262 Jewish Immigrants Arrived in Canada in May

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Two hundred and sixty-two Jewish immigrants arrived in Canada during the month of May. The 43 boats which arrived at the ports of Halifax and Quebec during last month brought 22,543 immigrants.

The Jewish immigrants are destined by provinces as follows: Quebec 93, Ontario 91, Manitoba 33, Saskatchewan 20, Alberta 13, British Columbia 11 and Nova Scotia1.

The New England Zionist Region will hold its annual convention on June 16th and 17th at the Hotel Kimball, Springfield.

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the New England Zionist Rgeion will be held.

Prizes of $100, $50 and $25 will be awarded to the first, second and third best short stories or plays respectively appearing in The Jewish Forum in any of the twelve issues beginning with June, 1928, the magazine announced. These prizes will be awarded in addition to the regular payment. The Jewish Forum will share equally with the author, all rights in the stories or plays entered in the contest.

The contest will be limited to such stories as portray the successful struggle with those conditions in this country that militate against traditionally Jewish religious life and aspirations. No story with an intermarriage theme will be eligible for entry in this contest.

The judges of the contest are M. Blaine, dramatist; Rabbi Abraham Burstein, author “The Ghetto Messenger”: Dr. Albert J. Levine; and Isaac Rosenargten, ex-officio.

All communications should be addressed to Story Contest Editor, The Jewish Forum, 2000 Broadway, New York City.

Nearly $100,000 will be expended this year by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Guggenheim and Mr. and Mrs. Murry Guggenheim for the band concerts to be given by the Goldman Band on the Mall in Central Park and the Campus of New York University, it was stated by Edwin Franko Goldman, the conductor.