6—THE BULLETIN—Friday, August 13, 1971
CARD OF THANKS
Mrs. Sarah Richmond, Janice and Gary wish to thank their relatives and friends for their kind expressions of sympathy and condolence conveyed during the lof s of their husband and father,
MAURICE S. RICHMOND
Special thanks to. Rabbi Solomon, Cantor Nixon and Mr. Rubin.
will take place. TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 at 12 noon
at the
Schara Tzedeck Cemeteiy
Rabbi W. Solomon
ond Cantor M. Nixon will officiate
Friends are advised that the
UNVEILING OF HEADSTONE
in loving memory of the late
mu fmm
will take place SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 at 9:00 a.m.
at the
Schara Tzedeck Cemeteiy
Cantor M. Preis will officiate
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Relatives and Friends are advised that the
UNVEILING OF HEADSTONE
in loving rhemory of the late
Ben Beckman posses in hospital July 25
Ben Beckman, a resident of Vancouver, since 1945, passed away at St. Vincent's hospital on July 25. He was 64 years of age. Born in, educated in and a resident of Winnipeg until arriving here, Mr. Beckman was affiliated with the Jewish Home for the Aged.
Predeceased by his parents, he is survived by his wife, Claire; son, Lanny; daughter, Bonnie; brothers, Joe and Isaac of Winnipeg; sisters, Elsie and Mrs. J. Gure-vich of Vancouver.
Funeral services were held July 26 at Schara Tzedeck chapel with Cantor M. Preis officiating. Interment followed at Schara Tzedeck cemetery. Chevra Kadisha was in charge of arrangements.
Somuel Finkelstein passes here at 98
Samuel Finkelstein, a resident Manya; sons, David and William of Vancouver for 50 years, passed of Los Angeles; daughters, Esther
Rabbi J. Kaufman di
away at the Jewish Home for the Aged on August 1. He was 93years of age.
Born and educated in Russia, Mr. Finkelstein came to Canada in 1916, residing in Winnipeg before coming to Vancouver. He was for many years a member of the prayer group at Beth Israel synagogue.
He is survived by his" wife,
ISRAEL AT TUBMAN RITES
JERUSALEM—Knesset Speaker Reuvan Barkatt took off for Monrovia recently to attend the funeral of the late President William Tubman of Liberia. Barkatt represented Pres. Zalman Shazar of Israel who was convalescing from a recent illness.
RADICAL STUDENTS
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Jewish college bbys and girls and some Jev^rish adults to Jewish thought, philosophy and culture. The final result was that they w^anted more courses, offered in a more systematic way.
■A core group is planning to extend the Free University. They have agreed to continue with the same four courses that were begun initially but they have also thinking, agreed that the courses need to be structured with a more specific curriculum and with specific faculty to handle material with which the students are not familiar. The core group, as well as students who participated initially, have in addition agreed that the students need to be more self-disciplined; that is, they as students must be engaged in specific study of specific material.
detected a serious lack in their past experiences and who understand that only a deeper knowledge can lead to a more positive , , „„ -xu • * * * n • Jewish identification. In a larger /"^^.f: "^^J^S^rtf^Zf^ sense, these Jewish students may ^H.^r^K^i'L recognize that they have learn- Chevra Kadisha was in charge of
and Ida, and a sister in Winnipeg.
Funeral services were held August 2 at Schara Tzedeck chapel with Cantor M. Preis officiating. Interment followed at Schara Tzedeck cemetery. Chevra Kadisha was in charge of arrangements.
Melvin Leo Silver passes in Colgory
CALGARY—Melvin Leo Silver passed away in this city after a brief illness. He was 50 years of age.
Born in Calgary, Mr. Silver served in the Second World War and with the Hagana in Israel. He was a member of B'nai B'rith and Beth Israel synagogue in Calgary.
He is survived by his wife, Hyla; sons, Jack and David; a daughter,
Esther Rachel, all at home; brothers, Joseph and Morris of Calgary and Sidney of Seattle; a sister, Mrs. Max Osten of Edmonton.
Funeral services were held in the Jewish Memorial chapel on
ed something from their black and brown brothers and sisters: such learning must be reinforced by scholarship and hard work; it cannot be extended by wishful
arrangements.
RABBIJAY KAUFMAN, execu-five vice-president of B'nai B'rith died recently at Washington Hospital Centre. He was 52, Rabbi
Kaufman had been chief administrative officer of B. B. isince May 1965.
