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Ottawa cousins help Canada win gold
at World Jewish Ice Hockey Tournament
By Ariel Vered
There’s only one Olympic-size
rink in Israel, and that’s in the
Canada Centre, or Merkaz Canada,
in Metulla, Israel’s northernmost
town. So it was appropriate that the
juniors’ gold medal game last
month at the World Jewish Ice
Hockey Tournament in the Canada
Centre was a face-off between two
Canadian teams: Canada White and
Canada Red.
The Vered family was very
proud to have cousins Elie Vered,
16, a forward, and Michael Vered,
15, a defenceman, representing Ottawa on the winning Canada White
team.
In 2007, Israel hosted the first
World Jewish Ice Hockey Tournament with senior teams from Israel,
Canada, France and the United
States, who won the tournament.
This year marked the second tournament and the first time juniors
(under 18) participated in the event.
Founded by Sidney Greenberg, the
championship encourages Jews
around the world to come to Israel
and participate in a sport they love
to play.
The tournament began on Sunday, July 5 with a figure skating
performance from Canada Centre
skating pupils and welcoming
speeches. Following the opening
ceremony, the senior Canada team
played Israel, winning 4-0. Earlier
that day, the United States senior
team had beaten Russia 16-0. The
tournament was off to a good start.
The seniors’ tournament may
have been a bit more of a marquee
event – the Canada team featured
NHL goalie Josh Tjordman from
the Phoenix Coyotes. The U.S.
team beat Canada soundly 6-0 in
the gold medal game giving Canada
the silver medal. Israel beat France
to take the bronze.
But the junior teams didn’t disappoint. The two Canadian teams,
the U.S. team and the Israeli team
all played at a comparable level of
talent, resulting in some very tight
games.
Canada White started off against
the United States, which turned out
to be a nail-biter of a game. Tied at
2, the game went into overtime and
then a shootout to make it a 3-2
final for Canada White. It was quite
exciting, and a great win for the
team.
The father of the U.S. juniors’
goalie was overheard commenting
on the superior play of the Canada
team. The game did reveal one of
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Michael Vered (left) and Elie Vered of Ottawa wear gold medals
after the final juniors’ game at the World Jewish Ice Hockey Tournament in Metulla, Israel.
(Photos: Ariel Vered)
Alleged Paris synagogue bomber removed at Carleton University
(JTA) – Carleton University in
Ottawa removed a sociology
teacher accused of playing a key
role in the 1980 bombing of a Paris
synagogue.
On July 28, Hassan Diab, 55,
began teaching an introduction to
sociology summer course at Carleton University that was scheduled to meet on Tuesdays and
Thursdays through the middle of
August.
Diab had taught a similar course
before at Carleton. He has also
taught at the University of Ottawa.
But later that day, the university
issued a statement: “In the interest
of providing its students with a stable, productive academic environment that is conducive to learning,
Carleton University announced
today that a full-time faculty member, with direct experience teaching introductory sociology, will
immediately replace the current instructor, Hassan Diab. No further
comment will be made regarding
this issue.”
Diab’s employment emerged in
court on July 27, when he and his
wife, Rania Tfaily, attended a hearing to decide whether evidence
seized by police can be sent to
French officials as evidence in
their case against Diab in the
bombing of the Rue Copernic Synagogue.
In January, Diab is scheduled to
appear in court to decide if he
should be extradited to France to
face allegations that he participated
in the bombing of the Paris synagogue. Four people were killed –
three French citizens and an Israeli
– and dozens were wounded in the
attack.
Diab has been under virtual
confinement at home since his ar-
rest late last year, must wear an
ankle bracelet and is not allowed to
leave his house unless accompanied by one of five individuals who
posted a combined $250,000 in
bail bonds.
Born in Lebanon, Diab has been
a Canadian citizen since 1993. According to the Ottawa Citizen, he
has led a nomadic life living in six
different countries and leaving
“behind a string of marriages, divorces and common-law relationships” and two children.
The Citizen also reported that
Diab’s 2006 marriage to Tfaily, a
Carleton University sociology professor, was “in a religious ceremony that was not legally binding.”
Tfaily was one of 30 members
of Carleton’s department of sociology and anthropology who signed
an op-ed piece in the Citizen, August 1, condemning the university
for removing Diab, calling it “a
bleak chapter in the story of injustice and discrimination in the dark
shadow of 9/11,” and asking for his
reinstatement.
Ottawa Jewish Bulletin editor
Michael Regenstreif contributed to
this report.
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Heat and play generate fog on the Israeli ice
(Continued from page 1)
the rink’s shortcomings –
some of the rough play along
the boards caused the glass
panels to dislodge.
Canada White versus Israel resulted in a 5-2 win for
Canada. Adding to the excitement was a ceiling panel
falling onto the ice, causing
everyone in the arena to
gasp.
The Canada White versus
Canada Red match-up was
much-anticipated. Canada
White beat Canada Red 4-2.
For the semi-finals, firstplace Canada White played
opposite fourth-place Israel
and the result was 6-2 for
Canada. In the other semifinal game, Canada Red
upset the U.S. team 4-3 in a
seven-shot shootout.
In the bronze game, the
U.S. beat Israel. Finally, the
gold medal game found the
two Canadian teams facing
off against each other once
again, which ended with
Canada White victorious in
a decisive 9-2 result.
It was certainly strange to
watch hockey in Israel. The
rink itself was a far cry from
the frigid rinks we’re used to
in Canada. While blankets,
gloves and winter jackets
can be seen even at summer
hockey games in Canada,
the rink in Israel was warm
enough to sit comfortably in
T-shirts and shorts.
However, temperature
control posed a problem for
the players on the ice. The
heat generated from the
skating would create a fog,
making it impossible to see
the puck, and play would be
suspended to allow the mist
to settle.
The boys found it harder
to play because they were
sweating a lot and getting
tired much quicker. The ice
was slushy, the puck
bounced around and the
boards were so unpredictable that, if they tried to
bounce the puck off the
boards, they didn’t know
where it would go.
It was great to see that the
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Chevra Kadisha policy change
The Ottawa Jewish community is now
even more caring, benevolent and inclusive thanks, in large part, to Terry
Schwarzfeld. She was able to achieve, by
her tragic and untimely passing, something many others could not do during
their lifetimes – namely getting
the Ottawa Chevra Kadisha (OCK) to
change its policy.
The OCK will now respect the wishes of
the deceased’s family and will provide its
services for funerals held in venues other
than the Jewish Community Memorial
Chapel on Cuba Avenue and at graveside. The professionalism and support of
Rabbis Steven Garten and Charles Popky,
among others, leading up to Terry’s funeral
at Congregation Agudath Israel was instrumental, but Terry was the catalyst – as ever.
Art Saper
Michael Vered on the ice in Metulla for Canada White.
tournament receive exposure
from such media outlets as
the Globe and Mail and
NHL.com. Such coverage
will help to establish the
championship as a successful event that will expand
and attract participation
from more countries.
The Vered boys had a lot
of fun on the ice. Since the
tournament brought together
a lot of good players, the
boys enjoyed the competi-
tive nature of the play.
The Canadian teams
spent two days prior to the
tournament practising in
Toronto, which really helped
team unity. Since all the junior teams stayed together at
Kibbutz Kfar Giladi, both
Canadian teams and the Israeli team spent a lot of time
hanging out and creating
bonds that will live on as
Facebook friends.
When the kids weren’t
playing hockey, they were
touring Israel. Some of the
places they visited were
Mount Hermon, Safed, Kibbutz Misgav Am on the border of Lebanon, and Yad
Vashem.
For kids who had never
before visited Israel, the
tournament was a real eye
opener and a wonderful opportunity to appreciate
Northern Israel.
Michael had no goals,
three assists and two penalties, which can be considered restraint for the defenceman. Elie had a goal in
the finals and five assists
during the tournament.
For the Vered cousins, and
for the Vered cheering section from Ottawa, it was a
truly meaningful experience
that will never be forgotten.
Israelis protest murders at gay centre
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Star of David Hebrew School
I was shocked to read about the funding
being denied Star of David Hebrew
School. Although all schools and Jewish organizations are feeling the effect of the difficult economic times, to totally cut off Star
of David’s funding is unconscionable. Both
Murray and I want to contribute to the
school in support of its mandate and wish
the school continued success.
Sandy Ages
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(JTA) – Hundreds of Israelis demonstrated to
protest an attack on a gay
community centre in Tel
Aviv in which two people
were fatally shot.
The
demonstrations
throughout the country
began August 2 in Tel Aviv
near the centre where, the
night before, a masked gunman killed a 26-year-old and
a 17-year-old with a machine gun during a support
group meeting for gay teens.
Five others were injured, including four seriously.
The
demonstrations
spread to Haifa in the north
and Beersheba in the south,
as well as to Jerusalem’s
Zion Square.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu con-
demned the attack at the
start of the weekly cabinet
meeting on August 2.
“I strongly condemn the
shocking murders that were
perpetrated last night in Tel
Aviv,” he said. “This morning I spoke with Public Security Minister Yitzhak
Aharonovitch. I fully back
the police in their search to
find the murderer. We will
bring him to justice and
treat him with the utmost
severity of the law.
“I would like to take this
opportunity to remind all Israelis that ours is a democratic state. We are a nation
of law,” Netanyahu said.
“Ours is a country built
on tolerance, and we must
respect all people as they
are.”
Jordan River may stop
flowing, group warns
(JTA) – An environmental group warned that the Jordan
River may cease flowing this summer.
Officials of Friends of the Earth have measured the flow
of the Jordan to be as shallow as 30 cm in some of its
southern parts and fear it might dry up altogether in a few
months, according to a news release. Years of drought and
overuse for irrigation have reduced the flow of the once
mighty river to a trickle.
“The state of the Jordan is indeed a catastrophe,” Gidon
Bromberg, the group’s Middle East director, told Reuters.
“There are places where you struggle to see a river.”
Correction − Kosher Food Bank
The Volunteer Spotlight in the July 20 issue mentioned that 40 families are served by the Kosher Food
Bank. In fact, the Kosher Food Bank serves 80 families per month divided into two distribution days of
40 families each.
Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – August 17, 2009 – Page 3
Helping all students to reach their full potential
By Nicola Hamer
Communications Director
Hillel Academy & Yitzhak
Rabin High School
Hillel Academy has been
working hard to revitalize
our curriculum and programs
over the past couple of years.
Nowhere is this as evident as
in the Resource Department.
It is very important to the
school that the needs of all
children be fully supported to
allow them to reach their full
academic potential in all subject areas.
Student Services co-ordinator Tal Gilboa runs the department. Her dedication was
evident in the spring, when
she vowed to raise as much
money as possible for her department, and the community, by becoming a Super Chai
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speech recognition software.
Neos are small, very durable
word processors that can assist students in the classroom
with a variety of special
needs involving writing. Six
Neos were donated to the
school, but her goal was to be
able to provide a Neo for
every child who needed one.
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Gilboa raised more
money than any other walker,
resulting in $750 going directly to the school. Impressed with her dedication,
the Jewish Federation of Ottawa donated its portion of
her Walkathon funds, a further $1,800, to the Resource
Department. Then, a private
donor came forward and provided the rest of the funds
necessary for Gilboa and Hillel Academy to achieve the
goal of enough Neos.
Hillel Academy received
the first few Neos near the
end of the school year, without enough time to train students on their use. But, says
Gilboa, “the potential of this
technology to help students
is enormous and the Resource Department is delighted to be able to start the
2009-2010 school year with
a full set of the word processors.”
Gilboa is delighted, but not
surprised, by such an incredibly supportive community.
“I think people understand how important it is to
have a community school
that has the resources to
serve every student.”
The Neos are just one
small example of the great
strides the Resource Department has made in the past
few years. It has expanded
from a single teacher to two
full-time and two part-time
teachers. Formalization of
the IEP (Individual Education Plans) has been completed. There is also an occupational therapist and a speech
therapist available on a parttime basis to work with students in the school.
New to the department
this coming school year is
Janet Darwish, who will be
working half-time as the
reading recovery teacher.
Hillel Academy is putting an
early intervention reading
program in place and will be
testing all students from
kindergarten to Grade 2 for
appropriate reading skills.
This will allow for immediate intervention and support
for any students with reading
difficulties.
A new addition this past
school year was Sheli Braun
as the full-time Jewish Studies, Hebrew resource and
ESL teacher. Braun has been
teaching children with special needs for many years and
is skilled at meeting the particular needs of her students.
For example, she has
found that most kids with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder learn better when allowed to move. So she brings
exercise balls into her classroom for the students to sit
on while she works with
them.
Braun also provides enrichment for those students
who require it. The mandate
of the Resource Department
goes beyond finding ways to
support those students who
need extra help in the classroom. Sometimes that support involves allowing students to go beyond what is
being taught in the classroom. Another teacher, Beata
Myhill, provides math enrichment both in and outside
of the classroom.
“The goal of our department,” says Gilboa, “is to ensure that every single student
gets the most out of their experience at Hillel Academy.
“We recognize that not
all children learn the same
way. We want to support not
only the kids, but the teachers and the parents as well,
to make sure every student
receives the best education
they can.”
Tamir: making dreams come true
By Mona Klinger
for Tamir
How often do you get
the opportunity to make
someone’s dream come
true?
Right now, you can fulfil
the dreams (big and small)
of Tamir participants. Tamir
provides community living
in a Jewish environment for
adults with developmental
disabilities in Ottawa. Recently, participants compiled a list of items and activities that represent some
of their fondest dreams.
The list of dreams waiting to be fulfilled include
exciting experiences, such
as tickets to a water park, a
trip to a cottage or farm, attending a Senators game or
having a massage. The list
also includes dream items
that would benefit many of
the Tamir participants, such
as window blinds, a picnic
basket, new dairy dishes
and a new television.
Some of the dreams can
be fulfilled with a small donation or an in-kind donation, such as a kiddy pool
for the backyard and movie
tickets.
Other dreams are bigger,
such as the dream of a
group trip to Toronto to see
the CN Tower. But, to paraphrase the MasterCard ad,
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The joy of having a
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dream was to attend a National Arts Centre (NAC)
Orchestra concert. A recent
donation of two tickets
from a generous Tamir supporter allowed the lucky
participant to attend the
concert at the NAC.
At the upcoming Tamir
Chai Tea honouring Jackie
Holzman – August 30 in the
atrium of Centrepointe Theatre – there will be an opportunity to view a complete list of dreams, and
your opportunity to sign up
to fulfil a dream.
Tickets for the Chai Tea
can be purchased from the
Tamir office, at 613-7253519. The dream list is already online at tamir.ca. So
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IN MEMORIAM
Ethel Taylor
remembered
By Cynthia Nyman Engel
Ethel Taylor was pure sunshine, through
and through. From the top of her head to
the tip of her toes, she twinkled with goodness and exuded a warmth and radiance
that captivated everyone she encountered.
With her knockout smile, infectious laugh,
twinkling blue eyes and heart of 24-carat
gold, she touched countless lives in meaningful ways.
Ethel, the fifth of Bessie and Sam
Greenberg’s six children, was born in Ottawa on April 5, 1935. The family lived in
Billings Bridge where her father, a market
gardener, farmed a parcel of land he rented
from the Billings family. In time, the
Greenbergs moved their brood – John,
Doris, Benny, Alan, Ethel and Jack – into
Ottawa proper, ultimately settling into a
home at 92 Sweetland Avenue, where they
lived for many years.
Ethel attended Lisgar Collegiate, graduated from the High School of Commerce
and was seriously considering a career in
nursing when a young man named Irving
Taylor came along. They fell in love and
Ethel decided to forget nursing, follow her
heart and get married instead. Irving and
Ethel Taylor shared 54 happy years together.
In a talk she gave a few years ago to the
Ottawa Jewish Historical Society, Ethel
chuckled, remembering that when Irving
asked her father for her hand in marriage,
he promised there would always be food
on the table and that he would take good
care of her.
“My father,” she added, with her characteristic sparkle, “would be happy to
know that he took good care of me,” as did
she of him.
Generous and charitable by nature,
Ethel was always supportive of the causes
Irving espoused. She never said no to a
charitable request and was a volunteer par
excellence. She was the recipient of many
awards in appreciation of her commitment.
UJA Women’s Division was the cause
closest to Ethel’s heart. She chaired the division in 1981, and worked tirelessly on its
behalf for many years. Her Lion of Judah
pin became a fixture in her life. She wore
it proudly and often, whenever and wherever she could.
