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. J^N IMPORTANT, anniversary in the history of the Jewish v'^*' community of Vancouver passed by quietly a few weeks, -^go. But tt has Jsince developed fijait its significance will not i)^^ .'ovCTlo.oke4; Jewry is tlie 3.0th
anniversary of the Jewish Western Bulletin. _ It was,in February, 1930 that the firsjt regularly Edition of Vancouver's Jewish community newspaper, a - The Bulletin aatually traces its history b^ck to a one^age, mimeogr^jhed notice sheet which was the fb:st eip^^on of the official organ of the Jewish Community Cistttre of Vahcouver when it was opened in October, 1928 at its present site on Oak and 11th Avenue. From one sheet. The Jewish Centre Bulletin, a<^ itJi^ was iaien known quickly developed many of the attributes of a cbm-
rriit^/tBulletgi : all letters to the Editor, in order to bo
,cpnsi4ei;ed for pub,lIcat^on ".eyery liptter must include the full name >and affdress of tlie cbrrespondent. A- "nom-de-plujri6'' wiU^ be sub-. '$tU^ .request. Signed letters or, articles do not
, necessarily; represent fthe views of the "Bulletin" or the Jewish . Community^^^Council..All letters should be brief.,The editor reserves the right t<>~-curt?i11^ letters , w^^^^^ too long.
jhunity paper, even while continuing to appear by the duplicating machine process. For a lit;tle over a year, the paper continued regularly in this way until the leaders of the Coinmunity Centre at that time decided that it was time to change over to a full-jfiedged printed publication^
This was done in FfibPUaj?yv X930 aftd: jn its:first printed e<3itions, the paper was 'knp^n ^s The Jewish Centre News; but the broader^ concept of a community newspaper soon led to a ;ohange in name. Before very long, the paper became the Jewish ;!^%stern Bulletin, by which it is still known today,
The aim of the Jewish Western Bulletin has: always beenr.to •^erve mainly a? a ypaF-?PMn4 l^terpreta||fjn^ ^edfiim for lihe
;^aifs anifi activ|.tie§ of th^ Ipcal Jewish eommui^ity. Coverage of ^ national and world-wide news pf Jewish intei;est, as well as n,ews from. Israel and cultural features have been included in response , to the growing interest of the local dpmmunity in'the varied
. a^ects of Jtesuish'
Loomer's appotntmtfit
AT THE RECENT annual mfifiting of t^^ JewisJi iE?Qjnniunity -,, Cquncil, the president, Jack Aceman azjino^nced tJip appoint^-ment of Norman Loomer, who is the first vice-president of the Courieil as chairman of a special project for the 30th anniversary . of th6 Bulietan.
The fact is, that ever,since the establishment of the Jewish Community € 0f Y:^nijc}^ver, and of tOie^ J^vd^
Jtratiye Organizatipii ^hicl> pi^iece^ed tj>p epuhpij,, the BuUetin |ias jbeen one of the three main constituent agencies of the Council. The other two are, of course, ^the Jewish Community Centre an4 /Ihe Jewish Family Service Agency, which was formerly the. Jevvish jFamjJy Welfare Bureau. '
Everyone in the community is by now well aware that we are -•currently >yriting the closi|ii§. phapter^ jii#ie .history of the present Jewish Community Centre of Vancouver and preparihg for the opening of the new Jewish Centre which hiay >^eil -befeome:!a ireality before another year has passed.
The changing of the name of thfe Jewish Family Bureau to the Jewfish'Family Service Agency alap-betokens; tJ}?e fact <rf ^n Expanded program bf activities in this area of community servicci In his report to the" annual meeting of the Community Council, Mr. Acfeman pointedi ovi: many other areas expaittsion and^owth in the Jewish community.
The Jewish Western Bulletin also has to* keep pace with" this growth of coiu-se; and in several important respects the paper is doing just that. The circulation of thfi; paper shows a lieal^y and steady upw^d trend. Moreover we believe that tjie PuUetinj's . coverage of local Jewish comsaunity affairs. alSiQiv .shows consistent growth attd deveiJ^pment. '
We must admit however^ iitsA it isn't always easy for 4fee Bulletin to keep steac^ pace majl areas with the infireasing; demands placed on it as the result of community growth.
Problem of limitations
' TT SHOUliD BE remembered that m order to assure its own •■• position, the Jewiish Western Bulletin roust operate not only on thie level of community service, but also to a certain extent as; a commercial enterprise in tfee same way as other^ newspapers and publicati<)ns. Despite the fact that the bulletin serves a community which has a healthy rate of growth in its organizational and institutional programs and activities; and despite the fact that the Bulletin has a very intensive circulation in the community it serves, its circulation potential is nevertheless limited by. the size ;jof the Jewish population, of which the current estimate is about 8^000 men, women and children, or about 2500 families.
