Page 6 - The Canadian Jewish News, Friday, February 13,1976
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By MIRIAM HERMAN
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JEWISH MUSIC MONTH
Two Jewish Music Month events have been scheduled for this Sunday, Feb. 15. In Toronto, the annual Festival of Jewish'School Choirs, co-sponsored by the Board of Jewish Education and Canadian Jewish Congress, takes place at 2 p.m. at Beth Tzedec Synagogue. ,
In London, the Jewish Community Council is pre'senting~In Concert with violinists Yuri and Don3 Mazurkevich~ and pianist Edith Krus. The time is 8:30 p.m. at Or Shalom Synagogue.
A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
Ontario's smaller communities, with similar problems of diminishing numbers and financial pressures, find it helpful to meet together to evaluate and develop programs they can share. On Sunday! the 15th, a second Sense of Community evening will take place at B'nai Israel Congregation in Gait, co-hosted with the Canadian Jewish Congress, for Congregations Beth Isaiah of Guelph and Beth David of Brantford. The program, chaired by Lou Kirshenbaum, chairman of community services of Congress Central Region, will include a showing of the National Film Boards The People of the Book.
PN STAGE
Saturday, the 14th, is opening night for the Temple Sinai . Stage 210 production of The Fifth Season, directed by Marc Stone and produced by Benna Kisih. Other showdates are Feb. 15, 18, 21 and 22. Curtain time is 8:30 p.m. For tickets, call 487-4161.
NCJW EDUCATION SERIES
The: National Council of Jewish Women, Toronto section, has set up a four-lecture series entitled Experiencing Jewish Education, h begins Tuesday, the 17th, with Exploring Your Jewish Response by Phyllis Mayer. On Tuesday, the 24th, McGill University Professor Seymour Epstein discusses Textual Study — The Jewish View of the Nature of Man. On Monday, March 1. University of Toronto Professor Sol Tanenzapf will talk about Jewish Values, and on Tuesday, March 9, i3oard of Jewish Education director Rabbi Irwin Witty concludes with a. lecture on Our Unique Otherness. All sessions take place? at Council House from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
ORTHODOX JEWISH SCIENTISTS
Toronto physician Dr. Yehudi Shields wilj present a paper on Comparing Rambam's Practice of Medicine with the Practice of Medicine Today, on.
Sunday, the I5th, at 8:30 p.m. at Clanton Park Synagogue. The meeting is sponsored by the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists.
MEMORIAL PARK
Any organization interested in securing a section of Toronto Hebrew Menriorial Park, the new -community cemetery, should contact Benjamin Schneider at 869-3811,!as soon as possible. .
LECTURE ON_AiIYAH
A lecture in Hebrew on the topic Aliyah — Expectations and Reality has
been scheduled by the Keren Hatarbut Institute for Tuesday, the 17th. at 8 p.m. at the Zionist Centre. Lecturer will be Yitzhak Sagee, head of the Israel Aliyah Centre in Toronto.
BETH TZEDEC SISTERHOOD
Beth Tzedec Sisterhood has two ongoing programs planned for February and March. On Mondays at 10 a.m.. Allan. Gould, will lecture on the significance and impact of Jewish poetry. This series runs to March 8. Then on Wednesdays, also at 10 a.m., beginning Feb. 18, Dr. Igor Kuchinsky. art historian and director of Heritage Galerie, will be giving a five-part series through to March 17.
CASINO ROYAL
Fun and games at Adath Israel Brotherhoodli—Annual Carnival and Casino Royal Saturday, the 14th. starts off at 8:30 p.m. at the synagogue.
FOR YOUNG ADULTS
New Young Adults group at the 'Y* have planned a coffee night and membership drive dance for this Sunday, the 15th, at 8:30 p.m. at the northern building:
FILM NIGHT
The New Fraternal Jewish Asspcia-tion's regular meeting on Tuesday, the I7th. will take the form of a film night showing UJA's latest film The Longest Wave plus l.L. Peretz' If Not Higher. It takes place at 8:30 p.m. at 120 Over-brook PI.
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS
Sunday, the I5th. is also the date of the Eitz Chaim Schools mother and daughter luncheon: The "do" begins at ■ 11:30 a.m. with a play and ballet demonstration put on by the students, . then luncheon follows. It all takes place at the school, 1 Viewmount Ave.
FOR A KOSHER KITCHEN
If changing from a non-kosher home to a kosher one presents a financial problem, the Kashruth Committee of the Agudas N'Shei U'Bnos Chabad in . Brooklyn, N.Y. has established a fund which will contribute up to 50% of the money required to make the switch. Contact the Lubavifch Youth Organization in Toronto for information.