In 1989, Ethel co-chaired a State of Israel Bonds Gala with Tom Grossman and,
in 2005, with husband Irving, and Rose
and Chick Taylor, co-chaired the Ottawa
Jewish Community Endowment Campaign
event held in Boca Raton, Florida.
Ethel’s selflessness and generosity
touched almost everyone whose path she
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Ethel Taylor
crossed, as many would attest. In his heartfelt eulogy, Irving Taylor said, “She never
left the house without a bag of suckers for
children, or candies and other goodies.”
Longtime Vaad and JCC staffers have
fond memories of Ethel Taylor’s Yom Tov
appearances at the 151 Chapel Street offices to distribute individual bags of her
home baked goodies (and they were very,
very good!) to the small army of mighty
appreciative Jewish communal civil servants.
Ethel never had a bad word to say about
anyone and was always grateful for all the
bounty that life brought her. But she never
forgot her roots.
“I’m just a farmer’s daughter from good
Billings stock,” she’d say, with that delightful twinkle in her eyes.
Irving best summed up the essence of
his lovely wife.
“When Ethel walked into a room, she
seemed to make everyone feel more comfortable and better because she was there.”
That she did.
Ethel lived for her beloved Irving, their
children Susan and husband Mark, Brent
and wife Risa, and her adored grandchildren Stephanie, Shira, Jennifer and
Daniel.
She fought like a tiger, but, on July 10,
Ethel succumbed to the cancer that had invaded her body. With Ethel’s passing, her
loved ones and the community have lost a
remarkable woman, a true Eshet Chayil
(Woman of Valour).
She is sorely missed.
© Michal Rovner
Courtesy of PaceWildenstein, New York.
Tamir: Advocacy for people with developmental disabilities
To spend a great deal of time with, and
be connected to, an organization like
Tamir, is to know that people with
developmental disabilities are integral to
our community and enrich us all. To spend
time watching the day-to-day operations of
Tamir is to understand that our participants
– people who were once hidden away
from the rest of society – are to be loved
and appreciated as contributing members.
It is our differences that make each of us
unique, and my years with Tamir have
taught me how important it is to celebrate
differences, to stand out and to have your
own unique identity.
Mark Palmer has been executive
director of Tamir for 20 years and he and
his staff have worked tirelessly to provide
developmentally disabled people, both
Jewish and non-Jewish, with various
services that are integral to their lives.
These include residential, day, Judaic
Outreach and respite services. Tamir has
consistently enriched the lives of its
participants by working to include them
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in the mainstream community. Tamir
receives its funding from the Ontario
Ministry of Community and Social
Services, the Jewish Federation of Ottawa
and from numerous corporate and
individual donors.
The goal of inclusion for our
participants is one to which Tamir will
always strive. Whereas people in their
40s and older grew up in a time when
developmentally disabled people lived in
the margins of society, our children have
grown up in an era where inclusion is an
accepted objective. While we have made
great strides, there is still some way to
go.
The challenge now for Tamir is to
ensure that our participants are not only
included in the larger community, but that
they are also treated fairly and equally as
full citizens. Therefore, Tamir has a
special role as advocate for its
participants. And as a trial lawyer, I have
a special interest in assisting Tamir in the
area of advocacy.
Tamir currently has three significant
advocacy initiatives on the go.
The first stems from the fact that there
is no government policy in place to ensure
that Jewish families needing relief from
constant responsibilities have priority for
service with Tamir. Therefore, Tamir is
leading an initiative, together with other
faith-ethno-culture groups in the province,
to advocate for a vacancy management
policy from the Ministry of Community
and Social Services to ensure that
individuals of particular faith-ethnocultural backgrounds receive priority for
placement within their own communities.
The second is advocating for students
with disabilities. Tamir’s core business is
serving adults with developmental
disabilities. However, a few years ago,
Tamir spearheaded a community-wide,
professionally run survey, funded by the
Federation, of 16 Jewish schools and
agencies in Ottawa to assess the nature
and extent of special education needs.
Between 17 and 21 per cent of Jewish
children were found to have special
education needs. We at Tamir were
pleased that one of these schools, the
Ottawa Talmud Torah, wants to
collaborate with Tamir to create a class
for children with developmental and other
disabilities. However, the recent difficult
economic times have hit funding of all
charitable organizations hard and
therefore, our plans are temporarily on
hold. But, we have identified this as an
essential need – a gap in services – and
will redouble our efforts, advocate for
these children and pursue funding for this
and other like programs.
Let the sound of the shofar call us to moments of passion
It is summer and, in spite of the rain and
cold, a young rabbi’s thoughts turn to baseball. I am not the only rabbi whose summer
obsessions run from reading of Isaac’s sacrifice to a sacrifice bunt. Michael Gordon, of
Manchester, VT, James Gordon of Chicago,
and Elie Weinstock of New York are all rabbis who have written extensively about baseball and Judaism.
Those three rabbis represent a variety of
Jewish religious perspectives. Two of them
are Orthodox and one is Reconstructionist. I
could, of course, list many other rabbis and
Jewish leaders whose religious passion includes the great American pastime. Baseball,
as a passion, is not relegated to ordained rabbis. There are few identified-Jews who do
not take pride in the accomplishments of
Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax. Many
Jews remember Koufax’s refusal to pitch on
Yom Kippur 1965. The American Jewish
Historical Society has produced three volumes of Jewish baseball player cards.
When I consider the power of baseball to
capture the Jewish imagination, I often think
of Cal Ripken, Jr. On September 6, 1995,
Ripken broke Lou Gehrig’s 56-year record
by playing in 2,131 consecutive games. The
record spanned 13 years. Three years later,
on September 20, 1998, he voluntarily removed himself from a starting line-up after
setting a new record for consecutive games
at 2,632.
How many of us can speak of working 16
years without a day off? One need also remember that baseball or any sport daily presents the opportunity for injury and Ripken
avoided physical impediments for 16 seasons. However, what has remained with me,
to this day, is that Ripken ended his streak
on Rosh Hashanah 5759. Every year, as we
From the
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Rabbi
Steven Garten
Temple Israel
approach the Holy Days, I consider that
monumental achievement of endurance,
durability and consistency. However, more
than anything else, this record is a mark of
passion. Ripken never would have achieved
this feat without an intense love and enthusiasm for baseball.
Jewish tradition promotes passion. But,
unfortunately, few of us integrate that passion into our essence, except when it comes
to the State of Israel. On the Holy Days, we
read of the great passion our ancestors had
for God and the Jewish people. On Rosh
Hashanah, we read of Sarah’s passionate, but
controversial, decision to banish Ishmael
from her home. We read of her passionate
commitment to Isaac, her son with
Abraham. We read of Abraham’s passionate
faith, which led to his willingness to sacrifice Isaac in the name of faith.
The Haftorah on Rosh Hashanah introduces us to Hannah, the woman
whose passionate desire for a child leads to
a form of prayer that serves as the penultimate model of Jewish prayer.
On Yom Kippur, we read about the Ten
Martyrs who displayed the ultimate passion
for Torah and Judaism by giving their lives
for the preservation of Torah.
The message of our Holy Days is unambiguous: there is much in Judaism to be passionate about.
Yet, we are all too aware of the reality of
Jewish life. As our thoughts turn to the fall
and the Holy Days, it is not the passion of
faith and religious action that occupies our
consciousness. It is usually questions about
whether it is worth all the money we are
asked to pay. The Federation’s Annual
Campaign will ask for our new pledges.
The synagogue will ask for our new commitments. The school will ask for tuition.
Community institutions will ask for financial contributions. All of them are valuable
and important requests, yet what we require
this coming year is to be passionate about
being Jewish and practising Judaism. All
else flows from our sense of passion and
without it all else seems hollow or obligatory, not intuitive.
During the second half of the baseball
season, there will be many conversations
about how modern players show less commitment and passion than Ripken did. The
same could be said for us, as modern
Jews. Passion is not simply going through
the motions. Nobody could play for 16 years
without taking a day off without passion for
their enterprise. We have many exemplars of
passionate pursuers of our faith and beliefs. This is the time of year that we get to
discover whether we have a passion for
the faith and practices of Judaism, or
whether it’s only a game for us.
When the shofar sounds this Yontif, let it
call us to moments of passion, and may we
hear it as powerfully as some hear “take me
out to the ball game.”
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The Diab affair at Carleton should never have happened
It was a shocking act of terrorism, almost three decades ago in Paris, when a
powerful bomb, hidden in motorcycle saddlebags, was detonated, allegedly by the
Special Operations cell of the Popular Front
for the Liberation of Palestine, in front of
the Rue Copernic Synagogue.
Four people – three French men and one
Israeli woman – were killed and about 40
others were injured. It was Erev Simchat
Torah and the toll would almost surely have
been much worse had the explosion come a
few minutes later as congregants exited the
shul after services.
Ottawans were shocked last November,
when Hassan Diab, a part-time sociology
professor at the University of Ottawa and
Carleton University, and a dual Lebanese
and Canadian citizen, was arrested by the
RCMP, accused by French authorities of
perpetrating the heinous act.
Diab – who proclaims his innocence –
was jailed until bail was granted under strict
conditions in late-March. In January, he will
face an extradition hearing to determine if
he’ll have to return to France to face trial.
No one expected to hear much about
Diab until the extradition hearing. But, then,
late last month, news broke that Carleton’s
department of sociology and anthropology
Editor
Michael
Regenstreif
had hired Diab to teach introductory sociology to summer students beginning July 28.
The university should have anticipated
the controversy that would result from hiring
an alleged terrorist. As the Ottawa Citizen
said in an editorial published July 31, “If he
stood accused of sexual harassment you can
bet no sociology department would ever
have anything to do with him, but trying to
kill Jews? Hey, it was a long time ago.”
Diab spent one day in the classroom before Carleton cancelled his contract and replaced him with another professor.
Just as predictable as the controversy of
hiring Diab was the reaction of some of his
colleagues to his firing. Thirty members of
Carleton’s department of sociology and anthropology signed an op-ed piece in the
Citizen demanding his reinstatement, painting his dismissal as post-9/11 injustice and
discrimination.
The French case is strong enough that
Canadian authorities arrested Diab, jailed
him for several months pending a bail hearing, then released him under the very strict
bail conditions until the extradition hearing,
which was determined to be justified.
Diab has not been convicted of the
crimes to which he stands accused and must
be regarded as innocent until proven guilty.
And, if he’s cleared of the charges, they
should not be held against him. But that
doesn’t mean he should be teaching first
year undergrads – or PhD students for that
matter – while standing accused of
terrorism and multiple murders.
Intro to sociology is a course that can be
taught by any sociology faculty member, and
probably by most grad students in the department. Carleton did not owe this course to
Diab. This entire episode, so predictable from
start to finish, should not have happened.
**********
Twice since I’ve been at the Bulletin,
I’ve done interviews with highly placed Israelis who spoke about the openness of Israeli society to its gay and lesbian community, of how Israel was unique among all
Middle Eastern countries in this regard.
When I interviewed then-Ambassador
Alan Baker in April last year for our special
Israel @ 60 supplement, he talked about
that Israeli openness and pointed out that
there were even Palestinian gays and lesbians who have sought asylum in Israel
from the discrimination they faced in their
own society.
Earlier this summer, retired-Admiral
Abraham Ben-Shoshan, who now heads the
Tel Aviv Foundation, visited the Bulletin office to talk about the city of Tel Aviv and
the foundation. Ben-Shoshan mentioned the
city’s live-and-let-live attitude, its openness
to gay culture and such events as its very
popular gay pride parade.
Sadly, that live-and-let-live attitude was
put to the test early this month when a disguised gunman in Tel Aviv entered a community centre support group meeting for
gay teenagers and sprayed the room with
machine gun fire murdering two people and
wounding five others.
Israelis were shocked by what is widely
believed to be a hate-crime. To his credit,
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was
unequivocal in his statement that it was a
“terrorist act,” that he rejected such “gratuitous hatred” and that the gay community in
Israel had special needs that should be met
with openness and sensitivity.
Back from Israel with 15 new friendships
I visited Israel in June. It was my third
time there and all three trips were missions. If you’re not familiar with the concept, missions are like guided tours – with
a twist. Along with the standards, such as
dunking in the Dead Sea, a mission to Israel also involves education of one sort or
another.
The first two missions I went on were
run by United Jewish Appeal (UJA). Therefore, much of the educational aspects of the
trips involved learning more about what
UJA funds help to accomplish in Israel. Activities included visiting schools in the
north, meeting with parents of missing soldiers and hearing from Ethiopian Jews
about their adjustment to Israeli life.
Those missions also had the agenda of
strengthening our ties to Israel, encouraging
us to see it as our ‘other home.’
It worked very well on me. Since returning from the second trip three years ago, I
have been eager to return as soon as possible. So when JET (Jewish Education
through Torah) leader Lauren Shaps told me
Nicola Hamer
about a 10-day mission she was part of to
send people to Israel for a mere $500, you’d
think I’d have leapt at it.
The catch was that it was a mission for
women only, and I wasn’t good friends with
any of them. I knew a couple of the women
casually, including Lauren herself, but that
was it. Most were complete strangers.
I confess I was nervous about the idea.
After almost 15 years of marriage, I’m no
longer used to travelling on my own. Most
trips involve family and I went on the other
two missions with my husband.
To further complicate matters, I’m still
recovering from a very serious illness. Not
only do I not have the stamina and strength
of a healthy woman, but I’m used to my
husband, who knows my limitations,
running interference for me. Oh, let’s not
sugar-coat it. He looks after me.
There, I’ve said it. The feminist in me
cringes.
The feminist in me also decided that I
am an adult woman who has managed a
great deal on my own, like say, learning to
walk again, and I can darn well go on a
mission alone too. I probably would have
told my inner feminist to shut up already, if
it weren’t Israel. But it was, and so off I
went, with 15 other women I hardly knew.
I knew what to expect. I was going to
love Israel: the desert, the people, the food,
the Old City. I was going to love the
touristy bits of the mission. I would find the
lectures mostly interesting, but I’m not
good with sitting and listening for a long
time, so I might get bored. I brought knitting to counter that problem.
I was going to hate sharing a room with
someone, as I’m quite reserved and only
knew my roomie slightly. I’d be a little
lonely, among all these people I didn’t
know, but being in Israel would be worth it.
The only part I wasn’t sure of was how I’d
cope with pretending to be healthier than I
actual am for 10 days in a row, so as not to
be a burden.
It took no more than 24 hours for me to
realize that entire last paragraph was not
going to happen. My roommate and I
turned out to have exactly the same level
of disorganization and were instantly comfortable with each other. I wasn’t lonely for
a minute, nor did I need to hide my health
problems. I can honestly say I have never
met a more supportive group of women.
As with the last two times, I hated leaving Israel. But, this time, I got to bring
home much more than I expected. Not only
did I have souvenirs for the kids and memories of Masada, camel rides and the Western
Wall. I returned with 15 new friendships. If
you get the chance, I cannot recommend
going to Israel enough. You never know
what you will find there.
Alan Echenberg will return in September.
Tamir to celebrate 25th anniversary with integrated theatre production
A third advocacy project emerged as a
result of Tamir’s being denied housing for
its residents by a major developer in
Ottawa. We believe that denial was
discriminatory, so we are advocating on
behalf of our participants by pursuing a
complaint to the Ontario Human Rights
Commission. That complaint process is
currently ongoing.
In 2010, Tamir will be celebrating our
25th anniversary and will mark this
milestone with a theatrical production of
the Broadway hit, Joseph and the
Technicolor Dreamcoat. For the first time
ever, a professionally managed, fully
integrated theatrical production will be
created involving people with
developmental disabilities alongside
people from professional and amateur
theatre, culminating in a live performance
at Centrepointe Theatre on May 13, 2010.
Our participants are very proud of this
production and are working hard at
rehearsal. We look forward to the entire
community joining Tamir to celebrate our
anniversary in what will surely be a
magical evening.
If you would like to help or learn more
about Tamir, visit tamir.ca or call me at
613-237-5000, ext. 233, or Mark Palmer at
613-725-3519, ext 103.
Jewish Memorial Gardens facilitates funeral arrangements
By Cynthia Nyman Engel
for Jewish Memorial Gardens
When a loved one dies, you
suddenly find yourself in uncharted waters facing major decisions
that must be resolved within 24
hours.
Despite emotional turmoil and
paralyzing grief, there is a funeral
to be planned, a taharah arranged
for, and a shomer engaged. You’ll
have to choose a casket and – if
not previously attended to – purchase a cemetery plot. You’ll need
to select a funeral home and
choose the time and locale of the
funeral, speak to officiating clergy, compose and submit an obituary for the newspaper, identify
pallbearers, contribute to the eulogy, and order an appropriate aftercemetery meal. Then there’s the
cortege, the shiva chairs, the siddurim, the memorial candle.
