Friday, My 30, 1954
JEWISH    WESTERN BULLETIN
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JACK DIAMOND DID OUTSTANDING JOB FOR BEG; SAM ROSEN HEADS TICKET SALES
With the British Empire Games officially opened today by Lord Alexander, the long months of preparation and planning have come to an end. Besides the eight'Jewish atWetes listed among the over 800 competitoi^, there are a number of Jewish personalities who played a big part in the games organization. -^-■--■---•-
Outstanding among these is Jack Diamond who headed the Special Events Committee for the British Efnpire Games, anc Sam Rosen, head of the BEG . ticket sales department. In the BEG public relations department there is George Zuker-man, and one of the official photographers for the Games is Al Kipnes. Ben Pastinisky was treasurer of th^ Special Events Committee.
When early efforts to set up a special events committee for the BEG failed to materialize a ^roup of people called upon Mayor Fred Hume? to ask Jack Diamond to take the chairman-^p of such a commttee. One o: the most popular Vancouver sportsmen, it was felt that under Jack Diamond's leadership a strong special events committee could be organized to help promote the British Empire Games locally, as well as to raise funds to help meet the Games expense budget.
$200,000 RAISED FOR BEG
Well, Jack did take the post and the special events committee under his chairmanship proved most successful, raising a total of $200,000 on an original goal of $50,000, and xiromoting a great variety of sports and entertainment activities over the 18 months diuring which the committee was active.
A vice-president of the B.C. Turf Club, Jack Diamond is best known for his interest in horses. Through.his efforts extra days for ■hofai'-f&cmi' wer6' Igi^ahti ed for the first time (tax exempt) with aU proceeds after expenses going to the BEG fund.
The Special Events Cominittee set up under the leadership of Jack Diamond proved to be a representative cross-section of the community and drew its silp-^ port from the press and radio, from various sports circles including hockey, football, soccer, and basketball, and from business^ and the professions as well. .
;rACK DIAMOND
to the.committee. And during the course of the ^ committee's work Jack was named honorary mayoi: of Marpole ( Vancouver suburb). *     * *
(Jack Diamond has been active in the local Jewish community particularly in support of the synagogues. He is a member of Congregation Schara Tzedeck and
Marpole Rotary Club^ of which Jack Diamond is a past president, gave considerable assistance Congregation Beth Israel. He was chairman bf the Building Committee of Schara Tzedeck when itfe new synagogue was built about six years ago. In the business world Mr. Diamond is the head of Pacific Meat Co.)
MANY EVENTS WERE SPONSORED   in   aid .of   the BEG through the Special Events Committee. AmOnj^J^em were ex-litbiti©tt:ba&k6tbSir f^iMJig Abb Sapperstein*s - famed   OEIa r 1 em Globe-Trotters; exhibition hockey featuring tiie New York Rangers; and an exhibition cuHing bonspiel.   There was ^ a variety show starring Bob Crosby and Giselle   MacKenzie;   a specia! BEG tournament day at Glen-eagles Golf and Country GJub and the U.S. Army Band did a two-night stand aV the Exhibition brum, in aid of BEG.
There   was   also   an active
women's auxiliary to the special events <:oramittee in which many Jewish women participated Highlight of the Women's Auxiliary activities was a Food of Al Nations event at the Seaforth Armories.
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SJiJO. ROSEN, head of the ticket sales department for the British Empire Games, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Rosen of Calgary. An outstanding hockey player for some years, Sam played goal for the Calgary team in the Wester^ Canada Hockey League in 1937-38.
In 1939 he joined the Canadian artillery and went overseas in 1940. He played hockey for the Canadian Artillery and also represented Canada against England in the International Hockey League, while in the army.
After his discharge from the
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service. Rosen played professional hockey for the Wembley Lions in London. He was a hockey pro from 1945 to 1947. After becoming injured he tiumed to referee-ing.
Early in 1948 Sam Rosen took a position selling tickets in the Wepibley Stadium box-office. From there he soon rose to bie-come publicity manager of the advertising section of Wembley Stadium.
OLYMPIC TICKET SALES
For the 1948 Oljmapics in Eng-and, Sir Arthur Elvin, owner of Wembley Stadium loaned his key personnel to the British Olympic Committee. Among them was Sam. Rosen who was placed in charge of all ticket sales outside of England.
