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This Week Arbour slammed by two groups National Education continues Accused of ‘failing to take a balanced approach’ in Mideast conflict to be hot topic in campaign. Page 3 ognizing legitimate humanitarian licly against the [UN] Human out publicly about Iran’s calls for By PAUL LUNGEN needs of the Palestinians, we regret Rights Council’s one-sided obses- genocide.” The opportunity was Rabbi Schild honoured for Staff Reporter Arbour’s repeated re- sion with slamming there, he continued, because photos 60 years of service Page 16 sort to a one-sided Israel. As a former published after the event showed Louise Arbour, the UN high com- narrative that denies judge, we urge her Arbour, wearing a hijab, sitting Bar mitzvah boy helps missioner for Human Rights, was Israelis their essential to adopt a balanced close to the Iranian president. Righteous Gentile. Page 41 slammed by two watchdog groups right to self-defence.” approach.” Ahmadinejad was in New York last week for failing to take a bal- Neuer also criti- Neuer was refer- this week to attend a UN confer- Heebonics anced approach to the Arab-Israeli cized Arbour, a former ring to Arbour’s par- ence. His visit prompted contro- conflict and for ignoring Iran’s long- Canadian Supreme ticipation in a hu- versy on a number of fronts. Co- standing call to genocide when she Court judge, for miss- man rights meeting lumbia University, for one, came in attended a human rights conference ing an opportunity to of the Non-Aligned for a fair share of criticism for invit- in Tehran earlier this month. denounce Iranian Pres- Movement in Tehran ing Ahmadinejad to address stu- Hillel Neuer, executive director ident Mahmoud Ah- in early September. dents and faculty at a time Iran was of UN Watch, criticized Arbour for madinejad for his “in- He said that unlike said to be supplying munitions that issuing a news release “slamming citement to genocide, secretaries general are killing American soldiers in Israel for declaring Gaza to be hos- even as she… visited Kofi Annan and Ban Iraq. tile… By contrast, she has never Iran and heard him UN High Commissioner Ki-moon, “I am not Meanwhile, a second UN mon- once issued a stand-alone statement speak. Nor has she for Human Rights aware of a single itoring group, Eye On the UN, also against Palestinian terrorism. Rec- ever spoken out pub- Louise Arbour time she has spoken Continued on page 46

Socalled turns heads with Was Arab boy’s death staged? fusion of klezmer and hip hop. Page 43 By BRETT KLINE $4,000 in court costs when he wrote that the Dura apparently was shot and killed. JTA shooting was a hoax, saying it constituted a Al-Dura’s shooting death became an instant Arts & Travel “masquerade that dishonours France and its icon for Palestinian suffering at the hands of Is- PARIS — Ever since Mohammed al-Dura was public television.” raeli brutality, but the Is- Portraits of Japanese vil- shot and killed at Gaza’s Netzarim Junction on He says the original raeli army, after initially lagers on display. Page 52 Sept. 30, 2000, some have claimed the boy’s trial was a travesty. apologizing for the death, death was staged for prime-time television. Some partisan Jewish concluded after an investi- One of them, the director of a small French groups, including the gation that the boy could Index media watchdog group called Media Ratings, Zionist Organization not possibly have been hit went to court to defend his version of the con- of America and CAM- by Israeli bullets. National ...... 3 troversial story. ERA – the Committee Karsenty called the Editorials & Letters ...... 8 Now, a French judge has ordered the release for Accuracy in Mid- court’s decision a victory. Perspectives ...... 9 of video footage that could reopen the contro- dle East Reporting in “This is only the first Opinions...... 10 versy. America, have lined step in a victory,” his The Kirshner File ...... 11 Jewish Life ...... 14 Philippe Karsenty is appealing a 2006 deci- up behind him, but lawyer, Marc Levy, said. sion that he slandered state-run France 2 televi- French Jewish groups France 2, whose cam- Just Between Us ...... 26 The horrifying image of Mohammed Al- Family Moments ...... 27 sion, whose cameraman caught the 12-year-old’s have withheld their eraman in Gaza, Talal Abu Dura and his father became a rallying icon What’s New ...... 28 death on tape during the fateful exchange of gun- support. Rahma, shot the exclusive Obituaries and Notices ...... 30 fire between Israeli forces and Palestinians. On Wednesday, an among Palestinians and their supporters. footage that was consid- On Campus ...... 34 Karsenty was slapped with two $1,380 fines appeals court judge in Paris ordered France 2 ered a major scoop at the time, was given until Israel & the Jewish World ...... 45 – one to be paid to France 2 and one to the sta- to show the court about 25 minutes of raw video Nov. 14 to hand over the video to the court. Health & Lifestyles ...... 48 tion’s reporter – and ordered to pay another footage shot at the Netzarim Junction when al- Continued on page 46 Books & Authors ...... 49 Arts & Travel...... 50 Classified ...... 54 Sports & Leisure ...... 58 Shabbat Chol Hamoed Greater Don’t miss an issue. Call 1-866-849-0864 today Candlelighting: 6:47 Toronto to have The Canadian Jewish News www.cjnews.com Area Canada Post Publication Agreement #40010684 Havdalah: 7:53 delivered to your door every week. Publication Mail Registration #09894 Mideast violence persists despite diplomacy — please see page 45 Page 2 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 The News in Brief ter of this country for nine of Reisman’s and her husband CANADA years, and I’m entitled to a Gerry Schwartz’s role in cre- Zundel Will Stay in Jail, Court Rules Mulroney Heckled better demonstration than ating the Heseg Foundation, BERLIN — Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel will not avoid this.” Security and police which aids Israeli soldiers prison after his appeal of his sentence was rejected. MONTREAL — Brian quickly removed the group without family in Israel. The German Federal High Court confirmed last week Vol. XXXVII, No. 39 (1,816)* Mulroney gamely deflected from the store. Marcel that it upheld the 68-year-old Zundel’s five-year prison sen- anti-Israel protesters who Sévigny of the Montreal Rape Arrests Made tence. On Sept. 12, the court rejected a 600-page proposed Gary Laforet crashed an event at Montreal’s Network of the Coalition revision in the sentence, German media reported. General Manager downtown Indigo bookstore Against Israeli Apartheid said TORONTO — A Thornhill, After a year-long trial Zundel, one of the world’s most Mordechai Ben-Dat to promote his new memoirs. later he wanted to ask Ont., man was arrested last active Holocaust deniers, was sentenced Feb. 15 by the Editor Vera Gillman The former prime minister Mulroney to denounce Israel’s week in connection with two Mannheim district court on charges of denying the Holo- Advertising & Assistant General Manager was onstage speaking to the treatment of the Palestinians, dorm room rapes earlier this caust on his Canadian- and U.S.-based Internet site. Carol Jamieson, Controller chain’s CEO, Heather “given the role [he] is said to month at York University. In justifying the sentence, the presiding judge, Ulrich Jeff Rosen, News & Internet Editor Reisman, when a small but have played in bringing down Daniel Katsnelson, 25, who Meinerzhagen, described Zundel as an “extreme anti- Joseph Serge noisy group unfurled a banner the apartheid system in South graduated from York in 2006, Semite” and “committed National Socialist” who sought to Arts, Travel and Supplements Editor reading “End Israeli Africa.” The same group is turned himself in last glamourize Hitler and make him seem harmless. Janice Arnold, Carolyn Blackman behind a boycott of Indigo Wednesday night and faces Sheldon Kirshner, Frances Kraft Apartheid.” Mulroney Zundel, a German native, was arrested in Canada in Feb- David Lazarus, Elias Levy cracked: “I was prime minis- and Chapters stores because five charges of break and ruary 2003 and deported to Germany two years later. He Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf, Paul Lungen Sheri Shefa, Leila Speisman enter, two of sexual assault, was one of the first right-wing extremists to use the Inter- Staff Reporters two of gang sexual assault and net to spread hate material worldwide. Rabbi B. Baskin, J. Brotman, G. Gall two of forcible confinement, J. M. Gerber, B. Gladstone Rabbi E. Goldstein, Y. Goldstein, A. Gropper police said. Another man, Iranian Roils NYC invoking the principle of free L. Hart, S. Horowitz, N. Joseph Justin Connort, 25, was arrest- speech. New York police also G. Koren, Rabbi D. Marmur J. Medjuck, P. Michaels ed late last week in the case. NEW YORK — Israel’s announced that they would R. Nadler, A. Rosensweig, A. Silver Large inventory of top quality Police said two men entered not accompany Ahmadinejad G. Steinberg, Rabbi C. Steinmetz friends were calling for the G. Troy, M. 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And he speaks as he In conjunction with writes: finding those few words that pre- Suddenly, many people found them- pelfeld said emphatically Kol Hamit Palel of New York cisely and respectfully express the selves uprooted. Nationality became “The boy’s father was a man with a urges you to phone: thought that conveys the finely sculpt- weaker. great deal of inner conflict, but he is ed idea. “But the modern Jew, uprooted knowledgeable. He also knows that anti- 1-646-294-4355 In the days before Rosh Hashanah, always, was ‘ahead’ of it [already quite Semitism means violence and that it is, The CJN met with the in- familiar with the condition ultimately, against humanity.” or 1-866-606-8276 ternationally acclaimed experienced by the Euro- The boy’s mother was also based on Israeli author in his home peans after the war]. a composite of members of Appelfeld’s Anonymously, we will find someone with the same From the All Whom I Have Loved family. “This [the book] is very much a problem as you, who will pray for you and you outside Jerusalem, osten- editor’s will be given anonymously, a Hebrew name of sibly to talk about his re- is a poignant, elegiac story panorama of the Jewish world.” the person with the same problem as you. cently published work All desk told through the sharply When asked if he wished to direct a You will be asked to pray for them as it is said Whom I Have Loved searing recall of a young few words, through this column, to the in the Jewish tradition of our forefathers: (Schocken Books, New York, translat- protagonist recounting his early life with Jews of Canada, Appelfeld thought for “He who prays for someone else, ed from the Hebrew by Aloma Halter). his parents. a brief moment, smiled his endearing, then his prayers are answered first.” Appelfeld’s power of description is soft smile and said: “There should not We have had miraculous results. But, of course, the conversation trav- elled beyond the four corners of the masterful, all the more so because one be despair. Jewishness is a great civi- There is NO FEE. Try it and see for yourself. book. of the essential qualities of his writing lization that we have to reveal, in all the Born in Eastern Europe just before is its economical, even spare use of lan- parts of it. The Jewish soul is a very rich the Nazis ascended to power, Appelfeld guage. soul. We should strive to know it.” ONLINE DONATIONS is now 75 years old. The nightmare The reference point of And then he added, through which he lived during the crit- the young narrator – whether echoing the words of one of Donations made c/o The Benjamin ical adolescent years of his youth has it is called his lens or his the enigmatic characters in been the palette on which he has mixed filter – is flawlessly execut- All Whom I Have Loved: Foundation can now be made the strokes, colours and textures of his ed. As we read, we sigh with “But sometimes we forget. online at www.benjamins.ca profoundly moving writing. sorrow at the Even though to be a Jew is “I am not writing a book,” events unfold- something to be proud of. he answered in response to ing in the story We should know that behind In addition, The benjamins.ca my first question about his and with admi- Aharon Appelfeld us, there is a great civiliza- website provides: latest novel. “I am writing a ration for Ap- tion.” • Service and shiva details saga about the modern Jew. pelfeld’s ability to maintain Appelfeld is an award-winning • Archived service lookups In my writing, I try to under- the voice of the child narra- author, celebrated at home and abroad. tor. In Israel, he has won the National Jewish • stand the phenomenon of the Mourning Customs modern Jew. That phenome- The novel is partly auto- Book Award and the Israel Prize in Lit- • Cemetery Maps. non, however, is very com- biographical. The key char- erature. In Europe, he received the Prix plicated. In every book, I am acters are based upon Médicis étranger, France’s top literary trying to put into place people in Appelfeld’s life. award for a foreign writer, for The Story ’ another corner [of the saga].” “From a writer you expect of a Life. Germany awarded him the In his plainly modest true experiences. You Nelly Sachs Prize, which is given to manner, Appelfeld was alluding to the cannot ‘invent’ things,” he offered. writers whose works further internation- fact that, thus far in his writing career, Thus, the fact that the narrator’s father al understanding. He has also won the he has put into place components of the is a painter recalls Appelfeld’s uncles, MLA Commonwealth Award for Liter- saga of the modern Jew in more than 20 who were themselves “restless Jews, lib- ature in America (for Tzili). (416) 663-9060 · www.benjamins.ca works of fiction and non-fiction. erals, communists, musicians, painters, The large body of Appelfeld’s work 2401 Steeles Avenue West, Toronto, M3J 2P1 His books have been translated into writers, and all assimilated. is marked by its dignity and by its pen- some 30 languages. While the stories “It is a painful tradition – assimilat- etrating depictions of the soul-scarring are about Jews, it is also quite clear, they ed Jews who live a kind of illusion, a life lived by most who survived the are not only for Jews. deception. Nazis’ systematic endeavours to annihi- Money Matters. Life Matters. “The modern Jew is the essence of “An assimilated Jew had a kind of late them. It is surely of Nobel Prize in the modern human being,” Appelfeld ‘religiosity,’ namely, to try to change the Literature stature. Perhaps one day the Five Critical Questions to ask of your explained. “After World War II, the world, to make it better. 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Very wrong.” trast to an independent Environics poll released Sept. 13 that million children in the public system… and never take his Though much had been made prior to the debate of found 48 per cent of the province supports extending public eye off that ball,” he said. McGuinty’s children attending Catholic school, none of the funding to “schools of all religious denominations if they He challenged Tory on the issue in an open exchange af- party leaders seemed eager to fire too many personal invec- meet provincial education standards and requirements” – terward, asking him, “Have you decided which faiths would tives at one another. conditions that the Tories have made an integral part of their be included? Have you looked at the number of faiths in the The debate came after recent polls gave conflicting education policy. phone book?” numbers on the issue of faith-based funding. The earlier Environics poll also showed slightly different Hampton said he disagreed with McGuinty, and especial- Strategic Counsel poll – released Sept. 16 and conduct- standings for the provincial parties, with the Liberals receiv- ly with Tory, and he accused both of “avoiding” the true issue ed for CTV and the Globe and Mail – that found 71 per cent ing 39 per cent of popular support, the Conservatives at 35 saying the “real problem is proper funding of our schools. of Ontarians oppose funding for faith-based schools. per cent, and the NDP at 16 per cent. The former Tories underfunded [the education system] and The poll also showed the Liberals still leading the polls The Environics poll did not list percentages for the Green Mr. McGuinty’s government broke his promise to fix it,” he with a 40 per cent share of the vote. The Conservatives were Party. said. at 34 per cent, the NDP at 16 per cent, and the Green Party, A third poll, done by Ipsos Reid for Canwest News Service and Global Television and released on Sept. 20, found an electorate split almost evenly between the Conser- Tom’s Place Fall Warehouse Sale vatives and Liberals when asked which leader would make the best premier, with McGuinty garnering 33 per cent support and Tory at 32 per cent. Hampton received a distant 15 per cent support, while International Centre De Jong was at just two per cent. Derek Leebosh, senior associate at Environics Research Group, told The CJN that he thinks much of the discrepan- Thurs. Oct. 4-Mon. Oct. 8 cy between his company’s poll and the Strategic Counsel’s could be explained by the phrasing of the questions. “I think how you word it makes a big difference,” he said. The Strategic Counsel poll questions, Leebosh said, were Men’s framed in a way that asked people if they “would give in to Exceptional values Business Suits the demands of religious leaders” instead of asking partic- and extravagant ipants whether they thought it was fair to extend public selection make this funding to other religious schools, given that Catholic schools 4 for 1 receive it. a “must attend” $ However, the Strategic Counsel poll did ask the follow- event—where less 150 ing question: “Since Catholic schools are funded, it’s only fair to extend funding to other faith-based schools: agree or business fashion with this ad disagree?” meets ultra-low Sixty-two per cent of respondents disagreed with the state- ment, while only 36 per cent agreed. prices. Women’s Wear Still, Leebosh noted with interest that despite relatively meagre support for Tory’s education platform, the party is still keeping the election race tight. 3 for 1 “There are obviously a hell of a lot of people who don’t like the Conservative [faith-based education] proposal but who will still vote Conservative,” he said. “People have an LET MYMY opinion about this, but I’m not sure it’s actually moving votes.” Happy,Healthy Prices New Year you for your Thank support. FFall!all! continued

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speaks and decency Editorial Advisory Board: Michael Brown, Sandra Brown, Donald Carr, Adam Hummel, Zac Kaye, Igor Korenzvit, Hagai Kuperman, Keith Landy, Andrea Most, Lou Ronson, Jacques Sayegh, Mike Shriqui, Pamela Medjuck Stein, Rabbi Michael Stroh, Rabbi Reuven Tradburks is mocked Greetings from the prime minister Oppose funding of faith-based schools eldom has the much-cherished value of freedom of It is with great pleasure that I extend warm greetings to speech been so totally stripped of its shining essence. We are a group of Jews who do not support Progressive the members of Canada’s Jewish community on the occa- Conservative leader John Tory’s proposal for provincial funding Seldom has it been made to appear so shamefully sion of Rosh Hashanah, Yomim Noraim and Yom Kippur. naked and so tawdry a burlesque as when Columbia of Ontario’s religious schools.We object to public funding of The High Holy Days are a time for the Jewish commu- faith-based schools for three reasons: University extended an invitation to Iranian President nity in Canada and around the world to reflect on the past, SMahmoud Ahmadinejad to address a question-and-answer ses- 1) The future of Canada as a cohesive society depends on take stock of the present, and make resolutions for the year sion with Columbia faculty and students. As of this writing, imbuing Canadians, especially new Canadians, with a strong to come. With the blowing of the shofar, you are honour- sense of Canadian identity. Many religious schools isolate chil- Ahmadinejad was scheduled to speak at Columbia Monday earli- ing those ancient traditions that have been er this week. Many were lining up to attend the session and many dren from this identity. passed down by your ancestors. For all 2) It is an unfortunate fact that some sub-com- to protest it. Canadians, this is an important opportu- Columbia president Lee Bollinger defended the decision by munities of many religions do not say espe- nity to honour the contributions of the cially nice things about other faiths. Religious saying that Ahmadinejad’s visit and speech are part of the univer- Jewish community to the social, econom- sity’s policy of “serving as a major forum for robust debate.” intolerance among some elements of every ic and political fabric of this great nation. faith community – Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Bollinger said that “the university’s commitment to under- The High Holy Days are also a time for standing the world as it is and as it might be required engagement Jews, Christians – is not ancient history. Such serious reflection, atonement and prayer intolerance is easily communicated from at times with offensive and even odious beliefs.” for a good year and inscription into the Bollinger’s artful justification for handing the microphone to teacher to pupil. Faith-based schools cannot Book of Life. It is my hope that you will be effectively policed by an educational bu- the Iranian president is painful nonsense. It is nonsense because be looking forward to the coming year the “engagement” by the university is not with an individual who reaucracy. Provincial funding will make faith- with hope, joy and thanksgiving. On behalf based schools affordable to more families, espouses “offensive and even odious beliefs,” but with an individ- of my wife, Laureen, and children, Ben- ual who has actually committed “offensive and odious acts” and inviting students to leave the open and toler- jamin and Rachel, please accept our best ant atmosphere of non-faith-based schools. is feverishly planning far worse. wishes for a happy, healthy and prosper- As soon as the Iranian president is introduced on the dais of 3) Ethnic and religious communities should ous New Year. L’Shanah Tovah U’Me- be responsible for their own sustenance. the prestigious university, the microphone in his hand effectively tukah! transforms into a sceptre of status conferring upon him the man- Ontario taxpayers should pay for what we share as a commu- Stephen Harper nity: our health, our roads, our public schools. The public tle of the misunderstood and much-maligned, but still deserving- Prime Minister of Canada of-our-respect, foreign head of a Third World state, much like, schools are there for everyone. If a community chooses to stress *** its distinct identity, it should foot the bill. It should not ask say, Cuba’s Fidel Castro or China’s Mao Zedong, in his day. Ontario can learn from Israel It is painful because of the very fact that the university is so Ontario taxpayers to pay for perpetuating its distinctness. Marjorie Gann, Toronto prestigious and that its decision-makers do not see how they are Those who accuse Israeli politicians of bigotry should affording an opportunity to a deadly, tyrannical theocrat to stand Jacques Kornberg, Toronto observe how uncompromising their counterparts in other Laraine and Neil Naft, Toronto free speech on its head and to mock the very decency and fair play countries are in the defence of principles. A bill winding that free speech is intended to protect. and nine others through the Knesset that only Jews can lease land from the *** Charles Jacobs, a Jewish leader who led a protest against the Jewish National Fund based on its century-old mandate is Hiding behind the constitution Iranian leader, aptly described the absurdity of the invitation. condemned as racist (“Knesset should protect JNF land,” “Ahmadinejad is not a policy wonk or a philosopher. He is a man CJN Perspectives, Aug. 23). of action, murdering Americans and planning to slaughter the Ontario Premier McGuinty shamelessly makes speeches Consider Canada, one of the most liberal countries in about saving public education on the backs of a very small Jews of the Middle East. He is not an ‘idea’ to be debated. He is the world. Same-sex marriage is legal and an open immi- a man to be stopped.” (two per cent) group of Ontario parents. These supporters of gration policy has transformed a white Christian country faith-based schools take their religion seriously enough to want One wonders who would not be welcome to speak to the into a distinctive multicultural one. Yet in Ontario, the heart- esteemed assembly of academics and other clear thinkers at it taught to their children during the day time. They prefer a land of Canada, the only religious schools funded, even for religiously based community ethic to the politically correct Columbia? Clearly, a man who has publicly called for and active- all of high school, are the Catholic ones. ly plots the annihilation of the Jewish state and all its inhabitants, materialism pervading the public system. This outrage is also based on an anachronistic mandate: The premier proudly proclaims that funding faith-based who trains and supplies the murderers of allied soldiers and a section of the Constitution Act of 1867 that guarantees countless hapless civilians in Iraq, who brutally oppresses his own schools would create social unrest and segregation. He has funding for Catholic schools in Ontario. Yet no one has offered not one thread of evidence. people and scoffs at the (entirely western and quite inconvenient, called Ontario an apartheid province because it privileges he regularly points out) notion of human rights is welcome. Protecting one religion at the Catholics to the detriment of expense of others is blatantly Columbia’s burlesque would be merely sad were it not so others, such as Jews, Muslims scary. LET THEM GO… unfair. To hide behind the Con- and Hindus, who must pay stitution is cowardly. Women hefty school bills for their chil- Ron Arad, Zachary Baumel, Zvi Feldman, were once denied the right to vote 25 years ago in The CJN dren. Ehud Goldwasser, Guy Hever,Yehuda Katz, for constitutional reasons, too. Jacob Mendlovic Eldad Regev, Gilad Shalit Adrian Guldemond The storm of protest over the massacres at the Sabra and Toronto Lynden, Ont. Shatila Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon grew harsher. 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Inclusion the answer to concerns about faith-based extremism

By DAVID KOSCHITZKY fore, they shouldn’t be part of public educa- that adheres to Canadian values? them the importance of giving back to the and SHAHEN MIRAKIAN tion. The truth is that faith-based schools have society in which they live. The argument is filled with ironies. If we been around in Ontario for nearly a century, Twenty-first-century Ontario looks very ver the last few months, the are worried about schools spawning anti- and they’re here to stay. That’s why it’s criti- different than it did even a few decades ago. issue of bringing faith-based Canadian, even extremist views, how could cally important for the province to work with Today, Ontario’s society is one of the world’s schools, including Jewish day it possibly be better to keep them outside the them from inside the system rather than most diverse and inclusive, except for 53,000 schools, into the Ontario public education system, with no accounta- having no impact on what is being taught children who go to non-Catholic faith-based public education system as a bility and no assurance that provincial stan- outside the system. schools. Omatter of fairness, has taken centre stage. In dards are being met? If faith-based schools If one were to assess the attitudes, values We would not accept such religion-based addition to the unfairness of schools from are forced to stay on the outside, they remain and preferred careers of faith-based gradu- exclusion in any other type of public service. only one faith warranting inclusion in public beyond the reach of regulations, Ontario cur- ates, it wouldn’t take long to find admirable Yet, education is a core public service. It’s education, some members of the Jewish com- riculum requirements, teaching standards, examples of their positive contributions to time for our public education system to munity are worried about the possibility of oversight by the province and accountabili- Canadian society in virtually every field and reflect contemporary diversity, just as it does extremist teachings in faith-based schools. ty for what they teach. Only by including every walk of life. in five other provinces that provide signifi- Some people suggest that danger lurks faith-based schools in public education can These former students come both from cant support to faith-based schools. It’s time behind the classroom doors in faith-based we ensure teaching consistent with Canadi- Catholic schools that are already part of to let fairness, not fear, guide the debate on schools. The argument goes something like an values. public education and from other faith-based faith-based schools. this: these schools are built on the tenets of In addition, how can anyone possibly schools that are on the outside looking in, faith. As such, their leaders will take the op- argue that only publicly supported Catholic hoping for their chance to be included. Their David Koschitzky is vice-chair of UJA portunity, whenever possible, to indoctrinate schools, attended by 650,000 students – one- graduates not only personally promote Cana- Federation of Greater Toronto. Shahen Mi- students by preaching faith-based extremist third of our public education system – are dian values, but many send their own chil- rakian is a member of Toronto’s Armenian views that oppose Canadian values. There- capable of providing a faith-based education dren to faith-based schools, in order to teach community.

