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Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, will be the keynote speaker, September 17, at the Jewish Federation of Otta- wa Annual Campaign Kickoff. Neuer spoke with the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin from his office in Geneva. Norah Mor reports. N Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental organization, has been an important voice for human rights at the United Nations (UN) and in the international media since its Ufounding in 1993. UN Watch has also stood strong against the demonization of Israel at the UN and its various bodies. Canadian lawyer and human rights activist Hillel Neuer has been executive director of UN Watch since UN WATCH Hillel Neuer speaks at UN Watch briefing in Geneva, November 4, 2014. 2004 and will discuss his work with the NGO when he speaks in Ottawa next month. The UN has been “plagued with bias against Israel, repeatedly singling it out,” Neuer told the Bulletin. on the entire world combined; about 14 countries or Anti-Semitism, Neuer said, also plays an important This bias, he said, was recognized by UN Watch found- so were criticized once, twice, a few more times… On role in the demonization of Israel at UN bodies. er Morris Abram when he served as U.S. permanent Israel: 68. More resolutions on Israel than the rest of Singling out Israel, the Jewish state,” he said, “is representative to the United Nations in Geneva. the world combined.” anti-Semitism in a new form.” The UN Human Rights Council, says Neuer, has Asked about the nature of this bias against Israel, The work of UN Watch, Neuer stressed, is not been particularly problematic in its approach to Israel. Neuer said the UN reflects the world in which we live focused solely on Israel. In a speech last year in Chicago, Neuer pointed out where the large number of Arab and Muslim countries, “UN Watch brings to Geneva victims of human that in the past decade there were more resolutions most of them dictatorships, are always opposed to Isra- rights violations from all over the world, and gets them targeting Israel than the rest of the world combined. el. Other countries, he said, “are afraid to lose [access heard. Dictatorships worldwide hate us,” Neuer said. “More than 50 per cent of the resolutions made by to] Arab oil or Saudi money.” A recent example of UN Watch’s influence was the the UN Human Rights Council are against one coun- Another factor, explained, is the realpolitik nature of outcry over the election of Saudi Arabia to the United try – Israel. In 10 years, there have been 62 resolutions vote trading, “meaning ‘you vote for me, I’ll vote for you.’” See Neuer on page 2

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BY NORAH MOR Jews and non-Jews and Lynch said she he Canadian Jewish Experience: is particularly excited by how well the A Tribute to Canada 150, an exhibit has been received across the exhibit marking major contribu- country. Lynch noted that “tourists from tions of Jews to Canada, has all over the world visit it regularly” in Tenjoyed continued popularity since various locales, including in Victoria opening, April 2, in the lobby at 30 where cruise ships bound for Alaska Metcalfe Street, near Parliament Hill. have made the exhibit a regular part of In addition to the original location, their tours.” the exhibit can be seen at two other In addition to the ongoing exhibit, locations in the capital – Ottawa City Canadian Jewish Experience is holding Hall and the Canadian War Museum – special events across the country. Otta- and at numerous locations from coast to wa events have included a special Can- coast across Canada. ada 150 Shabbat service at Kehillat Beth “Our main aim in creating the exhib- Israel on July 1 and a lecture on Louis it was to educate people about things Rasminsky, the first Jewish governor of Jews have done in Canada over the the Bank of Canada, on July 23 at the years,” said Canadian Jewish Experience Soloway Jewish Community Centre. organizer Tova Lynch. “The exhibit has Visit http://cje2017.com for an online shaped up to be so much more than version of the Canadian Jewish Experi- how we originally imagined it and I’m ence exhibit, for details on where the very happy and excited about it.” exhibit can be seen across Canada, and The exhibit’s target audience is both for information about upcoming events.

(From left) Canadian Jewish Experience organizer Tova Lynch, former Bank of Canada governor Gordon Thiessen, former Bank of Canada deputy-governor Charles Freedman, Michael Rasminsky (son of Louis Rasminsky) and Rabbi Reuven Bulka at the Canadian Jewish This nine-panel Canadian Jewish Experience exhibit is on display near Parliament Hill in the Experience lecture on the life and work of Louis Rasminsky, the first Jewish governor of the lobby at 30 Metcalfe Street from 9 am-6 pm daily until December 12. Bank of Canada, July 23, at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre

Neuer: Shaped by Canadian values Continued from page 1 Nations Commission on the Status of Women. UN Watch exposed European Union countries that voted to elect Saudi Arabia to the commission which led to Charles Michel, prime minister of Belgium, issuing a “statement of regret” for his country’s role in that election. Neuer grew up in Montreal and earned his BA in political science there at Con- cordia University before going on to receive law degrees from McGill University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Israel before going on to practice law in New York City prior to joining UN Watch in Geneva. He credits his Canadian upbringing for shaping his worldview. “How I grew up is what I am – a Canadian Jew,” he said. “I was privileged to grow up in one of the greatest countries in the world, where decency, multicultural- ism, solidarity, justice and rule of law are values of the Canadian culture and society. “The community around me was traditional and my family is very Zionist. My grandmother was among the founders of the Zionist organization, Emunah Women, and made aliyah to Israel in her late-70s,” said Neuer. Neuer said that as a movement for self-determination, Zionism is also a human rights struggle. “It’s not accidental that many human rights advocates are also Zionists. Morris Abram, the founder of UN Watch, is an example of that.” Therefore, Israel’s purpose, Neuer said, “should not only be to survive, but to value justice and human rights as well.” The Jewish Federation Annual Campaign Kickoff will encompass two events at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre: a concert with Sharon and Bram for children and parents at 3 pm; and the main event featuring Hillel Neuer at 7 pm. Tick- UN WATCH ets for each event are $10 (individual) and $20 (household) and are available online Hillel Neuer listens to proceedings at United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, at https://goo.gl/BKkYfx. For more information, contact Samantha Sharkey at January 30, 2007. (UN Watch) [email protected] or 613-798-4696, ext. 272. August 21, 2017 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 3 The three cancers Jews need to worry about most – and how to reduce the risks BY NIV ELIS ISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND s if Jews don’t have enough to worry about. Geopolitical threats to the Jewish people may wax and wane, but there’s another lethal danger particular to Jewish people that Ashows no signs of disappearing anytime soon: cancer. Specifically, Jews are at elevated risk for three types of the disease: melanoma, breast cancer and ovarian cancer. The perils are particularly acute for Jewish women. The higher prevalence of these illnesses isn’t spread evenly among all Jews. The genetic mutations that result in higher incidence of cancer are concentrated among Ashkenazim – Jews of European descent. “Ashkenazim are a more homogenous population from a genetic point of view, whereas the Sephardim are much more diverse,” said Dr. Ephrat Levy-Lahad, director of the Medical Genetics Institute at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. But there is some hope. Susceptible populations can take certain precautions to reduce their risks. 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BY IRV OSTERER he 20th Maccabiah Games – often referred to as the “Jewish Olympics” – wrapped up in Israel with Team Canada win- Tning the gold medal in Open Men’s Softball. And, for the first time ever, four ath- letes from the same family were on a Canadian Maccabiah team in the same sport. Daniel, Robbie, Jacob and Ste- phen Osterer of Ottawa were all members of the Men’s Open Softball team. All four are veterans of the Ottawa Jewish Men’s Softball League and grad- uates of the Ottawa Nepean Canadians Baseball program. The boys brought home the gold medal in an exciting and nail-biting gold medal game. The epic contest with Team USA was tied 2-2 after regulation play. Team Can- ada was behind two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. With one out and a man on second, Daniel was at the plate with a count of no balls and two strikes when a cat mysteriously ran on to the field, stopping play and disrupt- ing the rhythm of the American pitch- won the gold medal in softball. 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A series of profiles throughout 2017 spotlighting the contributions of historically important Jewish Canadians to our country.

reviews and the Holocaust 1931-2001 essays for such right now!” Mordecai Richler magazines as Richler received The Atlantic, many honours One of Canada’s most The New Yorker, for his work The American including two important novelists and a Spectator and Governor Gener-

Gentlemen’s IRVINGLAYTON.COM al’s Awards, two sharply opinionated essayist Quarterly and Commonwealth was a columnist Writer’s Prizes, By Brenna Mackay eration” of literary exiles of the 1920s. for the National the Giller Prize, He returned to Montreal in 1952 and orn in Montreal on January Post and Montre- the Stephen Lea- worked at the Canadian Broadcast- 27, 1931, Mordecai Richler al Gazette news- cock Award for ing Corporation before moving to grew up on St. Urbain Street papers. Humour, and hon- London, England in 1954 where he in what was then the city’s orary doctorates began his career as a novelist with the BJewish ghetto and went on to become As an essayist, from McGill Uni- publication of The Acrobats. Richler’s one of Canada’s most accomplished first seven novels were published Richler was versity and Bish- novelists and essayists. Some of during his years in London before he known for his sometimes brutally op’s University. In 2001, he was made a Richler’s best known works, including returned to Montreal in 1972. honest political and social commen- Companion of the Order of Canada. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, tary. He zeroed in on Quebec nation- were at least partially set in the neigh- In addition to The Apprenticeship of alism, Quebec’s language laws, the Richler was married twice. His brief bourhood milieu in which he grew up. Duddy Kravitz, Richler’s major novels separatist movement and Quebec’s first marriage ended in divorce. His included St. Urbain’s Horseman, Josh- history of anti-Semitism in an essay second marriage, to Florence Richler, Richler attended Baron Byng High ua Then and Now, Solomon Gursky for the New Yorker which he later endured until his death. Richler School on St. Urbain Street (thinly Was Here and Barney’s Version. A col- expanded into a book, Oh Canada, adopted Daniel, Florence’s son from disguised as “Fletcher’s Field High lection of Richler’s short stories set Oh Quebec! Requiem for a Divided a previous marriage, and they had School” in some of his novels, and Sir on St. Urbain Street was published as Country, published in 1992. Some of four other children – Jacob, Noah, George Williams College (now part The Street and he also wrote a series the reaction to the New Yorker essay Martha and Emma. All of the Richlers’ of Concordia University), but did not of Jacob Two-Two books for children. and book was highly anti-Semitic. children have pursued literary and/or complete his degree. Several of his novels were adapted According to son Noah Richler, his media careers. for feature films. brother was harangued by a franco- Richler moved to Paris at age 19 to phone journalist who yelled, “If your Richler died, at age 70, of cancer on follow the pathway of the “Lost Gen- Richer also wrote myriad articles, father was here, I’d make him relive July 3, 2001.