Soon after the Olympics Rosen returned to Canada and took up ref ereeing with the Western Canada Senior Hockey League. Upon
People who Worked with Jock Diamond on BEG Sped Events
The people who worked with Jack Diamond on the Special Events Committee for the BEG are worthy of mention in addition to noting that they represent a cross-section of the coinmun-
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The Vice-chairman was Wm. C. Ralston, a director of the Vancouver Footl?all Club. Mr. Ralston, who is associated with the Canadian Bectal Corp., has now left Vancouver for the Prairies where his company is building a new pipeline.
Ken McConnell, Province Sports Editor, waas recording secretary; Tom Howarth was executive secretary; Ben Pastinsky was treasurer; and C. A. Johnson of Gunderson^ Stokes, Walton and Co., did all the auditing.
Other members of the committee who actively assisted Mr. Diamond were Alister MacLennan, UDL man and a director of the B.C. Turf and Country Club; Coley Hall, owner of the Van-. couver Canucks hockey team; Walter Geoghegan and his son Peter, and Sam Randall and sons William, Jack and Bob, all of the Ascot Jockey Club at Hastings Park; Doug Grimston, past president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association; Jock Hendry, past president of the Dominion Football Association; Stan Smith, general chairman of the BEG Games organization; Ervin Swanguard. Sun spoi1;s editor; and Keith Matthews, former News-Herald Sports Editor, now city editor; Eric Whitehead, former Province columnist and CBC commentator; Professor Matthews of the UBC Pharmacy Department; and Sam Rosen.
CANADIAN AFFAIRS
Congress to Publish Jewish Life in Cianada Anthology
MONTREAL—A literary Anthology to be used in Canadian Jewish Schools, will be published under the auspices of the Canadian Jewish* Congress, it was announced this week.
The- volume will consist of prose selections, songs, dramatic ragments, reportage, poetry, essays, memoirs, and a concise his-;ory of the Jews of Canada. A ;wo-fold   theme   is envisaged: the meaning and impact of Canada to the Jew, both native and newcomer;' and the mutual re-ationship between Jew and non-Jew in Canada.
The  general  purpose  to be served by the Anthology will be o. enable the Jewish child to draw upon his dual tradition as a Canadian and as a Jew. Selec-
upper high school o
tions are to be made from Yiddish, English, Hebrew and French works.
A section of "Jewish Life in Canada" as seen by Jew and non-Jew, and one on "The Jew as a Canadian" will comprise the volume, ranging in scope from elementary to level.
Mrs. Shulamis B. Yelin, an educator qf long standing, has been entrusted with the task of collecting and sifting materials for Inclusion in this Anthok)gy and would welcome any suggestions for suitable selections. Correspondence on this matter should be addressed to her at 2280 Goyer Road, Montreal, Que.
This is a project of the "Sub-(Continued on Page 7}
coming to Vancouver in 1951 he was remembered for his work in the Olympics and was asked to take charge of ticket sales for the British Empire Games.
In his youth in Calgary Sam Rosen was active in the AZA, and he was a member of B'nal B'rith in his home town before he went overseas.
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GEORGE ZUCKEBMAN, who is
assistant to Al Williamson in the Public Relations Department of the BEG, has only resided in Vancouver for a little over a year. He comes from New York and is well known as a musician. Before coming to Vancouver he played first bassoon with the Israeli Philharmonic Symphony for a year, and he is now first bassoonist with the Vancouver Syan-phony. In New York he was 'tos-sociated with the public relations department of the United Jewish Appeal, and last f aU he was public Relations assistant for the Red Feather campaign in Vancbuver. He has also done a radio series on Israel for tbe CBC.
AL KIPNES, one of the official photographers for the BEG, comes from Calgary. He was a photographer with the News-Herald before starting liis own business. Graphic Industries Ltd., in which he has pioneered Uie introduction of plastic engravings in British Coliunbia. Al does the engravings, and Irequently takes photos as well, for the Jewish Western Bulletin.
CARD OF THANKS
Mr. Jack Mondleman, Mn. joek Diamond, Mrs. Ted Cook and Mrs. Louis Camerman wlsli to friiank all their friends for their expressions of kindness and sympathy during their recent bereovement through the loss of their mother Mrs. Bessie Mandlemon.
Unveiling of Tombstone
in memory of the late
Betty RebecGO MORRIS
Sundoy, August 1 12 noon
Schara Tzedeck Cemetery Robbi Bernard Goldenberg will officiote.
Relatives ond friends ore requested to ottend.