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He explained that he and of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, his brother have worked with 2.3 million September 9, at Centrepointe Theatre. young people in 10,000 schools through- A minga, he explained, means “the out Canada and the United States through coming together of people to work for the their Me to We program. Two of them were benefi t of all.” Ottawa Jewish Community School Kielburger learned the word from a students Haley Miller and Sadie Sider- community leader in the Andes when Free Echenberg, who helped to introduce him the Children, the group he co-founded by telling their own story of a project last with his brother Craig Kielburger, was year that earned their Grade 6 class the building its fi rst school in the South right to attend We Day, a celebration of American mountains. When the group was students’ social justice projects that Me to having diffi culties with construction and We holds annually in 14 cities, including with the donkeys being used to transport Ottawa. “We will never forget this experi- materials up the mountain, the leader told ence,” the girls said. him, “I will call a minga. Tomorrow there Kielburger said he was honoured to will be a minga. No problem.” speak in support of the Federation Annual HOWARD SANDLER When the sun came up, the entire Campaign. “Think about how to get the Marc Kielburger says the Jewish Federation 2016 Annual Campaign Kickoff is a minga: “the coming together of people to work for the benefit of all.” community, as well as some from further See Kickoff on page 2 Federal election candidates discuss issues of concern to Jewish community BY MICHAEL REGENSTREIF each of the four main national parties terrorism and calls for the destruction of diplomatic interventions to secure EDITOR contesting the election between August Israel; the role of ethnic communities restitution for Holocaust survivors. ith the campaign for the 31 and September 3. and their agencies in the planning , The candidate turnout varied by party. October 19 federal election Each of the parties was asked to funding and delivery of federal social The New Democratic Party was repre- campaign well under way, respond to a series of similar questions of services; the recommendations of the sented by the most number of candidates Wthe Communications and concern to the Jewish community Truth and Reconciliation Commission at seven. The Green Party sent four Community Relations Committee of the regarding Canada’s relationship with regarding Aboriginal residential schools; candidates; the Conservative Party, three; Jewish Federation of Ottawa organized a Israel; whether Canada should continue the Federal Security Infrastructure and the Liberal Party, two. series of roundtable discussions with to apply sanctions on Iran in light of its Program to protect at-risk communities See pages 4, 5, 10 and 11 for the Ottawa-area candidates representing nuclear program, state sponsorship of from hate-motivated crimes; and on reports. 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Campaign Chair Ottawa explained, the kickoff event’s Jeffrey Miller and Women’s Campaign theme was “L’dor v’dor: From Generation Chair Sharon Appotive also spoke and to Generation – Inspiring and Empowering showed the 2016 Annual Campaign video. Future Generations.” Miller and Appotive thanked those in The kickoff was organized by the attendance for “coming out and showing Ben-Gurion Society of Ottawa, a group of your support” and also thanked “the new 31 young Jewish professionals, who have generation of community leaders” accepted the torch of leadership and represented by the Ben-Gurion Society. philanthropy. The Campaign chairs also called “The Ben-Gurion Society,” said attention to the program’s genera- Goldstein, is a networking forum for young tion-to-generation theme. Jewish professionals in their 20s and 30s, “Tonight’s guest speakers will focus on who are actively engaged in signifi cant engagement and why it matters and how leadership roles and philanthropy in the each of us needs to take responsibility for HOWARD SANDLER Ottawa Jewish community.” our community’s future as a debt we owe (From left) Comedian Jon Steinberg, Campaign Chair Jeffrey Miller, Women’s Campaign Chair Sharon Appotive, Federation President and CEO Andrea Freedman, Kickoff Co-Chair Goldstein said the Ben-Gurion Society to our predecessors and as our gift to our Stacey Goldstein, speakers Allison Josephs and Marc Kielburger at the 2016 Annual Campaign children, grandchildren and future represents the next generation of Jewish Kickoff. lay leaders in Ottawa. generations,” said Appotive. “We are all unique in our connection to Calling attention to the Annual the Jewish community,” she said, “but this Campaign’s crucial role in supporting the we share: We are motivated. We are com- work of Federation and its benefi ciary mitted. We are proud. We are the future.” agencies, Miller said it was imperative “to Goldstein introduced the evening’s FED increase both the number of contributors Talks format (modelled on the well-known to the campaign and the amount that we TED Talks). She noted the evening was raise.” planned to provide “entertainment, Miller and Appotive offered a Top 10 list inspiration and an opportunity to under- of reasons to support the Annual stand the impact of your campaign Campaign, including supporting such core support on the entire Ottawa Jewish Jewish values as tikkun olam, chesed and community.” tzedakah and – in keeping with the In addition to Kielburger, there were evening’s theme – honouring previous generations and providing for younger CORRECTIONS generations. Number one on the Top 10 list, they Rabbi Barry Schlesinger’s congregational said, is that “no other gift touches more affi liation was incorrectly identifi ed in lives. With one gift to the Federations’ the From the Pulpit column in the September 7 issue. He is, in fact, spiritual annual campaign, you have the ability, you leader of Agudath Israel Congregation. have the power, to impact the life of every The fi rst sentence in the feature on member of Ottawa’s Jewish Community, young and old, well or in need of adult Jewish education in the September HOWARD SANDLER 7 issue was truncated. The full sentence is assistance.” Ottawa Jewish Community School students Sadie Sider-Echenberg (left) and Haley Miller “The students are eager, and enrolment They also announced that Michael introduce speaker Marc Kielburger at the 2016 Annual Campaign Kickoff, September 9, at is growing in many of the adult Jewish Polowin will succeed Miller as campaign Centrepointe Theatre. education programs taking place in the chair next year. Ottawa area.” Josephs, wearing a bright red skirt and watch that decorated her room. ians, Jewish or not, have been infl uenced A photo caption in the September 7 black top, said “Orthodox Judaism links On a family trip to Hawaii, she was in a by Jewish comedians. issue about the program In Memory and people to a Jewish heritage that is just as rainforest she thought must have looked “Encourage your kids to do comedy. It’s Remembrance with Holocaust scholar relevant today as it ever was.” like the Garden of Eden and said, “God has a very rewarding career,” he said with a Florence Luxenberg-Eisenberg and She was just eight years old, she said, quite a paintbrush.” She looked up and straight face.“Fifteen years in the business, survivor Paul Hartal to be presented at when she realized that “something was suddenly knew that “everything has its and I fi nally hit six fi gures – cumulatively.” the Canadian War Museum included an missing from my life.” Growing up in the time and its place.” To make a gift to the Annual Campaign, incorrect date. The program will take New Jersey suburbs, she felt the seconds of During his performance, the bushy- contact Dawn Paterson at 613-798-4696, place Wednesday, October 14, 7 pm. her life ticking away on a giant Swatch haired Steinberg said all of today’s comed- ext. 272. 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