THE  JEWISH WESTERN BULLETIN
Friday, July 12, 1946.
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BuTH TOuBMAN    Socieisr Editor — BAyview 4210
Mrs. B. Plotkin, of Winnipeg, is vi^ting'in the City, guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. Klimoff.
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Miss Kay Hammond, of London^ England is visiting in the Cily, guest at the Hotel Vancouver.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Lewis and son Bemie of Los Angeles were visiting in Vancouver for a few days^ guiests at the Devunshire Hotel. They, were accompanied by their niece Miss Dorothy Lewis. New Jersey.
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Miss Pat Ssreth is leaving JtOy 15th to join her mother in San Francisco for the summer months.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Kaplun, 586 West 13th, are rec^ving congratulations oxn the ibiirth of <a
daughter, Ellen Jill, on June 28th.
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Mr. and Mrs. M. Vinick and TUIr. and Mrs. L. Cohen and son, Bruce Irving have left on a motor trip through the States and Eastern Canada.
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Mr&  I  Becker  and daughter
Ruth and Miss Rita Diamond have
resoitly returned from a holiday
in Los Angdes, where they visited
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A&. and Mrs. Jack Zimmerman Cnee Lil Tolzes) will be spending ihe summer mon^ with Mrs. Zinunerman's  i>arents,  Mr. and
Mrs. J. Tolzes.
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Mrs. D. Goodman and daughter 'fLcrraine and son Harold, of Portland are visiting in the City, guests at the Hotel Vancouver. « * *
Mr. and Mrs. J. Checov have as then" houseguest Miss Rita Gold of Portland.
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Mr. and I "Mrs. Max Block and son and his bride, of Seattle were weekend visitors in the City, guest of Mrs. Block's parents, Wr. and
Mrs. M. Parker.
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Mr. and I^Iirs. GoMbloom jare honeymooning in the City, visiting their relatives Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Koch.
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Miss Malckia Sanford, a recent
graduate of the University of B.C.
has returned from Seattle, where
she was the guest of .her aunt
Mrs. Dora Sanford. '
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Miss Irene Steiner entertained Sunday evening, July 7th, at a cocktail parly at the home of her parents in honor of her cousin, Miss lAsel Steiner, of New York,
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Mr. Leon Lotzkar and son Bernard have ffpent the last wdek at Soap Lake, Wash.
group of friends Tuesday evening, in honor of her niece and nephew, |M!r. and- Mrs. SH^anning Ostrotff, of Hollywood.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. Abrams and son, Teddy, t£ Thamoxts, Ontario are motoring to Vancouver and will arrive July 15th.
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Miss June Stein, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L Stein is visiting in San Francisco.
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Misses Irene Steiner and Lrrna
Koch Itave just returned from a
month's vacation in Califoria. « « *
Misses Sheila Golden and Florence Klausner are holidaying in Bowen Island. They are accompanied by two of their sorority sisters. Misses Sylvia Morton, of Belling-ham and Dorothy Weil of Portland.
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Recent visitors from Seattle were Messrs. Bten Lemer, Frank Shiff-
ron, and E^ve PauL
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, Miss Pauline Nager, of Calgary has arrived in Vancouver to attend her sister, Dorothy's wedding, which will take place Sunday, July 14th.
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Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Leshgold and son Jack have recently returned from a month's holiday in Califoria.
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Art Zacks has recently returned after a trip to California.
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Mrs. H. Hyman has returned to her home in Regina, after spending the last month and a half with her son Leonard.
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Miss Lrene Subotnick and Miss Jeaneatte Kowals of Portland Ore. and Miss Frances Zober of Seattle, are holidaying in Bowen Island . with their sorority i^st^. Miss Louise Lotzkar.
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Miss Lillian Cohen of £!dmonton is spending the next few weeks in the City, guest of Mr. and <Mcs. M. Rosenberg, 1129 Caress.
