Rededicating Renewing Rejewvenating

Annual Report 2010 – 2011 | 5771 President and Interim Executive Director’s Message

It is a real pleasure to share in these pages the accomplishments of Jewish Community Council and its successor, Calgary , during an incredibly busy and productive year.

Our efforts this past year have been focused on renewing and “rejewvenating” our Jewish community through education, inclusion and leadership development. We reached in to the unaffiliated and reached out to the greater Calgary community. And we are proud to say that we brought the joys of “doing Jewish” to an increasing number of men, women and children.

We have a new name and new logo. Calgary Jewish Federation is now our community’s central funding, planning and coordinating body, completing a process that began with our March 2007 Strategic Plan for Ensuring the Future of the Jewish Community.

This year, Federation and CJCC share one annual report. Henceforth, we will operate independently of one another. CJCC will continue to proudly serve the community, but will function independently as a not-for-profit organization tasked with coordinating local advocacy efforts and promoting projects and programs with our sister region of Etzba HaGalil (the Galilee Panhandle) in Northern Israel.

Another major undertaking during the past year was our search for a new Executive Director, and we are very pleased to welcome Drew Staffenberg back to Calgary in that capacity. Having served the community so capably from 1983 through 1993, Drew returns to us with outstanding experience in campus development and we are thrilled that he will help us to achieve our dream of a Jewish community campus.

As always, our thanks go out to lay leaders, volunteers and staff for their outstanding commitment to a flourishing Jewish community in Calgary, across and around the world.

Our final words of gratitude go out to all those who have so generously supported the 2010 Campaign. Thanks to you we continue to revitalize our community and engage in the greatest Jewish value of all: tikkun olam, repairing the world.

Adam Singer Judy Shapiro, CJF President CJF Interim Executive Director

2 Rebranding

Our community now has a new logo, a new name, and a new way of doing business. In January 2011, we completed the transition from Calgary Jewish Community Council to Calgary Jewish Federation, the culmination of a process rooted in our strategic plan and accelerated by Canada Revenue Agency requirements. CJF is now the Calgary Jewish community’s central funding, planning and coordinating body. We fund vital community programs and services through our annual United Jewish Appeal Campaign and allocate resources according to a strategic plan based on community needs and priorities. Throughout our seamless transition, we continued to provide excellent programs with an emphasis on education, inclusion, leadership development, inreach to the unaffiliated and outreach to the greater Calgary community. Our new name – Calgary Jewish Federation – means instant, worldwide recognition of the Federation brand that brings us in step with 157 federations and 400 network communities affiliated with Jewish Federations of North America.

Did You Know? The Federation movement, collectively among the top 10 charities on the continent, protects and enhances the well-being of Jews worldwide through the values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (charity and social justice) and Torah (Jewish learning).

Refocusing

A trusted community institution for more than half a century, Calgary Jewish Community Council continues to serve the Calgary Jewish community. Mandated to realign itself following the transition to the Federation model and in keeping with Canada Revenue Agency direction, CJCC has assumed responsibility for Israel advocacy; promotion of Partnership 2000 (P2K) initiatives as a Gesher Chai (living bridge) between Calgarians and their Israeli peers in Etzbah HaGalil (the Galilee Panhandle); and the promotion of travel and study opportunities in Israel.

Did You Know? CJCC and CJF began operating as separate entities with separate boards of directors in January 2011.

3 Resourcing

Long-time and brand-new supporters chose to Be a Part It through their generous support of the 2010 United Jewish Appeal Campaign. The fundraising arm of Calgary Jewish Federation, UJA raises funds that ensure a great quality of Jewish life here in Calgary, across Canada and around the world. Your gift to the 2010 Campaign meant kids could receive education and enjoy a Jewish summer camp experience as well as other youth activities. It enabled Calgary Jewish Federation and its valued partner agencies to address a wide variety of basic local needs and to enrich Jewish life by providing for social, cultural and educational services and programming that touched the lives of a very broad cross section of Jewish Calgarians. By being a part of UJA, you supported community infrastructure and advocacy. You reached out to the most vulnerable in Calgary and around the world.

