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JEWISH  W E S TERN  BULL. £D TIN
September  15, 1949
CLUB NOTES
; B'NAI B'BITH LADIES' CHAP-TEB NO. 77 extend thanks and appreciation to Mrs, M. Ockolist for so capably convening the social held recently fit the Community Centre.
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LOUISB MAHBEB CHAPTEB
A general meeting of the Louise Mahrer Chapter of B'nai B'rith will be held September 20, at 8.15 p.m., our regular BB night, at the Community Centre Lounge. ...
The membership is urged to attend this opening meeting of the year at which time the plans for the coming year will be laid and committees will be chosen. This is the time to bring that new member and put her to work on one of the many jobs of importance that B'nai B'rith has to offer.
A convention report will be made by Mrs. D. Chertkow, our delegate to the Long Beach convention. Mrs, M. Brown will bring an ADL report of great importance. The meeting will be followed by a social hour and refreshments.
On October 12 we will have the pleasant opportunity of having our grand lodge second ■'yiiie-president and district membersliip''chairman Mrs, Moe Kudler with us for oun membership rally, which we plan to hold in the home of Mrs. . D. Chertkow. Mrs, Kudler was an outstanding Jewish Theatre comedienne and is endowed with wit, beauty and charm. The chapter is very fortunate in having her as our guest,
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Captains of UJV\ Canvassers Teams
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These are the men who are working, with general canvass clidirman Iwing Lipsky, as captains of the teams of canvassers now calling on all members of the community for their cooitrlbutions and pledges to the UJA campaign. Top row from left to right: Jack Kagna, E .H. Fleishman, Harold Bome, Morris Saltzman, Myer Goldberg, Len Korsch. Bottom (row, left to right: Saul Wyne, Wm. Gelmon, Aser Harowitz, Harry Weinstein, M. Caiman, and H. Woogman. Not shown here are captains Bob Levy and Bob Bozen.
PEBETZ  SCHOOL   PTA: Old
and new members of the Peretz School PTA will have a chance to become acquainted at the first Peretz school function of the year. This takes the form of a membership tea on Tuesday, September 20, at 8:30 p.m. Mothers of children new to the school are invited to meet the staff and hear a special address by Mr. Ben Chud, principal. The short meeting which follows will interest all who attend, and will provide an excellent opportunity to get into the spirit of a new year of activity.
TALMUD   TOBAH   PTA: The
Talmud Torah PTA is very busy about last minute preparations for their "First Anniversary Tea" on September 18, at the Talmud Torah,
We were very sorry to hear that our convenoi*, Anne Hanson, met with an accident, and we are grateful to Vera Himmelfarb for lending a helping hand.
Canvassers for the UJA Drive, attention please! Be ready when you are called upon to go out for collections, and please attend to collections promptly! Remember, the Talmud Torah is a beneficiary of the UJA drive.
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A successful membership tea was held Tuesday, September 13 at the home of Mrs. A. Wyne.
Mrs. A, Wyne, president of the Muter Farein, opened the proceedings and emphasized the importance of the work performed by the group,
Mr, Saul Wyne, president of the Peretz School, outlined briefly the planned program for the coming season, and called for redoubled efforts by the members of the Muter Farein,
Mr, B. Chudnovsky, principal of the school, called upon the members of the Muter Farein to take upon themselves the "most honorable task of gaining new children for the school, all year 'round,"
"The best monument," said Mr, Chudnovsky, "that we can build to the six million Jewish dead is to strengthen and enlarge the I. L, Peretz School in our city."
Mrs, S. Sarkin and Miss R. Ross, kindergarten teachers, were both present, and Miss Ross entertained the gathering with piano selections.
Refreshments were served.
The Meanins of
Xhafuizee'oot^
By HAROLD CHETKOW
HIstadrut is not only a movement of adults, and to bear this statement out, witness the fact that it sponsored a special meeting for the youth during its recent convention.
Tht subject matter of this meeting,   "The  Meaning of Chalut-zee'oot" was of a type that should have stirred much interest among Jewish youth-circles;.but since the representation was os inadequate, it might be of considerable value for this city's youth to receive some inkUng of what was discussed at. that Special Session.      For this reason the writer is motivated to deviate from the usual cut-and-dry mediod of reporting, acknowledging and criticizing—to one of concisely recording the ideas and resolutions brought forth at die meeting. Let each r^der evaluate for himself!
The idea of Cl>alutzee'oot (literally, "pioneering") is not new to Jewish thought. It stems from Biblical days, and meant "the activity of those people who lead the masses of Jews, with the intention
of answering their need at any particular* time." Such forces have been at work in every generation, and in many geographical areas.
In our day, the meaning has become somewhat more limited, referring to those people who are actually   prepared   to   live in Is(rael. become members of tbe Histadrut,   espouse   a socialist commonwealth basied upon the principles of the Hebrew Prophets, not exploit the labors of others, and build up the country. Perhaps the Chalutz Movement is best pictured in terms of Harts-feld's symbol, a target—the bull's eye representing kibbutz-life, the first ring outside being the working community, and the outer rdng standing for the people who come to find those life-values they lacked. As every ring is an integral part of the target, and each member of the archery group tries to hit the "whole" target (preferably the bull's eye), so each type of settler is an integral part of "overfall" chalutzee cot, and the degree of it which he attains depends on his marksmanship. Even those who never hit the target benefit from their attempts, being positively disposed toward Jewish and Zionist values in the process.
