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JANUARY 22, 2018 | SHEVAT 6, 5778 ESTABLISHED 1937 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM | $2 Rabbi Reuven Bulka joins Aviva Ben-Choreen as co-chair of Annual Campaign Although the next Jewish Federation of Ottawa Annual Campaign kickoff won’t take place until September, Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka began in the role of campaign co-chair on January 1 and he’s raring to go. Louise Rachlis reports.

t was difficult to say no to the request to co-chair,” said Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka, rabbi emeritus of Congregation Machzikei Hadas and a dedicated volunteer renowned for his tireless ‘Icommitment to the community. Rabbi Bulka has joined Aviva Ben-Choreen, who is ASHLEY FRASER HOWARD SANDLER returning for her second year as co-chair of the Jewish Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka joins Aviva Ben-Choreen as Fundraising supports the community, says Aviva Ben-Choreen, Federation of Ottawa Annual Campaign. co-chair of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa Annual returning co-chair of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa Annual “I’m a big fan of getting ready earlier than later,” Campaign. Campaign. said Rabbi Bulka. “It doesn’t hurt to get a head start. The race may begin in August, but you have to have gas in the car early.” have the money, everybody suffers. I’d like to get us in “That’s the whole point of the campaign,” she said, He had high praise for Sharon Appotive, who pre- a better financial situation than we are. … Everyone “making the ‘ask.’ We do have our stalwarts who year ceded him as co-chair of the Annual Campaign. involved in the community wants to see the good orga- after year take it as a given they’ll be giving, but people “I don’t pretend that I’ll be any better than the peo- nizations get better and the needs be addressed.” like to be asked. We don’t take anyone for granted.” ple who preceded me,” said Rabbi Bulka, “I’ve learned, Ben-Choreen, also a veteran volunteer in the com- Ben-Choreen said she has also learned that “it even just into it, the enormous work involved. It’s munity, says it’s important to step up when called on. doesn’t really matter whether you’re giving a large gift always more than they say it’s going to be.” “I know it’s not easy to find someone who will take or a small one. If you’re giving the best that you can An experienced fundraiser, Rabbi Bulka said he it on,” she said. “Fundraising is everyone’s least favou- give, that’s the important thing. A lot of people are knows “it’s got to be fun for the canvassers to be suc- rite activity, but it’s necessary, and it’s what supports doing their utmost to help the community – it’s amaz- cessful – for them to look forward to an opportunity to our community.” ing to see. It’s very inspiring.” do something important.” Over the past year as Annual Campaign co-chair, For more information on the Jewish Federation of It’s important, he says, that the Annual Campaign Ben-Choreen said she realized that Ottawa’s Jewish Ottawa Annual Campaign, visit www.jewishottawa.com raises enough funds to sustain the community. community is filled with generous people who are will- or contact Ariel Aronson at [email protected] “With all of the wonderful organizations, if we don’t ing to help. They just need to be asked. or 613-798-4696, ext. 272.

Jonathan and Naomi Mitchell Photo spread: Chanukah celebrations New column: Rabbi Steven Garten’s inside: on Mitzvah Day > p. 6 in Ottawa > p. 17 ‘A View from the Bleachers’ > p. 23

The 2018 Audi A4. A luxury sedan in a class of its own. January 22, 2018 2 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM New executive directors appointed at Machzikei Hadas and Kehillat Beth Israel Two of Ottawa’s largest congregations have new executive directors who say they are thrilled to be able to share their passion for Ottawa’s Jewish community. Louise Rachlis reports.

ince I’ve made Ottawa home for 15 years now, it has been important for me to help the Ottawa Jewish community be ‘Sall it can be,” said Rena Garshowitz, the new executive director at Kehillat Beth Israel (KBI), a Conservative congregation launched in 2016 by the amalgamation of Congregation Beth Shalom and Agudath Israel Congregation. “I grew up in a shul environment with parents who were really engaged in shul life in Toronto,” she said, “and so it’s real- ly nice for me to be able to come full-cir- cle and work with the amazing commu- nity at KBI, as I know how passionate Rena Garshowitz, new executive director of Kehillat Beth Israel, says Jayson Taller, new executive director of Congregation Machzikei Hadas, is she is looking forward to working with the dedicated shul community. among his family’s third generation to be involved in the congregation. and committed shul volunteers are.” Before joining KBI, Garshowitz worked at the Jewish Federation of Otta- new executive director of Congregation CMH, going back to my zaida, Archie far has been the result of two things: an wa where she was the event planner and Machzikei Hadas (CMH), a modern Taller Z”L, who, along with his two abiding commitment to provide value to sponsorship coordinator from 2011 until Orthodox synagogue. brothers, Morton Z”L and Samuel Z”L, those I am serving, complemented by an 2016 before taking on the role of Annual In a letter sent out to the congrega- purchased the land on which the current understanding that listening to those I Campaign manager in 2017. She and tion, Taller said he was “both humbled synagogue is located. And my father, Joel serve is the only way to ensure that my her husband David have a four-year-old and privileged to serve CMH and the Taller Z”L, served as president of CMH efforts respond to their needs. I hope daughter, Lyla. community which I have been blessed from 1999 to 2002,” he wrote. to bring a renewed energy to all aspects Prior to joining Federation, Garshowitz to be of part of for 32 years.” For the past eight years, Taller worked of the CMH program and welcome any worked in communications and public The Taller family has been deeply in the financial services industry, work- and all suggestions that you may want affairs at the Embassy of Israel in Otta- involved in CMH since its founding, “so ing as a financial advisor at Scotiabank to share to help us achieve our shared wa, in several federal and provincial gov- there is obviously a very special attach- and then for TD. goals.” ernment roles, as well as in the private ment here,” said Taller, who attended “I look forward to bringing my expe- Taller also expressed his appreciation sector. She holds an honours degree in Hillel Academy (now the Ottawa Jewish rience in finance and management to to Rabbi Michael Goldstein, “who served history from Carleton University. Community School) and Camp B’nai assist the rabbis, board of directors, staff, as my trailblazer in the role of executive “It’s my time to give back to the Brith of Ottawa. volunteers and you – the all-important director. His innovative ideas, strategic community,” said Jayson Taller, the “I am a third-generation member of CMH shareholders – in growing and thinking and tireless efforts to increase strengthening Machzikei Hadas,” Taller the visibility and enhance the credibility added. of Machzikei Hadas were, and continue Hulse, Playfair “Any success I have achieved thus to be so very much valued.” & McGarry Serving your community since 1925 Customer: Commercial Sales & Leasing F Consulting F Site Selection/Relocations F Tenant Representation F Feasibility Studies HULSE, PLAYFAIR & MCGARRY 613-233-1143 www.hpmcgarry.ca Investment/User Properties F Strategic Growth Planning F Land Assemblies/Development Sites Issue: JULY 24, 2017 Colour: B&W BRENT TAYLOR BROKER of RECORD, PRESIDENT Size: 5” x 2.5” Click and stay connected with us FAX [email protected] #: 1 www.brentcomrealty.com 613-726-7323 / 613-721-8849 January 22, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 3 Barrhaven street-naming honours Alex Polowin

BY NORAH MOR ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Ottawa’s Barrhaven area, November 30, to mark the official naming of Alex Polowin Avenue. Alex Polowin, 92, a Second World War Aveteran who served in the Royal Canadian Navy and is a member of Jewish War Veterans of Canada, Ottawa Post, was thrilled at what he described as a rare honour. “I’m the only veteran who had a street [in Ottawa] named after him in his lifetime,” Polowin told the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin. Polowin said he was just shy of turning 17 when he joined the Navy in the spring of 1942 – serving until September 1945. He participated in battles in the English Channel and, during D-Day, in Normandy. Born in 1926 to Jewish immigrants from Lithuania, Polowin said he was well aware at the time of the atrocities Jews were facing in Europe. “I take great pride in being Jewish,” said Polowin, who has spoken about the war more than 200 times in Ottawa classrooms over the past 20 years. “I’d like them to know more what a great country we live in,” said Polowin about his sessions with stu- Ottawa City Councillor Jan Harder presents a framed citation to Alex Polowin at the street-naming ceremony in his honour, November 30, on Alex Polowin Avenue in the Barrhaven area. dents. In addition to the street-naming, Polowin has been honoured numerous times for his service including versary of D-Day ceremonies in Normandy. he is the last sailor from either of those ships still alive. being a recipient of the French Legion of Honour, the He remains “a navy person,” he said. “I never speak Polowin said his family in Ottawa and Montreal Russian Ushakov Medal, the United Kingdom’s Arctic of ‘me’ or ‘I,’ but of ‘we,’ when speaking to students… keeps him busy. He still speaks to students, attends Star, and Canada’s Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee I’m always speaking as a Canadian, and never say that services regularly at Kehillat Beth Israel, and manages Medal. our enemies were Germans – but only Nazis or fas- to visit the gym almost every day. Polowin met Queen Elizabeth, then-U.S. president cists.” “If I had known how good getting old is, I would’ve Barack Obama, and other world leaders when he was Polowin served on two ships during the war – the done it years ago,” he joked. “I’m happy with my age chosen to represent veterans in 2014 at the 70th anni- HMCS Pictou and HMCS Huron – and notes, sadly, that and I wouldn’t want to be one day younger.” January 22, 2018 4 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Novel set in Ottawa recalls the Holocaust and Canadian anti-Semitism

BY LOUISE RACHLIS carrier, the Bonaventure; as an executive for 20 years Strange Wind is available at Amazon.ca as an eBook. s local author James L. Turner began doing his for a large U.S. computer firm, and, for five years prior book research two years ago, he discovered to retirement, as a contractor for the Canadian Forces that he hadn’t realized growing up the National Counter Intelligence Unit. Now a resident of anti-Semitic views of such leaders as Ottawa Aylmer, Quebec, he has lived in many cities and trav- Amayor Charlotte Whitton and former prime minister elled extensively. Mackenzie King. Turner said his book’s editor, Rene Moesser, is the “I became instantly captured and fascinated by son of a German immigrant and that he provided “a what I was reading… I wanted to know how this can lot of insight into how it could happen there,” referring arise,” he said. to the rise of the Nazis to power and the ensuing evils And so, as with many works in progress, Turner’s they committed. first novel “started off being one thing, and ended up A non-practicing Catholic, Turner has six sisters and being another.” three brothers who “weren’t very happy about me rat- Turner had begun writing a memoir of family tling family skeletons” as he tells his family’s story as vignettes, and then decided to do more. well in the novel. “My older sister Josephine, five years older than “I point strong fingers at the Catholic Church… I am, remembered POWs working at Haley’s Cinder I touch on residential schools, Japanese internment Block company; the prison was in Hull,” said Turner, camps, and Canadian anti-Semitism throughout the who was born in 1944. war,” he said. The resulting novel, Strange Wind, is set in Ottawa Turner said he hopes his book will help open eyes in the late 1950s with flashbacks to Europe during so that readers will “recognize things for what they are the Second World War, addresses the horrors of the and question them. concentration camps and the Holocaust and their rel- “As I talk to kids, and my own family, I see they evance to today’s world, and institutional racism and have a limited understanding of history, they don’t anti-Semitism, then and now. understand the reality of it. You kill 10 people it’s a A retired computer professional, Turner has worked terrible disaster. You kill 10 million, it’s a statistic… as a chaser/killer in a slaughterhouse; in the Royal I’m trying to point out the evils that happened in the Canadian Navy, serving aboard Canada’s last aircraft camps are universal, not a one-time aberration. ” Canadian synagogues receive anti-Semitic messages during Chanukah oung Israel of Ottawa, an smart in how we respond to these acts. Orthodox congregation in the “Although these incidents are We always advise vigilance, but we do Westboro neighbourhood, was unsettling and offensive, our not wish to fuel the perception that among at least 13 Canadian these acts reflect a security threat – for Ysynagogues – from across the denomina- assessment – shared by police – which there is no evidence at this time,” tional spectrum – which received a is that they do not pose a the CIJA statement continued. coordinated anti-Semitic hate message in security threat,” said the Centre Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was December during the Chanukah holiday. among officials at all levels of govern- Other shuls which received the for Israel and Jewish Affairs. ment condemning the anti-Semitic message – which included a swastika messages and pledging support to the inside a Star of David and the words, Jewish community. “Jewry Must Perish,” included Con- and police in all affected cities are inves- “Sending my full support to the Cana- gregation Beth Ora and Shaare Zedek tigating. dian Jewish community. These recent Congregation in Montreal; Adath Israel “Although these incidents are unset- acts of hatred & anti-Semitism have no Congregation, Beth Tzedec Congrega- tling and offensive, our assessment – place in our country and we will not tol- tion, Temple Har Zion and Beth Tikvah shared by police – is that they do not erate it,” wrote Trudeau on Twitter. Synagogue in Toronto; Beth Israel pose a security threat,” said the Centre “The anti-Semitic messages Canadian Congregation in Kingston; Anshe Sho- for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) in a synagogues received this week are vile lom Temple in Hamilton; Beth Israel statement released via Twitter. & have no place in Ontario. Diversity is Synagogue and Temple Beth Ora in “While the police investigation our greatest strength, and as communi- Edmonton; Congregation Emanu-El in This anti-Semitic message was mailed to at remains ongoing, these incidents are ties celebrate their faith this holiday sea- Victoria; and the Chabad-Lubavitch least 13 synagogues in Canada during almost certainly part of an annual pat- son, our tolerance, love & understanding Centre in Calgary. Chanukah. tern that takes place during the holiday unite us against hate,” added Ontario The letters were mailed from Calgary season. We must be responsible and Premier Kathleen Wynne in a tweet.

