propis officiating. Internment was at Schara Tzedeck Cemetery.
Minister of Northrhine-Westphaiia^ told the provincial legislature that incorrect estimates of the obli^ttiohs assumed in tlie Federal Indemnmca-tion Law had "burdened" the -Slate.
munity. Council chauTnah, stated tiiat Dr. White had>'been appointed chairman of-a speciail planning committee for the new dentre. FAMILY WELFARE REPORT
Another feature of the meetinig was the fhst report by Bert Mar-cuse who is now the siipervisor of the Jewish Family Welfare Bureau. Mr; Marcuse pointed out that the purpose of the Bureau is to help ihe indiyidual become as effective and as happy as possible. Cases handled by the Bureau fall into, two main types, he stated. I^irst there iare those which require help with problems of environment, includiiag financial, and then there are tlioJe which require special counselling .including psychiatric case work. . '
One of the difficulties in thd past, he stated, has been that Mrs. Jessie Allman, the case worker, was o^r-ating in a vacuum without sufficient professional contact. He stressed however'that much excellent work has jeen done and Mrs. Allman has proved herself a valuable worker. He expressed the ho^e that the v standards of the Bureau wouhj shortly be >rought up to the level of the better agencies. . '
TWO SURVEY PLANS
Two different survey.- proposals were iftfroduced at the ;meeting. Sam Gould proposed that ia community self survey should be undertaken similar to that of Seattle .to determine community -needs. Dr. White ex- • pressed the view that the purpose/ of such a survey is to involve people rather than to'secure information.
The second survey proposal came on a motion by Mrs. V. Drache that the Community Council seriously consider inviting Sidney Kahn of San Francisco to come to Vancouver before July 1 or as soon as possible to db at survey on the community dr^ ganizational processes and structure in Varicouver. Mr, Kahn is the executive director Of Pacuic coast region of the Council of Federations and Welfare Funds.v
There was some discussion as to, whether the Board of Representa> fives should make a decision oif this matter before, it is disclissed\ by the executive. ' It was finally; agreed that the executive should take ihis , matter - up at its next meeting and bring ih a reconimen- ft dation to a meeting of the Board of Representatives which is to be held within six ;vvee&s. '
The motion for ; the community structure^ survey was approved by a vote Of the meeting. (A similar proposal was approved iw •principle by the executive before the annual meeting, but it has not yet been discussed by the new. executive.)
COMMUNITY CHES;T
Mr. Saltzman rie^ortssd ;on negotiations with the Community Chest * budget   committer; which resuited. frdm thfe request df the Chest tiiiat the Jewish Centre budg;et be cut duis, to the failure of the Red Feathjpr-campaign to reach its objective, Mr. Saltzman .said that it had at fnst seemed' likely that ^the budget might have to be reduced below last year's level but after further discussions the more' favorable allocation was going to he received. .
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