Next in the series Submit an essay To help mark Canada’s 150th, we are welcoming personal essays from readers. David Croll 1900 –1991 Please share with us! What does it mean to you to be Jewish in Canada? As a Canadi- David Croll had a distinguished career as mayor of an Jew, what do you hope for our future? Is there anything special in our Canadian Windsor, Ontario, as an Ontario MPP, and as a history that has impacted you as Jew? Please note, submission should be about 300 words and will be edited for style. federal MP. In 1955, he became the first Jew appointed to the Send submissions to: [email protected] Canadian Senate. August 21, 2017 6 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

guests with us at this year’s launch Kickoff to feature Hillel event. It is important for us to recognize the significant and varied contributions Jews have made to our country and Neuer; Sharon and Bram around the world, helping to strengthen the fabric of our nation. decision to move to Ottawa was based Federation supports and nurtures a primarily on quality of life and prox- By engaging in our community wide variety of programs and benefi- imity to extended family. We each have we create and further develop ciary agencies to help strengthen our siblings in Ottawa and Montreal and meaningful connections with Jewish community. It also provides sup- all four grandparents were in Montreal port for the State of Israel. The act of as well. While raising a young family each other. giving, whether financially or personally is busy and challenging, Ottawa offers through volunteering, is a gratifying FEDERATION REPORT calmness, a sense of balance, and a life- UN Watch and a human rights activist, experience. We have a responsibility to KAREN PALAYEW AND style that we appreciated immediately speaking out against injustices through- carry on the legacy of those who came LORNE SEGAL, CO-CHAIRS and we continue to value so greatly. out the world. A native Montrealer who before us and who devoted themselves ANNUAL CAMPAIGN KICKOFF Our children went to Hillel Academy emphasizes the impact of his Canadian to building the tremendous Jewish (now the Ottawa Jewish Community heritage and Jewish roots on his path in community we all benefit from in Otta- e are honoured to be the School) which was our initial introduc- life, Neuer is an inspirational individual wa. By engaging in our community we chairs of the 2018 Annual tion to the Ottawa Jewish community. and an important role model for people create and further develop meaningful Campaign Kickoff. We take We were welcomed with open arms, of all ages. connections with each other. As we on this responsibility with developing meaningful friendships and We are also continuing the wonder- commit ourselves to strengthening our Wa deep commitment to the Jewish connections throughout the years. We ful initiative started by the Dolansky foundation, we are confident in the Federation of Ottawa, to our Jewish have embraced all that the city has to family, last year’s Kickoff chairs, in cre- knowledge that what we are building community, to our country, and to our offer – a dynamic Jewish community, a ating an event for younger families and today will sustain itself for our children, homeland of Israel. strong cultural centre, and one of the children. We are looking forward to an and for many generations to come. We moved to Ottawa in June 2000 best playgrounds for cycling, running, entertaining afternoon program with We look forward to the community and, very quickly, this became our swimming, skating, skiing and hiking. Sharon and Bram, sharing their enthu- coming together on September 17 for home, in the truest sense of the word. We are extremely excited to have Hil- siasm in bringing generations together what we believe will be an exceptional We are both originally from Montreal lel Neuer join us as the keynote speaker through song. event. We wish everyone a wonderful and our three children – Noah, Matthew for the Kickoff event on Sunday, Sep- As Canada celebrates 150 years, we summer, enjoying all that our great city and Julie – were born in Toronto. Our tember 17. He is executive director of are so proud to have Canadian-born has to offer.

Ottawa Jewish Bulletin VOLUME 81 | ISSUE 17 A Pokémon Go game Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. Ltd. 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, K2A 1R9 Tel: 613 798-4696 | Fax: 613 798-4730 Email: [email protected] called ‘Life’ Published 19 times per year. © Copyright 2017 PUBLISHER battle virtual creatures, is still so popular. of tikkun olam (repairing the world): to Andrea Freedman As I settled back in my office, I liberate all the hidden sparks in the uni- EDITOR recalled a bar mitzvah speech that I had verse so that we end up with a rectified, Michael Regenstreif prepared just a few weeks earlier with a beautiful, Divine and harmonious world. PRODUCTION CONSULTANT very special boy who was obsessed with Some would refer to this as “mindful liv- Patti Moran Pokémon characters. It was inspired by ing”: living every moment, every thought, BUSINESS MANAGER the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov that speech and action with purpose. Recog- Eddie Peltzman

FROM THE THE FROM PULPIT “in everything that one sees or hears nizing that at every instant God allows INTERN Norah Mor RABBI MENACHEM BLUM, there is a lesson to be learned.” me to experience its purpose through the The Bulletin, established in 1937 as “a force OTTAWA TORAH CENTRE CHABAD Our great Jewish mystics tell us fulfilment of mitzvot/commandments for constructive communal consciousness,” that there are Divine sparks scattered and the release of these sparks. communicates the messages of the Jewish n a sunny afternoon this everywhere in the universe and that Similar to the virtual reality of Federation of Ottawa and its agencies and, as the city’s only Jewish newspaper, welcomes a summer I noticed some our souls came down into our physical Pokémon Go where there are lots of diversity of opinion as it strives to inform and commotion outside my office bodies (our avatars) to liberate them characters to be captured, our existence enrich the community. Viewpoints expressed in these pages do not necessarily represent window. As I lifted the window and release their special energy. These contains a deeper reality of spiritual the policies and values of the Federation. Oshade I observed dozens of cars and sparks are found in every object, time energies to be captured and released. We The Bulletin cannot vouch for the kashrut bicycles parked in the Ottawa Torah and place. God gave us the Torah, a just have to tune in and recognize that of advertised products or establishments Centre parking lot with groups of people “mobile device” written on parchment in everything we do, and in every place unless they are certified by Ottawa Vaad HaKashrut or a rabbinic authority recognized congregating in circles and doing that tells us the mitzvot/command- we find ourselves, there is a mission to by OVH. something on their cell phones. My ments we need to do in order to liberate be accomplished. Developing this Kab- $36 Local Subscription | $40 Canada curiosity, or I should say my concern, got and release these sparks. It is for this balistic mindset and using our device $60 USA | $179 Overseas | $2 per issue the better of me and I went outside to reason that the Torah has something (the Torah) adds a meaningful and We acknowledge the financial support of the inquire what was going on. to say about every facet of our lives, for deeper layer to the experience of life. Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department “Your Torah Centre is an awesome it is through fulfilment of the 613 com- Just like in the game where you cap- of Canadian Heritage. place right now,” replied a cheerful mandments that we are able to release ture one Pokémon character at a time, ISSN: 1196-1929 woman. “It is a Pokémon Go gym, your these Divine sparks in everything we do. the way we release the energy of these Publication Mail Agreement No. 40018822 Torah Centre has lots of awesome stuff Just like throwing a Poké ball to cap- Divine sparks is by doing one mitzvah Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: to catch.” ture the character, the mitzvah allows us at a time. Try it. You will feel liberated Ottawa Jewish Bulletin I was amazed to see that the game to capture the Divine spark in the specific and energized. And, hopefully, just like 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Pokémon Go, where players use their object, time and place and release its my visiting players of Pokémon Go, you Ottawa ON K2A 1R9 mobile devices to locate, capture and energy. This is the Kabbalistic meaning will get addicted to it and run after it. August 21, 2017 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 7

SHARON AND BRAM

To de-legitimize the media In addition to my work in Jewish community journalism, I’ve had many decades of experience as an activist in is to de-legitimize the the folk music community. In the 1970s, I watched several Canadian folksingers institution of democracy become stars making children’s music. Performers like Raffi, Fred Penner, and speaking to a crowd of Likud Party sup- held to account if they break the law the Toronto-based trio of Sharon, Lois porters bussed in from all over Israel. and must face investigation if there and Bram have been household names Netanyahu is currently facing two is evidence they have broken the law. over the past 40 years in almost any corruption investigations – for allegedly And, freedom of the press – to report Canadian household with children.

