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Eleventh Ave. and Oak St      VANCOUVER^ B.CeV CANADA, FRIDAY, FEB. 1,1946
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•   THE Vancouver Jewish Adndnistrative Council Jield its ^ ' ai-      * 4,1, ' r> r"  i,* Annual Meeting for the year 1945, on January ieth^
, Ilie^J^^ Gomnmnity Centre, over which:
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VANCOlJVER JEWKift;;^^^      FOR  THE AGED —  1190 West l3th Avenue
• ' Tl^ its declared intention of sponsoring worthy
obj^
, -T^ has already beih,^^^ iinder agreement, and it is hoped to have it paid for, and ready
for occupancy as a residence for th^ jiged,^ ^s^ are now known to be living under most depressing
conditions, by "Pasech" time^^^' -
rA'Xadies Auxiliary to Ihe jr^WishM^ has been formed for the express purpose of
fiirthering this:project. i^^'A^A^/V
,In order VANGOUVEE
• On Sunday the .home,, will iormally launch ,i
f  ::i4nnaa Histr<adruth   Berlin's Jewish
- m the 'City; ■ addire^ i^kecutive Gommittee of the Vancouver' Jewish" Admini-
■ "^rative Council, on Tuesday :^ening,: January 29th.
KaUowitz stressed the neod Jof an organized community -pro-am .in the city and -also the need for an Execiitive IMfector. He ;;bfferiad valuable advice arid as-"',|iired the co-operation of the Fed-.. cration .of  Commujiity Centres, . -fkhould the Vancouver Commimity
"jdecide to • hire: a- Director. • ■f     ^ ..... ■ ■
|.ehman Clears general Morgan
|» WASfflNGTON, Jan, 30-(BUP) - British Lt.-Gen. Sir ■Frederick Morgan ihas been cleared of charges of anti-Semitism pd will carry on as United Nations   Relief  and Rehabilitation
'|hief in central Germany.
-1 UNRRA Director-General
were postponed until the next general meeting.
. lae^tiori.'of .meriibers to the Boai?d of .the Adnunistrative Council took plate,'and a slate of 12 new members arid ■12 "old" ones was-brought in.: to i^act,- for.' the ;ensuing • yiear, Mr. Harold B. Kahn, after five years .of devoted and loyal service retired from the Chair to give way' to the incoming officers.
The, completion of elections ^of officers and .appointment of committees was made at the following Executive meeting which was held on Tuesday evening, January. 29th,. • at the Coriimiinity C^tre. .
Dr. Jack Moscovich was tmati-imously elected as.the new Chair-. , man for 1946.-. The members of ■ the Administrative Council welcome him back after his several years active service overseas and expressed their appreciation of his capabilities of leadership in Com-munal  affairs.  Dr. Moscovich impressed upon the meeting the riecessiiy for the newly elected board, members and committee to take   cm  greater responsibilities than ever in view of the extensive commimity developments and the anticipated program for thefortli-coming year.   The task, he said, of administering the conunimal affairs wiU be greater than ever
Will BiDis(is by Speaker Here
•   DR. MAX ARZT, Associate Professor, iii Practical Theology, and Director of the Department of Field
- -;tivities and ^ Comriiunity
Service of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, will  address   a combined Dinner Meeting of the Beth Israel Gongregation and its Men's Glub in tKe Vancouver Hotel on Thursday evening, February i4th, at 6 o'clock. His subject will be "The Gure for Jewish Neurosis." Dr. Arzt was graduated with the - degree of B.Sc. from the College . of the City of New York in 1918; --J5.A-: fror^ Columbia University in
Chaiilioii Ufill
February 17th
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• MR. I. A. HORO^TZ, fambxis New York chess master,, will perform a simultaneous chess exhibition in Vancouver on Monday, FeTa-ruary the fourth, at 8 p.m., at the Moose Lodge, 1021
West Hastings.
