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Fine farewell page 10 ottawajewishbulletin.com bulletinmay 20, 2013 volume 77, no. 15 sivan 11, 5773 Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. Ltd. • 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, K2A 1R9 • Publisher: Andrea Freedman • Editor: Michael Regenstreif $2.00 Maureen Molot: A ‘privilege’ to be 2013 Community Award recipients the Vaad’s first woman president By Cynthia Nyman Engel the annual general meeting of the Maureen Molot will receive the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. Gilbert Greenberg Distinguished While the constituency she Service Award for 2013. would head was infinitely smaller Initiated in 1980, the award than those of Golda Meir and Mar- bears the name of Gilbert Green- garet Thatcher, the inauguration of berg, the late past president of the Maureen as the first woman presi- Jewish Community Council of Ot- dent of the Jewish Community tawa/Vaad Ha’Ir, who exemplified Council of Ottawa/Vaad Ha’Ir Maureen Molot Stacey Segal Ruth Aaron the qualities of leadership that the (now the Jewish Federation of Ot- Gilbert Greenberg Freiman Family Shem Tov award seeks to recognize each tawa) in 1991 was every bit as sig- Distinguished Service Award Young Leadership Award Community Volunteer Award year. It is the highest tribute the Ot- nificant an event for Ottawa’s Jew- tawa Jewish community can be- ish community. stow on an individual for excep- “There were many other Stacey Segal: tional service over the course of women who preceded me who many years. could have done it,” Maureen said Committed to volunteerism The community awards will be modestly, “but the privilege fell to presented on Wednesday, June 5 at (Continued on page 2) By Cynthia Nyman Engel with the Ottawa Boys and Girls Toward the end of her master’s At 34, Stacey Segal is the Club. program, she volunteered with Ruth Aaron: youngest-ever recipient of the “I enjoyed it so much that after- Shalom Bayit, ultimately becoming Freiman Family Young Leadership ward I stayed on as a volunteer to its program co-ordinator. Award. The award recognizes run drama, sports and other clubs Following the birth of her first A quintessential someone under the age of 40 who for the kids,” she said. child, Stacey joined Na’amat Cana- has contributed actively and ren- While earning her bachelor of da’s Tikvah Chapter. Within a year, dered exceptional service to the social work degree at Carleton Uni- she became fundraising chair, a po- gute neshome Jewish community. versity, Stacey volunteered with the sition she occupied for several By Cynthia Nyman Engel the annual general meeting of the The community awards will be Big Sisters organization. And, dur- years. Ruth Aaron has been named re- Jewish Federation of Ottawa. presented on Wednesday, June 5 at ing that time, she also met her hus- “I chose Na’amat because it cipient of the Shem Tov Communi- Over the years, Ruth has the annual general meeting of the band-to-be, Torontonian Yoni does a lot of work with women and ty Volunteer Award (presented by delivered Meals-on-Wheels for Jewish Federation of Ottawa. Freedhoff, who was doing his med- children in ,” she said. the Ottawa Citizen) for 2013. The Jewish Family Services, presided at Stacey, who discovered the re- ical residency in Ottawa. Stacey sat on the Jewish Federa- award recognizes an outstanding the National Council of Jewish wards of volunteering at age 17, has A few months after they were tion of Ottawa’s Mitzvah Day Com- volunteer within the Jewish com- Women (NCJW) Citizenship Court already devoted half her life to married, Stacey went on to com- mittee for five years, serving as munity who, through many years of receptions welcoming newly mint- making a difference. Happily, for plete her master’s degree in social chair of the highly successful com- service, has contributed to the en- ed Canadians, and has opened her all concerned, she intends to contin- work in at McGill Univer- munity-wide event for three of richment of Jewish life in Ottawa. home for countless meetings and ue doing so. sity. those years. On Mitzvah Day 2012, The community awards will be fundraising teas. Her love of volunteering started “I stayed with my bubbie and she had the enormous satisfaction presented on Wednesday, June 5 at (Continued on page 2) when she began a co-op placement commuted,” she said. (Continued on page 2)

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She ty Foundation of Ottawa from Maureen and Henry are the par- demonstrates that women have Jewish community and went on to was one of the founders of Canadi- 2003 to 2005 and currently sits on ents of Alexander, who is married played and continue to play major positions in the general community. an Professors for Peace in the Mid- the Task Force on Jewish Students and lives in Philadelphia, and Edie, roles in the community.” As an active volunteer in the Jewish dle East, an organization of Jewish and Faculty created by the Car- who is married and lives on Like every governing board, community, you’re building a skills and non-Jewish academics which leton University Commission on Moshav Hemed in central Israel. Maureen’s administration faced its set that serves you well when you operated from the mid-1970s until Anti-Racism, Inter-Religious and They are the delighted grandpar- share of tough issues. go on to the general community. … the early-‘80s. Inter-Cultural Cooperation on ents of six. During her two years at the “Many members of Jewish More recently, she was involved Campus. “We’re very proud of both our helm of the community, the Vaad communities who currently play in Canadian Academic Friends of “Henry was always extraordi- children who appreciate the impor- held in-depth discussions about large roles in the general commu- Israel, now Canadian Academics narily supportive,” said Maureen tance of community and are in- such issues as the need to create nity have come from positions of for Peace in the Middle East. She of her husband. “He worked full volved volunteers themselves,” and move to a new Jewish Com- responsibility and leadership in the also continues to act as an informal time, too, and you’ve got to have said Maureen. munity Campus; whether to insti- Jewish community. tute a subscription fee for the Ot- “What a privilege it is to do tawa Jewish Bulletin, a publication both,” she added. “You gain way Segal committed to Jewish education that had been mailed to community more than you give.” (Continued from page 1) As the mother of three young at CHEO and a clinical associate at members free of charge for more Maureen’s commitment to the of seeing an impressive total of children, Stacey is committed to en- Summit Centre. than 50 years; acquiring additional Jewish community continued after 1,500 good deeds performed. suring the future of Jewish educa- “I want to be a good role model beds for Hillel Lodge; how to deal completing her term as Vaad presi- Last year, when Mitzvah Day of- tion in Ottawa. To that end, she sits for my children and to have them be with occurrences of cemetery dese- dent. For several years, she chaired ficially became affiliated with the on the board of the Ottawa Jewish as passionate about giving back to cration; and many more. the Vaad HaKashrut, and she has United Way’s Ottawa Kindness Community School and on the the community as I am.” Prior to assuming the Vaad pres- been a member of the Hillel Lodge Week, which was initiated by Rabbi board’s standing committees for The recipient of the Freiman idency, Maureen had served in var- Long Term Care Foundation Board Reuven Bulka in 2007, Stacey saw marketing and communications and Family Young Leadership Award ious executive positions, including since 2005. She is also a regular an opportunity to reach out to other fundraising. also receives the Lawrence Green- Community Relations Committee volunteer at the Lodge. communities in the city. “Fortunately, Yoni is very sup- berg Young Leadership Develop- chair and Vaad vice-president. She And, from 2007 to 2010, Mau- “My hope was to have them portive of what I do. Actually, we’re ment Award. This award allows the recognizes and is grateful for the reen was actively involved with the adopt at least one project that they’d mutually supportive of each other,” recipient to attend the General As- many lessons she learned from her groups tasked with merging Hillel consider doing for one day in the she said with a smile. sembly of the Jewish Federations of Jewish communal involvement and Academy and Yitzhak Rabin High week leading up to Mitzvah Day,” “I’m committed to working as a North America (GA) where young for the opportunities that grew out School to form the Ottawa Jewish she said. She hopes to continue with volunteer,” said the busy wife, leaders from across North America of it. Community School. ‘Kind Ottawa’ with a view to con- mother and social worker. Profes- are honoured. The GA will be held “What I learned through active A longtime faculty member of necting the two concepts and seeing sionally, Stacey is currently a mem- this year from November 10 to 12 participation in the Jewish commu- the Norman the vision come to fruition. ber of the Crisis Intervention Team in Israel. Aaron: a selfless volunteer for more than 60 years (Continued from page 1) trict Association for Retarded , and Beit Tikvah, its to and Montreal. from Toronto or Montreal,” tawa, Ruth did it singlehand- She has staffed the Civic Children (now called the Ot- among many others. In no time flat, Ruth added she explained. “Irving and edly. These visits, always im- Hospital canteen for NCJW, tawa-Carleton Association Now 84, this quintessen- Ottawa to their itinerary. Stanley would bring them portant to the Aarons, be- sold poppies for Remem- for Persons with Develop- tial gute neshome has spent Every year for 25 years, back to our house to meet came even more so when brance Day with her late sis- mental Disabilities), drove 60-plus years selflessly vol- Ruth arranged for the group their billets at a warm recep- their son, Jeffrey, joined the ter Pearl Moskovic, chaired developmentally disabled unteering her time and ener- to visit Ottawa, housed some tion with Evelyn Greenberg IDF in 1986. Beth Shalom’s Chai Ball, children to nursery school gy to making a positive dif- of them, arranged billets for playing piano to greet Ruth and Irving Aaron volunteered at Jewish bingo programs – remained to help ference. Not only has Ruth others, and recruited the late them.” have four children, all of fundraisers, chaired the the teachers – drove the chil- earned a good name for her- Jack Smith to provide a cou- In Toronto and Montreal, whom are active in their flower booth at the Perley dren back, then raced home self, she also has disseminat- ple of dinners at his Embassy entire committees had communities, and 13 grand- Hospital’s former Aylmer to feed lunch to her own chil- ed the good name of Ot- West restaurant. Then, es- arranged the visits; in Ot- children. Avenue location, procured dren. tawa’s Jewish community. corted by Ruth and a few vol- patrons and advertisements And that’s just the tip of Ruth’s influence was ex- unteers, the visitors were fer- for Agudath Israel Syna- the iceberg. Add to the list tended to the international ried around Ottawa aboard an Readers gogue’s Cinderella Ball, and the many deeds done by Ruth scene in the early-1980s old school bus, alternately lent her support to Canadian for Ottawa Torah Academy, when she learned from her driven by two retired mem- and Hadassah-WIZO. the Bess and Moe Greenberg son Leslie that Beit bers of B’nai B’rith. They advertisers She chaired the McKellar Family Hillel Lodge, Chevra Halochem was bringing dis- toured the House of Com- Heights door-to-door cam- Kadisha, the Ottawa Post of abled Israel Defense Forces mons, Supreme Court, Na- are advised paign for the Ottawa & Dis- Jewish War Veterans of (IDF) veterans on annual vis- tional Gallery, Royal Canadi- an Mint and other national the next venues, and enjoyed boat edition of the tours along the and . Ottawa Ruth chuckles remember- ing how her husband, Irving, Jewish and their son, Stanley, would Bulletin await the Israeli visitors at Deadline: ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋ Commercial Sales & Leasing Consulting Site Selection/Relocations Tenant Representation Feasibility Studies the bus terminal holding up will be published Investment/User Properties ❋ Strategic Growth Planning ❋ Land Assemblies/Development Sites Wednesday, signs made from shirt card- BRENT TAYLOR BROKER of RECORD, PRESIDENT boards, which read, “Wel- on Monday, May 29, come Beit Halochem.” June 17, 2013. 