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Ron Prehogan named chair of Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation

By Benita Baker When a client asked Ron Prehogan to join the board of the Queensway Carleton Hospital (QCH) Foundation, he immediately said yes.

“It was the right thing to do,” said Prehogan. “I felt the responsibility to do it.”

Now, four years later, the Ottawa lawyer and distinguished community leader has been named the foundation’s chair. His two-year term begins at the tail end of Care Grows West, a $35 million fundraising campaign that included the creation of the Irving Greenberg Family Cancer Centre with an $11 million donation from the Greenberg

family.

As chair, Prehogan will oversee the closing stages of the campaign, with the goal of raising the remaining $5 million over the next year.

This will be followed by a new and smaller fundraising campaign aimed at upgrading the hospital’s technology and equipment.

Prehogan feels a special attachment to the QCH, which he describes as the underdog.

“When the Ottawa community thinks of hospitals, they think of CHEO or the Ottawa Hospital,” he said. “The Queensway Carleton does not get the attention it deserves. What sets it apart is its focus on the patient. I hear that always

when I talk to people.”

One of Prehogan’s main objectives as chair is to raise awareness of the hospital. Perceived for a long time as a small local hospital, the QCH has evolved into a significant healthcare institution, serving more than 400,000 people.

“One of the most important things for me to do for the hospital is to let other people in the community see what I have seen in recent years,” said Prehogan. “QCH has gone from being a small community hospital to a major regional one while remaining true to its People First, Caring A lways roots.”

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Ron Prehogan takes on two-year term as chair of the Queensway Carleton Hospital Foudation.

Federal minister visits Jewish Community Campus

By Ilana Belfer Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Diane Finley toured the Joseph and Rose Ages Family Building housing the Soloway Jewish Community Centre (JCC), July 22, and used the occasion to call for proposals from community-based organizations seeking accessibility funding.

The Enabling Accessibility

Fund, created in 2007 as a $45-million dollar, three-year commitment, was renewed by the same amount for another three years in 2010. Although the call for mid-sized project proposals is now closed, Finley announced the launch of the call for small-project proposals, which lasts until September 23.

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Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Diane Finley (centre) at the Joseph and Rose Ages Family Building with Mitchell Bellman, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, and Maxine Miska, assistant executive director of the Soloway JCC. (Photo: Michael Regenstreif)

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ing access to a corner store … building a more accessible washroom or installing an elevator,” Finley said.

Eligible organizations can receive grants of up to $50,000.

Since 2008, more than 600 projects have been awarded funding to enhance accessibility. The Soloway JCC was a grant recipient in 2008.

“We had a high objective of being fully accessible and we followed the building code to a T,” said Mitchell Bellman, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, describing the construction of the Joseph and Rose Ages Family Building.

“It wasn’t until we opened the building that we realized how lacking [the building code] was.”

The building’s accessibility has since been improved, Bellman said, thanks to the funding provided by the federal government.

Soloway JCC Assistant Executive Director Maxine Miska listed ways the building has become more accessible, including the ramped entrance to the indoor pool and the integrated assisted listening device to facilitate hearing-impaired peo-

ple in the social hall.

“This afternoon, men and women with canes and walkers will arrive by Para Transpo for our … post-stroke aqua class … one of several therapeutic programs we offer in our pool,” Miska said. “We have developed these programs because we are equipped to accommodate people.”

During the tour of the building, Miska showed the minister the linkage of automatic doors from the building entrance through the change rooms, and into the pool.

Miska said the automatic doors help to better service the disabled, as well as parents carrying young children or pushing strollers.

Miska also explained that Soloway JCC program development is closely entwined with accessibility and showed Finley a low-impact fitness class taking place.

Finley called the Soloway JCC a great example of a successful Enabling Accessibility Fund project and a “hive of activity for the community.”

The goal is to “improve access to facilities, activities and services for all Canadians,” she said.

Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Diane Finley visits with the youngest Soloway JCC day campers during her tour of the building.

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Prehogan: ‘Being able to help others is a blessing’ (Continued from page 1)

ber, cardiologist Ron Vexler, Prehogan is holding a series of parlour meetings in west end homes to educate the

community about the hospital’s expanded services and facilities.

For example, as a result of the expansion, the QCH will

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perform 3,000 additional surgeries annually, provide 2,000 dialysis treatments and, with the purchase of another MRI and CT scanner, complete an additional 70,000 exams per year.

Moreover, the newly opened cancer centre will become the region’s primary treatment location for breast, colorectal and prostate cancers, adding 50,000 patient visits annually.

Some people question why a hospital has to mount a fundraising campaign since they assume the province covers all expenses. Prehogan explained that the private sector is responsible for approximately 10 per cent of the development costs. The total cost of the QCH expansion is $225 million, with $35 million coming from the Care Grows West campaign.

Taking a leadership role outside the Jewish community is a first for Prehogan, who has chaired a number of organizations, including the Jewish Federation of Ottawa and the Jewish Community Centre, and was awarded the Gilbert Greenberg Distin-

Ron Prehogan (left) accepts the Gilbert Greenberg Distinguished Service Award from Robert Greenberg at the Federation’s June 2010 AGM. (Photo: Peter Waiser)

guished Services Award in 2010.

“I guess there is a pattern,” said Prehogan. “When I get involved, I tend to go on the board and then work my way to the top.”

As QCH Foundation chair, he is also expected to be a fundraiser.

“I consider myself to be an advocate of the hospital,” said Prehogan, who credits his mentor, lawyer Sol Shinder, for encouraging his community involvement. “Without volunteers, who is going to raise the much needed funds? One day, you may need the hospital and it may

not be there.”

Although asking for money is never easy, Prehogan learned to embrace it.

“Being able to help others is really a blessing,” he said.

“As time goes on, it becomes more fulfilling and more meaningful. I have turned fear into pleasure.”

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Parliamentary coalition releases report on anti-Semitism in Canada

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Reid also highlighted the recommendation that antiSemitism be taken into account during the immigration process.

He also said that, although the work of the United Nations is “beyond the purview of this report,” the Committee of Foreign Affairs should undertake a study of the equity of the UN Human Rights Council due to their disproportionate focus on Israel.

In response to critics, Reid said, “There are people saying, ‘You can’t deal with anti-Semitism … until Israel’s behaviour has improved.’ I reject that. Jews in Canada are not responsible for, nor should their concerns not be dealt with based on, any real or apparent failures by the state of Israel.”

Reid added, “We have a mission … with regards to a problem that exists in Cana-

da … We need to deal with this for its own sake.”

Silva cited Statistics Canada data showing a 42 per cent increase in hate crimes in 2009 and a 71 per cent increase in hate crimes targeting the Jewish community.

These figures are reflected on university campuses to an even greater extent, with on-campus cases of anti-Semitism up by 80.2 per cent between 2008 and 2009, as reported in the League for Human Rights of B’nai Brith Canada’s 2009 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents.

Silva said Israeli Apartheid Week is one of the main things fuelling anti-Semitism on campus and mentioned the panel received testimony from Jewish students who feared attending classes because they were being tied to the pro-Israel cause.

“Yes, we agree with free speech … but administrators also have the responsibility of the security and safety of their students,” Silva said.

The remedies suggested by the panel include government sponsorship of conferences that seek to counter anti-Semitic events on campus, stricter student

Mario Silva (left) and Scott Reid release the CPCCA report, July 7, at a Parliament Hill press conference.

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codes of conduct, and an easier process for opting out of non-union organizations with partisan stances.

The CPCCA, which consists of more than 20 parliamentarians representing the Conservative, Liberal and New Democratic Parties (the Bloc Québécois was initially represented, but withdrew its participation), was formed in 2009 after more than 125 legislators from more than 40 countries gathered in London for an Inter-Parliamentary Committee for Combating AntiSemitism conference.

Since the coalition is not affiliated with the Government of Canada, any NGO, or any advocacy group, the ideas offered in the report serve as practical recommendations. In a news release, Silva issued a call for the Government of Canada to “take our recommendations under serious consideration.”

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Among the witnesses were federal and provincial cabinet ministers, diplomats, university professors and presidents, international scholars, chiefs of police and journalists.

The resulting document includes a working definition of anti-Semitism, addresses the extent of antiSemitism in Canada, and suggests approaches to dealing with the issue.

“We have limited ability to measure [anti-Semitic incidents] across the country.

We need to make them comparable,” said MP Scott Reid (Lanark-Frontenac), chair of the Inquiry Panel’s steering committee. The panel recommended that national standards be set so Canadian police services better understand what constitutes anti-Semitic crime.

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By Ilana Belfer After two years of investigation and hearings, the Inquiry Panel of the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism (CPCCA) has found that anti-Semitism is on the rise in Canada, especially on university campuses.

“It is an affront to Canadian values,” said former MP Mario Silva, chair of the Inquiry Panel, which released the final report of its findings at a July 7 press conference.

The panel received nearly 200 written submissions and heard from 74 witness-

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Jewish Youth Library hosts a variety of programs for children and adults The Jewish Youth Library (JYL) is the umbrella organization for the Jewish Lending Library for Adults and Children, Westboro Jewish Montessori Preschool, New Toddler Program for 18-month-olds, Camp Gan Israel, Friendship Circle, and for adult education, holiday celebrations and Shabbatons.

Founded by Yosef and Devora Caytak, JYL welcomes all members of the Jewish community to participate in our programs, regardless of affiliation. Mark Wolynetz currently chairs our dedicated board of directors.

We opened the JYL in the basement of our home at 185 Switzer Avenue in 1983.

We stocked books for adults as well as children, so the name Jewish Youth Library was somewhat of a misnomer.

Our hope was that parents would accompany their offspring and discover what we also had in store for them. Happily, they did. As word spread, the library became an increasingly valuable community resource.

In 1989, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Schneerson, z”l, launched Shnas Habinyan (Year of Building) dedicated to

Federation Report Devora Caytak JYL strengthening and stabilizing foundations.

To this end, the Rebbe urged individuals and organizations to make major strides forward. He encouraged those who rented homes or facilities to purchase them. He prompted building owners to make renovations and additions to existing structures.

This, he said, will bring stability, strengthen foundations and empower people and organizations to expand their activities.

To honour the Rebbe’s request, we began to look for a larger building to house the Jewish Youth Library. Miraculously, in February 1989, the house at 192 Switzer Street – directly across from ours – went on the market. We bought it. Through Joel Diena, we secured a $50,000 no interest loan from Toronto’s Reichmann family for

the down payment. Then, without collateral, we obtained a mortgage from CIBC. We repaid both. We also received much-appreciated financial support from generous local donors.

The Rebbe’s strategy worked. Today, our expanded library continues to serve both children and adults. We opened Tiny Treasures Nursery, which grew into the Jewish Preschool of the Arts, which recently became Westboro Jewish Montessori Preschool for children from two-and-a-half to six years old. The school’s most recent incarnation was the result of a donation from Ben and Erin Gailor of $25,000 worth of Montessori equipment. Erin, a Montessori teacher, set up the preschool and ran it for a year until her husband was posted out-of-town. This year, Montessoritrained Morah Rachel Segal, ran the program.

Camp Gan Israel offers great summer and winter programs that incorporate the best of camp life – tennis, swimming, soccer, crafts, Israeli dancing – with the best of Jewish life. The result is a joy-filled, five-week summer experience and a one-

week winter encounter for more than 50 campers from three to 12 years old. The secret of our success is an excellent staff comprising counsellors from all over the world: Brazil, Argentina, Russia, Illinois, Wisconsin and more. This winning combination produces a ruach and exposure to Yiddishkeit unequalled in the city that keeps youngsters coming back for more.

This year, in addition to joyous Israeli dancing and Shabbat celebrations – one eight-year-old camper wants to start lighting candles at home – parents kvelled at camp’s end as kids who started the summer refusing to put a toe in the water swam straight across our beautiful on-site pool.

Friendship Circle, which received Ontario Trillium Foundation Grants in 2006 and 2008, provides a unique volunteer opportunity for teens to work with special needs children. This remarkable program also gives respite to the family as well as friendship to children who have hosts of doctors, specialists and therapists in their lives, but really need a friend.

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A wake-up call from a sudden blast of wind On July 17, for the first time in my 18 years of doing Sunday night radio on CFRA, a news item interrupted the planned show and I had to abruptly say thank you and goodbye to my guest.

My guest was Carla Ulbrich, a most fascinating lady who lifted herself up from being nearly dead to reclaim her life and become the author of a great book, How Can You NOT laugh at a Time Like This?

Carla turned her life around by taking better care of herself and by injecting humour, often self-deprecating humour, into the health equation. She now goes all over talking to groups and getting them to laugh as a way of helping them fight their own health challenges.

The news item was the sudden ferocious wind blast that devastated the massive stage at Bluesfest shortly before I was to go on air. We also had a close call near our home when the wind tore into a large tree and broke off half of it into our laneway. Thankfully, no one was hurt.

The early reports from Bluesfest gave us mixed signals. At first, we were told no one was injured. Then we learned there were a few injuries, including one that was initially reported to be life-threatening (it wasn’t). So, for the last 40 minutes or so, the conversation on my radio show was about the event at Bluesfest. For most of the time, I was in conversation with CFRA reporter Brock Smith, and late-night host John Counsell, a big fan who was there for the concert and described what happened.

We all agreed it was miraculous the number of injured was so low.

From the pulpit Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka Machzikei Hadas There’s been much speculation and investigation of what happened. My guess is Bluesfest organizer Mark Monahan’s view that it was a fluke, that there were no structural compromises, that it was a sudden, unpredictable-in-its-ferocity blast of wind that caught everyone by surprise, will be confirmed.

Eric Longley, the weather expert at CTV News that night, indicated to me that the wind was a surprise, in its suddenness and strength. It’s hard to imagine in this sophisticated age, but nature can still take us by surprise.

No matter what precautions we take, it is not really possible to have 100 per cent guaranteed safety.

This doesn’t mean we should do nothing to protect ourselves and our neighbours. Quite the contrary – since we have the capacity to build in safety measures, we must do exactly that. But, after taking precautions, we should not be shocked when something like what occurred at Bluesfest happens. The Japanese know this. So do the Haitians and the people of Slave Lake, to mention a few recent natural disasters.

This brings me to a painful, but important point. While there are forces beyond

our control, there are many things over which we do have some measure of control, but manage to neglect.

Perhaps the most glaring is diabetes, which, in Ontario, should be considered an epidemic as it affects about 10 per cent of the population.

Yes, you read correctly, diabetes affects 10 per cent of the population here.

While some cases of diabetes are not preventable, it does rank as one of the most preventable illnesses. Reduce sugar intake, eat a balanced diet, exercise appropriately, and diabetes can not only be prevented, it can be licked. Yet, that is not happening.

Think of how much pressure would be lifted from the health care system if the prevalence of diabetes were significantly reduced. Massive problems that develop from diabetes, including circulatory problems and kidney failure would be almost obviated.

This is an easy fix. All it takes is a small lifestyle adjustment. As an added benefit, it re-affirms our partnership with God in health preservation, as we fulfil the Biblical command to be “exceedingly careful with our selves (Deuteronomy, 4:15)”.

So, hopefully, the wind blast will simultaneously be a wake-up call.

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CPCCA report does not call for criticism of Israel to be criminalized For two-and-a-half years, since the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism (CPCCA) was established, a number of anti-Israel groups have screamed, hollered and rolled out petitions claiming the goal of the CPCCA (and of the Harper government) is to “criminalize criticism of the State of Israel.” Among the loudest of these groups has been Independent Jewish Voices (IJV).

The CPCCA Inquiry Panel released its report last month. The report endorses the definition of anti-Semitism developed by the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, which includes discussion of how some manifestations of anti-Zionism and some criticism of the State of Israel do cross the line into antiSemitism. Nowhere does the CPCCA report suggest that criticism of the State of Israel be criminalized.

In fact, the report rejects the very idea that legitimate criticism of the State of Israel is at all anti-Semitic.

“Criticism of Israel is not, by definition, anti-Semitic. Israel is accountable, just like any other state, for its acts in accordance with its obligations under international regimes dealing with human rights and international humanitarian law,” says the

Editor Michael Regenstreif report without any ambiguity.

But, despite the report being unequivocal about criticism of Israel, anti-Israel groups like IJV keep repeating the same old mantra about criminalizing criticism of Israel.

A group called Faculty for Palestine published an op-ed in the National Post (July 21) and on the IJV website that said the report called “on the federal government to adopt a definition of anti-Semitism that would criminalize criticism of the State of Israel.” (Some of the Faculty for Palestine op-ed co-authors are also active in IJV.) Even when criticism of the State of Israel can be seen to rise to the level of, or be motivated by, anti-Semitism, the report does not call for criminalization of anti-Semitism, per se. It says that criminal acts themselves – attacks on Jewish per-

sons or buildings, etc. – can be seen as anti-Semitic when that is the motivation.

In other words, there is no suggestion in the CPCCA report that criticism of the State of Israel be criminalized.

African famine relief As noted in a brief item on page 11, the Jewish Federation of Ottawa has established a fund to aid victims of the terrible famine in Somalia and surrounding areas in the Horn of Africa. Many thousands of people have already died from the famine and hundreds of thousands more are at severe risk. Other Jewish federations in Canada have also established funds for emergency famine relief.

The African famine, unfortunately, is just the latest of many world crises that the Jewish community has responded to.

The massive earthquake in Haiti and the devastating tsunami in Japan are other recent examples of international emergencies Jewish communities have responded to in the spirit of tikkun olam (repair of the world), seen by many as a primary Jewish value.

Visit jewishotta.com, or call Jean Myers at 613-798-4696, ext. 242, to make a donation to the African Famine Relief Fund.

Remembering Saul Silverman It was with great sadness that we learned Saul Silverman, a long-time contributor to the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, passed away on August 1 following several years of ill health.

