DECEMBER 11. 1953
Tttfe CANADIAN JEWISH REVIEW
MONTREAL MEETINGS
(Additional Montreal Meetings on Page Three)
� TEMPLE EMANU-EL � Dr. Harry J. Stern. Rabbi: Services, Friday Evening, December 11, at 8.16; Dr. Stern will speak on "Evolution And The Bible". Saturday Morning, December 12. at 11.30, sermonette, "Surely God la Here", based on Torah Portion, At the worship, this Sabbath Evening and Saturday morning, Sidney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Bick, 4978 Fulton Avenue, will be called to the Reading of the Torah in observance of his bar-mitzvah. Following the Congregational dinner, the annual meeting elected: honorary president, Hyman Grover; president, George Hbllinger; Lawrence Marks, Alfred N. Miller, Samuel Paperman, Joseph J. Cooper; honorary trustees, Dr. Abram Berco-vitch, Jack Carrick, E, T. Garfinkle, Maurice Garfinkle, William Gittes, Eugene Stearns, Samuel Wechsler: trustees: Irvin Gerts-man, Asher Gerstenfeld, Reuben Ginsberg, Max Roth, lonel Rud-berg, Bernard Wexler, Mrs. Alfred N. Miller. Trustees whose term of office has not yet expired are: Sigmund Beckow, Edmund Gordon, Henry Greenspoon, Alfred Grossman, Max Kaufman, David Lisser, Eugene Meth, William Morris, Arthur Pascal, Miles Wisenthal, Alfred Zion. Hyman Grover, who was president for twelve years, was thanked by Rabbi Stern and Lawrence Marks; and he was presented with a painting of the old city of Jerusalem, painted by Eric Goldberg. Alfred N. Miller, chairman of Temple Restoration Fund and of the building committee; and the honorary treasurer, Samuel Paperman, reported. Mrs. David H. Lisser and Abe Izenberg were in charge of arrangements. Annual Sisterhood donor luncheon, patronesses will be Mrs. Bernard Kruger, Mrs. A. Abe Doctor; contributors, Mesdames Harris Ber-11:40 a.m., on December 12, ad-
son, Alex Carsley, Joseph J. Cooper, Alvin Florea, Reuben Ginsberg, Charles Hyman, Samuel Pesner, Louis Pont, Leon Rosenbaum, Leo Spector; donors, Mesdames William Baig, Frank Baltin, Alfred Bieber, Lloyd Davis, Jack Fels, David Grobstein, Eugene L. Gardner, Herman Ka-sirer, Elie Mauer, Karl Meyer, Ernest Pappelbaum, Harold B. Prinsky. Joseph D. Roston, Abbey Sankoff, Maurice A. Schwartz, Joseph Secter, Karol Altschuler, Alfred Abrahams, Samuel Bross, Harry Bornstein, Sydney I. Ben-iarnln, Gerald Bruck, Joseph H. Bercuson, Richard Bornstein, Henry Benjamin. Michael Bloom-field, Victor Boksen, Albert Ca-plan, Max Carr, Vladimir Cher-ney, Montague Buckman, Charles Everest, Louis Feigin, Stanley Felson. Benjamin Fisher, Jack
B. Fisher, Samuel Garfield, William J. Gross, Ralph Greenberg, Stanley Handman, Bert Holtz, Bal-thazare Jonas, David Kobernick, Edmund Kemeny, Ivor Kursbatt, Max Kert. Leo Lobel, John M. Loebel, Ralph Paull, Louis I. Port-ner, George Rauch, Samuel Rosenberg, Ernest Rosengarten, Gerald Rath, Louis Shapiro William Zack,
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� HOSPITAL OF HOPE �
Unit meeting on Monday, December 14, at 8:00 p.m., is: Isaac and Sima Rutman, at the home of Mrs. L. Rittenband, 8530 Birnam Avenue. Unit meeting on Tuesday, December 15, at 12:00 noon, is: Baker-Kolker, luncheon, at the home of Mrs. T. Malcoff, 4200 Bouchette Avenue; at 1:00 p.m., Tevia Jacobs, luncheon, at the home of Mrs. J. Issen, 3791 Gi-rouard Avenue; at 2:00 p.m., J. Manolson, at the home of Mrs. A. Klein, 4785 St. Kevin Avenue; at 8:00 p.m., are: Marsha Devorah at the home of Mrs. S. Dubrofsky, 775 Alexis Nihon Boulevard; Tilhe and Solomon Cohen (Victory), money shower and card party; Mrs. S. Titleman, president; Mrs. M. Caplan and Mrs. S. Israel-ovitch, conveners; Chaim. Revzen Junior, at the home of