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JEWISH WESTERN BULLETIN
Friday, July 13, 196:
DR. WErNTRAUB
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three consecutive sessions of the j public school system, and would utmost interest, judging from the lead to divisiveness, and a frag-response of the audience during mentation of educational insti-the discussion periods. Sydney | tutions. It was felt that govern-M. Harris opened the session on ' ments would seize on support of Community Relations with a re- Day Schools as sound reason for port from the Joint Community introducing a decidedly Chris-Relations Committee, in which ! ^^^^ curriculum into the public he dealt with the various prob- -schools which would then be-lems handled, including the hu- ^^^^^ o f f i c i a lly "Protestant ir.ane slaughter legislation and Schools". Although sympathxy devices, the incidences of neo- was felt for th*bse living in Que-nazi activities, and the anti-dis-, where no public school sys-crlmination laws in various pro- exists, but only Protestant
vinces and regions. ' - - ' ^ , , r^,..
J. Sidney Midanik then- began the discussion of religious'education in public schools, which is and has been since 1944 a matter t)f some concern in On-
SuddeUr antmely passing mourned
or Catholic Schools, Mr. Cher-niak felt that the rest of Ca-nada should not get involved in this situation. This discussion concluded with much heated participation, pro and con, from the
tario, and continues to pose a i floor.
threat in other provinces. Mr. Midanik stated the unequivocal opposition of Canadian Jewish Congress to such religious education, demonstrating that both in priti^ijile and in practice it was wrong. Rabbi W. Schuchat of l^Gnti't^al undertook to oppose this stanc^, stating that he had
The Session on Jewish Education, on Friday afternoon, began with Formal education, introduced by Shammai Ogden of Toronto, and discussed by David Newman, Toronto, and Shloime Wiseman, Montreal. Both Discussants stated forcefully that only an intensification of pro-
co-opefcated with a group of Pro- gram, particularly in terms of the
testant, Ministers in introducing religious education (by ttoe "minister of your choice") in West-mount, schools, and that this was working out very successfully. His argument was *hat since we live in a country with a Christian majority it is better to go along with it, and do the best pusstble under the circuni-stances.
fVjilowing this, there was a panel discussion on government subsidies to Day Schools, with Saul Chemiak, Winnipeg, arguing against, and,Dr. J. E)iai]aond, Toronto, arguing for such support. The arguments foi ceking government support were based mainly on the. idea that this 'would do -no harm to the public school system, nor would it tQ' suit in divisiveness. He thought that there woold be no intensi-i fication of reli^ous education ^Christian) in the public schools, as s. result xyisuch ^pport. Mpst
hours spent in Hebrew Schobls, could ensure the survival of the Jewish Commimity. Mr. /Wiseman especially stated in eloquent Yiddish, that unless Day Schools were supported and con^ tlnued to grdw, and unless there was a major increase in the number of hours of other schools, he' felt pessimistic about the future of Judaism in Canada.
The session on Adult Education and Cultural Services included a discussion by Julius Hayman, Toronto, on the possible means for organization of a Ka.tional Structure for the assistance to communities in.|;his area, and by Dr. M. Weintraub, Vancouver, on co^fcetat of^adoilt education programs. ^Br. Wein-trauh stressed 11»e major role the Canadian Jewish Congress can play in adult education as evidenced by the Educational and Cultural Committee of the Central Region. Dr. S a mu e 1
HY GAMBERG
Hy Gamberg, well known member of the Vancouver Jewish community, passed aiway suddenly last Thursday, July 5,, following a brief illness. He wes 41 years of age.
I' Born in Russia, Mr. Gamberg, whil6' still an infant was brought to Canada by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gamiberg. The family settled in rural Manitoba in tjjie. vicinity of Winnipeg where Hy. received his elementary and high school education.
In 1940 he joined the R.C.A.F. ;andj,served overseas for 3^/2 gears' as a navigator with the Pathfinder Squadron. He attained the rank of Warrant Officer. Me returned to ^Canada and resumed his^Bchooling, graduating as an optometrist from the College of 'Optometry, Toronto, in 1948. He was a member of the B.C. Optometric association and had received his D.O.S. degree
from the Chicago College of Optometry.