Keep dialing! You can rest in January. - Micah Libin, 2010 UJA Chair

Whoever practices charity and justice fills the whole world with loving kindness. - The Talmud

Did You Know? In one of his first official appearances, newly elected Mayor I Naheed Nenshi attended the UJA Major Gifts Dinner in November. UJA

4 Resourcing

2010 - 2011 Allocations of UJA Dollars

Your gift to the 2010 UJA Campaign supported programs in Calgary, across Vital Social Services Community Bursaries - Canada, in Israel and around the world $132,500 Outreach Schools, Camps, $ Youth Activities as recommended by the Program 269,000 $ Allocation Committee. Culture 350,000 $32,000 Calgary Jewish Basic Needs & Community Council 2010 UJA By Numbers Emergency Support $298,000 Total Raised - $2,768,481 $100,000 Youth & Young Adult Donors – 1,591 $158,500 National and Volunteers – 175 Holocaust Education International YLD donors – 276 $60,000 Commitment $500,000 New donors – 171 Community Relations $ 50,000 JCC Living Room Seniors $ $129,000 312,000 Enabling Jewish Life $12,500 JCC Capital Upgrade $40,000

UJA Partner Agencies

Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity. - Maimonides

Did You Know? UJA Women’s Division top leaders established the Lion of Judah Student Grant and dedicated it to the memory of Sophie Kettner in 2010. The grant supports a deserving Calgary student enrolled or accepted at a post-secondary institution. The scholarship comes with the added gift of mentorship.

5 Regenerating

Calgary Young Leadership Division (YLD) once again provided a fun forum connecting Jewish adults between the ages of 25 and 45 with each other and the Jewish community at large. Highlights included raising a glass in Jewbilation, YLD Shabbat Dinner Italiano and the second annual

L’Dor Va Dor event that brought the moving personal testimony of 12 local Holocaust Survivors to Calgary J e wish F e deration more than 130 participants. To suggest that these remarkable individuals are tomorrow’s leaders would be an understatement, because they are already leaders within Calgary Jewish Federation, United Jewish Appeal and some of our partner and affiliated agencies.

I am proud to be part of a community that is so passionate about helping those in need. - Jordan Balaban, YLD Chair

Did You Know? YLD Dine ‘n’ Dial, hosted at four homes, raised over $20,000 for United Jewish Appeal in just one evening!

6 Regenerating

Hillel Organized by and for university students at the and, now, Mount Royal University, Hillel provided formal and informal events and programs, helping students to “do Jewish” on campus while reaching out to their peers beyond the Jewish community through interfaith and intercultural dialogue.

Major highlights included Israel Day at U of C, where hundreds of students enjoyed Size Does Not Matter promotional materials, Israeli films and music, falafel and much more. Festivus for the Rest of Us brought together 170 students, some of whom study in Calgary and others who study elsewhere but enjoyed connecting with their friends and community over the winter break.

Hillel Calgary proudly hosted a Western Regional Conference welcoming 75 students from , and who shared in Shabbat services, and discussions and workshops on Judaism and Israel advocacy.

Other Hillel Highlights included Bagel Lunches, Shabbat dinners, a Purim Costume Ball and the annual Matzah Ball year end celebration.

Religious Life

Calgary Jewish Federation ensures the vibrancy of Jewish life in Calgary by maintaining two crucial elements of Jewish practice: kashrut services and the community mikvah.

Kashrut services are provided through Calgary Kosher, which operates under the direction of Rabbi Yisroel Miller of Congregation House of Jacob-Mikveh Israel. Mashgiach Philip Wolf supervises several commercial companies, kosher catering facilities and Karen’s Café.

While physically located in the House of Jacob-Mikveh Israel building, the mikvah is a community facility which serves the needs of all the members of the community regardless of synagogue affiliation.

The recent closure of kosher businesses and expensive repairs of the mikvah pose challenges to the community going forward.

7 Repairing the World

Integrated Bursary Program Calgary Jewish Federation has completed a The way we treat our most vulnerable is a commentary on three year pilot Integrated Bursary Program what kind of community we are. We want people who live on created to make the process of applying for or even beyond the fringes to be fully integrated… to be part of bursaries more dignified, anonymous and something special. Their contribution to Jewish community life fair. Our goal is to maximize participation in will make us more loving, more successful and richer. Jewish life for individuals and families who - Beth Price, IBP Chair otherwise could not afford it. Core community organizations participating in the Integrated Bursary Program are Akiva Academy, Calgary Jewish Academy, Camp BB-Riback, BBYO and the Calgary JCC. Bursaries are also available for Calgary Jewish Community Council and Calgary Jewish Federation-sponsored programs for youth including the March of the Living and the Asper Foundation Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program. Applicants are accommodated if at all possible, based on the principle that no member of the Jewish community should be denied educational, social or cultural experiences due to a lack of financial resources. The availability of bursaries, however, depends on the financial well-being of the UJA Campaign, the agency providing the service and the applicants. An anonymous satisfaction survey, completed recently by bursary recipients online, confirms that the IBP one-stop experience has reduced the stress and, conversely, increased the dignity of those who have applied for help.

