The ever present threat of a teachers’ strike and the critical condition of the financial situation of the local United Talmud Torahs has driven the Talmud Torah leaders to seek succor from the Vaad Hoir (Jewish Community Council) believing that it is not only the right but the duty of this body, established ten years ago, to subsidize Hebrew Education.
The annual meeting of the Vaad Hoir, therefore, brought together the most representative gathering of organized Jewry in Montreal, all imbued with the feeling that the burden of Jewish education could and should be placed on the shoulders of the Jewish Community Council. Speaker after speaker stressed that unless a revenue from the Vaad Hoir for educational institutions was forthcoming during the next few months, the various institutions would close, notwithstanding the hundreds of thousands of dollars that had been invested in their foundation. Sharp reference to the critical situation was made by S. Borowsky, Executive Director of the United Talmud Torahs, who issued a warning that unless amelioration of conditions was supplied immediately by the Vaad, an “Emergency” meeting must be called to decide on closing the U.T.T. He pointed out that it was the duty of the Vaad to care for the Hebrew teachers just as they do for the rabbonim and the shochtim. A tax on meat was proposed as one source of income which would help ameliorate the present critical situation of the Talmud Torahs, Folk Shulen, Peretz Shulen and “Jewish Public Library.” The latter institutions will also receive subsidies if the income will be forthcoming.
The election of officers for the coming year resulted as follows: Honorary Officers: Lyon Cohen, Hon. President; A. Drazin, Hon. Vice-President; L. B. Daniels, Hon. Vice-President; I. Lande, Hon. Vice-President. The following thirteen members will constitute the executive of the Jewish Community Council: J. Abel, J. Albert, H. Cohen, A. Klien, J. Caplan, C. B. Fainer, M. Fox, A. Finklestein, M. Glauberman, A. Parnass, M. Rivenivitch, H. M. Ripstein, Dr. M. Ratner.
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