Jain Digest 1998 01 Vol 14 No 01

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

Page 14

COMMITTEE NEWS
North American Jain Family Assistance
The committee would like to ask for your help in raising more funds for this worthy, noble cause. Since unexpected financial crisis can occur at any time, we need your support to establish a strong financial foundation to further this cause. As of today, the committee has collected a thousand dollars in donations. We hope to increase this amount in the near future with your help.
Please make your check payable to 'JAINA' for the Jain Family Assistance Program and mail it to:
Jain Internet and BBS Committee CD-ROM on World Religions in America Available
Diana T. Eck, the Director of the Pluralism Project at the Harvard University, Boston, has prepared a Multimedia CD- ROM, named On Common Ground: World Religions in America.
The CD-ROM contains the description of 15 religious traditions, each with a general introduction to the tradition as it is practised in the United States today. Among them Jain, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Native people, these 8 of 15 traditions are treated most extensively.
The disk contains 3,000 pages of text, 200 photographs, 100 sound files and movies and 100 primary documents. The following topics are covered in the Jain tradition:
• Introduction to Jainism • Jainism in America • The Jain Experience • Issues for Jains in America • Timelines - Jainism in the world • Timelines - Jainism in America • Jain People Profile
• Jain Centres of America The CD-ROM is published by Columbia University Press, New York. The cost of the individual disk is $170 for 2-5 viewers. However, for ordering and various categories of pricing informa- tion, call Columbia University Press at 800/944-8648.
Any Jain Center interested in borrowing this CD-ROM from JAINA can call Mr. Kamlesh Amin, Executive Director, at 716/ 636-5342
Mrs. Ila Mehta 6128 Wyandotte Road Maumee, Ohio 43537
She can be reached by telephone at 419/865-2727.
World Community Service WCS helped the Mahavir Heart Foundation of Bombay by contributing $970. Donation came from Madhu Sudan of California.
WCS is planning to send a 20 foot container of used clothes to India for the needy people around 15 March. Diwaliben Mohanlal Mehta Charitable Trust will take care of distribution of clothes throughout India.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
1998 Interfait Calendar Designates July as "Jain Month" National Conference - Chicago and Northern Illinois region has published a spectacular full color wall calendar with the coop- erative effort of 14 religious communities. This award-winning calendar is a valuable resource for understanding religious diversity in America. The calendar highlights the basic tenets and religious writings of each community and features pictures, photographs and describes religious observances. The inclusion of JAINISM in the calendar is the result of years of effort by Mr. Ramesh Solanki, Chairperson of Interfaith committee of the Jain society of Metropolitan Chicago. To obtain a copy, contact National conference at 312/236-9272.
The New Millenium In the year 2001, the Jains all over the world will celebrate Bhagwan Mahavir's 2600th Birth Anniversary. The same year also marks 100 years since Shrimad Rajchandra (April 16) and Shri Virchand Raghvji Gandhi (August 7) left this worldly existence.
For those ardent philatelists, may we suggest writing to the following address and urge them to bring out Commemorative stamps to mark the occasions:
Chairman, Philatelic Advisory Committee Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications Government of India Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg New Delhi, 110 001, India
A similar appeal to the Jain member of the Philatelic Advisory Committee would further strengthen our case:
Shri Dhirubhai Mehta 103 Dhalamal Chambers 29, New Marine Lines Sir Vithaldas Thackersey Marg Mumbai, 400 020, India
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