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Vol. 7, No; 8       Room 7, 342 West Pender Street
VANCOUVER, B.C., THURSf>i|Yp^AY 21, 1936
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VILLAGE FINED FOR ARSON
JERUSALEM — Charge with responsibility for settin fires in Zichroh Jacob, an Ara village in that neighborhooc has been sentenced to a $50.C fine and the maintenance five policemen and a. sergeant for three months' time. •
"ARYANS"
Intensive Nazi activity goes on in Egypt. Unembarrassed by the mixture of races there practically all of them "non Aryan," the Nazis have pro claimed   that  all Egyptians Turks,   Syrians, Armenians and other Orientals are to be regarded as "Aryans."
ANTI-SEMITISM HIS DOWNFALL
PHILADELPHIA
Ex-
Congressman Louis T. McFad den, who achieved . notoriety for his anti-semitic utterances in Congress, was defeated in an attempt to win the Repub lican nomination for Congress in the ISth Congressional dis trict.
ATHLETE CRAVES OLYMPIC HONORS
LOS ANGELES -
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Levy, crack Stanford Univers ity track star, has bluntly an nounced  that he  intends to compete in the New York meet in July, which will select three men for the American track team   for   Berlin Olympics Levy's stand was publicized in an answer to the "B'nai B'rith Messeiigeh'* ' *
BELIEVE IT OR NOT
BUCHAREST — Kishinev scene of one of the most san-quinary pogroms in modern Jewish history, this week elected a Jewish vice-mayor, M Ginsberg.
SIN OF SELF-DEFENSE
WARSAW—A young Jewish girl student of Warsaw University, Ziviah Asterblum, will go on trial this week on a charge of "insulting the Polish hdtion" by shouting "cattle!" at rioters beating Jews on the university grounds. She was released on 10,000 zlotys bail after spending several days in jail.
NOTICE
5 IDu£ to tile occurrence of a I the holiday of Shevuouth i the coming week, the Bulletin will not be delivered until Saturday, so as not to conflict with religious observance.
British Troops Leave Egypt for Palestine
LONDON—Owing to fears of further disorders in Palestine, British troops have left Egypt for Palestine.
The reinforcements were flown by air from the Cairo aerodrome.
Defiance by the Arabs of an ultimatum by High Commissioner Wauchope to halt the general strike in Palestine is believed to be responsible for the military anxiety. The Arab National Council has voted not merely to extend the general strike but to refuse to pay taxes after May 15th unless the Government complies with the complete Arab demands, which include stoppage of Jewish immigration and a ban on land sales.
The normal garrison of Palestine consists of 1,970 men of all ranks, with two battalions of infantry including 1,766 men. The normal British garrison of Egypt is 9,956 men of all ranks, but this number has been greatly increased recently owing to the African situation.
Jacob Wefnstdn to
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Young Western Rabbi To Appear On Behalf of Geverkshaften Campaign
Rabbi Jacob Weinstein of San Francisco will this year inaugurate Vancouver's annual Palestine Labor Drive commencing on May 30. Rabbi Weinstein though a very young man and an outstanding leader of the Liberal Palestine movement, is known as a speaker of unusual eloquence and great wit. His first appearance on Saturday night, May 30, at the Community Centre is greatly anticipated. This meeting will be preceded by a banquet open to the public. Funds raised for the Geverkshaften campaign go to the General Federation of Workers in Palestine, to fortify labor institutions; stimulate colonizing and industrial activity; provide modern machinery for farm and factory; build homes, schools, hospitals and libraries for Jewish settlers. Brilliant Leaders Such personalities as Judge Louis D. Brandeis, professor Albert Eeinstein, Dr. Stephen S., Wise, Will. Green, are identified with this movement.
Rabbi Jesse Schwartz will also appear on the program at the Poale Zeiri Zion Banquet.
Good^ Trio On Third Annual Tour
Hundreds   of communities throughout the United States will be visited this summer by a Catholic priest, a Protestant minister and a Jewish Rabbi on mission of "good-will." Rabbi Henry Berkowitz of Portland,   Oregon,  has been called upon to replace Rabbi Mprria Lazaron, of Baltimore in this delegation. The remaining two members are Rev. Dr Everett R. Clinchy, far-famec Protestant minister and the director of the National Conference of Jews and Christians and   Father   Michael   J. A Ahern, S.J., Catholic, head o he   Zoology   department o Weston College, Mass.
The trio spent last week^enc in various pulpits of Seattle, Tacoma,    and Bellinghani. They will proceed to Spokane his week.
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THE CENTRE LOUNGE ROOM
The Lounge room of the Community Centre is provided for the use of both young and old and it seems that because this
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the youth of the city, the furniture is being damaged.
