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JEWISH WESTERN BULLETIN
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LOCAL HABONIM LEADERS BACK FROM ISRAEL
Piono ond Speech Art Exam Results
Results published here recently by the Royal Conservatory o Music of Toronto bont^ned the names of many Jewish students Following are those who passed PIANO, GRADE X, Honors, San-ford Goroway, son of Mr. S. Gor-oway. GRADE V, First Class Honors, Linda Feldstein, daughter o: Mr. and Mrs. M. Feldstein; Honors, Marcy Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Miller; Nathan
Three girls who represented Vancouver Habonim on the 1954 Habonim Youth Worksthop rer tumci0 to the city in the past week. They are: Blossom Gwce-yich, daughter of Mr. tod Mrs. A. Gurevich; Myrna Turner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Turner and Lorraine Kaplan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Kaplan,
Durfiig the coiurse of a year they came to know Israel very well. They experienced life on a kibbutz, they itpent some time on a moshav and also travelled through the country. They spent
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a fe^ weeks at the Bet BerelJn-stitute of Learning where they were introduced to Israel's problems and achievement?. They jgot a chance to meetlsra^'s top people, including President Ben Zvi; they studied Hebrew and Jewish History and got acquainted with Israeli culture. They all agree that *this program of work, travel and study made the past year well wortti while.
They returned to North America along with the o^er Habonim Workshoppers in June. All three girls feel that they have a lot to pass on to the younger members
of the local Habonim movement: new song» and dances, hddrma-tion'and folk-lore of Israel and gieat enthusiasm. This ''sumxnef they are going to be couhselliprs at Habonim Camp Miriam, which will be held July 31 through August 21. Next year they plan to lead Habonim in the city.
Habonim reports that these three girls, along with the four people planning to leave for courses in Israel right after camp, and with Yehuda Weissbach ,as director, will provide an excellent staff and will ensure a successful camping seasoii.
CANADIAN AFFAIRS
Jews in Vancouver now6,700; Estimatecl B.C ^ital 7^200
The city of Vancouver has the fastest * growing Jewish community in Canada, according to figures released recently by the research deparfapeii^jtpi CjpnajSte Jfiwish Congress on the Jewish populations of Winnipeg and Vancouver.
As of 1955, the Jewish population of Vancouver is esti](nsited at 6,700, and represents a 22.5 percent increase over 1951 census figture of 5,407. (The census re-
ports also show that tbe Jewish population for all of British Columbia in 1951 was 5,969. The Jewish population for the whole prpyinoe. in 1955 mf^^ th^ estimated al about 7,266!)
The 3^ewish population of Winnipeg for 1955 is estimated - at 19,550 (a 5.5 percent increase since 1951, when the figures stood at 18,514). The Congress research department assumes that 765
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Cbngr^tion Beth Israel Sisterhood and Men's Club
extend a cordial invitation to the Jewish Connmunity
to attend a
Farewell Reception
in honor of RABBI AND MRS. DAVID C. KOGEN
Sunday Evening, July 31, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.
in the
• Synagogue Auditorium
Jewish residents left Winnipeg for other Canadian cities from 1941 to 1951, and .another 396 left Winnipeg from 1951 to 1955. However these departures were offset by the arrival in Wiimi-peg of an estimated total of 1741 Jewish immigrants from 1951 to 1955, as well as by natural increase. The total Jewish population increase during that period is estimated at 1,040, including 772 by n^tiural iuc^^^ and 268, net immigration. ^
In Vancouver the Jewish pojpu-lation almost doubled in the 1941r 51 decade. The estimate since the last census shows that the rate of increase is now^ about half of what it was in the pre^ous decade.
However the Vancouver Jewish community still shows the largest- percentage increase during the period 1951-55. (The percentage increase of Jews in Montreal was more than three times that of Winnipeg, an4 the percentage of increase in Toronto niore than twice as much as Winnipeg, due to the large-scale settlement of Jewish immigrants in those cities during 1946-55.)
The Congress research depart-n^ent assumes that the continued high rate of increase in Vancouver is due to the very considerable migration of Jews from Winnipeg and other western cities as well as from smaller Jewish communities on the. prairies.
When there is little or no Jewish immigration the natural increase of Jewish population is estimated by one percent per year according to this Congress report. This is based on the annual excess of births over deaths.
Ask Religious Lessons In Edmonton Schools
EDMONTON—The issue of religious education in public schools was raised here recently by a delegation of the Edmonton and District Council of Churches before the Edmonton Public School Board.
According to the delegation *'at least 80 city churches, 90 percent of all protestant churches. Including Anglican, Baptist, Fresby-terian,< Greek Orthodox, Lutheran and United are in favor of the idea.. . . These church^ seek
Eisensteih, son i of Mr. and Mrs. I. Ei^nste^in; Lynn Goldstein, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max M. Goldstein.
GRADE IV: HoBon, Sfa^ild Ur-: ist,' daughter of Dr. and ^Mrs. Haloid Vtist, fSSiMm M, tfrsi dasB ilimors, Judiy Garfizi, iiaugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Garfih; Seeiha Saslaff, daui^ter of Mr. and Mrs. O. Saslaff; Honors, Allan Black, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Black; Benny Landa, son of Mrs. E. Landa; Harley Mackoff, son 'of Mr. and Mrs. I. Mackoff.
GRADE U, First Class Honour Lindsay Drache, daughter of Dr. an(^ Mrs. V. Drache; Honors, Lorne Balshine, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Balshine; Pase^ Rowena Shaffer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Saul Shaffer; GRADE L Honon^ Norman Gold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gold; Rochelle BraverraaUj daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ik Braverman; Melvin Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis; Richard Zack, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Zack; Terry Kagna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kagna; Pass, Katherine Chechik, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C Chechik. In SPEECH ARTS, GRADE X, Honors, Marilyn Jacobson, daughter *of Mr. and Mrs. M. Jacobson; GRADE V, First Class Honors^ Cynthia Zimmerman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Zimmerman; GRADE IV, Honors* Martih Lip-
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Any names omitted will be pub-ished next week if the information is phoned in to the.Bulletin office, BA; 3125.
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