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vnJxv; No. 27, tammuz 13/ 5717 vancouver, b.c., friday, july 12, 1957
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Talmud Torah names
The Vanicouver Tahnud Torah has announced the appointment of Morris Springer as the new principal. Mr. Springer is coming to Vancouver from San Antonio, Texas, where he spent three years as organizer and cuu-.cational director of the schools of Congregation Agudas Aehim. Previous to that he taught Hebrew in Chicago and Milwaukee.
Mr. Springer has an extensive back-(Cohtinued on page 10)
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The United Jewish Appeal has made excellent progress-, in the two %eeks since the last isisue of the Bulletin was published. Cb Tuesday of this week the grand total had reached $185,392.99,
Tuesday's total in the men's drive stood at $138,567.50 and represented an- increase of ctyer $21;6oO compared to the tot£d contributions froihtiie same cards ; last; year. The oyeraJli increase over, iagt tions now stands a^utS^OOO higher than it \vas Mtiie^^^^!^^ reporil,
In the "A" cards section the total' to date i& $126,860, compared to $110,587 from the same 207 >coi^^^ butors last year. ; " . The Metrojpolitaui' DlvJsron has brought in $25,366 fronli 27^ contributors who jsave a total of $21,428 last year. ■ ■ ■ ■
In ihe General Canvass 431 contrir butora, ^ave giyen $6,526 compared to $5,302.50 last 3^^^^ r
The Young Men's biyisto^ duced a total of $1175 to date^ and the Junior Division $201.39.
The grand total in the Women's Division how stands at $25,264.60.
One of the outstanding campaigners in this year's drive is Morris Miller, general canvass chairman, who is himself handling cards in three sections. He has brought in five "A" card contributions, 13 in the Metro diyisioh and 16 in the general canvass witiiy substahtial increases all^ along the line. ^ \
' Joshua. iChecov is on his way t6 making it four years in a row as the champion canyassei- in terms of card coverage. He has brought in 27 Metro contributiohs and; 125 General Canvass to date. Other campaigners doing a good job' this year include Morris L^rman and Haiiry Frame, Dr. J. Naimark, Abe Gray, Dr. Roy Wald-ofan, Chels. Margolus and Paul Tyre.
In thei Metropolitan piyision Allan Gold's team has taken over the lead with 66 percent, of their cards covered. Jack Kagna's team is second with 58 percent and Saul Wyne'sr is third with 52 percent. / ^ i .
Home lor Aged ^1^^ pledge to
Amirdm Rigot leading Isffqeii islanist ylsltlag
In musical- circles iJelow the border, Amiram Rigai is already reeognis^ as one of the outstanding musicisifis to come out of Isr iSisL his firs
visit to Caiiida la^ atny concert fchgagemehts, uiofor-tunatelj^ but: for "the nibre saic piupose 61 renewing^his visa
Mr. kigai piade his New York con cert debu;t last January at Town Hall Following a more recent concert 'in San Francisco, the niusic critic of the San Francisco CaU-rBuIletm described the young Israeli virtuoso as ^'Horowitz and Rubinstein combined with Brailowsky".
Mt. Rigai returns" to. San: Francisco in a few days to: continue his concert work and to prepare for an appearance as guest soloist with the San Francisco Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler on Aujg-ust 17 at which time he will play Brahms' Second Concerto.
The veteran's village of AviChail near 'Nate^ is the pla<»; yyhich Amiram caUshom^^ lliat's whereihis family lives. IBs fathe^^ porary of Ben piidpn and Sharet^is a professor of'chemistry and has h^^ ed to found schools m and Ramat Professor' Rigai
fought in the Jewish legion during the first World War ^nd was a founder, of Avi^'Ciiaii; the village for soldier veterans. -■/,■,■
Ajmiram's older brothel, Uzi Rigai, is a tank officer in the Israeli Army and took a leading parj in the Sinai campaign last fall.
