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JULY 22, 2019 | TAMMUZ 19, 5779 ESTABLISHED 1937 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM | $2 Louis Kardish reminisces about bakery life When Rideau Street store, on plans to consoli- Rideau Bakery date production to the Bank Street loca- closed the doors of its tion. However, some weeks ago Louis was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma, two locations, it sent which “took the wind of the sails.” It was then that Louis and David made the shockwaves through decision to close. Ottawa’s Jewish “A few prominent members of the Jewish community were aware of my sit- community – and well uation and tried to go for some continuity and transition, but unfortunately by beyond. Matthew Thursday morning of last week [June 27] it was becoming obvious it wasn’t going Horwood reports. to be feasible,” Louis said. Brothers David and Abie Kardish ustomers, many of them lifelong, opened the original Rideau Bakery in were shocked and saddened 1930 at Rideau and Nelson Streets – just when Rideau Bakery, Ottawa’s steps from the current Rideau Street legendary kosher bakery, an store – using recipes their mother Rivka Cinstitution in the Jewish community COURTESY OF OTTAWA JEWISH ARCHIVES once used to make bread in Ukraine. owned and operated by three generations David Kardish in the doorway of Rideau Bakery at 384 Rideau Street in 1997. While a number of Ottawa bakeries of the Kardish family for 89 years, offi- went under during the Great Depres- cially closed on June 28. sion, Rideau Bakery survived. The bakery had two locations – at at its two stores, Rideau Bakery supplied Street store, told the Ottawa Jewish Bul- In 1946, a fire next door to the orig- 384 Rideau Street, in the neighbourhood breads and other kosher baked goods to letin that sales had been declining over inal Rideau Bakery location forced the where Ottawa’s Jewish community was a variety of other retailers in the area – the past few years. family to relocate the operation to Clar- once concentrated, and at 1666 Bank including supermarkets. Louis said he had been working with ence Street, and a second generation of Street, in the Alta Vista area. As well as Louis Kardish, who ran the Bank his brother, David Kardish, who ran the See Rideau Bakery on page 2 Farm Boy plans to keep Rideau Bakery brand alive

In a late development as the Bulletin “This really is a white knight sce- able to find Rideau Bakery products at Rabbi Levy Teitlebaum, director of was preparing to go to press, it was nario for us,” said Louis Kardish in the all Farm Boy locations.” the Ottawa Vaad HaKashrut, cautioned announced on July 10 that Farm Boy is Farm Boy press release announcing the Farm Boy will not re-open the two that discussions with Farm Boy are not planning to purchase Rideau Bakery’s plan. “We will see the tradition of our Rideau Bakery retail locations, but yet fully finalized. An agreement with assets from the Kardish family and con- grandmother’s old-world, kosher bak- told CBC News that it will continue to the Ottawa Vaad HaKashrut for kosher tinue to produce bread products under ing live on, supported by Farm Boy’s bake bread at the Bank Street facility supervision and certification under the Rideau Bakery brand name for the modern management and logistics. We while it builds its own kosher-certi- Farm Boy’s ownership was not yet in 28 Farm Boy locations in Ontario. are thrilled that customers will soon be fied location. place at press time, but is expected.

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Continued from page 1 the Kardish family – David’s sons Louie, Sam, Moe and Issie, with the assistance of their sisters Jennie, Libby and Ann – took over the business in 1947. A second location, the store at 384 Rideau Street, opened in 1965, and the Bank Street building was purchased after the city expropriated the Clarence Street property in 1970 to make way for new housing units. The third generation to run Rideau Bakery, brothers David and Louis Kard- ish, and their cousin, David “The Bear” Kardash (who died in 1999), took over in 1993. Since Louis had worked at the bakery the longest, it was decided that he would become “president for life.” Louis said he has worked full time at the bakery for 42 years, and it “becomes a way of life.” Unfortunately, he said, there didn’t seem to be another generation willing to operate the bakeries. “It’s a 24-hour operation, so even when you’re home, you’re at the store. It’s tough,” he said. A 2007 documentary film, “One of the Last,” tells the story of the Kardish family, their journey from Ukraine to COURTESY OF OTTAWA JEWISH ARCHIVES Canada, and Rideau Bakery. Louis Kardish behind the counter at Rideau Bakery at 1666 Bank Street in 2000. In the film, Debbie (Kardish) Baylin says her father “would be really upset if he knew I would be in the back packing that the Kardish family appreciates the orders. This was not what he wanted outpouring of support and well-wishes for his kids,” while David predicts the they have received from the community. next generation would not take over the The Ottawa Vaad HaKashrut has pub- business. lished a list of caterers and retail outlets “People’s ideas change over time, and providing kosher bread and baked goods right now nobody is interested. I suspect in the city. https://tinyurl.com/ovh-bread it’s probably one of the last businesses like this around,” he said. “One of the Last” can be viewed online. https://vimeo.com/123309511 Aviva Aptowitzer Rotenberg, co-founder of the Facebook group Otta- wa Kosher Foodies, said she has seen, “a lot of sadness and loss for something people have come to rely on and have a lot of nostalgia for” in the Facebook group. “The family has played a really important role in the community and in MATTHEW HORWOOD people’s lives,” she said. Louis Kardish speaks with the Ottawa Jewish Speaking to the Bulletin, Louis said Bulletin in his Rideau Bakery office at 1666 he is “disappointed for all the staff and Bank Street. Baked goods on display in undated photo from Rideau Bakery’s Facebook page. loyal customers,” of Rideau Bakery, and Hulse, Playfair & McGarry The iconic Rideau Bakery sign at FUNERAL SERVICES 1666 Bank Street.

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HOWARD SANDLER Steven Kimmel (far right) receives the Gilbert Greenberg

HOWARD SANDLER Distinguished Leadership Award from Robert Greenberg (far HOWARD SANDLER Allan Shefrin (right) receives the Freiman Family Young left). Joining Kimmel as he accepted the award are (from left) Charles Schachnow receives the Freiman Family Young Leadership Award from A.J. Freiman. daughters Leora with granddaughter Avie, Dalia and Ariella. Leadership Award from Linda Kerzner. New Federation Chair Michael Polowin calls for strengthening of Jewish education Federation AGM also includes presentation of community awards

BY MATTHEW HORWOOD to rekindle the spirit of Edgecliffe Avenue. saying it would be “challenging, but doable.” he communal leadership torch was passed at [Editor’s note: Polowin wrote about growing up on Freedman said Federation is “helping more people the 85th annual general meeting of the Jewish Edgecliffe Avenue in the Federation Report column in the have increasingly meaningful and impactful Jewish Federation of Ottawa, as Hartley Stern ended June 24 issue of the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin.] experiences.” his two-year term as Federation chair and Polowin also said Federation board members would “As excited as I am for everything that has already TMichael Polowin began his. be “more visible, in person and electronically,” and been accomplished, great things are yet to come as we “I thank you for the tremendous opportunity to called for the continued strengthening and preserva- continue to build the Jewish Superhighway, and our have chaired the Federation. The added meaning to my tion of Jewish education. community as a whole benefits from the exceptional life is greatly appreciated,” Stern said in his address at Federation President and CEO Andrea Freedman leadership of Michael Polowin,” she said. the AGM, held June 19 at the Soloway Jewish Commu- said the 2019 Annual Campaign was “successful by The most eagerly anticipated part of the AGM was nity Centre. any and all measures” with $1.1 million in new and the presentation of the community service awards. Stern said that while governments do their best to increased gifts being raised. See Federation AGM on page 4 “provide for the suffering and give environments we Freedman highlighted two specific Federation initia- can live in safely and thrive in” there are still signifi- tives she said are “adding value to the community and cant gaps, which Federation and its partner agencies helping to build the Jewish Superhighway.” work to fill. The first is Jewish Experience Microgrants, a spe- Stand with Israel... Stern said helping the vulnerable and the aged, as cial fund which allows any individual or community well as ensuring every child can receive a Jewish edu- organization to apply for a programming grant of up to In Israel cation, are “major efforts this community has tackled $2,500 to bring more people to Jewish Superhighway. and because we do it so well in Ottawa, I am quite The second initiative is Jewish Jumpstart, an comfortable and happy about the future.” incentive grant program meant to encourage Jewish Stern said that while he couldn’t individually individuals and families to join the Soloway Jewish address every person who has helped him during his Community Centre or “a synagogue of their choice.” term as Federation chair, he gave special thanks to Freedman said the program had already received over Tamir Executive Director Mark Palmer and Federation 50 applications. President and CEO Andrea Freedman. Freedman also called for an endowment of tens of Stern concluded his remarks by reminding the com- millions of dollars for sustainable Jewish education, munity, “individually and collectively,” of its power to do good work. “You can continue to do the volunteering needed to ensure the agencies with whom you affiliate with BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT continue to thrive. You can ensure every Jewish child in this community can get a Jewish education, that the Rhonda and Howard Goodman, of Ottawa, are happy future of Ottawa’s Jewish community is underwritten, to announce the birth of their second grandchild, and that we have resilience to deal with everything that comes our way,” he said. Asher Boaz Shalem Hass Goodman, Incoming Chair Michael Polowin thanked Stern for on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Sunnybrook Hospital, “his wisdom and leadership in his role as chair, and for Toronto, weighing 6 lb., 13 oz. Second child for all the hard work he has done over the past two years.” our son, Ian Goodman, and his wife, Naomi Hass. [email protected] Polowin said he was excited to work with the Federa- 514-735-0272 or [email protected] tion board. Brother for Shira. Twenty-second grandchild for During his remarks, Polowin spoke about growing Avelyn and Sidney Hass, of Jerusalem. up on Edgecliffe Avenue in the Carlington area, at the First nephew for Wendy Goodman. First great-great- www.sarelcanada.org time a predominantly Jewish street. He encouraged nephew for Shirley Vosberg and Libby Vosberg. B.H. Programs start approximately Ottawa’s Jewish community to “transmit to our chil- every 3 weeks. dren the same values that were transmitted to us” and July 22 2019 4 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Federation AGM: New initiatives helping to build the Jewish Superhighway

