The
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF. THE ,
VANCOUVER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE
VOL. 2: NO. 18
VANCOUVER, B. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1931
$1.00 Per Year
Council Camp Opens At West Bay
City Youngsters to Enjoy Two Weeks At Seaside
On Monday, August 3, the Vancouver Section Co^mcil of. Jewish Women, opened their annual summer camp for girls. .
This year, for the first time, the Covmcil has arranged a regular summer home instead of the usual tents, as it is felt that more comforts can be offered, in tliis way to the youngsters who are so much in need of a restful holiday.
Mrs. ii. Lipsky is Supervisor of the camp. She has had extensive experience along these lines, in Germany and in Russiai and it is expected that under her guidance and care the ten] girls ranging in age from eight to fourteen, will derive great benefit from the two weeks holiday.
The camp is being held at "High-rocks" which is the name of a delightful rambling sximmer home, wide spacious verandahs overlooking the Gulf of Georgia. A charming garden siirroimds "Highrocks" and only a short distance- away is the safest and cleanest bathing beach on the North Shore.
The girls will spend, long hours in the sunshine and under the tutelage of an experienced swimming teacher, they will be give;n instructions
Bhuddist and Jewish Rites Observed At Funeral in China
Wills ?50,000 to Translate Jewish Publication Society's Test of Bible ' Into Chinese
SHANGHAI, China—The sum of $50,000 is bequeathed by Silas Aaron
Hardoon, the late Shanghai Jewish millionaire for the translation into Chinese of the English text of the Hebrew Bible as published by the Jewish Publication Sc lety of Philadelphia. This curious bequest became known today when Hardbon's will was made public here.
Hardoon, who died here on June 19, at the age of 84, was generally believed to be the wealthiest foreigner in Shanghai. A native of Bag -dad, he came to Shanghai fifty years ago when the city was a mere village. He was married to a Chinese woman and although he had no children of his own, he had adopted ten boys and girls of various nationalities.
At the time of his death his fortune was popularly estimated at $25,000,000 in gold, most of it amassed in real estate transactions. Out of courtesy to his wife, who is a. Bhuddist, he made provision that his funeral rites shouid., be conducted according to the Bhuddist and Jewish religions.
Although he was one of the wealthiest men of the Orient he was practically unknown to the Jewish world until he died. Like most wealthy foreigners in China, he feared being kidnapped and held for ransom by ban-didts who had often threatened him.
Members Of Camp Committee
Palestine Has New High Commissioner
General Arthur G. Wauchope, Commander of Northern Ireland Named To Ofi!ice
LONDON—Lieutenant-General Arthur Genfell Wauchope, general officer commanding Northern Ireland, was appointed High Commissioner of Palestine and Tranjordania by King George to succeed Sir John Chancellor who has been High Commissioner since 1928. High Commissioner Chancellor's -resignation, effective November 1, at the expiration of his three year'term, has been accepted by King George.
The High Coinmissioner-designee has had a distinguished military career dating from 1893. General Wau-Ichope served with distinction in the Boer War from which he emerged a captive. During the World War he
Dr. Frankel Dies Suddenly In Paris
Attended Jewish Agency Sessions, Named Co-Chairman of Council Of Agency
MRS. H. B. KAHN
Is one of the five members of the Camp Committee of the Vancouver Section of the Council of Jewish Women. She is president of the Local Section this year, and takes a great interest in girls welfare work.
The Jewish world was shocked at the news of the sudden death of Dr.
Lee Kaufer Frankel, second vice president of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, in Paris on July 25, caused by a heart attack. Dr. and Mrs. Frankel were touring Europe following the completion of the Jewish Agency meeting at^ Basle, Switzerland, of which Dr. Frarikel was an active participant. He was sixty-four years old. He was elected to the highest offices of ,the Jewish Agency, to be shared jointly by Dr. Frankel and O. E. d'avigdor Goldsmith of London, England, that of chairmen of the coimcil of the Jewish Agency. Mr. Goldsmith is the president of the Board of Depvrties oS British Jews.
Dr. Frankel was approaching his
sixty-fourth birthday which would was wounded several times and thrice have been on August 13. AU matters decorated. From 1902 to 1903 he was! of human welfare, social service.
carried out bodyguard.
he maintained an Irish
RHODESIAN JEW WILLS $125,000 TO PALESTINE PHILANTHROPY
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A huge stone fireplace m the liv- . _.V Vil. ,: , . -,
ing room of "Highrocks" vnll be the
scene of evening sing-songs every
night as the children assemble before
retiring.
After two weeks ijeriod, those attending the camp at present v/iU be rjeplaced by a contingent of mothers and infants who are in .need of a change and rest. Here in the quiet restful surroundings of "Highrocks" twelve mothers and their children will enjoy a complete change from their duties that are so arduous throughout the year.
Games of all kinds will be supplied for the children, and an interesting program of recreations and amusements is being planned by the committee in charge, for the mothers.
The camp will be supplied with a Victrola for the pleasure of the mothers and children.