Born in Tel Aviv, Amiram began his musical studies at the age of three and had given his first full recital when he was nine years old. In his teens, his music teacher was Leo Kestenberg, former student of Bissoni, the great musical director in Germany before Hitier. He was discovered in Tel Aviv by Leonard Bernstein at the age of 17 and the American conductor urged "the young pianist to come to the United States for further study.
In the United States, Amiram continued his musical studies in Los Angeles. He began to give frequent re-
llie offer to accept three representatives of the Jewish Community Council as advisory members of tHe executive of the Je>^-ish Home for the Aged was. confirmed by 1 the executive leaders of the Home at the special meet^ ing called by the Council last week to discuss the Pome for the Aged situation. A pledge was given by the official spokesman for the Home to encourage the enrollment of new^^ members exr cept that they insisted in maintaining a ban against the mem-bership of women in the Home for theLAged Society.
They also offered to turn over the complete'membership list of the Hoine to the Cpmniunity Council so that the Council could undertake to iiiotii^ all members of future general meetings.. ■ - . ■
Morris Saltzman, pre;sident of the Jewish Commnni^; at the meeting and acted as spokesman for the Council, together with Mrs. M. H. Ginsberg, who has headed the Council's committee on the aging in-^tiie past few years.,The official {tpQkesmen for ,the executive of the
AMIRAM RIGAI
citals and make guest'appearances with symphony orchestras throughout the western states. In 1955 he returned to Israel for a series of 52 recitals and to; be ^featured as guest soloist with tiie Israel j^hiiharmonic Oi nhti
Mrt Rigai'is New York debut last Januaryi took place before a full house audience which gave him a tremendous ovation. He has also done some recording work including "piano music of Israiel" by various Israeli iboniposers (Music Library MLR 7077) and Con-leniporary American and Israeli Piano Compositions"^ (Music Library MLR 7083). ^
Amiram does some composing as well and the latter recording mentioned includes one of his own com-positiqps. He has a:lso written a num-)er of songs including "Songs of Independence" which has been yery popular in Israel. He related that at the outset of his. career, his work was divided between music and farming. He used to spend six hours a day practicing and the other six hours working on the land.
Favorably impressed with Vancouver's hospitality, Amiram hopes to return here in the near future to con-certize in Vancouver as'well as in other Canadian centres.
president Ijeon ^fcotzkar, vice-president, and Irving Becker. About 70 people were in attendance. At the outset, Mr. Becker criti-
cized the right of the Jewish Community Council to hold a meeting on the Home for the Aged witlyut a request from that organization. Mr. Saltzman replied that since the problem had begun to attract considerable public interest and was one affecting the g(^neral welfare" of' the Jewish comm^ty at. large; he felt •that the Council had ihe right to raise this situation for discussion at its board meeting.
Mrs. Ginsberg reported briefly on her recent attendance at a Conference on Aging held at the University of British Columbia. This Conference had ^hown, she pointed out, the tremendous ^portance attiached by wel-fjare authorities in the community at large to the matter of working out a constructive approach to problems of the aging. It was urgent that this attitude be reflected in the Jewish community in dealing with the problems of Jewish aging. and of the Jewish Home for the Aged, she >tressed. ,
She cited the fact tiiat tiie Council cominittee on aging which she heads ha^ hel<d, a number of meetings with representatives of the Home in the past, "y^e wantonly to help," she em-
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Mrsi Ginsberg added Chat it was necessaiiy to recognize the valuable contribution made by those people
who fouiided the Home and who have maintained it .iintU this time. She emphasized, however, that it is now necessary to deal with the proMem of the Home as a commumtyrvdde rie-sponsibility. She deplored^'tiie fact that people are not properly informed on the membership requu-ements of fbe Home and that women have been barred from membership in the Society until now. Mr. Becker assur^ the. meeting that any one can join the Home upon payment of the $3.00 membership fee. H^ said that the restrictive clause "lu the ccuSututiDn' will not be| enforced but he emphasized that womien are still not' being admitted to membership.
