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One of the Hamilton Jewish community’s longest-serving social service agencies is changing its name to better reflect its mission. Hamilton Jewish Social Services, founded in 1929 at the height of the Depression, will now be known as Hamilton Jewish Family Services (JFS). JFS president, Susan Roth said the new name “reflects the reality of our agency’s commitment to helping individuals and families as they navigate through life’s challenges. As Hamilton Jewish Family Services, we are proudly aligning our agency with other Jewish family service agencies internationally that share our name and spirit.” JFS executive director Alexis Wenzowski made the announcement about the agency’s new name at its open house held at JHamilton on Nov. 14. “With our new name, we are capturing the rich history of supportive care that Jewish Social Services represented, and be- ginning to write a new story of support within Jewish Hamilton,” PHOTOBYWENDY SCHNEIDER, THE HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS she told the HJN. NAME CHANGE CONTINUES ON P4 Jewish Family Services executive director Alexis Wenzowski and president Susan Roth presented the agency’s new logo and set of values at the agency’s open house on Nov. 14.

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The rebranding also reflects a broad- ening range and reach of programs and services that reflect the diversity of chal- lenges individuals face in life. In addi- tion to poverty relief, programs include career counselling, support programs for caregivers and those suffering from chronic pain or mental health issues. HAMILTON CHANUKAH Jewish poverty in Canada is on the rise HAPPENINGS and Hamilton is no exception. Incoming JFS president Hanna Schayer told that TEMPLE ANSHE SHOLOM HJN that the agency will continue to • YOFI Chanukah Dec. 6 at 5:15pm. have poverty reduction as a primary PHOTOBYWENDY SCHNEIDER, HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS Stories, songs and crafts with Rabbi focus. Cohen, Cantor Baruch and friends “When people come into the agency, A NEW JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL • Latke Making Party Dec. 15 at 10 we’re going to make sure that they know a.m. in the Frank kitchen. Peel, grate, about every possible opportunity availa- BY ABIGAIL CUKIER mix and fry with friends. ble to them, through the federal govern- THE HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS interested in a future partnership with The • Chanukah Shabbat Live Dec. 20 ment or through other agencies, whether Westdale. The opportunity to expand their at 6:15pm. Kick off Chanukah with it’s retraining or introducing them to all 2020 marks the inaugural year of the mandate and show films in a theatrical set- lively music and soul. The TAS Choir the programs available, including those Hamilton Jewish Film Festival, a partner- ting seemed too good to pass up, and, after and professional musicians are that will help them get out of poverty,” ship with the recently renovated Westdale consulting with both Beth Jacob Synagogue ready to help you celebrate. she said. Theatre. and the Hamilton Jewish Federation, the • Chanukah Community Dinner Approximately 70 families currently When Fred Fuchs, an independent film committee decided to recreate itself as a Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. $40 per adult; rely on JFS’s Kosher food bank, accord- and television producer, moved to Dundas Jewish Film Festival committee under the $20 per child and family deal at ing to Wenzowski, while up to 35 indi- five years ago, he was disappointed there auspices of Federation. $100. Call 905-528-0121 to book. viduals rely on monthly financial aid. was no independent movie theatre. When “It’s definitely a move up for us,” said “This assistance helps many low-income The Westdale was put up for sale in 2017, Benson Honig, a member of the original BETH JACOB SYNAGOGUE individuals keep their head above a group of volunteers formed a non-profit Beth Jacob Israeli Film Festival committee. Beth Jacob Community Chanukah water,” she said. organization and raised money to buy the “This is the first time the festival will be at Dinner and Torah Celebration Hamilton Jewish Family Services’s 1935 theatre. A $2.5-million renovation of a venue, a beautiful venue with a giant, full Sunday Dec. 22 at 4:30 p.m. new logo depicting a pair of hands envel- the heritage-designated building included screen. I am really excited. I know it’s going Children's activities followed by oping two figures in the shape of the art deco restoration, new sound and projec- be a success.” Chanukiah lighting (bring your Hebrew words “chai” is meant to repre- tion technology and new seats and acous- The Hamilton Jewish Film Festival will own!) and a festive fleishig buffet. sent the support the agency gives people tic paneling. The renovation also included run March 21-22, 2020 at The Westdale, 1014 Adults $25; discounts for youth as they journey through life. adding accessible seating and a stage. King St. W. and feature films from around and families. RSVP before Dec. 16 “We envision JFS as a place that sup- “We wanted show the best independent the world. at [email protected] ports people when they most need it, and and art house films. But the vision always Honig says the festival is an opportunity or call (905) 522 1351 ex. 10. creates hopeful opportunities for com- was to also be a community hub. We wanted to share Jewish culture with the broader munity engagement. We work with a to work with other charitable organizations, community. “It’s a way to get engaged with ADAS ISRAEL large unaffiliated population who come offering charitable rates with a great venue, Judaism in a way you don’t at synagogue or Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. to us because they are Jewish and need and work with these people to make things at a JCC,” he said. “You can look at our cul- Community Chanukah Dinner help. Often JFS is their only relationship happen,” said Fuchs, noting the theatre is ture globally and see the wrinkles and dif- with the Hamilton Jewish community,” also a great place to hold panel discussions, ferent facets of the culture worldwide and CHABAD HAMILTON said Wenzowski. “We are here to guide, talks and other events. see how it affects us and how we affect it.” Sunday, Dec. 22 at 4:30 p.m. assist, and support everyone through- Fuchs reached out to members of Beth Details about the Hamilton Jewish Film Community Menorah lighting in out their journey.” For more information Jacob Synagogue’s Israeli Film Festival com- Festival lineup will be available shortly at Gore Park about JFS programs, see page 15. mittee that same year to see if they’d be jewishhamilton.org or at thewestdale.ca.

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HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS • DEC 2019 • 4 LOCAL People said that being able to ask questions of survivors shed light on their NEWS ‘‘understanding of the Holocaust and antisemitism. ROBIN ZILBERG Holocaust Education Committee AN EVENING AN AUDIENCE OF PERSONAL MEMBER REACTS BY EMILY BAKER