Editor’s note: The CJN has been deluged with letters on this subject. We are there- Readers write about funding fore dedicating more space to the correspondence during the election campaign. A. Margel has it backwards (“‘Partners’ in ulate what is taught. The extension of funding style fear-mongering and mud-slinging, while who can afford these schools.” In truth, the main quest for day school funding,” CJN letters, allows requirements to be imposed as a condi- avoiding dealing with the inequity of the issue. beneficiaries will be those who cannot current- Toronto, Sept. 12). The issue of some Muslim tion of funding. Local funding and accompany- I cannot fathom why McGuinty doesn’t ly afford these schools. Bringing these schools schools receiving money from outside of Canada ing regulation would address Margel’s concern. propose cutting Catholic school funding alto- under the umbrella of public education will and lack of accountability are both more of a The suggestion that the needs of the Jewish gether to fix the current inequality of this issue. ensure accessibility regardless of financial means threat when these schools are outside the public community can be met through afternoon Why isn’t that his counter-position? Too unpop- and be a huge boost to Jewish continuity. system. Including faith-based schools in the schools has unfortu- ular a position? It Everyone in our community should be stand- public system will increase accountability. nately been proved would be nice for ing up to vote against official anti-Jewish dis- It is also somewhat surprising that his answer wrong by many McGuinty to recon- crimination in open violation of international to providing faith-based funding is Hebrew af- decades of real expe- sider his tactics and law. The fact that it is also anti-Sikh, anti-Hindu ternoon schools. First, that does nothing to rience, hence the start a debate using and anti-Protestant, etc., makes the matter worse, address the current inequity of funding only one reality of an over- facts over fear. not better. Only the Progressive Conservatives faith, Catholics, and not funding other faith whelming financial Whether John and the Green party have pledged to fix the dis- groups. Secondly, there are approximately 12,000 burden on thousands Tory wins the elec- crimination. children in full-day Hebrew schools who con- of Jewish parents tion is irrelevant. Rinat Kernerman sciously make the choice to learn about and be across Ontario to He has earned my Toronto immersed in Judaism, for eight (or more) hours send 11,000 children respect as a person *** a day. Hebrew afternoon schools may work for to Jewish day schools. of integrity for I’m a 16-year-old student at the Anne and some, but are definitely not the answer for the Extending taking a currently Max Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy majority of Jewish parents who want more. It is funding to non- Dalton McGuinty John Tory unfriendly position of Toronto (TanenbaumCHAT). not a hidden fact that Jewish continuity is far Catholic faith-based and using his name J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter better served by full-day Hebrew schools. schools will solve a long-standing unfairness to create an agenda based on the pursuit of truth, series, is coming to Toronto to do a book And thirdly, since the concept of tikkun olam and be consistent with a beneficial trend to pro- equality and ethical conduct. reading on Oct. 23. It’s a free reading, and has been brought up, including faith-based viding more specialized programs of all sorts Alan T. Domb tickets only went out to public and Catholic schools in the public system, thereby remedy- under the umbrella of public education. Integrat- Toronto schools. ing an outright case of discrimination based on ing these schools into public education, as is the *** As a student of a private Jewish school, I faith practised by our government, would seem case with Catholic schools, will benefit all On- The claim that Ontario Progressive Conser- was forced to enter a draw (where my chances to me to be a perfect example of tikkun olam. tarians. Excluding these schools from public vative leader John Tory’s proposal to extend equal of winning are less than unlikely) just to get a Ira Walfish funding and regulation is not just unfair, it is ir- funding to non-Catholic faith-based schools is ticket. Chair, Multi-Faith Coalition for Equal responsible. a “vote grab” is laughable given the very small What concerns me the most about this is not Funding of Faith-Based Schools Stuart Lewis size of the affected groups (“Says faith-based the imminent fact that I will not get to see my Toronto Executive Director funding is a ‘vote grab,’” CJN letter, Toronto, favourite writer, but what students younger than *** Ontario Association of Jewish Day Schools Sept. 20). Tory deserves kudos for his principled I am will think about it. I think that children, A. Margel (“‘Partners’ in quest for day school *** commitment to eliminate Ontario’s official reli- such as a younger cousin of mine at Bialik funding,” CJN letters, Toronto, Sept. 12) is right I am outraged by Ontario Premier Dalton gious discrimination in the only way politically Hebrew Day School, will be discouraged and that the proper regulation of faith-based schools McGuinty’s position on faith-based funding and viable, by extending equal treatment to the mere not want to go to a faith-based school when is a legitimate public concern, but wrong that the apathy of my fellow Canadians. McGuinty’s seven per cent of faith-based schools that the they see that they are treated differently just withholding funding is an effective solution. position is offensive, misleading and purely based Ontario government is not already fully funding. because they don’t go to public school. Non-Catholic faith-based schools already exist on fear-mongering over fact. I don’t understand The current discrimination violates internation- I think it is morally and religiously demean- and operate, largely outside the context of public why there isn’t more outrage at his blatant racism. al human rights law, and Ontario has a legal duty ing for a child when they realize that they can’t regulation and public standards. It is clear the current formula for funding one under international law to eliminate the discrim- go see their favourite author solely based on Extending funding actually provides a way religion over another is absolutely wrong, dis- ination. where they are educated. to address the concern. When a school is not re- criminatory and un-Canadian. McGuinty’s po- The letter unfairly suggests that equal funding Natalie Cooper ceiving government funding, it is difficult to reg- sition seems to be purely backed by American- will benefit “the more affluent in our society Toronto Page 10 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Opinions Beware of school Did Israel destroy a Syrian nuclear weapons plant? funding ‘partners’ ith Israel still refusing to discuss the ap- At about the same time, Mossad chief Meir Two U.S. officials indicated there might be some parent airstrike earlier this month against Dagan presented evidence to Israeli Prime Minister truth to the nuclear theory. s the provincial election draws closer, WSyria, observers have begun to suggest Ehud Olmert that Syria was seeking to acquire Asked about the alleged Israeli airstrike – Israel the push for funding faith-based that a major event may have taken place. nuclear know-how from North Korea. Dagan, ac- still refuses to confirm or deny it – U.S. Secretary schools will no doubt intensify. And The apparent bombing run may have been akin cording to the reports, feared the Syrians might be of State Condoleezza Rice said, “We have long been A to Israel’s bombing of the Iraqi nuclear able to produce nuclear devices that could concerned about the proliferation of weapons of so it should. The cause is just and, with fees reactor at Osirak in 1981, if interna- be installed on Scud-C rockets, which can mass destruction,” adding that “we have to have poli- at most Jewish day schools at an all-time high tional media reports are to be believed. reach most points in Israel. cies that prevent the world’s most dangerous people – and way beyond what many families can For once, no one in the Israeli es- “This was supposed to be a devastat- from having the world’s most dangerous weapons.” afford – the timing tablishment is talking. ing Syrian surprise for Israel,” Sunday’s Andrew Semmel, acting U.S. deputy assistant couldn’t be more Based on government sources in the U.K. Times quoted an Israeli official as secretary of state for nuclear non-proliferation policy, crucial. Proponents of United States and elsewhere – some of saying. Had it gone through, it would have said Sept. 14 in Rome that Syria, a state sponsor of such subsidies need to them named – the reports suggest that given Syria strategic parity with Israel. terror, is on America’s nuclear “watch list.” He added maintain their momen- on the night between Sept. 5 and 6, While Hadley and Olmert supposed- that Syria may well have had contacts with secret tum and do whatever Israeli warplanes attacked a nuclear fa- ly were digesting the dramatic new infor- suppliers, possibly North Korea. There are North seems practical to sway cility in northern Syria that was storing mation, Israeli and Syrian politicians Koreans in Syria, he declared. Syria and North Korea Ontario voters toward or processing nuclear material provid- Leslie Susser started talking up the possibility of war in have strongly denied the nuclear co-operation story. supporting a redress of ed by North Korea. in Jerusalem the summer. At the time, it was difficult According to Syria’s original account of the in- the current system. The presumed nuclear target would to understand what had triggered the cident, Israeli planes were driven off by Syria anti- That the Jewish explain the secrecy shrouding the alleged operation. sudden threat of hostilities. Analysts spoke about aircraft fire, fleeing hastily and dumping ammuni- Lawrence Hart community leadership It also would explain the rumours of impending war rising tension between the two countries, but they tion and fuel tanks in open fields. in Hamilton of Toronto has opted to between Israel and Syria earlier in the year, and the couldn’t explain why. The nuclear evidence theory Israeli officials are keeping quiet. Israeli jour- join up with Armenian, Hindu, Sikh and failure of the two to launch peace talks despite public provides a reason. nalists, including with foreign news organizations, Muslim groups with like-minded objectives expressions of willingness to do so. In June, Israel’s military intelligence gave the are subject to a military censor and have been forced is probably a good strategy. Interfaith cohe- According to the foreign reports, the story goes politicians a clear message: if there were no politi- to piece together foreign news reports. sion on issues of common interest plays well back to the beginning of the year. cal talks with Syria soon, war was likely in the In a Sept. 16 appearance before the Knesset’s in the public domain and carries with it a North Korea, having agreed to dismantle its summer. Olmert set up a special ministerial com- foreign affairs and defence committee, military in- mittee to monitor developments on the Syrian front. telligence chief Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin was asked certain respectability that may have other nuclear weapons program in return for normalized ties with the West, was looking to sell off nuclear tech- But the United States refused to approve peace talks. by committee chairman Tsachi Hanegbi of the positive spin-offs as relationships develop nology. The key material on offer was plutonium. In hindsight, some commentators now suggest the Kadima Party not to comment on the Syria story. and dialogue becomes more comfortable. The reports imply that Syria long had wanted to reason for this may have been Washington’s aware- Yadlin obliged, but he had a lot to say about Iran’s However, we in the broader Jewish com- acquire a nuclear weapons program of its own and, ness of Syria’s nuclear plans. nuclear ambitions. He said Iran doesn’t intend to munity need to be extraordinarily vigilant with North Korean help, built a facility for plutoni- The immediate spur for the Israeli attack may abort plans to produce a bomb, and that it has three that we do not compromise our values and um processing and eventual weapons building. have been the arrival on Sept. 3 of a North Korean messages for the West: it already knows how to make loyalties as we engage in coalition-building According to the Washington Post, in the spring, vessel at the Syrian port of Tartous. According to nuclear devices; economic sanctions won’t work; of this sort. We need to be clear on who our U.S. President George W. Bush’s national security foreign sources, the Israelis believed the vessel was and military action will exact a heavy price. partners are and what view of us they bring adviser, Stephen Hadley, was presented with evi- carrying nuclear materials, and this is what dictat- Assuming the strike against Syria did take place, to the table. It might reasonably be argued dence of Syrian-North Korean nuclear co-operation. ed the timing of the alleged Israeli strike. the question now is what effect it will have on the that it’s not acceptable to include as part of It included dramatic satellite imagery from Israel According to the London Observer, the strike Iran issue. Does this make a U.S.-led military strike such a group those who, under other circum- that led some U.S. officials to conclude the Syrians was carried out by eight Israeli aircraft. Other reports on Iran more or less likely? The answer could well stances, might wish us harm – individually had built a facility that could be used to produce ma- suggested ground troops were also involved, along determine the historical significance of Israel’s or collectively – by actively promoting anti- terial for nuclear weapons. with a high-flying reconnaissance plane. alleged action against Syria. – JTA Jewish or anti-Zionist positions. It is, therefore, a matter of great concern when one reads in the September issue of the Israeli politics: what’s next? Hamilton Jewish News that a Canadian s Israel enters 5768, the domestic polit- rocket attacks from “Hamastan” (Gaza), Ne- in order to accommodate a myriad of groups and Jewish Congress (CJC) memo has been sent ical scene is more fluid and unpredictable tanyahu emerges as the first choice for prime ideologies that spread from America to Russia to federations in Ottawa, Windsor and than at any other time since independ- minister in public opinion polls, but many Is- and beyond, and party hacks who now control London “asking them to build interfaith part- A ence 60 years ago. An election could suddenly raelis are hesitant given his previous record. At the system have rebuffed all efforts at change. nerships on the Hamilton model to support be called following the final report on the Second the same time, Likud lacks the votes in the But politics, like nature, abhors a vacuum, the Jewish community on this important Lebanon War or a corruption indict- Knesset to carry a non-confidence vote and within the next few years, a new group of matter” (i.e., school funding). ment, or they may not occur until and force the government to resign. Israeli leaders can be expected to emerge and There is no reason to doubt Congress’ 2010. But regardless of when a vote In what remains of the Israeli centre- build a new and more relevant structure. good intentions, but what really is the is called, it’s clear that Israel is in a left, in the form of the Labour Party, Some will be former military leaders untaint- “Hamilton model”? Well, unlike the multi- leadership crisis, like many other the experimental emphasis on social ed by scandals and with visions that combine cultural Toronto coalition, the Hamilton “di- democracies, but with much higher and economic policy, led by the former Israel’s Jewish renaissance with strong security alogue” comprised only Muslims and Jews. stakes. head of the Histadrut, Amir Peretz, was credentials. This group includes Moshe Ya’alon Before expanding – to primarily focus on the Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and also a disaster. and Uzi Dayan, and may grow considerably in funding issue – the group, aside from UJA his Kadima party had record low Peretz appeared to be primarily in- the post-Lebanon war shake-up. Neither has a Federation of Hamilton, had just three other poll ratings after the perceived mis- terested in the well-off groups in the strong party base, but could be quickly adopted “partners.” Of these, one has gone on public handling of the 2006 Lebanon War, unions, and the Second Lebanon War by any of the main groups, or perhaps lead record expressing contempt for Israel during Gerald Steinberg ongoing policy investigations, and in Jerusalem showed that Israel needs leaders with another attempt to create a pragmatic Zionist the Lebanon war and praising “Hezbollah’s the failure of the Gaza disengage- serious security experience. In the in- core. resistance,” while another helped to sponsor ment that was the core of Kadima’s platform. ternal leadership race in July 2007, Peretz and In addition, many hi-tech entrepreneurs, some a local rally just over a year ago where Israel While Olmert is hoping that renewed peace talks others, including Ami Ayalon, were defeated by of whom began their work in the army, have been was venomously attacked and the Hamilton with the remnants of the Palestinian Authority former prime minister and Israel Defence Forces sitting on the political sidelines, but they are being Jewish federation was itself accused of “en- led by President Mahmoud Abbas will revive his head Ehud Barak, who immediately assumed re- pressed to take a more active role. dorsing the killing of Lebanese”. position, this is not likely. sponsibility for the defence portfolio. Within Kadima, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni Yet such “partners” continue to be part of But the absence of popular alternatives, both If elections are held in late 2007 or 2008 these is widely admired as intelligent and sincere, but the ongoing Hamilton dialogue, and the within his own party and elsewhere, has kept three leaders will be the candidates for prime she lacks the experience to hold Israel’s top po- Hamilton community leadership persists in Olmert in power. The two leading candidates to minister, unless Olmert is forced out. And many sition and will require many more years to gain according them credibility and public affir- replace him are both former prime ministers Israelis from different social sectors will find all this background. And if Kadima collapses, she mation. whose own leadership difficulties led to their three unappealing. This situation reflects the stag- will have trouble finding a political home. So if this is the prototype that other small defeats. nant Israeli political system. Highly qualified in- In other words, while the Israeli leadership communities across Ontario are being en- Benjamin Netanyahu heads a Likud party that dividuals have little chance to break through the crisis is serious, when it ends, Israel is likely to couraged to emulate, a plea for caution is was divided by disengagement from Gaza and massive barriers to entry. This party-based struc- emerge reinvigorated and able to chart its course needed. We can certainly do better. trounced in the 2006 elections. With the daily ture was chosen by the early Zionist congresses with greater success. September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 11 The Kirshner File Eclectic offerings from Toronto’s film fest he 32nd edition of the Toronto Interna- which implies that Carter is a decent individual Macdonald himself points out, Barbie was versity student whose grandfather fled Nazi Ger- tional Film Festival wrapped earlier this who works tirelessly for reconciliation and peace, hostile to a neighbour in La Paz because he many, works to secure the passage of a bill that Tmonth and featured an eclectic selection is as objective as a documentary can possibly thought he was Jewish. When Barbie realized will keep California’s investment funds out of of movies of Jewish interest. be. he was mistaken, he offered him his friendship. Sudan. Moreno-Ocampo, a prosecutor of the In- Man from Plains, by Jonathan Demme, is a Kevin Macdonald’s My Enemy’s Enemy is a Macdonald’s fascinating documentary is ternational Criminal Court, dreams of achiev- profile of Jimmy Carter – the 39th portrait of Nazi war criminal Klaus replete with vivid interviews. Ute Messner, ing justice for the people of Darfur. Adam, a res- president of the United States – as an Barbie, the Butcher of Lyon. An SS Barbie’s daughter, says that her father’s nick- ident of Darfur, relates her horrible experiences author. It is set against the backdrop officer who was responsible for the name was upsetting to Lyon’s butchers. As she at the hands of Janjaweed militiamen and gov- of a busy tour promoting his latest deportation of 44 Jewish orphans from puts it, “It’s an honourable profession, isn’t it?” ernment forces. Although Darfur Now is steeped work, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, France and the murder of French Re- Jacques Verges, Barbie’s half-Vietnamese lawyer, in bloodshed, it is upbeat in spirit. his most controversial to date. Dem- sistance leader Jean Moulin, Barbie calls him a “a tragic figure” who was “no better Dans la vie, a French film by Philippe Fau- me, an edgy director known for such temporarily escaped retribution by or worse” than an American officer in Vietnam. con, is a heart-warming drama set in Paris in the feature films as Married to the Mob, fleeing to Bolivia, where he developed So much for rigorous historical analysis! summer of 2006. Esther (Ariane Jacquot), an Something Wild and The Silence of a network of relationships with former Darfur Now, written and directed by Theo- elderly, wheelchair-bound Jewish woman of Al- the Lambs, is like a fly on the wall as German army officers and gerian ancestry and of feisty tempera- he trails Carter, his publicist and his high Bolivian government of- ment, needs a nursing assistant after firing bodyguards. Carter, the man who Sheldon Kirshner ficials. Tracked down by her old one. Enter Selima (Sabrina Ben made Israel’s 1979 peace treaty with in Toronto Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, Abdallah), a young nurse of Arab origin Egypt possible, is a proponent of a Barbie was extradited to who has been scarred by a racial taunt two-state solution to resolve Israel’s conflict with France in 1983. Sentenced to life impris- after an unpleasant encounter with a male the Palestinians. All but the blind can agree with onment in 1987, he died in prison in patient. Due to an unexpected occurrence, that solution. But by giving his book an inten- 1991, succumbing to cancer. Selima asks her mother, Halima (Zohra tionally provocative title, Carter veers off course Macdonald is more interested in Mouffok), to replace her. Halima, having and needlessly undermines his credibility as a Barbie’s post-war career than in his just watched TV footage of the Second mediator and peacemaker. crimes against humanity. Portraying him Lebanon War, bristles with anti-Israel As he travels around his country, Carter is as a sadistic, clever and fervent Nation- animus. Nevertheless, she takes the job constantly reminded that the title is a turnoff. In al Socialist who never regretted his so that she can accumulate funds for the self defence, he says that his goal is to stimulate actions and was no more anti-Semitic haj to Mecca. Despite objections from debate. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid stokes than his contemporaries, Macdonald says Halima’s husband and neighbours, Esther immense passions and demonstrations, but it that his knowledge of communism and and Halima become friends. In an era of calls into question his judgment. Carter argues his familiarity with interrogation tech- deteriorating Muslim-Jewish relations, that the title is not a reference to South African- niques and repression methods saved him Faucon accentuates the positive, and for style apartheid – which was rooted in racial dis- from the certainty of arrest after World this, he deserves a round of applause. crimination and institutional segregation – but War II. Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, Avi Nesher’s The Secrets, which takes to Israel’s colonization of the West Bank. Yet, as Convinced that the Soviet Union meets Moshe Dayan, Israel’s then-foreign minister. place in Tel Aviv and Safed, is an excep- Israel’s consul general in Atlanta observes, posed an imminent threat to U.S. inter- tionally fine film turning on the intense Israel’s policy in the West Bank is based on se- ests in Europe, American secret services recruit- dore Braun, unfolds through the perspective of relationship between two young, headstrong curity rather than apartheid. (In fact, it has been ed him as an agent. “The use of Nazis was a key several individuals who have first-hand infor- women studying in a religious seminary. Naomi determined by a mix of security and messianic part of U.S. strategy of fighting the Cold War,” mation about the atrocities perpetrated in that (Ania Bukstein) is a brilliant scholar of Kabbal- ideology.) says Elizabeth Holtzman, a former member of impoverished region of Sudan since 2003. Since ah who resists an arranged marriage to a stick- In media interviews, Carter comes across as the U.S. Congress and a onetime district attor- then, an estimated 200,000 Sudanese black cit- in-the-mud rabbinical student. Michelle (Michal a critic of Israel who tempers his critique with ney in Brooklyn. She adds that just as Washing- izens have been murdered, and 2.5 million have Shtamler), fleeing problems in France, comes kind words for the Jewish state. He lashes out at ton used Barbie as a surrogate in the struggle been displaced, by Arab militias apparently in from an irreligious background. Though the pair the separation fence, bemoans Israel’s treatment against communism, so it supported Islamic fun- collusion with the Arab-dominated government. are initially at odds, they bond like lovers as they of the Palestinians and suggests that Israel will damentalists to battle the Soviet army in The United States has described the situation as help a distraught French woman (Fanny Ardant). never enjoy permanent peace unless it withdraws Afghanistan from 1979 onward. genocide, and Jewish organizations in North Michelle’s desire for a conventional life, however, from the territories. By the same token, Carter Judging by Macdonald’s evidence, Barbie America have adopted Darfur as a cause celebre. complicates their friendship. The performances describes Israel as a “wonderful, admirable de- was a wily arms dealer who was intimately in- Meanwhile, the United Nations is poised to dis- are moving and the emotions are genuine. mocracy” and denounces Arab terrorism and volved in the capture of Che Guevara and in the patch 26,000 peacekeepers to Sudan to stop the Two other Israeli films, Jellyfish (by Etgar Iran’s call for Israel’s destruction. Clearly sad- military coup that brought Luis Garcia Meza to wanton violence. Keret and Shira Geffen) and Disengagement dened and hurt by Jewish right-wing denuncia- power in 1980. Macdonald’s notion that Meza’s In Darfur Now, the humanitarian crisis (by Amos Gitai), were disappointing, being tions of him as an anti-Semite, Carter takes ex- regime could have been the forerunner of a prompts six men and women to act. Among self-conscious and self-indulgent. But I loved ception to malicious claims that the media and Fourth Reich in Bolivia is far-fetched. Converse- therm are Adam Sterling, Luis Moreno-Ocam- Amal, a Canadian film by Ritchie Mehta banks are controlled by Jews. Man from Plains, ly, he underestimates Barbie’s anti-Semitism. As po and Hejewa Adam. Sterling, a California uni- about a saintly rickshaw driver in New Delhi. Add the Romspen Fund to your investment mix. Romspen Mortgage Real Fund A Estate sset allocation – depending on your goals and risk tolerance, your investment mix will likely vary. The Romspen Mortgage Investment Fund is Cash for investors who seek a steady yield of about 10% annually but have a low tolerance for risk. With the RMIF all investments are secured by a pool of Term Stocks & mortgages of which 95% are commercial first mortgages. Interest is paid to Deposits Mutual Funds investors monthly and your investment can be held in an RRSP or RRIF. It’s a formula that the fund manager, Romspen Investment Corporation, 162 Cumberland Street, Suite 300 has successfully applied for many years. 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As an aca- Defence Forces (IDF) focus on policing the tics to Israel’s detriment. Persian patron. demic who has studied Middle East politics Palestinians instead of meeting long-term “That is why it is important for Israel in That is not likely to happen unless Syria for decades, he supports unreciprocated threats on its borders. The result was that sol- the near future to structure itself and manage is part of a larger regional alignment that actions by Israel that would separate it from a diers didn’t receive proper training and sup- the issue of its legitimacy. In the future, that would see a U.S.-Iran deal, which is also hostile Palestinian population while stem- port in the campaign to root out the will be even more difficult,” he said. very unlikely, he said. Iran fears that the ming international efforts to delegitimize it. Hezbollah presence in south- Susser suggested that United States is only interested in regime He supported Israel’s withdrawal from ern Lebanon last summer. there is little likelihood of change, while the United States won’t agree Lebanon in 2000 and its pullout from Gaza in As for the near-daily an arrangement with to any deal unless Iran gives up its nuclear 2005. While acknowledging that critics of the rocket attacks from Gaza, Hamas and even Fatah, led weapons program. moves say they emboldened Israel’s enemies the South African-born aca- by Palestinian Authority He called for “robust [U.S.] engagement and harmed its strategic position, few people demic said they should be President Mahmoud Abbas, with Iran,” including drawing a line in the in Israel are calling for reoccupation of the addressed by a military is in no rush for a deal. sand and warning Iran “what they can do two areas, he said. campaign or technological They think “time is work- and what they can’t.” Susser, a professor of Middle Eastern his- solutions, but not by perma- ing in a historical sense for As for Jordan, that country “is the only tory and director of the Dayan Center at Tel nently re-entering Gaza. them. player in the Middle East with a higher level Aviv University, is currently on sabbatical at “Should Israel re-occupy “I don’t think the of anxiety than the Jews.” Brandeis University. He specializes in the millions of Palestinians so Palestinians as a people Wedged between powerful neighbours, it contemporary history and politics of Jordan that eventually Jews accept Israel as a legitimate is affected by regional developments, but and the Palestinians, the interplay between become a minority?” he part of the neighbourhood,” can do little to influence them. religious and political affairs in the Middle asked “Is that the kind of he said. That leaves Israel Right now, Iraqi instability worries East, and continuity and change in Arab- country we want?” with the option of taking Jordanian leaders the most. That also makes Israeli relations. He said defusing the con- Asher Susser unilateral steps to deter it hard for Israel to re-deploy out of the West In Toronto recently to meet potential TAU flict with the Palestinians is in Palestinian rocket attacks and Bank. Still, he said, Israel must consider supporters, Susser said Israel’s withdrawal Israel’s long term interest, because the inter- best position itself to address security and ways of withdrawing from the Palestinian from Gaza was justified, as it “does not want national situation is slowly turning against the diplomatic challenges. territories while helping to maintain to control 1.5 million Palestinians forever.” Jewish state. Europe’s internal population Turning to Hezbollah, Susser said the Jordan’s stability. Unilateral withdrawals serve Israel’s long- growth is stagnating and as a result, it is seek- Lebanese terrorist organization is clearly an Withdrawal might be risky, but so was term strategic interests, he maintained. For ing Middle Eastern immigrants to support the Iranian proxy, and last summer’s war marked returning the Sinai to Egypt, which resulted too long, Israeli policy-makers were con- continent’s welfare and pension schemes. “the first bout between Israel and Iran as in 30 years of peace. cerned with short term security, what Susser There are already 20 million Muslims in regional hegemonic powers.” “We have to take chances and accept cer- calls “current security.” Instead, they should Europe and they enjoy a high birth rate. Syria, an ally of Iran, is re-arming with tain risks,” he said. September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 13 Greater Toronto Area Roots of jihad predate modern conflicts: expert By PAUL LUNGEN international terrorism, he said. A Vancouver man of Staff Reporter Pakistani origin who once worked on contract for the Blueprint for global domination Department of Foreign Affairs joined Chechen rebels and The Islamic world’s conflict with the West did not origi- was killed in a shootout with Russian soldiers. nate with the war in Iraq nor as a response to Israeli policies. In another example Bell cited, a St. Catharines man was “What we’re facing now has been developing over cen- rity issues and is author of The Martyr’s Oath: The recruited by al-Qaeda to blow up embassies in Southeast turies,” security analyst John Thompson stated last week. Apprenticeship of a Homegrown Terrorist, said refugees Asia. In a presentation titled “Roots of Jihad,” Thompson from foreign conflicts often bring their “baggage” and Some Canadians, radicalized in their teen years, hold a traced the origins of jihad to the beginnings of Islam itself. “grudges” to Canada. grudge against the Western world, including Canada. Islam touts itself as a religion of peace but its founder Canada is also an important source of fundraising for for- Canadian citizens cannot be deported, leaving criminal pros- Mohammed was “a warlord” who instructed his followers eign terrorist organizations – “very common in Canada” – as ecutions as the only legal alternative. Bell suggested Canada on disposing of loot gained in battle. Even more, said well as procurement of military gear, document fraud, follow the American lead in adapting the civil law to permit Thompson, “there is no religion other than Islam that has a recruitment and even rest and recreation. victims of terror to sue terrorist organizations and the states blueprint for global domination.” In recent years, native Canadians have joined the ranks of that support them. Thompson, director of the Mackenzie Institute, a think tank that focuses on political and security issues, was speak- ing at a lunchtime meeting sponsored by the Speakers NOW OPEN! 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We message we get in our mourn our disappointments, both in sign, symbol, mark, device or other representation leave the womb to culture that we are on others and in ourselves. The suffering that indicates or that is likely to create an impression enter the world. We our own when it comes is carefully modulated by Halachah, that the food is kosher, if the food does not meet the leave the breast to to this very personal which tells us that we can’t hide what requirements of the Kashruth applicable to it. begin to feed and nurture ourselves. kind of mourning. There is an ethic we have done to others, nor can turn We raise kids and they leave home. out there of not belabouring our losses, away from the attempt of others to ap- The terms "kosher style" and "kind of kosher" are Parents die, friends die. Life is fragile of “getting on with things.” And proach us with their guilt and contri- not allowed, unless they meet the requirements of and finite. These are losses beyond our getting on with life is a very impor- tion. the Kashruth. "Jewish-style food" or "Jewish cui- control, woven into the very fabric of tant notion, but the actual mourning Children learn how to forgive by sine" are not objected to, although the foods may not being. work has to be done properly first. seeing how their parents work through necessarily meet the requirements of the Kashruth. Mourning is thus a way of life. It’s There are people who seem very loss and disappointment and reconcil- not something we only do at funerals stoic in the face of their losses. They iation. So the stakes in being able to Rationale: "Kosher style" is considered to create the or at shivah houses, but all the time, seem admirable to others precisely forgive or to fail in forgiveness are impression that the food is kosher, and therefore the usually in private, where no one else because they were able to ostensibly very high indeed. Relationships, fam- food must meet the requirements of the Kashruth. sees, in the recesses of our hearts. And overcome loss and be productive in ilies and the course of lives can depend "Jewish style" food may not necessarily create this it’s our ability to successfully negoti- their lives. But at times, there is an un- on it. impression.” ate these losses, to understand that life derside to this that gets played out in On Yom Kippur, may we learn to and other people are not as we always their most intimate relationships or in heal ourselves by forgiving others and The CJN makes no representation as to (or even often) would wish them to be, a certain black hole in their emotion- in doing so create the conditions for the kashruth of food products in to mourn and work them through and al lives that no one can enter. This is redemption, both personal and com- advertisements. go on with an enriched sense of life the grief work that has never been munal. September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 15 Jewish Life Witness by Ruth Gruber, Random House. A pictorial record of Jewish history The Centre for Jewish Studies at York University congratulates its Ruth Gruber celebrated her 96th birth- corted 1,000 Holocaust survivors from who create and build, but do not destroy.” Scholarship and Award Recipients day with the publication of Witness, her Italy to America, the only Jews given I’ve lingered over many of the memo- for 2007-2008 19th book. refuge in the United States during the war. rable photographs. Her long life has been filled with ex- “I have a theory,” Gruber said, “that Some were taken in the homes of the tensive travel to remote parts HENRY AND BARBARA BANK FELLOWSHIP IN JEWISH STUDIES even when we’re born Jews, Eskimo Inuit of Alaska. Others are dra- Yedida Eisenstat of the globe as an internation- there is a moment in our lives matic scenes from the forbidding British- al correspondent for the New when we become Jews. On that run DP camps in Cyprus, set up for Jewish BENARROCH-HAZAN SEPHARDI STUDIES AWARD York Herald Tribune. For three ship, I became a Jew.” refugees after the war. Some deal with the Irina Bogomazov decades, from 1935 to 1967, Often discouraged, even plight and eventual redemption of home- TOM AND MARY BECK JEWISH STUDIES AWARDS she pursued stories that often berated, by her male col- less Jews from locations in Europe, Yemen Mark Celinscak Samahra Zatzman involved personal risk and pri- leagues, as a woman who and Israel. ALLEN S. BERG JEWISH STUDIES AWARD vation with camera and type- couldn’t overcome the rigours Some unforgettable photos: Gruber Shira Zeliger writer. of her demanding work, she re- standing beside an airplane in which Royal In his adulatory foreward to mained determined, fearless Canadian Air Force pilots flew her from HY AND HELEN BERGEL PRIZE IN JEWISH STUDIES Emily Springgay the book, Richard Holbrooke, Books and resolute. 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An eclectic look at the Etrog CANADIAN FRIENDS OF TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY In order to fulfil the mitzvah of LOUIS MANPEL AWARD waving the lulav during the holiday of lined up for and against the acceptabil- YouTube of their monster-sized citron, Svetlana Vaisman Sukkot, we actually need four species: ity of the stunningly beautiful etrogim which weighed in at a healthy seven HELEN & LOUIS EISENSTAT branches of the willow (aravot), myrtle from the Greek island of Corfu. pounds. [tinyurl.com/yq234a] What- JEWISH TEACHER EDUCATION AWARD (hadasim) and date palm trees (lulav) [tinyurl.com/23ods8] ever yours weighs, there are detailed in- Tamara Frankel and, of course, an etrog. Who knew that there were so many structions about how and when to pick ESSAY PRIZE IN CANADIAN JEWISH STUDIES There are many interpretations about varieties and subsets to the etrog, aka the it up and what blessing to recite when Jody Klein Elizabeth Pettigrew the significance of these citron, aka citrus medica? you do. The Arba Minim Fact Sheet lays four components, and Zaide Reuven’s Esrog it out clearly. [tinyurl.com/yolyeh] FLEISCHER AWARDS AT THE CENTRE FOR JEWISH STUDIES Aliza Millo similarities have been The Jewish Farm has photos of the All too soon, Sukkot is over and you drawn between the char- Highway Yemenite, Braverman, are faced with a problem: what to do GERTRUDE AND JACK FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL AWARD acteristics of species and Chazon Ish and Moroc- with your etrog. Reb Goldie suggests Joe Hodes those of the Jewish can varieties as well as turning it into a havdalah spice holder. EVELYN GOLLIN BURSARY IN JEWISH STUDIES people. [tinyurl.com/ Yanover etrogim, the type While it’s still fresh, puncture your etrog Aliza Millo yrvcdq] But without “favoured by many Chas- with holes and drive cloves into it. When JOSEPH AND KATIE KLASNER sounding too heretical – and with no dis- sidim, especially Chabad (Lubavitch), the etrog dries and hardens, it will hold GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN JEWISH STUDIES respect to the other three – can’t we just based on a midrash that Moses was all the cloves in place – and smell great. Carson Phillips admit that the etrog is the star of the transported from Sinai to Italy to see [rebgoldie.com/etrog.htm] METRO TORONTO LODGE B’NAI BRITH PRIZE bunch? Today, an eclectic look at the exactly what a ‘fruit of the goodly tree’ Or just eat it. Montreal baker Marcy Danielle Lawrence etrog, “the fruit of the goodly tree.” was.” [tinyurl.com/yp4a42] Goldman believes in “eating a food of ALYCE ORZY AWARDS IN JEWISH TEACHER EDUCATION (Leviticus 23:40) [tinyurl.com/2d2heu] Kosher etrogim don’t come cheap. As memory.” By eating foods that have been Miriam Bessin Ariella Kleinberg Danya Mintz Ari Greenspan and Rabbi Ari Ziv- you prepare to pay a handsome fee for connected to the Jewish people for cen- Shira Zeliger otofsky are etrog aficionados who have yours, it’s easy to forget how much work turies, we gain an important apprecia- SAMUEL G. ROSEN MEMORIAL PRIZE created a presentation, The Esrog Wars: has gone into getting it from Israel or tion for our history. Goldman supplies Jonathan MacKenzie The Halachic History, Botany and Eco- Italy into your home. Watch a video on some recipes and tips for shaving the nomics of the Esrog. If you don’t have YouTube to see how etrogim are har- etrog skin and freezing the zest for later ESTHER SARICK BURSARY IN JEWISH STUDIES AND THE ARTS a chance to see them in person, then read vested. (Hint: slowly and carefully.) baking projects. “Whatever you do, don’t Sari Scherer their 4,000-word essay that traces the [tinyurl.com/yr5zo3] waste them.” [tinyurl.com/2zvg47] SCHRAGE FAMILY FELLOWSHIP IN JEWISH STUDIES etrog and its multitude of controversies. If you’re in the market for an etrog, Although etrogim have a lot of pulp Karen Levy • Its cost. In the mid-18 century, in a bid you should definitely know what quali- and not much juice, you can still trans- DR. PERCY AND BERNICE SINGER AWARD to cash in on Bohemian Jews desperate ties to look for. You wouldn’t want to end form them into delicious Etrog Mar- David Kadoch Jonathan Roth for etrogim, Empress Maria Theresa de- up with a lemon. [http://tinyurl.com malade, Citron Cake and even Candied LEONARD WOLINSKY SCHOLARSHIP manded a huge annual tax of 40,000 /3bylnj] And then you’ll want to protect Etrog Peel. [tinyurl.com/6ms5n] Or if Julia Moshkin Svetlana Vaisman florins from the Jews for the right to your investment so that it lasts the entire you would prefer to drink your etrog, import their fruit. holiday. Esrogworld advises keeping “the then follow the instructions to mix up a WESTERN CANADA JEWISH TEACHER INITIATIVE BURSARIES • The complications over its status. In an etrog in the box. The etrog will form batch of “Etrog Vodka.” [recipezaar. Avi Sherman – Edmonton Ariel Sniderman - Edmonton attempt to create a longer-lasting tree, slight brown discolourations if handled com/192589] etrog trees were grafted onto lemon too much with one’s bare hands.” That L’chaim! And have a happy holiday. The Centre for Jewish Studies extends its trees. That grafting brought into ques- does not affect it being fit for use. Mark Mietkiewicz is a Toronto-based gratitude to all of its generous supporters tion the acceptability of the fruit and led [tinyurl.com/yod9wv] Internet producer who writes, lectures Sara R. Horowitz, Director, Centre for Jewish Studies to… When it comes to etrogim, size and teaches about the Jewish Internet. Barbara Bank, Chair, Advisory Committee • The so-called “Etrog Wars,” during doesn’t really matter. But don’t tell this He can be reached at highway@rogers Paul Marcus, President & CEO, York University Foundation which scores of 19th-century rabbis family who have posted a video on .com. Page 16 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Greater Toronto Area Rabbi Schild honoured for 60 years of service the First Roumanian Hebrew Congregation Adath Israel was located downtown and had only about 150 families. Now well established in the North York area, the Conservative Still conducts life cycle events synagogue has more than 1,800 families. Thinking back on the changes he’s seen over the years, 18 years after retiring Rabbi Schild commented that one change of note is that from Adath Israel brides and grooms 60 years ago usually lived at two differ- ent addresses. That “significant difference” reflects a change in the character of the Jewish community and perhaps a diminu- By FRANCES KRAFT tion of family values, suggested Rabbi Schild, a father, Staff Reporter grandfather and great-grandfather who has been married for 62 years. Although Rabbi Erwin Schild officially retired 18 years Overall, however, he believes that Toronto’s Jewish com- ago from Adath Israel Congregation, he still conducts life munity has changed for the better. cycle events when asked, teaches a weekly text study class “The outlook – the prognosis – for the Jewish commu- and this year delivered two High Holy Day sermons at the nity was not very good when I began my rabbinate in 1947. shul. It looked like we were on a downward slide. There was a On Oct. 2, the rabbi emeritus will be honoured for 60 growing indifference to Judaism. Jewish education was years of service to the congregation at a dessert reception down.” at the synagogue. He attributes the positive changes to two things: the es- Rabbi Erwin Schild A native of Cologne who was imprisoned briefly in tablishment of the State of Israel in 1948, resulting in in- Dachau in 1938, Rabbi Schild has travelled to Germany reg- creased Jewish pride, and an influx of European Holocaust one community.” ularly for the past 25 years to teach German Christians about survivors, who “gave a great shot of vitality to our commu- As well, he advocates “taking the responsibility of being Jewish theology and Jewish life in prewar Germany, follow- nity. We still benefit from them, and I think these benefits a Canadian seriously” by participating in Canadian society ing an initial invitation in 1982. are permanent now.” and strengthening interfaith relations. A longtime board He has also led more than 30 trips to Israel, most recent- Although he is optimistic about the future of Toronto’s member of Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto and a re- ly in May. Jewish community, he cautioned that there is a need to build cipient of high-level awards, including the Order of Canada Reflecting on his 60-year career at Adath Israel, the rabbi “bridges” between the Orthodox and non-Orthodox. “The for his interfaith work, the rabbi – whose 2001 memoir is said he hopes to continue serving there as long as he can. danger I see is the possible split between Orthodox and non- titled The Very Narrow Bridge – believes it is important to When he became its spiritual leader in September 1947, Orthodox community… It’s important that we feel we are “build bridges rather than erect walls.” September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 17 Page 18 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Greater Toronto Area ‘Polish Wallenberg’ lauded for saving at least 5,000 Jews By SHELDON KIRSHNER government-in-exile, based in London. Staff Reporter In the wake of Germany’s invasion of Poland, Hungary opened its doors to 150,000 Henryk Slawik was hailed last week as to 180,000 Polish citizens, the majority of “the Polish Wallenberg.” whom were soldiers who had fought the Nazi Polish journalist and diplomat Grzegorz invaders. Lubczyk said that Slawik, a forgotten figure Lubczyk didn’t say how many of the until recently, saved at least 5,000 Jewish Polish refugees in Hungary were Jewish, but refugees who were he observed that stranded in Hungary Slawik helped all after the outbreak of Polish citizens, re- World War II in 1939. gardless of their reli- Lubczyk, speaking gion. through an interpreter Although Jews in at a University of Hungary were not Toronto forum co- threatened with exter- sponsored by the mination until Ger- Polish-Jewish Her- many’s 1944 inva- itage Foundation of sion, they were sub- Canada and the con- jected to a series of sulate of Poland in anti-Semitic edicts Toronto, said that and forced into Slawik carried out his labour battalions dis- humanitarian mission patched to the under adversity. Russian front. Unlike Raoul Wal- As well, in the lenberg, the legendary summer of 1941, the Swedish businessman pro-German Hungar- who is credited with ian government ex- saving upward of 100,000 Hungarian Jews, pelled 20,000 Jews to Nazi-held Galicia Slawik neither possessed a diplomatic pass- whose Hungarian citizenship had been in port nor had access to a substantial amount doubt. Several months later, they were mur- of funds to facilitate his activities. dered in Kamenets-Podolski by German and Lubczyk, who was a foreign correspon- Hungarian troops. dent in Budapest before being named Poland’s Lubczyk said Slawik was assisted by a ambassador to Hungary in 1997, said Slawik Hungarian official named Jozsef Antall and was active until Germany’s invasion of by a Jew who later immigrated to Israel, Hungary in March 1944. Henryk Zvi Zimmermann. Arrested by the Germans, he was tortured Slawik went into hiding when the German by the Gestapo and sent to the Mauthausen army invaded Hungary. After being caught, concentration camp in Austria, where he was he was accused of helping Jews and facilitat- murdered in August 1944. ing the crossing of 50,000 Polish soldiers into Lubczyk, who was Poland’s envoy in France so that they could join the Polish army Hungary until 2001, discovered Slawik commanded by Gen. Wladystaw Sikorski. several years ago, and since then, he has tried In 1946, a a provincial town in Poland to secure a place for him in Polish conscious- named a street after him, but the honour was ness. promptly annulled by the new Communist Recognized by Yad Vashem as a righteous regime because he had been a member of the gentile in 1990, Slawik was officially hon- Polish government-in-exile. oured by Poland three years ago when the Lubczyk, who called Slawik “an unusual then-president, Aleksander Kwasniewski, person who deserves our love,” wrote a book conferred a special award on him. about him in Polish that was published four A publisher, journalist and politician born years ago. in the Polish town of Szeroka, Slawik was Lubczyk also co-produced a documentary, head of the Civic Committee for the Relief Henryk Slawik, the Polish Wallenberg, which of Polish Refugees, an agency of the Polish has been screened at film festivals in Poland.