2013 [email protected] www.brentcomrealty.com 613-726-7323 / FAX 613-721-8849 “The veterans bused in May 20, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 3 Page 4 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – May 20, 2013 Ottawa Israeli Film Festival set for June 6 to 16 By Maxine Miska fiction and reality, which sets Sundance Film Festival, the Soloway JCC the narrative of three es- Toronto International Film The Ottawa Israeli Film tranged siblings against the Festival, and the Venice In- Festival will celebrate its fanciful stories told in a writ- ternational Film Festival 10th anniversary from June 6 ing workshop, and punctuat- where Hadas Yaron won the to 13. ed by references to the rou- best actress award for her The four films on tap for tines of the beloved comedy role as Shira. the 10th anniversary edition trio, Gashash. Shira, a young woman in of the festival demonstrate Yardena, a travel agent, a Chasidic community in Tel the evolution of the Israeli discovers she is pregnant, al- Aviv, has been matched with film industry as they chroni- though she has not slept with the perfect suitor and looks cle such events as the second her husband since their forward to marriage. When intifada as well as the voices daughter was killed while her sister suddenly dies in of grandchildren of Holo- serving in the Israel Defense childbirth, Shira’s mother caust survivors, the emer- Forces (IDF). Meron’s 18- asks that she marry her wid- gence of haredi filmmakers, year-old son has awakened owed brother-in-law so the and memes that reference a from a coma after 10 years, infant son can be raised with- shared tragicomic vision in while Golan, a radio show in the family circle. Israeli art. host, fixates on bringing to- The Ottawa Israeli Film The festival opens Thurs- gether the two surviving Festival screenings are at the day, June 6, 7:00 pm, with a members of Gashash to cope Auditorium, 295 Wellington lecture on Israeli film by with his lover’s terminal can- Street. Tickets are $12 (gen- Aner Preminger, associate cer. eral admission) and $8 (se- Yiftach Klein and Hadas Yaron in Fill the Void (Lemale et Ha’halal), the closing film of professor at the Hebrew Uni- Preminger is also a film- niors, students and Soloway the Ottawa Israeli Film Festival. versity of and maker and will present his JCC members) and are head of the film department latest film, Present Continu- to Shabbat in the market, Ruti sleep, confiscates their cell man couple, even though the available at the door (cash at Sapir Academic College. ous (Ha’chaim Bentayim) on narrowly escapes injury from phones and locks them in the man had been a Nazi. only). Following the lecture, Shemi Sunday, June 9, 7:00 pm. a bombing. When she returns creating a pocket Following the trail of cor- The festival is sponsored Zarhin’s The World is Funny Preminger will answer ques- home, in shock and in an al- of “normalcy” insulated from respondence to Germany, by the Israel Cultural Forum (Ha’olam Matzchik) will be tions following the screen- tered state, she orders enough the threat of the Intifada and Goldfinger meets the daugh- – the Embassy of Israel, the screened. ing. food for the weekend, wel- military duty. ter of the couple, who is as Vered Israel Cultural and Ed- The World is Funny is a Present Continuous takes comes her son serving in the The separate reality creat- impassive about the events of ucational Program, Canadian layered and complex evoca- place in 2002 during the Sec- IDF home for Shabbat and, ed within an apartment also the Nazi era as his own moth- Friends of the Hebrew Uni- tion of the interpenetration of ond Intifada. Shopping prior when the family has gone to figures in Arnon Goldfing- er, creating symmetry be- versity of Jerusalem, the er’s documentary, The Flat tween an Israeli and a Ger- Jewish Federation of Ottawa, (Ha’dira), to be shown man woman, both of whom the Soloway Jewish Commu- Thursday, June 13, 7:00 pm. grew up in the shadow of the nity Centre, the Canada Is- After the death of his Holocaust and learned not to rael Cultural Foundation, and grandmother, Goldfinger en- ask questions. the Zelikovitz Centre for tered her apartment Fill the Void (Lemale et Jewish Studies at Carleton Camp Gesher’s with his family and found Ha’halal), the festival’s clos- University – and the Canadi- that they had passed through ing film, will be screened an Film Institute. a time warp into the pre-Sec- Sunday, June 16, 7:00 pm. 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The Judaism and to the community as previous Editor’s note: Throughout 2013, the Ot- campus would offer more space to serve a generations, a situation which is not unique tawa Jewish Bulletin is speaking with a wider population, and would be closer to to Ottawa – or at least they express their number of longtime community leaders the areas where much of Ottawa’s Jewish commitment differently. He says our insti- about some of their leadership accomplish- population had migrated. He believes hav- tutions need to do a better job of being rel- ments and about challenges the community ing the Federation, Jewish schools, Hillel evant to young people, and keeping up faces now and will face in the future. Lodge, the Soloway JCC, Tamir and other with the times. When it comes to the Ottawa Jewish organizations in one location is very im- “They haven’t developed the programs community, Neil Zaret has a particular portant to strengthening connections to Ju- that are high on the list of what young peo- fondness for bricks and mortar. Because daism and to the community. ple want,” he said, while crediting the Fed- that is what gives our community its vi- “I believe a campus is central to our eration, which is keenly aware of the issue, brancy, he believes. Jewish identity and we should be very for launching its program of initiatives for What he’s talking about is the Jewish proud of what we have,” he said. the emerging generation. Community Campus located on Nadolny But he acknowledges there are chal- Our community’s strength, he believes, Sachs Private at the intersection of Broad- lenges. is in the diversity and richness that is a re- view and Kerr Avenues, and the people “We have to be prepared to invest to sult of thousands of choosing to move who learn, play, swim, exercise mind and keep these properties up to the proper con- to Ottawa over the past 40 years. He said body, and spend their final years there. dition. Quite frankly, we haven’t always the community has changed a lot since he Since 2008, Neil has been the campus done that in the past and we have to ad- was a child, and for the better. chair, the member of the Jewish Federation dress the situation. These are long-term in- Neil intends to continue in his role as of Ottawa Board of Directors responsible vestments for the community and they campus chair, at least until some major is- for ensuring the campus and its buildings Neil Zaret have to be treated as such.” sues are resolved. These include determin- are well maintained and that any decisions In addition to his role in campus man- ing what will be done with the Kerr Avenue pertaining to the property will be benefi- Neil’s work includes owning and man- agement, Neil has served on the Federa- land owned by the Federation, and the pos- cial to the whole community. aging real estate projects and as he devel- tion’s finance committee and is currently sible relocation of other Jewish organiza- Born and raised in Ottawa, Neil spent oped expertise in property management the Federation representative on the Ot- tions to the Jewish Community Campus. many years attending programs at the and development, he was asked to give tawa Jewish Community School Board. The bottom line, he says, is to do what downtown Jewish Community Centre time in that area. For four years, he over- In identifying a broader issue, Neil sees is in the best interest of the community as (JCC) at 151 Chapel Street gaining an ap- saw property management of the down- young people as not being as committed to a whole. preciation for the importance of a “hub” town facility. that draws Jews of all ages and affiliations By the mid-1990s, he was a strong sup- porter of establishing the new Jewish together. 79th Annual Temple Israel General Meeting An egalitarian Reform congregation The Chair and President Where 21st Century Jewish Souls Journey Together of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa Tuesdays: Tanach study with Shlomo Feldberg, 7:30 pm

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Garten, Spiritual Leader Barbara Okun, Cantorial Soloist The Joseph and Rose Ages Family Building For information, please contact Heather Cohen, 21 Nadolny Sachs Private Executive Director 613-224-1802 #4 For Temple Israel Religious School, please contact Andrea Lobel, Refreshments to follow Director of Congregational Learning 613-224-3133 Friday Kabbalat Shabbat Services, 6:15 pm Community Awards Presentation Saturday Shabbat Services, 10:15 am Gilbert Greenberg Distinguished Service Award • Maureen Molot 1301 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, ON K2C 1N2 Freiman Family Young Leadership Award • Stacey Segal Tel: 613-224-1802 Fax: 613-224-0707 Shem Tov Community Volunteer Award • Ruth Aaron www.templeisraelottawa.com Page 6 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – May 20, 2013 Our Board has many accomplishments to be proud of I’ve recently seen two very different, the decisions that impact the Jewish com- by Steven Kimmel, the incoming Federa- but equally inspirational movies: 50 Federation munity, and to welcome their input and tion chair, which successfully concluded Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and advice. its process when the highly qualified Mrs. Kraus, a Holocaust story on HBO, Report • Working with the Ottawa Jewish Andrea Freedman accepted the position and 42, a feature film about Jackie Community School and the community and moved from Toronto to become pres- Robinson, the first African American to Debbie leadership to make sure funds were raised ident and CEO of the Federation. play in the major leagues. Halton-Weiss and plans put in place to ensure the sur- Our Board worked tirelessly over the The films revealed the anti-Semitism Chair vival of a Jewish community day school past two years, but particularly in the past and racism in the U.S. during and imme- in Ottawa. 10 months. I cannot say enough about diately after the Second World War, and • Our successful follow-up to • Ensuring we have both professional how individuals stepped up at a moment’s both demonstrated the difference one openOttawa, held in 2011 with the goal and lay leadership in place to take us for- notice to help out wherever they could. person can make in the lives of so many of engaging young adults between 22 ward for years to come. All of the above could not and would not by doing the right thing even when sur- and 35. Hundreds of young people have Mitchell Bellman was at the helm of have happened without the dedication, rounded by inaction, indifference, or participated in Federation-led initiatives the Federation for 15 years and made a commitment, skills and expertise of worse. and many have become further involved huge contribution to the development and everyone on the Federation Board, who In Ottawa, thankfully, we’re not con- in our community as organizers, commit- success of our campus, the Federation, collectively contributed to our communal fronted by issues of such magnitude like tee members, leaders and philanthropists. and to Ottawa’s Jewish community and success. Nazism or segregation, but, in the past • Our commitment and efforts to sup- beyond. His departure created a huge gap I have often been inspired working several years, we have faced serious chal- port Israel in times of adversity. In 2012, and challenges on various levels, but it with our Board members. They always lenges and have made great progress in we sent the largest contingent to Israel also created an opportunity. put the betterment of the entire communi- overcoming them. While it’s true each in- in Ottawa’s history. We held two quickly We held focus groups, engaging vari- ty first and foremost while treating one dividual can and should strive to do the organized gatherings, one to celebrate ous constituents to share their concerns another with the respect, honour and right thing, it is by working together that the release of Gilad Schalit and, less than and hopes for the community. The staff grace they each deserved. I am so proud we can often achieve even greater results. a year later, to support the people of worked diligently with the Board to en- and humbled to have chaired a Board I believe the Jewish Federation of Ottawa Israel when they faced rocket barrages sure a successful transition plan was in made up of Donna Dolansky, Steven Board, working together, has achieved that threatened the vast majority of its place and that any gaps were identified Kimmel, Neil Zaret, Lisa Rosenkrantz, successes we would not have otherwise. population. and filled. The community was consulted Mark Thaw, Jennifer Kardash, Mike As I end my two-year term as Federa- • Further development of our relation- every step of the way to ensure the Shahin, Linda Kerzner, Tamara Fathi, tion chair, these are some of the accom- ship with our top stakeholders, so they process was transparent and inclusive. We Lauren Bronstein, David Appotive and plishments of which I’m the proudest: feel more involved and informed about had a capable search committee, ably led Phil Stein. The Torah owes no allegiance to any place Most visitors to Jerusalem travel past a Jews celebrate the importance of both that no walls – emotional, spiritual or phys- wonderful museum just outside the Old From the Jerusalem and Torah in our lives. The 28th ical – separate us from her and her glory. City walls. Tour guides point out the Rock- of Iyar – May 8 this year – was Yom May is also a time to celebrate Torah, efeller Museum, but few tourists visit its pulpit Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day). Forty-six because one week after Yom Yerushalayim, archeological treasures. It is truly a beauti- years ago, the eastern and western parts of we celebrated the