Doctor`s choices have led her to save many children`s hearts

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Doctor’s choices have led her
to save many children’s hearts
By Diane Koven
Life is all about choices, big and
small: whether to attend the gala
Choices dinner in support of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s Women’s
Campaign, to donate money to the
campaign, or to dedicate one’s career
and life to saving the lives of desperately ill children.
Nearly 300 women – and a couple
of brave men – chose to attend the
sixth annual Choices dinner, October
24 at Agudath Israel Congregation,
and hear keynote speaker Dr. Livia
Kapusta eloquently and movingly describe the many choices she has
made in her life and career.
Born in Israel, where she graduated from Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine, Kapusta furthered her medical career and specialization in paediatric cardiology in
the Netherlands.
“I met a nice Jewish Dutch guy …
and I decided to follow my heart and
went to the Netherlands,” she said.
“My second choice was to combine
motherhood with a profession. Only
two women were practising paediatricians in the hospital and both were
unmarried and without children.”
Another life altering choice was
made when Kapusta and her husband
met delegates from the Save a
Child’s Heart (SACH) organization
at a dinner party.
“My husband and I made a choice
to join the organization,” she said.
In 2010, after several years of
working with children from around
the world who are brought to Israel
for life-saving cardiac surgery, Kapusta decided to return to her country
of birth.
“I followed my heart when my
family made Aliyah. I chose to work
full time at the Wolfson Medical
Center [in Holon], where SACH is
based.”
Following Kapusta address, she
was interviewed on stage by journalist Stephanie Levitz, who covers federal politics for the Canadian Press.
Asked by Levitz if she finds it difficult to choose which child to operate on if there is a choice of a Jewish
child or a Palestinian child, Kapusta
said it is not an “either or” situation.
Children are chosen based on a variety of medical criteria and not on political terms.
“We have operated on more than
3,000 children – half of them from
the Palestinian Authority, but also
from China, Zanzibar and other
countries. ... If we think they can be
operated on, we do it,” Kapusta said.
“Sometimes in life, you have to
give an example to your children, to
your friends ... to show you can do
something extra. Just be open-minded and think of what you can do to
help someone else. ... It is also good
for the soul,” she said.
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Choices keynote speaker Dr. Livia Kapusta describes the
choices which led her to Save a Child’s Heart, an Israeli organization which provides life-saving heart surgery to chil(Photo: Howard Sandler)
dren in need around the world.
Guest column
Rwandan genocide shows imperitave of Holocaust education
By Adam Moscoe
Holocaust Education Initiatives
Hillel Ottawa
This past August, I had the opportunity
to join Global Youth Connect, a New Yorkbased NGO, on a life-changing human
rights delegation to Rwanda. For three intensive weeks, I lived and worked alongside
30 students – half Rwandan, half Canadian
or American – as we explored our conceptions of human rights using Rwanda as a
living case study. Both in economic devel-
opment and in the process of reconciliation,
Rwanda has made remarkable progress
since the 1994 genocide – a 100-day nightmare during which nearly a million Tutsis
and moderate Hutus were murdered.
For the past three years, I have had the
honour of working with my peers to create
opportunities for Ottawa university students
to connect meaningfully and learn from survivors of the Holocaust. At the same time, I
have tried to convey – through collaboration with the student-driven advocacy
group, STAND – the importance of transforming remembrance of the Holocaust into
collective action to prevent genocide and
advocate for Canada to play a greater role in
this global effort, and to promote a more
just society.
It was with this in mind that I boarded
my flight to Kigali, the spotlessly clean and
vibrant capital city of Rwanda. Our diverse
delegation worked on a wide array of issues
with a broad spectrum of organizations –
from assessing health, security education
conditions in a UN refugee camp for Congolese refugees in Rwanda’s gorgeous
Western Province, to designing drama
games to engage children from the highly
marginalized and impoverished Mubuga
sector in a discussion on the right to education.
We also visited several memorials to the
Rwandan genocide and held countless discussions. Indeed, many of the Rwandan delegates were survivors of the genocide.
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Their personal reflections – and
their generous willingness to answer the international delegates’
unending questions – will stay
with me forever, much like the
stories and lessons I’ve learned
from Ottawa’s survivors of the
Holocaust. I was particularly
struck by the notion of forgiveness
as the only option for building a
better society.
A brilliant young lady in my
delegation who lost her father at
the hands of the genocidaires told
us that, when she came face to
face with the killer at a gacaca
(community level) trial, she
looked into his eyes and said: “I
forgive you.”
“How could you forgive him?”
I asked.
She responded that, without
forgiveness, there could be no justice, no reconciliation and no
progress in the country she so unconditionally loves.
Adam Moscoe in Rwanda with two delegates from Global Youth
Connect: nursing student Immaculate Kyarislima (left) and documentary filmmaker Dydine Umunyana.
The Kigali Genocide Memorial
Centre contains a large section devoted to educating Rwandans
about the Holocaust as well as
other cases of genocide and mass
atrocity. This well-researched display reinforced my belief that
Jewish communities, in turn, have
a responsibility to educate young
people about the Rwandan geno-
cide and the international community’s failure to stop the killing. As
my mentor Irwin Cotler says, “No
one can say that we did not know.
We knew, but we did not act.”
I also feel many Rwandan
youth would derive additional
strength by hearing first-hand the
stories of Holocaust survivors.
While Rwanda has no Jewish
community to speak of – some of
the Rwandans I met thought Judaism was a branch of Christianity – there is the possibility of a
meaningful connection to be
forged amongst those who have
emerged from unspeakable horrors and have rebuilt their lives
and communities. The Holocaust
Education Week team at Hillel Ottawa is investigating possibilities
for a videoconference initiative to
this effect.
As I enter another challenging
yet inspiring Holocaust Education
Month, I will no doubt be thinking
of my new friends and colleagues
in Rwanda. Their experience in
1994 never should have happened.
That is why the Genocide Convention came into effect in 1948 –
in the shadow of the Shoah. But it
did happen – and it could, God
forbid, happen again in Rwanda or
somewhere else.
So what can we do? Well, we
can – we must – continue to learn
directly from the Ottawa’s Holocaust survivors. Only through education and exchange – both local
and global – can we make “Never
Again” a reality and work towards
a better world.
Please join the students of
Hillel Ottawa for an evening to
honour Ottawa’s Holocaust survivors, Saturday, November 17,
6:30 pm, at Congregation Beth
Shalom, 151 Chapel Street. Contact adammoscoe@rogers.com for
more information.
Adam Moscoe is chair of Holocaust Education initiatives for
Hillel Ottawa.
Choices, a popular event
While in Ottawa, Kapusta visited
CHEO and the Ottawa Heart Institute
and held discussions on the possibility
of SACH partnerships with those institutions.
Chaired for the third year by Sandra
Zagon, the annual Choices event has
grown in popularity and is an important
component of the Federation’s
Women’s Campaign.
Women’s Campaign Chair Susan
Viner-Vered welcomed participants and
proudly announced the 2013 campaign
has already raised $1.7 million, almost
half of the $4 million goal.
“We each have the potential to contribute to our community and make a
difference,” said Viner-Vered. “The
agencies funded by the Federation provide services day in and day out, year in
and year out.
“This year, the Federation offers a
new choice in terms of giving. It is
called ‘Campaign Plus.’”
She outlined the initiative, which enables donors who contribute over and
above their pledge, to designate the
extra funds to any registered Jewish
Canadian charity.
Each woman attending the Choices
event chose to make a minimum gift of
$150 to the 2013 Women’s Campaign.
For more information about SACH,
which is funded largely through donations, visit saveachildsheart.ca.
Choices Chair Sandra Zagon (left), with Stephanie Levitz (centre), presents Dr. Livia Kapusta
with a donation to Save a Child’s Heart on behalf of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa.
(Photo: Howard Sandler)
Keynote speaker Dr. Livia Kapusta with members of the Choices committee: (from left) Sandra Zagon, Cathy Maron, Lynda Taller-Wakter, Penny Torontow, Kapusta, Susan
(Photo: Howard Sandler)
Viner-Vered, Cindi Resnick, Debbie Sussman Silverman, Anna Lee Chiprout and Barbara Okun. Abesent from photo: Kate Solomon.
November 12, 2012 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 3
Foundations help make the world a better place
says former mayor
By Louise Rachlis
“If not now, when?” Jim
Durrell asked, quoting Rabbi
Hillel.
The former mayor of Ottawa was keynote speaker at
the second annual Power
Breakfast held by the Ottawa
Jewish Community Foundation (OJCF) on October 23 at
the Soloway Jewish Community Centre.
“How many times in our
life have we been with people who are going to make a
difference – tomorrow,” Durrell said. “I believe in our
lives each person is in a particular place in a particular
time, so that we can have a
role in making the world a
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great man who had a mantra
for his family that ‘the world
should be a better place because you’re in it.’ Foundations can help make that possible.”
OJCF Chair Richard
Roth recognized that Eddy
Cook, the event’s chair, was
absent because of the death
of his brother Leo. Roth said
Eddy Cook had noted, “I can
only feel that the meaning of
life is to provide life meaning. The Foundation does
that.”
The Power Breakfast familiarizes guests with the
work of the OJCF and of giving opportunities within the
community, such as the
OJCF Legacy Challenge.
There were two testimonials, from Chelsea Sauvé, the
2012 recipient of the OJCF’s
George Joseph Cooper
Scholarship, and from
Miryam Gorelashvili, who
discussed the help her family
has received from Jewish
Family Services.
Sauvé’s $13,000 award is
helping her pursue a master’s
degree at Carleton University. She said the concept of
l’dor v’dor (from generation
to generation) has always
meant a lot to her family, as
well as to Jews around the
world, and she will continue
to commit herself to volunteerism.
Gorelashvili came to
Canada with her family from
Azerbaijan in 1994. Now in
her second year of law school
at the University of Ottawa,
she was grateful for the
much-needed support of
Jewish Family Services in
her life.
“We are investing in our
future,” Gorelashvili said.
“This is what community is
about.”
“When you see young
people like Chelsea and
Miryam, you know the world
is evolving as it should,” said
Durrell, who recognized
Jacquelin Holzman, who fol-
Keynote speaker Jim Durrell (right) with Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation
Chair Richard Roth at the OJCF Power Breakfast, October 23.
(Photo: Peter Waiser)
lowed him as mayor, among
the guests at the breakfast.
Since leaving public office in 1991, he has been active as president of Capital
Dodge Chrysler Jeep and in
many charitable and community pursuits.
Durrell mentioned the
similarities of the central
messages in Judaism and
Christianity: to treat others as
we wish to be treated; to be
our brother’s keeper; to value
deeds not words; and to follow charity as a divine commandment.
“I was born in 1946, just
after the war,” he said. “I
think of how exciting Canada
must have been for a young
family at that time. It was a
time of enormous growth and
a time when government
played a huge role in our
lives.”
Today, he said, “the Canada I know is a sum of the
work of the people in it. …
We wouldn’t have an Ottawa
Hospital today, if it weren’t
for foundations. There has
been a huge movement from
government to foundations
making things possible.”
He used many quotes,
from Mother Theresa, to psychologist Alfred Adler, and
Charles Schultz. “I loved
Peanuts so much because of
Charlie Brown. Charlie
Brown was about perseverance. Week in and week out,
Charlie Brown showed perseverance. Giving back in
meaningful ways takes perseverance.”