Who do you call first? Rabbi?
Funeral home? Chevra Kadisha?
Ottawa Citizen? Synagogue? All
of them? And in what order?
Enter Shelly Fiennes, Jewish
Memorial Gardens executive director. Her job is to facilitate funeral arrangements for the Ottawa
Jewish community. She has the
answers to all your questions. A
call to Fiennes sets the entire
process in motion: instantly, efficiently and professionally.
“Shelly works behind the
scenes with the family,” says
Lawrence Zinman, chair of the
Jewish Memorial Gardens. “And,
because she knows the protocol
associated with a Jewish burial,
and knows the roles of the Chevra
Kadisha, the synagogues and the
clergy, she simplifies an otherwise
difficult process.
“If your rabbi is unaware that
death has occurred, Shelly will
contact him. It is she who alerts
the Chevra Kadisha to prepare for
a taharah, and notifies the
gravediggers that a funeral is
pending. It is Shelly who will explain the available funeral homes
that have submitted their basic
costs for a funeral. If a plot is
needed, Shelly will make the
arrangements. She explains the
expenses being incurred and the
terms of payment.
“It’s really one-stop resource,”
says Zinman, “Shelly takes over
and makes the elements of a terribly trying time virtually seamless
for the grieving family.”
The Jewish Memorial Gardens
was reorganized on July 1, 2008
after negotiations conducted over
a three-year period by community
leader Roger Greenberg, thenCemetery Committee chair Mayer
Alvo and the synagogues. It replaced the previous cemetery
committee and is mandated is to
Israel Museum celebrated
at Ottawa theatre event
By Jane Gordon
for CFIM
One hundred Canadian Friends
of
the
Israel
Museum
(CFIM) supporters attended the
opening night of Sleeping Dog Theatre’s Portrait of an Unidentified
Man, written and performed by
Pierre Brault, July 9 at the Irving
Greenberg Theatre Centre.
The evening began with a cocktail reception for CFIM guests and
ended with a dessert reception with
Sleeping Dog Theatre for all performance attendees to celebrate the
show’s upcoming tour to New
Zealand. Representatives from the
Hungarian and New Zealand embassies were in attendance.
The performance, which played
to a full house of 260, was outstanding. Actor-playwright Brault
brilliantly assumed the identity of
Elmyr de Hory, Hungarian born art
collector, dealer, expert and, perhaps, the greatest art forger of the
20th century. To quote Brault,
“Identity is not something we think
about constantly, but every once in
a while, even the most secure of us
wonders: ‘Who am I?’”
For 80 minutes without intermission, Brault kept the audience spellbound. He was truly another person
with another identity.
The Israel Museum is a must-see
for all who visit Israel, and even
more so for Israeli youth. Through
the generosity of the supporters of
CFIM, Israeli children, aged five to
Gathered (left to right) July 9 at the CFIM cocktail reception at the
Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre are actor-playwright Pierre Brault,
Fran Pearl, Judi Pearl, CFIM national co-chair Wendy Eisen and
CFIM Ottawa co-chair Norman Barwin.
17, and from all ethnic backgrounds, can visit the museum for
free to learn about Israel’s cultural
heritage from biblical times until
today. CFIM’s goal is to subsidize
more than 100,000 children annually who could otherwise not afford
to spend a day in Jerusalem expanding their knowledge at the museum
and attending its unique educational and cultural programs, including
hands-on workshops and many art
activities for all ages.
Despite the fact that the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem is undergoing a major renewal of its campus,
the museum’s Shrine of the Book,
the Holy Land Model of Jerusalem
in Second Temple Times, and its
youth wing remarkably drew more
than 550,000 visitors last year.
When completed next May, the
campus renewal will transform Israel’s national museum into one of
the world’s most spectacular cultural institutions. There will be a
Canadian delegation joining the Israel Museum’s International Council in May to celebrate the renewed
campus and the museum’s 45th anniversary. This will be a once-in-alifetime event as Jews from around
the world join Israelis to rejoice in
the renewed jewel in Israel’s cultural crown.
For further information about
CFIM or the International Council
activities in May 2010, call
416-901-2231
or
e-mail
cfim@rogers.com.
administer both the Bank Street
and Osgoode cemeteries, and to
simplify funeral arrangements.
“The very first thing the new
board of directors did was send
out a request for standing offers to
Ottawa’s four funeral homes,”
Zinman says.
“That action resulted in a considerable lowering of the cost of a
funeral and an expanded choice of
funeral homes.”
Although the Jewish Memorial
Gardens owns and manages the
cemetery grounds, the rabbis and
synagogues have halachic jurisdiction over their individual sections. Each spiritual leader can decide who can be buried in his synagogue’s section, and can dictate
who may officiate at the funeral.
The Jewish Memorial Gardens
maintains a Zicharon Fund, the
proceeds of which are used to enhance and maintain the appearance of the cemetery.
Shelly Fiennes can be reached
at 613-263-4062.
Shiva dos and don’ts
By Frances Kraft
Canadian Jewish News
We’ve recently received a
number of requests to publish a
guide on what to do and say while
paying a shiva visit.
Don’t hesitate to visit if you
didn’t know the person who died
or are not a close friend or relative of the mourners. Visits from
neighbours, colleagues and synagogue acquaintances remind
mourners that the community, not
just their own small circle, cares
about them.
Do visit during the day – particularly in the morning – if you
want quality time with the
mourner when fewer visitors are
present.
Don’t convey condolences
second-hand. Call, visit or send a
card yourself.
Do think about what you want
to say before you go to the shiva
– particularly what you want to
say at the beginning and end of
your visit.
Do take your cue from the
mourners regarding the topic of
conversation and how much they
feel like talking.
Arrive on time if you are
going for prayer services. Men
should bring tallit and teffillin for
morning services.
Do limit small talk with other
visitors in front of the mourners.
It’s better to catch up in another
room, or after the visit.
Do allow mourners to express
grief without trying to change the
subject or distract them.
Keep visits short unless you
are a close friend or family member.
Do offer to help if you are
staying longer, even if it’s just to
bring a cup of coffee to the
mourners. Other ways to assist include taking children to school, or
shopping for needed items. Be
ready to help in ways that the
mourner considers helpful.
Do offer condolences to all the
mourners who are nearby.
Do share stories about the person who has died. Mourners often
find it comforting.
Don’t question decisions that
mourners have made, particularly
health-care decisions that preceded the death.
Do be sensitive to kashrut
needs if you are providing food.
Sephardic mourners do not eat
meat during the shiva week.
Don’t arrive too early in the
morning, or stay too late at night.
Don’t tell a mourner what to
expect or that you know how he
or she feels. Alternatives are,
“Some people find that ...”; “You
might find that …” or “I found
that ...”
Don’t arrive at meal times, unless you are helping to serve a
meal and clean up. This may be
the only time mourners have with
each other, without visitors.
Don’t join the family at the
table unless you are invited.
The traditional Hebrew words
of comfort when leaving a shiva
house are HaMakom yenachem
etchem b’toch sha’ar avelei Tzion
vi’Yerushalayim (May the Lord
comfort you among the other
mourners of Zion and Jerusalem).
They do not pre-empt the need to
offer personal words of comfort.
Do call when the shiva is over.
Another visit or an offer to help in
a specific way may be welcome,
particularly if a mourner is older
or doesn’t feel like going out.
Some recommended books include: Grieving... Personal Reflections and Turning Grief into
Gratitude, both by Rabbi Reuven
Bulka; To Comfort the Bereaved,
by Rabbi Aaron Levine; and The
Jewish Way in Death and Mourning, by Rabbi Maurice Lamm.
New Tarantino film challenges
standard Jewish stereotypes
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Brian Pearl
president
KKL-JNF in the international arena
Innovations and achievements serving humanity
My column this month is drawn from an article written by Ahuva Bar-Lev and Gabi Bron of the KKL-JNF
Liaison, Information and Publication Office about the
extensive and very impressive international collaboration of KKL-JNF researchers from Israel working with
scientists around the world, including Canada. Their
joint projects address the most serious environmental
and agricultural issues of the day, from pollution control
to pest management to global warming, and include ongoing work with researchers in Western Canada which is
now taking place with the help of JNF Canada.
Today, KKL-JNF projects in forestry and open
spaces, in water and river rehabilitation, in combating
desertification, in land reclamation, and in applied agricultural research and development, are a focus of international interest. Thanks to its achievements and expertise, KKL-JNF has attained major international status in
global frameworks. This reputation is based on the understanding that many of the challenges that KKL-JNF
faces in Israel are similar to the problems tackled by
many other nations around the world. Organizations, institutions and governments worldwide relate to KKLJNF as a partner for environmental projects with global
ramifications.
In its interrelationship with Canada, the Canadian experts teach the Israelis about methods to preserve and rehabilitate water sources. In return, the Israelis instruct
their colleagues from Manitoba about methods developed in Israel to purify polluted water sources. Israelis
also carry out joint research on water with colleagues in
Alberta. Thanks to this co-operation, it quickly became
apparent that, in spite of basic differences between the
Canadian and Israeli climates, our two nations have
identical problems in preserving water sources and removing pollutants from natural bodies of water (rivers,
lakes and aquifers). These shared interests speedily led
to regular, permanent, joint research. As part of this cooperation, the Second Annual Manitoba-Israel Water
Symposium is planned for the beginning of January
2010, on topics of Limnology, Wetlands and Water Conservation.
KKL-JNF World Chairman Efi Stenzler said that
“there is tremendous importance to ongoing connections
with governments, organizations and professionals from
around the world. These ties give us opportunities to acquire new knowledge and to provide information to
other countries. We must concentrate on the present
while looking towards the future. Only if we work together and pool our resources will we be able to meet the
challenges that threaten our very existence.”
Space does not permit me to outline, even briefly, the
global reach of the research projects being undertaken
by KKL-JNF researchers.
I invite you to read the full article online on the KKLJNF website at tinyurl.com/kkl-jnf-international-arena.
On a daily basis you can plant
trees for all occasions. An attractive card is sent to the recipient.
To order, call the JNF office
(613.798.2411).
By Simcha Weinstein
NEW YORK (JTA) – Add acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino to
the long list of filmmakers who can’t
resist making their own Second
World War fantasy-action flick.
Tarantino’s latest release is Inglourious Basterds – and yes, the misspelling is intentional.
Inspired by a schlocky 1970s Italian “macaroni combat” action picture
of the same name, the movie is Tarantino’s homage to the “misfits on a
mission” movies of old, like The
Dirty Dozen.
His heroes are a Jewish-American
revenge squad wreaking havoc
throughout German-occupied France
who not only kill but scalp their Nazi
targets.
In a parallel storyline, a beautiful
young Jewish woman whose family
was slaughtered by the SS somehow
takes over the Paris cinema where
Goebbel’s latest propaganda film will
debut, with Hitler in attendance. She
plans to trap the audience of highranking Nazis inside and burn the
building to the ground.
“My name is Shoshanna Dreyfus,”
she announces, “and this is the face of
Jewish vengeance.”
At the news conference following
the film’s debut, one journalist asks if
Inglourious Basterds is a “Jewish revenge fantasy.”
“It’s something I dreamed since I
was a kid,” replied Eli Roth, one of
Tarantino’s ‘basterds.’
In the movie, Roth gets to live out
his childhood fantasy: He plays the
baseball bat-swinging ‘Bear Jew,’
who some of the film’s Nazis believe
is really a vengeful golem.
The concept of the film challenges
the stereotype of wimpy Jewish males
on the big screen personified by
Woody Allen back in the 1960s. It’s a
stock character that still makes appearances, notably in the film comedies of Ben Stiller and TV shows like
Curb Your Enthusiasm.
The 21st century iteration retains
traces of nebbishness, but also displays an edgy attitude reminiscent of
the scruffy, hyper, cocky Jewish characters Richard Dreyfus specialized in
during the 1970s.
Seth Rogan, Paul Rudd and Jonah
Hill are three of the stars in Jewish director Judd Apatow’s constellation
who seem to be channelling Dreyfus’
satirical outlook and boundless energy in Apatow films such as The 40
Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Superbad.
The Hebrew Hammer (2003), starring Adam Goldberg, paved the way
for a new kind of swaggering Jewish
hero on film. He’s sexy because he’s
Jewish, not in spite of it.
The movie plays with AfricanAmerican and Jewish cultural touchstones: The Hammer drives a
pimped-out white Cadillac with
Magen David headlights; his licence
plate reads “L’Chaim” and his fuzzy
dice are dreidels.
r e ti r e
After saving some Jewish children
from older Christian bullies, he tells
them solemnly, “Stay Jewish.” The
result is the first Jewsploitation film.
More swaggering Hebrew heroes
turned up in other comedies like Hot
Rod (2007), in which Andy Samberg
stars as an Evel Knievel-inspired
stuntman – not exactly a profession
commonly chosen by Jews.
Meanwhile, Adam Sandler starred
in You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
(2008), about a former Mossad agent
who dreams of becoming a hairdresser.
Jews with attitude aren’t restricted
to comedies, but they aren’t seen very
often in dramas, either, except in
movies such as Raid on Entebbe,
made back in 1977.
Recently, however, the character
of the armed, defiant Jew has reappeared. Edward Zwick’s Defiance,
for example, is about four Jewish
brothers from Poland who escape the
Nazis and go on to rescue fellow
Jews.
And now Inglourious Basterds is
set to hit the big screens on August
21, and the unabashedly Jewish characters are a major selling and plot
point.
The movie is sure to inspire a tingle of what-if wish fulfilment in audiences, Jewish and non-Jewish.
Simcha Weinstein’s latest book is
Shtick Shift: Jewish Humor in the
21st century (Barricade Books,
2008).
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Special Russian-themed AJA 50+ registration day September 9
By Annette Paquin
Executive Director
AJA 50+
AJA 50+ (Active Jewish
Adults 50+) will kick off our
fall season with a Russianthemed registration day on
Wednesday, September 9,
from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm in
the Soloway Jewish Community Centre Social Hall.
The event begins with
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AJA 50+ is an Ottawa
success story with more than
400 members and 10 years of
experience in providing a
range of programs to meet the
varied needs of adults from 50
to 90. Cecily Bregman,
currently president of AJA
50+ and one of the founders,
says that AJA 50+ is “about
building connections between
people with a focus to the
interaction, be it cultural,
recreational, or educational.”
If you have been curious
about what AJA is all about,
this is your opportunity! Drop
by on registration day and flip
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In it you will find a megacruise ship smorgasbord of
activities such as Introduction
to Bollywood Dance; Beginners’ Bridge Lessons; The
Original Twitter – Birdwatching with the Ottawa
Field Naturalists Club;
Introductory Pottery; or a
chance to hear professionals
lecture on Nutrition and Aging
or the Medical Isotopes Crisis.
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Malca Pass Library launches
book club’s 19th season
By Estelle Gunner
Malca Pass Library
Agudath Israel’s Malca
Pass Library has announced
the 19th year of our popular
Book Discussion Group series. Selections include a
wide variety of books by
Canadian, Israeli and international authors with reviewers representing varied
approaches and styles.
All sessions take place
on Tuesday evenings, beginning at 7:30 pm in the
Simcha Room of the synagogue. Membership in the
Book Group is $15 per person or $25 per couple for
the entire series or $5 per
person for individual sessions.
The Malca Pass Library
boasts an excellent collection of fiction, non-fiction,
music and movies. Membership in the Library is free
and open to the entire community. There is no charge
for borrowing materials. Library hours are Thursdays
from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
and Sunday mornings from
9:30 am to 12:30 pm from
September through June.
For further information
on the Book Discussion
Group or the Library, contact me at 613-829-2455 or
esgunner@rogers.com, or
librarian Jack Schecter
through the synagogue
office
at
613-7283501,
ext.
232
or
library@agudathisrael.net.
The Book Discussion Group
schedule for 2009-2010
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga,
reviewed by Randall Ware.
November 24: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel
Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
and Annie Burrows,
reviewed by Linda Rossman.
February 23: After River by Donna Milner,
reviewed by Jack Schecter.
March 23:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz,
reviewed by Alvina Ruprecht.
April 27:
Netherland by Joseph O’Neill,
reviewed by Sophie Kohn Kaminsky.
May 25: Friendly Fire
by A. B. Yehoshua,
reviewed by
Deborah Saginur.
June 22: Songs for the
Butcher’s Daughter
by Peter Manseau,
reviewed by
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Norman Wolfish.