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HOWARD SANDLER (From left) Richard Marceau, general counsel and senior government adviser of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs; Isabelle Benhamou, president of the Sephardi Association of Ottawa; speaker Christopher Silver; and Itay Tavor, spokesperson and head of public diplomacy at the Embassy of Israel, gather at an event commemorating the Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran, November 30, at the SJCC.

Jewish life in Arab countries recalled at Sephardi Association event

BY NORAH MOR in Casablanca that became “the talk of the town,” Silver added. he Sephardi Association of Although Zionism was outlawed Ottawa commemorated the Day in Egypt in the 1950s, the distinction to Mark the Departure and between Judaism and Zionism was very Expulsion of Jews from the Arab vague; so many Egyptian Jews were still TakeTake a break TCountries and Iran, November 30, with a able to balance their Egyptian and Jew- lecture by Christopher Silver at the ish identities, Silver said. Soloway Jewish Community Centre on “At that point in time, many Egyptian “Jewish Life in the Arab World at the Jews were not yet sitting on their suit- fromfrom winter! Mid-20th Century.” cases, ready to leave,” he said. “In 1951, The day, which has been observed Egyptian radio returned to normalcy in Israel since 2014, was created to rec- and resumed playing ‘Kol Nidre’ on Yom Chartwell’sChartwell’s ShortShort Stay program offers ognize and acknowledge the trauma of Kippur. about one million Jews who left or were “Jewish and Muslim lives were still spaciousspacious suites,suites, delicious dining, accessaccess toto allall forced out of Arab countries and Iran intertwined,” he added, “and they were on-site activities and amenities, and the level in the wake of the establishment of the extraordinary and ordinary, exhilarating on-site activities and amenities, and the level State of Israel. and devastating.” ofof serviceservice andand support you need. November 30 was chosen for this The second speaker was Radamis observance as it is the day after the Zaky, an Egyptian-Canadian PhD can- Call us today to book your personal visit. anniversary of the United Nations vote didate at the University of Ottawa, who Call us today to book your personal visit. in 1947 to partition Palestine into Jewish recently visited Israel. and Arab states – thus beginning the Growing up in Cairo, Zaky recalled persecution of Jews in Arab countries. the Jewish community was enclosed in Silver, an assistant professor of Jewish “a small neighbourhood, guarded by CHARTWELL DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE studies at McGill University, discussed police, dehumanized and sometimes CHARTWELL DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE some of the most prominent Jewish referred to as ‘traitors.’” 10951095 CarlingCarling AvenueAvenue musicians who created and performed Zaky presented a series of photos Ottawa • 613-688-1883 in Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria. showing the remarkable old Ben Ezra Ottawa • 613-688-1883 “The Jewish-music scene in the Synagogue in Cairo and the monumen- CHARTWELL.COMCHARTWELL.COM Arab countries was an entanglement of tal collection of Jewish manuscripts Hebrew and Arabic,” said Silver. known as the “Cairo Geniza” that were “Back then,” he said, “a Jewish discovered there. Moroccan could become a superstar in “Anti-Semitic nationalism has pre- Morocco, and his fans were Jews and vented preserving Jewish heritage in Muslims.” Egypt. But, it needs to be preserved In Morocco in 1947, Salim Halali, a soon,” Zaky said, “because Jewry there Holocaust survivor, established a cabaret will soon be gone.” January 22, 2018 6 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

The community gathers on Mitzvah Day to do good deeds

Montreal (Jonathan), we were taught organization that raises funds for child their new Barrhaven housing commu- the importance of volunteering, and and adult cancer research and empowers nity. You can donate games, books, and of giving back, as well as tikkun olam kids suffering from hair loss by provid- reusable bags to Youville Centre – a – performing acts of kindness with the ing them with free wigs. charity that helps adolescent mothers goal of making the world a better place. Other mitzvot include assembling and their children. You can also donate Now, as parents of two young children, soup ingredients into bags to create gloves, warm socks, underwear, and FEDERATION FEDERATION REPORT these are values we wish to pass on. easy meals that will be donated to the new toiletries (toothbrushes, tooth- JONATHAN AND And what better occasion than Mitzvah Ottawa Kosher Food Bank; creating paste, deodorant, etc.) that will be NAOMI MITCHELL, Day to teach our children? The fun, birthday celebration kits to be distrib- assembled into Bracha Bags for Jewish MITZVAH DAY CO-CHAIRS hands-on activities – surrounded by uted to children living in shelters; and Family Services’ Street Smarts program. other community members all doing creating regulation kits, in conjunction New for this year, you can bring in ttawa’s Jewish community is mitzvot together – provide the perfect with Crossroads Children’s Centre, to small used electronics – used batteries, set to come together for opportunity for us all to highlight to help children who need to learn to self- AC adapters, old cell phones, and gam- Mitzvah Day on Sunday our children the impact a person can soothe and calm themselves. There will ing devices – to be properly recycled. February 4. Now in its 12th make as an individual and as part of a also be a singalong with residents of More information about all these Oyear, Mitzvah Day is one of the most community. Hillel Lodge, sandwich-making for the events can be found on the Mitzvah vital community-building events This event benefits not just our Jew- homeless and craft/learning sessions Day website. Please also note that organized by the Jewish Federation of ish community, but also helps the broad- about Shabbat and the environment. registration is required, so take a Ottawa. As many as 500 to 600 people er Ottawa community. As in years past, In addition, this year, you can donate moment right now and go online to will pack the Soloway Jewish the day will start with the hair donation items to help several organizations. In www.mitzvahdayottawa.com. Community Centre (SJCC) that morning ceremony where we can cheer on those support of the Multifaith Housing Ini- On behalf of the Mitzvah Day com- with the united intent of doing good generous people cutting off their locks tiative, a successful organization that mittee, Yael Pfeiffer, Scott Ship, Eliana deeds. This is the reason we chose to to help others. Community members works to create subsidized housing for Mandel-Carsen, and Dennis Le, we look become chairs of this great event. will be donating at least six inches of people of all faiths, we are collecting forward to seeing you at the SJCC on Growing up in Toronto (Naomi) and their hair to Hair Donation Ottawa, an sporting equipment for residents of February 4 for Mitzvah Day!

Ottawa Jewish Bulletin VOLUME 82 | ISSUE 6 Social justice is a moral issue Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. Ltd. 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, K2A 1R9 Tel: 613 798-4696 | Fax: 613 798-4730 Warren and Reverend William J. Barber, crisis will not be solved by North Amer- Email: [email protected] Published 19 times per year. a minister and civil rights leader, who ica alone, there is an important role for © Copyright 2018 taught messages of collective social our congregations to play.” PUBLISHER responsibility. In support of that decision, we have Andrea Freedman “We must demand a moral agenda,” been awarded a grant by the Ontario EDITOR said Reverend Barber, “an agenda that Ministry of Citizenship and Immigra- Michael Regenstreif says there are issues that are not about tion to run a 10-12 week training pro- PRODUCTION CONSULTANT left versus right... Pro-labour, anti-pov- gram for new immigrants and refugees. Patti Moran erty, anti-racist policies are moral issues. The program will help train them on BUSINESS MANAGER Living wages and guaranteed income for how to effectively work in Canada’s Eddie Peltzman

FROM THE THE FROM PULPIT the poor are moral issues. Transitioning multicultural/multifaith workforce. Our DFL INTERN Norah Mor RABBI S. ROBERT MORAIS, away from fossil fuels and guaranteeing goal is that the program will help dispel labour rights and affordable housing, commonly held prejudices and stereo- The Bulletin, established in 1937 as “a force TEMPLE ISRAEL for constructive communal consciousness,” these are moral issues. Fair policies for types. communicates the messages of the Jewish n December I had the opportunity immigrants are moral issues.” All too often we wring our hands Federation of Ottawa and its agencies and, as the city’s only Jewish newspaper, welcomes a to attend the Union for Reform As a Canadian delegation, we spon- wondering how we can stem the ever diversity of opinion as it strives to inform and Judaism’s biennial convention. It sored a resolution calling on both growing tide of anti-Semitism. While enrich the community. Viewpoints expressed in these pages do not necessarily represent was a series of remarkable experien- American and Canadian congregations I have no allusions that this new pro- the policies and values of the Federation. Ices. Shabbat services with 6,000 partici- to advocate for increased resources to gram will stop anti-Semitism, the par- The Bulletin cannot vouch for the kashrut pants, incredible cantors and Jewish assist in the plight of the Syrian refu- ticipants of this program will have the of advertised products or establishments musicians filling the hall with ancient gees from their respective governments. personal experience of getting to know unless they are certified by Ottawa Vaad and new melodies for prayer. For Temple Israel, social justice has me as one of our community’s rabbis, HaKashrut or a rabbinic authority recognized by OVH. The biennial convention serves many always been a moral issue, and our and various other leaders of the Jewish $36 Local Subscription | $40 Canada purposes. It is a time for the movement decision to adopt a Syrian refugee fam- community. The goal of the program $60 USA | $179 Overseas | $2 per issue to come together – professional and ily was a moral decision. The Canadian is to make sure that refugees and new Funded by the Government of Canada. lay leadership – to learn Torah, to hear Council for Reform Judaism-sponsored immigrants who participate in the from the movement’s leadership. As resolution said: “Between 2015 and 2017, program have a good understanding ISSN: 1196-1929 part of the Canadian delegation I had 12 Reform congregations across Canada of what it means to work in the multi- Publication Mail Agreement No. 40018822 the opportunity to meet with our other raised nearly $500,000 to sponsor 60 faith, multicultural milieu that is the Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: lay and professional leaders from the refugees across 17 families. Some tem- Canadian workplace. As we all know, Ottawa Jewish Bulletin over 20 other Canadian Reform congre- ples partnered with churches, mosques, once a personal relationship has been 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, gations. and other Jewish congregations and established, people think differently Ottawa ON K2A 1R9 We also heard keynote addresses institutions to raise the necessary funds about the stereotypes and prejudices from people like U.S. Senator Elizabeth for sponsorship... Although this refugee they see and hear. January 22, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 7 U.S. announcement was recognition of the obvious: Jerusalem is Israel’s capital

passed by the United States Congress locates its embassy in Jerusalem – lem as the capital of a future Palestin- in 1995. So Trump’s announcement was ambassadors from all countries present ian state and the policy of the Canadian really an acknowledgement of what their credentials at the Jerusalem resi- government, like that of many democ- has been American law for more than dence of the Israeli president. racies, is that the final status of Jerusa- two decades. By the way, the Jerusalem But the status of Jerusalem – a holy lem should be resolved in the context Embassy Act of 1995 was passed with city for Judaism, Christianity and Islam of settling Israel’s conflict with the Pal- overwhelming bipartisan support: 93-5 – has been in dispute for as long as Isra- estinians – a policy that has been long

