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····-···-.~--. .. --,.,! '· _, -- ,.• .. I PRESS Friday, June 18, 1954 PUBLISHED BY;THE YOUTH MOVEMENT OF THE HEBREW SCHOOL vfitotial . JAffUia~· with the H~brew \"outb llovement of ~e Kuen Hatarbut} r---_ Whea J wn,t to Jlcllool. l dl4 JIClt .iop to thiu. a.bout who built . '. t u.., .-dloc>I or ..-bo blre>d tho tuchall or ..,bo paid the c:atttaiur or ,· blnll tbe l:Ul>dred a....s orw thn,p nqwnd to ed~ me and the •. . :1.i..-r cbJldn.a. Now I am· GD the Eucutlve Board al lbe ~brew • . Edltari,ol Oomrnttt,e: _SBOSBA.~AII .KAY, Cllalnnua: ITZCILU[ FELDl'ILUi,· ZloNAR MOZESO!I. a.n4 J am •~ to leun. . · .. Vie sve tOWld out tbal the' first Hebrew Scbocl la Ca~ :wu DJ>~ la a10. a.a:i4 th.al lbtte ,.... DODe la lill. In au. there wae June 18, 1954" • .,.,.,_, a huDdrNI chlldua taktnc Hebrew 1uw,,._ a.n4 la D20 the sehool ~cc . ~ I .. "" · No. 5 1• ..-u b<>Uffd at- tM H...... , of Jacob Byaagvsue aad la uotlu!r bulldiJ:lg...... , , . , ...... I Ja 1920 ~ nm bu.lldlnc r.:.r a Talmud Toni.b wu eObl the colw:Ung m011ey to pay for bolllu, cleau, build· I yean. lcv. aaa Alarttll. :n,,,y were good_ men with rt.1.nn and Industry. Tbey built on a IIOUDd fow,datk,n a etbocl wboae pupl!Jo •fd c,aduates are r«~•·us,«ted. ACTIVITIES. OF·.THE. . ' ; ~ CALGARY,· . ·. . . - . . ·~- . HEBREW.. . . SCHOOL' ~ . Tl••·T -uNN.""'G A i:irnooL 18 WI!; UAVE DISCOVERED - .. u• .,..,._. .. .. _... .,_ · like runntnc a bunneu, except tmlt there la no monetary gaindn­ • 'Jtf,. ' ~ :· voind. We ban to acquire the luilitlff, provl_de the uaeblng iltalf ..... and collect ino.,ey. · . · · • · . . Camp '1chlah... . Annual Picnic ' We ban found out tbat u l.he.<:Hy developed, the Hebrew School · ~ the .summer of 11153, our Fote the fmrt time th1• year, ,n Our Choir--1954 · developed with lt...Tbe achoo! It now on a firm bu~ for Je,ln,lng. but Hebte~(camp, "Tchiah-, waa rein- all-day picnic ~ being· planned . by Our choir made sood pto8~ this it dld not develop It.ult. Some or those men who organized the tint the achooJ _tor all the Jewlah,chiJ.. y~; It conalats Of l)Uplla from stated after· lel'eral of In• d.ren of our community. Under the a,cbool are 111111 acUve. aorne have paued on. years: Grades 5, 6, 7, and 8. and la again The ·achoo! blUI become what lt la today becauae of the vl•lon activity. The carnp, which waa held chainnaaahlp of Barney Gelfand, a under the excellent direction ol and utneu devotion ol web men, u Henry Goldberg, Chlrl.. ,Water- at Chestennere Laite, was again commlttN la energeflcally makbig Mm. A. Horowitz. 12>!U>, s. JaJre. Joe Joffe, Eddie Cohen. llorrls Wolocbow/ the late . directed by Ila founder, Rabbi A. all neceaaaey preparations for a Tb.15 year we have appeared al Jacob Dublak)". J. &rcUMn, and W. H. Epstlne. giant picnic ,which will · brlag to­ the Chanukah nnd Purim conceru. Horowitz who wu assisted by gether ati the pa.rent. and chll- Mr. We also &ang at varioU& communal OUR PRY.SY.NT F.XECUTl\'E HAS A8 ITS PRESWpT Q...-E Jaclc Chetner. dren ot our COIIU;l!unlty. f,or a day of thou far.. lghted lndlvldua!Jo, Charle• Waterman; tit,, Educatlonal af!liirs, lncJudlng the Brotherhood Chairman. Nau Safran, a graduate from our achoo! and a tlr1esis There were reveral hurdles to sur- ot sporur, entertaJnment. and fun. Week Rally at the Grand Theatre. Refrubmenta will be aerved to worker. ~ . · .