FROM THE THE FROM EDITOR accepting gifts illegally and bribery – the news and to offer commentary – is Sadly, Lois Lilienstein of Sharon, Lois MICHAEL REGENSTREIF which directly affect him, and there are an essential component of any democ- and Bram passed away in 2015. But, two other investigations in which he racy. When leaders seek to divert atten- Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison he country’s leader stood in could be implicated (see the JTA arti- tion from their problems by scapegoat- have continued as a duo – Sharon and front of a large crowd of fervent cle on page 11). As well, his wife, Sara ing or attempting to discredit legitimate Bram – and will be here in Ottawa at supporters and denounced the Netanyahu, is facing investigation for media outlets or media practitioners, the Soloway Jewish Community on Sun- media as “left-wing” purveyors allegedly diverting state funds to pay for they are, in fact, attacking the institu- day, September 17, 3 pm, for a family Tof “fake news.” The media are “thought personal expenses. tion of democracy itself. concert as part of the Jewish Federation police,” he said, and “God forbid if you Netanyahu’s response to these inves- Netanyahu insists there is nothing of Ottawa Annual Campaign Kickoff. think differently from them!” tigations, it seems, is to copy from to the corruption allegations, that they Last summer, I was an MC at the Currently under investigation, he Trump’s playbook of blaming the mes- are just a “fake news” conspiracy in the annual Montreal Folk Festival on the pointed to “an obsessive, unprece- senger and attacking the media. And, same way that Trump insists similarly Canal and introduced Sharon and Bram dented witch-hunt against me and my just as we’ve seen so many times at about allegations of Russian collusion to an adoring crowd of thousands of family, seeking to overthrow the gov- Trump rallies, members of the media in his 2016 election campaign. And, kids and their parents (many of whom ernment.” attending the Netanyahu rally in Tel maybe, that’s what the investigations in themselves had grown up on Sharon, We’ve come to expect such state- Aviv were subject to threats of violence Israel and the United States will deter- Lois and Bram). I’m happy to report that ments from U.S. President Donald from some of the prime minister’s more mine and put the issues and allegations Sharon and Bram have lost none of their Trump whenever he holds a cam- fanatical supporters. to rest. magic and held the crowd enthralled for paign-style rally for his supporters. Although their systems of govern- However, police and other investiga- a delightful hour-long performance. But, it wasn’t Trump speaking at a rally ment are different, the United States tive bodies must do their jobs and the Sharon and Bram’s family concert on in Tel Aviv on August 9. It was Israeli and Israel are both democracies and in media must report on investigations September 17 will be a treat, as they say, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu democratic societies leaders must be and findings. Democracy depends on it. for kids of all ages.

so savagely taken down by liver cancer The ‘prince of a man’ at only 53 was hard to swallow. That is why so many of us are heartbroken.

How profoundly John de Lemos was a who touched so many devoted friend to our entire community is best explained by how he measured Portuguese. He attended the Portuguese Those old men liked John. They felt what working at Congregation Beth Catholic Church. While at work at Beth comfortable with him. They trusted Shalom meant to him. Shalom he dressed in black and always him. They confided in him. Inside, as It was near the end. The oncologist wore a black kippah. On his shirt was a well as outside the shul, John often came into his hospital room and said patch that read “security.” In his cubby helped them get around the many John would be gone in a day or two. hole, windowless office stood a full-bar- inconveniences of old age. John was Soon after, a palliative care doctor

IDEAS AND IDEAS IMPRESSIONS reled, black baseball bat. Thank good- thoughtful and caring and was a person arrived with all the time in the world to JASON MOSCOVITZ ness, to my knowledge, he never had to who didn’t like to say “no.” compassionately talk about what would use it. John was a natural people person follow. She was really kind. She asked Cooking and food preparation were and, as the years went by, he so natu- to see photos of John when he was well. y heart aches. Many hearts among John’s skills. When Beth Shalom rally and so graciously welcomed con- She asked his family to describe him. ache. This summer we lost a defied the odds and the naysayers by gregants and visitors as they arrived for The word “wise” came first. His four dear friend whose untimely having volunteers prepare first-rate Shab- Shabbat services. He would stand near siblings said John was the first person death touched us in ways we bat kiddushes, for each and every Shab- the front door or right in the middle of they would speak to when seeking Mcan’t forget. The now truly “historic” bat, you just knew John’s magic was in the lobby extending warm greetings. advice because he was a clear thinker downtown Congregation Beth Shalom the kitchen. As a group, the kitchen crew He beamed with delight. He was happy with amazing instincts. was blessed to have had John de Lemos blossomed and bloomed. John’s smiling with his lot in life. As soon as the second doctor left as a longtime employee. face and encouragement was inspiring He knew virtually every Beth Shalom the room, John’s wife, Anna, repeated Almost 20 years ago, the late Irving and the food just got better and better. member by name. He knew their chil- something John used to say. She rattled Taylor suggested Beth Shalom hire John And it was John who effortlessly dren and many family stories. In times of off some names of the departed Beth to look after the property – a sophisti- prepared breakfast every other day of celebration or sorrow, John was always Shalom minyanaires. Names like Rose, cated way of saying John was hired to the week after morning prayers. Like in the moment. If there was something Zelikovitz, Cardash, Zlotkin and Wolfe. be the custodian or the janitor, depend- many shuls, Beth Shalom had a core of to feel, John felt it. He understood the Anna said John would frequently tell ing on how you want to put it. For mostly elderly “minyanaires” who were multifaceted Jewish dimension and he her what a great education he had lis- those who know how the story finishes, legends. Any observer of their daily neither judged nor questioned it. He tening daily to 400 years of history. it is astonishingly funny to think of shenanigans would be well entertained. respected it. His openness was 24/7. The downtown shul on Chapel Street John as a guy who mopped the floors. John enjoyed his front row seat. He In this world of terrible and growing is gone and, now, so is the prince of a John was a short burly man with a heard everything from all of them – anti-Semitism, it is that much harder man who touched its members for so substantial mustache. His origin was likely 10 times over. for us to lose such a friend. To see him many years in so many beautiful ways. August 21, 2017 8 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Cancer: Experts advise genetic screenings and regular testing

Continued from page 3 to attack or disable cancer. At Bar-Ilan University, Dr. Cyrille Cohen is using a research grant from the Israel Cancer Research Fund to implant human melanoma cells in mice to study whether human white blood cells can be genetically modified to act as a “switch” that turns on the human immune system’s cancer-fighting properties.

BREAST CANCER Breast cancer is already more common in developed, Western countries than elsewhere – likely because women who delay childbirth until later in life and have fewer children do not enjoy as much of the positive, cancer risk-reducing effects of the hormonal changes associated with childbirth. Ashkenazi Jews in particular have a significantly higher risk for breast cancer: They are about three times as likely as non-Ashkenazim to carry mutations in the MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90 BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 genes that lead to a very high Better education about the dangers of sun exposure are credited for helping bring Israel's skin cancer rate down from the chance of developing cancer. One of the BRCA-1 muta- world's second-highest a decade ago to 18th today. tions is associated with a 65 per cent chance of developing breast cancer. Based on family history, including on the father’s side, the chances could be even higher. was," Levy-Lahad said. field that, if you become affected, can look at the “Every Ashkenazi Jewish woman should be tested genetic makeup of the tumour you have.” for these mutations,” said Levy-Lahad, who has done OVARIAN CANCER The study of these three “Jewish cancers” is a major significant research work on the genetics of both breast Of the three “Jewish” cancers, ovarian cancer is the component of the work of the Israel Cancer Research and ovarian cancer. Iraqi Jews also have increased deadliest. Fund (ICRF), which raises money in North America for prevalence of one of the BRCA mutations, she said. Linked to the two BRCA mutations common among cancer research in Israel. Of the $3.85 million in grants Levy-Lahad is collaborating on a long-term project Jews, ovarian cancer is both stubbornly difficult to distributed in Israel last year by the fund, roughly with the University of Washington’s Dr. Mary-Claire King detect early and has a very high late-stage mortality one-quarter was focused on breast cancer, ovarian can- – the breast cancer research pioneer who discovered rate. Women should be screened for the mutations by cer or melanoma, according to Ellen T. Rubin, ICRF’s the BCRA-1 gene mutation that causes cancer – on a age 30, so they know their risks. director of research grants. The organization’s Rachel’s genome sequencing study of Israeli women with inherit- In its early stages, ovarian cancer usually has no Society focuses specifically on supporting women’s ed breast and ovarian cancer genes. The two women are obvious symptoms, or appears as bloating, abdominal cancer awareness and research. using a grant from the Israel Cancer Research Fund to pain or frequent urination that can be explained away A significant amount of the organization’s grants is apply genomic technology to study BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 by less serious causes. By the time it’s discovered, ovar- focused on basic research that may be applicable to a mutations and their implications for breast cancer risk ian cancer is usually much more advanced than most broad spectrum of cancers. For example, the group is in non-Ashkenazi women in Israel, who are similar to other cancers and may have spread to surrounding supporting research by Dr. Varda Rotter of the Weizmann populations in Europe and the United States. organs. If that has occurred, the five-year survival rate Institute of Science into the role played by the p53 gene In a project that is testing thousands of women for drops considerably. in ovarian cancer. P53 is a tumour suppressor that when deadly cancer mutations, they are also studying how Women with the BRCA mutations have about a 50 mutated is involved in the majority of human cancers. mutations in genes other than BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 per cent chance of getting ovarian cancer. The best Likewise, Dr. Yehudit Bergman of the Hebrew Uni- impact inherited breast cancer in non-Ashkenazi Jews. option is usually to remove the ovaries. versity Hadassah Medical School is using an ICRF grant The earlier breast cancer mutations are discovered, the “We put a lot of pressure on women to have their to study how the biological mechanisms that switch sooner women can decide on a course of action. Some ovaries removed because it’s a life-saving procedure,” genes on and off – called epigenetic regulation – oper- choose to have bilateral mastectomies, which reduce Levy-Lahad said. ate in stem cells and cancer. the chances of breast cancer by 90-95 per cent. Actress That doesn’t mean these women can’t have chil- “Only through basic research at the molecular level Angelina Jolie famously put a Hollywood spotlight on dren. The recommendation is that women wait to have will cancer be conquered,” said Dr. Howard Cedar of the issue when she wrote a 2013 op-ed in The New York the procedure until after they complete child-bearing, the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School. Times about her decision to have the procedure. usually around the age of 35-40. Hopefully, one day there will be easier and better But mastectomies are not the only option. Some Much work still needs to be done on prevention, ways to detect and destroy the cancerous cells that women instead choose a very rigorous screening regimen, early detection and treatment of ovarian cancer, but lead to these diseases. But until those research break- including more frequent mammograms and breast MRIs. new research shows some promise. throughs, medical experts say that Jews, as members Early detection is the cornerstone of improving “The exciting thing is that we live in a genomic age, of a special high-risk category, should make sure they breast cancer survival rates. and we have unprecedented abilities to understand the get genetic screenings and regular testing necessary for “Breast cancer is not nearly as deadly as it once causes of cancer,” Levy-Lahad said. “There’s a whole early detection and prevention.