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tlbc.ca Page 20 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Jewish Toronto This edition of Jewish Toronto is devoted to the work of JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto JUMPStart for Jobs magine arriving in a new country with years of work experi- that he placed ads in the local papers. As he went through the ence and credentials in hand. You’ve researched the employ- interview process, he concluded that applicants from JUMPStart Iment landscape and seized every opportunity to improve your were better qualified and, in the end, he hired a JUMPStart can- chances of being hired. You are now in the “job search” phase but didate referred by JIAS Toronto. you don’t know anyone in Toronto - not even your university Prosserman quickly brought together a group of distinguished professor who said “look me up when you’re looking for work” or leaders of the business community whose insight, support, and your cousin who is in the same field. advice have enabled JUMPStart to thrive. Marketing materials JIAS’ (Jewish Immigrnt Aid Service) JUMPStart program was have been created and a website is in process. initially developed in partnership with JVS Toronto and launched Elisa Lepek, JIAS Toronto coordinator of JUMPStart, along in the summer of 2005 to recreate this vital “employment net- with Prosserman, are regular attendees at UJA Federation, cam- work” newcomers leave behind. teers welcomed JUMPStart as an integral part of their program paign and other community meetings to educate others about the Funded as a pilot project by UJA Federation, this program and have worked closely with JIAS Toronto to promote the pro- need for this program and the mutual benefits for everyone focuses on connecting newcomers to the Canadian labour market gram and make connections between newcomers and potential involved. To date, approximately 100 newcomers have been con- by offering them mentor, volunteer, and employment employers. nected to someone working in their field in the local labour mar- opportunities. Only two years old, the program has shown itself to be vital and ket and 50 have found meaningful employment through The first stop was the campaign divisions of UJA Federation, relevant and is now being championed by community leader Ron JUMPStart. which share many of the same professions as the newcomers Prosserman who became involved when he was looking for an To help even more newcomers get connected towards employ- needing work. The campaign professional staff and tireless volun- administrative assistant for his company. He remembered hearing ment, contact Elisa Lepek at 416-630-6481 ext. 24. about JUMPStart and contacted JIAS Toronto at the same time Newcomer Student Scholarships help build a stronger Jewish community

IAS Toronto provides newly arrived immigrants with opportuni- hundreds of new immigrants over the years. scholarships were awarded, almost twice as many as in years past. ties for post-secondary educational and career advancement Last year, the ShaRna Foundation joined forces with the Shindman In addition to supporting the post-secondary education of immi- Jthrough the Shindman Memorial/ShaRna Foundation scholarship and greatly increased the scholarship funds available. grant youth, the Shindman Memorial/ShaRna Foundation scholar- scholarship program, one of the Sharon Weintraub, founder ships assist adult immigrants who must recertify, upgrade their skills, agency’s longest-standing pro- of the ShaRna Foundation, or change professions in order to earn a living in Toronto - immigrants grams with life-long impact. was introduced to JIAS sev- like Vadim Ben Horin, who arrived in Toronto in 2005 and began the Almost thirty years ago, JIAS cre- eral years ago by the late process to recertify himself as a medical technologist. The scholarship ated the Jack Shindman Memorial Gordy Wolfe, then executive he received from the Shindman Memorial/ShaRna Foundation in Scholarship to recognize the con- director, of Jewish Family & 2006 not only permitted him to pursue his studies but connected him tributions and honour the memo- Child Services (JF&CS), to the Jewish community in Toronto. Several past recipients also ry of a man who devoted himself who saw a “shidich” between report increased participation in the Jewish community and the desire to community life, including a JIAS’ mission and the objec- to give something back. special connection with JIAS tives of her Foundation. The The scholarship committee welcomes new funds and endowments stemming from his experience as scholarship program is now to invest in students today for a better future. Please contact JIAS an immigrant. Shindman was able to reach many more Toronto at 416 630-6481 ext. 30 known to say “give them the tools qualified immigrants who and they’ll finish the job.” would otherwise not be able The Shindman scholarship com- to afford the cost of tuition. mittee, aptly led by the late Traditionally, JIAS receives Shindman’s daughter, Adele between 30-50 applicants Please celebrate with us Lerner, has supported the educa- and this past year, with the tional goals and aspirations of Shindman/ShaRna scholarships help advance the education of newcomers to Toronto. increased funding, twelve the 85th anniversary of JIAS Toronto Out of necessity comes innovation “A Journey Around the o you know why the majority of entrepreneurs who start and student loans, enabling newcomers to support their families’ eco- their own businesses in Canada are immigrants?” asks Ray nomic well-being and start on the path to self-sufficiency. World Through Music DBrooks, with a wry smile. And, to the room full of newcom- Philanthropists secure the loan for a newcomer and, in so doing, per- ers attending his session on “How to Start Your Own Business,” he sonify the highest degree of Maimonides’ 8 levels of tzedakah: answers “because Canadian employers will not hire them without “The highest form of charity is to help sustain a person before they become and the Arts” local experience.” impoverished by offering a substantial gift in a dignified manner, or by Adding to the endless cycle of no Canadian work experience, no extending a suitable loan, or by helping them find employment or estab- Wednesday, November 28 work, newcomers face the additional hurdles of not having Canadian lish themselves in business so as to make it unnecessary for them to become credit or local references , without which it is very challenging to access dependent on others.” 7:00 PM loans. In the Jewish community, free loan societies such as Toronto’s Since the program was developed two years ago, four newcomers Jewish Free Loan Cassa require guarantors for loans in much the same have benefited from this initiative and the groundwork is in place for Leah Posluns Theatre way that traditional banks require collateral. In many cases, the need the program to grow. One newcomer successfully opened his bakery (4588 Bathurst Street @ the Bathurst for guarantors becomes an insurmountable obstacle for those who business two years ago. Two women, one a seamstress and the other need the help the most but do not know anyone in Canada long an esthetician, both here less than a year, have been given the oppor- Jewish Community Centre) enough or established enough to serve as a guarantor. So, out of tunity to launch and develop their respective home businesses. Most necessity comes creativity and innovation and, in this case, a success- recently, a student with an excellent academic record and a wealth of Tickets - $18 ful collaboration between JIAS Toronto, Toronto Jewish Free Loan community experience will be starting a prestigious Masters Degree To reserve, please contact Joanna at: Cassa, UJA Federation and the community-minded and visionary program this month due to the student loan he was only able to secure philanthropists active with the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto. through this program. (416) 630-6481 ext 30 Together, the organizations developed opportunities for donors to If you are interested in learning more about being an “angel” guar- or [email protected] serve as “angel,” (as they are being called) guarantors for small business antor, call us at 416-630-6481 ext. 37.

JIAS TORONTO IS A PARTNER AGENCY OF UJA FEDERATION OF GREATER TORONTO September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 21 Jewish Toronto 85 years of helping newcomers feel at home he year was 1922. It was an exciting time to be in Toronto, government and community funded agency offering a comprehensive Sharon Cohen, president, JIAS board, “is the impact of immigrants with immigration boosting the population all the way up to continuum of services to help immigrants adjust and become a part and refugees who’ve come here over the decades.” T500,000. A key support for many of those newcomers was of their new home. This includes support with housing and school We’ve always been committed to fostering a welcoming and inclu- another entity that made its debut that year – Jewish Immigrant Aid choices, immigration issues, employment related resources, financial sive community,” adds Roth. “As we help to build a strong founda- Services. needs, language classes, adjustment counseling and referrals to a wide tion for immigrants, what we’re really doing is building a stronger In the past 85 years, JIAS has helped to settle and integrate thousands range of government, social service and community based Jewish community and a stronger future for us all.” of immigrants from around the world into Canadian and Jewish life. organizations. When you consider all of the members of their families over genera- To help make newcomers feel at home, JIAS Toronto holds welcome tions, it’s safe to say that, in the Jewish community across the Greater events, teen programs, Jewish holiday celebrations, and offers family- Toronto Area, JIAS has directly touched tens of thousands of lives. to-family and other mentoring programs. “Arriving in a foreign coun- As the needs and nature of the immigrant population have evolved try can be unsettling,” says Roth. “The challenges can range from over 85 years, so too have JIAS’ services. But Janis Roth, executive finding a job to knowing how to dress for a Canadian winter. By director of JIAS Toronto says that the principles behind them have offering a full range of support, we ease the transition and make immi- remained the same – welcome immigrants with dignity and respect, grants feel comfortable here.” work alongside newcomers to ensure services are relevant, meaningful Many JIAS Toronto volunteers and supporters are themselves chil- and delivered with integrity and connect newcomers to all possible dren, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren of immigrants. “A opportunities to help them find their way. Today, JIAS Toronto is a big reason why our community is so vibrant in the first place,” says Leadership is everyone’s business

oronto is blessed with a pool of talented, dynamic immigrants Entrepreneurs.” Additional sessions include personal style of leader- Senior newcomers enjoy a tour of Toronto’s Queen Park. many of whom have a track record of leadership roles in their ship; dynamic team building; ways to influence change and navigating Tcommunities of origin and/or have emerged as leaders of cultural differences in board governance issues. Program “graduates” “their” communities after arrival to the GTA. will then be provided opportunities to volunteer However, unlike longstanding members of the com- on committees and boards of local organizations Did you know? munity, these newcomers do not have the resources within and connected to the Jewish community. • Over 600 new Jewish families immigrate to Toronto each year nor the established relationships to know how and To date, organizations have responded very posi- & seek services from JIAS Toronto. Many more newcomers where to connect. Thanks to a generous grant by tively to JIAS’ request for placements and Board from countries around the world are served by JIAS’ LINC and David Green and Daphne Wagner, and the support mentorships. In applying for this program, one ESL programs. of UJA Federation, JIAS Toronto will be launching candidate wrote: • The majority of new families are couples in their 30s and 40s the Gordy Wolfe Leadership Development Program “In the course of my immigration experiences I with two to three young children, basic English language skills, for Newcomers. Named in memory of this truly encountered great people who helped and sup- well-educated and either professionals or skilled trades people. effective leader who believed in the potential of the ported my family throughout the adaptation JIAS Toronto also serves a large number of seniors seeking family individual, this program will create opportunities for process. It is thanks to that help that I am where I reunification. Jewish newcomers to become meaningfully and am today. Those people, who asked for nothing in • Most new immigrant families settle along the Bathurst corridor effectively involved and to influence the decision- return for their help, were complete strangers to in Toronto & in the southern part of York Region. making processes that affect the Toronto Jewish com- me. I was always thankful for what I received, and • The top four priorities for new immigrants are: a place to live, a munity. In addition, the program will create the envi- felt that I could eventually do even more for The Gordy Wolfe Leadership Development job in their field, settling their children and becoming part of the ronment necessary for newcomer leaders to hone and others... ”The Gordy Wolfe Leadership Program for Newcomers will create exciting local Jewish community. contribute their skills. In time they will be working Development Program holds much promise for opportunites for new immigrants to Toronto. • JIAS Toronto’s annual 2007-2008 budget is $2.5 million. 60% with the community’s current leadership to shape the this newcomer, and for many others like him and of these funds come from the Government (95% Federal, 5% future together. for the community’s future. If you can welcome one of the graduates Provincial) and 40% from UJA Federation. Additional grants The program opens this October with David Bornstein, a noted of this program to your organization, contact Joanna Sasson Morrison have been received from United Way, the City of Toronto & the author and leading world thinker in the field of social entrepreneur- at 416-630-6481 ext. 30. Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto. ship, speaking on “How to Cause Change: Lessons from Social • Over 1/3 of the GTA’s 180,000 Jews identified themselves as immigrants (2001 census). Youth to Youth • JIAS Toronto’s mandate is to serve immigrants for three to five years and longer under special circumstances. ccording to the teen participants in JIAS Toronto’s Youth to multi-cultural festival, UJA Federation’s Walk with Israel, and T2 • Immigrants experience a period of economic vulnerability dur- Youth program, JIAS is changing their “new kid on the block” Tikkun Toronto all benefited from JIAS’ youth initiative. A highlight ing the first five years after arrival because of immigration. experience from frightened and lonely to being “one of the of the Youth to Youth group was experiencing a traditional Shabbat A • JIAS Toronto now operates a mini Welcome Centre in TO group.” And now they’re taking the lead and “playing it forward” with dinner together. In partnership with Kolel, JIAS Toronto organized a with free internet access & settlement information. Watch for every newcomer teen they hear about. These teens, guided by JIAS Shabbat dinner program for immigrant families from the Former JIAS Toronto’s Welcome Centre at the Lebovic campus. staff, call and welcome new arrivals early in the adjustment process and Soviet Union (FSU). The JIAS Youth to Youth teens volunteered to • JIAS Toronto has opened a new LINC (Language Instruction connect them quickly to others who have walked in their shoes. They help set-up, serve, and clean up after which they expressed an interest in having their own Shabbat dinner program. On a recent Friday for Newcomers) learning centre in York Region with four adult night, Joanna Sasson Morrison, who coordinates community integra- classes, a child-minding program & settlement support provided tion for JIAS Toronto, and Rabbi Howard Morrison of Beth Emeth through ISAP (Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program). Synagogue, welcomed 10 of the immigrant youth to their home for • Over 130 newcomer children attended the BJCC’s Centre Shabbat dinner. The evening was filled with the traditional blessings, Camp as a result of special funding from UJA Federation. stories, Shabbat Zemirot, and Israeli songs. As the evening was wind- • You can volunteer in the Conversation Café as a Telephone ing down and just before Birkat Hamazon (Grace after Meals), one of Language Companion, or with the Family-to-Family program. the teens asked if it would be appropriate to end with the singing of JIAS Toronto welcomes, supports and integrates immigrants Hatikvah. Everyone stood and sang together. Most of the teens are today to build a strong Canada and a strong originally from the FSU, though many had spent important years in Jewish community of tomorrow. Israel before immigrating to Canada. Youth to Youth suppport UJA Federration’s Walk With Israel “It is not often that a national anthem is sung among a small, inti- phone: 416.630.6481 have created an exciting calendar of educational and social activities mate group of people, and the passion with which it was sung speaks and have initiated volunteer work as an important aspect of the pro- to the strong Jewish and Israeli identities that lie within these youth,” fax: 416.630.1376 gram so they will not only participate but give back to the local Jewish said Sasson Morrison. “A passion and a strong sense of volunteerism web: www.jiastoronto.org and larger Toronto community. The National Council of Jewish that will continue to flourish if nurtured by initiatives such as Women’s (NCJW) Passover food drive, Ve’ahavta, the Antibes Centre Youth to Youth.” JIAS TORONTO IS A PARTNER AGENCY OF UJA FEDERATION OF GREATER TORONTO Page 22 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Greater Toronto Area A rip in the community fabric that can never be fixed By NEIL NATHAN non-ignominious defeat. evitable cycles. We have visited those of us selflessly and after much hand-wringing and Special to The CJN Then there are the knowledgeable and in- sitting shivah, drunk a l’chaim with the soul-searching. formed conversations that, if recorded, would fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers The question that I posed at the informa- or many people, myself included, the solve the ills of both the world and all its of newborns, and celebrated the weddings tion session remains unanswered: how many Bathurst Jewish Community Centre central banks; provide guidance to the exec- of children. This is part of the lifeblood of of the committee members are frequent at- F(BJCC) is a key facet of Jewish life in utives of most major North American cor- the BJCC. tendees at the men’s health club? Do they see and around the city. porations; give instruction on how to manage However, there is a rip in the fabric at the the strong social interaction and bonding that The facilities at the men’s health club are every sports franchise; give advice to most BJCC. We are about to undergo moderniza- has taken place there over the past quarter utilized daily by a political leaders; and tion. Starting in early 2009 and continuing century? Do they hear another rip in the large number of suggest how services for approximately three years, the BJCC’s fabric? diverse individuals, all should be conducted at buildings will be demolished to make way Within the health club lounge, we have of whom contribute in Guest Voice the various shuls for a new, state-of-the-art structure that will socialized, criticized and compromised. Now, one way or another to around the city. cater to everyone from the very young to the at the hands of our modernization commit- the very fabric that The individuals very old. At a sparsely attended information tee, we are being optimized, downsized, os- makes up the coat of who comprise this session, questions were asked and answers, tracized and marginalized. many colours that is An ode fabric are runners, albeit sometimes evasive, were given. There I do not wish to denigrate the committee Jewish Toronto. to the old BJCC joggers, walkers, will be two all-purpose outdoor courts for members’ tireless efforts to upgrade the On any given day, sprinters, swimmers tennis and, presumably if the net is raised, BJCC’s facilities, and I applaud their ability in the lounge, there is and talkers. There are volleyball. to raise the money to accomplish such a feat, a veritable cacophony those who lift weights Notwithstanding a petition signed by but at what cost? How much is a piece of of conversation. Apart from the continuous and those who would rather wait. Each one several hundred members, there will be no fabric like this worth? For those of us who clacking of snooker balls, there is a clabiash is a unique personality with something to indoor court facilities. We were told that, don’t wish to indulge ourselves in Jesus and game being played and observed by interest- contribute to this composite of camaraderie. even if a petition with 20,000 signatures was grappa at the Columbus Centre – Torah ed parties. Chess is also being played – and During my 20 years at the BJCC, I have received, there would be no indoor courts. single malt/vodka and schmaltz herring being watched by those who can and would play made a number of friends with whom I have Can you hear the slight tearing of the fabric the choice of a large number of us – our better, and by others who only aspire to a shared the joys and sorrows of life’s in- now? options are quite limited. Arrangements have been made, the rep- We will be scattered to the four winds by ROLEX•PATEK•CARTIER resentatives of the august body of decision- the very winds of change that are inexorably ZAREINU EVENTS makers excitedly advised us, with the Colum- bound for the BJCC. We are being assured bus Centre at Dufferin Street and Lawrence that there will be a new men’s health club, Office is looking for 2 positions Avenue, an Italian community facility. In but we have seen no plans. So, we will have for the Moveathon: keeping with Babylonian, Assyrian, Greco- to wait for three years to regroup. But, things 1. Marketing/Outreach Coordinator for large scale fundrais- Roman, German and Russian traditions, we won’t ever be the same. You can never go ing event. Experience in special events marketing preferred. DIAMONDS are being banished, exiled from our home back – not once the fabric has been ripped. Full Time. BUY•SELL•TRADE once again. When someone close to us dies, we tear VAN RIJK • INSTANT CASH I realize that in the interests of change, a piece of our clothing, our fabric. It can 2. Special events Administrative Assistant - focus on project 440-1233 vanrijk.com and event management support. Knowledge of database man- we will be affected, sometimes adversely. I never be repaired. agement, strong computer skills, ability to work in a fast paced also understand that those who have donated Someone dear has been lost to us forever. office environment. Full time. Protect money to have their names over the doors of When the BJCC meets the wrecker’s ball, Please send your résumé to Liora Meister: the new institution have done so with the best something dear will be lost to us. There will [email protected] or fax to 416-661-1801 Your Table of community intentions. I further under- be a tear in the fabric of Toronto that can We thank all applicants, however only those to be interviewed will be contacted. Made-To-Measure Table Pad stand that the committee came to its decision never be repaired. Prevents scratches, burns & spills Factory Direct Pricing Free in-home service Dover Pad UNBEATABLE QUALITY SINCE 1950 Senior Psychologist/ Now available in Calgary MagnaLoc Canada Wide: 1-800 354-4445 Psychological Associate www.doverpad.ca 7I4

JVS Toronto’s Psychological Services department provides psychoeducational and psychovocational assessment to children and adults, as well as consultation and intervention services for the Jewish Day Schools and in our fee-for-service and community programs. You will support the overall management of the department by personally leading one of our teams and by providing staff with supervision and professional development. You are registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario and have a minimum of an M.A. in Psychology, demonstrated leadership abilities, and at least seven years’ current related experience with children and adults. Please apply ASAP to [email protected] JVS Toronto is an equal opportunity employer. Working out at the BJCC: Centre to undergo modernization September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 23 Page 24 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Greater Toronto Area Your tradition deserves our tradition. WINDSOR ARMS Aliyah seminar aimed HOTEL Bloor & Bay at medical professionals With a host of exceptional By CAROLYN BLACKMAN labour [for example] who may be unable to Staff Reporter find an anesthesiologist, and this endangers amenities for you and their quality of care.” your out-of-town guests For the first time in North America, an im- The seminar will present the reality of the migration seminar arranged by the aliyah de- Israeli medical system, Karsenty said. partment of the Jewish Agency for Israel “Doctors earn in the upper 10 per cent of the (JAFI) is being aimed at physicians and others nation’s income, and malpractice insurance is medical professionals. quite low.” Liane Sela, director of the Toronto Aliyah Health insurance in Israel covers a wide C.O.R. Centre, said the seminar, to be held Oct. 21 variety of services, he said. “Independent at Baycrest’s Wagman Centre, gives doctors doctors have contracts with HMOs, and they Off-premises catering available the opportunity to learn about new medical are paid for service by these HMOs, who achievements in Israel and to open the door receive a budget from the government. for physicians to practise there. “There are no salary caps, because the gov- Call 416.971.9666 for all your simcha needs She said the seminar is also aimed at pro- ernment wants patients to receive the service Serving the Sephardic Kehila Centre, C.O.R., the Windsor Arms Hotel, C.O.R. and The Village Shul, C.O.R. fessionals such as nurses, psychologists, lab to which they are entitled.” technicians and dentists. A lot of Canadian physicians have never If the seminar is successful, Sela said, JAFI been to Israel, he said, and JAFI wants to in- will continue the initiative in other large North troduce it to them. “Israel has an advanced American Jewish communities. medical system, and we do not want to see it Eric Karsenty, an Israeli epidemiologist crumble.” and a medical consultant to JAFI who was Karsenty said JAFI is very aware of the bu- here recently to promote the seminar, says reaucracy involved in making aliyah and is Israel has a progressive medical system that trying to break down barriers “so that when is impeded by a shortage of doctors. people come to see us they can deal directly In the early 1970s, he said, there were with people in charge. We are trying to cut 12,000 physicians for a population of 3.2 out the middle layer.” million people, while today there are 20,000 Physicians don’t need to pass an exam to physicians for a population of seven million. practise in Israel, he said, but dentists do, and “The growth rate of the population is [at JAFI has arranged for it to be written in least] two times the increase in the number of English in Toronto. physicians, and the demand for services is What JAFI is trying to do, he said, is high,” he said. shorten the process so when people arrive in The shortage is due largely to the fact that Israel, “all they have to worry about is housing most of the 320 medical school students who and employment, and we can connect them graduate annually in Israel are immigrants with hospitals that are ready to [offer jobs.]” who come to Israel in mid-life, Karsenty said. Toronto was chosen as the site of the “For every two or three doctors who retire, seminar, Karsenty said, because it has “a huge only one enters the profession.” Jewish population with strong ties to Israel.” In some areas, such as anesthesiology, he For information, call Sela at 416-633-4766, said, “the issue is huge. There are women in ext. 4, or e-mail [email protected].

NEW CHABAD HQ OPENS: Chabad of Mississauga recently inaugurated its new headquarters at 1552 Dundas Street W.The purchase of the new Chabad Jewish Dis- covery Centre was made with the assistance of the Turk family and local donors. The new space will allow Chabad to expand its programs. The opening was marked along with the dedication of a new Torah to Chabad of Mississauga. Chabad’s future plans include a new synagogue with space for a preschool, as well as a Hebrew school, bat and bar mitzvah groups and a Jewish study program. Seen at the dedication, from left, are Rabbi Yitzchok Slavin, Larry Turk, Mike Turk, Harry Turk and Jonah Turk. September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 25 Page 26 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Greater Toronto Area

LOCKS FOR LOVE: On Sept. 17, Noa, left, and Li-elle Rapaport donated ten inches of their hair to Angel Hair for Kids, a non-profit organization that makes human hair wigs for children who have lost their hair to diseases such as cancer and their treatment. As well as donating their locks, Noa, 9, and Li- elle, 8, have raised more than $4,000 to date from sponsors. The cause became even more personal and important to them when family friends lost their 4- year-old daughter to a rare and aggres- sive brain tumour in August. Further donations can be made by going to www.sickkidsfoundation.com.

The Staff of The Executive Board and staff at The Canadian Jewish News Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) extends its heartfelt condolences to our colleague and friend extends its deepest condolences to Joyce Thompson-Moore on the passing of her brother, the family of Edward Gray Renee Bald k”z husband of Estelle, father of Wendy, Janice and the late Roxanne long-time ICRF supporter and dedicated Board member. She will be greatly missed by all. May her memory be a blessing.

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JCC MACCABI GAMES 2008

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G Join more than 6,000 Jewish teens from around the world at this exciting “Olympics”

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Happy 55th anniversary Nat & Yetta MEMORIAL SERVICE: Miklos Weiss shields a memorial candle as his wife,Adel, Happy 30th anniversary Gallowitz and happy 85th birthday Nat. Murray & Ruth Farb. lights it to honour the Righteous Among the Nations at the annual Yad Vashem Holo- Wishing you many more years of health caust memorial service. The service, organized by the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem, Love, Mom, children and the and happiness. Love, your whole family. Kaufman family. was held Sept. 16 at the Holocaust memorial built by the society in Earl Bales Park.Also participating were Israel’s new consul general in Toronto,Amir Gissin, event chair Joel Dimitry, and Cantor Benjamin Maissner. Six memorial candles were lit and 31 wreaths were laid at the monument. [Frances Kraft photo]

Neal & Debra celebrated their Happy eighth birthday recent marriage. Parents Linda & Cailey Bisgould! Garry Wolk, Dr. & Mrs. Irwin Pelz. With hugs, kisses and tickles Grandparents Ralph & Florry Kay, from your loving family. Fay Wolk.

ENVIRONMENTAL GUARDIANS: Toronto Heschel School students Jonah Haber, left, Josh Shore, centre, and Stephanie Sherman presented a poster Sept. 16 to Happy birthday to our sweet little famed primatologist Jane Goodall detailing their efforts in the 2006/07 school year to Mazel tov Shayle Rothman & Noa Teva Max on who turned one on protect the environment. The Heschel students were at the University of Toronto along who were married June 24. Parents, July 2. Love, Mommy & Daddy, with other local members of Roots and Shoots, the Jane Goodall Institute’s youth envi- Steve & Vickie Rothman, Shlomo & Sima Noah and extended family. ronmental program, and they received a certificate of recognition for their efforts. Teva, and grandparents are delighted. We love you, Max!