SHARING As I enter my 30s, I am in a process of More than 100 come out self-discovery, exploring my history, my roots, where my family came from, and to hear Holocaust survivors my identity as a young Jewish woman. share their stories My grandparents are no longer here to answer my many questions. I have been lost, until now. BY ROBIN ZILBERG I had the absolute honour of being SPECIAL TO THE HJN invited to “An Evening of Personal When I joined Hamilton Jewish Stories,” hosted by the Hamilton Jewish Federation’s Holocaust Education Federation at JHamilton. Five incredible Committee, I wasn’t really sure what I was women shared their personal stories of getting myself into, though volunteering is living through the Holocaust. an integral aspect of my life and certainly When I walked in, I felt like I was feeds my soul. I had volunteered with the PHOTOBYWENDY SCHNEIDER, THE HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS home. Finally, I felt accepted and that I committee at its annual student seminar belonged. We all gathered around tables, on the Holocaust at Mohawk College, so I Above: Community members eagerly introduced ourselves, and the was aware that work was part of the deal. listen intently as Diana Gutwein stories began. Our committee was tasked with creat- recounts her experiences The five women are the strongest ing Holocaust Education Week program- during the Holocaust. women I have ever met. Their stories ming for the Jewish community and public were sad, yet beautiful; heartbreaking, Left: Four generations of Sonia in early November. When I suggested that Ger’s family were in attendance, yet wonderful. To hear their experiences we adapt a format the YWCA had used in including her daughter Anita of tragedy and survival was remarkable. a storytelling event where I was a partici- Bernstein, granddaughter They all spoke so eloquently, telling their pant, they embraced the concept. We were Naomi Bernstein and grandson, stories and their truth, answering every able to gather a group of five courageous Asher Bernstein-Dressler. question we had, and feeling safe to do women, all Holocaust survivors, who were so. While speakers went through differ- willing to share their stories and experi- ent experiences and came from differ- ences. We would use a small group format ent family backgrounds, the one thing in order to create an intimate interactive they had in common was that they sur- experience. vived the Holocaust as young, brave, and PHOTOBYWENDY SCHNEIDER, THE HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS “An evening of Personal Stories,” pre- proud Jewish women. sented by the Hamilton Jewish Federation I took in every word and left the event and Margaret’s Legacy took place on Nov. stories. Federation CEO Gustavo Rymberg and humbled and proud to have learned 5 at JHamilton. Our storytellers were Vera The feedback I received was really inter- Elaine Levine. Thank you to the many vol- so much about who I am and where I Barany, Sonia Ger, Diana Gutwein, Nadia esting. People said that even though they unteers and staff who helped out the even- come from, from each of the five speak- Rosa and Anna Schafer. knew the history, being able to ask questions ing of the event. A special thank you to Liam ers. They are all incredible for living We had told the survivors to anticipate of survivors shed new light on their under- Graham for filming and documenting the through and surviving such a signifi- approximately five to 10 participants at standing of the Holocaust and antisemitism. event. cant piece of Jewish history. They are each table. To my delight and amazement, The general feedback was a big thumbs-up It is our hope that this approach will survivors. approximately 100 people came through and many people asked about future events. encourage a wider audience to attend future Though my journey of self exploration the doors! As groups of 20 gathered around I was delighted to see so that so many events, and educating people about the has just begun, this was an opportunity each table, our speakers took it all in stride people from outside the Jewish commu- Holocaust and racism will remind people of I will never forget, that I feel blessed to as they rotated among the five stations nity were interested in hearing the stories of our common humanity. have been a part of, and that has helped every 20 minutes to tell their stories again these brave survivors. me tap into “who I am” on an extraordi- and answer questions. As I circulated, I The evening was a spectacular success, Robin Zilberg is an artist, public speaker, and nary level. was struck by the interactions and inten- and would not have been possible without the author of Borderline Me. sity with which everyone listened to the the enormous support of Hamilton Jewish Emily Baker lives in Hamilton.

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HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS • DEC 2019 • 6 As a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, I’ve always discussed the reasons to be proud FEATURE ‘‘of our heritage. But this very pride is what now burdens our children. BRENDA BURJAW Parent HAMILTON’S JEWISH TEENS GRAPPLE WITH ANTISEMITISM

Grassroots efforts aimed discussion group for Grades 5 to 9 run by Rabbi Chuck Diamond, former rabbi at Anna and Denise Lilliman, have discussed at addressing antisemitism Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, at a initiatives including creating a pamphlet in area schools September 2019 presentation on the mass shooting and its aftermath at Beth Jacob. for public schools describing how antisem- itism feels, increasing youth participation in BY ABIGAIL CUKIER synagogue services and possibly starting a THE HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS youth minyan. “We need to find ways to support our Brenda Burjaw says that a few days after pre-teen, his visits at Ramah made an pre-teens. They need to feel a connection to seeing the antisemitic graffiti in the park- impression on me. He always had the right the very fabric that helps to give reason for ing lot of Beth Jacob Synagogue on Oct. 5, words to make me feel loved and confi- having pride in being Jewish,” said Burjaw. her pre-teen started to feel anxious. She was dent as a Jew. His recent experience with “I’d like to challenge other families with having difficulty dealing with what she his community made him the perfect role pre-teens to make being connected a pri- had seen, along with all of the hate she sees model for our Beth Jacob kids. The event ority. Attend the programs at your shul, on social media and in the news directed at was an opportunity for our kids to see they participate in the programs at JHamilton, Jews around the world. PHOTOCOURTESY OF THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR are not alone. This was a great start to some- volunteer. Make your contribution to a “Our pre-teens and teens are exposed to given his presentation, When Thoughts thing, an opportunity to learn, build con- Jewish lifestyle, whatever that means to you, the world through social media platforms. and Prayers Aren’t Enough, to many com- nections and be reassured.” a priority. Let’s empower our kids to teach There are limited controls for what they see munities, including Hamilton. He has also And something is starting. Members the world to Never Forget what happened and the constant stimuli of seeing reports of spent parts of the past 45 summers at Camp of Beth Jacob’s Yak and Snack group, a and how it happened, to prevent the hate hate crimes, shootings and environmental Ramah in Muskoka. monthly drama group for Grades 1 to 4 and from growing.” destruction becomes overwhelming,” said “This is part of their reality. They all go Burjaw. to schools where they are the only Jew, or “As parents, we do our best to talk. As a among a handful of Jewish kids,” said Rabbi granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, I’ve Diamond of the Beth Jacob discussion par- The Hamilton Chapter wishes all always discussed our legacy and our need ticipants. “They have experienced other our Donors, Families and Friends to remember the stories, the reasons to be kids saying things, when they might not proud of our heritage and culture. But this even realize how hurtful they are being, for a Warm and Festive very pride is what now burdens our chil- example, making fun of someone wearing a dren. Are they safe to be proud? How can kippah.” they be safe and proud of being Jewish at the During their discussion, Rabbi Diamond same time?” suggested to the youth that they do things When Burjaw turned to a community as a group, including raising awareness but Facebook group for guidance, other moms also just socializing. He recommended join- shared similar concerns—of wanting to ing with kids from different backgrounds— instill Jewish pride in their children while to create a dialogue and to get to know each making them aware of harsh realities. other and have fun. Three weeks after the graffiti incident, “This would deepen connections and also Beth Jacob held a discussion for youth in make them feel they are doing something. Let us pray for peace grades six to 12 with Rabbi Chuck Diamond. They can feel good being together and feel Nancy Somer, Co-Chair Debbie Strub, Co-Chair in our beloved Israel E: [email protected] Diamond is a former rabbi of Pittsburgh’s like they are taking action and participat- E: [email protected] – Am Y'Israel Chai Or L’Simcha Congregation, located at the ing. They can be a voice for kids.” Tree of Life building where a gunman killed Burjaw agrees that Hamilton needs active Toll Free: 1-888-858-2632 11 people in October 2018. Since then, he youth groups. YOUR DONATION WILL HELP US MAINTAIN A STRONG AND HEALTHY ISRAEL has become a spokesperson for the com- “The gathering with Rabbi Chuck munity on various news programs and has Diamond was a blessing. When I was a ISRAEL CANNOT SURVIVE WITHOUT MAGEN DAVID ADOM WWW.CMDAI.ORG MAGEN DAVID ADOM CANNOT SURVIVE WITHOUT YOU