Continued from page 3 asked,” Shefrin said. Steven Kimmel received the Gilbert Shefrin also received the Lawrence Greenberg Distinguished Leadership Greenberg Young Leadership Develop- Award. Presented every second year, it ment Award, which will allow him to is the highest tribute the Ottawa Jewish attend the General Assembly of Jewish community can bestow on an individual Federations of North America, where for exceptional leadership over many he will be recognized along with young years. leaders from other North American Jew- In his acceptance speech, Kimmel, ish communities. HOWARD SANDLER HOWARD SANDLER Federation chair from 2013 to 2015, said Incoming Federation Chair Michael Polowin Outgoing Federation Chair Hartley Stern receives The Jewish Student Leadership leaders should encourage and facilitate speaks at the Jewish Federation of Ottawa tokens of appreciation for his service from Award, meant to recognize “a student actions in others. “You can’t lead from annual general meeting, June 19. Past-Chair Linda Kerzner at the Jewish Federation pursuing a post-secondary degree who the bleachers, you have to be on the of Ottawa annual general meeting, June 19. demonstrates leadership and outstand- field to lead,” he said. ing commitment to the Ottawa Jewish Kimmel also spoke about the impor- community organizations as Jewish community” was presented to Universi- tance of “caring for the elderly, provid- Family Services, the Chevra Kadisha, Family Young Leadership Award, which ty of Ottawa students Seth Kerzner and ing assistance for the vulnerable and Hillel Lodge, and Federation’s Annual recognizes someone under 40 who exem- Tom Podolsky. ensuring our children have the opportu- Campaign, which he co-chaired. plifies exceptional leadership and service. Kerzner received the award for his nity to attend Jewish schools.” Schachnow said volunteers are “the Shefrin said it was “an honour” to receive various Jewish leadership roles on The Shem Tov Community Volun- lifeblood of every organization” and his the award, and he couldn’t have done it campus, including serving on the Hillel teer Award, recognizing many years of greatest life lessons have been learned without his wife, Stephanie Levitz. Ottawa executive and the Chabad Stu- dedication and service, was presented to through work in the community. Shefrin said he hoped that by showing dent Network board, while Podolsky Charles Schachnow. “I will cherish the Shem Tov Award his children the importance of giving, received the award for actively work- Schachnow – the 1998 recipient of always, as we continue to work togeth- they would be encouraged to “give back ing to “engage students on campus in the Freiman Family Young Leadership er in making the world a better place,” to the community they will inherit.” Jewish learning” by volunteering as an Award – was recognized for his many Schachnow said. “I firmly believe people can give time, adviser on NCSY trips and spearheading years of volunteerism on behalf of such Allan Shefrin received the Freiman money or both – they just need to be multiple Sinai Scholar classes. Canada will adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism BY MARCY OSTER the working definition domestically and Ottawa Jewish Bulletin. and support of NGOs.” Steinberg noted (JTA) – The federal government will we are pleased this tool will be used to NGO Monitor President Gerald Stein- that his organization has “identified adopt the International Holocaust further support the global effort to count- berg said in a statement that “Canada Canadian funding that was making its Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) defini- er antisemitism. We continue to work adopting IHRA’s definition of antisem- way to actors supportive of BDS as well tion of antisemitism. with our 33 member countries to fulfil itism is an important symbolic and as theological antisemitism.” Minister of Canadian Heritage and the international community’s responsi- declaratory move. We hope that the next Canada joined the IHRA in 2009 and Multiculturalism Pablo Rodríguez made bility to fight the evil of antisemitism,” steps will pertain to its implementa- is one of its 32 member nations. the announcement on June 25, saying said current IHRA chair Georges Santer tion within Canadian policy, including Michael Regenstreif, editor of the Ottawa the decision is part of the government’s of Luxembourg in a statement sent to the regarding Canadian international aid Jewish Bulletin, contributed to this report. anti-racism strategy, “Foundation for Change: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2019–2022.” The IHRA working definition offers a Spelling of ‘antisemitism’ comprehensive description of antisemitism in its various forms, including The Ottawa Jewish Bulletin has tra- dant languages today are spoken by in Europe, and a pseudo-scientific hatred and discrimination against ditionally used ‘anti-Semitism’ as the millions of people mostly across Western racial theory that culminated in Nazi Jews, Holocaust denial and, sometimes form of the word describing hatred of Asia and North Africa. Following this ideology in the 20th century. controversially, the way antisemitism Jewish people. This is the form of the semantic logic, the conjunction of the “Although the historically new relates to the ways criticism of Israel is word specified in the Canadian Press prefix ‘anti’ with ‘Semitism’ indicates word only came into common usage expressed. style guide. antisemitism as referring to all people in the 19th century, the term antisem- “Peddlers of antisemitism must be However, we will now switch to who speak Semitic languages or to all itism is today used to describe and held accountable, but this can only ‘antisemitism,’ for reasons described by those classified as ‘Semites.’ The term analyze past and present forms of happen if authorities can clearly and the International Holocaust Remem- has, however, since its inception, referred opposition or hatred towards Jews. In consistently identify acts of Jew hatred,” brance Alliance (IHRA), whose defi- to prejudice against Jews alone. German, French, Spanish and many said Joel Reitman, co-chair of the Cen- nition of antisemitism has now been “In the mid-19th century, the other languages, the term was never tre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), accepted by the government of Canada. derived construct ‘Semite’ provided a hyphenated. in a statement. “This is why CIJA has According to the IHRA, its “concern category to classify humans based on “The unhyphenated spelling is been calling on all three levels of gov- is that the hyphenated spelling allows racialist pseudo-science. At the same favoured by many scholars and insti- ernment to use the International Holo- for the possibility of something called time the neologism ‘antisemitism’, tutions in order to dispel the idea that caust Remembrance Alliance working ‘Semitism,’ which not only legitimizes a coined by German journalist Wilhelm there is an entity ‘Semitism’ which definition of antisemitism. The IHRA form of pseudo-scientific racial classifi- Marr in 1879 to designate anti-Jewish ‘anti-Semitism’ opposes. Antisemitism definition – which has been adopted by cation that was thoroughly discredited campaigns, was spread through use by should be read as a unified term so dozens of democratic countries – is a by association with Nazi ideology, but anti-Jewish political movements and that the meaning of the generic term vital tool in countering the global rise in also divides the term, stripping it from the general public. The modern term for modern Jew-hatred is clear. At a antisemitism.” its meaning of opposition and hatred gained popularity in Germany and time of increased violence and rhetoric “The International Holocaust Remem- toward Jews. Europe incorporating traditional Chris- aimed towards Jews, it is urgent that brance Alliance commends the Canadian “The philological term ‘Semitic’ tian anti-Judaism, political, social and there is clarity and no room for confu- Government’s decision to adopt the referred to a family of languages origi- economic anti-Jewish manifestations sion or obfuscation when dealing with IHRA working definition of antisemitism. nating in the Middle East, whose descen- that arose during the Enlightenment antisemitism.” Canada is now the 17th country to adopt July 22, 2019 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 5

thank you, Rideau Bakery

The Jewish Federation of Ottawa extends a heartfelt toda raba to Rideau Bakery and the Kardish family for 90 years of serving the Jewish community and for their many acts of generosity and support.

For generations, Rideau Bakery has been part of our lives. From birthdays and weddings to our Shabbat and Yom Tov tables, Rideau Bakery has helped us celebrate our milestones.

Rideau Bakery will always be a cherished part of Ottawa Jewish history.

Border designed by rawpixel.com / Freepik Once again, thank you to the Kardish family. July 22 2019 6 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

Ottawa Vaad HaKashrut: Meeting our city’s kosher needs

food products as kosher. After research, industry as ingredients in recipes of into negotiations with Loblaws College we may then set up an initial inspection other companies. Square to start baking eight variet- where we audit all ingredients (includ- Of the most significant roles of OVH ies of breads in their existing kosher ing seasonal). Depending on historical is the service we provide to the Ottawa bakery, where in the past it was only use of the equipment, they may require Jewish community, and the many vis- baguettes, challah and buns. We also extra sanitization to make them usable itors each year that grace our city. We worked with our community caterers

FEDERATION FEDERATION REPORT for producing kosher products. Kashrut answer questions on various religious to ensure they can provide options for RABBI LEVY TEITLEBAUM, inspections are performed periodically topics, most importantly kashrut. Com- the community. Finally, we worked OTTAWA VAAD HAKASHRUT to confirm a successful kosher program munity members of all walks of life with independent retailers to sell is in place. seek advice as to availability of products fresh breads baked in Montreal. Now Examples of kosher clients of OVH in Ottawa, in cities they will be visit- that these tasks have thankfully been f the most integral compo- include Delisse Fine Cuisine, a manufac- ing, as well as answers to questions on accomplished, we are working with nents of a Jewish community, turer of hummus and cheese spreads, kosher law. business people who may be interested together with synagogues, and Agrosparta Food Processors, an An appropriate example is the recent in opening a kosher bakery that will mikvah, cemetery, and educa- olive packer. Special protocol is in place decision of Rideau Bakery to cease service our community. Otion, is the availability of kosher food. to ensure the dairy components do not operations. Once a hallmark of the We have a beautiful and diverse Ottawa is fortunate to have its own adversely affect the non-dairy hummus, Ottawa Jewish community, the Kardish community, where all are welcome and kashrut agency established in the 1920s. and likewise that the wine used in the family made the hard decision to close made to feel included. OVH plays an Its role is to facilitate the availability of marinated olives does not compromise their two kosher bakeries. OVH quickly important role in their life-cycle events kosher food and services in our com- the kosher status of the remaining cer- set immediate and long-term goals to and all religious and cultural milestones. munity. tified olive recipes. assist our community. Within two days, If you have questions or require Ottawa Vaad HaKashrut (OVH) Such products are sold locally and we published lists of available commer- more information, please contact Rabbi works hard with local and Canada-wide are available under private label agree- cial bread detailing where they are avail- Levy Teitlebaum at RTeitlebaum@ companies that wish to market their ments to the public, as well as used in able (https://ovhkosher.ca/). We entered jewishottawa.com.