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THE JOYS & CHALLENGES tion, Song & Dance. 7:30 p.m. $18. call Felicia Lowy, 416-631-0634 or What’s New deadlines: NOTE HOLIDAY DEADLINES. Celebrate the harvest at the Tickets, 416-221-3434. Neti Badulescu, 416-733-1214. Monday, Oct. 1, is the deadline for the Oct. 18 issue and Monday, Winchevsky Centre’s community Oct. 15, is the deadline for the Oct. 25 issue. I receive calls on dead- Sukkot celebration. The centre will Monday, Oct. 1 AUDITION line days only. Phone 416-391-1836, fax 416-391-0949 or e-mail host Jewish LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi- Medina Theatre Ensemble holds [email protected]. sexual, transgendered, transsexual) ASTRONOMY NIGHT an audition call for a staged reading families, 10:30 a.m. at the Join Beth Tzedec Congregation of The Aching Heart of Samuel Winchevsky Centre. The celebration for “Astronomy Night: The Wonders Kleinerman by Marion Andre, di- Saturday, Sept. 29 in Israel. 20-km or a 50-km route. offers activities for all ages, includ- of the Physical Universe, Heaven rected by Sandi Macdonald. 7-9:30 Info, www.onefamilyfund.org. ing making decorations for the Through the Sukkah Branches” with p.m. at Temple Sinai Congregation. CHURCH & SYNAGOGUE sukkah, music, storytelling and Stephen Kauffman and Rabbi To RSVP or for details, contact Beth Tzedec Congregation pres- WINGATE MEETING games. $3; non-members $5, in- Baruch Frydman-Kohl. Meet in Roselle, 416-633-2057, or Lois, ents a pulpit lecture “The Church The Wingate branch Royal Cana- cludes a BBQ lunch. 416-789-5502 Sukkah in Beth Tzedec parking lot 416-781-8076. and the Synagogue in the New dian Legion all-members breakfast at 7:30 p.m. If you have a telescope, Century” by Rev. Thomas Collins, meeting will be held at 9:15 a.m. at SUKKOT IN THE CITY bring it with you. In case of in- Other News new Catholic archbishop of Toronto. 788 Marlee Ave. 416-782-5024 Chabad of Markham invites the clement weather, meet Tuesday, Oct. Services 8:45 a.m. 416-781-3511 whole family to a Sukkot fair and 2. 416-781-3511 A SONG IS BORN SINGLES WALKING GROUP circus with BBQ, face painting, Friends of Yiddish and the Miles Sunday, Sept. 30 Join Walk and Talk Etc., a dancing and kiddie rides, Sunday, Tuesday, Oct. 2 Nadal JCC present A Song Is Born walking club for Jewish singles 1-5 p.m. 83 Green Lane. 905-886- with vocalist Mitch Smolkin, ONE FAMILY BIKEATHON 50+, for a walk along the Beach 0420, ext. 221 MAIMONIDES Klezmer en Buenos Aires, multi-in- Join One Family Fund for a Boardwalk and visit the old Beach Herman Manu speaks on “Mai- strumentalist Boris Sichon and gui- bikeathon through the countryside shul. 9:30 am. For information and SONG & DANCE monides and His Time” at the Dr. tarist Levon Ichkhanian. Saturday, around Unionville to raise funds for directions, contact walkandtalketc@ Beth Tikvah Synagogue presents W. Filderman Bnai Brith Lodge victims of terror and their families hotmail.com. the Variety Players in a new produc- meeting. 6 p.m. at 15 Hove St. Info, Continued on page 29

Canadian Friends of Haifa University

cordially invites the community to a COCKTAIL RECEPTION

to welcome Israel’s newly-appointed Consul General to Toronto CONSUL GENERAL AMIR R. GISSIN

former Director of the Public Affairs Department, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: “ISRAEL’S NEW BATTLEGROUND – THE INTERNET”

Consul General Amir R. Gissin SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2007 – 7:30 P.M. The Park Hyatt, 4 Avenue Road,Toronto

FREE ADMISSION RESERVATIONS REQUIRED RSVP: 416.972.9400 To reserve online: DIETARY LAWS OBSERVED www.haifa-univ.ca NATIONAL PRESIDENT: PETER L. BIRO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: HETTY SHAPIRO [email protected]

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What’s New

Continued from page 28 Intermediate/advanced 8 p.m. and under to discuss coping with WAGMAN CENTRE Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30- $6/class. For information, contact grief, living with loneliness and 55 Ameer Ave. 416-785-2500. 3:45 p.m. Oct. 6, 8 p.m. at the Al Green Ricky Klein, 416-633-3838. new beginnings. Begins Tuesday, The Entertainers of the Luncheon, Tuesday, Oct. 16. Theatre. $24 in advance, $30 day Oct. 9, 7:30-9 p.m., at the Lipa Wagman Centre, a troupe of Tickets $5. Call ext 235. of show. For tickets, call 416-924- THE JEW IN FILM & TV Green Bldg. seniors, are beginning to work on 6211, ext. 0. Beth Emeth and the Beth Effective Parenting: A four- their new program. They are David Library Committee present session group to learn what parents looking mainly for men who are MILES S. NADAL JCC FILM: SALLACH SHABATI “The Image of the Jew in Film can do to raise a happy, motivated interested in performing with The First Narayever Congrega- and Television” with Shlomo and well-behaved child. For them. Call 416-785-2500, ext. Miles Nadal Jewish Communi- tion is sponsoring a series of Israeli Schwartzberg. Wednesdays at parents of children ages 2 to 11 2267, and leave your contact in- ty Centre, 750 Spadina Ave., 416- films to mark Israel’s 60th an- 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at Beth David, years. Discussion topics include formation. 924-6211 or www. mnjcc.org. niversary. The first, Sallach Oct. 17 at Beth Emeth and Oct. 24 how to nurture self-esteem, en- Mental Fitness, a series of five “Divine Proportion: The Me- Shabati by Ephraim Kishon, will at Beth David. courage problem solving, increase psychology lectures with Anne dieval Jewish Body”: New works be screened Sunday, Oct. 7, 3 p.m., communication and set limits. Balaban: Oct. 1, “Psychology and by Myriam Nafte exploring at 187 Brunswick Ave. Admission MARCH OF THE LIVING Begins Tuesday Oct. 16, 7-9 p.m., Clutter.” 10-11:30 a.m. Members Jewish faith, in the Jacobs Lounge is free. March of the Living registration at the Lipa Green Bldg. $60/series, non-members Visual Arts Space. is open online at www.marchofthe Today’s Woman: A six-session $85/series. Register at ext. 2267. Film Sundays with Shlomo BAT MITZVAH PROGRAM living.org. Registration deadline is group for women who want to For info, call Mara, ext. 2275. Schwartzberg: Discover how Torah in Motion offers the Nov. 2. For information, contact make a change in their lives. Time Jewish filmmakers have depicted MaTaN Mother and Daughter Bat [email protected] or 416-398- and stress management; building their own people in the movies. Mitzvah Program beginning in 6931, ext. 359. self-esteem; assertiveness; and im- BATHURST JCC Six breakfast lectures beginning October running for 10 weeks, 7-9 proving communication skills will Sept. 30, 11 a.m., topic, “Holly- p.m., at Or Chaim Yeshiva. The LEADERSHIP PROGRAM be discussed. Begins Thursday, Bathurst Jewish Community wood’s Early Days: From the Jazz program focuses on Jewish women Beth Emeth Synagogue offers Oct. 18, 7-9 p.m., at the Lipa Centre and Koffler Centre of the Singer to the Marx Brothers.” $40 throughout the ages and includes a leadership development program Green Bldg. Arts, 4588 Bathurst St., 416-636- Series. Ext. 0. learning and creative activities. The to provide opportunities for per- 1880 or www.bjcc.ca. Hebrew Marathon, Sunday, program concludes with a celebra- sonal and professional growth and Register now for all fall courses Sept. 30. 1-7 p.m. Members $110, tion. For registration and informa- the development of leadership FOR SENIORS including mahjong, bridge, com- non-members $140. For info, tion, visit www.torahinmotion.org skills that can be applied to any puter, yoga, evening Latin dance. contact Randi Sokolsky, or call 416-633-5770. life situation. Maximum 25 stu- LZA Seniors Cultural Club Call ext 235. [email protected] or ext. 154. dents. Classes begin Oct. 11 and meets every Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Koffler Centre of the Arts pres- “The History of the YMHA”: STUDY OPPORTUNITIES 7-9:00 pm., one Thursday a month. the Borochov Centre, 272 Codsell ents “A Light Unto the Nations,” The launch of a virtual exhibition Mekorot offers a variety of For information, contact Rosalie Ave. 416-630-9444 a new exhibit of photos by four celebrating the history of the three-, four- and six-week and Shadlyn, 416-633-3838. Earl Bales Seniors Club in the Muslim and four Jewish photog- YMHA in Toronto. Sunday, Sept. year-long classes on prayer, phi- Park. Casino Rama, Thursday, Oct. raphers who use their cameras to 30, 2 p.m., in the Al Green losophy, Bible, Talmud. Classes VOLUNTEERS WANTED 11; Casino Niagara, Wednesday, fight intolerance. In the Loggia Theatre. Free. offered in the morning and evening Baycrest Centre needs youth Oct. 24. Info, call Tuesday to Gallery through Oct.12. Visit www.mnjcc.org for the begin Oct. 9 in locations across the volunteers from 13 to 25 to assist Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 416-395- BJCC Seniors Online Comput- 2007-08 Miles Nadal JCC GTA. For information and regis- with recreational programs during 7881. er Internet courses for adults 55+. program. To register, call ext. 0. tration, visit www.mekorot.ca or evenings and weekends. They also Windows: Level I, Tuesday-Thurs- call 416-877-2050. want volunteers to assist residents BERNARD BETEL CENTRE day, 1-3 p.m., beginning Oct. 2. E- Kolel’s fall courses and events at mealtimes. Baycrest provides 1003 Steeles Ave. W., 416-225- mail basics, Monday-Wednesday, start Oct. 10. Classes and events training, support and the supervi- 2112. 9:30-11:30 a.m., beginning Oct. About People held in both morning and evening sion. For information, call 416- English Conversation Café for 10. Personalized attention. For info, at the BJCC, Miles Nadal and 785-2500, ext. 2572. ESL students and Betel members, visit www.bjccseniorsonline.ca or Family Resource Centre, Prome- Wednesday, Sept. 26, 1:30–3 p.m. call ext. 235. NEW PRESIDENT AT NCJW nade Mall. For more info, visit BEREAVEMENT GROUP Free. Focus group for single men 40 Paula Frisch was recently www.kolel.org or call 416-636- Circle of Care offers an eight- New classes begin the week of to 60 years old to discuss co-ed installed as the 2007-09 president 1880, ext. 385. week spouses bereavement group Oct 1. Call ext. 0 to register. programs for singles. For info, of National Council of Jewish Temple Har Zion offers for people over 55, facilitated by a Open house and fall festival, Janet, ext 259. Women of Canada, Toronto Hebrew class Thursdays 7:30-9 social worker, Mondays, 10-11:30 Wednesday, Oct. 10, 11-3 p.m. Free. Parkinson Support Group, section. p.m. Oct. 11-Nov. 29. $70. regis- a.m., beginning Oct. 15. The group ter, 905-889-2252. will discuss death; dying; myths of Kehillat Shaarei Torah offers bereavement; living without a Mussar Mondays: An Evening of loved one; and recreating the self KitchenAid 5 Quart Introspection with Rabbi Michael after death. For info or to join, Skobac, Oct 22-Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m. contact Marisa Di Nardo, 416- 325 Watt Heavy Duty refreshments; 8 p.m. class. $60, in- 635-2900, ext. 418. dividual session $15. For infor- Lift & Lock Stand Mixer mation and to register, call 416- JF&CS GROUPS 229-2600, ext. 3. Jewish Family & Child Service. Available in Black or White. Stainless Bowl Beth David Congregation 4600 Bathurst St. Information/reg- offers Yiddish literature classes istration 416-638-7800 or Dough Hook, Wire Whip & Beater Plus Bonus. Mondays, 10-11 a.m. Oct 15-Nov www.jfandcs.com. Call Shawna, 19. Members $25, non-members ext. 215, for info and registration. $40. Hebrew and Bible classes, Adult Children Losing a Parent: 99 Mondays, Oct. 29-Dec. 17, 7:30- A six-session group that includes 9 p.m. To register, call 416-633- discussion of issues such as coping Compare 5500. with grief; loss and legacy; and re- 249 at 499.99 solving unfinished business. ISRAELI FOLK DANCING Begins Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7:30-9 Beth Emeth Sisterhood offers p.m.at the Lipa Green Bldg. Israeli folk dancing with Young Widow/Widower Be- Shoshana Frank, Wednesdays be- reavement Group: A six session ginning Oct. 10. Beginners 7 p.m. discussion series for individuals 60

SINGLES EVENTS CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 36 Page 30 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Greater Toronto Area Non-profit organizations require skilled board members

Gordon Kushner Sep 8/07 33 Christie St By CAROLYN BLACKMAN can and should make a profit. “The differ- Sydney Herman Sep 10/07 3560 Bathurst St Staff Reporter ence between a non-profit and a profit is Ida Gould Sep 9/07 383 Ellis Park Rd. what is done with the [money.] When a non- Abe Weingarten Sep 10/07 26 Northmount Avenue Joining the board of a non-profit organi- profit has a surplus at the end of the year, Renee Bald Sep 12/07 330 Vesta Drive zation means much more than showing up excess funds are put back into the organiza- Sydney Gossin Sep 12/07 1 Chedington Place for meetings, says Ernie Ginsler, author of tion rather than being distributed among Bertha Stein Sep 12/07 550 Cummer Avenue Board Stiff, The Board Member’s Guide to shareholders.” Arnold Seligman Sep 13/07 10 Kenneth Avenue Nonprofit Governance. Charities, Ginsler said, are non-profit or- Frida Toma Sep 14/07 65 Spring Garden Avenue Arthur Daniels Sep 13/07 2200 Avenue Road “You have to commit to speak at meet- ganizations that have applied for and received Jack Chinsky Sep 15/07 9 Beaver Hall Drive ings, read all the information sent to you and charitable registration status from the federal Blema Miller Sep 16/07 45 Shalmar Blvd. support the management of the organization,” government. In order to become registered, Ginsler said in an interview. a charity must focus its activities on religion, The unveiling of a monument A social worker who has spent 30 years health, relief of poverty, education, or a “grab honouring the memory of ALEF’S FAIRLAWN in the voluntary sector as a volunteer, em- bag” category that benefits the community. BRETT MONUMENTS ployee and board member, Ginsler worked Board Stiff, which he self-published, SALTER K’’Z for three years at UJA Federation of Greater covers introductory topics such as putting will take place NOW TOGETHER TO SERVE OUR JEWISH COMMUNITY Toronto in the late 1970s, and is currently together a successful board, board and staff Sunday, Sept. 30th, chair of Regional Jewish Communities of roles, the annual general meeting, under- 11:00 a.m. wo trusted names, Ontario and a board member of UIA Feder- standing financial statements, fundraising T Alef Monuments and ations Canada. and a sample agenda. Mount Sinai Fairlawn Monuments are He runs Ginsler and Associates, a Kitch- The 75-page book, “which took 30 years Memorial Park now merging to better meet our ener-based company that helps non-profit to develop and six months to write,” started Pride of Israel customers’ needs. Come and groups exceed their goals. out at 300 pages, he said. “Whittling it down Relatives and friends are invited to attend visit our new showroom. Ginsler said that more than 4.3 million to the bare essentials was the most difficult Alef’s Fairlawn Monuments Canadians participate on boards and com- part of the process. I boiled down all the 3331 Bathurst St. (at Fairlawn) mittees of non-profit organizations that work tools I have developed over the years.” To place an 416-784-5268 in such areas as arts and culture, education, The bottom line, he said, is that an organ- unveiling QUALITY MONUMENTS... health and hospitals, religion, social servic- ization “is well run when the board and staff notice, please FACTORY PRICES es and philanthropy, and as a consultant, he have a unified vision, they plan how to call is aware that they join with good intentions. follow through, they evaluate everything they at least “Most, though, don’t know what skills are do, and constantly examine policies and pro- A necessary. They want to help; they just don’t cedures at board and delivery levels.” 1 5 D A Y S know how.” Recognizing that he “lives and breathes prior to the LANDMARK These organizations, he said, contribute the stuff that might put others to sleep,” he date of the MONUMENTS $112 billion to the Canadian gross domestic wrote informally and briefly – often in point unveiling. product – more than retail sales, agriculture form – and interspersed his writing with car- To place or automobile manufacturing – “yet while toons drawn by Ted Goff. “Humour is a good any other ALL MONUMENTS considerable attention [is] paid to the skills way of making a point.” family-related ARE NOT CREATED Over 30 years needed by the paid boards of businesses, In talking about the role of the board, the notice, EQUAL of dedicated service comparatively little has been done to educate accompanying cartoon says that “our task, to the Jewish community the unpaid board members of non-profit or- then, is to decide how to decide how to please call ganizations.” decide.” at least Jewish organizations run exactly the same In a chapter about conducting an effec- 1 0 D A Y S LANDMARK Memorializing way as any other non-profit, Ginsler said, tive meeting, the cartoon states that “should prior to the MONUMENTS Life “and there are hundreds in Toronto, from there be a sudden loss of consciousness issue date. UJA Federation to landsmanshaften [benev- during this meeting, oxygen masks will drop 416-780-0635 416-782-8995 olent societies formed by immigrants who from the ceiling.” (416) came from the same area].” To obtain copies of Board Stiff visit 3429 Bathurst St. (corner of Melrose) He stresses that non-profit organizations Ginsler’s website at [email protected]. 391-1836 Visit our website: www.benjamins.ca “THE ORIGINAL” Course offered for engaged couples IZENBERG By CAROLYN BLACKMAN apparent that we needed to start at the be- GOLDBERG Staff Reporter ginning. Serving generations of families for over 90 years “Many couples go into marriage fairly A five-week seminar for engaged Jewish unprepared, and we hope that this seminar *One of the largest Jewish monument dealers in North America couples run by the Jewish Family Institute will set the tone.” *Direct importers of fine granite monuments will start Oct. 22 at the Village Shul. 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Minutes from Toronto. Miles from the usual. 905.893.3370 WWW.COPPERCREEK.CA Advertising Feature Brides Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - Page B13 Staying 2 Steps Ahead BETH TIKVAH SYNAGOGUE of Event Perfection from the ‘A La Carte’ list of services, which hen planning an event, staying on include…designing ceremony programs and invi- top of day-to-day occurrences can tations, arranging out-of-town accommodations We know how to plan a Simha... seem impossible – let alone staying W with welcome baskets, engagement parties, post- And we know how to turn dreams into unforgettable memories. two steps ahead. But have no fear; Vivian Ringwald-Levine is here to help you do just that! wedding brunch, etc. While remaining amenable Whether planning a wedding, bar/bat mitzvah to her clients’ every wish, Ringwald-Levine fuses We also know exactly what you want! or special event - 2 Steps Ahead Events will every event with a bit of the au-currant. Most ensure that all the little details are completely recently, Ringwald-Levine has delved into the Our newly renovated sanctuary, brilliant with stained glass windows, affords splendour taken care of, leaving you free to enjoy the once- world of Green by offering clients the option of and intimacy to what will always be a cherished moment in your lives. in-a-lifetime event. With experience in planning using organic products and even the ability to everything from grand soirees to intimate affairs, offset wedding emissions by planting trees in Our beautiful new social hall is the perfect venue to set the tone and mood of your event, Ringwald-Levine will transform your every wish whether you are looking for elegance and sophistication, that ambience that says, “I feel into reality, regardless of budget. guests’ names! warm-all-over”, or something completely fun and funky. We are the proud home to 4 2 Steps Ahead gives the client the ability to As the name so aptly suggests, let Vivian outstanding kosher caterers, providing options for a variety of tastes and budgets. choose from different levels of event coordination Ringwald-Levine be 2 Steps Ahead of all the from ‘Day Of’ to ‘Full Coordination’. And what’s details of your event. For more information please Importantly, we have a dedicated staff, fully committed to ensuring the success of your more, clients can specify even further by choosing visit www.2stepsahead.ca today! celebration and to assisting you in every way possible. So, if you are dreaming about the perfect Simha and hoping that all your dreams come true, you can’t go wrong with Beth Tikvah. There really is no other choice.

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September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 31 Ontario Election 2007 Close race expected in north Toronto riding By ANDY LEVY-AJZENKOPF Toronto mayor Mel Lastman Staff Reporter and former Conservative premier, Ernie Eves, while The 2007 election campaign officially got on council. under way last week, and in Willowdale, can- Speaking to The CJN late didates began unveiling their platforms. last month, Shiner said he is The race for the riding is between incum- satisfied that Tory is the right bent Liberal MPP David Zimmer, Conserv- leader for the province. “I’m ative candidate David Shiner, NDP candidate convinced that John Tory Rini Ghosh and the Green Party’s Torbjorn will lead this province in the Zetterlund. right direction.” According to the 2001 census, the riding Shiner, who admitted to has some 9,050 Jewish residents, making voting Liberal in the last From left: Rini Ghosh, David Shiner, Torbjorn Zetterlund and David Zimmer Jews the third largest religious community in provincial election, switched the riding after Protestants and Catholics. The his allegiances based on his belief that Tory cial position. suming less fossil fuel and is promoting al- riding’s average household income is $74,952. will bring fiscal stability back to the province. “We are completely opposite the Conser- ternative, renewable energy initiatives such Willowdale is geographically bounded by He added that Tory is a “different man” vatives. We believe we should only have one as wind and solar power for family homes and Steeles Avenue to the north, the 401 to the leading a “different” PC party than his pred- school board,” he said. “We’re proposing a a “100-mile” produce purchasing philosophy, south, parts of Victoria Park Road, Finch ecessor, former premier Mike Harris. referendum to remove [Catholic school boards which asks people to only buy food from Avenue and Leslie Street to the east, and by He said he believes in the Conservative from the public system] and only have one markets with local farm produce acquired sections of the Don River and Bathurst Street plan to bring faith-based schools into the school board.” within a 100-mile radius. (north of Sheppard Avenue) public school system. True to his core environmental beliefs, he’s before angling back to “There’s a real unfair- also telling Willowdale residents to start con- Continued on page 33 Yonge Street to the west. Willowdale ness in funding for schools. The CJN asked candi- I’ve gone through the dates about some of the larger issues in the Hebrew school system, and I’m not a segre- campaign, such as faith-based education, the gationist,” said Shiner, who graduated from uploading of some municipal programs back Associated Hebrew Schools, alluding to to the province and their views on the refer- Premier Dalton McGuinty’s recent comments endum on electoral reform, which will ac- on how the Conservative plan would isolate company the Oct. 10 vote. students from one another. In 2003, Zimmer defeated PC incumbent Shiner also said he has discussed upload- and cabinet minister David Young by fewer ing of costs from the city of Toronto back to than 1,400 votes. A lawyer by trade, Zimmer the province to help address funding short- is also the former chair of the Toronto Com- falls being experienced by the city. munity Housing Corporation. An advocate of public transit, Shiner also Regarding faith-based schools, Zimmer wants to see more funding injected into said the Liberals’ priority is to “restore the Toronto’s transit system. public school system to the best in the “The TTC was the greatest transport country.” system in North America,” Shiner said. “And In a late-August opinion piece in the North look at it now.” York Town Crier, Zimmer accused the Con- He added that he’s not telling Willowdale servatives of trying to “distract Ontarians residents how to vote in the referendum on from real education issues” with the party’s mixed member proportional representation, discussion of faith-based education funding. because “that’s an individual decision for “The Conservative education plan… is a voters to make.” return back to the days of teacher strikes, But if Shiner wins the riding, he said it PROGRAM overwhelming and unworkable classes and a will lead to a municipal byelection in Step shortage of classroom resources,” he wrote. Toronto’s Ward 24, where he was elected to On municipal tax burdens and the upload- city council on a four-year mandate just one Hebrew ing of costs from the city to the province, year ago. The Zimmer told The CJN his party is already in He believes it would be worth the cost if the process of uploading costs to the province, a Conservative government is elected on Oct. Kolel, United Synagogue for Conservative and he pointed to a joint municipal-provin- 10. Judaism and the Rabbinical Assembly cial task force that is working out costs and “I had no intentions to do anything other Four semester, systematic course in will “decide who should be paying for what” than be a city councillor,” he told the North in a report to be released in November. York Mirror last June. “I appreciate the people Hebrew reading and comprehension Zimmer said he is taking no position on who supported me, but we have a huge finan- for prayerbook Hebrew. the referendum for electoral reform, because cial problem… someone has to fight for Steps I, II and III: Thursday nights, Oct 11-Nov. 22, 2007 “once the government asks the people what Toronto. I’m prepared to take on the chal- they want, they should not then tell them how lenge. And if the city gets greater financial Steps I, II, III and IV: March 4-April 29, 2008 to vote.” support, it’ll be well in excess of the cost of From basic reading to roots, vocabulary, beginning Other issues Zimmer said he is hearing a byelection.” grammar, and improved/accelerated reading. about from Willowdale residents include frus- For his part, Zetterlund, a 50-year-old re- trations about traffic gridlock and the per- source manager for a downtown software Hebrew “zero to hero!” ceived “diminishment” of quality of life since company and neophyte candidate for the All steps meet at the Bathurst JCC, 4588 Bathurst St. in the riding since the Toronto city amalga- Greens, wants Willowdale residents to know mation in 1998. that his party is not just about the environ- Join in at any step; Zimmer will face a stiff challenge from ment. take as many or as few steps up as you want! the PC’s Shiner, who has been a city council- “We have a full platform that covers Registration: 416-636-1880 ext 235 lor for the last 16 years. It’s the first time the energy, electoral reforms, education, health, former Toronto budget chief is testing his the economy. People should be aware that we mettle in provincial politics. are more than just the environment,” he said. Shiner is no stranger to facing strong ad- On the issue of faith-based education versaries, having butted heads with former funding, Zetterlund repeated his party’s offi- Page 32 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Ontario Election 2007 Opposition grills Liberal MPP in debate By SHERI SHEFA New Demo- Staff Reporter cratic Party’s Liberal, Tory, NDP and Green party candidates gathered Karin last week at the Terraces at Baycrest to discuss key election Wiens, who issues, and the opposi- has a busi- tion spent most of the ness back- Eglinton-Lawrence evening holding Liberal ground and MPP Mike Colle to has worked account for his government’s record. at IBM for Colle, who has represented the riding since 1999; Conser- 13 years, all vative candidate Bernie Tanz, who built his career in real estate; showed up Green Party candidate Andrew James, a legal writer; and the to the debate, From left: Mike Colle, Andrew James, Bernie Tanz, and Karen Wiens during v”c which no questions were off limits. “We now have higher test scores, there hasn’t been a strike Throughout the debate – moderated by Josh Cooper, ex- or a walk-off from teachers, our kids are doing better and the ecutive director of the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Com- schools are stronger,” Colle said. mittee – it was clear that the strategy of the Tory, NDP and But the audience heckled and shouted at him for that re- Green candidates, was to focus on the Liberals’ performance sponse, and urged him to talk about the logic of funding Expresses condolences to the family of over the past four years. Catholic schools, but not Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh James summed up the tone of the debate when he said schools. midway through that there are “two types of people involved James, who spent most of his time discussing a tax on the Samuel Frankel k”z in politics: there are people in the political system who have producers of energy sources that emit carbon dioxide, agreed a passion for a certain policy and they want to see it through, that it’s unfair for Ontario to fund Catholic schools to the ex- His years of dedication to Jewish education and on the other side, there are Liberals.” clusion of other religious schools. will always be remembered. Tanz cut right to the chase in his opening remarks when But instead of funding all faith-based schools, James said, he brought up one of the most important issues for the Jewish the Green party would end funding for Catholic schools rather ohkaurhu iuhm hkct rta lu,c of,t ojbh ouenv community: faith-based funding. than offer funding to all faith-based schools. “How can [Premier Dalton] McGuinty say that having Another hot-button issue revolved around the recent scandal Arthur Landa David Wm. Brown Catholic students in the public system makes the education involving Colle, who was forced to resign from his post as Executive Director President system stronger, while suggesting that allowing other faith- Ontario’s minister of citizenship and immigration in late July based schools in would destroy it. Where is the logic in that?” after Auditor General Jim McCarter criticized how he doled Tanz asked. out $32 million in year-end grants to cultural groups. “John Tory’s government would allow 53,000 students who The highest-profile case involved the Ontario Cricket As- attend faith-based schools, who are presently outside the public sociation, which had originally asked for a $150,000 grant, Getting more forgetful? education system, to benefit from the same standards that we but received $1 million and ended up investing most of it, as Ontarians all embrace. It’s a matter of fairness, simple as because the group had no immediate use for all that money. You’re not alone that,” he added to enthusiastic applause from the crowd of When Colle was asked to justify his actions, he said that about 100, mostly Jewish, people. the Ontario Cricket Association is a conglomerate of 300 as- Find out how memory changes with age and Wiens, whose party’s platform includes eliminating the sociations across Ontario. how to improve your memory. Baycrest offers health care tax, increasing the minimum wage, freezing post- He said the groups consist of members from Pakistan, India an education and workshop series called: secondary tuition fees, reinstituting minimum standards for and the West Indies, and the government wanted to invest in senior health care facilities, and uploading the costs of social their culture, just as the government invests in other sports, “Memory and Aging” services from municipalities to the province, said the faith- including basketball and hockey. 5 weekly sessions (10 a.m. to 12 noon). Fee $95 based school funding debate distracts attention from the real He said that he wanted to make clear that the grant was for Next series begins Friday, October 12, 2007 issue, which is “a lack of fairness for public school children many groups across Ontario, not just one group, as advertised whose parents have to fundraise for money to pay for class- by the Conservatives. at 3560 Bathurst St. Toronto room essentials.” But Tanz said that Colle still has not properly explained For more information or to register call the Instead of answering a question from audience about the why the government granted the group $1 million when it Baycrest Psychology Department at Liberal position against extending faith-based funding, Colle only asked for $150,000. 416-785-2500, ext. 2445 spoke about how much his party has increased education “The process of doling out grants must be proactive, funding since former Conservative Premier Mike Harris was thoughtful and transparent,” Wiens added. in power. Continued on page 33 September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 33 Ontario Election 2007 Candidates discuss electoral reform referendum Continued from page 32 system, “a political party’s overall share of seats will James also supports reform, which he thought would roughly equal its share of the total votes for parties in the help address the polarization between those living in Another issue of concern was the referendum on elec- province.” Toronto and those in the 905 area. toral reform. On Oct. 10, voters will be given two ballots Wiens said MMP is fairer than the current voting Tanz disagreed and said he doesn’t support changing – one to elect a candidate and another to say whether they method. the current system. want to change Ontario’s method of electing MPPs. “We need to review our electoral system and take a look Colle’s decision to stay neutral on the subject and “let Under the current system, often called the “first-past- at other systems around the world… We have traditional- the people decide,” elicited groans from the crowd. the-post system,” the candidate who gets the most votes in ly about 60 to 65 per cent participation at the polls because The riding, with a population of about 110,000 resi- a riding will represent it in the provincial legislature. many people believe that their vote doesn’t count, but under dents, is bordered in the north by Highway 401, Eglinton Under the proposed mixed member proportional (MMP) a mixed member proportional system, every votes counts Avenue West in the south, Yonge Street in the east and the system, Ontarians would have two votes – one for a local and we won’t have a government that comes into power CN line in the west. A significant number of its residents member, as they do now, and one for a political party. with 47 per cent of the vote and 70 per cent of the seats,” are Italian or Jewish, and the average family income is According to a government website, under such a Wiens said. $116,715, the fourth-highest in Canada. NDP candidate cites overcrowded classes

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Zetterlund defends the need for increased public transit and said he would fight the city’s proposed cutbacks if elected. He also stressed the importance of voting in the referen- dum on electoral reform and said he’s actively promoting a mixed member proportional system, calling it the “fairest” way for governments to be elected. “If this referendum goes through… every vote will count. I’m telling everyone in my riding… people should be aware of [the electoral reform referendum] and make that commit- ment of voting for proportional representation.” Responding via e-mail, NDP candidate Rini Ghosh, a local activist and president of the University of Toronto Stu- dents’ Union, told The CJN that, “both McGunity and Tory would like voters to believe that faith-based schools are a defining issue for Ontario, because neither party is willing to talk about the real issues plaguing the publicly funded ed- ucation system.” She cited overcrowded classes and cuts to programs such as ESL as examples. Ghosh is also telling Willowdale resi- dents that if elected, she’d “make uploading of critical Toronto social programs to the province a primary concern.” Citing current funding shortfalls for public transit, she added that “no major transit in the world is entirely funded by the city and its patrons: the NDP wants to upload 50 per cent of the Toronto Transit Commission’s operating cost to the province.” As for the electoral reform referendum, Ghosh favours change. “It would be great if Ontario could lead the way to elec- toral reform in the country,” she wrote. “I personally believe that MMP is a system that keeps in mind fair representation of the popular vote.”

