- See the separate page on The History
of Vegetarian Societies in India.
- 1952 - (via soyinfocenter.com ) Vegetarian News Digest (Los Angeles). 1952, winter issue (vol. 2, no. 17, p.
19): A letter from a vegetarian in Israel states:
"There are about 8,000 vegetarians in Israel and their number is steadily
increasing. On the 17th of October the Vegetarians of Israel had a
meeting in Jerusalem. There is already a vegetarian settlement in Mishmar
Hashivah. The founding of a new vegetarian village has begun, also a
Vegetarian Home for Children; also every effort will be made to open
vegetarian restaurants in Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Haifa."
- 1953 [minutes of IVU Executive Committee] The secretary
stated that his travel plans for the ensuing year included visits to
. . . Israel, for the last country a joint mission having been planned
with Richard St.Barbe Baker, founder of the Men of the Trees. In connection
with this expedition to Israel Mr.Woodland Kahler expressed his willingness
to accompany the secretary at his own expense and the offer was gratefully
accepted.
- 1957 - 15th IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Delhi/Bombay/Madras/Calcutta,
India
Report
from Israel - Mr. Pinehas Nasich of Rishon Le Zion, from
the Souvenir Book of the Congress
The
Hebrew Religion of Israel - from the Souvenir Book of the
Congress
- 1958 - The Vegetarian World Forum, July 1958, carried
a complete list of IVU " Affiliated Societies - and others in association
with the I.V.U." These included:
- Universal College, Mr. W. S. Fernando, Panadura,
Ceylon
- Ceylon Vegetarian Restaurant Proprietors Association, Mr. A. Coomaraswamy,
149, Maliban St., Colombo 11.
- Israel V.S., Dr. O. Robinson, 3 Shmaryahu Levin St. Haifa, Israel
- 1960 - 16th IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Hannover and
Hamburg, Germany
Minutes of the Business Meetings representatives from . . . Israel,
Permission was granted to the committee to accept the delayed nomination
of new Vice-Presidents from . . . the Vegetarian Union of Israel. (Note:
Dr O Robinson and Mr B Niedzwidz were subsequently nominated by the
Israel Society . . .).
list of Member Societies from the General Secretary's Report
- Ceylon Vegetarian Society
- Israel Vegetarian & Hygienist Union
- 1963 - 17th IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Barcelona, Spain
Official Delegates from . . . Israel,
- Report
from Israel, by Dr Otto Robinsohn
Vice-Presidents elected: Mr B Niedzwiedz and Dr Otto Robinsohn (Israel)
- 1965 - 18th IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Swanwick, England:
Minutes of the Business Meetings delegates from . . . Israel,
. . .
Vice Presidents: . . . Mr B Niedwietz (Israel). . .Dr O Robinsohn
(Israel), . . .
The President announced that he and the General Secretary would be visiting
. . . Israel early in 1966 to help arouse a greater interest in the
vegetarian movement..
. . . reports of activities in various Member countries.. . .Dr
O Robinsohn (Israel),
The news that the newly formed Vegetarian
Society of Iran was applying in due course was also welcomed.
- 1969 - 20th
IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Jerusalem, Israel
From the minutes of the Business Meeting The Secretary said
that he . . . did not know why Mr Pick, who had been invited as Representative
of the Israeli Organising Committee was absent.
- 1971 - 21st World Vegetarian Congress The Hague, The Netherlands
from a Congress report: .
. . delegates . . . Turkey, . . . Lebanon. . . .
- 1973 - 22nd IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Ronneby Brunn, Sweden
With One Voice
- article from the UK magazine includes extracts of the talk by Dr O
Robinsohn (Israel),
 from
a Congress report: VEGETARIAN Essence in Comparative Religions was
the subject of a working party headed by Philip Pick, (right)
President of the Jewish Vegetarian Society. Among their findings . .
. "Vegetarian propaganda of a general nature, however efficient,
appears to affect only that proportion of the population that is totally
uncommitted; the remainder, in their traditional beliefs, consider that
this must compromise all that is required of them in the way of ethics."
