Vol. XXMI. No. 6. SHVAT 19, 5715
Vancouver, B.C., Friday, February 11, 1955
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Sabbath Eve. Feb. 11
CANDLE-LIGHTING TIME
Tonight: 5:05 p.m.
LATE EVENING SERVICES ^
Bpth Israel ot 8:15 p.m. #
Scharo Tzedeck at 8:30 p.m. CANDLE-LIGHTING TIME Next Friday: 5:17 p.m. Congregationol Activities—P. 6
Zionists Vote in Favor of UIA-Congreis
A joint fund-raising drive with beneficiaries limited to the^ Zionist United Israel Appeal- and the Congress relief program was appi'Qved last week at a meeting of the board of directors of the Zionist Organization of B.C. If this plan is accepted by Canadian Jewish Congress Pacific Region itmeans the end of the local United Jewish Appeal as it has been co^s^tituted for the last five: years. ^ The decision of the Zionist
board in favor of an Overseas Congress drive only, qamfe after several weeks of top-leva discussions in Zionist ranlts.
Prior to the board meeting last week file members were advised in a letter from Morris Jacobison Zionist president, that there were four possible campaign alternatives. These were: (1) UJA campaign similar to last year ((including the two schools and the Community Council); (2) a .UIA-Congress campaign for overseas only; (3) a UIA campaign run solely by the Zionist .Organization; (4) a Welfare tamr ' paign to include all local agencies as well as overseas relief.
Before voting in favor of the UIA-Congress campaign expressions of support were also heard in favor of the same plan as last
all 'UIA campaign.
Those who sought retention of the same campaign as last year expressed the fear of splitting the community by increasing the number -of campaigns. They also stated that it would be difficult to obtain sufficient man power for additional campaigns.
The main argument of the majority who voted in favor of a UIArCongress 'campaign was that due to the, lessening campaign returns the overseas needs were suffering. It was felt that the main appeal of the campaign was for Israel, therefore a campaign for overseas causes alone could raise jUst as much money as has been raised by the UJA in previous years. It was a^o. pointed
out tjiat the main local beneficiary of the campaign heretofore, the Talmud Torah, needed much more money than it was getting from the UJA, and the UJA could not meet this need.
In answer to fears about increased campaigns, supporters of the UIA-Congress drive state^d that the UJA campaign had not actually succeeded in reducing the number of local campaigns since even with their UJA allocations, the . Talmud Torah and Peretz School had still gone out on membership drives.
A few people who asked fbr a UIA-Zionist campaign alone did so on the ground that only tturbugh such a drive could there be a return to "Zionist idealism."
After some discussion a motion was made by Morris Lerman, seconded by Joe' Satanov, in favor of the UIA-Congress cam->paigh;' After* -w&itt^^ii^ cussion an aihendmeht was introduced by Max Dodek and seconded by Moe Cohen calling for the same campaign as last year providing the local beneficiaries accepted the same percentage, as in 1954.
The amendment was defeated by a large majority with only seven voting in favor. The^orig-nal motion for the UIA-Congress campaign was passed by 22 to nine with about 12 absten-ions,
The Zionist Board then adopted a motion by Dave Silvers, seconded by "Max Freeman "that he Zionist board give the utmost assistance to the Talmud T<>rah in any campaign which they might enter."
HISTADRUT BANQUET THIS SUNDAY AT BETH rSRAEL
Bulletin NewS Digest
More Trials Africa Jews
in Egypt; Nortli Endangered
BB WOMEICPLAN BROTHERHOOD NICHT PRO^ItAM FOR FEB. 22
BEN ZION ILAN, gu^st speaker at the Histadrut banquet this Sunday night at Beth Israel is expected to bring a highly iper-
Mn^ riaii is* the co^^^
the Plonker Youth»Corps, Gatina
and Nahal of the Israeli* army.
Dr. J. V. White, president of the Jewish Community Council has consented to act as chairman for the Histadrut Banquet program, (iuest artist Marcel Kauf-ler will present a program of the latest Hebrew and Yiddish folk songs.
A full course kosher chicken dinner will be served at the banquet which begins at 6:30 p.m.
LONDON — Jews in various North African countries continue to find themselves in a critical situation as a result of the latest developments.
According to reports from Cairo the trial of six more Jews is to begin shortly, before the Egjrp-tian supreme military court. Another 77 Egyptian Jews have been committed for trial before a criminal court on charges of forging official documents.
In Tunis Jews are continually being beaten up in the old quarters despite special police measures.
NEW JEWISH CENTRE
A new Jewish Community and Educational Centre was opened in Tunis this week with representatives of French and Tunisian authorities as well as Jewish community leaders in attendance. The JDC has provided financial aid for this building.
IN CASABLANCA a Jewish shop .owner ^Youssef ^Kakaon escaped death when a bomb, hurled at his shop, failed to explode He had been warned not to sel French goods.
