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BGU elects new officers
New board members (l-r) Or. Mel^)||n, Eli Konortl, Victor Ellas, Roberta Beiser, Gerry Pode(sl(y-C^no(|£yal Sarigpd Avihu Naciimani.
The Vanc»uver branch of Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negcv held its annual general meeting June 8.
Victor Elias was elected president. Eli Konorti, Avihu Naciimani and Mel I^ajden are the new vice-presidents. The treasurer is Eyal Sarig.
Executive director Sandy Fay-crman announced tliat tliis year's gala chairperson will be Fran Bclzbcrg and the convenor is Marcy Schwartzman. The Vancouver chapter will pay tribute this year to the family and will honor Harold and Nancy Zlotnik and family, who have maintained a high profile in Vancouver's Jewish and non-Jewish commimities and will be recognized for their commitment to the concept of family in business.
BGU offers a unique educational setting which brings together students of all cultures, many of whom are new immigrants to Israel.
Ben-Gurion University's expertise in desert studies, agriculture, water management, enenjy, public health and education has
given it a prominent position among Israeli recipients of international collaborative research grants involving developing countries in Asia, Africa, the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. BGU has also underwritten co-operative projects between Israel and Egypt and more recently, other Arab countries including Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia as well as the Palestinian Authority. Further expansion is anticipated as the Middle East peace process continues and the global battle against hunger and desertification intensifies.
Ben-Gurion University is a major centre for teaching and research, with more than 13,000 students enrolled in four faculties: engineering sciences, hcalUi sciences, natural sciences and humanities and social sciences. The University has campuses in Beer-Sheva, the capital of the Ncgev, and in Sede-Boker, the desert community 55 kilometers south of Beer-Sheva, where David Ben-Gurion made his home.
For more information, call the office at 736-5386. □
Religious women meet
Israel could become a nation devoid of Jewish values, warned an American activist at the recent convention of Emunah Women of Canada.
Tile comment was made by Dr. Sylvia Schonfeld, president of Emunah of America, at the convention of the Canadian religious women's organization.
The organization, Schonfeld pointed out, serves children of need in Israel so that they will grow to their full potential and speak to the world with the values of halachali. Emunah projects include four
children's homes, a high school for girls, 120 daycare centres and the Emunah College.
Another guest speaker, Rocliel Sylvctsky, chair of Emunah Israel, commended Emunah Canada for its work in supporting the" crisis centre for children at risk in Neve Michael.
The meeting, which was held April 25 and 26 at Ottawa's Chateau Laurier, elected Judith Pachino as national president. Participation from Western Canada included Liisa King, president of Emunah Vancouver. □
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