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Israeli artist offers
support to OMJS
By Sheldon Howard, OMJS Parent
An exhibition and sale of paintings by acclaimed Israeli
artist Vera Gutkina is introducing Ottawa to a gifted painter
and raising much-needed funds for the Ottawa Modern Jewish
School (OMJS). The show, Angels & Icons, is on display at the
Ottawa offices of Big North Media, 1960 Scott Street, Suite
300, until August 20.
There is a reasonably direct connection linking the
Jerusalem-based painter to Ottawa and OMJS. That would be
me. I have been friends with Gutkina since the mid-1980s
when I lived and worked in Israel as a journalist. I began collecting her work at that time and still do.
The OMJS connection is through my son, Sam. OMJS is his
school. While we didn’t find the school when we first started
looking a few years ago, we landed happily on OMJS in 2006.
We wanted a school that shared our passion for Israel, Hebrew
language, Jewish culture and history and OMJS was the best
fit. Sam has thrived there and recently completed Grade 3.
With the loss of its allocation from the Jewish Federation of
Ottawa, fundraising for OMJS is critical.
When Gutkina heard of OMJS’s situation, she offered her
help immediately. As someone originally from the Soviet
Union, she has a particularly deep appreciation for the value of
Jewish education.
“More choice,” she says, “is always better than less.”
Cutting Jewish education options was as confounding and
counterintuitive to her as it was for the families of OMJS. She
is hopeful a successful exhibition will raise awareness of the
issue and money to help ensure its future.
Gutkina is also a poet and writer. She has lived and worked
in Jerusalem since 1982 and has published books of poetry in
addition to her career as an artist.
In 1988, Gutkina received a scholarship from Israel’s Ministry of Education and Culture to paint in Paris at the Cité des
Beaux Arts. She has returned there regularly over the years to
paint and exhibit her work. In addition to Paris, Gutkina’s art
has been shown in many group and solo exhibitions in Israel
and abroad including in Toronto, New York, Cleveland and
London, England.
Ella Klier of the Ella Gallery in Jerusalem described Gutkina’s work for an exhibition there in 2005: “Using expressive
brush strokes, Vera transforms the objects and frees them from
reality to abstractness but her paintings are always a product of
her observing nature. The painting, for her, is like a living creature and a window through which she wishes to express a sense
of freedom.
“In Vera’s paintings, the
boundaries between the object, the image and the background diminish – all is transformed into a spectacular surface of colour, and the painting on the fabric is as if alive,
filled with rhythmic motion
of linear blots and the bursting energy of colour.”
Call 613-724-8858 for an
appointment to view the exhibition or purchase a painting.
P2K program funds inspiring projects
By Ariel Vered
The Partnership 2000
(P2K) program was established with the idea that
communities in the Diaspora could contribute to the rebuilding and improvement
of projects in disadvantaged
communities in Israel. It
isn’t simply a matter of philanthropists and others sending money. P2K is about
creating partnerships that
make changes to the social
and physical infrastructure
of these communities. It’s
about bringing people together and benefiting from
shared progress. But we
rarely get to see the results
first-hand.
While in Metulla for the
World Jewish Ice Hockey
Tournament, members of
the Vered family had the
pleasure of touring three
P2K program sites. The
Galilee Panhandle is affiliated with the Canadian
coast-to-coast communities,
which include the Atlantic
region, Ottawa, Hamilton,
Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmon-
ton and Vancouver. While
we didn’t visit any Ottawaaffiliated programs, we did
get to see the results of inspiring projects funded by
other Canadian communities. Leading us on the tour
was Michael Biton, director
of Partnerships and Strategic Planning for United Israel Appeal of Canada.
In Yesod Hama’ala, we
toured the community centre. The head of the local
council, Amos Rudin, told
us he will always remember
and appreciate the help that
was given to his community
by Canada.
Amy Ben Shimon, the
community centre director,
gathered all the children and
presented us with a book of
drawings they had made
earlier that morning. They
were particularly proud and
thankful for the building’s
computer centre, since most
kids might not have a computer at home. The new
computer centre was funded
by the Calgary Jewish
Council.
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(Left to right) Liz and Arnie Vered with Ifat Shasha-Biton and Elad Hershovitz at the
Beit Vancouver Youth Centre in Kiryat Shmona.
(Photo: Ariel Vered)
Our next stop was the
Mevoot HaHermon Hydrotherapy Centre, which is
partnered with Atlantic
Canada.
Hydrotherapy is a waterbased activity that exploits
its properties for rehabilitation and healing. The new
specially designed therapeutic pool, to open soon,
will benefit many physically handicapped individuals
from all over Israel with a
special emphasis placed on
the rehabilitation of children suffering from physical, emotional and developmental challenges as well as
hyperactivity.
Yoram Posklinsky, director of the community centre,
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• arrange letters of greetings
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and Hagar Sharon, director
of the hydrotherapy centre,
told us about the value of
having the only hydrotherapy centre in the Upper
Galilee. These two inspiring
individuals are so committed to helping those with
special needs and physical
and mental challenges.
Finally, we visited the
Beit Vancouver Youth Centre in Kiryat Shmona. It’s a
place for kids born and
raised in Kiryat Shmona to
hang out, helping at-risk
youth by providing them a
safe space to go.
Elad Hershovitz, the
youth co-ordinator, took us
on a tour of the centre,
where they offer the chil-
dren volunteer projects and
a music program where they
can learn instruments. On
the day of our tour, there
was a drum demonstration
where each child got his or
her own drum to beat to the
rhythms, giving them the
chance to be a part of some-
thing productive.
In the game room, we
gathered to meet Ifat
Shasha-Biton, the deputy
mayor of Kiryat Shmona
and head of the Department
of Education. We also met a
young man from Kiryat
Shmona, just out of high
school, who had chosen to
postpone his army service
to spend a year volunteering
at the centre. It was wonderful to see that the centre had
inspired a young adult to
serve his community.
It’s one thing to hear
about the good work being
done. It is entirely something else to view these projects up close, to meet the
people who are so grateful
for the help of concerned
people they have never met.
Our family didn’t have anything to do with funding
these fantastic projects and
yet we were treated as if
we’d paid for the buildings.
It was a proud day to be
Jewish, Canadian and a P2K
partner with the Galilee
Panhandle.
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Friendship Circle honours volunteers at barbecue
By Diane Koven
for Friendship Circle
Everyone loves a barbecue and
the families involved with the
Friendship Circle are no exception. There’s no better way to celebrate the end of the school year and
honour the volunteers who make
this program such a success!
On June 17, more than 65 people
gathered at Hampton Park to eat,
socialize and enjoy the music of the
Junkyard Symphony, an innovative
garage band which uses instruments
made of ‘junk.’ The party was an
opportunity to celebrate and thank
the 10 volunteers who, throughout
the year, enhance the lives of their
‘buddies’ in the Friendship Circle
program.
Certificates of appreciation, provided by Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir
Naqvi, were presented to the volunteers whose families were present
to celebrate with them. Bob Wilson,
a Grant Review Team member of
the Ontario Trillium Foundation,
which provides funding to the program, attended the barbecue as he
has in past years.
The Ottawa Friendship Circle, in
its nearly four years of existence,
has enriched the lives of many local
Jewish children with special
Pictured at the Friendship Circle barbecue, June 17, at Hampton Park are (front row, left to right) Devora Caytak, Elianna Rose, Cassandra Starosta, Rena Bruner, Sarah Leyton-Glimcher, Emilie Elbaz,
Michelle Mauskops, Molly Eliot, Shirley Argoetti, (back row) Bob Wilson, Sophia Giaccone, Sigal Baray,
Corinne Baray and Stephanie Hagerman.
needs. The Friendship Circle program, created 13 years ago in Detroit, matches volunteers with special needs children for social and
recreational outings. The children
benefit, and so do the families who
are given an often much-needed
break and some time to focus on the
other family members.
Thirteen-year-old
Cassandra
Starosta has been volunteering with
Friendship Circle for three
years. She and her mother researched various projects that Cassandra could undertake as preparation for her Bat Mitzvah and the
Friendship Circle appealed to them
both.
“After my Bat Mitzvah was over,
I just really liked it and kept doing
it,” said Cassandra who is paired up
with a little girl in a wheelchair. “I
go to visit her every second Sunday
and we play,” she said.
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Cassandra has enjoyed the
Friendship Circle so much that she
recommended it to a neighbour who
is now a volunteer as well.
The key to the Friendship Circle’s success is the matching of
each participant with an appropriate
volunteer. One mother, whose child
has Asperger Syndrome, credits
Friendship Circle co-ordinator
Sigal Baray with having such a
knack.
“She just knows how to make
the right matches between people
… Sigal is not only doing a job, she
really cares and she gives her
heart,” she said.
This mother is so grateful to see
her daughter happy.
“My daughter got a chance to
make new friends through this program, which is great because it is so
hard for her to make friends because of having Asperger’s … We
both met new people who care and
some of them share the same difficulties with us. That feels so
good. The program is an excellent
idea,” she said.
The barbecue was a chance to
honour the volunteers and an opportunity for the families to meet
and share common experiences.
“We don’t often have an opportunity to speak to other parents who
have similar family situations,” this
mother said.
Some of the Friendship Circle
programs include Sunday circles,
Tae Kwon Do, special events and
Jewish celebrations. Friendship Circle is under the auspices of the Jewish Youth Library of Ottawa and
serves the entire community. For
more information, call Devora Caytak at 613-729-1619.
Come sing with Musica Ebraica
By Patsy Royer
Musica Ebraica
Musica Ebraica is entering its eighth year
of entertaining and informing audiences in
Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal with a wealth
of Jewish music from around the world. The
choir performs several major concerts each
year as well as in seniors’ homes, synagogues
and universities.
We are currently seeking tenors, basses
and sopranos to round out our numbers. Choir
director Dave Malecki wil hold auditions, and
we encourage application by those with
choral experience and some knowledge of
sight-reading. You don’t even have to be Jew-
ish to sing our music, just keenly interested in
the challenge of four-part harmony well sung.
Musica Ebraica rehearses at Temple Israel
on Sunday evenings and we’ll begin regular
practices after Yom Kippur. Our first big concert of the year will take place at the end of
January.
There is a fee for participants to cover the
costs of our music, accompanist and other incidentals.
If you love to sing and are looking for a
great bunch of like-minded people with
whom you can make a joyful noise, call Dave
Malecki at 613-836-1389 or me at 613-2333099. We look forward to singing with you.
The Young Israel of Ottawa
is an Orthodox Synagogue located in the heart of Westboro.
Experience the warmth of our Synagogue by joining us for our:
High Holiday Services under the dynamic leadership
of our new spiritual leader, Rabbi Ari Galandauer.
Rosh Hashana September 19-20
Yom Kippur September 28
Services led by professional Baalei Tefila
Chaim Moykopf and Rabbi Menachem Friedman.
Babysitting provided aswell as an exciting childrens program.
For more information please call 613-722-8394 or 863-3626
Make Young Israel your home and we’ll make you part of our family.
In support
of the Bess and Moe
Greenberg Family
Hillel Lodge
In the Joseph
and Inez Zelikovitz
Long Term Care Centre
Card Donations
Card donations go a long way to improving the
quality of life for our residents. Thank you for considering their needs and contributing to their wellbeing.
On behalf of the residents and their families, we
extend sincere appreciation to the following individuals and families who made card donations to the Hillel Lodge Long-Term Care Foundation between
June 30 and July 29, 2009 inclusive.
HONOUR FUNDS
Unlike a bequest or gift of life insurance, which
are realized some time in the future, a named Honour
Fund (i.e., endowment fund) is established during
your lifetime.
By making a contribution of $1,000 or more, you
can create a permanent remembrance for a loved one,
honour a family member, declare what the Lodge has
meant to you and/or support a cause that you believe
in.
A Hillel Lodge Honour Fund is a permanent pool
of capital that earns interest or income each year. This
income then supports the priorities designated by you,
the donor.
Ruth and Irving Aaron Family Fund
In Memory of:
Fern Bybelezer by Ruth and Irving Aaron
Irene Kronick by Ruth and Irving Aaron
Barbara Mirsky by Ruth and Irving Aaron
Jeanette Pelcovitz by Ruth and Irving Aaron
In Honour of:
Marcia and Barry Cantor Mazal tov and best
wishes on the engagement of your son Jeremy by Ruth
and Irving Aaron
Dr. Steve Fremeth With sincere appreciation by
Ruth Aaron
Molly Hirsch and Eric Elkin Mazal tov and best
wishes on the marriage of your daughter Nina by Ruth
and Irving Aaron
Issie Scarowsky With sincere appreciation by
Ruth Aaron
R’fuah Shlema:
Marion Silver by Ruth and Irving Aaron
Bill and Leona Adler Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Bill Adler by Marilyn, Elayne and Jeff Adler
Molly Greenberg by Elayne Adler and Farley,
Jordan and Benjamin Stenzler; and Marilyn Adler and
Neil Blacher
In Honour of:
Sylvia and Sol Kaiman Mazal tov and best wishes on the marriage of your grandson Adam to Juline by
Elayne Adler and Farley, Jordan and Benjamin
Stenzler
Anna Morgovsky Mazal tov on becoming a
Bubby by Marilyn Adler, Neil and Daniel Blacher
Gaye and Joel Taller Mazal tov and best wishes
on the marriage of your son Adam to Juline by Elayne
Adler and Farley, Jordan and Benjamin Stenzler
Jean and Samuel Akerman
Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Rachel Gould by Sheila and Larry Hartman
Auxiliary of Hillel Lodge Fund
In Memory of:
Molly Greenberg by Carolyn and Sid Katz
Elsie Baker Endowment Fund
In Honour of:
Hazel Elsie Baker Happy 85th birthday by Polly,
Jack and Sammy Moran
In Memory of:
Bruce Kirkpatrick by Mel Baker
Jeanette Pelcovitz by Polly and Jack Moran
Boris and Dolly Blacher Family Fund
In Memory of:
Irene Kronick by the Blacher family
Jenny and Murray Citron
Endowment Fund
In Memory of:
Irene Kronick by Murray Citron
In Honour of:
Fran and Paul Pearl In appreciation by Murray
Citron
R’fuah Shlema:
Gerry Levitz by Murray Citron
Joel and Sharon Edelson Family Fund
In Memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Sharon and Joel Edelson
Tania Firestone Family Fund
In Memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Ida Firestone
In Honour of:
Vivian Caplan A very happy special birthday to
you with love by Ida Firestone
Friedberg and Dale Families Fund
In Memory of:
Irene Kronick by Elaine Friedberg and Bob Dale
Samuel Walerstein by Elaine Friedberg and Bob
Dale
In commemoration of the Yahrzeit of:
A beloved mother, Tillie Dale by Bob Dale
In Honour of:
Tal Gilboa and Rob Steiner Mazal tov on your
engagement by Elaine Friedberg and Bob Dale
Shirley and Hymie Schildkraut Mazal tov on the
birth of your latest grandson, son of Debbie and Rob
by Elaine Friedberg and Bob Dale
Adele and Jeff Sidney Mazal tov on the birth of
your newest grandchild by Elaine Friedberg and Bob
Dale
Malcolm and Vera Glube Endowment Fund
In Memory of:
Frank Carroll by Vera and Malcolm Glube
Eddie Cohen by Vera and Malcolm Glube
Irene Kronick by Vera and Malcolm Glube
Evelyn Baum Siegel by Vera and Malcolm Glube
Ethel Taylor by Vera and Malcolm Glube
Oscar Weinstein by Vera and Malcolm Glube
In Honour of:
John Holzman Wishing you a happy 80th birthday and many, many more by Vera and Malcolm
Glube
Jill and Mark Leiberman Congratulations on the
birth of your twin granddaughters by Vera and
Malcolm Glube
Sidney Lithwick Mazal tov on the birth of your
twin great granddaughters and wishing you a speedy
recovery by Vera and Malcolm Glube
Nell Gluck Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Irene Kronick by Maureen and Henry Molot
In Honour of:
Carolyn Borer Congratulations on your recent
graduation by Julia, Ted and Jess Overton
Sandy and Mark David Goldstein Congratulations on your recent marriage by Manny Gluck and
Cheryle
Roger Keen Mazal tov on your milestone birthday
and best wishes for many, many more by Maureen and
Henry Molot
Jess Overton Mazal tov and best wishes on your
graduation from McGill University by Sandra Appel
and Jerry, Mira and Naomi Shuman
Ted Overton Congratulations on your birthday
celebration by Manny Gluck and Cheryle
Issie Scarowsky Thank you for your never ending
thoughtfulness and generosity by Maureen and Henry
Molot
Shirley and Hymie Schildkraut Mazal tov on the
birth of your grandson Aharon Meir by Maureen and
Henry Molot
your second grandson by Manny Gluck and Cheryle
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Yiddish Tog comes to Ottawa September 13
By Rebecca Margolis
Vered Jewish Canadian
Studies Program
On Sunday, September
13, the University of Ottawa’s Vered Jewish Canadian Studies Program will present a special day of activities devoted to Yiddish. The
Yiddish Tog (Yiddish Day) is
intended to bring together
members of the Ottawa community who have an interest
in Yiddish language and culture.