Mr. Ga-mberg was widely known for his mosaics, which he created as a hobby. For his distinctive artistic talents in this field and for his unique collection of antique pipes he won numerous first prize awards at the Pacific National Exhibition and a made a number of appearances on television. He was a member of the Schara Tzedeck congregation.
He leaves to mourn him, his wife, Annette; three children, Arlene, Brian and Andrea; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Gamberg of Winnipeg; two sisters, Mrs. S. Goorevitch of Winnipeg; and Mrs. Nat Levine of Montreal; and a brother, Abe of Windsor.
Funeral services were held at the .Sohara Tzedeck chapel Sundry afternoon, Rabbi B. Woy-thaler and Cantor A. Deutsch officiating. Interment was in Schara Tzedeck cemetery.
MEMORIAL rum HAS
NOT BECN mmm
important, the phenomenarBleumenfield, New York, sum-growth of Day School enrolment med aip both sessions with the
niiakes selfV-support impoi^ible, and Day Scjb^ols must founder without Government support.
The arguments against government support stated, on the contrary, that such a move would omdermine the "noblest
achievement of the past years in North America" —
Relatives! i pr>cf friends are advised that the
UNVEIUNG OF MtADSTON£ i
in loving memory of the late
s i
Sain
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will toke^pbice "
Sundoy, J4jty
AT 11:30 A.M.
at the
Schara Tzedeck Cemetery
Rabbi G. Chirnorriqs will officiate
optimistic feeling that all was not yet lost in either formal or informal educatio^i.
On Friday evening, a most •stimulating discussion was held at Beth Tzedec on "The Creative Dimension in Jewish Life." 150 Here, the role of the intellectual the in Jewish life was analyzed by Milton Himirielfarb,' contributing editor of Commentary, Jacob ' Glatstein-,'Yiddish poet .and J.our-iialist, Melvin Fenson, editor of ithe,, IferaeUte Press, "Winnipeg, Jand -A.-M! -Melamet, Z.O;C. Mon-treial-',
^Thfe*'discussion was started by Professor Lerner of Montreal, itan^',moderated by Dr. A. Rose, ,tTor/)nto, and very quickly went into a.disection of the "Jewish" jliii t}6 Uectual. Mr. Himmelfarb i"proposed that the., intellectual mpst be, first'of all. opposed to fe'^itibd, andisecbrii, anti-bourgeois, arid that Jfe'wish intellectuals must, therefore be opposed to Judaism, which is based on tradition and history, and ih a j bourgeois society. These ideas were vigorously attacked by Mr. I Glatstein and Mr. Fenson, who I brought out many examples to I counter this definition. The discussion was a brilliant one, and ended close to midnight with much regret.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express my . sincere appreciation and thanks to all my )v<)piierful relatives and friends fpr their thought-fulness, ki5\d^?ss and ilowers during .my.^jrecent stay in hospital. ST()t!8ci?iJl thanks to Rabbi B. Woythaler>
^Mrs. Sara Pawer.
DIGEST
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earlier June 16 incident when Arab Legionnaires had fired without provocation on an Israeli military patrol, killing one soldier. At the time Jordan assured Israel it was not official Jordanian policy to disturb the peace between the two countries and expressed regret.
The Jordanians begafn shooting from a position in ^ the wall
The Rabbi Ginsberg Memorial jFund is still short of $1,500.00 towards the sum needed to take the remains of the saintly late Rabbi for reinterment to Israel, The Fund has been established to fulfill the wishes as indicated in Rabbi Ginsberg's will to inter his remains in the sacred soil of the Holy land one year after his demise. Inasmuch as the first Yahrzeit will be at the end of August, it is a sacred obligation upon the Community to see to it that the provisions of Rabbi Ginsberg's will be executed.
The Community is invited to share in this mitzvah and everyone is urged to send his contribution immediately, either to Mr. Alfred Groberman, 4615 Granville Street, Vancouver 9, B.C., or Rabbi Bert A. Woythaler c/o Congregation Beth Israel, 4350 Oa.k Street, Vancouver 9, B.C. Please make cheques payable to The Rabbi Ginsberg Memorial Fund.