FROM THE THE FROM EDITOR in the U.S. Senate and 374-37 in the el has been a modern state. Recall that unchanged by both Conservative and MICHAEL REGENSTREIF House of Representatives. the United Nations Partition Plan for Liberal federal governments. One of the provisions in the law Palestine, passed in 1947, called for the Trump’s announcement, while recog- he Ottawa Jewish Bulletin only provides for a waiver to enable the creation of two states: one Jewish and nizing the obvious fact that Jerusalem publishes one print edition per president of the United States to delay one Arab. But partition was rejected by is, indeed, Israel’s capital, did not pre- month in December and moving the embassy to Jerusalem for the Arabs and the new State of Israel clude an eventual shared sovereignty for January and the December issue six months. Since 1995, every U.S. pres- was invaded by the surrounding Arab the city (a shared sovereignty that Israel Tcomes out early in the month while the ident – Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, countries when the Jewish state declared offered the Palestinians in peace negoti- January issue comes late in the month. Barack Obama and Trump – has signed independence in 1948. When the War of ations as recently as 2008 – negotiations That production schedule was set up the waiver every six months. Independence ended, Israel held West the Palestinians walked away from). years ago to allow the Bulletin staff to Indeed, after making the announce- Jerusalem and Jordan held East Jerusa- I believe that a two-state solution take vacations in what is usually one of ment, Trump signed a waiver keeping lem along with the West Bank. will be the best possible outcome for the quietest times of the year for news. the embassy in Tel Aviv for another six Under Jordanian rule, Jews were not Israel’s future and for the future of Perhaps the biggest news to break months and it remains to be seen if or allowed to live in East Jerusalem or the the Palestinian people. But settling in the Jewish world during our produc- when he will stop signing them. West Bank, or to have access to such the conflict, and creating a Palestinian tion break was U.S. President Donald In many ways, Trump’s announce- holy sites as the Western Wall. That state, will take serious negotiations. Trump’s announcement recognizing ment was recognition of the obvious. was the status quo until 1967 when While many question how serious Jerusalem as Israel’s capital city and Jerusalem has been the capital of the East Jerusalem and the West Bank were Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net- that the U.S. embassy in Israel would modern State of Israel for almost 70 captured by Israel in the Six Day War. anyahu is about settling the conflict, at eventually be moved from Tel Aviv to years. The Knesset – Israel’s parliament Jordan had renounced any claims it had least he insists he’s ready to negotiate. Jerusalem. – is in Jerusalem. So are the Israeli to East Jerusalem and the West Bank Unfortunately, the Palestinians contin- In fact, a law recognizing Jerusalem Supreme Court and other important long before signing a peace treaty with ue to seize on any excuse – including as Israel’s capital and providing for the institutions and offices of government. Israel in 1994. Trump’s announcement – to refuse to embassy to be moved to Jerusalem was And although no country currently Palestinians now claim East Jerusa- even come to the table.

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tions to talk to unhappy clients. They while the technology in the house was one I asked for. Another warning light called it “client retention.” Client reten- old and tired. Over time, ads for Bell’s went on which prompted me to phone tion meant consumers would be given Fibe TV service became more appealing. again the morning of the installation. better deals if they resisted taking their But it was a slow process. It took more As the details of my deal were accurate- business to a competitor. than a year to even call Bell. For much ly repeated to me, I rationalized that, In no time friends and family would of that time changing providers just email or not, it was all in the file and I regale in their getting a “great deal” seemed like too big a hassle. was ready to move forward. from their cable provider. Conversations The call was finally made this past The free installation was efficiently inevitably revolved around comparing August on a lazy hot summer day when done and Fibe TV greatly exceeded prices and what became obvious was there was not much else to do. There expectations. It was all excellent until

IDEAS AND IDEAS IMPRESSIONS that those who screamed the loudest was also a new promotional offer from the first bill arrived. It was a shocker. In JASON MOSCOVITZ often got to pay the least for the same Bell that caught my attention. Finally, no way did it reflect what I had agreed services. Clearly this fits in the category after thinking about it for so long, I to. Not even close. ompetition is a consumer’s best of “whoever said life was fair.” decided to see what else was out there. Back on the phone with Bell, my friend – but not necessarily Over the past decade, the forces One should always be in the right contained anger was no match for the when those competing for your of competition have led to aggressive frame of mind to do business and I employee who answered my call, so I business will say practically marketing unlike anything Canada had was. Not surprisingly, so was Bell. The was transferred to a “case manager” Canything. Communications companies ever seen. As huge, publicly-traded promotional offer, as it turned out, was who was sympathetic. He said and did like Bell, Rogers, Shaw in the West, and entities, numbers mean everything to only a starting point. It was the appe- the right things. He adjusted my bill Videotron in Quebec, continue to fall communication companies. Every new tizer to get me to call. Once engaged, I and promised the agreed-to rate would over each other to get Canadians to sign household they get their claws into is discovered there was no base price. It apply going forward. up with them. another feather in their corporate hat. was a negotiation. I have received three bills since then The result is a Wild West culture Every household they take away from a I negotiated the best two-year deal I and none have reflected my agreement. where there is no set price. 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January 22, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 9 Advertorial OJCS robotics team uses Lego to study water management in Israel BY NICOLA HAMER FOR OTTAWA JEWISH COMMUNITY SCHOOL Dan Mader Lynda Taller-Wakter Board Chair Executive Director hanks to a group of hands-on grandparents, students at the Ottawa Jewish Community Making the desert School (OJCS) have been using Lego to learn bloom and heal about water resource management in Israel. TThey even brought what they learned to a city-wide Tu Bishevat Telethon 2018 is Sunday! competition so others can learn about it, too. It might be cold and snowing in Ottawa, but in Israel the festival Every year, grandparents are welcomed at the school of trees – Tu Bishevat – is just around the corner. This year, JNF to see what and how their grandchildren are learning. Canada is planting trees in the Negev desert, in the Mishmar Actively involved grandparents belong to the Grand- HaNegev forest, northwest of Be’er Sheva. parents Circle, which raises money and then allocates The project includes preparing the land for planting, creating it towards school improvements such as Smartboards installations to collect runoff and planting native species in limans for the classrooms. They had the opportunity to see and on ridges. The variety of trees to be planted includes acacia, mulberry, jujube, sycamore, carob and Atlantic pistacia. the Lego club in action and talk to the kids about their nascent robotics projects. JNF’s planting strategy helps the desert bloom in harmony “The grandparents were very excited to support JNF plants trees utilizing a strategy known as savannization – this growing initiative,” said Chelsea Cleveland, who planting to create a green environment that is appropriate for a coaches the robotics team with fellow teacher Melis- The OJCS RamBOTS: (Back row, from left) Talia Freedhoff, desert and not according to North American or European stan- sa Thompson. The Grandparents Circle used money dards. Savannization was developed by JNF as a tool to rehabilitate Oliver Kolatacz, Elana Rogoff, Sasha Sachs, (front) Jacob they had raised to purchase the Lego Mindstorms EV3 eroded soil, stabilizing the soil and preventing future erosion, thus Spanglet, Samuel Kolatacz, Jacob Greenberg and Jacob allowing the desert to bloom. The result is a well-balanced desert robotics software, enabling the club to take robotics to Spivock. with its unique flora and fauna. a new level. For the past three years, the OJCS RamBOTS have fectly into the OJCS curriculum. The team researched Greening using ecologically-minded techniques competed in the First Lego League’s (FLL) robotics how Israel ‘makes the desert bloom,’ reaching out to The first technique is to plant tree clusters in limans. Limans are a competition, held in Ottawa this year at Algonquin the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research for infor- micro-catchment tool and collect water runoff from desert floods College. The first year the school was involved, compe- mation, and discovering that Israel leads the world in – thus, planting trees using rainwater is an extremely efficient and ecologically wise method. Second, trees are planted on ridges in tition day was a Saturday and the team could not fully water research. low densities as terraces to prevent soil erosion. Trees are irrigated participate. But since then, the local FLL has taken care On December 3, the RamBOTS shared a third-place for three to four years until they become established and they are to schedule it on a Sunday, so the school’s team has finish with a number of other teams, but it is clear that protected from grazing damage. been able to fully and enthusiastically take part. for the students involved, the team is what matters, The FLL is a world-wide annual competition based not just winning. Why should you plant trees this year? on a different theme. This year’s theme was Hydro “I learned basic programming and how to persevere Yes, it’s a mitzvah and for ONLY $18 per tree you will…. Dynamics. The theme could not have fit more per- even when nothing seems to be working out,” said • Improve the landscape around Route 31 for travellers in cars and trains; Grade 8 student Talia Freedhoff, who has been part of • Create a green belt around the village of Tarabin to benefit its the club for three years. “Every year I look forward to Bedouin population; Show Israel You Care! getting to know the team and completing tasks togeth- • Mitigate erosion damage and clean up trash; er. And let me tell you, completing those tasks is no • Rehabilitate the land and create an ecological corridor along the Volunteer as a civilian worker easy feat! When we do complete one, we all celebrate Nahal Shmarya tributaries. for two or three weeks and cheer each other on for the next one.” on an Israeli army supply base The kids have such a great time playing with robots Take on a green garden to and learning to work as a team that they don’t even improve quality of cancer care realize that how much they are actually learning, said Treating and healing cancer patients in Israel’s south Tu Bishevat focusses on trees, but why not consider helping to OJCS Head of School Jon Mitzmacher. construct a healing garden? JNF Canada is involved in the cre- “The Robotics Club is the type of high-quality STEM ation of a healing garden at Be’er Sheva’s newly integrated and activity that that we are committed to providing our comprehensive Soroka Medical Centre – the largest in Israel’s students. We are proud of their achievement and even south. The Soroka Medical Centre is a university medical centre prouder of the learning.” affiliated with Ben-Gurion University. In recent years, the number of cancer patients in Israel’s south has risen sharply. As a result, Soroka treats 18,000 cancer patients every year to all residents of Israel’s south – Jews, Bedouins, Arabs – 750 of whom are children. Studies show that green areas inside medical facilities help to reduce patient and staff stress levels and to yield better results from treatment. A rooftop garden, the healing garden will include benches, chairs, decorative rocks, trees, shrubs and more. 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January 22, 2018 10 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Reconciliation: Hamas holds remains of soldiers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul Continued from page 8 the response to her presentation to the influence with Hamas – because of the Islam, which declares that “the state and was not nabbed during the conflict but Security Council, first in that all but one border Egypt shares with Gaza. the society shall protect one’s body and in its immediate aftermath, likely for the nation – China – attended, and China’s Cotler in his presentation noted that burial place from desecration.” express purpose of being a bargaining envoy sent apologies, noting a schedul- Hamas – and, he argued, the Palestinian For Egypt, the declaration is a signal chip. ing conflict. The Security Council was Authority, by dint of the reconciliation of the leadership it aspires to in the “At this point, it is known who is convened was convened under a semi- process – was in violation of the 1990 Arab and Muslim worlds. The PLO is a being held, where they are being held,” formal mechanism that does not require Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in See Reconciliation on page 13 he said. “There is also a process of legal attendance by all members. appeal in Israel.” Among those attending was Egypt, Goldin said she was heartened by one of a handful of nations that has