Bakery closure affects Ottawa Jewish Bulletin VOLUME 83 | ISSUE 16 community emotionally Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. Ltd. 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, K2A 1R9 Tel: 613 798-4696 | Fax: 613 798-4730 Shavuot. Rideau Bakery was part of I was struggling to understand my Email: [email protected] our community’s life cycle events. You own state of mind. What was it that Published 19 times per year. could see their food at a brit milah, a caused me to feel so emotional? Was I © Copyright 2019 baby-naming, or at a shiva home. possibly a food addict anxiously con- PUBLISHER As far back as anyone can remember, cerned about going through pastry with- Andrea Freedman they were a part of the community and drawal? EDITOR Michael Regenstreif it always seemed like they would be As I scanned a Facebook thread PRODUCTION CONSULTANT FROM THE THE FROM PULPIT with us forever. where people were sharing their mem- Patti Moran RABBI CHAIM MENDELSOHN, Despite all of this, the reaction to ories of Rideau Bakery, the mystery BUSINESS MANAGER CHABAD OF CENTREPOINTE its closure seemed a little over the top. behind my emotions finally dawned on Eddie Peltzman After all, it was only a bakery. me. INTERN In fact, I was highly surprised at my For me, Rideau Bakery was the ulti- Matthew Horwood he reactions have been sur- own reaction. When I heard the news, mate community centre. Without any prisingly overwhelming. Social less than 24 hours before it closed, I physical exterior trappings, the bakery The Bulletin, established in 1937 as “a force for constructive communal consciousness,” media has been full of passion- could feel myself getting emotional and provided a safe space for the communi- communicates the messages of the Jewish ate comments. The major news fighting back tears. During the entire ty. Jews and non-Jews, black-hatters and Federation of Ottawa and its agencies and, as Toutlets have covered the story. In Jewish day of its closing, I had a desire to go to the seemingly secular, were able to con- the city’s only Jewish newspaper, welcomes a diversity of opinion as it strives to inform and Ottawa, it was the primary water cooler the bakery one last time. I did not need nect on bar stools in Rideau Bakery with enrich the community. Viewpoints expressed conversation. All of this as a result of a anything in particular, I merely had a their favourite comfort foods. in these pages do not necessarily represent bakery. nostalgic feeling to go. The Torah tells us that the Jewish the policies and values of the Federation. Rideau Bakery, an 89-year-old I arrived about 15 minutes before people achieved authentic unity while The Bulletin cannot vouch for the kashrut beloved institution in the city of Ottawa, closing. There were a few customers, standing at the foot of Sinai. Mount of advertised products or establishments unless they are certified by Ottawa Vaad has closed its ovens and shuttered its some who were not even aware of the Sinai was chosen specifically because it HaKashrut or a rabbinic authority recognized doors. upcoming apocalypse. The workers, was simple and humble. In a humble by OVH. Known for its rye bread and pas- some of whom had been employees of state, our trivial differences cease to $36 Local Subscription | $40 Canada tries (and my personal favourite the Rideau Bakery for decades, were pack- matter and our souls can connect. $60 USA | $179 Overseas | $2 per issue cronuts), Rideau Bakery has been an ing up the bread to be used for charity. The reliable and consistent Rideau Funded by the Government of Canada. integral part of our city’s mosaic. From There was a despondent energy. Bakery brought out the best in Ottawa’s its unassuming buildings on Rideau and I purchased the last cake ever sold Jewish community. In its humble and ISSN: 1196-1929 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40018822 Bank Streets with their old fashioned by this legendary bakery: a round, nine- unassuming style, our disparate differ- Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: interior design, this family-owned bak- inch cake with the Canadian maple ences melted away. Ottawa Jewish Bulletin ery provided the Jewish community leaf. I saved the receipt as a souvenir. I Far more than missing my fix of cro- 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, with challah for Shabbat, jelly dough- took a photo with David Kardish. I felt a nuts, it will be the warmth and unity Ottawa ON K2A 1R9 nuts on Chanukah and cheesecake on lump in my throat. that will be most difficult to replace. July 22, 2019 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 7

We know not to trivialize the Holocaust camps used by Germany’s Nazi regime sio-Cortez’s use of the term “concentra- The comment came after a cabinet in its perpetration of the Holocaust, a tion camps” and why we bristle when briefing on trends in Jewish communities genocide in which six million Jews were Israel is fallaciously accused of behav- around the world from Dennis Ross, chair murdered in an attempt to eradicate ing like Nazis toward the Palestinians. of the Jewish People policy Institute. European Jewry. And yet, perhaps the most trivial of As Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the “Concentration camps assured a comparisons to the Holocaust in recent Anti-Defamation League tweeted in slave labour supply to help in the Nazi memory came from no less a figure than response to Peretz, “It’s inconceivable war effort, even as the brutality of life Rafi Peretz, Israel’s minister of education. to use the term ‘Holocaust’ to describe inside the camps helped assure the Peretz, who served as chief military Jews choosing to marry non-Jews. It

FROM THE THE FROM EDITOR ultimate goal of ‘extermination through rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces from trivializes the Shoah. It alienates so MICHAEL REGENSTREIF labour.’ Learn about concentration 2010 to 2016, was elected leader of the many members of our community. This camps,” Yad Vashem – The World Holo- Jewish Home Party in advance of the last kind of baseless comparison does little caust Remembrance Center, in Jerusa- Israeli election after former leader and other than inflame and offend.” ast month, U.S. Congresswoman lem, tweeted to Ocasio-Cortez. former education minister Naftali Ben- Surely, the minister of education of the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a left- Even U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, nett, and former justice minister Ayelet State of Israel should have known better. wing progressive who was first a candidate for the Democratic Party’s Shaked, left Jewish Home. In a deal bro- elected in her New York district in 2020 U.S. presidential nomination usu- kered by Prime Minister Benjamin Net- RIDEAU BAKERY L2018, came under attack when she referred ally seen as an ally of Ocasio-Cortez, anyahu, Jewish Home and Otzma Yehu- Like so many in our community, I was to the detention centres used by the distanced himself from the comparison. dit (Jewish Power), a Kahanist successor saddened by the sudden closure of United States government to warehouse While saying, “locking up children and to the banned Kach Party, stood together Rideau Bakery. Central American migrants – including keeping them in deplorable conditions in the April election as the United Right, Some years ago, before a visit to my children needlessly separated from their for weeks in places that are not meant winning five seats in the short-lived 21st mother in Montreal, Sylvie and I picked parents – as “concentration camps.” for kids … is absolutely unacceptable,” Knesset. A new election is scheduled for up a blueberry Bundt cake there to As horrible as the conditions are at Sanders stressed that he didn’t and September 17 after Netanyahu failed to bring her. She loved it and since then, those detention centres – and from all wouldn’t “use that terminology.” build a governing coalition. stopping at Rideau Bakery to pick up a credible reports the conditions are truly We have learned not to trivialize the On July 1, during an Israeli cabinet Bundt cake became a ritual of our trips horrible – Ocasio-Cortez quickly came Holocaust – the worst genocide and the meeting, Peretz compared intermarriage to visit my mother. And despite how under sharp attack from political oppo- ultimate manifestation of antisemitism – when a Jew marries a non-Jew – to “a easy it is to find challah in Montreal, nents, scholars, and several American in history – with comparisons that do second Holocaust” and rhetorically said my mother also wanted us to bring Jewish organizations for her use of a not rise to that horrible standard. That that six million Jews have been lost to Rideau Bakery challahs for special occa- term that conjures comparisons to the is why objections were raised to Oca- intermarriage over the past 70 years. sions like Rosh Hashanah.

Biden was a man of the past in first debate

thoughtful conviction. then. He should have been advised to Israel. Traditionally strong and stead- One of those show-of-hands ques- do so. fast, through good times and bad, there tions in particular raises doubts about Biden, like most old-time politicians, is mounting evidence the Democratic the Biden candidacy. The question has a problem admitting a mistake – Party could head in another direction was straight up. There were no tricks. any mistake – under any circumstances. under new leadership. Candidates were asked if they wanted It is part of an old belief that once a Part of the mounting evidence a publicly funded health care system leader admits a mistake, he or she will comes from the young voices of newly that would eliminate private insurance be forever vulnerable. The new genera- elected Democrats in Congress who are companies. After almost three decades tion of politicians knows better. challenging long-standing traditional

IDEAS AND IDEAS IMPRESSIONS in the U.S. Senate, and eight years as There is another old-time tendency in American support for the State of Israel. JASON MOSCOVITZ vice-president, you’d think Biden would politics for the establishment of a polit- Their view is that unequivocal support have had an instinctive answer to that ical party to support a leadership candi- of Israel is wrong and they don’t like fundamental policy question. date who appears to be the most mid- the many diplomatic nuances that keep t was pathetic to see Joe Biden do so The fact he didn’t indicates a lack of dle-of-the-road, the least likely to ruffle support levels so entrenched. poorly in the first Democratic Party conviction, a lack of preparedness, or a feathers, and the most likely to win. Of The congressional leadership in the debate leading up to the 2020 U.S. lack of confidence. Pick one. There is no course, that playbook was thrown out Democratic Party faced many recent presidential election. He looked old answer that makes Biden look like any- the window in 2016 when the Republi- challenges in keeping all of the sup- Iand out of touch. He looked unsure of thing other than a bumbling candidate cans held their noses and chose Donald port-for-Israel “genies” in a bottle, and himself, and by the end of the debate, who doesn’t have what it takes to be Trump. The Democrats remember only from all appearances it looked as if the he looked like he wished he was still a president. too well what going with “safe” Hillary nomination of Biden as the presidential retired statesman. But the lights really went out on Clinton cost them. hopeful would seal further leakage. There were many telltale moments. Biden when Senator Kamala Harris left The present nomination process in With Biden off to such a horrible When the moderators asked the candi- him bloodied over his opposition to the Democratic Party might change the start, support for Israel in the Demo- dates to answer questions with a show bussing, a key civil rights issue in the party and the changes could be, com- cratic Party is shakier. Without Biden of hands, Biden hesitated each time as 1970s. You had to wonder how his cam- paratively speaking, a clear departure the party can conceivably go anywhere he nervously peered around to see how paign team left him so unprepared to from the past. Biden represents the past. on Israel. others were voting. deal with a glaring blotch from his past. Other serious candidates represent the The anywhere is the troubling part. If a photo is worth a thousand Biden opposed underprivileged chil- future – and the future, by definition, In a world where Israel has so few words, then video is worth 10,000. True dren of colour being bussed to better represents change and a different way friends, any weakening of support from leaders don’t lead by looking around to schools in white neighbourhoods. In of looking at how the world works, and the other major political party in the see how their opponents are answering today’s Democratic Party, there is no way how the United States fits in the world. United States is problematic. questions. They have the strength and to justify that position. Biden’s mistake This inevitably leads to the question Under those circumstances, it could confidence to answer questions with was in not admitting he was wrong back of the Democratic Party’s support of even make Donald Trump look good. July 22 2019 8 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