Bar Mitzvah
Mr. and Mrs. H. Zefferett, 6261 Marguerite, extend a cordial invit-tation to liieir relatives and friends to attend the Var MitzVah celebration of their older son, Anthony Lionel, which will take place at the Beth Israel Synagogue on Sat-turday morning, July 20th, at 9.30. Anthony is a student of Mr. B. Sbarkansky.
CHESS CLUB
On Monday, July 8th, Abe Yan-ofsky, the Canadian dhiess champion gave a simultaneous chess exhibition at the Alma Academy. He won 25 and drew the remaining 8. Next month Abe will go to Hol-~ land where he will compete with about 20 other chess experts for the international championship of the world.
The tournaments which are now in progress are expected to \srind up <by the end of the week,
All players who took -p&xt in the Washington x'ersus B,C, match are requested to contact Mr. D. Cree-mer at MA 9916 or FA. 1106M. This is concerning the return game whidi takes place at 2:30 this Saturday at Spencer's dining-room.
Henrietta Szold Chapter Hadassah
Another interesting sewing Bee was held last Monday at the home of Goldie Lauer, 2305 West 20th. The girls are right in there pitdi-ing. Many articles for our Baby Booth have been completed and by the looks of things, Hadassah's ibabies are going to be the Best Dressed Babies of the year!
With all the new additions being announced each week, we should go well over ova quota.
While on the subject of babies, let us congratulate two more of our members:
LousiUe Belkin, on the birth of a son Jtme 30th.
Frieda Lancaster on the birth of a girl, Jime 25th.
Our next Sewing Bee takes place next Monday, the 15th, at the home of Ethel Gelfond, 2765 W. 35th
Naomi Chapter
The Naomi Chapter of Hadassah held their second "knitting bee" at the home of Anne Kligmaa on Monday, July 8th. We had a very successful meeting, and accomplished a lot of good work for otir Bazaar booth.
The next meeting will be held at the home of Lil Balshin, 359 Thurlow, on Monday, July 15th, and we'd like a good turn out.
Peretz School
Reports Progress In First Year
After one year of activity and work in Vancouver Peretx School, it is possible for the friends and workers of the school to record some very fine achievements. The newly established school is not only a great achievement for. the Jewish population of Vancouver proper, but is in essence a great contribution to Jewry in Canada.
It is nT> accident that the Peretz School came into existence after the great victory over the greatest and most brutal Jew-miurderer in . history. Nor is the fact that one-third of the Jewish i>eople was eradicated coincidentaL These even eradicated coincidental. These events indicated the manner for the rebuilding of Jewish life.
What are the achievements? The Peretz School is proud of its new-home, its fine bright classrooms and its large playgroimd for the children. This building must, and will, become a centre of Jewish cultural life in oUr city. ■
The school organization itself has shown wonderful growth and consists of the followingi (1) :l3ie school body made up of parents of children and friends of the school. (2) the two P.T.A. organizations. The Mooter Farein and the Kindergarden Mothers. Both doing a great deal of work for the school. The Mooter Farem has of the latter have done and are been instrumental in raising a significant sum of money for the school in the past year, and the young mothers have sponsored and are carrying on a campaign for a bus.
This campaign is of great importance to the growth of the school and will enable many children in the outlying districts to get the benefits of a Jewish education.
In &e first season, 50 diildren attended the school. These were divided into kindergarden classes and evening classes. Both branches of the sdiool have shown remarkable progerss.
Three very successful school affairs were held. These included a reading! contest, followed 'by a writing contest, and the closing concert of the year. All of - these tfi^airs were hailed v'ith enthusiasm by'parents and friends. Other sthool events featured the opening banquet and the scliool bazaar. The children also enjoyed a Cban-ukeh and Purim parly, along with picinics and other ^'interesting activities.
The past year has been one of many activities and hard work. Generally, the results were highly satisfactory. The workers of the school, however, are prepared for a more active year. The number of children must and can be in creased. The cultural activities of the sdiool will be broadened. Tne number of people involved in school work is of great impor^3.v e. There are many who are uiter ested in the valuable work being done. These people must draw nearer and take part in buildLiti and enlarging the Vancouver Pir-etz School.
