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JEWISH WESTERN BULLETIN
Friday, Octbbgr 13, 1939
SELF DENIAL TEA FOR SELF DEFENCE
"A" Self Denial Tea will be held at the home of Mrs, J. Shubb, 1470 West 12 Avenue, on Tuesday, October 17 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Every woman in the Community Is Invited to attend. This Tea is sponsored by Hadassah,- to assist the many thou-ssiids of men and. women in Palestine who have enlisted for National Defence. "We must not fail them."
The Annual Tombola Bazaar, will be held at the Community Centre on Wadnesday, November 15. Mrs. Fay Cristall with a large committee will convene the Bazaar.
Mrs. R. Frome is in charge of the Tombola books and all members should receive their books from her.' Get your books early. Phone Bay-view 8469R. Newcomers to Vancouver are most cordially invited to' join Hadassah. We shall be glad to welcome you.
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A.Z.A. NEWS
On September 31 the first stag of the winter season, was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. Rozen in honor of their son Eddie. With a crowd of members and future members attending, the evening was thoroughly enjoyed. After refreshments were served the stag broke up.
Last Saturday a sort of "miniature convention" was held when about fifteen AZ.A. boys went down to Seattle to spend the weekend. With the convention in Seattle less than two months away the boys decided they couldn't wait and travelled down.
Social Chairman, Mort James, announces a masquerade dance at the Community Centre on a future date. No one will be admitted unless in costum.e (it's going to be hard to tell sometimes) and all present and future members are invited).
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. The first meeting of the season was held at the Community Centre on October 8 at 8:00 p.m.
There were quite a few new faces present but a lack of last year's members. A temporary executive of four was elected to transact the business of the club for the" next month. The executive consists of Chairman, Rose Weiner; Committee, Elsie Abramson, Harry Barer, and Harry Weinstein.
The next meeting will be held at the Community Centre on October 22 at 8:00 p.m. sharp.
Last year's members and prospective members please attend.
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Holds High His Head
By Melvin G. Winstock While o'er the world the war drums beat
And Legions stumble in defeat, With Tyrants greedy over loot And Buccaneers in hot dispute.'' The Jew Holds High His Head' Tho His Soul is Weighed with Xead.
He may not flinch at blades that
flash, ,.. He dare not hide, tho nations crash. He may not cringe in facing War, His weapon of Defense—God's 3^w. The Jew Holds High His Head . Above the Dying and the Dead. ^ .
His hope is that the sword of Bight Will cut to dust the powers of Might And life the mist from mortal eyes. Cast out the fools—exalt the wise. The Jew Holds High His Head Has Mastered Self and Dread.
Keep your heads erect and strivff To maintain Hope andFaith alive Grod's face will shine in coming years
And wash away a people's tears. ' So Jew, Hold High Your Head ' Above the Hated and the Dead.
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Jewish civilian populations, but of all the elements of war sufferers in those sections in which large numbers of. Jews have congrega.tea.'
■rhe Joint Distribution Committee proglram df^^id and assistance tb; the Jewish honKJombatisirit. populations in Germany and.all its annexed territories and protectorates—Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia, Memel —continues as heretofore. We have been able to maintain contact with the central welfare organizations in those countries. Emigration, particularly of women, children and men of non-military age, is still proceeding on a substantial scale. It has been possible to continue the special clearance arrangement for the remittance of Joint Distribution Committee funds, whereby American dol-are kept on the outside against contribution^: inrMarks. made internally. No foreign exchangeshasf.heen sent into Germany by the Joint Distribution Committee; this method of iS.r:ajo.cial clearance continues today. Msssaaatxeceived from Jewish leaders in GermanjF^ goint out that the needs are staggering, nofc-.cmlx^ for emigration, but for internal welfare aid. Since,the British and French Jews will no longer be able to corir tribute to the relief of Jews in Greater Germany, the entire burden will now fall on the Joint Distribution Committee.
In the European countries where, at present, well over 150,000-refugees are concentrated, the problems of the Joint Distribution Committee have been greatly aggravated. These countries include two belligerent lands — England and France — and such neutrals as Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, Roumania, Luxemburg, Portugal, Albania, Latvia, Lithuania and. the Scandinavian countries. The Jews of Great Britain, who have heretofore collaborated with the Joint Distribution Committee and have made some contribution to the work which, it carried on fo? refugees, are now obliged to concentrate on natiohal requirements. In France, too, wh.ere Joint Distribution Committee contributions for refugee aid were matched on a fifty-fifty basis with local collections, the possibilities of local aid have dv/indled. Countries like Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, while not belligerents, are almost completely mobilized due to their proximity to the war areas.
In addition to the diminution of local collections in these European countries, another problem is offered by the shortage of manpower. Those personalities who had for years given of themselves and of their services to welfare work in behalf of Jews, have placed themselves at the disposal of their respective governments. Many have been called to the colors; others have volunteered. As a result, the work of the local committees has already suftered and the
Joint Distribution Committee is-being called upon for services heretofore rendered by members of the local communities.