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BY MATTHEW HORWOOD iam Afota and Inbar Hai- movich, recent high school graduates from Israel, arrived in Ottawa last LAugust as the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s third pair of shinshinim. The Federation shinshinim program brings young Israeli emissar- ies to Ottawa for a year of voluntary service during a gap year between high school and their military service. While in the city, the shinshinim help young people in Jewish schools, congregations and camps to “enhance their Jewish identities and ties to Israel,” Afota explained. After 10 months spent working with schools, Jewish agencies and congregations, the pair were feted by Federation with a pizza party on June 13 at the Soloway Jewish Com- munity Centre. Afota and Haimov- ich are now spending the summer working as counsellors at Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa (CBB) before MATTHEW HORWOOD returning to Israel to begin their Shinshinim Inbar Haimovich (left) and Liam Afota, standing between the Canadian military service. and Israeli flags at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, say their year in Ottawa Haimovich said her time spent has been “an honour” and “a lifetime experience.” in Ottawa has been “an honour.” “We’ve been here teaching these kids all about Israel, but at the in the work they do,” she said. same time we learned about our- We’ve been here Goodwin highlighted the “deep selves, and about all these amazing teaching these kids all relationships” the shinshinim people we’ve met in this city on the developed with community mem- other side of the planet,” she said. about Israel, but at the bers, as well as the fact that many Afota described his time in Otta- same time we learned people living in Ottawa now have wa as a “lifetime experience” he about ourselves personal connections to Israel. will tell his grandchildren about. Speaking to the Bulletin before “I learned a lot about myself and departing to spend the summer at about Judaism.” “Social media helped us keep our CBB, Haimovich said she was not The shinshinim stay with three connection with home, and now it sure what to expect, as summer different host families from the will help us to keep our connection camps on lakes are “not a very Jewish community while in Ottawa when we are home,” Haimovich said. Israeli experience.” – becoming part of the families as Asked about the similarities and “From what we’ve heard it’s they join them in their day-to-day differences between Canada and going to be amazing, but it’s a lives and activities. Israel, Haimovich said Ottawa’s weird time for us because we are Haimovich said witnessing the diversity reminded her of Israel. saying goodbye to everyone, yet dynamic of each family was “such an “There are so many different cul- some of the kids we have worked interesting experience,” and allowed tures, colours and languages that with all year will be at camp,” she her to learn more about people. people just accept it as normal, and said. Afota said living with the host I love that about this city,” she said. Afota said he was excited to families was an “amazing” experi- Afota said compared to Ottawa, attend CBB, but was also sad to ence, especially seeing the “dynam- people in Israel are “much more leave his Ottawa friends behind. ic of each family.” direct, and constantly checking the “When we left Israel we knew we “Of course it’s difficult because limits of personal space.” would be coming back, but now it’s different than your house, but Kara Goodwin, Federation direc- that we are leaving Ottawa, we will after a couple months of living with tor of community collaboration, not be back for at least three years,” them they feel like your second said the shinshinim have been he said. family – your home away from “amazing” to work with, and she The shinshinim both gave home,” he said. has seen them grow throughout thanks to Ottawa’s Jewish commu- The shinshinim said they will their time here. nity for “making our year the best use social media to keep in contact “They are amazing facilitators, it could be.” with their Ottawa friends and host very professional and really care Ottawa will welcome a new pair families when they return to Israel. about the community. That shows of shinshinim in late August. July 22, 2019 10 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

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more polite to criticize one’s own people than to criti- MURRAY CITRON cize foreigners.” A few of his comments: “What my people lack in numbers and real influ- BOOK REVIEW ence, they more than compensate for in chutzpah.” “The Talmud is a far more thoughtful and compas- sionate book than the Old Testament.” “Jewish orthodoxy…even today holds that Jews are 21 Lessons for the 21st Century intrinsically superior to all other humans.” By Yuval Noah Harari I asked Rabbi Reuven Bulka about that last state- Signal ment and he assured me it is narishkeit (foolishness). 372 pages Harari finishes by becoming personal, even inti- mate, in Chapter 21, “Meditation.” He tells how, at uval Noah Harari is one of those Israelis who Oxford, he was persuaded by a friend to go to a 10-day doesn’t exactly know everything, but sure Vipassana retreat. Vipassana is a Buddhist meditation knows more than most of us. He has a PhD in technique, and “in principle meditation is any method history from the University of Oxford, lectures for the direct observation of one’s own mind.” The Yin history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and experience was a life-changing one for Harari and he has already written two widely reviewed and bestselling has practised daily meditation since. books, Sapiens and Homo Deus. The importance of the activity, for Harari, is in the The book jacket blurb on 21 Lessons for the 21st distinction between mind and brain: “They are really Century, Harari’s latest book says, “Sapiens explored very different things. The brain is a material network the past, Homo Deus explored the future, 21 Lessons of neurons, synapses and biochemicals. The mind is a explores the present.” flow of subjective experiences such as pain, pleasure, The present is a slippery place to explore. It keeps anger, and love… We have absolutely no explanation sliding into the past, which is never really past, and for how the mind emerges from the brain.” gobbling up the future. The book itself deals not with Then he reminds us how his book started, discuss- the present, but with the 21st century, a more measur- ing the dangers of artificial intelligence: “We had bet- able concept. ter understand our minds before the algorithms make Harari states his purpose in the introduction: “In our minds up for us.” this book I want to zoom in on the here and now. My So Harari is a philosopher, and he is dealing in his focus is on current affairs and on the immediate future ever encountered… It is crucial to realize that the AI way with the mind-body problem, which has been stat- of human societies. What is happening right now? revolution is not just about computers getting faster ed by many philosophers in many ways. This reader What are today’s greatest challenges and most import- and smarter. It is fueled by breakthroughs in the life admires his prose style and breadth of knowledge, but ant choices? What should we teach our kids?” sciences and the social sciences as well.” isn’t convinced. Meditation has been going on, as Hara- That is no small agenda. It is carried out with 21 The point is that research in neuroscience has dis- ri says, for thousands of years. Is it likely to meet the “lessons,” really 21 essays on topics chosen by the closed that human decisions result from “billions of AI deadline? And if Yuval Harari gets to understand his author. Some of the chapter titles are: “Work,” “Lib- neurons calculating probabilities within a split second.” own mind, how will that help the rest of us? erty,” “God,” “Justice,” and “Meaning.” Of course, any So machines can be trained to read people faster – and A really scholarly approach would have required such title can easily support a book all by itself. A visi- therefore better, than people can. Harari sees a time, not reading Harari’s first two books, Sapiens and Homo tor to any library will find lots of books on all of them. far off – when artificial intelligence will rule the world. Deus, before reviewing 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. Harari moves briskly from one chapter to the next, and Harari is candid that he is a secular person of liberal I have now obtained Sapiens, and will read it next. I connects them by reference to a theme: “The twin rev- opinions. He doesn’t believe in anything supernatural, mention this only to say that whatever my concerns olutions in information technology and biotechnology and is contemptuous of national or religious chauvin- are about 21 Lessons, it is good enough to make me confront us with the biggest challenges our species has ism. He gives special attention to Judaism, “since it is want to read more by the author.

