TH£ JEWISH WESTERN 6 CJLi.BTlII
Friday, February 21,1947.
C.H.A.C. To Meet Jews Are Delayed Next Tuesday In Returning
Amidst hearts and flowers, wine, beautiful women, and evien song, the annual C. H. A. C. Valentine Ball came and went and it has i)een many a day since our Community has enjoyed & more pleasant and gay evening. A most hearty vote of thanks to Morrie Jarvis and lus co-workers for the swell job they did. Nice going Morrie! The Commodore was beautifully decorated ith hearts and there were fevors for all, with mu^c provided by Maestro George Calangis and his band.
President Al Miller welcomed everyone on behalf of the C. H. A. C. and did all have fun. -The lucky door jarize winners were Harold Levinson, Irving Gould and UUian Mosco^tz.
The l»ece-de-resistance (French for pay-ofiE) was of course the Prize Waltz which attraced all the budding Astaires and Ellens. After some terrific competition the popular decision went to handsome George Sisiik and cute Maflene Daien. And so iwe wound up a most successful affair.
Don't forget the next general meeting; on Tuesday February 25th at 7 p-m- at the Kcadilly C3af e
To Roumania
BUCHAREST (WNS)—A memorandum ixrotesting the delay in processing Rumanian Jews seeking to re-enter Bumania was submitted this week by the Federation of Jewish Commimities of Ruma--nia to Fordgn Minister Gheorghe Tartarescu.
The memorandum pointed out. that Jewish refugees in Stockholm and in the Soviet Union have been waiting for a year to receive permission to return to Rumania. Charging dLscriminatory practices, the Federation asserted that Rumanian foreign legations process non-Jewish applications on Ihe spot, whereas Jewish applications are forwarded to Bucharest.
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One good argument a Congressman or Senator can give for voting \ against a certain bill is that he sincerely believes that a majority of his constituents, or the people at large, are opposed to the legislation. Or he may feel free to take any stand he pleases simply be-<^use none of his constituents have bothered to raise the issue with him.
Possibly public opposition to immigration has' already been "used as a reason against legislation to provide for the entry of displaced persons and refugees over the. numbers permitted imder ensting regulations. And it would be easy to assume that attitude ance much of the opinion on the matter has been expressed by groups sudi as the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the DAR, and other grops who are strongly opposed to chaniging the present immigration set-up.
Just in case tiiexe's any doubt in your Congressman's mindi thpu^, it's not too early to let hiin know how you feel. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach, so they say, but the way to your Congressman's heart is through his maiL It's true, there !have been many organizations who have publicly advocated relaxing the immigration barriers to let the refugiees in. And the neiw Secretary of State, General Marshall,, gave it A-1 priority when he listta his legislative requirements on forei|gn affairs. But the men and v^ppyai.
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in mind when writinjg. Treat him' with respect Don't demand that he, do something. Nobody likes to be bludgeoned. Instead,, state yoiur own ixjsition and indicate that you are looking forward to his voting the way you waiit him tc. Suggest reasons why jrou think your stand is reasonable end logical. H his vote shows that he does disagree with you ask him to explain his position. You've a
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acknowledgie how closely ,^th^^ watch their mail for a hint of what their constituents want.' We know its been said before, but write your Congressman. And because the idea is to be. effective, not just active; keep' a few tilings
Yechiel' Sheini To Address Jr. Hadassah
Members of Junior Hadassah will have the opportunity to hear Yechiel- Sheini, a member of Palestine's militant Jewry, at the next meeting of Junior Hadassah on Sunday, February 23;rd, 8:00 pjn. at the homfe of Bella and Rose Weiss, 3893 West.9th Ave.
. Yediiel Shemi, who has taken an active part in the forination and defence of the Jewish Hoipe-land, has the reputation of being "a dynamic speaker and au, inspiring example of the niew. Palestine Jewry. You wont Avant' to
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Plans are godng ahead for our • Musicale and Fun Night. More definite information will appear in an early issue of the Bulletin.
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE To The Jewish Community of Vancouver
Meyer W. Weisgal, a noted publicist and prominent Zionist political figure, close confidant and personal advisor of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, will address a public MASS MEETING on Sunday, March 2nd, at liie PARK THEATRE^ Cambie & 18th Avenue, at 8:30 p.m. sharp, to which you are cordially invited.