In 2010, IBP assisted a total of 53 families. We were treated with respect and dignity at a very difficult time in our life… It made us feel that we were valued as part of the Jewish community and that we can ask for help and not feel ashamed. We will never forget the kindness shown to us. 50 children - Anonymous

21 children The amazing support that I received over the past several years has enabled me to grow in my community and in my family. Because of this support, my children are empowered and receive opportunities they would not have otherwise. It is not 24 children just the financial support but the fact that many people in these organizations are willing to go the extra mile and to do things for me and my family that leave me with joy and hope for the future. - Anonymous 22 memberships 30 children to day camp

Did You Know? On the last Canadian Census, a decade ago, 815 individuals in the Calgary Jewish community were identified as living below the poverty line. Calgary Jewish Federation’s Integrated Bursary Program is the first of its kind in North America.

8 Repairing the World

Jewish Chaplaincy During the past year, Calgary Jewish Federation’s Community Chaplain, Sari Shernofsky, made 361 visits to 116 hospital patients. Of these, six families benefited from end-of-life counseling and support. The chaplain maintained on-going contact with about a dozen people with mental illness, several of whom rarely leave their homes, and organized Out of the Shadows: Judaism’s Approach to Mental Health, a one-day conference held in October. Two initiatives arose from the conference: a self-help support group for Jewish community members with mental illness; and a committee of Jewish mental health specialists who are working on educating the community about mental health risks in children and youth.

The hospital chaplaincy is one of the best things we, as a community, support. I experienced that kindness personally when I was in hospital. Even though we are very active in the Jewish community, it meant a lot to be reached out to during a time of need. - Eric Libin

Did You Know? A prayer booklet of Jewish prayers and meditations reflecting all denominations has been developed for the use of hospital patients and is being distributed in the hospitals.

Reaching Out

The Community Relations Committee continued to speak out on matters of concern to the Jewish community. For example, when Jewish students at Western Canada High School felt threatened by an Amnesty Club program that simulated Israeli checkpoints and singled Do not separate yourself from the Israel out for criticism, Calgary Jewish Federation offered educators, community. students and parents support, advice and resources to create a - Hillel broader perspective and mutual understanding. Just as importantly, the CRC and Calgary Jewish Federation was proactive in building bridges on many fronts. In 2010 - 2011 we: Dear Mr. Adam Singer; • Corresponded and / or met with federal, provincial On behalf of the Calgary Japanese Community Association, we would like to take this and municipal leaders. opportunity to thank you for your kind words of support from the Jewish community. Some members of your community visited our Cultural Center to make donations. • Provided cultural sensitivity workshops for Police. Their generous funds have been directed to The Canadian Red Cross Society to be distributed • Sponsored A Film Unfinished at the Calgary for the victims of the Earthquake and resulting Tsunami, which devastated the Northeast International Film Festival. region of Honshu on March 11, 2011. The kindness, thoughtfulness and generosity being expressed by the ethnic • Sponsored the Lecture of a Lifetime at the University communities of Calgary, will go a long way towards recovery for the Japanese citizens of Calgary. affected by these tragic events. • Participated in the Calgary Board of Education’s Once again, thank you very much for your thoughts and prayers, as well as your Cultural Advisory Council. charitable donations for this worthwhile cause. • Raised disaster relief funds in support of the people Sincerely, of Japan and Slave Lake. • Participated in interfaith and interethnic dialogue. Rocky Oishi, President – CJCA Mari Sasaki, Administrator – CJCA

9 Reaching In

The Council for Jewish Education (CJEd) plays a major role in driving affiliation within the Calgary Jewish community by promoting and providing diverse informal Jewish education opportunities and information for people of all ages.

Shalom Calgary During the past year, Calgary Jewish Federation reached out to 40 newcomers through our Outreach Coordinator who provides comprehensive information and personalized services that help newcomers find the “right fit” within the Jewish community. They enjoyed a welcome bag including Shalom Calgary: The Joy of Doing Jewish, a resource book outlining the plethora of organizations, agencies and services that help individuals and families to “do Jewish”. Many more may have benefited by accessing this information online. A special welcome went out to newly born or adopted babies who received a Shalom Baby Gift Bag including the Shalom Baby Resource Book and information about life cycle events and services provided by Jewish community organizations including day schools, playgroups and The PJ Library®.

