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BY BENITA BAKER cies, synagogues and schools, Miller has Jewish community, encouraged Miller to n recognition of his passionate and been a constant leadership presence in get involved in the community – and so it longstanding commitment to Ottawa’s Jewish community for over 30 began. Ottawa’s Jewish community, Jeffrey years. From manually adding up cards during IMiller has been selected to receive In her nomination letter on behalf of campaigns to playing basketball, baseball the 2017 Gilbert Greenberg Distinguished Miller, Elissa Lieff wrote, “Jeff is a mensch and bowling on Jewish men’s teams, Service Award. – a true believer in community. He sees Miller went on to become treasurer of The award, which is now presented others as colleagues, regardless of the Congregation Machzikei Hadas, Torah every second year, is described by the diverse positions they may hold on Academy of Ottawa, Jewish Family Jewish Federation of Ottawa as “the various issues; he strives to work collab- Services, the Rideauview Golf Club and highest tribute that the Ottawa Jewish oratively in order to build consensus for Hillel Lodge; as well as serve two terms as community can bestow on an individual, the greater good.” president of Hillel Academy (now the honouring a lifetime of leadership in the Originally from Montreal, Miller was 27 Ottawa Jewish Community School). Jewish world.” years old when he moved to Ottawa in Miller chaired two Millionaires Nights “It is very fl attering,” said Miller. “I am 1984 with his Ottawa-born wife Rhoda. for B’nai Brith of Ottawa and two Desert honoured and most appreciative to be Theirs was a true love story. Fixed up by Classic Golf Tournaments in support of recognized for what I do, but that is not Jeff’s sister and Rhoda’s cousin who were the Soloway Jewish Community Centre why I do it.” neighbours in Montreal, the couple was and Hillel Academy. He chaired Hillel Miller’s impressive list of volunteer engaged three months later. Lodge’s Capital Campaign, which raised work demonstrates why he is being A chartered accountant, Miller joined $5 million for its expansion. honoured with this award. Whether he the accounting fi rm Ginsberg Gluzman Miller has canvassed for the Jewish was chairing events, fundraising for a Fage and Levitz (GGFL). One of the fi rm’s Federation of Ottawa Annual Campaign HOWARD SANDLER Jeffrey Miller, Gilbert Greenberg variety of organizations, acting as principals, the late Gerry Levitz, an iconic for almost 30 years and co-chaired the Distinguished Service Award treasurer or chair of community agen- leader and philanthropist in Ottawa’s See Miller on page 2 Shem Tov Community Volunteer Award: Hyman Reichstein ‘gives shem tov a shem tov’
BY BENITA BAKER The Shem Tov Award, notes the Jewish giving back to the community.” qualities that defi ne what it is to be a yman Reichstein, whose Federation of Ottawa,“recognizes an Seven letters of support accompanied mensch, Hymie embodies all the values steadfast work for the com- outstanding volunteer for a lifetime of Reichstein’s nomination, each one we yearn to have, and to transmit to our munity has touched on some service dedicated to the betterment and describing his deep commitment to the children … He IS a shem tov. All that is Hof the foundations of Jewish enrichment of Jewish life in Ottawa.” community. missing is the award.” life – synagogue, education and preserv- “My aim is to help the community,” “He gives shem tov a shem tov [good A past president of Machzikei Hadas, ing the past – is the 2017 recipient of said Reichstein. “It is an honour to name],” wrote Rabbi Reuven Bulka, rabbi and one of the shul’s most dedicated the Shem Tov Community Volunteer receive the award, but my work has never emeritus of Congregation Machzikei volunteers, Reichstein also helped to Award. been about rewards. It’s been about Hadas. “A jewel of a person, with all the See Reichstein on page 2
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Continued from page 1 from McGill University with an engineer- he is so involved in fundraising for OTI. raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for ing degree, he moved to Ottawa in 1962 to “I have always wanted to be involved Ottawa Torah Institute (OTI), founded work at the National Research Council. in Jewish education,” he said. “It is the the Jewish Genealogical Society of He and Marlene have been married for most important thing to keep a commun- Ottawa, of which he remains president, 52 years and have three children and six ity alive. We need more people to be photographed every Jewish grave stone grandchildren, all living in Ottawa. involved.” in Ottawa, created a data base of all Although Reichstein’s ‘full-time’ His efforts have been highly successful. graves, and an online map of the Jewish volunteer career began when he retired In his nomination letter, Rabbi Idan Memorial Gardens. in 1995, he was already a long-time Scher of Congregation Machzikei Hadas In their joint nomination letter on volunteer in the community. noted, “OTI would not exist if not for him behalf of Reichstein, Rabbis Dovid In 1985, he was chosen as Volunteer of and his drive to see it succeed.” Mandel and Yaakov Moshe Harris of OTI the Year by the Kidney Foundation for Supporter Bram Bregman, described described him as “an indefatigable the work he did computerizing their Reichstein as someone who “volunteers community servant of the highest general operating systems. He was chair relentlessly … to benefi t the community order”; that the organizations he works of the United Jewish Appeal Public and never himself.” for are “incredibly successful … largely Service Division and worked extensively In her nomination letter, Orly Aaron, because of Hymie’s work ethic and on behalf of Hillel Academy. an OTI parent, talked about Reichstein’s contagious enthusiasm.” In 2001, the Jewish Genealogical dedication and commitment to Jewish They concluded their letter by stating, Society of Ottawa received the Project of education, and called him a role model. “The value, energy and vision that Hymie the Year Award from the International “If there is any award to a person that works so hard to contribute to our Association of Jewish Geological is long overdue, this is it,” added Rabbi community are immeasurable and Associations for its fi lm about a Jewish Bulka in his letter. humbly hidden.” cemetery in Ukraine, a project spear- The Shem Tov Community Volunteer The son of Jewish immigrants from headed by Reichstein. Award will be presented to Reichstein at Russia, Reichstein was born and raised in Reichstein’s heart lies in Jewish the Jewish Federation of Ottawa annual Hyman Recichstein, Shem Tov Community Montreal where he attended Jewish day education, something he feels is essential general meeting, Wednesday, June 14, 7 Volunteer Award school and high school. After graduating to Jewish continuity and the reason why pm, at the Soloway JCC. Miller: ‘A mensch – a true believer in community’
Continued from page 1 stay involved for the long term, because I and community – each receive the Greenberg Award), and his friend, the 2015 and 2016 Annual Campaigns. believe in them and the people they are attention they deserve. late Arnie Vered (the 2008 recipient). The Charithon, a softball fundraiser serving.” Miller’s son Howard confi rms this in After the meetings adjourned, the three Miller co-founded and chaired, raised In their letter supporting Miller’s his heartwarming letter endorsing his would sit together for hours discussing more than $1 million for CHEO over its nomination, past Annual Campaign father’s nomination. ideas and issues. That is Miller’s fondest 15-year existence. co-chairs Sharon Appotive and Michael “He never missed a single family volunteering memory. Miller’s community work is also Polowin describe another of Miller’s event,” wrote Howard. “I do not have a Now a grandfather of one, with a distinguished by his long-term commit- distinctive leadership traits. single memory of an important moment second on the way, the affable and ment to the organizations he works with. “The community has known for years where my father wasn’t right there as well concerned Miller is always looking He sat on the board of Hillel Academy that Jeff was always there to give quiet … and, at the end of the day, is that not toward the future. for 12 years and the Hillel Lodge board advice and guidance to organizations in the single most distinguished service a “We have an incredible community, for 10 years. which he was not directly involved,” they Jewish man can perform?” but it is facing some serious challenges,” “As an accountant, I want to add value said. “He has been a go-to leader and The intrepid volunteer has also excelled he said. to the organizations I get involved with,” adviser to leaders for years.” professionally. He is a senior partner at There’s always going to be a need, he he said. Despite the considerable demands on GGFL and, in 2016, was awarded the feels, to encourage young people to step “I want to learn about them and his time, Miller has managed to ensure Fellow (FCPA) designation of the up and become the next generation of understand how they operate. I want to that his key priorities – family, profession Chartered Professional Accountants of leaders. Ontario, one of the highest honours the The Gilbert Greenberg Distinguished Jewish War Veterans of Canada, Ottawa Post, is offering two (2) $750.00 profession can bestow. Service Award will be presented to Miller scholarships to deserving Jewish students who are graduating in 2017 from Over the years, Miller shared many at the Jewish Federation of Ottawa secondary school and entering university in 2017. meetings with his mentor, the late Gerry annual general meeting, Wednesday, Applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 19 years on or before the 31st of Levitz (the 2006 recipient of the Gilbert June 14, 7 pm, at the Soloway JCC. May 2017 and be residents of the National Capital Region. In the letter of application, candidates will provide evidence of superior qualities of leadership, good citizenship, complete school mark records including See page 31 the final year, and sportsmanship at school, within the Jewish Community and community-at-large. for Publication All applicants should provide a letter stating why they think they are eligible. and Deadline Proudly Serving Barrhaven Enclose any supporting material that you may think relevant. Must be received for over 18 years! no later than July 14, 2017. dates Students should be Send submissions to: reminded of the and 613-580-2473 Ruth Aaron sacrifices made by Candlelighting @BarrhavenJan 877 Maplecrest Avenue all veterans to facebook.com/BarrhavenJanHarder safeguard our freedom. times. Ottawa, ON K2A 2Z7 www.JanHarder.com Breaking news updated daily at www.ottawajewishbulletin.com May 22, 2017 3 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Freiman Family Young Leadership Award: ‘There is always time for things that are important,’ says Gillian Presner
BY BENITA BAKER she said. “I did it because I knew it was the Federation’s 75th Anniversary Volunteer illian Presner will be the 2017 right thing to do.” Awards presentation, Presner was struck recipient of the Freiman Family In his nomination letter, Fremeth wrote by how many of the award recipients were Young Leadership Award. about Presner’s “unique mix of intelli- graduates of the defunct Young Women’s G The award, notes the Jewish gence, tenacity and people skills.” Leadership Council (YWLC) program. Federation of Ottawa, “recognizes a young He also discussed her ability to inspire “Why does this no longer exist?” she leader who has demonstrated proven others. asked her mother. leadership to the benefi t of Ottawa’s “What separates Gillian’s leadership Presner went to work reviving the Jewish community.” contribution from others is not just the YWLC program, thereby creating a new Nominated by Howard Fremeth, the impact of her own work, but her ability to cadre of women leaders in Ottawa’s Jewish 2015 recipient of the Freiman Family bring out leadership skills in others,” community. Award, Presner had no idea she was being Fremeth wrote. “I can say with confi dence that very few considered for the award. When her In his letter supporting Presner’s other young adults have had such a husband Neil asked for a copy of her CV nomination, Allan Shefrin echoed lasting and broad impact on Ottawa’s on behalf of Fremeth, she asked, “Are you Fremeth’s observation. vibrant Jewish community,” wrote volunteering me for something?” “Gillian is a doer,” he wrote. “Many in Howard Fremeth in his letter. “I am surprised and truly honoured to our generation kvetch about how things As recipient of the Freiman Family receive this award,” said Presner, an could be better and how they dislike Young Leadership Award, Presner will emergency medicine pediatrician at certain aspects of community life. also receive the Lawrence Greenberg CHEO. “I get a lot of satisfaction from However, when asked for help, they have Young Leadership Development Award, volunteer work. I think it is important for no time or energy to commit. Gillian gets which will sponsor her attendance at the me to be a role model to my daughters, to involved and changes it.” 2017 Jewish Federations of North America show them that they, too, can be leaders Gillian Presner, Freiman Family Young Much of Presner’s volunteer efforts General Assembly, scheduled for and take responsibility for their Leadership Award have focused on the emerging genera- November 12 to 14 in Los Angeles. There community.” tions. She has been actively involved in she will be recognized along with other A tireless community volunteer, Her parents led by example. Whether efforts aimed at increasing preschool and young leaders from Jewish communities Presner has served on the board of the it was door-to-door canvassing or walk- Jewish day school enrolment, getting in North America. Soloway Jewish Community Centre; athons, Presner was always involved in young families more involved in her Presner will receive the awards at the spearheaded a taskforce to boost enrol- some form of volunteering while grow- synagogue, and bringing more young Jewish Federation of Ottawa annual ment at the Ganon Preschool; sat on the ing up. adults into leadership roles. general meeting, Wednesday, June 14, 7 Kehillat Beth Israel Rabbi Search “They didn’t have to tell me to do it,” In 2009, as she sat with her mother at pm, at the Soloway JCC. Committee; resurrected and co-chaired the Young Women’s Leadership Council; helped organize the 2011 openOttawa symposium; actively fundraises for several organizations; and, with her family, co-chaired Federation’s 2017 Annual Campaign Kickoff and success- fully modifi ed its traditional format to specifi cally reach out to young families. How does she fi nd the time? “Not having time never enters my mind,” said Presner, who has three daughters under the age of four. “Not having time is an excuse. There is always time for things that are important.” To say volunteering runs in Presner’s family is an understatement. Both her mother, Donna Dolansky, and her father, Bernie Dolansky, have been active Rabbi Kenter installation: Rabbi Eytan Kenter speaks at Shabbat dinner, April 21 preceding the beginning of Shabbat, kicking off community leaders for decades, and both a full weekend of events marking his formal installation as spiritual leader of Kehillat Beth Israel. have served as Federation chair.