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BY NORAH MOR sioner Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque at the ceremony. rank Foley (1884-1958) was a Following the deaths of both Foley British Secret Intelligence Service and his daughter, his medals were officer who served as passport passed on to his nephew, Dennis Foley, control officer at the British of Toronto. It was Dennis, and his sons, Fembassy in Berlin in the 1930s. Teddy and Mike, who decided to return Between Kristallnacht on November the medals to the United Kingdom. 9, 1938 and the outbreak of the Second “It was a very easy decision,” Teddy World War on September 3, 1939, Foley Foley told the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin. was instrumental in helping thousands The idea began during a family visit of Jewish families escape from Nazi to the British embassy in Berlin where Germany. For his actions in saving they saw a plaque honouring Frank Jewish lives, Foley was recognized by Foley. Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the “We took a photo next to it, and only Nations in 1999. then began to realize how incredibly CORINA HERNANDEZ-MUNOZ At a ceremony held in Ottawa on A portrait of Frank Foley, his service medals, and other documents on display at the residence proud Britain is of him,” said Teddy. November 27 at Earnscliffe, the resi- of the British high commissioner is Ottawa, during a ceremony at which the medals were “Before that,” added Mike Foley, dence of the British high commissioner, donated to the United Kingdom by Canadian members of Foley’s family. “nobody really noticed the medals in Foley’s service medals were donated to our house or was aware of their signif- the United Kingdom by Canadian mem- a U.K. cabinet historian and expert on backgrounds and walks of life – even icance to Britain,” although they did bers of Foley’s family. British military intelligence, who spoke though many did not meet eligibility know of his role in saving thousands “Frank Foley exhibited the physical at the ceremony. requirements. of Jews. bravery of a ‘Bond’ in both world wars As head of the British passport “Frank’s openness, tolerance and “Giving the medals back to Britain, and displayed the intellectual dexterity control office, Foley issued thousand self-sacrifice were astonishing and over- where people really care and are aware of a ‘Smiley’ in running agents in pre- of visas to German Jews from all whelming,” said British High Commis- of his story, is simply the best way to war Nazi Germany,” said Mark Seaman, honour Frank,” said Mike. Ottawa women planning group trip to Israel

BY MERLE HALTRECHT-MATTE FOR PAULA AGULNIK AND YAFFA to Canada. GREENBAUM The group will visit Kfar Kara to see the Yad BeYad (Hand in Hand) bilingual f you are an adventurous, curious, school, dedicated to bringing together news-hungry woman, this is may be Jewish and Muslim children in a posi- the trip of a lifetime. Ottawans Paula tive, natural learning environment. Agulnik and Yaffa Greenbaum have There will be an Israeli cooking Iworked with Nancy Fortune of Marlin experience with Galileat at a local Arab Travel to put together an opportunity for or Druze home to explore the world of a small number of women to witness Arab cooking. Likewise, a visit to Kib- firsthand some personal situations of butz Sde Eliyahu will feature an interac- Yaffa Greenbaum (left) and Paula Agulnik have planned a 10-day trip for women to experience Israeli women and to experience special tive tour with one of the women guides Israel through a feminist lens. aspects of Israeli culture. Participants will of the Bio-Bee fields and facilities. On a spend 10 days – April 22 to May 2 – tour- working kibbutz, the group will encoun- ing Israel on an itinerary that brings to ter flies, bees and owls being used to life a feminist view of the Jewish state. tackle issues of environmental improve- From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to North- ment. ern Israel, dinner speakers will include The political will not be overlooked. Eetta Prince-Gibson, an award-winning Knesset Member Aida Touma-Suleiman, journalist, academic activist and lectur- chair of the Knesset’s Status of Women er. She is currently the Israel editor for and Gender Equality Committee, and Moment Magazine and was formerly one of only two Arab female members editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Report. of the Knesset, will give her view of Her writing focuses on Jerusalem, Israe- politics in Israel. Much more is packed li- Arab relations, gender equality, and into this special trip, including a bit of civil society. shopping, a soak in the Dead Sea and an Participants will also attend a panel optional climb of Masada. discussion at the Canadian ambassador’s Ending on a musical note, the Israel residence on the topic of post-traumatic Philharmonic Orchestra is on the agen- stress disorder with experts from Haifa da as well. University discussing the causes of this The intent of this women-only trip is disability and its impact on day-to-day to learn and share a better understand- life in Israel. The group will also meet ing of life in Israel. For more informa- with Miriam Barak, a retired Foreign tion, contact Yaffa Greenbaum at 613- Service officer who recently spent sev- 266-6677 or [email protected] eral years in Ottawa while her husband, or Paula Agulnik at 613-298-7520 or Rafael Barak, was ambassador of Israel [email protected]. January 22, 2018 12 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

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ADVERTISEMENT Ottawa’s Premier Jewish Summer Experience for Kids By Lillooet Nordlinger McDonnell Are you wondering what to do with your kids this summer? Are you hoping to give them the opportunity to make new friends while engaging in fun activities and learn- ing about their Jewish heritage? Look no further than Camp Gan Israel (CGI), Ot- tawa’s premier Jewish summer day camp. Camp Gan Israel offers campers of various ages and religious backgrounds a Jewish, an identity that the Tals realized chance to engage in a plethora of stimu- that the public school did not nurture. So lating activities while developing pride in they made the decision and sent Ava back their Jewish heritage and broadening their to OCJS. Despite the added financial com- religious connections and observance. mitment, Ava’s happiness was well worth Devorah Caytak, CGI Executive Direc- it. This summer Ava and Gabriel’s little tor, explains that CGI is much more than sister, Alyssa, age 4, is looking forward a break from the regular school routine. to attending CGI along with her older sib- “It’s a comprehensive program designed lings. to strengthen the body and the soul. It pro- Camp Gan Israel enjoys a well-earned vides a child with a rich and wholesome reputation as a trend setter with innova- summer vacation of fun and excitement tive ideas, creative programs and new ac- along with friendship and meaningful ed- tivities. This year it will run for 5 weeks ucational experiences.” come back year after and the warmth and from July 3 until August 2, 2018, serving Just ask Ottawa parents Anna and Dan- love that they bring is key to making the campers from age 18 months through 9 ny Tal, who began sending their children camp a success. years old for the boys division and up to to Camp Gan Israel 5 years ago. Until they Tal describes her family as moderately 14 years old for the girls division. Campers found CGI, the Tals had sent their eldest traditional, not religious per se. She says may sign up for one or more weeks or for daughter Ava, 10 years old, and son Gabri- that while attending Camp Gan Israel her the whole session. el, 8 years old to a variety of private and kids feel completely comfortable to be public summer day camps. In general, they who they are. To her surprise they enjoy found these camps to be overcrowded and the davening and learning about the differ- For more info see impersonal. When Ava and Gabriel final- ent holidays. Tal says that because of the www.cgiottawa.org ly attended CGI, they fell in love with it, happiness that CGI brings her children, nity School (OCJS), where she had been explains Anna Tal. It was just what they a pupil from senior kindergarten through she even tries to convince her secular Is- No matter how religious were looking for: stimulating activities raeli friends to sign up their children to grade 3. The Tals thought it important for involving sports, games, crafts, and dra- CGI. They often resist because they think their daughter Ava to learn French and so your family is, if you haven’t matics, small groups, and counsellors who that the camp is too “religious.” To this placed her in a French immersion public sent your kids there yet, cared (they give hugs and greet campers day, the families that Tal convinced remain school. The following summer she attend- make this summer a by name and may even drop by your house grateful. ed CGI and two weeks before she was Camp Gan Israel summer, after camp hours). The counsellors come to commence her second year in public Camp Gan Israel had such a profound your kids will be thankful! from all over the world including places effect on 10 year old Ava that it inspired to school she told her parents that she did not as far away as Australia and Israel. Many her return to the Ottawa Jewish Commu- want to return, because she wanted to feel January 22, 2018 14 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM January 22, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 15

Jozef Straus receives Order of Ottawa: Noting his “lifetime of extraordinary Stanley Levine receives Nepean’s Canada 150th Anniversary Medal: Stanley Levine (right) achievements in technology innovation and business success in the received Nepean’s Canada 150th Anniversary Medal from Nepean MP Chandra Arya (centre) on telecommunications industry” and his involvement in various charitable December 17 at Ottawa Torah Centre (OTC). Levine was recognized for volunteering his time and endeavours, community leader Jozef Straus received the Order of Ottawa in a knowledge during the construction of the new OTC building. Rabbi Menachem Blum of OTC is on ceremony, November 16, at City Hall. Straus (centre) was congratulated by Mayor the left. Jim Watson (left) and Councillor Jeff Lieper.

   :  ,  Valued at $1,800, the Ilana and Steven Rubin Scholarship aims to help students who are planning to attend a Canadian or Israeli post-secondary institution in a program of at least 2 years.  is award is intended for high school students graduating in 2018 with a B average or higher, with demonstrated nancial need, who are seeking their rst academic award.      . Information: [email protected] or call 613-798-4696, ext. 252 Steven Rubin with 2017 recipients (le ) Olivia Vale and (right) Ya a Segal. January 22, 2018 16 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