Early in the Internet age, Saul recognized what a major force the World Wide Web would become in so many aspects of our daily lives. In 2000, Saul began writing a Bulletin column called Global Shtetl which, for eight years, explored the often-fascinating Jewish corner of the Internet. Saul’s columns and insights provided welcome guidance to many in our quests to learn our way around the global shtetl the Internet has turned our world into.

While I only had the chance to work with Saul for one year, from my arrival at the Bulletin in 2007 until ill health forced Saul to give up his column in August 2008, I remember him as a generous, sharing colleague whose insights I much appreciated.

On behalf of everyone at the Bulletin, I send our sincere condolences to Saul’s wife, Deanna – who was also a Bulletin columnist for many years – and to their children and grandchildren.

Anti-Semitism is not my day-to-day reality on campus I attended the July 7 press conference when the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism (CPCCA) released its final report. I was there as a Bulletin reporter, but I also read the report through the lens of the Carleton University student I am.

The report says “the scourge of antiSemitism is a growing threat in Canada, particularly on the campuses of our universities,” and uses testimony depicting Jewish Carleton students as “crying students, or students who no longer wanted to go to class because they felt intimidated by their colleagues and even some of their professors.”

It wasn’t the first time I’ve seen Carleton mentioned in the context of antiSemitism. With a particularly rowdy branch of Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA), Carleton is often considered one of the Canada’s more heated campuses for anti-Semitism.

Now, with the CPCCA report, it’s even easier to envision our campus as a place where Jewish students live in fear, choosing baseball caps over kippahs, receiving death threats at the first sign of their Stars of David.

But this is not my reality. And I don’t think it’s the day-to-day reality of most Jewish students and pro-Israel activists.

Ilana Belfer Any religion-related encounters I’ve had on campus have been pleasant. For example, I was invited to be the Judaism blogger for our school newspaper, the Charlatan, by a Muslim editor of Lebanese origin who survived the Lebanon War and doesn’t consider Hamas a terrorist organization. I now consider her a friend.

Sure, I have been asked if Starbucks is really a Zionist conspiracy; if I am from Israel, because I’m Jewish; and, when I refer to Israel, if I mean Palestine. Mostly, such questions are just based on ignorance while some just reflect differing perspectives.

While some such comments may have malicious intent, I’ve never felt threatened.

That’s because any person who has opened a conversation about Judaism with me has been open to some form of discussion.

Groups are trickier than individuals.

SAIA is not rational. In fact, they’re quite

inflammatory. But, being pro-Palestine doesn’t automatically mean being anti-Semitic. To me, hatred gets really dangerous when it’s suppressed in silence, not when blaring through SAIA’s megaphone.

I wholeheartedly support the CPCCA. There’s no denying anti-Semitism exists and should be opposed. Real world problems are further magnified in campus settings because universities are forums for discourse and debate – academia can get radical. But I feel the image portrayed by the CPCCA report, and by some organizations and media, is reflective of this magnification, meaning it’s exaggerated at times.

I don’t know of anyone who has felt uncomfortable enough, as a Jew, to miss school. I can, however, attest to hearing of professors promoting a pro-Palestinian stance in class. I don’t believe this is right.

But, because I hear about this from fellow students, it proves that Jewish Carleton students don’t sit at home in tears, they talk about it.

My campus experience often includes conversations about trips to Israel or Shabbat dinners. My Jewish counterparts have not disappeared from the face of the campus.

Beginning my summer course a few weeks ago, I was introduced to my classmates for the semester. Ali from Malaysia

asked about the spelling of my name and I explained that it’s rooted in my Jewish culture.

“I’m Muslim,” he said and stuck out his closed fist. I paused for a moment; I guess my confused expression was apparent.

“That deserves a fist bump,” he said.

I shouldn’t have been surprised. So, why did I hesitate? Maybe the answer was in the title of the course, “Media Depictions of Society.”

Anti-Semitic incidents do occur on campus. But, regardless of media jibberjabber about SAIA protests, or the Jewish joke that might be offensive if we look hard enough, Jewish students carry on, free to go about our daily routines without interruption.

We all know racism and prejudice are a factor for all minorities on campus, but it doesn’t have to overshadow our day-today lives.

Maybe I’m the exception to the rule by not feeling “the scourge of anti-Semitism” breathing down my neck at school. Yes, there is always room for improvement.

But, in taking a lesson from Ali, why paint such a dark picture if there is light to be captured as well?

Alan Echenberg will return in September.

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By Ilana Belfer “If anybody would have told me, 44 years ago, when I first came here for an interview that I would still be in Ottawa … I’d have told them they were nuts,” said Rabbi Reuven Bulka as he reflected on “Highlights of a Wonderful Rabbinic Experience” during the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society’s Annual Ben Karp Memorial Lecture.

Rabbi Bulka spoke about his more than four decades of service to Congregation Machzikei Hadas and to the Jewish community of Ottawa when he delivered the lecture at the synagogue on June 13.

Originally from New York, Rabbi Bulka began “practising without a licence” at age 16 when he said he was “pressed into emergency service” because his father, a rabbi, suffered a debilitating heart attack and needed several months to recover.

Even though Rabbi Bulka was already “a veteran” by the time he was actually ordained, he said, at first, no one would hire him because he looked too young.

However, since his interview at Machzikei Hadas was just after Tisha B’Av in 1967, and Jewish law forbids shaving three weeks prior to that solemn day, Rabbi Bulka arrived in Ottawa with a goatee. He’s kept both the job and the facial hair to this day.

Looking back, Rabbi Bulka said the secrets of his

Rabbi Reuven Bulka

success included visiting every single Jewish patient who was in any Ottawa hospital, which he once had time to do because Machzikei’s congregation used to be so small, and joining the Jewish Men’s Baseball League, albeit participating in suit pants, rather than a uniform.

Unintentionally, he said these two acts helped build up his constituency.

In 1972, a “critical point” for Machzikei, Rabbi Bulka was going to accept a job offer in Seattle, Washington, if they could not sell the shul’s former building on Murray Street in order to build a new synagogue. The old synagogue was “gorgeous,” Rabbi Bulka said, “but beyond its time.”

He called the opening of the shul’s current location at 2310 Virginia Drive in 1974 the “crowning moment in [his] rabbinic life.”

“It was electric …

Machzikei Hadas was reborn,” he said. “From there,

things started happening.”

Those things included 30 years hosting the TV program In Good Faith on CJOH; his long support for organ and tissue donation – he is now the chair of the Trillium Gift of Life Network; being honorary chaplain of the Royal Canadian Legion, and more. Rabbi Bulka explained how they all came to be through anecdotes, usually attributing each accomplishment, at least in part, to an “accident.”

But, there were too many “coincidences,” and things that “might have been,” or “could’ve been” over the years to relegate to chance, Rabbi Bulka said, thanking God. Despite all his commitments, Rabbi Bulka said it was important he never compromise the shul. No one knew he was working toward his PhD on the logotherapy of Viktor Frankl until they announced he was defending his thesis “tomorrow.”

“I didn’t want them to think, ‘the rabbi’s too busy for me,’” he said.

Rabbi Bulka also discussed his involvement in the Ottawa Vaad HaKashrut, the challenges of creating an eruv in the city, the thrills of marrying parents and their

children, and, he added, hopefully soon grandchildren, and the agonies of death, which come with being a rabbi in the same place for so long.

He said the day Machzikei Hadas received its coat of arms was a “highlight.”

“You need to be able to balance off the highs and the lows,” he said.

Rabbi Bulka has written more than 30 books and 100 scholarly articles. He is the host of the weekly radio callin program Sunday Night with Rabbi Bulka on CFRA and represents the Jewish perspective in the Ottawa Citizen’s weekly Ask the Religion Experts feature. A past-co-president of the Canadian Jewish Congress, he was also Congress’ national rabbinic emissary.

It’s no surprise, he said, that he “hardly ever took vacations,” and just two sabbaticals over the years.

Rabbi Bulka said he hopes to one day write his story more extensively.

“There are so many things that have happened since I’ve been here,” he said. “If I had lived in New York, and there are a number of times I almost moved … this never would have happened and I thank all of you.”

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UN report on climate change and JNF in leadership position I read two things recently that reaffirmed the value of JNF for me. One was Andrew Cohen’s article “Thriving Israel is getting on with life” (Ottawa Citizen, July 12, 2011), the other was the UN Security Council statement on climate change, expressing “concern that possible adverse effects of climate change may … aggravate certain existing threats to international peace and security.” It struck me that while JNF’s goal is to provide an environment in which Israelis can get on with life, JNF’s research projects could also help the world cope with climate change, get on with life and build international peace and security in the process. The research that grows peppers and tomatoes in the Negev Desert could help feed other countries challenged by lack of water and difficult conditions for agriculture. Agricultural R&D can feed local people and help develop products for trade with other countries, creating healthy people and a healthy economy.

JNF’s focus on water has helped in numerous disaster relief efforts, but it also helps to support agriculture in a country where 78 per cent of the water is recycled and lands that were once barren now yield crops that are sold in Israel and abroad.

This is made possible, in part, by JNF and Israel’s research and development stations, key innovators in agriculture. Sometimes referred to as agricultural start-ups, they focus on the practical as much as the theoretical.

According to Haim Yelin of Eshkol Regional Council, “Agricultural research is critical, but the difference between the R&D stations and academic studies is that R&Ds provide farmers with the practical information that enables them to put the research to practical use in the field. It is the R&Ds that make it possible for people to live in the Negev and earn a livelihood.”

By sharing this perspective and the scientific innovations that grow from its agricultural research, JNF helps the world thrive and get on with life.

If you don’t already have it in your calendar, plan to attend Ottawa’s Negev Dinner on Tuesday, November 8. Our evening with Barbara Walters will be both an exciting event and a contribution to the Sderot Reservoir, which supplements farmers’ water allocations and prevents effluent from flowing into Nahal Shikma Nature Reserve and polluting the river, ground water and sea. Thank you to all who are helping to organize the Dinner and to our generous sponsors. Please lend your support by attending this not-to-be-missed event! For more information on becoming a Negev Dinner Sponsor or information regarding tickets, contact Susan Schwartzman, Ottawa Coordinator, or Gail Grief, Executive Director, Eastern Canada, at 613-7982411.

By Erica Bregman Jewish Family Services A group of more than 40 young leaders from around the world came together in Jerusalem, June 21 to 24, to share best practices and attend viral marketing workshops at this year’s Keren HaYesod/United Israel Appeal (KH-UIA) Julia Koschitzky Kesher Seminar for Young Leaders.

I am fortunate that my work at Jewish Family Services of Ottawa in community development and collaboration with newer communities to Canada has provided ongoing opportunity to take action and give back. In April, I learned about this seminar to meet other young Jewish leaders and eagerly applied.

When I arrived in Israel, we had a few short hours to get ready for a dinner at the King David Hotel honouring Mark Leibler, past chair of the KH-UIA World Board of Trustees.

The next morning, we met at KH-UIA headquarters for ice-breakers and community presentations. We came from all parts of the world – Canada, Argentina, Italy, Australia, Switzerland, South Africa, Austria, Brazil, the Netherlands, Greece, Mexico and Hong Kong – eager to share our experiences in community engagement and community building. I was moved by my colleagues’ experiences. Separated by oceans and different professional interests, we soon real-

Erica Bregman (right) at the Kesher Seminar rooftop party at Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem with Tamara Souss of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

ized we share common ground and similar Jewish values, such as strengthening our connections to each other.

We debated our funding priorities. Of the established and newer projects supported

by KH-UIA, do we classify aliyah, rescue, absorption, advancing Israeli society or Zionist education as our first choice? Ballots were cast and the majority voted for strengthening projects supporting youth and youth at risk.

Other social components of Kesher Seminar included volunteering at a youth village, greeting Ethiopian olim at the Ben-Gurion Airport, and celebrating our new friendships at a rooftop party in the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem. Hosted by Julia and Henry Koschitzky of Toronto, the party brimmed with life and joy.

Two DJs provided lively, eclectic music to fill the warm night air and talented

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The conversation and networking continued at the Israeli Presidential Conference 2011, held at the nearby Jerusalem Convention Centre. The brainchild of Israeli President Shimon Peres, the three-day conference was an opportunity for some 3,500

participants to hear from 200 recognized names on designing a better tomorrow for the world, the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Experts addressed broader questions such as the global economic crisis, the Arab Spring, and universal access to food and clean water.

I am grateful to the Ottawa Jewish community for its continued support of KHUIA. Through the efforts and energy of KH-UIA staff, I had the opportunity to meet other young Jewish leaders, to be inspired by leaders stepping down after 30-plus years of service, and to join conversations led by such Israeli political leaders as Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A Facebook group has been created to share ideas and to strengthen our growing networks and friendships.

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Temple Israel Offers a Hearty Mazel Tov to

David Shentow for being honoured by the Canadian Society for Yad VaShem.

This past May, David was honoured at the Queen’s Park Tribute to Holocaust Survivors in collaboration with the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem. This award is presented to Holocaust survivors who have shown remarkable courage and resilience in rebuilding their lives after the Shoah and whose outstanding achievements have contributed to their communities and to the betterment of the Province of Ontario. Dr. Eric Hoskins, minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and Mr. Monte Kwinter, MPP for York Centre, presented the biography of the honourees who were then awarded with a certificate of recognition by Premier Dalton McGuinty.

David Shentow, a Holocaust survivor, is well known in Ottawa and across Canada for educating youth about the horrors of the Holocaust. David has accompanied groups of youth through the March of the Living back to Auschwitz and shared with them his very personal story.

He speaks regularly to Jewish and public schools and university students. He is the keynote speaker for the Day of Cultural Understanding program that builds bridges between Grade 6 students at Charles H. Hulse Public School, a predominantly Moslem School, and Hillel Academy.

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Soloway JCC buzzes during JET’s Yarchei Kallah

By Penny Torontow for JET Jewish spirit and inspiration were alive and well, July 10 to 16, during the week of classes, lectures, guest speakers and Shabbaton known as Yarchei Kallah, JET’s annual Jewish education week extravaganza.

For the 14th year, more than 170 people spent the week enjoying 55 classes that combined Jewish spirituality with a warm atmosphere and an openness that made everyone feel a valuable part of the group. The Soloway Jewish Community Centre’s halls were buzzing with excitement as people from all walks of life went from class to class.

The stars were aligned as people enjoyed the Jewish Zodiac class given by Rabbi Ari Galandauer of Congregation Young Israel of Ottawa. Participants learned the zodiac has deep roots in Judaism, and meaning far beyond a newspaper blurb.

Other attendees learned the Soul Meaning of the Holidays with Rabbi David Zahtz of Israel or Climbed the Ladder through prayer with Lauren Shaps of Ottawa.

Other speakers included Rabbi Yitzchak Feigenbaum of Toronto, Lauren Roth of New Jersey and Rabbi Benzion Shafier of New York. They spoke to mostly sold-out audiences

Rabbi Benzion Shafier of New York speaking during JET’s Yarchei Kallah.

who were given the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each talk. The atmosphere was informal and the material was aimed at all levels.

Speakers and lecturers were engaging, educational and inspiring whether you were immersed in the study of Joseph and his Brothers or getting back to the basics of Taking Care of Yourself.

Both men and women had a great variety of topics to choose from, and dozens of people gathered for the fabulous Lunch and Learns featuring four different speakers, including Ottawa’s own Rabbi Yehuda Simes.

“The Yarchei Kallah was an amazing opportunity to learn about the way Jewish spirituality is connected to every day living,” said Han-

nah Dayan.

“You can see the impact of the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project trips as you definitely notice more and more of these women attending,” added Rachel Gray.

Over the years, the program has attracted more and more attendees with some people scheduling their summer holiday around the event.

“This year’s Yarchei Kallah program was an amazing success and we look forward to an increased number of participants for next year,” said Rabbi Zischa Shaps, director of JET. JET has other lectures and educational opportunities available year-round.

For information, visit jetottawa.com.

Young Israel organizes kosher dinner cruise on Rideau Canal

By Danny Narwa for Young Israel of Ottawa All aboard!

Young Israel of Ottawa is setting sail, Sunday, August 21, for a first ever kosher dinner cruise down the Rideau Canal.

“It’s a great way to end the summer,” said Rabbi Ari Galandauer of Young Israel.

“We were looking for a program for adults that would be unique and different,” said the rabbi. “We thought this would also be a good way to reach out to the community.”

The Rideau Canal will be a beautiful backdrop for this event. The boat leaves

from the foot of the Ottawa Locks, across from the Fairmont Château Laurier, at 5:00 pm. The cruise will run until 7:30 pm.

As the cruise will only accommodate 60 people, reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information or to reserve, call 613-728-5632 or e-mail youngisraelottawa@gmail.com. The cost is $35.00 per person.

Young Israel of Ottawa welcomes new members to join our family. We are looking forward to an exciting new year of programs at Young Israel starting with a Motzei Shabbat Slichot service on September 24.

August 15, 2011 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 11

Federation establishes African Famine Relief Fund The Jewish Federation of Ottawa is accepting donations to assist victims of the famine in Somalia and surrounding regions.

Jewish federations across Canada are working with IsraAID, the co-ordinating body of more than 35

Israeli and Jewish organizations based in Israel active in development and relief work and whose primary purpose is to help countries in distress irrespective of age, gender and religion.

This coalition approach has allowed for the co-ordina-

tion of efforts, for sharing and leveraging of resources and for the development of a stronger voice.

IsraAID has been active in a variety of global crises including the most recent ones in Haiti and Japan.

They have played an impor-

tant and instrumental role in bringing resources and expertise to areas in need.

They do this work in full co-operation with local leadership and beneficiaries, always with the aim of building their local capacities.

IsraAID is active in Africa and, in this particular crisis, will work with the UN agencies established to deliver food and water to impacted areas, particularly to refugee camps in Kenya.

They are also involved in raising the awareness of the

Israeli public regarding the needs of people in distress and their role in volunteerism and fundraising.