“We in this room are
blessed,” Durrell told the
Power Breakfast. “Our role is
to help those who can’t help
themselves.”
Through segregated funds
held in perpetuity, the OJCF
works with donors towards
the common goal of enhancing the quality of life in the
Ottawa community, as well
as in North America and Israel.
A registered charity, the
OJCF was founded in
1971. First known as the Ottawa Jewish Community Endowment and Bequest Foundation, its name was changed
in 1982 to the Ottawa Jewish
Community Foundation.
For more information on
achieving your charitable
goals through the OJCF, contact Jared Isaacson at
jisaacson@ojcf.ca or 613798-4696, ext. 248, or visit
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What do campus professionals do at Hillel Ottawa?
“What is it exactly that you do at Hillel?” was one of the first questions my wife
asked when I started serving as director of
Jewish Campus Life at Hillel Ottawa in August.
In early-August, I spent a week at the
Hillel Institute conference in St. Louis, Missouri, which provides professional development for Hillel professionals from around
the globe. I quickly discovered that Hillel
was something much greater than I had ever
imagined. More than 300 campus professionals were there, learning and sharing experiences. I had never witnessed such commitment, energy, and excitement. There was
passion in every word of every discussion I
had with my fellow campus professionals.
Passion for the work we do, for the students
we serve, and for our mission. This is where
I learned the answer to my wife’s question
of what a Hillel campus professional’s job
really is, but I will not quote it just yet.
Hillel Ottawa opened this academic year
with a very successful barbecue event, welcoming more than 200 Jewish students from
our city’s three campuses. We followed up
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with a series of Shabbat dinners and a Yom
Kippur break-fast meal. Each of these
events provided additional opportunities for
our team to engage more than 50 students,
to strengthen our relationships, along with
building a stronger campus community.
One of our responsibilities as campus
professionals at Hillel Ottawa is to conduct
Taglit-Birthright applicant interviews prior
to students embarking on an educational
and meaningful trip to Israel, in most cases
for the first time. As I look back at the past
few weeks of conducting Birthright interviews, I cannot help but express excitement
over the fact that every applicant was someone I had not yet met during my short time
at Hillel Ottawa. Each interview turned into
an opportunity for our team to engage a
new student and cultivate a relationship that
will foster a lasting commitment to Judaism
and the Jewish community.
The coming months are full of opportunities for us to discover new students and
cultivate relationships with the ones we already know. Every event a student attends
is a chance to build community and
strengthen the connection each student has
with Judaism.
Our calendar includes some larger scale
outreach events that will attract a wide
range of students. Events organized by students, such as our Holocaust Education
Week dinner, Celebrating Ottawa’s Survivors, on November 17, or our Chanukah
Ball planned for early December, are opportunities that will foster a bond and commitment to Jewish community life on many
levels.
To complement our outreach efforts of
the larger events, we utilize smaller and
more targeted programming. Targeted programming includes our hot lunch program
at the Hillel House every Tuesday afternoon
or our Jewish culinary group. These programs build lasting relationships with students that go beyond Jewish community life
and transform into a lasting commitment to
Judaism. Furthermore, these relationships
create a safe and rich environment for students to discover and develop leadership
skills that may otherwise remain untapped.
Leadership skills that help shape the future
of our students within the Jewish and
greater communities.
The answer I give my wife and anyone
else unsure of what it is campus professionals do at Hillel is: We are informal Jewish
educators who foster a commitment to Judaism, Jewish community, and Israel during
the last opportunity we have while students
are still a captive audience before entering
the real world.
I would like to extend an invitation to
the Ottawa Jewish community to approach
our Hillel team at anytime and ask us about
our work on campus and, hopefully, detect
the same passion I witnessed in the campus
professionals I met at the Hillel Institute
conference.
Sometimes the message is misunderstood
When Joseph introduced his father,
Jacob, to Pharaoh, the Egyptian ruler was
struck by his physical appearance and
asked Jacob his age. Jacob responded that
he was 130 years old, young in comparison to the ages attained by his father and
grandfather. Jacob then explained he had
aged prematurely because he had experienced many difficulties during his life.
While some commentaries understand
Jacob to be explaining his premature aging
and not just complaining, others hold him
to account. They explain that God is much
more exacting when judging the righteous
and demands a scrupulous accounting for
their actions. Accordingly, Jacob was held
to account for bemoaning his lot to
Pharaoh. The Midrash comments that,
when Jacob complained how “few and
bad” his days were, God reprimanded him
and said, “I saved you from your brother,
Esau, and uncle Laban, and returned your
daughter Dinah and your son Joseph to
you, yet you complain! Your years will
not number those of your father and grandfather.”
Following this approach, one is left
wondering what exactly Jacob was thinking. Why would he deliberately want to
give Pharaoh the negative impression of
how difficult it is to be a follower of God,
possibly causing a desecration of God’s
name?
It must be that Jacob did not think he
was giving Pharaoh a negative impression
at all. Jacob was explaining to Pharaoh
what a truly meaningful life is. A life lived
without trials and challenges is no life at
all. God put us in this world to learn and
grow and, ultimately, earn our way into the
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world to come. We are in this world to live
a full life, and that takes work – sometimes
very hard work! But that is a life that’s
truly worth living, one of accomplishment
and, more often than not, such a life requires sacrifice.
However, if that is the case, then why is
Jacob being judged so harshly? He gave
Pharaoh a beautiful lesson in understanding man’s true purpose in this world. Isn’t
that part of our task to be a light unto the
nations and share these important truths?
The Buzaglu family was huddling together in a hospital waiting room anticipating the doctor’s arrival.
“Your father is going to be a vegetable,”
the neurologist said. “The stroke has simply caused too much damage. There’s no
realistic hope for any other outcome.”
This was the prognosis the Buzaglu
family was given by the doctor. They were
very discouraged, to say the least. They
had a family meeting and Maimon, the
oldest brother, declared they would simply
not accept the diagnosis and give up. They
placed their father in the finest rehab program available and, within four months, he
was walking with a walker.
For the doctor, it was nothing less than
a miracle.
“I’ve never seen someone with such
damage make such a recovery,” he said.
Maimon decided to give him a piece of
his mind.
“You know, the way you gave your
opinion was so discouraging. If we would
have listened to you, we never would’ve
invested so much time and energy in our
father. Maybe you ought to change the
way you present your diagnoses. Even if
the situation is bleak, you could phrase
your opinion in a way that leaves some
hope.”
Surprisingly, the doctor accepted the rebuke, something medical experts are usually not that good at.
“You’re right,” he said. “From now on,
I’m going to try to think a little about the
best way to present the matter to the
families.
Jacob obviously had the best of intentions. And everything he told Pharaoh was
100 per cent true. And, had the lesson been
given in a yeshiva, it would have been perfect. Pharaoh, however, wasn’t a yeshiva
student and Egypt was no yeshiva.
Pharaoh could not relate to what Jacob was
saying. Jacob was singing the praises of
God, but Pharaoh heard kvetching and
complaining. The Midrash is teaching us
how careful we have to be when delivering
a message. If the recipient is going to hear
something completely different from what
we are trying to convey, then we have to
rethink how we communicate the message.
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We were lucky to escape Sandy’s wrath
Here in Ottawa it rained a little and it
was somewhat windier than usual, but we
were lucky enough to escape the devastation that wreaked havoc on much of the
American northeast just a few hundred
miles from here. Particularly hard hit were
many areas with large Jewish communities in the New York and New Jersey
areas.
As we prepare to go to press four days
after the storm, the death toll has reached
100, many have been left homeless, there
are still many millions without power,
gasoline is scarce, and there are many
buildings, including some synagogues and
Jewish community centres, which are too
damaged to be used.
On November 1, three days after
Sandy blew through Manhattan, a friend
of mine who lives there managed to post a
message on Facebook about how she and
her family were making out.
“We have no power, no water, no cell
phone service here in lower Manhattan,
no subways. But we’re fine and, of
course, we’re incredibly lucky compared
to so many people. We’re so grateful to be
safe and together and our building is fine.
It’s horrifying how awful things are for so
many people,” she wrote.
As has so often been the case at the
time of natural disasters, Jewish communities have mobilized quickly to do what-
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ever is possible to help. The Jewish Federation of Ottawa has set up the Hurricane
Sandy Relief Fund and is working with
Jewish Federations of North America to
help bring immediate aid where it is needed most and to support recovery and rebuilding efforts.
Donations to the fund – 100 per cent of
the money raised will be used in the effort
– may be made online at jewishottawa.com
or by calling 613-798-4696, ext. 242.
The Bulletin redesign
Early in 2012, a sub-committee of the
Communications and Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation
of Ottawa embarked on a review of the
Ottawa Jewish Bulletin with an eye to
positioning our Jewish community newspaper to grow and thrive in this technological age when many – particularly
those under the age of 40 – no longer read
print newspapers and increasingly get
their news online via computers, tablets
and smartphones.
The sub-committee produced a report,
which was studied and reviewed by the
larger committee and then by the Federation Board.
I’m excited to say that, as a result of
the report, the Bulletin – both the print
version and what will be a dynamic online
version – is being reimagined and redesigned with a launch anticipated in the
first half of 2013.
The redesign of the Bulletin is now in
the very capable hands of renowned
graphics and web designer David Berman
and his team.
They will be making a presentation
on the Bulletin project on Wednesday,
November 15, 7:00 pm, at the Federation’s semi-annual members meeting at
the Soloway JCC, which is open to the
public.
Also, Mike Shahin, chair of the Federation’s Communications and Community
Relations Committee, will write about the
future of the Bulletin in our special 75th
Anniversary supplement to be published
with our next issue.
Anti-Semitism on campus
Last issue in this space I discussed a
Carleton University report on inter-cultural, inter-religious and inter-racial relations
on campus. The report noted Jewish stu-
dents and staff were more likely than most
other groups to be made uncomfortable or
face discrimination on campus, largely because of tensions surrounding anti-Israel
events and campaigns.
A few days after I wrote that column,
the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, publishers of the Jewish Virtual
Library, released a study – Israel and the
Campus: The Real Story – that looked at
4,000 university campuses in North America and found all of the anti-Israel incidents took place at just 108 universities in
the U.S. and 25 in Canada (Carleton
among them) and the vast majority of
those incidents took place during events
like the so-called Israel Apartheid Week.
There were no anti-Israel events at 97
per cent of North American campuses according to the study.
Thanks Rubin
On behalf of the Bulletin, I offer a
hearty mazal tov to Rubin Friedman on
the assumption of his new position overseeing the Canadian Race Relations Foundation from their Toronto office.
With this new position, Rubin’s
Humour me, please column, which has
appeared in the Bulletin over the past
eight years, is being retired.
Thanks, Rubin, for making us smile
and laugh over the years.
Tales of corruption unseen even in The Godfather
So, Nathalie Normandeau, the former
minister of municipal affairs – and, for a
time, the deputy premier – of Quebec, received 40 roses on her 40th birthday from
a man in the construction industry who
does a lot of business in Quebec.
Normandeau says no one has the right
to question her integrity. The same goes,
she says, for her acceptance of concert
tickets to see Céline Dion from the private
box of that same construction guy.