One Happy Camper In an effort to maximize camp opportunities, the One Happy Camper program offers a one-time grant of $1000 toward camper registrations, primarily for Jewish children who do not attend Jewish day school. Seven children enjoyed a first-time camp experience in 2010 because of this program. To broaden our reach, this year One Happy Camper and the Integrated Bursary Program materials and advertisements were available in both English and Russian.

Contemporary social research has demonstrated that Jewish overnight summer camp is one of the primary ways to foster Jewish identity. - Agata Kesik-Libin, CJEd Director

Task Force on Inclusion of Jewish People with Disabilities The Task Force commissioned a study conducted by the University of Calgary Department of Social Work, examining the demographics and needs of Jewish people with disabilities in Calgary. The report, to be published in June 2011, will help to further guide community-wide efforts to improve accessibility and inclusion of Jewish people with disabilities in every aspect of Jewish communal life. In March, the Task force hosted In it Together: Building an Inclusive Jewish Community for Jewish People with Disabilities, an inspiring community-wide consciousness-raising event featuring guest speakers Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson and Shelley Christensen, whose advocacy work is recognized across North America. A professional development seminar the following day engaged community professionals and volunteers in a larger conversation about the inclusion of Jewish people with disabilities in Jewish Calgary. The Task Force has been working closely with Camp BB-Riback, providing professional development for camper staff. A new committee, focused specifically on Jewish Mental Health, has joined the Task Force.

Did You Know? Our In it Together inclusion initiatives were generously funded by an Alberta Government Community Spirit Grant.

10 Reaching In

The PJ Library® The PJ Library® continues to be a major success story in Calgary. This collaboration between Calgary Jewish Federation, local philanthropists and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation has brought the joy of Jewish reading to 211 kids who receive a monthly gift of high-quality, age appropriate Jewish story books or CDs. These books have sparked Jewish conversation and participation within a growing number of Jewish homes, many of which were previously unaffiliated in the Jewish community. During the past year, The PJ Library® teamed up with other community organizations to create some memorable events. Highlights included Smoothies in the Succah with Beth Tzedec, Shalom Sesame Chanukah Event with the Calgary JCC, Celebrating Grandparents with House of Jacob-Mikveh Israel, We are All Unique and Special with Chabad Lubavitch, and Popsicles in the Park with YLD, Temple B’Nai Tikvah and the Calgary JCC.

The PJ Library® program has played a huge role in developing our sense of Jewish identity as first time parents. - Cohen family

Our family just loves receiving all of the books from The PJ Library®… These books are just so great to help familiarize the kids with all of the different Jewish holidays. It’s always exciting to see what will be coming new in the mail! Thank you PJ!” - Sarah L’Heureux

Did You Know? The PJ Library® has doubled its list of Calgary subscribers in just one year and still there are 30 kids on the waiting list. We are reaching out to more kids and parents through social media and a wonderful e-newsletter, also available on our community website, www.jewishcalgary.org. We continue to welcome local sponsors .

11 Reaching In

Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Calgary Jewish Federation continues to offer pluralistic Adult Education. During the past year, CJEd brought Hebrew University’s renowned Florence Melton Adult Mini-School courses to adult learners. The offerings – facilitated by local Rabbis and educators – included Rhythms of Judaism and Purposes of Judaism for first-year students and Jewish denominations and Shemot I: From Slavery to Sinai for Melton graduates. Plans in the works for 2011-2012 include several three-week adult education programs and the exciting return of the acclaimed and engaging 92nd St. Y Series via satellite from .

Global Day of Jewish Learning CJEd co-ordinated the Global Day of Jewish Learning in November 2010. Educational events were held throughout the Jewish community culminating with the CJEd Co-sponsorship of the documentary Yes, Miss Comander at the Beth Tzedec Congregation Jewish Film Festival.

Did You Know? Calgary Jewish Federation’s Council for Jewish Education has published a Jewish Education pamphlet summarizing Jewish day school programs, Sunday and Shabbat school programs, B’nai Mitzvah classes, adult education classes, children and youth programs and Jewish summer camp programs offered by local Jewish organizations and Synagogues. The pamphlet is distributed throughout Jewish Calgary and is available on the community website at www.jewishcalgary.org.