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Senator Jerry Grafstein is the vice-president of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Incorrect information was printed in “Durban II meeting to be challenged,” (CJN, Sept. 20). The CJN apologizes for the error. Page 34 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 On Campus Hillel rabbi stresses importance of community By SHERI SHEFA significantly motivated by understanding Judaism as a spiri- Staff Reporter tual and ethical discipline, an all-encompassing legal system that raises my consciousness about the impact of all of my When Aaron Levy was a public school student in a Wash- actions, no matter how small,” Rabbi Levy said. ington, D.C. suburb, he never would have guessed that years “Jewish law challenges me to exercise self-control in how later, he’d be working as a rabbi for Hillel of Greater Toronto. I act in the world, to make sure that I’m contributing positive- “I grew up somewhat observant, but not what I would call ly and meaningfully to it through how I lead my life.” halachically observant, because my At JTS, Rabbi Levy realized that he family didn’t relate to observance in a was becoming more interested in his Jewish legal framework,” said 31-year- ‘Jewish law challenges Jewish studies than in psychology. old Rabbi Levy, who has been living in me to exercise self-control “The Jewish learning that I was Toronto with his wife, Miriam Kramer, doing at JTS was really exciting, and and his eight-month-old son, Elior, in how I act in the world, combined with some of the side project since last year. to make sure that I’m jobs of volunteer work that I was doing “For example, we went to synagogue with USY, either as an informal Jewish on Saturday mornings, and then on the contributing positively and educator or a counsellor working with drive home, we’d stop at McDonald’s Jewish students, I realized that kind of for lunch. I was certainly exposed to a meaningfully to it through work was fabulous… That, combined lot of Jewish stuff, but not within a ha- how I lead my life’ with my love for Jewish learning, made lachic framework.” me realize that as a rabbi, I can actual- He said he began to be more obser- ly do all these things full time.” vant in high school after becoming involved with United Syn- In 1997, Rabbi Levy graduated from Columbia and JTS agogue Youth, the Conservative Movement’s youth group. with degrees in psychology and Talmud and spent the follow- When he went to university, Rabbi Levy chose to enrol at ing year in New York before travelling to Israel in 1998 to Rabbi Aaron Levy Columbia University in New York City to major in psychol- study at Yeshivat Hamivtar, a modern Orthodox yeshiva, until ogy, and at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), where he 2000. where people tend to be drawn to it because they find them- could learn to study the Talmud. In Israel, Rabbi Levy heard about a new yeshiva in New selves particularly in sync with the ideology of the syna- “I wanted to get a better Jewish education. I felt like, as a York called Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School, a gogue… Hillel is the catch-all for Jewish students ranging Jew, I wanted to know more, know the aleph-bet and some self-described “open Orthodox” institution. “It really sounded from very little to very traditional religious affiliation.” major points and milestones in Jewish history. I figured that like a perfect match for who I was and my Jewish outlook.” After being ordained in 2004, Rabbi Levy became the doing a BA in Jewish studies at the seminary would be a good He enrolled in the four-year program, and in his third year, campus rabbi at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. way to step up my Jewish knowledge, but I had no desire to he interned at the Hillel at New York University. This, he said, Although he and his wife enjoyed the benefits of being be a rabbi whatsoever.” is what solidified his interest in working with students and part of a close-knit community in a small town, they began He said that when he was studying at JTS, he learned more young adults. to feel isolated and longed for life in a big city. about traditional Jewish observance. Being able to incorpo- “One thing that I particularly love about Hillel work is not “I was working in the Hillel world, and Miriam works in rate what he was learning into his life was meaningful to him. just the age group, but the diversity of students and young post-secondary education policy, research and advocacy, and “My sustained commitment to [halachic observance] is adults with whom we interact. Unlike a congregational setting, we both found jobs here. Toronto is a cool city, so we were very happy to move here in August of last year.” He said that although the Toronto Jewish community is generally more affiliated than other communities he’s worked in, it’s still a challenge connecting to students who don’t find their niche in traditional Jewish programming. But he said he enjoys the fact that Hillel gives staffers the opportunity to draw on their personal interests and strengths Shouldn’t your entire family be reading to create programs. For instance, Rabbi Levy has been a drummer since he was in junior high school. He started or- The Canadian Jewish News? ganizing drum circles on campus and has hosted them at the University of Toronto, York University and Seneca at York. He’s also a vegan – “for religious, ethical and environmen- “Your network to the community.” tal reasons” – and is passionate about social justice and envi- ronmental issues. In fact, he’s in the process of forming a group on campus called Eco-Jews. 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The report said that up to 45 per cent of travellers our desk for $125,000 and [they are being denied] because But Martin and Marilyn Firestone, of Travel Secure, part succumb to illness during a trip and up to 25 per cent of they just didn’t say everything that was going on,” he said. of the DOT Group of Companies, said that finding the right travellers consult a physician while on “[When you fill out a medical form] travel insurance is just as important as finding the perfect vacation. you are stating that all of the informa- get-away. When it comes to emergency proce- tion is correct. When you do this, you That’s because if one should need treatment for a dures, an appendectomy in the United are allowing [the insurance carrier] at a medical emergency while on vacation, it could wind up States can cost between $20,000 and Snowbirds time of claim to go into your medical costing the traveller hundreds of thousands of dollars – and $40,000 and full treatment for a heart file at your doctor’s office,” Marilyn the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) won’t cover it, attack, depending on the severity, can preparing said, adding that if there is a discrepan- Marilyn said. cost between $25,000 and $300,000. cy between the information you provid- “People are not really covered by OHIP once they step “In my opinion, the biggest miscon- for annual ed and your doctor’s file, the insurance outside this province, and a lot of people have the false ception is that people think if they don’t carrier has the right to decline your reality that OHIP will cover them when they are away,” she feel well, they’ll hop on a plane and migration claim. said. come home,” Martin said. Martin recalled a client who was According to the Ontario Ministry of Health website, “I’ll show you example after example denied a claim of $300,000 because she “since coverage for out-of-country health care services is of doctors’ letters we’ve had for clients had an intestinal emergency while on limited, you should consider purchasing supplementary in- that were not stable enough to be put at an elevation of vacation. The insurance company didn’t want to honour surance.” 30,000 feet in the air and that they had to do the operation her claim because they saw that she was prescribed an “The key is, we have confirmed this, and live and immediately.” inhaler, but answered “no” to having a lung condition. He breathe this every day,” Martin said. “OHIP will only pay He said that if travellers are unfortunate enough to find said that he worked with the client to prove that the inhaler up to $400 a day (Cdn) for a hospital anywhere, and what themselves in an emergency room on vacation, travel in- was prescribed due to a bout of shingles and not due to a you have to know is that depending on what country you’re surance will give them peace of mind. lung problem and she was awarded the claim. in, what state in the United States, a room in intensive care “The hospital right away is going to ask you if you have While OHIP may not offer good coverage for travellers can cost upwards of $10,000 a day. So this OHIP $400 isn’t insurance, and if you don’t, they want a Visa number. We’ve alone, it is still essential that a person has a valid OHIP had cases where liens have been put on homes back in number because any insurance plan that one can buy from Canada because they couldn’t pay the hospital bill,” he said. a carrier won’t insure you without one. The Firestones’ job is to find the companies that will “If you don’t have a valid OHIP number, you don’t have Singles Events insure any traveller, regardless of age or medical condi- insurance. It’s not going to pay because the insurance com- tion. panies go to OHIP to get some of your money back,” he is an advertising feature of “Our biggest challenge is making sure people have the said. product that is going to cover them for their problem,” To have OHIP coverage, you must be a resident of The Canadian Jewish News Martin said. 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September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 37 Coast to Coast Jewish shift to Tories in vote helped NDP, observers say By JANICE ARNOLD should not be isolated, because it had not re- Poll-by-poll results, not available at time of trast to Dion’s position. Staff Reporter nounced violence and recognized Israel. writing, will show how neighbourhoods voted. “There is also a sense that the party takes the “But the turnout was not high. People were The last time the chassidim turned away from Jewish community for granted,” and Pfeiffer MONTREAL — Perennially solid Jewish not motivated to vote, and they were not pushed the Liberals in significant numbers was in 1988, found it distasteful that the Liberals seemed to support for the Liberal party appears to have to do so. A lot of people couldn’t bring them- when Progressive Conservative Jean-Pierre assume they would hang on to Outremont. taken a nosedive in the recent federal by-elec- selves to vote for Coulon, because his stance on Hogue was elected in Outremont for one term. B’nai Brith legal counsel Steven Slimovitch tion in Outremont. Israel was not clear, but they also knew the Con- It was the only time the riding had not gone said he has no doubt that the Jewish communi- Observers in the riding’s Jewish community, servatives had no chance of winning, and the Liberal since the 1930s. ty’s taking public issue with Coulon’s Middle which represents 10 per cent of the electorate NDP has generally not even been considered,” The turnout was low among Chassidim not East views was a factor in his defeat. and is largely Orthodox, including many Chas- Feig said. only because of the dilemma over how to vote, “The Middle East may not have been an issue sidim, say they believe most Jews voted Conser- Feig has no problem with being represented but because the by-election was held just after for many Outremont voters, but the fact that he vative or didn’t go to the polls. The shift con- in Ottawa by Mulcair. “He is very credible. He Rosh Hashanah when many are away – the took a tongue-lashing from the Jewish commu- tributed to New Democrat Thomas Mulcair’s has always been very close to the Jewish com- Belzers, for instance, traditionally go to Israel at nity and [that] so much flak took away from his upset victory in the Liberal stronghold Sept. 17. munity, and anglophones,” Feig said, adding, this time – or are otherwise preoccupied with the stature, it did not enhance his image,” he said. Meyer Feig, president of the Jewish Ortho- however, that he was astonished by the magni- holidays, Werzberger said. Jeff Itcush, who worked on Mulcair’s cam- dox Community Council, thinks the majority of tude of his win – close to half of the popular vote. Werzberger added that he, too, is impressed paign and is probably the most active Quebec Chassidim voted Conservative because of ques- Mulcair, a former provincial Liberal cabinet with Mulcair. “He’s a very, very nice guy. Very Jew in the NDP, said his analysis of the poll tions about Liberal candidate Jocelyn Coulon’s minister and MNA for the Laval riding of personable, but I didn’t expect he’d get half of results confirms that the party did pick up new views on Israel and a general satisfaction with Chomedey for 13 years, visited chassidic syna- the vote. Even the Liberals weren’t getting that support in some Jewish areas. the Harper government’s performance, includ- gogues and held a private meeting with the com- for at least 10 years,” he said. “We are very happy about that,” the Bialik ing its defence of Israel and traditional social munity’s representatives during the campaign. “But the candidate is a bigger factor in a by- High School teacher said. values. A small number, nevertheless, voted The rapport was good, said Feig. election than in a general election, when the de- Itcush, who was president of the Outremont Liberal and a few NDP because of the personal Alex Werzberger, head of the Coalition of cision is who will form the government.” NDP Riding Association from 1997 to 2001 but qualities of Mulcair, he said. Chassidic Organizations of Outremont, thinks a Former Outremont city councillor Sydney no longer lives there, said he was called in by the Coulon, a Université de Montréal professor plurality, if not a majority, of chassidic voters Pfeiffer thinks non-chassidic Orthodox Jews, like party to act as the candidate’s consultant on and international affairs expert, has written and opted for the Conservatives. “There was heavy himself, who are strongly attached to Israel, Jewish and Middle East affairs. commented extensively on the Middle East, and sentiment toward the Conservative, especially in steered clear of the Liberals, mainly because of “I found that Tom’s affinity with the Jewish B’nai Brith Canada, in particular among Jewish the last three or four days, and a strong anti- Coulon. community was already there, and I had little to groups, felt he was anti-Israel and that he down- Coulon feeling, but people still had a hard time “A flyer was circulated – I don’t know by who do. I would say his balanced perspective on the played the threat of Islamic terrorism. deciding who to vote for after being Liberal for – during the campaign warning about Coulon’s Middle East concurs about 95 per cent with my Coulon was hand-picked by Stéphane Dion so long. views on Israel,” said Pfeiffer, who emphasized own – he is a longtime adherent to a two-state for the contribution Dion felt he could make in “I spoke to several on the way to the booth he was speaking only for himself. solution,” Itcush said. shaping foreign policy. who still hadn’t made up their mind,” Werzberg- He was impressed by Prime Minister Stephen “He had, of course, a long association with In August, Coulon told mainstream Jewish er said. “There was a definite split three ways Harper’s support for Israel’s military campaign the Jewish community in Chomedey, but more community leaders he no longer believed Hamas [Conservative, Liberal and NDP].” against Hezbollah in the summer of 2006, in con- personally, his wife is Jewish.”

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To register, call 416.636.1880 ext 235 For program updates and more information, call 416.636.1880 ext 492 or visit www.bjcc.ca Page 38 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Coast to Coast Gray Academy enrols first international students By MYRON LOVE for this school year. dents. Last year, the school’s enrolment was large shift in the city’s Jewish population Prairies Correspondent “With 48 kindergarten students, our two 620. from its original north Winnipeg base to the kindergarten classes are full, as are our Although day school fees at the Gray more affluent southern neighbourhoods. The WINNIPEG — The Gray Academy of grades 6, 7 and 8 classes. Our grades 9, 10 Academy are quite reasonable compared with Margaret Park Hebrew bilingual program has Jewish Education welcomed its first two in- and 11 classes are close to full.” the cost of Jewish education elsewhere in an enrolment of just 62 students this fall, ternational students this fall. He notes that the grades 9, 10 and 11 North America, Winnipeg families also have almost a third less than last year. The kinder- The two foreign students – one from classes have more than 40 students each, the the option of enrolling their younger children garten class numbers 10 students again, as it Brazil and one from Chile – were attracted largest such classes in many years. The in elementary public school Hebrew bilin- has for the past few years. to the Gray Academy by the desire for a Grade 12 class, on the other hand, has an en- gual programs, where no tuition is charged. For some families, there is one more Jewish education and the opportunity to earn rolment of 29, since the Gray Academy tra- The Hebrew bilingual program at Brock Jewish educational option. The Orthodox el- a Canadian high school diploma that would ditionally loses a number of students at the Corydon Elementary School in south Win- ementary and junior high day school Ohr make them eligible for any Canadian univer- junior and senior high level to other private nipeg is at capacity with about 180 students haTorah, which has classes at the Herzlia sity, says Gray Academy superintendent Rory schools and to the University of Winnipeg this year, the same as last year. Its north Win- Synagogue in south Winnipeg, has an enrol- Paul. collegiate program. nipeg equivalent, Margaret Park Elementary ment of 52 this year, about the same as last The school’s international student program Paul notes that 30 of the new students School, continues to struggle, reflecting the year. is brand new, Paul says. “Our school is a coming to the school this year are from newly member of the Manitoba Council for Inter- arrived immigrant families, most of them national Education, and we have been certi- Russian-born Israelis. Twenty-eight more fied and accredited by RAVSAK, the Jewish have come from other private schools or the Corrie play to premiere in Montreal Community Day School Network [an inter- public school system, and five are from fam- national organization based in New York]. ilies who have recently moved to Winnipeg By JANICE ARNOLD website called RachelCorrieFacts.org was The Gray Academy has become one of the from other Canadian cities. Staff Reporter set up by “a group of concerned Seattle top Jewish schools in North America.” Full tuition at the school is $7,150 per area residents who have seen the play… Gray Academy graduates receive two student. But the Winnipeg Board of Jewish MONTREAL — My Name is Rachel and are concerned that viewers are getting diplomas – one from the province of Mani- Education has a sliding scale based on family Corrie, a politically charged play based on an incomplete picture of a very complex toba and one for Jewish studies from the income and the number of students per the writings of a young American peace situation.” They say they are Jews and non- Gray Academy. family enrolled in the school. Families with activist killed in March 2003 while protest- Jews and do not represent any organiza- “We are excited about the possibilities for incomes under $20,000 a year are billed ing an Israeli military operation in Gaza, tion. the future arising out of our new internation- $1,000 for the first child in the school, $300 will be staged in Montreal later this year. They call the work “a simplistic, incom- al student program,” Paul says. for the second, $150 for a third, and they Critics have charged that the play pres- plete, one-side portrayal of the Israeli- He is equally pumped up about the don’t have to pay anything for a fourth or ents an unbalanced and inaccurate view of Palestinian conflict.” school’s enrolment overall this year. “We had fifth child in the system. Enrolment at the the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that ignores During the American Contemporary 63 new students enrolled since the end of Gray Academy reached a high of 650 two Israel’s side of the story. Theater Festival performances, the group June,” he says, bringing the enrolment to 585 years ago with the influx of Argentine stu- Teesri Duniya Theatre will present the placed a two-page ad in the playbill head- one-woman show at the Monument Nation- lined “My Name is Rachel Corrie does not al from Dec. 6 to 22, in collaboration with tell the whole story: Don’t be misled” and The Michael Bernstein Memorial Chapel Neworldtheatre of Vancouver, where it will including photos of six other women be staged in January and February at the named Rachel killed by Palestinian suicide at the Havana Theatre. bombers. The Montreal production will be the Corrie, of Olympia, Wa., was a member Miles Nadal JCC Canadian premiere of the play. It’s also of the International Solidarity Movement, 750 Spadina Road scheduled to be put on by Theatre PANIK which says it advocates non-violent protest at the Tarragon Extra Space in Toronto by civilians, including foreigners, against is dedicating a Memorial Plaque from May 29 to June 22. It was to have the Israeli military in the Palestinian terri- in memory of been presented in Toronto this season by tories. A common tactic has been placing the larger CanStage company, but that pro- “human shields” in front of armoured ve- Sam Berl k”z duction was cancelled soon after it was an- hicles. nounced late last year, apparently out of The 23-year-old Corrie died after being The following people who have passed away concern it would offend some Jews. run over by an Israel Defence Forces bull- are being honoured CanStage board member Jack Rose was dozer while standing outside a house. After quoted last December in Variety as saying, an international investigation, the IDF con- Samuel J. Granatstein k”z John Tanenbaum k”z “My view was it would provoke a negative cluded that it was an accident. reaction in the Jewish community.” Teesri Duniya artistic director Rahul March 11, 1979 July 19, 1979 An earlier scheduled run at the New Varma said the theatre chose My Name is York Theatre Workshop in March 2006 was Rachel Corrie as part of this season’s theme Joseph Friedman k”z Morris (Moishe) Zimmerman k”z also put on hold after board members and “Staging Peace in Times of War.” A number February 7, 1980 May 29, 1983 subscribers objected. Prominent British of activities related to the play are also k z k z actor Alan Rickman, the play’s director, de- planned by the theatre. Abraham Weintraub ” Phil Ceresne ” nounced that decision as “censorship.” In a press release announcing the season April 21, 1984 February 13, 1988 The play, based on Corrie’s diaries and lineup, Varma states: “Terrorism is a re- email, was created by Rickman and pugnant act whether it is carried out by fun- k z k z Louis Saltman ” Max Garfinkel ” Guardian newspaper journalist Katherine damentalists, by a resistance movement, or May 25, 1990 January 12, 1994 Viner. It made its debut in April 2005 at – masked as a war of reprisal – a recog- the Royal Court Theatre in London, nized government. Gary Goldgrub k”z Amnon Ajzensztadt k”z winning the Theatregoers’ Choice Awards “The bombing of Afghanistan and oc- October 26, 1994 March 17, 1998 for best director, best new play and best cupation of Iraq are not acts of revenge for solo performance. 9/11, but acts of terrorism by the most pow- Moe Starr k”z Since being dropped in New York and erful country against the innocent people May 26, 1998 Toronto, the play has been staged on a of the world. Those killed in the events of number of occasions in Britain and the 9/11 are the same people as those killed or If you are family or friend and would like to be part of the United States, including off-Broadway, and, dying in Afghanistan and Iraq.” most recently, at the Contemporary Amer- He chided other companies for not ceremony, please contact Coleman Bernstein – 416-968-0200 ican Theatre Festival in West Virginia this “daring” to stage My Name is Rachel or Herb Finklestein – 416-633-7786 summer – but not without criticism. Corrie, and those that withdrew the play no later than October 18th During the Seattle run last spring, a of doing so for “political reasons.” September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 39

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94-year-old founds TAKE NOTICE that the Annual General Meeting of the Members of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto new Yiddish group will be held at The Toronto Centre for the Arts on November 26, 2007 at 5:45 p.m. By MYRON LOVE the end of October and is trying to book Prairies Correspondent another local Yiddish singer, David Pe- for the following purposes: sochin. In a pinch, Narvey can read stories To receive the reports of the Chair and President; WINNIPEG — For almost 30 years, Fred from Yiddish authors or from the many Narvey has been organizing and leading short stories he has written himself over To receive the financial statements of the corporation; Yiddish seniors’ cultural groups and the years. He took a university writing To elect the UJA Federation Council; keeping the flame of Yiddishkeit burning course after he retired and has been pub- Upon its election the UJA Federation Council in Winnipeg. lished many times in shall meet for the following purposes: In 1978, just the Jewish Post and after retiring as a News. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditors of the corporation; travelling salesman, Although To elect the Board of Directors, Chair and Senior Vice-Chair of the corporation; Narvey was one of Narvey would To approve and transact other business as may come before the Council. the founders of the prefer to conduct Stay Young Club for the group’s activi- DATED at Toronto the 12th day of September 2007 Jewish seniors, at ties in Yiddish, he BY ORDER OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD the old YMHA, a recognizes that he club that still oper- has to take a bilin- ates at the Asper gual approach, Jewish Community because not all of Campus. Later, he the Sharon home’s founded the Ma- residents are Jewish Treasures in Jewish Literature maloshen Group, (as a government- after the death of funded institution, Noach Witman, the seniors’ resi- Winnipeg’s leading dence has to be Yiddishist, and the open to all seniors resultant demise of although most are the Yiddish-speak- Jewish) and not ing H. Leivick everyone among the B’nai Brith lodge. Fred Narvey Jewish residents un- Narvey recently derstands Yiddish. EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE turned 94 and lives in “What is a Jewish the Sharon Home, the Winnipeg Jewish writer?” he asks. “There are some non- Nine-year-old Oskar Schell is on a mission to find the lock community’s extended care seniors’ resi- Jewish writers who can write in Yiddish matching a mysterious key belonging to his father, dence. But the dynamic senior isn’t fin- or who may use Jewish themes. I believe who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11. ished organizing. Last month, he started that a Jewish writer is one who can write Oskar is alternately endearing, exasperating, and hilarious the Sharon Home’s first-ever Yiddish cul- in any language with a Yiddish tam as he careens from Central Park to Coney Island to Harlem tural club. [flavour].” on his search. His journey concludes in an emotional “I was surprise that no one had thought Narvey says he is trying to encourage climax of truth, beauty and heartbreak. of this before,” says Narvey, who moved other participants in his group to step into the Sharon Home with his wife of 71 forward and display their talents, whether by Jonathan Safran Foer years, Gertie, a couple of years ago, when playing an instrument, singing or reading. her Alzheimer’s disease made it too diffi- “So far, I haven’t had anybody taking Presented by cult to stay at home any longer. up my offer,” he says. The new group meets every second Although Fred Narvey is frail and Cathy Tile Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. “We have slightly bent over, his mind is strong. He Her varied career spans writing for CBC radio, curricula design had good turnouts of 30 to 40 people,” subscribes to numerous Jewish newspa- and teaching. She is a much sought-after book reviewer. Narvey says. pers and magazines and, when this writer The club’s activities vary. Narvey has visited him recently, was reading the philo- lined up Yiddish singer Shirley Brown for sophical works of Bertrand Russell. Tuesday, October 9 Wednesday, October 10 Refreshments: 1 p.m. Program: 8 - 9:30 p.m. Program: 1:30 p.m. Refreshments DOGGIN’ IT AT Lipa Green Building, Reena Battle Centre, BIALIK: Israeli singer 4600 Bathurst Street 927 Clark Avenue W., Thornhill and musician Nili Seidel, $15 at the door $15 at the door seated at keyboard, and her (Kashruth observed COR) (Kashruth observed COR) guide dog Jesse entertained students at Bialik Hebrew For information and registration, Day School last week. In addition to listening to and contact Lil Nobel, 416-635-2883 x 111 or singing along with Seidel, www.jewishtoronto.com/treasures students learned about the Copies of the book available for loan from the Toronto Jewish Library organization that trains and provides dogs for the Presented by the Toronto Jewish Library, Latner Centre for blind in Israel. Pictured in Jewish Knowledge and Heritage; Bathurst JCC, Adult Services; front of Seidel, are from Schwartz/Reisman Centre, Lebovic Jewish Community Campus left, Lucas Gold, Michael Ambar, Isabel Hazan, Rachel Hennick, Noah Chapnick and Rachel Flo- rence. Page 40 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Coast to Coast Meats 800 Steeles W. 905-738-1856 Screening to raise awareness Northwest corner of Bathurst & Steeles Beef $ 99 Aged $ 99 of Jewish refugees Brisket Rib By DIANE KOVEN with [the southern Israeli town of] Sderot by allowing their Single Brisket Ottawa Correspondent contributions to go to Sderot through American Friends of $ 4.49 lb. LB. Steaks LB. 2 6 Magen David Adom and Natal [the Israel Trauma Center for OTTAWA – A special screening of the 2006 film Footprints: Victims of Terror and War]. These are two organizations who Lean $ 49 Boneless $ 99 the 20th Century Jewish Exodus from Moslem Lands will be are very active in helping those who are suffering from the held at Library and Archives Canada on Oct 7. daily trauma of the Qassam rockets [being fired at Sderot from Ground Chicken The Sunday evening program, billed as “a Jewish commu- Gaza].” Beef LB. Breast LB. nity special event for Israel advocacy and tikkun olam,” is Proceeds from the evening will go to these two organiza- Prices valid until2 Sunday Oct. 7 or while supplies4 last being organized by Brandon Marlon, an alumnus of birthright tions. We accept Visa, Mastercard & Interac israel. The event, presented jointly by birthright israel and the After attending an Israel advocacy seminar in New York in David Project Center for Jewish Leadership, will begin with June, where he saw the film, Marlon wanted to bring it to a presentation by David Dabscheck, an educator with the David Ottawa and share its message with as many people as possi- Project in New York. ble. He applied for and received a grant meant for birthright Dabscheck, a native of Australia, has lectured widely on israel alumni who want to become more involved in the local contemporary Israeli society and politics to audiences in the Jewish community through various projects. United States and Israel, and he has written on Israel and po- “The goal of the event is to promote recognition of the litical affairs for a variety of publications. Jewish refugees, because for the last 50 years this is an issue After the screening, there will be a discussion about the that has not had high priority. [The idea is] to pay homage to importance of recognizing Jewish refugees when discussing them and their struggle,” Marlon said. the Middle East. “The other part is tikkun olam. This is a positive opportu- Marlon – who writes screenplays, stage plays, poetry and nity for the Ottawa Jewish community to stand in solidarity radio drama for a living– has organized several fundraising events for charity in the past, but this is his first foray into the Jewish community. A MUST SEE FILM “I want the Ottawa Jewish community to know that this is Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University a very important and unique opportunity for everybody to come together,” he said. Presents “B’nai Brith Canada has also come on as a partner and is interested in making this more than a one-time event… they the film – documentary are hoping to do similar programs in other cities across Canada. This will be a template for more to come,” said Marlon. “TAMMUZ” For more information, e-mail footprints.specialevent@ The story of the Israeli Airforce attack gmail.com. on the atomic reactor in Iraq. From Israeli Producer and Director Nir Toib By kind permission of G.N. Communication Nir Toib Ltd.

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By PAUL LUNGEN its programs so far. The family had begun its own search of It was while searching the organiza- Staff Reporter JFR was established in 1986 by Rabbi a worthwhile charity when a friend tion’s website (www.jfr.org) that they came Harold Schulweis, a Conservative rabbi at referred them to JFR. upon Blaszczyk’s story. It’s become something of a tradition at a synagogue in Encino, Calif., to repay a “Russell was taken by the idea of giving In 1942, Helena, her brother, Stefan, bar and bat mitzvahs to recall the less for- moral debt to the righteous gentiles who to someone who wasn’t Jewish. A lot of us and mother, Agnieszka, were members of tunate in the midst of the celebration. risked their lives to save Jews. are here because of people like Helena,” the Polish underground. Living in a two- Whether it’s making a tzedakah dona- The rabbi had met gentile rescuers “and Marla said. room home, they fashioned a hiding place tion or twinning with a youngster killed in realized Jews have a double memory of “I chose the JFR because I thought it behind a wall and hid four Jews there for the Holocaust, the new tradition brings to evil and of blessed righteousness,” Stahl was a charity that we perhaps overlook. I three years. the forefront community responsibilities in said. think the concept of people of another faith Doing so put their lives at risk, but what the midst of a personal celebration. To date, the organization has helped helping Jews at such a great risk to them- made the endeavour even more dangerous support 1,275 non-Jews in 26 coun- selves and their family is an amazing thing. was that one of the rooms was occupied by tries, mostly in eastern Europe. Whenever we think of tzedakah, we think a German officer. Some continue to reside in the same about helping our own community but a lot As the website tells it, one day they ‘Whenever we think small towns and farms they did dur- of our community would not exist if not for were denounced, arrested and beaten, but of tzedakah, we think about ing the war, while others live in the people that are supported by the JFR. I the family did not betray the Jews they larger cities such as Budapest and hope that more people learn about this were hiding. Now in her 80s, Helena is the helping our own community Warsaw. organization and support it,” Russell said. last survivor of her family. The sums transferred abroad are but a lot of our community relatively modest by North would not exist if not American standards, but they make a significant difference in the lives for the people that are of the elderly rescuers, Stahl said. Energy-efficient ideas Polish rescuers, for example, supported by the JFR’ receive an average of $100 per bring home the savings month – “a fairly decent amount” that puts food on the table and coals Enter bar mitzvah boy Russell in the furnace – while Serbs receive $125 a Schwartz. When he celebrated his bar month and Hungarians get $100 monthly. mitzvah recently, he managed to combine Those amounts are supplemented by the two elements of tzedakah and special awards at Christmas. Holocaust remembrance by forwarding a JFR is funded through an annual dinner cheque to an elderly woman in Poland who in New York, which raises 40 per cent of its saved Jews. budget, or $1 million (US). The Claims He did so as part of a program created Conference is another major backer, and by the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous other sums are received through contribu- (JFR), a New York-based organization that tions from supporters, most of whom are twins bar and bat mitzvah kids with not Holocaust survivors, Stahl said. Christian rescuers of Jews. In addition to transferring funds abroad, In Schwartz’s case, he sent $500 (US) to JFR operates a national teacher education Helena Blaszczyk in the village of program at Columbia University, she said. Czestochowa. Blaszczyk’s family, while Education is a key component in JFR’s risking their own lives, saved four Jews by mission, Stahl continued. “It teaches young hiding them behind a wall. people that the whole world wasn’t against Russell learned of the JFR program Jews. There were people who cared… They thanks to a family friend. Though more serve as role models.” than 20 years old, the organization is not Marla Schwartz, Russell’s mother, said well known in Canada. it was always part of the bar mitzvah plan “We’re the best kept secret in the Jewish for Russell to share his good fortune with communal world,” said Stanlee Stahl, others. JFR’s executive vice-president. Most bar “He definitely felt he wanted to give mitzvah participants are American, with something back to the community, given only a handful of Canadians taking part in that he was receiving so much,” she said. CELEBRATE OUR 60th ANNIVERSARY WITH THE SALE OF THE YEAR!

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Chai Montreal, a Jewish-content show pro- Staff Reporter French-language show hosted by Rabbi Joseph The federation never sponsored the InMontre- duced by the father-and-daughter team of Milton Sitruk of France, would return this season. al TV show, and it was not intended as a vehicle and Lisa Winston, which had been on the air for MONTREAL – InMontreal, the half-hour Bergman, who is also a broadcaster on the for the federation, but the relationship was close more than 30 years, was axed by CH to make way Jewish community television show on the CH Mix96 radio station, disagreed that InMontreal in the first year. Initially, a staff member of the for InMontreal. channel, has been dropped from this fall’s sched- was not getting a respectable viewership. federation’s communications department was the Communications director Howard Krosnick ule, but the station says it’s only “on hiatus,” not “We definitely had an audience. I’m disap- show’s researcher and co-ordinated its content. said the federation is looking forward to sitting cancelled. pointed that the show has The relationship had not down with the station to discuss future Jewish pro- Isabella Federigi, manager of the CanWest Me- been put on hold, but we been as close in recent gramming. “We think it is important to have a TV diaworks-owned station, said she hopes the are looking forward to years, and InMontreal’s show for the Jewish community, and we appreci- program can be revamped and launched anew, work hand-in-hand with Jewish community content moved away from ated the work done by the InMontreal crew… perhaps as early as this spring. CanWest and being back a youth focus to include a “I think given the resources InMontreal had, She said station representatives plan to meet on in the spring. It would TV show might be variety of cultural and com- they did their best, but maybe we need to re-look shortly with Federation CJA to discuss how the be a shame if a communi- munity features and infor- at the format in order to draw bigger audiences.” program, which was created in collaboration with ty the size of the Jewish changed to appeal mation. Krosnick said the federation is concerned about the federation, might be changed to appeal to a community didn’t have a to a larger audience “The Jewish communi- reaching younger people and is considering an larger audience. show.” ty is very important, and “online, interactive electronic version” of InMon- Federigi stressed that the multicultural CH, He said he received we know for sure that it treal, a name that’s still registered with the feder- which will soon be repackaged itself as the E! feedback from viewers rep- should have program- ation, which might be linked with a new TV show. network, is committed to carrying Jewish pro- resenting “a wide spectrum” of the Jewish com- ming,” Federigi said. “We just want to make it CH Montreal and the four other CH stations gramming. While no BBM ratings are available, munity, as well as some non-Jews. better, more appealing to everybody.” She com- across Canada are being rebranded this month as she said the station has received little reaction to The channel is available in Montreal on cable plimented the work done by Bergman and his re- E! channels, after a deal was reached this summer InMontreal, which went on air in December 2003, and on the UHF band, and across Canada on Bell porters. between CanWest and the U.S. based, entertain- indicating its viewership was not large. ExpressVu. Fifty-two episodes a year of InMontreal were ment-oriented network. The magazine-style show, hosted by Mark Bergman doesn’t think the show was getting being produced, with each repeated three or four CH Montreal is returning to the call letters of Bergman, had almost no advertising or sponsors stale. times a week, Federigi said. It’s an ambitious pro- CJNT, the all-ethnic community cable station that either, she said, adding, however, that it’s not “As far as I’m concerned, we were doing the duction schedule for a small team, she said, and CanWest bought in 2001 and transformed into the unusual for the station’s ethnic programs to not best we could. In fact, I thought we were peaking it’s possible the content was becoming “redun- mixed-content CH. have ads or sponsors, because of a lack of proof in the past year. Of course, you can always do dant.” The renamed CJNT will continue to have 50 of the number of viewers. more with more resources.” Under its CRTC licence, CH Montreal must per cent multicultural programming each week, She also said it’s not unusual to put a certain At the beginning, InMontreal was intended to broadcast programming aimed at 18 different cul- including a majority of hours in prime time. The community’s programming on hold for a while in appeal to 18-to-35-year-olds. InMontreal was also tural groups in 15 languages every month, she rest of the schedule will be made up of main- order to give airtime to another community. When the name of a magazine for young Jewish adults said, and 13.5 hours of it must be locally produced. stream U.S. programming and the new entertain- interviewed, Federigi was not sure if the channel’s that the federation published until about two years InMontreal was one of those local shows. ment content.