Visit jewishottawa.com or contact Jean Myers at 613-798-4696, ext. 242, or jmyers@jewishottawa.com to make a donation.

Malca Pass Library Book Discussion Group announces 21st season

By Estelle Gunner, Malca Pass Library Agudath Israel’s Malca Pass Library, now in our 51st year, has announced the program for the 21st season of the popular Book Discussion Group series. All sessions are on Tues-

day evenings at 7:30 pm in the Simcha Room of the synagogue.

In the fall season, Jack Schecter will review Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann on September 13; Sophie Kohn Kaminsky will

Soloway JCC to celebrate 13th year with open house

By Pamela Rosenberg, Soloway JCC The Soloway Jewish Community Centre (JCC) is getting ready to celebrate our 13th year with an open house packed with special programs and activities.

On Sunday, September 11, the Soloway JCC will offer a schedule of free programs and classes in all departments giving everyone a chance to sample some of the new offerings coming this fall. The day will include fitness classes, a family swim, children’s programs and more.

From 2:00 to 4:00 pm, there will be an authentic bar mitzvah celebration complete with DJ, interactive games, giveaways and a delicious make-your-own sundae bar.

The PJ Library will have its official launch with a birthday-themed party geared toward PJ Library families and other interested families with preschool-aged children. The festivities include readings of Happy Birthday World at 9:30 and 10:15 am, a sing-a-long, parachute games, crafts and snacks.

Israel Unplugged, a fun-filled sing-a-long, kicks off at 7:00 pm with Cantor Daniel Benlolo, pianist Aviva Lightstone and drummer Mike McNeil. Song sheets will be provided and the event is free.

The open house schedule of free programs and classes will continue until Wednesday, September 14. Visit jccottawa.com for more information on the Soloway JCC open house.

review To the End of the Land by David Grossman on October 18; and Linda Rossman will review A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson on November 15.

In the spring, Alvina Ruprecht will review The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver on March 27; Sidney Kardash will review In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson on May 1; and Deborah Saginur will review The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal on May 29.

Membership in the Book Group is open to all. Membership fees are $15 for individuals or $25 per couple for the entire series, or $5

per person for individual sessions. To become a member of the Book Club, or for further information, contact me at 613-829-2455 or esgunner@rogers.com or Librarian Jack Schecter at 613-728-3501, ext. 232, or library@agudathisrael.net.

The Malca Pass Library boasts an excellent collection of fiction, non-fiction, music and movies. Membership in the Library is free and open to the entire community. There is no charge for borrowing materials. Library hours are Thursdays from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm and Sundays from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, from September through June.

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One of 65 sessions at Montreal’s day-long Le Mood festival, June 5.

Montreal’s Le Mood festival offers a day of edgy Jewish learning

By Jacqueline Shabsove Content was unusually bold, creative and outside of the box at Montreal’s bustling Le Mood, a self-described “festival of unexpected Jewish learning, arts and culture,” attended by more than 800 participants, including a strong contingent of Ottawans.

Held over a full day, June 5, at Espace Réunion, an off-the-beaten-path venue, Le Mood’s 65 workshops explored such themes as fashion, food, history, comedy, film, music, social action, sports, worldwide Jewry, Yiddish and more.

“Le Mood offered an opportunity to taste a wide menu of creative Jewish learning,” said Rabbi Michael Goldstein, who travelled from Ottawa to Montreal with his wife, Stacy.

Among the notable workshops was a music mixing demonstration with hip-hop artist Socalled (Josh Dolgin), a panel discussion on Jews and their relationship with money, Roma Baran’s moving look at her recent discovery of her family’s secret past, and a comedy debate on the role of food in Jewish life.

The debate, moderated by Jon Selig, featured young comedians Robby Hoffman and Neev Bensimhon’s frank look at food, as they debated whether it helps solve problems, why gefilte fish is covered in gel, and which Jewish holiday brings out the worst in their families.

Food was a popular topic in many sessions, with cholent and Sephardic Shavuot cooking demonstrations, discussions on the mainstreaming of Jewish food and Jews’ obsession with Chinese food.

An altogether different, yet buzzworthy session, featuring panellists Dan Levy, Simone Lucas and Gabrielle Pereque, was “Nice Jewish Boys? A conversation on Jewish Masculinities amongst Ashkenazim and Sephardim.” Seating was full at this popular session and participants crammed into every inch of the floor space.

This wasn’t the only workshop that drew

an enthusiastic response.

“Participants were actively interested in Le Mood,” said participant Doron Goldsmith.

“Their positive enthusiasm and strong interest in attending the various sessions was clearly evident in the hallways.”

A presentation on tribal eco-action, featuring Rabbi Shachar Orenstein of Montreal’s Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue and Stuart Myiow, Jr. of the Mohawk Traditional Council, was a highlight of the event for Rabbi Goldstein.

“They offered a fascinating presentation on the ecological values present in Jewish and First Nations’ cultures, and discussed various collaborative environmental projects being planned between those two communities,” he said.

Diana Reis, a member of the Le Mood organizing committee, appreciated the fact the event drew a diverse crowd.

“The highlights for me included the many different exhibits, courses and workshops in both English and French, drawing together the secular and Orthodox as well as the Sephardic and Ashkenazic communities,” said Reis.

Editor’s note: The Le Mood festival was an exciting event. With all the concurrent sessions, which changed hourly, there was more than something for everyone at any given time.

But, there was a big problem at Le Mood, and it was the meeting space itself. Most of the “rooms” at Espace Réunion were, in fact, just curtained-off areas within the larger space providing no protection from the sounds of other sessions or from the schmoozing of participants milling about the passageways and central area. Many people were frustrated by how hard or impossible it was to hear what was being said at many of the sessions.

I hope Montreal’s Le Mood continues in the future – and that a similar event might be organized here in Ottawa. But events like Le Mood need to be in facilities that are up to the task. – Michael Regenstreif

August 15, 2011 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 13

CHW’s Negev Chapter to celebrate 55 years

By Harriet Podolak and David Michaelson for Negev Chapter, CHW Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of Negev Chapter of Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW)?

If so, you’re invited to Negev’s 55th birthday party.

That’s right. More than half a century ago, the April 1956 issue of Ottawa Council’s Hadassah Highlights announced: “Flash! A new junior Hadassah Chapter has been formed. Good luck to you, Negev Chapter of Junior Hadassah.”

No longer a junior chapter; the original group of seven has grown to more

than 45 members. Some current members have been active for more than 30 years.

What has been the Negev Chapter’s goal over the past 55 years?

It’s the same as any other CHW chapter: to raise funds for agencies in Israel and Canada involved with children, health care and women.

The women of Negev Chapter have taken part in many CHW Ottawa Centre Council fundraisers, including the annual bazaars where they ran the food, children’s clothing and “Lucky Numbers” booths. As well, they were involved in “Guess

Who’s Coming for Dinner” and “Designer Duds.”

Negev Chapter’s own fundraisers have included President’s Teas and Bridge and Mahjong afternoons.

Negev was also known for bringing television’s Mr. Dressup and children’s folk trio, Sharon, Lois and Bram to Ottawa. In recent years, Negev Chapter has also become known for the annual fundraiser, “Phantom Tea,” at which donors have an opportunity to win an original work of art.

Several members have also served with distinction on CHW council-Ottawa Centre as well as the nation-

Members of the Negev Chapter in 1991 with the Lillian Freiman Award for best chapter.

(Photo courtesy Ottawa Jewish Archives)

al board. Negev has also been the proud recipient of the coveted Lillian Freiman Award for best chapter.

Negev Chapter’s 55th birthday celebration will be

Sunday, September 18, 12:00 pm, at the Courtyard Restaurant, 21 George Street. Join us as we reminisce, renew acquaintances and have a great time salut-

ing members, past and present, of Negev Chapter.

For further information, contact Harriet Podolak at 613-820-3025 or mpodolak@sympatico.ca.

Archivist Laurie Dougherty to speak at CHW Ottawa opening meeting

By Lynn Gillman for CHW Ottawa The opening meeting for CHW (Canadian Hadassah-WIZO) Ottawa will be held Wednesday, September 7, 7:30 pm, at the Dovercourt Recreation Centre. Toby Yan, a member of the CHW national executive board, will MC the evening.

CHW Ottawa Centre President Esther Kulik will present the Terry Schwarzfeld Award to a member of CHW Ottawa Centre who best exemplifies the ideals of CHW and is active at all levels of the organization: national, chapter and Ottawa council. The biannual award honours the memory of Terry Schwarzfeld who was na-

tional president CHW and a dedicated member of CHW Ottawa when she passed away in March 2009 after being assaulted while on vacation in Barbados.

Archivist Laurie Dougherty of the Ottawa Jewish Archives will be the guest speaker. Her talk will be about the Archives’ role in maintaining the collective memo-

ry of the Jewish community, and she will explain how historical records, memorabilia and artifacts are gathered and preserved.

Esther Kulik will deliver her President’s Report, which will focus on the coming year at CHW Ottawa including plans for fundraising, education and programming, and on the CHW Na-

tional Convention taking place in November in Toronto.

All CHW Ottawa members and anyone interested in joining CHW Ottawa are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. The couvert is $10.

For more information, leave a message at 613-798-7644 or email info@ottawa.chw.ca.

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Ottawa native brings his klezmer fusion to France

By Alex Weisler PARIS (JTA) – Josh Dolgin didn’t set out to kick Yiddish music into the 21st century.

But, there’s no denying the 34-year-old musician’s beguiling blend of 1970sstyle funk, hip-hop beats, traditional Chasidic melodies and klezmer has been an electric addition to the Jewish music scene.

On July 11, Dolgin, who performs under the name Socalled, drew a sold-out crowd of bubbies and hipsters to Café de la Danse, a 500-seat venue in Paris.

Dolgin, who lives in Montreal, is popular in France. In North America, he says, there’s a greater pressure for music to be easily categorized, and identity politics is a game he doesn’t want to play.

“America? Forget about it – if you’re not dressed up like a rabbi singing reggae, then Jews don’t want anything to do with you and non-Jews don’t want anything to do with you,” he told JTA. “People want to put you in a little rack on the iTunes store.”

Growing up in Ottawa and nearby Chelsea, Quebec, Dolgin played piano and dabbled in various genres including salsa, funk and reggae; even playing with a gospel band as a teen. From there, he experimented with beats, drum machines and sampling.

That’s how he stumbled upon the world of Yiddish theatre music.

“It was weird to always sample funk and AfricanAmerican music, which is where hip-hop comes from, but it’s not where I come

Socalled (Josh Dolgin) performs to a sold-out crowd in Paris.

(Photo: Alex Weisler)

from,” he said.

Though Dolgin grew up aware of his Judaism – celebrating holidays, having a bar mitzvah and attending synagogue – he was never plugged into Yiddish culture.

But, as a musician he was always looking for “cool sounds,” and Dolgin said that Yiddish theatre music provided that in spades. “In between the verses are these sort of funky, rhythmic, orchestral breaks that were ideal for sampling.”

“Yiddish culture has been lost and forgotten, and it’s not popular for Jews in North America. They forgot how funky they were,” he said. “In a way, I’m sort of the godfather of mixing it with beats.”

The name of Socalled’s first album, Ghettoblaster, released in 2007, has a dual meaning. Yes, it refers to boom boxes, but Dolgin was also urging communi-

ties around the world to interact with each other in a broader, deeper way.

“It was about blasting out of the ghetto, out of our ghettos of style, ghettos of community,” he said. “It doesn’t matter who we are.

We can learn from each other’s histories and share it.”

For his next album, the recently released Sleepover, Dolgin put politics aside

and decided to focus on an album of catchy pop songs, no more and no less.

“In France, it’s, ‘Oh look you’re Jewish, you’re a Jewish rapper.’ I’m just a rapper. I’m just a producer.

I’m just a piano player,” he said. “I’m Jewish, I’m bald, I’m Canadian … That adds to your appreciation of the art, but it doesn’t necessarily give you a better under(Continued on page 15)

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Beit Tikvah to honour Rabbi Howard and Rivka Finkelstein

By Paula Silver and Maxine Rabinovitch Beit Tikvah Gala Committee Sunday, October 30 will be an auspicious occasion in the history of Congregation Beit Tikvah of Ottawa as we honour Rabbi Howard and Rivka Finkelstein for their 20 wonderful years of religious lead-

ership and guidance.

The congregation is inviting the entire community to attend an elegant tribute dinner and evening to fete our esteemed rabbi and rebbetzin. The program begins at 5:30 pm with hors d’oeuvres, followed by a sit-down dinner catered by David Smith of Creative Kosher Catering.

Unique and exciting entertainment will take place throughout the evening.

Over the past 20 years, many of our personal simchas have been shared with Rabbi Finkelstein and we would be delighted to have you contribute your photos and anecdotes from these events so they

may be incorporated into the memory section of our program book. You can also purchase a greeting in the book.

The cost of the tribute dinner is $100 per person or $180 per couple.

At the request of the honourees, proceeds from the event will be allocated to Congregation Beit Tik-

vah of Ottawa’s Handicap Access Fund.

The event will take place at Congregation Beit Tikvah, 15 Chartwell Avenue, Craig Henry, Nepean.

For further information, contact Executive Director Sue Potechin at 613-723-1800 or Maxine Rabinovitch at 613-723-1890.

OTC introduces junior congregation on Shabbat mornings

By Pherris Hamilton for Ottawa Torah Centre Why is it so quiet here?

Where are all the kids running around? How come the synagogue feels so peaceful and quiet?

Those questions crossed my mind a few weeks ago while sitting at Ottawa Torah Centre (OTC) during Shabbat services. The typical Shabbat experiences I remember from my Montreal childhood were quite differ-

ent. We kids would run around chasing each other while older congregants would shout, “Stop running!” or “Shhh!” Isn’t that how synagogue is supposed to be?

OTC has a new junior congregation program, which runs at the same time as the adult service. Directed by Rabbi Sender Gordon and his group of volunteers, the program is interactive. The children learn, pray and have a great time. I can only imag-

ine the appreciation parents have for the respite, and the opportunity to concentrate on their prayers and enjoy the service.

Rabbi Gordon, a new addition to the OTC staff, developed this youth Shabbat program for children.

“We have created a program to teach the children the Shabbat prayers in a fun and exciting way with both Hebrew and English songs,” explains Rabbi Menachem M.

Blum, director of OTC. “The children are our future. We have to work hard to incorporate them into the service and to ensure they feel at home.”

“The prayers are followed by stories, games, songs and, best of all, a special Shabbat food craft, together with some insight on the weekly Torah portion or the season of the year,” adds Rabbi Gordon.

As the adult service came to an end, the children joined in the main service and led

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standing of where the artist is coming from.”

His music has resonated with young French Jews like Noam Morgansztern, who said the mix of old and new sounds perpetuates Yiddish culture in an appealing way.

“He doesn’t say first that it’s Jewish,” Morgansztern said. “He says first that it’s music.”

And Dolgin’s audience includes many non-Jews,

like Rebecca Touboul, who made the three-hour trip from Marseille to attend the Café de la Danse show.

“I don’t really know klezmer. I just like the beat,” she said. “When I heard his first album, I loved it.”

Café de la Danse normally hosts indie acts and DJs specializing in house music, but booking an artist like Dolgin is a way to guarantee a full house, said Cyril Bahsief, who works at

the venue and organized the show.

“We expected to touch all audiences – hip-hop and klezmer and jazz audiences,” he said. “The concert was just magic.”

Dolgin’s live show is energetic. Dressed in red pyjamas, he darts in and out of French and English, inviting guest performers on stage for dance and instrumental solos, and asking the audience to help him with a magic trick.

If the grandmothers in the audience are offended by lyrics such as “Girls in their nightgowns/We’re gonna pull their panties down,” they don’t show it.

The crowd demands an encore and keeps singing the lines of Dolgin’s biggest hit, “(These Are the) Good Old Days.”

For Yiddish music – being reimagined by Dolgin and other fusion artists – these just might well be the good old days.

some of the closing prayers.

“What a great way to involve children in the prayer service,” I thought, looking at the smiling parents watching their children sing and pray in Hebrew.

“Our program is open to all,” explains Rabbi Blum.

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Carleton University leadership program completes inaugural year

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JFS to assist victims of hate crimes MPPs Yasir Naqvi (Ottawa Centre) and Bob Chiarelli (Ottawa West-Nepean) visited Jewish Family Services of Ottawa (JFS), July 27, to announce JFS will receive $50,000 from Ontario’s Victims’ Justice Fund to be used for a new project to enhance community-based services responding to victims of hate crimes.

Pictured (from left to right): Mark Zarecki, JFS executive director; Rubin Friedman, JFS-Against Prejudice Unit; Chiarelli; Naqvi; John Jackson, JFS board member; Gisele Lamontagne, counsellor; Rebecca Fromowitz, director of JFS Counselling Group; Sina Naebkhil, administrative support; Mego Nerses, counsellor.

Ottawa Modern Jewish School graduation “Ottawa Modern Jewish School (OMJS) celebrated our graduating class with music, presentations and refreshments on June 19,” reports Principal Janet Kaiman. “OMJS had a very successful year at the Soloway JCC with a 30 per cent growth in enrolment.”

The graduates, seated left to right, are Daniel Shifman, Lauren Rapoport, Lauren Hollinger, Emma Tessler, Zoe Diener, Gabriel Kronfeld and Noah Boonov.

For information about OMJS, call 613-798-9818, ext. 234.

By Jacqueline Shabsove Carleton University DFL Program Part academic experience, part practical work experience in Ottawa’s Jewish community, the inaugural year of the Developing Future Leaders Program at Carleton University (DFL), housed within the Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies, offered Carleton students a rich look into what it takes to be a leader in the Ottawa Jewish community and the wide array of work opportunities available in this area.

The goal of the DFL program, which will begin its second year in September, is to develop a cadre of potential professional and lay leaders for the Jewish community. It was created in partnership between Carleton University, the Jewish community and a private funder.

