Jain Digest 1993 07

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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emonies. For more information, call President Mrs. Bhadra Kothari at (416) 820-0659 or Vice President Mr. Arhant Jain at (416) 827-7494.
Youth Corner
Youth summer camp in St. Louis
Preparations are under way for the Youth Summer Camp due to be held from August 13-15 this year. All are invited to sponsor the visit of scholars or for any other activities of the camp. Please contact Dinesh Shah for more information at (314) 537-2643.
Charity by a youth
by Nikin Mehta, Dallas, Texas
Sixteen year old Shalin Zaveri, son of Bharat and Jyoti Zaveri of Arlington, Texas donated his entire paycheck to Jain Society of North Texas showing to all of us that there are many ways to follow the principles of Jainism. Our best wishes to Shalin.
Cincinnati youth
by Soha Shah
On April 10, the youths of the Jain Center of Cincinnati met at the house of Chandu and Pushpa Shah to listen to Dr. Balbhadra talk on the Jain religion. It was an active and enlightening discussion.
From The Young Indian Vegetarians, UK
News from Portugal
Several members of the Young Indian Vegetarians in London visited Lisbon recently and met Shri Mahendrabhai Padania, who is in charge of the Vegetarian Club of Lisbon. The address of the Club is: Sakoni, Centro Mouraria, Loja 230A-236, Largo Martim Moniz, 1100 Lisbon, Portugal.
Jain Digest
Vegetarian group in Hong Kong
The Environmental Protection Vegetarian and Vegan Society of Hong Kong has been recently formed. Their address is: GPO Box 11634, Hong Kong. The Young Indian Vegetarians hope to form ties with the group in order to promote
Ahimsa.
New Vegetarian Society of Tanzania
Vegetarian Society of Tanzania has been formed recently. Please contact B. P. Shah, P.O. Box 1788, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania for further information.
Youth and children "Samayika" program at Toronto Jain Center
This new effort to teach our younger generation about our Jain heritage was started in November 1992. The classes are held every 1st and 4th Sundays of the month at the Jain center and children are instructed by Balbhadra, Lalit Pansar, Mrs. Anoopama Varia and Mrs. Meenaben Shah. The initial attendance of 27 has grown to 62; attesting to the popularity of this program. An outline and indication of its beneficial effect is captured in the personal testimonies of three fine and active youths, Anish Jain (age 13), Sima Sheth (age 19) and Shyam Sheth (age 16), presented at the recent Mahavir Jayanti.
Traditional Jainism NOT Enough: Jain Education That Listens
by Jugna Shah, Atlanta Jain Society
There is a growing concern that youths in this country raised on Jainism are losing their learned principles or possibly trading them in for ones in their immediate environment. This phenomenon encompasses everything from dating and marrying outside the Jain (or Indian) community, to drug use, social, pocontinued on page 15 - Jain Education
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