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hen I tell someone I am a chiropractor, It had been a while, so I asked that the child have an it’s often interesting to see the person’s eye exam before proceeding with any care. A few weeks reaction to the news. Sometimes it’s ela- DR. STACY GOLDSTEIN later, I heard back that she was now wearing glasses and tion (“Great! I need a chiropractor!”), HEALTH & that the headaches had, indeed, disappeared. It was a Wsometimes it’s wide-eyed apprehension (“Chiropractors case of undiagnosed myopia (nearsightedness) and it scare me”) and sometimes it’s just plain confusion (“So, WELLNESS needed a solution that was outside of my scope to treat, that’s like a physiotherapist, right?”). but certainly within my scope to recognize and refer. While chiropractic care has existed since 1895, many Chiropractic care can be beneficial for everyone, people are unaware of the training required and the temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, found the joint to be from babies to older adults (my oldest patient is 93 scope of care. mechanically restricted. With a manual jaw adjustment years old), from weekend warriors to elite athletes, and In Canada, the chiropractic degree is a rigorous four- and intraoral muscle release (yes, we do this and yes, from individuals with chronic pain to those just striving year postgraduate or five-year post-CEGEP program. we have gloves on), her jaw released and she regained to maintain optimum health. Today, chiropractic care Chiropractors play a unique role in health care. We the entire range of motion, pain free. She was very is part of many interdisciplinary clinics, where medical are primary care providers who assess and diagnose excited to be able to eat normally again! doctors, physiotherapists, massage therapists and other malfunction in the neuromusculoskeletal system, Case 2: A few years ago a friend of mine, a medical health care providers all work together in collaborative and treat these conditions using manual techniques. doctor, asked me to look at his three-month-old daugh- patient care. This is the model of the future and I am so In simpler terms, we assess how the nerves (neuro), ter who was presenting with torticollis, abnormal con- excited for chiropractic care to be a part of it. muscles (musculo), bones (skeletal) and joints are tractions of the neck muscles that cause restricted range Dr. Stacy Goldstein is a chiropractor at the Hampton functioning in the body. We then address any problems of motion. In her case, the inability to turn her head to Wellness Centre located at 1419 Carling Avenue using manual therapies, hence the name “chiropractic” the right side was also affecting her nursing. I treated (www.hamptonwellnesscentre.com). She can be reached from the Greek words cheir meaning ‘hand’ and prak- her using gentle infant adjustments and light, targeted at [email protected] for any questions you tos meaning ‘done,’ that is, done by hand. mobilizations. The next day I received a message from have about chiropractic care. Most people associate chiropractors with treatment the father saying, “Wow! My daughter’s neck mobility is for back pain, and in fact spinal complaints do account so much better and her nursing has improved!” Pediat- for a significant portion of the care we provide. But ric care is an important aspect of chiropractic care and chiropractors can address many other conditions, from an area that I personally find very satisfying. pregnancy mechanics to mobility issues and sports inju- Case 3: Sometimes it’s important to think outside ries. Here are few cases I have seen that demonstrate the chiropractic box. Years ago, an 11-year-old girl pre- how we can diagnose and treat conditions that people sented with headaches occurring several times a week. 613-836-8080 Customer: might not realize can be addressed by chiropractic care. I conducted a full orthopedic exam, which yielded no UPPER CANADA Case 1: A few months ago, I treated a young woman mechanical or neurological issues. After reflecting that [email protected] ELEVATORS who could not open her jaw more than half of the the headaches presented predominantly at the end of Your local accessibility specialists! Issue: MAY 27/19 normal range. Chewing was difficult and opening wide the school day and were located at the back of the head, Stannah Stairlifts – Home Elevators Colour: PROCESS was painful, so her dentist recommended she see a chi- in the occipital lobe, I asked the child’s mother, “When Size: 3.3 X 2 ropractor. Assessment of the jaw joint, known as the was the last time your daughter had her eyes checked?” Proof #: 2

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BY MATTHEW HORWOOD threatened to kill the hostages if their peration Entebbe, the success- demands were not met by their deadline ful mission to rescue 94 Israeli of July 1. passengers and a 12-member Israel tried using political avenues to Air France flight crew being obtain the release of the hostages, but Oheld hostage by terrorists in Uganda, is their efforts were unsuccessful. By July 1, one of the most celebrated success sto- the Israeli cabinet managed to convince ries of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). the terrorists to extend the deadline to Rami Sherman, a veteran of the mis- July 4, giving Israel time to plan a rescue sion, said he doesn’t believe he is a hero. mission. He was just doing his duty to save lives. As operations officer, Sherman was Sherman visited Ottawa on June 20 tasked with preparing the team for the MATTHEW HORWOOD and discussed the mission at the Solo- operation. Sherman said before the plan Rami Sherman, operations officer during Operation Entebbe in 1976, describes the rescue way Jewish Community Centre (SJCC) at could go forward, there were several dif- mission during a talk at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, June 20. an event organized by the Vered Israel ficulties that needed to be taken care of. Cultural and Educational Program. As Sherman explained, the IDF Serving in the IDF’s elite Sayeret Mat- lacked the logistical capacity to refuel – as well as gathered intelligence and kal unit, Sherman was the operations their aircraft so far from Israeli airspace, destroyed Ugandan air force planes – officer for Operation Entebbe. so the government secured permission they took off for Israel. Sherman said the hijacking was a from Kenya for the planes to refuel The entire operation lasted just “reminder of what could happen to any there. 53 minutes. All seven hijackers and Jews in any corner of the world.” Little was known about the situation between 33 and 45 Ugandan sol- On June 27, 1976, an Air France Flight in Entebbe, so Mossad – the Israeli intel- diers were killed. Netanyahu was the carrying 248 passengers was flying from ligence agency – gained intelligence for only Israeli rescuer who was killed, Tel Aviv to Paris. After a stopover in the operation by flying a spy plane over although three of the Israeli hostages Athens, the plane was hijacked by two the airport, as well as conducting inter- were killed during the gun battle with terrorists from the Popular Front for the views with some of the recently released the terrorists. Liberation of Palestine and two from hostages. Recalling Netanyahu’s words during German Revolutionary Cells. The hijack- On July 3, four Israeli air force C-130 the flight to Entebbe, Sherman said that ers diverted the flight to Benghazi, Libya Hercules transport aircraft took off from “for the first time, the meaning of being and then to Entebbe, Uganda. Tel Aviv, carrying 100 commandos, plus a Jew, and saving the lives of Jews, was IDF “It wasn’t against Israel in the begin- air crew and support personnel, as well Lt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu, the commander so clear to me. That was the first step ning,” Sherman said of the hijacking. “It as vehicles and armoured personnel of the rescue mission, was the only IDF of my journey to accept myself as a Jew, was a terror attack against civilian peo- carriers. Sherman said due to time con- fatality during Operation Entebbe. not only an Israeli.” ple from all different parts of the world.” straints, the planes left before the Israeli Sherman said in the decades since After moving the hostages from the government had given the green light the operation he has met several former aircraft into a disused airport building, for the operation. like the Ugandan president Idi Amin’s hostages that are still suffering from the hijackers split the 246 hostages into The pilots flew only 30 metres above convoy. trauma. “Some are afraid of flying, have two groups of Jews and non-Jews, based the Red Sea in order to avoid radar Sherman said he had worried the nightmares and are using medication. It on their passports. On June 30, 48 hos- detection, which caused constant tur- operation would be a “catastrophe,” was not all a happy ending,” he said. tages – picked from among the non-Is- bulence and resulted in many soldiers but after his team silently took out the Sherman said he doesn’t believe the raeli group – were released and flown becoming sick. guards at the security checkpoint, the Israeli soldiers who landed in Entebbe back to Paris. Sherman recalled that during the cars approached the airport terminal were heroes. “We did our duty to save The terrorists demanded $5 million flight, the mission’s commander, Lt. Col. without incident. lives and bring the hostages back home. for the release of the airplane, as well Yonatan Netanyahu – the older brother “We surprised the terrorists, the I am sure most of the soldiers in the as the release of 53 Palestinian and of current Israeli Prime Minister Ben- Ugandan army, the hostages, and I can world would have done the same. We pro-Palestinian terrorists, 40 of whom jamin Netanyahu – said there was “a say I was also surprised. How could don’t need any medals.” were being held in Israel. The hijackers mutual responsibility between all Jews we be in front of the terminal – in one Instead, Sherman said Air France to help each other.” second we would run in – and nobody pilot Michel Bacos was a hero for Sherman said he understood what it knew we were there?” Sherman told the refusing to leave his Jewish passengers Allan Taylor means to be an Israeli, “but what did it SJCC audience. behind when the terrorists offered to ■ GROUP PLANS mean to be a Jew? I did not know what Once they were inside the terminal, release the flight crew along with the ■ LIFE INSURANCE he was talking about.” the IDF soldiers engaged in a firefight non-Jewish passengers. ■ DISABILITY INSURANCE According to Sherman, Netanyahu with the hijackers and soldiers from the Sherman recalled attending a ceremo- ■ PENSION and RRIFs also said he had a feeling he would not Ugandan army. Netanyahu was seriously ny in Entebbe in 2016 marking the 40th 613-244-9073 come back from the operation. wounded in the firefight and Sherman anniversary of the rescue, where he gave [email protected] The planes landed at Entebbe at drove him back to a waiting Hercules Prime Minister Netanyahu a book as a 11 pm, with their cargo doors already aircraft, where a team of medical profes- gift. On the last page he wrote, “I flew open. From there, Sherman and his sionals attempted to save his life. to Entebbe as an Israeli officer and came www.taylorfinancial.ca team drove to the security checkpoint in After the Israeli assault team had back as a Jew – but it took me 40 years vehicles painted and decorated to look loaded all the hostages into the aircraft to understand that.” July 22, 2019 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 19 Goodbye sand, hello turf Newly renovated playgrounds open on Jewish Community Campus