The Yiddish Tog springs
from the Vered Program’s
commitment to promoting
and teaching Yiddish language and culture, both in the
university classroom and in
the wider community.
“This is a wonderful occasion for members of the community to join the Vered Jewish Canadian Studies Program in connecting to and
celebrating one of the main
streams of our cultural heritage. We welcome everyone
to partake of the activities, to
enjoy them with us, and to
kvell, too, at what we can
achieve together fostering
Yiddishkeit,” says Professor
Seymour Mayne, the senior
faculty member of the Vered
Program.
The event has also been
made possible by a special
grant from the Chaim
Schwartz Foundation, a fund
Janie Respitz will lecture on Yiddish literature and perform Yiddish songs during the
Yiddish Tog, September 13, at the Soloway JCC.
dedicated to preserving and
enriching Yiddishkeit.
The day will feature Montreal teacher and singer, Janie
Respitz. A product of the
Yiddish schools, she grew up
with Yiddish and holds an
MA in Yiddish language and
literature. For the past 20
years, she has been teaching
courses relating to Yiddish
language and a variety of
topics dealing with Yiddish
literature, eastern European
Jewish history and Yiddish
folklore. Having taught children for a number of years,
she currently offers courses
and concerts to adults, particularly senior citizens, and has
taught courses in Yiddish lit-
erature in translation at
Queen’s University.
As part of her presentations on Yiddish language
and folklore, Respitz incorporates the singing of Yiddish songs, sharing her lifelong passion with her students and audiences. She has
performed and delighted audiences with her vast repertoire of Yiddish songs in
Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa,
Windsor, Amherst, New York
City, Montevideo and Israel.
The Yiddish Tog will offer
a full day of activities at the
Soloway Jewish Community
Centre (JCC) beginning at
10:00 am with conversation
classes both for those who
Aviv Quartet at Chamberfest
“Israeli quartet’s Ottawa debut stunning,” read the Ottawa Citizen headline to classical music critic Richard Todd’s glowing review of the Aviv Quartet’s concert at Dominion-Chalmers Church July 28 during the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival. The
concert, which celebrated 60 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and Israel, included works by Tchaikovsky, Haydn and Mendelssohn. (Photo: Howard Sandler)
speak Yiddish and for those
who would like to learn a few
phrases.
At 11:00 am, Respitz will
present a brunch lecture on
Yiddish
literature.
In
Mendele Moykher Sforim,
Sholem Aleichem, Y.L.
Peretz: Grandfather, Father
and Son of Yiddish Literature, Respitz will discuss the
three founding figures of
modern Yiddish literature.
From 12:30 to 2:30 pm,
there will be a screening of
the classic 1939 Yiddish film,
Tevye, starring Maurice
Schwartz, based on the
Sholem Aleichem novel that
would later be the basis of
Fiddler on the Roof.
The day will conclude
with a performance by
Respitz called Yiddish Songs
from Cradle to Grave.
Respitz will discuss and perform Yiddish songs that reflect every aspect of Jewish
life, from lullabies for infants
and mothers, through a
child’s growth into the playful cheder years, adolescence, young love, the hard
work of adulthood, and
aging. Each song provides its
own window onto of the joys
and hardships of eastern European Jewish life.
The event marks another
collaborative project with the
Soloway JCC, which has cosponsored a number of Yiddish events with the Vered
Jewish Canadian Studies
Program in the past and has
been a great supporter of
local Yiddish initiatives.
Roslyn Brozovsky Wollock, adult program manager
at the Soloway JCC, says, “In
addition to offering Yiddish
language and theatre programs, the Soloway JCC
takes great pride in partnering with the Vered Jewish
Canadian Studies Program to
bring the rich treasures of
Yiddishkeit to our community, and hopes to play an ongoing role in fostering an interest in the many aspects of
Yiddish culture.”
The Yiddish Tog has been
designed to be as accessible
as possible. The day’s activities are open to the public
free of charge, with no advance registration needed.
Everyone is welcome to attend the whole day or just a
part. No previous knowledge
of Yiddish is required. We
hope to see you there!
For more information on
the Yiddish Tog, contact me
at 613-562-5800, ext. 2955
or rmargoli@uOttawa.ca.
Visit www.vered.uottawa.ca
for information about the
Vered Jewish Canadian Studies Program.
Special Needs Aquatics Program teaches
swimming in a friendly, safe environment
By Pamela Rosenberg
for Soloway JCC
Robin Jordan, Soloway Jewish
Community Centre (JCC) aquatics
manager, marathon runner and
mom, splashes into new territory
with the Special Needs Aquatics
Program for children who are
autistic, deaf or hard of hearing.
Lessons for the deaf and hearing
impaired are available as private,
semi-private or in a group and will
be taught by Jordan, who holds a
Level 3 in American Sign Language
(ASL) from Algonquin College.
From her first-hand experience
with her daughter Kyra, who now
hears with two cochlear implants
(which come out when she goes in
the pool), Jordan says that deaf
children have a natural ability in the
water. Her daughter was very
comfortable from the first time she
took her for a swim.
After spending so much time at
Robin Jordan
the Ear, Nose and Throat
Department at CHEO with her
daughter, Jordan learned that,
although parents of deaf children
were interested in teaching their
children to swim, they were afraid
of putting them in regular classes.
“You can visually show kids
what to do in the water, but it’s
difficult if you can’t communicate
with them,” says Jordan. “If deaf
children are in a class with children
who can hear they are going to be
behind because they can’t hear the
cues and the water can be so
dangerous. Everyone needs to learn
to swim. It’s a safety thing. I want
to make it a friendly environment.”
Aquatics Adventures for Autistic
Children takes place on Sunday
afternoons for one hour in the
Soloway JCC’s salt water pool.
Parents will be in the water with the
children and the program includes
teaching appropriate behaviour in
and around the pool.
Jordan Mason, an aquatics
supervisor at the Soloway JCC,
who has taught an autistic swim
program for the City of Ottawa for
JFS Yiddish group attends
international Yiddish festival
By Michael Regenstreif
It was a homecoming of sorts,
earlier this summer, when Shaina
Lipsey, seniors’ outreach co-ordinator at Jewish Family Services (JFS),
accompanied a group of 18 Yiddish-speaking – or, at least, Yiddish-understanding – Ottawans,
ranging from their early-60s to their
early-80s, as they spent a day at the
International Yiddish Theatre Festival in Montreal.
The festival took place at Montreal’s Segal Centre for the Performing Arts – the former Saidye
Bronfman Centre – home to the
city’s famed Yiddish Theatre, now
named in honour of the late Dora
Wasserman, its legendary founding
director. Beginning at age 10 in
1970, Lipsey spent more than a
decade working with Wasserman
and eventually served as the theatre’s first Yiddish-speaking stage
manager.
“It was a fabulous, wonderful
time,” said Lipsey, describing the
day trip to the Bulletin. “We saw the
film Amerikaner Shadkhn (American Matchmaker) and the play
S’Brent (It’s Burning), based on
Sholem Aleichem characters, attended a reception and were back in
Ottawa in time for dinner.”
The bus trip to Montreal to attend the Yiddish theatre festival was
an outgrowth of Lomir Reydn Yid-
Some of the group from Ottawa who attended the International Yiddish Theatre Festival gathered around the piano singing Yiddish
(Photo: Shaina Lipsey)
songs at the Segal Centre in Montreal.
dish, a Yiddish-conversation group
that meets on the fourth Thursday
morning of the month at JFS to talk
and read stories like Sholem Aleichem’s Motl Peysi Dem Chazn’s.
“It’s a good, motivated group,”
said Lipsey, who grew up in a Yiddish-speaking family and animates
their sessions, “and part of our
efforts at building Jewish community.”
Contact Shaina Lipsey at 613722-2225,
ext.
325
or
slipsey@jfsottawa.com for information on Lomir Reydn Yiddish and
other JFS outreach programs for
seniors.
Shaina Lipsey performing in
1982 in the Yiddish Theatre production of Gimpel the Fool.
(Photo courtesy of the Segal Centre)
the past five years, will work with
the autistic children.
“Swimming is an important
skill, particularly for autistic kids,”
says Mason. “They don’t deal well
with change and things they can’t
predict, and water is that to a tee.
Learning to swim helps them deal
with things as they learn to deal
with the unpredictability of water.”
There will be no one else in the
pool during these lessons as many
autistic children are sensitive to
sounds. According to Mason,
having the pool to themselves gives
these children the opportunity to
move around and experience the
water on their own.
“One person can be a huge
distraction. When they are alone,
they can focus better,” he says.
In addition to being a more
conducive learning environment for
the children, having the pool closed
to other swimmers during this
program is a welcome break for the
parents as well.
“One of the tough things these
parents have to deal with is other
parents judging them and saying
they can’t control their child,”
explains Mason. “When they are
alone and only with people that
understand their situation, they can
relax and build friendships with the
other parents and not feel like they
are being judged.”
For more information on the
Soloway JCC pool or the Special
Needs Aquatics Program, contact
Robin Jordan at 613-798-9818, ext
377, or rjordan@jccottawa.com.
Aquatics manager set
to run the Boston Marathon
Aside from introducing new
aquatics programs, learning sign
language and raising twins, Robin
Jordan, Soloway Jewish Community Centre (JCC) aquatics
manager, recently competed in the
National Capital Marathon where
she qualified for the Boston Marathon and also managed to shave 25
minutes off her time from two years
ago, finishing the race in three
hours and 50 minutes, a personal
best for the 41-year-old.
“I wanted to qualify for Boston,
but I didn’t tell anyone just in case I
couldn’t,” says Jordan who will run
in the most prestigious of marathons on April 19, 2010 with her
entire family cheering on the
sidelines.
Even with two successful
marathons, five years of triathlons
and three half-Ironmans under her
belt, Jordan is not done yet. She has
her sights set on an Ultra Marathon
(50 km and 100 km run) and a full
Ironman (3.8 km swim, 180 km
bike ride, 42.2 km run), which she
is planning to do in Florida in 2011
and already prepping for.
“Anything I do, I always try to
better my time,” says Jordan. “I
always push myself to see how far I
can push my body.”
Although she says sports has
always been her ‘thing,’ whether it
was team sports or track, her real
love is for the water, and the pools
at the Soloway JCC are her babies.
When Jordan was 16, she started
working as a lifeguard and, in 1996,
before the Soloway JCC was built,
she spent summers working at the
outdoor pool.
When it came time to build a
new JCC in 1998, the people behind
the project called on Jordan and her
aquatic expertise for valuable input
on how to make the most of the new
facility.
“When they developed the pool
and the JCC building, I had input
into how the pool should be. The
fact that I have been here since the
beginning makes it special to me.
All the things that go wrong, and all
the things that go right, it’s mine,”
says Jordan. “The kids I taught to
swim when they were four years old
are now my staff and they look after
my kids.”
After the Soloway JCC was
completed, she moved to the indoor
pool where she was the manager
until she gave birth to twin girls,
Mackenzie and Kyra, now nineand-a-half years old. She came back
from her maternity leave as
assistant director and eventually
became aquatics manager.
So how does a mother of two
with a full-time job find the time in
her busy schedule for the gruelling
training that goes into her athletic
endeavours? Easy, she works at a
place with a top notch fitness
facility fully equipped with
everything she needs to stay in
shape for triathlons and marathons.
“I can do all of my training at
work,” says Jordan. “That is one of
the great things about working at
the Soloway JCC.”
– Pamela Rosenberg
A stolen green ball and
the ethics of consequentialism
My almost-three-year-old son discovered our stolen ball
the other day. Not a ball that we owned that someone else
had stolen, but a ball that my husband and I had stolen. Or,
rather, helped ourselves to. At the time, we didn’t consider
the act – consciously, at least – to be one of theft. To us, that
softball-sized green plastic orb simply represented the intoxicating days and nights of our thrilling romance during
the dog days of summer in 1995.
When my husband and I were first going around, global
warming was a distant thought and, for fun, we’d drive
from Richmond, B.C. to the McDonald’s in Bellingham,
Washington – in search of a soft-serve cone.
One night, we found ourselves in an empty restaurant
near closing time. Bellingham-area kids were long asleep
and Steve and I were left alone to frolic in the ‘ball room,’
the kind made famous by IKEA with its many coloured
globes. Buried up to our necks in red, blue, green and yellow plastic, the waitress accommodatingly snapped our
photo, and we silently pocketed an emerald green sphere –
as a memento of our love.
Fast-forward 14 years. The photo, framed, graces the top
of our son’s dresser, near the actual ball that I’d kept
(though had forgotten about) in his top drawer.
The morning our son discovered the ball, he brought it
into our room, where our five-year-old daughter was curled
up for her morning cuddle.
“Where’d you get that?” she inquired.
My husband replied, eyes shifting, “We took it from a
restaurant.”
To which, I quickly lied, “We asked if we could take it.”
Divulging our transgression – however minor and inconsequential – would be irresponsible, I thought. How
would our daughter reconcile the lessons we try to teach her
about honesty and integrity with the knowledge that her
parents had nicked a toy?
What was additionally remarkable about the discovery
was that we happen to have hundreds of these balls in the
house. I bought a giant bag of them a few years ago at our
neighbourhood garage sale. But our son could tell that
something was different about this one. It is ever-so-slightly heavier than the other balls. And the ubiquitous golden
arches (about which he still remains mercifully ignorant)
are barely noticeably embossed onto the plastic.
These balls, of course, are cheap as chips: seven cents
each at the grocery store; less, certainly, en masse from a
wholesaler. Plus, unlike retail goods, which must be accounted for, a single ball in that room filled with thousands
could not possibly be missed. Some snowbird-bubbies are
famed for stuffing their purses with pilfered packets of
Sweet’N Low and who hasn’t helped themself to more napkins than they need? And, in junior high, when some of my
friends developed petty shoplifting as a hobby, I was appalled.
Still.
When are children old enough to grasp moral complexity? When can they be helped to understand that there are
Values, Ethics,
Community
Mira Sucharov
ethical tradeoffs that sometimes can be made and not be entirely wrong (though not entirely right either)?
Lately, I have tried to engage our daughter on these
questions, starting with the Robin Hood tale. She gets that
it’s bad that Robin Hood steals, but good that he helps the
poor. Her proposed solution, though, is that he “get a job
and then decide whether, and how much, of his money to
give to the poor.” One of her grandfathers is worried this
means she’ll eventually vote Tory. And, in response to her
apparent police-related phobia of late, we’ve taken it upon
ourselves to school her in the basics of Freud’s structural
theory. This has resulted in her asking whether “bad guys
still have superegos.”
If our kids do ask about the ball again, I could always
say that we applied an ethics of consequentialism. We figured that having a real-life piece of that still-life memory to
give to our future children would outweigh this small, nearly victimless crime. It’s probably true, on some level, but
would probably reek of a hasty and self-serving ethics.
In the meantime, I’ve taken to carrying the ball around
with me in my purse, hoping to prevent it from getting
mixed up with the many unsentimental toys scattered
around our basement, and as a reminder that moral nuance
might be the first step toward ethical certitude.
The new president and his ‘engagement’ strategy
It is customary for a new American president to be tested by some of the international bullies early in his tenure.
And, since President Barack Obama took office in January,
several tests have been conducted by some of the bestknown global bullies.
The way the bullies are interpreting the response, their
tests have yielded success and they have gained the upper
hand, at least for the moment.
The president’s neutrality has been read as lack of capacity and weakness. There is a serious erosion of confidence and a loss of credibility before the international audience.
The only folks who are happy are the bullies because
they get to carry on, not only as they were, but having
raised the stakes through these tests.
Engagement is the name of the game in Washington, and
Obama is sold on the idea. But some folks are not the kind
the president can galvanize with oratory and philosophize
with while avoiding taking decisive and strategic action.
In fact, in a unique way, Russia, China, Iran and North
Korea have set the stage and impressively dictated their
own terms. You have to give it to them: a hand well played
so far.
