Fall/Winter 2012 - Canadian Hadassah

Annual Campaign 2012
Upcoming Events
Patricia Rotschild Designs ¦ patricia@rotschild.ca
Fondé en 1917 et géré par des bénévoles,
CHW est un organisme apolitique qui
finance des programmes et des projets
pour les enfants, les soins de santé et les
femmes en Israël et au Canada.
Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW) est
le chef de file en philanthropie pour les
femmes juives au Canada.
Design by ¦ par :
Lana Socaransky Sigal Weizmann Jaquie Young
Alicia Epstein Cara Itzkowitz Roslyn Joseph
Anna Kaufer Samara Kornitzer Jamie Lands
Sheila Levine Alison Miller Maxine Sanders
Marcy Segall Thelma Shapiro Lauren Small
Tel Hai Chapter:
28th Annual Bridge & Mahjong Luncheon
Susan Abramowitz Alice Anidjar Meg Benaroach
Guilda Benhamou Yaelle Benhamou Keren Blankrot
The Tel Hai Chapter’s signature event and a highlight
in the bridge tournament calendar. Don’t miss out
this year’s fabulous bridge and brunch at Elm Ridge.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Elm Ridge Country Club
851 Cherrier, Ile Bizard
Lunch 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. / Bridge 12:00 p.m.
Call the CHW Montreal office (514-933-8461) to book your seat at the
city’s best bridge tournament!
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By supporting our many projects in Israel, you know that you
will ensure the well-being and future of CHW’s extended family.
Through our schools, day care centres, hospitals and women’s
crisis shelters, you know that you can make a difference in the lives
of so many. Unfortunately, we still haven’t heard from many of
you yet.
You will recall that on your pledge cards, we indicated your
2011 contributions, as well as a suggested gift increase for 2012.
We truly believe that every gift counts towards CHW’s goal of
supporting Children, Healthcare and Women in Israel and Canada.
So for those of you who have forgotten to make your 2012
pledges, or for those of you who have pledged but have not yet
sent in your gifts, please remember that we need your renewed
support today. Please give generously and, if possible, join our
many donors who have raised their level of support. But whatever
the amount, please know that CHW truly appreciates your gift to
those less fortunate.
Susan Balinsky
Cora Cohen
Diane Cohen
Mollie Corber
Shirley Croll
Bea Ditkofsky
Frieda Dym
Bina Ellen
Sue Green
Saryl Gross
Sarah Hutman
Roslyn Joseph
Judy Katsof
Shirley Konigsberg
Beatrice Krupp
Sonja Langburt
Anabel Louis
Art Auction
Honouring
Roy L. Heenan, O.C.
Patron of the Arts
Q&A with a new CHW Sustainer:
Mrs. Neysa Sigler
You have been a generous
supporter over the years, what
made you decide to become
a Sustainer this year? As a life
member since 1967, I felt it was
necessary to lend my support to
this fund.
How did it make you feel to join the growing list
of CHW Sustainers? It felt very good. I don’t go to
chapter meetings since raising my four children and
a Master’s degree kept me busy for many years but I
was happy to be able to do this.
Have you visited our projects in Israel? We’ve had
the opportunity to visit Hadassah Hospital. I hope
to be able to visit other projects in the future.
Yehouda Chaki Tom Hopkins Ingrid
Harrison Norman Laliberté John Barkley
Chuck Close Paul Béliveau Darlene
Cole Franco Defrancesca David Drebin
Alexandre Masino Michael Harrington
Jennifer Hornyak Florence AprilBorgeat Joshua Jensen-Nagel Robert
Rosh
Hashanah Chocolates
Ring in a sweet New Year with 1 kg of fine Belgian
chocolate bark and turtles in a beautifully wrapped
tin. Don’t forget to include your “honeys” on the
attached scroll for only $5/name.
$40 (includes delivery)
Order deadline: Tuesday, September 4th
Delivery week of September 9th
To place your order today, please contact the CHW
Montreal office at 514-933-8461.
1917-2012
Canadian Hadassah-WIZO
Montreal Centre
Newsbulletin
95 YEARS
Fall 2012 / Elul 5772 - Tishrei 5773
CHW
Cards and Certificates
Celebrate your milestones with CHW
by sending out our beautiful donation
cards. Birthdays, anniversaries,
messages of condolence – we have the
right card to suit your needs.