The DFL program, which requires that students take an introductory Judaism class at Carleton and complete a placement in the Jewish community, offered successful applicants funding and workshops that developed job skills and an understanding of the structure of the Jewish community.

As well, the DFL program provided insight into Jewish perspectives and values to both Jewish and non-Jewish students looking toward potential future involvement in politics, public service, diplomatic ser-

vice and the media.

The first group of DFL participants included 13 Carleton University student interns and three student mentors from a variety of majors.

The interns completed placements in 15 Ottawa Jewish agencies, including the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, Jewish Family Services and Hillel Lodge.

These agencies offered students opportunities that enriched their understanding of the local Jewish community by providing them with handson experience with their day-to-day operations.

An outside arms-length evaluation found the pilot year of the DFL program to be extremely successful in achieving its goals of being relevant to both student participants and Jewish community organizations.

In the DFL program’s second year, there will be a number of refinements, including an extension of the number of student placements and an increased emphasis on hands-on leadership training.

The DFL program is currently welcoming applications from new students and from local Jewish agencies interested in partnering with the program.

We can be contacted at jewish_studies@carleton.ca. For more information about the Developing Future Leaders Program, visit carleton.ca/jewishstudies.

CSN cruise for young adults

The Chabad Student Network (CSN) kicked off a new programming initiative for young adults in their 20s and 30s, July 14, with a threehour cruise aboard the Miss Gatineau, attended by nearly 90 graduate students and young professionals who enjoyed Chinese hors d’oeuvres, entertainment by musician Mitch Gauzas and a raffle.

For more information about the 20s-30s branch of CSN, contact Andrea Ghazzawi at ghazzawia@hotmail.com.

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Netanyahu should go to Ramallah to bring peace rogates of the Iranian regime, are sworn to Israel’s destruction, oppose peace at every turn and promise not to be bound by any agreement.

Nevertheless, the Jewish state must regain the moral high ground. Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are vilified as obstacles to Palestinian self-determination. So strong is the impression that Israel perpetuates Palestinian suffering that a majority of United Nations members may vote to support a unilateral Palestinian state at this September’s General Assembly.

In America, perception is fast becoming reality, and a growing number of people are questioning support for Israel.

Worrisome for the longer term, even among younger Jews, support for Israel is now a debatable question instead of an undisputed fact.

Through Hillel, Birthright Israel, the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel and many other initiatives, we work tirelessly to educate Jewish youth and expose them to the wonders of their heritage and to the blessing that is the Jewish state. But when this generation is bombarded constantly by images and descriptions of Israel’s villainy, it becomes increasingly diffi-

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Misguided ideologues advance Israeli construction in parts of the West Bank hoping for the realization of a Greater Israel that encompasses the entire biblical homeland. However romantic the notion, facts on the ground preclude such an eventuality. Annexation of the entire West Bank would require the displacement or repression of millions of Palestinians and is not something a moral and just Israel could or should do. It is in neither the long-term nor short-term interests of the Jewish state to govern burgeoning Palestinian populations. Ariel Sharon recognized this when he withdrew Israel from the Gaza Strip, and many recognize this now in the West Bank.

Short of unilateral action, there is little anyone believes that Israel can do to truly alter the situation on the ground.

But, there is a way for Israel to create conditions conducive to a just and lasting peace by completely changing the conversation and breaking the cycle that serves only the status quo. As popular dissent spreads throughout the Middle East and old norms are tossed aside, Netanyahu can speak directly to the Palestinian people and by extension the greater Arab world.

Like Sadat to Jerusalem or Nixon to China, Netanyahu can go to Ramallah and extend a hand in building a Palestinian future. He can describe a free and democratic

Palestinian nation living peacefully side by side with Israel, where children carry books instead of guns; hearts are filled with hope instead of hate, and pockets with money instead of rocks; and family members grow to be doctors, lawyers and engineers instead of suicide bombers and purveyors of destruction.

Netanyahu can pledge his best intentions and most diligent efforts to realize this vision and invite any leader of good will to meet him, without precondition, to negotiate a just, secure and lasting peace.

Netanyahu will be trusted

by Israelis and Jews the world over to protect their interests and guarantee the unity, security and vitality of the Jewish state. The rest of the world will recognize him as a pragmatic and visionary leader ready to seize the moment and change history. The burden then will be on Israel’s enemies to prove they possess the good will and strength of character to recognize the Jewish state and allow it to remain thus.

Jews are a people of hope.

We are the students of Moses’ brother Aaron who love peace and pursue peace.

We need a leader who will do the same, thereby restoring our hope and bringing our nation peace. Prime Minister Netanyahu can be such a leader.

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By Edgar M. Bronfman and Adam R. Bronfman (JTA) – For the Arab Spring, Israel represents the hope that in the Middle East, a nation can be both a national homeland and a free society. Israel is a modern, thriving democracy amid a region dominated by despotic regimes that brutally oppress their people and rape their land’s resources. Freedom enables Israel’s advancing economy, robust educational system, unique culture, prolific media and independent judiciary to thrive.

Yet, Israel and its neighbours remain in a perpetual state of war, and the majority of the world’s nations regularly condemn the Jewish state. Unable to beat Israel on the battlefield in 1956, ’67, ’73 and the ’80s, Israel’s Arab neighbours resorted to terrorism, the perpetuation of Palestinian suffering and endless propaganda.

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CBB CITs bring a bit of camp life to Hillel Lodge

Lydia Nacawa and Gabriella Goliger with the old Keshet banner, to be re-designed for this year's Capital Pride Parade.

Jewish GLBT group returns to Capital Pride

By Gabriella Goliger Keshet Even in this age of relative tolerance, it takes guts to march in a gay pride parade.

That’s why Keshet, the Ottawa group for Jewish gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered (GLBT) people, is thrilled to have a strong showing planned for this year’s Capital Pride Parade, August 28.

After a long hiatus, Keshet will be back in the parade with a band of enthusiastic GLBT Jews and allies stepping proudly behind a colourful new banner. Although Jews have walked in recent Capital Prides as individuals, there has been no organized Jewish presence in the event for about 10 years.

Keshet (rainbow) formed in the mid-1990s to serve people who wanted to feel more at home with both their Jewish and GLBT identities. The group organized Shabbat potlucks, communal seders, participation in Capital Pride and discussions of such issues as barriers to being one’s full self in the Jewish or gay communities. Recognizing the importance of building bridges, Keshet also raised $2,500 for the new Jewish community centre (now the Soloway JCC) and has its name on the

Wall of Honour in the centre’s main lobby.

As often happens with small organizations, the group lost impetus when some of its core members became busy with other activities. Keshet was all but defunct for a few years until a new, younger generation of activists took up the torch. Agreeing the need was still strong, they organized social and celebratory events, mostly around Jewish holidays. This year, they decided it was also time to return to Capital Pride.

Not everyone feels comfortable parading in public. Some members prefer to support the event from behind the scenes. But enough have signed up, via Facebook, to ensure we will have a minyan-plus.

You don’t have to be Jewish or gay to march with Keshet. It’s fun and liberating – take it from this introvert who has been in many a pride parade and looks forward to some impromptu hora dancing through downtown Ottawa this year. We invite all supporters to join us, or come to watch and cheer us on.

For more information, check the Keshet page on Facebook or contact me at goliger@rogers.com.

By Ilana Belfer The counsellors-in-training (CITs) of Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa (CBB) brought musical instruments, popsicle stick picture frames and the spirit of camp life back to the city, July 19, for their annual community visit with the residents of the Bess and Moe Greenberg Family Hillel Lodge.

“We want to get you all partying. That’s our goal,” CIT Erin Mandel told the roomful of Lodge residents.

Once all 18 CITs had introduced themselves by talking about some of their favourite camp memories – including dance shows, bonfires and colour war, to name a few – they performed songs with piano, guitar and bongo drum accompaniment.

The music was a mix of contemporary hits such as Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida,” and traditional Jewish songs including “Shalom Aleichem.”

“I was a bit nervous … but in the end I’m happy,” said CIT Michelle Wiseman. “The little things can really make someone’s day.”

As the CITs laughed and danced, the residents tapped their feet and clapped along.

The musical performance was followed by an arts and crafts project: decorating picture frames.

“It’s one of the toughest jobs … to be a counsellor,” said Justin Shulman, CBB CIT co-ordinator and assistant director. “The CITs are learning this year that it’s a huge responsibility.”

Shulman explained the CITs were given parameters on what they were expected to do at Hillel Lodge, but used their own leadership abilities to plan the event.

“We want to bring a piece of camp to the Lodge,” Shulman said. “It’s giving back,” noting he wants the CITs to understand that camp is a privilege that should be shared and appreciated.

CIT Cody Flomen summed up the experience as “rewarding, insightful and fun.”

“Thank you so much for coming,” said Lodge resident Anne Kaufman. “You made, not little hearts, but old hearts, happy.”

Counsellors-in-training from Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa perform songs for the residents of Hillel Lodge.

(Photo: Ilana Belfer)

Jewish Unity Live: A night of moving forward

By Ilana Albert Novick for JET “Take things one step at a time,” said screenwriter David Weiss, the guest speaker at this year’s Jewish Unity Live celebration, May 31, at the National Gallery of Canada.

That Weiss understands the concept of taking things slow became evident as he shared his moving story of moving from Reform Judaism to Christianity, and then returning to Judaism as a Modern Orthodox Jew, with the audience of more than 400 who laughed along with the incredible storyteller.

The concept of one step at a time was even more apropos when the evening’s award recipients were honoured.

Eric and Claire Wilner, recipients of the Hakarat Hatov Award, have taken many steps over their many years of volunteering in service to Jewish education

and outreach.

And there was a standing ovation for Rabbi Yehuda and Shaindel Simes, recipients of the Jewish Unity Award. The couple truly encapsulates the idea of Jewish unity through their remarkable teaching careers and volunteer activities.

“When a huge mountain was placed in front of us, the Ottawa Jewish community pulled together in unity to help us climb this mountain. We are happy to report that Jewish unity is alive in Ottawa!” declared Shaindel.

The evening was topped off with a performance by the Maccabeats, an a cappella singing group of Yeshiva University students whose songs have gone viral on YouTube.

“The whole night touched my heart. It was funny, moving and entertaining. Becoming involved with JET has been one of the most positive experiences in my life,” said an enthusiastic participant.

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Friendship Circle honours volunteers at barbecue

By Diane Koven for Friendship Circle The Friendship Circle held a special year-end barbecue, June 6 at Hampton Park, to honour its valued volunteers.

The Friendship Circle family includes the special needs children who benefit so much from the program, their volunteer buddies and many family members. In all, about 50 people ate, socialized and enjoyed the music of the Junkyard Symphony, an innovative band that uses instruments made of junk.

The party was an opportunity to thank the volunteers who, throughout the year, enhance the lives of their buddies in the Friendship Circle program. Each of them was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation by Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi.

The barbecue was also an opportunity for families to get together and share common experiences.

Merle Hagerman is the

mother of two teenage daughters, “one who benefits from the Friendship Circle and one who volunteers,” she said.

“The barbecue was cozy and comfy. We go every year. It is a nice way to end the school year for the kids, a nice opportunity for the families to connect and get together. It’s always nice to have a break ...

“We bring chairs and visit with people we don’t often see. We have a connection with these people – every child has different needs, but we all understand

each other.”

The Friendship Circle matches teenaged volunteers with special needs children for social and recreational outings. The children benefit, as do their families who are given a much-needed break and some time to focus on other family members.

Some of the Friendship Circle programs include Sunday Circles, a weekly opportunity for the children to spend an afternoon of fun with other children.

This year, they enjoyed baking, crafts, Israeli danc-

ing, a drum circle, karate and martial arts, and a visit from Little Ray’s Reptiles.

They also celebrated Purim, Sukkot and Passover with a special matzo-baking day with Rabbi Menachem Blum.

The Friendship Circle operates under the auspices of the Jewish Youth Library of Ottawa and serves the entire community. Volunteers are always welcome.

For more information, call Devora Caytak at 613729-1619 or Friendship Circle co-ordinator Sigal Baray at 613-282-0565.

Jewish Youth Library Director Devora Caytak, Friendship Circle Co-ordinator Sigal Baray and MPP Yasir Naqvi at the Friendship Circle Barbecue, June 6, at Hampton Park.

Torah Academy graduation ceremony celebrates 14 years of excellence

By Rabbi Yisroel Goldbaum Torah Academy of Ottawa Torah Academy of Ottawa celebrated our 14th annual graduation ceremony on June 22.

That Torah Academy has come to full maturity as a

school was a sentiment expressed at the graduation.

This maturity is evident in the stable, experienced staff, satisfied parents and happy students, who all work together to make Torah Academy a warm and welcoming school. Visitors to the school

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this year have commented on the calm and positive mood of the students and teachers, and the sense of contentment that permeates the atmosphere.

Torah Academy’s progress is by design. The administration has established “respect” as our school’s guiding principle, and respect is evident in every aspect of school life – from the way General Studies and Judaic teachers work collaboratively to enhance academic achievement and school spirit to our “Helping Hands” theme in which teachers and students reach out to help one another.

The “Helping Hands” theme is reinforced visually

by a row of more than 100 brightly coloured, personalized handprints lining the school’s main hallway.

Torah Academy’s teachers go the extra mile for their students. This year, teachers organized Remembrance Day programming, a Tu B’Shvat shuk, winter clubs, a ski day, a Chidon HaTanach competition, public speaking sound offs, a science fair, a skating rink, a vegetable garden, Lag B’Omer Sports Day, a student newspaper, and many field trips.

This year, Torah Academy students also participated in the Canadian Scholastic Achievement League’s Scholastic Challenge 2011.

And the students have responded. The classrooms are filled with positive energy as children strive for excellence in all subjects. The examples of student writing, projects and artwork that line the Torah Academy hallways are evidence of the high standards the students and teachers strive for.

Torah Academy is poised for more growth in the future as our students continue to flourish in a serene and stable learning environment.

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Torah Academy graduates (from left) Yisroel Meir Burger, Hadassah Lengler, Batsheva Loschikhes and Hadassa Clinton.

August 15, 2011 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 23

Levine introduces the Macaroni Kid concept to Ottawa

By Ilana Belfer When Sara-Lynne Levine’s kids sleep in, she considers it a good day.

That’s because Jonah, eight-and-a-half, and Ben, five, are likely tired from accompanying their mom to kid-friendly events and activities around the city – a museum here, a play there. Levine said “it has got to pass their test” to be part of Macaroni Kid, a website (ottawacapitalregion.macaronikid.com) and weekly newsletter for families, which Levine edits and publishes for the Ottawa community.

“I’m always taking [my kids] out and doing things with them. I don’t like staying at home, so I figured there were other parents in the same position,” said Levine.

Macaroni Kid was founded by two friends, both mothers, in Hampton, New York in 2008. By licensing the brand to hosts known as “publisher moms” in different communities, Macaroni Kid has quickly expanded to 355 communities.

Sara-Lynne Levine was the first “publish“A friend of mine started Macaroni Kid er mom” to bring the Macaroni Kid conin our neighbourhood [in North Carolina], cept to Canada. and I used it all the time,” said Levine.

When Levine moved to Ottawa last Au- publication is “community-focused” and gust, she brought the Macaroni Kid brand “unique.” with her, becoming the first publisher mom Content includes a monthly column by a in Canada. local nutritionist on healthy eating for kids, “Macaroni Kid is great because I can do and tips and activities from the Ottawa Pubwhat I love and I get to spend time with my lic Library. kids,” she said. Her journalism and commuLevine’s support for building relationnications industry background has helped ships with local businesses extends to adher, she noted, in making cold calls, as well vertising as well – she said she doesn’t acas researching and digging for activities and cept ads from large-scale corporations. events that are “different” and less “main“My kids love to go into a store where stream.” they know who’s measuring their feet for “Ottawa … has so much to offer,” she shoes or who’s going to help them buy said, mentioning galleries, sports teams, books,” she said, calling it “that old-school festivals and national activities. “A lot of approach.” parents don’t necessarily have hours and When Macaroni Kid started in Ottawa, hours each week to find a list of things to do Levine said it was by “word-of-mouth” everyday. I sort of do that job for them.” after she sent an e-mail to everybody she Levine also runs Ottawa’s Macaroni Kid knew. Now, she is the one receiving the eFacebook page and Twitter feed to update mails from people who want to let her know her followers on events and share funny about their groups or events. things her kids say.

Macaroni Kid now has more than 1,000 Macaroni Kid is entirely paper-free. subscribers in the Ottawa area, a number Levine manages an events calendar on the that’s increasing weekly, and more than website, and the newsletter is e-mailed to 21,000 page views per month. This year, subscribers each week for free.

Macaroni Kid was a sponsor of the Ottawa “I think moms who are necessarily International Children’s Festival, and homebound a lot of times … are looking for Levine said she hopes the business continthose connections and that community on- ues to grow. line,” she said.

“The fact that I can take my kids, show “Because every community is different, them local theatre and local art, expose I think every Macaroni Kid is different,” them to different things, and share that with she said, stressing that each Macaroni Kid other people … I love that.”

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Biking for Bubbies Needs You

By Seymour Mender President, Hillel Lodge Mark September 18th in your calendar because that’s when Hillel Lodge will hold its third annual Biking for Bubbies bike-a-thon.

Through the hard work of staff and volunteers, Biking for Bubbies raises much-needed money to help our Bess and Moe Greenberg Hillel Lodge fulfil its mission of providing long-term care and support services for seniors who can no longer live independently in a traditional and Jewish environment. Besides that, Biking for Bubbies is just plain fun.

Last year, 40 cyclists raised over $60,000. This year’s riders will be instantly recognizable in their bright yellow T-shirts bearing the Biking for Bubbies logo.

The T-shirts were designed by Irv Osterer and include the names of the Bike-a-thon’s major sponsors.