Thank you to the Jewish Free Press and Monique de St. Croix of Unique Perspectives for some of the photos used in this Annual Report. 12 Remembering

The Asper Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program Calgary Jewish Federation is the official organizer of the Asper Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program in Calgary. In 2010-2011, CJF coordinated the study and travel of 72 junior high school students, chaperones and staff in a non- denominational program that explores the consequences of racism and the vital role each person plays in defending human rights and engaging as active citizens. Participants from Westmount Charter School and Strathmore School joined Jewish students from CJA and local public and private schools in a program that featured 18 hours of education, 16 hours of community service and a trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.

When I first started this program, I went into it not knowing what to expect. Yes, it was hard to bear at times, and many tears were shed. But it was an amazing experience. The two-hour classes on Tuesday were informative, and went by quite quickly. The trip to Washington was beyond fun, and I was always surrounded by good people. The chaperones were always taking good care of us and they were always so nice to be around, too. We were able to experience more than just human rights based exhibits in Washington. I learned so much, not only about human rights and about the Holocaust, but about myself, too.

Did You Know? Calgary Jewish Federation supports school-based Holocaust Education programs including talks by Holocaust survivors; Voices of the Holocaust, a 25 minute video compilation featuring testimony by local survivors; and Outside the Attic Walls, a traveling suitcase filled with artefacts that complements the study of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and other Holocaust literature. Holocaust and human rights education facilitators accompany Holocaust Survivors, interpret Holocaust related materials and guide age-appropriate discussions at junior and senior high schools in Calgary and environs.

13 Remembering

Kristallnacht and Yom HaShoah Calgary Jewish Federation honoured Our community showed wonderful support for the Yom Hashoah the memories of those who perished commemoration as the survivors and their families, March of the Living during the Holocaust in community- participants and grade six students from the Calgary Jewish Academy wide commemorations of Kristallnacht so beautifully fulfilled this year’s theme of Generations Remember. (the Night of Broken Glass) in November - Paula Lexier, 2010 Yom HaShoah Chair and Yom HaShoah in May. This year’s Yom HaShoah commemoration featured the incredibly moving words of Vancouver’s Alex Buckman, a child survivor from Belgium, who accompanied Calgary’s 2010 March of the Living participants to Poland and Israel last year.

Annual Holocaust Education Symposium Calgary Jewish Federation once again reached out to thousands of high school students and their teachers at the 27th Annual Holocaust Education Symposium, held May 2 - 4, 2011 in partnership with Mount Royal University and in association with the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catholic School District. This year, some 2,700 students participated in this acclaimed program which features presentations by historians from MRU and the University of Calgary and the film Genocide from the BBC World at War series. The highlight of the Symposium was the moving presentations of local Holocaust Survivors who have shown incredible dedication and resiliency in sharing their painful personal testimony year after year. Most remarkably, these special people never fail to imbue their presentations with messages of love and hope.

Kids can hear statistics and see video footage but nothing is more powerful than a personal story. Our students really appreciated and valued their experience through the symposium. Thank you for your work in maintaining this valuable learning opportunity. - Jennifer Tuffs, Western Canada High School

When I was younger the Holocaust never bothered me because I was under the impression Muslims face the same hardships yet no one cares… Now I realize that what happened to the Jews was horrific but that this gives me the motivation to understand and broaden my horizons about world issues that concern Muslims and Jews. - From a grade 11 student’s thank you note to survivor Alex Buckman

14 Reaffirming Our Commitment to Israel

Calgarians have enjoyed friendships with for many years. For more than a decade, we have forged a special relationship with the people of Etzba HaGalil (Galilee Panhandle) our partner region in Northern Israel as joint participants in Partnership 2000 (P2K). In March, 2011, Calgary Jewish Academy and Akiva Academy hosted community-wide assemblies organized by Calgary Jewish Federation in support of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit who has been held prisoner in Gaza by Hamas for five years. A highlight of our Gesher Chai (Living Bridge) P2K connection played out in May 2011 with the five-day mifgash (face-to- face encounter) between students from Calgary Jewish Academy and their peers from Har Vagai during CJA’s annual Grade 9 Israel Experience. The mifgash was proudly funded by Calgary Jewish Community Council. CJCC also supported the JCC’s May 2011 community-wide Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration by sponsoring the performance by the very talented Metzitzim Me Ha’Etzba youth singers. Our community proudly hosted the P2K Steering Committee meeting in May, welcoming representatives from communities across Canada and our partnership region in Israel. Calgary Jewish Federation subsidized the participation of two Calgarians on an April 2011 Social Action Mission. Calgary Jewish Community Council organized and subsidized the participation of approximately 40 young adults between the ages of 18 and 26 on free Taglit- trips in 2010-2011. The goal of this trip of a lifetime is to strengthen Jewish identity and the connection of participants to their Israeli peers and their local Jewish community. During 2010 – 2011, Calgary Jewish Community Council brought four outstanding Israeli academics to speak at this year’s Israel 101 lecture series in co-sponsorship with the Israel Studies Program, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary.