festival of Shavuot and ful museum. I recommend it to you during Rabbi Scott Jerusalem were reunited. The wall separat- the gift of Torah and all that it represents. your next visit to Jerusalem. Rosenberg ing the two parts of the city and marking Jerusalem keeps us connected to our land The Rockefeller Museum is important, Beth Shalom the border between Israel and Jordan was and Torah keeps us connected to our God, though, for more than its collection. Ac- removed and Jerusalem returned to its his- and to our people. I hope and pray that, as cording to legend, there is a tree in the outside the walls of defined Jerusalem? toric greatness as one city. This year, as we Jews, we always find value in both courtyard of the Rockefeller Museum Could Ezra’s action have been designed to celebrate 46 years of unity, all of us need to Jerusalem and Torah. May both Yom under which the great scribe Ezra sat and teach the very lesson that Torah is not remember, acknowledge and celebrate Yerushalayim and Shavuot lead us to a wrote the Torah for the Jewish people. Dur- about place. If Judaism’s hub has always Jerusalem’s importance to us, making sure greater appreciation of our faith. ing my last visit, I began to think about the been Jerusalem, why would Ezra journey significance of this spot. Most Jews associ- back to Jerusalem from Babylonia and then ate Torah with Mount Sinai. Not many, I go beyond the gates of the city to reintro- am almost certain, consider the courtyard duce the words of Torah to the people? of the Rockefeller Museum as a place of Why not write the Torah in Jerusalem Torah. Yet, according to legend, this con- proper? nection can be made easily, for just as When I think about Ezra’s action, I un- Moses received the Torah at Mount Sinai, derstand him to be teaching a critical les- Ezra reintroduced the Torah to our people son about both Torah and Jerusalem to us from this courtyard. as people. To me, Ezra’s actions say that, Owned by The Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. Ltd., 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, K2A 1R9. 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Why did Ezra leave the I share this message with you this email: [email protected] gates of the Old City and write the Torah month because May is a time when we as May 20, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 7 Efforts underway to save the Canadian Jewish News In the last issue in this space, I wrote tracts academics, scientists, philosophers, about the sad news that the Canadian It’s heartening statesmen and even royalty and celebrities Jewish News (CJN) would cease publication Editor from around the world. with its June 20 issue and noted the grass- to see Hawking, in a May 3 letter to the confer- roots petition at savethecjn.com. The peti- ence, wrote: “I have received a number of the groundswell tion quickly blossomed into Project CJN Michael emails from Palestinian academics. They 2.0, an online brainstorming session to of support are unanimous that I should respect the come up with ideas that would keep the Regenstreif boycott. In view of this, I must withdraw CJN alive and reposition it for the future. for the CJN from the conference. Had I attended, I Interestingly, the Toronto-based activists in particular, have a rich tradition of such would have stated my opinion that the poli- who organized the petition and Project CJN newspapers. And I am reminded of the im- has been led cy of the present Israeli government is like- 2.0 are Alana Kayfetz and Rachel Singer, a portance of the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin as by young people. ly to lead to disaster.” pair of 29-year-olds from the heart of the our community’s newspaper almost every In the case of Israel’s conflict with the under-40 demographic that studies tell us time I speak to someone, whether it’s on the Palestinians, academic and artistic boycotts don’t read or care about newspapers. Many phone or in the hallways and locker room er number more than half of Canada’s Jew- are not a way forward to peace – they only Bulletin readers will remember Kayfetz of the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, ish community – would lose their commu- serve to harden attitudes and alienate popu- from her time working with students at the or when I attend a community event. nity newspaper. Here’s hoping the CJN’s lations when, if anything, they need to be and Carleton Univer- To be sure, the Bulletin faces some of last-minute efforts will be successful. brought together in dialogue. sity as Hillel Ottawa’s executive director the same challenges that led to the initial Hawking may well think Israeli policy from 2008 to 2010. announcement the CJN would close – par- Stephen Hawking toward the Palestinians “is likely to lead to Thanks to the quickly organized cam- ticularly in attracting young readers. So it’s Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking disaster.” There are many Israelis who paign, and to the response from shocked heartening to see the groundswell of sup- has joined the BDS (boycott, divestment, would agree. But he should go to Israel and readers, the CJN board of directors has an- port for the CJN has been led by young sanctions) movement and cancelled his par- say so, and say why. And he could offer ad- nounced “an all-out effort to save the print people. Our own project to redesign our ticipation in Facing Tomorrow 2013: The vice or ideas that might help solve problems edition of the newspaper” that would in- print edition, launch a dynamic online Bul- Human Factor in Shaping Tomorrow, the that have been intractable for far too long. volve new financing, campaigns to increase letin and develop more content that speaks Israeli Presidential Conference taking place And perhaps Hawking could also offer subscriptions and advertising, building a fi- to the concerns of younger readers – while June 18 to 20 at the Hebrew University of some analysis of Palestinian policies that nancial cushion, and a streamlined opera- still serving our traditional readers as well Jerusalem. have been every bit as responsible – if not tion. Marty Goldberg, who is leading the as, or even better than, we have in the past Under the guidance of Israeli President more so – in keeping the peace process CJN board’s efforts, set a deadline of May – points to an exciting future for this news- Shimon Peres, the almost-annual conference from moving forward much faster and 31 for the effort to succeed. paper. founded in 2008 has become one of the much more efficiently than it has. As I noted last issue, newspapers are an As a Jewish community journalist, I’ve world’s most important and prestigious con- Visionary events like the Israeli Presi- essential part of the glue that holds a com- found it dismaying that Toronto and Mon- ferences for the presentation and discussion dential Conference help make the world a munity together, and Jewish communities, treal’s Jewish communities – which togeth- of ideas for the future. The conference at- better place. Boycotts don’t help at all. Mulcair doesn’t connect the way Layton did Although we knew it then, we can bet- years in politics is like centuries, two It is important to remember how ter understand now how the NDP’s virtual generations of voters. key a role Layton played last time. He sweep of in the last federal elec- For those nostalgic fans that see Justin excelled at personality politics and that tion was perhaps the greatest electoral sur- Trudeau doing what his father did so single-handedly explains the much prise in Canadian history. The bigger many years ago – beware, the odds are not vaunted orange crush phenomenon in question now is how and if it can happen Jason favourable. Quebec. again? Moscovitz The Liberals have had no organization Mulcair is not about to win any But, first things first, which raises the to speak of in Quebec and, even during personality contests. He may be bright, question of how it happened in the first Justin Trudeau’s recent leadership tri- perfectly bilingual and have Quebecers place. A fluke is the first answer that have to remember something special umph, the organizational weaknesses in interests in his heart, but he doesn’t con- comes to mind, because Jack Layton’s about Quebecers at federal election time. Quebec were apparent. Far more damag- nect the way Layton did. He doesn’t come death so soon after seems to have changed When Quebecers decide to make a politi- ing to the Liberals are the constitutional close, nor will his party come close to the mindset. cal move in a federal election, they make scars that severely tarnished the Liberal what it achieved last time. I can remember being in Montreal the it en masse. brand in Quebec, scars Quebecers still It appears Quebec will be due for a day the election was called in April 2011. Pierre Trudeau won massive majorities blame Trudeau senior for. change of heart by going back to where it To my great surprise, Jack Layton posters of Quebec seats in 1979 and 1980. So did Try as they might, Stephen Harper and was in the 2008 election. An argument can were plastered downtown. Other political Brian Mulroney in 1984 and 1988, and the his Conservatives continue to be per- be made that the Bloc Québécois will win party leaders were nowhere to be seen. Bloc Québécois in 1993 and in the four ceived as foreigners in Quebec. A political most of the seats in French Quebec leav- The organizational work to get posters up subsequent elections, until that day two and cultural gap persists that Harper can- ing the NDP with some scraps from its so early, in such great quantity, was a sign years ago when the Bloc was almost not overcome. It is about an overwhelm- present perch on top of the pile. the NDP was spending time and effort. wiped out by the NDP. ing feeling the Conservatives don’t under- Before 1990 and the collapse of the That was important, because Quebec had While there has been a pattern of a stand Quebec and Quebecers. Meech Lake constitutional agreement, always been a wasteland for the NDP. massive federal vote for one party in Que- Thomas Mulcair and the NDP make Quebecers voted either Liberal or Clearly, something was changing. bec, what makes it so interesting is how every effort to understand Quebec. Some- Conservative to be part of the govern- But, while the NDP and a popular Lay- the Liberals, Conservatives, Bloc Québé- times, they try too hard by being overly ment-in-power. For the past 20-plus years, ton may have had an optimistic hope to cois and NDP have all had their turn. sympathetic to the nationalists. There is they have voted for parties they knew win 20 of Quebec’s 75 seats, winning 59 They are now wondering who gets the no question the NDP needs to put a lot of would not form the government. would have been the stuff even the most prize next time. effort into satisfying the nationalists be- The evidence is there to call it an en- ardent supporters in their right minds It has been 35 years since the Liberals cause that is where they believe their vote trenched protest vote with no indication could only have dared imagine. won a massive majority of seats in is. They are right, but that doesn’t mean Quebecers will change their thinking two However, to imagine it, you would Quebec under Pierre Trudeau. Thirty-five lightning will strike twice. years from now. Page 8 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – May 20, 2013

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Advertorial Guest column JEWISH NATIONAL Separating day school FUND affordability and sustainability More than trees Oliver Javanpour By Daniel Held back-office operations and introducing variety of ways: capping tuition at a 613.798.2411 • [email protected] President for the Canadian Jewish News blended learning through technology. percentage of gross annual income, Day school is the gold standard of While some efficiencies can be found, developing subsidies for middle-in- President’s farewell and reflection Jewish education. Across multiple 70 per cent of the average school bud- come families, and building communi- I have been fortunate to serve on the Board of JNF Ot- metrics, day school graduates have get is allocated to human resources. ty funds for Jewish education to shift tawa for five years, two of those years as President. It has been an honour to serve Ottawa’s Jewish community and broader and deeper Jewish knowledge But, without significantly reducing the the burden away from parents. to work with a talented and energetic team of dedicated bases and stronger Jewish identities. school’s core – the teaching staff – lit- Notwithstanding these multiple ef- Board members. Serving on JNF Canada’s National Day school graduates disproportion- tle can be achieved. forts, providing children with a day Board, I learned from veteran volunteers both how the or- ately constitute young Jewish leaders, While sustainability is about the school education will always come at ganization works, and how our fundraising activities make shaping communities today and the long-term viability of the school, af- an opportunity cost. Parallel to finan- a difference in Israel. face of Judaism into the future. fordability is about the individual par- cial interventions, schools must work Reflecting back on two years of unbelievable success- Notwithstanding their success, I am ent’s perception of cost and value. A to increase the perceived value of their es and challenges that