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HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS • DEC 2019 • 8 What was saddest to me is the fact that there are no Jews remaining in Den Bosch.” FEATURE ‘‘JACKI LEVIN DUTCH CITY POSTHUMOUSLY HONOURS JEWISH LEADER Jacki Levin and her family unite with her Dutch family for a moving ceremony in honour of her grandfather

BY JACKIE LEVIN Dutch family who also attended. SPECIAL TO THE HJN Of our mother’s family, both of our grandparents and seven of Before the Second World War, nine siblings survived the war. ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch), a This is quite incredible when you city in the south of Holland had a look at how few Dutch Jews sur- population of 50,000 people, in- vived. Sadly however, my grand- cluding 500 Jews. Among them father, who was diabetic, and who were my grandparents, my mother had retinal hemorrhages while and her eight siblings. They lived a in hiding, was unable to get med- rich Jewish life with an organized ical attention. Although he com- Jewish community and a shul. pletely lost his vision after the war, Holland’s Jewish population of he continued composing and run- 140,000 was severely decimated in ning his music shop. My mother, the Shoah. France lost 25 per cent who was the oldest of the chil- of its Jews, Belgium and Norway dren, spent the war in hiding with each lost 40 per cent, but at least her youngest sibling. That sister, 75 per cent of Holland’s Jews were Sophie, still alive at age 94, spoke Above: Jacki and Larry Levin (back row sixth murdered by the Nazis, the third at the ceremony. and seventh from the left) joined their extended highest in Europe after Poland and It was a joyous, meaningful, Dutch family at a ceremony in the city of Den Bosch organized in honour of her grandfather Greece. Today, only about 35,000 emotional and yet sad experience. and 75 years of liberation from the Nazis. Jews remain in all of Holland. The ceremony at the 17th century After Den Bosch’s liberation, City Hall was attended by about Left: Jacki Levin’s grandfather, Simon Spiero, only 200 Jews returned to the 100 people (20 of them family). As in front of his music store. A composer and city. Today, the population of Den we entered the council chambers musician, Spiero was also the head of the Den Bosch has ballooned to 150,000 an orchestra in the balcony played Bosch Jewish community. but there are no Jews living in the pieces composed by my grandfa- city. The city, however, has not for- ther. Speakers at the ceremony told gotten its pre-war Jewish popu- the history of Jews in Holland and lation. On Oct. 24, the city of Den recounted the essentials of the life Bosch celebrated 75 years of liber- of Simon Spiero, while project- ation from the Nazis by honour- ing pictures of him and his family. had been married in that very city the same wall coverings and there are no Jews remaining in ing my grandfather, the musician My aunt Sophie (Tante Fiet) was hall on Oct. 23, 1945. My father, a chairs as it had when my parents Den Bosch, no shul (although it’s and composer Simon Spiero, who interviewed about her experiences Canadian soldier, and my mother, married. In 1945, there were no been preserved as an event space had been the leader of the Jewish during hiding and of her recollec- who worked for the Canadian rabbis and the chuppa had to wait for concerts and lectures) and no community. tions of the liberation. In between army as a translator upon return- until they both came to Canada Jewish life. My husband Larry and I, as speakers, the orchestra played ing from hiding, were both in uni- after the war. The joy was in being together well as my brother Simon (named some of our grandfather’s joyful form. The mayor of Den Bosch took Why was it sad? Of course, I with our family, in hearing my after our grandfather) and his wife marches. us to the wedding room where my missed my parents and felt their grandfather’s music and mostly in Janice attended the Den Bosch cer- As it happens, the day before parents had been married. It is a presence in that building and in the fact that Den Bosch has not for- emony. It was an emotional expe- the ceremony was the anniver- beautiful room with gold leather the streets of Den Bosch. But what gotten its Jewish history. rience for us and for many of my sary of my parents’ wedding. They wallpaper. The room contained was saddest to me is the fact that

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HARVEY Are the outcomes of our lives, TAMMY No matter what you believe, it’s clear STARKMAN like the arc of a spinning dreidel, KAPLAN that this time of year leaves many of us feel- ‘governed‘ by miracle or chance? If they ZABARI ‘ing‘ under the weather because of shorter are, my family landed on Gimmel. exposure to sunlight.