Among their recommendations . . . a campaign directed to religious leaders,
and research to be carried out to support the original doctrines embracing
vegetarianism.
The list of participants at the Congress gives - Israel: Mrs.
Zilla Zippora Reznik, Mr. Otto Robinson, Mrs. Blanka Robinson, Mrs.
Batia Vexler, Mrs. Genia Wolf.
- 1975 - 23rd IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Orono, Maine, USA
from Vegetarian Times, no.12 ISRAEL: Progress in spite of
national problems. A veg. village was founded 16 yrs ago. There are
7 branches of the Israel Veg. Soc., they conduct symposiums & lectures.
Monthly mag, circ 1,500.
from the General Meeting minutes Members of the International
Council . . . Mrs L.Raaf (Lebanon);
Hon.Corr.Sec. for the Middle East: Mr.
P. L. Pick (England)
- 1977 - 24th IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Delhi/Bombay/Calcutta/Madras,
India
from the General Meeting minutes Members of the International
Council . . . Mrs L.Raaf (Lebanon);
Hon. Vice Presidents:- . . . Israel - Mr.Alex Hary, . . . Sri
Lanka - Dr.Jaysuria;
from the list of Member Societies 1975-77: Israel Vegetarian
Movement
- 1979 - 25th IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Loughborough, England
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL: . . . Mrs Louise Raaf (Lebanon);
HON.Vice-Presidents: . . . Mr.P.L.Pick (U.K.); . . .
HON.REGIONAL SECRETARIES: . . . Middle East: Hon.Corr.Sec. Mr.P.L.Pick
reports were read out : Jewish Vegetarian Society - Mr.P.L.Pick
from the program: Mr.P.L.Pick "Future trends in I.V.U."
from the list of Member Societies 1977-79: Israel Vegetarian
Movement
- 1981 - {minutes of International Council] World
Congress 1984 . . . A suggested venue for the Congress was Israel .
. .
Middle East: The report from Mr Pick indicated that, apart from in Israel,
there is a lack of vegetarian achievement in the region. There was a
possibility of some progress in Egypt soon and the way in which animals
are treated there makes such development very desirable.
In Israel interest in vegetarianism is growing and the Israeli Vegetarian
Union has recently become a member of I.V.U. There are three vegetarian
orientated magazines and the Jewish Vegetarian Society is working to
set up a Vegetarian Naturopathic College
- 1982 - 26th IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Neu-Ulm, West
Germany
Middle East Mr Philip Pick, who was unable to attend the Congress, sent
a written report. He commented on the problems associated with the attitude
to animals in many countries in the area. In Israel interest in vegetarianism
had continued to grow and the movement was flourishing.
Venue for the 1984 World Congress: There were three offers to host the
1984 World Congress, . . . one offer for Israel. (it went to the
USA)
Reports were presented from the following societies:- Israeli Vegetarian
Society - Mr.A.Beharav
- Sri Lanka Vegetarian Society
from the General Meeting minutes: Elected Members of the International
Council: . . . . Mr Moshe Stolov, (Israel)
Hon. Regional Secretaries . . . Middle East - Mr Philip Pick,
- 1984 - 27th IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Baltimore, USA
Minutes of the IVU General Meeting Middle East: In the absence
of Mr Pick, the Hon.General Secretary reported that the situation in
the Middle East was still difficult due to political problems. Only
in Israel was vegetarianism a force. There was growing interest in vegetarianism
in Israel and there were a number of vegetarian communities and societies.
Reports were presented from the following societies:- Israeli Independent
Association of Vegans and Vegetarians - read
Hon.Vice Presidents: . . . Mr Philip Pick,
Hon.Regional Secretaries: . . . Middle East - Mr Philip Pick;
- 1986 -28th IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
Reports were presented from the following Societies:- Israel Vegetarian
Movement, Israeli Nature and Health
Venue for the 1990 World Congress: Offers to host the Congress came
from Israel and India. There was a vote of delegates and it was decided
to accept the offer of Israel.
1988 World Congress: . . . .It was agreed that should it not prove possible
for the congress to continue in Mexico then either Israel or India should
be asked to put on a congress in 1988.