It has been suggested that recent testimony at Quebec’s construction inquiry is
like The Sopranos. Imagine if you were a
Montreal taxpayer and heard that construction contracts allegedly had extras
systematically added on to the bill to give
a percentage to the party in power, a percentage to the Mafia, and then a one per
cent payment to a now-retired City of
Montreal engineer.
What is most astonishing is the degree
of sophistication in how the bidding
process often worked. Testimony indicates
many major construction projects were
conspiratorially rigged between different
companies that were often owned by the
same people. It is shameful to think of
how there might have been systematic illegal payments being made so close to the
mayor of Montreal’s office and yet he,
like Normadeau, says he didn’t do any-
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thing wrong.
Did anybody?
It’s hard to fathom police video of
Mafia members kissing and hugging each
other as they exchange construction cash,
some of it pulled from their socks. They
didn’t even do that in The Godfather.
The inquiry has just begun and, with
this early testimony, it is easy to see why
Jean Charest called the summer election
when he did. There are calls for Mayor
Gérald Tremblay’s resignation and, by the
time the inquiry gets to detailed testimony
about the construction industry’s dealing
with the Quebec government, the accusations and assertions may be more far ranging. Bigger territory, bigger projects, more
officials and bigger political parties to
bribe, all add up to grisly ingredients for
even more corruption. An interesting
question is whether the corruption actually
predated the nine years Charest’s Quebec
Liberal Party was in power. There is rea-
son to think the Parti Québécois will be
touched as well.
One obvious question is whether this
could happen in Ontario or, for that matter, anywhere else in Canada. Until there
is reason to believe it is possible and,
more to the point, until there is evidence
for people to demand or even consider the
need for a public inquiry into the construction industry, or any other industry
that does business with the government,
then one has to fairly assume this criminal
brand of corruption is a made-in-Quebec
problem.
Two years ago, Maclean’s magazine
did a cover story calling Quebec Canada’s
most corrupt province. The backlash was
fierce. There were cries of Quebec bashing and apologies were demanded in the
House of Commons as well as in the Quebec National Assembly. Rogers Communications, which owns Maclean’s, feared it
would hurt their cell phone business in
Quebec. Looking back past the bloated
backlash, Maclean’s should have won an
award for highlighting such a prescient
description of how government business
was being conducted in Quebec.
Political tales, anecdotal and real, of
brown envelopes and percentages of contracts going back to political parties in
Quebec, go back to the days when Mau-
rice Duplessis was the premier and Camilien Houde was the mayor of Montreal. It
seems Quebecers were always aware that
corruption was part of their political culture and the political history of their
province. But they had every reason to believe, or every reason to want to believe,
that bad part of their history was over.
In the 1970s, two major public inquiries were held in Quebec. There was
one into the construction industry called
the Cliche Commission. It was, in fact, the
commission that first brought Brian Mulroney to prominence. The construction inquiry was followed by a separate commission into the workings of organized crime
in Quebec.
Both commissions uncorked a number
of very smelly things, which shocked people then just as today’s revelations are
shocking people now. Forty years ago,
government took the recommendations of
those commissions and enacted new laws
and regulations to clean things up. Do
people not have the right to ask what happened? Is 40 years that long to have to
start all over again to clean up corruption?
It is sad the present inquiry into the
construction industry even has to take
place. Why is it that people seem to learn
nothing, and forget almost everything,
from their own history?
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Wednesdays at noon: Talmud study with Rabbi Garten .
New participants are welcome.
Wednesdays: Torah class with Shlomo Feldberg, 7:30 pm .
Saturdays Torah study with Rabbi Garten, 9:00 am.
Sunday, November 18: Books and Bagels, 10:00 am
In the Garden of the Beasts, by Erik Larsen.
Reviewed by Rabbi Garten. Bagels at 9:30 am.
Thursday, November 29: Israel Advocacy presents a program
on Sar-El, 7:30 pm.
Friday, December 14: following Services, bring your own
Shabbat Chanukah dinner, 7:00 pm
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Mailbag
Independent Jewish Voices
Further to my recent letter about Independent Jewish Voices (October 15), I would like to point out that when Independent Jewish Voices held its annual membership meeting in
Toronto from October 18-20, most of the activities were purposefully planned to take place during Shabbat, thus excluding observant Jews from participating.
What kind of “Jewish” organization would purposefully
impose impediments to the participation of Jews?
Helen Shapiro
Peter Beinart
On October 23, I attended the talk at Temple Israel by
Peter Beinart who is promoting his book, The Crisis of Zionism.
I was astonished at some of the things he said and felt he
was enhancing and spreading the worldwide flames of antiSemitism. I also felt his message was similar to the infamous
Protocols of the Elders of Zionism, which is still for sale
around the world more than 100 years after its publication.
He blamed Israel for all the problems in the West Bank and
seemed to say that, if the Israelis would evacuate the West
Bank, there would be an end to the problems. I do not agree
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with what he was saying and feel that evacuation would only
worsen the problems.
I mentioned The Protocols of the Elders of Zionism because I believe his book will be a bestseller among anti-Israel
persons, who exist in very large numbers, and they will be
convinced it provides legal grounds for the destruction of Israel; as well as spreading anti-Semitism, just as the Protocols
tries to justify the destruction of all Jews.
Has there been any publication of an authoritative contradiction of the subject if his book?
Herbert Cosman
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Music note
Israeli music star David Broza
to perform at SJCC, November 24
By Michael Regenstreif
Music lovers are in for a treat, November 24, when
David Broza, long one of Israel’s most popular and influential concert artists, performs at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre during Ottawa’s first Sephardi Festival. It
will be an intimate concert as only 200 tickets will be sold
– Broza generally plays to much larger audiences.
Broza, 57, was born in Haifa and grew up in Israel, England and Spain. In Spain, where Broza attended high
school, he was influenced by the great flamenco guitar
masters. He began his music career by performing in Israeli
cafés in the 1970s while serving in the Israel Defense
Forces.
An exciting and dynamic guitarist, and a powerful
singer, Broza’s songs – in Hebrew, English and Spanish –
reflect his passions for life, love and the pursuit of peace.
His song, “Yinhe Tov,” has long been an anthem of the Israeli peace movement.
Broza is also an artist who has surprised his fans over
the years. One of his most recent albums was Night Dawn:
The Unpublished Poetry of Townes Van Zandt. Released in
2010, the album’s songs were built on lyrics left behind
when Townes Van Zandt, the renowned Texas songwriter
and folksinger, best known for songs like “Pancho and
Lefty,” died in 1997.
Broza’s concerts at the top of Masada are legendary in Is-
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David Broza appears Saturday, November 24, 8:00
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this year. JNF Ottawa thanks all those who have helped to
make this an early sold-out event – and an event that will
provide significant funding for the project selected by our
honouree, the Honourable John Baird. I look forward to a
very enjoyable evening with many of those people in the
company of Mr. Baird and Rex Murphy.
While the event is sold-out, you can still purchase a tribute or make a donation toward the project and have your
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I would like to thank Ambassador Miriam Ziv for her assistance early on facilitating key elements and making it possible for this event to become a reality. Her support has been
invaluable. In many ways, this Negev Dinner honouring
John Baird, whose principled stance on Israel exemplifies
his commitment to the Jewish State, is also a celebration of
the great relationship we enjoy today between our two nations. Barbara Farber, our Dinner Chair has also been a
tremendous help in shaping this year’s dinner. I am sure that
she has invested more time than I told her it would take and
I know every minute of her time has been given with enthusiasm and grace.
This year’s Negev Dinner is supporting JNF’s agricultural research stations and people have asked me exactly what
the research stations do. I’ve written in previous columns
about some of the crops that are grown in research stations.
The stations also do research on pest control, for example the
use of netting against insects and other pests. They develop
ways to use previously recycled water more efficiently in
farming and they are branching out into new products, including ornamental fish and ostriches.
Regional research and development stations conduct
agricultural research and development in peripheral regions
of highest national priority. Their primary aim is to aid agriculture to ensure and improve the profitability of farms
and the means of production available to them by developing new products, improving existing ones and renewing
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agricultural research done in academic research institutes.
Their work is devoted to short-term applications that solve
practical problems in agriculture and increase the profitability and stability of agriculture as an industry.
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By Sammy Hudes
Chabad Student Network
You never know where
you’ll encounter a fellow
Jew.
Hosting our second annual barbecue for the homeless at the Shepherds of
Good Hope shelter on October 15, members of the
Chabad Student Network
(CSN) from the University
of Ottawa and Carleton University found ourselves
doing a huge mitzvah.
Eight students took part,
helping deliver hundreds of
hot dogs as well as salads
and pasta provided by Creative Kosher Catering to
members of Ottawa’s homeless community.
CSN co-director Rabbi
Chaim Boyarsky arrived
early to set up and to kosher
the shelter’s barbecue.
After two hours of serving food to those in need –
including second and third
helpings to many – a Jewish
man came to our table for
food. He spoke to the rabbi
in both Hebrew and Yiddish.
In typical Chabad form,
Rabbi Boyarsky asked the
man if he had wrapped
tefillin that day. When he
said he hadn’t yet, the rabbi
lent him his own tefillin to
fulfil the mitzvah. He subsequently recited the Shema
Yisrael prayer.
Although each of the
CSN members who helped
out that day felt a sense of
fulfilment during the first
two hours of the event, we
all agreed the encounter
with this homeless Jewish
man was the defining moment.
“Getting good grades
may get you a good job, but
doing good deeds makes
you a good person,” said
Rabbi Boyarsky.
Rebecca
Rosenstock,
CSN’s city-wide president
last year, has been instrumental in co-ordinating
CSN’s barbecues for the
homeless. She said she was
pleased to see the event’s
progression.
“I think it’s really important to balance school and
community commitment,”
said Rosenstock. “We start-
Members of Chabad Student Network host a barbecue at the Shepherds of Good
Hope shelter, October 15.
ed this event last year and it
was a huge success. I wanted to see it get even bigger
and just continue the tradition. It was just really nice
to see so many students
come out this year.”
CSN community service
chair Lewis Novack said he
enjoyed helping the community while attending last
year’s event and wanted to
make sure we did the same
this year.
“Anyone can donate
money, but not anyone can
dedicate their time and help
people,” said Novack.
Jewish Federation of Ottawa establishes
Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund
By Adam Soclof
(JTA) – Less than a year
into her job at North Shore
Synagogue in Syosset, New
York, Rabbi Debbie Bravo
sounded remarkably poised
as she and her community
faced one of their most
powerful challenges together: Hurricane Sandy.
Rabbi Bravo’s land line
was dead. When she picked
up her cell phone on October
30, she had just returned
from the local police station.
“I have a child who takes
medication that has to be refrigerated,” she said calmly.
According to figures released by the Long Island
Power Authority that day,
more than 930,000 families
– 90 per cent of all island
residents – were without
power after Hurricane
Sandy hit the northeastern
United States the night before. Among those 930,000
were an estimated 139,000
Jewish households.
Hurricane Sandy took
dead aim at the most populous region of the country,
home to the majority of
American Jews. In its wake,
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“I went over to the synagogue a few hours ago,
which is right next to a
woodsy area,” Rabbi Bravo
said. “Ten-plus trees are
down, including a huge one
down on the front lawn.