made our JNF presence in Ottawa concerned for the future of day school can be affordable at $500 tu- services. Studies show that day school stronger, I remember celebrating with many of you as we schools. ition, but not sustainable. Conversely, enrolment is more strongly correlated honoured the Friends of Israel. In 2011, we celebrated with Often conflated, there are two in- it can be sustainable at $40,000 tu- to parents’ perceived value than to tu- Barbara Walters. What a speech and what stage presence! terconnected crises: sustainability and ition, but unaffordable. ition, making the parents’ perception Vera Klein chaired the dinner. affordability. On a relative basis, day school is of the school, community and educa- In 2012, JNF Ottawa honoured Foreign Affairs Minis- Let’s begin with sustainability. more expensive than it was five years tion key determinants in the afford- ter John Baird at the National Gallery of Canada with near- Day school financial sustainability ago, with tuition rising an average ability puzzle. ly 500 guests at our Negev Dinner. The event sold out two necessitates a long-term plan to ensure of three to six per cent per year for There is no silver bullet. The finan- months in advance, thanks to the hard work and dedication that revenue – from all streams – cov- the past decade – an increase far in cial cost of educating children in day of Dinner Chair Barbara Farber and the campaign cabinet. ers costs. excess of wages. Compounded by schools is high. The communal and The dinner was held as Israel was under bombardment Across North America, there are the economic downturn, in the last social cost of not sustaining the from Gaza. Rex Murphy’s unforgettable and passionate approximately 300 day schools rang- eight years, day school subsidy re- schools, however, is even higher. speech will remain with the audience for a long time. ing from Reform to centrist Orthodox quests have doubled across North This column was originally pub- As Winston Churchill said, “It is not enough that we do (including Orthodox schools farther to America. lished in the April 11 edition of the our best; sometimes we must do what is required,” and that the right doubles the number). These Schools and communities are com- Canadian Jewish News and is reprint- is exactly what our volunteers and Board members did to schools have a combined annual bud- bating the issue of affordability in a ed with permission. achieve a significant growth in our Tu B’Shevat Telethon. get of approximately $1.5 It has been a journey of learning how JNF acts as a billion. On average – and trustee for the lands of the Jewish people, ensuring the there is a significant range – continuation of Israel in the Land of Israel. The learning 80 per cent of this budget is took many shapes: visiting projects in Israel, attending covered by tuition. JNF World Leadership conferences, speaking with JNF A long-term sustainabili- global leaders, reading a multitude of project descriptions ty plan must develop new and seeing what Ottawa’s contributions have accom- revenue streams while con- plished. I’ve come to appreciate the significance of this trolling costs. Developing 111-year-old organization in the daily life of Israel. revenue streams includes I am grateful for new friendships and stronger bonds creating endowments, in- with old friends through this journey. I’d like to thank our creasing annual fundraising Ottawa JNF family for their dedication and the passion and increasing revenue from that continues to make us so successful. I am highly ap- ancillary services such as preciative of the mentorship and friendship of our key rentals. sponsors, whose continued guidance and communication To examine one area, played a key role in my personal growth as a JNF Presi- Tamir invites you to attend our dent. only half of Jewish day ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING JNF growth and maturity required some organizational schools have endowments, changes this year. JNF Canada successfully hired a new with a combined total of CEO, Josh Cooper, and we in Ottawa finally hired a local slightly over $250 million. Tuesday, June 18, 2013 executive director, Lynda Taller-Wakter, reporting directly In comparison, each of the to the CEO. Lynda is a consummate corporate profession- top 10 American indepen- al with deep roots in the Ottawa community. JNF Ottawa dent schools has more than Agudath Israel Congregation will continue its future success under the presidency of $200 million in its endow- 1400 Coldrey Avenue, Ottawa Alan Blostein. Alan, a veteran JNF Board member and a ment. financial guru, will stir JNF Ottawa to new heights. Through matching grants With this last column, I would like to sincerely thank and concentrated fundrais- 6:30 p.m. Business portion the JNF Ottawa Board members as my guiding light, JNF ing, in recent years the Jew- friends and mentors, our many sponsors and donors, JNF ish Federations of Los An- 7:30 p.m. Year in Review National President, Frank Wilson, Josh, Lynda and, ulti- geles and MetroWest NJ mately, all of you as JNF supporters. have significantly increased Program Highlights It has been an honour to serve you all and Israel. day school endowments, lowering the schools’ annu- On a daily basis you can plant al financial burden. trees for all occasions. An at- For more information, please visit www.tamir.ca. Initiatives to decrease tractive card is sent to the recip- Please r.s.v.p. by June 14th, by phone 613­725­3519 x 104 costs include right sizing to ient. To order, call the JNF office operate at capacity, collec- or email [email protected] (613.798.2411). tive purchasing, combining Page 10 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – May 20, 2013 Community to say farewell Mark Your Calendar! to Rabbi Arnie and Chevy Fine By Carol Pascoe Purchase your copy of the For Agudath Israel The community will say 2013 Ottawa Jewish Telephone Directory a fond farewell to a very (the rd edition) special couple when Rabbi Arnie and Chevy Fine at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre make to Israel this summer. for $22.00 during the following sale days: Rabbi Arnie and Chevy Fine have contributed sig- Monday, June 3: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm nificantly to the betterment of our community. As spir- Tuesday, June 4: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm itual leader of Agudath Is- rael Congregation from Wednesday, June 5: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 1981 to 2004, and in the years after, Rabbi Fine has Thursday, June 6: noon - 4:00 pm provided leadership, coun- sel and hard work to vari- Home copies distributed after the above dates ous organizations that help those in need. The Kosher will be $26.00 each (includes a $4.00 handling fee). Food Bank, the Jewish Rabbi Arnie and Chevy Fine will move to Israel this Hospice Program, Tamir, summer. Keep your address up-to-date by advising us of any changes Jewish Family Services We will miss the Fines. In their honour, a you may have during the year. Are you new to Ottawa? and Hillel Lodge are among the many agen- drop-in open house and dessert reception will Contact us to include your listing in the next directory cies that have benefited from his boundless be held Sunday, June 23, 3:00 to 6:00 pm at [note: there’s no charge for residential listings in the directory]. energy and commitment. Agudath Israel Congregation, 1400 Coldrey Email us at [email protected] or call our office at 613.722.2932. In the wider community, Rabbi Fine un- Avenue. All are invited to come and wish derstands the importance of connecting with them well as they embark on this new chapter The Ottawa Jewish Telephone Directory is published annually by other faiths and has been a leader in Jewish- of their lives. Christian Dialogue. Contact [email protected] to Chevy Fine has been a supportive friend to RSVP or to send the Fines a farewell mes- many of us who appreciate her contributions sage. Photographs and memorabilia featuring to the community, especially the Chevra Rabbi Arnie and Chevy Fine to be loaned to Kadisha and Hillel Lodge. the event would also be greatly appreciated. ISRAELI WINE EVENING Hors D’oeuvres, Guest Speakers, Silent Auction Tamir is preparing You are invited - cocktail reception, sommelier-led Israeli wine tasting, world-renowned speakers, fabulous silent auction. for a busy summer The evening is graciously sponsored and hosted By Katherine Carter Tamir, along with the Dave Smith Youth by David Smith of Creative Kosher Catering, Tamir Treatment Centre, is fortunate to be a recip- featuring hors d’oeuvres, Israeli food and dessert bar, Tamir partnered with Best Buddies Al- ient charity this year at the Indo-Canadian special tastings of world-class Israeli wines led gonquin College, a volunteer group at Al- Caribbean Cultural Celebration to be held by local sommelier and national wine judge Francois Belisle, and an exciting silent auction gonquin that pairs students with adults with June 1 at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall. The an- with fabulous items. developmental disabilities for friendship, nual gathering celebrates cultural diversity Special guest speakers: Both Bernie Farber and Warren for the Bowling for Buddies Fundraiser on and raises funds to invest back into the Kinsella have been described as being at the forefront of the April 4 at Wellington Lanes. The event, community. struggle fighting hate and anti-Semitism. which was organized in partnership by As noted in the May 6 Bulletin, the Tee Bernie Farber is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Tamir and Best Buddies Algonquin Chap- Up for Tamir Fun-Raiser is set for Canadian Jewish Congress and a social activist. ter, was to raise funds for Tamir Best Bud- June 10 at the Rideauview Country Club. Warren Kinsella was special assistant to the Right dies activities through the coming year. Later in the summer, community members Honourable Jean Chrétien, and is the author of six books This first-time initiative raised more are invited to cheer on Tamir participants, including Web of Hate. He is also the author of The War Room than $650 in support of Best Buddies activ- staff and family members as they return for which the Toronto Sun calls a “must read.” His latest, Fight The ities with Tamir participants throughout the the Dragons for All Program hosted at the Right, was published in 2012 by Random House year and to help support Algonquin and Rideau Club in late August. Dragons 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 30, 2013 Tamir representatives attend the Regional for All is a dragonboat program Agudath Israel Synagogue, 1400 Coldrey Avenue, Ottawa Best Buddies Conference in September. for those in our community with develop- It is anticipated that this event will sell out quickly. “The best part about this experience is mental disabilities. The program culminates Please call to reserve your ticket early! that our participants have been a part of this in a daylong celebration and event from the start, raising funds and racing competition. $50 per person / corporate tables available. Everything included. For reservations, spreading the word,” said Joyce Drouin, the The list of events on the Tamir calendar contact [email protected] Tamir program supervisor who was MC for is still growing. All of them, and more, will or Bill at 613-820-7714. the event. “They should be very proud of be celebrated at Tamir’s annual general You can also pay online what they’ve accomplished tonight. I know meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 6:30 pm at at www.maccabicanada.com All proceeds go towards the costs of helping to send I am.” Agudath Israel Congregation. All commu- Ottawa-area athletes to the 19th Maccabiah Games in Israel in July 2013. Now, Tamir is preparing for a busy sum- nity members are to welcome to attend. mer. 