Part of the European staff of ^the Joint Distribution Committee was moved, at the outbreak of hostilities, from Paris to a town in the interior of Prance. Plans are now under way for the establishment of offices by the Joint Distribution Committei^ in neutral countries, from which'the most effective relief work can be done. Various American; members of the Joint Distribution Committee overseas staff are now at stations where they can be most helpful in the present situation. One malii is now in Latvia and Lithuania, assisting in relief for Polish war refugees in those countries. Another is leaving for Roumania within the: next days, where he will perform similar functions.'A third has been stationed in Holland, where-he is working with the refugee committees in that country, Switzerland and Luxemburg. Our European Chairman has been on-the move constantly and is at this writing in London where) he is consulting with British Jewiiah leaders, as well as with such personalities as Sir Herbert Emerison of the Intergovernmental Refugee Committee, and Mr. Paul Van Zeel-and of the Co-ordinating Foundation. Dr. Joseph A. Rosen, internationally known agronomist, plans to leave the United States within the next few weeks for Kovno and Riga to assist in organizing relief measures for the Jews of Poland.
The Joint Distribution Commiitee programs of assistance in South and Central America, as well as in the Far East, have also been affected, by the \7ar situation. In South and Centred: America;-which^harbor some 75,-000'refugees, a large^number of local committees are appealing for jin-creased assistance from the Joint Distribution Committee for tbeir work of relief and maintenance, "economic assistance toward self sup-
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port, regularization of status, and educational aid to facilitate absorption and adjustment. In the many instances where refugees in these countries are awaiting immigration to the United States, they do not have permanent status in the lands of their residence, and are prohibited by law from working or establishing themselves in business. Many must be helped and supported until they receive their American visas. Despite restrictions the number of refugees in Central and South America is increasing, and additional sums will be required for this phase of the work. ,{
A severe problem continues to^tbe offered by the situation in Shan^fhai where, at present, more than 15,000 refugees are congregated. Shanghai offers another illustration of a country where heretofore assistance bad been given jointly by the Joint distribution Committee and by the British Section of the Council for German Jewry. With Great Britain now at war, it is impossible to predict the degree to which the Council will be able to continue its assistance to the committee in Shanghai. A double burden may thus be imposed upon the Joint Distribution Committee.
In all, the burdens and responsibilities of the Joint Distribution Committee have increased tremendously as a result of the present war situation. The Jews of Eastern and Central Europe have but one hope in the cruel hours that face tHem today, and that is the desire and capacity and willingness of their coreligionists in the United States and Canada to help them, through the channels of the Joint Distribution Committee.
Jewish life. And when we attain a membership of some 250,GG0 !m: oiir B.B. Order, then, we can really become spokesmen in Israel or "sho-mrei Israel."
The speaker traced the spread of anti-semitism both in Canada and in the U.S.A since the advent of Hitler, and pointed out the apathetic indifference of the people in these countries to the danger of Hitler-ism. The war has finally shown him up as a destroyer of civilization. And the time has come,, he urged, when we must create a program to make non-Jews allergic to anti-semitism-, because it spells doom and destruction not ■ only for Jews, but can equally destroy everything that Canadians and Americans hold dear. To such a program B.B. has been devoting Itself, disseminating the gospel of truth In opposition to the lies spread about us.
Bro. Rlckles outlined the type of good-will work done by the B. B. Order. In Seattle, for instance. Italian organizations have been approached for the purpose of creating better understanding. It was pointed out to them, that they ought not ssrmpathize with the decrees of Mussolini, and that as Americans, they should make their stand clear on this subject. As a result they adopted a resolution condemning the recent Italian decrees against the J;ews in that country, stating that they looked upon such decrees with horror, and they urged the Italian government to recall these. This attitude evoked a great deal of praise from .the press.
Another instance, was the cordial greeting extended by the B'nai B'rith lodge to the Knights of Columbus which met recently at Seattle. And the keynote of that.convenr tion was one of .complete tolerance.
The. speaker also discussed the excellent service rendered by the anti-defamation branch of the order. There was the case of the alleged address attributed to Benjamin Franklin supposedly urging that the Jews be denied the rights of citizenship under the American" Constitution. This document was widely circularized. But thanks to the efforts of our anti-defamation, conclusive proof was obtained of the falsity of the document. The Franklin Institute of Philadelphia declared that the. document was a forgery of Franklin's signature, that there was no such document, that there is a difference in Imitating a.good man and counterfeiting him. In fact, it proved a bommerang against the Jew-baltprs, for it came to light that Benjamin Franklin was always S3an-pathetic towards the Jews. And when the Hebrew Society was building a synagogue. Franklin himself contributed £25 and headed a delegation of non-Jews in collecting money for the project.