Everyone’s saying this is a
hundred times worse” than
previous natural disasters
that hit the island.
The greater New York
area, home to the largest
population of Jews in North
America, took a harsh hit as
severe winds and flooding
toppled trees, triggered electrical fires and flooded public transportation systems.
The result: mass evacuations
of apartments and dormitories, widespread school closings and damaged homes
and community institutions.
Jewish communal organizations, whose offices,
landlines and, in some
cases, email servers were
closed or down on October
Photos of storm damage, like this one from the Astoria, Queens area of New York
City, were shared widely on Facebook and other websites.
(Photo: Peter Romano via Creative Commons)
30, largely set up shop remotely as they set out to
formulate a response.
“The concerns of the
Jewish Federations movement is focussed on both
those in the Jewish community and non-Jewish community as we work with
local Jewish federations as
well as local, state and federal emergency management personnel to assess the
damage and look forward to
recovery,” said William
Daroff, vice-president of
public policy and director of
the Washington office of the
Jewish Federations of North
America (JFNA).
Social media was a
source of comfort, Daroff
noted, while watching the
devastation unfold.
“Compared to visuals
from New York and the
Long Island coast, having a
support structure and literally thousands of friends acquired through Facebook
and Twitter helped me feel
less alone as my family sat
shuddering with gusts of
wind at 50 miles per hour”
in Washington.
In response to this storm
of unprecedented magnitude, which left more than
100 dead and countless
more injured, homeless, and
unsure of what comes next
– their lives and peace of
mind in turmoil – the Jewish Federation of Ottawa has established the
Hurricane Sandy Relief
Fund to help support recovery and rebuilding, and to
provide immediate aid
where it is needed most.
One hundred per cent of
all proceeds collected by the
Federation for this fund will
be distributed by JFNA as
part of a North Americanwide response to help victims in the Jewish and general populations. The Federation will collaborate with
JFNA, which will work to
assess the needs in affected
communities and provide
immediate relief.
To contribute to Jewish
Federation of Ottawa’s
Hurricane Sandy Relief
Fund, donate online at
jewishottawa.com or call
613-798-4696, ext. 242.
This report incorporated files from the Jewish
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Or Haneshamah to mark 25th anniversary
By Michael Salter
Or Haneshamah
Or Haneshamah (OrH),
Ottawa’s Reconstructionist
community, is celebrating
our 25th anniversary. To
mark a quarter-century of
life, the congregation is hold-
ing a Shabbat service on Friday, November 23, followed
by dinner, conversation,
music and the sharing of
memories.
OrH invites the community – including current, former
and future members – from
near and far to gather with us
and share this momentous occasion. Those interested in attending should contact us at
ottawahavurah@yahoo.com
or 613-239-4988.
OrH was formed in 1987
as the Ottawa Reconstructionist Havurah by Walter
and Teena Hendelman. Reconstructionism, Judaism’s
newest denomination, defines Judaism as a dynamic
and evolving religious civilization – the product of the
collective experience of the
Jewish people. The Havurah
underwent a renaming
process to adopt a Jewish
name in 2009 and is now
called Or Haneshamah
(Light of the Soul).
The Hendelmans and
other founding members of
the Havurah initially met as a
study group to explore the
core differences between Reconstructionism and other
movements. In the spring of
1988, the study group held its
first Shabbat services. The
next year, the Havurah became affiliated with the Federation of Reconstructionist
Congregations and Havurot –
now the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation (JRF). The
Havurah’s application for affiliation to the Jewish Community Council of Ottawa/Vaad Ha’Ir was accepted in 1999.
Over the years, OrH has
evolved a distinctive religious practice, always relying on member participation.
Initially, services and events
were held in members’
homes. However, as OrH
grew, Shabbat and holiday
services and life cycle events
shifted to rented venues – although members still gather
in homes for many study sessions and meetings.
There were many seminal
events for the Havurah. In
1994, a Torah scroll was dedicated, along with a Torah
mantle crafted by members.
The first bat mitzvah – for
four adult women – was also
celebrated in 1994. The first
bar mitzvah was in 1997 and
dozens more have been celebrated since.
Since shortly after our
founding, OrH has hired rabbis or rabbinical students to
lead High Holiday services.
In 2004, the Havurah decided
to ease the workload of lay
leaders by adding more regular rabbinic support. Since
then, a senior rabbinical student from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in
Philadelphia comes to Ottawa for the first Shabbat and
weekend of each month and
for High Holidays. OrH
maintains its traditional
value of lay leadership by
holding member-led Shabbat
services – including a Dvar
Torah and group discussion –
on the third Shabbat of each
month, as well as memberled festival observances.
Twenty-five years after
our founding, OrH is an inclusive, caring, spiritually
minded community that welcomes people with all levels
of Jewish knowledge and beliefs, mixed marriages,
multi-faith families and
members of the gay and lesbian communities. In our
governance, we encourage
members to share responsibilities and activities, based
on egalitarian, democratic
and participatory values. In
our worship, we creatively
explore our religious, spiritual and cultural practices in
order to revitalize and revalue our Judaism.
We welcome everyone to
join us for Shabbat as we
mark our 25th year!
Author Brian Doyle to speak
at Soloway JCC, November 28
By Anna Bilsky
Ottawa Jewish
Historical Society
The Ottawa Jewish Historical Society and the Soloway Jewish Community Centre (JCC) Adult Cultural Programs Department have invited everyone to enjoy an
evening with Brian Doyle.
The well-known Ottawa
author and raconteur will
speak Wednesday, November
28, 7:30 pm, at the Soloway
JCC to kick off our speakers
program for 2012.
Doyle recently published
a series of stories about growing up in Ottawa during the
Great Depression in the Ottawa Citizen. He is the author
of 14 books for young readers, which are very entertaining for adults as well. He has
received many awards and
honours, including Book of
the Year Awards from the
Canadian Library Association in 1983 and 1997.
Doyle was born in Ottawa
in 1935 and attended elementary school at York Street
School in Lowertown and
high school at Glebe Collegiate Institute. While at
Glebe, he played football,
won medals in gymnastics
and published poetry in the
yearbook. He also fought and
stole and skipped school.
Doyle graduated from
Carleton University with a
degree in Journalism, became
a reporter for the Toronto
Telegram, but soon left to become a teacher in Ottawa.
Eventually, he returned to
Glebe as head of the English
Department.
Join us for what will surely be an enjoyable evening
with one of Ottawa’s best sto-
rytellers. He will have several of his books available for
sale including The Low Life,
a collection of five novellas,
Boy O’Boy and Pure Spring.
Admission is free of
charge and refreshments will
be served.
For information, call Anna
Bilsky at 613-728-4202 or
Roslyn Wollock at 613-7989818, ext. 254.
Pure Spring, set in Ottawa’s Lowertown, is one of Brian
Doyle’s acclaimed novels for young people.
JET sends fourth group of Ottawa women on TAG
mission to Israel
By Nikki Shapiro
for JET
JET (Jewish Education for
Torah) is changing the way some
young Ottawa mothers think, feel
and act about Judaism.
JET’s Lauren Shaps and Rochel
Goldbaum are travelling to Israel
this month with a fourth group of
women in partnership with the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Program
(JWRP) to offer them a unique spiritual growth opportunity.
JWRP has been educating and
inspiring women from all over the
world on their jammed packed,
highly subsidized, 10-day journey
to Israel for four years. The trip,
called Transform and Grow (TAG)
has seen nearly 2,000 women from
40 cities in seven different countries
participate to date. JET and JWRP
share a vision for change within
local Jewish communities. Through
TAG, participants are empowered
by a movement that exposes them to
positive values, which impact themselves, their families and our city.
I was fortunate to travel to Israel
with JET on the TAG mission in
2011. It was an unforgettable jour-
ney that will affect my life forever.
Not only am I a part of a sisterhood
of Ottawa women who are now my
friends, I also see Judaism in a
whole new perspective. Now more
than ever, Judaism is a positive
meaningful component of my daily
life.
Before participating in TAG, I
wondered where and how Judaism
fit into my modern world. I learned
it is very relevant and powerful. I
have been inspired to continue on
my path of Jewish development and
have continued my learning. I have
enjoyed participating in weekly
group meetings, in Lauren’s class on
Thursday mornings at the Soloway
Jewish Community Centre, as well
as in inspiring one-on-one sessions.
Small changes within me, at home,
and with my family, have created a
new sense of belonging and tradition. JET, JWRP and the TAG mission have given me the precious gift
of knowledge and comprehension
that was missing from my life.
Many of the more than 50
women from Ottawa who have participated so far in the TAG mission
have continued to share their posi-
JET’s participants in the 2012 TAG Mission. (Front, from left) Sherri Peters, Wendy Hadad, Rochel Goldbaum, Justine Sider, Carolyn Bickerton, (rear) Roslyn Bryan, Aviva Diener, Seline Yegendorf, Bev Steinberg, Marie Levine, Deidre Butler, Shauna Solomon, Elayne Adler, Tina Lloyd, Jenn Greenberg, Jennifer
Perzow, Lauren Shaps and Lynda Taller-Wakter.
tive experiences. Some now light
Shabbat candles or have begun to
bake challah for Shabbat on a weekly basis. Others have become key
volunteers for Jewish agencies, and
some helped guide our education of
Israel advocacy and awareness by
hosting a successful event this year.
JET had many applicants for the
TAG mission this year, and 14 special women were selected to travel
with two madrichot (volunteer leaders) and two JET staff. Many of
them are excited and nervous. They
have heard the buzz, and of the excitement of past participants, and
cannot wait for their journey – set to
depart Sunday, November 18 for 10
days – to begin.
For more information on JET
programs, visit jetottawa.com or
contact the JET office at
info@jetottawa.com or 613-7989818, ext. 247.
Rabbi Wayne Allen to address
the Ten Most Important Ideas
in Judaism
Shabbaton with Rabbi Charles Popky
December 1, 2012
By Estelle Melzer
for Agudath Israel
Agudath Israel Congregation has invited
the community to an exciting scholar-in-residence weekend, Friday to Sunday, November
23 to 25, with Rabbi Wayne Allen.
Rabbi Allen’s theme for the weekend is a
large one. Through four lectures he will explore and explain the Ten Most Important
Ideas in Judaism.
What does it mean to be a Jew? How has
Judaism changed the world and how can its
ideas, if truly embraced, be a potent force for
good in our contemporary world?
“Judaism is often misunderstood or under
appreciated by Jews and non-Jews alike,”
Rabbi Allen said. “It is sometimes dismissed
as antiquated, criticized as parochial or condemned as discriminatory.
“In actuality,” he continued, “Judaism is a
powerful remedy for the ills from which humanity suffers. Reduced to its essentials, Judaism is the prescription for an ailing world.”
Rabbi Allen is a recognized authority on
the application of Jewish legal principles in a
modern context. He has a master’s degree in
rabbinics from the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he also received his rabbinical ordination, and a PhD in philosophy from York
University. An honorary doctorate of divinity
was conferred on him by the Jewish Theological Seminary for his years of dedicated services. He is a community leader in interfaith
education and discourse and has been recognized for his philanthropic work on behalf of
many institutions.