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By DAVID SILVERBERG have to produce albums that stand apart from Special to The CJN the deluge flooding store shelves; they also have to surprise listeners with every gig. Dolgin has already toured with some heavy Cover for Socalled’s latest album Ghettoblaster f you think blending klezmer with hip-hop hitters, including Matisyahu, the reggae-tinged is as logical as eating herring with honey, Orthodox musician, and Fred Wesley, former band- Haggadah. It mixed Passover melodies with chil- then meet a rebellious mixmaster who leader for James Brown. Such esteemed company dren’s choirs with scratchy beats. But that album defies any linear thinking: Josh Dolgin, aka is fuelling Dolgin creatively, spicing Ghettoblaster didn’t explore the sonic depth and wild range dis- Socalled, aka the Canadian DJ known to with shades of head-rocking funk and groovy cho- played in Ghettoblaster. I ruses. A mishmash of various styles make You Are One of the strongest tracks tweaks the Yiddish splice klezmer melodies with hip-hop beats. Living in Montreal, 30-year-old Dolgin is turning Never Alone one of the most appealing tracks on classic Meyn Shtetel Belz, while another song indie heads with his new release Ghetto- the album, as a catchy chassidic melody sung by called (These are the) Good Old Days, features blaster, an adventurous album laying both a Montreal folksinger and a Cali- Dolgin rapping weighty verses on anti-con- traditional Jewish music atop funky fornia soul singer is layered over a sumerism – “You can own it all right now – why beats and rhymes. He draws upon his sweet beat. wait? Eat what’s on your plate, then eat the plate.” Jewish roots by sampling cuts sung “The chassidic world is so And although Let’s Get Wet feels like a forced by lounge pianist Irving Fields and closed off from the secular world, techno track thrown in to get listeners jacked right Tevye regular Theodore Bikel (he so if I don’t sample these to the end, the electronica inclusion only adds to has played the role of Tevye in Fiddler melodies, I don’t think anyone Dolgin’s playfulness. He doesn’t like taking himself on the Roof more than 2,000 times would hear this rich, beautiful too seriously, even in media interviews. He asks since 1967). Cantorial tunes hug soulful musical tradition,” Dolgin says. often if his sporadic profanity will make it in print. choruses and DJ scratching, giving the He goes on to explain how he began He doesn’t hold back, claiming bluntly he doesn’t album a quirky feel unheard of on radio finding the Jewish music that is unknown get support from Jewish communities because he pop rotations. Then again, Socalled isn’t to his generation. “I collect records, and doesn’t “really make Jewish-y music for Jewish a name known to many people, I have around 5,000 of them in massive audiences.” even the Jewish demograph- crates,” Dolgin says, “and I often As he told NOW magazine last month: “Backing ic the musician says come across Yiddish or klezmer from the UJA? Show me the money!” he isn’t targeting. records. These were albums Dolgin isn’t one to focus on the past. Looking “I don’t write put out by prolific artists who forward, the beatmaker will continue his exhaus- Jewish music only created really good music.” tive tours across North America, including trips for Jewish listen- Dolgin declares he’s in the overseas to unusual concert spots like Poland. In ers,” Dolgin says. business of “remixing weird the coming year, he’ll also team up with Fred “Mainly non- organic tunes.” It may be a Wesley and klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer to Jews have vague statement — how is form the band Abraham Incorporated. been buying a tune “organic?” — but “Just imagine,” Dolgin says dreamily. “You got my music.” Dolgin has always been black, Jewish and funky rolled into one. It’s going It’s not a attracted to the non- to be dope.” surprising linear forms of As if he wasn’t busy enough writing tunes as confession, making music. Look Socalled, Dolgin is filling up his calendar by cre- since anec- at his other cut-and- ating soundtracks for three silent films. dotal testi- paste venture, the Whether he’s resurrecting chassidic melodies monies from Passover answer to and breathing new life into them, or blending deep- audiences at his Christmas albums fried funk with klezmer in Abraham Inc., rest Hillside Festival called The Socalled assured that Dolgin will be adding a unique Jewish gig outside Guelph Seder: A Hip Hop spice to his musical entrées. praised the DJ’s ener- getic improv-friendly live Josh Dolgin, aka Socalled, aka the Canadian DJ known to shows. Musicians not only splice klezmer melodies with hip-hop beats. CHECK OUT OUR BLOG @ HEEBONICS.CA Page 44 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Food, Scrumptious Food Raw or baked, apples add a special something

By BARBARA SILVERSTEIN with weak constitutions may not be able tolerate raw foods, The following two recipes come from Prescription for Dietary Special to The CJN so the apple must be cooked or baked. The following health Wellness by Phyllis A. Balch, Avery Publishing Group 2003. promoting recipes utilize both raw and cooked apples. emember the old adage, “An apple a day keeps the APPLE/CABBAGE SLAW doctor away.” Well, scientists now report that there WINTER WHITE SALAD Adapted from Balch’s Raw Foods Salad 1 Ris a lot of truth in this saying. WITH APPLES AND PARMESAN According to the Encyclopedia of Healing Foods, by From Williams-Sonoma Seasonal Celebration by Joan 2 medium carrots, grated 1 Michael Murray (Atria Books, 2005) an analysis of 85 Weir /4 head red cabbage, shredded 1 studies showed a positive correlation between higher con- /4 head green cabbage, shredded 1 sumption of apples and a /2 cup walnuts 2 medium apples, grated 1 1 reduced risk of heart 1 /2 tbs. white wine /3 cup fresh dill, chopped (optional) disease, cancer, vinegar 1 asthma, diabetes /4 cup extra virgin Toss ingredients in a bowl and top with salad dressing and other chronic olive oil illnesses. salt and fresh Salad Dressing So what ground pepper to 1 cup pure virgin olive oil 1 makes apples so taste /4 cup pure apple cider or balsamic vinegar 1 healthy? Aside 1 small head of es- /4 cup spring or filtered water from being a carole, tough 1 tbsp. honey good source of stems removed, 1 tsp. chopped parsley vitamin C and leaves torn into 1 dash onion powder 1 potassium, this 1 /2-in. pieces 1 dash garlic powder fruit is high in the 2 heads of Belgium flavonoid quercetin, endive, trimmed and Add all ingredients to a jar or bottle with a tightly fitted a plant pigment with cut lengthwise into lid. Shake well to mix. potent anti-oxidant and thin strips Keep refrigerated and shake well before using again. anti-inflammatory proper- 2 celery stocks, cut on sharp diag- ties. Apples are also a good source of glutathione, an ex- onal into thin slices APPLE RAISIN CRISP tremely powerful anti-oxidant. 1 Granny Smith, pippin or other tart green apple, halved, Apples are high in fibre. The fruit contains pectin, a cored and thinly sliced lengthwise 5 apples, cored and sliced soluble or gel-forming fibre that can lower cholesterol and shaved Parmesan cheese (optional) 1 tsp. cinnamon maintain colon health. In Healing with Whole Foods ( North 1 cup honey Atlantic Books, 2002), author Paul Pitchford says intestin- Preheat oven to 375. Spread walnuts on a rimmed baking 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats 1 al health is aided by the malic and tartaric acids in apples sheet and toast until lightly browned, about 5 to 7 minutes. /2 cup vegetable oil, expeller pressed preferred because they prevent the growth of yeasts and bad bacte- Remove from oven and let cool. 1 cup chopped nuts ria. In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, olive oil and salt To derive the maximum nutritional benefit, natural health and pepper to taste to form a vinaigrette. Preheat oven to 350. Lightly oil a shallow baking pan. Place practitioners generally recommend that apples be eaten raw In a large salad bowl, toss together escarole, endive and sliced apples at the bottom of pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon. with the skin on whenever possible. However, they say people celery. Add apple, toasted walnuts, drizzle with vinaigrette In a bowl, mix together honey, oats, oil and chopped nuts. and toss well. Garnish with Parmesan and Spread mixture over apples. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Serve serve at once. Serves 6. warm.

Dining Frozen herbs and spices can Pleasures shorten preparation time oppits, a company that 6 large potatoes (1-in.-thick round GINGER makes natural and kosher pieces; discard the ends) VINAIGRETTE Tfresh-frozen garlic and herb cubes sends along the following Mix first 7 ingredients togeth- 2 Toppits crushed garlic cubes recipes. er in a big bowl. Add potatoes and 3 Toppits crushed ginger cubes The cubes are available in the marinate for 30 minutes. Preheat 2 Toppits chopped cilantro cubes frozen food section of many oven to 400. Transfer potatoes to a 1 green onion, finely chopped, grocery stores. Each cube equals lightly greased cookie sheet and white part only Scaramouche is available for one clove of fresh crushed garlic bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes, 2 tbsp. oriental sesame oil or one teaspoon of fresh chopped turning once after 30 minutes. 2 tbsp. soy sauce private functions, groups from 60-100. herbs or fresh crushed ginger. You Baste potatoes with remaining 2 tbsp. rice vinegar can, of course, use the fresh marinade every 15 minutes. Cook 1 tbsp. honey 1 weddings, bar mitzvahs produce if you prefer. until golden brown and crispy. /4 cup olive oil and bat mitzvahs. CRISPY HERB POTATOES FRESH BASIL AND ROMANO SPREAD Blend first 8 ingredients in food 3 Toppits crushed garlic cubes processor. With machine running, 3 Toppits chopped basil cubes 5 Toppits chopped basil cubes gradually add oil and process until 1 3 Toppits chopped parsley cubes /4 lb. stick unsalted butter (room well blended. (Can be prepared one 1 /2 cup olive oil temperature) day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar 3 tbsp. romano cheese Let stand 30 minutes at room tem- 1 tbsp. lemon juice Combine ingredients in a bowl perature before using.) Makes 1 3 /2 tsp. kosher salt and spread on baguette slices. about /4 cup. September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 45

Show Israel You Care Work as a civilian volunteer on an Israeli army supply base For details International www.sarelcanada.org 416-781-6089 514-735-0272 Sar-El Canada Israel & the Jewish World Talk of change, and Mideast violence, persists By ROY EITAN Rice said the conference – whose exact date, Mount to Palestinians under a future accord, though the Gaza Strip, Olmert’s security cabinet last week JTA venue and participant roster have yet to be set – Israel would retain the Western Wall and Jewish designated Gaza a “hostile territory” and began will be substantive and that Olmert and Abbas Quarter of the Old City. consultations on how to prevent the import and JERUSALEM — As Israeli Prime Minister Ehud already were discussing “core issues.” In an address at Kadima headquarters, Olmert export of non-vital goods without deepening the Olmert and Palestinian Authority President What those are remained unclear. provided few details of any such plans but made impoverished territory’s humanitarian problems. Mahmoud Abbas inch toward a U.S.-sponsored Abbas has complained of an Israeli reluctance clear he seeks the possibility of a diplomatic break- “Additional sanctions will be placed on the peace conference, persistent violence on the ground to commit to major diplomatic concessions on through. Hamas regime in order to restrict the passage of has kept Israeli-Palestinian tensions high. “final-status issues” such as borders, the future of “I know the dominant opinion in some circles various goods to the Gaza Strip and reduce the Ratcheting up its response to cross-border rocket Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees. is that we need to wait, that we must not hasten or supply of fuel and electricity,” a cabinet commu- attacks from the Gaza Strip, Israel last week de- Olmert prefers to defer final-status talks until nurture an atmosphere that will lead to serious ne- nique said. “Restrictions will also be placed on the clared Gaza “hostile territory” – a designation al- Israel has confidence that Abbas’government is gotiations,” Olmert said. This kind of thinking, he movement of people to and from the Gaza Strip.” lowing for sweeping economic sanctions. Israel also willing and able to deliver on security issues, which said, “seeks to avoid seizing opportunities and Israel also pledged to press its low-intensity conducted a major counter-terrorist raid in the West is why Olmert instead is pushing for a joint decla- looking for a real chance to break the ice between military campaign. A raid on central Gaza last week Bank. ration of principles. us and the Palestinians. I do not share this view.” killed three Palestinians – all of them non-combat- The developments coincided with a visit by U.S. Jerusalem officials have voiced misgivings On security matters, however, Israel appears to ants, according to witnesses. Security sources said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice aimed at bridg- about dealing with Abbas, whose mandate is ef- be in no mood for risk taking. Israeli forces raided the operation in Bureij village targeted a local ing differences between Israeli and Palestinian fectively limited to the West Bank. the West Bank city of Nablus last week in what Hamas leader and terrorist infrastructure. leaders ahead of a planned November peace parley. But neither has Olmert completely evaded ac- military sources described as a mission to thwart Deputy Defence Minister Matan Vilna’i told Rice was insistent that Hamas’ takeover of Gaza commodation with Abbas. After Rice’s departure a suicide bombing planned by Hamas in a bid to Israel Radio the purpose of the new sanctions in June and the subsequent instalment of the Fatah- last week, the Israeli prime minister faced off with scuttle the upcoming peace conference. policy is “to apply pressure on the Palestinian pop- led Palestinian emergency government offered an senior members of his Kadima party who fear he An Israeli paratrooper was killed in the five- ulace and bring about the removal of the Hamas opportunity for Israeli-Palestinian rapprochement may be putting together a secret peace deal in his day operation, which concluded Friday with the regime.” – one that U.S. President George W. Bush would almost weekly tête-à-têtes with Abbas. capture of 49 Palestinians, including a Hamas com- Most Israeli commentators backed the sanc- exploit in his final months in office. Such suspicions were stoked last week when mander. tions decision, arguing that it is unreasonable for “The president and I are absolutely devoted to Deputy Prime Minister Haim Ramon, Olmert’s top There was further drama regarding Hamas-con- Gaza’s 1.5 million Palestinians to continue receiv- working as hard as we can” for the advancement of deputy and confidant, revealed in a letter to a trolled Gaza. After weeks in which the Islamist ing fuel, electricity and commercial cargo from a future Palestinian state, she told reporters last Jerusalem councillor that there is a government group either ignored or abetted cross-border Pales- Israel while the radicals in their midst wage un- week. proposal to cede some control over the Temple tinian rocket fire against Israeli civilians living near abated jihad against the Jewish state.

You’ll love Israel Every day, 2,000 years of history runs through Guy Steibel’s from the first hands. He is the co-director of excavations at Masada. “I feel that I touch the 10,000 people who lived here, loved here, died here,” he says. “I know many of them by name.” Guy, who is also professor of archeology at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, often takes his family camping in the desert so “we “Shalom”. can feel the history of Israel.” As we were taking his picture he unearthed an ancient coin. “You see?” he said. “Masada is talking to us.” Israel. We hope to see you soon. Shalom.

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On Masada Page 46 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Israel & the Jewish World ‘IDF soldiers could not possibly have struck the boy’ Continued from page 1 not involved in the hoax but were duped by Rahma. Ender- up. Only in France could a couple of individuals cause so lin, a veteran journalist and a Jew, was not in Gaza that day much trouble.” Several French and U.S. journalists who have seen the and did the voice-over for the shooting story from the West Several U.S. news outlets have run stories about Karsen- raw footage have indicated the shooting might have been Bank, relying on the footage Rahma provided him. ty and the al-Dura controversy, including The New Repub- staged by Palestinians. “I believe the cameraman screwed Enderlin and France lic and the New York Times. Some have compared the al- A decision on Karsenty’s case is expected in February. 2,” said Luc Rosensweig, the former editor-in-chief of Dura controversy to the infamous Dreyfus case, when it It’s the latest twist to a controversial episode that became France’s daily Le Monde. took 12 years to prove the innocence of the an instant icon for Palestinian suffering at the hands of Rosensweig, who has seen the raw footage, French Jewish army captain Alfred Dreyfus. Israeli brutality but later turned out to be as murky as the added: “The most plausible hypothesis is that Others have called the al-Dura case a classic origins of the intifadah itself. the images of the boy are staged.” ‘The most blood libel against the Jews. Some Israel supporters, among them Karsenty, now point A year ago, a Paris judge determined oth- plausible Among journalists in France, Jewish or to the incident as a sign of Palestinian manipulation of the erwise, finding Karsenty guilty of slander. not, few seem to be buying Karsenty’s story. media against Israel. But Karsenty says last year’s trial was hypothesis “The problem here is Karsenty himself,” “I feel like there should be a debate going on here in bungled. said Stephane Bou, who has written on the Paris – having nothing to do with me, but with the events “I went to court with experts offering tes- is that subject for Charlie Hebdo, a satirical politi- themselves – but there is nothing,” Karsenty told JTA. timony and analysis,” he said, but the judge the images cal weekly. “He is known here for being ob- Karsenty is not the first to question the conventional “asked no questions about anything.” sessed with international plots against Jews version of the story, which has Israeli troops firing the Karsenty said the attorney for France 2 of the boy and against Israel.” rounds that hit the boy and left him to die in his father’s handed the judge a letter of praise for the are staged’ Karsenty represents something of an ar- arms. public television network from President chetype: the Jew who steadfastly maintains Subsequent to its apology for the shooting, the Israel Jacques Chirac, which mostly brought the trial that despite overwhelming skepticism, the es- Defence Forces found that its soldiers could not possibly to an end. tablishment is out to get the Jews. In this case have struck the boy from their positions at Netzarim Junc- “The court criticized the television for not showing up it’s the media. tion, an ongoing flashpoint for violence between Israeli and then decided in its favour,” Karsenty said. “This time It’s a position in which pro-Israel watchdog groups, in- troops and Palestinian militants. I have more evidence to present and Chirac is no longer cluding ZOA and CAMERA, often find themselves. Karsenty goes even further, maintaining that France 2 president. “ Rosensweig suggested that the case has not made waves TV and its Israel correspondent, Charles Enderlin, staged More than anything else, Karsenty and his supporters in the French media because France 2, the flagship of the incident with the active participation of Abu Rahma. wanted the court to order France 2 TV to release the raw French public television, is considered quite powerful. Karsenty relies primarily on journalists who have viewed footage of the incident. Among others, the IDF sent a letter “You know, I think this whole affair is dead in the water,” additional raw footage of the incident and saw Palestinians to France 2 demanding the footage be released. said a senior journalist at France 3 TV, Clement Weill pretending to be shot, then springing up to replay the same Morton Klein, the Zionist Organization of America’s na- Raynal, who is also a well-known contributor to Jewish scenes. Such footage would suggest the al-Dura shooting tional president, sent France 2 a similar letter. media. “Karsenty is so shocked that fake images were used was staged, too. “We’re not taking the position that al-Dura’s alive – it’s and edited in Gaza, but this happens all the time every- Others have suggested that France 2 and Enderlin were possible he’s alive,” Klein said. “Those who have seen the where on television and no TV journalist in the field or a additional film say you see his head pick up and look film editor would be shocked. This has become more about around. This is not likely of a person who’s dead.” him than anything else.” France 2 dismisses the claims. Still, Karsenty refuses to relent. Lest future generations know “Frankly, these hearings are of little importance,” said “The journalists here think I am a rabble-rouser,” he said, more about how Jews died its communications director, Christine de la Vena. “Ender- “but I think I am a whistle-blower. We’ll see what happens lin is a top professional journalist and the images are real. in court.” than how they lived. “Everyone has forgotten about this case except this man JTA associate editor Uriel Heilman in New York con- in the hearing and a couple of others who refuse to give it tributed to this report. THEY CALLED ME MAYER JULY Painted Memories of a Jewish Childhood in Poland before the Holocaust ‘International law is not a suicide pact’ BY MAYER KIRSHENBLATT and BARBARA KIRSHENBLATT-GIMBLETT Continued from page 1 international humanitarian and human rights law to protect its population without employing disproportionate means. criticized Arbour’s visit to Tehran, saying it “occurred at a She also recalled that international law prohibits reprisals time when suppression in Iran is brutal and the numbers of and collective punishment.” opponents of the regime hanged in public and in prisons is Neuer acknowledged that Arbour’s statement about Israel’s “Kirshenblatt has a unique increasing. It also took place despite Iran’s refusal to co- declaration on Gaza did make reference to Palestinian rocket gift for evocation of the past operate with many of the UN’s own human rights investiga- attacks, but he stressed that the clear brunt of the statement in his simple and beautiful tors, who have sought entry into the country over many years.” is borne by Israel. paintings. Each one tells a In an article that appeared on the Eye On the UN’s website, Her record shows that when she cites Palestinian obliga- story. Together they make up the organization’s online editor, Anne Bayefsky, ripped into tions, “they’re almost like a throw-away declaration,” and the a world.” —Jan T. Gross, Arbour, saying, “The disservice that has been done by… focus is Israel, he said. author of Neighbors Arbour’s trip to Tehran is enormous. A disservice to the fam- “In theory, she claims Israel has a right to self-defence. “His paintings are simple, ilies of the dead and the tortured and the dead to come. A Why is it every such action is labelled a contravention of in- direct, often witty, and disservice to the real human rights advocates struggling to ternational law?… If Israel applied Arbour’s prescriptions, it always moving. A book to withhold credibility from the frauds. And a disservice to the would be to turn human rights into a suicide pact. Interna- buy, a book to share.” principles which have been torn up in the presence of the tional law is not a suicide pact.” —Sander L. Gilman, author of Multiculturalism and the Jews very individual charged with their care.” He suggested Arbour “subscribes to a certain worldview Neuer’s critique was set off earlier in the week when that’s a narrative of the far left. She may not agree with all “Kirshenblatt evokes every aspect of his childhood in a tender, Arbour reacted to Israel’s declaration of Gaza as “hostile ter- its tenets, but that’s the church she attends. beautiful series of paintings…. A joyous and deeply satisfying immersion in the lost world of prewar Poland Jewry.” ritory” by expressing “grave concern.” She said Israel’s “The far left does not do nuance, and Israel and the United States are… its demons.” —Ann Kirschner, author of Sala’s Gift planned military action and restrictions on people and goods to and from the Gaza Strip “would impose an unbearable Another problem is what Neuer calls the “aggressive and burden on the civilian population of Gaza, which has already relentless” lobbying by the UN’s 56 Muslim states. paid a heavy price from daily violence, isolation and depri- “It really is a marriage of convenience when one’s world- At bookstores or www.ucpress.edu vation.” view jibes with the political pressures of her position,” he Arbour’s statement also “condemned once again the in- said. discriminate firing of rockets from Gaza into Israel. She urged E-mail and phone messages to Arbour’s office were not Israel to exercise restraint, recalling it has the obligation under returned by The CJN’s deadline. September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 47 Israel & the Jewish World Donors press federations to increase birthright funding By JACOB BERKMAN UJC for contributing less than one per cent of its budget to $5.5 million. JTA birthright. He and the other private philanthropists who back Levine noted that in addition to these funds, the UJC pro- birthright say that without more money from the federation vides the Jewish Agency for Israel with its core budget. In turn, NEW YORK — Major philanthropists behind birthright israel system, a program that is widely seen as the most successful from that amount, the Jewish Agency gives about $5 million are pressuring the United Jewish Communities and the North Jewish continuity effort can’t keep up with demand. per year to birthright. American federation system to contribute more funding to the For federations, said Eric Levine, the UJC’s senior vice-pres- “The original idea behind birthright is that this would be a program. ident for Jewish peoplehood and identity, the situation is not so three-way partnership between the philanthropists, the State When the initiative to send Jewish young adults on free 10- simple. of Israel and the federation system with the Jewish Agency,” day trips to Israel was launched in 2000, private philanthropists, “In all honesty, everyone wants to fund birthright to a greater said Jason Soloway, the Bronfman Foundation’s director of the government of Israel and the federation system agreed to extent,” he said. special projects. share the costs equally. But this year, with the budget for Federations, however, are multi-issue organizations, and their “The philanthropists have done a remarkable job. The gov- birthright hitting $80.6 million (US), the federations thus far fundraising totals are increasing incrementally, he added. ernment has done a remarkable job – though it did have one have contributed only $5.5 million. “The fact is that we don’t want to pull money from a poor off year – and the federation has done a decent job, but it hasn’t “I don’t think there has been an honest-to-God buy-in,” said person’s mouth to pay for a free trip to Israel,” Levine said. met the expectations of the original partnership. This is about Charles Bronfman, who founded birthright with fellow philan- To a large degree, the funding crunch is a product of helping the federation system increase its participation in thropist Michael Steinhardt. birthright’s success. The program was only expected to last five birthright israel.” In an unprecedented step to wring more money from the years, but now with participation skyrocketing, the plan is to “We’re trying to do just that,” a UJC spokesperson said. UJC system, Bronfman’s foundation is setting aside about $1.5 keep it running indefinitely – and at higher levels. The result “We are.” million for local Jewish federations to hire full-time develop- for many federations is greater-than-expected financial demands. ment professionals to raise money for birthright. In addition, In 2000, 9,462 Jews between the ages of 18 and 26 took the the UJC and birthright are discussing the creation of an endow- free trips. This year, nearly 36,000 from around the world, mostly Canadians paying their ment fund of up to $500 million to fund birthright on a contin- North America, are expected to participate, with thousands uous basis. more on the waiting list. Bronfman has written a scathing opinion essay deriding the Birthright has cost $314 million over the past eight years. share, UIAFC head says Private philanthropists have contributed $147 million and the By FRANCES KRAFT Israel ends West Bank sweep ing holy sites,” he wrote in a Israeli government $75 million. The federation system, birthright Staff Reporter Israeli security forces letter to a Jerusalem city sources say, has contributed about $43 million. Additional wrapped up a major West councillor, a copy of which funding comes from other sources, including the Jewish Agency Canadian federations have been paying exactly what Bank counter-terrorist was obtained by JTA. The for Israel. they agreed to pay to fund birthright Israel, says Linda sweep. Troops withdrew suggestion that the Olmert Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has pledged $60 million Kislowicz, CEO of UIA Federations Canada, which from Nablus government over the next two years to pay for the tens of thousands of Jews funnels the money to the United Jewish Communities, the early Friday after might be willing on the waiting list. Yet with the program receiving 2,000 appli- umbrella group for Jewish federations in North America. an almost week- to cede Judaism’s cants a day and typically having to close registration only a few The 10 federated communities in Canada – Calgary, long search in most sacred site weeks after it opens, birthright officials say more money will Edmonton, Hamilton, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, one of its slum to the Palestinians likely be needed. Vancouver, Windsor and Winnipeg – contribute a total of districts. Military drew some ire. Each trip to Israel costs about $2,000, according to birthright’s $826,071 per year. sources said 49 Israel Ramon said his director of international marketing, Gideon Mark. The federa- Following a UJC request a couple of years ago to in- Palestinians were plan is consistent tions’ contribution per trip in 2007 will be approximately $175, crease that amount for five years, UIAFC has contributed detained, includ- Briefs with the Israeli- according to Jay Golan, executive director of the birthright israel an additional $148,379 annually. ing a local Hamas Palestinian vision Foundation, which oversees private funding for the program. Also, noted Elizabeth Sokolsky, vice-president of ed- leader and a cell from the set out by U.S. President Sources familiar with the situation say the UJC is having ucation and operations for Taglit-birthright Israel in North Islamist group that was sus- George W. Bush in the U.S.- trouble convincing federations to contribute more money. America, there has been some additional funding in the pected of planning a suicide led “road map” peace plan. Using a pre-existing formula employed for other shared costs, order of $2 to $4 million a year from Canadian philan- bombing in central Israel. the UJC suggests to each individual federation how much it thropists that goes directly to the program, over and above An Israeli paratrooper was Eight Israelis among dead should contribute to birthright. Except for one year, federations the requested amount from the federations. killed in a Nablus clash ear- The 89 dead from the have fallen short. In 2006, for example, federations donated 84 About 3,000 young Canadians are taking part in lier in the week. A Sept. 16 plane crash in per cent of the suggested total. birthright Israel this year, and some 17,000 have partici- Palestinian gunman also Phuket, Thailand, include For 2007, the UJC requested $9 million from the federations, pated in the program since its inception. died in the incident. eight vacationing Israelis, an increase of 50 percent from last year. So far it has collected Israeli and Thai officials Plan to divide Jerusalem confirmed last week. Ehud Olmert’s top deputy Among the Israeli dead drew fire for outlining an were two couples on their Israeli plan to divide control honeymoons and two of Jerusalem. Deputy Prime female friends in their 20s Minister Haim Ramon who took a vacation togeth- revealed last week that a er before beginning univer- peace proposal he has draft- sity. Not all the victims’ ed would cede to the names were immediately Palestinians control of Arab released. In an effort to help neighbourhoods in Thai authorities identify Jerusalem, while Israel victims, Israel sent teams to would retain the western Phuket from the Magen parts of the city and Jewish David Adom ambulance sites in the Old City, such as service, the police forensic the Western Wall and Jewish unit and the ZAKA burial Quarter. Ramon hinted that society. Relatives of the Israel also would relinquish dead were also on hand to at least some control of the provide DNA samples or Temple Mount, which hous- visual verification of identi- es two major Muslim ty. Two Israeli newlyweds shrines. “In the area of the who survived the crash with ‘sacred basin’ there will be a moderate injuries were to be special arrangement giving flown home under medical expression to all of Israel’s supervision, Magen David special interests in manag- Adom said. Page 48 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Health & Lifestyles Getting organized for the new year Getting organized! Those two words elicit a highly emo- focus in the room by using the four-box system, which is a) you won’t have to do the major cleanout as often. Don’t let tional reaction, whether it’s fear and dread because the moun- giveaways, b) throwaways, c) putaways, which belong in it pile up. Stay on top of it, and you will be more productive tain of work seems overwhelming, or exhilaration and joy another place, and d) undecided, which you will deal with at and definitely happier and more relaxed. once the job is done. It’s just a matter of making up your mind the end.” There’s a great story about the woman who kept procras- to start fresh and clean out the clutter. From a coaching perspective then, clutter is another way tinating about organizing until she was having a party and had The new year is a perfect time to begin. I always say it helps of staying stuck and far away from your goals, because if you to clean up. She bought a book on how to get organized and to start with a blitz and go room by room, are in chaos, you can rationalize that your got so fired up that she cleaned out all the shelves in the living corner by corner, and begin by purging as dreams will have to be kept on hold until you room, and then while she was working, she found the exact much as you can. This is easier said than done Life get organized. same book. She had already bought the book on organizing for most of us, because we hold onto things Coach In The Success Principles, coach Jack Can- a couple of years before. and get very stuck around items of clothing, Corner field writes about a friend who once told him A great quote by Albert Einstein says it all: “Out of clutter, keepsakes and even paperwork that we become that whenever he wants to bring in new busi- find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of overly sentimental and attached to. Judy ness, “he thoroughly cleans his office, home, difficulty, lies opportunity.” By the way, I am totally guilty of this af- Siblin-Librach car and garage. Every time he does, he starts I just finished organizing my office, and completed this fliction and understand it fully; so maybe to- getting calls and letters from people who want column four days early. I’m on my way, but I would love to gether we can get organized for the new year. to work with him. Others find that spring clean- hear from you. What are you doing to get and stay organized? To begin getting organized, I consulted a leading profession- ing helps them gain new clarity on problems, challenges, op- Shanah tovah and a happy and healthy new year to every- al organizer, Laurene Livesey Park, owner of portunities and relationships.” one! OrganizeMe101.com. Taking small action steps, like getting into the habit of Judy Siblin-Librach is an Adler trained coach. You can When asked the proverbial question, “Where do you start?” getting rid of five things every day, can be a great place to reach her at her website www.findingyourbliss.com or you Livesey Park had this to say: “It helps if you have a clear begin. Spend 15 to 20 minutes a day staying organized and can email her at [email protected]. picture of where you want to end up, so that you can keep that in mind as you’re working. Anything that doesn’t add to your vision of the final picture doesn’t belong. So, for instance, if you need to organize a bedroom, and your vision is that it’s a calm, relaxing oasis, then you’ll want to eliminate a comput- Preparing healthy lunches for school er and video games from the room.” By LISA WEINBERG or cheese and crackers, when their classmates bring chips, What are some surefire ways to get and stay organized marshmallows and chocolate bars out for recess. when the task is huge? Q. Now that the kids are back at school, I find they are We have learned that the current generation of children Says Livesey Park: “Begin with grouping, or what we call constantly coming home complaining that their friends is destined to have the poorest health of any youngsters in ‘like with like’– coins with coins, sweaters with sweaters, bring junk in their lunch and they feel punished when I many years. I know that I am not going to willingly con- paper clips with paper clips and so on. Next, if you are attack- refuse to send it. What should I do? tribute to that statistic with my own children or my pedi- ing a big room that needs to be organized, choose a starting A. I applaud you for trying to send a healthy lunch and atric patients, and I urge you not to do so either. point and work your way around the room from there in a totally understand your frustration. As I tell my children, “The worst thing circle, rather than zigzagging all over the place. Keep your a mom, I am outraged by the loads of that’s going to happen to you, is you’ll junk that come to school each day, in- About Nutrition be healthier.” So far, they buy that. cluding empty calorie, sugar laden I do, however, believe that you can’t juices and pop, bags of chips (eaten at 10 in the morning, take away all treats. There has to be something in their to boot), white buns, bagels and breads loaded with high- lunchbox each day that they are excited about. For my kids, fat deli meats, baked goods full of trans fat, processed this may be popcorn, baked nachos, pretzels, goldfish foods high in salt, fat, chemicals and food colouring. But crackers, healthy cookies, or occasionally a mini-choco- CANCER? the absolute worst is that some kids get fast food deliv- late bar. I also often send pizza with whole wheat crust as We’ve “been there”. ered to school, looking and smelling most appealing to the entree, and this pleases them immensely – it pleases their “poor” classmates, who have a lunch from home. me too. We are Jewish women cancer survivors who The only suggestion that I have for Candian parents Don’t give up. Talk the other parents at your school and and educators is to get involved, talk to your schools and try to have everyone limit the junk and therefore, your can “be there” for you during your cancer journey. encourage them to promote healthy lunches. I find that kids’ sense of deprivation. And schools, please step in and many private schools have implemented commendable set some guidelines. Kids will learn and behave better on We provide confidential support via phone or policies, allowing students to bring only water (no juice nutritious foods. It’s been proven! or pop) and only one treat per day. In addition, they require Lisa Weinberg is a registered dietitian/nutritionist in visit to Jewish women undergoing cancer treatment. parents to send fruits and vegetables. Toronto, in private practice and at the Genesis Profession- But it’s an uphill battle for those of us who want our al Group. If you have any nutrition questions, please send Please call: 416-630-0203 kids to eat healthy, to have them feel good about their apple them to The CJN. L’chaim Retirement Home Imagine a festive, sukkot-like atmosphere all year round. Imagine L’CHAIM. Here, we celebrate life daily – Judy Cohen, Founder 416.398.7898 718 Sheppard W. retirement homes www.lchaimretirement.com inc. Open house every Thurs. 10-4 September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 49 Books & Authors Literary failure and success: Klein and Kerouac