MIRACLES AND THE IN THE DARKNESS, LET THERE BE CHANCES OF A LIFETIME LIGHT FESTIVALS

They call Chanukah “the prettiest fare to Ottawa, hotel accommodation, As the winter months are upon us, the welcome the return of longer days and the holiday of them all.” When I stand in front and probably to schmear a political palm days get shorter and the nights get longer. positive energy accompanying the day- of the hanukkiah with my wife, my sons or two. In the end, Grossman returned to Many start feeling those winter blues. light. The traditional food of these celebra- and daughters-in-law, and our five grand- Toronto with a blank entry permit in hand. But there’s a bright side — it is time for tions are rice balls called Tang Yuan. children, I think not only of the wonder of Because my father was the eldest of three Chanukah. Chanukah, the Jewish holi- Let’s not forget Christmas, a holiday the Chanukah story, but of the wonder that children, my grandmother Kaela decided day of light, brings with it eight nights of often celebrated with bright lights, dec- I and they are here at all. that he should be the one to come. It was glimmering candles. But that’s not all. orating trees, gifts and food, focusing on If you think about it, everyone’s life is Jack’s goal to work hard and bring the It also brings comfort foods, such as the themes of rebirth and renewal. Some theo- miraculous, from conception forward. rest of his family to safety. That goal was ever popular warm, greasy latkes or sweet rists have claimed that the Catholic Church There is chance at every turn. I am per- never realized. Germany invaded Poland jelly-filled donuts and fun games, such as chose the date of Dec. 25 to replace ancient haps more sensitive to the idea of chance in 1939. In 1942, the Shoah began in ear- spinning the dreidels and winning choco- pagan beliefs. than others. If I were more religious, I nest. In October, Kaela, Simcha, Chaim and late coins. No matter what you believe, it’s clear that might use a different word. But that my other members of my family perished at Coincidentally, a variety of holidays and this time of year leaves many of us feeling father lived beyond his twenties, that he Treblinka. festivals of light are also celebrated around under the weather because of shorter expo- came to Canada when very few Jews were Jack never completely overcame his sur- the world. Yet, this is no surprise. Many sure to sunlight. Professionals refer to it as admitted, that he worked, married, had vivor guilt. He questioned whether his was cultures, both ancient and modern, held seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a depres- children and grandchildren and lived a the right name to appear on the permit. feasts and celebrations around winter sol- sion that hits during the winter months. full life here from 1935 until his death in He wondered if one of his brothers, given stice, which is the shortest day and long- Scientists have found that one of the more 1990, was grounded in one single, chance the chance, might have succeeded, as if est night in the Northern Hemisphere. successful treatments is light therapy. conversation. the isolated actions of one man could have After winter solstice, daylight hours start Light therapy uses full spectrum light to In 1935, my father Jack Starkman was changed their fate. getting longer and it therefore marks the counteract the short days and the body’s 21 years old, living in a shtetl in southeast But Jack did take the chance he was coming of spring. Fire, and later lights, internal clock, which gets thrown off bal- Poland called Klimontow. His father died given, and he used it well. In 1942, he met were used to drive away the darkness and ance and alters our mood. Light affects the when Jack was young, but paternal uncles and married Lillian Caplan, a Hamilton gloom. In some cultures, light is believed levels of serotonin and melatonin in our and aunts had come to Canada in the early girl from a typically large York Street to drive away the evil spirits or is sym- bodies. Therapists recommend the use of 1900s, part of a wave of Jewish immigra- family. My maternal grandparents, Shalom bolic of the sunlight so sorely missed in light boxes for this type of therapy. tion from Poland and Russia that revital- and Rivka became his parents; he had two the winter months. Festivals of light were It seems that ancient civilizations had ized existing Jewish communities across sons and three grandchildren when he often related to religious and spiritual sig- the winter blues figured out, celebrating the country, including our communities died. Two more followed his death. There nificance, such as the rebirth of the spirit, light in the darkest of winter days. Judaism, in Toronto and Hamilton. By the 1920s and are currently five great grandchildren, the as well as signifying good overcoming evil. as do other cultures, uses this period to cel- 1930s, the barriers to immigration — par- eldest also named Jack. He embraced his Today, many of these events have lost much ebrate the miracle of light and the sym- ticularly immigration from marginalized new country and its language with a pas- of their religious meaning and emphasize bolic triumph of good over evil, to help our groups like Eastern European Jews — had sion. As a landed Torontonian, he had the more consumeristic aspects. people live through the long winter months been erected and fortified. Those were the little good to say about my mother’s home- Here are a few interesting facts for his- and look forward to spring. Instead of let- years when “none was too many.” town. Nevertheless, whenever we crossed tory buffs. In ancient Rome and in Persian ting winter gloom and cabin fever affect Cut to Toronto. It’s also 1935 and 25-year- the Canada / US border and the customs cultures, birthday celebrations of Mithra, you, go celebrate a holiday with lights and old Allan Grossman was courting Jack’s inspector asked him where he was born, the ancient Persian god of light, were cel- food. Happy Chanukah! cousin, Ethel Starkman. Grossman was my father, strange as it seems, would invar- ebrated on Dec. 25. During the week lead- laying the basis for a future career in pol- iably answer ‘Hem-il-tun’ in his soft Polish ing up to solstice, Romans also observed Tammy Kaplan Zabari and her family are itics that would see him elected munic- Yiddish accent. Remarkably, we were Saturnalia, a hedonistic celebration with newcomers to the Hamilton Jewish commu- ipally in 1952, provincially in 1955, and always waved through. feasts of food and drink in honour of the nity. A reader, a writer and mother who has elevated to a cabinet position in the Ontario Are the outcomes of our lives, like the arc god of agriculture. Scandinavian cultures worked in the technology and financial sec- government in 1960. But all that lay ahead. of a spinning Hanukkah dreidel, governed celebrated Yule from the period of solstice tors for many years, Kaplan Zabari, when In 1935, Grossman was still at the boast- by miracle or chance? If they are, my family onwards, which marked the return of the not at her computer, can be found spending ing stage, bragging about his connections landed on Gimmel. sun. Huge logs known as Yule logs would time with her two kids or Israeli dancing the and influence. A skeptic, Jack’s uncle be brought home and burned for up to 12 night away. demanded proof. The challenge proba- Harvey Starkman is a Toronto-based writer. days of festivities. bly went like this: “If you’re such a big He dedicates this, his first HJN article to the In Chinese societies, Dong Zhi is the macher, why don’t you bring more family Caplan, Cohen, and Foreman families who celebration of winter solstice, a time to to Canada?” To my eternal gratitude, Allan bind him to the Hamilton community. Grossman did. Money was raised for train

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BEN We associate Yiddish with SHRAGGE weepy, overfed milkmen who can’t ‘control‘ their families; not shtetl avengers machine-gunning Nazis.

THE GLORY OF YIDDISH KISHKES

“Yiddish” and “Glory” are two words war against the Jews was simultaneously a not often joined. Ironically, when Yiddish war against Yiddish, which was the crea- first comes to mind, we likely think of what tion of European Jewry and the main repos- Yiddish itself criticizes with that glorious itory of its modern culture.” After the war, word schmaltz. Schmaltz literally means six million Yiddish speakers remained. rendered chicken fat, in which form it is de- Their language was then repressed as sub- licious. But figuratively, schmaltz refers to versive in the Soviet bloc, scorned as a relic phony sentimentality: show tunes written of exile in Israel and ground into schmaltz by committee. A 2019 Guardian headline, “I in the West. But imagine: without the fas- didn’t want any schmaltz in this Fiddler on cist interruption, an additional five million the Roof,” is a headline precisely because Yiddish speakers would have contin- schmaltz is what we expect from most ued to speak and sing the mame-loshn Fiddlers on the Roof. (mother tongue) in Europe’s lost Ashkenazi In 2018, an album of rediscovered heartland. Yiddish anti-fascist music was released into Author Michael Chabon was inspired our (supposedly) post-Yiddish, post-fascist to write The Yiddish Policemen’s Union world. If critic Lionel Trilling’s observation by an outdated traveller’s phrasebook he that “the essence of art is unexpected- found, its advice on how to say “I will call ness” is correct—which it is—then Yiddish a policeman” in Yiddish now made hor- Glory, the album’s title, strikes the per- ribly useless. In an essay on the novel’s Westdale Optical fect note. We don’t expect to hear a Yiddish counterfactual origins, he writes: “The song called “Mayn Pulemyot” (My Machine countryside would retain large pockets boutique Gun). But here it is, with lyrics written by a of country people whose first language Jewish Red Army soldier during the Second was still Yiddish . . . A surprisingly large www.westdaleoptical.com World War: “I lie beside my machine gun / number of these people would be my rela- 1050 King Street West Hamilton,ON And softly sing a Yiddish tune.” tions. I would be able to visit them, the way 905.525.0788 We associate Yiddish with weepy, over- Irish Americans I knew were always visit- fed milkmen who can’t control their fami- ing second and third cousins in Galway or lies; not shtetl avengers machine-gunning Cork.” Nazis. The Yiddishist Max Weinreich Very conceivably, some of these lost famously said, explaining the contempt European Yiddish speakers would have vis- held for Yiddish in Yiddish, a shprakh iz a ited us, and we could hear Yiddish spoken dialekt mit an armey un flot (A language is in downtown Hamilton today. In 1941, half a dialect with an army and a navy). Despite of Hamilton’s Jews identified Yiddish as being the official language of Siberia’s their first language. What if those numbers Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Yiddish never had been sustained with new migration? achieved the pomp that comes with having Laid-off Bundist steelworkers would order its own flag and border. Yet half a million a topl topl and kibitz at Tim Hortons. Waves Jews, many speaking Yiddish, fought for of Galitzianers and Litvaks would replen- their lives under the banner of the Soviet ish our aging, gentrifying stock with rad- Union. ical old-country Yiddishkeit. But though Under the banner of the 2019 Marvin and a new readership for Yiddishe Shtime de Lillian Goldblatt Lecture series, Drs. Anna Hamiltoner was not to be, their unborn Shternshis (who unearthed the songs) and spirit can still inspire. Psoy Korolenko (who composed the music) The yekke Walter Benjamin wrote, in spoke about and performed Yiddish Glory weighty German: “In every era the attempt at McMaster University on October 23. The must be made anew to wrest tradition away audience wasn’t witnessing some ancient from a conformism that is about to over- reenactment of a long-dead language. Our power it.” To paraphrase him, in crude city’s own Yiddish-language newspaper, Yinglish: “We must wrest ‘Tradition’ away Yiddishe Shtime de Hamiltoner (Jewish from the schmaltz that is about to turn it Voice of Hamilton), was published into the into a show tune.” Yiddish glory lives on in 1940s. My father used Yiddish to communi- more than just lecture halls and alternate cate with our Moldovan-born nanny in the histories. It lives on in our kishkes: our guts, 1980s. Even today, Yiddish-fluent Soviet should we choose to remember those who veterans still march on Victory Day in lived by them and spilled them. Brooklyn and Jerusalem. Erev Second World War, there were Ben Shragge is the digital editor of the roughly 11 million Yiddish speakers world- Hamilton Jewish News. wide. Scholar Ruth Wisse writes: “Hitler’s

