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Lost Memories Shalom SPRING 2020 CONNECTING THE ATLANTIC JEWISH COMMUNITY ATLANTIC COMMUNITY REACHES OUT TO THOSE IN NEED Lost Memories HOSTING A TRIP TO ISRAEL FOR FIRST TIMERS Please stay tuned for more information about an upcoming in-person Special General Meeting (SGM) for members of the Atlantic Jewish Council happening in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Information on meeting date, venue, and time will be released once social distancing requirements have been lifted. Please visit theajc.ca for up-to-date information about this meeting SUPPORT THE AJFF! For sponsorship information contact Edna LeVine, [email protected] UPDATES AT AJFF.CA NOVEMBER 19–22, 2020 Saturday feature film plus a special surprise! BACK TO MARACANÃ 8 p.m. | Saturday November 21, 2020 92 min. | Brazil/Israel | 2018 Hebrew/Portuguese with English subtitles Director: Jorge Gurvich Three generations of fathers and sons seek reconciliation on a spontaneous eventful trip to the World Cup, in this heartfelt and warmly funny Israeli-Brazilian family drama. We will continue to closely monitor our COVID-19 provincial guidelines and adjust our festival presentation accordingly. If we host a virtual festival—it will be disappointing to not meet in person so expect a few surprises as we offer you a most exciting and entertaining virtual 2020 festival. Not forever. Just for Now. IN THIS ISSUE SPRING 2020 VOL. 45 | NO. 1 Shalom IYAR 5780 SHALOM MAGAZINE ON THE COVER FEATURES President Chasm, 2009 10 Message from the Jewish Federations of MARILYN KAUFMAN by Lynn Rotin Canada Executive Director From the series 11 Canada’s charities need help now NAOMI ROSENFELD “Broken English and Other Languages” 12 An Adventure And A New Start As Editor Oil on canvas Canadians EDNA LEVINE 36” x 30” 13 Lost Memories Contributing Editor JOEL JACOBSON 15 Everything Has Its Season. It Is Time. Design Lynn Rotin paints, 15 CJN Closure MEGHAN RUSHTON draws, and gardens in West Pennant, Nova 16 Hosting A Trip To Israel Advertising Scotia just outside For First Timers the city of Halifax. EDNA LEVINE 20 Recipes To see more of Address all correspondence, her work go to 24 Atlantic Community Reaches Out to including advertising enquires, to: www.lynnrotin.com Those in Need or email [email protected]. 22 Remembered EDITOR, C/O SHALOM ATLANTIC JEWISH COUNCIL 37 El AL Flight in Halifax 5670 SPRING GARDEN ROAD SUITE 309 38 Saying Goodbye to Lindsay Kerr, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA B3J 1H6 Director of Hillel and Next Generation Engagement TEL. 902-422-7491 | FAX 902-425-3722 [email protected] [email protected] IN EVERY ISSUE www.theajc.ca 4 President’s message: Marilyn Kaufman This publication is printed by: 5 From the desk of Naomi Rosenfeld, HALCRAFT PRINTERS INC. Executive Director Mailed under Canada Post: 7 From the desk of Edna LeVine, PUBLICATIONS MAIL SALES AGREEMENT Director of Community Engagement NO. 40052452 12 9 The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) Report NOTE TO OUR READERS 19 Camp Kadimah News Our Atlantic Jewish community is losing more and more members as the years go on. In the past, 32 Rabbis’ Corner Shalom has printed stories of regional community members who have passed away. While we try to AROUND OUR REGION acknowledge the major contributions of many of our late friends and family members, we request 16 24 Halifax that you inform Shalom of passings of which 27 Cape Breton we may be unaware so we may recognize these 28 Prince Edward Island individuals. Shalom’s editorial staff reserves the right to determine the length of memorial pieces to be 29 Newfoundland printed in the magazine. 30 Saint John Written articles are the opinion of the 31 Fredericton individual writers and do not necessarily refl ect the opinion of the AJC. 27 31 Moncton theAJC.ca SPRING 2020 Shalom 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE From The Desk Of MARILYN KAUFMAN President of the Atlantic Jewish Council The Spring of 2020 has indeed, been a challenging one for many communities in Atlantic Canada We have been hit with the Coronavirus, community Commemoration ceremonies as communities and all levels of government. We which has restricted social gatherings for a well as this year’s March of the Living and must continue to educate all generations of number of different Faith communities in our some Birthright missions. However, virtual this pivotal marker of history and bring hope Atlantic Region. This has perhaps, infl uenced access to programming enabled all of us to for our future as we move forward. the manner in which Faith communities have walk The March of the Living and hear the A special thank you to Edna LeVine for celebrated Passover, Easter and Ramadan many testimonials given by some survivors her hard work in organizing the success of through the use of our digital/electronic