Mrs. J. Polansky, 2160 Noel Street; Mor-decai and Essie Baker, at the home of Mrs. S. Shatz, 5985 Souart Avenue. Units meeting on Wednesday, December 16, at 8:00 p.m., are: Chaim Shmul Zrill, at the home of Mrs. M. Rappoport, 4590 St. Kevin Avenue; Fraid-Phil Cohen, at the home of Mrs. P. W. Cohen, 5945 Souart Avenue. Unit meeting on Thursday, December 17, at 2:00 p.m., is: I. J. Borrin, at the home of Mrs. L. Zabitsky, 6627 Westluke Avenue; at 8:00 p.m., are: Hesha Berson and Rose Moss, at the home of Mrs. A. Lubin, 805 Rockland Avenue; Marsha Shlamovitch, at the home of Mrs. A. Sussman, 1309 Van Home Avenue: Ethel and
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Max Rostfogovitch, at the home of Mrs. D. Felsher, 5335 Prince of Wales Avenue. The Chaim Revzen Junior Unit met at the home of Miss Goldie Yegendorf, 5460 Van Home Avenue; Marsha Devorah, at the home of Mrs. M. Solomon, 4715 Plamondon Avenue; Rochel Pruma Takefman, at the home of Mrs. L. Abramovitch, 4898 Maplewood Avenue.
� BOARD OF JEWISH *
MINISTERS
Dr. Harry J. Stern, Rabhi of Temple Emanu-El, will be the speaker on regular radio program during December, on Sundays at 8:45 a.m., over Radio Station C. J.A.D.
� TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM*
Paul Liner, Rabbi: Friday, at 8:15 p.m.: sermon: '"fhe Divine Ladder." Robert, son of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Wener, 11 Albion Road, will be called to vthe Reading of the Law in celebration of his Bar Mitzvah. Oneg Shabbat will follow. Last week Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ornstein, Joseph L. Ornstein, Saul Abracen, Allen
Torchin, Leo Tucker took part Junior Congregation service at vanced classes conducting the ritual. Oneg Shabbat by the P.T.A. On December 13, at IX): 15 a.m.. Breakfast Club will hear Rabbi Liner discuss Reform Judaism: The Immortality Of The Soul; Judaism And Social Justice. On December 16, at the Sisterhood paid-up membership tea, at 1:80 p.m.. Mrs. Wilhehnina Holmes, will speak on "You And Your Family Under Quebec Laws".
� FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN �
University are sponsoring a Symphony Orchestra concert, direction of Miss Ethel Stark, conductor and violinist, on December 17 at Plateau Hall. The soloist will be pianist, Neil Chotem. This concert is the first in a series of cultural events which Canadian Friends will present to the community. Admission will be by invitation only. Tickets will not be for sale. Call the office, 6402 Park Avenue, Cr. 4-3548. This concert is made possible through the co-operation of the Trust Funds of the Recording Agencies with the American Federation of Musicians, and through the cpur-tesy of the Musicians Guild of Montreal. Honorary patrons are: His Worship the Mayor, Senator Sarto Fournier and Mrs, Fournier; Hon. Lester B. Pearson and Mrs. Pearson; Dr. Michael Simon, Consul General of Israel, and Mrs. Simon; Madame Pauline Donalda, Mr. and Mrs, Marvin Duchow, Mr. ,and Mrs. Claude-Champagne, Enata Lara, Consul General of Mexico, and Mrs. Lara: Jerome Gaspard, Consul General of the United States, and Mrs. Gaspard; M. Boyer de Ste. Suzanne, Consul General of France; Mrs. Jacob Elkin, Madame Sarah Fischer and Henry F. Hall. Executive members are: Maurice Pollack, of Quebec City, president; E. Samson, Ralph Zabitsky, Max Garmaise; H. Bessin, vice-president, Eastern Region; J. wolin-sky, vice-president, Western Region; J. I. Kraminer, Montreal president; J. M. Lowy, vice-president; trustees: A. Betcherman, H. Bessin, S. Drazin, M. W. Gas-ner, J. I. Kraminer, L. Shiff, J. Sternthal, E. Whitzman, J: Wolin-sky, R. Zabitsky and Rabbi S. M, Zambrowsky.