This year, we are adding a slightly new twist. I hereby challenge each of our synagogues and other charitable organizations to identify an individual or a team to step up to the plate, or perhaps more appropriately, “mount their bikes”, to represent their organizations.

Beginning promptly at 9.00 a.m. – just after our group picture – cyclists will bike 54 kilometres along a pre-planned route beginning at the Lodge, mostly along bike paths. When they pass the finish line at the Lodge, cyclists and residents will be treated to lunch and entertainment. Good weather has been ordered for this special event!

The money raised will directly

Bike-a-thon 2010: Eric Weisbloom leads a group of bikers out of the starting gate.

Bike-a-thon 2010: Susan Marcus takes a well-deserved break at the marina in Gatineau.

Bike-a-thon 2010: A group of bikers re-fueling beside the National Gallery.

benefit the Lodge’s 100 (soon to be 121) residents. We owe it to our Beautiful Bubbies as well as our ever so Dapper Zaidies who paved the way for us to make the Lodge a Jewish home we can all be proud of.

To sponsor a cyclist or participate as a “biker” or for more information, including pledge forms, contact Seymour Mender at 613-820-2213 or e-mail seymour.mender@barnessammon.ca or Joel Diener at 613-722-0086 or email joel_diener@hotmail.com.

You can also contact Bev Glube at the Hillel Lodge Long-Term Care Foundation Office at 613-728-3900 extension 111, or by e-mail at do-

nations@hillel-let.com.

This is your opportunity to do

a mitzvah and get fit at the same time – please sign up today!

Bike-a-thon 2010: Post-biking activities with residents.

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Hillel Lodge provides residential long-term care and other support services in a traditional Jewish environment.

While the Lodge receives funding from the government, your membership dollars are essential if the Lodge is to continue to deliver the many important extras that exceed government funding. It is those extras – such as in our superior level of nursing care, food, recreation and

therapeutic services – that enable us to maintain our first-rate level of quality care to our residents, a fact that has often been cited by health care experts.

Yes, your support of Hillel Lodge does make a difference. Please consider becoming a member of Hillel Lodge. Membership dues can be paid by contacting Bev Glube at (613) 728-3900 extension 111 or by e-mail at donations@hillel-let.com; or online at www.hillellodge.ca.

If you want to make a difference in people’s lives (including your own), give volunteering at Hillel Lodge a try. The time commitment can range from a few hours per month to regular weekly or bi-weekly visits. To become a volunteer, please contact Marilyn Adler, our Manager of Recreation and Volunteer Programs.

Hillel Lodge is proud of the quality care we provide to our residents. Donations to the Lodge can be made in several ways: by going to our web site at www.hillellodge.ca; contacting the Long-Term Care Foundation at (613) 728-3900 extension 111; or e-mailing us at donations@hillel-ltc.ca

August 15, 2011 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 25

Acclaimed play depicts life in Israel in the years before independence

By Maxine Miska Soloway JCC French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss described how miniatures enable the viewer to grasp the beauty and meaning of art in an inclusive glance. This is precisely what is accomplished in Pnina Gary’s one-woman play An Israeli Love Story. The events that gave birth to the state of Israel are mapped onto the intimate depiction of young love, so that the audience grasps within the tenderness and tragedy of two lovers, the travail and exultation of creating a Jewish state.

The play will be performed in English at the NAC Studio on September 7 and 8.

The play’s journey from Givatayim Theatre in Tel Aviv to the National Arts Centre began when community member Sara Vered saw An Israeli Love Story in Tel Aviv.

She was so impressed with how the play distilled the essence of her life, and the lives of other sabra

teenagers during the period leading up to1948, that she met playwright Gary and arranged to bring the play to Ottawa.

Inhabiting the roles of 16 characters, actress Adi Bielski depicts the story of Margalit, a passionate teenager who meets and falls in love at first sight with kibbutznik Ami. Ami sees Margalit only as a charming 15-year-old peripheral to his goals of founding a kibbutz and joining the Palmach, while dallying with girls his own age. As Margalit becomes a young adult, she never gives up on Ami, arranging accidental meetings with him on his kibbutz until he finally takes notice and reciprocates her love.

The intimate relationship between Margalit and Ami is a counterpoint to the global political events that shape their lives until the political and personal tragically collide. The actress’ monologues are punctuated by Voice of Israel broadcasts, which chronicle the march of Nazi armies across North Africa, the

jubilation at the end of the Second World War, and the establishment of the State of Israel and the War of Independence.

Gary, 81, is a leading director in Israeli theatre. She studied acting in New York with Herbert Berghof and Lee Strassberg. She co-founded the Zavit Theatre, one of the first fringe theatres in Israel, acted in the Habima National Theatre from 1968 to ‘80 and founded its experimental small stage theatre, Habimartef.

She also adapted novels by some of Israel’s most renowned authors – including Amos Oz, Sami Michael, Shulamit Lapid and Tzruya Shalev – to theatre. In 2006, Gary won the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Life Achievement Award.

An Israeli Love Story is also Gary’s personal story. In a Jerusalem Post interview, Gary said she wrote the play 20 years ago when her grandson was assigned a family history project in school, and she told him the story of her youth between 1942 and ‘48.

Israeli actress Adi Bielski performs An Israeli Love Story, September 7-8, at the NAC Studio.

“I began to understand that the events of those pre-state years didn’t belong to me. It wasn’t my story; it was an Eretz Yisrael story. It belonged to all of us who shared those times and events and benefited from them later,” she said.

Gary will meet with the audience and discuss the play at the Ottawa performances.

An Israeli Love Story will be performed Wednesday and Thursday, September 7 and 8, 8:00 pm, at the

NAC Studio. Tickets are $25 and available at the NAC Box Office or through Ticketmaster at 1-888-9912787 or ticketmaster.ca.

An Israeli Love Story is sponsored by the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, the Vered Israel Cultural and Educational Program, the Embassy of Israel, and the Jewish Federation of Ottawa.

For more information contact Penni Namer at 613-798-9818, ext.

243, or pnamer@jccottawa.com.

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In support of the Bess and Moe Greenberg Family Hillel Lodge In the Joseph and Inez Zelikovitz Long Term Care Centre Card Donations Card donations go a long way to improving the quality of life for our residents. Thank you for considering their needs and contributing to their 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 Long-Term Care Foundation between June 29 and July 27, 2011 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 Honour of: Maureen Molot Mazal tov and best wishes on receiving the Shalom Perel President’s Award of Merit with love by Ruth and Irving Aaron Roslyn and Steven Fremeth Mazal tov and best wishes on Howard’s engagement to Melanie with love

by Ruth and Irving Aaron Sheli Braun Mazal tov on receiving the GrinspoonSteinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education with love by Ruth and Irving Aaron Rose Kostiner Mazal tov and best wishes on your special birthday by Ruth and Irving Aaron In Memory of: Harold Sachs by Ruth and Irving Aaron Louis Weiner by Ruth and Irving Aaron R’fuah Shlema: Joey Osterer with love by Ruth and Irving Aaron Sameul and Jean Akerman Memorial Fund In Honour of Larry Hartman A very happy special birthday by Alvin and Monica Stein Capital Campaign Fund In Honour of: Judy Goldstein Happy birthday by Molly Hirsch and Eric Elkin Jenny and Murray Citron Endowment Fund R’fuah Shlema: Joey Osterer by Murray Citron

Sid and Barbara Cohen Family Fund In Honour of: Sid and Barbara Cohen Mazal tov on your 25th wedding anniversary by Kenneth and Linda Mirsky; by Rhoda and Bert Blevis; by Sandy and Marvin Granatstein; by Joan and Russell Kronick; by Ricki and Barry Baker; by Lilyann Philipp and Bert Knoll; by Kaysa and Alfred Friedman; by Priscilla Gladu; by Lee Allen; by Simmy Gardner; by Sunny and Johnny Tavel; Evelyn and Joe Lieff; by Bobby and Paula Smith; and

by Ruth and A.J. Freiman Roz and Nordau Kanigsberg Mazal tov on the birth of your granddaughter by Sid and Barbara Cohen Ricki and Barry Baker With much love and appreciation by Sid and Barbara Cohen Rhoda and Bert Blevis With much love and appreciation by Sid and Barbara Cohen In Memory of: Louis Weiner by Sid and Barbara Cohen Joel and Sharon Edelson Family Fund In Memory of: Mavis Pieczonka by Sharon and Joel Edelson Friedberg and Dale Families Fund In Honour of: Ruth and Dale Fyman Thanks for your wonderful hospitality by Elaine Friedberg and Bob Dale Issie Rabinowitz Happy 50th birthday by Elaine Friedberg and Bob Dale R’fuah Shlema: Joey Osterer by Elaine Friedberg, Bob and Jonathan Dale In Memory of: Tillie Dale by Bob Dale Malcolm and Vera Glube Endowment Fund In Memory of: Yetta Mednick by Malcolm and Vera Glube Glen Skemer by Malcolm and Vera Glube In Honour of: Carolyn and Adam Telner Mazal tov on the birth of your grandson by Malcolm and Vera Glube Gavin and Hope Garbut Congratulations on your 25th wedding anniversary by Malcolm and Vera Glube Betty and Ed Rose Congratulations on the birth of your grandson by Malcolm and Vera Glube Sid and Barbara Cohen Congratulations on your 25th wedding anniversary by Malcolm and Vera Glube Speedy recovery: Father of Nathalie Feldberg by Malcolm and Vera Glube Nell Gluck Memorial Fund In Honour of: Eden Consenstein Mazal tov on your graduation with love by Julia Gluck, Ted and Jess Overton Mrs. Paul Rand Mazal tov on your acceptance to the Paster’s program at OISE with love by Julia Gluck, Ted and Jess Overton Mira Ortved Mazal tov on your graduation from law

school with love by Julia Gluck, Ted and Jess Overton Ted Overton In honour of your significant birthday with love by Julia Gluck and Jess Overton Ted Overton Happy double chai anniversary with love Julia Gluck Ted Overton Mazal tov on your 75th birthday with love by Henry, Maureen Molot and family; by Pem and Linda Hatfield, Erin, Sarah and Allan Julia Gluck Mazal tov on a successful Presidency of the First Nareyever Congregation by Toby and Joel Yan Mr. Pem Hatfield In honour of your 70th birthday with love by Julia Gluck, Ted Overton, Jess and Camille Maureen Molot Mazal tov on receiving the Shalom Perel President’s Award of Merit by Manny Gluck and Cheryle Hothersall Henry and Maureen Molot Mazal tov on the birth of your twin granddaughters in Israel by Manny Gluck and Cheryle Hothersall; and by Julia Gluck, Ted Overton and Jess Rabbi Rafi Cohen Hazlacha as you begin your position as Rabbi of Congregation Beth Torah with love by Uncle Henry, Auntie Mo Molot, Alex, Adena, Edie and Shahar Issie Rabinowitz Happy birthday by Henry and Maureen Molot Get Well: Barbara McInnes by the Molots in Canada, the US and Israel In Memory of: Tova Menipaz by Manny Gluck and Cheryle Hothersall Evelyn and Irving Greenberg Fund In Honour of: Judy and Lionel Miskin Heartiest Mazal tov on your 50th wedding anniversary with love by Evelyn Greenberg Gunner Family Fund In Honour of: Flo and Joel Morgan Mazal tov on the birth of your granddaughter by Sol and Estelle Gunner Morris and Lillian Kimmel Family Fund In Honour of: Morris Kimmel Happy birthday with love by all your children and grandchildren; and by Larry and Estelle Huniu In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Bill Adler by Steve, Janet, Tobin and Aaron Kaiman R’fuah Shlema: Noam Steinman with love by the Kimmel, Kaiman and Levine families Joey Osterer by the Kimmel, Kaiman and Levine families Joan and Russell Kronick Family Fund In Honour of: Adele and Bernie Shinder In honour of your 50th wedding anniversary by Joan and Russell Kronick Ida and Sid Lithwick Family Fund In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Sid Lithwick by Marilyn Lithwick Pencer Family Fund In Memory of: Harold Hayes by Marcia and Irwin Pencer, Laura, Matthew and Daniel In Honour of: Marcia and Irwin Pencer Mazal tov on your 40th wedding anniversary by Pauline and David Modlinsky

Sam and Ruth Rothman Memorial Fund In Honour of: Gord and Donna Huehan In honour of your 40th wedding anniversary by Kevin and Rose Kardash Irma and Harold Sachs Family Fund In Memory of: Louis Weiner by Irma Sachs Schachter-Ingber Family Fund In Honour of: Shirley Ann Gossack In honour of your 70th birthday by Rachel, Howard, Davida and Josh Schachter Stephen and Debra Schneiderman Family Fund In Honour of: Paula Brott and Andrew Salis Congratulations to you both by Debra and Stephen Schneiderman Ashley Black and Daniel Lindzon Mazal tov on your engagement by Debbie and Stephen Schneiderman Ellie and Marty Black Mazal tov on Ashley and Daniel’s engagement by Debbie and Stephen Schneiderman Ralph and Anne Sternberg Memorial Fund In Memory of: Alexander (Sandor) Okun by Laya and Ted Jacobsen In Honour of: Tommy Gussman Happy birthday by Laya and Ted Jacobsen Milton and Mary (Terry) Viner Family Fund In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Betty Gold by Millie Schanefield and family In Memory of: Ida Zwicker by Mille Schaenfield and family Eric Weiner and Arlene Godfrey Family Fund R’fuah Shlema: Fara Horowitz by Carol and Larry Gradus Toby and Joel Yan Family Fund In Honour of: Carol and Laurie Pascoe Mazal tov on the recent marriage of Byron and Elissa by Toby and Joel Yan ****************** Therapeutices Fund In Memory of: Louis Weiner by Joanna and Ira Abrams In Honour of: Carol and Laurie Pascoe In honour of your son Byron’s wedding by Arnie and Chevy Fine IN HONOUR OF: Ralph Levenstein In honour of your birthday by Bill and Laurie Chochinov Mark and Carol Tolchinsky In honour of your anniversary by Bill and Laurie Chochinov Joy Chochinov In honour of your birthday by Bill and Laurie Chochinov Teena and Uri Goldberg Mazal tov on your 50th wedding anniversary by Sheela and Ozzie Silverman Sandy and Murray Ages Mazal tov on the upcoming marriage of Jonathan to Alissa by Yvonne and Yehuda Azuelos Sandy and Murray Ages Mazal tov on the engagement of Daniel and Marlo by Yvonne and Yehuda Azuelos Heidi and Stephen Polowin Mazal tov on the birth of your granddaughter Aviva by Elizabeth, Abigail, Leanne and Jeff Greenberg Ari Lesser and Jordana Polowin Mazal tov on the (Continued on page 27)

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August 15, 2011 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 27

Delegation of Canadian journalists spend a week at Yad Vashem studying the Holocaust

By Dave Gordon Canadian Society for Yad Vashem The events last month in Oslo have been a sad reminder that the fight against hatred is ongoing and ever more relevant. While the situation in Canada is less dire, there’s still much room for improvement. The recently published report from the Inquiry Panel of the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism has shown an uptick in hate crimes against the Jewish people.

These modern examples of hatred can be better understood by taking a look back at the most terrifying historical event filled with hatred and intolerance, the

Holocaust, in an effort to broaden our understanding, and our defences.

To bring to a wide audience some of the information most people – including Jews – might not know about the Shoah, the Yad Vashem campus in Jerusalem played host in July to 11 Canadian journalists of various faiths, including myself, who attended a week of seminars at the International School for Holocaust Studies. The endeavour was sponsored by the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem and the Adelson Family Charitable Foundation.

Growing up in a Jewish environment meant I was already exposed to many of the grim details of the Holo-

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birth of your daughter Aviva by Elizabeth, Abigail, Leanne and Jeff Greenberg Lisa Shipley Happy special birthday by Elizabeth, Abigail, Leanne and Jeff Greenberg David Smith Thank you for being you by Elizabeth, Abigail, Leanne and Jeff Greenberg Eileen Goldberg Happy belated birthday with love

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caust. I had even been a participant on the March of the Living in 1992, seeing with my own eyes many of the death camps in Poland. But this conference left me with fresh information and the sense that there is so much more to learn about the Shoah.

Yad Vashem’s archives contain 138 million pages of documents, amassed since 1953, so what the average Jew knows is barely the tip of the iceberg.

Archived Nazi documents show that in at least 200 cases, Nazis refused to kill Jews and were not punished, revealing the lie that Nazis had no choice, or were only “obeying orders.� We learned that Auschwitz was, despite popular belief, bombed in August and September 1944 – but it was to destroy nearby factories. We were shown archived copies of newspapers that were printed by death camp inmates.

The Yad Vashem Historical Museum, opened in 2005, contains a scale model of a gas chamber. A company called Topf und Sohne was (Continued on page 28)

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Items found on Adolf Eichmann’s person at the time of his capture, now on exhibit at Yad Vashem.

(Photo: Dave Gordon)

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Yad Vashem: ‘Six million human stories of life’ (Continued from page 27)

hired to design and build four gas chambers and a crematorium. In case anyone in the future should want to commit such genocide, Topf und Sohne patented the design. In 24 hours, 4,756 people could be destroyed – they guaranteed it in writing.

“There weren’t just six million victims, but six million human stories of life,” said Shulamit Imber, pedagogical director of the International School for Holocaust Studies. “We need to start teaching life prior to the Shoah,” she said.

In fact, the Jews of Europe lived lives much like our own, she said, when roughly 70 per cent lived in large cities and not shtetls.

But, “in a world of choiceless choices,” Jewish doctors were forced to wrestle with the ethical issue of how to distribute what little medicine they had. To the sickest of the sick, or to all who are sick?

Meanwhile, the world outside was less concerned

with the Nazi perversion of morality. David Silberklang, editor-in-chief of Yad Vashem Studies, said that both media and international reaction to the Holocaust was slow in coming, or just paid lip service to it, or was suppressed.

