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OCTOBER 29, 2018 | CHESHVAN 20, 5779 ESTABLISHED 1937 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM | $2 Plaque honouring Lillian Bilsky Freiman dedicated at Army Officer’s Mess BY MICHAEL REGENSTREIF EDITOR so satisfactory that the pattern was adopted by the American Red Cross. The large crowd including family women who volunteered to do this work members, Jewish community did so until the end of the war.” leaders, political and military Mackay also noted that Freiman officials, and a large contingent opened her home every weekend to Jew- Aof Canadian Armed Forces veterans, ish soldiers from the Rockcliffe Camp. gathered in the elegant drawing room of “These soldiers in turn brought their Army Officers’ Mess at 149 Somerset gentile friends as well, and all enjoyed Street West in Ottawa, October 11, for the a weekend where they could relax and dedication of a plaque honouring take part in various entertainments philanthropist and community leader throughout the war years.” Lillian Bilsky Freiman (1885-1940). From the soldiers, Freiman learned of Also present at the morning cere- the problems experienced by returning mony – organized by Parks Canada on veterans leading her to help establish the behalf of the Historic Sites and Monu- Great War Veterans Association, the fore- ments Board of Canada – were represen- runner of the Canadian Legion. In 1933, tatives of many of the charitable organi- Freiman became the first woman made zations impacted by Freiman’s activism an honorary life member of the Legion. and generosity. Within the Jewish community, Frei- The daughter of Moses Bilsky, the man was best known as the founder first Jew to settle in Ottawa, Freiman of Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW), married department store owner and the country’s largest Jewish women’s Jewish community leader A.J. (Archibald organization. Freiman served as CHW’s Jacob) Freiman in 1903. The Freimans national president from its founding in built their home in 1913 and the mansion 1919 until her death in 1940. became the Army Officers’ Mess in 1957. Among her many honours, in 1934, As Freiman’s granddaughter Betsy Freiman became the first Jewish Canadi- Rigal, who grew up in the home, and COURTESY OF PARKS CANADA an to be awarded the Order of the Brit- Lt.-Col (Retired) Dan Mackay explained, The plaque honouring Lillian Bilsky Freiman is now installed in front of the Army Officers’ Mess ish Empire. at 149 Somerset Street West in Ottawa. it was on the dining room table in her The federal government was repre- home in 1922 that Freiman made the sented at the ceremony by MP Stéphane first artificial poppies that quickly came soldiers and veterans. As Mackay, a past which the Freimans had purchased Lauzon, parliamentary secretary to the to symbolize Remembrance Day in Can- president of the Army Officers’ Mess in 1913. In so doing, she removed her minister of Veterans Affairs and associ- ada – a symbol that endures to this day. who now serves as the Mess historian dining room furniture and installed 30 ate minister of National Defence. Well before she launched the poppy explained, “With the outbreak of war sewing machines. Each day… under “On behalf of the government of Can- campaign in Canada, Freiman, who in 1914 Lillian Freiman devoted herself the auspices of the Red Cross, women ada, I am pleased to commemorate the became known as “The Poppy Lady,” to the welfare of Canada’s soldiers. She volunteers sewed pyjamas and heavy- national historic significance of Lillian had taken a leading role in supporting established a sewing club in her home… lined dressing gowns which later proved See Freiman on page 2
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Bilsky Freiman, whose lifelong dedication for combating anti-Semitism to helping others through social activism and community service had a real and BY MATTHEW HORWOOD direct positive impact for the lives of wo former federal cabinet thousands of Canadians. I encourage all ministers from Ottawa – the Canadians to learn more about Lillian late Mauril Bélanger and John Bilsky Freiman and her important place Baird – received the Raoul in our country’s history,” said Lauzon. TWallenberg Citation for Moral Courage The plaque honouring Freiman can in the Face of Anti-Semitism in a now be seen in front of the Army Offi- ceremony held, October 17, at the cer’s Mess. National Holocaust Monument. It was the third annual presenta- tion hosted by the Wallenberg Citation Initiative. The award – named for a Swedish diplomat who saved thou- sands of Jews from the Holocaust and who disappeared after being taken into custody by Soviet authorities in 1945 – recognizes “outstanding indi- viduals (or groups) who stand up to Federa� on’s Annual Campaign 2019 Kickoff and speak out against anti-Semitism in Canada and the world.” was a wild success! “We are here today for an import- ant purpose, and I believe our purpose will be a memorable experience for all of us,” said Daniel Stringer, co-founder MICHAEL REGENSTREIF of the Wallenberg Citation Initiative Betsy Rigal, Lillian Bilsky Freiman’s grand- MATTHEW HORWOOD daughter, speaks at the ceremony dedicating and MC of the event. (From left) Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka, John Baird, Daniel Stringer, Catherine Bélanger and a plaque in honour of her grandmother, The 2018 national citation was Lawrence Greenspon gather at the National Holocaust Monument following a ceremony October 11, at the Army Officers’ Mess. presented posthumously to Bélanger, presenting the Raoul Wallenberg Citation for Moral Courage in the Face of Anti-Semitism to the Liberal MP who represented Otta- Baird and the late Mauril Bélanger, October 17. wa-Vanier and served as minister of internal trade under prime minis- ter Paul Martin, and who proposed “That generation understood the the bill changing Canada’s national “We have seen the great struggle of needing to be morally anthem to be gender neutral. Law- metamorphosis of sound and morally strong. But regret- rence Greenspon, who spoke “not as traditional anti-Semitism that tably, those struggles aren’t over,” he a lawyer, but as Mauril’s friend,” pre- said. Photos: Howard Sandler sented the award to Bélanger’s wife, targets the individual Jew, “We have seen the metamorphosis Catherine. to anti-Semitism that targets of traditional anti-Semitism that tar- The 2018 international citation was the Jewish state,” Baird said. gets the individual Jew, to anti-Sem- presented by Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka to itism that targets the Jewish state,” John Baird, the former Conservative MP Baird said. “We need moral clarity, and for Ottawa West-Nepean who served as Holocaust deniers,” Rabbi Bulka standing up for Israel is just the right minister of Foreign Affairs from 2011 to said. “Not only did he do this with thing to do.” 2015. Rabbi Bulka said it was a “person- regards to defending Israel, but he Also participating in the ceremony al thrill” to be able to present the award also did it with regards to defending were author Fred Litwin, who spoke to “one of my heroes.” human rights.” hopefully about a world without “John changed the discourse in for- In accepting the award, Baird spoke anti-Semitism, violinist Ralitsa Tchola- eign affairs. This was principled lead- at length about his grandfather, who kova, who played for the audience, ership of standing up to – and calling fought in Europe during the Second and Cantor Pinchas Levinson, who led out – the modern incarnations of World War. Thank you the singing of “O Canada.” to our chairs, the Zaret Family, Corporate Lillian Bilsky Freiman all par� cipants, volunteers and supporters! Sponsors
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Wednesday, October 17 Sunday, November 4,5 Wednesday, November 10 4 - 5 pm 12:30 pm – 4 pm 6:30 pm Award Ceremony Pop-Up Museum - “Let the Artifacts Speak: Music of the Holocaust performed by the The Wallenberg Citation Initiative 3rd annual Returning Humanity to Holocaust Victims” German National Youth Orchestra ceremony for Moral Courage In The Face Of The Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies, Temple Under the sponsorship of the German Embassy, Anti-Semitism. 2018 National laureate, present- Israel Religious School, and the Centre for and in cooperation with the Centre for Holocaust ed posthumously, to Hon Mauril Belanger, former Holocaust Education and Scholarship, are Education and Scholarship. Free. Please RSVP. honorary Speaker of the House of Commons. 2018 collaborating to create a Pop-Up Museum for Contact: Myka Kelly Lynn at 613-780-1529 International laureate is Hon John Baird, former Ottawa families. Submissions welcome. Location: Southminster United Church, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada. Rabbi Location: Temple Israel, 1301 Prince of Wales Dr. 15 Aylmer Ave. Reuven Bulka will offer welcoming comments. Contact: Daniel Stringer at 613-218-1431 Monday, November 5 Sunday, November 18 Location: National Holocaust Monument on the Lecture by Dr. Robert Ehrenreich of the United 4 - 6 pm corner of Wellington and Booth. States Holocaust Memorial Museum “Who Will Write Our History” Film The Pop-Up Museum will also be open from 6:30 - Presented by the Shoah Committee of the Jewish Thursday, October 18 8:30 pm on November 5 and will be followed by a Federation of Ottawa Executive. Film produced by 6 - 9 pm public lecture (suitable for adults and mature teens) Nancy Spielberg, Q&A with film participant The Power of Free Spirit at 7:30 pm. Dr. Ehrenreich will discuss how person- Professor Jan Grabowski will follow the screening. Concert and exhibit commemorating 75th al items can turn the huge numbers of victims back In November 1940, a secret band of journalists, anniversary of the saving of the Bulgarian Jews into individuals and return their humanity. scholars and community leaders decided to fight during Second World War. The concert, “Hebrew Location: Temple Israel, 1301 Prince of Wales Dr. back, not with guns or fists, but with pen and paper. Melody”, consists of music by Jewish composers Free event - arrive early - limited seating as well several Yiddish songs. Cost $15 Tuesday, November 6 Contact: Lindsay Gottheil at 613-798-4696 x355 or Contact: Ralitsa Tcholakova at 613-797-1293 or 7:30 - 9 pm [email protected] [email protected] Malca Pass Library Book Discussion Group Location: The Chamber Room, Ben Franklin Place, Location: Shenkman Arts Centre 245 Centrum “The Book Smugglers” will be reviewed by Susan 101 Centrepointe Dr. Blvd. Landau-Chark; group discussion will follow. In partnership with CHES, Centre for Holocaust Sunday, November 25 Saturday, October 27 Education and Scholarship 2 - 4 pm 7 – 9 pm Contact Maureen Kaell at 613-224-8649 or “Forbidden and Forgotten” Concert Memoir as a Genre of Canadian Holocaust [email protected] Leah Roseman and Dina Namer play rediscovered Literature Location: Kehillat Beth Israel, 1400 Coldrey Ave. music that was forbidden by the Nazis during the Opening panel featuring survivor author Nate 30’s and 40’s; a concert of duos for piano and violin. Leipciger, managing editor Arielle Berger and Wednesday, November 7 Cost $20. Free parking. Wheelchair accessible. educator Stephanie Corazza, reflects on the 7 - 9 pm Children under 12, free. process of writing and producing Holocaust survivor 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht: What Shards Contact: Patsy Royer at 613-233-3099 or memoirs and the ways in which this genre serves Remain? HEM launch event [email protected] as a foundation for Holocaust education. Keynote address: Kristallnacht: The End of the Location: Temple Israel 1301 Prince of Wales Dr. Registration is required. See website** for link. Beginning and the Beginning of the End by Location: 21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt. Dr. Michael Berenbaum, one of the founders of the Wednesday, November 28 Sponsor: Soloway JCC and the Vered Jewish Ca- Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. 7 - 9 pm nadian Studies Program at the University of Ottawa. Special performance by classical violinist Author Amos Guiora: The Crime of Complicity Niv Ashkenazi playing a violin miraculously Presented by the Shoah Committee of the Jewish Sunday, October 28 salvaged from the ashes of the Holocaust and Federation of Ottawa. A compelling speaker, and 9 am - 7 pm restored by Israeli luthier Amnon Weinstein. child of Holocaust survivors, Professor Guiora Full day of panels on Canadian Holocaust A program of the Centre for Holocaust Education discusses the bystander-victim relationship from a Literature (continued from Oct 27 event) and Scholarship in cooperation with Kehillat Beth deeply personal and legal perspective, focusing first Conference organizers: Rebecca Margolis Israel Synagogue. on the Holocaust and then exploring cases of sexu- (University of Ottawa), Seymour Mayne (University http://www.carleton.ca/ches al assault in contemporary society. Free event. of Ottawa), Ruth Panofsky (Ryerson University) Location: Kehillat Beth Israel, 1400 Coldrey Ave. Copies of his book will be for purchase and signing. Open to the public but advance registration is Contact: Lindsay Gottheil at 613-798-4696 x355 or required. [email protected] Contact: Rebecca at [email protected] Thursday, November 8 Location: Soloway JCC, 21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt. Location: Library and Archives Canada, 7 - 9:30 pm 395 Wellington St. The MS St. Louis - A shameful moment in North Thursday, November 29 Sponsor: University of Ottawa, Ryerson University, American history 4:30 – 9 pm The Azrieli Foundation, Library and Archives, the In connection with the Government of Canada’s Teachers’ Workshop: Exploring the Complex- Soloway Jewish Community Centre. official apology for turning away the ities of Kristallnacht. Facilitator and keynote MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 907 German Jews speaker: Leora Schaefer. Presented by the Centre Saturday, November 3 • 7-9 pm fleeing the Nazi regime in 1939, OTC presents a for Holocaust Education and Scholarship in coop- Sunday, November 5 • 3-5 pm screening of award-winning documentary eration with Facing History and Ourselves. Register Community Culture Show “Complicit”, The Voyage of the MS St. Louis - by Nov 15. Free parking, light supper. “Ho Feng-Shan, Righteous Among the Nations” A shameful moment in North American history. Location: Temple Israel, 1301 Prince of Wales Dr. primarily in English with subtitles in Chinese and A discussion with film director Robert M. Krakow English. Based on the true story of Dr. Ho Feng- and live Q&A with four surviving passengers will Thursday, November 29 Shan, the Chinese consulate in pre-WWII Vienna follow. Cost $15 4 - 6 pm who issued thousands of visas to help Jews escape Contact: Rabbi Blum at 613-843-7770 or “Kristallnacht: An After History” by Dr. Helmut to Shanghai from Nazi Germany. The show includes [email protected] Walser Smith, Martha Rivers Professor of History Chinese and Jewish performances - singing, Location: Ottawa Torah Centre Chabad at Vanderbilt University. dancing, live music and martial arts. 111 Lamplighters Dr. Sponsor: Department of History, Carleton University, Location: 4 Thorncliff Pl. EURUS, the Zelikovitz Centre, and the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship Contact: [email protected] For information related to Holocaust Education Month events, please contact CHES Location: Discovery Center, Room 482 MacOdrum at [email protected] or call 613-695-9700 or 613-520-2600, ext. 1320 Library, Carleton University.
**Please visit our website at jewishottawa.com/HEM for full details and updates on all events. October 29, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 5 Fund to benefit prion disease research honours memory of Alana Bodnoff Perelmutter
BY LOUISE RACHLIS Dr. David Dyment at CHEO. The genetic the hearts of all the staff. Her smile e always said that testing determined what her illness real- warmed every heart and when finally all ‘Alana’s one in a mil- ly was. They tested her twice, because speech was lost, she continued to com- lion,’” said Doreen they didn’t believe it the first time.” municate with those beautiful, expres- Arnoni, “and ironically As a former physical education teach- sive eyes,” said Doreen. ‘W[the chance of someone contracting] er who, her mother said, had been “a Her five devoted caregivers were lov- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is one in picture of health for so long,” Alana ingly called “Alana’s Angels.” Cousins a million.” initially denied the signs of a growing and friends frequently came by as well, Doreen’s daughter, Alana Perelmutter problem. “The athlete denied the trem- as Alana “brought light and a smile Bodnoff, died July 17 at age 54, after a ors in her limbs. The amazing memory to everyone in these last years. She battle with CJD, a form of prion disease suddenly needed the GPS to find her touched so many lives. She was sur- that affects humans. way home,” said her mother. rounded by love and she knew it.” To honour Alana, her mother and “The diagnosis of early-onset Alz- There were three important points sister Shari have created the Alana heimer’s came in November 2015. That Doreen wanted stress in speaking with Bodnoff Perelmutter Fund for Prion Dis- was when our journey together really the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin: the strength ease Research with the Ottawa Jewish began. If we thought Alzheimer’s was and personality of her daughter who Community Foundation. Alana’s father- devastating, it was nothing compared to “touched so many lives”; the fund and in-law, Lewis Perelmutter, also made a what came later... That one in a million, the important research it will benefit; generous contribution to the fund. fatal disease with a general prognosis of and the importance of volunteerism. “While Alzheimer’s disease is the Alana Perelmutter Bodnoff died at age 54 one year. If she was afraid, she showed “How can you be aware of a disease most common cause of dementia, there from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare no fear. If she suddenly fell, she laughed. that only 100 people in Canada get in are many other dementia-causing diseas- disease that affects about 100 Canadians per Yes, there were difficult times but before a year?” she asked. “Awareness is so es that share something in common,” said year. they began in earnest, I was able to take important.” Dr. Valerie Sim of the University of Alber- her to the Dominican Republic for a Doreen still goes twice a week to vol- ta, whose research the fund will benefit. accurate disease models, prion research- wonderful week of fun and laughter.” unteer in the dining room at Longfields “They are associated with a protein ers have been identifying features that They also spent time in Wilmington, Manor. “Volunteerism should be based that folds into the incorrect shape and allow a protein to become disease-caus- North Carolina with her sister Shari. on need,” she said. “The PSWs need vol- then templates itself onto like proteins, ing, and these insights are informing Shortly afterward, Alana came to live unteers. Mealtime is very, very important. spreading through the brain, killing work on the more common protein fold- with Doreen and her husband Ariel. Alana was never alone at mealtime from brain cells... The fastest type of pro- ing dementias,” said Sim. “Every morning she would come to the day 1. One of the reasons she lived so long tein-folding dementia is prion disease, When her symptoms began at age breakfast table with a smile and say ‘I after the original diagnosis was the care which includes CJD… At present there 51, Alana and her mother went to a few love living here with you guys.’” and the love she received. I am thankful are no cures for any of these demen- early-onset Alzheimer’s support group However, by October 2016, it became for every wonderful day I was privileged tias… [so] it is vital to study prion meetings. obvious that without help her mother to spend with this amazing woman.” disease. Even though prion diseases “Seeing the condition of the others, could no longer take care of Alana. She To make a donation to the Alana are rare, they are highly transmissible I said ‘there’s no way it was early-onset entered Longfields Manor, a long-term Bodnoff Perelmutter Fund