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1990 5 Sep 199-	The passing of Emeric Sala (Emereich Szalvetz ) (b.12 November, 1906 in Havas Dombrovitza, Hungary (later Romania)). He was buried in Royal Oak Burial Park Cemetery in Victoria, BC. [BW Vol. XX p993-995; Find a grave] He was a founding member of the Montreal Youth Group along with Rowland Estal and George Spendlove, the first organized youth class in the Western Hemisphere. From that youth group came a Hand of the Cause of God, a member of the Universal House of Justice, two members of the Continental Board of Counsellors, three members of National Spiritual Assemblies, and the authors of three Bahá'í books. He and Siegfried Schopflocher were instrumental in purchasing and developing the first Canadian Bahá'í property at Beaulac, north of Montreal. In 1940 he and his wife Rosemary pioneered for one year to Venezuela and served as travelling teachers throughout South America. In 1945 he published This Earth One Country. He wrote about such revolutionary concepts as a "planetary economy", "a supranational community" and a "world plan". [TG86-92] Both he and Rosemary were elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada when it was formed in 1948 and served until they pioneered in 1953. In 1953 they tried to pioneer to the Comoro Islands but could not get residential status from the French government so they settled in Eshowe Zululand, now South Africa where they were involved in commercial trading. When the government would not renew their licence to trade they moved to Port Elizabeth. They returned to Canada briefly in 1963 and pioneered to Guadalajara, Mexico and travelled extensively throughout Central America. Rosemary died at her post in February of 1980. In 1980 he married his second wife, Donya, and together they travelled through the Americas, China, India and Europe. [BW20 p993-995; Bahá'ís of Canada] His biography and that of his wife Rosemary, Tending the Garden was written by his niece Ilona Sala Weinstein. It was published in 2016 by One Voice Press of Essex, MD. This publication is also available in the e-book format.	- Biography; - In Memoriam; Beaulac, QC; Emeric Sala; Eshowe, South Africa; Gqeberha, South Africa; Guadalajara, Mexico; Mexico; Montreal, QC; South Africa; South Africa; Victoria, BC
1990 Ridván 199-	The 42nd National Convention was held in Calgary, AB. It was attended by Hand of the Cause Dr Varqá and Counsellors Dr David Smith and Eloy Aiell. Those elected to serve on the National Spiritual Assembly were: Ann Wilson, Louise Profeit-Leblanc, Enayat Rawhani, Michael Rochester, William Hatcher, Reggie Newkirk, Ed Muttart, Husayn Banani, and Hossain Danesh. [BC Vol 3 No 1 June 1990 p10]	Ann Wilson; Calgary, AB; Ed Muttart; Enayat Rawhani; Hossain Danesh; Husayn Banani; Louise Profeit-LeBlanc; Michael Rochester; National Convention; National Spiritual Assembly, election of; Reginald Newkirk; William Hatcher
1990 22 Feb 199-	Jalál Kházeh, (b. 24 February, 1897, Tihran) Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Toronto. He was buried in York Cemetery in Toronto. [BINS219:90] Note: VV123 says it was 20 February. He was appointed a Hand of the Cause of God on the 6th of December, 1953 after the passing of Hand of the Cause of God Siegfried Schopflocher. [MoCxxiv] See LoF164-167 for a short biography. Find a grave.	- Biography; - Births and deaths; - Hands of the Cause; - In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Appointments; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Jalál Kháḍih; Toronto, ON