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Thursday, April 29, 1976—THE BULLETIN-—II
COMBINED JEWISH APPEAL
Every Jew did iK From Abrahom and Sarah to Moses and Aaron; from King David to Mordecoi; from: the powerful court Jew to the pauperized ghetto dweller of Europe. They ALL did it. Through unparalleled self-sacrifice and boundless dedication they seored the message into the collective Jewish soul and psyche — TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN!!!
. Yet today, one-generation .after Auschwitz, despite the miroculous re-emergence of the Jewish Stote^. the continued survival ;and^ growth of the Jewish people is for from o certainty.
- We face two enemies. There ore those who vow our physical destruction. Their; threats are: backed by vast ormie* and resources. Yet despite the overwhelming:odds many feel that with our continued support and solidarity,: Israel will prevail; it must!
No such gut leVel' optimism con be: expressed when we attempt to onolyze our other enemy —- the uninformed, uninvolved, apathetic, and alienated Jew.
. Tlie statistics are staggering. In Vancouver^ the as-
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similotion rote has skyrocketed beyond"the Notionol overage • to olmost sixty ^ percent.-'.Across North ;Americo there is on ever increosing: sentiment-to 'accept' the inr evitobility of on ever spiroling rate of .intermarriage. Synagogue attendance and affiliation ore down across: the -continent, and the -Jewish growth rote: hovers' neor' ]Kero -in many cities.
•The statistics reflect the prevailing mood, among :..mony of our. young people. They ^qre balking. at the owe-; some task of, forging the next link in the so for unbroken chain of Jewish history.' Thousands of our ki^s ore posing important and provocotive questions: '."What's the sin or-trogedy if one marries a. kind- and loving person who hop-.pens to be of another faith? .-.i Moybe the Palestinians are.right?? . . . Why should:^I stand up and be counted when history warns me; that it..demands sacrifice and invites discrimination? WHY BOTHER?
Why indeed? While it is true that our history is frought with struggle, confrontation,, and tragedy, the. Jew has retoined his sanity, identity,-and pride, not • becouse of but despite these travails. Survival wasn't,merely, on end
in itself but O;means'to perpetuoting-a unique, and meaningful lifestyle.; One : willingly ^ sacrificed .-because neither ancient roots nor'distontdreoms were forgotten, and each Jew; perceived himself OS on -integrol part; of the dynamic Jewish family and community. Up 'ogoinst the wall, he
•^n^veir reduced himsdfta'a^^^
It's time for us to realize that "Crisis Jewry" is no
. more on onswer than a Ghettoised Jewry. Survival coin not be insured by merely going the :'guilt/route' or;,recol-. Ung the LHolocoust.iiThe inner ;;dynamism: of Jewish life mustv^be recaptured.; 'Our, children yearn :^or; identity and mea,ningf;to.vtheir lives. Their questions - deserve meoning-ful onswers, liot slogans ...
And those answers CAN be found through' authentic and,: meaningful; .Jewish experiences.iand' learning^- Our: community is blessed with numerous < ond varied educational institutions/ geared to serving YOUR needs. They welcome your inspection and participation and deserve YOUR SUPPORT. We owe ourselves and our children those answers. Let's.teach them why and how.to TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN, together.
"Am I My Brother's Keeper?"
Genesis 4 9
Through the money raised in its annual campaign the Jewish Community Fund and-Council supports the worthy ' institutions of Vancouver which care for our young and for our old, for our needy and forour lonely. These are the organizations which unite our community,; • 'which ensure its continued health, . and which built a firm foundaton ■ for the future.
' The responsibility is 'ours, for if we do not take care   ; c of our own no one else wilt do so.;'
A strong and vibrant Jewish Community with a vanety i, of interestsand activities, is the . surest guarantee we can provide for th? survival of Judaism, Israel, and the Jevdgh people.
Vancouver Jewish Community
Fund and Council
Our schools
"Speak'Unto the Children of ^, • -Israel and Say to Them
Numbers 15.18
Vancouver Talmud Torah
A day school trans- . mitting Jewish values in a progressive atmpsphere. Students are confronted with problems of science and mathematics, hebrew and french, soaal studies and current affairs, m the light of the traditions of pur people ,
JeWish Conmi^nil^^^; High School"'
An afternoon school for Jewish youth grades 8 through' 12 Students study a vanety of subjects from Talmud and Hebrew to Jewish literature
KJL High
V An
Peretz School
The only Jewish school
in Vancouver that teaches from a secular point of view The stress is on Yiddish literature and the Yiddish and Hebrew languages
North Shore Hebrew School
A small and active school providing an excellent basic Jewish education for students living m North and West Vancouver -
Burquest rvp'i^i^/'i^^^?-^ ._ Religious School A new school providing vital Jewish educaton for students in the outlying districts of vBumaby and Ne-w Westminster