for Prion (unlike the other dementias) and so Alzheimer’s,’” said Arnoni. “Dr. Andrew care home in Nepean, with “not a word Disease Research, call the Ottawa Jewish can be faithfully induced in a variety of Frank, Alana’s neurologist at Bruyère, of protest, just acceptance.” Community Foundation at 613-798-4696, research models. With these rapid and ordered genetic testing, referring her to “She soon found a special place in ext. 274. Fred Litwin: No longer a JFK conspiracy freak BY MATTHEW HORWOOD film – one of the most complete films mittee on Assassinations, and that con- film in history.” The movie was based onspiracy theories about the of Kennedy’s assassination – was shown vinced me that there was no conspiracy on the trial of Clay Shaw, a gay man assassination of John F. Kennedy for the first time. and Oswald acted alone,” Litwin said. who was prosecuted by New Orleans have proliferated for more than a When Litwin saw the film, he One chapter in Litwin’s book deals District Attorney Jim Garrison for sup- half-century since the murder of recalled noticing that Kennedy’s head with Oliver Stone’s film, “JFK,” which posedly being involved with the CIA Cthe U.S. president on November 22, 1963. went “back and to the left, which was Litwin says is “the most homophobic See Litwin on page 14 In his latest book, I was a Teenage sort of indicative of a shot from the JFK Conspiracy Freak, Ottawa author front,” which inspired him to conduct Fred Litwin recounts how he became research at the library. interested in conspiracies surrounding At first, the only books Litwin could Hulse, Playfair the assassination and how he eventually find on the subject were “conspiracy came to the realization that Lee Harvey books and the Warren Commission & McGarry Oswald was the lone assassin and that Report.” But in 1975, Litwin received JFK FUNERAL SERVICES there was no cover-up. 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friendships, freedom, and the lives of in the ghetto’s rubble, is a miraculous The kids related to the play loved ones, based purely on her being story. We will present this film, “Who beyond any measure we Jewish. The questions they asked at its Will Write Our History,” at Ben Franklin expected, identifying with the conclusion were insightful, and could Place on Sunday, November 18, 4 pm. have gone on for much longer than the Tickets are free, but seating is limited. protagonist, a teenaged girl, time we had allotted. The chair of the We are excited to bring Professor who had lost friendships, Ridgemont Parents Council, a Muslim Amos Guiora to Ottawa to speak about freedom, and the lives of woman, was so touched that she has his latest book, The Crime of Complic- offered to help our committee promote ity: The Bystander in the Holocaust, on loved ones, based purely on Holocaust education in any way she can. Wednesday, November 28, 7 pm, at the FEDERATION REPORT her being Jewish. The committee has decided to bring Soloway Jewish Community Centre. A DEBBIE HALTON-WEISS the play to Woodroffe High School next world-renowned speaker, Guiora served SHOAH COMMITTEE were properly organized according to spring and we look forward to another in the IDF for 19 years and was directly the needs of the production company. successful experience. involved in the implementation of the very memorable moment for During that visit, we hoped we had cho- In honour of Holocaust Education Oslo peace process. me in 2018 was representing the sen the right venue to show this play, Month, the Shoah Committee is proud- If one is a bystander and witness to Shoah Committee and introdu- but were unsure if it would truly reso- ly presenting two exceptional events in a crime, should intervention to prevent cing the production of “My nate with this student body. The hall- November. that crime be a legal obligation, or is AHeart in a Suitcase” to a packed auditor- ways were filled with kids from diverse When Nancy Spielberg spoke at the moral responsibility enough? Guiora, a ium of students from Grades 8-10 at backgrounds, many of whom were new Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s Annual child of Holocaust survivors, explores Ridgemont High School. At its conclusion, Canadians and whose first language Campaign kickoff in 2016, she men- these questions and the bystander-vic- over 600 students, plus their teachers was not English. When we asked the tioned she was producing a new docu- tim relationship from a deeply personal spontaneously rose from their seats, vice-principal if these teens’ curriculum drama about the Warsaw Ghetto. This and legal perspective focusing on the many in tears, with a standing ovation. included any Holocaust education, she recently-released film tells the story of Holocaust and then exploring cases of The Shoah Committee decided was unsure, and thought, for many of historian Emanuel Ringelblum, who sexual assault in contemporary society. to bring this play in from New York, them, this might be their first exposure. led a clandestine group of community The calendar of events taking place with the support of a generous dona- But we were all blown away. The kids members to document their lives in the during Holocaust Education Month tion from Miriam and Michael Leber. related to the play beyond any measure ghetto from a Jewish perspective and is on page 4. We hope you can take Members of the committee visited the we expected, identifying with the pro- defeat Nazi lies and propaganda. That advantage of some of these excellent school in advance to make sure things tagonist, a teenaged girl, who had lost these documents were found years later, programs.
Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Miracles and thanks VOLUME 83 | ISSUE 2 Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. Ltd. 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, K2A 1R9 Tel: 613 798-4696 | Fax: 613 798-4730 ing and touching, were performed over congregants on the first two days of Email: [email protected] and over again by all kinds of people: Sukkot. Close to 300 people benefitted Published 19 times per year. neighbours, strangers, friends and from this overture. Many congregants © Copyright 2018 others. An important element is what and others took people into their PUBLISHER is called Hakarat Hatov, acknowledge- homes until that which was destroyed Andrea Freedman ment of that which is good, which is or damaged could be replaced. EDITOR Michael Regenstreif necessary to cite. We must thank the Jewish Federa- PRODUCTION CONSULTANT First, and foremost, thank God there tion of Ottawa, under the leadership of Patti Moran were few injuries in Ottawa, although Andrea Freedman, which provided an BUSINESS MANAGER the story was not the same in Dunrob- important and considerable amount Eddie Peltzman
FROM THE THE FROM PULPIT in. The City of Ottawa did an outstand- of funding to the Ottawa Kosher Food ing job in cleaning up the debris, and Bank to enable it to continue its holy RABBI HOWARD FINKELSTEIN The Bulletin, established in 1937 as “a force BEIT TIKVAH bringing some sense of normality to its work feeding those who are needy in for constructive communal consciousness,” residents who suffered. In our commu- the community. May Hashem bless the communicates the messages of the Jewish nity, a number of thank-yous must be efforts of Federation in continuing to Federation of Ottawa and its agencies and, as the city’s only Jewish newspaper, welcomes a s I write, residents of Ottawa expressed. serve our Jewish community and insti- diversity of opinion as it strives to inform and and Dunrobin who were hit by Rabbi Michael Whitman of Congre- tutions. enrich the community. Viewpoints expressed tornadoes just before Sukkot gation Adath Israel in Hampstead, a I thank all of the volunteers who in these pages do not necessarily represent the policies and values of the Federation. are assessing the damage to Montreal suburb, with help of other helped ease the pain of those who suf- Atheir homes and are in the process of rabbis and community leaders in Mon- fered. I apologize for not mentioning The Bulletin cannot vouch for the kashrut of advertised products or establishments rebuilding. Many families were affected treal, brought to the Craig Henry area them by name, as I might miss a few. unless they are certified by Ottawa Vaad by this traumatic event, including a large large supplies of food and other com- Hashem will indeed bless all of their HaKashrut or a rabbinic authority recognized number of families from the Jewish modities for residents of this area. The efforts. I also thank the many members by OVH. community. Although Congregation Beit Orthodox Union was also instrumen- of the rabbinate in Ottawa who reached $36 Local Subscription | $40 Canada $60 USA | $179 Overseas | $2 per issue Tikvah, thankfully, did not suffer from tal in assisting Rabbi Whitman. The out to me, offering their help and ser- any damage to our facility, congregants rabbi was a messenger of mercy and vices. Funded by the Government of Canada. and others who live within walking assistance for my community, and we On the Shabbat immediately fol- distance of the shul were not so fortun- are appreciative of his services. I have lowing the tornado, my congregation ISSN: 1196-1929 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40018822 ate. Scenes of fallen trees and damaged known Rabbi Whitman for over 20 collectively recited the blessing of Hag- homes stand out in my mind, and in the years and he is a true Baal Chesed. May omel, in which we thank God for escap- Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Ottawa Jewish Bulletin minds of others. Hashem bless him and his family. ing and averting traumatic events. We 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, But, there is a flip side to this event. Congregation Beit Tikvah, even came together as a community in time Ottawa ON K2A 1R9 The coming together of community, without power for close to five days, of need. May our spirit of community the acts of chesed that were so amaz- was able to provide hot meals for our continue to inspire our lives. October 29, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 7