- mDWlt whlch were caused mainly all those participating. the World Jewish Child's Day cele­ bration, and the memorial meetll1R The remainder are wmparatlvely newcomen to the field of edq­ by the Uilnl!ponsive &Wtude of b a new venture of the Thia for the heroes of the Warsn w c&lloo. but. what they lack In experience, they are trying to make up !JUU1Y parents to the Idea o! a He- school, and It promises to be ·.a by their de.nln to do a good job. The Flrat Vice-President, Joe Cohen; ' . Ghetto. brew Cikmp, However. the camp wu huge mccesa. It ls hoped that thlo sewnd Vice-Pre• ldent and Recreation Director, Barney Gelfand. who We wish to thank . Mra. Horowitz 1, preparing a plculc tor all the Jewlah children C&lgary; Treuuret, opened In the middle of July and will become an annual affair of or the school. and Mrs. Wolfsohn !or the splendid Yale Joffe, without whoae help the-- monthly chequea <:<>uld not go out; lasted for two weeks. Approxtmat~ly SONIA GELFAND. ,l:iil':t.\,!~;,;,.,c:oc,>".,;"•»•~·-··, -·· . . . work they did for the choir. Our Secretary, Morris Orttnberg. whose energy and devotion to h'4 poaltlon thanlta also go . to Miss Dinah 25 chlldren nom both Calgary and .------., Pupils of Calgary Hebrew School broadcasting over radio .station .CFAC. la an exa:nple to othe.-a; Flnanclal Chhltmaii, Arnold Clll!en, who with 0 Lltachinslty and the other accom­ Mel_ Pot•;,y la ruponslble for the aucceH ot the Donor Dinner and the J>anista for their patience amt. preparatlou or our budget; Projects Fund and Chairman· of Trana­ -~ :~i:i~:~mp WU. ouc- ·Our ·p,,·nc,·_ p.al :--\--"---_-'-:-C:--hu-gim-H-_--=-e-=-br-rew-s=-pea:--. -::-:-kln-g-=c-=-1ub:--s-:-::;;-,t,::;;l;-r-~ --:--· -=-Pu-rl:--m-'-:' c=---=e1-=-eb-ra-.tlo_ns_ understanding. · portatlon. our e.er -dependable Archie · Shapiro, and Chlfirman of Thlc year the Cliuglm, or Hebrew-speak!pg cluw, held meet- Hamans, Queen Esther&, Kings of ROSALIND KA r Public RelaUoua and adviser, Dr. Carl Safran. cess. The attitude of the' campers !ngs regularly throughout the year. The" President of the senior Persia, clowns, and ballerlna&--'-811 · THE BOARD REPRESENTS THOSE PEOPLE \VHO ABE wu one of co-operation and they The Calgary Hebrew Scltool 15 Chug was Shulamit Shefte!, and the Secretary-Treasurer was having a wonderful time _ were Interested !n the Hebrew School and without whose help and the hejp ali learned much and enjoyed them- most fortunate to have as It prin- Alexander Bnnderson. · · among the sJgbta that . were seen Chanukah c,f tho ldotheni• Club there could be no school, no de.nka, no lunchea, selvea Immensely clpal a man of . the outstanding At these chug meetings businessd Al wasder discussed, bly games t wereth at the Calgary He1orew Schoo·· l's The Calgary He brew School • played and boras ,were dance . • exan cape wro e e Purim CelebratlNn. • etc., etc. But with theu faclllti .. we must have the teaching· ataff, calibre of Rabbi Aron Horowitz. ,minutes In Hebrew. The meetl.,ga were held once every two ~ Chanukah Concert was held In De­ and we -ate 1ortunate with the 1tatf we have, and also with the new. • We wish to f8Xpresa _our profound Rabbi Horowlb: has had a dis- _weekJ'J. There y;as a short programme cember. Tho entire student body man we are adding for next year. t.lr. Eddie Yudltaky, of Winnipeg. thanka to the Keren· Hatarbut for tlngulsoed career In the field of n 1e Chug of Grade 7 wss supervised by Mr. Walker, and follow«! by a masquerade contest. participated, !roan the hljl'h schocl Rab':li Horowlt: I• our Principal, but more Important, he la