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HamiltonHamilton JJeewwiisshh NNeewwss SERVING HAMILTON WENTWORTH & AREA OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2002 VOL 17:2 CHESVAN 5763 Dates to UJA Campaign Opening sets the tone for Remember emphasis on local needs and support for Israel Genesis BY WENDY SCHNEIDER Information Evening Community members came out in large Tuesday, Nov 5, 7:30 pm numbers to the UJA at Beth Jacob Synagogue Campaign 2003 opening on October 2 which First Night of honoured Rabbi Morton Chanukkah Green and long time Jewish communal Friday, Nov 29 worker, Dolly Cohen, and featured keynote speaker, former Canadian Inside ambassador to Israel, Norman Spector. for an intensive The evening was growth and emceed by Dr. Lester learning Krames, co-chair of UJA Campaign 2003, who eloquently articulated UJA Federation’s 2003 campaign theme "Building a New Jewish Former Canadian Ambassador to Israel, Dr. Norman Spector, (far right) was the keynote speaker at Future For Hamilton and the UJA Campaign opening on October 2. He is pietured here with JNF emissary, Effie Zussman and Deepening Our Ties to necessary to combat anti- personal observances and Yossi Beilin had the Israel" by enumerating Israel propaganda on reminiscences of Yitzhak courage to tell Israelis the experience... the many areas both campus. Rabin and the signing of truth about the price they sign up for locally and overseas that Dr. Norman Spector, a the Oslo Accords. Despite would have to pay for flourish through UJA former Canadian its ultimate failure, Dr. peace. funding. ambassador to Israel and Spector defended Rabin’s After the Oslo Accords HAMilTOn’s Speaking on behalf of regular columnist for The decision to support Oslo’s were signed, however, it UJA Federation, Carol Globe and Mail, spoke at stage by stage negotiated became clear that Israel JEwiSH Krames, director of length, his remarks settlement but said that LEADERSHIP Hamilton Jewish Social interspersed with neither Shimon Peres nor cont’d on p7 Services, lauded Dolly DEVELOPMENT Cohen for 40 years of PROGRAM Jewish communal UJA 2003 Campaign off to a quick start see page 5 service. Harvey Wolfe, One third of the way to a million dollar campaign GENESIS world chairman, Board Beth Jacob welcomes new of Trustees of Keren Thanks to the hard work of Campaign co-chairs Lester Krames, Paul Roth, Lanie cantor, see p10 Hayesod praised Rabbi *** Goldberg and Beth Bandler, the UJA 2003 Campaign has taken off with a very Sam Taylor Remembered, see Green for demonstrating positive start. p12 unprecedented UJA Federation President Bonnie Loewith expressed her gratitude to the campaign *** motivational leadership leadership team for their extra effort in getting the campaign off the ground. JCC Maccabi athletes return by helping Hamilton raise "Everyone has been focused and really committed to helping get the campaign triumphant, see p9 *** $500,000 for the Israel organized and launched. The results are already apparent." Allen Harris’s passion for Emergency Campaign. UJA Federation executive director, Gerald Fisher, also praised the campaign team Maccabi Games drives Mr Wolfe also emphasized for bringing new energy and new ideas to the table. "Canvasser recruitment, the community involvement, see the importance of early distribution of cards and especially the two nights of volunteer training have p12 continuing to support really made a difference. " *** Men’s Campaign co-chairs Lester Krames and Paul Roth totally reorganized their local community and much, much more... approach to volunteer recruitment and card distribution. According to Paul Roth, initiatives, Israel and Jews "We have developed an approach where canvassers, captains and division chairs in need around the are responsible for only five people. Because the volunteer jobs are much better world. defined and far more manageable than in the past, volunteer recruitment was also The honour of much easier." introducing keynote Krames also focused on the timing and length of the campaign. "Our campaign speaker, Dr. Norman plan creates the opportunity to close the campaign within a six-week period. If we Spector was given to are successful in this, it will truly be a successful milestone for the Federation and Carly Shiner, president of for our community." Index the McMaster Jewish Fisher noted a new initiative that he feels is significant. "The Campaign team UJA/Federation ......p1-5 Students Association organized several sessions of canvasser education with one of the most effective Jewish Social Services ..p6 (JSA). Ms Shiner prefaced trainers in North America. Jonathan Miller’s two training sessions brought in over Local Events . .p7 her introduction with 40 campaign volunteers, plus members of the UJA Federation Board of Directors. JCC Pages ..........p8,9 warm words of thanks to Their motivation, their technique and their commitment to get the job done without Shalom Village ......p 10 UJA Federation, for delay will all be strengthened by what they learned in their training sessions." Special Mentschen . p11,12, funding JSA programs, President Loewith added that "One of the strongest assets we have this year is the emergence of a UJA Advisory Board led by Stan Tick, one of our community’s most 13 which are giving Jewish respected leaders. Comprised of several successful and experienced former UJA Synagogues..........p14 students the support and Chairs, they have made themselves available to provide support and mentorship to Organizations ........p15 knowledge that are Page 2 The Hamilton Jewish News October/November 2002 - Chesvan UJA Federation Hamilton Jewish News From the Director’s Desk POB 7258 UJA FEDERATION 1030 Lower Lions Club Why Are We So Rd., Ancaster, Ontario L9G Alone? 