This also limits the Bidletin in its commercial revenue "development.
In addition to the normal difficulties which the Bulletin .encounters in trying to mafaitain itself in a solvent position, there has also been in the past two years, a greater than usual increase in printing costs. Fortunately, a more economical press arrangement became available in the latter half of 1959 and it became possible to make changes to help alleviate the situation. But even with this new set-up there has been a further increase in 'printing costs, which the Bulletin must again absorb.
A thorough audit of the Bulletin's operations for 1959 and a study of its eumulative operations since it has been under the same management over the past 11 years have^own that it is in the ar^ of communil^ service, where the paper is ^gijirins tiie ihbst . ;^and jjeceiAong the le^ ^
It is in order to win ^for the Bulletin the support which.it 'requires for itscommunily service i^^ork^^t^ Mr. Lopmerhas bofen appointed as 30th anniversary project chairman. -IVfe?. Loom^r's appointment is indeed welcome at this time and we are confident thai withrrhis active guidance>^nd support we wiltbe^able^tovw^o^ H aui certain measures t^eh ^114ead to the consdlid^»:m iini»:fti?eo3«nt,^
WITHi^LIGIOU{S
To the Editor: ;i--.:-
Last June i attended the Cont-firmatipn services at Beth Is-raplj and;I !^[ip^%belief Tiiaye ever es^^ienc^ feeling of 4i^us^^ iMinAi^.mce^^ sioned i>y; those ceremonies :■ , A^l coh^^ done thiwr
utiiM?^^ produce an atmos-pJbiiejre of solemn ^iritjual vpage-^ntry; it was indeed a, lovely pcc^^ipn; A^ grp^ Eldoles-cent§r purified in. white^^vg w^t^iTpugK.their rofe^ With a ^^rvfelii?us perf|ecti^n. From the (ipehih^ .>Jte 'What ife^i^^?'r to the moyh>g l^resentatipn the Sisterhood, '^ii!^e'::Vfa^ scarcely a hitch.
^•^^^'^saf^J^r relatives, and teaph-ers siglifid as months of preparation came to blessed frui|;ioJti. I don't mean to be too cynical here. I realise that the ceremony does have great symbolic meaning to many, just' as the Bar Mitzvah does.
But, let me ask thosefConfirr mees their own questioii, What, exactly, is^ TofaJi?!! Let me ask the newly Mar^ Ji(|itzv^ed mem-ber of Our community what his I^ftorah,- which ^ he spent so many m^Qhth? "^of lefitprt; in -learnr-lng> vras really about! Do you really believe that, jthey ^could give a m^ai^iiiglul anti ihtellt" gertt.;i:espohse?-^ ■
OiirfC&pei^pnies are bjesmtifuli our vsymiboiism efficientlgr'^ a^^ ovd l--- pi}i surely symbpli$m ;^?jdi ceremony are not enough. "Son^ewhat romantically let ks ask how a modern Hannah cpiild ever ask her sons to sacrifice themselves- for a Torah which they didn't even understand.
I believe, from my own experiences, having been Bar Mitz-vahed at Beth Israel, and from talking with pthers of mygene-ratipn, that much of the Judaigni as presented to us, in school, lacked meariingjEulness. It is true that we gained a rather hazy picture of our race's thou-;S92x4s <Qf^ W^^^^^^py
i^earAfi^ ih# Akiba w^s tjje pf ,,a;. m^t^r, and were ihe historical signific-js^ce of 'several holidays; and jbieffiame^^^ wiife n?*m^ ms fl*her facets of Jewish §p4 G^sitpm- la short, w;e sy^e ^^ght the history of, and learn-^.tp identify with, a particular iPsice. ^
But, should that be the sp3e iSii^ose of a xeHigji^^ schppj? Shiould the end pf our Jfiewish education be to enable us to identify with a particular nationality and leave it at that? What is the inherent good in perpetu-atiiig a rape simpjy for the ss#e of perpetuating it. Shouldn't our Hebrew education have given us a knowledge, ^ philosophical understanding, that could be applied actively to our own future lives, instead of giving us simply a feeling of connection with a vague and distorted past?