Hon.Vice Presidents: . . . Mr Philip L.Pick,
Hon Regional Secretaries: . . . Middle East - Mr Philip Pick,
- 1989 - Minutes
of a Meeting of members of the International Council and represetatives
of the Israeli Vegetarian Society at the Kfar Maccabiah Hotel, Ramat
Gan, Israel on 1st April, 1989.
- 1990 - 29th IVU World
Vegetarian Congress, Tel Aviv, Israel
from the General Meeting minutes: Manker Foundation and Trophy
The President spoke of the work of Shri Manker and the reasons for the
trophy which was awarded for outstanding work for the international
vegetarian cause. He announced that it had been decided to award the
trophy to Mr.Philip Pick who was founder President of the International
Jewish Vegetarian Society and Regional Secretary for the Middle East.
He mentioned that Mr.Pick was celebrating his eightieth birthday and
that he had given outstanding service to the vegetarian cause. In reply
Mr.Pick spoke of his friendship with Mr.Manker and the delight he felt
to be honoured in this way.
- 1993 - 30th IVU World Vegetarian Congress in Madras, India
from the General Meeting minutes: The meeting noted with
great sadness the death of Philip Pick . . . who had long served the
vegetarian cause and who had been very active in the international movement.
Following the death of Mr Philip Pick, the Hon. General Secretary
had sought advise from the Jewish Vegetarian Society about a successor
for the Middle East. It seemed that a suitable person would be found
in Israel and this was approved.
Mark Weintraub (Israel) appointed as Regional Secretary for the
Middle East (he appears to have stood down in 1996
and was never replaced)
- 1994 - 31st IVU World Vegetarian Congress, The Hague, Holland
from the General Meeting minutes: Middle East - The Hon.General
Secretary read out the report from Mr.Mark Weintraub who was unable
to attend the congress. He reported the continuing problems of communication
within the Middle East due to the political situation but hoped that
the easing of tension would lead to greater association and future potential
for the vegetarian movement. In Israel the vegetarian movement was growing
and quite strong.
from the list of subscriptions paid to IVU 1991-94: Israeli
Movement of Vegetarians and Vegans ; Sri Lankan Humanitarian
Society
- 1996 - from IVU Newsletter: There is a small group of
vegetarians in Iran but, as far as I know, there are none elsewhere
in the Moslem world.
- 1997 - Jewish
philosophy of vegetarianism by Philip L. Pick. from EVU News, Issue
4 /1997
A letter from Sri
Lanka - IVU News
Vegetarian Society
of Sri Lanka formally relaunched in Colombo -
IVU News
- 1998 - Sri
Lanka now has several Vegetarian Societies (scroll
down) - from IVU News
- 1999 - 33rd IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Chiang Mai, Thailand,
Introduction
to Natural Hygiene or Life Science as a Way of Life -
A talk given by Malieh Jafari, Iran
International Panel: Vegetarianism and Disease Prevention -
Dr.Khosrow Taheri (Iran)
Pre-Congress
Press Report from Sri Lanka
The
Vegetarian Movement in Sri Lanka - Bandu Masakorala,
delegate of Sri Lanka Veg. Soc.
- 2000 - 34th World Vegetarian Congress, Toronto, Canada
from the General Meeting minutes: new
members have been recruited in Mongolia, Armenia, . . . Nepal,
- 2001 - Ist Asian Vegetarian Union Congress, Goa, India
Mahinda Paliwanda talked about Buddhism and
vegetarianism in Sri Lanka
- 2005 -
Dan Arbel, Israel, President of the IJVS, joined the International
Council.
- 2006 37th IVU World Vegetarian Congress, Goa, India
- Shankar Narayan
(India) (right) elected to the IVU Council and appointed as Regional
Coordinator for South & West Asia and India
from a congress report: The Vegetarian Society of Iran was also
represented
2nd Asian Vegetarian Union Congress in Bangkok :-
Animal welfare/ animal rights in Sri Lanka. Mrs. Mahinda Palihawadana
(Sri Lanka).
Vegetarian Union of Iran joined IVU
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