The committee in charge of the camp is comprised of the following prominent council women,
JOHANNSBURG, South Africa, July 25—The sum of $350,000 is bequeathed to local and Palestinian phil- ' anthropies in the will of the Late C. Salomon, a Rhodesian merchant who died recently in Bulawayo. Mr. Sal- j omon willed $125,000 to the Palestine ' Benevolent Institution which provides temporary shelter for poor Jewish settlers. ]
Of this sum $35,000 is to be used for the ground and buildings, and the income from the remainder for the general purposes of the institution. A board of management of five to supervise the bequest is to be appointed by the Keren Hayesod in Palestine. Mr.
commander -in-chief at the Cape of Good Hope.
In 1923 he was a member of the Overseas Settlement delegation to Australia and New Zealand. From 1924 to 1927 he was chief of the British section of the military Inter-Allied Commission of Control in Berlin. Since 1929 he has been in command in Northern Ireland.
Ever since the Palestine riots of August-September, 1929, riunors have been current that High Commissioner Chancellor would resign. During the last year these reports became increasingly frequent.
YOUNG PEOPLE ORGANIZE
NEW GROUP
Athletic and Cultural Activities Main Purpose
Salomon also left $125,000 for univer-Mrs. M. M. Grossman, chairnian of sity scholarships for Rhodesians. Social Service Department, which is sponsoring the annual camp; Mrs. M. Koenigsberg, Mrs- Harry Rosen-baum, Mrs. Harold B. Kahn, and Mrs. Nace Swartz, Mrs. Nace Swartz is in charge of all purchasing of food supplies and makes frequent trips to the camp.
Many council members, who are interested in this important branch of Council work, are making it a point cf driving over to "Highrocks" at least once a week, when they bring out treats to the girls, or spend several hours enjoying the camp with the girls.
MRS. NACE SWART? An active worker in Council ranks, and a past president of the Local Section, Mrs. Swartz is now in charge of the purchasing for the Annual Summer Camp at "Highrocks", West Bay. She makes frequent trips to the camp, to bring fresh supplies that are much enjoyed by the campers.
With a membership of forty young men and women of the Commimity, a new organization has recently coinp into existence. It is known as the "Young Zukumft Club" meaning the young future club.
This group comprises young people whose main interest is "building for the future."
Mental and physical development is the ideal which they have set for themselves and they have already taken steps in that direction by hiring a tennis court at Heather Park for their own use. On Wednesday evenings the young
CANADIAN RIFLE TEAM AT BiSLEY
TALMUD TORAH CLASSES
NOW IN FULL SWING
Classes of the Talmud Torah at both Centre and Synagogue have been reopened, after three weeks vacation for the children and staff. During the month of August classes are being held on the morning schedule, and the children who have already returned from their summer vacations are requested to attend the classes.
You can never have a greater or a less dominion thain that over yourself. —^Leonrdo da Vinci.
TALKING rr OVER AFTER THE MATCH
Canadians, led by Liet. D. T. Burke, of Ottawa, have been making a good showing in the claciic Bisley shoot, in which marksmen from all over the empire compete. Here we see three Canadian sharpshooters gone into a huddle over their score.
health and housing, occupied him as well as everything which concerned the Jews. Dr. Frankel was born in Philadelpljja and educated there. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1887 with a Batch-elor of Science degree. In 1891 he received his Doctor of Philosophy degree. When he was thirty years old he was married to Alice Reizenstein of that city.
Dr. Frankel was always active in communal and civc works. As far back as 1912 he was president of the National Conference of Jewish charities. In 1923 and again in 1926 he was chairman of tlie National Health Council.
His varied activities may be known by his active leadership is the following things: member of the New York State Conference committee in 1917; vice president of the National Tuberculosis Association in 1918; member of executive committee of the State Board of Charities in 1918 and again in 1922; president of the American Public Health Association in 1918; member of the executive committee of New York of the Jewish War Sufferers American Jewish Re-life in 1921; chairman of the special commiti;tee to dtudy conditions in Europe in 1922; member of the executive committee of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations in 1922; member of the governing council of the American Public Health Association in 1922; member of the board of directors of the American Social Hygiene Society in 1923; first vice president of the National Conference of Social Work in 1923 and again in 1921; on the advisory board of the City Housing corporation in 1921; member of the advisory board of the Palestine Economic Corporation in 1924; member of the committee of the Jewish Agency in 1927; director of the New York Tuberculosis Association in 1922; and numerous other organizations.
men of the group meet at Strathcona Park, corner of Cambie and 12th Avenue, where soft bail games are played. Ov/ing to the fact that the group did not organize earlier, they did not enter into the soft ball league of the city this year, but have signified their intention of doing so next season.
The leadership of the group is vested in a committee, the chairman of which is Mr. Myron Goldstein. The directors are Messrs. Max Luxenburg, Sam Herbert and Ben Feigelman. Miss Fanny Goldstein is secretary, while Miss Bella Mann occupies the pcsi-tion of financial secretary.
The group plans to hold a public affair in the Community Centre at the beginning of the autumn social season.
Anyone interested in joining tiiis group may do so by getting in touch with any one of the officers.