There are very good reasons for Israel's dire need of C^alutzeem to settle on its land and wor^k it. Foremost among these is national security. The Jews defended their land so remarkably because they were closely attached to it. In the same manner, they must take root in their newly won Negev and Gaieei regions, for military strength alone will not ensure the
Sororhy Representative Visiting Van€puver
Marjorie Klat-zko is the national representative of Delta Phi Epsilon sorority headquart-. ers in New York. She will be . visiting in Vancouver from September 16 to 20 and will be entertained at a luncheon by the Delta Gamma chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon. She will also attend the local chapter's rushing function.
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future security of such victories. Besides, there is no stionger justification of "legalizing" ownership than evidence that the territory in question is already peopled with Israeli!
That there is a crying demand, and an overwhelming preferance, for Chalutzeem from Anglo-Saxon countries need not be elaborated here. Healthy young men and women—^with sufficient idealism to abandon   physical  comforts, city life, social and economic secuitity for hard work and even great danger—serve as a psychological tonic for a people that has not seen an idealistic Alee'ya in many years, Morteover such young persons who come, not for refuge, but to build the country with the best of their varied abilities, will be anchor rocks for their sorely maladjusted brethren from Europe. These Europeans are physically, as well as psychologically, incapable of hard physical labor. But, in order to remain economically stable, Israel requires that 15 to 20 percent (rather than the actual 3 percent) of the incoming immigrants settle on the land. Non-Europeans will have to fill this gap.
The overall response to these demands for Chalutzeem has been quite strong. In America, the situation has. improved greatly in comparison t» the achievements of past years, but it remains pitifully inadequate in comparison to the existing needs. It is therefore resolved that we (the youth, predominantly Haboneem, that attended this, session)' support Chalufr' zee'oot (as recognized in Haboneem, Hashomen Hadatee,' Plugat Aleeya, and Hashomer Hatza'eeir
Metb Israel High Holiday Services
[ The Beth Israel Selihbs Services ;\W11 be held this;- Saturday night, |September 17, at midnight in the 'Synagogue. Rabbi David C, Kogen and Cantor Fred S, Gartner, assisted by the Beth Israel Choir, Will officiate at these services which are an introduction to the High Holidays, The Beth , Israel Choir this, year .be cofiduoted by Miss Rose Weiss. The membeiB of the choir are Mr. D. Angel, Mrs. M. Freedman, Mrs, D, Gelfond, Mr. R, Packer, Mr. S. Pelman, Mrs. N, Rittberg, Mr. E. Roy, Miss N. Shapiro, Mrs, E, Toll and Miss B. Weiss, The Beth Israel Choir will chant the liturgical music during the High Holidays, at the Fniday night services, and on special occasions.
CEMETERY SEBVICE
The annual Cemetery Memorial Service will be held at' the Beth Israel Cemetery this Sunday, September 18, at 2:15 p.m.
At 2:00 p,m., this Sunday, there wilr be the unveiling of a headstone in memory of the late Lieutenant Bernard Kaplan, son of Mr. and Mrs, Chas. A. Kaplan.
BOSH HASHANAH SEBYICES
. The Rosh Hashanah services at the Beth Israel will be held .on Friday evening, September 23 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p,m., Satunday, September 24 from 8:00 a.m, until 1:00 p,m., and from 7:00 p,m, to 8,15 p,m. These are all on Daylight Saving timet Simday, Sei^ ■tember 24, the services will be from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Pacific Standard time.
HIGH HOLIDAY SEATS
A number of seats are available for the Beth Israel services at the High Holidays. The Seating com-: mittee will be allocating seats to non-membei's, Sunday, September 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p,m., in the Oak Street lobby of the Synagogue,
For infoiimation concerning the services or seating, please call Mrs, Narvey at CE, 2029,
NaziViftims Bones
U^i for rettery-
MUNICH (WNS). — The graves of the murdered dead of Dachau and other concentration camps will not be" desecrated for commiercial purposes.
The U,S, military government has ordered that the digging of the ground foi: purposes of pottery manufacture to immediately cease. ■
i The Grermans had been shoveling out the earth and throwing the bones of the Nazi victims into a  separate  box. Witnesses testified to seeing the Star of David badge which the Nazis forced the Jews to wear, Ijring about some of the bones of the martyrs. ; The publication of the desecration evoked wide protests . in Jew-i3h cii'Oles, The United States military government immediately step-iped  in and  ordered the graves iclosed. Benjamin P. Groves, refu-igee officer for the office of the jmilitary government said that the i persons responsible for laxity in ;this regard will be held account-;able.
' The feeling among Americans .here is. that the- incident "is shocking and a reflection on German character. The workmen digging, however, it is said, felt no particular guilt and explained that it . was "all the work of those terri{)le j
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Youth Movements), and recom mend that some of the money collected in the coming year be used to promite Chalutzee'oot in America,
•As has been said before, let) every reader evaluate for himself;
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