� ISRAEL MARITIME �
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A celebration on the occasion of the Israel Maritime Day, arranged by the Montreal Branch, will take place on Wednesday, December 16, at 8.30 p.m., at the Zionist Auditorium. Dr. Michael Simon, Consul General of Israel in Canada,, and Mrs. Simon, will be present-Samuel Chodos, Montreal president, will preside. A new Israeli film, dealing with the life of Israel/will be presented for the first time in Montreal. Admission by invitation. Major Louis M. Bloom-field, Q. C., is national president;
her 12, for his bar-mitsvah. Sisterhood and Young Adult Group Chanukah family festival, on Tuesday, December 22. at 8.00 p.m., presents a musical play, fiWho Will Be Our Next President?", written by Mrs. David Ritchie, and directed by Mrs. Charles Friedman. Friends are welcome. The Young Adult Group will meet at the Synagogue, on Wednesday, December 16, at 8.30 pjn. Reubin Pecarve will be the guest speaker; dancing, refreshments; everyone invited. Louis Cohen and Morton Levitt are cultural chairmen; Miss Evelyn Fry-field, president.
� CHEVRA KADISHA- � B'nai Jacob Synagogue, David Reth, Rabbi: Carl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Myer Wiseman, 5330 Bell-fteld Place, will be called to the Reading of the Torah on Saturday, December 12, on his bar-mitzvah, For the Sisterhood membership luncheonette, co-chairman of programme was Mrs. Sol Finestone; conveners, Mrs. Saul Bottler, Mrs. Moses Ungar; membership committee, Mrs. Al. Urtick. Mrs. Robert Daniels, Mrs. Philip Slabot-aky, A social evening for boys and girls, aged thirteen to sixteen years of age, will be held on Saturday evening December 12, in the Social Hall; committee: Alfred Weigensberg, Sheila Popliger, Marilee Rafael, Kenneth Davis, Jerry Pencer and Jo-Ann Frank.
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� MIZRACHI WOMEN �
On Wednesday, December 16, at 2.00 p.m., the Rohr-Soloway and Young Women's Chapter will hold a joint meeting at the home of Mrs. B. Goldstein, 1558 Bernard Avenue West, at which Mrs. J. H. Quastel will review the book "Ex*-dus", Senior Ladies' Chapter will meet at the home of Mrs. H. Shus-ter, 6066 Durocher Avenue; at 8.00 p.m., the Chai Chapter will meet at the home of Mrs. S. Morris, 2515 St. Louis Street. .
� ADATH JESHURUN �
Hadrath Kodesh Synagogue, Israel L. Hausman, Rabbi: A Chanukah children's party is on Sunday morning, December 27. at 10:00 a.m. to noon. All members' children, and the public, are invited. There will be films for children, goodies, prizes and gifts, for all. On the committee are: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rother, Mr. and Mrs. Manny Wilk, Mr. and Mrs. �Joseph Rother, Mr. and Mrs. Benny Etinger, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schwartz, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rothman, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Kupfert, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kalechman, Mr. and Mrs. Eddy �Gershberg and Mr. and Mrs. Leo 'Grossman.
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Jews Women's Division will meet at the home of Mrs. M. Miller, 4875 Maplewood Avenue, on December 16, at 1.30 p.m. Conveners for the money shower were: Mesdames M. Ancel, M. Spear, S.
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Hyman Grover, Bernard M. Bloomfield, Q. C.; Hyman Wisenthal, are national officers; Mendel Ladsky is national director.