Silberklang gave an overview of the Bermuda Conference, the international gathering held April 19, 1943 in Bermuda to address the issue of Jewish refugees.

Yet, the conference made no mention of the Final Solution. Jewish representatives were refused entry.

It is widely believed that for Great Britain and the United States – the conveners of the conference – the exercise was a façade designed to hush growing outcries about the fate of European Jewry.

To his credit, Winston Churchill announced his outrage on the radio of the extermination of tens of thousands of Jewish people. But, for political considerations, officials demanded he stop

Boots, cap, Nazi armband and dagger from Adolf Eichmann’s uniform, now on exhibit at Yad Vashem.

(Photo: Dave Gordon)

mentioning it, as that information was acquired through German code-cracking, whereby future communiqués could be compromised.

Holocaust revisionists count on these, and other dearth of reports, said Ephraim Kaye, director of the International Seminars, who discussed Holocaust denial.

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Nazis forced Jews in the Lodz Ghetto to make SS uniforms, Kaye said. “Why would you kill a viable workforce? It doesn’t make sense. The deniers count on that.”

In the shadow of the Nazi killing machine, there were gentiles who refused to allow Jews to be harmed.

They were the Righteous Among the Nations, and thus far, about 24,000 have been recognized, “to not only commemorate the victims, but remember the heroes,” said Irena Steinfeldt, the director of the Department for the Righteous Among the Nations.

The most recent bestowed in Canada was Julia Ciurko, posthumously, whose granddaughter accepted the award

at this year’s annual National Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony in Ottawa on June 14. The annual event is organized by the Zachor Coalition: the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem in collaboration with 30 organizations including the Jewish Federation of Ottawa.

The delegation of Canadian journalists also saw the recently-opened exhibit marking 50 years since the capture and trial of notorious Nazi, Adolf Eichmann.

Among many crimes, Eichmann zealously stepped up the machination of genocide even when it was clear Nazi resources were needed to fend off the Allies.

Among many other items never before publicly shown, the exhibit photos show that

after the war, he obtained documents under false pretenses from the International Red Cross and fled to Argentina. After Mossad surveillance in 1960, he was captured, drugged, and disguised as an El Al flight attendant, and spirited away to Israel where he stood trial.

Found on his person upon arrest were various items, now behind a glass display: Argentine coins, glasses, and identification papers.

The filmed trial was previewed at the Yad Vashem exhibit.

Eichmann stood out for being a dedicated Nazi believer, but, in his last days in Argentina, he was observed to be an ordinary man, working as a foreman in a Mercedes factory and living with his family.

My mind struggles to grasp the lengths of evil and heroics on display. It was Yehuda Bauer, professor emeritus of History and Holocaust Studies for Yad Vashem, who convinced me that it is within our ability to comprehend the history and psychology of these events and people.

In an interview, Bauer said, “I’m not one of those people who believe that the Holocaust cannot be explained or understood. All human events can be explained. It was not done by Satan or God, but by humans.”

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J Street founder outlines ‘pro-Israel, pro-peace’ vision A New Voice for Israel: Fighting for the Survival of the Jewish Nation

By Jeremy Ben-Ami Palgrave Macmillan 242 pages The landscape of lobbying for Israel in America changed substantially in 2008, when J Street came on the scene.

Founded by Jeremy Ben-Ami, a seasoned Democratic Party staffer whose father was an Israeli adherent of Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s Revisionist Zionism active in the Irgun, J Street represents a liberal-left voice on Capitol Hill. (Aside from the obvious J implying Jewish, Ben-Ami notes there is no J Street among all the lettered streets in downtown Washington, D.C., implying that there is a missing voice on the Israel lobbying scene.)

In A New Voice for Israel: Fighting for the Survival of the Jewish Nation, Ben-Ami lays out his vision of what Israel needs to do to secure itself as a Jewish, democratic and moral state. The prose is readable, and the book moves swiftly through Ben-Ami’s personal family history, the landscape of the Israel lobby today, the predicament in which Israel finds itself, and what he thinks needs to be done to solve it.

Ben-Ami’s preferred solution derives from the consensus of various peace plans, embodied notably in the 2000 Clinton parameters: a two-state solution (the solution enjoying majority support by both Israelis and Palestinians) along the 1967 borders with agreed-upon land swaps (which would include Israel annexing the largest settlement blocs), a Jerusalem whose capital is shared among both states with an international force to govern the holy places of the Old City, and no

Palestinian refugee return, except in limited cases for family reunification reasons. The Palestinian state would be demilitarized.

Ben-Ami bemoans the chill factor that he sees as evident in Washington among members of Congress worried about losing needed campaign contributions, and among American Jewish professionals worried about angering conservative donors. To describe what he sees as a frustratingly limited acceptable discourse, Ben-Ami writes of the “rule book” that governs American politics when it comes to the peace process.

Ben-Ami laments the fact that only at one’s peril can one urge the government to take proactive measures in pushing the parties forward, or state that the U.S. should be “evenhanded,” as Howard Dean did, unaware of the deleterious political consequences, at a late-night press conference in Santa Fe when Ben-Ami was staffing for his campaign.

Resulting from this rule book are ad hominem attacks on individuals, like Judge Richard Goldstone, who authored the UN fact-finding mission to investigate Hamas and IDF conduct during the 2008-‘09 Operation Cast Lead in Gaza. BenAmi also decries the stultifying effect of Jewish communal institutions on what constitutes acceptable discussion of Israel.

He summarizes this rule-book as being written by the “loudest eight per cent,” the term pollster Jim Gerstein uses to describe the tiny minority of American Jews for whom Israel is the first or second most important issue in how they vote.

The problem is, according to Ben-Ami, “the views of this minority are out of date and out of touch with the broader American Jewish public.” He presents extensive polling data to back up his assertion that American Jews are fundamentally liberal in general, and on Israel. A 2010 J Street poll found that

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Ben-Ami is careful to couch his prescriptions both in the language of interests (for Israel and for the U.S.) and of morality. He recounts Shabbat dinners learning about Pirkei Avot from his father. He writes of Hillel’s summary of the Torah as “what you find hateful desist from doing to others.” Of course, most Jews, if not all, would agree with this teaching, which raises the puzzling question of why many see the issues related to Israel so differently.

Readers who have followed J Street will be interested to learn about Ben-Ami’s personal path to founding the first serious challenge to AIPAC (though he is careful not to tar AIPAC specifically with too heavy a brush; he acknowledges that “AIPAC is unfairly and at times simplistically attacked when discussing the exercise of political power by the Jewish community in Washington”). He recounts being five minutes away from being blown up by a bombing at Jerusalem’s Machaneh Yehuda market while living in Israel as an adult.

No one can accuse him of being naively idealistic. As a community that, in my observation, tends toward the kind of uncritical advocacy that Ben-Ami is trying to expose, we might do well to think about J Street’s policy positions. Do we Jews in Ottawa agree? If not, why not, exactly? If so, what are we doing about it?

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Weekend with gay rabbi will bring questions of inclusion to the fore Every once in a while, someone comes along who inspires people not only for what he does, but for how he respects his own identity. Senior teaching fellow at the New York-based CLAL (The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership), Rabbi Steven Greenberg is widely known for being publicly gay and Orthodox. Author of Wrestling with God and Men: Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition, and featured in the 2001 documentary, Trembling Before God, Rabbi Greenberg is on this year’s Newsweek/ Daily Beast list of America’s 50 Most Influential Rabbis.

Next month, Rabbi Greenberg will be in Ottawa for a few days, where he will be scholar-in-residence at my shul, Agudath Israel, over the weekend of September 9 to 11.

In Judaism, we are not born into denominations, and we can – and often do – move freely across the Jewish spectrum. So, why does Rabbi Greenberg cast his fate with Orthodoxy? In a July 7, 2010 interview, a Huffington Post reporter asked Rabbi Greenberg this question: “The Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist movements are more accepting of gay clergy and unions. Why not join one of them?”

Rabbi Greenberg’s response: “We all choose the movement whose strengths are the ones we love the most and whose weaknesses are ones we can bear and work on.”

I identify with the spirit of Rabbi Greenberg’s struggle.

I hesitated whether to join Agudath Israel at a time when women were not counted in the minyan. Discussions with my rabbi and a desire to link arms with the many inspiring agents of change there made me trust the shul would evolve toward recognizing gender equality. And it did. As of this

past Shavuot, there is no difference in ritual status between women and men at Agudath Israel.

But the issue of full inclusion of gays and lesbians is a question that Agudath Israel hasn’t yet dealt with. It’s been six years since same-sex marriage became legal in Canada.

It’s been four years since the Conservative Movement’s Jewish Theological Seminary opened its doors to gay and lesbian rabbinical students, and the movement’s Rabbinical Assembly accepted three position papers on the issue of GLBT inclusion, one of which stated that rabbis could preside over same-sex commitment ceremonies.

And now that New York State – arguably the most prominent centre of Jewish life outside Israel – has legalized same-sex marriage, I want to ask my shul: Would two dads feel comfortable standing on the bimah at the bar mitzvah of their daughter? Could a lesbian couple have a milestone wedding anniversary announced in the shul bulletin?

Could a gay teen come out in USY? And can a gay couple get married at Agudath Israel?

Agudath Israel does not currently conduct same-sex unions. But, perhaps, with further reflection, that will change. I, for one, hope it will. As for the other questions, I hope the answer is currently yes; there is nothing to tell me otherwise. The weekend with Rabbi Greenberg will help bring these issues to the fore. It will be a good conversation, the kind of conversation that all sorts of communal groups need to have.

There are many gay Jews for whom Conservative Judaism – rather than Reform or Reconstructionist Judaism, where the welcoming tent has been up for much longer –

Values, Ethics, Community Mira Sucharov feels the natural choice. Why should they not have a place in our shuls? And, even if they are not knocking down our doors, why should our shuls be communities that are closed – either formally or subtly – to anyone who isn’t heterosexual? What kind of kehilla kedosha (spiritual community) are we truly trying to build?

Giving any degree of moral authority to ancient texts, written at a time when beliefs about gender, sexuality and inter-group relations were far from our contemporary norms, makes faith communities need to ask themselves hard questions. Conservative Judaism, with its raison d’être being to balance tradition with change, is well positioned to do this. But the path will not be easy.

I am proud that my shul has invited Rabbi Greenberg to be a scholar-in-residence. As a rabbi and scholar, he will be doing what rabbis and scholars do best: asking big questions, grappling with texts and being a Jewishly committed religious leader here to teach and to listen.

I hope Rabbi Greenberg’s visit gives the Ottawa Jewish community the space to think about how to expand the welcoming tent. I hope we continue to build institutions that not only enable diversity to flourish, but where a wide range of people even care to come in the first place.

Mira Sucharov, an associate professor of political science at Carleton University, blogs at the Huffington Post.

A new Eastern European military alliance The Visegrad Group, or V4, an Eastern European military alliance formed by Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary, quietly celebrated its 20th anniversary in February. The group was reconstituted in 1991 from its 14th century origins to deal with the aftermath of communism and, by 2004, to work toward gaining a foothold in the European Union.

In May, Polish Defence Minister Bogdan Klich announced on behalf of the group that Poland would lead a new Visegrad Battle Group. The Battle Group would become operational by 2016 and would be independent of NATO. They further agreed the V4 militaries should hold regular exercises under the auspices of the NATO Response Force, with the first such exercise to be held in Poland in 2013. It is logical to assume the future evolution of the V4 would encompass Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia and, possibly, Turkey.

The formation of the Battle Group is a significant signal by the Visegrad, given that its initial motivations were membership in the EU and NATO. Today’s NATO is limited and distracted by events outside Europe, while the EU has a major economic crisis on its hands. The Battle Group is not a replacement for NATO membership, but it is an Eastern European partnership focused on long-term forward strategy.

“In what is called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, we have the most effective instrument ever prepared to resist aggression in the Western Hemisphere,” said Winston Churchill, then prime minister of the United Kingdom in 1952.

Lord Ismay, NATO’s first secretary general, described NATO’s purpose to “keep the Americans in, the Russians out, and the Germans down.”

Today’s realities are quite different from those Cold War

World Affairs Oliver Javanpour days and from the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Yeltsin years in Russia. Americans are no longer “in,” Germans are no longer “down,” and the Russians while “out” of most of Europe, have regained much of their political, military and economic power.

As for the European Union, it is not as attractive as it may have once been. Financial crises through much of Europe and the United States have increasingly reduced the size of NATO forces in Europe, and Europeans in general have reduced overall defence spending. For example, the U.S. presence in Europe has decreased to nearly 40,000 from 300,000 during the Cold War, and is expected to shrink further in the years to come.

In reality, NATO’s last successful European operation was in Kosovo and Serbia, where it mopped up the last remainder of the Soviet era’s bellicose and genocidal dictators.

The European commitment to NATO has been somewhat uneven over the past few years, as shown in its new strategic concept, dubbed “NATO 3.0.”

While NATO 3.0 is not much of a departure from its past, NATO’s focus, judging by its actions, has changed somewhat due to the operational needs of Europe and the United States as they try to combat terror and maintain the

viability of the global oil trade in the Middle East. NATO troops in Afghanistan number more than 130,000, of which 90,000 are supplied by the United States. Needless to say, Visegrad sees NATO as an umbrella security and defence force for Europe that requires a serious and independent local partner.

Among other worrying signs for Eastern Europe is the ever-expanding Russian influence. Aside from Russiafriendly governments in Ukraine and Moldova, and military interventions in Georgia, Russia is assisting the Iranians with their nuclear power plants and providing strategic military supplies for both Iran and Syria. Russians have also become the oil and, most importantly, the gas supplier of choice for Europe. With existing pipelines and plans for future expansion that compete with Iran and some of the Stans, Russia is forging relationships as a supplier to Europeans. Domestically, they are also moving to favour selfsufficiency over foreign trade, which further skews the trade balance against Europe.

There are significant historical and cultural linkages among the V4 countries. Historically, they have been wary of the two power bases closest to them, namely the Germans and the Russians. While they are interested in membership in the EU (and not so much in the Euro) and NATO, they realized, a long time ago, their collective sovereignty and economic viability need greater participation on their own. The Battle Group is an insurance policy that must be put in context of today’s geo-political atmosphere of Arab Spring, the U.S. and European economic crises, a limited and overextended NATO, and the reemergence of Russia as an economic power and European energy supplier.

Oliver Javanpour is a senior partner at Cyrus Echo, a public policy and international relations consulting firm in Ottawa.

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Summer is right for vichyssoise and coolers The recipes for this column come from an unlikely source: Gwyneth Paltrow. Yes, that Gwyneth Paltrow – Academy Award winning actress, singer, wife of Coldplay rocker Chris Martin, mother to Apple and Moses, and possessor of gorgeous hair. She recently released a cookbook called My Father’s Daughter.

The book is a sort of tribute to her late father, Bruce Paltrow. She has very sweet and touching memories of cooking with her dad. It is a cookbook that celebrates family and togetherness. And, try as you might to hate her because she seems so perfect, she admits that her quest for perfection comes from self-doubt and insecurity. Who can’t relate to that?

The book is full of simple and delicious recipes that take seasonality into account. She tries to avoid using white flour and processed white sugar, opting for spelt flour and agave nectar instead. I have not tried baking anything from the book, but have made the Corn Vichyssoise, Peach

Corn Vichyssoise This recipe comes from Gwyneth Paltrow’s book, My Father’s Daughter.

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 medium leeks, white and light-green parts only, coarsely chopped (about 1 1/2 cups) 5 ears shucked corn, kernels cut from cobs, cobs reserved 1 cup coarsely chopped peeled potato (about 1 medium) 4 cups good quality vegetable stock (store bought or home made – see recipe below for roasted vegetable stock) Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup crème fraîche or sour cream (light-5% is OK; just don’t use fat free!)

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives Heat oil in a large, heavy pot over medium heat.

Add leeks and cook, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes.

Add corn kernels, reserved cobs, potato, and stock.

Season lightly with salt and pepper. Increase heat to high and bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, cover with lid slightly ajar, and cook until the vegetables are very soft, about 35 minutes.

Discard corncobs; let soup cool slightly. Working in batches, purée soup in a blender until very smooth. Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large bowl; strain, discarding solids. Chill soup until cold. If too thick, thin with water by 1/4-cupfuls.

Stir in lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper.

Spoon a dollop of crème fraîche or sour cream atop each serving and sprinkle with chives.

Cooler and Grilled Halibut with Mango-Avocado Salsa (see bonappetit.com for this recipe), which were all simple to prepare and very yummy.

The Corn Vichyssoise is served cold and uses the corncobs to add flavour to the soup while it is simmering. The recipe calls for vegetable stock. I am including a recipe for roasted vegetable stock from Mark Bittman. It has incredible depth of flavour and really adds a wonderful complexity to this soup.

Of course, if you don’t have the time or the inclination to make your own, use store bought. I like Campbell’s organic vegetable stock in the 1 litre Tetra Pak.

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Roasted Vegetable Stock Makes 3 Quarts This recipe is the creation of Mark Bittman, from his wonderful book, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian.

Mark says roasting the vegetables first to brown them well adds a complex family of flavours. This stock freezes well, so feel free to make a double batch.

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 well-washed leeks, cut into chunks, or 2 large onions, quartered (don’t bother to peel) 4 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks 2 celery stalks, cut into chunks 1 parsnip, peeled and cut into chunks (optional) 2 potatoes, peeled and quartered 6 cloves garlic 15 white button mushrooms, halved 1/4 cup of parsley leaves, plus 10 parsley sprigs 3 sprigs fresh thyme 1/4 cup soy sauce 10 black peppercorns, whole 1/2 cup white wine 1 teaspoon kosher salt Preheat oven to 450 F.

Combine oil, leeks, carrots, celery, parsnips, potatoes, garlic and mushrooms in a large roasting pan. Stir to coat all the vegetables with oil. Put the pan in the oven and roast, shaking the pan occasionally and turning the ingredients over once or twice until everything is nicely browned. This will take about 45 minutes. Don’t rush it.