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BY NORAH MOR Dan More than trees Lynda he Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), Mader Taller-Wakter Kehillat Beth Israel and the Jewish Federation Board 613.798.2411 Executive of Ottawa will host Pride Shabbat Dinner, “a Chair [email protected] Director celebration of Jewish and LGBTQ+ commun- Tities,” on Friday, August 25, as part of Ottawa’s Capital JEWISH NATIONAL FUND Pride Festival. Ariella Kimmel, CIJA’s senior manager for partner- ships, said the Ottawa dinner was part of a series of JNF Blue Box Shabbat dinners being held across Canada bringing Herzl’s passing of his hat to collect coins Jewish and LGBTQ+ communities together during started something big local pride festivals. “As two of the most targeted communities for hate Almost 50 years before the State of Israel became a mod- crimes in Canada, it’s important that the two commu- ern-day reality, Herzl’s vision for Israel drove fundraising Playwright Lawrence Aronovitch will be on hand for a talk-back nities stand together against hate and bigotry,” she said. campaign. It was a humble ask: At the Zionist Congress (Basel following the performance of “The Book of Daniel” at the Pride “This is the first year CIJA is working with local Jew- 1898), Theodor Herzl removed his hat and passed it among the Shabbat Dinner. delegates at the Congress and collected donations for land pur- ish communities and our National LGBTQ+ Advisory chases to realize the dream. Council to plan five Pride Shabbat dinners in cities across the country. We will also be marching in various Federation Emerging Generation (EG) grant. Symbol of the dream pride parades in Canada. “EG is happy to support initiatives that help bring But the JNF Blue Box has always been more than a fundraising “The Shabbat dinners are an important step together young Jewish adults in our community to cel- device. From the beginning, it was an important educational tool in building stronger ties between the Jewish and ebrate, learn, schmooze and unite,” said Byron Pascoe, to forge the bond between the Jewish people and their ancient non-Jewish LGBTQ+ community and our allies,” Kim- chair of EG grants committee, “We are proud to sup- homeland. It was a symbol of hope. In fact, at Yad Vashem, you mel said. “They offer a space for non-Jews to learn port this meaningful event.” will find JNF Blue Boxes among the items found in the remains more about the Jewish community, while creating an “It is important for the Jewish community to partic- of Jewish homes. environment for open dialogue.” ipate in Pride, and to find ways to bring the Jewish and The dinner will be led by Scott Goldstein, director LGBTQ+ communities together,” added Kimmel. “CIJA of community collaboration at the Jewish Federation hopes to see the community both celebrating Pride of Ottawa and will be preceded by a Kabbalat Shabbat Shabbat and marching in the Capital Pride Parade.” service led by Rabbis Eytan Kenter and Deborah Zuker Pride Shabbat Dinner takes place Friday, August of Kehillat Beth Israel. 25, 6 pm, at Kehillat Beth Israel, 1400 Coldrey Avenue. After dinner, “The Book of Daniel,” a 10-minute Tickets are $18 (adults) and $10 (students, children, play about a Jewish high school student grappling underemployed) and must be reserved in advance at with being gay and coming out, will be presented. The http://tinyurl.com/pride-shabbat-ottawa. performance will be followed by a talk-back with playwright Lawrence Aronovitch. Rabbi Zuker, Kehillat Beth Israel’s ritual, education Show Israel You Care! and outreach director, said issues of inclusion and Volunteer as a civilian worker pluralism are among the founding values of the congregation and the event “is an opportunity for us to be for two or three weeks at the forefront and illustrate these values. We will also on an Israeli army supply base participate in the Sunday parade.” The Pride Shabbat Dinner is being supported by a

In the post-Second World War years, JNF’s Blue Box became inseparable from childhood memories. Blue Boxes were placed ISRAELI DANCING… in every Jewish school classroom, into which every Friday small IN OTTAWA coins were dropped. Donations helped to plant forests, create Contemporary Israeli dances, old favourites, great music, parks, prepare soil for agriculture and communities, carve out new roads and build water reservoirs. The Blue Box was a sym- exercise, all in a fun and friendly atmosphere. bol of connectedness in action. What have you been waiting for? From one little tin box Join us Tuesday evenings in the gym of the Since 1901, there has been an evolution of JNF’s fundraising Ottawa Jewish Community School, 31 Nadolny Sachs Private ideas and projects. The essence of our strength and unique place (off Carling Avenue and Broadview) in Israel remains: we exist to build Israel and we respond to her needs as we have done for 116 years. Yes, we still collect Blue From 7 to 10 pm, starting Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Boxes, plant trees and maintain our forests. Over the next few months, we will focus on more current projects and how we con- Learn beginner steps and easier dances to start, progressing tinue to make a difference as a result of your continued support. to intermediate and advanced dances. No experience or partner necessary. All ages welcome. Free: accommodations, kosher meals, trips, events. Cost: air fare, $100 registration, weekend expenses. Cost: $5/evening (pay at the door) 205-11 Nadolny Sachs Pvt Celebrate all occasions [email protected] Ottawa, K2A 1R9 Israel experiences Visit our website www.ottawaisraelidance.ca 514-735-0272 or [email protected] Like us on Facebook Legacy projects and our Facebook page, ottawaisraelidance, jnfottawa.ca 100% Israel for details, or email [email protected] www.sarelcanada.org www.JNFOttawa.ca for more information. Programs start approximately every 3 weeks. August 21, 2017 10 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

BENITA SIEMIATYCKI Richard Marceau Frances Itani AJA 50+ gears up for fall programs BY MAUREEN R. KATZ Beechwood will provide insight into the FOR AJA 50+ history of Canada and Ottawa. ctive Jewish Adults (AJA) 50+ Among the speakers offering lectures has just released details of our or talks this season will be author Fran- programs for the fall season. ces Itani discussing her latest historical With an array of outstanding fiction novel and Centre for Israel and Alectures and outings, this session is not to Jewish Affairs counsel Richard Marceau be missed. on how Canadians view Israel. AJA 50+ is a grassroots organiza- Other programs of interest include tion of 400 members which provides a City of Ottawa presentation on build- daytime opportunities for members ing a liveable Ottawa for seniors, brain to come together and share common fitness training, ukulele lessons, and a experiences. hands-on demonstration of how stained Here is just a taste of what is this ses- glass is made. sion has to offer. Weekly sessions include Scrabble, Do you like parrots? Come join us bridge (beginner and advanced), mah- at the Parrot Partner Aviary in Carleton jong, chess, and, new to AJA 50+, bowl- Place where you will engage in the reha- ing and ping pong. bilitation of parrots and just might have You can join AJA 50+, or renew your a chance to take a parrot for a walk in membership and register for programs its stroller. We’ll have lunch in Carleton on Monday, August 28, 9:30 am until Place after the tour. noon, at the Soloway Jewish Community Visit the Jacob M. Lowy Collection at Centre. Come for a nosh and visit with Library and Archives Canada to see the old friends and new as you open the Akedat Yitzchak and rare Hebrew books door to a wide selection of outstanding censored during the Spanish Inquisition. lectures, educational pursuits, presenta- A trip to the Traffic Control Centre tions and outings for all tastes. will help you understand how traffic Visit www.aja50plus.ca for more infor- flows in Ottawa while a guided tour of mation about this incredible organiza- the National Cemetery of Canada in tion in your community.