Marchessault Alexandre Masino Tom
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Canadian Hadassah-WIZO
Invité d honneur
Roy L. Heenan, O.C.
Patron des Arts
Wesselmann Dale Chihuly Jim Dine
Gordon Pym Gerard Gauci Jacques
Payette Joan Pujol David Burdeny
Roxanne Dyer Peter Krausz Linda
Rutenberg Michael Smith Kevin Sonmor
Joe Fafard Bobbie Burgers Hunt Slonem
Jean-François Provost Céline Brossard
Terry Tomalty Katerina Mertikas Brent
McIntosh Lynda Schneider-Granatstein
Duane Gordon Jordana Fleischer
Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW) Montreal
will be honouring Roy L. Heenan, O.C.,
Patron of the Arts in collaboration with
Galerie de Bellefeuille at their upcoming art
auction on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at
Espace Reunion.
* New in 2012
If you have already made your 2012 Annual Campaign gift please
accept our heartfelt appreciation and thanks.
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Canadian Hadassah-WIZO
Charlotte Lubin
Luba Miller
Rose Milner
Anita Morris
Vita Novick
Sarah Pomerantz
Evelyn Schachter
Lorna Scherzer
Jackeline Sheiner
Neysa Sigler *
Blema Steinberg *
Lee Stern
Maidy Teitelbaum
Susan Wainberg
Zees Wenger
What is your connection to
CHW? I have always felt that
CHW is a part of me. I’ve been a member of CHW
and the Theodor Herzl Chapter for over 40 years
and my mother, Bertha Rosen was a member of
Kadimah chapter.
Judith Lifshitz, Marsha Ptack and Rhonda Schwartz
Annual Campaign Co-Chairs
CHW ART AUCTION
CHW Montreal Sustainers
We look forward to hearing from you. Please call us at (514)
933-8461 while this Bulletin is still in your hand, or complete the
enclosed donation form now. On behalf of the thousands of
Israeli families who will turn to us this year, we thank you for your
renewed commitment.
Yours very truly,
2012 Art Auction Committee
Comité de l encan 2012
YOU!
Co-Chairs ¦ Coprésidentes :
Sarah Hutman
Lianne Routtenberg
In our role as the Co-Chairs of
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CHW Montreal’s 2012 Annual
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Campaign, we address you
today because we know that you
care about supporting Children,
Healthcare and Women in Israel
and Canada. We began our 2012
Annual Campaign in April with the
theme “Circle of Hope – It starts with you”. Since then, our efforts
have gained momentum, bolstered by a wonderful newspaper
advertising campaign and by reminder emails and letters. Still, we
have not yet reached this year’s goal of $175,000.
CHW is Canada s leading Jewish
women s philanthropic organization.
CHW Montreal President ¦ Présidente :
Alana Shiveck
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Join the growing number of Sustainers in
Montreal and nationally. With an annual
pledge of $1000 or less than $3 per day, you
can guarantee the sustainability of CHW
projects for years to come.
Founded in 1917, CHW is non-political,
volunteer driven and funds a multitude
of programs and projects for
Children, Healthcare and Women
in Israel and Canada.
Members ¦ Membres :
To our many CHW friends
and supporters,
CHW Sustainers
chw.ca/montreal
514.933.8461
info@montreal.chw.ca
Judith Lifshitz, Marsha Ptack and Rhonda Schwartz
Co-Chairs, CHW Montreal 2012 Annual Campaign
Fundraising Projects
Featuring over 40 artists in a variety of mediums, the evening
promises a selection of highly sought after art through both silent
and live auctions. This year’s auction will feature some internationally
renowned artists such as Jim Dine, Dale Chihuly and Hunt Slonem.
Other Canadian favorites include previous honourees Yehouda
Chaki and Norman Laliberté, plus the works of Paul Béliveau, Joshua
Jensen-Nagle, Jacques Payette, Darlene Cole, and Ingrid Harrison
to name a few. The auction will be led by professional auctioneer
Neil Horowitz. The event co-Chairs are Sarah Hutman and Lianne
Routtenberg.
Roy L. Heenan is the founding partner and Chair of Heenan Blaikie
LLP. He is a past president of the Musée d’art contemporain in
Montreal and sits on the Boards of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton. He was appointed
an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1999 and has the honourary title
of “Advocatus Emeritus” conferred by the Quebec Bar.