BY STEPHANIE LEVITZ EARLY BEGINNINGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ith sand-filled shoes now a thing of the past, it’s hard to tell who is more excited about the two newly reno- Wvated playgrounds on the Jewish Commu- nity Campus: the kids, or their parents. The renovated playgrounds on the site of Early Beginnings Multicultural Daycare officially opened in late June. It was the biggest project undertaken by the centre since director Sandy Deyo started there more than two decades ago. “There were a lot of pieces that had to fit together,” Deyo said. Early Beginnings has been part of the community since 1989, moving to its (From left) Ottawa Centre MPP Joel Harden, current home at 11 Nadolny Sachs Pri- Early Beginnings Board Chair Neil Presner, vate in 1999. Ganon Preschool Directors Angela Lowe and Reesa Shinder, and Early Beginnings Director The playgrounds date back over 15 Sandy Deyo at the ribbon-cutting ceremony years, and are used by upwards of 100 Children enjoy one of the new playground structures outside the Early Beginnings Multicultural for the new playgrounds on the Jewish kids a day – there are 63 children at Daycare on the Jewish Community Campus. Community Campus. Early Beginnings and as many as 79 enrolled at Ganon, the preschool pro- a play tent are among the new instal- gram at the Soloway Jewish Community In late 2018, Early Beginnings secured who braved a rainy day in late June for lations geared towards increasing the Centre (SJCC). As well, they are used by just under $133,000 for repairs and the official ribbon cutting. space’s play value. the Soloway JCC’s summer day camp maintenance from the City of Ottawa, He noted that one important feature “These playgrounds, the money that program. thanks to special purpose funding made is that the yards are more accessible to we were lucky enough to get, will only What felt like buckets of sand com- available from the province. kids of varying abilities, adding to the enhance our programs for our coming home in kids’ shoes wasn’t the only Deyo immediately began work along- daycare’s overall appeal. munity as a whole, not just the Jewish concern voiced by parents and staff, the side Ganon directors Angela Lowe and “People are clamouring to get in here community. We don’t only have Jewish structures were showing signs of age Reesa Shinder to bring the space up to already, and this is just another ele- families in any of these programs,” said and no longer fit the needs of all kids. date with guidance from local company ment,” he said. Neil Presner, chair of the Early Begin- So when Early Beginnings received Playground Planners. Replacing all the sand with turf is nings Board of Directors. charitable status in 2015, enabling it Ottawa Centre MPP Joel Harden, only one of dozens of improvements. “It’s really encouraging that this is to apply for grants, redoing the play- whose riding encompasses the Jewish New climbing structures, slides, nat- the future of the space they can play in,” grounds became a priority. Community Campus, was among those ural wood accents, a mud kitchen and he added. ‘Falsettos’: Musical with Jewish themes coming in September BY ADAM MOSCOE FOR ORPHEUS MUSICAL million stories, at a time when “some- THEATRE SOCIETY thing bad is happening.” That something is the early days of the AIDS crisis eep into rehearsals to in the gay community. play Mendel, the psychia- It is 1979 in New York City. Marvin, trist-turned-stepdad, in “Falset- our protagonist, reveals he has left his tos,” a landmark musical and wife, Trina, for a man, Whizzer, and is Dperhaps the only one with a bar mitzvah trying to keep his “tight-knit family” boy as hero, I am living my musical the- afloat. His 10-year-old son, Jason, anx- atre dream! iously ponders over whether being gay I am thrilled that the Orpheus Musi- is a hereditary trait. Trina, on the verge cal Theatre Society is presenting this of a nervous breakdown, starts seeing ambitious show, for the first time in Marvin’s psychiatrist, Mendel, who Ottawa, September 4 to 7, at the Glad- takes great interest in his new patient stone Theatre, and I hope you will agree – “I think she’s very insecure, but so it is as beautiful as it is timely. As the am I” – and the two end up married. New York Times described the recent hit Meanwhile, Jason starts developing a Broadway revival, it’s a perfect musical, bond with Whizzer, the only adult he starring an imperfect family. will fully trust. Throughout Act I, the “Falsettos” is William Finn’s Tony family gets closer and closer to capsiz- Singer Adam Moscoe performs during Limmud Ottawa, March 31, 2019, at the Soloway Jewish Award-winning masterpiece, a sung- ing, until Marvin has a heart-to-heart Community Centre. through marathon where love tells a See Falsettos on page 23 July 22, 2019 20 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Rabbi Shaps retires as executive director of Torah Day School Will continue in advisory role at school, and carry on as founding director of JET

BY MATTHEW HORWOOD Rabbi Shaps said. fter 15 years of service, Rabbi In 2016, Rabbi Shaps was also Zischa Shaps has retired from involved in the logistics of unifying his role as executive director of Torah Academy and Rambam Day Torah Day School of Ottawa. School. ATorah Day School was created in 2016 Tamara Scarowsky, writing on behalf by the amalgamation of two Orthodox on behalf of the Torah Day School of day Schools: Torah Academy of Ottawa Ottawa Board of Directors, said Rabbi and Rambam Day School. Rabbi Shaps Shaps “has selflessly done whatever was had been executive director of Torah required to promote the vision of Jewish Academy. education for our children, from assum- Rabbi Shaps received his ordination ing the role of interim principal during from the Rabbinical Seminary of Amer- times of need, to the smallest, thankless ica-Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim in New York, jobs no one else would volunteer for. and holds a master’s degree in educa- He has touched the lives of so many tion from Adelphi University. students and their families and has built Rabbi Shaps came to Ottawa in 1989 relationships that have carried through to teach at Ottawa Torah Institute, an generations… His quiet strength and Orthodox high school affiliated with unwavering bitachon [trust] have been Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim. He also taught the bedrock upon which we now contin- at Hillel Academy – now the Ottawa ue to build and grow the school. Jewish Community School – starting “Words cannot do justice to the con- in 1993. tribution to Jewish education in our In 1992, Rabbi Shaps wanted to “do community that Rabbi Shaps has made something more,” and so he founded – and continues to make – as the seeds Jewish Education through Torah (JET), he has sowed and nurtured for over 30 with the help of his wife, Lauren. years continue to bear fruit,” Scarowsky “Adult education was something I felt said. there was a need for in the city,” Rabbi Torah Day School is planning to rec- Shaps said. “The Ottawa synagogues ognize and honour Rabbi Shaps at a had a class or two, but there weren’t any date to be announced this fall, Scarows- direct adult education programs.” ky added. In 1996, Rabbi Shaps and Lauren Rabbi Shaps is staying on with Torah were two of the nine original board Day School in an advisory role – by sit- members who founded Torah Academy ting on the newly established Rabbinical of Ottawa. Advisory Committee and as a consultant “The board worked together to ham- on fundraising. mer out what the school should look He will also continue as director of MATTHEW HORWOOD like and how everyone could be happy,” Despite retiring as executive director of Torah Day School of Ottawa, Rabbi Zischa Shaps JET and recently joined the board of he said. remains actively involved in Jewish education for children and adults in Ottawa. Ottawa Torah Institute. As well, he has In 2004, Rabbi Shaps became exec- been a member of the board of Con- utive director of Torah Academy, while gregation Beit Tikvah for the past two still maintaining his role as director of During his time as executive director that, you can’t accomplish much with- years. JET. at Torah Day School, Rabbi Shaps said out other staff and volunteers.” Between those roles, and spending It was “not easy” to go from teach- he personally completed many hands- Rabbi Shaps said a major accomplish- time with his family, exercising, and ing to being responsible for two organi- on jobs that needed to get done. “I’ve ment was keeping Torah Day School in a studying Torah, Rabbi Shaps says he will zations simultaneously, he said. “With put out road salt and shovelled snow, “reasonable financial situation” despite keep busy. teaching you are responsible for your I’ve mopped floors and washed dishes. financial limitations. Ottawa, said Rabbi Shaps, has been a own class. You don’t have responsi- If you don’t have enough money to “We were able to pay every person “wonderful place” to raise his children. bility for finances, for anybody else’s pay someone to do it, you need to do it their salaries and any vendors, and we “The community has a lot going for it, job or for making sure the building is yourself,” he said. never owed any money. I was proud we and everyone needs to keep pitching in operational.” “I’m not the only one who has done were able to live within our means,” to sustain it and allow it to grow.”

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BY MATTHEW HORWOOD mentary school, teachers are required ation program and volunteer manager anit Braun, a teacher at Temple to use “a lot of creativity and individual at Hillel Lodge, about starting a second Israel Religious School (TIRS) prep work” to make the most of the few program to allow seniors to engage with and Ottawa’s 2019 recipient of hours they have with the students. the babies. the North American Grinspoon One example of creative lesson Adler said the JBaby program pro- RAward for Excellence in Jewish Educa- planning is Braun’s Shoah unit, where vides opportunities for “meaningful and tion, says she learns something new from each student researches and develops a positive interactions between babies and every group of students she teaches. character – Jewish or non-Jewish – living toddlers and the Hillel Lodge residents.” The North American Grinspoon around the time of the Second World “This is an amazing intergenerational Awards for Excellence in Jewish Edu- War. As the students move through the program, connecting three important cation, formerly known as the Grin- unit, they record entries in their diaries elements: children, the elderly and Jew- spoon-Steinhardt Awards, celebrate as if they are experiencing the events of ish culture,” she said. “successful innovation in Jewish educa- the Holocaust as they transpire. Braun said the JBaby program is a tion by partnering with local communi- In addition to teaching, Ranit has “great start for Shabbat and the seniors ty partners across the United States and been the junior youth group adviser for are so happy to have young people Canada.” In Ottawa, the Harold Grin- Temple Israel since last year. around. It warms their spirit.” spoon Foundation – which also created Braun also created two JBaby pro- Braun said the award was “very much

the PJ Library program – partners with MATTHEW HORWOOD grams, in which parents and their chil- a surprise,” especially since her mother, the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. Ranit Braun, seen at Temple Israel with dren under two years of age gather to Sheli Braun, received the award in 2005. Braun received the award, June 16, husband Jason Demorest and son Gibby, socialize in a group setting. Braun said her favourite aspect of during Temple Israel Religious School’s follows in the footsteps of her mother, Sheli Braun said she had the idea for the teaching is learning something new Braun, as Ottawa recipient of the North end of the year potluck picnic. JBaby program during her maternity from every group of students in her American Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Braun has been at TIRS for nearly 15 Jewish Education. leave, because she wanted to “do stuff classroom. “You can use the same mate- years, teaching Hebrew, Tanakh, Jewish with my baby and connect with other rial and have the same taglines, but it’s history, tikkun olam, tzedakah, and people in the community.” different every year because the stu- gemilut hasadim. aliyah to Israel in 2015 – were teachers, After the success of the first JBaby dents are different,” she said. Braun said she chose to become a and she finds “a lot of purpose and program, held at Temple Israel on the “The students are the ones develop- teacher because both her parents – meaning in teaching every day.” second Shabbat of every month, Braun ing my skills and maintaining my desire Rabbi Ely and Sheli Braun, who made Braun said because TIRS is a supple- approached Marilyn Adler, the recre- to teach.”