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BY BENITA BAKER and meetings, provides guidance and outstanding leadership, Podolsky has yal Podolsky will receive the assistance to other executive members, received the BBYO Above and Beyond Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s and is the voice of Hillel on campus – all the Call of Duty Award and the Soloway Student Award, an honour this while he pursues a degree in health Jewish Community Centre’s Grossman- Eestablished in 2016 to recognize sciences at the University of Ottawa. Klein Teen Leadership Award. “a student pursuing a post-secondary “Eyal’s professionalism, work ethic and Rather than curbing his passion for degree who demonstrates leadership and commitment to Jewish life on campus are volunteering, university life reinforced it. outstanding commitment to the Ottawa something you rarely see in young adults Podolsky got involved in the Chabad Jewish community.” his age. To be fair, Eyal is a one-of-a-kind Student Network, taking positions on its “I am honoured and humbled to have Jewish student leader,” wrote Dovi Chein, executive, and then with Hillel Ottawa, been chosen,” said Podolsky. “I feel that Hillel Ottawa’s Jewish student life where he rose to student president. working for the Jewish community is part co-ordinator this past academic year (and “University is more than academics,” he of my identity. My parents always said incoming director), in his letter nominat- said. “My passion for Judaism guided my that, when you are a guest in someone’s ing Podolsky for the award. involvement with Hillel Ottawa. It helped home, bring your share and a little more. Born in Israel, Podolsky moved to me to integrate and to feel like a part of Eyal Podolsky, Student Award Judaism has given me so much. I feel that Canada with his family when he was four something. I discovered my place in the my work in the community is giving back years old. The aspiring pediatrician community and where I fi t within it.” my share and a little more.” discovered volunteering as a Grade 4 Podolsky also serves on the board of “Everything I do stems from admiration Only 20 years old, Podolsky has a long student at Hillel Academy (now the Save-a-Child’s-Heart Student Foundation for my parents,” he said. and impressive list of volunteer accom- Ottawa Jewish Community School) when of Ottawa, and will become its next “To say Eyal Podolsky deserves this plishments in Ottawa’s Jewish commun- the students would go to Hillel Lodge to president. In his letter of support for award is an understatement,” wrote ity. He has been BBYO chapter president spend time with the residents. Podolsky Podolsky’s nomination for the Student Chein in his nomination letter. “He truly and regional vice-president; president of has continued his involvement at the Award, current president Reuben embodies why this award was created.” the Jewish Culture Club at Sir Robert Lodge in the years since. Goldberg wrote, “I believe that he is … a Podolsky will receive the Student Borden High School; a Hillel Lodge When he got to high school, he felt that young man that will go on to accomplish Award in absentia during the Jewish volunteer; and a participant in the a Jewish component of his life was great things as a leader, both at the Federation of Ottawa annual general Developing Future Leaders program of missing, so he joined BBYO. student level and in the Jewish meeting, Wednesday, June 14, 7 pm, at the Max and Tessie Zelikovitz Centre for “BBYO shaped me as a leader,” he said. community-at-large.” the Soloway JCC. Podolsky can’t be there Jewish Studies. “It gave me confi dence and showed me Podolsky described his parents, Dekel to accept the award in person because he As student president of Hillel Ottawa, that, if I wanted to do it, I could.” and Rony Podolsky, as “beautiful role will be in France taking part in a genetic Podolsky oversees all programs, events In recognition of his initiative and models” who inspire and motivate him. research project.
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A series of profi les throughout 2017 spotlighting the contributions of historically important Jewish Canadians to our country. David Lewis 1909 - 1981 Lewis won his first election to Only Jewish leader of a Parliament in the Toronto riding of York South in 1962. He lost the seat federal political party in 1963, but was re-elected in 1965, 1968 and 1972 before losing the seat By Brenna Mackay where he became active in the again in 1974. British Labour Party. avid Lewis was a Jewish- In Parliament, Lewis was an impres- Canadian politician, Returning to Canada in 1935, Lewis sive debater and, in 1971, he suc- lawyer, author and married Sophie Carson and began ceeded Tommy Douglas as NDP university professor. to practise law in Ottawa. In 1936, leader. He became the first – and, D he began working as a national to date, only – Jewish leader of a Born and raised in Russia, David secretary for the Co-operative Losz’s childhood was marked by federal political party in Canada. Commonwealth Federation (CCF) the German invasion of Russia From 1972 to 1974, with Pierre and became a key theorist and during the First World War and the Trudeau leading a Liberal minority member of the League for Social Russian Revolution. government, Lewis’ NDP held the Reconstruction. balance of power. After witnessing these He co-authored Make This Your Lewis stepped down from his posi- world-changing events, the Losz Canada with F.R. Scott and ran tion as NDP leader in 1975 follow- family moved to Canada in 1921, unsuccessfully as a CCF candidate ing his federal election defeat and arriving in Halifax by boat, then for Parliament in 1940, 1943, 1945 became a professor of Canadian Lewis also completed work on travelling to their new home in and 1949. Montreal by train. Upon arrival in studies at Carleton University in The Good Fight: Political Memoirs After 1950, Lewis continued his Canada, the Losz family name was Ottawa. 1909-1958, the first book in what involvement in the CCF while prac- anglicized to Lewis. Lewis also devoted himself to writ- was planned to be a two-volume tising labour law. In 1961, Lewis’ autobiography. Lewis passed away Yiddish was Lewis’ mame loshen ing. On assignment for the Toronto involvement was significant in the in Ottawa on May 23, 1981 shortly (mother tongue), but he quickly Star in 1978, Lewis visited his home- formation of the New Democratic after The Good Fight was published. learned English. From 1927 to 1932, Party (NDP). In effect, the CCF town of Svisloch, and wrote that he attended McGill University, transformed from a western, farm- the Holocaust had entirely wiped Though at times a controversial where he studied arts and law, and based organization into a more out the Jewish community there, political figure, Lewis was respect- was active in municipal socialist urban, competitive NDP. including his extended family. ed by his colleagues and opponents politics. He was awarded a Rhodes for his intellect, dedication and sac- scholarship to attend Oxford, rifices to his work.
Next in the series Submit an essay To help mark Canada’s 150th, we are welcoming personal essays from readers. Irving Layton 1912 –2006 Please share with us! What does it mean to you to be Jewish in Canada? As a Canadian Jew, what do you hope for our future? Is there anything special in our Irving Layton, one of Canada’s most significant Canadian history that has impacted you as Jew? and influential poets, was born Israel Pincu Please note, submission should be about 300 words and will be edited for style. Lazarovitch in Romania and came to Canada as an infant in 1913. Send submissions to: [email protected] 6 May 22, 2017 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM
working to ensure that every EG member Emerging Generation: sees themself in the wide range of our outreach and activities by demonstrating the value of community. These conversa- ‘Punching above our weight’ tions have fuelled shifts in our strategy to formalize event-based engagement as a Campaign for the EG division. We are more than key outreach tool for our cohort, and to expand the number of casual networking The kids give. And we are giving more. the next generation of leaders. During the 2016 Annual Campaign, 196 events for an even more targeted segment. Emerging Generation donors came We are today’s leaders, This strategy is keeping us on target for together to raise $38,631. That was almost and we are making sure the ambitious goals that Federation outlined in its Strategic Plan for 2014- 10 per cent of the Campaign’s total our voices are being heard donors, and a $10,593 increase over the 2019, including a 30 per cent increase in dollars to be raised each year, with a FEDERATION REPORT 2015 Campaign. Just as impressive, the EG through our words, DANYA VERED division increased, card over card, by 37 deeds and donations. doubling of the donor base during this EMERGING GENERATION per cent. On percentages and totals, we timeframe. are punching above our weight, and our also working to understand how they Within EG, we want to provide oppor- he kids are all right. I promise. numbers continue to grow. want to engage with our community and tunities for as many people as possible to The kids – formally known Our successes building the EG Annual how the community can respond to those voice their perspectives, whether it is around town as the Emerging Campaign over the past few years have needs. Only then can we create the during a formal community survey, Generation or EG – are happy, been based on a simple principle: start positive conditions for their involvement during coffee with a friend who volun- T teers, or during a “you-don’t-know-me- healthy and genuinely care about with a conversation. Every member of the in our community today and for the building our community. I know this community, whether EG or beyond, is long-term. but-we-are-going-to-have-a-famously- fi rst-hand through countless conversa- different, and every one of them has his or Our approach has been to recognize the awkward-but-meaningful-conversation” tions and impressive data over the her own view of what the community differences among our peers as strengths, cold call (my personal favourite). We need past two years co-chairing the Jewish means. As we encourage our EG peers to and address them as such. While large- to keep talking and listening, and fi nd Federation of Ottawa’s Annual consider a philanthropic donation, we are scale change may take time, we are ways together to translate these conversa- tions into meaningful action. We are more than the next generation of leaders. We are today’s leaders, and we are making sure our voices are being Building a mishkan heard through our words, deeds and donations. We still have lots of work to do. But, like of meaning I said, the kids are all right. It was in the community centre where return. But Daniel, in his halting English, we ate our meals, held our prayers was telling us, “Now, you … sing,” services, studied from our curriculum, meaning, that now we were to sing their Ottawa Jewish Bulletin met with the school’s local teachers and hymn back to them. VOLUME 81 | ISSUE 14 with the founder of the NGO – and, at A few days before our departure, we Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. Ltd. 