Adath Shalom: Adath Shalom Congregation held an event, November 25 at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, featuring Palestinian-Canadian peace activist Awad Loubani which was attended by members of Ottawa’s Jewish and Muslim communities. (From left) Habiba Mitha, Paul and Parinaz Adler, Awad and Yasmeen Loubani, Nada Ladhani, and Mansoor Mitha. Canadian Jewish Experience: The Canadian Jewish Experience presented a special program on Cecil Hart, the Jewish head coach of the Montreal Canadiens from 1926 to 1932 and 1936 to 1938, December 16 at Library and Archives Canada. The Hart Trophy, ADVERTISEMENT awarded annually to the most valuable player during the National Hockey League’s The Friendship Circle of Ottawa is Opening a New Season in 2018 regular season, was named for Hart. Andrea Freedman (left), president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, and The Friendship Circle of Ottawa is opening its new season in 2018. This nonprofit program has successfully existed under the auspices of the Rabbi Reuven Bulka, rabbi emeritus of Congregation Machzikei Hadas, are seen at the Jewish Youth Library of Ottawa since 2006, and now we are looking into event with the Hart Trophy and the Stanley Cup. expanding and enriching it even further. This amazing program connects children with developmental and/or other disabilities with a teenage or university age volunteer friend, who visits once a week for an hour. Our goal is to provide every child with special needs the support, friendship and inclusion that they deserve. Friendship Circle is founded upon the idea that within each person is a soul; and that soul is equal and worthy of boundless love. With this inspiration, the lives of the families we serve are enhanced, while the volunteers reap the rewards of selfless giving. Both the child and the teen benefit from such friendship immensely. The program provides children with the chance to bond with their volunteers in an environment they are most com- fortable in– their own homes. Together, they play games, create arts and crafts, read books or do anything fun! The parents and siblings of a special needs child benefit as well. They can have a little break with some time for themselves. On the other hand, parents have a chance to watch their chil- dren grow socially and emotionally with a new friend. Teenagers that have previously volunteered for the program said that they loved the expe- rience for many reasons. Some stated that it was an absolutely eye-opening involvement that eliminated the “labels” and the prejudices that exist around children with special needs. Oth- ers said that these children “are the same but different”, meaning that they might differ from other children, but they enjoy good company and play the same as other children do. Most of all, these children need love and understanding. Many volunteers stated that the experience had a big impact on their life and taught them to appreciate their life more. Children with special needs often have fewer friends, they are less exposed to social interaction. Therefore, many of them appreciate a new friend so much, a friend that comes home just for them! The Friendship Circle aims to promote an inclusive community that values all individuals regardless of the challenges they face. Devora Caytak, co-director of Jewish Youth Library of Ottawa and the founder of the program said that she was very pleased to have Tania Levin as Chabad of Centrepointe launched “A Ripple Effect,” a new teen the program coordinator. “We are planning to impact more families and involve more volun- Chabad of Centrepointe: teers”, she added. volunteer program giving teens the opportunity to reach out to children affected by “We are very flexible, and we are trying our best to find a good match between a child and illness or health challenges. The first training session was held November 29 at the a volunteer. We take everything into account: characters, interests, geographic proximity. We home of Rabbi Chaim and Bassy Mendelsohn. Visit www.arippleeffect.ca for more often visit families to see if everyone is happy”. information. While the program is run through the Jewish Youth Library, Mrs. Caytak said it is open to the city as a whole. “When a family calls us and says they need our help, we never say no”, she said. Another off-shoot of the program are the Sibshops. They are fun programs for brothers and sisters of kids with special needs, who might often feel a bit left out since parents often tend to devote more time to a more demanding child. Sibshops are aimed at providing a space The Friedman Family would like to thank for siblings to connect with each other for peer support as well as to learn more about disabil- ities and how to navigate social situations related to their sibling with special needs. Previous our many friends for their cards and donations Friendship Circle programs also included mom’s Spa nights out, Sunday circles, Walkathons and many more. to the Kaysa and Alfred Endowment Fund. A few more important things worth noting: there is no charge for families who have a child with special needs to participate in this program. Teen volunteers, on the other hand, It is much appreciated. will receive valuable community volunteer hours. A teen or young adult volunteer gets an incredible volunteer opportunity, a family gets respite, even if it is only an hour a week, and a child with special needs who has many doctors/ Alfred, Stefanie and Michael Friedman therapists in his/her life experiences friendship. We are now looking for families who have a child with special needs and teenage/universi- ty age volunteers. Please spread this information among your friends. Please contact Tania Levin, Visit www.ottawajewishbulletin.com for the program coordinator at 613-700-6456 or [email protected] breaking news and feature articles. January 22, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 17

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Ottawa Torah Centre: Rocky and the Goldstein, a musician from New York City performs, December 13, at Ottawa Torah Centre’s Chanukah party for adults.

Chabad Hebrew School: Chabad Hebrew School students present a Chanukah National Holocaust Monument: (From left) MP Michael Levitt, Rabbi Chaim Mendelsohn of the musical for family and Canadian Federation of Chabad Lubavitch, MP Anthony Housefather and former MP and justice friends, December 17, at the minister Irwin Cotler light a menorah on the first night of Chanukah, December 12 at the Ottawa Torah Centre. National Holocaust Monument.

IRV OSTERER Merivale High School: The Merivale High School Jewish Culture Club celebrates the second day of Chanukah, December 14, with Latkepalooza.

Glebe Shul: (From left) Adir Glikson, Shira Brass (partially hidden), Rabbi Yoey Shaps and Uri Marantz are among those enjoying the Glebe Shul Chanukah Party, December 12, on the first night of Chanukah.

Chabad of Centrepointe: Elmo was one of the special guests on hand for Chabad of Centrepointe’s 14th Sens game: A giant menorah was lit and Chanukah treats were served on the annual Chanukah eighth night of Chanukah, December 19, during the second intermission of the Menorah Lighting at Ben Ottawa Senators vs. Minnesota Wild game at the Canadian Tire Centre. (From Franklin Place, on the left) Andrea Freedman, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, fifth night of Chanukah, Spartacat and Rabbi Menachem Blum of the Ottawa Torah Centre Chabad. December 16. January 22, 2018 18 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Julius Rosenwald: Inspiring tzedakah and tikkun Olam

BY ARIELLE STIRLING Jewish Community Centre. Reflecting Rosenwald’s spir- JET it of tzedakah and tikkun olam, the screening at 7:15 pm will be preceded by a silent auction at 6:30. espite his prominence and many achievements, Rosenwald, the child of German immigrants, grew Julius Rosenwald never became a household up in Illinois where his father was a peddler. At age name. But thanks to a new documentary film 16, Rosenwald was apprenticed to his uncles’ clothing by Aviva Kempner, Rosenwald’s philanthropy manufacturing business in New York. From there, Dand partnership with African-American communities in through a series of business partnerships and family the Jim Crow South has become a foundational tale of connections, Rosenwald eventually took over Sears, tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (repairing the world). Roebuck & Co. Under his direction, Sears became the JET Ottawa and the 2017-2018 cohort of the Devel- largest retailer in the U.S. oping Future Leaders (DFL) program of the Zelikovitz Rosenwald was heavily influenced by his Jewish Centre for Jewish Studies at Carleton University will values and community in Chicago. Incensed by racial present a screening of “Rosenwald: The Remarkable inequality in the early-20th century, Rosenwald saw Story of a Jewish Partnership with African-American connections between the pogroms against European Communities” on Tuesday February 6 at the Soloway Jews and the violent attacks and lynch mobs against blacks. This led him to make significant philanthropic contributions to both Jewish and African-American causes, including sponsoring the first meetings of the To Our Family and Friends, NAACP and partnering with prominent activist Booker T. Washington to build over 5,300 schools for black We thank you for your children in the rural Deep South. donations, cards and visits These “Rosenwald schools” profoundly shaped the educational trajectories of countless African-Americans, for our loss of a dear including Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and others. brother and brother-in-law, Rosenwald’s compassion, empathy, and kinship with Mendel Shore. a persecuted community led him to apply his founda- tional Jewish values to change the world around him Your thoughtfulness is very – an inspirational story that JET and the students of the much appreciated. DFL program are honoured to be able to share with the Ottawa Jewish community. COURTESY OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARY David and Debi Shore Tickets for the screening are $10 and are available at Julius Rosenwald (left) and Booker T. Washington at the www.jetottawa.com or by calling 613-695-4800. Refresh- Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, February 22, 1915. ments will be served. January 22, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 19

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The Board of Directors of the Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation SOLOWAY JEWISH COMMUNITY JAMIE BEREZIN ENDOWMENT FUND acknowledges with thanks contributions to the following funds from CENTRE EARLY CHILDHOOD In Memory of: EDUCATION FUND November 22, 2017 – January 2, 2018 Buddy Pollock by Sheldon and Corinne Mazel Tov to: Taylor. Reminder: Printed acknowledgment must be requested to appear in Ambassador Alan and Dalia Baker on the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin. the birth of their grandson Lenny by MARTIN AND ELLIE BLACK Evelyn Greenberg. ENDOWMENT FUND Join us in building our community by Condolences to: In Memory of: supporting these local agencies The Goldman Family in Israel by Sandra TAMIR ENDOWMENT FUND Estelle Weiss by Martin and Ellie Black. and Norman Slover. In Appreciation of: Barbara Thaw by Martin and Ellie Black. Charles Levine by Martin and Ellie Black. AJA 50+ ENDOWMENT FUND Refuah Shlemah to: Lysette Irakoze by Debbie and Norm Birthday Wishes to: Barry Goldman by Sandra and Norman Ferkin. MAX AND MARCIA BORDELAY Sidney Featherman by Dan and Cathy Slover. MEMORIAL FUND Sigler. ABELSON FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Cecily Bregman by Arnold and Jeanette OTTAWA JEWISH COMMUNITY Marcia Bordelay by Corinne Berman. Finkelstein. ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory of: Jack Feldberg by Lois and Bob Abelson. Mazel Tov to: CANADIAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN CAMP B’NAI BRITH OF OTTAWA DAVID ADOM FUND Dorothy and Hartley Stern on the birth SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT MARJORIE AND BEN ACHBAR Chanukah Greetings to: FUND of their grandson by Sharon and David COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND Appotive. The Freedhoff Family by the Jack, Sarah, Donation to fund: In Memory of: David and Lev Silverstein. Danny Globerman. Refuah Shlemah to: Jack Feldberg by Marjorie and Ben Achbar. Hymie Reichstein by Jonathan GOLDIE AND MORRIS CANTOR HILLEL LODGE LEGACY FUND Freedman and Aviva Ben-Choreen. FRANCEEN AND STANLEY AGES ENDOWMENT FUND ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory of: In Memory of: Birthday Wishes to: Goldie Cantor by Helene, Shawn, Chaim Jacques Bencheton by Nina and Mark Robert Walkington by Jean Myers, and Condolences to: and Aaron Goldberg Dover. by Erin Bolling and Dan Bleichman. Morton and Marlene Brown on the loss of their daughter by Fran and Stan Ages. TILLIE AND HARRY CHERM PINCHAS ZUKERMAN MUSIC Cynthia Merzer on the loss of her sister JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES Leanne by Fran and Stan Ages. MEMORIAL FUND AGENCY FUND EDUCATION FUND In Memory of: In Memory of: In Memory of: In Memory of: Joel Waserman by Fran and Stan Ages. Joel Waserman by Stephen and Joyce Milrod by Sandra and Norman Antoinette Capelle by Norman and Antoinette Capelle by Fran and Stan Janet Kaiman, by Nathan and Barbara Slover. Myrna Barwin. Ages. Bregman, and by Jeffrey and Julie, Neil, Kelsey and Gary Fine. BRAYDEN APPOTIVE Alan Segal by Donald Cherm and Robert ENDOWMENT FUND Lebans. In Memory of: DONALD AND LEAH CHODIKOFF Diane Wexler by Ryan, Yoni, Brayden, ENDOWMENT FUND Jaye, and Brody Appotive. In Memory of: Antoinette Capelle by Leah Chodikoff ANNE AND LOUIS ARRON and Family. MEMORIAL FUND In Memory of: SID AND BARBARA COHEN Barbara Thaw by Daphne and Stanley COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND Arron In Memory of: Lana Bloom by Barbara Cohen. RICKI AND BARRY BAKER ENDOWMENT FUND CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM Birthday Wishes to: LEGACY FUND Max Cohen by Ricki and Barry Baker. In Memory of: Evelyn Greenberg by Ricki and Barry Mendel Shore by Randi & Ian, Jonathan Baker. & Inna, Matthew and Adam Sherman. In Memory of: Antoinette Capelle by Ricki and Barry SANDI AND EDDY COOK Baker. ENDOWMENT FUND Mazel Tov to: In Memory of: Sol and Laya Shabinsky on the wedding Barbara Thaw by Sandi and Eddy Cook of their grandson by Ricki and Barry and Family. Baker. Antoinette Capelle by Sandi and Eddy Cook and Family. CAYLA AND MICHAEL BAYLIN Mazel Tov to: ENDOWMENT FUND Margo Shabinsky Sherman on the wed- In Memory of: ding of Matthew and Jessica by Sandi Antoinette Capelle by Cayla Baylin. and Eddy Cook. CLAIRE AND IRVING BERCOVITCH NATHAN AND REBA DIENER ENDOWMENT FUND ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory of: Refuah Shlemah to: Mendel Shore by Claire Bercovitch. Hymie Reichstein by John and Dayra Diener. Birthday Wishes to: David Shore by Claire Bercovitch. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE January 22, 2018 20 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