I bon appetit
Mushrooms Vol-au-vents
1 [2 lb. button mushrooms ,
2 tblsps. butter or margarine
I small onion, very finely chopped 1 heaped tblsp. flour
3 tsps. lemon juice
1 1/2. tblsps, dry red wine up to 1/2 cup water
freshly-ground black pepper, salt \
1. slice the mushrooms lengthwise. Heat butter or margarine in a frying pan and add mushrooms and oniops. Saute rapidly, turning constantly with a wooden-spatula till browned. Add salt and pepper and allow to
. simmer 3 minutes, uncovered
2. in a small bowl; mix flour wjth 3 tblsps. water, the wfne and lemon juice, until smooth. Pour into mushroom mixture and stir well. Allow to simmer a further 3-5 minutes, adding the rest of the water if the rhixture becomes top thick
3. serve dver vol-au-vent cases which have
been heated in the oven. Fill the cases only
prior to bringing them to table or they will
become soggy. Serves'4-6
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Shabbat Shalom! copyright Marcia Kretzmer, ,1976
Canadians active at Brussels II
' By MARCU KRETZMER
JERUSALEM —
Mushrooms are in the shops here in plentiful supply at this time of the year. While not exactly cheap — they cost IL 2,40 for 100 grams — somewhere around $1.40 per pound, they are jeally excelleiit and worth splurging on occasionally.
Most of the mushrooms on sale are the small, cultivated button variety. . But occasionally, in the open-air markets, one sees large, irregularly-shaped field mushrooms, of a peculiar greenish-yellow tinge. While those who use them swear by their superior flavor and texture, 1 am too wary of dire warnings about fatal cases of mushroom poisoning, to hazard buying them.
Modern Israelis may not have been the first inhabitants of this region to have developed a passion for mushrooms. Some authorities believe the original Manna eaten by the Children of Israel in the desert ,j to have been a variety of mushroom.
According to Prof. John Allegro of Dead Sea scrolls fame, the original' Israelite religion was in fact an estatio cult which arose around the sacramental eatiiig of a type of hallucinogenic mushroom. His theor>' has been regarded at best with a good deal of sceptfcism, but it is true that at least some of the descriptions of Manna coincide with the characteristics of mushrooms: Both appeared on the ground during
University expands
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..•about people
Along with the myriad details involved in getting the Montreal Olympics off the ground, is the appointment of four chaplains of various faiths. lUbbi Ho^vanl Hoffman of Shaar Shalom Synagogue in Chomedy was one of the four named by the Organizing Committee of the 1976 Olympic Games (CQJO). He will act as liaison with COJO for the National Religious Department of Canadian Jewish Congress, and will assist in arrangements for home hospitality and in the distribution of information about Jewish community facilities. Apparently COJO plans call for each religious group to have one night set aside for a religious and folk art presentation. * ■ ' ■ * ■ * *
The Shecter family obviously believes in togetherness! When Max and Florence Shecter left, with the other 750 Canadians, for the Canadian Zionist Federation convention in Israel, they were accompanied by their children Barry and Trudy. Following the conference there, the entire family moves on to Brussels for the Soviet Jewry-conclave. Where father Max will represent B'nai B'rith and Congress, and daughter Trudy, the Soviet Committee from Boston, where she in now residing.
'*■'■*■ ^ ■ ■ ♦ More news from the Montreal area — accountant Jack Zittrer is heading up the 1976 Combined Jewish Appeal and Israel' Emergency Fund, succeeding Norman Spector... Mrs. Herb Paper-inan is chairman of the Women's Division, succeeding 1975 chairman Mrs. Theodore Polisok.
In Toronto this week is Israel's former ambassador to the UN, Yosef Telcoafa, the newly-appointed president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. While in town, he will meet with members of the university's board of trustees at a private cQcktail reception. His visit is prior to the arrival in Toronto of Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Simdui Dinitz who will be addressing the BG University dinner scheduled for April 8 at Beth Tzedec Synagogue.
Now going into its second season, Canip Reena (for children with special needs) has appointed Randl Duke as director. The 31-year-old mother of two should fit the bill very well. She's a psychology major with years of camping experience, particularly working with mentally and physically handicapped children.
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Rabbi and Mn. Michael Stroh (he's piritual leader of Temple Har /Zion)
have named their brand new baby Jonah Jeremy. Young Jonah is their numberoneson, but number two child, as daugHterSamantha is now 2Vi years old.
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VVith the artists — Dnbl Arie, the noted Israeli artist and sculptor now living in Toronto, is having an exhibition of his oils, acrylics, wall reliefs, murals and sculptures at St; Lawrence Centre. The opening is set for Saturday, Feb. 14. from 3-6 p.m. The exhibit runs to Feb. 28... There's still time to catch Jerry Ginsberg's one-man show (his sixth) at the Evans Gallery until Feb. 19. The Toronto artist, who doubles as an advertising agency art director, has about 20 of his watercolbrs and temperas on display;;. For the fifth year in a row. Mar>- Hecht was chosen to be one of the artists to show her work in the Art of the Dance exhibition set up at O'Keefe Centre during the National Ballet appearance in Toronto. This year she has two pieces on exhibit — Petronshka and Dancer at Rest.