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, K2A 1R9 one memorable meal, learned something had had another guest during our meal. Tel: 613 798-4696 | Fax: 613 798-4730 profound and unexpected from one of The caretaker, Isaac, who must have Email: [email protected] Published 19 times per year. the construction workers. heard about the singing, asked us to sing © Copyright 2017 FROM THE PULPIT Daniel had had a fall earlier in the something for him. PUBLISHER RABBI ELIZABETH BOLTON day, so the morning labour ended a little That time, no one leaned forward, Andrea Freedman OR HANESHAMAH early. We all sat together for the fi rst ready to jump in. We were thinking – EDITOR time. at least I was – about how to best Michael Regenstreif t was called the community centre, Otherwise, we were in constant respond in light of our lunch-time PRODUCTION MANAGER but it would be hard for you to motion, trying to keep up on the work- experience. Brenda Van Vliet identify it as such, if you simply saw site, with wheelbarrows and sand and Eventually, I began a song I thought BUSINESS MANAGER Eddie Peltzman a photograph of the structure. It’s water and trowels, heeding their calls for might be familiar to him, drawing from a I The Bulletin, established in 1937 as “a force “mortah” and for the rocks we were verse in Exodus 25, and others who knew more akin to the open shelters at a for constructive communal consciousness,” public campground than to our local instructed to carry in pans on our heads, it joined in: “O Lord prepare me to be a communicates the messages of the Jewish Soloway Jewish Community Centre. or the heavy bricks we passed in a line sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true, Federation of Ottawa and its agencies and, as the city’s only Jewish newspaper, welcomes a It was built with the labour of lay that they placed carefully, evenly, along and with thanksgiving I’ll be a living diversity of opinion as it strives to inform and volunteers through American Jewish the line of mortar. sanctuary for you.” Isaac’s smile deep- enrich the community. Viewpoints expressed in these pages do not necessarily represent World Service (AJWS), working along- After lunch, Richard the contractor ened in recognition, and he enthusiastic- the policies and values of the Federation. told us that Daniel would teach us a ally joined in, rejoicing in the hymn’s side local workers and their contractor, The Bulletin cannot vouch for the kashrut hired by the NGO that operated the song. We learned it was a song of thanks, holy message. of advertised products or establishments much like the text from Psalm 118 – “We In an open-sided space with a cement unless they are certified by Ottawa Vaad school known as Challenging Heights, in HaKashrut or a rabbinic authority recognized Winneba on the coast of Ghana. give thanks to God, who is good to us.” fl oor in the coastal region of Ghana, I by OVH. We were with the second AJWS Young Daniel, Richard, Freddie and most of the learned many lessons of deep and $36 Local Subscription | $40 Canada Rabbis’ Delegation, spending 11 days in Ghanaians we met were devout abiding importance. Isaac, Richard, $60 USA | $179 Overseas | $2 per issue Ghana in the summer of 2011, learning Christians. And there we were, an Freddie and the children and adults, We acknowledge the financial support of the fi rst-hand about global poverty and earnest group of rabbis, haltingly singing who use the community centre at Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department wealth, grassroots initiatives and related their well-known hymn in their local Challenging Heights, are sustaining a of Canadian Heritage. issues like foreign aid and advocacy. language, Fante. rich and robust culture, imbued with ISSN: 1196-1929 The “young” moniker had many of us So when Daniel paused after our deep faith. Publication Mail Agreement No. 40018822 laughing and wondering, some days, as effort, and said, “OK, and now, eh…” we On our very brief visit, we were invited Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: we got to know each other, and as we (mis-)interpreted the pause as an to bring only what was asked for, not Ottawa Jewish Bulletin learned the ages of the locals whose invitation to reciprocate, and began more. Their mishkan, their sanctuary of 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, energy and skill level at the tasks at hand quickly to think of the simple Jewish meaning, required nothing from us but Ottawa ON K2A 1R9 far outstripped ours. counterparts we might teach them in respect. May 22, 2017 7 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM
of communications and community relations at the Jewish Federation of Thank you, Brenda, for Ottawa since 2004, who is also retiring at the same time as Brenda. everything you’ve done for Francie’s offi ce was right next to mine and we often worked closely together over the years in making sure that the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin important stories got told in the pages of our Jewish community newspaper. that everything fi ts on the page the way it more, through 427 editions – and several Francie was of invaluable assistance to is supposed to. design changes – of the Ottawa Jewish me when I arrived from Montreal in She has taken the stories, photos and Bulletin, with constant grace and true 2007 to work at the Bulletin – in guiding columns sent to her by the editor and devotion to the newspaper and to her me through learning about Ottawa’s FROM THE THE FROM EDITOR prepared them for publication – always colleagues. Jewish community and about the MICHAEL REGENSTREIF checking copy for any errors that may As reporter Benita Baker notes in her organizations, agencies, schools, congre- have slipped by. She has printed long- profi le of Brenda on page 17, I’m the third gations and people who make the here are unsung heroes in sheets of every page for proofreading and Bulletin editor with whom she has community what it is. almost any organization or constantly updated mini versions of the worked. She was hired by editor Myra From helping me identify someone in workplace – people who work newspaper that are continually refer- Aronson in 1995 and continued with the a photograph I didn’t recognize, to Tbehind the scenes, outside of the enced, and she’s uploaded the page fi les to late Barry Fishman and then myself. letting me know about important stories spotlight, and whose effectiveness is vital Performance, the company in Smiths Falls On my fi rst day on the job, almost 10 that should be covered, to being some- to the success of the operation. that prints the Bulletin, always keeping in years ago, Barry told me how important one to bounce ideas off and discuss the The week this issue of the Ottawa contact with the printers to ensure there Brenda had been to his own success as issues of the day in the news, to being an Jewish Bulletin goes to press has been an are no technical errors in the fi les. editor. And, from that day, I have relied on advocate for the paper within Federation emotional one for us at the Bulletin as Some of the steps I’ve described are Brenda’s expertise, assistance, “corporate and the community, Francie has been a this is the fi nal edition of the paper that complicated processes. You can’t, for memory” and genuine friendship. great colleague to work with. has been laid out by our own unsung example, just throw a photograph on the Thank you, Brenda, for everything And all I’ve mentioned here is hero: Brenda Van Vliet, our production page – they have to be converted to the you’ve done for the Ottawa Jewish Francie’s interaction with the Bulletin. manager since January 1995. right formatting for newsprint reproduc- Bulletin. Have a great retirement! Her work with Federation is a much Brenda has been on the job at the tion. And sometimes – particularly when Working with you has been a very special bigger story. Bulletin for more than 22 years. For every we’re dealing with developing stories – experience. We’re going to miss you. For more, see Benita Baker’s profi le of issue, she has created the pages, laid out changes and corrections have to be made Francie on page 16. the ads on the pages (and, often, created to stories or columns right up until the AND, THANK YOU, FRANCIE Thank you, too, Francie, for so much. the ads), and laid out the columns and last minute. I’m also going to miss working with You will be missed. Best wishes for a articles – always making sure, somehow, Brenda has done all of this, and much Francie Greenspoon, the senior director great retirement!
Canadians felt good about the country’s Recalling a truly remarkable 100th-year birthday party as they set their sights on building a Canada for the next century. Canadian accomplishment Centennial year was a time when the roots of offi cial bilingualism and And that was the thing about Expo 67. various countries were celebrated at an biculturalism were planted. It was a time It was futuristic in almost every other open-air amphitheatre called Place des when justice minister Pierre Trudeau regard. It was about celebrating Canada’s Nations. began talking about the “the state having centennial year with an eye to the future. Historically, the most memorable no place in the bedrooms of the nation.” Expo was a prelude to boundless change foreign leader to come and quickly leave It was a time of buzz and excitement. and progress. was French president Charles de Gaulle. Montrealers were so proud to show their On the expansive fair grounds there The old man was said to have gotten city to the world – and the world came.
IDEAS AND IDEAS IMPRESSIONS was a minirail that stood high above the carried away with himself when he cried Fifty million people passed through the JASON MOSCOVITZ ground. It was breathtakingly beautiful out from the steps of Montreal City Hall, Expo 67 turnstiles in six months. It truly as the quiet electric train brought you “Vivre le Québec libre!” was a time to realize dreams big and small. from island to island in the St. Lawrence His remarks fuelled Quebec separa- My maternal grandfather was a retailer or Montrealers and Canadians of River. The Montreal skyline was the tists, and Lester Pearson, the prime in the heart of French Montreal. He was a a half-century ago, Expo 67 was a backdrop. minister during our centennial year, said character, a man about town who always magical time in Canadian history. The islands where the pavilions stood no Canadian needed to be liberated from had a fl ower on his lapel. In 1966, he FIt was a time when everything were a story in themselves. St. Helen’s anything. He asked de Gaulle to leave the thought he needed a myna bird and in seemed possible. Island was expanded while Île Notre- country. It took less than 24 hours for the the excitement of the times he called the On opening day, the international Dame was built from scratch. People French president to leave in a huff with bird “Expo.” He patiently taught Expo exhibition housed pavilions from 120 laughed at mayor Jean Drapeau when he no apology. The FLQ crisis followed three how to talk. The bird’s main refrain was countries. Long before anyone dreamed announced Montreal would build an years later. saying, “Hello Expo.” about the Internet, the exhibits opened island in the river. In the category of how some things Just before Expo 67 opened, my Grand- doors to instant knowledge about the The mayor laughed right back. Île don’t change in 50 years, it is worth pa Bob fell ill, and his dream of visiting world. The theme of Expo 67 was “Man Notre-Dame was successfully built with noting that from June 1967 there were those magical islands in the river seemed and his World.” earth and rocks that were excavated suddenly many closed pavilions. Most doubtful. In late October, just before Expo Where the women were is a good while building Montreal’s subway. Today, majority-Muslim countries left after closed, my mother wrapped Bob in a question that no one asked 50 years ago. the Montreal Casino and the Grand Prix Israel’s decisive victory in the Six-Day blanket and, from a wheelchair, he re- We can now stand proud that Canada is race track are located on Île Notre-Dame. War. They left because of Canada’s alized his dream. He died fi ve weeks later. among the leaders in striving for gender Dignitaries, celebrities and world support of Israel. For me, the beauty of Expo 67 will equality and, if nothing else, the insensi- leaders came to Expo in great numbers. But, other than those two signifi cant always be about how important it was to tive branding of Expo 67 reminds us of From the end of April through to the end exceptions, Expo 67 remained free of appreciate a truly remarkable Canadian just how long ago 1967 is. of October 1967, the national holidays of controversy. It was a time when most accomplishment. 8 May 22, 2017 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM
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JEWISH NATIONAL FUND “I want to thank all of you for the kindness and Welcome Lance Davis, JNF Canada’s new CEO support I received from you,” Rabi wrote on Facebook On behalf of JNF Ottawa, we are delighted to welcome our and Instagram. new JNF Canada CEO Lance Davis. Jerry Werger, President “Appreciate it and love you very much!” of JNF Canada, who headed the search committee said, “We Her social media savvy helped Rabi beat 15 other agreed that Lance’s work ethic, education, experience, and contestants. This was the fi rst year online voting was demonstrated passion for our mission made him the right combined with judges’ votes to pick Miss Israel, and choice to lead our organization going forward.” social media was central to the contest. Each contestant Lance has held numerous positions of increasing responsi- was given profi le pages on the contest’s website, bility during his 20-year career in Jewish communal service. His complete with bios, photos and Instagram-inspired experience working with large and small Jewish communities, at both local and national levels, will have great practical appli- modeling videos. cation in his work as the CEO of JNF Canada. Lance has served While her competitors waged similar get-out-the-vote as the Director of Leadership Development for UIA Federations efforts on social media, they could not compete with Canada as well as the Director for the National Committee for Rabin’s reach. Her Instagram following alone topped Jewish Campus Life. During his tenure as Executive Director of 14,000 – more than double that of any of the other the Calgary Jewish Federation, in partnership with dedicated lay women who made the fi nal four. leadership, Lance introduced a number of transformative new Beauty contests have been a part of Zionist culture initiatives resulting in the growth of the UJA campaign. since well before “selfi e” was a word. In the late 1920s, “Lance … is a dedicated and devoted professional who Tel Aviv hosted the Queen Esther Beauty Pageant understands how to achieve results … He has experience work- centred on the holiday of Purim. Part of a budding ing in larger and smaller cities and appreciates the diversity MOSHE SASSON/COURTESY OF LA’ISHA Rotem Rabi brought in a bevy of online backers of Jewish communities across Canada,” said Beth Price, Vice- Jewish folk culture, it brought together Ashkenazi and President – JNF Canada (Calgary). Mizrahi contestants and helped offi cials select an on her way to the Miss Israel crown. Lance has been serving as the Toronto Executive Director for unoffi cial representative of the Yishuv, or pre-state JNF since 2012. During his term, the Toronto organization had Jewish community. Rabi took to social media after her victory. set numerous fundraising records and significantly increased its The Miss Israel pageant has been around since 1950, “I write this post with tears of excitement,” she wrote. presence in the community as well as its impact in Israel. and has launched some its winners’ careers. Gal Gadot, “For, after a long journey and an amazing experience, “This is a dream job for me. Every day I will have the oppor- the Israeli actress who brought Wonder Woman to the today came the big moment.” tunity to connect Canadians across the country with Israel. JNF big screen, won the crown in 2004. was one of the pillars upon which the State of Israel was founded, and it is an honour to be a part of this organization. Everywhere According to Rabi’s bio, she served as a medic in you turn in Israel, you can see the real and tangible impact of our the Israeli Air Force and has worked as a model while Show Israel You Care! work. Together, we can address genuine issues and needs in the starting the process to join the Israel Police’s investiga- country in order to enhance and enrich the lives of Israel’s citi- tive division. She dropped out of the Miss Israel contest Volunteer as a civilian worker zens,” said Lance. “We have a great culture, highly professional last year to accept a modelling contract in Milan. for two or three weeks and capable staff, dedicated volunteers, and generous donors As customary, Rabi will represent Israel in the who have helped us [Toronto] grow quickly over the past four Miss World pageant, which will be held in December on an Israeli army supply base years. Together, we will build upon JNF’s solid foundation and in China. She will try to add to Israel’s single win, in momentum to bring the organization to the next level.” 1998. We are looking forward to introducing our community to Lance in the very near future. 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BY LOUISE RACHLIS f you’re involved in a Jewish organiza- Thursday morning minyanim: tion, Ron Wolfson wants you to know second and fourth Thursdays, 7:30 am. that “programs are not enough.” Sunday, June 4, 2017: I “Don’t depend on programs to The Aging Rebel: Retaining Our Power, Mini-Conference, engage people,” said Wolfson, who will be 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Info: 613-224-1802 #5. in Ottawa, May 30, to lead a morning http://templeisraelottawa.ca/50th-anniversary-events/ workshop – “Transforming the Jewish for more information and to purchase tickets. REGISTER NOW! Community through the Power of Relationships” – sponsored by the Jewish Sunday, June 25, 2017: Federation of Ottawa for staff and volun- Concert featuring cellist Nina Gordon, fl utist Camille Churchfi eld teers of Jewish community agencies. and pianist Dina Namer, with works by several Jewish composers, 2 pm. “Programs are good, but, if that’s all we’re doing, we’re not building relation- President Patsy Royer Temple Israel Religious School ships. We do a pretty good job when Rabbi Robert Morais Principal Sue Potechin people show up and build a relationship Rabbi Emeritus Steven H. Garten Administration with the Jewish experience, but successful Officer Executive Director Heather Cohen organizations are moving from a trans- Cathy Loves actional model to a relational model. Transactional is being engaged for a 1301 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, ON K2C 1N2 particular purpose and when I’m done Tel: 613-224-1802 Fax: 613-224-0707 using you, I’m out of there … Relational is www.templeisraelottawa.ca building communities. We Jews have Professor Ron Wolfson of American Jewish always been a relational people, and a University in Los Angeles presents his relational community. It’s all about workshop, “Transforming the Jewish Community through the Power of relationships,” he told the Ottawa Jewish Relationships,” in Ottawa on May 30. Bulletin from his home in Los Angeles. “In my book, Relational Judaism, I lay Save the Date July 3 – 8 out the challenges we face in the 21st it is for the regulars, it can be intimidating century, where we have been using 20th for newcomers. If they don’t feel welcome, JET Yarchei Kallah – century solutions, particularly in institu- you don’t have a chance of building a tional life,” said Wolfson, the Fingerhut relationship.” Jewish Educational professor of education at American Jewish And, after they are warmly welcomed, Extravaganza University in Los Angeles. “it’s building a loyalty, getting to know “I’m not worried about the future of the people, knowing their preferences,” he Join JET for our annual week of learning! Jewish people,” he said, “I am worried said. With a wide range of topics and speakers, about the Jewish institutions. If we don’t Wolfson said he’s looking forward to the there is something for everyone. fi nd the way forward, we’ll see an eroding workshop in Ottawa. Come for one class or for an entire week-long series. of commitment to membership “We’ll have a lot of laughs, a lot of Daytime classes @ Hillel Lodge organizations.” learning and a lot of good ideas to The millennial generation, he said, has immediately implement,” he said. Evenings @ SJCC a healthy scepticism about institutions “I don’t lecture. This will be an inter- Featuring: generally and “they are not joining like my active workshop with a lot of opportunity Rabbi Michael Skobac: Director of Education and Counselling parents did.” to meet each other, to model relational Wolfson will share best practices from Judaism, and to think about what it means @ Jews for Judaism; noted author and lecturer, Rabbi Skobac other communities. moving forward. I like to tell stories. It’s a has lectured extensively on issues of Jewish continuity and “Luckily, we’re seeing some real success lot of fun to do. 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Plus: Our own talented JET staff: R’ Zischa Shaps, Mrs. Lauren Shaps, R’ Tuvia Hoffman, R’ Yoey Shaps Breaking news updated daily For more info or to register: www.jetottawa.com; 613-695-4800; [email protected] at www.ottawajewishbulletin.com May 22, 2017 11 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 718 Boxster For the sport of it. 613-749-4275 611 Montreal Rd. markmotorsporsche.com / Mark.Motors.Porsche Mark Motors 12 May 22, 2017 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Israeli Film Festival to screen four recently acclaimed fi lms BY MAXINE MISKA SOLOWAY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE he 14th annual Israeli Film Festival presents four fi lms illuminating the pull of tradition Tin Israel, where culture and history have the tenacity to stretch and even fray lives. The festival opens on Thursday, June 8 with “Past Life.” Director Avi Nesher’s fi lm intricately explores the effect of the Holocaust on survivors and their children. In 1977, Sephi, a talented musician, travels with an Israeli choir to Berlin. After the performance, a Polish woman accosts her and calls her father a murderer. With the aid of the woman’s son, a German-Polish Former Israeli prime minister David Ben- composer, Sephi investigates what really Gurion in a scene from “Ben-Gurion: Epilogue,” to be screened June 15. happened when her father was hidden during the war, drawing both generations Sisters Sephi (Joy Rieger) and Nana (Nelly Tagar) in a scene from “Past Life,” to be screened June 8. into a fugue of recrimination and forgive- clubbing. Salma, a lesbian Arab Christian, ness. The fi lm is based on real events: is a DJ and bartender. Conservative Muslim Israeli composer Ella Milch-Sheriff wrote Nur, who studies computer science, is Epilogue,” the ruminations of the 82-year- from their beloved space in the synagogue: the opera “Baruch’s Silence,” based on her engaged to a devout man who objects to old lion in the last years of his life. The hidden away in the name of modesty. The father’s wartime diary. the bad infl uences of Tel Aviv life and documentary, to be screened on Thursday, women join forces straining shalom bayit In director Maysaloun Hamoud’s wants her to move to Jaffa. Ensuing June 15, captures Ben-Gurion’s refl ections to rebuild what has been lost. Ultimately, remarkable feature debut, “In Between ruptures in the three women’s relation- on shepherding an agrarian, socialist State love and marriage triumph. (Bar Bahar),” to be screened on Sunday, ships bring them bitter enlightenment of Israel into a modern military power, and All fi lms begin at 7 pm, have English June 11, three Arab-Israeli women room- leavened with strength. on his retirement to a kibbutz in the subtitles and take place at the Richcraft mates in Tel Aviv pursue modern Israeli Director Yariv Mozar discovered six Negev. Through home movies and news Hall (formerly River Building) Theatre, 43 lives while inexorably alienating them- hours of a 1968 interview with David reels, the portrait is both intimate and Campus Avenue, Carleton University. selves from their families and villages, just Ben-Gurion in the Steven Spielberg Jewish historic. Tickets are $13 (general public) and $9 a few hours, but a world away. Lalia, a Film Archive, added additional historical The festival closes on Thursday, June 22 (SJCC members, Canadian Film Institute criminal lawyer, loves to party hard and go footage and created “Ben-Gurion: with Emil Ben Shimon’s warm and spicy members, seniors, and students). Tickets “The Women’s Balcony (Ismach are available at the door, cash only. Hatani).” When the women’s balcony at a The Israeli Film Festival is sponsored by small Mizrachi synagogue collapses during the Canadian Film Institute and the Israel a bar mitzvah, the congregation is in crisis Cultural Forum (Soloway JCC, Vered Israel Don’t miss the opportunity – the rabbi’s wife in a coma, the rabbi in Cultural and Educational Program, to learn about this shock, no one to lead them or fi nd enough Embassy of Israel, Jewish Federation of life-changing trip. It’s not men for a minyan. Into the breech steps a Ottawa, and the Canada-Israel Cultural Information Session too early to start planning! young haredi rabbi whose joyless version Foundation). of Jewish practice ruffl es relations in the For information, contact Ella Dagan, For students who will be tight-knit community. The men, who are Vered Israel Cultural and Educational in grades 10, 11, and 12 in small shop keepers, defer to the rabbi’s Program manager, at 613-798-9818, ext. the 2017-2018 school year. erudition, while the women are exiled 243, or [email protected]. Departure April 2018 Please support Monday, our June 12 advertisers 7:00 pm and tell them Social Hall A, Soloway JCC, 21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt. you saw their Contact Natalie for advertisement more information: in the 613-798-4696 ext. 355 [email protected] Ottawa Jewish Bulletin. May 22, 2017 13 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Community remembers Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror on Yom Hazikaron BY MICHAEL AARENAU terrorism in Israel, was shown. Since 2001, e are gathered here with One Family Fund has helped more than heavy hearts to remem- 12,000 people, with the number only ber the fallen, those who growing as time goes on. ‘Wgave their lives so that Israeli Ambassador Nimrod Barkan the State of Israel could exist,’ said Israel spoke about both his and his father’s Defense Forces (IDF) veteran Jonathan service in the IDF and read a poem by Ben-Choreen Freedman, master of Nathan Alterman on the founding of the ceremonies at the Yom Hazikaron State of Israel. ceremony, April 30, at the Soloway Jewish Jewish Federation of Ottawa Chair Linda Community Centre (SJCC). Kerzner recalled following the events of Yom Hazikaron is Israel’s day of the Six-Day War as a young girl in Ottawa remembrance for its fallen soldiers and for and of the mixed feelings of exuberance those who have died in terror attacks. and mourning that her parents and the “A nation that remembers its fallen is a community felt as Israel won the war strong nation,” said Freedman. while losing