Date: Wednesday, October 10th, 6:30 PM
Cocktail dinatoire, preview and sale
Place: Espace Reunion, 6600 Hutchison, Outremont
Ticket: $100 (partial tax receipt)
Contact the CHW Montreal office or visit www.chw.ca/montreal
to purchase your tickets online.
1917-2012
95 YEARS
A minimum donation of $10 per card.
We also have a beautiful selection of
Rosh Hashanah cards to choose from
(see right).
Children Supporting Children
Mazal Tov to Douglas
Wise, son of Carrie
Bogante, CHW life
member and VP Finance,
who recently celebrated
his Bar Mitzvah. Douglas
made a donation to
CHW’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah
program. He is proud to
be “helping kids from less
fortunate backgrounds,
many of whom would
never have the opportunity to participate in this
important rite of passage.” Our many thanks to
Douglas and his family for including CHW in their
family’s simcha.
CHW’s residential youth village schools are home to
children from dysfunctional or immigrant families. For
families whose financial needs are great, the Bar and
Bat-Mitzvah Program offers a unique opportunity to fulfil
a Jewish child’s rite of passage. The cost of providing the
Bar or Bat-Mitzvah celebration for one child is $500. YOU
can help give a child a memorable and meaningful Bar
or Bat-Mitzvah experience. Contact the CHW Montreal
office for more information on how you can share your
mitzvah with others.
Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW), 1310 Greene Avenue, Suite 910, Montreal, Québec H3Z 2B8
Tel: (514) 933-8461 Fax: (514) 933-6483 Email: info@montreal.chw.ca Web: www.chw.ca/montreal
Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW) is Canada’s leading Jewish women’s philanthropic organization. Founded in 1917, CHW is
non-political, volunteer driven and funds programs and projects for Children, Healthcare and Women in Israel and Canada.
A look back at CHW Nahalal Youth
Village, which began as an agricultural
school for girls in 1923.
CHW - Supporting Children, Healthcare and Women
in Israel and Canada for almost 100 years!
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President’s Message
Inspiring future generations today!
I am proud to belong to an
organization that has existed
in our country for 95 years.
Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW)
is celebrating its 95th year and our
Montreal Centre has a lot to feel
proud about.
In celebration of our 95th anniversary, CHW has embarked on a
campaign to raise $300,000 in support of the Na’aleh Program at
Nahalal Youth Village to ensure that it is well-equipped to assist the
next generation of youth who have decided to make Israel their
home.
At last November’s convention in
Toronto, we welcomed our new
National slate of officers and we
were excited to hear all the positive updates from across
Canada. We were inspired to go back to our centres and
continue to work toward our common goal.
The Montreal Centre was incredibly busy over the past
12 months and we met our challenges head on. Our
chapters were all contributing in so many different ways.
I have really enjoyed the past year meeting our
members by visiting their monthly home gatherings
or at various events. I am awed by the commitment by
so many women whose steadfast dedication does not
waiver. They are always trying to find new ways to raise
funds for our projects in Israel. They reinvent themselves
and challenge themselves. It is inspirational seeing CHW
women celebrate chapter milestones together, like the
Anna Zaitchick’s 40th anniversary walk in the park.
As I begin my second year as Montreal Centre president
I look forward to seeing our centre grow and flourish. I
am thrilled to be attending the Tel Hai Bridge and Mah
Jong tournament. I am so excited about our art auction
in collaboration with the Galerie de Bellefeuille and
honouring Mr. Roy Heenan.
CHW was built upon the foundation of tzedakah and
our members keep up that tradition all year long.
Please try your best to attend the many events planned
throughout the year.
I want to take this opportunity to wish all of our
members and friends a happy and healthy new year.
L’Shanah Tova
THE NA’ALEH PROGRAM : CHW NAHALAL YOUTH VILLAGE
The Na’aleh students arrive in their teens, study Hebrew for one
year and then join the Israeli students in mainstream student life.
Their parents typically follow within a few years. Na’aleh students
are given a unique opportunity to participate in an educational
program between Nahalal and the Technion Institute. The
Technion’s focus on science, math and engineering gives these kids
a chance to discover what they would like to do in the future. Once
they graduate from Nahalal and complete their army service, they
can complete a one-year program at the Technion and receive their
first degree.
