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Periodica:ls Dept., '
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Vol. XVIX. No. 3a. S7U
Vancouver, BvC.iThursdoy, September 20, 1951
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Campaign Paisses $100,000 Mark; General Canvass Setting New Records
Tfa^ igsi Uai^ Jewish Ap§ peal campaign this week reached \ $100,000 in c^ and pledges already received. This amount represents half of last year's gross and shows the campaign is well in hand.
^^^^^^^ Esmond Lando expressed confidence in the;
group of woniien.' The women aref^ aU set for their final "big push" this Sunday^ when all their campaign workers will gather for breakfast at 9 a.m. at the Centre. This will be followed by an intensive one-day canvass of all Jewish women who have not yet contributed to- the. campaign. The name ofevery woman canvasser
outcome of'the drive whicl^is al-
*cr, Mr. Vm!So,^k^^:^06t'.pdttik-i^ ular praise dEot^iflieic&npaign work being done 'this yedr< by Mt. M. Wolochow. JSr/^ IVolochowL. came to Vancouver last ye^^ /gaz^^and'ciis honorary. treasurer of this year's^. <cUrive. - 'M, 3VI. 'Pop*''Waterman^ an'otli^ veteran campaigner, is i this year - once^ again puttmg.forth :a:gre^:effort in the drive. Among :bther leading campaigners in. this year's, drive are J. Checov^ Morris Lerman, Mack Stark, Dave Silvers, Abe Levison and Bob Iicvy.
THE WOMEN'S DIVISION of
the XJJA. held their, second suc-^ cessful' af&ir last week. This was the donors' luncheon at the Beth Isir^el^ attended by a very large
who completes all her cards will be inscribed on the "Wings" poster now hanging oi^ the wall in the hall at the Centre.
A NEW RECORD has already been set thjis year by J. Slobin for the,greatest number of contributions brought in by one man. Mr. Slobin has brought in 40 contributions to date in the^ general canvass section, thys breaking the
Glubb Pasha Doubfs 'Vaiue of Peace ^ With Jews'
BEIRUT (WJA)—Accordmg to ian Arab -News Agency - report, Glubb Pasha, the leader of the Jordan Arab Legion, said, in the course of a statement on the Emir Talal, that he doubfed '^the use-
fulness of peace with the Jews." He is further, alleged to have said that the Jews "are a people who have no conscience and keep the peace only if checked by specif ic international factors.'^ He' is also said to have ekpresised his surprise ^^I'how people |n general and>Arabs in particular have forgotten Israel, which is lurking amidst the Arab world to cripate problems, only: three years after the Palestine war. I assert thai our great concern is the Jews. Were it not for them, there woul( be no cause for concern in the Arab East."
UJA Group Visits JDC %rd Core' Centres in Israel
TEL AVIV—A visiting delegation of United Jewish Appea! leaders tliis week surveyed Joint Distribution Committee institur tions caring for "hard core'' Immigrants here and expressed "amazement'- at the: progress achieved^ by JDC'stwo>-year.rold Malben program.
The group was particulaTlyrdUni pressed bV the .advances scored by Kfar Uriel, JDC's ViUage^ior the Blind/which has, in the dngl| year of ^its' existence, .eih-ead^ achieved economic < self-^siiffkf
"-;;»/o?epho Studio; M. M. WATJSRMAN
record of 37 set lastiyear by his
son-in-law, Al Mann. Mr. Slobin isn't through yet; The^ general canvass is doing much better than ^ast year. This sec^on, vunder the chairmanship of Mr. Mann, has already brought in over $5,000 and this represents an increase o: sibout 40 per cent over the contributions on the same cards last yiear.."
MONTREM^^ the: re^ of the Canadian deiegatipii firom the World Zionist Congress held in Jerusalem recently/ the Zion-
FARSAND E.AB011 ZIONIST ORDER held its first ineeting of the season on Tuesday, Sept. 11, aiid elected the following slate of officers:-, ■.;. ,.■ '■■/^:;:^;:■■•;;T■^^^
^am TChenbamn, honorary pre^dent; Wm. Weinstein, prei^-dent; J. Kachenowsky, vice-president; J. Golub,t^^ Foteiqman, i^an ^ se<»«taryif S^ Mandcilbaum, record secretary; a OsovG^y land Tof^ cvatural cUailmen; L. Power, memberdlip; chairman; St Gutowich and A. GnrevicfaV entertaininent.
Plans are being inade to bring a grbup of Jewish actors from New York to VanicOuver, as "Nl^ell as W ishow several in -Vancouver during the coming season.
4st Orgaf^i^tidn of Cam announced that three- of its leading officers had been named to important positions at the conclijid-ihgr session of the conference.