our Its valuable assistance. Were It -riot Jewish education and culture, He meetings were held monthly. . One of the main features of the ~ to the kindergarten. The pro­ architect of te11-...1ng. It la to him we turn to dlrec,t the educatlo.ti or for Its enoouragement· ' and f1lumclal wu principal of the; H,stadrut Tl1e Chug of the day school grades. was led by students of programme was the Calgary Hebrew gramme consisted of songs, dances, our l:hlklren, so that they will learn now and ever be informed, 1Vell• "' Seminary in Jerusalem, and served Grade 8. School Choir, conducted by Mra. A. and playlets. Mn. A. Horowitz con­ adjust•d Canadian Jews, help, we would not have succeeded later 118 assistant admlnlsL.,.tlve The Chugjm are the most Important. activity of our Youth Horowitz. , ducted the choir. Mrs. Levitt JOE COHEN, Vice-President. In reorganizing our Camp. secretary of the Hebrew University Movement, and many students take advantage of them, not only bro\18ht forth newer and nicer cos­ In .Jerl18alem. He filled the l,mpor- for the purpose of enjoying themselves, but al.so !or the purpose At the end o! the program.me, tumes. Thia year the Camp will be held tant" post of dean or the foreign i_>f learning more HebrewDO:V KAPLAN, happy parents and excited children Even though we had "compeu-, at a much better. site, the Y .M.C.A. llludlee department of the Katze- · Chairman, Chngl~ Committee. were reunited, and refreshments tlon~ from another school which! camp at Sylvan Laite, We are look- nelson Institute for Hlgber Learn- were ,served. Psychological Implications was b9}d!ng Its Chanukah Concert Ing forward to this year;s camp, and Ing, one of the most significant Th J • Congregat·1on at the same time, our hall was filled we hope that more children from educational Institutions In Israe( of · e U010r . Oneg to capacity.· Everyone talked abou, of a Hebrew. Education · Calgary and other centres will at­ which t'he pre•ldent ot the board or The Junior Congregation Is one Although Onegel Shabbat have Sports the Calgary Hebrew School's Ohanu­ It bas often been Inferred by certain 1ourcea In our ~odern Jey,,­ tend camp "Tchlah~ of 1954. directors wru, the Prime Minister of the l!'Dllt Important' activities of· •bee~·• tradition of the Calgary He­ · The Sports activities or our school kah Concert for many- days after, lab Civilization that ·a Hebrew Edu,;.atlon la not really essential. It of , Da\lld Ben Gurlon. c;ur school.- We .meet every Satur- brew School !or many years, we during the 1953-54 season a!fordecf ANN ROSENBAUIII, hu even been suggested b>· these same people that; In this scientific YIGAL HOROWITZ. During this period, Rabbi Hora- day morning. The services are con- enjoyment and entertainment ·to Chairman, period or tran•ltlon, there arf) too many fleeting values and no true ------wltz Instituted and directed a ducted entirely,. by the students. A ha~e bad only a rew. so far becaUBe most of the students. As the yea\­ Celebrations. Committee. absolute•. Is It any wonder, then, that the cult or Pragmatism with eerie• or e\mlnar• which were at. student serves as Chazan, and otb- ·ot the many other activities or our progressed, - 'the . students eagerly , II• emphaals on utility has been received wltli mµch vogue? The 1954 Rally tended by et_udente and scholars ers explain a prayer In Hebrew and school and .Its Youth. Movement. partlclpated,·ln eueh sports as base­ Thia Pragmatic approach Infers, "If It la of value