13 • SEPT 2019 • HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS The HJN acknowledges the generous support of the Allen and Milli Gould Foundation, sponsors of COMMUNITY its Community section.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES TAS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

ALEXIS WENZOWSKI DORA-ANN COHEN ELLISON JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES difficulty with significant life changes, is a place to get support. Temple Anshe Sholom Religious School done! The cost is $5 per child. Heading into 2020, Jewish Family If you’re interested in registering for any continues to add new activities to our This year, Temple Anshe Sholom lost Services (JFS) will continue to create op- of the above, email [email protected] school day. Twice a month we gather in the Ellen Hoffman, z”l, congregant and pas- portunities and supports that are no-bar- or visit hamiltonjfs.ca. beautiful park surrounding the Temple to sionate teacher in our religious school. rier, safe and accessible to anyone— at any Poverty reduction is important work pray and explore the blessings in nature Ellen lived to inspire our students with her stage and at any age. Our group-based pro- for JFS. A 2011 survey on Jewish poverty together for Families in the Forest Shabbat. passion for Jewish music, Yiddish and tra- gramming includes the following: showed that Jewish adults have a poverty All are welcome to join us at 11:45 am on ditions. She sang through the halls and rate of 14.6 per cent, while Jewish sen- Jan. 18, dressed for prayer and exploration loved to sing and drum with her students. Family Workshops iors have an overall poverty rate of 15.6 per outside! On Wednesday Dec. 11, Temple As Ellen was a joyful teacher and supporter These informative and practical work- cent. Those most at risk include the dis- and Beth Jacob students will return to of our religious school, our education com- shops offer practical, skills-based edu- abled, Holocaust survivors (especially if Shalom Village to spread joy and smiles mittee is remembering Ellen at a memo- cation on real issues affecting children they live on their own), immigrants, and with songs and special performances about rial concert on Sunday, Jan.19 at 2 p.m. This and families. Please join us at “Emotional children being raised in single mother love and caring, and ending with a few will be a lively concert for all ages. Tickets Resilience” on Jan. 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. households. rounds of dreidel. are $18 and can be purchased at tasmemo- with community member, Tal Shaish. At Jewish Family Services, we work with Looking for some Pre-Chanukah Fun? rialconcert.eventbrite.ca. (See ad on page anyone affected by poverty. Our current Children Age 3.5 to10 are invited to a PJ 19 for details) Hear Now! initiatives include our financial assistance and popcorn movie party on Dec. 8 at 2 p.m Thank you for your continued support A course for individuals struggling with program, Holocaust claims (currently featuring Toy Story 4. Drop off the kids at and I hope to see you at one of our many hearing loss and their supports taught by we support more than 18 survivors on an Temple and get some Chanukah shopping programs, Anita Bernstein. Participants will learn annual basis), employment counselling, how to lip read and gain new commu- the Kosher Food Bank and food security nication skills aimed at reducing social for seniors. Throughout 2020, we will be isolation. focusing on helping participants connect to the proper supports, enhancing employ- Kehila students at a Grief Group ment counselling resources and creating recent climate crisis Grief occurs at all stages in life, and this more social participation opportunities for demonstration in Hamilton. group, open to anyone experiencing loss or those marginalized by poverty. BETH JACOB HEBREW SCHOOL BY EINAV SYMONS

Beth Jacob students are making such opportunities as baking solely using great strides in their learning with the im- Hebrew vocabulary. plementation of the modified Hebrew The entire community is welcome learning this year. After learning and cel- to join us at our Chanukah dinner on ebrating the holidays, the students began Dec. 22. Please contact the shul office at learning in small groups. These strate- 905.522.1351 for further information. PHOTOCOURTESY OF NATASHA ROMM gically assigned groups provide the stu- Beth Jacob Hebrew School meets on dents with great opportunity to advance Wednesdays from 4:30-6:15 and optional KEHILA HESCHEL through the the Hebrew letters at a good Hebrew enrichment meets on Mondays systematic pace. The additional staff hired from 4:15-5:15 p.m. For more information BY ANITA BERNSTEIN this year, also allows for an advanced or to register, please call the office at 905- group learning conversational Hebrew. 522-1351 or email Einav Symons at school@ A special focus of Kehila Heschel empowering messages. Students who have opted for the additional bethjacobsynagogue.ca. School is a commitment to environmental On Sept. 27, Kehila Heschel’s Grade 4 stu- Hebrew enrichment on Mondays enjoyed education and stewardship as a component dents joined other young people worldwide of Jewish teaching. As Kehila Heschel’s and participated in the climate crisis dem- students began the 2019-2020 school year, onstration in Hamilton. This was an excel- MCMASTER HILLEL they were immediately immersed in dis- lent opportunity for our students to witness cussions related to the global environmen- the potential they have, as individuals, to BY JUDITH DWORKIN, tal crisis and how they could be involved in make a difference as a community, and to DIRECTOR, MCMASTER HILLEL an active way in Tikkun Olam. see history being made. McMaster Hillel hosted Holocaust Liberation75, the largest international Kehila Heschel students learn about the Building on the momentum of this Education Week the week of Nov. 4 to event to mark the 75th anniversary of lib- environmental crisis across every curric- event, Kehila Heschel students, across all engage and educate both the Jewish and eration from the Holocaust, Hillel invited ulum subject. In social studies and science grades, are learning about ways to conserve greater McMaster community on the students to sign “An Open Letter of Support they learned about climate change and its resources, recycle and reduce waste and Holocaust. We were extrememly fortunate and Commitment to Holocaust Survivors,” impact on weather patterns, farming, plant as part of the Eco School project, are com- to hear Holocaust survivor, Elly Gotz share which expressed our appreciation for all growth, insects and animals and their hab- mitted to work towards zero waste at our his story with us. The more than 75 people that survivors have given us and honours itats. As they discussed Rosh Hashanah, school. who attended the event were inspired by the memory of the victims of the Holocaust they considered the impact of pollinators Kehila Heschel’s students are endeavour- his strength and positive outlook on life. through a commitment to personal action. on the special foods we enjoy at that time of ing to be environmental ambassadors and McMaster Hillel also hosted an exhibit We concluded the week with an Israel- year. In language arts, they read about how in their own way are striving to put into at the Mills Library of survivors’ sto- themed Shabbat dinner, which was a a young environmental activist brought action Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel ries, on loan to us from the Hamilton meaningful way to wrap up a week full of global attention to the climate crisis and words, “Every little deed counts.” Jewish Federation. In conjunction with education and remembrance. they created eco-friendly posters with

CHANUKAH, HANNUKAH, CHANNUKAH, OR HANUKKAH. REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU SPELL IT, WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST DURING THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS.