With the help of new forces, we look forward with optimism to a strong and blossonung Peietz School in Vancouver.
RELATIVES SOUGHT
(a) Krisovslqr Hixsh, from Vilno, now calls faimsdt H. Kaplan;
(b) His wife, also from Vlino, her maiden nam^ Rachel Bar-kusko;
(c) His sister-in-law (his wife's sister), Polly Barkusko.
The above named are being sought by Abraluun Krisovsky, brother of Hirsh Krisovsky, (H. Kaplan), wlio now resides in Lodz, Poland. For further par-ticualrs, write to Jade Steinberg, Executive.
An extensive list of survivors of Nazi tyranny lias recently been received in the Conmmn-ity Centre, and is available for inspection between 0:00 and 5:00 daily ,except Saturday and Sunday.
CALENDAR
SUNDAY, JULY 14
Earzman—Katz Wedding.
TUESDAY, JULY 16
Federated Jewish Women sewing
SABBATH:
Ends - Saturday - July 13-9.19 p.m. Begins - Friday - July 19-9.03 pan. Ends - Saturday - July 20-9.12 pju.
There are letters at the Centre office from overseas, addressed io the following persons:
Herman or Davy Rosenblatt L. Kriger,
Aage Falleson (nee Hdlesooe)
United Jewish Peoples Order
A regular monthly meetmg will take place on Wednesday, July 17th, 8:15 pm. at P&retz SchooL 1173 W Broadway. Mr. Gary Calhane will speak on the subject, "Why Strikes," Everybody wd-come. UJr.P.D.
Pioneer Women Garden Party
The annual garden parfy of the Pioneer Women's Organization was held on July 3rd at the home of Mrs A. Lapidus.
All the members of the organization are very happy to learn that Mrs. Lapidus' health is much improved, and are taking this oppor-txmity to express their appreciation to her for her effort in preparing aU the delicious food for the affak.
Thanks are also due to all our iriends for coming to the garden party and for helping us to send help where it is mostly needed.
News of Arrests Causes Unresf In D.P. Camps
PARIS (WNS)—News of the British arrests of leading Jews in Palestine has caused much unrest and excitement in the DP camp^ declared Zalman Grinberg, chairman of the Central Jewish Committee of the displaced Jews in the U.S. zone in Germany, upon his arrival here from Munich. In a telegram to Secretary of State Brynes, who has been attending the session of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Paris, Mr. Grinberg asked that the United States intervene in the Palestine situation.
Camp Hatavikvah Holds Open House On Sunday
The much ay/aited momet has arrived. Camp Hativah has opened for another gala holiday for over 100 Jewish children from Vancouver, Seattle and the North West. As we so optimistically promised, the weather has turned out beautiful, and two weeks of real fun amid a truly Jewish and Palestinian atmosphere awaits the first group of campers.
Sunday is-'open House and we at the Camp Hatikvah will welcome all visitors and parents. May we remind everyone tiiat Sunday is the only day when visitors are allowed on the Camp site.
Also a word of reminder to the parents. Your children are being well fed so food from the city is not necessary. If, however, you do bring food, please turn it in to the director, and he will see to it that your child and his friends in his cabin will get it, but, only at a time when it is deemed best.
The directors and the staff of Camp Hatikvah are all set to accept the campers on their arrival . . . the educational and recreational programs are such that the campers will remember them long after the camp season will be ever. Verj' impresdvs night Ssb= ibath will take place every Friday evening to which outstanding members of the Community will be invited. This, as well as the morning Sabbath services and the av-dola ceremony each Saturday will be conducted by the campers themselves.
Some of the other enjoyable events will be a sports Macca-biada, Olympic games, camp fires
Italian Jews Demonstrate
ROME (WNS)— A demonstration against British mass arrests of Jews in Palestine was held here this week by approxunately 5,000 Jews, mostly youthful displaced persons.
The mass meeting was held at the Arch of Titus, a moniunent commemoratmg the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. The demonstrators adopted a resolution condenuning the British Government. Others of the group distributed pamphlets calling on Jews to "give all yoiu: support to your clandestine government in order to fight and win."