now, or will This year the Calgary Hebrew from forty American universities. speak on the Parsha of the week. At our last Oneg Sbabbat, Femle ball, football, bllsketball, ping po111g, .. Radio .Program benefit w, at the present, It 1hould be accomplished, but If. It Is not School held Its second annual Chan- Jtabbl Horowitz also served ru, our weeltly services are supervls• Hoffman lit the Sabbath -candles, skating and bowling. In 1953, a, Pa,ssover program WM In coru,onance with the present, It should be eradicated!' Unfortu;­ ukah Rally, sponsored by the Stu- principal of one of the best high ed by Mr. E. Walker and Ralph brOlldcast over CFAC. A large num­ nately, " pblloaopby .or Pragmatlsm,la not really In accord with our dents' Council of our school. e Though the attendance at these Th schools In Tel-Aviv. Gurevich. Every week a new Cha- and Benny Barenholtz_ recited the ber of puplla participated In the Hebrew heritage, with all lta wealth of culture, civilization, and rally lasted four days, from Decem- RABBI HOROWITZ WAS DEL- zan is chosen from among the older activities has not been enormous, "KlddUBh". ·Grades 7 ·and 8 pre­ program entitled ''The Struggle for thought, u well a.a past hlatory. Rather It propounds an opposite 3 egated to represent the Katzenel- be.ye, and two other students are it has ,been sizeable and regular. sentll(I a · sklf entitled "Wllo · Built Freedom," written· and· directed by approach, for tbla way or life I• not too concerned with the put, oave herThe 31 torally January started , on New\ Year's· son· Institutec In the United Statesta· · given asslgrun·ents for the following During. the fall, football, basket­ where It benefits the present. and anada, and was. Inetrumen I week. Refrft•h'"'ents are served the Jewish State?" Alexander San·- ball,. and ping-pong were organized Rabbi A. Horowitz•. It consisted or Eve with a supper, movies atU!, a f h d ti d =»•• a script, excerpts· from •-the Bible, In urt erI ng e uca on an c 111 - af'"r the ...... leee. every other Sunday. Dm•lng the OUR HEBREW OULTURE, ON THE ~THER HAND, dance. The next day a discussion b Is , d "" 8 ~• • derson, the President of our Stu- Hebrew PoemB, and five Hebrew tural t Ies etween rae1 ". -an_ """ose studellts who attend tne winter, skating, bowling, and recre­ although_.lt deahl with a revitalized present, la ~o concerned with was held on the many dl!terent ac- Am 1 1 tit ti t hi h u, dent's Council, gave a report on-· the 50Dgs, rendered by tbe,Scbool Clboh· . er can ns u ODS O . g . er Junior Con=egatlon. enjoy and ap- ational gamB!I were organlze!f. ; . . upeola of the put. Advocate& of a Hebrew Sunday School are really tlvltles of the achoolf:Folowlng the ·1earnlng. In ·this capacity, Rabbi ...,_ Chllnultalt Rally. _under _the dtrectl~,!l!:M,~:;~:goro- . thinking In a Ptagmatlo fashion, honing that a one-day-a-week school discussion, the students went bowl- Horowitz had occasion fo come in preclate the services,' and hope that A _Hebrew skit, written by Mrs. A. . With the~ acitu181tlon •of iieJ 1P6J:ii wltz, and accomparued at~ffie piano will answer their present need8 and unmindful of past or future. equlpmen,t, such as basketballs, Ing. . personal contact with many of the attendance next year will be Int- Horowitz, was presented by .the. stu- by Mrs. Stella Wolt.so_hn. The learning of a oecond language early In llfe he.n further been That night, an Oneg Sbahbat was 1· 1 atl th A I proved. · · ' tz hll.5eballs and baseball