Notorious Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel dies (JTA) – Ernst Zundel, a Holocaust tary service. He was considered among denier who was jailed for inciting hatred the most active Holocaust deniers in against Jews, has died in Germany. the world and was arrested in Canada in Zundel died August 6 at his home in February 2003. Baden-Wuerttemberg, reportedly of a “Ernst Zundel’s death brings to a heart attack. He was 78. close an especially pernicious saga that He served a five-year prison sen- plagued Canadians for decades. Zundel tence in Mannheim, Germany, after was an unrepentant anti-Semite and being found guilty in 2007 of inciting defender of the evil Nazi regime, deny- hatred against Jews and systematically ing the Holocaust while at the same denying the Nazi genocide against the time fomenting hatred towards Jews. Jews – in 14 specific instances – on his Zundel serves as a reminder of why civil website and in a newsletter. His five-year society must remain vigilant in its battle sentence included two years in jail fol- with the purveyors of hate,” said Centre lowing his deportation from Canada in for Israel and Jewish Affairs CEO Shi- 2005. He left prison in 2010. mon Koffler Fogel in a statement. A native of Germany, Zundel left the The Ottawa Jewish Bulletin contributed country in 1958 allegedly to avoid mili- to this report. August 21 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 11 Explaining the corruption scandals plaguing Benjamin Netanyahu and his family

BY BEN SALES (JTA) – He has a firm grip on the government, but a mounting political scandal might bring him down. Some officials from his own party have begun to distance themselves from him, but he remains defiant. Oh, and his son is in trouble, too. Just one more thing Benjamin Net- anyahu has in common with U.S. Presi- dent Donald Trump. Except there’s a difference: While Trump faces one sprawling scandal, the Russia affair, Israel’s prime minister is embroiled in at least two. Police are con- ducting two additional corruption investigations that indirectly involve him. His wife, Sara, will probably be indicted soon in a separate case. And a left-wing NGO just sued his son, Yair. Netanyahu appeared to be in increasing peril this month when Ari Harow, his American-born former chief of staff, became a state witness. Despite it all, Netanyahu has remained confident. He has accused the Israeli media of peddling “fake news” about the scandals. On August 7, respond- ing to an article predicting his ouster, Netanyahu tweeted two words: “Won’t AMOS BEN GERSHOM/ISRAELI GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE/FLASH90 happen.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sara on their way to Greece for a two-day state visit, June 14, 2017. But will it happen? After winning four Israeli elections, will Netanyahu be done in by his own misdeeds (or is it to have received tens of thousands of lionaire Sheldon Adelson. Yediot, which was to cover him more favourably in prosecutorial overreach)? Here’s a prim- dollars’ worth of gifts from Arnon Mil- has historically criticized Netanyahu, See Netanyahu on page 21 er on the string of scandals and what chan, an Israeli Hollywood producer, they mean for the prime minister. and James Packer, an Australian casino mogul. The gifts include champagne, Netanyahu is under investigation for cigars, flights and hotel rooms. Hulse, Playfair receiving gifts and taking bribes. In return, Netanyahu supposedly The two main corruption scandals helped Milchan obtain a U.S. visa and involving Netanyahu both concern alle- Packer secure a residency permit in Isra- & McGarry gations of illicit dealings with rich and el. Netanyahu has acknowledged receiv- powerful men. In the first, ing the gifts but denies they were illegal Serving your community since 1925 Case 1000, Netanyahu is accused of or constituted bribes. receiving expensive gifts from billion- In Case 2000, Netanyahu is accused Customer: aires and then taking action on their of conspiring with Arnon Mozes, the 613-233-1143 www.hpmcgarry.ca HULSE, PLAYFAIR & MCGARRY behalf. In the second, Case 2000, he is owner of the Israeli daily Yediot Acha- Issue: JULY 24, 2017 accused of striking an illicit deal with a ronot, to advance legislation hobbling Colour: B&W newspaper publisher. the free and pro-Netanyahu tabloid Isra- Click and stay connected with us Size: 5” x 2.5” In Case 1000, Netanyahu is alleged el Hayom bankrolled by American bil- Proof #: 1 August 21, 2017 12 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM WESTBORO VILLAGE Welcome to Westboro Village!

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BY GLENN JOHNSON on the Temple Israel website, or by con- FOR TEMPLE ISRAEL tacting the synagogue office. emple Israel is seeking volun- Volunteer training will be done in teers for TempleCares, its new five two-hour sessions in September palliative care outreach program, and October with an additional online and will hold an information training component from the Canadian Tsession on Tuesday, August 29, 7 pm, at Hospice Palliative Care Association. Temple Israel. Volunteers are needed to visit clients, The program grew out of strong for other roles such as driving, and for response to Temple Israel’s public other skills based on the needs of the forum, “Living and Dying with Dignity,” program and availability and interests of which featured medical specialists and the volunteers. community members with an interest The program will work with the in palliative care and advance care plan- grassroots organization Compassion- ning. ate Ottawa, which formed last year Rabbi Rob Morais and program coor- under the leadership of Temple Israel dinator Pamela Cogan will explain the member Jacquelin Holzman, a former TempleCares program at the informa- mayor of Ottawa, and Jim Nininger, tion session. and which is aligned with the OutCare “We are excited about TempleCares as Foundation. there are significant needs in the com- Temple Israel member Dr. Paul L. Program coordinator Pamela Cogan and Rabbi Rob Morais will discuss Temple Israel’s new palliative care program at an information session for volunteers, August 29. munity for palliative care that is done Hacker, a palliative care physician with through a Jewish lens, which takes into Community Palliative Medicine Asso- consideration cultural, religious and ciates, says the medical community is sociological needs,” said Rabbi Morais. only part of the palliative care process. “Our training will include exploration It also needs strong community partici- of the mitzvot involved: bikur cholim pation. (visiting the sick), chesed (kindness), “Palliative and supportive care is a and gimilut chasadim (acts of loving team effort and everybody plays a part kindness).” across the whole spectrum. ... There are Specifics on how these skills will be things volunteers can do that no one incorporated will be outlined at the else in the spectrum can do,” he said. meeting. Cogan said the need for volunteers is Cogan, chair of Temple Israel’s Social a way to help not only the patient, but Action Committee, and organizer of their families as well. COURSE OFFERINGS, 2017-2018 the program, said the plan is to begin “Support from a volunteer visitor can University of Ottawa accepting client referrals in the fall. be so special and helpful ... whether it is Fall Ter Seteer -Deceer “As soon as the volunteer training is listening, praying or just sitting together, Judaism 3314, esdas 2:30-5:30 pm completed, by the end of October, we or giving the family much needed rest his corse examines daism as a civiliation with a religios cltre. t explores the diversit of will be opening our program to intake of and breaks.” ewishThe life in oth Vered theor and practice, Jewish with an emphasis onCanadian ewish identit in the modern world. ntructor rof. eecca argolis rmargoli@ttawa.ca clients,” said Cogan, a respiratory thera- Those interested in volunteering for pist at the Ottawa Hospital. 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Discussion of • Creating monthly schedule Position Title: Case Coordinator majorFall themes 2010: Introductionin Yiddish literary to Yiddish works Language and film asand well Culture as the 1; social and cultural contexts behind (for senior with Alzheimer) • Being a strong advocate for the clients their creation. No previous knowledge of Yiddish is required. health, safety, and wellbeing ntructorNEW: Sociology Prof. Rebecca of Contemporary Margolis [email protected] Jewish Life. Shifts: Flexible Part-Time Salary Position • Some on call and prescheduled (24 hour care case) caregiver shifts with client CommunityWinter 2011 members: Introduction are welcome to Yiddish to take Language the course and without Culture credit 2; Introduction as auditors; to Jewishplease contact Profile of Ideal Candidate: theCanadian course instructor Studies; Historyto obtain of written the Jews permission in Canada. before registering. For more information, visit A professional, experienced, well organized Orientation: https://arts.uottawa.ca/en/special-students-faculty-arts individual with proficient leadership and Position includes paid orientation and training or callInstructors: 613-562-5134. Professors Pierre Anctil, Rebecca Margolis and Randal Schnoor. problem solving skills. A good listener, who is quick minded, confident, energetic, Additional Requirements: engaging and flexible. Must be computer • Knowledge of Jewish cultural practices an eaching staff: rving ella, ierre nctil, eecca argolis, emor ane, andal chnoor, atalia esselova literate and have clear oral and written asset For more information, contact our program coordinator, Professor Seymour Mayne or more information, contact or program coordinator, rofessor emor ane, communication skills. Ability to converse • Minimum 1 year experience as a case 613-562-580013-52-500 ext.1148 | ext.114 Email: mayne@ mail: mane@ttawa.cauOttawa.ca | www.Vered. uOttawa.ca on a wide range of subjects with an coordinator preferred intelligent and gracious senior who lives in • Minimum 1 year experience working with her home. Alzheimer’s clients preferred Responsibilities include: • U-First Training, or other dementia care • Implementing directives from the training preferred family and medical team • Valid Driver’s License • Being on call to field questions from caregivers How to apply: • Updating caregivers shift expectations to Send resume and references to accommodate changing needs of client • Managing administration of caregivers Leah Smith at [email protected] binder August 21, 2017 16 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

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Special Guest Hillel Neuer Executive Director, UNWatch Montreal-born lawyer and human rights activist, influenced by his Canadian values and Jewish upbringing, Mr. Neuer will Chairs: speak to our community Karen Palayew about his passion for and Lorne Segal truth and justice. 7 pm