Rabbi Allen served as a congregational
rabbi for 34 years and is now provost of the
Canadian Yeshiva & Rabbinical School. He is
the author of three books, Giving Thanks:
Grace for All Occasions; Perspectives on
Jewish Law and Contemporary Issues; and
Further Perspectives on Jewish Law and
Rabbi Wayne Allen, provost of the Canadian Yeshiva & Rabbinical School, will
be scholar-in-residence, November 23
to 25, at Agudath Israel Congregation.
Contemporary Issues. He is also the editor of
the first two volumes of Tomeikh keHalakhah, the responsa collection of the Union
of Traditional Judaism. He is a panelist for
JewishValuesOnline.org and has appeared on
radio and television.
Rabbi Allen is an eloquent, thought-provoking speaker. His talks are certain to challenge you and make you better understand the
ideas at the core of our Jewish heritage. His
exploration of these ideas will take place in
four lectures: Friday night, following Kabbalat Shabbat at 4:15 pm and Shabbat dinner at
5:45; Saturday morning during Shabbat services; Saturday afternoon, following mincha
services at 3:30 pm and Se’uda Shlisht (light
meal); and finally, the final idea and summation, following Sunday morning services at
8:30 am and breakfast at 9:15.
Cost for the Shabbat dinner is $40
(adults), $30 (students), $25 (children aged 6
to 12) and free (children under 6). Sunday
breakfast is $5.
Contact Agudath Israel at 613-728-3501
or susan@agudathisrael.net by Thursday,
November 22 to register.
Theme: How can Jewish tradition guide us
through current issues such as
capital punishment, euthanasia and abortion?
For more information, contact Toby Brooks
at toby.brooks@sympatico.ca
Adath Shalom, a member of the Ottawa
Vaad Ha’Ir and the Ottawa Jewish
Federation since 1979, invites you
to attend our services held at the Jewish Community Campus Chapel.
Our members enjoy a flourishing spirit
of chavurah, leading services, participating in lively weekly discussions of the
Torah portion, and joining social action
projects.
We’re a vibrant egalitarian
Conservative (USCJ) congregation.
Together we strive to extend our caring to
the Jewish community and world needs.
JET Girls Club
Contact 613-240-4564
www.adath-shalom.ca
(From left) Eyla Krasna, Neilah Shapiro and Rena Goldbaum show their JET Girls
Club crafts. The Girls Club, for ages 11 to 14 (moms invited too), meets monthly
for crafts and conversation. Contact info@jetottawa.ca for information.
Ministers announce
Canada-Israel Energy
Science and Technology
Fund
Toronto – Minister of
Natural Resources Joe Oliver
and Uzi Landau, Israel’s
minister of energy and water
resources, announced, October 29, the creation of the
Canada-Israel Energy Science and Technology Fund,
which will see Canada and
Israel pursue further co-operation to advance shared energy interests. The Government of Canada will contribute $5 million over the
next three years to support
the fund.
The Israeli government of
Israel will provide funds on a
project-by-project basis to
initiatives under this pro- Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver and Israeli
Minister of Energy and Water Resources Uzi Landau
gram. The approval of those
announce the creation of the Canada-Israel Energy
projects will be in accordance Science and Technology Fund, October 29, in Toronto.
with the applicable laws, reg“In the endeavour to develop Israel’s natulations, rules, procedures and mechanisms of
the Office of the Chief Scientist in the Israeli ural resources, we find in Canada a natural
partner to co-operate with and together look
Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor.
Eligible projects for the Canada-Israel En- for ways to maximize our capabilities,” said
ergy Science and Technology Fund will be Landau.
According to a release from Natural Reled by industry, but can include academic
partners on both sides as research and devel- sources Canada, “The Government of Canada
is committed to strengthening bilateral ties
opment sub-contractors to the project.
“This new scientific initiative will create with Israel, advancing Canada’s energy interjobs and strengthen the economies of both our ests and contributing to Canada’s long-term
countries through greater energy collabora- economic well-being. Through this joint inition,” said Oliver. “Today’s announcement tiative, the governments of Canada and Israel
underscores the important strategic relation- will encourage innovation and improve competitiveness and productivity.”
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OJCS students to take part in Maple Leaf Math Challenge
By Sheldon Friedman
Ottawa Jewish
Community School
Math is cool, hip, and off-thehook at the Ottawa Jewish Community School (OJCS). Students take
part in a variety of activities, including national and world competitions, and have earned bragging
rights as a school with the mathematical formula for success.
Our math program is led by ded-
icated math coach Beata Myhill,
one of the authors of the renowned
Nelson Math Program used at our
school and at schools throughout
Ontario, Quebec and Western Canada. She is the one the kids rush to in
the hallways to share how they
solved a challenging equation, how
they came up with a new way to
solve a problem, or even to suggest
ideas for a new math game for
class. She collaborates with teach-
Rubin
Friedman
Rubin Friedman has
been appointed
principal operating
officer of the
Toronto-based
Canadian Race
Relations Foundation
(CRRF) and will oversee the CRRF while
it searches for a new
executive director.
Rubin is a former
director of planning
with the Jewish
Federation of Ottawa
and was the longtime humour columnist with the Ottawa
Jewish Bulletin.
ers in the classroom to differentiate
math instruction for all students and
works with small groups in extended math to nurture problem-solving
skills.
This month, OJCS students in
Grades 2 to 8 will participate in the
Maple Leaf Math Challenge, an online mathematics competition held
to “unite, encourage, and inspire
students across Canada to enjoy
mathematics and learning.” The
challenge takes place over two days
with each day focussing on a different element of mathematical skill
and knowledge.
The challenge begins November
20 with Curriculum Mathletics,
when students are challenged by 50
mathematical concepts that they
have to master. On November 21,
students’ mental arithmetic skills
will be challenged using Live Mathletics. During this challenge, students become excited about math
and engaged in the activities. They
rush to the computer lab during
breaks and log on at home to take
part in the math games and to practise their math skills. Last year, we
had six students ranked in the top
100 out of 17,000 students across
Canada.
Another activity that creates a
passion for our math program is the
utilization of Mathletics within our
curriculum. Mathletics is an educational website – mathletics.ca – and
e-learning application students use
as a resource to help them enjoy
mathematics and improve results.
The website offers a range of mathematics activities in the elementary
and middle school math curriculum
and allows teachers to pre-set levels
and view results for each student.
This individualization pushes each
student to reach for excellence and
allows them to work at their respective levels and practise their individual skills.
OJCS students take part in many
other math activities throughout the
year, including in-school supplementary programs and activities
such as our primary school math
club. In March, students participate
in an online math competition during World Maths Day. Students
progress through five levels of difficulty in arithmetic and mental
computation and earn one point for
every correct answer. They find this
a fun and different way to learn and
practise math.
For Grade 7 and 8 students, the
Gauss Math Contest is available to
review achievement for their indi-
vidual understanding of skills and
knowledge in mathematics. Hosted
by the University of Waterloo, this
contest offers students the opportunity to test their knowledge against
students from around the world.
Last year, 78,000 students took part
and only 26 received a perfect score
– two of them from OJCS. More
than 70 per cent of our students exceed the average mark, performing
at a generally higher level. Our
standardized testing, produced by
ONAP, indicates, on average, our
students operate at the Ministry
Level 4 which, according to the
Ministry of Education, is above
ministry standards.
Kangaroo Math is an international math contest to which families may decide to register their
math athlete. This is a grade-levelled contest to take place at the
University of Ottawa on Sunday,
March 24 for students in Grades 2
to 8.
If you would like your child to
develop critical thinking skills,
learn different ways to approach
problems, and learn to love mathematics, come visit OJCS.
For more information, visit
www.theojcs.ca or call 613-7220020.
Neil Lazarus at Torah High
Neil Lazarus speaks to Torah High students at the NCSY Centre, October 24, about
media bias and how it relates to Israel. An acclaimed expert on Middle East politics,
public diplomacy and effective communication training, Lazarus was in Ottawa to
speak at Carleton University on behalf of Hasbara Fellowships.
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of the Bess and Moe
Greenberg Family
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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 well-being.
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 LongTerm Care Foundation between October 10
and 24, 2012 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:
Leon Gluzman by Ruth and Irving Aaron
In Honour of:
Faigy and Zachary Muroff Mazal tov on
Naomi and Ariel Jacob’s marriage with love by
Ruth and Irving Aaron
Bill and Leona Adler
Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Cantor Mendel Fogel by Marilyn Adler, Neil
and Daniel Blacher
Meta Blakey by Marilyn Adler
In Observance of the Yahrzeit of:
Father of Barry Farber Elayne Adler,
Farley, Jordan and Benjamin Adler
Samuel and Jean Akerman
Memorial Fund
In Honour of:
Sheila and Larry Hartman Mazal tov on the
birth of your granddaughter, Sophia with love by
Alvin and Monica Stein
Tracy and Shneur Bielak Mazal tov on the
birth of your daughter, Sophia with love by Alvin
and Monica Stein
Boris and Dolly Blacher
Family Fund
In Memory of:
Bo Blacher by George and Sherry Fine
Friedberg and Dale
Families Fund
R’fuah Shlema:
Ray Fathi by Elaine Friedberg and Bob Dale
In Honour of:
Marsha and Murray Kaiserman and family
Mazal tov on the birth of your granddaughter by
Elaine Friedberg and Bob and Jonathan Dale
In Memory of:
Bess Fyman by Elaine Friedberg and Bob
Dale
Joseph Ginsberg Family
Endowment Fund
In Memory of:
Leon Gluzman by the Ginsberg family
Bo Blacher by the Ginsberg family
Malcolm and Vera Glube
Endowment Fund
In Memory of:
Leo Cook by Malcolm and Vera Glube
Mother of Diane Galimidi by Malcolm and
Vera Glube
Sister of Marietta Lithwick by Malcolm and
Vera Glube
In Honour of:
Cantor and Mrs. S. Bielak Mazal tov on the
birth of your daughter by Malcolm and Vera
Glube
Nell Gluck Memorial Fund
In Honour of:
Judy Caplan Mazal tov on your milestone
birthday with love by Henry and Maureen Molot
In Memory of:
Arthur Williams by Henry and Maureen
Molot and family
Nordau and Roslyn Kangisberg
Fmaily Fund
In Memory of:
Leon Gluzman by Roz and Nordau
Kanigsberg
Tommy Grossman by Roz and Nordau
Kanigsberg
David, Harvey, Victor Kardish
Family Fund
In Memory of:
Leon Gluzman by Harvey, Sheryl, Mallory
and Ryan Kardish
Dorothy and Maurie Karp
Endowment Fund
R’fuah Shlema:
Annette Albert by Dorothy Karp
Morris and Lillian Kimmel Family Fund
In Memory of:
Leon Gluzman by Morris Kimmel and
family
Shirley and Maurice Rose
Memorial Fund
In Honour of:
Cynthia and David Blumenthal Mazal tov
on the Bat Mitzvah of your granddaughter,
Ariella by Mavis and Simon Wasserberger
Sam and Ruth Rothman Family Fund
In Honour of:
Cila Farber Mazal tov on your special birthday by Sue and Steve Rothman
Carole and Norman Zagerman
Family Fund
In Honour of:
Arnell Goldberg Mazal tov on your special
birthday with love by Norman and Carole
Zagerman
Rickie Saslove Mazal tov on your special
birthday by Carole and Norman Zagerman
In Memory of:
Tom Grossman by Carole and Norman
Zagerman
Leon Gluzman by Carole and Norman
Zagerman
Irving Betcherman by Carole and Norman
Zagerman
R’fuah Shlema:
Joan Bloom by Carole and Norman
Zagerman
Syd Greenberg by Carole and Norman
Zagerman and Andrea and Laurie Arron
************** *
Shelley and Sidney Rothman
Family Fund
In Memory of:
Leon Gluzman by Shelley Rothman and
family
Tom Grossman by Shelley Rothman
Harold and Lillian Shoihet
Memorial Fund
In Honour of:
Shmary Rodman Mazal tov on your engagement to Sari by Dovid Shoihet and family
Skulsky Family Memorial Fund
In Honour of:
David Blumenthal Best wishes on your 80th
birthday by Ray and Ernie Goldstein
Sarah and Arnie Swedler Family Fund
In Honour of:
Larry and Sheila Hartman Mazal tov on the
birth of your granddaughter by Arnie Swedler and
Rhoda Zaitlin
Roslyn and Myles Taller Family
Endowment Fund
In Memory of:
Boris Blacher by Roz Taller
Tom Grossman by Roz Taller
Louis and Diane Tannenbaum
Family Fund
In Honour of:
Faigel and Leonard Shapiro In honour of
your 60th wedding anniversary by the
Honourable Mr. Justice Louis and Mrs. Diane
Tannenbaum
Toby and Joel Yan Family Fund
In Honour of:
Max Iland Happy 80th birthday by Joel and
Toby Yan
Martyn Wayne Happy 60th birthday by Joel
and Toby Yan
Aron Spector Happy birthday by Joel and
Toby Yan
Feeding Fund
In Memory of:
David Fried by Harold and Lisa Sandell
Rita Ann Leger by Barbara Fine and Steve
Levinson
Leon Gluzman by Barbara Fine and Steve
Levinson
In Honour of:
Steve Levinson and Barbara Fine Mazal tvo
on your wedding by Jackie, Kevin, Zack and
Meredith Barwin
Therapeutics Fund
In Honour of:
Sheela and Ozzie Silverman Happy 50th
wedding anniversary by Sonja and Ron Kesten
Flo and Joel Morgan Happy 50th wedding
anniversary by Sonja and Ron Kesten
Recreation/Music Fund
In Honour of:
Elissa Iny Mazal tov on receiving the KipnisWilson/Friedland Award by Sonja and Ron
Kesten
David Blumenthal In honour of your special
birthday with love by Evelyn Greenberg
IN HONOUR OF:
Kathy Kovacs and Irwin Schweitzer Mazal
tov on the birth of your grandson by Golda and
Ned Steinman and family
Bram Potechin With much appreciation by
Ethlyn and Barry Agulnik
Avraham Iny In appreciation by Ed and Betty
Rose
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Thank you to the
Knights of Phythias
for the donation of
3 brand new flat screen
high definition televisions.