so many in battle. The sentiment of remembrance would The IDF Order of the Day was read by be felt throughout the evening, beginning Adam Dodek and the SJCC Zemer Ottawa with the lowering of the Israeli fl ag to Chorus sang “HaMilchama Ha’acharona” half-mast followed by the sounding of the and “Be’arvot HaNegev.” siren and a moment of silence. Ottawa Jewish Community School Orit and Daniel Tor, the community Grade 8 students sang a Hebrew song with ambassadors in Ottawa for Canadian an interpretive dance and Rabbi Eytan Friends of Hebrew University lit memorial The memorial for members of Ottawa’s Jewish community lost while serving in the First and Kenter of Kehillat Beth Israel read the candles and spoke about people they knew Second World Wars, in Israel’s 1948 War on Independence, and while on active duty in the Yizkor Prayer, the Prayer for the Well- who had given their lives in defence of Israel Defense Forces, was photographed at Jewish Memorial Gardens (Bank Street Cemetery) Being of the IDF, and recited the Israel. Gady Sirota, a sergeant in the IDF on Yom Hazikaron, May 1. Mourner’s Kaddish. reserves, and Freedman also lit memorial The ceremony concluded with Chazzan candles. tragedy are still upon us,” said Freedman. provides fi nancial, medical, emotional Evan Green singing “Kel Maleh “Unfortunately, our soldiers and A video, highlighting the work of One and psychological support to those who Rachamim” followed by “Hatikvah” and civilians are still at risk and sadness and Family Fund, an organization that have lost family as a result of war or “O Canada.” The Chair and Board of Directors of the Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation cordially invite all fund holders and members of the Community to attend the OJCF Annual General Meeting Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 Call to Order: 7:00 pm JUDAIC PROGRAM COORDINATOR with Desserts and Light Refreshments Tamir is a proud and caring team of participants, families, volunteers and Zelikovitz Family Social Hall of The Joseph and Rose Ages Family Building professionals dedicated to assisting people with developmental disabilities realize 21 Nadolny Sachs Private their potential in a supportive Jewish environment through opportunities for personal growth and community involvement. 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May 22, 2017 15 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM 16 May 22, 2017 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Francie Greenspoon: Communications director transformed how the Jewish community interacted with the greater Ottawa community left her position at the Soloway JCC, As communications director of the Jewish Bellman offered her a job. Federation of Ottawa since 2004, “I had to beg her to join,” said Bellman. “I asked her three times before she fi nally Francie Greenspoon was responsible for agreed.” In 2004, Greenspoon joined the Vaad communicating Federation initiatives within as communications director. This was a time Bellman describes as the community – and to the broader general a “turning point” for Ottawa’s Jewish community. Greenspoon retired on May 16. community. Until then, the Vaad – which became the Jewish Federation of Ottawa Benita Baker reports. in 2005 – had an insular approach, never reaching out to the greater Ottawa rancie Greenspoon, a well-known Originally from Toronto, where she community for marketing and fi gure in Ottawa’s Jewish com- worked for eight years as a publicist communications. munity, has retired following an for the CBC, Greenspoon married Working with Bellman and the com- Faccomplished and rewarding Norman Lieff and moved to Ottawa in munications committee, Greenspoon career as senior director of communica- 1989. Her introduction to the inner launched a concerted effort to reach out tions and community relations for the workings of the Ottawa Jewish commun- to the secular community, publicizing Jewish Federation of Ottawa. ity began when she joined the Young the existence, the benefi ts and the inclusiveness of Ottawa’s Jewish agencies For more than a dozen years, Women’s Leadership Council (YWLC). As HOWARD SANDLER Greenspoon was the voice of Federation, part of the program, she sat as an and organizations. “I learned … about what goes into building informing the community about events observer on the JCC board. Bellman believes it wouldn’t have and maintaining a strong community,” said and milestones, liaising with the media, After graduating from YWLC, happened without Greenspoon. Francie Greenspoon as she retires as senior strengthening advocacy efforts on local Greenspoon continued as a member of “I credit Francie with making it director of communications at the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. university campuses, as well as co-ordin- the JCC board and also sat on the com- happen,” he said. “She led the ating efforts to strengthen the Canada- munications committee of the capital transformation.” Israel relationship. campaign, which raised the funds to Greenspoon’s position immersed “There are lots of people I will miss. I “When I came into the job, I didn’t build the new Soloway JCC on the Jewish her in the community and saw her loved the work and working with a team. know how Federation was perceived,” Community Campus. working with Jewish community staff If you have good team, there is spirit and she said. “I learned a tremendous Later, Greenspoon took her fi rst staff members and volunteers. This is what laughter and fun. That’s what I will miss.” amount about the Ottawa Jewish com- job in the Jewish community working for she will miss the most in retirement. It’s no surprise that the fondest munity, about what goes into building almost two years as the Soloway JCC’s “The people were always changing memories of her years with Federation and maintaining a strong community. I marketing manager. and you were constantly building new do not centre on events or milestones, worked with incredible volunteers who Mitchell Bellman, then executive relationships,” she said. but rather on individuals, particularly give their time and energy, many of director of the Jewish Community “New chairs, new staff, new volunteers, her co-workers. whom do it quietly not wanting recogni- Council of Ottawa/Vaad Ha’Ir, was struck new ideas – change is all about people “I have tremendous respect for donors tion. I learned what it means to be Jewish by Greenspoon’s positive attitude, skill and ideas. It changes the dynamic of how and volunteers, but I have an inordinate and part of a community.” and professionalism. Sometime after she you work. amount of respect for staff,” she said. “Nobody knows how hard they work. Campaign after campaign, they work 12 to 15 hour days. They are the unsung heroes of the community.” Greenspoon leaves confi dent that her position is in good hands. For the past four years, she has been job sharing her position with Pauline Colwin, who is now working full-time in the position. She and Colwin worked seamlessly together, so the transition will be smooth. “We are grateful to Francie for her many and varied contributions to the community and will miss her can-do attitude and tremendous talents at messaging the complex work of Federation,” said Federation President and CEO Andrea Freedman. “The nature of Francie’s work and the fact that community issues don’t always present themselves between 9 and 5 meant that she frequently made herself available to handle challenging tasks in SJCC Basketball: Team Black wins the SJCC Men’s Basketball League championship. (From left) Jonny Perrier, Josh Brantz, Brad Ellison, the evening and on weekends. She Ashley Potter, Haydon Cantor and Jesse Dean. Missing from photo: Jeffrey Pleet, Brian Boucher and Colin Arsenault. handled herself with the utmost grace and professionalism.” May 22, 2017 17 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Brenda Van Vliet: Bulletin says goodbye to long-time production manager after 22 years “I’ve relied on Brenda as a second set There have been many changes at the of eyes on everything that went into the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin over the years since paper, to edit my own columns – and for her incredible ‘corporate memory’ of production manager Brenda Van Vliet came everything about the Bulletin for the 12 years she was here before I arrived,” said on board in 1995. Van Vliet retired just after Regenstreif. “Brenda has been my strong right arm this issue of the paper went to press. Benita for almost 10 years. We went through many changes at the Bulletin together, Baker reports. including the print redesign and the renewal of our website, but the biggest n 1995, when Brenda Van Vliet for almost a decade, current editor change in all those years will come when applied for the job of layout person Michael Regenstreif. There have been Brenda is no longer in the offi ce. I hope at the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, the numerous design and personnel changes she enjoys her next chapter – but she’ll Iglobetrotting military daughter and as well as the move to the new Soloway be greatly missed.” spouse didn’t suspect she’d spend 22 JCC building in 1998, which had a pivotal Van Vliet and her husband, Mike years in the position. effect on her work environment because Hewes, live next to a lake in Chelsea, Fresh from a 12-year stint as managing she fi nally got her own phone and email Quebec, and they’re looking forward to editor and editor-in-chief of Der Kanadier, address. spending more time together in that the newspaper of the Canadian Forces in The Chapel Street offi ces had limita- idyllic setting. Europe, based in Lahr, Germany, Van Vliet tions. Van Vliet did not have her own “The eventual plan is to travel more, became the Bulletin’s fi rst in-house phone. For almost three years, when she “It seems like just yesterday that I started in either to places Mike and I have never production manager. She retired from the got a phone call, the receptionist would this job,” said Brenda Van Vliet as she retires been, or back to places we love. We have position on May 15. announce over the PA system, “Brenda, after 22 years with the Ottawa Jewish friends and family all across Canada and Hired by then-Bulletin editor Myra there’s a phone call for you,” and she Bulletin. in Europe and the U.K. We hope to be Aronson, Van Vliet arrived on the scene would have to go to someone’s offi ce to able to catch up with as many of them as when manual cut and paste layout of the take the call. This became especially clear to her last possible,” Van Vliet said. newspaper was being replaced by The Jewish community, said Van Vliet, year when her mother passed away. “For the time being, though, we will computerized layout and ad design. The embraced her and left a lasting Much to her surprise, several community relax at home, by the lake, with our dog, technology was so new that Van Vliet was impression. members came to the funeral. while overseeing a few renovations to our told to “buy whatever you need.” She “I learned about the true meaning of “It so touched me,” she said. “I felt I home.” even bought her own desk. community here,” she said. “Here in the was part of this community. People Aronson succinctly summed up Van “We were a good team,” said Aronson. Jewish community, you can see the cared.” Vliet’s long and accomplished tenure at “It was Alyce Baker as business manager, feeling, the caring, the cohesiveness. You Regenstreif said he learned to rely on the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin: “All my Brenda and me. Brenda was patient, know you belong and are made to feel Van Vliet from his fi rst day in the offi ce in decisions should turn out so well,” she knowledgeable, hard-working, diligent welcome.” 