Sponsored by the 'new em.er-gency committee appomted by Jewish and Zionist organizations in Rome, it was originally Intended to hold a parade. The parade was 'abandoned when, as one of the demonstration leaders declared, pressure had been brought to bear on the Italian Government" to forbid a march. Hie marchers, most of whom bore on their arms serial numbers branded on them in German-concentration camps, marched to the Arch in formation, singing and shouting: "We don't need the British Army in Palestine, six million exterminated Jews call for Justice."
Arabs Charge Br. Aiding Illegal Immigration
HAIFA (WNS)-Over a thousand Jewish visaless immigrants arrived in Haifa last week on the refugee ship Biria. They were escorted by three British destroyers.
Because one of the immigrants was suffering from an illness believed to be plague, refugees were not permitted to disembark. All the passengers were treated witli DDT and given anti-plogue injections. After treatment they were placed in launches and carried to another refugee ship for quarantining.
A statement protesting the arrival of the Biria and declaring that the British were faciliating illegal I'mTnigration into Palestine was issued by the Arab Higher Committee, following the arrival of the ship.
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and dramatic presentations depicting Jewish life and problems throughout the ages. Discussion I>eriods will be held daily. We are convinced that our camp program will provide our campers not only with an ^oyable vacation but will help oiu" yoimg people to become acquainted with oiu* thousand-year-old heritage and make them appreciate Jewish values. This will make for a better Jew and a better citizen.
Herzog Hopeful For Solution
LONDON (WNS)—After conferring for an hoxir on Friday with Prime Muiister AtUee, Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog of Palestine told reporters he got the impression that the Palestine situation, "critical as it is, is not beyond remedy.'' Dr. Herzog appealc'd to the government and the British nation "to visualize now, at once, the tragic plight of the agonizing remnants snatched from the Nazi fire."
Addressing a mass meeting here on Thursday night, the Palestine Chief Rabbi stated that "an attempt is being made to crush the Jewish people, but having survived the Nazi inferno, Israel will not be kiUed by the hand of a former friend." Another speaker at the mass meeting, Richard Grossman, Labor M.P., who was a member of the Anglo-American Liquiry Committee, said that co-operation between Jews and Arabs in Palestine is not an imi>o5sil>ility^ and that the main reason for the lack of co-operation is the failure of the administration in Palestine to ^ut forward a plan for the development of the country which would benefit both races.
"If the British and Americans were to make a huge loan to Palestine, if experts from both countries were sent there, if Jew and Arab would forget politics and bitterness for a little while and if all were to get down to the task of making the land worth living in for both Jew and Arab—this would be an achievement worthy of all parties," Grossman said.
Cantor Scores Racial Hatred
• THE twentieth century is leaving a legacy to posterity as "the era of the great hate," said Eddie Cantor at a liutdieon Thvasday of the Institute for Inter-racial Friendship.
"About the oiily people you and I haven't been hating lately are those we defeatd in th war," he told more than 300 persons attend^ ing the meeting in Hotel Georgia. "We are so busy hating our allies^ that we have forgotten about those we defeated."
Hitler's military machine was destroyed, but his secret Wnipon .—'the ideology of racial hatred" —is threatening to destroy the world, Mr. Cantor said.
WIPE OUT PREJUDICE The radio and screen star urged, that prejudice be "eradicated at the incipient stage" and that the people "open their minds to let xmpleasant facts in."
In less than a month you will be liearing the celebration of the first anniversary of the end of the Pacific war," he said. "Today, scarcely one year later, you and I are loath to cross the street to stop some vandal from destroying a chtu-ch or synagogue as long as it is the other fellow's church or synagogue.
"How in the name of a just and merciful God is it possible to forget their (servicemen's) sacrifices so easily?"
The address was transcribed and broadcast over the national hookup of the C.B.C. '
Mr. Cantor was introduced over the air by Dr. Nonnan A. M. Mac-Kenzie, president of the University of British Colmnbia.
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