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JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE TEMPLE ANSHE SHOLOM

BY AIMEE WIGLEY JCC FAMILY PROGRAM COORDINATOR As part of the plans for Temple Anshe were on display in an upper hallway. Sholom’s 170th anniversary celebrations, During renovations five years ago, these When it comes to the holidays, many the synagogue is launching an archive pictures were all removed. Plans are to people often find themselves in a pinch project. The first synagogue in Hamilton develop a modern gallery to display the when it comes to child care. We have an and the first Reform congregation in all of photographs of the spiritual and lay-lead- amazing resource in Camp Kadimah, one Canada is seeking to collect and digitize a ers upstairs, while mounting monitors in that can surely extend beyond making wide array of artifacts including photos, the lower foyer to present a slide show of summer memories. For Winter Camp at documents, bulletins and other TAS pub- all the other board, class and event pic- JHamilton, we have quite the line-up of lications, certificates and personal items tures. In addition, a museum style display specialists, including an art specialist such as wedding and B’nei Mitzvah in- will be created to present the history of the from the Dundas Valley School of Art, the vitations. The items will then be organ- congregation. always delicious Chocolate Tales, the ever ized, cataloged and displayed in a variety The Temple is drawing on the resources engaging Mad Science…to name but three. of formats. of the Hamilton Public Library’s Local Every day is jam-packed with activities, “Such a project is long overdue,” says History and Archives department and the carefully crafted exclusively for Kadimah. PHOTOBYAIMEE WIGLEY Rabbi Jordan Cohen, “and I am excited that Ontario Jewish Archives to help guide the Max Molina enjoys a JCC activity. Whether you choose to sign up for one we are reclaiming our history in this way. collecting and organizing of memorabilia. day, or to bundle up and save, this is a sea- One hundred and seventy years is a lot of The project will be officially launched at sonal opportunity that you don’t want have to wait until summer to experi- history for a synagogue. We have a lot of Anshe Sholom’s 170th Anniversary Benefit to miss. Winter Camp takes place at ence all that Camp Kadimah has to offer. work to do.” Gala, which will take place on Sat. March JHamilton. Be sure to enroll early to avoid Check out hamiltonjcc.com along with Previously consecration and confirma- 28, 2020 and will be inaugurated at the disappointment. Winter Camp at the J will the JCC Hamilton and Doing Jewish in tion class photos, portraits of the board of conclusion of the 170th year celebrations. be taking place: Hamilton Facebook pages to see all of trustees and other auspicious events were Sessions for community members to bring Monday, Dec. 30 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. the amazing programs in store for the J. displayed on the walls of the Temple’s in their artifacts to be scanned will be held Tuesday, Dec. 31 | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Upcoming offerings include a St. John’s lower foyer and school wing. Portraits throughout the fall months. Thursday, Jan. 2 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Ambulance Babysitting Course, Mad of rabbis, cantors and Temple presidents Friday, Jan. 3 | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Science After School Program, Weekly Registration is $65/day | $150/3 days | Drama Workshops, Family Day Fun, Purim $210/4days for JK to Grade 6. Princess Tea and so much more. For more There’s no reason our children should information, call 905-648-0613, ext. 307. BETH JACOB SYNAGOGUE BY SHIRA KATES, SYNAGOGUE MANAGER

What’s in a name? What is the signifi- experience. cance behind the letters in your name - in Letters are available for $72 each, and your loved ones names? your generous donation is eligible for a tax Have you ever wondered how a Torah is receipt. written? Have you ever imagined getting Dedications can be made in honour of: involved in the process? children or grandchildren, parents, birth- Your letters are waiting in our unfin- days, anniversaries, weddings, b’nai mitz- ished Torah - choose Hebrew letters that vah, graduation - it’s up to you! are meaningful to you; watch as soferet Celebration with the completed Torah: Rabbi Yonah Lavery-Yisraeli completes Sunday Dec. 22, during our congregational your letters in front of your eyes! Chanukah dinner. We’ll book you a personal appoint- For more information or to reserve your ment to complete the letter writing, with a letters, contact Shira at shira@bethjacob- photo and certificate commemorating the synagogue.ca or (905) 522 1351 ext. 10. HHA students gather for a photo at the school’s 10th annual Terry Fox run.

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15 • DEC 2019 • HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS חג שמח COMMUNITY MARGARET’S LEGACY BY REBECCA SHAPIRO

Over the past year, Margaret’s Legacy has been busy developing a modern curriculum that is posi- חג -tioned to address the needs of to day’s youth. The significance and חנוכה -importance of Holocaust educa tion only grows stronger as our world changes and children are שמח -less likely to meet and hear per sonal accounts from Holocaust survivors. May this holiday season bring The new curriculum, which is peace, health and happiness called “Journeys,” uses the micro- throughout the coming year. history of Margaret and Arthur’s PHOTO COURTESY OF MARGARET’S LEGACY MARGARET’S OF COURTESY PHOTO story as a springboard for learn- Margaret’s Legacy founder, Danna Horwood during a visit to Bishop Chag Chanukah Sameach! ing about the Holocaust, while Stachan School during Holocaust Education Week last year. integrating Holocaust studies, social justice, anti-bullying cul- the difference between refugees development. Teachers often com- ~ Moishe, Eli & Gabe Chaimovitz & their families ~ ture with both provincial and state and immigrants, a timeline of the plain that they do not have time curriculums. Holocaust, exploring propaganda to delve into meaningful themes, Canadian students in Grades 5-8 as it applies to media literacy, how but with this curriculum, they can You’ll find it here! from diverse cultural and ethnic good people can do bad things accomplish it all in an engaging Hamilton East Hamilton Mountain backgrounds, public and private — the importance of being an way. Each mini-lesson ends with 1104 Barton St. E. 1361 Rymal Rd. E. 905.545.5585 905.388.0784 schools, will appreciate the educa- upstander, examining myths and an opportunity to expand on the tional approach, as it is relatable to stereotypes around those seeking topic through inquiry learning. TOOLS & MACHINERY everyone. new lives in Canada and explor- The Journeys curriculum will Through social media, today’s ing ways to better support refugees give students a better understand- TEGSTOOLS.COM students are excited to bridge clas- and immigrants. ing of their rights and responsibil- sic journaling with modern meth- Colin Mackenzie, a Halifax- ities as contributing members of ods of storying and multimedia based public school educator who a democratic country, and teach posting. For those not interested in laid the groundwork for the cur- them to make independent deci- taking the social journaling route, riculum, believes that Holocaust sions based on reasoning sup- an adaptation is included for a education should be fully inte- ported by facts they independently more classic approach. grated into all subjects, while and collaboratively gather, and Some ideas and concepts that integrating modern technology, help them act with compassion are explored include setting historical context, citizenship edu- toward others. parameters for respectful and cation, bullying prevention, cur- healthy dialogue, understanding rent affairs and social emotional