2007 – and not just for her layout skills. said. and even-tempered.” The Bulletin offi ces were located in the Jewish Community Centre (JCC) on Chapel Street. Waiting for her equipment and furniture to arrive, Van Vliet worked from home and had to rent a fax machine in order to communicate with Aronson about layout and design. Finally, the state-of-the-art technology arrived and Van Vliet began working in the Bulletin offi ce. She put the fi rst in- house production of the paper to bed on a Friday afternoon only to return on Mon- day to discover that most of the equip- ment had been stolen over the weekend. “It seems like just yesterday that I started in this job,” said Van Vliet, who applied for the position because she liked the idea of working for a community newspaper. The fact that she was a non-Jew working for a Jewish organiza- tion was not at all daunting. Aronson and Baker would explain the holidays and the workings of the com- munity to her and patiently answer her questions. They even brought her lunch on Passover. Van Vliet has seen a lot of changes in SJCC Hockey: Team Goldberg wins the SJCC Men’s Hockey League championship. (Kneeling, from left) Jacob Polowin, Ryan Goldberg, P.J. her tenure at the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin. Rothman, Marshall Rothman, Josh Kardish, (standing) Jeff Sherman, Ivan Mitar, Alex Hoerdt, Jonah Shinder, Matt Mullin, Josh Garellek , She has worked with three editors Ryan Bodnoff and Steven Rich. Missing from photo: Jonathan Katz and Brayden Girard. – Aronson, the late Barry Fishman and, 18 May 22, 2017 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM ‘We must learn from this story and its lessons’ BY BENITA BAKER rime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada must always acknowledge the country’s Plamentable policy during the Second World War, which prevented Jewish refugees fl eeing the Holocaust from coming here. Trudeau was speaking to a large assembly – including Holocaust surviv- ors, parliamentarians, dignitaries, students and members of the public – gathered, May 8, at the Canadian War Museum for the National Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony. “We cannot, we must not turn away from this uncomfortable truth and Canada’s part in it,” said Trudeau. “We must learn from this story, and its lessons must guide our actions today and the days to come because, as stories like these remind us, cruelty, indifference and the hatred that made the Holocaust (From left) Canadian Society for Yad Vashem (CSYV) board members Bruce Kent and Lou Greenbaum, CSYV National Chair Fran Sonshine, Kyle possible are still possible today, even here Goldenberg (Greenbaum’s grandson and fourth generation Holocaust survivor), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and CSYV National Executive in Canada.” Director Ester Driham stand for a moment after lighting the first of six memorial candles at the National Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony, The emotionally moving and poignant May at the Canadian War Museum. tribute to Holocaust victims and surviv- ors has been an annual event organized The theme of the 2017 National in both Nazi and Soviet forced labour by the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem Canada” and “Hatikvah,” and also sang Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony camps. He now regularly talks to groups since Parliament passed a bill establish- “Eli, Eli,” a song based on a poem by was “Survivors’ Testimonies”: The Fate of of students because he wants to inspire ing Holocaust Memorial Day in 2003. Hannah Senesh. the Individual during the Holocaust.” them to action. Although Yom HaShoah was on April 24, Six memorial candles were lit on the Leslie Vertes, a 93-year-old survivor “I tell them freedom is not free,” said the ceremony was held later because Canadian Society for Yad Vashem from Hungary, described his experience Vertes. “My message is simple. Silence is Parliament was not in session then. menorah by groups of dignitaries and not an option … I want to show them Holocaust survivors in memory of the six that they need to speak up to eliminate million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, discrimination, fi ght anti-Semitism and and to pay homage to survivors and all other forms of prejudice.” freedom fi ghters, as well as honouring In a video testimony, survivor Felix future generations. Opatowski, now deceased, described in In a moving D’var Torah, Rabbi Reuven stark and heartbreaking detail his life in Bulka said, “The only way that we can the Polish Lodz Ghetto and, in fi ght evil is by being good. The only way Auschwitz, where he witnessed the to fi ght intolerance is not by being children of Drancy, France being marched tolerant, but by being welcoming, by to the gas chamber. being embracing, by being loving and by Other speakers included Israeli appreciating others.” Ambassador Nimrod Barkan, Opposition The sombre ceremony concluded with Leader Rona Ambrose and NDP Leader a moving rendition of “Kel Maleh Thomas Mulcair. Rachamim” and the Mourner’s Kaddish Students from Hebrew Foundation by Cantor Pinchas Levinson, and blowing School in Montreal led the singing of “O of the shofar by Rabbi Bulka. 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Upstairs, the adults were just as MICHAEL REGENSTREIF content with a full spread of Israeli cuisine The flag of Israel flies above Ottawa City Hall on Yom Ha’Atzmaut, May 2. MICHAEL REGENSTREIF catered by Babi’s Restaurant and music Ottawa Jewish Community School and Torah Day School of Ottawa students join Cantor Daniel and dancing with Israeli singer Yaakov Benlolo in leading “Hatikvah” and “O Canada” as the Israeli flag was raised at Ottawa City Hall. Sassi and DJ Lahit Barosh. with a common passion, attachment, and Dagan said the event took place from 5 love for the State of Israel.” to 9 pm so that everyone could attend – Rabbi Idan Scher of Congregation from children fi nishing school for the day Machzikei Hadas was happy to see so to community members coming to the many people celebrating. SJCC after work. Indeed, a large and “We talk so much about creating unity, diverse crowd showed up to celebrate. and that’s exactly what we had tonight. “Yom Ha’Atzmaut is a powerful The entire community was out here reminder that we will no longer be exiled celebrating something that we hold so from nations around the world. I like to dear: the State of Israel,” he said. “I also think of the holiday as a day of gratitude appreciated all of the family-friendly and I appreciate the SJCC bringing the activities. My kids never wanted to leave! community together for events like this,” We’re already looking forward to next said Alex Sarna, a young professional. year’s festivities.” Another community member with a Earlier in the day, about 200 people special connection to Yom Ha’Atzmaut – including students from the Ottawa was Tobin Kaiman. Jewish Community School and Torah Day “Celebrating Israel’s independence the School of Ottawa – joined dignitaries moment after a nation pauses to remem- including Mayor Jim Watson, Israeli ber its heroes [on Yom Hazikaron] gives Ambassador Nimrod Barkan, several MPs extra signifi cance to celebrating Israel’s and city councillors, and Jewish com- sovereignty, said Kaiman, an Ottawan munity leaders to see Israel’s fl ag raised who served as a lone soldier in the Israel in a ceremony organized by the Jewish HOWARD SANDLER Defense Forces. “The celebrations at the Federation of Ottawa on the plaza at Israeli singer Yaakov Sassi entertains the large crowd celebrating Yom Ha’Atzmaut at the SJCC. SJCC create a strong sense of community Ottawa City Hall. HOWARD SANDLER Yom Ha’Atzmaut celebrants eagerly line up for Israeli cuisine prepared HOWARD SANDLER One of many circles of dancers celebrates Yom Ha’Atzmaut at the SJCC. by Babi’s Restaurant. 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REGISTER Chairs: Sponsored by: BIKING for BUBBIES Adam Schacter ONLINE TODAY! and September 10, 2017 hillel-ltc.com/pledge Seymour Mender 24 May 22, 2017 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Two upcoming events on Jewish genealogy at Soloway JCC BY JOHN DIENER In Zalewski’s narrative, the community comes alive: JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF OTTAWA professionals, pious traditionalists and self-assured he Jewish Genealogical Society of Ottawa and reformers, dwellers of shtetls and cities. The story of the Soloway Jewish Community Centre (SJCC) Galician Jews is the story of many contrasts: poverty are co-sponsoring two upcoming events at the mixes with opportunities, separateness with accultura- TSJCC. tion: the sounds of Yiddish and Hebrew fi ll the cheders On Sunday, May 28, 10 am to noon, in partnership while German and Polish are spoken in public schools. with the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society, local Jewish Zalewski is a physician and former professor of genealogists Hymie Reichstein and John Diener will Medicine at Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He is present an introductory session on doing family tree passionate about bringing to light the story of Galicia. research. Several generations of his Jewish and Christian ances- Topics to be discussed include how to begin your tors traced their roots to this former province of the research, interviewing techniques, using family tree Austrian and Austro-Hungarian Empire. He is the software, searching social media and using the hun- author of two books, Galician Trails: The Forgotten Story dreds of databases that now exist and may contain of One Family and Galician Portraits: In Search of Jewish information about your ancestors. There will be a Roots, and is a frequent speaker at meetings of Jewish question and answer session, and they’ll demonstrate genealogical societies and cultural institutions. some of the databases. Zalewski serves on the board of directors of Gesher On Thursday, June 15, 7 pm, Andrew Zalewski will Galicia, a non-profi t organization with a global member- present a lecture entitled “Jewish Galicia (1772–1918): ship dedicated to researching Jewish genealogy in the Vibrant Past Rediscovered.” former Galicia. He is also executive editor of the Zalewski’s talk brings to life the community of Galicia, Galitzianer, the organization’s quarterly research the former province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, journal. intertwining his personal genealogical discoveries with For further information on these sessions, or on Researcher Andrew Zalewski will speak about the history of the larger historical context from within and outside the Jewish genealogy in general, contact the Jewish Jewish Galicia, June 15, at the SJCC. Jewish community of Galicia. Genealogical Society of Ottawa at [email protected]. “It’s Perfect” AJA 50+ to hold fourth annual Aft er completing a job, we always look forward to hearing those words. 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You are invited to register your own team of up to 10 in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin. [email protected] persons per table, or come as you are or with a friend May Home Inspection Tip: Wobbly or loose toilets can break the wax seal at their base, causing hidden water damage ELEVATED HOME INSPECTION Offers the following services: to the fl oor underneath – immediate Pre-Purchase Home Inspections repair is recommended. Pre-Listing or Pre-Sale Home Inspections Michael Levitan, BID Pre-Renovation Inspections Visit us on the web |613|286-8925 Home Monitoring Services www.elevatedhomeinspection.ca [email protected] May 22, 2017 25 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM ‘There is no better way to connect people than through music’ ERUSALEM – Laurent Lévy believes that to under- stand Jerusalem is to understand the whole world. But it’s not an easy task. J “For many people, it is hard to enter into this BARBARA CROOK world, to understand the history. Haredim, religious MY ISRAEL Zionists, Muslims, Christians, rich, poor, Ashkenazim, Sephardim …” said the entrepreneur and philanthropist. “How can you do something to bring the people together? It’s the same God for everyone.” musical instruments from seven lands where Jews have The 50ish Lévy, who made his fortune at a young age lived in the Diaspora. with a chain of optical stores that will number 700 by Musician and composer Eldad Levy (no relation) 2020, became religiously observant in his 20s and made spent years looking around the world for the instru- aliyah from Paris with his family in 2005. ments, which include originals and reproductions. “Music connects you to the soul,” says Laurent Lévy, founder He opened his fi rst Israeli optical and hearing aid store Each room is decorated in the mode of the country it of Kikar HaMusica in Jerusalem. in Jerusalem’s Zion Square in 2015, and immediately represents – Yemen, Morocco, Central Asia, etc. – and donated 20,000 pairs of glasses to the needy. shows how Jews have adopted and adapted the local was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE. Without moving Lévy started thinking about ways to enter the human instruments and music of each region to create a distinct from your seat, you climb the stairs, enter the temple soul and celebrate his beloved Jerusalem that were not Jewish style. and feel as if you are part of the world of the priests, their restricted by nationality, religion, income or language. Upon entering, each visitor receives headphones and a rituals and their sacrifi ces. The answer for him was music. tablet with a camera that accesses oral or written The animation and graphics are so vivid that you could “Music connects you to the soul,” he said. “You listen descriptions – in Hebrew, English, French, Spanish or swear you were actually moving up and down – which to music and, suddenly, you’re in another world. And Russian – of a particular period of musical history or a means it’s defi nitely not for those with motion sickness. you never meet someone who doesn’t like music.” particular type of instrument. The multimillion dollar project will eventually include In 2012, Lévy decided to create a place where people Based on the