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Afternoon Family Concert: $10/household Evening Event: $10/individual or $20/household Tickets at jewishottawa.com Info: Samantha at 613-798-4696 x241 or [email protected] Both events take place at Soloway JCC, 21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt. August 21 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 21 Netanyahu: 66 per cent of Israelis say PM should resign if indicted Continued from page 11 return. Although recordings of the conversations exist, Netanyahu denies any wrongdoing. SANDY HILL $2,500/MONTH Three bedroom, three bathroom townhome, He’s mixed up in two other corruption scandals – hardwood floors throughout, 5 appliances, and his wife and son are in trouble, too. central air, attached single car garage. Now you know about Cases 1000 and 2000. Here’s Immediate possession. some info on Cases 3000 and 4000, targeting Netanya- hu’s associates, plus another scandal involving his wife, So convenient @ www.48Blackburn.com and another involving his son. 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Card Donations Elsie Baker Endowment Fund Elliott Levitan Enjoy your special Birthday by Norm and Gert Leyton Family Fund Card donations go a long way to improving In Memory of: Manny and Cheryle Gluck In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: the quality of life for our residents. Thank Gerald Rabinovitch by Polly and Jack Moran R`Fuah Shlema: Gert Leyton by Cheryl Leyton and Manuel you for considering their needs and contrib- Georges Bar-El by Julia Gluck and Ted and Glimcher and Mimi Leyton uting to their well-being. Joel and Sharon Edelson Family Fund Jess Overton In Honour of: On behalf of the residents and their fam- In Memory of: Kaysa Friedman by Cheryle and Manny Julia and Daniel Greenberg Mazel Tov on the ilies, we extend sincere appreciation to the Jack Edelson by Joel and Sharon Edelson Gluck birth of your granddaughter by Cheryl following individuals and families who made Michael Weinstock by Julia Gluck and Leyton and Manuel Glimcher card donations to the Hillel Lodge Long- Friedberg and Dale Families Fund Ted Overton Mimi Leyton and Clemy Srour Mazel Tov Term Care Foundation between July 5 to In Observance of the Yahrzeit: on the birth of your granddaughter Tova Gunner Family Fund August 7 inclusive. Tillie Dale Beloved mother by Bob Dale Esther by Cheryl Leyton and Manuel R`Fuah Shlema: Glimcher HONOUR FUNDS Tania Firestone Family Fund Bernie Rosenblatt by Sol and Estelle Gunner In Honour of: Ken and Leah Miller Family Fund Unlike a bequest or gift of life insurance, Evelyn and Isadore Hoffman Family Lindsay and Bob Firestone Mazel Tov on In Honour of: which are realized some time in the future, a Fund named Honour Fund (i.e., endowment fund) Jack`s Bar Mitzvah by Barbara and Steve Leah and Ken Miller Mazel Tov on your In Memory of: is established during your lifetime. Levinson granddaughter Haley`s gymnastics and Ray Daccash by Issie and Evelyn Hoffman By making a contribution of $1,000 or academic accomplishments by Lillian In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: more, you can create a permanent remem- Nell Gluck Memorial Fund Zunder Sender Hoffman by Issie and Evelyn Hoffman brance for a loved one, honour a family In Memory of: Farrand and Joyce Miller Family Fund member, declare what the Lodge has meant Stephen Weber by Henry and Maureen Molot David, Harvey, Victor Kardish to you and/or support a cause that you Virginia Kirk Laux by Henry and Maureen Family Fund In Memory of: believe in. Molot Ann Miller by Felice Caron and Lorna In Honour of: A Hillel Lodge Honour Fund is a per- Joan (Caplan) Gluck by Manny and Cheryle Rosenstein Danny Brass Wishing you good health and manent pool of capital that earns interest Gluck happiness on your special Birthday by or income each year. This income then sup- Shelley and Sidney Rothman Family Rose Stein by Henry and Maureen Molot Margo and David Kardish ports the priorities designated by you, the donor. Fund Florence Hannay by Manny and Cheryle David and Monica Kardish Mazel Tov on the Gluck birth of your grandson by Margo, David, In Memory of: Anne Shapira by Manny and Cheryle Gluck Aaron and Gail Kardish Rose Stein by Shelley Rothman In Honour of: Myra Aronson All the best on your special Sternberg Jacobsen Family Fund Phyllis Silverman Happy 85th Birthday, enjoy Birthday by Margo, David, Aaron and Gail Ruth and Irving Aaron Family Fund the day by Manny and Cheryle Gluck Kardish In Memory of: In Honour of: Barbara Malone Best wishes on your special Resa and Allan Glenns Mazel Tov on the birth Ann Miller by Laya Jacobsen Bernie Rosenblatt Wishing you continued Birthday by Manny and Cheryle Gluck of your granddaughter, Sasha Bella by good health by Ruth and Irving Aaron Henry and Maureen Molot Mazel Tov on Margo, David, Aaron and Gail Kardish Toby and Joel Yan Family Fund Allan and Resa Glenns Mazel Tov on the birth your 50th Wedding Anniversary and wish- Beth and Alan Goodstein Mazel Tov on the In Honour of: of your granddaughter by Ruth and Irving ing you many more joyous occasions by birth of your grandson, Jaxon by Margo Etta Kaner and David Nitkin Thank you for Aaron Manny and Cheryle Gluck, Evelyn Green- and David Kardish your ongoing hospitality by Joel and Toby berg, Julia Gluck, Ted and Jess Overton, Holly, Tobin, Joy and David Kardish Mazel Yan Bill and Leona Adler Family Fund Carol Shattner and Barry Appel, Ingrid Tov to all on the arrival of Theodore by Rita Hornstein Mazel Tov on your 90th Birth- In Memory of: Levitz and Toby and Joel Yan Sheryl and Harvey Kardish day by Toby and Joel Yan Vincent Midgley by Marilyn Adler Georges El-Bar Mazel Tov on your upcoming In Memory of: Ben Luffman by Marilyn Adler and Neil 70th Birthday by Julia Gluck and Ted and Jenni Bindman by Margo, David, Aaron and *************** Blacher Jess Overton Gail Kardish Feeding Program Harry Bloom by Marilyn Adler Tom and Brenda Caplan Mazel Tov on the In Memory of: Rose Stein by Marilyn Adler and Neil Blacher arrival of Eliana Esther Malca by Henry Max Lieff Endowment Fund Laura Spergel by Gloria Krugel In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: and Maureen Molot In Memory of: Marjorie Goldmaker by Elaine and Leon Kurtz Bill Adler Beloved father by Jeff, Marilyn and Robert Bergman and Roushell Goldstein Jack Edelson by Dorothy Lieff *************** Elayne Adler Mazel Tov on your milestone Birthdays by Ritual Program Julia Gluck and Ted Overton Bill and Phyllis Leith Family Fund In Honour of: Auxiliary of Hillel Lodge Fund Carol Shattner Wishing you many wonderful In Honour of: Henry and Maureen Molot Happy 50th R`Fuah Shlema: years in your new home by Henry and Julius Kirschner Mazel Tov on your special Anniversary by Jackie Holzman and John Yale Gaffen by Marion Silver and Alan Brass Maureen Molot and family Birthday by Arlene and Seymour Isenberg Rutherford

Join us Hillel Lodge Join us Hillel Lodge GRANDPARENTS HillelBIKING Lodge for BUBBIESGRANDPARENTS BIKING BIKING for BUBBIES for BUBBIES DAY! Sunday, SeptemberDAY! 10, 2017 Chairs: Sunday, September 10,Chairs: 2017 Sunday, September 10, 2017 Adam Schacter and Adam Schacter and Seymour Mender Seymour Mender REGISTERREGISTER ONLINE ONLINE TODAY! TODAY! Sponsored hillel-ltc.com/pledge by: REGISTER ONLINE TODAY! Sponsored by: or call the Hillel Lodge LTC Foundation hillel-ltc.com/pledge office hillel-ltc.com/pledge or call the Hillelat Lodge613-728-3990 LTC Foundation office or [email protected] call the Hillel Lodge LTC Foundation office at 613-728-3990 or [email protected] at 613-728-3990 or [email protected] August 21 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 23 Give back to Canada: CIJA launches Pledge 150 campaign

eflecting on Canada 150, Shimon eration. Today, Canada is the envy of country a better place? Koffler Fogel, CEO of the Centre much of the world. While Canada is not At the same time, the Pledge 150 for Israel and Jewish Affairs STEVE MCDONALD, CIJA perfect (what nation is?), Canadians approach requires us to be thoughtful, (CIJA), wrote in the July 8 enjoy greater freedom, security, social organized, and sustained in our con- Redition of the Globe and Mail: GUEST COLUMN harmony, and prosperity than perhaps tribution. Based on the premise that “Surely marking 150 years as a unit- any other country on the planet. we are changed through repetition, ed confederation means more than More than anything, our forebears Maimonides, the great Jewish philoso- just an extravagant party and a day off taught us that, as with most good things pher and rabbi noted that it is better to work? … Canada 150 is an opportunity in life, a remarkable country doesn’t undertake many individual acts than to appreciate the privileges and bene- A remarkable country doesn’t just happen; it is the product of vision, one large act of giving. The process of fits we enjoy in our great country. But just happen; it is the product values, and hard work. This no less true giving not only benefits the recipient these reflections risk becoming mere of vision, values, and hard work. today than it was in 1867. The country but, when adopted as a conscious habit, platitudes if they are not animated with my children inherit will be made better it also creates a mindset of generosity in positive action. With privilege comes This no less true today than it or worse by the actions (or inaction) of the donor. responsibility. Canada 150 is a moment was in 1867. The country my my own generation. If you, your family, or your synagogue for each of us to consider how we can children inherit will be made It was in that vein that Shimon con- is interested in taking part, I invite pay the great gift of being Canadian tinued, in his Globe and Mail column, you to visit www.pledge150.ca for more forward through tangible contributions better or worse by the actions to present a Pledge 150 challenge to all details – and to connect with us to share that enhance the experience for all who (or inaction) of my own faith communities. your Pledge 150 ideas with others. As call Canada home.” generation. “The challenge is straightforward: we for me and my family, we have pledged As someone whose family has been ask every church, temple, mosque and to collect 150 items of clothing over in Canada since the late 1700s, these synagogue to commit to undertaking 150 the year to donate to those in need. By words resonated with me. Indeed, my ernment, they fled to New Brunswick positive deeds that make Canada better encouraging our young children to be own ancestors were among Canada’s bereft of their possessions. In their tomorrow than it is today. 150 volunteer part of the effort, we share with them first refugees: Loyalists who had sup- new home, unfamiliar but welcoming, hours visiting the elderly. 150 new dona- the importance of helping those less for- ported and fought for the British in the they turned their efforts to building tions to community food banks. 150 new tunate – a value at the heart of Jewish American Revolution. the extraordinary country that would Canadian Blood Services donations. 150 tradition and Canadian civic values. In my case, the Lyon family (my become Canada. hands extended to Indigenous commu- Steve McDonald is deputy director, father’s mother’s family) were Con- The legacy the Loyalists left – com- nities. The list of concrete opportunities communications and public affairs, at the necticut Loyalists who lost everything bined with the work of generations is as limitless as the need for them.” Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs – the because of their active service to the of Canadians from innumerable back- What better way to teach our chil- advocacy agent of the Jewish Federation Crown. Passionate supporters of the grounds – was poignantly felt on the dren what it means to be Canadian than of Ottawa and Canada’s other Jewish Fed- British way of life and system of gov- 150th anniversary of Canadian confed- to do something tangible to make our erations.