15 Financial Statements (2009 – 2010)

CALGARY JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Assets

Year ended August 31, 2010, with comparative figures for 2009

Restricted Fund General Capital (United Fund Fund Jewish (Operations) (Capital) Appeal) 2010 2009 (restated) (note 2) Revenue: Donations $ – $ – $ 2,864,397 $ 2,864,397 $ 2,789,219 Program revenue (Schedule A) 283,402 – – 283,402 283,527 Contributions 57,505 54,614 62,730 174,849 116,421 Investment gain (loss) 56 21,800 (1,385) 20,471 56,548 340,963 76,414 2,925,742 3,343,119 3,245,715

Expenses: Agency allocations (note 8) for operations – – 1,801,397 1,801,397 2,194,577 for capital improvements – – 40,000 40,000 60,000 Administrative salaries and benefits 230,807 – – 230,807 277,259 Campaign salaries and benefits – – 258,081 258,081 256,524 Campaign costs – – 189,192 189,192 294,021 Administration 129,786 375 20,000 150,161 159,773 Community program services (Schedule A) 551,778 – – 551,778 523,951 Development planning – 2,525 – 2,525 118,318 Property taxes – 12,839 – 12,839 11,720 Amortization – 11,058 – 11,058 21,727 912,371 26,797 2,308,670 3,247,838 3,634,343

Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses before Interfund allocation (571,408) 49,617 617,072 95,281 (672,155)

Restricted fund allocation to general fund for operations 509,760 – (509,760) – –

Net excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses after interfund (61,648) 49,617 107,312 95,281 (672,155) allocation

Balance, beginning of year 70,631 3,571,303 658,067 4,300,001 4,972,156

Balance, end of year $ 8,983 $ 3,620,920 $ 765,379 $ 4,395,282 $ 4,300,001

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

16 Financial Statements (2009 – 2010)

CALGARY JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL Statement of Financial Position

August 31, 2010, with comparative figures for 2009

Restricted Fund General Capital (United Fund Fund Jewish (Operations) (Capital) Appeal) 2010 2009 (restated) Assets (note 2)

Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 27,964 $ 149,194 $ 812,620 $ 989,778 $ 727,670 Restricted cash (note 4) 38,281 – – 38,281 65,521 Funds held by the Jewish Community Foundation of Calgary (note 5) – – – – 8,793 Accounts receivable 4,958 126 9,384 14,468 2,460 Prepaid expenses 3,255 – – 3,255 3,255 Interfund accounts (3,054) – 3,054 – – 71,404 149,320 825,058 1,045,782 807,699

Investments (note 6) – 1,636,143 – 1,636,143 1,808,272

Land held for development – 1,784,725 – 1,784,725 1,784,725

Property and equipment (note 7) – 50,732 – 50,732 61,790

$ 71,404 $ 3,620,920 $ 825,058 $ 4,517,382 $ 4,462,486

Liabilities and Net Assets

Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 24,140 – $ 59,679 $ 83,819 $ 96,845 Deferred revenue – – – – – Due to Calgary Jewish Centre – – – – 119 Restricted contributions (note 4) 38,281 – – 38,281 65,521 62,421 – 59,679 122,100 162,485 Net assets: Internally restricted funds – 3,416,964 394,515 3,811,479 3,629,865 Unrestricted 8,983 203,956 370,864 583,803 670,136 8,983 3,620,920 765,379 4,395,282 4,300,001 Contingent liability (note 10) Commitments (note 11) Subsequent events (note 12)

$ 71,404 $ 3,620,920 $ 825,058 $ 4,517,382 $ 4,462,486

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Approved on behalf of the Board:

