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Condie-lighting Time........ ..........2
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Symphony Review .....j......
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Whot Does It Meon
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Alberta News................. 7
Between Ourselves .......... .........8
Jack Diamond^ one of the best known community wbrkersf ■ and businessmen ill Vancouver, has been ria^^ Best Citizen-for 1955 it" was amiouncied last Weekend Post No. 2 of the Native Sons 6f British Columbia.
This title is orife of the top honors awarded annually to a resident of Vancouver arid the selection is made by a special committee whidi carefully considers each nominee.
Mr. Diamond is hailed as a "great and grand fellow" in the official citation announcing him is the award recipient. A formal presentation vwU be made to him at a special award dinner, Tuesday, October 25 at the Hotel Vancouver, at 6:30 p.m.
The citation lists 15 points on which the award was made to Mr. Diamond. It states, in part:
**Under the most ^ficult circumstances, those of being an Immigrant from Europe, without friends, family or funds, he has now, at the age of 44, succeeded by good business practices and fair dealings in becoming one of the Dutstanding self-made men In the city of Vancouver.
"He organized the B.C. Live-
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Hiiffficdl Ass'ii. Thilii^., Oct. 20
A. J.' Arnold, editor and publisher of the Jewish Western Btllletin, has been ihvited to address the B.C. Historicai Association Vancouver Brancli on the history of the Jewish cominunity in British Columbia.
The meeting will take place next Thuijsday, October 20 in the small dining room of the Gros-venor Hotels Howe St., at 8 p.m. The meeting is open to the public a^d there is no charge for admission.
W. Erskine Blackburn is chairman of the Vancouver Branch of \he Historical Association and Bruce Ramsay is secretary. Norman Hacking is vice-president.
PRESENT PRIZE AWARDS AT UJA CLOSIN£^^^^^^ SIMDAY
Wjih the UJA closing dinner taking place this Sunday^ October 18 at the Bet^i Boael auditoriiun at 6:30 p.m., the campaign total is expected to easily reach $185,000,. and it may go closer to $190,000. The official count stood at $178,041 on Tuesday, October 11.
The breakdown as of that date was as follows: *A' cards, $111,409; Metropolitan Division, $35,504; General Canvass, $9,262; Women's Division, $20,7^; Young Businesswomen, $669; Young Men, $455.
Among the awards to be presented at the dinner for campaign workers are the draw prizes including the tickets to Mexico to Moe Cohen, the trips to Las Vegas to Muni Eyers and Mrs. Roy Waldman, and a suit of clothes
PEARSON MEETS JEWKH LEADERS
, , ^ w ^ -u t ^r, . I OTTAWA—The Canadian Jewish Congress made a sub-1 VIEWS ON DULLES stock Association to help the far- mission jointly with the United Zionist Council t6 Lester B. The Minister was asked mers_ of the low^r mainland and Pearsoii, Minister of Eietemal Affairs, to present the views of adopt the view on behalf of Can-airectea rneir activities for eight the Canadian Jewish conimui4ty^.:^on^^^;.^^ affectirig Isirael I ada thdt frontier rectification in'
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to Louis Gunn. The 5-day stay at Vista Del Sol, Palm Springs will bfej-^b^wn for at ^e dinner along wittv^:^tiier prizes.
Awards khd presentations will also be made to the best canvassers in all sections of the drive.
Sam Ro^hsteih, who has been active^ in this year's drive despite the recent loss of hds brother Abe, will present the toast to Israel at the dinner. Other participants will include Dave Silvers, Irving Lipsky, Nat Ludwig, Lou Lefohn and Mrs. ,N. Rothstein, Women's Division chairman.
years.
ti, tS'^^^i°^5 >^ the founders of the Far East. Congress representatives also met with Mr. Pear- of territory that would have un-. tne Marpoie Kotary Club and is | to discuss the position of the Jewish Communities in North I fortunate effects on Israel's present size, her security and economic viability. The suggestion that Canada
f/''! !fl"!*!"'J^! "'f.L'j! Afri^i; the situation in the USSR and Calendar ReW
is orte of the few men asked to accept the presidency for a second
"Mr. Diamond^was the drivmg ^%?^n 5^' pi^^^stein,
force behind, ^nd main advisor L^.^f^^^^'UZC, dealt with six
The joint submission, signed^ by s Samuel Bronfman, Presi-
major proposals.
The Minister was urged to make I aware to leaders of the various countries to be visited, Canadian support for-ihe recent proposals
to the Marpoie Community Centre.
"Chairman of the building committee for a' synagogue at Nineteenth and Oak, he has been an executive of the Jewish Cemetery Board for 17 years. "As a former member of the Horseman's Benevolent and Protection Association he has done much to improve conditions and
to elevate the breed of horses. | WASHINGTON Accord-"He is a vice-president of the ing to a disclosure made this B.C. Turf arid Country Club. week m official circles the So-The special events committee of Viet Government will suggest the BEG achieved much of its sue- that to prevent an Arab-Israe cess due to his chairmanship, the war now, the existing Tripar-citation goes on. tite Declaration guaranteeing
"He has never been known to the Arab-Israel borders should ignore a worthy cause or pro- become a declaration not only ject, nor has he turned a deaf ear of the United States, Britain to an unfortunate individual. His aiid France, but also of Russia, individual acts of kindness are Such a four-power guarantee known to many." | ^ould hold both the Arabs and
"Jack . Diamond is a family man—^married to a native daughter of B.C., the former Sadie Mandelman. They have two sons^—one a student af Ma-gee High School, and another who is studying law at UB€. "Mrs. liiamqnd has been actively engaged in women's auxiliary church work and is one of those tireless workesrs at Shaughnessy Hospital and is always working hand in hand with her husband for the betterment of others.