The financial cost of Jewish life examined. Toronto is Canada’s largest age costs in the entire city; and with six provinces that have Jewish summer Jewish community followed by Mon- each city in comparison to others in camps and found that Jewish camp fees treal and Vancouver. The other com- the survey. In all cases, “Jewish” neigh- in Ontario, at an average of $1,152 per munities by size are Winnipeg, Calgary, bourhoods were more expensive than a week, were the highest in Canada. The Edmonton, Halifax, Regina, Saskatoon, city’s average but in Ottawa only slight- national average for a week of Jewish Moncton and St. John’s. ly more so. While, real estate in Ottawa summer camp was $896 with the low- In most categories, Ottawa was a rel- was slightly more expensive than in est fees in Manitoba at an average of FROM THE THE FROM EDITOR atively economic place to lead a Jewish Montreal, it was significantly lower than $633. MICHAEL REGENSTREIF life. Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax and Jewish funerals – The average cost Challah – The average price for a also lower than Winnipeg, Calgary and of a Jewish funeral varies greatly across he financial cost of participating loaf of challah in Ottawa was $5.10. Edmonton. the country. Fraiman’s figures for Cal- in Jewish life is always a con- That’s a little below the national aver- Tuition at Jewish day schools gary, Edmonton, Halifax, Regina, Sas- cern. But a recent survey age of $5.29 but more expensive than – Average Jewish day school tuition katoon and Moncton include the cost undertaken by reporter Michael Toronto ($4.75) or Montreal ($3.60), in Ottawa was $10,400, just slightly of a cemetery plot while the figures TFraiman, and published in the October 4 where challah was cheapest. higher than the national average of for Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Winni- edition of the Canadian Jewish News, Synagogue membership dues – $10,050 and much lower than Toron- peg, and St. John’s do not. The average showed that costs varied depending on Fraiman qualified his figures in this cat- to’s $17,000. Interestingly, day school cost for a Jewish funeral in Ottawa location. egory by noting that they are based on tuition in Ottawa was lower than in was $6,900, well below the average Fraiman chose a variety of categories dues for a 50-year-old single person and Montreal ($11,500) and Vancouver of $9,175 for all cities that do not and compared average costs in Jewish that not all synagogues were willing to ($12,125) which are in provinces that include a plot. Winnipeg, at an average communities across the country. In his divulge fees. The quoted Ottawa aver- provide subsidies to non-Catholic of $15,000, was the most expensive introduction, Fraiman stressed that the age was $539, significantly lower than faith-based private schools. Ontario for the cost of a Jewish funeral not numbers he presents “are all designed the national average of $893. In fact, remains the only province not to do including a plot followed by Toronto to be broadly representative,” that they Ottawa’s figure was the second-lowest so. Fraiman also provided averages for ($12,000), Vancouver ($9,500), Mon- are averages and that “almost none are in the country. Only St. John’s, at $400, tuition at non-Jewish private schools treal ($8,000), Ottawa, and St. John’s literal.” was lower. and Jewish schools were less expen- ($3,650). I looked at Fraiman’s report to Real estate in Jewish neighbour- sive in every city. In Ottawa average There are other areas that could be see how our community fared in the hoods – Fraiman compared typical real tuition at a non-Jewish private school included in a more comprehensive sur- various categories. Ottawa is a medi- estate prices in neighbourhoods with was $15,196. vey – like JCC membership, a grocery um-sized Jewish community – the a city’s largest Jewish population (in A week at Jewish summer camp – basket of kosher food, etc. – but these fourth largest of the 12 communities Ottawa it was Centrepointe) with aver- In this category, Fraiman looked at the figures are fascinating.
Quebec’s traditional parties rejected boom in Montreal real estate served dismal showing. message. The leadership thought an
as a barometer for political and social The overpowering compulsion to independent Quebec could only happen peace in Quebec. reject the traditional and go with some- through incremental not abrupt change. Imagine! Even the separatist Parti thing new is what happened and the Quebec Solidaire party doesn’t Québécois (PQ) thought their sacred Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) is the believe in soft-peddling the idea of an raison d’être of independence was so new political party that swept away independent Quebec. Its leadership far in the back of Quebecers minds, the Liberals in francophone Quebec. does not think Quebecers fear change their leadership pledged not talk about François Legault, the new premier, and have to be slowly sold on the idea sovereignty during the campaign. What was finance minister in a previous PQ of independence in a step-by-step pro- a fundamental mistake that was. The government. Other formerly strong pro- cess. These new independence seekers
IDEAS AND IDEAS IMPRESSIONS PQ lost in ridings they’d held for almost ponents of Quebec sovereignty are part are hard-assed believers and they now JASON MOSCOVITZ 50 years. The Liberals and the PQ, the of his government and one could ask if control the separatist movement. two traditional parties, both came out zebras ever lose their stripes. Only time One of the greatest errors many have of the election beaten to a pulp. will tell, but we do know the quiet, fed- made about Quebec politics in recent here are numerous takeaways “Traditional,” “conventional” and eralist, Liberal days are over. times is believing the separatist move- from the Quebec election held “business as usual” are terms now The even more stunning election ment is dead. It never was and never October 1. History was made in being consistently challenged in democ- result was the astounding breakthrough will be. It goes in ebbs and flows and many ways and the repercus- racies worldwide. The rejection of polit- of the relatively new pro-sovereignty somehow, whenever there is a growing Tsions will once again bring the “Quebec ical elites and their thinking is happen- party in Quebec which did to the PQ belief that separatism is moribund, question” back into play after almost ing at breakneck speed. The yearning what the CAQ did to the Liberals. Que- Quebecers have a way of sending a clear two decades of almost no action at all. for change makes every incumbent bec Solidaire won 10 ridings spread over message to the rest of Canada that their After being in power for 13 of the government vulnerable. several regions of Quebec and got 16 bottom line, at minimum, is rejection of past 15 years the Liberal Party of Que- By all reasonable measures the Que- per cent of the popular vote. Those they the constitutional status quo. bec was soundly rejected by franco- bec Liberal Party’s last four-year man- elected are mostly young firebrands In today’s terms that means the sta- phone Quebec. The Liberals received date was a good, if not a perfect, four who are deeply socialist and deeply sep- tus quo Liberal Party is unmercifully their smallest share of the popular vote years. Public finances were put in good aratist. thrown out of office, and the slow-mov- since Confederation. Take away the order, and there were no scandals. The Exactly 50 years after its founding, ing-towards-independence PQ is reject- anglophone and allophone vote and the corruption of previous Liberal govern- the PQ finds itself on the floor looking ed and humiliated. Those replacing the Liberals are left gasping for air. ments seemed to have been cleaned up. up at the upstart party to its left. For Liberals in the CAQ are mostly Que- During the Liberals’ long reign there Putting finances in order meant reor- a half-century, the PQ tried to slowly bec-first nationalists while those replac- were many voices that said Quebec was ganizing the health care system, which bring Quebecers around to believe an ing the PQ are hard core separatists. finished with the independence debate surely cost the Liberals some support, independent Quebec was best for them. Pardon the cliché, but it could be and over the past couple of years a but it wasn’t the only reason for their The PQ soft-peddled the sovereignty déjà vu all over again. October 29, 2018 8 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM
Surviving passengers of the mailbag MS St. Louis to respond to apology [email protected] BY ESTHER COHEN TORNADO STORIES FOR OTTAWA TORAH CENTRE CHABAD On September 21, six tornadoes struck the Ottawa rime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced region. We are all well aware of the devastation that that the federal government will issue a state- resulted, as well as the power outages that hun- ment of apology on November 7 for the 1939 dreds of thousands of residents and businesses in decision to turn away the MS St. Louis, a ship the area endured. In many cases, hydro was out for Pcarrying 907 German Jews fleeing the Nazi regime. several days. The tornadoes will probably be the The ship was first turned away from Cuba and then biggest local story of 2018. the United States before a group of Canadians tried to Particularly hard hit were the adjoining neigh- convince prime minister Mackenzie King’s government bourhoods of Arlington Woods and Craig Henry. to let it dock in Halifax. The Canadian government, This part of the city has a high concentration of reflecting the infamous policy that “none is too many,” Jewish residences. This tornado struck right at the refused to let the MS St. Louis passengers disembark in onset of the Shabbat between Yom Kippur and the Halifax. The ship returned to Europe where 254 of the holy days of Sukkot. Many houses in these areas 937 passengers were murdered at Nazi death camps were seriously damaged, trees were uprooted, cars during the Holocaust. were damaged, and many residents were forced In connection with the statement of apology from from their homes. Some people opened their the government, Ottawa Torah Centre Chabad (OTC) residences to strangers and