Using a slotted spoon, scoop the roasted vegetables into a large stockpot. Add herbs, soy sauce, peppercorns, wine, kosher salt and 2 quarts of water. Turn the heat to high.

Put the roasting pan over a burner on high heat. And add 2 to 4 cups of water, depending on depth of pan.

Bring it to a boil and cook, scraping off all the bits of food that have stuck to the bottom. Pour this mixture into the stockpot (along with 2 more cups of water if you only used 2 for deglazing).

Bring stockpot to a boil, partially cover and adjust the heat so the mixture sends up a few bubbles at a time.

Cook until the vegetables are very soft, 30 to 45 minutes.

Strain, pressing on the vegetables to extract as much juice as possible. Taste and add more soy sauce, salt or pepper if needed before using or storing.

Will keep in the fridge for three days or in the freezer for up to three months.

Peach Cooler Serves 4 This recipe comes from Gwyneth Paltrow’s book, My Father’s Daughter. This is Gwyneth’s take on a Pimm’s Cup. Summer ripe peaches are essential to the success of this cocktail.

2 very ripe peaches, peeled, cut into 1/2 inch wedges 6 tablespoons peach liqueur 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup vodka 1 English hothouse cucumber

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Stir in vodka. (Do ahead: can be made up to 4 hours ahead.) Cover and chill.

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‘What are you waiting for, make a match already!’

Every pot has its lid, or so the saying goes. But I have observed that many single 20- and 30-somethings feel they are swimming circles in a very small fish pond when it comes to looking for their match in the Ottawa Jewish community.

While there is no one solution to this situation, it is something I often think about and discuss with family and friends. We wonder why can’t there be a big speed dating event? Or why can’t some group hold a singles cooking class? Or what about a singles registry in Ottawa like the one in Montreal?

But, truth be told, we often don’t see the potential matches for our friends and acquaintances that might be right under our very noses!

About a month ago, amid a flurry of ideas, a concept developed between my mum and me, and my good friend, Mike Cherun, who happens to be a creative web/graphic designer. Thinking about cultural representations of matchmaking, we decided that matchmaking didn’t end with Fiddler on the Roof.

Ever since biblical times, the search for the ideal mate has been of great importance within Judaism. And, while matchmaking is sometimes satirized and stereotyped, it can often lead to great matches. So, we came up with our own little spin on the matchmaking idea.

Ladies and gentleman, please welcome Make a Match Day, a website that launches August 15, Tu B’Av, the

Jewish holiday of love.

Sometimes referred to as the Jewish version of Valentine’s Day, Tu B’Av is a day that goes back to the period of the Second Temple.

Single women would wear white and dance around the vineyards while the men would come to observe, hoping to find their match.

While it would certainly be a riot for men and women dressed in white to dance around the Soloway JCC parking lot, this wasn’t quite what we were thinking.

Instead, we thought we would design a matchmaking tool that would enable people to match up single people they know.

Of all the people you know, isn’t it possible there could be two people who don’t know each other, who might just get along? Or two people who have been friends for years and perhaps not realized they could be good together?

So, if your friends trust your opinion, what is the worst that could happen? You never know, they might really appreciate it! And, as the Jewish saying goes, make three matches and be guaranteed a place in the highest level of heaven!

With this in mind, we’ve created a free, fun and fabulous website, makeamatchday.com. For more information, we invite you to visit the website, watch the promo video and start setting up your friends!

So, what are you waiting for? Make a match already!

Please don’t tell me you’ve got me covered “It’s all good. I’ve got you covered,” my younger colleague said to me.

This made me feel uncomfortable even though he was apparently trying to reassure me.

First, I don’t know how much I like the idea of others covering me. It reminds me of bodies in the morgue lying inertly under sheets. The professional pokers generally keep them covered except when they uncover them and expose them to the cold refrigerated air to perform their strange operations. I suppose, being dead, they won’t notice. I, however, am still alive and feel a slight frisson down the spine when I think of them.

Also, some of the bodies got that way because their jealous wives or husbands covered their faces with a pillow. Reverberations of that “I’ve got you covered,” dredges up in me sensations of claustrophobia and an inability to breathe.

And, even as I think these strange and morbid thoughts, my on-the-other-hand whispers that when I was a child, being covered was something my mother did as she tucked me in for a good night’s sleep, snug as a bug …

Damn! I hate bugs!

You may have noticed something my psychotherapist often tells me. I have a problem with trust. I must think positively.

But, my on-the-third-hand then points out that younger people, like my colleague and the therapist, don’t associate the expression, “I’ve got you covered,” with a menacing context of someone leaping up behind you, like in a cowboy movie, telling you to put your hands up.

Isn’t it amazing, when you hear that instruction, you know just what to do, although no one specifies what you’re supposed to do with your arms, just your hands.

I can imagine putting my hands up just by bending at the wrists while leaving my arms at the side. This might give an effeminate impression, but I doubt it would suffice

Humour me, please Rubin Friedman to prevent me from being shot in the back. This, somehow, leads me back to the morgue.

And then, after my death, there would be a coverup. So, somehow, I would be involved in getting covered again, not to mention all the coverage my death would get in the news.

I would be covered four times: when I was told to put my hands up, when my body was in the morgue, when the corrupt sheriff would cover up what happened, and when I was covered in the media.

I sure hope I was adequately covered by my life insurance policy. Hey! I think I just got covered a fifth time.

And if this all happened in a football game where I was a wide receiver being covered by a defensive back I would have been covered a sixth time. I would have been covered so often you’d think I was a book.

In any case, if you hear of my demise through bullet wound, please don’t rest until you uncover the truth. This will give me the sensation of being in the open and breathing the clean air, despite being dead. Well, you could at least give me a ghost of a chance.

So, for pity’s sake, please remember never to tell me that I am covered. It might give me a heart attack and we would be back at the beginning of this rant.

So, for the sake of progress, do not, for any reason, mention the c-word.

There! I think I’ve covered all the bases!

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The Board of Directors of the Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation acknowledges with thanks contributions to the following funds as of July 26th, 2011.

ADINA BEN PORAT MACHON SARAH TORAH EDUCATION FUND SHIRLEY AND SHIER BERMAN FUND FOR OTTAWA JEWISH ARCHIVES DORIS BRONSTEIN TALMUD TORAH AFTERNOON SCHOOL FUND BARRY FISHMAN OTTAWA JEWISH BULLETIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND MARTIN GLATT PARLIAMENT LODGE B’NAI BRITH PAST PRESIDENTS’ FUND MENDEL AND VALERIE GOOD HOLOCAUST CONTINUING EDUCATION FUND GREENBERG FAMILIES LIBRARY FUND HILLEL ACADEMY ENDOWMENT FUND HILLEL ACADEMY CHILDREN OF THE BOOK AWARD FUND JEWISH COMMUNITY CEMETERY HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FUND JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES AGENCY FUND JEWISH MEN’S SOFTBALL LEAGUE FUND JEWISH STUDENTS ASSOCIATION HILLEL FUND DAVID “THE BEAR” KARDASH CAMP B’NAI BRITH MEMORIAL FUND OTTAWA JEWISH CEMETERIES ZICHARON FUND OTTAWA JEWISH COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND OTTAWA JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY FUND OTTAWA LODGE B’NAI BRITH #885 PAST PRESIDENTS FUND OTTAWA LODGE B’NAI BRITH #885 PRESIDENTS SCHOLARSHIP FUND OTTAWA MODERN JEWISH SCHOOL FUND OTTAWA POST JEWISH WAR VETERANS FUND OTTAWA TORAH INSTITUTE TORAH EDUCATION FUND RAMBAM MAIMONIDES JEWISH CONTINUITY FUND SOLOWAY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FUND SOLOWAY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE YOUTH SERVICES FUND TORAH ACADEMY OF OTTAWA TORAH EDUCATION FUND YITZHAK RABIN HIGH SCHOOL FUND IN MEMORY OF EVA WINTHROP

JOSEPH AGES FAMILY FUND Mazal Tov to: Murray and Sandy Ages on the engagements of their sons Jonathan and Daniel by Nickie Ages.

MARY AND ISRAEL (AL) ALLICE MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Louis Weiner by Myra and Gordon Allice.

APPOTIVE FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND Condolences to: Danny and Gloria Zwicker and family on the loss of a dear mother by Carolyn and Stephen Appotive and family.

Birthday wishes to: Sandy Pollock by David, Sharon, Ryan, Jaye and Brody Appotive.

CAYLA AND MICHAEL BAYLIN ENDOWMENT FUND Mazal Tov to: Cayla and Michael Baylin on the marriage of their son Gregory by Marilyn and William Newman.

Birthday wishes to: Gordon Roston by Cayla and Michael Baylin.

Anniversary wishes to: Barbara and Sid Cohen by Cayla and Michael Baylin.

Adele and Bernie Shinder by Cayla and Michael Baylin.

CELIA AND MAX BOOKMAN ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Michael Shaver by Rebecca and Sam Halpern.

Birthday wishes to: Larry Hartman by Rebecca and Sam Halpern.

AND HARRY CHERM MEMORIAL FUND Birthday wishes to: Morris Kimmel by Sylvia Kaiman.

DAVID AND QUEENIE COHEN MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Mavis Pieczona by David and Judith Kalin and family; and by Stanley Cohen.

In observance of the Yahrzeit of: Anne Kalin, a beloved mother and grandmother by David and Judith Kalin and family.

Mazal Tov to: Lynne Stein on the birth of her new grandson Mason by David and Judith Kalin and family.

ISRAEL AND POLLY COHEN ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Bella Strach by Anna and Ronald Cantor and family.

SID AND BARBARA COHEN COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND Anniversary wishes to: Sid and Barbara Cohen by Rose and Chick Taylor.

SANDI AND EDDY COOK ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Marjorie Clark by Sandi and Eddy Cook.

Birthday wishes to: Steve Gordon by Sandi and Eddy Cook and family.

COOPERMAN-SHUSTER FAMILY FUND Birthday wishes to: Morry Perlman by Earl and Buria Cooperman.

IRVING AND ESTHER BELLMAN MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Rita Singer by Mitchell Bellman and Nicola Hamer.

Lillian Freedman by Mitchell Bellman and Nicola Hamer.

NATHAN AND REBA DIENER ENDOWMENT FUND In appreciation to: Mr and Mrs. Sam Halpern for their hospitality

by John and Joel Diener.

JAMIE BEREZIN ENDOWMENT FUND R’fuah Sh’lemah to: Buddy Pollock by Corinne and Sheldon Taylor and family.

JOSEPH AND JEAN DOVER ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Harold Sachs by Gerry and Madeleine Dover.

Louis Weiner by Gerry and Madeleine Dover.

ALEX AND MOLLIE BETCHERMAN MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Harold Sachs by Joy Rosenstein.

Anniversary wishes to: Mr. and Mrs. Mark Barish by Joy Rosenstein, Bonnie Greenberg, Ronald and Let. MARTIN AND ELLIE BLACK ENDOWMENT FUND Mazal Tov to: Joe and Rhoda Levitan and family on the marriage of their daughter Shayna to Elliot Lavi

by Martin and Ellie Black.

Martin and Ellie Black on the engagement of their daughter Ashley to Daniel Lindzon by Shelley Rothman and family; and by Carol-Sue, Jack and Bess Shapiro.

JOSEPH AND ESTHER EISENSTADT MEMORIAL FUND In observance of the Yahrzeit of: Sid Lebow by Joan Sacksner.

In observance of the Yahrzeit of: Sister Fern Eisenstadt by Joan Sacksner.

Mazal Tov to: Joanne and Simon Margel on their son’s engagement by Joan Sacksner.

MARJORIE AND MICHAEL FELDMAN FAMILY FUND In memory of: Lillian Freeman by Bonnie and Chuck Merovitz; by Elissa and Avraham Iny; and by Sherri and Jack Torjman and family.

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FOUNDATION DONATIONS SAM AND SUSAN FIRESTONE ENDOWMENT FUND Birthday wishes to: Isabel Lesh by Sam and Susan Firestone.

FLORENCE FAMILY MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Michael Shaver by A.L., Anne and Leanne Smith.

ALFRED AND KAYSA FRIEDMAN ENDOWMENT FUND Anniversary wishes to: Sidney and Barbara Cohen by Alfred and Kaysa Friedman.

Birthday wishes to: Gabriel Warren by Alfred and Kaysa Friedman.

ANNE AND BEN GLOBERMAN ENDOWMENT FUND Mazal Tov to: Danny and Kinneret Globerman on the their daughter Jordana’s graduation from McGill University by Anne Globerman and David Globerman.

Birthday wishes to: Harvey Morin by the Globerman family.

by Naomi, David, Lillian and Allison Cydulski.

BARBARA AND SYDNEY GREENBERG ENDOWMENT FUND Continued good health to: Sydney Greenberg by Shirley StreanHartman.

LARRY AND SHEILA HARTMAN ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Michael Shaver by Larry and Sheila Hartman.

Lillian Freedman by Sol and Zelaine Shinder.

Birthday wishes to: Larry Hartman by David and Judith Kalin; by Irving and Roslyn Kimmel; by Sol and Zelaine Shinder; by Chick and Rose Taylor; Daphne and Stanley Arron; by Millie Weinstein; by Paula and Manny Agulnik; by Marilyn and William Newman; by Irma Sachs; and by Irving Taylor and Evelyn Greenberg.

HY AND PAULINE HOCHBERG ENDOWMENT FUND Birthday Wishes to: David Kardish by Pauline Hochberg and family.

IBOLYA AND HOWARD GOLDBERG FAMILY FUND In appreciation to: Lorne Shillinger by Shawn Goldberg.

DOROTHY AND HY HYMES ENDOWMENT FUND Mazal Tov to: Sally and Elliott Levitan on the marriage of their granddaughter Shayna to Elliot Lavi by Dorothy and Hy Hymes.

JACK AND GERT GOLDSTEIN MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Ernest Paul by Allen and Diane Abramson and

ARTHUR AND SARAH KIMMEL MEMORIAL FUND Birthday wishes to: Arnold Kimmel by Trudy and Sheldon Wiseman.

PHILLIP AND ETTIE KIMMEL MEMORIAL FUND Speedy recovery to: Joe Osterer by Stan Kimmel.

NORMAN AND ISABEL LESH ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Louis Weiner by Norman and Isabel Lesh.

SHARON KOFFMAN ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND In memory of: Rose Rosen by Fay Koffman.

Condolences to: Arlene Wortsman on the loss of her father by Sandra Zagon.

RON AND RUTH LEVITAN ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Lillian Feldman by Ron and Ruth Levitan.

KRANTZBERG KRANE FAMILY FUND Birthday wishes to: Mamta Guatam by Sam and Myra Krane.

Mazal Tov to: Roz and Marvin Segal on the birth of their first grandchild, Olivia by Evelyn Krane.

SUSAN AND DAVID KRIGER ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Akiva Kriger by Sylvia Greenspoon and Rick Levine and family.

ANNICE AND SYDNEY KRONICK FAMILY FUND In memory of: Lillian Freedman by Sydney Kronick and Barbara Sugarman.

ISSIE AND EDITH LANDAU ENDOWMENT FUND Condolences to: Bernie Rachlin on the loss of a dear uncle by Edie Landau.

In memory of: Tova Menipaz by Edie Landau.

Amber Hubenig by Edie Landau.

In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Jack Landau, a dear father-in-law by Edie Landau.

Mazal Tov to: Jim and Tova Lynch on their daughter receiving a Masters in Communications by Edie Landau.

R’fuah Sh’lemah to: Rita Hornstein by Edie Landau.

HARRY AND ZENA LEIKIN ENDOWMENT FUND In observance of the Yahrzeit of: Harry and Zena Leikin dear parents, grandparents and great-grandparents by their loving family.

SALLY AND ELLIOTT LEVITAN ENDOWMENT FUND Condolences to: Norman Zagerman on the loss of a dear cousin by Sally and Elliott Levitan.

JOSEPH AND EVELYN LIEFF ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Rita Singer by Joseph and Evelyn Lieff.

ARNOLD AND ROSE LITHWICK MEMORIAL FUND Condolences to: Sheila Bahar on the loss of her beloved sister Sarah by Yvonne and Harvey Lithwick and family.

SAMUEL AND LEEMA MAGIDSON ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Yetta Mednick by Leema Magidson and family.

Elca Ralph by the Magidson and Kimmel families.

Louis Weiner by Leema Magidson and family.

CHUCK AND BONNIE MEROVITZ FAMILY FUND Birthday wishes to: Rabbi Mendel Blum by Chuck and Bonnie Merovitz.

RHODA AND JEFFREY MILLER FAMILY FUND In memory of: Rita Singer by Rhoda and Jeffrey Miller.

Joe Miller by Rhoda and Jeffrey Miller.

R’fuah Sh’lemah to: Mark Thaw by Rhoda and Jeff Miller.

NORMAN AND ANNE MIRSKY MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Judy Goldman by Steve and Millie Mirsky.

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FOUNDATION DONATIONS PINKAS AND YEHUDIT NEWMAN MEMORIAL FUND Mazal Tov to: Morris Kimmel on being the recipient of the Shem Tov Community Volunteer Award by William and Marilyn Newman.

EDITH OKO - HILLEL LODGE SYNAGOGUE TO ASSIST PEOPLE FUND In appreciation to: Danielle and Ira Greenblatt by Nickie Ages.

HARRY AND BERTHA PLEET MEMORIAL FUND In observance of the Yahrzeit of: Harry Nathanson by Pinchas and Barbara Pleet.

NANCY AND LARRY PLEET ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Zave Khan by Nancy Pleet and Evan Pleet.

Mazal Tov to: Morris Kimmel on receiving the Shem Tov Community Volunteer Award by Nancy Pleet and family.