Founded in 1923, the Nahalal Youth Village began as an agricultural
school for Eastern European immigrant women. Today, Nahalal
Youth Village gives the Na’aleh students a wide variety of options
as new immigrants to the country, helping them to learn the
language, educational success which leads to their army service
and full integration into Israeli life. The partnership between the
Na’aleh program and the Nahalal Youth Village continues in the
school’s tradition
to foster the
future of Israeli
immigrants
making a
difference in the
lives of future
generations.
Alana Shiveck, CHW Montreal President
Frieda Dym
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A visit to the CHW Archives
On the CHW Mission to Israel in January 2012, the group had the
chance to meet some of Na’aleh students. They ranged in age from
14-16 and were thrilled at the opportunities this move meant to
them. Anna*, a student from Georgia, knew that if she stayed in her
home country her options for education and later work would be
limited. She felt welcome and looked after by the teachers and staff
at Nahalal. In her words, “the teachers noticed and cared when I
wasn’t feeling well in my soul”.
Anna (*name changed
to protect identity) and
fellow Na’aleh student
study with a teacher.
Woman of Valour
Looking Back:
Volunteers
It is with heartfelt thanks and
appreciation that we recognize
Frieda Dym who recently
became a CHW Woman of
Valour. She joins Roslyn Joseph
who is also a CHW Montreal
Woman of Valour.
CHW Montreal is always looking for
volunteers to help with fundraising
events. Call the office and see how
you can contribute to CHW’s efforts
to support Children, Healthcare
and Women in Canada and Israel.
CHW Woman of Valour gifts
of $10,000 to $100,000
are allocated to our WIZO
commitments such as our
schools, daycare centres,
shelters and parental hotline.
Some upcoming volunteer
opportunities include:
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Drivers are needed to deliver Rosh Hashanah chocolate tins
Students are needed for the Art Auction, October 10th
A Treasure For My Daughter
Centre Activities
As we celebrate the 95th anniversary of Canadian Hadassah-WIZO,
we acknowledge and recognize how rich our history is. The
efforts and dedication of thousands of women over the years has
sustained CHW’s mission to fund a multitude of programs and
projects for Children, Healthcare and Women in Israel and Canada.
An Evening with Judie Oron
One key element of CHW Montreal’s past is “A Treasure For My
Daughter” – a recipe and reference book of Jewish festivals and
holidays.
Initiated in the 1940s by the members of the Ethel Epstein Ein
Chapter, its first publication was launched in 1950. Since then the
book has had 12 reprints, the last of which is now sold out.
Montreal Star article (abridged), December 7, 1953
The opening of the annual campaign of Youth
Aliyah today coincides with celebrations marking
the 20th anniversary of the founding of that
organization.
Mrs. Bernard Bloomfield, who is chairman of this
year’s campaign, pointed out that Youth Aliyah
was born “in answer to Hilter’s policy of nonAryan extermination, and of European children
caught in the maelstrom of this catastrophe.”
The name, Youth Aliyah, denotes its purpose –
Redemption of Youth, - she said, adding that the
education and well being of children has always
been the major concern of this organization.
From the beginning, the objectives of this group
have been the rescue, rehabilitation, education
and integration into the life of Israel, of Jewish
young people. “It has been the task of Youth
Aliyah to erase from the minds of children the
memories of their past suffering and to give
them the self respect and the incentive necessary
for a happy and well-adjusted life.”
This cookbook is a piece of heritage that the Montreal Centre is
determined to preserve. The charm and value of the book are
the traditional recipes and menus which will remain untouched
with some minor updates made to the forward and calendar. The
projected launch of the reprinted cookbook will be May 2013
in time for Mother’s Day. A perfect fit since the cookbook is a
conversation between a mother and a daughter.
The training schools and vocational centres have
taught these illiterate, sickly, undernourished
children how to fend for themselves whether it
is building their own houses, tilling the fields,
fishing in the sea, repairing their machinery or
running their kitchen, the educational system is
geared toward making them self-reliant.
On Tuesday, May 15 , CHW Montreal hosted
an evening at the Cote St. Luc community
centre to a 200 plus crowd. Author and
journalist Judie Oron shared the inspiration
for her book “Cry of The Giraffe”. In the
1980’s, Judie organized and directed a
group of concerned professionals that
assisted Ethiopian Jews to find their way to
Israel. She took into her family an Ethiopian
Jewish girl. Upon learning that her sister
was missing, she went alone to the north of
Judie Oron with Sonja
Ethiopia to find and release her from slavery.