The faith is the centre of our culture, yet just how many children 'graduating' from Religious school know anything at all about the basic substai^e of tthe Jewish religion? We spent almost a year in preparation for a Bar Mitzvah, the ; true ;^ni-•ficahce of whielt weihaiel^mn^ p 4ei:stopd; ,w.e mmt. hjundre^s of
hours learning to read Hebrew characters; but are unable to understand our religion's prayers. Yet Beth Israel,Mike most similar schools in Vancouver,
and in many cases throughout orthi America, was expected to produce a young boy who could rim'smoothly through the Bar Mitzvah ceremonies, and it did^ and still does. How marvellous', meaningful
are.not taught the faitfi;>• we are taught the formalism
the .syml>pUc .ceremonies built ground it, with Uttle knowledge of the co^ As meiiaaorization time rolls- around: again in the %raduating^ vclass^,^ and tens p£ youngsters begin le^*ning parts in Confirmation plays or Hafto-ras, I would ^ike to. present tie following suggestion for th^ discussion of your readers. -
In the schoolis cd Jewish education let' US' denemphasize the ceremonial formalism the prayers reiterated without knowledge; the lines spoken without understanding; the his-
tory studied without true meaning. We must attempt to pi^e-sent to. the yPuth of our Community a living, vital, and meaningful faith, not an empty, formalised, shiell. , ■
— BARftY LANDp J. Editor's Note: Mi-. Lando is ^t^ preseht studying * at Hary^i;d; University, Cambridge, Mass-,
ice de Rothschild, whose address wasj^hoyoi as Hotel Vancoiiyer and who has'an unclaimed ac^ couht of $262.58.
Also on the list of unclaimed Bank balances since 1950 were the names pf nine Jewisl^ organisations aS;«;fpllj>wsr V : - ; Ameiric#n OffTF^^jation
;., ;Toroxjtp: ^xi-^-;^?—$ 7.83
PAT?ELINE (Cpntmiied; frpm Page 1^^^
T<»sontp $ 6.4.91
,B'ijLai #ritli Victoria Branch
;.iyictpiria;
Ca^dian Young,Judaea
■ lS«o^f^^ 2.20 Hidgjrwppd jNursery School '
Mof^treal 99.68 ; Bislliujacoh IBuil^ing E'u^# > Prince Albieirt ^ $156.^2 Exodus Chapter/ Jr. liadassah
■ MpntrjMil r^-^ $ ^5.25
■ Jjftwish S,eminavy '
Mcnireal -___$ 5.80
PTA Adftth Israel School I mqxdrejal ...4.34 • Of particular inter.est to the readers of the Jewish WeSjtern Bukletin the following names appeared: TenbaUzn^ $am • Wiii4^rni.ere, B.a $ 5,00 Mpritser, Ease
2594 Wallace, Van. $ 74^^9 Iiirsch» Fraa^eia Unknown, Van^____$ IfiSS
Hart Of ydipm? "Canadian Kin-dergart)Biii5"5^^^
pride and gratitude - 4v
The Senator ^as;i^ praiseworthy of tkie late Lillian (Mrs. A. J.) Freiman ' noting what slje d*d in the flu'epidemic in Ottauva in 191;.7; pf her Work ip World War I With the Ganai dian-legion; her efforts 1?o saVfe Ul^rainian Jewish prphjans in 1920 and the - m^ny hohors sh^s received for her work ih raising funds to "Roman Catholic fmd Sal^ratipn Army projects." She also told of the work on educational boards of such Jewish Women as Mrs. Ida Seg^r of Toronto and Mrs. Beatrice Hayes '^p|\liipntrealv^^ -^1;;!^^
•2i •
Unkmym, _—$ 39.10 Bnai Brilh, 1008 Falkland Rd.
Viua^u^er _—- f2^.58
^.a3aie!0^»T ________ $ 7.77
Senator Muriel Fer^sspn of New prynsjvic* paid s^ec^ at-jiQx^i^ po {flbe eontri^xi#pn ,pf Canadian Jewsi^ women as her part in tshe #sx^u^p^ pn ^e Bicenstejiary. Sh,e rflatsd tj^e story -of Estttier BEaadssai;!, fmsi iSewisb. imiiT^^ant to ^nada in ^e told of Miss Garolme
praise ;f6r:'t^;.''w?5d^ woniejVs^ <M^^
this Cpimcil of Jewisli Wpme^ and Canadian - Kaidassah. S "'fbr examplef^ ]
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jjews' Tj^k^bvj^ is iMfpyidedr; ipji .^al> ci^m: 1"^; ■
9S yvelh: U skould xe-1
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:. fjunds ipz wp£|c in:Jj^rael, then . ■' i^pjo^ is spent Jua Cai»4a Ipr
are» shifip,ed ^o Isi;ael. Thi? |
THE iSSAEt
To date three sehators havb; placed on Hansard their views on ferael. in the persoiti of thb Hon. George S. White, Madoc, Ontario; Hon. Itohald Smith, Nova Scotia; and the Hon. Arthur W. llRebuck pf Tprpiitp, \
• Senator Roebuck, ^who ifles-crifced himself as a Zionist^ stajted "J suggest that, the Canadian Crpv^^nment can aclqiQWr ledge the diebt. which nonrjew^tsh 'Cajaadiagis owe to our Jp-vs^Bh;^ compatriots by telling. Mr. Nias-ser in the plainest possible terms^ to keep his Arab hands off t^e State of Israel." We Will have more to say about Senator Roebuck — the staunch Zionist ~ shortly. ,
Wisstern Biifietin
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1960
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