Co-president Samuel E. Schwis-berg, K.C., of Montreal was elected a member of the Actions Committee of the World Zionist Or-gahizaiilon while co-president, E. E. Gelber of Toronto was nanied a deputy member of the Actions Cdmniittee. He also served ! ais chairman [of the Coftinaission 'on Youth Aliyah (immijgration). '■:
Hon. Justice Harry Batshaw of Mdhtoreal, a vice-president of the Z.p,C,,,was elected a member of tilfe W^ Congress Court
qfHonour of which Dr. M. Smoir^ dhieE Justice of Israel, is presi-■denf'^'' - r " y '
> iCq-prcsidents: ] Gelber -and iSchwisberg Wd^^ M^ Justice Batshaw have served many years in
the Zionist Organization of Canada and it is the first occasion when, three Caii^diahs have been given such high hbioioiirs by the World Zionist Congress.
ISy the, Tew>ii^
land old-age .hqm^s; tBi^^osplt^rs and sheltered^ workshops.'
Meihbers of the delegation in-:cluded UJA 'General Chairman Ed'ivardM.M. Warburg, who is also-CIiairman of the JDC; UJA Executive Vice-chairman Joseph J. Schwartz, JDC Executive: Vice-Chairman Moses A. Leavitt, and John Hersey, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of "The Wall," distinguished novel about the extermination of Warsaw Jewry by the Nazis during World War II.
The tour was conducted by Charles; Passman, JDC Middle East Director and Director of the Malben program. Funds for Malben, as^ well as other JDC reliief, resettlement and reconstruction programs in 22 countries of;Europe, North Africa and the Near East, are provided by ttie riation-wide campaigns of the UJA.
Describing the operation of Kfar Uriels Passman pointed out that ail activities of the yili^ge are administer|fed by blind persons. In the first year Of its existence the village has established
thriving' mattress-making and basket-weaving workshops, as well as individual truck-gardens, and the sixty families livings in the village have showed a net profitjof about 7j000 Israelipoim&s
($i»,eoo).
Tb^6 ■ profits. Passman indicated^ .have been reinvested in the-improvement of the various eommimal- enterprises, as well as in improvements of the villagers'
{' At'^Machane Israel, tho-delega-tion toured'the wards of the hos^
lone of'the many M^Cn Weltered wolrkshops, the visitors gained proof of the value of the Malben rehabilitation program, when they watched former patients and invalids actively engaged in pror ductive occupations.
The group also toured the Beer Yaacov TB hospital, as well as the new niurses' training school and other buildings now under construction. At Ein Sheiher the visitors received a stirring welcome from former Yemenite and European Jews now living at the Malben old-age home.
Dr. Endicoft Speaks At Community Centre
Dr. James Endicott, chairman pf the Canadian P,eace Congress, Will address a meeting at the Jewish, Community Centre/ Sunday, September 23^ at 8:30 p.m. under the auspices of the Jewish Peace Council of Vancouver. The story of the World Peace Pact campaign will be the subject of Dr. Endic6tt!s r address. > •
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~ One ' Of. ^e community*s^ but-standing -younger leaders is chemical engineering student Al-vin Nemet;^ whose activities on the; campus of-the University of British Columbia have merited wide acclaim. ^
Alvin has been elected,, for the forthcoming term at UBC, presi-
C)hStmday morning; >fe a small army of com-
tnimity-mihded wdme4;^^^^^^^w^ the Jewish Com^
miunity G^tre equipped and ready for a big jot. These women lave offered their services for the cause of Judaism, for the fulfillment of our p^romise to our brethren in Israel. They are not being paid for their tinie, They do not. expect any thanks or tiheir effort.-They w^ names of prospects to call 6n for contributions to the United Jewish Appeal.
One of these canvassers may have your card. Greet her courteously and generously. Remember that she herself has already made iier.cpnlsd financially to the campaign.
A/liat she is doing^ is ^bbVe and beyond the caU of duty. Open yoiii: door and W^ Be ready with your contri-
mtipn when she comes. She v^ not'forget your pleasant nian-ner and yo^ wiU haye your oWn rewa^ in knowing that you "have not only given, but that you Ha^ve given graciously. Canvassers and drivers for C-Day are listed on Page 4.
ALVIN NEMETZ
dent of the Theta Chapter of Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity, an international fraternity of engineers.
An international gathering of members took place in Vancouver last week and during this important meeting of prominent engineers from throughout the United States and Canada, Alvin was selected as historian of the cOhference. Just prior to the latter, he had acted as co-chairman . of the convention coinmittee.
Following in the fotftsteps of his father, Harry Nemetz, who amOng many community jobs^ -held that of President of B'nai B'rith Lodge No. 66$, Alviii received his early training in fraternal activities^ in the AZA where he. held executive positions in the,Totem Chapter.
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