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NATHAN AND REBA DIENER Stanley and Carol Kershman by Ellen MEMORIAL FUND Linda Nadolny-Cogan and Archie Cogan ENDOWMENT FUND, cont.. Fathi and family. Condolences to: on their 50th Wedding Anniversary by In Memory of: Naomi and Aaron Weinroth on the loss Roslyn and Arnie Kimmel. Mendel Shore by Barbara and Joel ALFRED AND KAYSA FRIEDMAN of their grandmothers by Helene, Shawn, Arlene and Arthur Resnick on their 50th Diener and Family. ENDOWMENT FUND Chaim and Aaron Goldberg. Wedding Anniversary by Roslyn and Rhoda Prager by Barbara and Joel In Memory of: IBOLYA AND HOWARD Arnie Kimmel. Diener and Family. Kaysa Friedman by John and Estelle GOLDBERG FAMILY FUND KRANTZBERG KRANE FAMILY FUND Mazel Tov to: Liberman, by Judi and Mickey Cohen, by Anniversary Wishes to: Rabbi and Mrs. Dovid Bernstein on the Stuart and Carol Levine, by Leonard and Rhodah and Eddie Weinberg by Helene, In Memory of: upcoming wedding of their daughter by Barbara Farber, by Kenneth and Linda Shawn, Chaim and Aaron Goldberg. Raymonde Belanger by Myra and Sam Reba Diener. Mirsky, by Barbara Cohen, by Martha Krane and family. Felice and Jeff Pleet on the birth of Villeneuve, by Ellin Kert and by Alice JEFFREY AND ENID GOULD Birthday Wishes to: their grandchild by Reba Diener and by Murray. FAMILY FUND Sandra and Sam Zunder by Myra and Diane Wexler by Alfred Friedman. John, Dayra, Brian and Erica Diener. In Memory of: Sam Krane. GARTEN FAMILY ENDOWMENT Antoinette Capelle by Jeff and Enid Gould. CYNTHIA AND ABE ENGEL SUSAN AND DAVID KRIGER In Memory of: ENDOWMENT FUND ENDOWMENT FUND Estelle Weiss by Micah and Jessica GROSSMAN KLEIN FAMILIES Mazel Tov to: Garten. FUND In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Cynthia Engel on the Bar Mitzvah of In Memory of: Diane Kriger, a beloved sister by David Aubrey by Ingrid Levitz. ROBERT AND LEAH GENCHER Kaysa Friedman by Vera and Leslie Klein. Kriger. In Memory of: FAMILY FUND In Appreciation of: Gerald Tulchinksy by Cynthia Engel. In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Pauline Pankowski by Vera and Leslie LEON AND BYRTHA LECKIE Yisroel Engel a beloved father by Leah Klein. MEMORIAL FUND BARBARAef AND LEN FARBERef Gencher. tc tc In Honour of: ENDOWMENT FUND HY AND PAULINE HOCHBERG Leon and Byrtha Leckie, belove parents In Memory of: GILBOA/MAOZ FAMILY FUND ENDOWMENT FUND by Norman Leckie. Rhoda Prager by Barbara and Len In Memory of: Birthday Wishes to: Farber. Susan Klein by Tal Gilboa and Rob Pauline Hochberg by Beatrice Dubinsky. NORMAN AND ISABEL LESH Antoinette Capelle by Barbara and Len Steiner. ENDOWMENT FUND Farber. Mazel Tov to: INY FAMILY FUND In Memory of: Barbara Thaw by Isabel Lesh. ELLEN AND RAHAMIM FATHI Hillel and Fraidy Jakabovitz on the birth In Memory of: ENDOWMENT FUND of Shalom by Tal Gilboa and Rob Steiner. Antoinette Capelle by Elissa and Avraham Iny. ARNOLD AND ROSE LITHWICK Anniversary Wishes to: MEMORIAL FUND HOWARDwc HERZL GOLDBERGwc Barbara Thaw by Elissa and Avraham Iny. Birthday Wishes to: ip ip e e SYD, ETHEL, LINDA AND Harold Fein by Yvonne and Harvey f STEVEN KERZNER AND FAMILY Lithwick and family. f COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND Foundation Mazel Tov to: Gregg and Marla Beth Rosen on becom- IRVING AND ELLEN LITHWICK ing grandparents by Linda and Steven ENDOWMENT FUND Kerzner. Anniversary Wishes to: egacy ift places your In Memory of: Earle and Vicki Weiss by Harvey and aspirations for the future Estelle Weiss by Linda and Steven Yvonne Lithwick. m m Kerzner. of the community in expert Barbara Thaw by Linda and Steven RHODA AND JEFFREY MILLER lg lg Kerzner. FAMILY FUND hands. bf bfCharles Levine by Linda and Steven In Memory of: Kerzner. Barbara Thaw by Rhoda and Jeff Miller Rhoda Prager by Linda and Steven and Family. Kerzner. Mendel Shore by Rhoda and Jeff Miller You can provide for the ongoing support of the causes in the and Family. ARTHUR AND SARAH KIMMEL Rhoda Prager by Rhoda and Jeff Miller community with which you identify most closely. A legacy gift MEMORIAL FUND and Family. In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: most often takes the form of a bequest in your will that Sarah Kimmel a very dear mother by NORMAN AND ANNE MIRSKY Isabel Lesh. MEMORIAL FUND designates a portion of your estate to create an endowment In Memory of: In Memory of: Tibor Vertes by Daniel and Marilyn Diane Wexler by Millie and Steve Mirsky. fund. Take Foundation’s Legacy Challenge, and with a bequest Kimmel. Jack Feldberg by Daniel and Marilyn PINKAS AND YEHUDIT NEWMAN of $10,000 or more, we’ll cover up to $1,000 in legal costs. Kimmel. MEMORIAL FUND Joel Waserman by Daniel and Marilyn In Memory of: Kimmel, and by Roslyn and Arnold Kimmel. Mendel Shore by Marilyn and William The Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation supports the long term fi nancial Don Cherry by Roslyn and Arnold Newman. stability of the agencies which serve the Ottawa Jewish Community. Kimmel. Antoinette Capelle by Lisa Kimmel and HARRY AND BERTHA PLEET Adam White and Family. MEMORIAL FUND Find out more at OJCF.CA or contact Mazel Tov to: In Memory of: Morris and Leah Melamed on the Clara Nador by Pinchas and Barbara Micah Garten, Director of Development at upcoming wedding of their granddaugh- Pleet. 613-798-4696 x270 or mgarten@jewisho� awa.com ter by Isabel Lesh. Ruth Rasal Adler by Pinchas and Barbara January 22, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 21

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Pleet. Levine. Penso. Elaine Groper on the loss of her father Lorraine Nathanson by Pinchas and LORNE AND LAURIE BRENT AND RISA TAYLOR by Debi and Neil Zaret. Barbara Pleet. SHUSTERMAN FAMILY FUND ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory of: In Memory of: THE WOMEN’S COLLECTIVE SYDNEY SLOAN POTECHIN Estelle Weiss by Lorne and Laurie Barbara Thaw by Brent, Risa and Shira PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM MEMORIAL FUND Shusterman. Taylor. Providing support for services and pro- In Appreciation of: Barbara Thaw by Lorne and Laurie Rhoda Prager by Brent, Risa and Shira grams that directly benefit women and Rosalyn and Steven Fremeth by Dodie Shusterman. Taylor. children. and Bram Potechin. Birthday Wishes to: Robyn and Joe Seurat by Dodie and JACK AND SARAH SILVERSTEIN Brent Taylor by Malca and Chuck WOMEN’S COLLECTIVE Bram Potechin. FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND Polowin. ENDOWMENT FUND Linda and Ennio Pagani by Dodie and Mazel Tov to: Bram Potechin. Anniversary Wishes to: Herb and Corinne Zagerman by Jack, BARBARA AND GERALD THAW Janet Dollin and Zave Chad on the birth Sarah, David and Lev Silverstein. ENDOWMENT FUND of their granddaughter by Lynne Oreck- PHYLLIS AND ALAN RACKOW Wener and Bob Wener. ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory of: STELLA AND LOUIS SLACK Barbara Thaw by Allan and Nancy Chuck and Bonnie Merovitz on their In Memory of: MEMORIAL FUND Samberg, by Beverley and Teddy Canter, new home by Lynne Oreck-Wener and Rhoda Prager by Valerie Rackow and Bob Wener. In Memory of: by Stanley and Gail Hitzig, by Ron Brian Steinhart. Cherney and Deborah Ferris, by Randi In Memory of: Leonard Kirsh by Valerie Rackow and Jan Bardy Levy by Myra and Lester Aronson. and Ian Sherman, and by Jon and Ellen Estelle Weiss by Lisa Rosenkrantz and Brian Steinhart. Reider. Michael Walsh. Laura Spergel by Valerie Rackow and Diane Wexler by Myra and Lester Aronson. Brian Steinhart. MOSES, CHENYA AND HENRY THE SAUL AND EDNA GOLDFARB TORONTOW MEMORIAL FUND B’NAI MITZVAH PROGRAM MOE AND SARAH RESNICK LINDA SLOTIN AND JONATHAN ENDOWMENT FUND FISHER ENDOWMENT FUND In Obervance of the Yahrzeit of: Moses Torontow a beloved grandfather MARA BOSLOY B’NAI MITZVAH In Memory of: Refuah Shlemah to: FUND Jonah Kanter by Linda Slotin and by Tammy Torontow. Mike Chippen by Penny and Gordon In Memory of: Resnick. Jonathan Fisher. Birthday Wishes to: Marcia Aronson by Linda Slotin and Beatrice Torontow by Jerry and Richard Levy by Vera and George Gara. Jonathan Fisher. Cathie Torontow. FLORENCE AND GDALYAH REBECCA BOSLOY MITZVAH ROSENFELD ENDOWMENT FUND Mazel Tov to: STEPHEN AND GAIL VICTOR FUND In Memory of: Mark and Maureen Farovitch on Stephanie and William’s engagement by ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory of: Diane Wexler by Anita Rosenfeld. Richard Levy by Judy and Jonathan Anna Engel Browman by Anita Rosenfeld. Linda Slotin and Jonathan Fisher. In Appreciation of: Stephen and Gail Victor by Tom and Bosloy. SHELLEY AND SID ROTHMAN JACK AND LINDA SMITH Paul Hewitt. ENDOWMENT FUND MARSHALL ROTHMAN B’NAI FAMILY FUND Birthday Wishes to: MITZVAH FUND In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Evelyn Greenberg by Stephen and Gail Mazel Tov to: In Memory of: Hartley and Dorothy Stern on the Inez Smith a beloved mother, by Leslie Victor. Smith. Barbara Thaw by Shelley Rothman and engagement of their son Andrew to Refuah Shlemah to: Family. Emily by Shelley Rothman. Zelaine Shinder by Stephen and Gail RUTH AND HY SOLOWAY FAMILY Victor. In Memory of: FUND BENJAMIN SHAPIRO BAR Ruth Kellner by Shelley Rothman. Yehuda Azuelos by Stephen and Gail MITZVAH FUND In Memory of: Victor. Birthday Wishes to: Diane Wexler by Ruth Soloway. In Appreciation of: Shelley Rothman by Peter and Pat In Memory of: Allison Goldfield and Mark Allice by Shenfield. Joel Waserman by Sandy Marchello, and Nikki, Michael, Neilah and Benjamin DORIS AND RICHARD STERN by Stephen and Gail Victor. FAMILY FUND Shapiro. AL AND BETTY SEGAL MEMORIAL Estelle Weiss by Stephen and FUND Birthday Wishes to: Gail Victor. ZACHARY SILBER B’NAI MITZVAH Michael Molot by Doris and Richard Diane Wexler by Stephen and FUND In Memory of: Stern. Gail Victor. Lt. Col. David Wiens by Shelley and Stephen Pincus by Doris and Richard In Memory of: Martin Goldenberg. Stern. HALTON/WEISS FAMILY FUND Antoinette Capelle by Lawrence and Shari Silber. LAYA AND SOL SHABINSKY In Memory of: FREDA AND PHIL SWEDKO Estelle Weiss by Sarah Beutel and ENDOWMENT FUND MEMORIAL FUND ABIGAIL TATHAM B’NAI MITZVAH Steven Morgan. FUND Mazel Tov to: Anniversary Wishes to: Margo Shabinsky Sherman on the mar- Irving and Beverly Swedko by Claire IRVING AND DIANE WEXLER Condolences to: riage of Matthew and Jessica by Randi Berkovitch. FAMILY FUND Ben Tatham by Jonathan Freedman & Ian, Jonathan & Inna, Matthew and and Aviva, Liat, Tal-Or and Elishua Ben- Adam Sherman. In Memory of: Choreen. CASEY AND BESS SWEDLOVE Diane Wexler by Karen and Aaron MEMORIAL FUND SYLVIA AND ALBERT SHAHIN Karvat. by Reesa, Bernie, Perry, Stacey, Contributions may be made FAMILY FUND In Memory of: Jamie and Marlee Tonchin, and by Joel Waserman by Carol-Sue and Jack Dorothy and Bernie Tonchin. online at www.OJCF.ca or In Memory of: Shapiro. by contacting the office at Albert Shahin by Mike Shahin, Tong SAM AND HELENE ZARET Shahin and Gail Mitchell. Chanukah Greetings to: 613-798-4696 extension 274, Rabbi and Mrs. Benjamin Friedberg by MEMORIAL FUND Monday to Friday or by email at JULES AND BARBARA SIGLER Carol-Sue and Jack Shapiro. Mazel Tov to: [email protected]. Attractive COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND Margo Shabinsky Sherman on the mar- cards are sent to convey the TAMIR ENDOWMENT FUND riage of her son Matthew to Jessica by Mazel Tov to: Debi and Neil Zaret. appropriate sentiments. All Jules and Barbara Sigler on the birth Refuah Shlemah to: Laila Bloomstone by Jerry and Lily Condolences to: donations are acknowledged of their grandson by Stuart and Carol with a charitable receipt. January 22, 2018 22 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