Frankly, it appears that most states, including the European Union, have started to pursue more localized international strategic policy approaches, suffering as they are
from the overwhelming fatigue of constant chatter from the
U.S. about playing nice and its squeamishness about making hard or unpopular decisions.
Internationally, there have been vigorous attempts on
Washington’s part to engage and re-engage folks and the results have not been what Washington expected.
North Korea is threatening to fire missiles at Hawaii,
Iran seems to be a few short months away from declaring
itself a nuclear nation, Israel has been partially handcuffed
and put on probation, the crisis in Darfur has been swept
World
Affairs
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under the carpet again, and support for freedom across the
world, especially in the Middle East, has been dropped in
favour of the status quo.
It is hardly surprising that Russia, China, Iran, North
Korea and others are positioning themselves for a greater
role in global decision-making and impact. They have determined that Washington, and particularly the White
House, is more malleable than it has ever been before – at
least so far.
By now, the president and his advisers have probably
discovered that the reality of running the most powerful
country on the planet is not what they thought it would be.
There are really two parallel realities, one under which the
president wishes to operate and the other, a somewhat less
tidy one, in which the world is full of bellicose dictators
who persist in pursuing their own interests. No matter how
much you cater to them or engage them, the end result is
not going to be magical change.
Catering to the international squeaky wheels through
shuttle diplomacy is not exactly strategic or new. What’s
the plan? And how do we measure its long-term success?
Engagement is well and good. But when folks do not
want to be engaged, or they give you the runaround, you
need to come up with an alternative.
In the cases of Iran and North Korea, there have been six
years of engagement by various groups, including the Unit-
ed States from the sidelines. When folks tell us in no uncertain terms that they will proceed with their plans, we
should believe them.
The engagement approach gets even more dangerous
when some nations use it as a lever for further demands. In
fact, some folks are really crafty about how they get engaged. Slowly but surely, they change both the game plan
and the potential policies we could have been pursuing.
Take the Syrians, for example. The regime has been isolated even in the Arab world, but they are extremely good
at negotiating and being engaged. They want to be engaged
all the time. Or take the Russians, who are master negotiators. Surely the price of their engagement already may be
too high in the areas of national and global security for the
U.S. and her allies.
In the case of Iran, for example, there is no incentive in
the world that would deter the Iranians from achieving their
goal. Washington has been throwing various ideas at this
problem, all of them hinging on engagement or negotiation.
But Washington doesn’t think like Iranians do. For Iranians,
it is a matter of pride, a way of rebuilding Iran’s imperial influence.
Even as Washington tries to set itself up to negotiate
with North Korea, it has to ask itself, what do the generals
in Pyongyang want? Again, Washington can scratch its collective head, but, ultimately, when there is no bargaining
chip, you cannot bargain. You need to have something the
other side wants or needs.
Unfortunately, like most policy approaches, results only
show up 10, 20 or 30 years later. So far, it doesn’t look like
Washington is embracing the lessons learned from past
policies. Nor does it seem that there is a great deal of listening and comprehension going on.
But we remain hopeful that perhaps these are early days
and there will be reality checks along the way that will
bring significant adjustments
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Kosher wine review:
Pea pod taste dominates New Zealand sauvignon blanc
By Levi Reiss
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of occasional
kosher wine reviews written by Levi Reiss, an Ottawa wine
lover who recently completed the sommelier program at La
Cité Collégiale.
Goose Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2007
13.0 per cent alcohol
$23.00
LCBO #28134
Until fairly recently, few thought of New Zealand as
wine country, and even fewer put New Zealand wines on
their kosher wine list. This little country, 1,000 miles southeast of Australia, was once a real centre of the temperance
movement. Although New Zealand has produced wine for
more than 150 years, restaurants there weren’t allowed to
sell wine until the 1960s.
Grape growers were seriously afraid that wine would be
outlawed and so chose to grow table grapes such as Isabella. This hapless grape doesn’t belong to the wine grape family, but is a relative of the concord grape, that mainstay of
super sweet kosher wines.
But, times have changed. By the ‘80s, New Zealand
wines became popular mostly because of their signature
white grape, sauvignon blanc. Many claim that New
Zealand sauvignon blancs are the best in the world. In any
case, they are unique. This New Zealand sauvignon blanc
white wine is mevushal and is kosher for Passover.
The Goose Bay Sauvignon Blanc comes from the Marlborough region in the northeast of New Zealand’s southern
island, the region that arguably produces the country’s best
sauvignon blancs. The producer is Royal Wines, the world’s
largest producer, importer, and distributor of kosher wines
and spirits.
My first meal with this wine consisted of slow-cooked
veal shanks with sliced potatoes and crushed tomatoes. The
LCBO blurb for the wine talked about both aromas and
tastes of pea pods and, boy, were they ever right. The pea
pod taste was quite present, and even dominant. This was
unfortunate because the wine would have been elegant and
balanced except for that unpleasant taste. For dessert, I had
fruit juice candy that brought out the wine’s acidity, but
wasn’t able to remove the problem.
The second pairing involved a roasted Atlantic salmon
steak in liquid soy seasoning and maple sauce accompanied
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by plain rice. The sauvignon blanc wine was elegant and
lengthy, but the pea pod taste remained.
The final meal centred around baked chicken in a maple
syrup and onion sauce with packaged potato salad and a
moderately spicy tomato, garlic and lime salsa. The wine
showed bright acidity with notes of gooseberry, but the pea
pods were still lurking in the background. The wine became
more forceful with the potato salad and more acidic with
the salsa. Together, the sauvignon blanc wine and the salsa
did a fine job of cleansing the palate. For dessert, I had
some fruit rugelach and the wine showed pleasant acidity
and offered some touches of guava and honey. It may be
weird, but this was the best pairing of all.
My first cheese pairing was with a spreadable creamy
white cheese. The wine was nicely acidic, but still domi-
nated by pea pods. In the presence of partly skim milk mozzarella, the wine was oily.
I have rarely tasted a wine in which a single, unusual
flavour was so dominant. By the way, these pairings came
from two different bottles. Even without this quirk, I
wouldn’t rush to buy this wine again.
Another review of this wine with additional kosher food
pairings is available at my website, theworldwidewine.com.
Click on the Tasting Kosher Wine link about halfway down
on the left side of the page.
Note: All wines tasted and reviewed are purchased at the
full retail price and are available at the LCBO, at least for a
short time period. All meals are kosher. The individual pairings take place on different days, and the cheese pairings
are done separately.
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her special birthday by Irene and Lee
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Debbie, Norm and Vicky Ferkin
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Debbie, Norm and Vicky Ferkin
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Les and Naomi, Evan, Carol and Miriam
Lois and Jerry Nudelman on their
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Made
with Love
What was that grilled mystery meat?
A few weeks ago, we took our annual trek up to the
Muskokas to visit our friends, ‘The Chimpanzees.’ That’s not
their real name, but they are such wonderful hosts, I cannot
reveal their identity, lest they become overrun with house
guests and there is no room for us!
We have been making this trip for the past four years as
our son’s camp is a 30-minute drive from their cottage. After
Grilled London Broil
Serves 6-8 people
1 3-4 pound London broil (top round roast)
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
6 cloves garlic, finely minced
Using a sharp knife, score meat 4-5 times, only going
about a half-inch deep into the surface. Turn meat and
score on the other side. This will help the marinade to penetrate the roast.
Whisk together marinade ingredients and place in a
large Zip loc bag. Add meat and seal bag. Gently massage
marinade into roast. Place bag in a Pyrex baking dish, to
catch any leaks, and marinate in fridge for at least 8 hours.
Barbecue beef on high heat for 5 minutes per side. Turn
down heat to medium-low and continue grilling for about
another 10-15 minutes per side. Total cooking time will
depend upon thickness of the roast. Using an internal meat
thermometer will help you gauge doneness. The beef will
be medium rare at 130 degrees. Cooking beyond this point
will make the meat tough.
Remove meat to a platter, cover with foil and let rest
for 10-15 minutes. Slice thinly across the grain and serve.
Sensational
Sandwiches
by Janis
our weekend with them, we pick our son up at camp and
bring him back to our cottage.
Although the weather was cold and rainy, we had a wonderful weekend with our friends, laughing and arguing (well,
Mrs. Chimpanzee and my husband like to battle and debate
many issues, while Mr. Chimpanzee and I just smile and nod
knowingly). In between all our laughing and debating we ate
some great food and created a fantastic summer cocktail.
On Saturday night, Mrs. Chimpanzee brought to the table
a large oblong-shaped roast that had been cooked on the
grill. It looked like beef tenderloin, but they keep kosher so
I knew it couldn’t be that. She told me it was called London
broil. I had heard of London broil, but was not sure exactly
Dilled Green Bean
and Celery Salad
Serves 8
This makes a wonderful accompaniment to the London
broil. This recipe comes from the August 2007 issue of
Canadian House and Home.
1 pound green beans
1 pound yellow beans
1 red pepper, cut into thin strips
1 yellow pepper, cut into thin strips
2 stalks celery, finely diced
1 shallot, finely diced
1/4 cup cider vinegar
3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 cup toasted salted sunflower seeds
Cindy Feingold
what cut of beef it was. Mrs. Chimpanzee had no idea, she
said, she just got it from the butcher as “London broil.” It
was delicious.
When I got home, I did some research and discovered
that London broil does not refer to a specific cut of beef, but
is a preparation method for a boneless cut of beef, usually
flank steak or top round steak flank, that is marinated, then
broiled or grilled to medium rare, and served in thin slices
cut across the grain. I get most of my kosher meat from Joel
Diener at Saslove’s Meat Market. He orders it from Hartman’s in Toronto. I called Joel and thought I’d sound knowledgeable by ordering a top round roast. He said, “Oh, you
want London broil.”
Whatever you call it, one of these roasts, marinated for
several hours in a soy-based marinade and then grilled, is an
easy summer dinner to serve for company. Serve with Dilled
Green Bean and Celery Salad and some roasted new potatoes, and sit back and wait for the recipe requests. Then you
can show off your new-found knowledge about this cut of
meat.
Muskoka Martini
Serves 2-3
Mrs. Chimpanzee and I collaborated on this cocktail.
Plain vodka would work fine, but lemon vodka makes it
extra special.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Boil beans
for 3 minutes. Drain and run under cold water to stop the
cooking process. Drain beans well. Transfer to a large
serving bowl.
Add sliced peppers, celery and shallot to beans.
In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, dill, salt and
oil. Toss dressing with vegetables in large bowl. Just before serving, sprinkle with sunflower seeds.
1/2 cup lemon vodka
1/2 cup lemonade
1/2 cup pomegranate juice
1/2 cup sparkling water
Fill a cocktail shaker about 1/3 full with ice cubes. Add
remaining ingredients, put on lid and shake well. Pour into
martini glasses and serve.
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Celebrating a woman of conviction and courage
Naomi’s Song
By Selma Kritzer Silverberg
Jewish Publication Society 2009
142 pages. Ages 12 and up.
As presented in the book’s foreword, the story behind the
writing and publication of Naomi’s Song is almost as interesting as the book itself. The late Selma Kritzer Silverberg was a
housewife who, as far as her family was concerned, deferred
to her husband and the needs of her family. Late in Selma’s
life, however, her daughter came to realize that her mother did
much more than that. Selma was, in fact, a woman of strength,
conviction and courage, the very qualities she ascribed to
Naomi in this work of biblical fiction that is, in essence,
midrashic.
Born in 1908, Selma started writing Naomi’s Song around
age 49. She completed it nine years later, but failed in her efforts to have it published then. When she was 76, Selma added
a preface and photocopied the manuscript for her five granddaughters. Naomi’s Song was finally published posthumously.
Quite a journey for a story that describes several journeys
and all that befalls her biblical characters along the way.
Based on the Book of Ruth, which belongs to the period of
the Judges – about 1200 to 1000 BCE – Naomi’s Song provides a comprehensive fill-in-the gaps history of Naomi’s life
in the Judean city of Bethlehem and in Moab.
Dramatically orphaned at the age of 10, readers follow
Naomi through her impoverished childhood to her marriage to
Elimelek, the birth of their two sons and their flight to Moab,
to widowhood, to Naomi’s return journey home with Ruth,
and ending with the birth of her first and only grandchild,
Oved, son of Ruth and Boaz and grandfather of King David.
Through it all, Naomi grows in strength, determination,
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faith and wisdom to become one of the 22 women of valour
enumerated in the Aggadah by our ancient rabbis. But it’s the
details it provides about life and belief in ancient Judaea that
makes Naomi’s Song so fascinating. Jewish law was determined by a Council of Elders. Lineage, birth order and gender
were of critical importance to one’s status and relationships.
Enemies, both natural and human, abounded. The matter of
Judah taking a king was at an early stage of discussion. Marriages were primarily business transactions. Business contracts were sealed by the exchange of a sandal.
Time and again Naomi’s strength of conviction and character as well as her physical strength and inner beauty shine
through. Her in-laws see beyond Naomi’s pugilistic reputation, enabling Naomi to demonstrate her devotion to family.
Her husband, Elimelek, teaches his bride how to fight off foraging animals and how to use a sling shot. Naomi uses both
those lessons to save lives.
While our sages regarded Ruth as the prototype of the
righteous convert, Selma regarded Naomi as the great teacher,
parent and leader whose caring, kindness, skill and guile are
responsible for Ruth’s devotion and their very survival. Indeed, Naomi’s ability to see God’s hand in her struggles provides an insight into the motivation leading to her eventual triumphs over numerous personal tragedies and adversities.
Midrash, adventure story, romance, even a bit risqué;
Naomi’s Song is all that and more. Naomi’s Song is very much
a feminist plea that the voices of men and women be heard
with equal care and thoughtfulness. Little wonder, then, that it
wasn’t published in the 1960s. Not only was biblical fiction
not a big seller at that time, the feminist movement was just
getting off the ground and the
Jewish feminist movement
was still to come.
Now is definitely the time
for Naomi’s Song.
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Is comic book artist
Art Spiegelman’s darkness
rooted in the Holocaust?
Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist
as a Young %@&*!
By Art Spiegelman
Pantheon 2008
Hardcover
72 pages
Many know comic-book artist Art Spiegelman for
Maus: A Survivor’s Tale. Published in two volumes in
1986 and 1991, that Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel
told his father’s Holocaust story and of his own experiences as the son of survivors. But Spiegelman’s career long
preceded that impressive piece.
Breakdowns is a reissue of a 1977 collection of his
work, bookended by autobiographical material in both
graphic and prose form. There is also the three-page Maus
prototype that he introduced in 1972.
Maus made me an immediate fan of Spiegelman when I
first read it, but I now realize he had been in my imagination long before. My contemporaries will recall Wacky
Packs, the Topps trading cards that satirized popular products via vividly drawn stickers and a stick of gum.
Of his two decades spent creating for Topps, Spiegelman writes that he was “warping a generation of kids with
the MAD [magazine] lessons that had warped him.” After
having kids of his own, he sought more reputable employment.
As a parent, I can relate to that sentiment. Though
somehow my own childhood visual world would have
seemed less rich – and certainly my exposure to satire less
abundant – without my Wacky Packs collection.
Breakdowns provides a glimpse into the evolution of
Spiegelman’s craft – “I studied MAD the way some kids
studied the Talmud,” he says – mixed with his troubled biography. Hospitalized for a mental breakdown in 1968, he
was released only to discover, soon after, that his mother
Nothing like government
to bring out the pet peeves
You’re very lucky today as I’m going to tell you about
my pet peeves. You know what those are: petty annoyances
that you nurture and keep close by so that, when you are in
a foul mood, you can take them out, stroke them and dissipate your foulness by realizing how really annoyed you actually could be.
Driving in Ottawa has its joys. We are, after all, not far
from the Gatineau Hills and its beauties of nature. But,
among our fellow citizens, we can also find a bit of wild
behaviour as we try to follow them down the road.
Have you ever noticed how many drivers will stop at
the head of a long line in the left lane at a red light and
then, when the light turns green, decide to flick on their left
turn signal?
I tend to think it’s because we have such highly educated people here that they are constantly thinking in abstractions and forget, occasionally, where they are or that there
are people in the world with them. Nothing malicious,
mind you, they’re just engrossed with the anxieties of national politics and the need to pick up the kids from day
care on time.
Another consequence of this constant preoccupation
with the affairs of state is that it seems like everyone is on
his or her cell phone while driving with one hand. Sometimes such drivers have had their left turn signal flashing
in front of me as they veered off into the right lane. It
seems that high finances and important policies have taken
attention away from the direction they actually intended to
go.