A controversy arose as to whether each contributor to the Home was informed that he could.become a member by specifying $3.00 of his ccntri-bution for membership fees. A couple of people who were contributors said they had never been informed of tiiis membership provision and one said, that l^e had been informed of this provision. Another man said he had been a member previously but that the last time he sent in his money for inonbership dues he had receiylsd a
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Details of recent meetings in Europe between Israeh-officials aaid representatives 6f the Arab <refug^s were disclosed in Jerusalem this week.. At about the Same time, Dr. Nahum Gold-mann, president of the Jewish Ajgencyj outlined at a press conference some of his ideas on the development of talks between Israel and the V Arabs that miglit lead to a peace settlement
Israeli spokesmen in talks with Arab refugee representatives, said to have taken place in Rome, were Ezra Danin, special adviser on Arab affairs in the Israel Foreign Ministry, and Joseph Palmon, head of tiie Foreign Ministry's Middle East Division.
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ISRAELI PIANIST GIVES AUDITION RECITAL SUNDAY
Amiram Rigai,. the very talented Israeli pianist visiting in Vancouver this week, will give an audition recital this Sunday evening, July 14 at the Academy of Arts, 2695 W. Broadway.
Admission will be by invitation only and these must be obtained in advance since^ the capaci^ of the hall is quite limited.
This recital has been arranged by a group of friends who hope that Mr. Rigai will be given the opportunity to return here at a later date for a public concert. For information call Mrs. A. Olf-man, BA. 2270.
These meetings are said to be regarded in Jerusalem as not. unlike
others which have taken place in the past and it is claimed that they do not represent a major new development. It is believed that these talks have not yet progressed beyond the informal unofficial contact stage. No representatives of Arab governments participated in these discussions.
It is reported that the Arab refugees themselves are becoming more amenable to accepting compensation from Israel for' abandoned projperty and^to resetuement is Arab countries. Some observers believe howeyer that the Arab govermnents are not yet ready to permit the refugees to negotiate with Israel.
Dr. Ckrfdmaain has ^Kpressed (be view that flie tone cpmes for Israel-Arab n^otiations, (he Arab leaders mi^t find it easier at first to talk with noii-Iinadi Jewish lead-erSt tiian witii Israeli officials.
He said he had gained the impression that a growing number of Arab leaders realized Israel was here to stay. This realization had not reached the point, however, he added, at which such talks could be started.
The necessary conditioDS for pro-gress in 0ie direction <tf talks, Dr. Goldmann asserted^ are: a period of tranquillify and contact flurou^ tfavd parties who are not nnfriendly toward Israel and who also have inflaence among the Arabs. He said fliat his recent meeting with Indian Mimster Nehru h^d signiifi'' cance in tills respect He rejected
rumors fliat Neiun was and-teraeL Dr. Gifldnaffliin said flmtln iiis c«M5= yersatioais with Ndurn he never spoke in (he name of tiie State of fnael.
Meanwhile, Israeli official quarters revealed that in a talk with Israel Ambassador Eliahu Elath in London last week-end. Prime Minister Nehru said that it will be a long time before an opportunity for Arab-Israel peace talks presents itself.
Mr. Nehru is knpwn to have expressed great interest in the Israel-Burma cooperation program and Israel's technical assistance to Burma. Although Israeli official sources decline to reveal the Prime Minister's views on the chances for an Arab-Israeli peace, it Is understckJd that Mr. Nehru thinks that unity m the Arab world would improve such possibilities since the divided Arab states compete with each other in hostility toward Israel.
ISRAEL, EGYPT POLES APART ON SOVIET SHAKE-UP
VIENNA—The possibility of better relations in the Middle East as a result of the shake-up in the Kremlin, was expressed by Golda Meir, Israel Foreign Minister, at a press conference in the Austrian capital this week where she attended the international Socialist Congress.
Mrs. Mar noted tha£ Dmitri Shepilov, one of the onsted Soviet leaders, was the man who while Foreign IVfinister, amused, tiie sait of Soviet arms to Egypt She said tiiat tiie Miiddle East situation conld be. stabilized and Arab-lJsarael peace achieved if the Soviet government sent food and agricultural imple-
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