English and French versions I sampled, an auditorium, a music-themed hotel and an academy of from all backgrounds could listen to music, learn about the translations are excellent, unlike those in many dance, music and theatre. the history of music – especially Jewish music – enjoy Israeli museums. “My dream is for people to see the real Jerusalem – not good food and drink and fi nd a connection with others. But that’s just the beginning. By clicking on images of what they see on TV – a place that is open to everyone, The following year, he started building Kikar the musical instruments, you can hear a high-quality where there are things you don’t have to pay for,” said HaMusica (Music Square), a complex in the Nachalat recording of each instrument being played. And two Lévy, who credits his business success to his religious Shiv’a neighborhood of Jerusalem that includes bars and areas are literally “hands on,” where you can put on a faith and the support of his wife, Rachel. restaurants surrounding an outdoor stage and perform- different set of headphones and drum along with a “People come here at the end of the day. They don’t ance area. It opened a year ago. soundtrack. know each other, but they connect through the music.” At its heart is the Hebrew Music Museum, a fascinat- The visit ends with a breathtaking virtual reality tour “There is no better way to connect people than ing, interactive and technically dazzling collection of 260 of the Second Temple, which stood for 420 years before it through music.” the Exodus from Egypt. Our communities also seem to value Jewish education, and Ottawa families seek out The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel Jewish educational opportunities for their children, ranging from bar mitzvah prep to Shabbat Camp to am fascinated by origin stories and why these myths supplementary school to day school. and narratives matter. Many of us hold tightly to SARAH WAISVISZ Since that dinner conversation, I have had to admit I stories about where our families come from, or look to the mythology of the Ten Lost Tribes as an Iwhere our roots and origins lie, just as we recount DISPATCHES example of resilience. No matter their origins or whether stories of the patriarchs and matriarchs whose actions FROM THE DNA will ever prove genetic links to ancient Israelites, I helped determine how our families came to be. DIASPORA am curious about how tiny minority communities Recently, a dinner companion dismissed the idea that managed to practise Jewish customs and live Jewish lives there were Ten Lost Tribes of Israel who were deported in Nigeria, South Africa, India, the rugged hills of the after the destruction of the First Temple. Pashtun region of Afghanistan, Burma and even Japan. I found myself quite defensive. people that make up a family. “UKnadian” is about It’s not genetic proof that fascinates me, but rather the “Of course there were tribes that travelled far and were mothers, daughters, grandmothers, and granddaughters. power of resilience. ‘lost’. This is why there are ancient communities of Jews During the talkback following the performance, specta- Despite this isolation, oppression and cultural margin- in China and India and sub-Saharan Africa! This is part tors noted that mothers often are the keepers and alization by majority cultures, Jewish communities have of why we talk about Diaspora!” teachers of culture in a society, and that this piece not only survived, but also thrived all over the world in But I was clinging to straws. I realized my sense of expressed that fact. minority situations. Healthy demographics are not the what was real was, in some part at least, myth. And my But what happens when we ourselves are not parents? only markers of a community’s health; so too are interest in how those communities came to be so wildly Although we have all been children, not all of us will markers of cultural health such as community pride, dispersed masked a more keen interest in how they came become parents. What then becomes our role in a cultural literacy and religious knowledge. A healthy to survive at all. cultural community? What do we do if we do not have culture is also a sign of healthy Jewish continuity. In I have had the privilege of helping a friend and children to whom we can pass along our traditions? If we those minority communities of the lost tribes, who held colleague create a dance-theatre piece entitled are not parents, how do we as Jewish adults fulfi l the up the culture for the children? Who made sure it was “UKnadian” about her British grandmother and her mitzvah of procreation and rearing children? In what valued and protected? Who encouraged it to evolve Ukrainian grandmother. “UKnadian” features Amelia other ways can we model, share, work to protect our when necessary? Who taught the children what mat- Griffi n as the solo performer dancing to her own original culture, and help it to thrive? tered most? There is a teaching in the Talmud that states choreography, and Amelia’s mother’s poetry about the No matter our particular ethnic or racial origin, as that, if one teaches a child, it is as if that person has given grandmothers serves as the spine of the story and most Jews, we belong to a religion and culture that values birth to the child. of the spoken text. family, and very much values education. Many of our I wonder how healthy our own local community is, We chose to highlight braiding as a key theme, holidays and festivals are ingrained with teaching and how healthy it could be. If each of us took up the theatrical image, and structural device. The piece refers opportunities. Take, for example, the core of what mantle of cultural keeper, whether we are parents or not, to the braiding of hair, the braiding of dough for bread happens at Chanukah and Passover: we recount the and took up the role of teacher, how strong and resilient and the braiding of different strands of story, culture and struggle and victory of the Maccabees and we recount could our children be? Who among us could be found? 26 May 22, 2017 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM perception has changed. Just like when you fall in love, You can’t fi nish what you don’t start you’re drawn to the object of your affection and you can’t stand to be apart. on’t start what you can’t fi nish,’ goes the Fast forward months and then years, and the picture expression. I think that’s a fl awed perspec- becomes more realistic. Some habits and imperfections tive because it dissuades people from GLORIA SCHWARTZ that you once found attractive now seem irritating. Do ‘Dchallenging themselves. The inability to you abandon that person or pursuit, or do you modify complete something shouldn’t be equated with failure. FOCUS ON your expectations? The truth is that you can’t fi nish what you don’t start. FITNESS Some people are able to stick with their sport or How many times has your fear of failure discouraged exercise program, adapting and making adjustments you from trying something? If you don’t try, you won’t along the way so they don’t lose interest. This persis- know. Whether it’s a small step in the right direction or tence allows them to improve their skills – whether it’s setting a monumental goal, your decision to test Unless you want to become swimming, martial arts or anything else. Those who get uncharted waters should take into account more than easily bored may drop out sooner, and that’s OK, too. your desired fi nal result. Yes, it’s important to have a a high-calibre athlete, it doesn’t matter Think about why you dropped out and what you can do clear vision, if you want to achieve a goal, but don’t if you start and don’t follow through differently next time. Maybe better planning is in order. overlook the smaller rewards, milestones and outcomes with a program. The key is to learn Perhaps you jumped on the band wagon with the latest that are part of the process. fi tness trend and tried something you ended up not Even once you’ve made a conscious choice to sign up and grow, to fi nd what you like liking. It’s through trial and error that you’ll eventually for a class or a team sport, your success isn’t guaranteed. and to fi gure out how to overcome discover what you fi nd engaging and fulfi lling. Many factors play a role, including your own level of whatever is getting between you Unless you want to become a high-calibre athlete, it commitment. Injuries are always a possibility when doesn’t matter if you start and don’t follow through with you’re involved in physical activities, especially if you’re and a healthier, fi tter body. a program. The key is to learn and grow, to fi nd what pushing your limits. you like and to fi gure out how to overcome whatever is There may come a time when you have to drop out of the highest or runs the fastest; winners don’t quit when getting between you and a healthier, fi tter body. People a class or temporarily stop an activity you’ve been the novelty wears off. The surge of enthusiasm that who are both committed and adaptable are most able to enjoying because your body is telling you it needs to rest courses through your veins when you start something stick to a program or fi gure out a more suitable and heal. That doesn’t mean you’ve failed in any way. new and exciting can’t last forever. alternative. Having the courage and motivation to try in the fi rst Have you ever been gung-ho about taking up a new Do you have a history of signing up for fi tness classes, place is, in fact, an often overlooked measure of success. fi tness activity? You tell your friends about it, maybe sports teams or personal training, then dropping out? We all want to achieve the goals we set. We all want to even ask them to join in. You buy some new exercise Do you buy exercise equipment that ends up gathering win in some way. I believe the concept of winning is gear. You make sure your schedule is cleared so nothing dust? Think about what you really like to do. Think overdue for a paradigm shift. But maybe that’s because interferes with the days and times of the activity. about why you want to do it. Getting into shape and those of us who are not super athletic prefer to redefi ne You get started. You love it. Then times passes, and staying fi t is a journey of self-love, self-discovery and winning. soon you start skipping a class or a practice here or personal development that lasts a lifetime. Change What differentiates “winners” from the rest of the there. Other things come up, and suddenly that activity along the way is inevitable. Make a plan, get started and pack isn’t as simple as who lifts the most weight, jumps doesn’t seem like a high priority. What’s changed? Your don’t overthink how you’ll fi nish. May 22, 2017 27 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM foundation donations | Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation The Board of Directors of the CAYLA AND MICHAEL BAYLIN Presner receiving the Freiman Family Myles Kraut by Shelli and Steven Ottawa Jewish Community ENDOWMENT FUND Young Leadership Award by Ingrid Kimmel. Levitz. Foundation acknowledges with In Memory of: Charlene Day by Cayla Baylin. Gillian Presner on receiving the HILDY AND STEVEN LESH thanks contributions to the fol- Freiman Family Young Leadership ENDOWMENT FUND lowing funds as of May 2, 2017. BENES AND SARAH CANTOR Award by Ingrid Levitz. Mazel Tov to: MEMORIAL TORAH Hyman Reichstein on receiving the JOIN US IN BUILDING EDUCATION FUND LESLIE AND CORNELIA ENGEL Shem Tov Community Volunteer Award ENDOWMENT FUND by Hildy and Steven Lesh and family. OUR COMMUNITY In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Bernard D. Altman by Judith Altman. In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Jeff Miller on receiving the Gilbert BY SUPPORTING Cornelia Engel, a dear sister, by Magda Greenberg Distinguished Leadership THESE LOCAL AGENCIES SANDI AND EDDY COOK Robicsek. Award by Hildy and Steven Lesh. ENDOWMENT FUND Cornelia Engel, a dear mother, by OTTAWA POST Birthday Wishes to: Andre Engel. NORMAN AND ISABEL LESH JEWISH WAR VETERANS FUND Sandi Cook by Peter and Pam Stelcner. ENDOWMENT FUND SAM AND SUSAN FIRESTONE In Memory of: In Memory of: ENDOWMENT FUND Philip Pinkus by Jeffrey and Felice, Erin NATHAN AND REBA DIENER Charles Balko by Isabel Lesh. and Chris, and Jordan, Zachary and ENDOWMENT FUND Mazel Tov to: Mazel Tov to: Mitchell Pleet. In Memory of: Mark and Cindi Resnick and Family on Shirley Kriger on becoming a great Naomi Diener by Reba Diener; and by the birth of their grandson Kyle Aiden grandmother by Isabel Lesh. OTTAWA TORAH INSTITUTE John and Dayra Diener and family. Resnick by Susan and Sam, Lindsay, TORAH EDUCATION FUND Ethel Rosenblatt by Reba Diener; and Jessica and Daniel Firestone. IRVING AND ELLEN LITHWICK In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: by John and Dayra Diener and family. ENDOWMENT FUND Bernard D. Altman by Judith Altman. IBOLYA AND HOWARD In Memory of: Mazel Tov to: GOLDBERG FAMILY FUND ______John and Dayra