"An ardent curler and bowler, Mr. Diamond also takes an interest in golf. He is a member-"of the Quilchena Golf Club.
'■'He organized and directed the Vancouver General Hospital Health Centre, and tfiis year v/as
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by. the United Stages of a guarantee to ensure Israel's security, j 3^;;*;^^ ''Mr^DuUes' TnTern^tT^;! It was submitted that arms not 1^3^ ^^^^ ^elp finance tte be given by way of military aid 1 ompensation and resettlement to Arab.States or sold m dis-k^^j, j^^^^ p^i^g^j^g ^^j^.
crimination against Israel, until | gee was put forth in the ^rief. JQfJYQfS V^QfltGCl
a general achieved.
peace settlement isi
Soviet Price to H^lt Arms Deal Hinted in Washington
the
Israel in check no matter where they obtain their armaments, the Russians are reported to have hinted.
Charges and counter-charges continued to be heard, last week from all parts of the world about
the arms race believed to be developing ija the Middle-East.
George V. Allen, assistant secretary of
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state returned to the U.S. capital last week after failing to persuade Egjrptiaii Premier Nasser to cancel his arms deal with Czechoslovakia.
, One day earlier U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, ex-.
The Government jOf Canada was 1 ^ _ ■ I ■ A urged to support Israel's position JpOf Jl"* %3mfii^ in challenging the legaUty of t^e -| • C.--.J--»m present Egyptian blockade of l#riVe dUilQiCiy
ships going to and from Israel xhe Junior Division of ports and seeking to use both the united Jewish Appeal will hold Suez Canal and the Gulf of a one-day drive tliis Sunday, Oc-Aquaba. tober Ifi. The campaign will be-
^ 1, *», * *u o I ^® recommendation that Can- ^ith lunch at the Centre at pressed the hope that the Soviet I ^ consider offering through the L p.^. sharp for junior canvas-bloc will not send arms to the United Nations or elsewhere its' Arab States if. progress is lAade Experience in the inter-state man-on other issues at the Big Four I g^^gj^^ boundary water to Foreign Ministers meeting in | Israel and Arab states was made
sers only.
Parents are asked to help make the campaign a success by volun-
Geneva. I the hone that ioint control arid I ^"""^ canvassers.
Mr. Dulles is expected to re- h^'t^b':^^^^^^^^^^^ sume private discussions on thiskchieved within the Johnson plan problem with Mr. Molotov at L,r any similar program. Geneva. He held previous dis-| The Joint delegation presenting |
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cussions on the question with the Soviet Foreign Minister in New York.
Asked if it was clear whether the deal vwith Egypt involved Russia as well as Czechoslovakia, Mr. Dulles replied that it was hard to draw distinction between the two communist countries.
Meanwhile, Canadian Health Minister, Paul Pt^artin, speaking in New York this week at the an-
EDMONTON UJA OPENING NOW WED., on. 26
at the centre by 2 ii.m. sharp and the canvass should be completed by 4 pjn.
Route^ will be prepared and distributed to Canvassers after lunch. AH Jewish young people between the ages of 8 to 18 will be contacted. Young people who will not be home on Sunday are asked to leave their contribution (from their own allowance) with their parents, or bring it to the centre.
Chairman of the Jujiior UJA committee is Malcolm Welnstein,
EDMONTON — The opening
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nual dirin'er of'the Nationarcon-| Jewish Appeal has been changed r^™"™;^,™ £"j^^^ ference of Christians and Jews, Sunday, October 23 to Wed- ^^^^ Harowltz is publicity chair-
expressed hope for progress on "esday, October 26, and MichaeU Michael Levy is telephone the general problem of disarma- S. Comay, Israel Ambassador to I j^^.^^^^^^ London, route
ment. Canada will be the guest speaker. Lhairman, and Cindy Zlimmerman
* *. * The top gifts luncheon will be Land Joylyn Blumes, entertain-
MORE OIL FOUND; held at the McDonald Hotel Wed- j ^ent.
IRON ORE ALSO nesday, October 26 at 1:30 p.m.,
JERUSALEM — More oil was with a maaS^.«fiinner at the Com-Ion Monday, October 18 at the reported to have been discovered munity Centre at 6:30 the same homes of Mr. S. Belzberg, cam-this week in Israel in the same evening. paign co-chairman; }Sx. W. Mar-
area where the first well came Other campaign activities golus, Zionist regional chairman; (Continued on Page 8) (scheduled are a parlor meeting, j and Mr. T. Crystal.
Hadassah Bazaar & Motor Show, Wed., Thurs., Oct. 19, 20