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JEWISH MEMORIAL GARDENS YOUR ONE-STOP RESOURCE CENTRE FOR FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS To better serve our community, we have one central number to handle all cemetery enquiries and to arrange for our services 613-688-3530 David Azrieli at the dinner honouring the Azrieli Foundation and Azrieli family during Gravesite Flower Prepayment Plans the Responsibility and Memory After the Holocaust conference at Carleton University. $145 (HST included) - single year or $3,850 (HST included) - care guaranteed for 25 years Azrieli Foundation honoured Interment Rights* during Holocaust conference By Diane Koven of architecture at Carleton,” said O’Reilly Bank Street $3,750 The Azrieli Foundation and the Azrieli Runte. “In 2008, we named the School of Ar- family were honoured, April 24, at a recep- chitecture after him.” Osgoode $2,400 tion and dinner at Carleton University on the Naomi Azrieli, one of four children of * Pre-purchasing of interment rights is only available to members of JMG’s founding synagogues. first day of a conference, If Not Now, When? David and Stephanie Azrieli, spoke about the Prices subject to change at any time. Responsibility and Memory After the Holo- work of the Azrieli Foundation in publishing caust, organized by the university’s Ze- memoirs of Holocaust survivors. likovitz Centre for Jewish Studies. “The work that we do in publishing mem- The two-day conference, held in recogni- oirs and perpetuating memory in this way is tion of Canada’s assumption of the chair of particularly dear to my heart,” said Azrieli, as the International Holocaust Remembrance her father spent 10 years writing his own Alliance (IHRA) for 2013, attracted more story. than 200 registrants, including academics, “He was very lucky because he found a parliamentarians, Holocaust survivors, com- publisher,” she said. munity leaders and members of the public. In 2005, the desire to help other Canadian MP Irwin Cotler, a former minister of jus- Holocaust survivors write and publish their tice, delivered the conference’s keynote ad- own stories led the Azrieli Foundation to put dress, “The Holocaust, Genocide and out a coast-to-coast call for manuscripts. Be- Human Rights: Universal Lessons for our ginning with just a few, in only eight years, Time.” they have accumulated nearly 200, and have Other Parliamentarians speaking at the developed the Azrieli Series of Holocaust I LOAD MINE TO PAY-PER-RIDE. conference included Citizenship, Immigra- Survivor Memoirs. tion and Multiculturalism Minister Jason To date, 31 books have been published and Kenney; MPs Mark Adler, John McKay and another seven are near completion; 14 of the Elizabeth May; and Senator Linda Frum. books have received awards. Among the other notable speakers were “So, from a family discussion … a pro- IHRA Chair Mario Silva; Ambassador An- gram has changed the landscape for survivor drew Bennett of the Office of Religious Free- memoirs in Canada,” said Azrieli. dom; Irving Abella, co-author of None Is Too “We have created a program that is unique Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe 1933- in several ways. Our program is the only pro- PRESTO CARDS AVAILABLE 1948; and Ottawa-based Holocaust survivors gram to focus uniquely on Canadian sur- David Shentow, Truda Rosenberg, Elly Bolle- vivors. We don’t publish interviews, but we STARTING MAY 18 ONLINE AT PRESTOCARD.CA graaf and Vera Gara. publish the story in the words of the subject. STARTING MAY 27 IN PERSON AT THESE LOCATIONS At the dinner, Carleton President Roseann In this way, they are life stories. Most of the OC TRANSPO OTHER LOCATIONS O’Reilly Runte spoke about David Azrieli’s stories tell what it was like to come to Cana- SALES CENTRES CLIENT SERVICE Check OC Transpo for personal journey as a Holocaust survivor and da, so they are Canadian stories. Our stories CENTRES dates and locations described how he “left family and home at the are in English and French.” Rideau Centre age of 17, one step ahead of soldiers.” The memoirs are made available to li- Lincoln Fields City Hall Stations St. Laurent Kanata Senior & Azrieli eventually made it to Palestine braries, schools and educators with the aim of Place d’Orléans Ben Franklin community centres where he studied at the Technion in Haifa and keeping alive the stories of the survivors. Selected library branches fought in Israel’s War of Independence in “The Azrielis show us what is possible & social agencies 1948. After immigrating to Montreal in 1954, when private individuals try to make a differ- INFO 613-741-4390 octranspo.com Azrieli became a well-known property devel- ence in the public domain,” said Aviva Freed- oper in both Canada and in Israel. man, director of the Zelikovitz Centre for “At the age of 73, he undertook the study Jewish Studies. May 20, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 13 Page 14 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – May 20, 2013 Merrick Palmer to speak at JCC Breakfast of Champions By Jon Braun Soloway JCC Merrick Palmer will be the special guest speaker and athletes, volunteers, and winning teams will be honoured at the 12th Annual The Ottawa Jewish Community School JCC Breakfast of Champions on Sunday, Is Seeking June 16, at the Soloway Jewish Community Head of School Centre (JCC). Palmer, one of Canada’s top The Ottawa Jewish Community School is seeking a new Head of School to trainers, is director of Capital Courts Training continue our tradition of academic excellence and broad Jewish education. OJCS Center in Orleans and technical director of includes a primary and secondary school, and boasts small class sizes, tri-lingual the Gloucester Cumberland Basketball Asso- education, and a range of extra-curricular and community activities. OJCS ciation. develops academic and personal qualities in its students in an inclusive, caring Palmer was a high school and university environment based on Jewish religion, culture and values. standout at Lester B. Pearson Collegiate in OJCS is an academic leader among Ottawa schools, and this position offers an Scarborough, Ontario and St. Francis Xavier Basketball star Merrick Palmer helped excellent salary and benefits package. University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia before the St. Francis Xavier Xmen win the 1992- playing professionally in South Africa where 1993 national championship. The Head of School is responsible for curriculum, extra-curricular he once scored 54 points in a single game. In tional involvement in athletics over the past programming and school culture, and will work with the school CFO on budget 1999, he returned home to start a family and year; and the Irving “Shaps” Shapero Athlet- and finances. pursue his goal of strategically changing the ic Award, to an individual who has con- The new Head of School will be an exceptional leader with experience culture of Canadian basketball. tributed to sport and recreation as a partici- fostering faculty dedication and development. Interpersonal and communica- Sports & Entertainment, the com- pant and as an organizer. tion skills, character and educational vision will be essential for the successful pany bringing a pro basketball franchise to Two graduating high school students will applicant. Ottawa as part of the National Basketball win the B’nai Brith Canada Parliament Lodge The successful candidate will be chosen by Fall 2013, and will assume the League of Canada, recently appointed him Graduating Student Athletic Achievement position by Summer, 2014. technical director. Award. One Jewish athlete who distinguishes After an exciting season on the ice and in him or herself in sports over a significant pe- For further information on applicant qualifications and application process, the gym, two Soloway JCC teams came away riod of time will receive the Lou Honigman www.theojcs.ca please go to and click on the Head of School Search button. victorious and will be recognized at the Award, and the Noah Cantor Middle School breakfast. Team Irving Rivers under the lead- Award will be awarded to a Grade 7 or 8 stu- ership of Captain Mo Osterer won the JCC dent for outstanding athletic achievement. Men’s Hockey League championship while The event will also honour the 22 Ottawa Captain Jonathan Katz’s Team Kentucky athletes who will be representing Canada at won the JCC Men’s Basketball League cham- the International Maccabi Games in July in “Together we can make a difference.” pionship. Israel. Other awards to be presented include the The Breakfast of Champions takes place Sharon Koffman Memorial Award recogniz- Sunday June 16, 11:00 am, at the Soloway Pledge your support for ing outstanding sportsmanship, participation JCC. A kosher buffet breakfast will be served. and dedication to personal goals of excel- Tickets are $15 and $10 (children 13 and Tee Up for Tamir Fun-Raiser today! lence by a university-level varsity athlete; the under) and are available at the Soloway JCC Jack Goldfield Memorial Award for Youth front desk. For more information contact Jon Help Tamir reach our goal at this year’s Tee Up for Tamir Athletics, to be presented to two high school Braun at [email protected] or 613-798- Golf Fun­raiser! Consider pledging your support students for their achievement and organiza- 9818, ext. 267. towards our golfers or joining as a golf fundraiser or sponsor! All funds raised support the integral services for participants in Tamir’s Residential Programs. Your Life. 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Cantor Daniel Benlolo (left) receives the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award 613.725.9093 from Governor General David Johnston, April 25, at Rideau Hall. (Photo: Cpl. Roxanne Shewchuk, Rideau Hall © Office of the Secretary to the Governor General, 2013)

[email protected] www.joannesfashions.com Cantor Daniel Benlolo honoured at Rideau Hall By Debi Shore tions have their bar and bat mitzvahs, a mile- for Beth Shalom stone they might not otherwise have been Startt YYoYratS Youngoung, In a ceremony at Rideau Hall, April 25, able to achieve. He empowered many of Cantor Daniel Benlolo was among the select them to read the Hebrew words aloud, thus group of volunteers to receive the Governor fulfilling their lifelong dreams. General’s Caring Canadian Award from Gov- I still recall several years ago, when my AAimim Higighigh ernor General David Johnston. granddaughter and I accompanied Cantor As explained on the Governor General’s Benlolo on a trip to Montreal with the Tamir Discoverver youryoiscD y potentialpover tentiour al website, the award “recognizes individuals Neshama Choir. The trip was just one of atat AshburyA hbs Curhb Collegellegeoy who volunteer their time to help others and to many he has taken with the choir, a group of build a smarter and more caring nation … It 22 disabled adults, with varying degrees of Ale ndxa er Cohen bega his An bhs ury also allows us to thank people for their con- cognition and ability, but all with a love of loC lege jour en y in the Junior S oohc l a dn tributions and for the positive impact they song. On that day, we were beyond touched. ah s n ve er lookkeed back. Alex hasemmbbraced have had on the lives of others.” Everyone sang with genuine joy and enthusi- la l thatAt A bhs ury ha to os ffffeer en njj yo ing g taer Cantor Benlolo works outside of the con- asm. success in S ceep h and D etabe , Model UN fines of his synagogue community, fulfilling After returning home, my granddaughter na d the WoWorld A irffa s C bul . Alexander needs far beyond the tasks his position at recalled her experience. As she stood on grad tau es ffrrom A bhs ury C lo le eg as a Congregation Beth Shalom requires. From stage, she was overcome with emotion. As rP effeect, a m bbem of ter he H suo e C ciuno l his biweekly volunteer visits at Hillel Lodge she looked to the faces of the choir members, na d the winner of ber to h the Beaavv oorerb k to his interfaith work with students on uni- she saw no one was excluded. All who want- Vimy Prize and the WoWorld Ge raog phhyy versity campuses, to his home visits with the ed to be there were there – even those who sick and elderly, to his spontaneous visits to were non-verbal and could not sing. Because no. CeglenlahC no. Aniotalutrag der!nlexas local retirement homes, the cantor’s work is of Cantor Benlolo’s vision of inclusion, they heartfelt and honest. all stood proudly on stage, smiling and filled gradesgradess 4-12--- Cantor Benlolo’s shining moments come with song. in time spent working with vulnerable popu- His work with the choir is an example of coeducaucational lations, and it might not even occur to people why he was chosen as a recipient of the Gov- financialal aancifin aassistancetisssal ance av aavailablevvaa ableail that much of this is done as a volunteer. His ernor General’s Caring Canadian Award. work with Tamir – for example with their There’s a Yiddish word – mensch – which de- production of Joseph and the Amazing Tech- scribes someone like that: an individual who [email protected]@as urbh yy..ca nicolor Dreamcoat – and Hillel Lodge has never hesitates to lend a helping hand and 613.749.5954 facilitated people with developmental dis- who always encourages others to see the best ashbury.caurbhas yy..ca abilities and the elderly in realizing their po- in themselves. tential. A mensch is exactly what Cantor Benlolo He has helped many from these popula- has proven himself to be. May 20, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 21