The speaker said it was a strange paradox, that the Jew, the essence of whose religion is tolerance, should have been made a perpetual and living sacrifice among men. Referring to Reichsbishop Mueller's remarks, that no mention should be made of the ten commandments, Isaah, Jeremiah and other prophets, because of their Jewish origrln, Brother Rickles pointed out, that in this alone the Nazis are consistent. For the Ten Commandments to enjoin "Thou Shalt Not Kill." Love cannot live in the same world as Nazism and brute force. In the destruction of Nazism, therefore, every Jew must play a part in order that the "lamps might remain lit."
The speaker then said, may I conclude with this thought Every pious Jew in his morning prayer says "oz yoshir majshe," recalling the song that Moses sang AFTER crossing the red sea. The question was asked, why did Moses wait till he crossed the sea, why did he not sing Immediately after he was freed from bondage and left Egypt? The answer Is this—until they came to the Red Sea, the Jews themselves did nothing towards their own salvation. The Almighty through Moses did everjrthing for them. But when they were pursued by Pharaoh, they became desperate, they literally plunged Into the surging sea—determined rather to die than surrender. Tiie waters were up to their neck, then and only then, God seeing that all Jews were united and were willing to make the sacrifice, when he saw, that they were willing to accept death rather than return to slavery—it was then that the miracle was performed and they were entitled to sing victoriously. And so, when every Jew assumes his share in opposing Nazi-barbarism, when he makes every sacrifice, then we are bound to emerge triumphant, i and from institutions such as the B'nai B'rith will go forth to the world, Love, Peace and the spirit of the Brotherhood of man. At the conclusion of the address
Bowling at LA SALLE
Meribolas > Results of Oct. 2nd:' '
Herman, 3; Diamond, 0. -\ '
Goldbloom, 3; Matoff, 0.
Le Fohn, 2; Lechtzieri! 1.
Honor Boll '
Jeanette Chess 527 J(212). Results of Oct. 10th:
Goldbloom, 3; Diamond, 0.
Le Fohn, 3; Herman, 0.
Lechtzier, 3; Matoff, 0.
Honor Boll
Ann Goldbloom • 632 (262) Season single record. -
Bella Koch 568 (209)
Pearl Herman 545 (229) :
Sue Lechtzier 530
Florence Bearg 525 (216)
Etta Le Fohn 515 (205)
Bessie CuUins (209)
Ida Albert (207).
Standing
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Le Fohn .........,15, 1X_ 4
Goldbloom ............. 15-10 ' 5
Herman . .v.:,.-.......:. 15 7 S
Lechtzier............... 15 7 8
Matoff ................. 15 5 10
Diamond............... 15 5 10
YJMLH.A. MbEed Five-Fin Results of Sept. 27th:
Braverman, 2; Levlnson, 1
Cohen, 2; Berman, 1
Barzman, 2; SIsson, 1
Cook, 2; Lubin, 1
Honor BoU
Sammie Kalensky 585
Ben Gurevitch (243) '
Cookie Kelensky 516
B. Yampblsky (246) Results of .October ,4:
Braverman, 3; Cook, 0.
Lubin, 3; Levlnson, 0
a hearty vote of thanks was moved to the speaker by the President, Brother Dr. Gorosh.
Then Brother David Freeman addressed himself to those who were not yet members, urging them to translate their well-intended resolution sof loyalty to Jewry: by-her coming active members of ;the B'nai B'rith Order. VThe^ response to the membership drive was very encouraging, and it is expected that quite a number who have not had an opportunity of being present at the meeting will shortly join the trunks of the B'nai B'rith Order.
The members of the Executive and their wives, were. then invited to the beautiful "home . of Brother Nathan Fox, where- several pleasant hours were spent In the company of Brother and Mrs. P. Allen Rickles.
Barzman, 2; Cohen, 1 . SisBon, 2;/;Berman, 1 -r- . Honor. Boll Hal Angel 715 (280, 2710 ^ Dave.SIsson 654 (298) Dave, Braverman 632 (254) Bobby Lubin ,630 (238)' Harry Feldman 607, , Harry Levlnson 604 ~ -S. Cook 600 (2510)^ Standing
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SIsson ..........6-3 3,
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B'nai B'rith Ten-Pin tieagak'^y
The B'nai^B!rith>heldra workkiul] at La Salle Alleys, on Monday even ing, Oct; 2nd; and ptens'.were mad to g^t this, league under way nexj Monday night, Oct. 16th at 9 p.m} Six teams have already, been llneji up with an objective of eight. Thij league is ..open .to all Jewish mei hers of. the community,' and entrld will be accepted by phoning Sa Lechtzier at the La Salle, TriA. 064!
B'NAI B'BITH : 10-PIN LEAGUE STABTS MONDAY OCT. 16th at 9. pan.
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