In support of the Bess and Moe Greenberg Family Hillel Lodge In the Joseph and Inez Zelikovitz Long Term Care Centre 613-728-3990 Your donation to the Lodge assists in providing high quality care for our Jewish elderly.

Card Donations Michael Feldman by Murray Citron Ken and Leah Miller Family Fund In Honour of: Card donations go a long way to improving In Memory of: Ruth Shacter Mazel Tov on your very special the quality of life for our residents. Thank Nell Gluck Memorial Fund Robert Walkington by Haley, Dalia, Lisa and Birthday by Carole and Norman Zagerman you for considering their needs and contrib- In Honour of: Mitch Miller *************** uting to their well-being. Carl Gluck Mazel Tov on your milestone Feeding Program On behalf of the residents and their fam- Birthday by Julia Gluck and Ted Overton Chuck and Malca Polowin Family Fund In Memory of: ilies, we extend sincere appreciation to the and Manny and Cheryle Gluck In Memory of: Jack Feldberg by Fran Freedman-Kesler following individuals and families who made Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gluck Mazel Tov on your Diane Wexler by Malca and Chuck Polowin Barbara Thaw by Barbara and Steve Levinson card donations to the Hillel Lodge Long- three new grandchildren by Julia Gluck and Diane Wexler by Carol Gradus Term Care Foundation between November Ted Overton Linda and Stanley Shiff Family Fund Mendel Shore by Carol Gradus and Sylvia and 22, 201- January 2, 2018 inclusive. Toby and Joel Yan Mazel Tov on the birth of In Memory of: Michael Caplan your new grandson by Henry and Maureen Joan Lazarus by Esther, Ron, Ari and Jonah In Honour of: Molot and family HONOUR FUNDS Paritzky Lorraine Thomas In appreciation of your help Cheryle Gluck Mazel Tov on your special Unlike a bequest or gift of life insurance, by Edith Landen Birthday by Henry and Maureen Molot and Label and Leona Silver Family Fund which are realized some time in the future, a Elena Keen In appreciation by Barbara Her- Julia Gluck and Ted Overton named Honour Fund (i.e., endowment fund) In Honour of: shorn Rabbi Reuven Tradburks Mazel Tov on your is established during your lifetime. 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In Honour of: Steve Levinson Diane Wexler by Maureen and Henry Molot A Hillel Lodge Honour Fund is a per- Ron and Avalee Prehogan A big Mazel Tov on Diana Ralph In appreciation by Jan Jones manent pool of capital that earns interest the birth of your twin granddaughters by Rachel Pernica Best wishes on your Birthday Gunner Family Fund or income each year. This income then sup- Monica and Alvin Stein by Judy Goldstein ports the priorities designated by you, the donor. 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hen I served as spiritual leader of Temple Thirty years after the March on Washington, our Israel, I participated in the rotation of community seems to be moving in the opposite direc- pulpit rabbis who offered words of Torah RABBI STEVEN H. GARTEN tion. We have yet to effectively master the balance in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin’s “From the between communal and individual needs. Anthropolo- WPulpit” column. Now that I have the honour of follow- A VIEW FROM gist Clifford Geertz wrote that “sacred symbols synthe- ing in the footsteps of Barbara Crook and other wise THE BLEACHERS size a people’s ethos,” and we must ask, as Rabbi Elyse and insightful columnists who have contributed to Winick notes at My Jewish Learning, “How can we these pages, it requires a different approach than present these symbols as personally meaningful as well “From the Pulpit.” as communally binding?” I have chosen to follow the wisdom of my paternal Three decades ago, the power of the Jewish commu- Some of our community leaders believe that grandfather in naming this column “A View from the nity was made most obvious to me. Freedom Sunday what will bind us together and preserve our future Bleachers.” Growing up in New York City, the Bronx to for Soviet Jews was a march and political rally held on is a Jewish day school. Some of our community be exact, I had the pleasure of attending many a base- December 6, 1987 in Washington, D.C. An estimated leaders believe that synagogue life and new models ball game at Yankee Stadium. When I went with my 250,000 participants gathered on the National Mall, of synagogue life are an alternative to communi- grandfather, he always bought bleacher seats, then the calling for Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev ty solidarity. Some of our communal agencies see cheapest seats, those furthest away from home plate to extend his policy of glasnost to Soviet Jews by put- themselves in competition with the community and the pitcher’s mound. ting an end to their forced assimilation and allowing for dollars and support. Some in our community I once asked him if we could afford the more expen- them to immigrate to Israel. believe that unfiltered support of the Israeli gov- sive seats, closer to the action. He said that we could My children and I were participants in that march. ernment and its policies is necessary for communal sit closer but the view would not be as good. Puzzled, We were part of two plane loads of Jews who flew from welfare. Of course there is truth and wisdom in each I asked him to explain and he said, with great surety, Toronto to Washington. Thirty years ago, Jews from all road travelled. that from the bleachers we could see everything. Up over North America gathered under the slogans, “We Yet, today I do not feel the urgency that permeated close, we would miss the movements of all the players, Are One” and “Let My People Go”: a thrilling moment the marchers on the National Mall to put aside denom- the nuances of the game, the intellectual duel between for a united North American Jewish community. It was inational, institutional, personal agendas for a greater hitter, pitcher and fielders. perhaps the last time we found a way to gather togeth- good. I do not hear a commitment to shared visions At the time I did not understand him but I gradu- er as a united community. and shared values. I wonder if the time has come for ally accepted his wisdom as my own. The closer to the I was reminded of this long-ago event by the deci- us to take the slogan, “We Are One” out of mothballs action you are, the more tunnel vision you develop. I sion of the U.S. army to change its slogan from “Be and search for the road less travelled, the road of com- love to sit up high at a symphony so I can see all the All That You Can Be” to “An Army of One.” It is their munal solidarity laced with a new understanding of members of an orchestra at once. Watching a play response to the powerful force of individualism in communal diversity. from the orchestra narrows my field of vision and my society. The U.S army recognized that unless they can My next column will be written while I am in sightlines. Looking at our Jewish world from the pulpit capture what links people together they will fail in Israel. There, in the midst of history and modernity, certainly narrowed my perspective. So now I sit in the their endeavour to create a unified, culturally diverse the notion of community takes on a very different bleachers and offer some perceptions from afar. enterprise. perspective.