COLLABORATION DRESS FOR PRODUCES BOOK OF EMPLOYMENT TORAH INSIGHTS CLOTHING BY LESLIE SELEVAN DRIVE

Who would have ever imagined that two women and one CAROL KRAMES teenage boy living in Hamilton, Ontario, would collaborate on a book of such significance? Well it happened. Leslie Selevan, A community responsibility that Rebecca Shapiro and Moshe Tzvi Shapiro published Torah Bites we all share as Jews is to give char- for your Shabbat Table on Oct. 17, 2019, a book about the weekly ity. The charity can be monetary, parsha in the book of Genesis. but the gift of clothing is consid- In addition, within 24 hours of the release, the book was the ered a great kindness. No. 1 bestseller in a few categories on Amazon, which included On Sunday, March 29, from Christian Wisdom Liturgy. Not a list noon to 7 p.m. JHamilton will host any of us would have expected, but it Dress for Employment Day, an ini- was proof that people were interested tiative co-sponsored by the syn- in the book. agogues, the JCC, the Hamilton While we were compiling and Jewish Federation, Jewish Family writing this book, it was our goal Services and Na’amat. We have to inspire the reader by transmit- also been working with Out of The ting the insightful Torah thoughts Cold and the Salvation Army. Charred Chicken of Rabbi Rosner’s weekly lectures We all know how hard it can be into short, palatable, practical and to go for an employment interview. e ie ooe o ou meaningful ideas that would be rel- Imagine how much more difficult PHOTOBYDONNA WAXMAN o otieie it ou itue evant to anyone at any age or stage. Leslie Selevan and it would be if you didn’t have the oe e iiii ue My day would not be complete if I did Rebecca Shapiro right clothes to wear. This clothing not listen to my daily dose of Rabbi drive is our attempt to make this Rosner’s Torah. It was as if his words were tailored made for experience a little less traumatic . e t me, to give me the strength and courage to face any challenges We are looking for clothes for itotio that would come my way. This was a resounding force that pro- both men and women that are pelled me to write the book, so I could share his insights with stylish and clean that will help a others to enjoy and appreciate. person looking for employment Rebecca and Moshe Tzvi spent many hours poring over my feel proud to wear them. We ask detailed notes and sources to create an abridged and easily that clothes be either hung on a @charredchicken.ca digestible version. hanger or folded neatly. charred.ca This book was a labour of love that has transformed and moti- Please drop off your donations at vated us to grow in our relationship with God and become better Beth Jacob or at JHamilton before versions of ourselves. It is our hope that you will feel the same Jan. 31, 2020. Thank you for your eie tei ibe way. participation in this worthwhile event.

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17 • DEC 2019 • HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS ARTS & There’s something about the United States that’s different from the traditional CULTURE ‘‘Jewish narrative.” JUSTIN REGAN ROAD TRIPPING PODCASTER SEARCHES FOR AMERICAN JUDAISM

Justin Regan’s podcast, The American Rabbi Project offers insights on what it Justin Regan at work on his podcast, The means to be a Jew in America today American Rabbi Project.

BY WENDY SCHNEIDER project was that Jewish practice in HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS America is distinct from any other time or place. “There’s something Don’t worry about find- about the United States that’s dif- ing the answers, a wise man once ferent from the traditional Jewish said. It’s more important to live the narrative,” he said. “It seems that questions. this is a place of safety, where we American freelance journal- can be whatever we want to be, but ist Justin Regan set out to do just at the same time, there’s more pos- that when he quit his job in public sibility of people losing touch with radio 18 months ago to embark their Judaism. These are the types on an ambitious road trip across of questions I have and wanted to the United States with the goal of learn more about, and I figured interviewing a rabbi in each state. one way to do that was to talk to Regan, 27, was in the area people from a wide variety of back- during the High Holiday period grounds and denominations.” when the HJN encountered him at The American Rabbi Project’s PHOTOBYWENDY SCHNEIDER, HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS JHamilton working on his podcast, first season features interviews The American Rabbi Project. A with Orthodox, Conservative, choice” or a Massachusetts-based After staying with friends and writing on the ground nearby that frequent visitor to the city, where Reform and Renewal rabbis in activist Reform rabbi who stated family in the Philadelphia area, said, “We stand with Pittsburgh.” his girlfriend works in the Jewish the Southwest, New England and that to be a Jew in America today Regan entered a three-week period “The energy seemed to have community, Regan told the HJN Washington, D.C. Three of the nine is to “hold with great tenderness he describes as the hardest part shifted,” Regan recalled thinking. that his podcast came about as a rabbis are women. Regan’s first our own history of being a perse- of the road trip. It was November That turned out to be the moment result of his seeking to understand interview was with the Chabad cuted minority and stand shoulder 2018 and Regan was alone and when Regan recognized that, “the beautiful complexities of rabbi he befriended during his to shoulder with the folks that are tired of travelling. A month had were it not for his project, “West American Judaism.” student days at the University of currently being targeted.” passed since the Tree of Life syn- Virginia would have been the Raised in an interfaith family— Arizona. He chose his other sub- The second season opens agogue shooting in Pittsburgh beginning of the end.” Instead, his his mother is Jewish and his father, jects based on their online foot- with Regan’s interview with an and he was reeling from news of podcast was beginning to mean Catholic —Regan sees himself as print or unique circumstances, Orthodox rabbi who found his a mass shooting in his hometown much more to him than he ever a product of the Jewish American such as the Salt Lake City rabbi calling presiding over a tiny of Thousand Oaks, California, fol- would have imagined at the outset life he is so driven to understand. who conducts both Conservative Conservative congregation in lowed less than 24 hours later of what his adventures. As a child, he received a nomi- and Reform services in a single Appalachian West Virginia. A by the eruption of the Woolsey The American Rabbi Project nal Jewish education, but dropped merged congregation or the prom- comic book enthusiast who finds Fire, which saw his parents and podcast can be found wherever out of Hebrew school just before inent Washington, D.C. rabbi who inspiration in the moral messages a good friend forced to evacu- you get your podcasts or at rab- the bar mitzvah program. In high once studied Torah with President of Superman and Batman’s Jewish ate their homes. Standing in the biproject.com. Topics include school and college however, Regan Barack Obama and whose 2014 creators, this rabbi talked about deserted downtown square of interfaith marriage, religious increasingly began to embrace his letter informing his congregation the importance of “weaponiz- Charlottesville, Virginia, a few observance, concerns over Jewish identity. that he was gay went viral. ing goodness” in the wake of the nights later, Regan stared up at anti-Semitism, and the diffi- “I’ve been growing my Judaism Some episodes contain par- Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the yellow tape-encased statue of cult balance of being Jewish and for many years now,” he said. “So ticularly insightful sound bites, “by speaking out, speaking up and Confederate general Robert E. Lee, American. in a way, this project is also a way such as the observation made by a doing good.” But Regan’s personal the focal point of the 2017 white for me to connect and learn.” Vermont-based Renewal rabbi that reflections make this episode par- supremacist rally. He felt strangely Regan’s premise going into his “in America every Jew is a Jew by ticularly poignant. comforted when he noticed chalk

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HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS • DEC 2019 • 18 ARTS & Jaffe’s poetry is one of confrontation and courage in the face of uncertainty and CULTURE ‘‘fear.” DAVID HASKINS Author GOLDBLATT LECTURE A MIX OF BOOK REVIEW HUMOUR AND PATHOS THE DAY I SAW WILLIE MAYS