Mr. Weisgal, recently returned from Palestine, has an important m^age to deUver on the present political situation in Palestine, and will also give his impressions on the World Zionist Congress in Basle.
The meeting is sponsored by the ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF CANADA in order to inform the public on the vital issues now at stake. There will be no appeal for funds.
PARK THEATRE, Cambie & 18th - SUNDAY, MARCH 2nd, 8:30 p.m. SHARP
Menorah Chapt. Youth Aliyah
Our next general meeting will be held at the iiome of Kay Freedman, on Monday, February 24th. As this meeting is the last one before the Youth Al^'ah Lita-cheon,-it is very important, that eadi and everyone attend. Will every member who is not paxd up for the Ltmcheon, kindly bring their money, so that we may be able to hand our money in.
Our edueatiwial program promises to be very interesting.- Iliere ■will be a round-table discussion on Palestine.
. REMEMBER — FEBRUARY 26 YOUTH ALIYAH LUNCHEON
One of the mX>st outstanding personalities is Mrs. A. Jenner from England, who will be the guest speakar.
Youth Aliyah Chapt. Hadassah
Our.meeting on Thursday evening, February 27th at the home of Sadie XMamond, 1344 Wiest 47th, promises to be of interest to each of us. Rabbi Kogen will review "Thieves in the Night" by Arthur Koestler and those who have read this sincere, fascinating novel and those who have not have a most stimulating evening in store for them.
The collection of food tand clothing for owe. overseas parcels has received gratii^ying co-operation and the committee is busy sorting and sending these things to Europe. Please bring your contribution to the meeting on Thursday eveniiiig. «
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I>erfect right to know.
On the other hand, your Congressman is liuman. If he makes a good speech or votes right or does a favor for you, give him a pat on the back. A little of this may go a long way the next time you ask for something. Li addition to writing to the Congressman from your -own distirct, write to the nsembes o£ the Subcommittee on Lnmigra-tion of the House Judiciary Comt-mittee, the committee now handling " all itnmigration and ^naturalization matters; Members or the Sulbcom-mittee' on Immigration are Ed Gpsset of Texas, EJmanuel OeUer of New York, Frank L. Chelf of Ken- ' tucky. Democrats; and Republicans Frjaik Fellows' of Maine, John Robsion of Kentucky and Louis E. Graham of Penn^lvania. Incidentally, the chairman of the Judi-. ciary Committee, Earl C. Michener of Illinois, has-publicly opposed increased immigratiori. A letter to him might joggle his conscience a bit.
A number of immigratioh ^bills have already been ihtroduced in the House. More are <botmd to come in the next few weeks or months. Ri^t now, now that Coa-gre^onal leaders know that they must consider this legislation shortly, is the time to let them know how the public feels on the subject.
is. passing through an ugly cyde. We must cry o^t to the world and make it realize that there are limitations to our poiwers of endiurance.
Our need is immediate and injustice is great. This is at last the right moment to call upon the world. The Jewish Agency needs to havie its mandate renewed. Its executive needs new blood. It needs behind it the moral force^ of world Jewry.
We are just^fiad, thierefore, in calling a Congress and Canadian Jewry 4s summoned to Basle to attend the 22nd Congress which is to assemble after a lapse of seven bitter years. Jews of over sixty nations of the world will convene. The Jewish imity will be proclaimed. The great powerful American Jewry constituting nearly a half of the remaining world Jewry is also simuhoned. After heated lelections which involve a tremendous financial expense, the respective Zionist parties emerge from the election . campaign morg divided arid more badly scarred than ever. I might ventiure to say that the election in the United States prior to the Congress Inflicted such deep wounds and created such bad relationship that the impasse which beset our dncondusivie , Congress in part stdnuned &om the American electioin.
The Zionists of Canada tried to be better Zionists. We saw what happened in the United States (but at the behest of the World Organization and according to best democratic procedure, the United Zionist Council set up the machinery for an election, in which all parties were represented. Fifty-five thousand shkollm werg sold in the preparaticm for an election in Canada. But the Zionist parties in. Canada have learned to live together and place Zionism above party interest. The three major parties whSdh sold 97% of the shkolim were able vto^gree on the delegates without an election. ^8 Agency In Palestine was advised of this and we remitted the proceeds of the sale of shkolim in full, perhaps the only country in the world which did this.
