Community
New eats, new treats
Fully catered cafe set to open its doors at tiie JCC.
KYLE BERGER STAFF REPORTER
The Jewish . Community Centre of Greater Vancouver (JCC) will be welcoming a new tenant into its cafe facility.
Chagall's, which will bring with it a new look and a full catering facility, is currently under construction in the JCC. Co-owners Jeffrey Berman and Natalie Rosengarten hope to be open for business the week before Purim.
Chagall's, named after Marc Chagall, a painter well known for his artistic impressions of Jewish persecution, will offer its patrons freshly baked goods and a varied menu of Middle Eastern and contemporary foods.
The cafe will offer in-house catering for all tenants and staff of the JCC, as well as services for oi^ganizations outside of the centre.
"We need to be able to cater to the executive in the morning who wants to pick up his breakfast on the run or mommies that want a nice low-fat muffin," Berman said, demonstrating that he and Rosengarten have investigated the community's needs.
Until December, the JCC cafe was occupied by Sabra Too, which served Middle Eastern food made at their store on Oak Street. Sabra owner Simon
Kalilon decided not to renew his three-year lease at the centre as he was not prepared to meet the expansion requests of the JCC.
Gerry Zipursky, executive director of the JCC, told the Bulletin that the centre wanted more services from tlieir in-house cafe.
'We felt that it would be best to serve our members and users of the facility [by having] a more expansive operation," Zipursky said. "Tlie new operator will be into a much more major operation of food service."
Berman, who has an ex-pertise in marketing, and Rosengarten, who previouslyran Delidousness Catering, a corporate catering cpmpany, hope to make Chagall's a popular kosher spot for the Jewish community.
"We're building a warmer, more inviting, more contempo-raiy atmosphere," explained Berman. "Something where people will think, T don't have to sit in a Starbucks if I want to sit with my mates and kibitz (fool around).' They can come and sit at Chagall's."
Berman said they are already receiving requests to cater functions throughout the community and at the JCC.
Chagall's will be B.C.K approved and will open as a milk and parcve operation. □
Schools gear for debate
The Israel Experience Centre of Greater Vancouver will hold its seventh annual High School Debate Feb. 19 at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver.
Forty-two students will represent the National Council of Synagogue Youth, Beth Israel synagogue, Maimonides high school, TAG afternoon school, the B'nai Brith Youth Organization, Temple Sholom synagogue, Habonim, United Synagogue Youth and Schara Tze-deck synagogue.
Among the seven resolutions being debated are: 1. Women in the Israeli military should be allowed to participate in combat roles. 2. If the Palestinians unilaterally declare an independent state, Israel should re-occupy strategic parts of the West Baiik. 3. The Jewish settlements in the West Bank are becoming a
burden and security risk to Israel and should be abandoned. 4. Tlie Kbbutz system is no longer relevant in modem Israeli society. 5. The disputes between the religious and secular commimities in Israel are a greater threat to Israel than the Arabs. 6. Only hard-line policies similar to the present Israeli government's will result in a lasting and secure peace. 7. Water, not land, is the key to peace in the Middle East.
During the evening, the B'nai Brith Hillel Foundation will presents preview of their upcoming production. Nobody's Gilgul.
Debate sponsors are the JCC and the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, in co-operation \vith Hadassah and the Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library.
Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Tlie event begins at 7 p.m. For more information call 257-5140. □
Queen Esther and Mordecal together with the Young Associates Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Requefit your prefiance at the 2267th Purim An niversa ry Party
Saturday, February 27th, 1999 at ? p.m.
L'AREMA RISTORAMTE
200 West Georgia fit. (In Library fiquare)
Tickets $20 In advance call 257-5122 to reserve visit #204-950 West 4-lst Avenue, Vancouver. Very limited number of tickets at the door are $25
...20 get your ticket MOWI
Come Out and Dance • Try your luck at Contests Esther is making treats...come have a nosh!
Proceeds to the Stephen Wayward Memorial Fund for Cancer Research at the Hebrew.University of Jerusalem
Youn£ Associates, Canadian Ffiends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalern, aim to develop and prornote awareness, leadership and financial support among Canadian young adults for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of Canada (J I AS)
announces
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS
JOHN HIRSCH SCHOLARSHIPS FORTHE PERFORMING ARTS MARTA AND MICHAEL HERLING SCHOLARSHIP
A.   TERMS AND ELIGIBILITY
I.   Jewish impiigr^nts who have Immigrated to Canada in the past nine years. Enrolment in a post-secondary programme or equivalent formal training. Awards based on merit and financial need.
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B. APPLICATIONS
1. Applications are available through Jewish immigrant Aid Services or your local Jewish
. Family Service and are due by April 23, 1999.
2. Address applications and inquiries to:
Jewish immigrant Aid Services (Canada) National Scholarship Committee ' 4600 Bathurst Street, Suite 325 Willowdale, Ontario M2R 3V3
Tel: (416) 630-9051 Ext. 3       e-mail: jiasnat@pssnet.com
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