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� BETH DAVID �
Beth Yitzchok Kehal Jeshurun Synagogue: Isaac J. Teicher, Rabbi: Services, Friday evening, at 4:00 p.m.; Saturday morning, at 8:45 a.m. Gary, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hutman, 4801 Hutchison Street, will be called to the Torah reading in celebration of his bar-mitzvah. Sisterhood pre-Chanukah social is in the Community Hall on Wednesday evening, December 16, at 8:30 p.m., with Mrs. M. Steinberg presiding. The film. taken of the Sefer Torah dedication, presented by Mrs. Edith Mann, will be shown. Conveners. are Mesdames H. Granofsky, S. Sokoloff, L. Palerman, L. Beral and N. Dermer. Everyone invited..
� SHAARE ZION � Synagogue, Maurice S. Cohen,. Rabbi: Sisterhood paid-up membership tea on Tuesday, December-15, at 2 p.m., in the Cnmmings Memorial Auditorium, will feature Herts Grosbard, monologuist,. and interpreter of classical and contemporary Yiddish literature. Mrs. Louis Steinman, president, will preside. Mesdames Nat Labow and George Shubin are co-chairmen of programme; Mrs. Max Greenberg, membership chairman: Mesdames A. Chernin, Samuel Cohen, Morton Lewis and J. Shner-son, membership vice-chairmen; and Mesdames J. Jospe and W*.. Lithwick, new membership chairmen.
party in Val Martin hall. A mu-sical skit, "Delegates' Dilemma", was produced by Mrs. Arthur Friedman, program chairman, with: Mesdames E. Edelberg* G, Wolfson,- B. Wax, B. Young, B. Lederman, I. Parker, N. HolUman, B. Wuraftic, B. Walters.
�JEWISH CONVALESCENT*
Home of Montreal, Inc., meeting was conducted by Mrs. H. Levine. The raffle was won by Mrs. J. Goldwasser, who re-donated it. $75. was realized. The hostess, Mrs. F. Wexler, was thanked by Mrs. S. Waxman.
� QUEBEC HEART �
Foundation Inc., Dr. John H. Palmer Chapter Number One: Lillian Klaiman Artery is being formed lor girls of sixteen to seventeen years of age. Anyone interested in joining call Hannah Freedman, RE. 7-0829.
� Mesdames E. Aucrbach and B. J. Cohen, divisional chairmen for UNICEF in the Cote des Nei-ges, St Laurent, Snowdon, and Ville LaSalle districts, gave a sherry party at the home of Mrs. Cohen, 4775 Roslyn Avenue, for the zone chairmen of the Hallowe'en UNICEF drive.
� AGUDIST WOMEN'S �
�Group lecture meeting was at the "home of Mrs. B. Blonder, 746 A, Onerbes Avenue, under the leadership of H. Biberfeld. These lectures are continued every third week and open to everyone; for information, call Mrs. J. Pfieffer, CR. 9-9591.
� CEREBRAL PALSY �
Association are* holding' a cocktail danc� on Saturday evening, December 12, in the Beth Zion Synagogue hall; conveners are Mesdames Samuel Kreisman, Perry Lande and Murray Randolph. Mrs. Philip Titlebanm is president.
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� -T1FERETH ISRAEL �
Congregation Junior Ladies Auxiliary business meeting was at the ~ho�* of Mrs. H. Davidson, 4519 Van Home Avenue. Mrs. R. Kaplan, president, presided. Mrs. M. Atlas, secretary, read the minutes. The raffle donated by the hostess was drawn by her son, Robert, and won by Mrs. R. Kaplan.
� MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS �
Montreal Association: Adel-Me-ehel-Charles Backer Unit Number Three will meet on December 15, at 8.30 p.m., st the home of Mrs. M. Gotlieb, 5770 Hudson Road.