It’s the same thing for teenagers. They do not have
enough hands to drive, talk on the cell phone and adjust the
radio or iPod simultaneously. It is fortunate that most cars
will continue to go in a straight line, more or less, even if
you are using both your hands for something else. Besides,
you can always try using your knees to steer.
Government is an important part of our lives in Ottawa.
We either work in it or have fiends and relatives who do.
Now, public service is an important role and one that is not
easy to carry out. But, for those of us who occasionally fall
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please
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into its machinery, it is like experiencing theatre of the absurd; you know, the kind of thing where you’re made to
feel helpless and in the wrong, no matter what.
A few months ago, I heard from a government department about a grant proposal I had prepared eight months
earlier. Apparently, after careful consideration and review,
and sitting on various desks for six months, my project had
been approved. We would be getting the final agreement in
two weeks.
Two months later, I had still had not received the final
agreement.
Where was the agreement? No one knew.
When would we have a final decision? No one knew.
Check with the minister’s office.
We checked and no one in the minister’s office could
give us an answer. Someone would say they could not say
for sure, but, they hoped the answer would come in two
weeks.
Two weeks later, and two weeks after that, there was
still no answer.
This felt like water boarding. They have worn me down.
I am ready to confess to anything just to get the damn answer. “My name is Abu Zubaydah and I am guilty. Will this
help?”
Apparently not. On my voice mail, I just got a message:
“Good news. Your agreement will be ready in two weeks!”
Instead of holding my breath, however, I’ve decided to
pull out all of my pet peeves, stroke their fur, receive comfort and share my frustrations with you.
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Sucharov
had committed suicide.
His mother had been a worried type, with the Holocaust
casting an ever-present shadow in their home. About a
mail-order playhouse Spiegelman covets, he enthuses,
“Maybe Dad’ll even let me get a dog and use it as a doghouse!” To which his mother replies, “Even before
Auschwitz your father was afraid of dogs.”
Preparing for a family vacation, his father tells him,
“Many times I had to run with only what I can carry! You
have to use what little space you have to pack inside everything that you can!”
Spiegelman muses that “this was the best advice I’ve
ever gotten as a cartoonist!”
Watching the Dick Van Dyke show with his mother as a
child seems to be one of the only happy memories he
shared with her. He chronicles the narrative of her suicide
and funeral, with haunting Hebrew letters depicting the
mourner’s Kaddish.
Of his complex relationship with his father, Spiegelman
depicts a fire-breathing dragon flying out of a box, which
Spiegelman presents to his own son. He tells his son, “It’s
magical! It makes you feel so worthless you don’t believe
you even have the right to breathe! And – just think! –
someday you’ll be able to pass it on to your son!”
Some of his body of work is disturbing and hyper-sexualized. Much of it is cryptic and bizarre. Expressing the
frustration, in the final essay, of not always connecting
with his readers, Spiegelman quotes a colleague as saying
“When you don’t understand a painting, you assume
you’re stupid. When you don’t understand a comic strip,
you assume the cartoonist is stupid.”
Never did I think Spiegelman stupid, though I do admit
to some impatience with the weirder sequences. I found the
autobiographical sequences much more accessible than his
Midget Detective sequence, for instance.
The concluding essay alludes to much more violent,
sexual imagery – during a particularly disturbed and drugaddled period of his life – than is (mercifully, perhaps) contained in Breakdowns. Still, in a telling passage, he shares
his concern that “mainstream booksellers” may have been
reluctant to stock the book, given the sexually explicit content. (To which his editor mockingly responds, “Huh, you
mean the naughty bits?”)
Some readers might find these sequences more than
‘naughty,’ and I would urge you to consider where you
would store the volume if you have young children – for
whom the colourful tome will appear an immediate draw.
(Parents who want to introduce their kids to Spiegelman’s
work might consider his new children’s book satirizing the
jack-in-the-box.)
We can never know whether it was the Holocaust or his
own personal demons that led to Spiegelman’s angst. And
whether the familiar theme of attempted vitality represented by the sex acts in his comics was spurred by the shadow of death haunting his life. Perhaps he was simply reflecting the zeitgeist of the 1960s that rejected the superficial moral strictures of the generation before, or whether he
was merely competing with his edgy contemporaries
Robert Crumb (Fritz the Cat), to whom he refers in the
concluding essay, and Harvey Pekar (American Splendor).
What is clear is that, through emotional honesty and raw
talent, Spiegelman has helped propel an artistic genre from
the underground to the mainstream. For that, his body of
work deserves attention.
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Camper gives back to summer camp
To say that Abigail Greenberg loves
going to Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa
(CBB) may be understating the obvious.
Abigail, like many other Ottawa area kids,
can’t wait for her summers at CBB.
Abigail is a grade six student at Hillel
Academy who celebrated her Bat Mitzvah
on March 14, 2009. As she approached this
milestone in her life, Abigail discovered
that, by opening a B’nai Mitzvah Fund
through the Ottawa Jewish Community
Foundation, she could accomplish two
goals … give back to her community and
the summer camp she so dearly loves.
Although “just” 12 Abigail is continuing her history of using special occasions
in her life to give. For years while celebrating her birthday, Abigail asked her
friends to donate to a worthy cause instead
of bringing gifts. For example, she has
been able to help the Canadian Guide
Dogs, Hillel Academy Library and CHEO
.Abigail was very excited at the idea of creating a fund that would allow her to continue her tradition of giving.
“It is exciting to be able to do this
through my own fund and I feel lucky to
have this opportunity. I look forward to
many years of giving,” says Abigail.
Each year, the Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation (OJCF) disburses money
through donor advised funds to beneficiary
agencies. The OJCF increases its capital
Abigail Greenberg
through donations made by donors, which
are gifts held in perpetuity. From the capital the available income is distributed to
the beneficiary agencies. A donation to the
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one generation to the next.
Through the “Abigail Greenberg Mitzvah Fund,” Abigail aspires to coordinate
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camp.
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Donna Dolansky on assuming the chairmanship of
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Mr. and Mrs. Jay Kassirer on their marriage by
Pauline Hochberg.
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HARRY AND ZENA LEIKIN MEMORIAL FUND
Birthday wishes to:
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The unveiling
of a monument
in loving memory of
Diane Kriger
will take place
Sunday,
August 23, 2009
at 11:00 am
New Cemetery, Osgoode
Family and friends
are invited to attend.
The unveiling
of a monument
in loving memory of
Jack Smith
z”l
beloved husband, father,
grandfather, great-grandfather,
brother and friend,
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Best of luck to:
George Lesh in his new home by Sharon, Paul,
Joshua, Jordan and Davina Finn.
Speedy recovery to:
Marion Silver by Sharon, Paul, Joshua, Jordan and
Davina Finn.
Mazel Tov to:
Barry and Marcia Cantor on the engagement of
Jeremy by Sharon, Paul, Joshua, Jordan and Davina Finn.
NORMAN AND ISABEL LESH ENDOWMENT
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Mazel Tov to:
Barry and Marcia Cantor on their son’s engagement
by Norman and Isabel Lesh.
MURIEL LEVINE MEMORIAL FUND
Good wishes to:
Gerry Levitz by Stan and Cathy Levine.
Congratulations to:
Ingrid Levitz on receiving the Gilbert Greenberg
Distinguished Service Award by Stan and Cathy Levine.
In memory of:
Barbara Mirsky by Stan and Cathy Levine.
Ethel Taylor by Stan, Cathy, Mira and Michael
Levine.
SANDRA AND JACIE LEVINSON
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Birthday wishes to:
Sally Weltman by Sandra and Jacie Levinson.
John Holzman by Sandra and Jacie Levinson.
In memory of:
Nancy Ritt Hoadley by Sandra and Jacie Levinson.
Speedy recovery to:
Sarah Swedler by Sandra and Jacie Levinson.
RUTH AND RON LEVITAN ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Ron and Ruth Levitan.
Irene Kronick by Ron and Ruth Levitan.
SALLY AND ELLIOTT LEVITAN
ENDOWMENT FUND
Speedy recovery to:
Saul Davidson by Sally and Elliott Levitan.
Al Cohen by Sally and Elliott Levitan.
In memory of:
Henry Bloom by Sally and Elliott Levitan.
ERNEST AND IDA LEVITZ MEMORIAL FUND
Thinking of you to:
Gerald Levitz by Kathy Shefrin, Agi and George; by
Libby and Stan Katz; by Zelda and Leon Zelikovitz and
by Barbara and Len Farber.
Speedy recovery to:
Gerry Levitz by Michael Cohen and Minda
Latowsky; by Fern Cohen and family; by Diane Koven;
JOSEPH AND EVELYN LIEFF
ENDOWMENT FUND
Thinking of you to:
Gerry Levitz by Norman Lieff and Francie
Greenspoon and by Evelyn and Joseph Lieff.
Edith Kizell by Evelyn and Joseph Lieff.
In memory of:
Irene Kronick by Evelyn and Joseph Lieff.
Ethel Taylor by Evelyn and Joseph Lieff.
Special birthday wishes to:
John Holzman by Evelyn and Joseph Lieff.
ARNOLD AND ROSE LITHWICK
MEMORIAL FUND
Birthday wishes to:
Marcia Fein by Yvonne and Harvey Lithwick and
family.
Freda Lithwick by Yvonne and Harvey Lithwick and
family.
Mazel Tov to:
David and Rhoda Eisenstadt on the birth of their first
grandchild by Yvonne and Harvey Lithwick and family.
CHARLES AND BONNIE MEROVITZ
FAMILY FUND
In memory of:
Irene Kronick by Bonnie and Chuck Merovitz.
GERI MIGICOVSKY CICF FOUNDATION
FOR THE PINCHAS ZUKERMAN MUSIC
EDUCATION FUND
Mazel Tov to:
Norman Barwin on receiving an Honorary Doctorate
by Geri Migicovsky.
JEFFREY AND RHODA MILLER FAMILY FUND
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Rhoda, Jeffrey, Howard and Sara
Miller.
Irene Kronick by Jeffrey Miller and Rhoda SasloveMiller and family.
Dr. and Mrs. Howard Cohen by Rhoda, Jeffrey,
Howard and Sara Miller.
NORMAN AND ANNE MIRSKY
MEMORIAL FUND
In memory of:
Barbara Mirsky by Dan and Marilyn Kimmel.
DAVID LOEB FAMILY FUND
In memory of;
Ethel Taylor by David and Adele Loeb.
PERCY AND SHELLEY OSTROFF FAMILY FUND
In memory of:
Irene Kronick by Percy and Shelley Ostroff.
SAMUEL AND LEEMA MAGIDSON
ENDOWMENT FUND
Roz and Arnie Kimmel by Larry Weisz and by Enid
and Jeff Gould.
GERALD AND MARY-BELLE PULVERMACHER
FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND
Trudy and Sheldon Wiseman by Mary-Belle and
In Appreciation
We wish to thank the many people who lent their support upon the
loss of our dear mother and mother-in-law, Cornelia (Nelly) Engel. She
was a much loved and frequent visitor to Ottawa. The heartfelt donations, meals sent and especially the visits to us in Montreal were greatly appreciated. Please accept this as our personal thank you.
Dr. André and Shelley Engel
in loving memory of
Maurie Karp
will take place
will take place
Sunday, August 23, 2009
at 11:00 am
Family and friends
are welcome to attend.
JOHN AND ESTELLE LIBERMAN
ENDOWMENT FUND
Speedy Recovery to:
Bobby Mayers by John and Estelle Liberman.
ANNE (BLAIR) AND HYMAN MAYBERGER
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Shelley and Morris Schachnow.
An unveiling
Sunday,
August 30, 2009
at 12 noon
Bank Street Cemetery
Machzikei Hadas Section
by Adrienne and Chuck Shabsove and by Corinne and
Sheldon Taylor.
Bank Street Cemetery
Beth Shalom Section
Family and friends
are invited to attend.
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Gerry Pulvermacher.
Roz and Arnie Kimmel by Mary-Belle and Gerry
Pulvermacher.
Mazel Tov to:
Jack and Agnes Laing on the birth of their grandson
by Mary-Belle and Gerry Pulvermacher.
In memory of:
Barbara Mirsky by Mary-Belle and Gerry Pulvermacher.
PHYLLIS AND ALAN RACKOW
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Molly Greenberg by Phyllis and Alan Rackow and
family.
Ethel Taylor by Phyllis and Alan Rackow and family.
ALTI AND BEREL RODAL FAMILY FUND
Mazel Tov to:
Shuli Rodal and Michael Noble on the birth of Naomi
Sarah by Alti and Berel Rodal.
Maya Rodal and Jeroen Berendsen on the birth and
bris of Noah Alexander Chaim by Alti and Berel Rodal.
Menachem and Shterna Rodal and Rochel and Yitzi
Loewenthal on the birth of Dvora Leah by Alti and Berel
Rodal.
Rabbi and Mrs. Shmulik Rodal and Sorale and
Shmary Brownstein on the birth of Moshe Yedidia by Alti
and Berel Rodal.
Norman Barwin on being awarded the degree of a
Doctorate Honoris Causa by Alti and Berel Rodal.
Gertie and Jonathan Spiegel on the engagement of Ian
and Tracy by Alti and Berel Rodal.
Jozef and Vera Straus and Daniel and Davida Straus
on the birth and bris of Kalonynus Mordechai by Alti and
Berel Rodal.
In memory of:
Chuck Dalfen by Alti and Berel Rodal.
Moshe Kopolovicz by Alti and Berel Rodal.
FLORENCE AND GDALYAH ROSENFELD
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Molly Greenberg by Florence and Gdalyah
Rosenfeld.
Ethel Taylor by Florence and Gdalyah Rosenfeld.
FRANCES AND MORTON ROSS FAMLY FUND
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Frances and Morton Ross.
Irene Kronick by Frances and Morton Ross.
Barbara Mirsky by Frances and Morton Ross.
RICHARD ROTH AND RIVA LEVITAN
FAMILY FUND
Mazel Tov to:
Arnie and Liz Vered on “their” graduation from Hillel Academy by Richard Roth, Riva Levitan and family.
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Richard Roth, Riva Levitan and
family.
Irene Kronick by Richard Roth, Riva Levitan and
family.
SAMUEL AND RUTH ROTHMAN
MEMORIAL FUND
Get well soon to:
Gerry Levitz by Sheldon and Corinne Taylor.
Mazel Tov to:
Reisa and Allan Glenns on the marriage of their son,
Robbie, to Carrie Diamond by Sheldon and Corinne
Taylor.
Jane Ehrenworth on the birth of her grandchild by
Sheldon and Corinne Taylor.
Mendy Taller on the marriage of his son, Jason, to
Nina Elkin by Sheldon and Corinne Taylor.
In memory of:
Irene Kronick by Sheldon and Corinne Taylor.
Ethel Taylor by Sue and Stephen Rothman and family.
Barbara Mirsky by Sheldon and Corinne Taylor and
family.
Ian Kagedan by Sheldon and Corinne Taylor and family.
HAROLD AND IRMA SACHS COMMUNITY
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Hirshel Solomon by Sheila and Larry Hartman.
RICKIE AND MARTIN SASLOVE FAMILY FUND
Gerry Levitz by Rickie and Martin Saslove.
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Rickie and Martin Saslove.
Irene Kronick by Rickie and Martin Saslove.
Birthday wishes to:
Eddy Hart by Rickie and Martin Saslove.
HARRY AND FRANCES SAXE
ENDOWMENT FUND
Eileen and Donald Kominsky by Carole and Norman
Zagerman.
ELAYNE AND WESLEY SCHACTER
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Esther Elke Kaplan by Elayne and Wesley Schacter
and family and by Irwin Igra and Joanne Shinwell and
family.
Bert Bainerman by Elayne and Wesley Schacter.
HERMINA SCHACHNOW MEMORIAL FUND
Mazel Tov to:
Josh Schachnow on his graduation and award in
chemistry by Shelley and Morris Schachnow.
Mazel Tov to:
Harvey Slack on his appointment to the Board of the
Ontario Arts Council by Marlene Levine and Andrew
Siman.
In memory of:
Barbara Mirsky by Marlene Levine.
HARRIET AND IRVING SLONE
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Carol and Stuart Levine and by
Corinne Levine.
JACK AND LINDA SMITH
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Jack Smith by Sally and Morton Taller.
MAX AND PEARL SMOLKIN FAMILY FUND
In memory of:
Irene Kronick by Max Smolkin and by Bob and
Sheila Smolkin.