Director

Director 17 CALGARY JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL Notes to Financial Statements, page 7

Year ended August 31, 2010

7. Property and equipment:

2010 2009 Accumulated Net book Net book Cost amortization value value

Interest in Mikveh $ 94,179 $ 44,947 $ 49,232 $ 53,000 Computers and other equipment 110,963 109,463 1,500 8,790 Financial Statements (2009 – 2010) $ 205,142 $ 154,410 $ 50,732 $ 61,790 CALGARY JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL 8. Notes Agency to Financialallocations: Statements, page 7

Year ended August 31, 2010 2010 2009

Capital fund: 7. Property and equipment: Calgary Jewish Centre: Capital improvements and repairs $ 40,000 2010 $ 60,0002009 Accumulated Net book Net book Restricted fund (Calgary United Jewish Appeal):Cost amortization value value

UnitedInterest Israel in Appeal Mikveh of Canada – overseas$ commitments 94,179 $ 44,947 $ 279,275 $ 49,232 $ $ 192,830 53,000 UnitedComputers Israel Appeal and other of Canada equipm –ent domestic commitment 110,963 109,463 116,604 1,500 125,812 8,790 United Israel Appeal of Canada – JAFI core 201,667 144,500 Calgary Jewish Centre – UJA allocation $ 205,142 $ 154,410 263,000 $ 50,732 $ 398,739 61,790 Calgary Jewish Centre – living room commitment 305,000 303,000 Jewish Family Services 260,000 415,000 Jewish Family Services – housing project 32,600 34,375 Calgary Jewish Academy 185,000 263,000 8. Agency allocations: Akiva Academy 70,000 192,000 Camp BB-Riback 20,000 24,000 Kupah Tzedakah Fund 25,0002010 25,0002009 Donor directed funding 43,251 76,321 Capital fund: $ 1,801,397 $ 2,194,577 Calgary Jewish Centre: Capital improvements and repairs $ 40,000 $ 60,000 9. Financial Instruments: Restricted fund (Calgary United Jewish Appeal): Management has mitigated the following risks from its use of financial instruments. LiquidityUnited risk: Israel Appeal of Canada – overseas commitments $ 279,275 $ 192,830 United Israel Appeal of Canada – domestic commitment 116,604 125,812 ThereUnited is a Israelrisk that Appeal the Council of Canada will not– JAFI be ablecore to meet its obligations as they201,667 fall due. Cash 144,500and investmentsCalgary Jewishare traded Centre in –active UJA allocationmarkets that can readily be liquidated 263,000and therefore its risk 398,739 is Calgary Jewish Centre – living room commitment 305,000 303,000 minimal. Jewish Family Services 260,000 415,000 Jewish Family Services – housing project 32,600 34,375 Calgary Jewish Academy 185,000 263,000 Akiva Academy 70,000 192,000 Camp BB-Riback 20,000 24,000 Kupah Tzedakah Fund 25,000 25,000 Donor directed funding 43,251 76,321

$ 1,801,397 $ 2,194,577

9. Financial Instruments: Management has mitigated the following risks from its use of financial instruments. Note: As Calgary Jewish Federation became operational only in December 2010, audited financial statements are notLiquidity yet available. risk: There is a risk that the Council will not be able to meet its obligations as they fall due. Cash and investments are traded in active markets that can readily be liquidated and therefore its risk is 18 minimal. Board of Directors

Adam Singer Robbie Babins-Wagner Dan Balaban Gerry Barron Howard Bell President Governance Member at Large Immediate Past President Board Chair

Cathy Cole Nelson Halpern Jonathan Lexier Kevin Libin Micah Libin Secretary Member at Large Treasurer Member at Large UJA

Lily Lister Jack Mintz Beth Price Gena Rotstein Debbie Ryder Israel and Overseas Member at Large CJEd and IBP Program Allocations Social Services

Cheryl Shiell Matt Singer Jeffrey Smith Deborah Yedlin Synagogue Relations Young Adults Community Relations Formal Education