� SHEVET ACHIM *
D'beth Abraham Synagogue, Joseph Grunblatt, Rabbi: Sistar-hcod social evening on Mondayr December 14, at 8.15 p.m., is ia UM Synagogue hall. Rabbi Joaeoh Groablatt will tpeak on "Ear* Of The Eternal ~
CANADA "JUST CANNOT AFFORD" ANOTHER ROUND OF INFLATION
-SAYS B OF M PRESIDENT
6. AINOLD HART MVS "TlftMT MONEY" HAS HELFED HOLD IACK INFLATION
R. D. MULHOLLAND, GENERAL MANAGER,
REPORTS LOANS INCREASED 25 PER CENT TO
$1-3/4 BILLION; PAID-UP CAPITAL AT NEW HIGH
AB a trading nation in an increasingly competitive world, Canada simply cannot afford another bout of inflation, according to G. Arnold Hart, president of the Bank of Montreal.
Mr. Hart told" shareholders of the B of M at their 142nd annual meeting in Montreal, that tight money has been necessary to stem inflation and that by putting up with the disciplines of monetary restrictions, the nation has laid a foundation for orderly, stable and enduring economic progress in the future.
Shareholders also heard R. D. Mulholland, the bank's general manager, present a statement reflecting an unprecedented demand for credit, with B of M loans rising more than 25 per cent during the year to an all-time high of $1,773 million; v&ile net profits amounted to $12,191,060.
Nevertheless, a >trong liquid position was maintained and the bank's capital structure was enlarged so. that its paid-up capital is now the largest of any Canadian bank.
Steady Recovery
Reviewing the past year, Mr. Hart said economic recovery which started slowly in 1958 has steadily gathered strength, and the gross national product for 1959 may reach $35 billion. It has been "a real recovery, little inflated by price increases," while "shortages of goods, manpower and productive capacity are neither present nor in prospect," he summarized.
Tight Money" Banking
While the central bank has operated, since October, 1963, to keep the money supply steady, the business recovery has brought increased demands for bank credit, Mr. Hart said, pointing out that the banks responded by increasing their Canadian loans of all kinds by some $1,300 million � with B of M loans in Canada rising by more than $300 million � in the 12 months ended October, 1959.
"With the money supply being held level," Mr. Hart continued, "the chartered banks could let their loans rise only if they were willing and able to dispose of other assets in an approximately equivalent amount. In practical terms, this has meant for all banks the �al� of Urge blocks of government securities, for mott of the year in an nareceptive market, at progressively lower prices and hence at a risi&c rate ol capital
Borrowers' Problems
"I know of no magic wand that will enable us, in a time of monetary scarcity, to meet at! the requests made for loan accommodation, however desirable and creditworthy," Mr. Hart said. "What we endeavor to do at all times is to allocate our lending resources as equitably and as intelligently as possible, having due regard to all the circumstances involved/' he continued.
General Manager's Address
R. D. Mulholland, general manager of the B of M, presenting the bank's 142nd annual statement, reported that in a year of "restrictive monetary environment," net profits were increased 17.7 per cent, to $12,191,060, after setting aside S12.642.000 for income taxes. Of this record profit, $10,684,730 was provided for shareholders' dividends equivalent ta $1.85 per share.
Following a "rights" offering of 675,000 new shares of capital stock � which saw 99.2 per cent of the rights being exercised � B of M paid-up capital stood at $60,649,-513, and completion of the stock issue will result in a paid-up capital of $60,750,000 and a rest account of $139,850,000, Mr. Mulholland said.
Loans Up 25 Per Cent
Total loans of $1,773 million were the highest in the bank's history � up more than 25 per cent over the 1958 total, with NBA mortgage loans showing the largest increase of all categories � up 32.5 per cent, or $56 million, to *227 million.
Even so, the general manager went on, the bank could not meet all the demands for loans made upon it, although it had been "particularly mindful of UM needs of the small businessman and the small personal borrower."
To meet the unprecedented demand for credit of all kinds, the bank reduced its investment portfolio 27.9 per cent to $&&> million, compared with the previous year's holdings of $1,230 million.
Deposits showed little change at $2,998 million, compared with $3,038 million a year ago, and UM same was true of total B of M assets, which stood at $3,259 million, versus 3.277 million in 196ft. "Quick" assets were reported at $1,678 million, or 51.6 per cent of all liabilities to the public, compared with 62.1 per cent a year earlier.