Congregants, colleagues and students fete Rabbi Howard and Rivka Finkelstein

BY AARON KAISERMAN FOR CONGREGATION BEIT TIKVAH After an elegant reception,

ongregation Beit Tikvah of Otta- speakers shared words of wa (CBTO) hosted a retirement appreciation for Rabbi party, June 3, for Rabbi Howard Finkelstein and wife Rivka Finkelstein, its beloved spiritual for their devotion to the Cleader of 28 years. HOWARD SANDLER After an elegant reception, speakers growth and wellbeing of the At his retirement party, Rabbi Howard shared words of appreciation for Rabbi Ottawa Jewish community. Finkelstein receives a plaque of appreciation Finkelstein and wife Rivka for their from Bobby Wollock, president of devotion to the growth and wellbeing Congregation Beit Tikvah. of the Ottawa Jewish community. Rabbi rabbi shared in the high school, as well Finkelstein was celebrated not only by as their long personal friendship. She those in the Craig Henry neighbourhood the membership of CBTO, but also by noted his ability to surprise and inspire, affected by the tornado last year. many of his students from his tenure as as well as his deep, heartfelt commit- Toward the end of the evening, Wol- a teacher and dean of Judaic studies at ment to his congregants, students, and lock presented the rabbi with a plaque

the Ottawa Jewish Community School the Jewish people. and offered his own personal words of HOWARD SANDLER and Yitzhak Rabin High School (YRHS). Ed Fine, a founding member of CBTO, appreciation, playfully mimicking Rabbi Rivka and Rabbi Howard Finkelstein pause for A contingent of former congregants offered similarly warm praise, describing Finkelstein’s style when officiating at bar a photo during their retirement party, June 3, from Kingston’s Beth Israel Congrega- Rabbi Finkelstein’s “subtle and profound mitzvahs. at Congregation Beit Tikvah. tion, where Rabbi Finkelstein served for form of leadership” that has shepherd- Rabbi Finkelstein himself then deliv- 12 years, also attended to wish him a ed the congregation from strength to ered a moving speech to thank the com- happy retirement. strength over the past three decades. munity for being a strong partner in the from the podium. The evening’s MC was Bobby Wol- Several speakers commented on the shul’s material and spiritual growth and To close the evening, Jonathan Isser- lock, president of CBTO and a former rabbi’s hallmark qualities of integrity describing his love for the congregation lin, another founding member of CBTO, student of YRHS. and strength of will when addressing as a family. He even credited congre- sang “I’m Reviewing the Congregation,” Rabbi Reuven Bulka began the series ethical concerns. They also celebrated gants for helping raise his son, Tani. a parody of a song from the musical of moving speeches with a video mes- his desire and ability to form meaning- Rabbi Finkelstein concluded by urging “Oliver!” that gave comedic voice to sage recalling the partnership he and ful connections with each of his congre- continuity of the community and educa- the rabbi and the congregation’s rela- Rabbi Finkelstein shared as members of gants and students. tion in Ottawa, and expressed his desire tionship through the years. All in atten- Ottawa Jewish clergy. They also fondly discussed Rivka’s to keep in touch with his students and dance were inspired to join together in Neima Langner, who was instru- exuberant warmth and tireless desire congregants, even after he and Rivka wishing “kol hakavod” and a wonderful mental in the founding of YRHS, spoke to be of service to her community, such make aliyah. A standing ovation and retirement in Israel to Rabbi Howard fondly of the partnership she and the as when she prepared hot meals for more than a few tears ushered the rabbi and Rivka Finkelstein. July 22, 2019 22 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM

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your 50th Anniversary by Beth Roodman Enid and Jeff Gould Mazel Tov on your 50th Falsettos: Poignant song-filled drama Anniversary by Beth Roodman Continued from page 19 *************** Therapeutic Program with his son and reaffirms his dedica- Continued from page 22 In Honour of: Annette Albert Mazel Tov on your milestone tion as a father. Carole and Norman Zagerman Birthday by Selma, Murray and Greg Gilfix In Act II, Jason’s imminent bar mitz- “Falsettos” is an epic Family Fund Charles Schachnow Mazel Tov on your most vah is the focal point for the drama, undertaking, and the R’Fuah Shlema: deserving honour by Ingrid Levitz although the planning process becomes Dr. David Malek Best wishes on your Birthday Orpheus Musical Theatre Zelaine Shinder by Carole Zagerman obsessive and further flares the tensions *************** by Zelaine and Sol Shinder Society is to be Feeding Program In Memory of: between Marvin and Trina. Jason can’t understand “what have I done that applauded for embracing In Memory of: Mark Molot by Carol Gradus *************** they’d ruin my bar mitzvah” with all Bob Velensky by Glenda, David and Jordana Moss In Memory of: the challenge and diving Isidore Reef by Rosalie and Harold Schwartz the adults’ bickering. He is also growing Ann Zussman by Linda and Stephen Weiner up, listing off the girls in his class and into Jewish theatrical In Honour of: Raphael Fleming by Carolyn Weiss Fay Koffman Happy 95th Birthday by Zena Morris Agulnik by David’s friends from wondering which ones to invite to the styles and humour. Lieff and Sweetie Merivale High School and Hillel Academy big day, and whether they would laugh Evelyn Eisenberg Wishing you a very happy and Irwin and Annie Hinberg at his Hebrew. (Cooper Dunn, who plays Birthday by Donna and Eric Levin Mark Molot by Sandy and Marvin Granatstein Jason, has been working hard on his Much-needed comic relief is provided Murray Citron In appreciation by David and Sheila Hartman by Roz and Stan Labow Judith Kalin pronunciation!) by the next-door neighbours, including Myles Taller by Roz and Stan Labow As everyone gathers to cheer on Cordelia, an ambitious kosher caterer, Hymie Reichstein In appreciation by David and Pauline Hochberg by Stan and Roz Labow Jason at a baseball game – “We’re played by well-known Ottawa actor, Judith Kalin George Bond by Monica Rosenthal Dr. Alex and Linda Wakter and Sally Taller In Honour of: watching Jewish boys/Who cannot Andréa Black. Mazel Tov on Tara’s engagement to Kobi by Howard and Alicia Starr Warmest wishes on play baseball/Play baseball” – Whizzer “Falsettos” is an epic undertaking, Annette Albert your 50th Anniversary by Sheela and Ozzie returns to the scene and gets back and the Orpheus Musical Theatre Soci- R’Fuah Shlema: Silverman together with Marvin. But something ety is to be applauded for embracing Jill Bellack by David and Judith Kalin Len Bennett Mazel Tov on your special Birth- isn’t right. Whizzer develops a mysteri- the challenge and diving into Jewish Donna Klaiman Fine by David and Judith Kalin day by Phyllis and Bill Cleiman ous illness, and once it worsens, Jason theatrical styles and humour. My fel- Leslie Cramer by David and Judith Kalin Annette Albert Mazel Tov on your special is beside himself, nearly cancelling the low actors and I are sinking our teeth *************** Birthday by Phyllis and Bill Cleiman Recreation Program Joy Chochinov Best wishes on your Birthday bar mitzvah, until he has an epiphany into the quick-witted ensembles and In Honour of: by Bill and Laurie Chochinov and insists the bar mitzvah be held in heart-wrenching ballads. We very much Ruth Victor Best wishes on your 104th Birth- Ralph Levenstein Best wishes on your Birthday Whizzer’s hospital room. “Falsettos” is hope you will join us. day by Ronnie Goldberg, Beverley Gershko- by Bill and Laurie Chochinov at its most touching during these final “Falsettos” runs September 4 to 7 vitch and Mona Lefort Mark and Carol Tolchinsky Best wishes on your scenes, culminating in a moving love at the Gladstone Theatre. Annette Albert Best wishes on your special Anniversary by Bill and Laurie Chochinov duet, “What would I do/If I had not Visit www.thegladstone.ca for more infor- Birthday by Esther and David Kwavnick R’Fuah Shlema: Cynthia and David Blumenthal Mazel Tov on Charles Starosta by Betty Steinmetz loved you?” mation or tickets.

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Spinning and citizenship – “Pedalling and sweating to the beat of fabulous music, while building strength and resilience in the company of a group of great fellow spinners, is a typical SJCC spin class experience,” writes Sabina Wasserlauf. “Occasionally, an extra element creeps in, as it did on Friday, June 14, when the class surprised our intrepid instructor (and SJCC president and COO) Barry Sohn, with a party to celebrate the wonderful occasion of Barry and his family having been sworn in as Canadian citizens. “Our strenuous physical output was followed by a slice of truly nutritious Canada Flag cake, but only after Barry successfully (for the most part) answered group members’ Canadiana skill-testing questions!”

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ummer fun was on the agenda for my sons and hunger, unintended weight loss, fatigue and weakness, me on July 21, 2017. It was a relaxed day spent and blurred vision. playing, laughing, toy shopping and eating ice JEN PERZOW Parents of kids with T1D speak about the shock, cream. We planned to end the day with a romp grief, anger, fear and sadness that accompanies the Sin the splash pad and dinner in the park after a quick MODERN diagnosis. It is a bit like having a newborn. You are stop at the doctor’s office. I remember driving around MISHPOCHA overwhelmed, exhausted and emotional at a time the city that day feeling grateful for the simple, easy, fun when you are taking on heady responsibilities with a time we were having. It was a day of “yes” – a day when steep learning curve. you say “yes” to requests more often than you say “no.” Your days are filled with multiple injections and Those days don’t happen all that often. constant pleas for the needles to stop. You tell your I wasn’t expecting anything significant to come from A shoutout to anyone managing big child that the needles will not go away and eventually the doctor’s appointment. Our youngest, only three and little challenges in their child’s you learn to do so without tears in your own eyes. You at the time, had started wetting the bed again. This life, especially the challenges that weigh food, count carbohydrates and measure insulin. coincided with his first experience at day camp, so we You prepare yourself for insulin pumps, continuous chalked it up to a reaction to the change in his rou- very few people see or know about. glucose monitoring devices, and emergency kits. You tine. But then the frequency of the accidents increased You are not alone. If you feel that you teach others how to keep your child alive and safe. You significantly. During the day, he was constantly thirsty are, please reach out. learn about future complications without worrying and always needing to pee. that every mistake you make will have dire conse- Our amazing family physician came into the exam quences down the road. You learn to manage a disease room and upon hearing the symptoms went straight diabetes (T1D). that previously was nothing more than a word. Now it to get a small device to check his blood sugar. Within T1D is an auto-immune disorder that causes the has changed your life. minutes of arriving at her office, she looked at me and pancreas to stop producing insulin. Without insulin, While November is officially National Diabetes said, “He most likely has Type 1 diabetes. You need to cells in our body are not able to absorb the sugar that Awareness Month, for this mom, July is always the take him straight to CHEO. Do not go home first, do they need to survive. A buildup of too much sugar month when I look back in wonder and gratitude for not make any stops along the way. I will call ahead and in the blood can cause lifelong complications and/or all that we’ve learned, the support we’ve received, and tell them you are coming.” death. Not enough sugar in the blood can also be fatal. for every single additional day with this precious child It’s always a shock to have to make an unexpected While T1D can be managed today, there is no cure. It and his amazing siblings who are all daily reminders of trip to hospital, especially for one of your children. As can happen to anyone. bravery, resilience, strength and love. much as we complain about having to wait to be seen T1D signs and symptoms can appear relatively A shoutout to anyone managing big and little chal- in the emergency room, not waiting brings its own spe- suddenly and may include increased thirst, frequent lenges in their child’s life, especially the challenges that cial kind of panic. Not waiting is serious. Sure enough, urination, and bedwetting in children who previously very few people see or know about. You are not alone. after more tests and conversations with the stellar didn’t wet the bed during the night. If not detected If you feel that you are, please reach out. I guarantee team at CHEO, they confirmed a diagnosis of Type 1 and treated, additional symptoms can include extreme someone is waiting to connect with and support you.