Mr.   Horowitz   was   born ;in Brooklyn, New York, on Nov. 15, 1907, He learned to play chess at the early age of six, first playing in summer recreation centres and later in high school and college, - During the years 1926-27, Horowitz captained New York^ University's Intercollegiate Championship teahi, Horowitz made his debut in the international arena in 1931. as. a member of the United States team which participated in the Chess Olympics at Prague,  In the-19fli and final round he bested Polish master David Przepiorfea in a last rourid thriller to ©ive the United States its first World Team Championship by the. slim margui of one point. He was also a member of the United States World Cham-pioriship teams at Warsaw, 1935, and Stockhohn, 1937'
In national events, Horowitz has led the field on numerous occasions, , He won the United. States Open Championship at Philadelphia, 1936, and Syracuse, 1943 and tied for the same title with Kash-don at Boston, 1938. In 1942 and 1943, he won the New York State Championship. He has been a . consistently high prize, winner in all five Uttited States Champ:'->h:-ship Tournaments, : '
Horowitz -has also-distinguished y himself in match play. In 1933, he > defeated Dake by a score of 6-2 (four wins, four'draws); A hard-^:" fought match with Kashdon in 1939... ended in t,   'faw, and .two. years . later, Horowitz lost by a close margii^i to Resihevsky. in a set match . -for the United States Championship,
, Horowitz 5ias made eight trans-^ continental .goodwill tQurs.reachipg as far south as Corpus Christi.' '
• ON February 17th, 1946, the local branch of the
. Poalei Zion Organization will be going out for their Annual Histradruth. Campaign in the City of Vancouver. This campaign has the endprsation of the Vancouver Jewish Administrative Council.
The Histradruth is a movement designed-to improve and strengthen the situation of those who toil in Palestine.
Other Organizations are asked to keep the dat^ of February 17th open. Watch the Jewish' Bulletin ■ for furtiier announcements in regard to the Geverkshaften Caih-paign.
Harry Weinsteiiiv Norman Charkow To Arrive Soon
• FjOj HARRY WEINSTEIN, son of Mr.. and Mrs. I Wein-
stein, and Norman Charkow, son ..of;Mr. arid Mrs. A, M, Charkow, are expected home shortly. They arrived in Halifax on the He de France, on Saturday, January 26,
Uhii3 PoptiMtion Nearly Extinct
• BERLIN (WNS)—Sixty percent of the 8,000 members of the Jewish community here are over the age of 50 and only five percent are under 18, Erich Nelhans, president of the Jewish Gouncil, revealed here.
Nelhans said that the commimity has provided 10,000 meals, given clothing to thousands of Jews returning home, .and distributed grants oiE from 500 to 2,000 marks among the destitute who were unable to earn a living. The community, he added," runs a hospital of 350 beds and a nursery for SO orphans: These two institutions care for Jews and non-Jews,
Expenses thus far have been covered by a loan of 100,000 marks as well as. a non-recurrent contribution by the city coimcil of 150,-000 marks, Nelhans said. The city also has four prayer houses, including three reconstructed synagogues, Nelhans concluded.
Herbert H. Lehman announced that , p      •« ^ ^   ,. ~
. ,  ,      . ^ , -     ^» ne will deyote.his .efforts>to/,-A
had rfe-mstated-Motgarii^aftfer-"-^: - . ^ ^
"long and searching' talks with
him.
UNRRA ordered Morgan's dismissal after he remarked at a
January 2 press conference that he believed there was a "well-crganized, positive plan" among the Jews to get out of Europe.
Mrs, J. J. Diamond National Sect^y
Mrs. J, J, Diamond was appointed Recording Secretary of the National Council  of  Jewish  Women of Canada, at the Tri-Enniel Conference recently held in Toronto.
seeing that it is done efficiently;
Officers and Executives elected for the year 1946 are listed as follows:
Chairman, Dr. Jack Moscovich; Vice-chairman, Phillip Lesser; Hon. Treasxirer, Sam Rothstein; Hon. Secretary, Myer Brown; Board Members, Harry Ablowitz, Jides Ablowitz, Sam Albert, Moe Cohen, Max Dodek, N. Fox, E. Goodman, H. B. Kahn, N. J. Kostman, D. Nemetz, Mrs. B. Rose, Mrs. R Shapiro, N, Slutsky, W. Sterner, S. Tenenbaum, Jack Wall, B. Wosk and D, Wosk.
Authorities Decree Death For Palestine Offenders
Risprinted from the Vancouver Daily Province • JERUSALEM, Jan. 29.—Armed with sweeping new powers to apply the death penalty for many offenses in Palestine's spreading disorder, British authorities pushed a search today for a band which raided a government arsenal in southern Palestine and carried off 600 machine-guns and other stores. -~"--
Endorsations Granted
Feb. 1-15—Vancouver Tahnud Torah—$40,00d-?50,000—
Erection new building, Feb, 10—Beth Israel Men's Club—Raffle. March 6—B'nai B'rith Girls—Bazaar.