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AND APOLOGIZES FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS. DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, THE WORDING APPEARING
IN THE BULLETIN IS NOT NECESSARILY THE WORDING WHICH APPEARED ON THE CARD.
GIVING IS RECEIVING – ATTRACTIVE CARDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Here’s a good opportunity to recognize an event or convey the appropriate sentiment to someone important to you and at the same time support the Lodge. Card orders may be
given to Bev at 728-3900, extension 111, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday. You may also e-mail your orders to donations@hillel-ltc.com or online donations can be made through CanadaHelps.org. All orders must include name, address, postal code, and any message to person receiving the card; and, amount of donation,
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Pearl Torontow Happy birthday with love
by Jean Naemark and family
Sylvia Shier Happy birthday with love by
Jean Naemark and family
Claire and Irving Bercovitch Mazal tov
on your son’s marriage and good health in
your new home by Betty and Jay Dover
Rickie Saslove Mazal tov on your special
birthday by Betty and Jay Dover
Cila Farber Mazal tov on your very
special birthday with love by Libby and Stan
Katz
Dave Bellefleur Congratulations on being
awarded the Professional Excellence Award
from the Greater Nepean Chamber of
Commerce by the Residents, Board and Staff
of Hillel Lodge
Marsha and Murray Kaiserman Mazal
tov on the birth of your granddaughter, Rena
Chaya by Golda and Ned Steinman and
family
Suzy and Josh Krasna Mazal tov on the
birth of your granddaughter by Golda and Ned
Steinman and family
Toby and Joel Yan Thank you for the
flowers by Anne Koffman
David Blumenthal In honour of your 80th
birthday by Sandi and Raoul Korngold
IN MEMORY OF:
Marilyn Robins by Arlene and Norman
Glube; by Steve and Rosalyn Fremeth; by Enid
and Jeff Gould, Anna and Ronny Cantor,
Brenda and David Saxe, Diane and Allen
Abramson, Pat and Morris Neuman, by Ray and
Ernie Goldstein; and by Rickie and Marty
Saslove
Leon Gluzman by Steve and Rosalyn
Fremeth; by Golda and Ned Steinman and
family; by Morag Burch; by Rickie and Marty
Saslove; and by Etta Karp
Meta Blakey by the Residents, Board and
Staff of Hillel Lodge; and by Paul and Sharon
Finn
Don Glimcher by Carol and Laurie
Pascoe
Bo Blacher by the members of a Touch of
Klez
Muriel Ginsberg by Arlene and Gary Bonn
Samuel Rothberg by the Residents, Board
and Staff of Hillel Lodge
Benny Steck by the Residents, Board and
Staff of Hillel Lodge; by John Campbell; by
Eric and Joy Weisbloom; and by the Ottawa
B’nai Brith Bowling League
Vivian Diamond by Anne Koffman
Leo Cook by Arlene and Norman Glube
R’FUAH SHLEMA:
Annette Albert by Rosalyn Fremeth
Franceen Shier by Jean Naemark
GET WELL:
Pam Duncan by Anne Koffman
In Observance of the Yahrzeit of:
Gerry Levitz by Arlene and Gary Bonn
In defence of the nation-state
The Promise of Israel:
Why its Seemingly Greatest Weakness
is Actually its Greatest Strength
By Daniel Gordis
Wiley
256 pages
(Jewish Ideas Daily) – Daniel Gordis
wants you to know that, if you want tolerance, diversity and freedom, you should
work for Zionism. In his new book, The
Promise of Israel: Why its Seemingly
Greatest Weakness is Actually its Greatest
Strength, Gordis makes a compelling case
for the nation-state in general and for Israel in particular. His first argument, in favour of the nationstate, is every bit as important as the second.
As Gordis points out, governments that have produced
human rights such as personal liberty and the rule of law
most often have been ethnically based nation-states like Israel, South Korea, and the Czech and Slovak Republics. In
the Middle East, Zionism has brought civil liberties and
democracy to millions of people who
never enjoyed them before, chiefly Jewish refugees from Middle Eastern and European tyranny, but also Israeli Arabs.
Gordis quotes historian Mark Lilla,
who notes that, while Western Europeans
have forgotten “all the long-standing
problems that the nation-state … managed to solve,” Zionism “remembers what
it was to be stateless, and the indignities
of tribalism and imperialism. It remembers the wisdom of borders and the need
for collective autonomy to establish selfrespect and to demand respect from others.” Until Western Europeans relearn
those lessons, the “mutual incomprehension” between Europeans and Zionists “will remain deep.”
Gordis is on to something here. True, European and
American opposition to Israel partly reflects anti-Semitism,
but it also reflects the fact that Israel is the archetypal nation-state, and nation-states have fallen from favour in intellectual circles.
Promoting quality of life for persons
with developmental disabilities
in a Jewish environmnent
Tamir acknowledges with sincere thanks the following donations,
which were received as of October 19, 2012.
Mazel tov to:
Alan and Esther Williams on the
birth of your granddaughter Zahava
Rose by Maureen and Jeff Katz
Sophie and Neil Frenkel on the
birth of your third grandchild by
Maureen and Jeff Katz
Shirley and Syd Pascal on their
50th wedding anniversary by Esther
and David Kwavnick
Johanna Neuman on her engagement by Mom and Dad
Mr. and Mrs. Art Saper on their
40th wedding anniversary by Maureen
and Jeff Katz
Mr. Sam Ages on his 90th birthday
by Jerry and Lily Penso
Dr. and Mrs. Sol Gunner on their
50th wedding anniversary by Jerry and
Lily Penso
Yaffa Greenbaum and Jack
Shinder on the birth of their first
grandchild by Jerry and Lily Penso
Brian and Rochelle Pearl on the
birth of their grandson by Jerry and Lily
Penso
Mrs. Sheila Baslaw on her 80th
birthday by Esther Kwavnick, Cally
Kardash, Toby Nathanson and Sylvia
Monson
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birth of their first great granddaughter,
Mackayla, by Malcolm and Vera Glube
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Yale Freedman, by Zelda and Steve
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Emily, by Catherine and Dick Lane
Sema Goldstein on her 75th birthday by Rita and Fred Essner
Mr. Jacques Shore on being presented with the Queen Elizabeth II
Diamond Jubilee Medal by Sharon
and Paul Finn
Faigy and Zach Muroff on
Naomi’s wedding by Ellie and Joel
Kanigsberg
Linda Slotin on the birth of your
granddaughter by Sharon and Paul
Finn and family
Refuah Shlemah to:
Malcolm Glube by Steven, Hildy,
Maya and Dahlia Lesh and by
Stephen and Linda Weiner
Sara-Lynne Levine by Sharon,
Sol, Noah and Kayla Reichstein
In Memory of:
Gloria Cuadrado Taller by
Maureen and Jeff Katz
Lou Goldmaker by Maureen and
Jeff Katz
Jack Weinman by Maureen and
Jeff Katz
Laurie Mariasine by Sharon, Sol,
Noah and Kayla Reichstein; and by
Linda and Stephen Weiner
Maxwell Lobel by Jerry and Lily
Penso and family; by Irene and Lee
Waxman, Sandy and Gerry Bayne,
Rian Bayne; and by Lois, Jerry and
Mark Nudelman
Father of Vicky Fish by Ellie and
Joel Kanigsberg
Harry Shaffer by Jerry and Lily
Penso
Leon Gluzman by Lois and Jerry
Nudelman
General:
In appreciation to Sharon, Sol,
Noah and Kayla, to Mark, Deanna,
Andrea and Daniel, and to Vera from
Malcolm Glube
Wishing good health and to continued celebrations of milestones in your
lives to Vera and Malcolm Glube
from Norman and Elaine Wolfish
With best wishes for the NewYear
to Sharon, Paul, Davina and Josh
Finn, to Simon and Joy Fisher and
family, and to David and Ellen Fisher
and family from Linda Slotin
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Book Review
Diana
Muir-Appelbaum
The idea that humanity is arranged into peoples and nations, each with its homeland, language, and ideas about
how it should be organized is fundamental to the Hebrew
Bible. It is a profoundly tolerant idea, acknowledging there
may be more than one way to build a just society. This Jewish idea stands in radical opposition to universalism. The
great Western universalizing traditions – Greek, Roman,
Christian, Islamic, Marxist – have all attempted to annihilate Jewishness because they could not tolerate such diversity.