In support Irma and Harold Sachs Family Fund Therapeutic Fund of the Bess and Moe In Memory of: In Memory of: Greenberg Family Sonia Pearl by Irma Sachs Dora Glatt by Frayda and Charlie Wiseman Hillel Lodge IN HONOUR OF: Schachter-Ingber Family Fund Maureen Molot Mazal tov on receiving the In the Joseph In Honour of: Gilbert Greenberg Distinguished Service award and Inez Zelikovitz Lenore Schachter Happy special birthday by by Ingrid Levitz Long Term Care Centre Bob and Maggie Lederman Ruth Aaron Mazal tov on receiving the In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Gilbert Greenberg Distinguished Service award Fania Ingber by Bob and Maggie Lederman by Ingrid Levitz Card Donations Abe and Bea Dubinsky Endowment Fund David Shoihet Happy 75th birthday with love Card donations go a long way to improving R’fuah Shlema: Stephen and Debra Schneiderman by Lillian and Mark Zunder the quality of life for our residents. Thank you Dr. Karas by Bea Dubinsky Family Fund Malka Feig Happy special birthday by Lily Feig for considering their needs and contributing to In Honour of: David Resnick Happy 60th birthday by their well-being. Friedberg and Dale Families Fund Bunnie Cogan Happy special birthday by Barbara Fine and Steve Levinson Mary Dubinsky Melanie and Howard Fremeth Mazal tov on On behalf of the residents and their families, In Memory of: the birth of your daughter by the Residents, Board we extend sincere appreciation to the following Larry Fyman by Elaine Friedberg and Bob Dale Harold and Lillian Shoihet Memorial Fund and Staff of Hillel Lodge; and by Rosalie and individuals and families who made card dona- In Memory of: Harold Schwartz tions to the Hillel Lodge Long-Term Care Foun- Nell Gluck Memorial Fund Sonia Pearl by David Shoihet and family Roz and Steve Fremeth Mazal tov on your dation between April 17 and May 1, 2013 in- In Honour of: daughter’s engagement and on becoming new clusive. Maureen Molot Mazal tov on receiving the Sarah and Arnie Swedler Family Fund grandparents by Annette Albert HONOUR FUNDS Gilbert Greenberg Distinguished Service award In Memory of: Roz and Steve Fremeth Mazal tov on the by Yanda, Mark and Joshua Max; and by Nomi, Herb Cowan by Arnie Swedler and Rhoda birth of your granddaughter by Rena and Max Unlike a bequest or gift of life insurance, Harold, Zach and Rafi Colton-Max Zaitlin Cohen; and by Rosalie and Harold Schwartz which are realized some time in the future, a Rabbi and Mrs. Dan Ran Mazal tov on the Arnie Swedler Happy special birthday with named Honour Fund (i.e., endowment fund) is engagement of Shaya to Shira Kirzner by Julia Anna and Samuel Wex Family Fund love by Alvin and Monica Stein established during your lifetime. Gluck and Ted and Jess Overton In Honour of: Cathy Sorfer and Scott Lucas Mazal tov on By making a contribution of $1,000 or more, Mordechai Ben-Dat In honour of your won- Ingrid Levitz Mazal tov on receiving the the birth of Hallie Fay by Alvin and Monica Stein you can create a permanent remembrance for a derful service at the Canadian Jewish News by Shalom Perel President’s Award of Merit by Anna Vera Gara Congratulations on receiving the loved one, honour a family member, declare Julia Gluck and Ted and Jess Overton and Sam Wex Governor General Caring Canadian award by what the Lodge has meant to you and/or support In Memory of: Estelle Gunner Mazal tov on receiving the Herb and Lillian Laks a cause that you believe in. Earle Hoffman by Henry and Maureen Molot Thelma Steinman Direct Service Award by Anna A Hillel Lodge Honour Fund is a perma- Father of Dale Fyman by Henry and and Sam Wex IN MEMORY OF: nent pool of capital that earns interest or income Maureen Molot Maureen Molot Mazal tov on receiving the Herb Cowan by Claire and Irving each year. This income then supports the priori- Alan Leith by Julia Cluck and Ted and Jess Gilbert Greenberg Distinguished Service Award Bercovitch; by Lily Feig; and by Joel and Sylvia ties designated by you, the donor. 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About 800 people live on the kibbutz, which supplies Barbara Jimmy Kedoshim was working in his yard on this kib- raw materials for the plastics industry and also has an agri- Crook butz, a mere three km from the Gaza border. When the first cultural component. About half the residents work outside mortar whizzed overhead, he knew from past experience the kibbutz. that more were coming, and ran for shelter. Although a dozen families have left Kfar Azza in recent child’s name is pinned under the one that applies. But he never made it. The second mortar killed Ke- years because of the rocket attacks, their spaces were quick- As the children sing and dance for our Adventure Israel doshim, a 48-year-old married father of three, Israeli ly filled. In fact, there is a waiting list to move here. group, it’s hard to see obvious signs of trauma. But the paragliding champion, and 30-year kibbutz resident. “This is our home,” said Butch Grintuch, who came here words of one of the songs take on a special meaning here: “On that day, everything changed,” said Orit Zadlike- from Montreal as a volunteer in 1976, made aliyah in 1978, “The world is a very narrow bridge,” says the song, vitch, a 42-year-old mother of four, who’s lived on the kib- and has raised his family here. based on the words of Rabbi Nachman from Breslov. “The butz all her life. “Until then, they threw missiles for 13 Israelis don’t scare easily. And the reality is that housing main thing is not to be afraid.” years, but they always landed in open fields or in Sderot,” outside the kibbutz would be prohibitively expensive for For most kindergarten-age kids, fear comes in the form the nearby Negev city that has taken the brunt of the thou- most families. of loud noises, imaginary monsters and dark corners. For sands of missiles and rockets fired from the Gaza Strip by Zadlikevitch and other kibbutz members worry con- these kids, fear comes from a female voice – intended to be Hamas terrorists. stantly about their children, who have never known a life more soothing than a siren – repeating the words, “Tseva She was working in Tel Aviv that day, and heard on the outside the firing line. Adom, Tseva Adom.” news that someone in Kfar Azza had been killed. It could The old children’s house in the centre of the kibbutz has Fear is wondering how far they can run in 15 seconds. have been a member of her family, or a close friend. But, been encased in a thick shell of reinforced concrete. The because the roads into the kibbutz are closed after major new kindergarten building is essentially a bomb shelter rocket attacks, it was hours before she could get home and with windows that don’t open. learn the name of the victim. The kids aren’t allowed to play outside when Israeli in- Such is life in Kfar Azza, one of several kibbutzim near telligence and weapons monitoring systems predict that at- Gaza. Although Israel withdrew completely from Gaza in tacks will stretch over several days. 2005 – a controversial move that displaced thousands of “We are a nature-oriented kindergarten – we take lots of Jews and polarized the nation – the terrorists never stopped field trips,” said principal Eti Korens, who has been here for firing rockets towards Israel. After Hamas came to power in 26 years. 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Would you like to advertise in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin? Contact Barry Silverman 613-798-4696, ext. 256 [email protected] Page 24 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – May 20, 2013 Yaakov Peri ‘is unequivocal about Values, Ethics, the civic duty of Israelis to make peace’ Community While much of the media buzzed a few months ago vealed various animal metaphors – cat and mouse, and dog Mira around The Gatekeepers, one of two Israeli documentary and rabbit – the point about a lack of a long-term strategy films to make it to the Oscars, the film is now making its was evident. Sucharov rounds across North America, and I recently saw it at the Israeli security services have become very good at tar- Bytowne Cinema. Its lessons were evident the next morn- geted assassinations, while the foreign policy establishment Aviv. The Gatekeepers leaves nothing to the imagination ing, when I found myself bellowing, “What’s the strategy?” has exhibited little appetite to consider the bigger picture. about that devastating attack, which killed 22. The film at my kids as they fumbled to roll out the door appropriate- “When one leaves the service, I suppose one becomes a later details how the Shin Bet succeeded in eliminating its ly garbed for the final snowy day of spring. bit of a leftist,” said Yaakov Peri, Shin Bet head from 1988 mastermind, a Hamas operative nicknamed “The Engi- It was an amusing parenting takeaway at the time, but to 1994. neer,” who was killed three months later by an exploding the intended lessons of the film are much more jarring and In October 1994, I had just moved to Israel to spend a cell phone. wide-reaching. year interning at the Knesset and working as a research as- Viewers of the film may be impressed by the Israeli se- Watching The Gatekeepers, one quickly realizes how sistant for some academics back in Canada, when the first curity service’s attempt to exact revenge almost at will. deeply the Israeli security culture is embedded in a reactive major suicide bombing was carried out in Tel Aviv, just Viewers will also likely have left the theatre wondering posture, which underscores an apparent addiction to the sta- blocks from my apartment. It was the deadliest terrorist at- when and how the cycle of attack and counterattack will tus quo. As interviews with successive Shin Bet heads re- tack to date in Israeli history and the first major attack in Tel ever end. The summer before last, I met with Peri, one of the Shin Bet heads featured in the film, at an Italian bistro in Ramat Mass migration and the Internet Gan. I had been interviewing Israeli journalist Akiva Eldar, when Peri joined us. Eldar and Peri are old friends, having worked together on the Israeli Peace Initiative (IPI). have led to faster radicalization The IPI is a 2011 document signed by prominent Is- For many of us who lived in the secular Middle East, the raelis, including security brass, and issued as a response to idea of radical Islam or Shariah law was unthinkable – with World the Arab Peace Initiative several years earlier. The IPI cap- the exception of Saudi Arabia – until 1979. From the 1930s tures the broad peace process consensus: regional peace through the ‘60s, the Middle East seemed to want to be more agreements between Israel and the Arab states, a two-state like Europe and America. Radicalization, however, had al- Affairs solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict along the 1967 ready begun. lines with limited land swaps, a shared capital in Jerusalem, Let’s set some context. Political Islam and the caliphate Oliver and refugee compensation with return to a Palestinian state were pretty much ended by the emergence of key nationalists only (with symbolic exceptions). like Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1924. Atatürk’s constitution- Javanpour Peri may consider himself a bit of a leftist, but this year al reforms in Turkey abolished the caliphate. And, with the won a Knesset seat with Yesh Atid (There is a Future), led emergence of other nationalists, such as Rezā Shāh Pahlavi on someone’s payroll to undertake violent acts or to join one by journalist Yair Lapid, the newly formed and pre-eminent in 1925, Iran set the stage for a secular path in the Middle of many fighting/resistance groups in the Middle East and centrist party in Israel. East. North Africa. While the majority of these terrorists and terror Lapid’s platform was an amalgam of peace-oriented The European and American antidote to emerging Middle suspects are of Muslim and Arab origin, there are smaller policies and those propping up the status quo. So far, fo- Eastern nationalism and to the threat of Soviet expansion into groups of converts who have found some kind of answer to cusing on challenging haredi education standards while re- the Middle East was the same: invest in political Islam and re- their questions by falling into the same trap. maining mum on the issue of settlement expansion, it’s far ligious fundamentalism. The first Islamic conference was held Groups such as Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Hamas from clear how much Yesh Atid, as a member of the right- in the United States at Princeton University in 1953 and was and Hezbollah are using Internet games to target children at an leaning government coalition, will push a meaningful peace co-sponsored by the Library of Congress. The desire to dis- early age. Hundreds of madrassas and Islamic schools in Eu- process strategy. courage nationalism, socialism and secularism led to major fi- rope and North America are using Saudi- and Iranian-based Perhaps because of this uncertainty, Eldar, the journalist nancing and support for fundamentalist Islam in the Middle curricula, so will be turning out kids with different values in I interviewed, published an open letter to Peri several East. U.S. president Jimmy Carter’s emphatic support for the next few years. Whether designed to radicalize or not, weeks ago. In his letter, Eldar implores Peri not to “aban- Iran’s Islamic Revolution may have been misguided, but it such values set these young minds apart from mainstream cul- don ‘our’ path, yours and mine both.” He explains, “To- was aligned with this established American foreign policy ap- ture and disenfranchise them from mainstream public dis- gether we promoted regional peace guidelines to ensure the proach and seemed designed to address the issue of the Sovi- course. future of Israel as a democratic, Jewish, secure and thriving ets invading neighbouring Afghanistan. In 2006, the United Nations Counterterrorism Implementa- state.” Now we’re finding that seeds, planted decades ago in one tion Task Force produced its first report, “Radicalization and That day in the Ramat Gan café, we spoke about the ‘no context, are bearing fruit in a much different geopolitical en- Extremism that Lead to Terrorism.” This is the same UN partner’ thesis, the idea promoted by many on the right that vironment. Political Islam’s approach to infiltration and radi- whose Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Israelis are willing to make peace, but there is no one on the calization is a tried and true instrument of terror, preparing the (UNRWA) promotes a jihadi curriculum and foments terror- other side to talk to. masses for submission and far removed from the foreign pol- ism within its own schools. A recently released video pro- About that assumption, Eldar said, “Let them say no,” icy agendas from which they rose. duced by the Center for Near East Policy Research