*************** ***************** dana Moss and Boards of the Lodge and LTC Founda- Recreation Program In Memory of: Benjamin Luffman by Jeff and Felice Pleet tion In Honour of: Vincent Midgley by the residents, staff and Bernard Stein by Michael and Muriel Wexler Barb and Len Farber Mazel Tov on your 45th Gail Davidson Our sincere thanks for your Boards of the Lodge and LTC Foundation, and family Anniversary by Trudy and Sheldon Wise- dedication to our choir by the Kol Miriam Evelyn Monson, Sylvia Monson and Sheila Frances Wendman by Carolyn Weiss man Bahar Hans Heinrich Trevor-Deutsch by Stephen and Choir Henry and Maureen Molot Mazel Tov on Rose Stein by the residents, staff and Boards Debra Schneiderman **************** reaching this milestone Anniversary by of the Lodge and LTC Foundation, Arnie In Honour of: Therapeutic Program Lonia, Cheryl, Bob, Laura, Sarah and Swedler and Rhoda Zaitlin Abby Rabinowitz Thank you for enriching the In Honour of: Elaine Gebel by Beverly and Irving Swedko garden and the lives of the residents of Hillel Michelle Laurie and Carol Pascoe Mazel Tov on your Harry Bloom by the residents, staff and Boards Lodge by the residents, staff and volunteers Ellen Joy Fleming Mazel Tov on your special 45th Anniversary by Maureen and Clary of the Lodge and LTC Foundation and of Hillel Lodge Birthday by Carolyn Weiss Ottman James Long (Ottawa Valley Country Music Lionel Metrick Mazel Tov on your 100th Birth- R’Fuah Shlema: Ed Rose Happy 70th Birthday by Maureen and Hall of Fame) day by Helen Kahane and Harvey and Ruth Carl Raskin by Marilyn Binder Clary Ottman Morris Lipkowitz by Glenda, David and Jor- Kahane Goldberg and the residents, staff Eddie Kerzner by Evelyn Greenberg

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he delightfully titled Face Book was the first a zillion surveys, and I shouldn’t read anything into the book I remember getting when we signed our seeming absence of a meaningful response to this one. daughter up for PJ Library, a program that STEPHANIE SHEFRIN But the low response rate makes me wonder if PJ sends a free book each month to Jewish chil- MODERN Library – despite its benefits and success – helps con- Tdren over the age of six months. tribute to what seems to be the perennial issue facing The book had nothing to do with social media. It MISHPOCHA Jewish community organizations: people are more was pictures of babies, with all sorts of expressions on than willing and eager to participate until something – their faces, along with the Hebrew and English words money or time – is asked of them in return. for the emotions. The kids were diverse, their faces And if that’s the case, how are programs like PJ sus- hilarious, and my daughter loved it. PJ Library isn’t just books but also tainable? Since then, most of the PJ Library books we’ve community-wide parties, Maybe on the next survey they could flesh that received have been big hits. I’m not alone among the out, and ask people whether their participation in PJ parents in the program who say how lovely it is to get parents’ nights, book clubs. Library has led them to donate financially to a Jewish books in the mail and be able to learn along with our organization or volunteer their time with one? children about Jewish traditions and holidays. I’d say sure – because there are more events. PJ In the meantime, here are some ideas. About 550 kids in Ottawa are enrolled in the pro- Library isn’t just books but also community-wide par- I’m guessing PJ Library gets the books for less than gram; there are around 170,000 getting books across ties, parents’ nights, book clubs. Seems to me that in retail – a quick search suggests the ones we’ve received North America. the four years I’ve been a parent, the number of Jewish in recent months range in price from $4 to $14 on Founder Harold Grinspoon “hoped that bringing events aimed at young families has increased signifi- Amazon.ca. parents and children together over Jewish-themed cantly year over year. So, when we filled out the survey, So, for fun, let’s say the average cost is about $7, books would not just be worthwhile in its own right, I can say we replied yes, we are attending more events. which works out to $84 for the year. Would people pay but inspire them to connect with other Jewish pro- Either way, it’s wonderful that more families feel that as a membership fee for the program to get the grams and institutions,” according to a July 24 piece in they are participating more in Jewish community life. same books you’ll never find in the public library? I the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin about the program. But, in Ottawa, only 31 per cent of those surveyed wonder. To figure out whether that’s happening, the pro- responded to the questionnaire. Again, this number Or this: we’re headed into the season of “asks” – gram has run surveys every few years and the 2016 was higher than the 20 per cent of families across shuls are asking for members, the Jewish Federation of results were in the last issue of the Bulletin. North America. Ottawa will be asking for donations for its Annual Cam- According to the study, 75 per cent of Ottawa fam- So two-thirds of the people in Ottawa who get FREE paign – and we’ll all be asking ourselves what do I get in ilies have attended more Jewish events than previous books every month and get to attend events for nearly return for this money, what’s the value in all this to me? years, compared to 46 per cent in communities across nothing several times a year couldn’t take a few min- For PJ Library families, at the very least, it’s $84. North America, so it seems to be working. utes to answer some questions about the program? So let’s all consider adding that to our tzedakah. You Are families attending more events than they would Come on. might already have a box – the free one you got from have without the program? Maybe I’m being overly cynical. We’re all busy, we get PJ Library. August 21, 2017 26 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Self-care is important for your mind and body