Blessed are the leaders who seek the best for those they serve. - The Talmud

19 Full Listing of CJF and CJCC Committees

Bikur Cholim Committee CJEd Advisory Board Sari Shernofsky, Chair Chair, Beth Price Harriette Alexander Marnie Bondar Patrick Church Mary Waterman Daniel Shimonov Nona Wolfman Linda Wolf Beth Steinberg Sara Rosenfeld, CHW Calgary Jewish Community Council Sima Viner, JFSC Nate Feldman, President and Treasurer Lorie Abernathy, Beth Tzedec Rob Cohen Rabbi Osadchey, Beth Tzedec Hal Joffe Rabbi Voss-Altman, Temple B’Nai Tikvah Joel Lipkind Esther Silver, Temple B’Nai Tikvah David Prasow Mel Ksienski, House of Jacob Donna Riback Rabbi Miller, House of Jacob Adam Singer Rabbi Matusof, Chabad Lubavitch Jeffrey Smith Rabbi Groner, JLI / Chabad Rabbi Ross, Kollel CJCC-JCC Joint Finance Committee Rabbi Safren, Kollel Jonathan Lexier, Chair Jerry Hanen, Kollel Adam Singer Herb Rosenberg, Kollel Corey Mitchell Oren Steinitz, Jewish Chaplain, University of Calgary Dan Balaban Teresa Cheyfetz, CJA Darren Bondar Ruth Spivak, CJA Dennis Lister Rabbi Greenwald, Akiva Gerry Barron Janine Krusky Hillel Executive Boards Judy Shapiro University of Calgary Nate Feldman Aaron Silver, President Nelson Halpern Cara Lebenzon, VP, Israel Affairs Steve Maudsley Kira Blumer, VP, Events Ryan Foulkes, VP, Finance Community Relations Committee Mount Royal University Jeff Smith, Chair Joel Zimmerman, President Janine Alexander Anastasia Glicman, VP David Busheikin Steve Eichler Integrated Bursary Program Stan Mayer Beth Price, Chair Carol Ryder Mindy Joffe Cheryl Shore Joe Katchen Jared Shore Hadassah Ksienski Elliott Steinberg Max Lipsman Danny Oppenheim Bev Sheckter Anna Steinberg Robyn Winograd

Israel and Overseas Committee Lily Lister, Chair

20 Full Listing of CJF and CJCC Committees

Program Allocations Committee United Jewish Appeal Gena Rotstein, Chair Micah Libin, Chair Dan Balaban Alvin Libin, Vice Chair Ryan Foulkes (non-voting) Bruce Libin Vice Chair Carolyn Libin Jordan Balaban, YLD Campaign Chair Kevin Libin Elizabeth Carson, Events Chair Eric Libin Naida Feldman, Lion of Judah Co-Chair Alex Linetsky Galina Kofman, Marketing Sara Rosenfeld Wendy and Jeff Kohn, Joshua Dinner Co-Chairs Joe Spier Carolyn Libin, Lion of Judah Co-Chair Gay Libin, Cell-a-Thon Chair Synagogue Relations Committee Kim and Terry Libin, Joshua Dinner Co-Chairs Cheryl Shiell, Chair Jeff Faber Young Leadership Division (YLD) Nelson Halpern Michelle Jacobson, Co-Chair Rabbi Menachem Matusof Alisa Singer, Co-Chair Rabbi Yisroel Miller Jordan Balaban Stuart Myron Dahlia Ber Rabbi Shaul Osadchey Jeff Ber Rabbi Howard Voss-Altman Marnie Bondar Melanie Ksienski Task Force on Inclusion of Micah Libin Jewish People with Disabilities Jordana Linder Sandra Morton Weizman, Chair Alex Linetsky Beth Price, CJEd Chair Cali Margolus Ida Gelt Kylie Rogers Marilyn Samuels Matt Singer Jeff Booke Risa Sparks Joey Mann Naida Feldman Bev Scheckter Sarah Rosenfeld Susann Grodsky

Staff

Calgary Jewish Federation Shared Staff – CJF / CJCC / JCC Judy Shapiro, Interim Executive Director, Community Relations Director Hanne Fell, Accounting Bobbie Dickieson, Donor Operations Manager Anita Jong, Designer Maxine Fischbein, Communications Director Tena Karagiannis, Accounting Diana Kalef, Director of Financial Resource Development Dennis Lister, Senior Accountant Agata Kesik, Director, Council for Jewish Education Janene Puffer, Accounting Sharon Gulko, Holocaust Education and Melton Coordinator Ilana Krygier Lapides, Webmaster Klara Meyers, Outreach Coordinator Donna Lee Powers, Office Manager Efrat Shemesh Idelson, Hillel and Holocaust Education Coordinator Sari Shernofsky, Community Chaplain Kathy Wainer, PJ Library Coordinator Philip Wolf, Mashgiach

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