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U.S. FIRM ON ARMS TO IRAQ
WASHINGTON —Despite continued protests against arms shipments to the Arab countries the State Department has indicated that it will not change its view that arms to Iraq and other countries will not bring about
the
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Middle
any imbalance in East. * * MORE N. AFRICA JEWS TO ISRAEL
TEL AVIV—A group of North African Jews numbering 996 arrived in Israel this week and were immediately sent to villages prepared for them in the Jerusalem area and Galilee.
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Churciies Support- Work To End Raciol Bios
NEW YORK—A strongly worded message denouncing "any and all forms"" of racial prejudice as a ""sin-contrary to the will and design of God," was issued last week by the National Council of Churches of the USA. The state-(Continued on Page 8)
Lando to Head Delegation to Calgary Congress Conference
The annual Brotherhood Night sponsored by B'nai B'rith women which has proven, a great success %r the past few years will take; lilace this year once again on Tuesday, February 22, in the auditorium of the Beth" Israel Synagogue at 27th and Oak.
Guest speaker at the Brotherhood Jiight program will be Dean iGeoffrey C. Andrew,' assistant to the president of the University of British Colimibia. Dr. Andrew i& one of the outstanding speakers in the city, and takes an active interest in inter-group relations.
A featm-e of the prograni "will be the prerniere showing here of the film "Prejudice" which shows how race prejudice can effect a person Who thinks he isn't prejudiced, and how itjcan^ lead him to discriminate, against his neighbor.;
Those who will bring greetings to the Brotherhood Night program include His Worship Mayor Fred Hume, jHalford Wilson, chairman of the Vancouver Civic Unity Association; ' Mrs. Don Allardice, , chairman of the Vancouver Co-ordinating Council on Citizenship; David A. Chertkow, grand, president, district 4 B'nai B'rith; Rabbi David C. Kogen of Congregation Beth Israel.
An evaluation of the film will be given by Rabbi Bernard Gold-enberg of Congregation Beth Israel, and Mrs. J. Abramson will be the chairman of the Brotherhood Night program.
fThe Civic Unity Association and the Vancouver Coordinating Council on Citizenship are cooperating with the B'nai B'rith women in arranging this program. ■»
It was confirmed this week by Esmond Lando, chairman of the Pacific Region of Canadian Jewish Congress, that he expects to lead a sizeable delegation from B.C. to attend the Western Conference of Canadian Jewish Congress in Calgary on March 12, 13 and 14. In conference plans disclosed from the Winnipeg Congress office it is learned that Vancouver-Victoria, are included on the list of the "large" centres conference workshop, and Trail, B.C. is included with the "small" centres workshop.
(When the Western Reg-ional conference of Congress was first announced some weeks ago the Jewish Western Bulletin sug^ gested in an editorial that this conference should be turned Ih-to a joint conference of the Western and Pacific Regions. This editorial was reported in the Congress 101 Bulletin issued from Montreal, and the suggestion has now been takcfn up in the conference planning.)
The Conference will feature workshop sessions for different
community categories to seek a "unified approach to the problems of Jewish life in the west." Consultants to the conference (Continued on Page 5)
Congress Meets Sun., Feb. 27
An important meeting of the Board of Delegates of Canadian Jewish Congress has been called for Sunday morning, February 27, at 10:30 a.m. in the Jewish Community Centre.
This meeting will take up the problem of the local UJA in view of the Zionist decision calling for a joint campaign with Congress tw overseas needs only in 1955.
Also up for discussion at this meeting will be the Western-Pacific conference of Congress taking place in Calgary in March. Any organization can make arrangements to be represented on the Vancouver delegation to this conference.
DR. GERSiOM APPEL GUEST LEQURER AT SCHARA TZEDECK
Monday, Feb. 14 the Sichara i^aetik A^Ult
ish Studies will be priySeged to have as guest lecturer for one of its courses ("Wliat Can A Mo-
DB. GERSION APPEL
dern Jew Believe"—^9:00 p.m.). Dr. Gersion Appel, the *distin-uished Rabbi of one of the oldest Jewish Houses of Worship-r Seattle's Congregation B i k u r Cholim.
Dr. Appel's topic "The Jewish View of Marriage" will cover Family Relationships, Jewish View > on Sex and Married Life, Husband-Wife relations and that of parents to children.
The Arts Department of the Schara Tzedeck Adult Institute will introduce this Monday night, at 8:10 p.m. a new class in Israeli Folk. Dancing.
The "Hebrew Language Department" is now offering two sections. One section (8;10 p.m.) devoted to Hebrew Conversation IS under the guidance of Mr. bseph Youngson. The second Section, (8:10 p.m.) "Reading for Beginners" will be led by Miss ' Marjorie Isaacs.
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Remember Histadrut Campaign Banquet--Sunday, Feb. 13--BETH ISRAEL