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Agreement #40007180 How will you respond? Larry SZPIRGLAS, President, UJA Federation of Hamilton $1.2 million that’s what’s needed Appearing in this issue of the paper are stories that are crying out to be heard; stor- to sustain our community ies that reflect the daily reality of some of the 785 Jewish Hamiltonians – 20 per cent of our community – who live below the poverty line, many of whom are elderly and live alone. Every year at this time, the United Jewish Appeal Campaign raises the funds needed to enable our social and cultural service agencies and our schools to meet the vital needs of our community. The UJA Campaign has a fourfold mandate: To assist the vulnerable by lending a helping hand to those in need of food, shelter, clothing and other sustenance, and to those who seek to be able to support themselves; to strengthen Jewish

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• Beth Jacob Hebrew School • Kehila Jewish Community • Beth Tikvah Foundation Day School • Hamilton Hebrew Academy • McMaster Jewish Students • Hamilton Jewish News Association • Hamilton Kashrut Services • Midrasha Hamilton • Jewish Community Centre Hebrew High Camp Kadimah • Temple Anshe Sholom • Jewish Social Services Religious School community programs • Hamilton Jewish Leadership Forum • Hamilton Jewish Communal Professionals Group • Holocaust and Human Rights Education • March of the Living • YAD Leadership Program and Activities • Community Relations and Public Affairs our national family • Birthright Israel 2011 Camp Kadimah director, Jonathan Vaisberg and Kehila teacher Paula Baruch at this year’s UJA Campaign launch • Canada Israel Experience on Oct. 3. Photo special to the Hamilton Jewish News • Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) UJA Campaign chair, Jay State is confident our community can meet this year’s fundrais- • Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life • Jewish Immigrant Aid Society (JIAS) ing goal of $1.2 million. But he will also tell you that even that amount “falls short of our • United Israel Appeal Federations Canada community’s needs and our commitment to Israel by more than $100,000.” State said that in order to meet our comunity’s actual needs and fulfill our obligation to the Jewish our overseas & IsraelI family Agency for Israel, “we would have to increase our total number by 18 per cent from last • Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) year’s campaign total of $1.1 million.” Please consider an increase when making your • Joint Distribution Committee commitment to UJA this year.

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Queen. staff, setsailonthe including residents,familymembersand when agroupof15fromShalomVillage, On Aug.25Don’s dreamwasrealized ramp andmeetwiththecrew. and afewotherstomeasuretheboat Brigitte wentdowntothepierwithMary to accommodateDon’s wheelchair. limited mobility. programs forourresidentswith machines aspartoftherehabilitation successfully usedNeurogym The ClubatShalomVillage has mobility. motor control,balance,strengthand equipment designedtoimprove line ofpatentedneuro-rehabilitation manufactures acomprehensive Neurogym TechnologiesInc. at ShalomVillage. Residents Firstaward Congratulations toeveryoneinvolved! Residents Firstprojectsinourhome. for successfulimplementationof presented anawardand$2,500 Shalom Village wasrecently Health QualityCouncil(OHQC). improvement throughtheOntario training deliveredbyexpertsinquality of HealthandLong Term Care,with improvment initiativeoftheMinistry Residents Firstisaquality E: [email protected] P: 905-529-1613F:905-529-7542 Hamilton, OntarioL8S3S1 70 MacklinStreetNorth shalomvillage.ca Shalom Village Hamilton Harbour 12, 126 James St. Sunday, Dec.11, atStudio 1-4p.m. culture. Friday, Dec.9,7-10and p.m. and allure ofIsraelandMiddleEastern thatcapturephotographs thespirit view this collection of award winning at theHamiltonCameralub,inviteyou Paul bothmasterphotographers Roth, and SolAlgranti feauring LifeinIsrael. Upcoming Events on andat10:30 Sundays at9p.m. you inspiredMuzikaairson andmoving. is aweeklyhalfhourdelightthatwillget LiorC by Israelifilmmaker IgalHechtandco-produced filmmaker Produced anddirected byCanadian andmanyothers. 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