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JEWISH WESTERN BULLETIN
Friday, Jonuary 13, 1956
Editorial topic
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THOSE Jewish women of Vancouver who were fortunate enough to attend the recent biennial convention of Hadassah In Ottawa received a first hand report of the invaluable work being done in Israel for many years by Youth Aliyah. On of the eve of the annual'Youth Aliyah drive in Vancouver it is only fitting that we should present here an editorial insight into the work of this life giving movement, as outlined at the Hadassah convention by Arthur Saul Super, director of Youth Aliyah in Israel.
"The reason there is an air of confidence that Israel can resist attack by its nerghbor-ing enemies is due largely to the great work which is being done by organizations such as Youth Aliyah, which is sponsored by Canadian Hadassah," said Mr. Super.
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'It is difficult to imogine how greof; and how for-reoching is the impact of the work-of Canadian ffadossoh, and it is difficult to over-esff'mate the importance it has hod since the declaration of Stotehood-as a factor in building the unity of the nation, and in the ironing out of social differences. Hadassah is the great partner with Israel in the program of Youth Aliyah—^the child immigration movement into Israel.
"Canadian Hadassah supports a large portion of the budget, supplies experts whenever needed, and gathers inside the organization the best brains or best authorities on youth problems and puts them at the dis-
posal of Youth Aliyah in Israel.
More than 72,000 children who had no parents, who hod suffered oppression, want, misery and torture, from all parts of the world, were brought into Israel and rehabilitated in the past 20 years.
"Hadassah has recently undertaken to increase the scope of the vocational training program to provide a.chancy for the thousands of children coming In from North Africa. Canadian Hadassah helped to place these youngsters Into clubs, showed them how to make articles which they could sell, and how to provide for themselves In a small measure, from the creative labour of their own hands.
"The same thing applies to the border villages from which Youth Aliyah took the boys and girls, placed them in their own In-sltuations, and provided them with a full life and Instructions, and then sent them back to their border villages to teach their parents how to form on reasonably modem and better methods.
"We anticipate tremendous immigration of Jews from North Africa, among them thousands of children. We depend upon Hadassah and other friends throughout the vyorld to help us with this essential undertaking.
"In the present crisis" continued Mr. Super, "our show of confidence Is built largely upon the sort of loving-kindness and the outgiving of a feeling of friendship which Hadassah creates, chapter - by - chapter, throughout the country."
Editor's view
A. T. Arnold
A military victory caia be a diploinatic mistake
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MOZART ANNIVERSARY
THE United Nations Security Council was scheduled to rule on the complaint laid by Syria against Israel in the attack at the Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias) which resulted In some 56 Syrians and six Israelis being killed. By the time this columri is being read the Council may well have passed a vote of censure against Israel; and will also hove dealt with a Russian motion calling on Israel to pay damages for the Syrian losses. No one expects that any serious consideration will be given to Syria's demand that Israel be expelled from ^ the United Notions and that sanctions be ' appJied against her.
Any way you look at It however, Israel is on a diplomatic hot spot as a result of this attack.
After reading the presentation of Jsrael's case made to the Security Council by Ambassador Abba Ebon we have come to the conclusion that from a strictly military point of view the attack against Syria was justified. Ambassador Ebon showed conclusively that Syria was acting on a policy which set forth that her territorial waters extended for 250 metres into Lake Tiberias, that fire should be opened at Israel war vessels entering beyond the 250 metre limit; and that fire should be.opened on Israel fishing boats if they attempt to land on the opposite shore.
However, according to the Armistice Agreement between Israel and Syria and the interpretation of this agreement by the Mixed Armistice Commission in 1954, Israel territory Includes all the waters of Lake Tiberias plus a ten metre strip of land on the northeast shore.
Thus from a military point of view it con be said that Israel was merely trying to ensure the security of its own position on Lake Tiberias.
From a diplomatic point of view however, we do not think that this attack was the wisest course to adopt In this matter we ore Inclined to shore the critical views expressed by Hoor-etz, Q leading Hebrew newspaper of Tel Aviv, by the London Jewish Chronicle and by the Notional Jewish Post In the U.S. According to a Jewish Agency Digest Report, Haaretz;
"Doubfied the neeessify of the operation, the reason for which were the Syrians harassing tactics on Lake Kinneret, which were not even given promineiice in the local press . . . We have ogoin demonstrated our military superiority over the enemy and those in Washington considering our application for arms will conclude that we ore 'strong enough without them."
The National Jewish Post expressed the view that:
"Retaliation is o necessary military technique, but on operation of this magnitude hardly fits the misdeeds of the Syrians.
"Without question the reason for the operation must hove been far more on the diplomatic and political side, than military.
"We ton only guess that Israel was showing Syria what consequences it now faces because of its recently signed military agreement with Egypt.
"But the several tosses that inevitably accrue to Israel because of this kind of attack, whether provokec or not, moy be greater than the Israelis think end the ramifications so widespread as' to offect the morality of Israel as well."
The London Jewish Chronicle called the Lake Tiberias attack:
"A diplomatic blunder, whatever the military and psychologicol justificotion of the action might hove been."