t’s not selfish to look after yourself. In fact, giving behind the bathroom door – momentarily disappear. yourself what you need can improve your physical Read a good book. If most of your reading is and mental health, as well as your relationships GLORIA SCHWARTZ work-related, pick up a novel or some type of book with others. It’s easy to overlook your own needs that you normally wouldn’t read. Whether you’re Iregardless of your personal situation. You may not even FOCUS ON perusing the shelves at the local library or seeking realize you’re neglecting yourself. You may have a busy FITNESS an e-book online, glance through the titles and grab career or be retired. You may have young children, whatever you gravitate towards. Sometimes the most teenagers, special-needs children or elderly parents obscure or unexpected topic can give you a bit of an whom you care for. Even pets take up our time and escape or expand your horizons. Creative writing is depend on us. Make time for your daily needs even in self-care. Express your feelings in a journal or pen a If you constantly do for others and don’t make small ways. Focus on self-awareness poem. time for yourself, you can get run down mentally and Socializing can be self-care. Playing cards, golfing or physically. Self-care may mean something different to and how you’re feeling. Think of self-care as going out for coffee and a chat with good friends can each person. It’s something you can do that makes you preventative medicine. be great therapy. feel relaxed and reenergized. It can be anything from When we sleep, many natural healing processes your favourite form of exercise to getting a massage to take place in our body. For example, our muscles relax, doing arts and crafts. If you have to force yourself to do with a text message, turn it off. You may feel anxious blood pressure drops, heart rate slows, growth hor- it – if you don’t enjoy it – then it’s not really self-care. initially, but if you set aside some time each day to mone is released and tissue grows and repairs. Appe- Consciously deciding to do certain things and setting remove yourself from the tyranny of technology, you’ll tite-regulating hormones are better balanced and cog- aside time for them is the key. If you’re the type of adapt and feel more engaged in the present. nitive and physical abilities are primed when you get a person who just never gets around to doing things that Try to choose something that you can do each day full night’s sleep. There’s nothing wrong with taking a are good for your emotional hygiene, schedule them for your wellness, even if it’s just something for a nap in the middle of the day if your body is telling you into your week. few minutes. A walk around the block can clear your that you’re tired. If you’re at work, find a moment to Actively avoiding unpleasant, unnecessary activities mind. Time spent cuddling with your dog or cat is close your eyes briefly, breathe deeply and stretch. can also be viewed as self-care. For example, when you excellent for your blood pressure and resting heart Self-care can be as simple as laughing. Watch a get home after work, turn off your email. Just because rate and is good for theirs, too. Of course, pets aren’t funny movie or read a few jokes. It’s interesting how the technology exists, it doesn’t mean you have to be your only loved ones. Find ways to spend time with some people consider certain activities as relaxing and a slave to it. Turn off the television or stop perusing your friends and family. Reduce the potential for enjoyable, while others consider them stressful. For the Internet if the bad news headlines stress you out. stress by mentally preparing and planning an activity example, some people – women and men – love a ped- Instead, put on some music that you find soothing or everyone can enjoy without arguments. This can be a icure; but if you’re ticklish it’s torturous. cheerful. challenge for some families. Sometimes alone time is Give yourself permission to make time for your If you constantly glance at your cell phone to see the best form of self-care. Luxuriate in a hot bubble daily needs even in small ways. Focus on self-aware- what’s happening on social media or if you have a Pav- bath and light a scented candle. Close your eyes. Tune ness and how you’re feeling. Think of self-care as pre- lovian-style response every time your cell phone dings out the noise. Let all the problems in the world – or ventative medicine. 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e are in a heady time of the Jewish calen- the same table. My Dutch-Jewish relatives lived on the dar. While you are reading this piece near SARAH WAISVISZ island of Java for several generations and brought back the end of Av, I wrote it during the three a taste for Indonesian nasi goreng which, in Holland weeks of mourning culminating in Tisha DISPATCHES and Canada, their descendants still make with chick- WB’Av. This solemn period recalls the destruction of both FROM THE en instead of shrimp. I make charoset with dates and the First and the Second Temples which were both figs to honour our Sephardi links, and, at Chanukah, I destroyed on the ninth of Av in 423 BCE and 70 CE, DIASPORA sprinkle white sugar on latkes for my “zaidye,” David respectively. The destruction of the Temples, and the Shentow z”l, who each year would swear up and down subsequent exiling of the Jewish people, resulted in the this was how his Polish family ate latkes in Belgium dispersal known as the Jewish Diaspora. On Tisha B’Av Jews have lived in diaspora communities before the war. we read Eichah (The Book of Lamentations). Eichah is for countless generations and in every The experience of diaspora can thus enrich our Jew- not a text that celebrates diaspora but, rather, it laments corner of this vast planet. ish lives. And, yet, like many aspects of our tradition, exile and grieves the loss of Zion. Observant Jews mark there is a duality, a paradox, a twinning. Tisha B’Av Tisha B’Av with customs associated with a day of Jewish dietary laws or by adapting traditional family reminds us that with diaspora there is grief, unbear- mourning. recipes so that they correspond to local ingredients able homesickness, and the struggle to rebuild a life. The result of both this ancient exile and the accu- and cultural mores. For example, Eastern European Both the celebration and the heartbreak of Diaspora mulation of contemporary exiles is the experience or Jews arriving in Cuba after 1920 found they shared are legitimate. Adapting your safta’s kibbe recipe for condition of diaspora and, despite Tisha B’Av’s empha- the local fondness for eating soup every day, but they Canadian spices is one way of moving forward even as sis on solemnity, diaspora is complex and can be expe- had to learn how to make gefilte fish from snapper or you simultaneously reach one hand towards the past. rienced across a spectrum ranging from the positive grouper. Hyman accompanies the recipes with stories It is a kind of honouring, a kind of active witnessing. to the negative. Diaspora based on choice, dreams of describing how the Jewish community of Bukhara is Likewise there is a rhythm in how Tisha B’Av, the economic prosperity, or wanderlust is experienced at least 2,500 years old; how the Jews of northern cir- month of Av, prepares us for Tishrei. There is a balance very differently from an exile and subsequent diaspora cumpolar Norway must decide for themselves when in how the lamentations and contemplation of Av, precipitated by reasons such as war, genocide, political Shabbat begins and ends; and how Jewish-Indian food and indeed the dirges of the book of Eichah, reach a instability, mortal danger, or oppression. reflects the coexistence of the ancient Bene Israel with crescendo that mirrors the emphasis on turning, hash- Jews have lived in diaspora communities for count- Mizrahi Jews originally from Iraq. The book overflows kiveinu, of the High Holy Days. less generations and in every corner of this vast planet. with Peter Cassidy’s mouth-watering photographs of Mindful of the privilege we share in experiencing My favourite cookbook, Clarissa Hyman’s The Jewish such dishes as pumpkin and sage risotto from the our diaspora(s) in a country as rich and as peaceful as Kitchen: Recipes and Stories from Around the World, Venetian ghetto, Tunisian brik and msoki, chicken Canada, and on land that is a homeland to the indig- pairs recipes with stories of the communities from masala, Persian jewelled rice, and hazelnut rugelach. enous peoples, I invite us in this season to be equally which they have been sourced. The recipes and stories When your family is particularly culturally and grateful for the myriad homelands and customs that read like mini-essays on diaspora and syncretic living, racially mixed up, adaptations and combinations can connect us across time and space to our ancestors, to revealing how communities have thrived in new envi- take on carnivalesque energy as they jostle together – those who continue to live in the places now lost to us, ronments by adapting local recipes to comply with usually benevolently, but sometimes discordantly – on and to each other here where we have landed.

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Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier’s Story of a Forgotten War wanted to push us out, which is not the same thing.” By Matti Friedman Friedman believes the lesson Hezbollah hoped to Algonquin Books RABBI RACHEL ESSERMAN teach was one of despair, but that was not the lesson 254 pages THE REPORTER, VESTAL, N.Y. learned. Instead, the Israeli reaction was to stop paying attention. Rather than worry about Hezbollah, “we n Israel, at least during the conflict in Lebanon in BOOK REVIEW would turn our back on them and look elsewhere, to the the 1990s, the Israeli Defense Forces used film festivals of Berlin and Copenhagen or the floral and plant names to describe people tech parks of California. Our happiness would no and places. longer depend on the moods of people who wish IIn the well-written, but incredibly sad us ill, and their happiness wouldn’t concern us Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier’s Story of a Forgotten more than ours concerns them.” Friedman notes War, Matti Friedman notes that “the army gave that during this time “something important in the outposts [in Lebanon] pretty names like Basil, the mind of the country – an old utopian opti- Crocus, Cypress, and Red Pepper... In the jargon of mism – was laid to rest.” army radiomen, wounded soldiers are ‘flowers.’ The final section ofPumpkinflowers is intensely Dead soldiers are ‘oleanders.’ This isn’t a code personal. Friedman is unable to forget his time on because it isn’t a secret. Instead the names seem the hill. He wants to see Lebanon not as a soldier, intended to bestow beauty on ugliness and to but as a civilian. Since the author is unable to allow soldiers distance from the things they visit with an Israeli passport, he returns to might have to describe.” Canada and then flies to Lebanon with a Friedman’s look at Lebanon is part history and Canadian passport – one that doesn’t reveal he part memoir: what happened on the hill known has lived in, or travelled to, Israel. as the Pumpkin represented a change of outlook The trip leaves him with mixed feelings. He in Israeli culture and in the author’s own life. learns the reasons the Lebanese don’t look kindly Pumpkinflowers looks at life on the hill from a on Israel – showing for example, the ordinary variety of viewpoints. The first section shows citizens who died because of misfired artillery. army life through the eyes of an Israeli soldier While Friedman doesn’t condemn Israeli actions known as Avi. An incident at the end of that – after all, he was once part of the army that section – which will not come as a surprise to fought there – he does acknowledge that those those well versed in Israeli history – helps lead to deaths affected Lebanese public reaction. He also a change in Israeli policy. However, the country believes that peace will never be possible while was ready to reconsider its position due to two these feelings remain so strong. mothers who believed in the futility of the The trip did teach him two lessons. Lessons he outposts and led protests asking for the with- finds echoed in a book he’s read about the First drawal of soldiers from those positions. World War. The first is that no matter how much The two concluding sections focus on the humans alter the world, nature “takes it back.” In author, a Canadian whose family made aliyah the case of the Pumpkin, “the trench was filling after he finished high school. Friedman served as up with the contents of disintegrating sandbags. one of the last group of soldiers stationed on the Vegetation sprouted between concrete slabs.” hill. The end of the work describes his visit to the The other, more disconcerting lesson is how area years later. lucky he is to be alive, something that didn’t What becomes clear in all sections is the occur to him during his army service: “I hap- major shift in Israeli culture that occurred pened to be lucky on the hill, and so remained during this time. For example, the belief in the convinced of my invincibility, of the impregnable infallibility of the Israeli army was shattered. nature of the line. Only now do I understand it’s Israel was forced to recognize that the conflict just an angle, or moment, a clerk’s stamp on a with its Arab neighbours was guerilla warfare – and ported the war. piece of paper, a step in one direction or another.” Only now partly fought on the public relations battlefield. However, that’s not the only thing that changed. Israel now – when he has a family and sits with his three Although Friedman quotes young soldiers who felt was now fighting a new type of enemy, one that saw war children – does he feel the “retroactive fear,” the they were doing their duty – even if they would have not as a means to an end, but an end in itself. Rather thought that “I could have missed this. I almost missed preferred not to serve in the army – it slowly became than dealing with Palestinian guerillas, Hezbollah it. Others did.” clear that Israeli public sentiment no longer sup- became a major force against Israel: “This group was Pumpkinflowers is beautifully written and deceptively Lebanese but created by Iran... Hezbollah took orders easy to read. Friedman’s work raises difficult questions from the dictatorship in Syria and from the clerics and emotions that belie its simple prose. To his credit, Life’s brighter under the sun running Iran. 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