Apart from a few small city-states, history has found only
a limited number of ways to organize political life. There is
the intense and appalling tribalism of Afghanistan. There are
empires in which conquerors oppress the conquered. There
are dictatorships and monarchies in which individuals may
have comforts or privileges but not rights. There has been the
universalist ideology of Marxism, which produced death on
an unimaginable scale. Then there is the nation-state.
Unlike Marxism, Islam or the human rights movement,
the nation-state does not claim it will bring peace or justice
to the whole world, only that it will work to bring these benefits to a particular people inhabiting a particular piece of
land. As Lilla says, the political dilemma is “how to wed political attachment (which is particular) to political decency
(which knows no borders). The nation-state has been the
best modern means discovered so far of squaring the circle.”
Even for one people in one land, doing so is a tall order;
yet, Israel, Gordis argues, has largely succeeded in filling it,
maintaining a stable democratic government, a free press
and a high standard of civil liberties for its Jewish, Muslim
and Christian citizens, even those who work openly for its
destruction.
Gordis would not put it so minimally. He envisions a
world in which each people lives in its own nation-state,
governing itself as it chooses, perhaps competing freely, but
only through persuasion. Liberal American Jews, Gordis argues – he is surely right – are embarrassed by the fact that
the Jewish state is a standard-bearer for this out-of-fashion
idea of nationhood.
The fashionable advocates of universal human rights
have a far more embarrassing problem: Advocating human
rights in general doesn’t actually do much to make governments behave decently. Issuing reports about governments’
human rights violations often seems to do little more than
teach dictatorships to lie more effectively.
Yet, practical politicians in Israel have delivered real
democracy and human rights. The Czech and Slovak Republics amicably separated into two liberal nation-states.
South Korea emerged from decades of brutal occupation to
walk a difficult path towards a prosperous liberal democracy. And the state built by the nationalist Chinese on Taiwan
is distinctly more admirable than the one built by Marxist
idealists on the mainland. None of these young nation-states
is perfect, but they look awfully good compared to not just
what went before in these places but what goes on today in
nearby countries.
Activists, understandably, want to find a simple political
formula that will bring perfect government to everyone in
the world. But Gordis is right: Building a world of nationstates one by one, a job requiring the kind of hard, painful
political labour that created Israel, is a far more practical
way to produce a world that is tolerant, diverse and free.
This article was first published by Jewish Ideas Daily
(jewishideasdaily.com) and is reprinted with permission.
We can’t move forward without
acknowledging the obstacles to peace
Eight years ago, my best friend decided to sever our
friendship.
Yes, there had been some recent tensions and misunderstandings in what had become a long-distance friendship. But the deal-breaker was Israel – specifically, the
change in my attitude towards Israel since my days as a
left coast, non-Jewish liberal in Vancouver in the 1990s.
Although my friend had embraced my 1998 decision to
convert to Judaism, she became less comfortable with my
increased level of religious observance after my first trip
to Israel in 2003. And she could never accept my work
with Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), the Israeli organization that translates and monitors the Arabic media controlled by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas.
She believed that studying and publicizing these organizations’ systematic campaigns to deny Israel’s right to
exist, incite hatred against Israelis and Jews, and encourage children to aspire to martyrdom for Allah by killing
themselves and as many Jews as they could take with
them, were destroying any chance for peace.
“Peace is not achieved by pointing fingers and building
walls,” she wrote in that final email.
My friend and I reconciled shortly before her untimely
death from cancer in August – not because we ever agreed
about Israel, but because it was time to let go of past conflicts and free her from the burdens of this life.
But her indictment of my work made me ask myself
some very tough questions about my commitment to Israel
and the road to peace – questions I still ask myself after
more than 40 trips to Israel.
Does condemning the duplicity of the Palestinian lead-
ership mean that one is against peace? Is exposing political, educational and spiritual leaders who indoctrinate
their children to hate Jews destructive to the peace
process?
Should we focus on what we have in common with the
Palestinian people, rather than hold their leaders accountable for fomenting hatred? Should we ignore the barriers
to peace and look only at building bridges?
After much soul-searching, I concluded these approaches to peace shouldn’t be mutually exclusive.
It’s essential to support programs and activities that
allow Israelis and Palestinians, particularly youth, to see
each other as human beings with many shared aspirations
and values. I still remember drumming with the King
David Peace Drummers and exuberant Palestinian and Israeli kids on a glorious summer night in 2004 when the
first Peace Camp Canada brought these kids together and
created bonds that will last a lifetime.
We must applaud and encourage the work of Israeli
doctors like Livia Kapusta and her colleagues at Save a
Child’s Heart (saveachildsheart.ca) who have provided
life-saving cardiac surgery to more than 3,000 children in
42 countries. More than half of those kids are from the
Palestinian Authority, and the organization provides a free
weekly cardiology clinic at the Wolfson Medical Centre in
Holon for children from Gaza and the West Bank.
Yes, we must keep building bridges and finding common ground. But we can’t move forward without also acknowledging the many obstacles to peace.
I spent a day under Hamas rocket fire in Ashkelon in
2009, and got a taste of how it feels when you have 30 sec-
My Israel
Barbara
Crook
onds to get to a bomb shelter. As I write, Hamas rockets
are again falling on my friends in Ashkelon, but the mainstream media appears more concerned about the number
of Palestinians killed by retaliatory Israeli airstrikes than
about the one million Israelis under siege.
We cannot be so desperate for a ‘partner for peace’ that
we turn a blind eye to Palestinian Authority leaders – not
just politicians, but teachers and clerics – whose words
and actions continue to glorify terrorists and undermine
the peace process.
We need to know, for example, that Mahmoud Abbas
and the PA use $5 million per month in foreign aid money
from the U.S., the U.K. and other EU nations to pay the
salaries of Palestinian terrorists in Israeli prisons, as my
PMW colleagues Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik have reported (palwatch.org).
If you’re wondering why Canada’s not on that list, it’s
because the Harper government has stopped giving direct
financial aid to the PA. Instead, Canada funds PA programs such as those that help improve forensic and crime
scene investigation services, train judges, build courthouses and improve access to justice for ordinary Palestinians.
Tough love combined with practical support. Beating
peace drums instead of firing rockets. Healing kids’ hearts,
but condemning heartless leaders.
Perhaps those are some of the answers to the tough
questions my dear friend forced me to ask.
Organ donation, ‘the ultimate expression of kindness’
My friend Debra Karby hopes more Canadians will register as organ donors.
Debra is battling sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, and is in
need of a liver transplant. Because she does not qualify for a
deceased organ (the list in Canada is long), she issued a public
request for a live donor. Debra’s plea was shared far and wide:
on Facebook, Twitter and Global Television, and in Time magazine, Vancouver’s tabloid newspaper The Province, Haaretz
and the Times of Israel. Reading the comments on the family’s
blog – karbys.blogspot.ca – including those from acquaintances and strangers stating their willingness to donate, is earth
shatteringly beautiful in what it says about the human spirit.
In a subsequent public message posted to Facebook, Debra
wrote, “I don’t know how to begin to express my gratitude for
those who stepped forward, got their blood tested, answered
and submitted their forms. Friends, old and new, extended
family, strangers, you are truly angels in my mind. Thank you
seems insufficient ... you have given me a great gift – a belief
in the goodness of humankind.”
But Debra also had another important message to share
with her fellow Canadians: “I learned a lot about transplant in
this process. I learned that Canadians sadly can’t hold their
heads too high on this one. Too many people needlessly die
waiting for an organ.”
As CTV News reported on May 25, Canada’s rate of organ
donation “is one of lowest in the developed world. Only 13
out of every million Canadians becomes an organ donor, compared with 20 per million in the U.S., and more than 31 per
million in Spain, which has a presumed consent system.” The
report is online at tinyurl.com/CTV-organ-donors.
Dr. Brian Goldman, host of CBC Radio’s medical program
White Coat, Black Art, argues on his blog –
Values, Ethics,
Community
Mira
Sucharov
tinyurl.com/Goldman-organ-donors – that Canada could
boost donor rates by switching to an ‘opt-out’ system, as the
European Union countries do, or to switch to a cardiac declaration of death rather than waiting for brain death to occur.
Dr. Graham Sher, CEO of Canadian Blood Services, stresses the problem lies largely with the system. Canadian Blood
Services is working to try to convince the government to create a national, integrated and accountable system for donation
and transplant, something that is currently lacking in Canada.
“Our donation numbers in Canada ... will not go up by the
public simply registering their intent more regularly. International experience has shown that a managed and integrated
system is necessary to successfully convert intent into action,”
Sher told me.
Nevertheless, if and when such a system materializes,
donors will still be needed.
For anyone with doubts surrounding whether donating organs contravenes Jewish tradition, Rabbi Steven Garten of
Temple Israel assured me, “It is generally accepted that the
donation of organs for the purpose of saving a life is permitted by Jewish law” under the imperative of pikuach nefesh
(saving a life).
Rabbi Reuven Bulka of Congregation Machzikei Hadas
chairs the Trillium Gift of Life Network, the Ontario Ministry
of Health and Long Term Care’s agency responsible for organ
and tissue donation and transplantation.
“Saving of a life is as great a mitzvah as there is in Judaism. We know that transplants save lives. And we know that
living donors are fuelled by an enormous sense of altruism.
Put it all together and you have the ultimate expression of
kindness, which Judaism applauds and endorses with great
passion,” Rabbi Bulka told me.
Registering as an organ donor following death is obviously a different sort of act from stepping forward to be a live
donor. But it can be just as crucial in saving a life. And, given
that in Canada we require donors to opt-in, registering is
something you need to do, obviously, while you are still alive.
Debra’s grace, poise and emotional fortitude are examples
to live by. She reminds us about the beauty of community and
the importance of empathy, and what emotional fortitude and
strength of purpose can bring. She inspires a culture of generosity, while reminding us that it can also be heroic to ask.
What do you do now when a friend is suffering? You listen, you extend support, you offer hope, you include her in
your thoughts and prayers, and you thank her for inspiring
you. And then you check whether you’ve registered as an
organ donor.
To register as an organ donor in Ontario, or to confirm that
you are already registered, visit beadonor.ca.
It’s very important, Sher adds, to ensure doctors don’t
doubt the intention of the deceased, to mention your wishes to
your family.
Mira Sucharov, an associate professor of political science
at Carleton University, blogs at Haaretz.com.
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‘Designed social engineering is
incompatible with democratic values’
World
Affairs
days of shell games of companies spinning off independent
subsidiaries, making it hard to know who’s on first, what’s
on second and I-don’t-know on third base. Money seems to
flow from one foundation to the next and back, including
grants provided by friendly federal or state governments
that have had members strongly represented, endorsed or
supported by such non-profits and NGOs.
The complicated web that is woven actually pits socially divergent groups against one another and makes it unclear who is supporting what. The Keystone XL oil pipeline
was one example, in which some of the key brand-name
NGOs, including the Suzuki Foundation, were funded by
interest groups who stood to gain financially by not having
cheap Canadian oil flowing into the United States. Next
time you are watching a documentary on CBC, PBS, or
BBC, just think who may have indirectly funded it and why.