3N6 TRIBUTE CARDS have all the ways of fulfilling your need for community To read the newspaper or Thoughtful cards for any occasion sent the same day The Hamilton Jewish watch the television, you get News is published 6 times the impression that the world a year by Hamilton Jewish 648-0605 EXT. 306 is unduly fixated on Israel. News Inc. and Sometimes the world truly is Shadowpress JEwiSH SOCIAL SERVICES unduly fixated on Israel – but only sometimes. I, on the & THE KOSHER FOOD BANK PUBliSHER: other hand, am fixated on In Memory Of Shadowpress Gerald Fisher Israel all the time. I couldn’t SAM TAYLOR: Jeff , Gilda, Jesse, Daniel, Jonathan & Jamie EDITOR: say if that’s healthy, but I know Ennis, Bill Stern, Wendy Schneider that at least I am not alone. Many of you reading this Michele, Charles, Lawrie, Evan & Steven Schneider, Bea & MANAGING EDITOR: share my unrelenting concern for Israel and all matters Chuck Matchen. SAUL BUCHALTER: Carol & Lester Krames. LEONID LAPOUCHIAN: Jevis B. Webb Company of Canada. Gerald Fisher relating to it. In that sense, we are not alone because we have each other. The question I am asking is why, as a Father of JEFF STROHL: Michele & Charles Schneider. ROSE TELEPHONE: SWAYE: Rebecca, Avi & Moshe Tzvi Shapiro, Bea & Chuck (905) 628-0058 community, do we seem to be so alone in our concern Matchen. FLORENCE LASKY: Lester & Carol Krames. THELMA FAX: for Israeli lives? RUSONK: Christine, Ron, Justin & Corey Nusca, Terry & I was especially taken aback by a recent Hamilton (905) 627-7099 Bonnie Nyp, Chuck & Bea Matchen, Suzanne Goldflus & Spectator article signed by Sharon Boase. The article Family. ZITA SCHWARCZ: Carol & Lester Krames, Dolly & EMAil: was a kind of "interview" with Reverend Mark Lewis, Ralph Cohen. Brother of DR. JACK GENESOVE: Chuck & Bea wendy.schneider@ Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Canada. Matchen. BILL POLLACK: Gail & Leslie Wolfe. ROSE sympatico.ca Reverend Lewis had recently returned from a trip to the BIERSTONE: Grandmother of LONNIE ZWAigENBAUM: West Bank, Jordan and Lebanon. He used the article to Nancy & Allen Feldman. JOE LASKIN: Gail & Les Wolfe, Lillian CIRCULATION share his impressions and to express his empathy for & Harry Silverstein. Wife of SAMMY BOCCACCIO: Edythe Rochkin 2,000 the Palestinian people who in his words, "suffer the Refuah Shlemah worst oppression imaginable". DR. SOL SELTZER: Chuck & Bea Matchen. CELIA BERLIN: Canadian Publications The article repeats many of the commonly held Charlie & Michele Schneider and family. RANDY LEVINSON: misconceptions about the current conflict. It ascribes Charlie & Michele Schneider. ROSSLYN SOLE: Ruth & Manny EDITORIAL POliCY no responsibility for the ongoing violence to the Fine. LEE COOPER: Joy Foster Palestinians. It describes, in a truly bizarre way, an ELMER FARKAS: Dolly & Ralph Cohen. JACK LEON: Bea & The HJN invites encounter at an Israeli checkpoint. He infers that an Chuck Matchen, Gail & Leslie Wolfe, Susan & Paul Roth, Joy members of the Israeli patrol was about to open fire on a group of Arab Foster. HILDA ROSEN: JSS Chai Choir. REVA GEROFSKY: Bea community to contribute children, but the Israelis fled when he stepped out of & Chuck Matchen, Dolly & Ralph Cohen. letters, articles or guest Special Occasion his car and the soldiers saw his purple prayer shawl. He editorials. Written JACK BROWN & MIRIAM CHASON - New home – Chuck & went on to refer to the democratically elected submissions and Bea Matchen. YAEL & MICHAEL KEEGEL – birth of baby – government of Israel as Sharon’s "military regime". He advertisements must be Schweitzer Family. SUSAN ROTH – Special Birthday – Ron, chastised Arafat because suicide bombings worked forwarded by the Loretta, Reid and Ross Vender, Christine & Ron Nusca and against the Palestinian perception abroad… although family, Bob & Barb Raphael and family. JESSE ENNIS – Mazel deadline indicated in TRIBUTE CARDS not because they were wrong. Tov on being chosen as valedictorian at Highland Secondary. each issue. This Enraged, I 648-0605called the journalist ext whose 306 name appears SARI RICHTER – Graduating from grade 8 – Janet, Gerald, newspaper reserves the on the piece to ask if she thought she had a responsibility Benji, Talia & Jonathan Asa. HANNA STRUB – Graduating from right to edit, condense to challengeJEWISH any of Lewis’SOCIAL assertions. SERVICES Apparently not, grade 8 - Janet, Gerald, Benji, Talia & Jonathan Asa.