Diener on Brian’s Norton Lithwick by Marilyn and Daniel marriage to Wendy by Diane Koven. In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Kimmel. APPOTIVE FAMILY Max Guttman by Ibolya Goldberg ENDOWMENT FUND DOLANSKY FAMILY FUND Wiesel and Joe Wiesel. SAMUEL AND LEEMA MAGIDSON In Memory of: ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory of: In Memory of: Salim Kobrossi by Ibolya Goldberg Fruma Appotive by Norm Leckie and Ethel Rosenblatt by Bernard and Donna In Memory of: Wiesel and Joe Wiesel. Robin Chernick. Dolansky. Norton Lithwick by Roslyn and Arnie Debbie Parnass by Jeff and Sharon Mazel Tov to: Refuah Shlemah to: Kimmel. Appotive. Bernard and Donna Dolansky on Gillian Edward Weinberg by Ibolya Goldberg Mazel Tov to: Wiesel and Joe Wiesel. Roslyn and Arnie Kimmel on Sam’s Anniversary Wishes to: Bar Mitzvah by Bernard and Donna Edward and Rhoda Weinberg by Ibolya Dolansky. Goldberg Wiesel and Joe Wiesel. Adam White and Lisa Kimmel on Sam’s Leona and Label Silver by Ibolya Bar Mitzvah by Bernard and Donna Goldberg Wiesel and Joe Wiesel. Dolansky. Mother’s Day Wishes to: Julia Guttman by Ibolya Goldberg RHODA AND JEFFREY MILLER Wiesel and Joe Wiesel. FAMILY FUND Helene Goldberg by Ibolya Goldberg Mazel Tov to: Wiesel and Joe Wiesel. Jeffrey Miller on receiving the Gilbert Greenberg Distinguished Service FRITZI AND Award by Lynne Oreck-Wener and Bob MAX (CHIEF) GREENBERG Wener; and by Ingrid Levitz and family. MEMORIAL FUND In Memory of: HARRY AND BERTHA PLEET Gladys Bodnoff by Debbie, Norm and MEMORIAL FUND Vicky Ferkin. In Memory of: Refuah Shlemah to: Charles Balko by Pinchas and Barbara Rubin Burstyn by Debbie, Norm and Pleet. Vicky Ferkin. SAMUEL AND RUTH ROTHMAN STEPHEN S. HARRIS MEMORIAL FUND ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory of: In Memory of: Dr. Irving Soloway by Sheldon and Charles Balko by Stephen S. Harris. Corinne Taylor. Edgar Saslove by Sheldon and Corinne ARTHUR AND SARAH KIMMEL Taylor. MEMORIAL FUND SHMELZER-HOROVITCH Mazel Tov to: ENDOWMENT FUND Michally Iny and Ron Kellner on Emily’s Bat Mitzvah by Roslyn and Arnie Mazel Tov to: Kimmel. Dr. Elaine Donnelly on receiving her PhD from the University of MORRIS AND LILLIAN KIMMEL Massachusetts and for the significant MEMORIAL FUND contribution her doctoral thesis made to the field of education by Sol and Mazel Tov to: Anne Shmelzer. Steven and Linda Kerzner on their daughter Jessica’s engagement to Continued on page 28 28 May 22, 2017 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM foundation donations | Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation TAMIR FOUNDATION FUND THE WOMEN’S COLLECTIVE Jeffrey Miller on receiving the Gilbert Contributions may be made online Refuah Shlemah to: PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM Greenberg Distinguished Service at www.OJCF.ca or by contacting Jeffrey Pleet by Debbie, Norm and Providing support for services and pro- Award by Sarah Beutel and Steven the office at 613-798-4696 exten- Vicky Ferkin. grams that directly benefit women and Morgan and family. sion 274, Monday to Friday or by children. In Memory of: JOSH TAYLOR email at [email protected]. Jay Dover by Debbie, Norm and Vicky MITZVAH FUND Attractive cards are sent to convey Ferkin. WOMEN’S COLLECTIVE ENDOWMENT FUND Mother’s Day Wishes to: the appropriate sentiments. Ruth Berger by Debbie, Norm and All donations are acknowledged Vicky Ferkin. Mother’s Day Wishes to: Freda Weisman by Susan Weisman and Shirley Melnick by Eileen Melnick- family. with a charitable receipt. CHARLES AND RAE TAVEL McCarthy and family. MEMORIAL FUND Taryn Wener by Lynne Oreck-Wener In Memory of: and Bob Wener. Sandra Levinson by Sunny and John Zoe Oreck by Lynne Oreck-Wener and Tavel. Bob Wener. Frances Karanofsky by Sunny and John Evelyn Wener by Lynne Oreck-Wener Tavel. and Bob Wener. Dr. Ivan Goldman by Sunny and John Marcia Koven by Diane Koven. Tavel. Mazel Tov to: Gillian Presner on receiving the Freiman SUSAN WEISMAN Family Young Leadership Award by AND JEFF TAYLOR Lynne Oreck-Wener and Bob Wener. ENDOWMENT FUND Mazel Tov to: THE SAUL AND EDNA GOLDFARB Carol Ortenberg and Terry Lozoff on B’NAI MITZVAH PROGRAM their engagement by Susan Weisman and Jeff Taylor and family. RACHELI MANDELKER B’NAI MITZVAH FUND MOSES, CHENYA AND HENRY Mazel Tov to: TORONTOW MEMORIAL FUND Eyal Podolsky on receiving the Jewish In Observance of the Yahrzeit of: Community Service Student Award by Ralph Torontow, a beloved daddy, by Barry Mandelker and family. Tammy Torontow. JORDAN H. MORGAN STEPHEN AND GAIL VICTOR B’NAI MITZVAH FUND ENDOWMENT FUND In Memory of: In Memory of: Ruth Berger by Sarah Beutel and Ethel Rosenblatt by Stephen and Gail Steven Morgan and family. Victor. Mazel Tov to: Gillian Presner on receiving the Freiman RUTH AND JOSEPH VINER Family Young Leadership Award by Sarah ENDOWMENT FUND Beutel and Steven Morgan and family. Birthday Wishes to: Eyal Podolsky on receiving the Jewish Margo and Norman Viner by Elissa Lieff. Community Service Student Award by Sarah Beutel and Steven Morgan and ZIPES KARANOFSKY FAMILY family. ENDOWMENT FUND Hyman Reichstein on receiving the Refuah Shlemah to: Shem Tov Community Volunteer Award Steve Senman by Rick and Helen Zipes. by Sarah Beutel and Steven Morgan Daniel Wolfish by Rick and Helen Zipes. and family. May 22, 2017 29 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Alyce’s recipes for Shavuot ALYCE BAKER havuot is the holiday that celebrates the Israelites of the family. It has prompted me to fi nd new ways of HOLIDAY COOKER receiving the Ten Commandments. The Bible presenting dinner. Obviously, dairy meals are an easy AND BAKER tells that the Israelites, on returning to their tents solution. In fact, we sometimes have “breakfast for Safter receiving the Commandments, had no time dinner,” which appears to be a big hit with everyone. to slaughter cattle or kosher their utensils on Shabbat, So, with the upcoming Shavuot holiday, where dairy so they ate dairy. meals are the custom, I don’t have to come up with BAKED LEMON SPONGE PUDDING Today, many people are trying to reduce their intake something as an alternative to a festive meat meal. of meat for health reasons. My eight-year-old grand- The recent rage of sheet pan cooking has me hooked. I am sure each one of us has a recipe or two that daughter came home from camp and declared she was For those of you unaware, line one cookie sheet with cut evokes wonderful memories of our mothers. now a vegetarian. veggies and bake for a few minutes. Then add the This particular dessert does it for me. It is This former steak-loving child has held to her protein (chicken or fi sh) and bake a few more minutes comforting, refreshing and simple to prepare. decision easily and eagerly, with support from the rest and you’re done. 1 cup sugar SALMON OR TROUT BOUQUETTIERE FRENCH TOAST MUFFINS 1/3 cup fl our Line a large jelly roll pan with parchment paper. 8 cups cubed cinnamon raisin bread 1/4 teaspoon salt Slice 3 zucchini in rounds. 2 apples peeled and coarsest chopped 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon rind Slice 10 fi ngerling potatoes in small pieces. 5 eggs 1/3 cup lemon juice Slice 10 baby mini carrots in half. 1 cup milk 3 egg yolks Chop 1 parsnip. 1 cup maple syrup 1 can evaporated milk Place all the veggies in the pan. In large bowl, combine bread cubes and chopped 3 egg whites Add 1 pint grape tomatoes. apples. Set aside. In medium bowl whisk eggs, milk Season with salt, pepper and fresh chopped and 1/4 cup maple syrup. Pour egg mixture over Combine sugar, fl our and salt. Stir in lemon rind, parsley. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons olive oil and mix the bread and gently combine. juice, egg yolks and evaporated milk. through veggies. Grease a 12 cup muffi n pan. Spoon 1/2 cup of the Beat egg whites stiff and fold into lemon Bake at 450 F for 15 minutes. bread mixture into each muffi n compartment. Bake mixture. Add 2 large pieces of salmon or trout and spread at 350 F for 25 minutes or until a knife inserted in Pour into a greased 8-cup dish and place dish in a vegetables around. the centre comes out clean. Let cool in pan. Turn larger pan fi lled with hot water (bain-marie). Sprinkle the fi sh with lemon juice, salt, pepper, muffi ns out and place on a serving platter. Spoon Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes. and tarragon. remaining maple syrup over muffi ns. May be served hot or cold, and you can spoon Bake 8 minutes more. These freeze well and may be reheated in the raspberry sauce over the pudding. A complete meal in one pan under 30 minutes! microwave. Serves 4 Makes 12 Serves 6-8 30 May 22, 2017 OTTAWAJEWISHBULLETIN.COM Two novels that capture time spent in Israel The Extra In addition to her academic questioning, Wendy is By A.B. Yehoshua searching for answers to her own life. Will she have a Translated by Stuart Schoffman RABBI RACHEL ESSERMAN successful career – receiving her PhD and fi nding employ- Houghton Miffl in Harcourt THE REPORTER, VESTAL, N.Y. ment at a university? How much of her determination for 256 pages a life in academia is based on rebellion against her BOOK REVIEW parents? Will she ever fi nd a partner who treats her as an t is family concerns that bring 42-year-old Naga equal, or will she spend her life alone? back to Israel. Now that their father has passed Although Wendy didn’t expect living away, her brother Honi wants to convince their fl ow – enjoying the writing and not in Israel to affect her secular attach- Imother to leave her apartment in Jerusalem and worrying about any additional ment to Judaism, she does fi nd herself move to an assisted living facility not far from his home meaning. enjoying Shabbat – how the rhythm of in Tel Aviv. She agrees to try assisted living for three There are some surprises, which add life changes and the way people gather months, but can’t leave her Jerusalem apartment empty tension and interest, but the ending is for dinners. However, the question of for that long a period. puzzling. Is it supposed to be happy or religion continually arises, whether In The Extra by A. B. Yehoshua, Naga takes a leave of sad? That may depend on the reader’s from those who fi nd themselves absence from her job as a harpist with an orchestra in the own personal point of view. becoming more ritually observant or Netherlands to spend those three months in her childhood others who have an active dislike of all home in Jerusalem. Questioning Return: A Novel religious practice. When tragedy Naga refuses to accept money from her brother for the By Beth Kissileff strikes, Wendy is upset and fearful that income she’s losing, so Honi arranges for her to work as an Mandel Villar Press her research played a role. extra in the entertainment industry – acting in fi lms, TV 374 pages Recovering her equilibrium in both and an opera being performed on Masada. As she travels to her academic work and her personal these jobs, Naga meets a variety of men who also perform What happens when secular life is not easy. The results are Wendy’s as extras, some of whom form a personal interest in her, American Jews become religious and greater understanding of her impulses although that interest is not always shared. move to Israel? and desires. At one point, Naga is forced to confront her past in the That question fascinates Wendy Kissileff does an excellent job form of her ex-husband, who divorced her when she Goldberg, the central character in capturing Wendy’s fears about her refused to have children. At times, she feels like an extra in Questioning Return, Beth Kissileff’s absorbing novel. personal life and her work. The many discussions about her own life, but her determination to play a particular Wendy is a graduate student in American religious Torah and religion combine intellectual and sensual piece of music when her orchestra goes on tour gives her studies, who, in 1996, receives a grant to live in Israel for a elements. The inclusion of a wide variety of voices – from a some direction. year in order to ask baalat teshuvah (newly religious Jews) Reconstructionist rabbinical student to Modern Orthodox Yehoshua writes beautiful prose, although, at times, it’s about their lives. Are they happier than they were before? Jews to baalat teshuvah – make the discussions fascinat- diffi cult to decide how he wants readers to understand a Have their personalities and basic desires changed or have ing, as all struggle to discover a religious path that speaks character’s behaviour. However, it’s easy to just go with the they retained parts of their previous lives? to their spiritual needs. The Jewish Federation of Ottawa would like to thank our corporate partners for their generous support. NEXT EDITION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2017 Readers and advertisers are advised the next edition of the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin will be published on Monday, June 26, 2017. 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