While in North America, and generally in the western
democratic world, social re-engineering is undertaken
largely by NGOs, we see some of the aggressive work in
some countries such as Venezuela and Iran conducted by
their governments with their own networks of funding that
bring in support or extend their own sphere of influence. In
many circles within Arab countries that went through an
Arab Spring in the past couple of years, they also talk about
the social nature of the movement and the class warfare that
was started by another NGO known as the Muslim Brotherhood. The mix of ideals and funding sources is interesting
to follow and is the only way to truly understand what the
ideals of an organization really are and who has enough of
an interest in them to send money their way.
Oliver
Javanpour
By the time you read this, the results of the United States
presidential election should be known. Billions of dollars will
have been spent by the candidates and by those who support
them directly, or indirectly through super-PACs, all trying to
sway voters their way. Throughout the campaign there has
been very little attention given to the few dozen NGOs and
non-profits that have had a significant role in generating a social climate that would have benefited only one presidential
candidate, namely President Barack Obama.
During the election campaign, candidates and their supporters are held to spending laws, and the super-PACs operate within the PAC philosophical ideology, but there is no
system of accountability for the NGO social engineers who
are active all year round.
In the early-1980s, there was a slow start to most of
these NGOS. But, now, with what seems to be a
groundswell of support for government-funded social programs, global social reform and high taxes, as well as an
anti-capitalist, anti-energy, anti-global trade and, peculiarly
somehow, anti-Israel and anti-Zionist agendas, these NGOs
have established a far-reaching influence without attracting
the attention of most people.
NGOs such as the Robin Hood Foundation, Tides Foundation and Media Development Loan Fund funded by
George Soros and other socially minded individuals and
foundations, spend billions of dollars to influence global
social ideals. One such non-profit is the Association of
Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), of
which Obama has been a long-term supporter. ACORN set
a standard for today’s non-profits that reminds me of the old
Life lessons learned while running
Running gives me an opportunity to think. Occasionally,
I run with a friend and chat along the way. Most of the time,
however, I prefer to run alone at my own pace and with my
own thoughts.
I can enjoy a leisurely run just about anywhere. I often
run along the tranquil river path to Parliament Hill. Before I
turn around to head back, I like to run by the eternal flame
and up the steps where I jump up and down with my arms
victoriously in the air like Rocky Balboa. Other times, I may
choose a more congested route, such as the sidewalks of
Westboro, where I make my way through what seems like an
endless maze of construction sites. Whenever I catch a
glimpse of my reflection in a shop window, I think to myself
how lucky I am to be out running. When I run, I feel free.
I’ve learned a lot about myself while running. I’ve
learned how to tap into my reserve of mental strength. I think
endurance running in particular is much more of a mental
than a physical exercise. I’ve also discovered that I’m physically tougher than I’d previously thought.
Running has enhanced my sense of gratitude. I’m grateful that I can run and that I have working legs. When fatigue
and pain begin to overwhelm me in a race, I think about
loved ones who passed away far too soon. I think about people I know who can’t walk, let alone run. I run for them –
sometimes with tears welling up in my eyes.
I’ve learned that being outdoors and enjoying the sights,
sounds and smells of nature or even of an urban landscape
are a pleasure for the senses. I notice things that seem so ordinary and, yet, so extraordinary – a bird or a flower, its
colours, shape and beauty seem magnified.
When I’m running, I find it useful to rehearse conversations in my mind. Running allows me quiet time to consider
alternative approaches to resolving a problem. Usually, by
the end of my run, I’ve worked through a variety of possible
scenarios. Running can be very therapeutic.
I’ve had a few epiphanies while running – unexpected,
enlightening moments when I’ve come to some realization
about myself or my reason for being.
I’ve learned there is something unique and wonderful
about each person. When I run past other runners, I may admire their physique, form or speed. Or I may see beauty in
their spirit, if they are running despite obvious physical adversity. And, of course, there are those who run to conquer
invisible emotional scars. I may not recognize these brave
people, but I know they’re out there.
I’ve learned you can’t always run away from those who
are trying to hold you back, but you can run towards your
dreams. I use running as a tool to keep fit and to feel empowered.
Running has reinforced my long-held belief that laughter
is the best medicine. Even in difficult times, humour can lift
my spirits. While running through Hull in September’s
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Several months ago, I read an interesting book, The
Manchurian President by Aaron Klein. It was rather a dry
read, full of facts and figures that could quickly overwhelm
someone. However, its interesting investigative approach to
connecting the dots between various NGOs, political activists, flows of funds and grants, implications of key political strategists, illuminated the complexity of even the most
seemingly grassroots organizations.
I’ve been around long enough to know that designed social
engineering is incompatible with democratic values. History
is chock full of eras that came into existence with terms such
as wealth distribution, state-owned, and nationalization ending up being used to legitimize authoritarianism. The occupy
movement was a canary in the coalmine. A muscle-flexing exercise by couple of dozen social engineers who have had great
success in influencing government policies and business practices so far, it demonstrated how easy it is to create a climate
in which people buy into and act with organizations or movements they think reflect their views and their best interests.
Flotillas to Israel come to mind in the same context – it is easy
to sell them as principled, but you have to really follow the
funding and understand the principles of those behind them
before you buy in.
Oliver Javanpour is a senior partner at Cyrus Echo, a
public policy and international relations consulting firm in
Ottawa.
Focus
on Fitness
Gloria
Schwartz
Canada Army Run half-marathon, my left leg was very sore
and I still had many kilometres ahead of me. Then, I noticed
a little restaurant called Vite Vite Patates Frites. Loosely
translated, that means “Quick Quick French Fries.” I laughed
as I thought about the irony of the words “quick quick” as if
beckoning me to hurry up, coupled with deep-fried potatoes
– definitely not a super food for runners.
I’ve learned while running that I won’t melt in the rain
and I won’t die in the cold. I’ve learned that blisters, chafing
and lost toenails don’t last forever. I’ve learned to push myself out of my comfort zone, but also to listen to my body
and know when to ease up.
I’ve learned that my favourite running routes are the ones
with clean, accessible toilets and, when those aren’t available, there’s no shame in discretely answering nature’s call
behind a tree.
I’ve learned I can be passionate about something as mundane as repeatedly placing one foot in front of the other and
the simple things in life are the most precious.
I’ve learned there are a lot of things I won’t do for any
price, but, if you dangle a trinket on a ribbon and call it a
medal, I’ll run 21.1 kilometres for it.
I’ve learned running is for me, here and now. I don’t
know what the future holds, but I’m going to enjoy every
step while I can.
Send
your
questions
and
comments
to
gloria.schwartz@rogers.com.
Made
with Love
Crushing on chocolate
Michael Smith’s
Triple Chocolate Brownies
This recipe is from chefmichaelsmith.com.
Use the very best quality chocolate you can find. Do
not use chocolate chips for the 8 ounces of bitter-sweet
or semi-sweet chocolate the recipe calls for. It does not
melt well. Callebaut or Lindt 70 per cent bitter-sweet
chocolate would work well.
8 ounces bitter-sweet or semi-sweet chocolate (not
unsweetened chocolate)
1 cup butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
4 eggs
2 cups brown sugar
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 F (180°C).
To protect the chocolate from direct heat, melt it and
the butter in a heatproof bowl set over a small pot of
simmering water, stirring constantly. When the chocolate and butter have melted, whisk until smooth.
While the chocolate mixture cools slightly, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
Add the eggs, sugar and vanilla to the chocolate and
mix thoroughly. Stir in the flour mixture and chocolate
chips until incorporated.
Pour batter into a lightly oiled and floured 9 x 13inch (3.5 L) pan. Bake for exactly 25 minutes.
Let cool in the pan completely. Cut into 12 large
squares. My sister cuts each square in half to form perfect isosceles triangles and then she dusts them lightly
with icing sugar.
with Nick Malgieri.
Who?
Nick is an acclaimed pastry chef, teacher and author,
with more than 10 cookbooks to his name. I first began
crushing on him in 2000, when I discovered his book,
Cookies Unlimited. Here was a man who spoke my language and completely understood me. I think there is no
better way to end a meal than with a cookie. Nick shares my
philosophy and offered more than 400 cookies to choose
from. He really sealed the deal when I made his oatmeal
lace cookies. Two gossamer thin oatmeal cookies sandwiched together with chocolate ganache.
Before Nick, there was Rance Mulliniks. And, unless
you are a major league baseball fan from the last century,
you may once again say, “Who?”
Rance played third base for the Toronto Blue Jays during their heyday. According to Wikipedia, “He batted over
.300 three times (1984, 1987 and 1988) and demonstrated
great patience at the plate, regularly posting on-base percentages near .400. In 1984, he was named to Sports Illustrated’s Dream Team as a utility infielder.”
My husband is not threatened by either Nick or Rance.
If you were to Google them, you would instantly see why.
Neither is genetically blessed with movie star looks, but
physical pulchritude is beside the point here. Nick and I
would spend our sunset years eating cookies, and he would
not care one bit how fat I became. Rance and I would watch
reruns of the 1992 and 1993 World Series games over and
over again. I never grow tired of hearing Jerry Howarth and
Tom Cheek announcing, “Now batting for the Blue Jays,
number 5, Raaaance Mulliniks.”
As I was thinking about writing this column, it occurred
to me I had never asked Roger who his celebrity crush was.
I suppose I should be flattered that it took him a full eight
hours to come up with an answer, and a further seven hours
to recall her name – it was actress Mila Kunis. On further
reflection, I wondered if his inability to instantly come up
with a celebrity name meant he just lacked imagination.
Not so, it’s just that he is very firmly rooted in practicality.
So practical in fact, that he has decided, should I go first, he
will take up with one of my good friends since she already
knows her way around the cottage kitchen! You have to admire his pragmatic nature.
Celebrity crushes are really quite innocuous, unless, of
course, you start to take it too far and begin imagining your
crush would adore you if he met you, or start wondering if
there is enough closet space for all your clothes at his place,
once he tells his wife he’s leaving her for you. You know
you have moved into danger territory if you start visualizing how your dishes will look in his kitchen and wondering
if he would find you too forward if you insisted he paint his
Cindy Feingold
kitchen Benjamin Moore 360 (San Fernando Sunshine) so
that nothing you own clashes. If this happens, you need to
seek help, or a restraining order may be in your future.
My sister has fallen into the stalker territory with her
crush on P.E.I Food Network chef Michael Smith. It all
seemed harmless enough at the beginning, but, once she
found out he was separating from wife Rachel, visions of
co-parenting their son Gabe, filled her head. Gabe is an
amazing little guy who eats everything his chef dad makes
for him! Her hopes were quickly dashed when she discovered he was having a second child with a new love, Chastity Fizzard. Folks, I am not making this stuff up!
My sister has recovered, but chef Michael’s star has
somewhat tarnished in her eyes. That being said, she is correct in bragging about his triple chocolate brownies. I have
tried many different brownie recipes in my years of baking,
but these come close to perfection. They are deeply chocolate, chewy, fudgy and very rich and decadent. They could
be just the thing to help you get over your celebrity crush.
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daydream about. Celebrity crushes are a harmless way to
perk up an otherwise drab day.
So, here’s what I’m thinking. If somehow my darling
husband meets his maker and dies an early death, and if
George Clooney were not available, I would likely hook up
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