LAURA AND GORDON SPERGEL
ENDOWMENT FUND
Birthday wishes to:
Gordon Spergel by Libby and Stan Katz; by Judy,
Frank, Ryan and Ali Schure and by Daphne, Leslie, A.J.,
Chloe and Romy Goldberg.
DORIS AND RICHARD STERN FAMILY FUND
In memory of:
Barbara Mirsky by Doris and Richard Stern.
SYLVIA AND HARRY SHERMAN
MEMORIAL FUND
Condolences to:
Jack Gwartz and family on the loss of a dear wife and
mother by Mr. Louis Sherman and Family.
WILLIAM “BILL” STERNBERG
MEMORIAL FUND
In observance of the Yahrzeit of:
William (Bill) Sternberg by Laya and Ted Jacobsen.
HERB GRAY AND SHARON SHOLZBERG-GRAY
FAMILY FUND
Congratulations to:
Alti and Berel Rodal on the birth of their granddaughter by Sharon Sholzberg-Gray and Herb Gray.
MAX AND PHYLLIS STERNTHAL
FAMILY FUND
In memory of:
Bill Kincaid by Phyllis and Max Sternthal.
Ethel Taylor by Phyllis and Max Sternthal.
FAY AND JOSEPH SHULMAN
ENDOWMENT FUND
Thinking of you to:
Jodi and Sammy Lieff by Nadine and Brian
Mordfield.
FREDA AND PHIL SWEDKO MEMORIAL FUND
In memory of:
Molly Greenberg by Claire and Irving Bercovitch.
Speedy recovery to:
Gordon Kushner by Claire and Irving Bercovitch.
LORNE AND LAURIE SHUSTERMAN
FAMILY FUND
Mazel Tov to:
Michael Vered on your “Gold Medal” win at the
World Jewish Hockey Championship by Lorne, Laurie,
Zak & Ben Shusterman.
Elie Vered on your “Gold Medal” win at the World
Jewish Hockey Championship by Lorne, Laurie, Zak &
Ben Shusterman.
JAY B. TALLER MEMORIAL FUND
Sally and Morton Taller by Libby and Stan Katz.
JACK AND SARAH SILVERSTEIN FAMILY
ENDOWMENT FUND
Gerry Levitz by Jack and Sarah Silverstein and
family.
In memory of:
Irene Kronick by Jack and Sarah Silverstein and
family.
Birthday wishes to:
Morris Kimmel by Jack and Sarah Silverstein and
family.
LOUIS AND STELLA SLACK MEMORIAL FUND
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Myra and Lester Aronson.
MOE AND CHARLOTTE SLACK
MEMORIAL FUND
Edward and Judi Kerzner by Marlene Levine and
Andrew Siman.
CHARLES AND RAE TAVEL
MEMORIAL FUND
In memory of:
Nancy Ritt-Hoadley by Lilyan Philipp.
BRENT AND RISA TAYLOR
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Mark and Marla Spergel and family;
by Lawrence Moskovic and by Robert Kerzner and David
Taras.
Birthday wishes to:
Chuck Polowin by Risa, Brent and Shira Taylor.
CHARLES AND ROSE TAYLOR
ENDOWMENT FUND
Birthday wishes to:
Chuck Polowin by Chick and Rose Taylor.
IRVING AND ETHEL TAYLOR
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Sally Taller; by Michael Cohen and
Minda Latowski; by Fern Cohen and family; by Judith
and Murray Lieff; by Steven Lieff; by Cynthia and Max
Weinstein; by Clair Krantzberg; by Ingrid and Gerry
Levitz; by Sandi and Eddy Cook; by Cally and Sid
Kardash; by Andrew Taylor and family; by Libby and
Stan Katz; by Gittel and Martin Tatz; by Jean Myers; by
Norman and Myrna Barwin; by Daphne and Stanley
Arron; by Ellyn, Steve, Jaclyn and Dana Rosenbaum; by
Sherlynn Akitt; by Bonnie and Chuck Merovitz; by
Marty, Ellen, and Sharon Cardash; by Myra Presser and
Ruth Pellatt; by Ann Brozovsky; by Sam and Roberta
Goldmaker; by Laura Greenberg and family; by Susan
and Sam Firestone; by Lise and Mark Thaw; by Roseanne
and Richard Hill; by Simone Brightstein; by Alan Freed;
by Sandra and Norman Slover; by Isaac and Miriam
Muzikansky and family; by the Catana family; by Dan
and Marilyn Kimmel; by Shelley Rothman; by Joan and
Mel Hartman; by Elisabeth and David Koblinsky; by
Sylvie Lachance on behalf of First Capital Realty; by
Corinne and Sheldon Taylor and family; by Mitchell
Bellman and Nicola Hamer; by David and Judith Kalin;
by Doris and Richard Stern; by Helen and Chaim Gilboa;
by Tracey Kronick and Al Abelson; by Stan and Galela
Borenstein; by Esther and Harry Froman; by Martin
Allaire on behalf of Metro Inc.; by Felice and Jeffrey
Pleet; by Harriette and Saul Brottman; by Laura and Joe
Monteforte; by Ann and Mark Dover; by Susan and
Jonathan Fisher; by Joan Bloom; by Deborah DoverPaisley, Brian, Amy and Dylan Paisley; by Goldie Cantor;
by Jack and Sarah Silverstein and family; by Kevin
Librach; by Adrienne and Chuck Shabsove; by Malca and
Chuck Polowin; by Marcia and Barry Cantor; by Barbara
and Jack Prince; by Lilyan Philipp; by Leslie and Rory
Gardiner; by Claude and Claude Arfi; by Sorrell
Gwartzman; by Mike, Pam, Aaron and Briana Dover; by
Bernice Kerzner; by Freda Weisman; by Jennie Morin; by
Shirley and Akiva Kriger; by Barbara and Len Farber; by
Norman and Isabel Lesh; by Blossom Read; by Barbara,
Larry, Deborah, Gregg and Howie Hershorn; by Robert
and Lois Abelson; by Arthur Max and Ruth Karp; by
Sophie, Neil and Josh Frenkel; by Sharon, Mark and
Charlotte Diamond; by Roslyn and Nordau Kanigsberg;
by John, Andrea, Morgan and Jordan Zagerman; by the
Staff and Lawyers at Devry, Smith & Frank LLP; by
Stephen & Jocelyne Greenberg; by Ed and Susan
Freeman (Poplove) and family; by Sandra Zagon; by Moe
Kardish; by Bernard and Donna Dolansky; by Dan, Sari,
Ruth and Ron Harrel; by Alvin and Ilene Powers; by
Pamela Miles; by Irv Hoffman; by Carmela Feraco; by L.
Zinman and Company; by Cantor Shneur and Tracy
Bielak; by Zees and Myer Weinger; by Sharin, Adam,
Emily and Maya Froman; by Gordon and Laura Spergel;
by Harold Toulch; by Sharon McNaughton on behalf of
Donna Polowin’s co-workers; by Ron and Jennifer Vered;
by Sally and Elliott Levitan; by Allan Taylor, Maria and
Sophia; by Sheila and Larry Hartman; by Gary and Jody
Roodman; by Mia and Manny Bernard; by Danny,
Heather, Amanda and Michael Rajf; by Mona, Ari,
Lauren, Alex and Daniel Taylor; by Ruth and Irving
Aaron; by Stanley and Orly Aaron; by Mr. and Mrs. Eric
Goldszmidt; by Ruth and Myron Poplove; by Bruce and
Nadine Greenberg and family and by Hy and Zuzik
Burstein.
BARBARA AND GERALD THAW
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Gerald and Barbara Thaw.
STEPHEN AND GAIL VICTOR
ENDOWMENT FUND
Mazel Tov to:
Stephen Victor on his Honorary Fellowship from
Hebrew University by Eileen, Ann and Stan Goldberg; by
Corinne and Sheldon Taylor and by Sandy Marchello.
In memory of:
Zelda Weiss by Sandy Marchello.
Bernice Ladoucer by Sandy Marchello.
SONIA AND ARTHUR VINER
MEMORIAL FUND
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Oded, Pam, Ayala, Amir and Ariela
Ravek.
MIRIAM AND LOUIS WEINER
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Molly Greenberg by Miriam and Lou Weiner.
Ethel Taylor by Miriam and Lou Weiner.
Irene Kronick by Miriam and Lou Weiner.
MILDRED AND PERCY WEINSTEIN
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Molly Greenberg by Millie Weinstein.
Ethel Taylor by Millie Weinstein.
Irene Kronick by Millie Weinstein.
HALTON/WEISS FAMILY FUND
Mazel Tov to:
Frank and Margo Rosen on the engagement of Lisa to
Jeremiah by Debbie and Ron Weiss.
Diane and Michael Parkin on the engagement of
Jeremy to Nathalie by Debbie and Ron Weiss.
Norman Barwin on being awarded the degree of
Doctor of Laws by Debbie and Ron Weiss.
Elaine and Irwin Singer by Debbie and Ron Weiss.
In memory of:
Sheila Finestone by Debbie and Ron Weiss.
Ethel Taylor by Debbie and Ron Weiss.
IRVING AND DIANE WEXLER FAMILY FUND
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Diane Wexler and family.
Irene Kronick by Diane Wexler and family.
Condolences to:
Sonny Segal on the loss of his sister, Tillie by Sandy
Marchello.
Congratulations to:
Muriel and Michael Wexler on the birth of their
grandson by Sandy Marchello.
SAM AND HELENE ZARET MEMORIAL FUND
In appreciation to:
Donna, Eric and Jen Levin by Debi, Neil and Josh
Zaret.
BELLA ZELIKOW - HILLEL LODGE
PHYSICAL THERAPY FUND
In memory of:
Irene Kronick by Norm and Myrna Barwin.
ZIPES KARANOFSKY FAMILY
ENDOWMENT FUND
Condolences to:
Helen Zipes on the loss of her Aunt by Alyce and
Allan Baker.
In memory of:
Irene Kronick by Rick and Helen Zipes.
Birthday wishes to:
John Holzman by Rick and Helen Zipes.
Mazel Tov to:
Ron and Francoise Vexler on the marriage of Daniel
to Maya Mailer by Rick and Helen Zipes.
Allan and Elizabeth Schwartz on the marriage of
Marla to Earl Morris by Rick and Helen Zipes.
Dave Wylie and Liz Cosgrove on the birth of their
grandson by Rick and Helen Zipes.
Matisyahu spends Shabbat
in Ottawa before concert
SANDRA AND SAM ZUNDER
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Sam and Sandra Zunder.
THE SAUL AND EDNA GOLDFARB
B’NAI MITZVAH PROGRAM
NOAM ARNON-McGREGOR
MITZVAH FUND
Thank you to:
Rabbi Charles Popky by Noam Arnon-McGregor.
Cantor Shneur Bielak by Noam Arnon-McGregor.
Irv Osterer by Noam Arnon-McGregor.
JORDAN SAMUEL FINN
B’NAI MITZVAH FUND
Condolences to:
Susan Heisel on the loss of her father by Sharon and
Paul Finn.
RYAN GOLDBERG B’NAI MITZVAH FUND
In memory of:
Ethel Taylor by Mary and Len Potechin and by Ernie,
Reva, Robyn and Ryan Goldberg.
Birthday wishes to:
Bram Potechin by Mary and Len Potechin.
ABIGAIL GREENBERG MITZVAH FUND
Mazel Tov to:
Abigail Greenberg on her Bat Mitzvah by Miriam
Freilich and Aaron Landau.
SARAH ESTHER LESH B’NAI MITZVAH FUND
Mazel Tov to:
Jonas and Nava Rosenbloom on the birth of their
daughter by Liz, Sarah and Sammy Lesh.
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Reggae star Matisyahu, an observant Jew, performed July 11 at the Ottawa Bluesfest. Matisyahu arrived in Ottawa the day before and spent Shabbat with the Chabad
Student Network. He arrived early enough to take pictures with students at a preShabbat cocktail reception followed by candle-lighting and a prayer service at sundown. At the Shabbat dinner, “Matisyahu shared some of his life experiences that led
to his journey of taking on the observance of Torah and Mitzvot. The party went on
through the rest of Shabbat, with a morning service and Kiddush lunch the next day,”
reports Rabbi Chaim Boyarsky.
WHAT’S GOING ON
August 17 to September 6, 2009
WEEKLY EVENTS
TUESDAYS
Israeli Folkdancing, learn
dances, have fun, no experience necessary, Vincent
Massey Park bandstand, 7:00
pm. Info: 613-722-9323.
CANDLELIGHTING
BEFORE
Aug 21
Aug 28
Sep 4
Sep 11
Sep 18
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Avenue, 12:00 pm. Info: 613728-3501.
WEDNESDAYS
Chill and Grill with
Chabad, sponsored by the
Chabad Student Network.
Enjoy a delicious barbecue
dinner, meet old friends and
make new ones, 29 Gilmour
Street, 6:00 pm. Info: 613-6017701.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26
Wonderful Wednesdays,
luncheon program sponsored
by Congregation Machzikei
Hadas and Jewish Family Services. Penny Gershon Giaccone speakes on her family’s
experience volunteering in
Ghana, 2310 Virginia Drive,
12:00 pm. Info: 613-521-9700.
MONDAY, AUGUST 17
Israel: A Pluralistic Society – The Future of the Jewish
State, with speaker Marty
Davis, director general of the
Zionist Activities Department of
the World Zionist Organization,
sponsored by the Vered Israel
Cultural and Educational Program, 7:30 pm. Info: 613-7989818, ext. 243.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30
Tamir Tea, in support of
Keshet for Kids March Break
Program, Centrepointe Theatre
Atrium, 1:00 pm. Info: 613-7253519, ext. 113.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
The Kibbitz Club, luncheon
program sponsored by Congregation Beth Shalom and Jewish
Family Services, speaker to be
announced, 151 Chapel Street,
12:00 pm. Info: 613-789-3501.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19
Let’s Do Lunch, luncheon
program sponsored by Congregation Agudath Israel and Jewish Families Services, speaker
to be announced, 1400 Coldrey
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COMING SOON
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Best of Hebrew U, Ottawa chapter of the Canadian Friends of Hebrew University
presents an informative evening with world-renowned professors
from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
Congregation Agudath Israel, 1400 Coldrey Avenue, Ottawa, 5:00 pm.
Info: 613-829-3150.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Biking for Bubbies, in support of the Bess and Moe Greenberg Family Hillel Lodge.
Meet at Hillel Lodge, 10 Nadolny Sachs Private, and follow route, 8:00 am.
Info: 613-727-1991.
Yiddish Day, sponsored by the SJCC and the Vered Canadian Jewish Studies Program,
featuring teacher and singer Janie Respitz, includes classes, brunch, lecture
on Yiddish literature, film screening and song workshop, 10:00 am.
Info: 613-798-9818, ext. 254.
Kickoff BBQ, sponsored by Chabad Student Network, burgers, steaks, beer, fries
and live music; friends welcome, 29 Gilmour Street, 5:00 pm.
Info: 613-601-7701.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Jewish Federation of Ottawa Annual Campaign Kickoff 2010,
featuring Henry Winkler (aka “The Fonz”), Centrepointe Theatre, 7:30 pm.
Info: 613-798-4696, ext. 241.
Unless otherwise noted, activities take place at The Joseph and Rose Ages Family Building, 21 Nadolny Sachs Private.
This information is taken from the community calendar maintained by the Jewish Ottawa InfoCentre. Organizations which would like their events to be listed, no matter where they are to be held, should send the information to InfoCentre coordinator Benita Siemiatycki via e-mail at bsiemiatycki@jewishottawa.com or fax at 613-798-4695. She can also be reached by telephone at 613-798-4644. Accurate details must be provided and all events must be open to the Jewish public.
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Condolences
Condolences are extended to the families of:
The
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as a public service
to the community.
Fern Eisenstadt
Elinor Gertner, Toronto (sister of Barbara Kates)
Irene Kronick
Barbara Mirsky
Ethel Taylor
Samuel Walerstein, Toronto (father of Susan Heisel)
Jerald Yanover
Cipa Zilber
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BULLETIN DEADLINES
SEPTEMBER 2 FOR SEPTEMBER 21
SEPTEMBER 16 FOR OCTOBER 5
SEPTEMBER 30 FOR OCTOBER 19
OCTOBER 14 FOR NOVEMBER 2
OCTOBER 28 FOR NOVEMBER 16
NOVEMBER 18 FOR DECEMBER 7*
JANUARY 6 FOR JANUARY 25
JANUARY 20 FOR FEBRUARY 8
FEBRUARY 3 FOR FEBRUARY 22
* Community-wide Issue (all dates subject to change)