friends, and shared will be host a screening of the award-winning docu- food with those around them. That same tornado mentary, “Complicit,” on Thursday, November 8, 7 pm, then headed eastward and caused serious damage Sonja Geismar points to herself in a 1939 photo of Jewish at OTC, 111 Lamplighters Drive in Barrhaven. and loss of property in the Colonnade Road refugees fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939 on board the “Complicit” blends drama, survivor interviews and MS St. Louis. The ship was turned away from Cuba, industrial park area, home to several Jewish owned actual footage to tell the story of the doomed ship. The the United States and Canada. businesses. film’s director, Robert M. Krakow, executive director of As reported in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin the MS St Louis Legacy Project, a foundation dedicat- (“Jewish community rallies to help those affected ed to “education through drama,” will be present to World Film Festival and the Palm Beach Jewish Film by Ottawa tornadoes,” October 15), this has become introduce the film and lead a discussion following the Festival. a major story for our local Jewish community. The screening. Four surviving passengers of the MS St. Louis – Ottawa Jewish Historical Society would like to The film won the Rhode Island International Film Sonja Geismar, Sol Messinger, Eva Wiener and Judith document the events of those few days and Festival’s Hearts, Minds, and Souls Award celebrating Steel – will join Krakow for the discussion to share preserve the memories for future generations. We films on the Jewish experience and has been shown at their stories and their response to the prime minister’s are calling on the community to provide us with festivals around the world including the Jewish Film statement of apology. their personal stories and photos associated with Festival of Melbourne and Sydney, the Georgetown “We know that there are very few Holocaust sur- the tornado, and will organize all contributions so Law School Equal Justice Film Festival, the Montreal vivors left today, this is a unique opportunity to have that they can be donated to the Ottawa Jewish four surviving passengers in the same room and hear Archives. about their experiences and their reflections on the Please spread the word about this project. Show Israel You Care! prime minister’s apology,” said Rabbi Menachem M. Photos and documents can be emailed to the Blum of OTC. “The timing of this event to coincide attention of John Diener at the society email And have fun doing it! with the apology and November being Holocaust Edu- address. [email protected] cation Month makes this event even more relevant.” John Diener Tickets are $15 and are available by calling OTC at Ottawa Jewish Historical Society 613-843-7770 or online at www.theOTC.org.
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for turning away the MS St. Louis, BY MATTHEW HORWOOD a ship carrying 907 German Jews saac Glassman – a graduate of the Ottawa Jewish Community School fleeing the Nazi regime in 1939, who is now a 17-year-old high school student at Lisgar Collegiate Institute Ottawa Torah Centre presents I– has been elected to the position of student trustee on the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s (OCDSB) Board of Trustees for 2018-2019. Becoming a student trustee, Glass- man told the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, took about a month and was a “very COMPLICIT intense election process.” To become a student trustee candi- The Voyage of the MS St. Louis date in Ottawa, Glassman explained, students had to run for the position at their own school, which involved A Shameful Moment in North American History campaigning, giving speeches and put- ting up posters. Once the candidates were selected, they met at Richmond Secondary School so that co-presidents Isaac Glassman is one of two Ottawa-area and student senators from each of the high school students elected to serve as schools could vote for their preferred student trustees for the Ottawa-Carleton trustee candidates. District School Board. “On the day of the election, all stu- dent trustee candidates are put in a room and have 10 minutes to prepare a plan based on materials given to you, At the provincial level, student and then present that plan to the pub- trustees from school boards lic,” Glassman said. He said each can- didate then gave a two-minute speech across the province make up the before the vote was held. Ontario Student Trustees Glassman said candidates needed Association, which advocates 51 per cent of the vote be selected as student trustees. The board is allowed on behalf of students at to have “at least one but not more than the provincial level three student trustees.” Glassman and Samantha Lin were elected to one-year terms. Trustees Association (OSTA-AECO), Screening of award-winning film “Complicit” According to Glassman, there are which advocates on behalf of students two levels – city and provincial – to the at the provincial level by working with followed by discussion with film director position of student trustee. At the city the Ministry of Education and other level, the most basic responsibility of educational stakeholders. Robert M. Krakow student trustees is attending all OCDSB Glassman described the association board meetings, where they have a seat as having two pillars: student advocacy at the table with the “adult trustees.” work and professional development Live Q&A with four surviving passengers The student trustees do not have a vote work for student trustees. “There is at those meetings, but they are able to nobody to teach student trustees how who will share their stories and their speak and ask questions. to do the job except other student trust- Glassman said his most important ees,” he explained. response to PM Justin Trudeau’s apology responsibility at the meetings is correct- According to Glassman, OSTA-AECO ing adult trustees when they present also provides professional development information about students which is for Ontario’s student trustees in the Thursday November 8, 2018 at 7:00 pm “wrong or misrepresented.” When this form of three annual conferences, and happens, Glassman’s ears “perk up” and they publish the Student Trustee Hand- Ottawa Torah Centre Chabad he makes corrections. book, which Glassman refers to as the Student trustees also give high school “student trustee bible.” 111 Lamplighters Dr. students a voice by chairing the Student Jennifer Glassman, Isaac’s mother, Senate, an official committee of OCDSB. said the family is “exceptionally proud” According to Glassman, information of him for being elected student trustee. Ticket: $15 the student senators gather from the She said she wasn’t even aware the posi- schools is presented to the student tion existed, even though she works at For tickets: trustees at the Student Senate. Glassman the OCDSB as a psychologist. and Lin then pass on that information “I must say it’s really amazing that he to trustees at OCDSB board meetings. has done this,” she said. “I really think
(613) 843 7770 www.theOTC.org At the provincial level, student it’s an inspiration for other children – trustees from school boards across the especially Jewish children – to take on a province make up the Ontario Student leadership role so early on.” October 29, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 13 “An Israeli Journalist in Trump’s Washington”: Amir Tibon to speak at SJCC BY GABRIELLA GOLIGER Abbas. Published last year, it is the first CANADIAN FRIENDS OF PEACE NOW book in English to profile the Palestin- ith bated breath the world ian leader who succeeded Yasser Arafat. watches as the U.S. mid- According to the Washington Independent, term elections approach on the book delivers “a crisp catalogue of November 6. So much is at the events and players that have brought Wstake, not just for the U.S., but for many Abbas and the Palestinians to where they other countries as well, especially Canada are today.” The book will be available for and Israel. purchase at Tibon’s talk at the SJCC. Amir Tibon, Washington correspon- Tibon’s past reporting on Israeli-Pal- dent for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, estinian peace talks and on the Syrian has a front row seat to the drama and civil war has also made its mark. In will to deliver what is sure to be an inter- 2015, he won a National Press Club esting postmortem when he visits Otta- Award and was nominated for a Nation- wa on November 13, just a week after the al Magazine Award for an article on the midterm elections to offer his analysis of latest round of Israel-Palestinian peace the results and other important matters. negotiations. In 2012, he produced an Tibon’s talk, hosted by Canadian exclusive report from inside the Syrian Friends of Peace Now at the Soloway civil war which was chosen as the best Jewish Community Centre (SJCC), is TV report of that year by the Israeli Doc- titled “An Israeli Journalist in Trump’s Amir Tibon, Washington correspondent for Haaretz, will address U.S. midterm elections, umentary Directors’ Forum. His writing Washington” and will address a host of the Middle East peace process, and U.S.-Israel relations when he speaks at the SJCC has appeared in many Israeli and Ameri- important questions such as: What’s on November 13. can publications. happening with the “ultimate peace Before moving to Washington, Tibon deal?” What are the prospects for the lived for two years at Kibbutz Nachal two-state solution? Where are Ameri- ident Donald Trump, but also on the 2013 to 2016. Prior to that he was a pro- Oz, the closest place in Israel to the can-Israel relations headed now? What Israeli and Palestinian scenes and on the ducer for Uvda, a leading investigative Gaza Strip. about the Israel-Diaspora relationship? wider Middle East. In Washington for news program on Israeli TV. Amir Tibon will speak at the SJCC on Tibon can give highly informed com- Haaretz since 2017, he was with Walla Tibon is also the co-author of The Last Tuesday, November 13, 7:30 pm. RSVP to ment, not only on U.S. politics and Pres- News, a top Israel news website from Palestinian: The Rise and Reign of Mahmoud [email protected].