Notebooks: Selections from the A.M. Klein Papers, edited publication that would lead to the finished work encompassed comic speed-typer’s misfire: “I first met met Neal not long by Zailig Pollock and Usher Caplan, University of Toronto 10 years. These years also included work on many other man- after my father died.” Certainly, there are writers who would Press. uscripts, along with the 1950 publication of The Town and the do almost anything to get their own typo-ridden drafts into City, Kerouac’s first novel. the marketplace. On the Road: The Original Scroll by Jack Kerouac, edited The role of drafts, of discarded Kerouac’s case is unique. On by Howard Cunnell, published by Viking. and rejected material, is highlighted the Road made him and broke him by the appearance this fall of a pub- with its influence and success, and By NORMAN RAVVIN lication called The Original Scroll. with its fate as a bible of late-1950s This is the first appearance in print hipsterism and youth idealism. For he demands of a fiction writer’s craft are little known of the legendary role of paper onto anyone interested in how books are to his readers. Exactly what is done, practically speak- which Kerouac typed a break- made – in how they fail or succeed Ting, to turn the kernel of an idea into a finished novel through draft of his novel (power- – Klein’s Notebooks and The Orig- might as well lie in the realm of alchemy or sleight of hand. ing himself on coffee, not Ben- inal Scroll offer enticing case A narrative is conjured from an odd recipe of daily impres- zedrine, as the legend goes) during studies. Klein’s unfinished manu- sions, motifs from favourite books, snatch- a three-week period in the spring scripts come to us via the labours of es of overheard conversation, a phantom of 1951. An excellent introducto- scholars, the goodwill of a federal sense of character, alongside incidents the ry essay to The Original Scroll, funding agency, and the honourable writer experiences and those described by titled “Fast This Time: Jack mission of a university press bent on others. Kerouac and the Writing of On the doing more than simply make money. A crucial writerly experience that is Road,” accounts for some of the It’s arguable that the appearance of little examined is failure, the outcome of developments that turned the de- Kerouac’s Original Scroll was in- creative plans that don’t result in publica- tritus, the unreadable or unpub- evitable, with its marketability assured. tion, but end up in a computer file or, in lishable material into a finished Any reader who feels they have a the days before computers, in a drawer. work. Still, it was not The Orig- novel in them might set their old copy What can be learned from writerly failure, Norman Ravvin inal Scroll version that made its of On the Road out alongside The from the thing that editors and publishers way into print in 1957. There Original Scroll and Klein’s Notebooks would not take, or the draft that the writer himself could not were at least two subsequent in order to begin a catalogue of the complete to his own satisfaction? drafts along with the very sub- salient features of literary failure and A consideration of two very different writers – A.M. Klein stantial work done by editors at success. and Jack Kerouac – provides us with a fine case study of what Viking Press, about which Norman Ravvin is the author of one the non-appearance of certain manuscripts might mean to the Kerouac was not entirely Kerouac-influenced book, Hidden world of finished books. pleased. Canada: An Intimate Travelogue. In The late career of A.M. Klein was busy with shelved fiction The Original Scroll represents a kind of failure. At least it October, he will co-organize a conference in Montreal titled manuscripts. Though his efforts culminated in one key Cana- is an early version of another book, which was deemed more The Poet as Landscape: A Portrait of A.M. Klein Today. Ravvin dian novel, The Second Scroll (1951), his private papers con- complete, more thoroughly worked over and polished. The is chair of Concordia University’s Institute for Canadian tained a catalogue of thwarted best intentions. These includ- first line of the newly published Scroll version includes the Jewish Studies. ed a manuscript whose theme itself was writerly frustration, in its portrait of a disillusioned poet at odds with the Montre- al community that did not provide him with an audience. In 1945, Klein undertook a prison novel titled in his notes Stranger and Afraid. With Kafkaesque intimations, this project tells a story of personal entrapment and helplessness. Later in the 1940s, Klein began an untitled novel manuscript aimed at turning the genre of the detective novel in the direction of talmudic commentary. Here, autobiography guides fiction, as the main character’s parents bear the names of Klein’s own, and there is a portrait – not unlike that in The Second Scroll – of the prewar streets of the author’s childhood. Odder than all of these is an effort at a novel based on the golem legend, set, as one might expect, in Prague’s Jewish ghetto. Klein’s notes include a hand-drawn map of Prague and its ghetto to aid the writer in directing his action. This man- Get your eCJN today! uscript begins in heightened language that echoes rabbinic disputation, as it sounds when translated into formal, old-fash- ioned English. The narrator begins by telling us of the “charge” he received as Rabbi Judah ben Bezalel Low, the “great Cab- • Download the full CJN as a colour PDF! balist,” lay dying. These incomplete narratives would be unknown to all but the most tenacious archivist and researcher if not for their publication as part of the Collected Works of A.M. Klein, pub- • Access past editions with the click of your mouse lished by the University of Toronto Press under the direction of scholars and Klein’s two sons, who laboured as the A.M. Klein Research and Publication Committee after Klein’s family donated his papers to the National Archives of Canada. • Missed an ad? Print them from home The fiction manuscripts included in the Notebooks selec- tions are found, the editors tell us, “not in the pieces that were rejected for publication, but rather in the uncompleted work that remained tucked away in file cabinets – handwritten ma- • No cost to current subscribers! terial that [Klein] evidently never submitted to a typist.” At roughly the same time that Klein’s output of complet- ed fiction was ceasing, a young Franco-American novelist named John or Jack Kerouac (depending on which writer’s • Limited time offer $19.95 - Log on to cjnews.com notebook you happen to look at) was embarking on the early (plus tax) sketches that would lead to his breakthrough 1957 novel, On the Road. The travel, note-taking, drafting and revision for Page 50 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Arts & Travel Producer brought Cohen’s Holocaust novel to the screen By SHELDON KIRSHNER Award for his last novel, Elizabeth and After. “The whole story resonated for him on dif- ted themselves to the project. Staff Reporter Undeterred by this immense setback, Strat- ferent levels,” said Stratton. Emotional Arithmetic, which is due to open ton acquired the rights to Emotional Arithmetic Barzman, who saw a universal appeal in the in Canadian theatres next spring, was shot over Anna Stratton, the producer of Emotional from his widow, Patsy Aldana, and then 26 days in Quebec’s Eastern Townships Arithmetic, did not quite realize what chal- persuaded Quebec producer Suzanne starting last September. The Drancy flash- lenges lay ahead when she initiated the arduous Girard to co-produce it. back scenes were shot in a studio in two process of transforming Matt Cohen’s novel Unable to use Cohen’s unfinished days. about Holocaust memory into a feature film. script due to legal reasons, Stratton re- Filming was completed last Novem- But after a decade of relentless effort, she cruited Cohen’s friend, Jefferson Lewis, ber, with post-production work finished and her partner, Robin Cass, the executive pro- to write a screenplay. in Toronto. ducer, succeeded in pulling it off. Lewis is a seasoned pro, having scrip- Stratton is gratified by the preliminary Emotional Arithmetic, directed by Paolo ted feature films, documentaries and tel- reactions. Barzman and starring Susan Sarandon, Christo- evision series. Nonetheless, the process “It’s not an easy subject, but we’ve had pher Plummer and Max von Sydow, was se- of adapting the novel to the screen was a a great response from audiences. It lected as the opening night gala movie at the difficult one, Stratton observed in an in- unlocks something in them. A Holocaust recent Toronto International Film Festival. terview during the festival. survivor in Montreal told me that she Stratton, one of the principals of Toronto- “We had to find a way of balancing the wanted to show the film at a fundraising based Triptych Media, was enchanted by past with the present.” Anna Stratton Robin Cass event.” Cohen’s book, while Cass considered it “an Barzman – a Montreal TV director and Cohen’s widow was complimentary, amazing story” revolving around family. screenwriter whose parents were Hollywood topic, convinced von Sydow, the illustrious too, saying that Barzman has brought her Cohen hoped that it could be turned into a scriptwriters until the McCarthyist era black- Swedish actor, to sign on. husband’s gift for intense characterization to film one day soon. “Matt loved movies,” said list drove them out of the United States to Given the film’s modest $7-million budget, the screen, and that Lewis has distilled the Stratton, who has a rich background in theatre France – was chosen to direct the film after he Stratton was surprised and delighted when essence of his novel. as a producer and administrator. read the novel. Sarandon, one of Hollywood’s busiest actress- In the final analysis, however, critics will Sharing his vision for a film, Stratton spent Barzman was familiar with one of the es, came on board as well. “She said, ‘OK, I’ll have the last word in judging Emotional Arith- about three years working with him on a locales of the novel, Drancy, the transit camp go on this journey with you.’ ” metic. screenplay. But Cohen suddenly died in 1999, near Paris where Jews were taken before being Having snagged Von Sydow and Sarandon, Meanwhile, much to Stratton’s delight, an shortly after winning the Governor’s General shipped off to Auschwitz. the producers were more than pleased when Israeli distributor has bought the film. Plummer and two other well-known actors, And now, she and Cass are trying to line up Gabriel Byrne and Roy Dupuis, also commit- a distribution deal in the United States. 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September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 51 Arts & Travel Geoff Berner’s unique take on klezmer By EZRA GLINTER “I was angry at some guitar-player friends screeching violins and groaning accor- Special to The CJN of mine,” he said. “They could busk and stuff dions, as opposed to the usual distorted like that and I couldn’t, so I said, ‘you know thrash of electric guitars, does sound im- Though much of klezmer music these days seems to be all what I’ll do, I’ll play the accordion.’Then pressively natural and his aggressive, about fusion, most of the young practitioners advocating change someone at the party said, ‘I’ve got one, you curse-laden lyrics seem instinctual to are quicker to point out their loyalty to tradition rather than their can have it’ so I was stuck with an accor- him, rather than the work of a nice rebellion from it. dion. And it took over my brain after a Jewish boy trying hard to be bad. A case in point is Geoff Berner, 35, a singer-songwriter and while.” Though Berner’s approach is certain- accordion player from Vancouver. Since the 2003 release of his In 2004 Berner travelled with his band ly original, he hasn’t come quite out of first album, We Shall Not Flag or Fail We Shall Go On to the to Romania to investigate the roots of nowhere. Recently, artists have mixed End, he has been touring internationally, fulfilling his self-pro- klezmer music together with Bob Cohen, klezmer with everything from funk to claimed goal of “[dragging] klezmer music kicking and scream- Berner’s klezmer guru, and the leader of Bu- hip-hop. But even if Berner isn’t the only ing back into the bars.” dapest band Di Naye Kapelye. artist putting a new spin on klezmer, he Berner’s most recent album, The Widow Bride, is the latest The results of the journey are evident in feels that he has a unique role to play in instalment of his experimental mixture of klezmer with punk Berner’s latest recordings, which come in- an increasingly competitive scene. music; a combination he feels is not at all discordant. creasingly close to traditional forms. “Most of the new songs that you get “There is a certain amount of mongrelization going on,” he “You can’t just sit down and start writing from the klezmer re-creators are by admitted recently. “But that’s what klezmer always was as well. in klezmer,” Berner said. “It would be forced people who do some composition but There has always been a process of taking tunes from the region to do that. But the melodic and structural don’t really have a calling as lyricists,” you were in and incorporating them into your repertoire. So forms get closer and closer to the rules of he said.“I’m trying to contribute my I’m trying to follow that tradition.” klezmer with each record as I become more abilities as a writer of words that might Originally Berner was neither a klezmer musician nor an comfortable with them.” have currency today.” accordion player. His first instrument was the piano, which he The Widow Bride, as its title suggests, is Geoff Berner As a result of constant touring, began playing in his teens, and his original musical love was a play, both musically and lyrically, on the Berner has been steadily gathering fans, punk, which he played with Vancouver band Terror of Tiny wedding motifs at the heart of traditional Jewish music. Given whom he describes as “bookish people who like to drink.” And Town during the 1990s. the frequently abrasive and cynical tone, however, it’s not an though not without his detractors, his contribution hasn’t gone It was after getting into an argument at a party and his subse- album that you would actually want to play at a wedding. unnoticed. Certainly, if the raised eyebrows of critics are any quent adoption of the accordion that Berner discovered klezmer. But Berner’s unique mix of punk inflected vocals with indication, he’s already come a long way. Geoff Berner plays in Toronto on Sept. 28 at The Tranzac Club (292 Brunswick Ave.) at 8 p.m. 416- 923-8137. He plays in Montreal on Sept. 30 at Divan Orange (4234 Saint-Laurent) Competent thriller deals at 9:30 p.m. 514- 840-9090. www.israeltoursandtravel.com with Muslim terrorism ISRAEL 2007-8 By SHELDON KIRSHNER and becomes a real partner in the investigation. 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L4J 2J6 Page 52 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007 Arts & Travel Torontonian’s portraits of Japanese villagers on exhibit By KATHRYN KATES night… I was looking at the the Japan Foundation a sense of the tremendous outpouring Special to The CJN cactus,” Reiss says. of artistic work and an emotional and intellectually enlivened “That became the theme of feeling of the power of art. “When you are an artist, every- Toronto artist Vivian Reiss par- my painting – she was so quiet thing you are and have experienced goes into the making of ticipated in the most prestigious art and gentle. She was like the your art,” she says. event in Japan, the Echigo-Tsumari cactus that blooms one night a She doesn’t think there is anything especially Jewish Triennial. year.” themed about her art, but she says growing up in the artis- The result of her 2006 visit to When Reiss left Hachi, tic Jewish circles of New York, she received a solid arts ed- Japan is a powerful and moving Yoshiko gave her a note with a ucation. exhibit called “The Satoyama Story: drawing on it. The note said, When Reiss is not painting, she attends performances of Vivian Reis in Japan,” now showing “This is my house and this is all kinds. She loves to travel, is writing a cookbook and is at the Japan Foundation in Toronto. my door, and above my door involved with design and architecture. She has created 40 Simultaneously, at Reiss’ gallery, there’s a wallet with some boutique rental apartments in Victorian houses in Toronto the V. Reiss Gallery on College money in it and a key to the for the family business – Reiss Garten Ltd. Street in Toronto, there is a compre- house and to my car. Please Reiss and Phillip Silver, dean of the faculty of fine arts hensive companion show of the feel free to use it anytime you at York University, discuss the experiences in Japan that led work she did leading up to and while need it.” to Reiss’ show at the Japan Foundation, on Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. in Japan. Reiss was touched by the On Oct. 13, Reiss gives an in-depth tour of the exhibition The Toronto-based painter’s 35- offer. She says: “My parents at the Japan Foundation, followed by a concert, which will year career includes 40 shows in are survivors of the Holocaust be performed by her son, pianist Joel Garten. He’ll play the Canada and throughout the world, from Hungry. If we had only music he composed, and played, in the music room of the 25 of which were one-woman known there was a safe place schoolhouse in Hachi during the triennial. shows. She paints portraits, still-lifes in the world that people would To attend these events, RSVP 416-966-1600, ext. 500, or and landscapes. open up like that. It was a re- e-mail [email protected] The artist spent 10 weeks in markable experience to know “The Satoyama Story: Vivian Reiss in Japan” is on at the Japan, accompanied by her husband, – if I was ever in any kind of Colonnade, 131 Boor St. W., second floor, until Oct. 25. Vivian Reiss works on a painting of a Japanese Irving Garten, and her children, need, her home was open to Online info: www.jftor.org. woman. Ariel, 26, and Joel, 28. me. The next triennial is in two The companion exhibit is on at the V. Reiss Gallery, 500 For the art event, she was assigned to a small village of years, and I hope to go again.” College St, until mid-November. For more information, call 150 inhabitants, Hachi, in rural Japan, about four hours from Reiss would like people to take away from her exhibit at 416-836-4575 or visit www.vreiss.com. Tokyo. The villagers all share the last name Omi, she says. “When I arrived, I told the elders of the community what my project was and they were very into it, but it took a long time of talking to people and drinking tea and eating pickles Yiddish singer Mitch Smolkin and visiting them in factories and rice fields before I could start to begin my project of doing portraits of the communi- ty.” to perform with top musicians Reiss ended up doing 19 portraits – her youngest subject was 17 and the oldest was 90. She found it incredible how By ADAM MICHAEL SEGAL known Yiddish folk songs and the musical brilliance of people opened up their hearts and minds to her. Special to The CJN Klezmer en Buenos Aires, guitarist Levon Ichkhanian and At first, it was difficult to get shy people to pose, she says. Boris Sichon, who plays 60 instruments. With the help of a translator, she told them that she is shy, One of the earliest Yiddish songs Mitch Smolkin learned “One of the goals of the evening is to create a cycle of too, and it is hard for her to ask them to pose. That broke the was named after the Lithuanian city of Vilnius, where the 29- songs… connecting each piece of music together,” says ice. She says her gentle way with people, and making the ex- year-old’s family lived for 200 years. Smolkin, noting that although the performers hail from such perience a joyful process, allowed her subjects to trust her. “The song represents going back to the root of where I per- places as Argentina, Canada and Germany, they all have “My closest neighbour, Yoshiko, was a former poet, now sonally came from,” says the talented vocalist. Yiddish roots. a farmer. Both she and the whole village were very gener- “And that’s part of the [appeal of Yiddish music] for people “The music will represent the people performing it, de- ous…” Reiss says. “Although she [Yoshiko] didn’t speak – it connects them to their roots.” scribing the process of movement and migration and this English, she would sit with a dictionary at night, so she could The Toronto-based performer is working on his first album. yearning to understand how we got to where we are. Every write me notes. Together with a transcontinental group of musicians, he will song has a meaning that way.” “One day she asked me to come to her home because a appear at the Al Green Theatre in the Miles Nadal Jewish He says the musicians had instant chemistry with one cactus that blooms once a year was going to bloom that night, Community Centre on Oct. 6. another when they first connected last summer and notes that and she wanted me to take it home. 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September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 53 Arts & Travel Veteran musician releases a CD after a hiatus By JOSEPH SERGE He started out, like so many, in a bar mitzvah band but The songs have strong Arts Editor began to take it more seriously when studying commerce harmonies and are radio at the University of Toronto. “This was during the big friendly, with strong, It may have taken him a few decades, but veteran mu- folk scene of 1973 and ’74.” catchy hooks. The cho- sician Allan Soberman has finally gotten around to Soberman played with artists such as Grammy Award- ruses on songs like I Want recording a collection of his own songs. winners Dan Hill and Ben Mink, Canadian folk band to Run, Still a Part of Me His indie release Hold Tight is actually not his his first Stringband and Brent Titcomb, and toured around North and Just Another Night CD. In 2001, after the death of his father, Morris, cantor America opening for the likes of Billy Crystal, Billy Joel, tend to stay in your head of Beth Tzedec Congregation for more than 35 years, J.J. Cale, Steve Goodman and many others. for hours. Soberman created A Dedication, a tribute to his father “There’s a lot of names I could drop,” Soberman jokes. Just Another Night has that included his father’s traditional songs and prayers. “It was a very soulful time, I was always playing. been sent out to radio sta- Shortly after, he released Searching for My Voice, in “In the late 1970s, [at the height of the punk rock tions, and he’s hoping for which he combined the music scene], a lot of acoustic acts some airplay on adult his father loved – traditional went to Nashville.” A music contemporary stations. Jewish music – with the publisher he knew hooked him “I want to keep doing popular music he loved. up with some songwriters, but what I like to do and “I just started to record nothing really came of those hopefully something will Shalom Aleichem and then went sessions. “I was in Nashville, happen,” he says. “If it crazy with it,” Soberman, 57, on and off, for six years. I got does happen, I’d like to says. “I did Adon Olam on a to play at the Bluebird Cafe Allan Soberman get out and play a bit, but 12-string guitar and just contin- twice [a club famous for inti- at this stage of the game, I’m not going out on the road ued doing it. It’s like [Pink] mate, acoustic performances.]” for months at a time,” the father of two adult children Floyd meets Lubavitch, or as Soberman had two singles says. someone described it, Beach released in 1981 on Toronto’s “I just want to get the songs out and have people hear Boys with a yarmulke.” Boot Records (a rootsy label them and maybe get some publishers interested.” Now, Soberman has released founded by Stompin’ Tom For more information about Soberman and his CDs, Hold Tight, a collection of 12 Connors), which garnered visit www.sobermanmusic.com, where you can listen to original retro-sounding pop- widespread Canadian airplay. a selection of both his secular and spiritual music. rock songs that reminds me of He quit the business for a the Travelling Wilburys, the while, but his father’s death in- Byrds and Tom Petty. spired him to start recording Soberman admits that his again. “Doing Searching for My Eye on Arts songs are rooted in late ’60s, Voice was a nice, comfortable Please see page 57 for the Eye on Arts column. ’70s influences. “I love jingle-jangle bands [the Byrds] combination of the different states I was in. Here’s what and songs with harmonies like the Beach Boys.” I do and here’s what my father did.” Some of the songs on this album have been sitting Soberman admits there was a lot of “bumping heads” around since the early ’80s, though they’ve all been newly with his father. “He didn’t like the stuff I was doing,” he recorded. says. “Even in my formative years in a bar mitzvah band, “I’d written a lot of tunes over the years that people he would whisper to the guests, ‘He’s got a commerce liked, but I just never got around to doing an album,” he degree.’” said. “But recently I felt this just had to get done.” But all that’s behind him now, and with the release of In a sense, this is a comeback for Soberman, who’s Hold Tight, on which Soberman plays virtually all the in- been in the business since the ’70s, but quit for a while struments and harmonies, he is testing the waters to see and joined an accounting firm. if he’s “still got it.”

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I 248 DAY CARE WANTED 250 DOMESTIC HELP AVAILABLE Call *Ted Waxman A portion of the proceeds from all our sales will be 255 DOMESTIC HELP WANTED * * * 257 HEALTHCARE AVAILABLE CONDOMINIUMS FOR SALE donated to the Hospital for Sick Children. 258 HEALTHCARE WANTED 259 SENIORS 260 BUSINESS PERSONALS YONGE/CLARK “1855 SQ.FT” Find us on 265 PEOPLE SEARCH Exquisite 2 bedroom + Solarium & Balcony, Family size kitchen, 416-441-2888 270 PERSONALS 273 INTRODUCTION SERVICES Built-in’s, Huge living & dining, 2 Parking & Locker, All the Bells & D 275 PERSONAL COMPANIONS WANTED www.harveykalles.com 279 PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY Whistles, Must See! $499,900. *Ted Waxman 280 ANNOUNCEMENTS 290 LOST & FOUND * * * 295 PETS YONGE/SHEPPARD – “ULTIMA” 300 ARTICLES FOR SALE 305 ARTICLES WANTED 3 Yrs old – 1 Bdrm Condo, South Exposure, Balc & U/g Parking 313 BOATS w/lrge locker, Great Investment. Asking $212,000. *Ted Waxman 315 CARS 320 CONTENTS SALE * * * 325 GARAGE SALE * Sales Representative **Broker SERVICE DIRECTORY 345 ACCOUNTING 350 APPLIANCES D 355 AUDIO-VISUAL SALES/REPAIRS 357 AUTOMOTIVE 905-764-7200 358 BRIDAL 365 CARPENTRY 368 CARPETS 370 CATERING 372 CHUPPAHS 375 CLEANING/CLEANING SUPPLIES

E 379 CLOCKS/WATCHES 380 CLOTHING 382 COUNSELLING 385 COMPUTER “WE 386 DANCING I 387 DECORATING OPEN 390 DRIVING 392 DRY CLEANING/LAUNDRY DOORS 394 EDUCATION BROKERAGE 395 ELECTRICAL 396 ELECTRONICS FOR 400 ENTERTAINMENT 402 FINANCIAL YOU” Visit our website:

F 404 FITNESS & WEIGHT LOSS 405 FURNITURE 406 GARAGE DOORS 416787•1712 eichornrealty.com 407 GIFTS 410 HEALTH & BEAUTY I 412 HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING 415 HOME IMPROVEMENTS BATHURST / GLENCAIRN — AFFORDABLE LUXURY 416 HOME INSPECTION FEATURE HOME OF THE WEEK 419 INTERNET SERVICE CUSTOM EXECUTIVE 420 INVITATIONS/PRINTING/CALLIG. BATHURST / LAWRENCE 425 JEWELLERY HOME 3 years new, 5 bed- 427 JUDAICA rooms, 4 baths, 3,500 sq. ft., CUSTOM EXECUTIVE HOME 430 LEASING S 431 LANDSCAPING/LAWNCARE 50 ft lot, gleaming hardwood 2 years new, 3,800 sq. ft. + 432 LAWYERS finished basement, 5 + 2 bed- 433 LESSONS floors, double garage. Ideal 434 LIMOUSINE/TAXI for entertaining, close to sub- rooms, 5 baths, Brazilian cher- 435 LIQUIDATION ry hardwood floors, gourmet 438 LOCKSMITH ! way, $999,000. Call David 439 MAKE-UP NEW LISTING Eichorn* (416) 787-1712. kitchen, main floor library + 440 MISCELLANEOUS family room, $1,129,000. Call

S 442 MUSICAL SERVICES 443 MORTGAGES BALMORAL ESTATES – ARCHITECTURAL GEM David Eichorn* (416) 787- 445 MOVING ! 449 PEST CONTROL Very spacious 6 + 2 bedroom family home on premium lot close to LUXURY FAMILY HOME 1712. 450 PAINTING/WALLPAPERING 452 PARTY SERVICES park, tennis courts. 4,800 sq. ft. + fin. bsmt., main floor family room 455 PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO + library, $1,190,000. Call David Eichorn* (416) 787-1712. PRINCE CHARLES PARK 460 PLUMBING * * * 465 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PREMIUM pie-shaped lot facing park, 42 ft. frontage widens to 95 ft.

A 470 RENOVATIONS CARIBOU PARK — SPACIOUS 3 + 1 BDRM. SIDESPLIT at rear. Plans available for 3,600 sq. ft. dream home. Asking $599,999. 472 RETIREMENT HOMES 475 ROOFING On 50 ft. lot steps from park. Family rm. addition at rear, ultramodern Call David Eichorn* (416) 787-1712. 476 SATELITE & EQUIPMENT * * * 480 SECURITY SYSTEMS kitchen & baths. Asking $799,000. Call David Eichorn* (416) 787-1712. 481 SEWING * * * BATHURST / COLDSTREAM — REDUCED 485 SNOW REMOVAL Brand new 4 + 2 bedroom executive home, approx. 3,000 sq. ft. + 490 TABLE COVERING BATHURST / DELL PARK — REDUCED TO SELL NOW!