BY PHYLLIS SHRAGGE AND OTHER POEMS SPECIAL TO THE HJN by Ellen S. Jaffe lives, leaving behind relatives and treas- Pinking Shears Publications, 2019 ured belongings, objects like a home- Humour and pathos were coupled to- run ball, an irretrievable broken doll, an gether in this year’s Lillian and Marvin REVIEWED BY DAVID HASKINS old suitcase, a cream pitcher or a great- Goldblatt Lecture in Jewish Studies. The grandmother’s recipe can substitute for a It all depends how you look at it, lecture/concert, Singing and Laughing thwarted childhood, the loss of a nurtur- what your mind can hold, Against Facism: Lost and Found Soviet ing family or an inter-generational thread the baggage we need to carry and unpack Yiddish Songs of World War ll, presented of survival. to understand these journeys, in October by McMaster University’s Jaffe writes with the conviction of prose speak our truths. Department of Religious Studies and The and the musicality of poetry. A clever Socrates Project, exemplified how Soviet PHOTOBYWENDY SCHNEIDER, THE HJN conceit frames a conversation about the Michaele-Sue Goldblatt shares a (“Luggage at Eight Years Old”, p.31) Jews used satirical music to sing in the face moment with Psoy Korolenko and Akedah in a supermarket between her of the atrocities of war. great-grandmother and Sarah, the wife Professor Anna Shternshis. There are poets who avoid the chal- The basis of the presentation was the dis- of Abraham. In “My Mother Flew Like a lenging issues. Ellen S. Jaffe is not one such covery in the 1990s of previously unknown Kite,” the fact that “My friend and I tried to poet. What she faces down in her personal Yiddish songs that were hidden in the base- horrifying Yiddish lyrics of people suffer- hold her down” (p.23) confirms the appar- life pours onto the page, and then links to a ment of the National Library of Ukraine. ing in the Holocaust. This collaboration ent truth of the impossible metaphor. One global history we too often push aside, be- The songs, collected by ethnomusicolo- brought to life the voices of the only eye- poem is spoken by Red Riding Hood’s wolf, cause “It all depends... / what your mind gist Moisei Beregovsky and other academ- witness testimonies of Holocaust victims another spoken by a stone that weighed can hold.” ics of the Kiev Cabinet for Jewish Culture, from shtetls in Ukraine, a chapter of history down Virginia Woolf’s body. These fan- While at first the titular poem might had been confiscated and concealed by the I knew very little about. The Yiddish lyrics, tastical premises are matched by extraor- seem mismatched to the book’s heavier Soviet authorities in 1949. especially by the Ukrainian women and dinary events in the real world — a deer themes, Willie Mays’s “ball hit so hard it’s The hand-written Yiddish documents children, were painfully sad, but also sur- “break-dances her way” through a Metro never / coming back” soon stands in for dating from 1941 to 1947 contained thou- prisingly celebratory and funny. As a sec- food store; people trace their chalk outlines childhood memory itself. Did the 11-year- sands of songs written by Jews in Ukraine ond-generation Holocaust survivor, I didn’t on James Street to commemorate those old girl see him hit that ball, or did she during the Second World War. Written by feel comfortable laughing at the humorous killed by Little Boy and Fat Man nuclear google the stat later? How are we to grasp Jewish refugees, soldiers in the Red Army lines in the songs, but I understood the vic- bombs. meaning from distant events we may or and Holocaust survivors, the lyrics ridi- tims’ hatred and desire to ridicule Hitler Jaffe was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. may not have experienced, especially culed Hitler and fascism. and the need for humour to help keep their Her poetry is one of confrontation and those so devastating to the human spirit as University of Toronto Professor Anna spirits up.” courage in the face of uncertainty and fear. the death camps, or cruelties prosecuted Shternshis unearthed the documents at the Alan Livingston, a member of the When she finally declares in bold upper- against children? Not by turning away, this Ukrainian library in the early 2000s. Her Hamilton-based klezmer band, Touch case font YOU ARE GOING TO DIE or YOU poet says. work led to this project and eventual world- of Klez, said, “The performance of Psoy ARE HERE NOW (“After the Diagnosis” In the expansive poem, “Luggage at wide presentations. Korolenko was really phenomenal. His p.84) she brings us to the resolution of the Eight Years Old”, a child begs his father to At the local presentation, Professor stirring voice and piano accompani- entire struggle between life and death. attend his soccer game. We see the stress of Shternshis spoke on the history of the ment brought the feelings in the songs When life is threatened, we “live in the pre- separation that shared custody imposes. songs and their interpretation while Psoy and poetry to life. He is like an actor sent time and space / travel from moment But the poem doesn’t stop here. It links Korolenko of Moscow and New York that becomes the character that he is to moment.” That is all, and that is suffi- to the Kindertransport extricating chil- brought the music to life on the piano and portraying. cient. No further need of suitcases. dren to save their lives after Kristallnacht, with his vibrant singing voice. “The songs and words were stunning, To purchase a copy of The Day I Saw to country after country denying entry to Professor Shternshis is a special- touching and brought us moods that before Willie Mays and Other Poems, contact the Jewish refugee boat children, to First ist in Russian/Soviet Jewish history and this we could only have imagined and Ellen S. Jaffe, [email protected]. Nations children kidnapped from their Yiddish studies. Grammy-nominated existed. families and taken to Residential schools, singer Psoy Korolenko is a Slavist with a “The historical and documentary David Haskins is author of a literary memoir, to Syrian children wrenched from their Ph.D. in Russian literature. He composed research done by Anna Shternshis was This House Is Condemned, Wolsak and relatives in their flight to Lebanese camps, many of the tunes for the Yiddish lyrics. thorough and her words rekindled the Wynn, 2013. In 2020, his poetry book, and to Mexican children imprisoned alone. English translations were displayed on a emotions of the era. Much or all of what Blood Rises, will be published by Guernica In this context of people fleeing for their Jumbotron screen. she discovered was compiled by Moisei The presentation gave voices to Soviet Beregovsky. It is astounding that these Jews who were oppressed under German documents from the Holocaust were occupation. They would not be silenced preserved. by Hitler or Stalin and were able to find “On a personal note, as a member of humour in tragedy as they sought courage Touch of Klez, many tunes in our reper- Ellen Hoffman Memorial Concert to go on with their lives. toire are from Moisei Beregovsky collec- Join Temple Anshe Sholom at a memorial concert Audience members described the songs tions, tunes that he found and preserved in in support of education at Temple Anshe Sholom, as poignant and heart-wrenching, espe- the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s in Eastern Europe. He featuring interactive music for all ages by Juno cially those written by children during the was stopped and arrested during Stalin’s Winner Jack Grunsky and Cosima Grunsky, Temple Holocaust. post-World War II antisemitic crackdown. students and the Temple choir. One audience member who prefers to Without Beregovsky, much of klezmer remain anonymous, said, “I can’t even would have been lost.” Sunday, Jan. 18, 2019 at 2 p.m. begin to describe how moved and mesmer- The Yiddish songs have been compiled 215 Cline Ave. N. Hamilton ized I was by Professor Shternshis’ histor- as the Grammy-nominated album Yiddish ical commentary and Psoy Korolenko’s Glory: The Lost Songs of World War ll. Tickets are $18 at tasmemorialconcert.eventbrite.ca outstanding compositions based on the

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