Ottawa jewish bulletin 2010 05 24(inaccessible)

Page 1

Plant A Tree For All Reasons

Jewish National Fund of Ottawa Tel: (613) 798-2411 Fax: (613) 798-0462

ottawa jewish

To Remember • To Congratulate • To Honour • To Say “I Care” •

Tamir’s Joseph a hit pages 7 and 15

www.ottawajewishbulletin.com Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. Ltd. •

bulletin

21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, Ontario K2A 1R9

Ron Prehogan honoured for exceptional commitment to Jewish community By Cynthia Nyman Engel The first time he was invited to sit on the Jewish Community Council of Ottawa/Vaad Ha’Ir’s executive committee, Ron Prehogan’s answer was definite. “No,” he said. “My kids are still living at home. Call me after they’re out of the house.” The balebatim were patient. They knew Prehogan had been very effective as president of the Jewish Community Centre (JCC); they wanted their man and were prepared to wait for him. When the time was right, the phone rang again. “OK,” the caller said, “your kids are out of the house. Now will you join us?”

He did. Remembering the conversation, Prehogan smiles. “I had lived up to that commitment to my family,” he chuckles. “The Vaad was respectful of that and they gave me no choice.” As he had done with the JCC, Prehogan gave 110 per cent to the task at hand. He quickly moved up through the ranks of the executive and, in June 2005, took the reins as the first chair of the board of the newly minted Jewish Federation of Ottawa, which replaced the Vaad. In recognition of his steadfast commitment to Ottawa’s Jewish community, Ron Prehogan will (Continued on page 2)

Blanche Osterer: a woman of valour, a community treasure By Cynthia Nyman Engel Call Blanche Osterer a true Eshet Chayil, a Woman of Valour, and she’ll shoo you away. But an Eshet Chayil she is; and a community treasure. For three decades – quietly, reliably, with dignity and respect – Osterer has played a seminal role in providing an essential service to the community. For 30 years, she has

volume 74, no. 15

may 24, 2010

been a member of the Ottawa Chevra Kadisha, the last 20 as head of its volunteer group of women. Blanche Osterer has been named recipient of the Shem Tov Community Volunteer Award (presented by the Ottawa Citizen) for 2010. Created in 2003, the award recognizes an outstanding volunteer within the Jewish community who, through (Continued on page 2)

Publisher: Mitchell Bellman

sivan 11, 5770

Editor: Michael Regenstreif $2.00

2010 Community Award recipients

Ron Prehogan Gilbert Greenberg Distinguished Service Award

Sarah Silverstein Freiman Family Young Leadership Award

Blanche Osterer Shem Tov Community Volunteer Award

For Sarah Silverstein, being involved means doing many rewarding things By Cynthia Nyman Engel It was Mitchell Bellman on the phone. The president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa was asking Sarah Silverstein if she’d consider chaperoning the April 2010 March of the Living mission to Poland and Israel. Would she? You bet she would! But first there was the little matter of sons David, seven, and Lev, two, to be arranged. In no time flat, it was decided: David would stay home with Dad, young Lev would be shipped off to Bubbie in Toronto. And Silverstein was on her way. “Eight girls had signed up for the trip and they needed a female chaperone, so I was it,” she says

happily. “The trip was wonderful. We travelled with [Holocaust survivor] David Shentow. It was an absolutely fantastic experience.” Silverstein has been named recipient of the Freiman Family Young Leadership Award for 2010. Established in 1988, the award recognizes a member of the Ottawa Jewish community under the age of 40 who has rendered exceptional service to the community. Silverstein’s infinite curiosity and boundless energy leads her to find opportunities all around. Born and raised in Toronto, she attended Hebrew day school and, after graduating, entered Forest Hill High School where she discovered, to her delight, a whole new world.

“There were so many clubs to join, so many opportunities to learn new things,” she says. Silverstein was active in USY, led youth services at Beth Tzedek Synagogue and worked as a counsellor at Camp Kadima in Nova Scotia. She earned a bachelor of arts honours degree in political studies from Queen’s University, where she was active in Hillel and involved in Kaleidoscope, a program that partners university students with underprivileged children. She also holds a bachelor of social work degree from McMaster University and a master’s degree in social work from Carleton University. (Continued on page 4)

World Class Outsourcing ... and more!

613-744-6444

Publications Mail Registration No. 07519

Providing quality service to the National Capital Region since 1947!

613-744-5767

613-244-7225

613-244-4444

www.boydgroup.on.ca


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.