Liofl s Gate awards a! District meet
Card 0f Thanlcs
Mrs. Ida Vines and family wish to sincerely :thartk laill their relatives and friends for the kind sympathy shown to them on their great loss, in :the -passing of their -beloved husband, fatjier and brother, Mr. Leo Vines. Special thanks to Tlabbi B. Woythaler, Canto A. ;Deutsch. Mr. J. Szabo, -and the B'nai B'rith Vancouver Lodge No. 668.
around the Old City. According to the UN Truce ; Supervision, Organization, , the Jordanians icorttended that Israel /fined first.
KIDNAPPED BOY ISiOyf AT HOME Wim PARENTS IN TEL AVIV
JERUSALEM — ime e
regular weeldy meeting of Israel's Cabinet this week was devoted to questions by members following a report by the head of Israel's security services -r-whose name is never used publicly — on the Yossele cSehu-macher case.
The boy is now at the home of his parents, Alter and ida Schumacher, at Holon,.a SMburb of Tel Aviv. The 10-year-old boy was discovered last week in the home of an ultra-Orthodox , Jew in the Williamsburg section o: Brooklyn, New^ York. Yossele was hidden by his grandfather!; Nachman Starkes, nearly thrive years ago, when the elder maR feared that the boy's parents would not give him (3 sufficiently Orthodox educatioi>. The child Wfis later spirited out. of Israel by unknown persons folloviring his abduction in 1959.
UNVEILING OF H£i^DSTONE
in loving memory of the late
CARD OF CONDOLENCE
We express our deepest grief and sympathy to Mrs. Annette Ganriberg and the children, to Mr, & Mrs. H. Solodky and the entire family on the untimely death of their husband, father and son-in-law, the late Hy Gamberg. Find your condolence in the v/onderful memory left by him in the hearts of all his friends.
Vancouver Peretz School, P.T.A., the Muter Farein and the Men's Club of the School.
will take place
Sunday, July ISfh
12 noon
at the
Beth Israel Cemetery
Rabbi B. Woythaler and Cantor A. Deutsch will officiate J
Relatives and friends asked to attend
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Oh suspicion that they wer6 involved in hiding Yossele from his parents, two young 23-year-old rabbis were arrested by police in B'nai Brak, a town near Tel Aviv, known for its Yeshivot and ultra-Orthodoxy.
Meeting with editors of Israeli daily newspapers, Israel's security chief said the boy's ab ductors had considered having a plastic operation performed to hide the youngster's identity. The suggestion that ^uch surgery had already been performed was used by his abductors in an attempt to blackmail certain religious personalities in Israel into continuing to work against the boy's return, the security chief declared. ■ -
According to the head of the security ^service, the abductors had not intended at any time to return the boy to Israel, as their main objective was a "holy war'' against the State. The ultra-Orthodox groups involved in the Schumacher;case, who were said to have headquarters in New York, Jerusalem,: London and Switzerland, were alleged to be engaged ih a -v/ide anti-Israeli ■: t<Q( j|iay.e. jacted against the incorporation "of Jerusalem, in the Jewish State.
Lion's Gate Lodge delegates to the District 4 Grand Lodge B'nai B'rith Convention held recently in Los Angelas brought hack several awards to Vancou-iver. Members of the lodge in attendance at the meet were: iLodge president, Hiarry Herman and past presidents, Jack Spar-ton, Maurice Lifchus and Alec Jackson.
Brother Maurice Lifchus re-eeived the Akiba award for out--standing years of service to B'nai B'rith, while the Lion's Gate Lodge was awarded thje Sidney G. Kusw&to Aiward for Citi7,enship and Civic Affairs in Community Service work.
The efforts of I4ie Lodge's past president, .Alec, Jiackson, received i;^he Member^lp Aisquisition Award.
^Elected to the executive Board of officers of .tiie-jDistrict Grand Lodge at the convention were past president JaiJto Sparton, for itwo years as Board Member; and past president, Alec Jackson, re« elected for one year to the Board.
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