PEKING
COLLECTING
with JULIUS SHORE
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THERE IS A CONSENSUS
among the students that Jewish
Chinese diplomats are being viewed in this context.
it has been learned by reliable Jewish reporters from a telephone conversation with the ministry of
foreign affairs in Peking that China's basic Middle East position had not changed since Premier Chou En Lai made his famous statement on the Middle East,
identification through the route three years ago that only a "mil-
of Jewish studies does not come jtary and revolutionary solution to
easy and to achieve this identi- the Palestinian problem" was pos-
fication, serious efforts must be sible.
exerted on the part of the parti- Nonetheless,the very readiness
cipants. The Hillel director and of the Chinese Peoples diplomats
Centre personnel have stipulat- to talk to the reporters is being
ed that they will serve as resource people only with the understanding that the Free University belongs to the students. To be effective it must remain with the students.
This seems to be a program idea that appeals at least to some Jewish students who have
CARD OF THANKS
Sincere, appreciation to the hospital and staff of the Louis Brier Home for the care given to the late
SAM FINKELSTEIN.
Special thanks to Dr. ^. W. Baker.
DR. AND MRS. •H. L. STEIN
interpreted as indicative of some change, if not of the Chinese stand at least of their tactics.
A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Paris, Tsa KweiSeng, said that "no member of the Embassy has met Ben-Gal."
To the question whether Ben-Gal might have met the Chinese diplomats outside the Embassy's premises, Mr. Seng answered: "This information is pure fabrication and a provocation; I continue to affirm that there were no talks, neither at the Embassy or outside it, in fact, in no possible way whatever."
The denial is typical of Chinese diplomatic tactics. The Chinese never acknowledge conversations, as long as no high-ranking political decisions have been taken.
Thel^e tactics were used before President Nixon announced his Peking trip. At that time, Chinese-American contacts were formally disavowed by Peking.
During the British mail strike . the Government encouraged private individuals to undertake the carrying of the mails despite the severe restrictions it had hitherto imposed against such undertakings for four centuries.
I have yet to see a final count on how many different types of stamps the private post produced, but in all probability they will number in the hundreds. Some of them, particularly postally used on neat conimercial covers (original envelopes) may even become valuable.
While this is very interesting material, its status is so controversial that I would hesitate recommending to anyone that large sums be invested in it.,
Among the multitude of issues, two Judaica items have turned up: special air mail stamps to take letters to Israel. Since a considerable volume of mail has been flowing between these two
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GROW CROPS IN NEGiV
JERUSALEM — A Hebrew university botanist, using a method practiced by the Israelites over 3,000 years ago and later by the Nabateans and Byzantines, has proven that bountiful crops can be grown in the arid reaches of
the Negev.
The University has announced that Prof. Michael Evnari will head a desert farm project at parlor parties, A Sunday mor Wadi Mashmash which will serve breakfast is also included, as an international training and Further information is avila information centre for arid soil from Gerry Zimmerman at 3 farming. 6021 or Fay Micner at 325-89
stamps; they in turn, would transport this mail to any nearby country which had an air mail service to Israel., apply additional postage of that country and the letters would be on their way.
Provided that these suppliers of the stamps could find enough business, they stood a chance of ending up with a worthwhile profit.
For the design, the producers of the stamps took the 1968 — 50th anniversary of Jewish scouting — reproduced the stamp in its original size complete with tab, but in monchrome, and added the additional necessary information. The stamps were rouletted for easy separation. They appeared in purple in the old currency . with a face value of four shillings-six pence, and in red in the new currency at 22 pence (a reduction of one-halfa penny in the conversion).
It has been suggested to me that perhaps the design was selected because part of the scout's slogan is: "Improvise", but so far I am unable to comment on this.
Since writing the above, I have become aware of the existence of a third stamp for use on mail to Israel. This stamp is also in red, and has a face value of 22 new pence, but this one shows the very popular 1000 prutot twelve tribes stamp of 1952. My readers may recall that I illustrated the original Israel stamp in this column several months ago. The stamp had been voted by countless philatelic organizations as the world's best designed stamp t have been issued in 1952.
Shaloin
BBYO hus 'sleepoy tomorrow at Ceiitre
Vancouver B'nai B'rith You Organization will hold its annu niembership drive sleepover to morrow, Saturday, Aug. 14, 8p.i at the Centre. All youth in th community are being invited.
The program will be staff and supervised by BBYO advisor
Activities will commence 8:30 p.m. with a Havdalah se vice, followed by a presentation Hari Krishnas at 9:30 p.m. G and swim programs will be h from 10:30" p.m. on followed a midnight dance and special BE
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