examines adding, “I’m not sure we will be successful, but, if not, we Today, we have convicted terrorists who planned to do Palestinian schools run by UNRWA and shows clear examples will be worse off. The danger of not doing anything is harm here in Canada and the United States, and also fresh of how young children have been prepared to be jihadists. greater than the danger of trying.” young minds that have travelled to the Middle East and Africa With the advent of mass migration and Internet connectiv- Peri’s remarks to me echoed that point. to take up arms and fight on the side of fundamentalist Islam. ity, it has become easier to move through the stages of radi- “Israel’s passivity has brought the country to a position This has started to become a rite of passage for some young calization faster and with more precision. Radicalizing indi- of global isolation. We are perceived as refuseniks,” Peri Muslims, but it is also a way to gain some sort of employment viduals and groups who live among the infidel is an asym- said. and purpose in life. These fighters, born or raised in the West, metric warfare instrument that is inexpensive, yet effective. He is unequivocal about the civic duty of Israelis to fought in Iraq and Libya, and are now in Syria, Ivory Coast Trying to predict and monitor thousands of potential dis- make peace. and elsewhere. There is a Canadian, convicted of terrorism, in enfranchised individuals with a predilection to commit acts of “The job of every Israeli is to improve the political situ- jail in Mauritania. Young Canadian terrorists died attacking a terror across Canada and the U.S. would be impossible. Find- ation through agreements.” gas plant in Algeria and left 37 hostages dead. There is no ing and drying up the sources of funding is more doable, but For my part, I hope he has internalized this sense of duty doubt more such stories are yet to come to light. it takes serious brass, which our leadership has not yet been while seated in the Knesset. Only time, and coalition wran- The recruitment and indoctrination starts at home – maybe able to muster. gling, will tell. with family, key friends or local handlers, or at local mosques Oliver Javanpour is the CEO at Cyrus Echo a public poli- Mira Sucharov, an associate professor of political sci- – and moves on to training abroad and, ultimately, to being put cy, and international relations consulting firm in Ottawa. ence at Carleton University, blogs at .com. May 20, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 25 Page 26 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – May 20, 2013 May 20, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 27 FOUNDATION DONATIONS

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Set in contemporary London, England, The Innocents is Andrea D. a coming-of-age story in the tradition of novelist Edith Lobel Wharton. Francesca Segal – daughter of Erich Segal, au- thor of Love Story – paints a nuanced picture of a young Jewish couple approaching their wedding day in upper- There is Ziva, Rachel’s maternal grandmother and fam- middle class London. ily matriarch, whose losses in the Holocaust solidly rein- Throughout the novel, Segal’s attention to physical and forced her focus on family and Jewish continuity. There is emotional detail underscores her clear insights into the Jaffa Gilbert, Rachel’s mother, who has, according to Ziva, dances of commitment and temptation, and the challenging been planning the wedding “ever since Rachel was in progression toward adulthood. utero.” Lawrence Gilbert is the very essence of devoted Twenty-eight-year-old Adam Newman and his fiancée, Jewish fatherhood, and plays the role of surrogate father to Rachel Gilbert, have been together for 12 years, with all of Adam who, at the tender age of eight, had lost his own fa- the familial expectations that one might expect. For Adam ther, Jacob, to cancer. and Rachel, the future is not merely bright, but well Left to find his own path toward the responsibilities of mapped-out. With their wedding coming, Adam has every manhood, Adam readily accepts the paternal guidance reason to anticipate a life filled with children, family Lawrence offers him. As Segal tells us, “the Gilberts were events, and ongoing career success in his father-in-law’s a family who rallied round,” and readers play witness to legal firm. Adam’s embrace within the orbit of the Gilbert family. In- This is the point at which The Innocents takes its cue deed, Adam’s longstanding sense of stability and constan- from the Book of Genesis, moving from the Edenic par- cy with Rachel and her family represented “certainty, and adise enjoyed by Adam and the sheltered, stable Rachel, to a promise of certainty always.” the looming threat of expulsion from the garden. Like the The world of the NW11 neighbourhood in London itself serpent in the Garden of Eden, Rachel’s cousin Ellie serves may also be seen as a character – symbolizing stability, as the flighty, worldly, yet vulnerable temptress – and char- privilege, marriage, children and, perhaps, even a taste of acter foil to Rachel – who has the potential to bring the the eternal. couple’s well-oiled and orchestrated life to a screeching “Such was the way in Jewish north-west London,” halt. writes Segal. “No one ever disappeared.” The cast of characters and their relationships are finely And yet, themes of disappearance, banishment and self- This is highlighted during a Rosh Hashanah family discus- textured. imposed exile due to transgression run through the novel. sion of repentance and Divine forgiveness. Here, it is in- nocent Rachel who softens the indictment of a man ac- cused of financial fraud, and of his family, who must suf- fer for his transgression. “They shouldn’t have to be banished,” she states. “Human beings make mistakes.” It is, then, little surprise that it is at the point of the strongest assuredness of success and achievement in the novel when Adam must suddenly confront urges that sur- prise him to the core. Temptation, he realizes, does not al- ways assume the form of the calculating serpent, but it can destroy nonetheless. Cousin Ellie’s derision of the seemingly perfect life in the unchanging Jewish enclave of NW11 London upsets Adam, who craves the stability and continuity it offers even as he sees the appeals of the outside world and the flesh. Torn between two worlds and worldviews, Adam must make a choice that will resonate not only for himself and his fiancée, but for a large, close-knit extended family as well. The surface question posed throughout The Innocents is “How does anyone know when it’s right to marry?” How- ever, the layers presented by Segal delve far deeper, into central questions of identity, personal growth, healing from the early losses that shape our personalities, the power of the Jewish lifecycle of birth and death, and the difficult de- cision-making that resides at the heart of emerging adult- Jewish roots and Turkish blues hood. Segal’s choice of surname for Adam underscores his Shtreiml, the Montreal-based klezmer group, teams up with Turkish oud player and vocalist rebirth as a new man who comes to recognize there is beau- Ismail Fencioglu for a concert, Thursday, June 6, 8:00 pm, at the Black Sheep Inn in Wake- ty and vitality to be found both in innocence and in the ma- field, QC. Through compelling original compositions and new arrangements of traditional folk turity that comes with its loss. melodies, the ensemble explores the ancient connections between Jewish and Turkish music. Andrea D. Lobel is director of Congregational Learning Visit theblacksheepinn.com for tickets or information. at Temple Israel, principal of Temple Israel Religious School, a writer, and a PhD candidate in religion at Con- cordia University. Page 30 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – May 20, 2013 Wave goodbye to weak, flabby upper arms The triceps brachii, commonly known as the triceps, are floor and keep a bend in your knees. the muscles at the back of your upper arms. When perform- Push yourself off the seat. Inhale and lower your body Focus ing arm strengthening exercises, some people neglect the tri- towards the floor until your upper arms are parallel to the ceps in favour of the more visible biceps located at the front. floor. Exhale and push yourself back up to the starting po- Whether you’re male or female, if you want to increase sition, squeezing your triceps at the top. on Fitness the circumference of your upper arms or you simply want If this is too easy, straighten one leg and lean on the heel. to increase your strength, you should work on both the bi- If you want an even greater challenge, straighten both legs. Gloria ceps and triceps. The triceps is a three-headed muscle that Triceps pushups: This exercise is advanced level and accounts for about two-thirds of the upper arm muscle it’s considered the gold standard of triceps exercises. Place Schwartz mass, while the biceps only account for about one-third. your hands close together on the floor under your chest. The back of the arms is a tricky spot, in particular for Place your thumbs and index fingers wide apart so your your arms go back rather than out to the sides. Exhale and women, because women tend to have fat accumulation hands form a triangle. push back up until your arms are fully extended, squeezing there. Some of that is lifestyle-related and some may be ge- Unlike a standard military pushup, the triceps pushup re- your triceps at the top of the movement. If you want more netic. A healthy diet coupled with regular exercise will help cruits your triceps more than your shoulders, making it of a challenge, perform the pushups in a plank position on reduce overall body fat, including excess fat on the upper more challenging. If you’re a beginner, try it with your your toes with a straight back. arms. In addition, you can perform exercises that strength- knees on the ground. Slowly inhale and lower your body to Gloria Schwartz is a certified personal trainer at the en the triceps. the floor until your arms are bent at 90 degrees. Notice that Soloway JCC. If you’ve lost a lot of weight and have loose skin at the back of your arms, there’s not much you can do about that – other than surgery. I’m not a proponent of surgical en- New museum documents hancements, but to each his own. My personal philosophy is: do what you can with what God gave you, and don’t stress about minor imperfections. the history of Polish Jewry In addition to appearance, you’ll want strong triceps, be- I was in Warsaw on April 19 – the 70th anniversary of cause they serve important functions. The triceps extend the the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising – for the opening of the Mu- Connecting elbow joint and allow you to straighten your arms. Whether seum of the History of Polish Jews. When I was in Warsaw you golf or play basketball or simply need to push yourself in 2005 and took a tour of the city’s Jewish sights, there was the branches up from a chair, strong triceps will help get the job done. a large billboard on the site proclaiming the future home of What are the best exercises? the museum and I clearly recall the local tour guide in- The American Council on Exercise (ACE) studied vari- forming us “it will never happen.” John ous triceps exercises. Using electrodes to measure muscle The main message of the museum is that Jewish life in activity, ACE identified three exercises as most effective has existed for 10 centuries. It is a depiction of life Diener and efficient for the triceps: triceps kickbacks, triceps dips in a land where the Jewish religion and culture flourished and triceps pushups. The participants in this 2011 study for centuries. There were good times and there were bad, mer Galician shtetl. Typical of wooden synagogues of that were young female college athletes. You may find these ex- and the mission of the museum is to tell the whole story – era, none of which have survived, it is beautifully decorat- ercises difficult. Before starting any exercise program, from the earliest days to the rebirth of the Jewish commu- ed with vibrant colours. Dozens of animals appear in the check with your doctor if you have health issues or if you’re nity in contemporary Poland. ceiling art, alongside biblical quotations in Hebrew. We over 69 and inactive. Fellow genealogist Pamela Weisberger had arranged a were told the roof was constructed in the same way it would Tips: As with any exercise, proper form is important. To VIP tour for us. We arrived at the magnificent building, have been in the 1600s, without modern day tools and nails. focus on working your triceps, keep your elbows close to constructed of limestone and adorned with beautiful pale The paints used to produce the colourful artwork were your body. If you allow them to move forward, backward or blue glass panes, artistically decorated with Hebrew letters. made from natural pigments as they were in the original outward, you’re working the shoulders more than the tri- The square in front of the museum, defined by the Monu- structure. ceps. Perform each exercise with a full range of motion. For ment to the Ghetto Heroes in the foreground, and the build- We visited the museum on four consecutive days. We at- each exercise, aim for two sets of eight to 15 repetitions, ing itself as the background, was filled with people. Polish tended Kassow’s lecture and learned the remarkable story two to three