L 493 TAILORING/ALTERATIONS basement, upgrades throughout. PRICED FOR IMMEDIATE SALE 495 TILING Dream custom kitchen, 3,500 sq. ft. + finished basement, 5 + 2 496 TRAINING bedrooms, 6 baths, main floor family room + library. PRICED FOR AT $969,000 — ACT NOW! Call David Eichorn* (416) 787-1712. 498 TRAVEL & TOURISM * * * 500 TUTORING IMMEDIATE SALE AT $1,099,000. Call David Eichorn* (416) 787-1712. 510 UPHOLSTERY STORE FOR LEASE 512 WAITERING SERVICES 515 WATERPROOFING Enjoy virtual tours of select BATHURST / GLENCAIRN, GREAT LOCATION IN HIGH TRAFFIC 520 WINDOW SERVICES AREA, $1,800 mo. Call David Eichorn* (416) 787-1712. 550 WORKSHOPS C properties at eichornrealty.com *BROKER OF RECORD September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 55

5 HOUSES FOR SALE 30 CONDOMINIM 75 APARTMENTS CENTRAL PROPERTIES CONT’D FOR SALE FOR RENT ARMOUR HEIGHTS – EXCLUSIVE LISTING! Fabulous 4 bedroom, 3 bath, SOLDfamily home. Large principal rooms. Beautiful 56’ frontage! Patti Pollock* 416-226-1987 BATHURST-SHEPPARD BATHURST-FINCH NORTH/BAYVIEW PROPERTIES ELEGANT TWIN BLDS. The “Savoy”. A showpiece! Real Estate Inc. Brokerage BAYVIEW & STEELES-4500’ SQ.FT. CUSTOM BUILT HOME! Totally reno’d/upgraded, skyline Very lrg. 1, 2, 3 Bedrooms, 2 & 3 Bdrms. w/2 balconies Village – 416-488-2875 • Central – 416-785-1500 $1,250,000! 5br, 5 bth detached home located in a quiet enclave. view. 2 bdrm, 2 baths, tandem This home is a truly a GEM!! Andre Levy-Bencheton*416-226-1987 parking, locker, 2 w/o’s to balc. and 2 baths. Bayview – 416-226-1987 • North – 905-881-7653 22 BERKINDALE DRIVE! NOW $1,229,000! PAULINE GOLD, C/21 Heritage Ample closets plus cedar, Bayview and York Mills! One of the last remaining 75X151’ lot in Grp. Ltd. 905-764-7111 Roof laundry, pool, List with us and appear on our Website: www.foresthill.com sought after local! Call Sandon Schwartzben** 416-226-1987 ravine setting, CENTRAL PROPERTIES STUNNING 4 BDRM HOME IN THORNHILL WOODS CLARK & HILDA 6 Apts. per flr. Designer Decorated, Fabulous Layout, Top of Line Appliances and $315,000. Spacious 2 Bedroom, 2 416-960-3238 - Bus. PALATIAL ELEGANCE-YORKMILLS/BAYVIEW! 119’x232’ FT Upgraded Features Thru-out. Adam Feldman*416-488-2875 Baths, 3rd Floor, Approx 1400 ft., 416-631-9377 or 416-631-0388 - Super Beautiful 5 bdrm, 9 bath custom home. Gourmet kit, full table land. Tanden Parking. MLS #N1181034 Gated entrance! 10+++. $2,995,000! Debi Stone* 416-226-1987 4000’ HOME IN HIGH DEMAND THORNHILL WOODS STEVE GERLOCK Spacious Layout Featuring Main Floor Library, 2nd Floor Laundry, 416-229-4454 x245 BATHURST & WILSON EXQUISITE LOWER VILLAGE HOME – JUST REBUILT $2,395,000 and Large Principle Rooms. Adam Feldman* 416-488-2875 5 Bdrms, 5 Baths, Custom Milled Kitchen, Many Built-ins, Hard- Royal Lepage Partners Realty Save $$ September-October wood Flrs, Granite, Skylight, Grge. Faithe Sversky** 416-488-2875 CONDOMINIUM PROPERTIES 3636 Bathurst St. Great living at NEW LISTING LYTTON PARK $1,995,000 BAYVIEW VILLAGE - STUNNING PENTHOUSE Bathurst / Sheppard this immaculately maintained building. Grand 3 Storey Built 1991 Approximately 5000 s.f., Spa, Lower Superb New York Towers, Over 2400 sf, Upgrade T’out, Includes Its nothing like you have seen before. 1,800 sq. ft. condo., with private Level, 3 car garage. Gary Mitchell** 416-488-2875 2 Rooftop Terraces, 2 parking, Conc, Walk to Subway, Shops. Large, bright and newly refurbished suites Stanley Feldman* 416-488-2875 terrace & garden, 3 washrooms, 1ST AD! BUILDERS OWN CUSTOM LUXURY HOME $1,888,000!! fireplace. $309,900.00 with oversized balconies, breath-taking Magnificent, Upgraded, 5+2 BDRM, 6 Panelled, LIB, 50’ x 135’, GORGEOUS 2BDRM, LUXURY FOREST HILL RENO MIDRISE Call Judi Gottlieb views and shabbat elevator, indiv. heating Landscaped Lot, Panelled. Maurice Gherson* 416-488-2875 $459,000 Spacious 1300 sf, Eat-inSOLD Kitchen, Open LR, DR, 2 Baths, Prudential Sadie Moranis Realty, Brokerage & a/c controls. Indoor pool, sauna & Hardwood Floors, 24Hr, Conceirge, Indoor Pool, Near Subway. 416-449-2020 NEW LISTING! 3 STOREY GEORGIAN jacuzzi. Large 1 bdrm., $1090., Large Marilyn Merrick* 416-488-2875 $1,695,000. Renovated + UpdatedSOLD Top of Line Kitchen, Main Floor, 2 bdrms., $1250., utilities incl. Please call… Fam Rm, Grand Princ. Rms. Susan Dick-Goodman* 416-488-2875 LUXURIOUS 2 BDRM PENTHOUSE – REDUCED PRICE TO SELL 35 CONDOMINIUMS 416-931-2206 Shows Better than a Model! Totally Upgraded, 9’ Ceilings, Open AVENUE RD/LAWRENCE 40 X 130 FT FOR RENT OPEN HOUSE every Sunday 10-2 concept in Great Neighbourhood. Adam Feldman* 416-488-2875 Totally Renovated Home, Custom Built Kitchen w/S/S Appliances, Bath./Shepp., bright, spacious New Baths, Granite, Pot Lights. Faithe Sversky** 416-488-2875 RARE 1250 SQ.FT LUXURY OPEN CONCEPT! $339,000 1 3 bdrms., 2 wshrms., cupboards 125 FLORIDA Extra lrg rms, 1 bdrm, living/dining rm, den, 1 /2 bath, prkg+lcker, 435 DOUGLAS AVENUE! AVENUE RD / LAWRENCE! NOW-$1,219,000! galore, 2 pkg., indr. pool, exer. 24hr sec, rec centre, hardwood flrs. Pauline Mack* 416-226-1987 PROPERTY Incredible 4+1 bdrm, 4 bath, custom built! Nanny Ste! W/o bsmt! rm., etc. $1750./mon. Oct. 1st. Gorg’us landscaped lot! Sandon Schwartzben** 416-226-1987 BATHURST/EGLINTON CONDO – RENOVATED $179,900 Call 416-633-4088. FOR SALE Spacious and Bright 1 Bdrm, SOLD1 Bath, 1 Parking, Locker, Security MT. PLEASANT/EGLINTON 28 X 187.66 FT LOT SHERWOOD PARK $999,000 150 Neptune (Bath./Wilson), lux. System, Steps to TTC, Shops, Etc. Faithe Sversky** 416-488-2875 Renovated Family Room Addition, 3 Bdrms, 4 Baths, Hardwood, 3 bdrm., 2 bath, 2nd flr., Sabbath WEST PALM BEACH Limestone Flrng, Frplcs, Skylight. Faithe Sversky** 416-488-2875 COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES elev. 416-783-1884. LANDS OF THE PRESIDENT Finch/Don Mills, Skymark II, 429 SPADINA RD – FOR LEASE PRIVATE GATED GOLF COURSE COMMUNITY JUST LISTED FABULOUS 3 BDRM, AVENUE/LAWRENCE $779,000 2 bed., 2 bath., approx. 1300 sq. SOLD Forest Hill Village 2000 sq. ft. Ken Silverberg* 416-488-2875 Updated Bright Sep LR/DR, Eat-in Kitchen w/walk-out to Patio, 3 ft. Avail. Dec. 1st. 416-250-0982. Best Location in Palm Beach County Baths, Hardwood Flrs, Rec Rm, Garg. Saul Merrick* 416-488-2875 RETAIL STORE FOR LEASE! ST. CLAIR/YONGE Minutes from Airport, Palm Beach, and the new GREAT UPPER VILLAGE HOME-BRIGHT & SPACIOUS 3 BR! $699K 1375 Yonge St, 3920 sq. ft., was Grand & Toy, Partial Basement. 60 SHARED ACCOM. CITY PLACE AVAILABLE !!! Side hall! Updated eat-in kitchen, Lrg principal rooms. 36x125’ ft Ken Silverberg* 416-488-2875 * Luxury Condos lot. Fin bsmt w/sep entrance! Brenda Westbrook* 416-226-1987 OUT OF TOWN PROPERTIES Room avail. w/facilities Bayview/ * Garden Court Villas Sheppard close to public trans- *YONGE & EGLINTON* COMPLETELY RENOVATED! $674,900! WATERFRONT COTTAGE IN BELLE EWARD, LAKE SIMCOE!! $779,000 * High Rise Doorman Buildings 3br, 2bath with finished bsmt. Open concept, main level w/garage port, ideal for female. $550/mo. 5+1 Bedroom on Fab 50 x 410 ft. lot! Plus Garage + Boathouse, * Town Homes + 1 parking. Must be seen! Andre Levy-Bencheton* 416-226-1987 416-226-2377. Walk to Shul, 1 hour from T.O.! Beth Boigon* 416-488-2875 If you are interested in Purchasing, 1ST AD! BATHURST/SHEPPARD $599,000 Apt. Mate Share, (very responsi- **Broker * Sales Representative Beautiful 3 Level Sidesplit, 50 x 133 Lot, Double Garage. Gary ble), a spac. apt., (wonderfully Renting, or Selling Call Your Lands of Mitchell** 416-488-2875 www.foresthill.com redone) at Ave. Rd. & Glengrove the President Specialist for over 25 years. (T.O.), $885./mo., have a bdrm., ANNOUNCEMENT w/built-ins + closet, 4-pce. bath., Charlotte Sharkey Real Estate Bathurst Street and the 407 hallway closet. Share: kit., furn., 561-640-4199 It is with great pleasure that we announce the opening of our fourth office at (opposite liv. rm. & din. rm., deck, bckyrd., the Richmond Hill Golf & Country Club). With our company’s continuous expansion we invite new/experienced wshr./dryer. Andrew 416-409-9205. www.realtor.com/WestPalmBeach/CharlotteSharkeyRE sales reps to come in, meet Marc Atkins, Broker and learn about our new and exciting sales program. 905-881-7653 105 COTTAGE FOR SALE PRESTIGIOUS BIG BAY POINT SALLY ROSEN REAL ESTATE LIMITED BROKERAGE 905-764-7111 416-633-7373 BATHURST & CENTRE TRIPLEX! TRIPLEX! Large 4 bdrm, 2 storey, huge family rm, very quiet crescent, Overbrook/Wilmington, 2-3 bdrms 171’ lot, basement apt w/sep + 1 2-bdrm apt, balconies, bath entrance, fantastic location. ensuites, main floor apt, compl CUMMER & BAYVIEW renovation, new kitchen & bath, Prestige location. Elegant 4 Early Classified Deadlines 2 car garage + 2 xtra prkg, well bdrm home, fam rm, fin bsmnt, maint bldg. A-1 loc, steps to all. completely reno. 2 car garage. BATHURST/STEELES CONDO CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP Year round custom cottage with 75 ft September 12th issue 3 bdrm + office, 4 bath, huge liv Real Estate- Wed. Sept. 5, 11:00 & din, w/o to balcony & terrace, 15 HOUSES on Lake Simcoe, 1 hour from Toronto. 4 car parking, great buy & loc. Classified- Tues. Sept 4, 4:00 FOR RENT Close to golf, tennis, and skiing. 416-633-7373 Bathurst/Rutherford, 3 bdrm., 3 bath, TH, next to CHAT/JCC, View this property at www.rpt.ca September 20th issue RESORT LIVING IN THORNHILL close to shuls/Sobey’s. End unit $847,900. Quiet crt. location. 2000+sf.Brand new. $2200 + utils. STEVEN GREEN Real Estate- Mon. Sept. 10, 2:00 5 bdrm., 2 ensuites, fully fin. Avail. Nov. 1. 416-879-3158. bsmt., new gourmet kitchen, 1 1/2 blks, west of Bathurst, n. Sales Representative Classified- Fri. Sept. 7, 2:00 granite, slate, hrdwd., all the of Lawr., 3 bdr. bung. w/1 bdrm. bells and whistles. Pool, prof. bsmt. apt., lrge, bckyard, 15 mins Royal LePage Partners Realty, Brokerage October 3rd issue landscaped + much more. to subway, near shuls, shops, Nothing to do but turn the key $1850/mo. 905-889-2266. 416-229-4454 Real Estate- Mon. Sept. 24, 2:00 and move in. STEVE/ELLEN FISHER, C21 Heritage Group 30 CONDOMINIUM FOR SALE Classified- Fri. Sept. 21, 2:00 Ltd., Brokerage 905-764-7111. 125 FLORIDA SANTEE REALTY INC. (BROKERAGE) 416-441-2003 PROPERTY October 11th issue DON MILLS & FINCH FOR SALE Real Estate- Mon. Oct. 1, 9:00 Skymark I: corner 2 bedroom + solarium + balcony. (SOLD) Skymark 55: 2 bedroom + solarium. (SOLD) C. Vill., Deerfield Bch., 2 bdrm., Skymark 55: corner upgraded 2 bdrm. + fam. w/panoramic Classified- Wed. Sept. 26, 12:00 2 bath., designer decorated, view. Approx. 1,711 s.f. Priced well. Don’t wait til it’s sold. upgrades ++, compl. furn. Call if SANTEE LEUNG, F.R.I., BROKER OF RECORD interested 905-597-1626. 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130 FLORIDA 190 VACATION 240 EMPLOYMENT 250 DOMESTIC 275 PERSONAL PROPERTY PROPERTY OPPORTUNITIES HELP AVAILABLE 275 PERSONAL COMPANIONS FOR RENT AVAILABLE DRIVE YOUR OWN CAR. COMPANIONS WANTED Couriers needed immediately. Private cleaning service. With WANTED Palm Aire & Cypress Bend PALM SPRINGS, CA Knowledge of T.O. experience. Houses and apts. VACATION RENTALS Courteous, team players only. With car. 416-854-7203. Downtown Toronto is a great Pompano Beach KID GLOVES DELIVERY LTD. We have 1-2-3 bedroom condos. Exper. Israeli lady looking for job place, there’s lots to do... of course Seasonal Rentals-3 mo. minimum 416-977-9683 2.2 from $1900./mo. Nicely furnished in super locations. to take care of elderly or disabled. it’s always better with someone From $1250 - $4500 per mo. U.S. Attractive, prof., outgoing, socia- 3.2 from $2000./mo. 245 EMPLOYMENT Refs. 416-509-1333. who shares your interests. I’m a 3.2 1/2 from $2300./mo. CHOPSY SAMUELSON REALTY ble male seeks attractive petite, 70-ish widow wanting to meet a 760-327-8429 WANTED fit, prof. lady, mid 40’s to mid 50’s, friendly, intelligent gentleman who Wieder Realty 954-978-8300 for long term relationship. CJN www.Palm-Aire.com Trustworthy, fit, personable man 257 HEALTHCARE loves the arts. Please write to CJN COLLINGWOOD SKI looking to unretire (part-time) Call Box #5193. Box #5195. Winter rental, condo apt. Palm Aire SEASON RENTALS 416-962-8568. AVAILABLE Looking for a lady of substance 305 ARTICLES Pompano Beach, Florida, 2 br., who could afford to split living & WANTED 2 bath, fantastic view, newly redone, Lighthouse Point - 3 bed., 2 bath, gar., 250 DOMESTIC travel expenses and be a steady swimming pool, close to everything. wood F.P., huge deck, elec. heat, HELP AVAILABLE companion. Photo appreciated. BEN.BUYS.BOOKS diaries, 954-612-6762 / 954-566-6980. contemporary furn. spotless, rec. CJN Box #5194. photos, journals. 1 to 1,000. Art Boca Raton, Whisper Walk, 2br., centre/indoor pool. $10,500. + util. Elegant, classy, unique lady, 68 books/collections. 416-890-9644. 2 bth., Garden Home redone. fully Sierra Lane (walk to Village) 3 bed., yrs. old, European background, 315 CARS • professional, no children, likes to furn., main flr. lndry., 1 car gar., pool, 3 bath, gas heat, contemporary furn., Home care enjoy life & quality people. If you tennis, 4 mo. min. Jan. 7, 2008. Call gas F.P., overlooks 1st Fairway • 1998 Chrysler for sale. 170,000 Private nursing think you are the one, let me hear Michael 416-949-4750. Monterra, ground level. $10,500. + util. km’s. Very good condition. All new • Hospital care support from you. Reply to CJN Box #5174. parts. 416-509-1333. Heritage Corners - 3 bed., 2 bath, Sunny Isles, 1 bed., 2 bath, • sunroom. Avail. Oct.-Apr. ’08. 3 wood F.P., fin. bsmt., gas heat, rec. Healthcare navigation 300 ARTICLES FOR SALE $1,000 US. incl. utils., except centre $7500. + util. • Short or long term care phone. Call 416-451-4124 or 416-482-5825 [email protected] Steve Burnstein Free consultation BASKETBALL COLLECTION 3 Islands, 1 bed., 1.5 bth., S.E. view, open kit., 3-4 mos., $1400 230 BUSINESS 416-630-0202 Possibly the best collection of basketball historical artifacts in existence. US/mo. 416-481-9152. OPPORTUNITIES www.qualicare.ca Without any question, this grouping of artifacts offers more material Boca Century Village, sunny than any basketball Hall of Fame in existence across the universe. Better Wind Turbine Reinvented. than anything the Air Canada Centre has recently acquired. 1 br. 1 bath, clean, fully furn. Top www.lposs.com flr. 3-6 mths from Jan. 7-2008. 265 PEOPLE SEARCH The heart of this collection represents the key items in the James Call 416-489-6333. Looking for RICK KING. Father Naismith personal family collection which was auctioned off last Naples on the Gulf of Mexico, - Carl. Brother - Marty. Contact December by the granddaughter of the founder of the sport. Among the gorgeous sunsets from 8th flr. 240 EMPLOYMENT Rania and Edward Lou Grech. 416-936-1107 many items in this broad-ranging collection is his diary and vast archives condo. Beaut. furn’d., 2 bed, OPPORTUNITIES Caregiving Services Inc. relating to the 1936 Olympic games. Naismith’s life-long ambition, as 2 bath, all amens. At least 3 mos. Need caregiver to look after stated in one of the letters in this collection, was to leave the world a rental. 905-849-6770. someone you love? better place. His proudest moment was witnessing the 1936 Olympics Ocean view, Hollywood, Fla. apt. A reliable, capable, well experienced and trustworthy caregiver from 250 DOMESTIC during which basketball was first recognized as an Olympic sport. He rental for 2 mos. Jan. 1 - Mar. 1 As part of our expansion program, Israel, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore realized then that he had touched the hearts of millions of people. That US$4500/mo., 2 br., 2 bth. our company is looking for part-time & Philippines. Live in/out, PT/FT, HELP AVAILABLE particular Olympics was the only time Canada won a medal (silver) in Quadomain bldg. 416-839-1926/ work from home account managers no fees to sponsor overseas. basketball, losing marginally to the United States. The team was made 1-800-668-6897. Call Rania 416-261-2303 and sales reps. It pays $1500./mo., 416-839-8509 up of Jewish Canadian basketball players who embarrassed Hitler, a Hollybrook Golf & Tennis Club. plus benefits and takes only a little fact embarrassingly not publicized in Canadian history books. 2 bed., 2 bath., grnd. flr. clean & of your time. Please contact us for • Eldercare • Nannies • Housekeepers fully furn’d. Free golf. KOSHER Requirements: • Live-in & Live-out • Full time & Part time This collection includes balls, every conceivable type of ephemera from more details. should the earliest picture of a basketball court (1891), hand written documents TENANTS ONLY. 3-6 months. be computer literate, 2-3 hrs. access Candidates pre-screened • References checked 416-489-2464/416-787-7960. about the life of Naismith, written by Naismith himself, his personal to the internet weekly, must be over Service guaranteed Sunny Isles Beach Florida, ephemera collection as he charted the growth of the game world-wide, 19 yrs. of age, must be efficient & No fee to sponsor from Abroad beautiful 2 bdrm., 2 bath. condo. personal souvenirs of the game, professional historical contracts, family If you are interested, and www.weecareplacement.ca Avail. Jan. 14/08, 3 mo. min. $1700. dedicated. photos and an amazing endless number of other material. need more info., contact Michael J. USD/mo. 514-747-2343. If you wanted to make a contribution to Canadian history you could own Sloan, email: [email protected] •Emergency care West Palm Bch., Cent. Vill., bright •Day/Evening this once in a lifetime collection and donate it to the Canadian basket- grnd. flr. apt., 2 bdrm., 1 1/2 bath., •Occasional ball Hall of Fame in Almonte and get a tax credit. The complete archives a/c. Please call 905-770-1029. Experienced Bookkeeper •Short/long term are valued at over one million dollars and the owner is willing to sell it MIAMI, 2/2, jacuzzi, pool, gym, CA requires experienced •Professional and for the best bid or trade it for some real estate in Toronto. bookkeeper part-time/full- 416.785.3939 Experienced ocean view, pkg., shopping. By For further details, leave your phone number where you can be reached owner 1-646-642-9330. time for recording investments www.inapinch.ca Caregivers and CA Practice. Must have during the day or evening at my email address: Sunny Isles, 1 bdrm., on excellent communication skills [email protected] intercoastal, ideal location. Pool. and be fluent in English. Call Avail. min. 3 mos. $1500 US/mo. 416-665-9112. Evenings/ 416-525-2120. Weekends 905-761-9355. Century Village. Pembroke Pines. Just bring your toothbrush! Beaut. furn’d. 2 bdrm., 2 bath., golf & lake A Private K-8 Boys School view. All amenities. Million-dollar seeks qualified, exceptional clubhouse. $1600 USD/mo., 4 mos. candidates for teaching posi- min. Call Jim at 954-336-0193. tions, effective immediately. Fax Winter rental, Boca Raton, resume: 416-636-9346 or email 2 bdrm., 2 bath. condo., 18-hole [email protected] golf incl., $1,800. US/mo. + util. Leading Cdn. environ. comp. Call 416-638-2248.0 seeks enthusiastic, self-motivat- Sunny Isles by the beach. ed people with good comm. skills. 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By HARVEY ROSEN last month when Rosenthal sustained a Bloom, undersized as a receiver at 5-9 and hand in the late-November contest. However, Special to The CJN season-ending shoulder injury. 180 pounds, sat out his rookie campaign on the 6-2, 224-pound Iowa grad is viewed as Miller, 37, has also taken his lumps of late. the injured reserve list last year. He was to a potential starter. WINNIPEG — Injuries have taken a big bite The former Canadian Football League play on special teams this season, returning On the first day of spring this year, out of the Jewish contingent in the NFL this punter spent eight years with the Steelers and punts and kickoffs. The Colorado grad was Lennie Friedman, a 6-3 guard-centre swing- season, with five veterans unlikely to suit up. was to enter his 12th season in the pros with impressive in camp early man who tips the scales at Miami Dolphins’ tackle Mike Rosenthal, the Patriots when he encountered stiff com- on, but a bad toe 295 pounds and started New England Patriots’ kicker Josh Miller, In- petition from a pair of much younger aspi- injury affected his ac- in only two games last dianapolis Colts’ tight end Mike Seidman, rants, along with a lingering injury to his celeration and he was season, was re-signed Philadelphia Eagles’ wide receiver Jeremy shoulder that made it difficult for him to released on Sept. 1. by the Browns. The 30- Bloom and free agent quarterback Jay Fiedler extend his arms. Fiedler, 35, was last year-old has a bache- will be hard pressed to play a down in 2007. On Aug. 16, New England released Miller, sent on his way by lor’s degree in psychol- Rosenthal, a former Viking, is 30, an age a 6-4, 225-pound media darling who always Tampa Bay when his ogy and will be a disdained by many athletes. faced the press with dignity through thick throwing shoulder was backup in Cleveland. Following a mid-April tryout after being and thin. still not up to snuff fol- The St. Louis Rams cut by Minnesota, the Dolphins added Rosen- Seidman, 26, standing 6-4 and weighing lowing rehab. In 2006, re-signed offensive thal to their roster in the hope of strengthen- 261 pounds, tore a ligament last fall while the 6-2, 225-pound lineman Adam Gold- ing themselves at the tackle position. A with the Carolina Panthers. The Colts signed Fiedler had explorato- berg, 27, to a one-year modest one-year pact at $760,000 (all figures him in May but he re-aggravated the knee ry surgery and no contract mainly in a US) was perhaps the best the 6-7, 318-pound this summer, leading the team to sit him doubt the ravages of backup role. The 6-7, Notre Dame grad could expect at this junc- down for the year by placing him on injured time have been a 310-pound Wyoming ture in his career. Fate, however, stepped in reserve. factor in his now being grad was re-signed as a a free agent. He still restricted free agent to feels there is room for an $850,000 one-year him in the pros as a pact in April. mentor backup QB for Robbie Gould, 24, some young warrior. out of Penn State, will Early indications return as a field goal were that two clubs, the kicker with Chicago. Why Giants and the Falcons, Chicago kicker Robbie Gould not? Last season with the had planned to bring him [Tom Elling photo] Bears the Penn State grad, into camp for a look in the who stands 6-1 and weighs In honour of your marriage, hope that he might push a few hopefuls to a 181, was successful on 32 of 36 attempts. higher standard. Considering the increasing San Diego Chargers’ defensive end Igor The Canadian Jewish News vulnerability of today’s quarterbacks, it’s en- Olshansky, 25, at 6-6 and 309 pounds, is tirely possible that we haven’t seen the last perhaps the most prominent Jewish player is pleased to present you of the Dartmouth grad, who once led his team in the NFL. A knee problem last season saw to consecutive Ivy League championships. him start only 13 of 18 games, but he is with a 6 month subscription. On a positive note, there are still a few back as good as new in ’07. Jewish players out there who will play this Olshansky, a Jewish immigrant who, at Please fill in the requested information and year. A former teammate of Fiedler with the age nine came with his family to North fax to (905) 946-1679 or mail to P.O. Box 819 Dolphins, quarterback Sage Rosenfels, 29, America from Ukraine, is the first Soviet- is now a Houston Texan. born player in the NFL, and he’s recognized STN Main, Markham, Ontario, L3P 8A2 But talk about ill fortune: as a rapidly im- as one of the circuit’s strongest performers. proving backup signal caller last season, Proud of his Jewish heritage, the Oregon Name ______Rosenfels was holding a 59-yard field goal grad bears a pair of Star of David tattoos, attempt, but when the kick was missed, he and for several years he attended the Address ______ended up having to tackle the returner. The Chabad-run Hebrew Academy in San Fran- end result was that Rosenfels fractured his cisco. City ______Province ______Postal Code ______

Phone number ______Email ______Chelsea chooses Israeli coach Date of wedding ______In what sports pundits have hailed as a new high for Israel’s achievements in international soccer, Chelsea announced last week it would be jointly coached by Location of wedding ______Israeli Avram Grant and Steve Clarke, a Briton. They replace the outgoing coach of the English Premier League club, Jose Mourinho. CANADIAN DELIVERY ONLY Grant, 52, has coached Israel’s top soccer clubs and its national team. His friendship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich helped him secure a foothold Subscription will begin two weeks after receipt of information. in the club earlier this year when he was made one of its directors. Chelsea did not If you wish, please enclose a photo - we’d be honoured to publish it in an upcoming issue. say how long a tenure Grant and Clarke would have as coaches. Doc key: W07FXCJN September 26, 2007 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS T Page 59 Inside Back SQUASH WITH Britney Spears, CARMALIZED ONIONS

cyber-bullies and gossip • 2 lbs. acorn or butternut squash • 3 tblsp vegetable oil I never thought I’d be writing a column In fact, this column is not about Britney • 1/4 c slivered almonds • 3 lg onions, thinly sliced on Britney Spears, but at this point, I just Spears – it’s about us and our obsession with • 1/4 c sugar • 2 tsp ground cinnamon have to. train-wreck celebrities and the way we • 1/2 c raisins, plumped in • Salt & freshly ground I’ve often mentioned her in my column forgive ourselves for kicking them when warm water & drained black pepper because I think she’s a good example of 20- they’re already down. something turmoil, minus the I am the first person to Preheat oven to 375°F. Place squash in ovenproof dish; bake 50- 60 min. Peel, seed, cut into 2” pieces. Heat oil over medium-high money and celebrity status, admit to logging on to heat in skillet. Add almonds; stir until golden, 3-4 min.. Carefully experience of course. celebrity gossip websites not transfer nuts to paper towels to drain. Add onions to oil in skillet. the Caplan’s difference First, she was not a girl, once but several times a day. Cook, stirring occasionally 8-10 min. Add sugar & cinnamon; not yet a woman, then she Part of what makes celebri- lower heat to medium; cook 20-25 min. until browned. Add 1111 Weston Road (just south of Eglinton) became a woman desperate ties fun for the rest of us is raisins; season with salt & pepper. Cook, stirring, until heated 416-767-1655 • caplans.ca to get married, and now she’s that they are on a pedestal through. Transfer squash to serving platter. Spread onion mixture Caplan’s parking lot directly across from the store an adult trying to figure out who her real and they are kept to stricter and higher stan- evenly over squash; sprinkle with fried almonds. A Family Business for over 60 Years friends are. dards than we are. They are like case studies Whatever her issues are, no matter how we need to examine as examples of failure crazy, I’ve always been able to somewhat and success. And they certainly give us a About Life relate. lot to talk about, what with late-night When she chose to marry Kevin Feder- drunken car chases and what seems like 50- has a bigger and better story, with It’s a subconscious survival strategy. line, I forgave her. Admit it, girls, we all second jail terms. more drama and thrills than any Is it possible that because of think we could turn those bad boys around! Maybe, the fascination, in part, stems action movie! how you feel, you may be leaving When she shaved her head, I thought from their being exaggerated versions of My husband just laughs and her out of conversations or activ- good for her! There have been so many bad ourselves – our wild alter egos that we might thinks I’m being too hard on Annie, ities? These attention-seeking hair days in my life when I wished I could never allow to surface in our well-mannered, but I am so close to telling him tactics are Annie’s foot in the door. just raze it down and give the finger to con- conservative homes. that he can go to these family gath- Letting you know she has expe- ventional beauty. It’s hard not to judge them and even erings on his own. If I have to hear rienced the same or better than When I heard she’d be performing on harder not to talk about their escapades, but one more story of her magnifi- you qualifies her to join in the MTV, nobody was rooting for her come- at some point we need to draw the line cence, I may just lose it. What can chat. It’s really rather sad, and it back more than I was. And while I was dis- between catching up on a soap opera and I do to stop this from ruining every probably has been developing for appointed with her performance, I was even spouting venom about a person who’s never family get-together? years. It could even stem from not more disappointed with us regular folks for even crossed our path. Glory Hound Horror being accepted in school and may being relentless in our evil criticism of her. We need to examine how far we let our Dear Ella, have actually embedded itself in Nothing made me sicker than reading bad judgment go when there are no conse- I’m pretty close to ruining my Dear Glory Hound Horror her personality. blogs about her fluctuating weight. quences to us. These people are not our relationship with my sister-in-law. Most people have some form At this stage, I’m not sure if Did we forget we’re talking about friends, they’ll never know what we say What a glory hound she is. We can of insecurity. However, people who pointing this out to her will do another human being here? We have all about them, and even if they do read the never get together without her being constantly need affirmation of their much good. If she has people who become cyber-bullies. blogs with our mean comments, we’re still the centre of attention. She has to worth are obsessed by their inse- are very close to her, they could After two babies, nightly martinis and anonymous. have the floor no matter what the curities. A feeling of not being try to broach the subject. I’m sure daily bags of Cheetos, Britney still has a Does that mean we can say whatever we conversation is about, and her included and a fear of not being she doesn’t realize that she’s doing better body than most people I can think of. want? comments always revert back to worthy could easily account for this. I understand your frustration, But that’s not even the point. We are who we really are at the core when how wonderful she is, or her family this personality flaw. but maybe if you realized it was We think that the Ten Commandments nobody is watching, when there is no one is, or her dog is – you get the picture. Annie is desperate to prove not being done out of malice, it or the rules of lashon hara (gossip) apply around to pass judgment on us. That’s when She actually has quite a gift. that she belongs, and she’s trying might help you cope. Although only to our close circle of family and friends. it’s hardest to be a good person. With that in She can turn any topic, no matter to earn your acceptance by building this situation is annoying, it’s not I think the way we treat people we don’t mind, if we believe we are worthy enough to how obscure, back to her and her herself up. This is the way Annie worth giving up precious family know says a lot more about us than the way judge others, then maybe we should also be life. And, of course, she always can justify being part of your group. time because of it. we treat our inner circle. worthy enough to honestly judge ourselves. Readers may submit their questions to Ella at The CJN., email: [email protected]. But Ella is not a professional counsellor. She brings to the questions posed by readers her unique brand of earthy wisdom. Her advice is not a replacement for medical, legal or any other advice. For serious problems, consult a professional.

By AVRUM ROSENSWEIG effort families put into the creation of their wooden booth. When we were young, the night would Sukkot and Huck Finn Some are simple, as if a peasant were come and we would make our way out into sukkah and shake the lulav and etrog – up, was like last summer when you camped out sleeping inside, as if the austere Shona people the sukkah. It was a small wooden hut of down, sideways, and smell the Jewish citron, in Algonquin Park. Piece the two together, of rural Zimbabwe were inside. sorts, with schach on the roof – branches always being careful never to break off the and there you have the laws of conducting Others are majestic, long and wide, with from the nearby creek behind the shul in pitom, the stem. If we did, the consequences one’s life in a sukkah. It is a Jewish law, and decorations of fruit, cards and poems adorn- Kitchener, Ont. were grave – money thrown it seems natural and peaceful. ing their walls. When we were children, our There was never enough away. The fruit had become unfit How often do we do such a thing? Not sukkah was like that. We competed to see space, but somehow our to use. normally. Jewish practice generally takes us who could decorate one of the walls more kleine sukkah (like the lyrics URBAN You could imagine the guilt, inside, protected from the elements. Our beautifully than the others. The wood was in the classic Yiddish song but when I was a boy, the Huck rituals are, more often than not, safe and not old and had a frame attached to it, and my Hasukkah hakleine) would WRITER Finn in me quietly planned to terribly earthy. It was these types of things, parents always made it seem as though the seem to enlarge: the walls break off the pitom, just to upset however, that I frequently craved when I was material had come from a faraway land. would stretch, and once we all the adults. But my thoughts re- more observant, something that felt more real Sukkot and the sukkah were magical. sat down, there was enough room for the mained a plan. I never went through with it and less embedded in measurement and If you have never built a sukkah, consid- seven of us and guests. – too scared. debate. er it. It is your chance as a Jew, perhaps your Overhead, bees would buzz, looking for I never slept in the sukkah, but many do. The law says to begin building your only chance, to actualize your desire to be a their treasure, their candy that Edmond What an amazing ritual. It calls upon us to sukkah right after Yom Kippur. Few Jews do builder, to be a desert dweller, to lie awake looked for in Narnia in The Lion, the Witch act as the Jews did in the desert: to sleep this, but those who undertake this mitzvah with your loved ones, staring at the stars and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. Some of us under the stars, no matter how cold the fall should know that they provide us with much through the branches above, to be a Jew in would be scared at the possibility of the im- winds and the floor of the booth are. pleasure. Drive through the streets off the desert, in Toronto. pending bites, but they never came. People eat and some sleep in the sukkah. Bathurst Street and in other Jewish areas Happy Sukkot, chag samayach. We would welcome the ushpizin, the Consider what it must have been like for the north of Steeles Avenue and south of Bloor guests – Abraham, Isaac, Jacob – into the Jews who had left Egypt; consider what it Street; take a sukkah tour and behold the [email protected] Sderot/Sukkot Page 60 T THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS September 26, 2007

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