On Sunday night, the silver cup base is cut with a pen knife, the next Sunday night, the chesterfield is cut, and only last Sunday night some person had the pleasure of taking all the glass knobs of the doors off to the spoliation of the Lounge.
W^e hope that in the future the privilege of using this room by all and sundry will be appreciated and respected.
RESTAURANTS ALLOWED
BERLIN — On condition lat only Jews are served, the German government has issued )ermits allowing Jews to open restaurants in the Anhalt sec-ion of Berlin.   Notices that only Jews may be served in lese establishments must be posted in a conspicuous place.
^erbert Fisher Wins First Class Honors
Herbert Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fisher of this city, passed with first-class honors in his first year at the Uni-ersity of British Columbia, lecializing , in Physics and Chemistry.'
Schedule ol Rabbi Schwa^r£z^ Visit
Arriving Friday, %ay 22.
Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23 — Rabbi Schwartz will visit Victoria, B.C.
Monday night. May 25 — Mass Meeting at Centre, at 8:15 p.m.
Tuesday afternoon. May 26—Hadassah Meeting, at Centre, at 2:15 p.m.
vVednesday morning. May
27 = Schara Tzedek Congregation pulpit.
Thursday morning. May 28—Beth Israel Congregation pulpit.
Thursday evening. May
28 — Zionist executive meeting.
Saturday night. May 30—.; Poale Zeiri Zion Ban--quet with Rabbi Weinstein at Centre.
Sunday night. May 31 — . ^Yb^urig jj!&daean iftgat Centre at 2:i>;m.
Executive Director of the Zionist Organization, Rabbi Schwartz is an outstanding leader in Zionist Circles in Canada. He returns to Vancouver after an absence of two years prepared, as his schedule shows, to fully serve the Vancouver Jewish Community.
FRANZ BOAS NOT TO RETURN TO HEIDELBERG
iilEW YORK — Despite a Iprpmise made in his boyhood to return to his Alm.a Mater and celebrate its S50th anniversary. Dr. Franz Boas, one :of5the most distinguished an-itlil-opoligists the world has produced; has announced that he swill not return to Germany '•uhder any consideration as . g as the .German universities are absolutely under the jcdntrol •of the Nazis."
Having .. received almost ieyery academic honor that Ger-nia'n universities could bestow Upon a native son. Dr. Boas h^s lived to see the burning of ihis famous scientific works in tli^ infamous Nazis book-burning of May,. 1933. Dr. Boas announced that a public meeting 1 be held in the United Sji^tes to commemorate this ieyent sponsored by the Ameri-ican Committee for Anti-Nazi eratiire. Dr, Boas has been a ihember of the faculty of Columbia University for forty years and has announced his reitirement next month.
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Israel Mourns Death
Of Nachum Sokolow
Zionism Loses Reverred Leader Through Sudden
Death in London
LEADER MOURNED
v^ppGsition to
vHitler Mounts
:NEW ' YORK—That persecution of Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Masons, war veterans an<J other groups is "solidifying opposition" to the Nazi regime ;an,d-that "people are speaking ^against Hitler who never spoke jbefore,".. was the report today of ;Dr, Daniel A. Poling, editor of. The Christian Herald, and ^'oted. Christian youth leader, DfeTbre 1^. luhclieon rfieeting of the' Federal Council of Churihes.
Dr^ Poling returned recently froiil • a 10-month tour of Europe.
Arnong trends he noted there he said are "distinct opposition to Fascism in every country, including Italy; drift of Christians away from pacifism, and democratic developments and a liberal policy towards religion in Russia."
With the passing this week of Nachum Sokolov^ Israel is shorn of one of its most beloved and valued leaders. Ony scantiest details are as yet available concerning the circumstances of his death in London at the age of seventy-four. Many local Zionists have expressed the thought that recent tragic disorders in Palestine may have contributed to his sudden passing.
Life Work The story of the life of Nachum Sokolow is one of extraordinary activity. Connected actively with the Zionist organization since 1908, he lived to see fruition of his labors in the establishment of a national homeland. It is said that due to his work as a merriber of the inner actions committee of the Zionist Organization, the approval of France and Italy was secured for the Balfour Declaration. From 1912 on he toured the entire world in making, a plea for Zionist support. He was at one time a visitor to Vancouver.
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Presidency of the Jewish Agency and World Zionist came to him in 1931, and the World Zionist group chose him to head them for another term in 1933.
Literary Achievement
Polish-born, he showed outstanding literary talents from boyhood. Eor many years he was regarded as the foremost exponent of modern Hebrew journalisni, arid as the editor, publisher and author, of many publications devoted to the spread of Hebrew knowledge arid letters. His best known work, a history of Zionism in two volumes, is one of the most comprehensive works in the English language.