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ords are important. Words are so import- The outcome of four years of searing personal tes- ant that, in our Jewish tradition, if a timonies of the families of nearly 1,200 missing and word of Torah is mispronounced during RABBI STEVEN H. GARTEN murdered woman, the report offered hundreds of rec- worship services, it must be repeated cor- A VIEW FROM ommendations in response to tragedies experienced by Wrectly. Words can have multiple meanings. Shalom is a Canada’s Indigenous peoples. prime example. Hello, goodbye, wholeness, are just a THE BLEACHERS However, the powerful and deeply felt angst of the few of the meanings associated with the three root let- report was immediately lost in a cacophony of noise ters: Shin, Lamed and Mem. Words are also the means related to the use of one word: genocide. that we have for communication. They are also the most museum proudly speaks of the Jews of Russia. Any and The report minces no words when it says, “there exists basic tool we have for creating obfuscation, misleading, all oppression of our ancestors was the result of the a race-based genocide of Indigenous Peoples... empowered and massaging messages. Two seemingly disconnected pre-revolutionary horrors of the Romanovs and their by colonial structures... leading directly to the current rates situations reinforced the power of words to me. predecessors. No anti-antisemitism there. of violence, death, suicide in Indigenous society.” I recently returned from a two-week journey in four In Estonia, the first country to be “Judenfrei,” the For many of us, the word genocide is reserved for the Baltic countries: Finland, Russia, Estonia and Latvia. I collaboration by Estonians with the Nazis was seriously destruction of European Jewry. What happened in Ger- travelled with my wife’s choir, the Ottawa Choir Society, underplayed. The real enemy was the Soviet Union and many, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, etc. was ‘the genocide.’ to Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Tallinin and Riga. While she there, words were directed toward the brave Estonian Unfortunately, there are many other examples of and 75 other beautiful voices offered concerts in histor- citizens who helped the Germans free themselves from genocide: the mass killing of Tutsi in Rwanda; the eth- ic churches and concert venues, I served as a roadie/ the evils of Stalin. No anti-antisemitism there. nic cleansing committed by Bosnian Serb forces. The schlepper. While many in the choir enjoyed the 14-centu- In Latvia, there was a more nuanced approach. They list is lengthy. Yet, many believe the report misused the ries-old towns of Riga and Tallinn, and the czarist beauty acknowledged the slaughter of 50,000 Jews in the Riga term genocide. One word has the power to destroy all of St. Petersburg, a few of us explored the rich Jewish Ghetto, andthe murder of another 25,000 German Jews the good and noble work of the National Inquiry into history and the current situation of Jews in these coun- transported to the ghetto and the mass extermination of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. A tries. It was not a journey for the faint of heart. Jews in the forests. Yet, they spoke of the righteous gen- sad but true reality of the post-Shoah world is there is a In each country, I learned there is a particular and tiles and of the priest who saved Riga’s main synagogue. fight over who can claim rightful ownership of a word. unique perception of the events we call the Shoah. Words were used to explore the complicated dynamic We who know first-hand of the destructive power In Russia, horrors were perpetrated upon disloyal cit- between the Latvians and two oppressive conquerors. of genocide might be well served by learning to share izens of the U.S.S.R. Any and all acts ordered for the Words helped the visitor to the National Museum of the term. “Genocide,” as Erna Paris wrote in the June sake of survival were valid and necessary. They were Occupation, Resistance and Emancipation understand 4 Globe and Mail, “is a legal term, not a societal term.” fighting a life or death struggle against the barbaric that human interactions are complex and multi-dimen- (https://tinyurl.com/ernaparis) While technically cor- fascists. Those who fled the Nazis from Poland and sional. Maybe a little antisemitism there. rect, perhaps words and their meanings do become elsewhere were not ethnically Russian. Their deaths Just before our journey began, the National Inquiry societal terms. Best not argue over words when the were simply collateral damage in the communist strug- into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and death of a people is at stake. We of all peoples should gle against fascism. In fact, the Russian ethnographic Girls report was released. resonate with that reality.

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ONGOING EVENTS MONDAY, AUGUST 19 Join us before the parade begins for cold drinks, snacks, schmoozing and fun! Look for our posters with more Caregiver Group - Connecting with your Loved One Film Night – ‘The Fruit Machine’ with a discussion details on where to meet. Rainbow wear highly encour- 1:30 - 3 pm, every third Wednesday until August 21, 2019, 7 - 9 pm, Temple Israel, 1301 Prince of Wales Dr. aged! All LGBTQ people and allies welcome! The Bess and Moe Greenberg Family Hillel Lodge, Contact: Dar Blue, 613-297-1838 Sponsor: Temple Israel 10 Nadolny Sachs Pvt. [email protected] Contact: Lisa Rossman or Joanna Abrams Film screening of the film ‘The Fruit Machine’ and SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 613-728-3900 ext 114. discussion led by Michelle Douglas, who successfully This discussion and supportive group offers family sued the Canadian Armed Forces in a landmark 1992 Kosher BBQ Cook-Off and Festival members and caregivers encouragement, comfort and case that ended Canada’s formalized ban on LGBT 3 - 7 pm, Ottawa Torah Centre Chabad self care techniques. people in the military. 111 Lamplighters Dr. Contact: Rabbi Blum, [email protected] WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 COMING EVENTS BBQ competition, food galore, entertainment for the family. Stem Cell Registry Drive – Get Swabbed Event SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 8 am – 11:30 am TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Contact: Steve at [email protected] PJ Goes to the Pool Save someone like Ottawa’s 5-year old, Hillary 10 am - 12 pm, Soloway JCC Outdoor Pool Annual Campaign Kickoff 2020 McKibben. Eligible donors should be between 17 and Contact: Jordan Waldman 7 - 9 pm, Algonquin Commons Theatre, 35 years old, in good general health, and willing to [email protected] 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Building E donate to any patient in need. Men are especially Join PJ Library for a fun time at the pool! Crafts, pizza Contact: Tanya Poirier, [email protected] needed as donors. Fewer than 30% of patients who included. $5 per child or $10 per family. Tickets available 613-798-4696, ext. 241 require stem cell transplants find a compatible donor online at www.picatic.com/event15627800227660 The Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s 2020 campaign within their family. The rest rely on those who have kickoff event will feature Elon Gold, internationally volunteered to donate stem cells to anyone in need. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 known comedian and actor.

SATURDAY, JULY 27 Capital Pride Shabbat WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 7:30 – 9:30 pm, Kehillat Beth Israel, 1400 Coldrey Ave. TOT Shabbat Cost: $10 - $18 at www.eventbrite.ca Shirley Berman Lecture Series: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, Kehillat Beth Israel, Contact: Jessica Burke, [email protected], 416-728-6376 Jacquelin Holzman, former mayor of Ottawa 1400 Coldrey Avenue Please join us as we celebrate Pride in our diversity! This 7:30 - 9 pm, Temple Israel, 1301 Prince of Wales Dr. Contact: Rabbi Zuker is a fully catered event including wine and dessert. Contact: Elaine Brodsky [email protected] Dinner will begin at 7:30 pm. Tickets must be purchased 613-798-4696, [email protected] Join Rabbi Zuker for a Shabbat Beach Party! We’ll share in advance, there will be no admission at the door. Get Ottawa Jewish Historic Society presents a talk featuring prayers, songs, stories, and snacks. Free and open to the your tickets early. Hosted by The Centre for Israel and the former mayor of Ottawa, Jacquelin Holzman. community. Jewish Affairs (CIJA), the Jewish Federation of Ottawa (JFO) and the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 Committee (CJPAC). Co-hosts: Kehillat Beth Israel, CANDLE LIGHTING BEFORE Temple Israel, Or Haneshamah JULY 26 8:20 PM Temple Israel Erev Pride Shabbat and Dinner AUGUST 2 8:11 PM 6 - 8:30 pm, Temple Israel, 1301 Prince of Wales Dr. SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 AUGUST 9 8:02 PM 613-224-1802 AUGUST 16 7:51 PM Contact: Dar Blue Capital Pride Parade Tailgate Party [email protected] 11:30 am - 2 pm, Pride Parade BULLETIN DEADLINES Celebrate Capital Pride at Temple Israel with an Erev Gladstone at Bank WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 FOR SEPTEMBER 23 Pride service at 6 pm followed by a potluck dinner. All Contact: Dar Blue WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 FOR OCTOBER 7 are welcome to this LGBTQ event. Rainbow wear 613-297-1838 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 FOR OCTOBER 28 encouraged! [email protected] WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 FOR NOVEMBER 11

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