Feb. 15-28—Poalei Zion—$7,000-Geverkshaften Campai^i. Feb, 20—Sub-Seniors—Smorgasbord Dinner. March 25 - April 7—Vancouver Jewish External Welfare Fund—
$50,000.00—Annual Campaign, Date to be set-Jewish Men's Cultural Club-$20,000.00—
Old Folks Home.
Date to be set—Ladies' Auxiliary Jewish Men's Cultural Club— "
Raffle—Old Folks Home.
, Texas, and covering the entire Pacific Coast,/ firom San Diego, California, to Mount Vernon, Wash-
uigtori., H# founded r CHESS REVIEW in 1939 aiiii'has'served the chess' commtmity with iinswieiving faith and,loyalty» ..The:,enterprise and _ sparkle of Ho|i^OTigtz's simul-tanedui play h^' ^^^1©, him a jafdlcomet' gueist m _^cbfi^.. clubs, all over the country.'
Eight Held
At Tel Aviv      ! '
e  TEL AVrV (VWS),-PalWtine police this week raided a niun-ber of factories and arrested ?eigKt • suspected terrorists.
Thirty eight others were held for questicHiing. During the raid on the factories; the police cordoned oSL the- area. There,.were no .im-. toward incidents, during the search.
A conunimique said a number of Jewish laborers, employed at Aquir RA,F. Airdrome, where the raiders overpowered guards, were being held for investigation,
Th3 annoimcement said a band of 15 to 20 armed men, reported to be wearing British uniforms, forced Arab laborers to work 40 minutes loading guns and ammunition at the air depot and then escai)ed in a truck. Thia truck however, was ^covered along with the lo6t.
Police also reported the arrest of 13 persons at Nathanya, a Jiaw-ish town midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa, after breaJcing up a demonstration in whach a policeman was attacked.
Large parts of Jerusalem were und)3r curfew regulations where police searches for forbidden arms continued.
Under tiie new regulation, published last iii^t in the Palestine Gazette these men could be sentenced to death on any one of several counts.
Pffiahses punishable by death include discharge or carrying of firearms or explosives, damaging or pb^structing property, interfering y|th-property, vehicles, commimi-pa^ions, plant installations or sup-
ply services of the government and armed forces—or being in the neighborhood of such property for the pmpose of committing an offense,
Ths British administration ol Palestine also outiawed the unauthorized possession of radio transmission equipment and banned the staging of military exercises.
Study Group Hears Rabbi Levy
0  LAST  THURSDAY evemng.
January 24, Rabbi Levy was the guest speaker and leadar of a discussion on the Palestine situation, at the Study Group which meets at the home of Mrs, Dorothy Steeves. From the iarge and distinguished audience the Rabbi received a sympathetic hearing on the injustice of the presant stoppage of Jev/ish immigration into Palestine, under the White Paper, Mrs. Steves in replying, suggested that the best way out of the present deadlock was a bi-national state of Jews and Arabs.
On the motion of Mr. Dpn.Ca-. pon,'a S!Wirm'"vbte~ o thanks'was*^ accorded the Rabbi.
DR. MAX ARZT
1921; and obtained the degree of . Doctor of Hebrew Literature from , the Seminary in 1934. . From 1921 to 1924 he served as rabbi of Temple Beth El in Stamford, Connecticut. In 1924, Dr. Artz accepted a call to the pulpit of Temple Israel in Scrantpn, Pennsylvania, a position he held for fifteen years. In 1939 he resigned to become Director of the Department of Field Activities and Community Service of the Seminary and Instructor in Practical Theology in the Rabbinical School of the Seminary.
In Scranton, Dr. Arzt was President of the Council of Social Agoicies of the Chamber of Commerce, and served on tha Executive Coimcil of the Scranton Commimity Chest. He was a member of Governor Earle's Commission on Public Tehef and Assistant for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
He has travelled extensively through Europe and Palestine, and is well known as a speaker in many communities throughout the United States, In 1939 he was President of the Rabbinical Assembly of America, At present he is a member of the Administrative Committee of the Zionist Organization of America and of the United Synagogue of America, and is Vice-president of the Synagogue Council of America.
Dr. Arzt as also a member of the Board of Governors of the National Academy for Adult Jewish Studies, and of the Joint Commission on Jewish Education of the United Synagogue and the Rabbinical Assembly, He is a member of the Joint Prayerbook Commission of the Rabbinical Assembly, and the United Synagogue, as well as a member of the War-time Emergency Commission for Conservative Judaism.
It is not often we are given the opportunity to hear a speaker of such renown. Reservations jcaay lie madelby- phoiiing fi&s. S. Nar-vey, MArine 0819.
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