NACHUM SOKOLOW
J^MislfcActiyities Near and Far
Jewish Singer Hopeful
For Palestine Theatre
Disciple of the same school of Jewish art which has produced the great drairzatic interpreters, Isa Kremer and Victor Chenkin, Harvey Ephiriiov, has been a visitor to Vancouver the last few days. Before this Bulletin goes to press Vancouver Jewish community will have had the happy opportiin-ity of hearing his work, in recital.
A vigorous man of striking personality, Mr. Ephimov bemoans the lack of interest of Jewish people in general for their own art forms. "The genV tiles," he said with . flashing eyes, "respond more readily':to what Jewish artists have to offer than do our own people. For example, the Community Church, header by famed Dr. John Haynes Holmes, reserved this season an entire night for the presentation of a Yiddish concert."
Source Material
Mr. Ephimov gives greatest attention to the historical background of the songs he interprets.   The large but barely explored field of Jewish folk songs furnish his source of material.  With these as a founda-;ion he builds up a personal interpretation which, as he puts it, binds the old with the new. ^y work," he said, "must re-lect life of the highest level. The  soul  of the Jew must speak, but it is my task to make this intelligible to present-day audiences."
CHARACTER ARTIST
HARVEY EPHIMOV
New Material
Jewish folk lore at the present time, according to Mr. Ephimov, has been a matter of history. The artist draws upon songs of the past for his inspiration. Only since the rebirth of Palestine has Mr, Ephimov found new material for his work, for in the Holy Land modern folk culture is in the making. Because of this, Ephimov has highest hopes for the -future theatre in Palestine. There, as he sees it, the artist Avill be of the people and as such, necessary to the people. Aside from Palestine and Russia," he concluded, "there is no place to go for new folk lore."
B'NAI B'RITH Baron de Hirsch Lodge, of Butte, Montana, which celebrated its 44th anniversary last March, will be host to the 73rd Annual Convention of District No. 4 of B'nai B'rith, Judging from advance material the Lodge is planning \i'ell ahead to make the Butte Convention, scheduled for next month, memorable for its delegates. HAAVARA
Haavara, the organization set up to transfer German-Jewish capital and merchandise from Germany to Palestine for German-Jewish immigrants, has announced that up to December, 1935, 2154 heads of families used their facilities for arranging residence in the Holy
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forty-three heads of families, in addition, have registered with Haavara as intending to tarnsfer their capital.
JEWISH WELFARE CAMPAIGNS Some interesting figures indicating an upward trend in American-Jewish generosity have just been released by the National Council of Federations and Welfare Funds.
San Francisco raised $319,-000 this year compared with $182,000 for 1935.
Portland exceeded last year's figures by 25%.
In New Orleans the quota went over the top to the amount $1,886.
Minneapolis volunteered to raise its goal from $48,600 to $55,000, confident that this figure could be achieved.
St. Paul is raising its goal $15,000 over last year's drive,
J, D. C. Fourteen hundred a n d eighty-five GermanrJewish actors, artists, singers, painters and sketchers, and musicians are now registered with subsidiaries of J.D.C. in Berlin, as needing work. Under auspices of J.D.C. 221 performances lave been given in which 1147 artists were employed.
During 1935, 4768 Jews in jerniany mainly between the agqs of 18 and 35 have been receiving vocational re-training through the aid of the J.D.C.
Nazi Freedom Will Be Mourned By U.S. Colleges
NE WYORK — Scores of American colleges and universities will observe a day of memorial for the lost academic freedom of the German universities on the day when the Nazi regime celebrates the 550th anniversary of Heidelberg University, it was announced here by Bernard A. Grossman, chairman of the committee on education of the Federal Bar Association.
Mr. Grossman's report reveals that American educators are not content with rejecting invitations to participate in the Heidelberg celebration but are anxious for a united mass demonstration of condemnation o show Germany what American institutions of higher learning think of Nazism.
Letters received by Mr. Grossman from the presidents of many American colleges express a readiness to fly the flags of their institutions at half mast and to carry out other measures of mourning for the death of German academic freedom.
SECOND APPEARANCE
Popular demand for a further hearing of the delightful interpretive work of Mr. Harvey Ephimov has insisted that he appear once more before leaving Vancouver. Mr. Ephimov will be heard in costume, this Sunday evening at 8:30 o'clock at the Centre.
There will be a nominal admission charge. The audience of the Wednesday evening recital agreed that Mr. Ephimov's offerings were a rare treat and should not be missed by Jewry of Vancouver.