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Litwin: Objective truth lost in post-modern world
Continued from page 5 For those on the left, Litwin said in a plot to kill Kennedy. According to there is a common misconception that Litwin, the case took two years to go to Kennedy was killed because he want- trial and “within 50 minutes the jury ed to end the Vietnam War and stop found him innocent, but it ruined his the Cold War, even though, Litwin life.” Stone’s film painted Shaw as the points out, “he was actually a cold villain and Garrison the hero. warrior.” Another chapter discusses “Who While Litwin said he believes it’s Killed JFK?” a 1983 documentary always good to “question the official shown on CBC-TV’s “The Fifth Estate,” narrative,” he said the problem with which Litwin called “horrible and a conspiracy theorists is that “they are huge mistake.” Litwin says the film very critical of the official narrative, but got several basic facts wrong about they lose their critical faculties when it the assassination, interviewed sources comes to the conspiracy, so they end up with no legitimate connection to the accepting all sorts of crazy things. event, and resurrected an old docu- “If they had the same skepticism for ment written by FBI director J. Edgar these conspiracy theories they would Hoover as “proof” of a government throw them out,” Litwin said. cover-up. Litwin was also critical of post-mod- “The document was actually written ernists, who he said often reject clear by an aide of Lyndon B. Johnson, saying evidence and come to their own conclu- that they didn’t want people rushing to sions. the conclusion that it was all a Russian “We are living in this post-modern conspiracy because that could mean war world where objective truth doesn’t between the U.S. and Russia,” Litwin matter. But in fact, it does exist and we explained. need to get back to understanding that Litwin said both sides of the political truth is important, and that in this case, spectrum have used Kennedy’s assassi- Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy by nation for their own purposes. For those himself.” on the right, Litwin said the JFK conspir- Fred Litwin will launch I was a acy plays perfectly into the “deep state” Teenage JFK Conspiracy Freak at
MATTHEW HORWOOD conspiracy theory, which – in its current Ottawa Arts Court (2 Daly Avenue) Author Fred Litwin, at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre with a copy of his new book, I was form – posits that government and mili- on Tuesday, November 13, 7 pm. a Teenage JFK Conspiracy Freak. tary officials are conspiring to take down Visit https://conspiracyfreak.com for current U.S. President Donald Trump. more information.
2018 HOLOCAUST EDUCATION MONTH LAUNCH EVENTS
Pop-up Museum Let the Artifacts Speak: Returning Special Premiere Performance Humanity to Holocaust Victims By Niv Ashkenazi Nov 4 12:30-4:00 pm Mr. Ashkenazi is a virtuoso and classically trained student of Itzhak Perlman. He will perform on a “Violin of Hope”, one of 50 violins that survived the Nov 5 from 6:30 to 7:15 pm Nov 5 at 7:30 pm Holocaust and were restored by Amnon Weinstein in Israel. Temple Israel, By Robert M. Ehrenreich Keynote address 1301 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa Director of National Academic Programs at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Kristallnacht: The End of the Beginning Explore this Pop-up Museum and meet families who have contributed treasured objects from their Temple Israel, and the Beginning of the End family’s history of the Shoah. Join in a conversation about the history of these objects with survivors, the 1301 Prince of Wales Dr, Ottawa By Dr. Michael Berenbaum 2nd generation and scholars. Director of the Sigi Ziering Institute at the American Jewish University Six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. The number is staggering. How do we convey that these were real people with real lives and families? I will discuss how Nov 7 at 7:00 pm personal items can turn the huge numbers of victims back into individuals and return their humanity, based on three case- Kehillat Beth Israel Synagogue, studies: personal items discovered near shooting pits in Ukraine; 1400 Coldrey Avenue, Ottawa damaged photographs from Poland; and a piece of mica from the Theresienstadt Glimmerwerke (mica works).
The Grumach Family Tallit, rescued from a burning Berlin synagogue during Kristallnacht
More information about the lecture or Pop-Up Museum please contact the Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish studies by phone or by email. Tel: 613-520-2600, ext. 1320. Email: [email protected]
This program is made possible by the Campus Outreach Lecture Program of the Max and Tessie Zelikovitz United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Centre for Jewish Studies Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, supported by the Anne and Harry Chinitz CARLETON UNIVERSITY carleton.ca Campus Outreach Lecture Fund. Temple Israel Religious School October 29, 2018 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 15
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The Board of Directors of the ALYCE AND ALLAN BAKER Ottawa Jewish Community FAMILY FUND Foundation acknowledges with In Memory of: thanks contributions to the follow- Ronald Levitan by Alyce and Allan Baker ing funds as of September 21 to Harry Froman by Alyce and Allan Baker September 30, 2018. Mazel Tov to: Jeffrey and Felice Pleet on the occasion JOIN US IN BUILDING OUR of Zach’s engagement by Alyce and Allan COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING Baker THESE LOCAL AGENCIES SAM AND ANN BROZOVSKY AJA 50+ ENDOWMENT FUND ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory of: Birthday Wishes to: Ronald Levitan by Margo Rosen Harvey Kardish by Ann Brozovsky
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breast cancer in both breasts; • One or more family members with GUEST COLUMN triple negative type cancer; • A male family member with breast DR. HEATHER FRIMMER cancer ; • Other types of cancer in the family (prostate, melanoma, pancreatic, hile you are sitting in the stomach, uterine, thyroid, colon, and/ waiting room for your or sarcoma). annual mammogram, you If you are concerned, the best thing can’t help thinking about to do is make an appointment to sit Wthe breast cancer epidemic among down with a genetic counsellor. The people you know. It seems like every day centre where you have your mammo- another female friend or relative is grams or your primary doctor should diagnosed. You’ve heard that Ashkenazi both be able to refer you for this evalu- Jews are more likely to carry a mutation Ashkenazi Jewish women have one in 40 ation. After asking you questions about in the BRCA genes, which help suppress chance of carrying a BRCA mutation, writes your personal and family history, the and prevent the growth of tumours, and Dr. Heather Frimmer. genetic counsellor will give you an esti- that the mutation can potentially lead to mate of your risk of carrying a mutation breast and/or ovarian cancer. But is that and help you decide whether to undergo the cause of the epidemic or is there testing. something else? It’s hard to piece Ashkenazi Jews are more likely together all of the things you’ve read and to carry a mutation in the WHAT CAN I DO TO BE PROACTIVE figure out what it all means. ABOUT CATCHING BREAST CANCER As a radiologist specializing in BRCA genes, which help suppress EARLY? breast imaging, I hear about these and prevent the growth of Choosing healthy foods – lots of fruits concerns every day. I’ve also written tumours, and that the mutation and veggies, less meat and fat – exer- about them in my novel, Bedside Man- WHAT IS MY RISK OF HAVING A cising regularly, and limiting alcohol as ners. These are some of the questions I can potentially lead to breast BRCA MUTATION? much as possible all will help to lower often get from my patients. I hope the and/or ovarian cancer. But is One in 40 (2.5 per cent) of Ashkenazi your risk. answers will help you understand the that the cause of the epidemic Jews carry a BRCA mutation. The rate Being faithful about going for you causes of breast cancer more clearly in the general population is only one in annual mammogram is extremely and allow you to take control of your or is there something else? 400 (0.2-0.3 per cent). important. The earlier we catch a cancer, own breast health. Also, if you or someone in your fam- the easier it will be to treat and cure. If in the Journal of the American Medical ily has been diagnosed with breast or you are BRCA positive, you could con- WHY ARE SO MANY WOMEN Association, 72 per cent of BRCA1 car- ovarian cancer, your risk of carrying a sider additional screening tests such as BEING DIAGNOSED? IS IT GENETIC riers and 69 per cent of BRCA2 carriers mutation goes up. For example, if you a breast MRI. MRIs find nearly all breast OR ENVIRONMENTAL? were diagnosed with breast cancer by are diagnosed with breast cancer before cancers when they are small and more Certainly, genetics play a significant role age 80. The average risk of developing age 40, your risk of carrying a BRCA easily treated. in the developmental of breast cancer. breast cancer in the general population mutation goes up to 30-35 per cent. You hear them call your name and About five to 10 per cent of breast can- is only 12 per cent. you stand up to go have your mammo- cers are hereditary, caused by abnor- Several environmental factors play a HOW DO I KNOW IF I NEED TESTING? gram. Pat yourself on the back for keep- mal genes passed from parent to child. role in breast cancer risk as well. Main- In addition to being Jewish, there are ing your annual mammogram appoint- A majority of these gene mutations taining a healthy weight, limiting alco- several other “red flags” that make it ment and being proactive about your involve the BRCA1 or the BRCA2 genes. hol, and exercising regularly are some much more likely that you carry a muta- breast health. When one of these genes is abnormal, factors known to decrease your risk of tion: Heather Frimmer, a radiologist special- cancers are more likely to develop. breast cancer. A history of chest radia- • Multiple family members with breast izing in breast imaging, finds her therapy Mutations of either the BRCA1 or tion therapy has been shown to increase cancer diagnosed before menopause; in writing fiction and recently released her BRCA2 genes mean a woman is much risk. Other environmental influences are • Breast and ovarian cancer on one side first novel, Bedside Manners. more likely to get breast cancer. In a less clearly linked and need more study. of the family; Visit www.heatherfrimmer.com for more recent large population study published • One or more family members with information.