PREHOGAN FAMILY FUND IN MEMORY OF AARON HARRY COHEN Birthday wishes to: Jack Prehogan by Yetta Cohen; by Sandy and Sam Bercovitch; and by Carole and Rick Steinberg and family.

PHYLLIS AND ALAN RACKOW ENDOWMENT FUND Birthday wishes to: Bill Myers by Phyllis and Alan Rackow.

RICHARD ROTH AND RIVA LEVITAN FAMILY FUND Mazal Tov to: Richard Roth on becoming new Chair of the OJCF by Rhoda, Joe, Shayna, Elliot, Yoni and Josh Levitan.

SHELLEY AND SID ROTHMAN FAMILY FUND In memory of: Lillian Freeman by Shelley Rothman.

Mazal Tov to: Shelley and family on the engagement of Stuart to Laura.

Lois and Jeff Eisen on the birth of their new grandson, Theo Max by Shelley Rothman and family.

ELAYNE AND WESLEY SCHACTER ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Rose Rosen by Elayne, Wesley, Adam, Josh and Michael Schacter.

Condolences to: Alan Stein and family on the loss of a dear mother and grandmother by Elayne, Wesley, Adam, Josh and Michael Schacter.

Mazal Tov to: The Indig family on the engagement of Barb to Jeremy by Elayne, Wesley, Adam, Josh and Michael Schacter.

AL AND BETTY SEGAL MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Betty Wiens by James and Dalida Boyajian HAROLD SHAFFER MEMORIAL FUND In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Harold Shaffer, a beloved brother by Sheldon and Sonia Shaffer.

SOL AND ZELAINE SHINDER ENDOWMENT FUND In appreciation to: Sol Shinder by Sol and Anne Shmelzer.

HERB GRAY AND SHARON SHOLZBERG-GRAY FAMILY FUND In memory of: Harold Sachs by Herb Gray and Sharon Sholzberg-Gray.

Mazal Tov to: Jonathan and Rachel Gray on the birth of their son Ovadya Aharon by Herb Gray and Sharon Sholzberg-Gray.

LORNE AND LAURIE SHUSTERMAN FAMILY FUND In memory of: Rose Rosen by Lorne and Laurie Shusterman.

Tova Menipaz by Lorne and Laurie Shusterman.

Rita Singer by Lorne and Laurie Shusterman.

Birthday wishes to: Frank Rosen by Lorne and Laurie Shusterman.

LINDA SILVERMAN MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Tova Menipaz by Marvin and Phylis Silverman.

STELLA AND LOUIS SLACK MEMORIAL FUND Speedy recovery to: Barbara Goldrosen by Bonnie and Paul Bowering.

Anniversary wishes to: Adele and Bernie Shinder by Myra and Lester Aronson.

Birthday wishes to: Richie Parker by Myra and Lester Aronson and family.

SAM AND SUE SLACK ENDOWMENT FUND Mazal Tov to: Martin and Ellie Black on the engagement of their daughter Ashley to Daniel Lindzon by Joy, Seymour, Jess, David and Jared Mender.

LAURA AND GORDON SPERGEL ENDOWMENT FUND Birthday wishes to: Gordon Spergel by Rose and Morrie Konick; and by Brenda, Ray, Matthew and Buddy Ryan.

RACHEL AND ZELIG SWEDLOVE MEMORIAL FUND Birthday wishes to: Freda Lithwick by Carol-Sue and Jack Shapiro.

CASEY AND BESS SWEDLOVE ENDOWMENT FUND In observance of the Yahrzeit of: Alan Swedlove by Carol-Sue and Jack Shapiro.

THE TARANTOUR FAMILY FUND Anniversary wishes to: Uri and Teena Goldberg by Ann Lazear and family.

JAY B. TALLER MEMORIAL FUND In obersvance of the Yahrzeit of: Morton Taller a beloved husband and dear father by Sally Taller, Connie Steinberg (Taller), Beverley Zaifman (Taller) and Lynda TallerWakter.

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In Appreciation I would like to express my warmest appreciation to the Ottawa Jewish community for their generous donation cards, visits and phone calls during my stay in hospital. It was a long haul, but I am home now. Sincere appreciation to Rabbi Scott & Amy Rosenberg and Rabbi Reuven Bulka for their numerous visits, which were greatly appreciated. My most sincere gratitude to Leah Klein, Betty Baylin and John de Lemos for their help. I will remember your kindness always.

Sheila Nadrich

In Appreciation My thanks to all the family and friends who were so kind and generous at the time of the recent passing of my dear wife Susan. Your gracious actions provided real support at my time of great need, and I am truly grateful to you.

Jonathan Fisher

In Appreciation We wish to express our sincere appreciation to all our family, friends and members of the Jewish community for their expressions of sympathy on the loss of our dear husband, father, grandfather and brother, Irving Gencher.

Your thoughtfulness and generous donations have truly overwhelmed us, Merle, Mark, Bryna, Warren and Phillip thank you. and Abe, Bobby, Jean and Rita

DORIS AND RICHARD STERN FAMILY FUND Condolences to: Crystal Skemer on the loss of a beloved father by Doris and Richard Stern.

Birthday wishes to: Larry Hartman by Doris and Richard Stern.

PHYLLIS AND MAX STERNTHAL FAMILY FUND In memory of: Hershel Victor by Phyllis and Max Sternthal.

Hilbert Lessans by Phyllis and Max Sternthal.

Howard Lansman by Phyllis and Max Sternthal.

Birthday wishes to: Nina Dover by Phyllis and Max Sternthal.

CLAIRE AND SAM TANNER MEMORIAL FUND Birthday wishes to: Anna Cantor by Stephen and Lana Tanner.

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FOUNDATION DONATIONS BRENT AND RISA TAYLOR ENDOWMENT FUND Speedy recovery to: Joe Osterer by Risa, Brent and Shira Taylor.

CHARLES AND ROSE TAYLOR ENDOWMENT FUND Birthday wishes to: Charles Taylor by Chuck and Malca Polowin and family.

LISE AND MARK THAW FAMILY FUND In memory of: Rita Singer by Lise, Mark, Alayna and Bryan Thaw.

Birthday wishes to: Mendel Blum by Lise and Mark Thaw and family SARA AND ZEEV VERED ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Tova Menipaz by Clair Krantzberg.

STEPHEN AND GAIL VICTOR ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Martin Boyer by Sandy Marchello.

MIRIAM AND LOUIS WEINER ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Louis Weiner by Sally Taller.

HALTON/WEISS FAMILY FUND In memory of: Rita Singer by Debbie and Ron Weiss Rose Rosen by Debbie and Ron Weiss Tova Menipaz by Debbie and Ron Weiss ZIPES KARANOFSKY FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Lillian Freedman by Rick and Helen Zipes.

Mazal Tov to: Dr. Farhad and Louise Motamedi on the birth of their daughter Melody Catherine Nia by Rick and Helen Zipes.

Lois and Jeff Eisen on the birth of their grandson, Theo, by Rick and Helen Zipes.

Norman and Sandra Slover on the upcoming marriage of their son David to Adrienne Weinstock by Rick and Helen Zipes.

THE WOMEN’S PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM Providing support for services and programs

that directly benefit women and children.

WOMEN’S COLLECTIVE ENDOWMENT FUND In memory of: Rita Singer by Diane Koven.

Birthday wishes to: Fran Klodawsky by Lynne Oreck-Wener.

Sabrina Wasserlauf by Lynne, Bobby, Taryn, Eleni and Hart Wener.

Mary Ann Freedman by Diane Koven.

THE SAUL AND EDNA GOLDFARB B’NAI MITZVAH PROGRAM GABRIEL HAMBURG MITZVAH FUND In memory of: Irving Gottheil by Cybele and Lyon Hamburg.

Edward Guralnick by Cybele and Lyon Hamburg.

Chirstina Reyes by Cybele and Lyon Hamburg and family.

STACEY SAMANTHA KATZ B’NAI MITZVAH FUND In memory of: Rita Singer by Joany and Andy Katz.

Mazal Tov to: Rhoda and Joe Levitan on the marriage of their daughter Shayna to Elliot Lavi by Joany and Andy Katz and family.

Barbara and Leonard Farber on their double birthdays by Joany and Andy Katz and family.

Speedy Recovery to: Mark Thaw by Joany and Andy Katz and family.

LIEFF FAMILY B’NAI MITZVAH FUND In memory of: Rita Singer by Francie and Norman Lieff and family.

Mazal Tov to: Julie Vertes on the marriage of her daughter Hannah by Francie and Norman Lieff.

Contributions may be made online at www.OJCF.ca or by contacting Erin Bolling at 613-798-4696 extension 232, Monday to Friday or by email at donation@ojcf.ca. Attractive cards are sent to convey the appropriate sentiments. All donations are acknowledged with a charitable receipt. We accept Visa, MasterCard and Amex.

Donating made easy at www.OJCF.ca

(From left to right) Kayla Reichstein, Jessica Huniu, Dahlia Lesh, Maya Lesh and Rebecca Huniu with their ponytail donations for Angel Hair for Kids.

Five cousins donate their ponytails to Angel Hair for Kids

By Sharon Reichstein and Hildy Lesh It’s been two long years of tangles, braids, ponytails and conditioner as five cousins decided to grow their hair for Angel Hair for Kids, a charity that provides wigs and hair-loss solutions to financially disadvantaged children in Canada who have lost their hair due to a medical condition or treatment.

It was the second time around for three of the five girls who thought it would be really special to do it together.

The five cousins had their haircuts on June 7 at David’s Hair Design.

Maya Lesh, almost 11, first had her hair cut for the cause during the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s Mitzvah Day in December 2008. Dahlia, Maya’s twin sister, was planning to donate her hair then but couldn’t, since it wasn’t long enough. It takes about two years and a lot of patience to

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grow the minimum 10 inches of hair required. Instead, Dahlia collected $672 in donations, as one wig costs approximately $800 to make. Nine-year-old Kayla Reichstein and Dahlia cut their hair together in June 2009. They were both very happy to have a partner to sit beside when the cuts were made. Since then, all three girls, along with their two other cousins, 12-year-old Rebecca and 10-year-old Jessica Huniu, have been growing their hair. Randi Huniu, Rebecca and Jessica’s mom, cut and donated her hair in August 2009 after being inspired by her nieces. Angel Hair for Kids requires 10 inches of hair and 10 to 12 donated ponytails to make one hair-prosthesis.

Kayla’s brother Noah, the only boy cousin amongst all the long-haired girls, is proud of their good deed. He contemplated shaving his head to support them, but has found his own way to be generous. He recently fulfilled a participant’s dream at a Tamir fundraiser and has also decided to sponsor a child in Madagascar to give him or her an education through the Madagascar School Project.

The Angel Hair for Kids charity really resonated with the girls because they understand how difficult it is for someone to lose her hair due to an illness and because they know their hair will be helping Canadian children in need. They’re encouraging any girls out there with at least 10 inches of ponytail and a desire to help to donate their hair.

And, more than 50 inches between them later, the girls are excited about their cool new looks for the hot summer months!

Visit acvf.ca for information on donating hair to Angel Hair for Kids.

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Eighteen things you may not know about Sarah Lipski Sarah Lipski is a busy mom, wife, daughter, volunteer, Soloway Jewish Community Centre (SJCC) board member, federal public servant and softball player. Sarah has singlehandedly revived the Jewish Women’s Softball League at the Soloway JCC. A rarity, she was born and raised in Ottawa and is married to Michel Lipski who is also from Ottawa. Here are 18 things you may not know about Sarah Lipski ...

1. My dream trip would be to Sri Lanka as my late mother, Jenny Citron, was born there.

2. My nickname growing up was ‘Lemon.’ My favourite colour is purple – not yellow.

3. I turned 18 in the middle of the desert in Israel while on a summer tour. Elana Cherry smuggled in a bottle of champagne in my honour.

4. I make a fantastic barbecued chicken. But we just moved and, unfortunately, I currently do not own a barbecue.

5. I have a degree in English literature from the University of Western Ontario.

6. On my nightstand right now is the book The Help by Kathryn Stockett.

7. My most treasured piece of Judaica is a purple glass honey jar that belonged to my mother. I use it every Rosh Hashanah when I hope for a sweet New Year.

8. While in university, I won a TV in a raffle at our tennis club, which worked out perfectly because my housemates and I did not have one. Coincidentally, my husband won a 50-inch flat-screen TV in a golf tournament last year.

18 things ...

Sarah Silverstein

Mich and Sarah Lipski and children Darren (left) and Jared on a recent family trip to Florida.

9. I have known my husband since we were four years old. We went to elementary school, high school and Hebrew school together, but were not friends. He even lived down the street and both of our families went to Congregation Machzikei Hadas. He asked me out on a date when we crossed paths over Yom Kippur at Machzikei when we were 25.

10. I am not an animal person and do not intend to ever

own any pets!

11. I enjoy playing golf, tennis, softball, volleyball and basketball. I like to say that I can play every sport well, but am not great at any of them.

12. I tried to give my children names that were known but not overused, like ‘Sarah.’ My boys’ names are Jared and Darren.

13. I do not like to spend more than $5 on my lunch, but will gladly go to Starbucks for a fancy coffee.

14. I am allergic to fish.

15. My favourite Jewish cuisine food is chopped liver, and my favourite Jewish holiday food is a good cheese bagel on Shavuot.

16. I have been known to troubleshoot computer issues for my dad Murray via e-mail or phone on pretty much a weekly basis. During this interview, he wanted to know how to attach a photo.

17. While my husband and I were both born and raised in Ottawa, aside from our immediate families, we are not related to anyone else in Ottawa!

18. When I want to relax, I play on the computer or watch TV. My favourite games are Bejeweled and Zuma Blitz, and since I am obsessed with real estate, I love to surf around the MLS website. My current favourite TV show is Parenthood.

Readers and advertisers are advised the next edition of the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin will be published Monday, September 5, 2011.

Jewish Women’s Softball League

Deadline date: Wednesday, August 17, 2011.

A decade ago, the Jewish Women’s Softball League was a thriving group of six women’s teams who played weekly all summer long. Over time, the league declined.

Thanks to the tenacity and dedication of Sarah Lipski (centre, in grey shirt) the league was reborn this year with an enthusiastic group of women who have been enjoying some great softball on Sunday evenings.

The two teams play in the field behind the Ottawa Jewish Community School and are supported by the multi-tasking Jon Braun of the Soloway JCC, who often coaches, umps and back-catches at games. Sarah, who remembers cheering as a child for her late mother Jenny Citron at her games, is hoping there will be even more women who will want to come out and play next year. All ages and skill levels are welcome.

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WHAT’S GOING ON August 15 to September 4, 2011 WEEKLY EVENTS

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EREV ROSH HASHANAH Sep 28 ✡ 6:32 pm First Day ROSH HASHANAH ✡ after 7:32 pm Second Day ROSH HASHANAH ✡ 6:28 pm

TUESDAYS Israeli Folk Dancing, McNabb Community Centre, 180 Percy Street, 7:15 pm. Info: 613-288-9194.

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 17 Let’s Do Lunch, cosponsored by Jewish Family Services and Agudath Israel Congregation, annual barbecue will feature musician Isaac Muzikansky, 1400 Coldrey Avenue, 12:00 pm. Reservations required. Info: 613-728-3501.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12 Federation of Ottawa’s 2012 Campaign Kickoff with Joan Rivers, National Arts Centre, 7:30 pm. Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca or the NAC box office.

Info: 613-798-4696, ext.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 AND THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 An Israeli Love Story – A one-woman play, sponsored by the SJCC, Embassy of Israel, Jewish Federation of Ottawa and Vered Israel Cultural & Educational Program, National Arts Centre, 8:00 pm.

Tickets: 1-800-991-2787 or the NAC box office.

Info: 613-798-9818, ext. 243.

CANDLELIGHTING Aug 19

For more community listings, visit ottawa.jewishottawa.com Select Calendar/Upcoming Events and Click to See More

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 SJCC Open House with open entry to try fitness classes, swimming, and family programs.

Refreshments and evening sing-along, 9:00 am to 9:00 pm.

Info: 613-798-9818.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMER 18 Biking for Bubbies Fundraiser, in support of Hillel Lodge, 10 Nadolny Sachs Private, 9:00 am.

Info: 613-728-3900.

Congregation Machzikei Hadas Monster Indoor Garage and Estate Sale, including housewares, china, glassware, toys, games, books, small appliances and sporting goods, 2310 Virginia Drive, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Info: 613-521-9700.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 March of the Living Information Night: Students in Grades 10 to12 and their parents are invited to learn about the April 2012 trip to Poland and Israel, 7:00 pm.

Info: 613-798-4644.

Unless otherwise noted, activities take place at The Joseph and Rose Ages Family Building, 21 Nadolny Sachs Private.

This information is taken from the community calendar maintained by the Jewish Ottawa InfoCentre. Organizations which would like their events to be listed, no matter where they are to be held, should send the information to InfoCentre coordinator Benita Siemiatycki via e-mail at bsiemiatycki@jewishottawa.com or fax at 613-798-4695. She can also be reached by telephone at 613-798-4644. Accurate details must be provided and all events must be open to the Jewish public.

Condolences Condolences are extended to the families of: Amber Hubenig Beatrice Kreisman, Montreal (mother of Irwin Kreisman) Annette Lesonsky-Lithwick, Toronto (sister of Joe Feller) Dr. Saul Norman Silverman Shirley Solomon Tili Wilner-Atlas, Montreal (sister of Joe Breatross)

May their memory be a blessing always.

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Romspen Mortgages: It’s a Family Tradition.

Eddy Cook (on the left) just celebrated his 60th birthday. Moses Cook is looking forward to his 96th.

Father and son have lots in common including being long-time investors in Romspen mortgages, even before it became a Mortgage Fund.

Eddy says “My dad is a holocaust survivor. He worked hard and saved his money.

Then he invested a good portion with Romspen. Best thing I’ve ever done is to follow in his footsteps.”

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