bats, and the condemned by varloua sources. Thia condemnation Is not warranted. um n ee on e mer can scene, ZELIG WELL, Chairman. dents of Grade 7. Rabbi Horowl construction of basketball hoops on held which was attended 'by many Including Supreme Court J_ustlce ___ .. -·-. then presented awards to campers Educational ·research Indicates that the earlier In life a language Is our . spacious playground, . sports 411 Jmportilnf.Addltlon-T o studied the more thoroughly It will be mastered, especially In the oral oftblrd the day parents of Qur rallyand wasothers: Sbabbat. The Compton,Fellx Frankfurter, philosopher scientist John Dewey,Arthur The School L"1brary who bad excelled 1n various llctlvl- has · become an interesting Sunday phaae. P,,ychologlala and Physiologists . furth1tr believe, that at an and holiday pastime for many of In the morning we attended ser- and psychologist H. Kilpatrick, This year was a poor year for the ties at Camp Tchlab last summer. ·Our Ed~catlon,1 Staff early ag.o, the mind la more Impressionistic and the throes of language w. our students. nsalmlle.tl<>n are euler. ' vices held by our Junior Congrega- In the field of Jewish education library. There Is definitely a lack The concluding event was a danc­ tlon. In the afternoon a debate was In America, Rabbi Horowitz served of Interest ahown In . the library. by Ing and singing session, followed by AZRfflL BLOOMENTSAJ,. IIEBREW EDUCATION IS l!IOST IMPORTANT WIIERE THE held on the topic: "Is a Hebrew Edu• as director 'and principal of. tlie the pupils of our school. This l1s refreshments. · · ChJ!frman, Spor&s Comnilttee. mental health of the child Is concerned. Every child needs a modicum cation Necessary In ?" Tak- Concourse Centre of Israel In New probably due to the fact that their of security and belongingness. He does obtain some measure of both Ing part In the debate were Evelyn York, and later as the national di- Hebrew vocabulary Is not la~e Many thanks from the students to through his study of a native language. Here he become• part and Slleftel and Elliot Gelfand, pegatlv~; rector of the youth and education enough to permit them to read books Ral!bl and Mrs. Horowitz !or their parcel or a culture. or a creed, of a nation. To be associated with the and Berenice Srolovitz and Beverly department of the Jewish National suitable for their own age level. hard · work In making the Oneg Annual- \ Dinner,' ·Hebrew prophets. the warriors, the kings, the whole panorama of Katzin, afflrmat.lve. The afflrma- Fund of America. During his ten• t • Thla year saw the lnaus-uratlon Jewish History, and to speak In th~ enme language and write In the tlve debaters were adjudged the ure of office as executive director ·Bei:ause of- this, many of those s u- Sbabbat an enjoyable event. We are of. a very Important new endeavour anme style and often to be able to trace back some of our antecedant.s winners. That night a hayride was of the western division of the Zion- '-=!nnmdents who tookr the out ear one did book not at come the Ioo kin g f orward to. m•nv~ more en• w hi c: h w III un d ou· b tedly greatly con- through the broad pages of history, makes one feel that he too Is O held, and the rally was ended Sun- -let Organization of Canada, he was . =". g , Y Joya.hie "Ongel Sbabbat" In the tu- tribute to the dei.>elopment and part of a peoplY the Students' Council RABBI HOROWITZ WAS A . 1953-1954 season as one of a

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