of the Shoah—Louis Rosenberg, Faigie the Holocaust outreach program. Thank virtual world. COVID-19 has forced us to Libman, Eddy Fisch, Rose Lipszye, Judy, you to Naomi Rosenfeld for keeping us explore and implement new ways of doing Lysy, Irene Kurtz, Pinchas Gutter, Elly Gotz, updated on all the regional, national and things, as we try to stay engaged with one Max Eisen, Martin Maxwell, Yael Cohen, international virtual programs available to us another. While we honour those on the front Anita Ekstein, Alex Eisen, Leonard Vis, online. A special thank you to Rabbi Ellis, lines who combat COVID-19, we mourn Magda Hilf and Natan Leipzinger. who has done an incredible job of outreach those members of our communities who have A stolen childhood, social justice, the in Education in Halifax and to smaller succumbed to it. chance to breathe and enjoy one’s freedom, communities in NB and NS. Thank you to As well, the horrifi c tragedy which recently given opportunities to pursue an education, Svetlana and to the members of the AJC took place in Portapique, NS, has shown us being able to express one’s feelings according Board for their support in maintaining the that none of our communities is immune to to one’s conscience, being able to refute the operations of our offi ce and programs as we such incidents, and our condolences go out to deniers, transcending the indifference of continue to serve our members. the many victims, fi rst responders and their those who would remain silent bystanders, On behalf of the AJC Board I extend families. leaving a legacy to new future generations via condolences to those families who have The Spring Passover holiday speaks of interactive technology—all these things and recently lost loved ones. Be well and keep safe. persecution and redemption. The telling the collective memory which accompanied —Marilyn S of the Passover story asks why is this night them were cited by a number of testimonials. different from all other nights of the year— Seventy-fi ve years ago Canadian armed Ma Nish Tanah Halayla Hazeh? It seems that forces liberated the people of Holland from we can add a number of differences this year. Nazi oppression. May 2nd will mark the SEND A DONATION & COVID-19, joining a virtual seder online, anniversary date the Third American Army BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE CARD social distancing, to mention a few. While we entered concentration camps so many years to Celebrate a Jewish holiday, tell of our forefathers’ escape from slavery in ago, to give the “offer of hope and life to birthday, or other milestone! Egypt, we are made aware of the steps taken those who knew only helplessness and to ensure their freedom as they made their despair.” way across the Red Sea. Our thanks to the On Yom Hazikaron we remember the Neuberger Foundation and the JFC-UIA members of the Israeli Defence Forces who for making possible virtual programming gave their lives in service to the preservation available to all our communities during these of their homeland. And on Yom Ha’atzmaut challenging times. we rejoice in the celebrations of a country As we refl ect on the tragic events of the established 72 years ago, a country who is to Shoah, we are reminded of the resilience of be recognized as a symbol to the world of a the human spirit and the resourcefulness of people who have achieved much and given the Jewish people to survive the atrocities much to the essence of Tikun Olam. of the Nazi regime. April 21st, the fi rst ever Tikvah. Hope. “The Holocaust did cross Canada multi-community national not happen in a vacuum.” Hate left commemoration of the Holocaust was held unchallenged by indifference had horrifi c Contact Naomi Rosenfeld, on-line, open to participation by the public. results. It is not enough to say “never again”. Executive Director: Due to the present circumstances, the diffi cult We must be vocal in the face of adversity. 902-422-7493 | [email protected] decision was made to cancel a number of We must be engaged with other faith 4 Shalom SPRING 2020 theAJC.ca FROM THE DESK OF NAOMI ROSENFELD From The Desk Of NAOMI ROSENFELD Executive Director 5 COMMUNITY LESSONS ARISING FROM COVID-19 The past few months have not been easy. Jewish community across the region at this strategize and plan for a future where we can We’ve lost jobs and loved ones. Our time, so, with our partners across the region, confi dently move forward on our mission in economy has been turned upside down. the AJC began to organize a volunteer- the most effi cient and effective way possible. We’ve been forced to change our entire way based community calling tree and pair We can’t wait to show you many of the of life and been prevented from leaving our up volunteers willing to do some errands exciting things that we’ve been working on! homes and seeing our friends and family.
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