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Kids, let’s talk about drugs
ow that cannabis is legal, I’m not too worried trip, this could be a sign that you might need to seek about my kids experimenting with the drug help for your substance use. when they’re of age. I hope that by the time EMMA MALLACH Parents worry their child’s drug use will be prob- they are mature adults, conversations about MODERN lematic, that they will become addicted. This begs a Ncannabis will have become normalized. discussion around how we perceive addiction in the We need to normalize conversations, not consump- MISHPOCHA first place. Many people in society believe that drugs tion. This means making it clear to our children they are intrinsically dangerous with the power to control can come to us with questions, but not necessarily to human behaviour. According to this belief, a person light up together! They might want to know what it takes a drug until, one day, the drug takes the person. feels like to be high or question why people use drugs in does not introduce emotionally-loaded judgments. The person is now considered “addicted,” is depen- the first place. Honest answers will help gain the trust of It’s also advised to limit the use of negative language dent on the substance, and powerless to control their our children, but it’s OK to maintain some boundaries. and terms, such as “substance abuse,” that have moral substance use. A more compassionate and logical According to the 2015 Canadian Tobacco Alcohol overtones. perspective on substance use places the focus on the and Drugs Survey by Statistics Canada, cannabis use is Michael and Diane Parkin were the youth advisers person rather than the drug. It considers the context widespread among Canadian youth and young adults. of Temple Israel’s youth group, FROSTY, for several and reasons why we start and continue to use drugs in Over one-fifth (21 per cent or 426,000) of youth 15-19 years between 1989 and 2003. They recalled at least the first place. years and 30 per cent (715,000) of young adults 20-24 one occasion when they could smell cannabis on teens. There is a debate in Judaism as to whether cannabis years reported using cannabis in the past year. Com- They took this opportunity to facilitate a group discus- was used historically in various rituals. Now that it’s paratively, only 10 percent (2.5 million) of adults aged sion about drug use. legal, it might be worthwhile re-igniting these discus- 25 and up reported using cannabis in the past year. “This helped us to gain their respect,” said Diane. sions. Alcohol use is not only normalized but consid- Half of kids were initiated to cannabis by age 17. Clear- “It opened the lines of communication between the ered central to the weekly practice of Shabbat and the ly, we need to start talking to our children about can- generations.” observance of various holidays like Purim and Pesach, nabis in their early teens if we want to help them make They also held a meeting with the teens and their to name a few. Perhaps there is a role for cannabis to safe and healthy choices. parents to discuss concerns. play in modern Judaism. No doubt our kids will be How do we start these conversations and what “It’s not that we are explicitly against using calling us out on this potential double standard. messages should we impart on kids about drug use? mind-altering substances, however, when you’re part Adolescence is a time of major physical and psycho- Even though you might be scared on their behalf, and of FROSTY and going to an event, you sign a contract logical changes. These years can be confusing, chal- want to instil fear in your own kids, we know very well that you agree not to use these substances. Therefore lenging and frustrating. Experimenting with mind-al- that fear tactics don’t work. It’s advised to use simple, the problem was the violation of the agreement,” said tering substances can be appealing during this time general language. Broad language (e.g., substance use, Michael. of self-transformation. Let’s start by talking so we can substance-related harm) avoids labelling people and If you’re unable to abstain for the duration of the make this as positive as possible.
Bess and Moe Greenberg Family Hillel Lodge ADVERTORIAL Get To Know Us
Sam and Sandra Zunder share a birthday weekend to see her and pop the question. He didn’t have a lot of money, and used and lots of great memories. They were both his Bar Mitzvah ring as the engagement ring. Don’t ask to see the ring though... born on December 25th – which is also Sandra lost it - but don’t worry - Sam replaced it with a very nice wedding ring known for some other celebrities’ birthdays when they eloped and were married on Labour Day weekend 1951. such as Humphrey Bogart, Cab Colloway and Justin Trudeau to name a few. Both are It was in 1948 that Sam realized that he had a vision problem. He was at Lac children of people who immigrated to Phillipe with a few of the guys, and as dusk was setting he couldn’t nd the path Sandra and Sam Zunder Canada. Sandra’s parents emigrated from back to the lake. Sam and Sandra helped start the Ottawa Chapter of the RP Russia and Poland, while Sam’s parents emigrated from the Ukraine. (Retinitis Pigmentosa) Foundation to ght blindness. Sam tells me that Sandra became the chapter secretary because she was the only one who knew how to Sandra was born in Toronto and moved with her parents to Ottawa when she type. was one year old. Sam was born at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. After completing his education in 1945, Sam was ready to join the war e ort – but received a letter Sandra and Sam have two sons – Alan and Philip (Lynnie) and four stating that there would be no more call-ups and NOT to report for duty. grandchildren. By the way, Philip participated in the 10th annual Biking for The two met one evening when they attended a Sunday Night Yiddish movie at Bubbies to support Hillel Lodge. the Linden Theatre (Beechwood Ave. and Crichton St.). The theatre was packed, and both Sam and Sandra gave up their seats to elderly people in the Jewish When asked about the Lodge, they both talk about the great activities, and the community…and they stood at the back. Sam remembers that he was there with weekly bingos (both Monday night and Friday afternoon). Sandra shares that it’s his buddy Lazarus Newman. Sandra remembers that she was wearing a red nice having friends who are also at the Lodge. They used to spend a lot of time in sweater and that her girlfriend Maureen Gershon knew Sam…and introduced Florida with the Schachnows and Shelly is a resident she can see every day as well them. She added “I think what he really noticed was my red sweater”, to which as their good friend Ethel Kerzner and others. Sam adds that he enjoys the Sam quickly replies “What are you talking about, I noticed you not the sweater. Saturday Shabbat services that he can attend, enjoy the Kiddush and return to his room without needing to put on outdoor shoes and a jacket. The Lodge is the In the summer of 1950, Sandra was working as sta at CBB Ottawa (Camp only Long-Term Care Home in Ottawa with a synagogue in the building. Director – Hy Hochberg), while Sam was playing stickball and other sports in the street and helping out at Zunders Fruitland in the market. On December 25th, they will celebrate their 88th and 92nd birthdays. Sam proposed to Sandra in Ste-Agathe at Wooden Acres. He came up for the By Mitch Miller, Executive Director, Hillel Lodge LTC Foundation October 29, 2018 20 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM
It’s legal, so what’s the buzz about marijuana?