Langburt and Alana Shiveck. Over $4000 was raised for our CHW Projects.
The Anna Zaitchick Chapter Goes Viral. Raises $17k.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Anna Zaitchick Chapter, the
members decided to try a new fundraiser – a Walk in the Park – using
online peer to peer fundraising. The members created personal
fundraising pages and sent out email messages asking friends, family
and corporate contacts to sponsor them. The results far exceeded
expectations, raising over $17,000 in support of CHW!
Congratulations to the golf committee
and the Co-Chairs, Joseph Balinsky,
Gary Hutman and Danny Kaufer for
another successful Pro-Am For Kids golf
tournament raising over $160,000 for
CHW projects and LOVE Quebec. This
year’s event sponsored by Silver Star
Mercedes Benz took place on Thursday,
July 5th at Elm Ridge Country Club. Over
180 players and professionals took part
in the largest charitable Pro-Am golf
tournament in Montreal. The perfect
weather was the ideal backdrop to a
full day of festivities including brunch,
prizes on the par 3s, cocktails, dinner
and the awarding of team prizes. An
award recognizing Myer Wenger, one
of the founding chairmen of the ProAm golf tournament, was given to Fred
and Barbara Wenger in honour and
recognition of Myer’s many years of
involvement.
To finance the reprinting of the book, we are looking to
CHW members and friends to pay tribute to their mothers,
grandmothers, aunts and others who laid the foundation of our
rich CHW history. For $100, your tribute will help ensure that “A
Treasure For My Daughter”
continues to be a part of
the CHW Montreal story –
both past and present.
If you are interested in
getting involved in this
project, please be in touch
with Alanna Elias at the
CHW Montreal Office,
514-933-8461.
Serious problems have been met and solved,
she noted. Methods have been evolved to
integrate these children into a new way of
life with emphasis on group cooperation and
coordination. Today 10,000 wards are in Youth
Aliyah villages, settlements and vocational
schools, with 400 children arriving monthly.
The main effort has now shifted from rescue to
social adjustment in the country, Mrs. Bloomfield
explained.
After several months under Youth Aliyah care,
the change in the children is dramatic, Mrs.
Bloomfield said. While they are learning a
common language, personal hygiene and so
forth, they are also imbued with a sense of
responsibility to themselves and to those in their
group.
Pro-Am For Kids 2012
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(Left) February 1970, The Monitor.
Mrs. J. Batist and Mrs. S. Warshaw
of the Ethel Epstein Ein Chapter
hosted a celebration in honour of
the 8th printing of “A Treasure For
My Daughter.”
The AZ Members began their walk with a ribbon
cutting ceremony.
The Israeli film “A Matter of Size” about a
group of overweight Israelis who learn
the fine art of sumo wrestling was so
popular that CHW and Theodor Herzl
had two special viewings of the hilarious
movie. Friends of all ages enjoyed the film
followed by a special reception from the
Theodor Herzl ladies.
We would like to hear from you!
Visit us at
Montreal Centre
of Canadian
Hadassah-WIZO
Congratulations to the Pro-Am committee
and the Co-Chairs – Joseph Balinsky,
Gary Hutman, Danny Kaufer
Theodor Herzl Movie Night - “A Matter of Size”
Nurses Council
Tell us what “A Treasure For My Daughter” means
to you. We want you to share you stories with us
- favourite recipes and great family anecdotes.
Visit our Facebook page or send us a note. Let us
know if you are willing to be interviewed for a
video. We would love to hear from you!
Judith Lifshitz walked with
her daughter as a
“Friend of AZ”
(Above) Anita Singerman,
Joan Morris, Rita Felson,
Naomi and Arnold Garber.
Gary Hutman, Co-Chair, presents plaque to
Fred and Barbara Wenger
Count Your
Blessings
The Members of the Nurses Council had a table
at the Cote St. Luc community garage sale and
raised a tidy sum for CHW.
The Reuven Feuerstein
Chapter sent a mailout
for Rosh Hashanah
asking friends and family
to Count Their Blessings in
support of CHW.
Our volunteers ensured the smooth success of
our event.
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