times per week on non-consecutive days. and Israeli flags were flying and we could see the flicker- of Emanuel Ringelblum. Triceps kickbacks: This exercise is suitable for all lev- ing of the flames from the memorial menorahs beside the In Warsaw, in the darkest hours of the Shoah, Ringel- els. Place your left hand and your left knee on a flat gym monument reflecting off the glass exterior of the new build- blum had the foresight to secretly organize dozens of peo- bench for support. Your left hand should be under your left ing. Dignitaries from the Polish government and the Jewish ple to collect documents and to write accounts of their ex- shoulder. Hold a dumbbell of light to moderate weight with world were there in large numbers. periences. He then proceeded to bury the massive collec- your right hand, palm facing towards your body. Raise your Inside, we were put into groups and given a behind-the- tion in various locations under the streets of the ghetto. upper arm until it’s parallel to the floor. It mustn’t move scenes tour of the 140,000 square foot building. While the Kassow explained that Ringelblum was sure that, if the during the exercise. Exhale and move your forearm all the eight galleries housing the core exhibitions will not be in- Jewish people were destroyed, the Germans would depict way backwards. Squeeze the triceps. Inhale and return to stalled until sometime next year, we did see the resource Jews in their history books in unkind and false ways. It was the starting position. Switch sides after you complete a set. room, seminar areas, the 450-seat auditorium with concert his hope that, if the Jews did not survive the War, the evi- Triceps dips: This exercise is intermediate level. It is hall acoustics, and the gift shop. The high ceilings and the dence he had hidden would influence those who found it to contraindicated for people with shoulder issues. Sit on the curved beige walls gave the impression of being in a desert. portray Jews in a truer fashion. edge of a stable chair or flat gym bench and hold the front Walkways on the upper levels looked down on the grand Ringelblum and his team risked their lives as they be- edge of the seat close to both sides of your body. Your foyer and provided a striking view of the square outside the lieved it was of vital importance. Much of what we now knuckles should be facing forward. Put your feet flat on the entrance. know about life in the Warsaw Ghetto came from what was We were fortunate to have Professor Samuel Kassow on discovered in the Ringelblum Archives. To date, only a por- our tour. He is an American historian of Ashkenazi Jewry tion of what was hidden has been uncovered. Hopefully, Please support and was the speaker whose lecture on the Ringenblum more will be located in the future. our advertisers Archives was part of our plans for the following day. Also We were also lucky to obtain tickets for an evening on our tour was Edward Serotta, a well-known journalist, Bund concert in the new auditorium held in tribute to and tell them filmmaker and historian, whose website – centropa.org – Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the Warsaw documents Jewish life in Europe. Commentary from both Ghetto Uprising, and saw two outstanding films during our you saw their advertisment of these well-informed gentlemen added to the experience. visits. in the The highlight of the tour was a trip to the lower level of It was wonderful to see the Polish people lining up to the building, where the museum’s centrepiece is almost visit the Museum of the History of Polish Jews on its open- Ottawa Jewish Bulletin. complete. It is a massive reconstruction of a 17th century ing weekend. Hopefully, many will return when the core wooden synagogue roof from the town of Gwozdiec, a for- exhibits are up and running next year. May 20, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 31 Getting up-close-and-personal Made with asparagus spears with Love Perhaps like you, I have a love-hate relationship with as- poached eggs. I love to dip the spears into the runny golden paragus. I love it when I eat it, but not so much about 15 min- egg yolk. Last week, I served the poached eggs on top of Cindy Feingold utes later when I pee. Until recently, it was believed that rösti potatoes with the asparagus dippers on the side. A per- everyone’s urine has that awful aroma after eating asparagus, fect spring dinner! but not everyone can smell it. It should be noted that the effect of asparagus on urine Rösti topped with Poached Eggs and Asparagus Dippers odour has been known for several hundred years. Apparently, one British men’s club is said to have put up a sign read- The recipe for rösti comes from epicurious.com, while should be on top. In skillet, heat ing, “During the asparagus season, members are requested not the poached egg method is the genius idea of seriouse- remaining tablespoon butter and to relieve themselves in the hat stand.” I would have hoped ats.com. 1/2 tablespoon oil over men would always have the good sense to never relieve them- Poached eggs can be cooked ahead of time moderately low heat until selves in the hat stand, but perhaps that’s just asking too much and stored in the fridge, submerged in cold foam subsides. Slide rösti of the male gender. water for up to a few days. To reheat, back into skillet, browned More recent scientific studies on what I like to call “the just transfer them to a bowl of hot side up, and cook until under- great asparagus pee mystery” – yes, there are some freaky sci- water for a few minutes before side is golden brown, 15-18 min- entists out there studying it – have theorized there are two fac- serving. utes. tors at play here: the ability to produce the aroma and the abil- Serves 2 While rösti is cooking, prepare asparagus. Cook ity to detect the aroma. Both are determined by genetics. asparagus in a wide 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salt- Let’s deal first with the ability to produce the aroma. As- 1 pound potatoes such as Yukon ed water, uncovered, until just tender, 3 to 4 minutes. paragus contains mercaptan, a sulphureous compound. En- Gold or Idaho Drain well in a colander and set aside. zymes in your digestive system break down mercaptan and 2 tablespoons unsalted butter Poach eggs (I highly recommend the video at certain byproducts are released that cause the offensive odour. 1 tablespoon vegetable oil tinyurl.com/how-to-poach-eggs to see how it’s done). But, here’s where it gets interesting, not everyone has the gene 4 eggs Crack each egg into a separate small bowl. Set aside. for that enzyme. If you are part of the 54 per cent of the pop- 3/4 pound asparagus, ends trimmed Bring a wide shallow pot of water to almost a simmer. ulation whose DNA lacks the gene for this enzyme, you will (fat spears are more succulent and delicious!) What you are looking for here is water that is quivering not produce smelly urine after eating asparagus. but not yet simmering. If you have an instant read ther- Now, what about the ability to detect the aroma? It has In a large saucepan, cover potatoes with salted water mometer, the ideal poaching temperature is 180 F. been theorized that, depending on your DNA, you may or may by 2 inches and simmer until tender, about 25 to 30 min- Holding a fine mesh sieve over a large bowl, transfer not have the olfactory receptors to detect the scent. Some of utes. Drain potatoes in a colander and cool. Chill pota- one egg to strainer, and gently swirl strainer around until us are “super-smellers” and others are just “smell-blind” when toes, covered, at least 4 hours and up to 2 days. any excess white is drained away. it comes to asparagus pee. Peel potatoes. Set a four-sided grater in a large bowl Gently lower the strainer with the egg into the water, If you’re one of those with a malfunctioning olfactory and coarsely shred potatoes into bowl. Season potatoes move it back and forth a bit to make sure the egg isn’t sense, I envy you. Although, looking on the bright side, when with salt and pepper, tossing mixture with a fork. stuck, and then carefully roll the egg out. I am old and my memory is failing, I will always be able to re- In a 9- to 9 1/2-inch non-stick or cast iron skillet, heat Repeat with remaining eggs. Once all the eggs are in member I had asparagus for dinner! 1 tablespoon butter and 1/2 tablespoon oil over moderate the pot, use a slotted spoon to keep moving the eggs A word to the wise, should you happen to find yourself at heat until foam subsides. Add potatoes, spreading them around, flipping them from time to time, so that they any of the several asparagus festivals held around the world evenly and tamping them down with a rubber spatula to cook evenly. They will take about 3 1/2 to 4 minutes to every spring: If you are a super-smeller, you may want to hold form an even cake. Reduce heat to moderately low and cook to perfection. your breath when you enter the washrooms! cook rösti until underside is golden brown, 15-18 minutes. Cut rösti in half and place each half on a plate. Top The fact that I am a stinker and a smeller does not hold Slide rösti onto a large plate. Invert another large plate each half with 2 poached eggs and serve with asparagus me back from eating asparagus when it is in season. One of over rösti and invert rösti onto it. Browned side of rösti spears for dipping. my favourite ways to enjoy it is steamed and served with

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WEEKLY EVENTS School, 881 Broadview Avenue, to come to hear from new CEO TUESDAY, MAY 28 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 MONDAYS 6:30 pm. Info: judy@ottawa and President Andrea Freedman JET presents Jewish Unity Jewish Federation of Ot- Beit Tikvah of Ottawa Annu- Motorin Munchkins drop-in israelidance.ca. on her preliminary thoughts after Live, featuring guest speaker tawa Annual General Meeting: al General Meeting: 15 Chartwell program for children 5 and under. two months at Federation, and Charlie Harary, and musical enter- All are welcome, 7:00 pm. Info: Avenue, 7:00 pm. Info: 613-723- Kids expend lots of energy, su- WEDNESDAYS share your feedback with her and tainer Edon Pinchot (America’s 613-798-4696, ext. 236. 1800. pervised by a parent or guardian, Drop-in Playgroup for new- Steven Kimmel, incoming Federa- Got Talent semi-finalist), Ron 9:00 am to 11:45 am. Info: 613- born to 3 years old. Parents and tion chair, 7:00 pm. Info: 613-798- Maslin Playhouse, 1 Ron Maslin SUNDAY, JUNE 9 SUNDAY, JUNE 16 798-9818, ext. 294. kids romp and play and make 4696, ext. 236. Way, Kanata, 7:00 pm. Info: 613- Am Echad Walk/Run for Sports Breakfast of Cham- Chaverim, offered by Jewish new friends, 9:00 to 11:00 am. 798-9818, ext. 247. Jewish Education in Ottawa. Sup- pions, sponsored by the SJCC. Family Services for Jewish se- Info: 613-798-9818, ext. 294. SUNDAY, MAY 26 port the school of your choice. Celebrate the community’s athlet- niors with mild cognitive impair- Trivia Night, a fundraiser TUESDAY, JUNE 4 Options are 3 km run and 1 km ic heroes of the past year at the ment. 2255 Carling Avenue, 11:00 FRIDAYS sponsored by AJA 50+. Trivia Musica Ebraica presents run/walk. Registration opens 8:30 middle school, high school and am. Info: 613-722-2225, ext. 392. Shabbat Shalom for children teams, fabulous desserts, silent “Prayer and Celebration,” litur- am at the Ottawa Jewish Com- university levels. Special guest: 5 years and under, sponsored by auction, prizes. Temple Israel, gical music from around the munity School, 31 Broadview basketball player Merrick Palmer, TUESDAYS the SJCC’s Family Life Centre. 1301 Prince of Wales Drive, world. Special guest: Chazzan Avenue. Info: mitch@amechad 11:00 am. Info: 613-798-9818, Israeli Folkdancing: No ex- Bracha Bear welcomes the 7:00 pm. Info: 613-224-8286. Jeremy Burko, along with four walkrun.com. ext. 267. perience or partner necessary, Sabbath with your children as they Shalom Ottawa community soloists. CBC’s Rob Clipperton is Ottawa Jewish Community learn about Shabbat and other television show, on Rogers 22, MC and Carol Gurofsky is accom- holidays through crafts, songs, 12:00 pm. (Repeats May 27 and panist, Agudath Israel Congrega- COMING CANDLELIGHTING stories and games. All children 31 at 6:00 pm). tion, 1400 Coldrey Avenue, 7:30 BEFORE must be supervised by an adult. Die Folkshpieler presents “A pm. Info: 613-233-3099. SOON Info: 613-798-9818, ext. 294. Neie Velt – A New World”: On Malca Pass Book Club re- May 24 ✡ 8:15 pm SUNDAY, JUNE 23 the occasion of his 80th birthday, views The Mistress of Nothing by May 31 ✡ 8:22 pm Farewell to Rabbi Arnie and Chevy Fine: WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 Lazer Binderman and his wife, Kate Pullinger, presented by Open House between 3 and 6 pm to bid goodbye to Jun 7 ✡ 8:28 pm Jewish Federation of Ot- Freydl, reflect on the world of Linda Rossman, Agudath Israel the Fines, who are moving to Israel, Jun 14 ✡ 8:32 pm tawa Members’ Meeting: Repre- today. English translations provid- Congregation, 1400 Coldrey Av- Agudath Israel Congregation, 1400 Coldrey Avenue. sentatives from community agen- ed, 2:00 pm. Info: 613-798-9818, enue, 7:30 pm. Info: 613-829- ✡ Info: [email protected]. Jun 21 8:34 pm cies and organizations welcome ext. 254. 2455. Unless otherwise noted, activities take place at The Joseph and Rose Ages Family Building, 21 Nadolny Sachs Private.

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