ouring Boston’s historic Freedom Trail, I heard cer cells, relieve anxiety and PTSD, alleviate spasticity the quirky story of a notorious American in multiple sclerosis, and help with Type 1 diabetes pre-Prohibition-era woman named Carrie GLORIA SCHWARTZ and Alzheimer’s disease. Many of the scientific stud- Nation, a radical member of the Women’s FOCUS ON ies are preliminary, inconclusive or contradictory. For TChristian Temperance Union in the early 1900s. On her example, a review of over 10,000 scientific studies con- anti-alcohol campaign, she entered saloons and smash FITNESS cluded that both THC and CBD products are effective bottles of liquor with a hatchet. in relieving chronic non-cancer pain and reducing opi- On October 17, marijuana became legal in Canada. oid dose requirements (https://tinyurl.com/yajtq75n); I’ve been thinking about Nation, clutching a bible and rather than marijuana. The cannabis sativa plant con- however, a four-year study of 1200 participants found a hatchet, trying to impose her religious beliefs and tains hundreds of compounds including tetrahydrocan- no significant difference (https://tinyurl.com/y8x4xbxs). conservative values while employing violent tactics. nabinol (THC) which has a psychoactive effect and can- CBD oil is being touted as part of a health and well- I decided I don’t want to be like Nation – not that I’d nabidiol (CBD) which does not. One variety of cannabis ness lifestyle. Products are marketed as a hip, more ever run amok with a hatchet. Rather than dwell on plant is short and wide and grown for its leaves, flowers natural alternative to traditional medications, with the negatives based on my personal opinions (e.g., I and seeds containing large amounts of THC and little fewer side effects compared to prescription and over- think it stinks!), I went on a fact-finding mission to CBD. It’s for recreational or medical marijuana (pot, the-counter pain killers and anti-inflammatory drugs. learn about marijuana and its benefits. weed). Perhaps less familiar are products made from However, CBD can interfere with some medications, Until 1908, alcohol and narcotics were unregulated the variety of cannabis plant called hemp which is taller and has side effects including fatigue and diarrhea. in Canada. Opium, cocaine and morphine were soon and more narrow and is grown for its stalks, stems and Regular use of marijuana (e.g., smoking weed) may prohibited. Even though marijuana was not a popular sterilized seeds high in CBD and low in THC (less than be detrimental for people with bipolar disorder, may drug, in 1923 the Canadian government added it to the .3 per cent), so there’s no psychoactive effect. Products lead to suicidal thoughts and may increase the risk of schedule of restricted drugs. That decision may have made from CBD oil, such as creams, capsules and sprays schizophrenia and other psychoses especially in young been influenced by the alarmist and racist writings may be more appealing to people seeking the medical people. https://tinyurl.com/yat3m2g9 of Canadian women’s rights activist Emily Murphy benefits without the high. Where and when you can Cannabis is not an approved therapeutic product who claimed that marijuana users would become rav- purchase products varies by province. In Ontario, limit- according to Health Canada. Similarly, the U.S. Food ing maniacs and engage in interracial sex. Murphy is ed THC products are for sale online at the Ontario Can- and Drug Administration has not deemed cannabis immortalized in the Famous Five statue on Parliament nabis Store and coming to private and government-op- safe or effective in the treatment of any medical con- Hill for helping win the legal status of “persons” for erated retail outlets next year. Edible products with or dition, with the exception of one type of CBD as an women. She may become the target of posthumous without THC won’t be available until next year. approved treatment for two rare forms of epilepsy. mockery for her anti-drug rants as Nation was for her There are many sweeping health claims about can- There’s plenty of anecdotal support contributing to anti-liquor rampages; marijuana users can now legally nabis, with or without the psychoactive component. the hype. Now that cannabis is legal, more scientific smoke up under Murphy’s nose. Claims include its ability to reduce nausea and vomit- studies will likely be conducted, perhaps with more The federal government prefers the term cannabis ing in chemotherapy patients, slow the spread of can- conclusive findings.
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It’s legal, so what’s the buzz about marijuana? Respecting history while avoiding living Judaism
he history of the Italian Jewish community is destruction, but often avoid the vibrant realities of our more than just interesting, it is fascinating. existence. Jews have lived in Italy without interruption RABBI STEVEN H. GARTEN The synagogue in Florence is a wondrous architec- from the days of the Maccabees until the pres- tural achievement. The docents are knowledgeable and Tent, a period of more than 21 centuries. Though there A VIEW FROM informative, though ours informed us he was not Jew- were partial expulsions, there was never a general THE BLEACHERS ish. Not enough members of the community want to expulsion. be responsible for sharing their history. The synagogue The first formal ghetto designed to segregate the is full of visitors on chagim and yom tovim, but they Jewish community from its neighbours was established tell me not nearly as many visitors come to services as in Venice in 1516 and the ghetto walls stood until 1797 empty synagogues, who stand ready for inspection come to visit the empty building and museum. when Napoleon conquered the city. The ghetto of and as testimony to the long past presence of Jews in What is it about our self-definition that makes us Rome was erected in 1555 and remained an imposi- Venice. more comfortable with our history’s stories of destruc- tion upon the Jews of the city-state until 1870, though It was in the courtyard of the museum that I wit- tion and persecution than with the history of our Napoleon did break down the walls for a brief seven nessed the intersection of respect for dead Jews and ongoing redemption? What is it about viewing the year period between 1808 and 1815. avoidance of living Judaism. Waiting to enter the remnants of our inglorious past that is more compel- The liturgy of the Italian Jewish community reflect- museum, and afterwards, I spoke with people from ling than visiting our glorious present? ed the varieties of Jewish communities who found a many countries who made the museum their first stop Perhaps the answer lies in our transformation from home in the princely states of Italy. There were native in Venice. The vast majority were “members of the one people united by a covenant and shared history Italian Jews who traced their roots to the days of the tribe.” We chatted about the history, and about their to two separate and discreet groups. One group who Maccabees. There were Sephardim, Ashkenazim, and excitement to experience the history of a Jewish com- maintains the original design, people bound by cov- Greco-Italian Jews. This mélange of Jews helped create munity long since gone. enant and history. The other has allowed time and fascinating liturgical traditions as well as interesting Yet, at the same time, the shluchim of Chabad had events to create a peoplehood bound by history but no cuisine. The community also gave rise to one of the established a sukkah in the corner of the courtyard longer committed to covenant. Perhaps that distinc- great biblical commentators Ovadia ben Jacob Sforno and welcomed all visitors to bench lulav and etrog tion, certainly the outgrowth of 200 years of political (1475-1550). His works are so different then the com- and eat in the sukkah. However, none of the visitors emancipation, drives some of our people to visit the mentaries of the Ashkenazim. His writings is more I chatted with had any interest in visiting the sukkah sites and cities of our past but does not compel them mystical and yet simultaneously more rational. of living Judaism. I am certainly aware that Chabad to visit the synagogue or other institutions of our pres- All of this history was recalled during a recent two can be aggressive and off putting, but this community ent vibrancy. week sojourn to Italy. My preparatory reading served on this day was respectful and rather passive, unless Only time will tell if this new division of identity as the impetus to visit the remains of the Venice Ghet- one initiated contact. So, once more, I’m struck by will be the secret of our survival, or whether the saving to. There are no remaining walls, but there is a muse- how many of us travel to the concentration camps, the remnant of our people will need to be more than mere um dedicated to the history of the city’s Jews and four cities devoid of Jews, the sites of our persecution and tourists. October 29, 2018 22 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Cafés as gathering places are nothing new
shtetls to cities, from countries where they didn’t want to be to countries that MURRAY CITRON had more appeal, from places where they couldn’t get jobs or get published BOOK REVIEW to places where they hoped they could. A Rich Brew has an Introduction and Conclusion, and its main body is six chapters, each devoted to a city that A Rich Brew: How Cafés Created was a major Jewish centre and home to Modern Jewish Culture famous cafés: Odessa, Warsaw, Vienna, By Shachar M. Pinsker Berlin, New York and Tel Aviv-Jaffa. It New York University Press explores the similarities, and the differ- 369 pages ences, of café culture in those cities. For wandering writers, and wander- Rich Brew: How Cafés Created ing Jews, a café anywhere could be a Modern Jewish Culture by temporary home, or resting place, or Shachar M. Pinsker is a cultural meeting place. Coffee could be had, history that focuses on and pastries, and maybe sandwiches, at AshkenaziA writers in the period of “the prices they could afford, in surroundings enormous historical, cultural and more elegant than their rooms. Writ- economic upheavals of the 19th and 20th ers could write on the tables provided, centuries.” It reports that coffee and and meet other writers and publishers. coffeehouses were imported to European Around them business was being done, cities from the Ottoman Empire begin- and political groups were gathered. We ning in the 18th century and that coffee- meet familiar names including S. Y. houses became popular literary Agnon, Isaac Babel, Sholem Aleichem, gathering places. I.L. Peretz, Melech Ravitsh, and Lamed The insight on which the book is Shapiro. based is that “modern Jewish culture… There are the usual elements of is fundamentally diasporic and transna- Jewish life. There is segregation. Many tional, no matter where it is provision- coffeehouses were owned by Jews, but ally located.” Jewish writers were phys- there were often sections where gentiles ically on the move, trying to get from sat and Jews sat. Or they came together:
“Moses Mendelssohn, the father fig- acterized the traditional Jewish ‘house ure of the Haskallah movement, made of study.’” his first significant entry into German Pinsker, the author of A Rich Brew, Enlightenment circles in a ‘learned cof- is an associate professor of Hebrew lit- feehouse.’” There is segregation by gen- erature and culture at the University of der. In the period covered by the book, Michigan and as interesting as the book the patrons were almost entirely men. is, it carries the weight of a quantity of It is late in the story that we meet Leah academic jargon (see the word “homo- Goldberg, a poet and writer who migrat- social” in the passage just quoted). And ed to Tel Aviv in 1935 and did make I wonder whether the catchy subtitle – “the café a home.” She gave sardonic How Cafés Created Modern Jewish Culture interviews and wrote about the status – was suggested by an agent or publish- of women both in the cafés and in the er who thought it would improve sales. Yishuv. Did cafés create modern Jewish culture? Gender segregation has a background. In the age of the Internet café, did Star- The author quotes previous historians in bucks create the Internet? Jews created raising “the intriguing idea that there is modern Jewish culture. That’s what Jews a strong link between the café… and the do, and they do it in the situations in Talmudic culture of intellectual debate which they find themselves, and with and homosocial camaraderie that char- the resources available.
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