Reg Adelmah _
Phyllis Sagar, chairman of Women fof Soviet Jewry; reports that, with the restructuring of her committee (which actually ceases to exist), it will now be known as Toronto Action Committee for Soviet Jewry. Toronto accountant Reg Adeinian is to be co-chairman and will be rallying men's groups, brotherhoods and isocial action committees to the cause of Russian Jewsi The new committee will operate under the direction of the Congress Steering Committee for Soviet ^Jiewry headed by Sam Flier.
MONTREAL —
Canada will be well represented and delegates will plaiy major roles during the forthcoming Second World Conference of Jewish Communities on Soviet Jewry (Brussels II) to be held in Brussels, Feb, 17-19.
Nlore than 1 .OOO Jewish leaders will meet five years after the first conference which triggered a world-wide response and action on behalif of Soviet Jews.
Alan Rose executive director of Canadian Jewish Congress and member of the conference secretariat, recently returned from Brussels where he participated in a steering committee meeting to .finalize plaiis for the forthcoming conference.
"The purpose of the conference this year," he said." is to draw attention to the plight of Soviet Jews, particularly in the light of the Helsinki agreement. It is our feeling that the position of Soviet. Jewry has deteriorated, notwithstanding U.S.S.R.'s adherence to the humanitarian provisions of the agreement.
Rose emphasized that the conference will attempt to remobilize aqd rededicate Jews and non-Jews ' in the struggle for the rights of Jews in the Soviet Union.
Former prime minister of Israel, Golda Meir, will serve as honorary chairman of the conference and will deliver the closing address.
Members of parliament who are part of the Canadian delegation are: Serge Royal, Maison-neuve-Rosemount, Quebec; Robert Kaplan, York Centre, Ontario; John Roberts. St. Paul's, Ontario, and Stuairt Leggatt, New Westminster, B.C.
David Satok,. Toronto, chairman of the Canadian Committee for Sovief" Jewry, will be chairman of a workshop during the conference dealing with "Fostering'Contacts with Soviet JewsT" . .
Elaine Dubow, ^Montreal. Group of 35, will make a presentation at a' workshop on ''Public Action and Public Relations" and will also serve as vice-chairman of this workshop in a later session.
William I. MUIer. of the Montreal Committee for Soviet Jewry, will be vice- f chairman of a workshop
"oh "The Use of Helsinki and Other International Accords."
Rose will be in chargie of the special comniis-sions for parliamentarians, academics, jurists, scientists arid • interfaith groups.
TORONTO ^
Although the Hebrew University has the biggest share of overseas students, Tel Aviv University is quickly catching up in its bid to attract more non-Israelis to its classrooms.
Yerach Aharon, head of Canadian Friends of Tel Aviv University, reports that the overseas pro-g ram s are open to English-speaking academically q u a 1 if ie d students. Candidates for admission, he explains., wjll be judged on the basis of scholastic record, character and seriousness of purpose.
TAU, the biggest Israeli university in terms-of enrolment of Israeli students, offers the overseas student a variety of programs ranging from -the one-year option to regular studies, Intensive and summer ulpanim are also available for students without any or some knowledge of Hebrew.
In the last seven years, more than 5,300 students from over 400 colleges
and universities, as well ■as severar hundred high school graduates, have participated in the, programs. According to
Aharon, 75% of the students come from the United States; 10% from Canada and 15% from Europe. Approximately 800 to 1.000 students are expected for the 1976 academic semester.
The one-year program, which gets underway in October every year, and the spring semester, are geared to the North American undergraduate study scheme, and courses may be applied to the regular TAU BA program as well. The language of instruction is English. During the summer, participants will be required to attend an ulpan.
Students must register for a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 20 credits per seniester. Emphasis will be on Jewish studies. Middle East history and Israel, though courses in other fields will be available.
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A whole folklore grew up around the account of the Manna, whose taste was originally discribed (Exodus 16:31) as "like wafers made with honey." GuriousIy^to_the virtuous,__its taste Was supposed to have resembled anything they desired, while to the
heathen it tasted obnoxious.
Today miishrooms are eaten strictly for deluxe enjoyment and celebra^ tions. Although they are often included in vegetarian dishes, they can scarcely be taken seriously as a food, as they are very low in nutrients. Here is a good way~of "eating miishrooms. It is as ' a filling for vol-au-vents.,
those exijuisite little puff-pastry cases, which are . heated in the oven, then filled wjth a succulent, creamy mixture of sauteed mushrooms, and served as hors d'oeuvres.
The best way to clean mushrooms is to rinsg^ them well in cold_ water , and then to submerge them "very briefly ~in boiling hot water.
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