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and College Street, near Kensington Mar- Kielce-Radom district of Poland, ket. All the Jews were poor. Outside this in 1908 and came to Toronto MURRAY CITRON area lived the English, who were rich. in 1927. The largest number of In my Jewish Toronto, the storefront Toronto Jews came from that part BOOK REVIEW signs were as likely to be in Yiddish as of Poland. Max struggled to make in English. Grownups spoke Yiddish a living in the clothing business (we called it Jewish) or heavily accented and was drawn to theatrical work. English. The kids spoke English. The He became one of the stars of the The Jewish Hour: The Golden Age of adults who spoke English without an Jewish Hours, and of the Jewish a Toronto Yiddish Radio Show and accent were the schoolteachers and the stage. Michael tells touchingly, Newspaper policemen. near the end of this book, how By Michael Mandel Into this world the radio, which was his father died suddenly at home, Now and Then Books the only broadcast medium, brought apparently of a stroke, in 1953, 325 pages news, music, sports, and comedy, in when Michael was four. English. We knew that Eddie Cantor and Michael grew up to become ne Sunday morning, when I was Jack Benny were Jewish, but they per- a law professor at Osgoode Hall in grade school in Toronto, I formed in English. Law School and wrote a num- came into the kitchen and And there was the Jewish Hour, that ber of books. Sadly, Michael found my mother wiping her brought a Yiddish vort – Yiddish songs, also died too early, in 2013, Oeyes and laughing. She was listening to a Yiddish theatre sketches, Yiddish adver- at 65. The Jewish Hour: The musical sketch on the Jewish Hour that tising – over the airwaves into Jewish Golden Age of a Toronto Yiddish had a father walking home from shul with homes. Actually there were a number of Radio Show and Newspaper, his little boy, who had a complaint. The Jewish Hours that ran at different times, which he had to rush to finish, boy was jealous of some of his friends, on different radio stations, usually on was his final book. who got to go up to the front and say Sunday, often in sharp competition, Michael tells us that he while Kaddish. He wanted to say Kaddish too, often, for reasons of cost, on stations he made his living teaching law, and the father kept trying to shut him up. not in Toronto, like Hamilton and St. music was his first love – he I was a child myself, and in my family Catharines. There were Jewish perform- sang with Yiddishland Café and the York papers. Today newspapers try to we didn’t go to shul, and I didn’t get it. It ers and presenters, who used Yiddish. Toronto Jewish Folk Choir. Growing up, protect advertising revenue by adding took a while. But I always got the impor- One of them was Max Mandel – the he was told that his father had been a Internet service to their subscriptions. In tance of the Jewish Hour. In those days father of author Michael Mandel, who big star, but all he had were a couple of those days radio was the new technolog- I had a peculiarDecember view 11, 2017of the universe. I was born in 1948, when the out-migra- photographs and a few old records. The ical rival, so newspapers sponsored radio thought34 allOTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM the Jews in the world lived in tion of Jews to the northern, and bet- Ashkenaz Festival in Toronto, knowing stations, or radio programs. The result an area of about 30 city blocks centred ter-off, parts of Toronto, was beginning. his background, commissioned Michael was the Jewish Hour. on the intersection of Spadina Avenue Max was born in Apt, in the to research the history of Jewish radio The book’s story is told largely inConservative Toronto. That took him to the movement Ontar- through photographs, news items, and io Jewish Archives, where the archivist announcements, copied from the Yid- brought him an old binder of issues dish original of Kanader Nayes, with ofcondemns Kanader Nayes, a Toronto sexual Yiddish abuse,translations by theurges author. The Dworkin newspaper published from 1935 until family and Kanader Nayes had political I REALLY AM 1954,reporting for four years as a andbiweekly andprevention positions – socialist protocols and anti-commu- then as a weekly. nist at home, Labour Zionist abroad. (JTA)In the– The paper, Conservative Michael found movement his The time frame is from the depth of the BRILLIANT! father’scondemned wedding sexual photograph harassment and and a DepressionThe Conservative in the 1930s, Jewish through the frontassault page and story urged about protocols the “first to prevent Jewish Second World War, the Holocaust, the radioand report hour,” such which incidents. mentioned “the arrival movement of refugees condemns in Canada, and the the sweetThe singer movement of folksongs issued theMax condem Mandel.”- creationbehaviour of the of State those of Israel.who use their Michaelnation November went “hopping 28 in aaround statement the Sopositions the story is of more power than to just take the roomon behalf barely of 10able Conservative to control myself.” groups, He story of a radio show. As Michael Man- hadincluding found the his Rabbinicalfather, and Assembly the beginning and deladvantage writes, The of Jewish others. 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r. Freydick and Mr. Krekhtser (fictional Once the individual recognizes himself as a chron- characters) are acquaintances who bump ic complainer, he can take the appropriate steps to into each other from time to time. GLORIA SCHWARTZ reshape his thoughts and modify his interactions. Here “How are you?” asks Mr. Krekhtser. FOCUS ON is a quick and informal quiz to help you determine if MNo matter how he’s feeling, Mr. Freydick typically you’re a chronic complainer: smiles and replies, “I’m fine, thanks. How are you?” FITNESS 1 How many times in the past week have you shared Mr. Krekhtser never says he’s fine. This week it information about your health, including in person, might be a sore back. Another time it might be a on the phone and on social media? (a) 0-2; (b) 3 or headache, a cold, a restless night or his allergies acting Sharing one’s health concerns from time to time in more times. up. It’s always something. Mr. Krekhtser has an end- moderation and being open to suggestions for resolv- 2 When someone asks you how you are, you usually less catalogue of ailments. He never fails to seize the ing the problem is very different from the incorrigible (a) say, “Fine, thanks” and ask how they are; (b) moment and launch into a soliloquy that leaves Mr. bellyacher who simply seeks captive ears. use that opportunity to launch into a discussion of Freydick wondering how to politely extricate himself People who constantly over-share about everything your health issues. from this mentally exhausting encounter. from their upset stomach to their sore knee or hem- 3 When you discuss a health issue with a friend or Are you more like Mr. Freydick or Mr. Krekhtser? Are orrhoids or whatever their ailment-du-jour happens acquaintance, you usually (a) keep it brief, (b) feel you starting the New Year with a positive or negative to be, may be hypochondriacs or may simply lack the need to list your symptoms, medications, every attitude? Do you see your glass as half full or half empty? self-awareness. Or perhaps they’re lonely and lacking therapy you’ve tried and/or your past medical history. Why do some people feel the constant need to the social skills to engage in a discussion other than If you answered b to any of the questions, you may be kvetch about their afflictions, not just to immediate about their health concerns. a chronic complainer. A visit to a hospital ward or vol- family and close friends, but to anyone and everyone Sometimes it takes two to tango. Complainers may unteering as a friendly visitor to patients or shut-ins can from the barista to the person ahead of them in the select like-minded people with whom to commiserate. put things into perspective and help you focus less on checkout line? What do chronic complainers gain by They feed off each other, even one-upping each other. yourself. It might even change your inner dialogue from unburdening themselves in this manner? Such conversations can sound like a competitive sport. “woe is me” to “how blessed I am.” Reading self-help People have different psychological needs and “Not uncommonly, people who complain a lot literature that provides additional strategies may be valu- boundaries when it comes to sharing personal infor- are struggling with obsessive thoughts leading them able. In severe cases, professional help may be beneficial. mation. Going on ad nauseum about every twinge or to ruminate and worry using those close to them as The more you Google and discuss your health issues, ache – real or imagined – may provide some emotional sounding boards,” notes Elliot D. Cohen the more addictive and unproductive it becomes, tak- comfort, but it’s unfair to the person on the receiving (https://tinyurl.com/z5ds6vo ). Routinely telling yourself ing you down a slippery slope of anxiety. Reset your end. Such routine negative talk can be a symptom of and others how poorly you feel can become a vicious expectations – you don’t have to feel perfect all the anxiety or some underlying need for attention, sym- cycle and a self-fulfilling prophecy. It can reinforce fears time. Make a commitment to yourself to stop dwelling pathy or something else that is lacking in their life. and make you feel physically worse off than if you’d spent on and sharing the negative and to focus on your bless- Habitually focusing on what’s wrong instead of what’s your energy on positive thoughts and conversations. ings, your attitude and gratitude. And practice saying, right can alienate people and doesn’t solve anything. The first step towards any change is self-awareness. “I’m fine, thanks.”

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ONGOING EVENTS SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 Contact: [email protected] February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness month. Join Mahjong at KBI Shabbaton with Rabbi Ariel Goldberg us for a Congregational Shabbat dinner on Friday Thursdays, 1:30 - 3:30 pm, 9:45 am - 2:30 pm, Adath Shalom Congregation, 31 night and spend Shabbat with our special guest Kehillat Beth Israel Congregation, 1400 Coldrey Ave. Nadolny Sachs Pvt. Lauren Tuchman, who will be delivering a sermon Contact: [email protected] Contact: Paul Adler, [email protected] entitled: Revelation as a Blueprint for Inclusion. Cost: $2. Beginners and experienced players welcome. Dvar Torah, Kiddush Lunch, Learning with Rabbi Ariel Bring sets and cards if you have them. Goldberg. Giving and Taking Support During the SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Journey of Aging, a Spiritual-Growth Mussar Approach. Kol Miriam Ladies Choir Sponsored by: Adath Shalom Congregation Kristallnacht Torah Comes to Ottawa Wednesdays 7:30 - 9 pm 10 am - 1pm, Ottawa Torah Centre Chabad, 111 Hillel Lodge, 10 Nadolny Sacks Private SUNDAY, JANUARY 28 Lamplighters Dr. Contact: Laura Lunn, [email protected] JNF Ottawa Tu Bi’Shevat Telethon Contact: Rabbi Blum, [email protected] Spiritual uplifting Jewish music by women for women. 9 am - noon, 205 - 11 Nadolny Sachs Pvt. Historic Torah saved from the ashes of Kristallnacht Contact: Ilana Albert-Novick, [email protected] will be in Ottawa for Shabbat. Join us as we greet and Ottawa Israeli Dance read from this special Torah Scroll. Luncheon follows. Tuesdays, 7 - 10 pm Celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the 15th of Shevat, by planting Jewish Community School, 31 Nadolny Sachs Pvt. trees in Eretz Israel. Trees are $18 each. Certificates and SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Contact: Judy , [email protected] cards available. Great music. Exercise. All in a fun and friendly atmo- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31 Jewish Federation of Ottawa Mitzvah Day 2018 sphere. Cost: $5/evening (pay at the door) 9 am - 12pm J-Fellows Young Leadership Development - Session 1 Contact: Tanya Poirier, [email protected] THURSDAY, JANUARY 25 6:30 - 8:30 PM Join us for a day of good deeds! Register now at Bar Mitzvah Club Contact: Natalie Abenhaim, www.mitzvahdayottawa.com. 6 - 7:30 pm, Young Israel of Ottawa, 627 Kirkwood Ave. [email protected] Introduction to the Ottawa Jewish Community. Machzikei Superbowl Party Contact: Miriam Tanger, [email protected] 6-10 PM, Congregation Machzikei Hadas, 2310 Virginia Dr. Cost: $30/session. For boys ages 11-14, with FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Cost: $25. RSVP online or by contacting the shul office at Rabbi Tanger. Dinner, Tefillin workshop, mezuzah [email protected]. Come out to watch the big workshop. Community Gourmet Friday Night Dinner featur- game on the big screen with good friends and great food! FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 ing Mindy Pollak 5 - 8 pm, Congregation Machzikei Hadas, 2310 Virginia Dr. CANDLE LIGHTING BEFORE TOTally Shabbat Cost: See website www.cmhottawa.com/events. JANUARY 26 4:43 FEBRUARY 16 5:13 5:30 pm, Temple Israel, 1301 Prince of Wales Dr. Mindy Pollak is a borough councillor in Outremont FEBRUARY 2 4:53 FEBRUARY 23 5:23 Contact: Sue Potechin, [email protected] since 2013, the first Chasidic Jewish woman to hold FEBRUARY 9 5:03 MARCH 2 5:33 political office in Montreal. A multi-generational program for families with BULLETIN DEADLINES children under 6 years of age. Songs, prayers, dances Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Guest Speaker WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31 FOR FEBRUARY 19 and stories, free family-friendly meal at 6 pm. Erev Lauren Tuchman WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 FOR MARCH 5 Shabbat services begin at 6:30 pm. Everyone welcome! Feb 2, 5 - 7 pm and Feb. 3, 9 am - 12 pm, Kehillat Beth WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28* FOR MARCH 26 * Early deadline: Community-wide Issue ** Early deadline: holiday closures Israel, 1400 Coldrey Ave. (all dates subject to change)

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Condolences are extended to the families of: Muriel Beilin Joan Lazarus, Montreal Isser Smith (mother of Linda Shiff) Jacques Bencheton Judith Spinder Suetella Levine, New Jersey Harold Brown, Montreal (mother of Shulamis Durden) Barbara Thaw (brother of Barbara Weiss) The Condolence Column Tibor Vertes Edith Perry is offered as a public service Antoinette Capelle Eva Vininsky, Montreal to the community. There is no Rhoda Prager Barry Eisenstadt (mother of Elaine Vininsky) charge. For listing in this column, Abraham David Rosental, please call 613 798-4696, ext. 274. Louis Friendly Estelle Weiss Colombia Voice mail is available. (father of Myriam Hill) Diane Wexler Michael Gallaman, Montreal (father of Aliza Gauzas) Mendel Shore, Toronto (brother of David Shore) May their memory be a blessing always. January 22, 2018 28 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

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