The two new minority parties which appeared on the scene at the time Of |he formation of the Elections Committee and which had not shared any responsibility for Zionist work in Canadai, aU of a sudden and without proper legal notice, reared their heads in Basle and hailed the Canadian delegation before the Congress Coxui; to dispute the right of the delegation to represent Canaddart Zionists. The ls£t Laboiir Zionist Party of Canada was jp&presented toy Mr. Bazelel Sherman, general secretary of the American Left Labour Zionists. The latter had only one delegate. They saw a chance of holding up the Canadian Delegation. They might thus get another representative. The Canadian delegation was finally seated as elected. It refused to compromise.p
The Canadian delegation remained united throughout the Congress. Regardless of party, we maintained a uniform front. The Canadian delegation upheld the negotiations of the Jewish Agency and supported Weizmann through out the Congress. It tried to be objective and above party. It had one loyalty - Zion. We would have liked Weizmann and Silver to join forces and together go to the London Conference. We were in favour of partition which would provide an adequate area for a viable Jewish State. We believed in moderation and in miity. We
wanted to see more work, a yotmger Executive, better organization and planning and less talk and confusiiXi!. We also re-^membered the DFs who were be. coming demoralized in the camps wHle the Congress was being torn apart by personal feuds and party self-interest.
I do not consider it very significant that the Congress disavowed Weizmann because I believe.his policies will in the main be the policies of the new' Executive. Fo'irteen of the nirueteen nBembers of the Executive really favour his policies and, therefore, al-thou^ it appears on the surface ' that Silver has gained a victory -on closer analysis, there is agreat deal of doubt that his is too.
Goldmann will hold the fort in London which looms vsp as the most imp(»tant point. It was unfortunate that Silver was depicted as an imcompromising extremist Actually his behaviour at, the Congress was quite statesmanlike, and of all the commissions, the Political Commissdon that he headed did ex-, cellent work, and was most business-like ° and his chairmanship was eminently fair.
There were; many tears on' the last day of the Congress. I wait back to the Mustermesse to say goodbye. There was much" darkness in those gloomy corridors which were so buoyant only sl few days perviously. People left the Congress dismayed without the stimulation that the Congress should have povrided. Who knows. • this may have been for the best It may be most (realistic. Thie issues which siplit up all the parties seem^. ed to overwhelm the Congr^. The Jews reflected the darkness and brutality of the postwar era. There seemed to be no unity anywhere. Everyone was bargaining for positions.
But there were some positive sides to the Congress. Terrorism was disavowed and was read out oC Jewrish life. British policy in Palestine was thorou^My repudiated. Everyone fdt this policy was eminently-unjust. We must not be disheartened by what happened in Basle. We must always remember that better days are ahead. The Yishuv will lead us. The creative sphit pnd the guiding genius of the Palestine Jew will reveal in bold imaginative fadhitm. new vistas. New^ areas will unfold and new lives for millions of Jews and Christians too. The vigorous determinatioa aiid the heroic bravery of the underground fighters brings new strength and courage to the Jews everywhere. Strong Jew-'ries of America and other parts of the world must accept the challenge of the Yishuv and a million and a quarter Jews of Europe. We must join hands and physdcally and spiritually colonize and develop P&lestine.
The twenty-first Congress broke up on the eve of World War H and we left it fearing too little and hoping too much. Who could envisage the great destruction of Hitler or the callousness of the peace makers? The twenty-second Congress also broke uip in a very 'black period and I believe this time we fear too much and hope- too little because civilization today stands at the lovfe^t ebb; it must raise itself or it will destroy itself.
The Negev is on evetryone's lips. Ir has been abandoned for over 2,0CO years. S§!9Mi genius can rer claim it We have built much and we have built weU in l^estine. Ixl the light of this, can iTews be diST coiu-aged?
I assiure you I have come home fresh and yigorous to work with my fellow Jews as *a soldier i^ the upbuildirjg of our Sefwi^ homeland.
ENDORSATIONS GRANTED
Poaelei Zion Organization Sub-Senior Council Talmud Torah P.T.A. Naomi Chapter Hadtussah
Henrietta Szold Chapt Hadassah
Gverkshaften Campaign Smorgasbord Dinner Purim Carnival Hat Fashion Show White Rose BaU Room Monte Carlo Night
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