The Chronicle aisp pointed out that:
"Eoch time retolitory raids ore undertaken they tend to unite.all the Arab countries and to reinforce them in their determination not to recognize Israel . .
Whgt we would like to know Is why the Lake Tiberias situation hod to come before the Security Council in the forrn of a complaint by Syria after a punitive attack by Israel? Why could It not have been Israel making the cprnpiaint about Syria's military buildup in that area and Infringement of Israel's territorial rights? Isn't the Securi^/ Council supposed to seek ways of preventing outbreaks of open conflict, and not merely to censure attacks after they occur.
Which side stands to lose more in the , event of a Middle East War? jf the Arabs lose again the worst that can happen to them is an Internal upheaval, a few more changes of governments, and maybe even renewed talk of a "third round." But if Israel should be defeated she could only suffer an external upheaval into the Mediterranean Sea. These are the hard facts we have to face.
Israel has offered on many occasions to enter Into peace negotiations and- she has made many constructive proposals towards such negotiations. However, when the Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben Gurion offers to meet the Arabs for peace talks and on the same day Israel carries out a large scale retolitory attack it is obvious that this will be used by the Arabs to question Israel's sincerity. It is also very easy for Israel to take the same attitude towards Arab protestations of peace. But as long as each side keeps heaping coals on the other the danger of conflagration continues to grow.
By BR. HARRY WENBOB
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's seventh subscription concert last Sunday consisted of pure orchestral fere, without the presence of a guest artist. Featured as the main work was the inuch underrated and seldom performed Symphony No. 3 of Cainille Saint-Saens. This Symphony, containing an imusual scoring^ which includes parts for organ and piano,' possesses some of Saint-Saens* most effective writing in orchestral form.
Appreciative of the probleih involved in bringing an organ into the orchestral fold, we are thankful to Mr. Hoffman for bringing this ingenious work to us. However, it was most unfortunate that the Orpheiim Theatre organ did not possess the tone qualities necessary for its integration with the orchestra, and that its position, in the audience, and removed from the rest of the orchestra, gave it a prominence which was clearly not in conformity with'the composer's in-ent.
In fact, what was a symphony, magnificently conceived and intricately scored, al^nost became an organ concerto.
These problems, essentially mechanical in nature, impose a handicap on our orchestra that will only be resolved when it can perform in a new auditorium, impatiently awaited and long overdue.
Tlie Orchestra, although it reached great heights of proficiency in scattered areas of the work, as in the beautifully lyric Adagio of the First movement^ did not sustain the standard jcon-sistently enough to merit a high rating.
On this, the 200th anniversary
Sam Rosen speoks;
BEG moyie at breakfast club
The thrilling movie story of the outstanding BEG events and the inside story of the entire BEG set-up told by Sam Rosen, a man who was very closely connected with the British Empire Games, will be co-featured at the second meeting of the Schara Tzedeck Prayer and Breakfast Glub which will be held this Sunday morn-ingj January 15th at Q:30 a.m.
The movies and the talk by Mr. Rosen, who is now with the Vancouver Mounties, Vancouver's new Pacific Coast League Baseball Team, will climax a most interesting morning, shared alike by fathers arid children. A short Prayer Service, conducted by ihe Club members, featuring Congregational singing, Responsive Reading and Prayers in English, is followed by a 10 minute study period led by Rabbi Bema^ Goldenberg. Breakfast is tiien served in the auditorium.
This Sunday morning three Bar Mitzvahs will be honored and once again a great-sized cake will be served. The three guests of honor will be Lanny Becknian, Leon Bogner and Mdrk London.
Minyciii breakfast for Bl Men's Club
Beth • Israel's Men's Club will meet for a Minyan Service on Sunday morning, January 15^ at 9:30 a.m. Breakfast will be served immediately after the service. Committee in'charge of arrangements are: Alfred Grober-man, Gordon Genser and Norman Kliman. All post-Bar Mitzvah boys have been invited to attend.
Please tell the Advertiser you saw it in the
"BuHetan"
of the birth of Mozart, the Orchestra has chosen to feature, in the remaining season's concerts, < more than the customary number of his works. Opening this concert was the "Titus" Overture, followed by the ever delightful "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"—both of which the Orchestra rendered . in the "Mozartean" fashion of charm, gtace and elegance.
"Four Dances from the Prodigal Son" extracted from a modern opera by the American composer, Frederick Jacobi, is trivial, rhythmic fare, mostly un-American in origin, interesting for its trumpet discords and more appropriate for Pops Concerts.
Rounding out the program was "Two Nocturnes" by Claude Debussy, the . natural imagry of which was suitably, depicted by the Orchestra.
The next Symphony Concert, on January 22, will feature Aaron Copland, conducting in a group of his own compositions.
UNVEILING OF TOMBSTONE
in memory of the late
MAURICE GERBER
Sunday, Jonuory 15 12 Noon
Scharo Tzedeck Cemetery
Rabbi B. Gpldenberg ond . Cantor D. Reznik will officiote
Relatives and friends ore asked to attend.
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