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Remembering Bea Hock page 14 ottawajewishbulletin.com bulletinapril 8, 2013 volume 77, no. 12 nissan 28, 5773 Ottawa Jewish Bulletin Publishing Co. Ltd. • 21 Nadolny Sachs Private, Ottawa, Ontario K2A 1R9 • Publisher: Andrea Freedman • Editor: Michael Regenstreif $2.00 Or Haneshamah hires its first permanent rabbi Will be first female rabbi to lead an Ottawa congregation By Michael Regenstreif gree in music and women’s studies In what is a confluence of sever- from Concordia University, she al ‘firsts,’ Or Haneshamah (OrH), trained in opera in Canada and Aus- Ottawa’s Reconstructionist congre- tria and embarked on a successful gation, has announced the hiring of career as a singer and singing Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton as its spiri- teacher in Montreal and then Toron- tual leader. Rabbi Bolton expects to to in the 1980s. be resident in Ottawa and serving Soon after her 1985 move to OrH by July. Toronto, she was hired as a High Rabbi Bolton will be the first Holy Days singer at Holy Blossom permanent rabbi in the 25-year his- Temple, Canada’s largest Reform tory of the congregation, which was congregation. She later served as known as the Ottawa Reconstruc- cantorial soloist at Toronto’s Tem- tionist Havurah until it took the ple Emanu-El and studied chazanut name Or Haneshamah in 2010. She with the renowned Cantor Louis is also the first female and first Danto. openly gay rabbi hired to be spiritu- While she considered becoming al leader of an Ottawa congrega- a cantor, she was drawn to the rab- tion. binate and to the Reconstructionist The rabbinate was a second ca- movement, and entered the Recon- reer for Rabbi Bolton, who was structionist Rabbinical College in born in Montreal, “where I had a Philadelphia. Following six years of wonderful, Jewish upbringing,” she study, Rabbi Bolton was ordained told the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin in a in 1996. Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton has been named Or Haneshamah’s first permanent rabbi. telephone interview from her home After more than two decades in working with the congregation, transsexual) initiatives and is look- Bolton noted she has served for the in Baltimore, Maryland, where she the United States, Rabbi Bolton, a with the broader Jewish communi- ing forward to continuing that work past 13 years in Baltimore, home to served as the first permanent spiri- single mother of two, said she is re- ty, and with the greater Ottawa here. a largely traditional Jewish commu- tual leader of Congregation Beit turning to Canada and moving to community. In Baltimore, she was Asked about her acceptance as a nity, where she was welcomed as a Tikvah from 1999 to 2012. Ottawa and the post at OrH “with involved in inter-faith dialogue and woman rabbi by peers from more colleague by Orthodox members of After attaining a bachelor’s de- glee” and is looking forward to GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, traditional denominations, Rabbi (Continued on page 2) OJCS parents step forward to support increased tuition fees By Alex Baker necessity. that. If I have to choose, paying more for a Despite this sense of resignation from Tuition fees at the Ottawa Jewish Com- “Most other private schools have a built- better, quality product is a non-issue.” some parents, the increase is still a lightning munity School (OJCS) are rising for the in five per cent increase in tuition,” said Ken Sokoloff, whose children are in rod of controversy. 2013-2014 school year as a component of Joanne Tannenbaum, a mother of three, in- Grades 8 and 10 and have been in the OJCS “A commitment is required from the par- the school’s five-year plan to achieve finan- cluding two now at OJCS and the youngest system since kindergarten, agrees. ents of the school to show they are willing cial sustainability. set to move from the Ganon Preschool to “My reaction to the tuition going up is to pay their fair share of the cost of educa- Despite the controversy caused by the OJCS kindergarten next year. “It’s a given the same as my reaction to property taxes tion,” said Nathan Smith, a former OJCS tuition increase, many within the OJCS par- that costs go up, salaries go up, cost of liv- going up, or gas prices going up – it’s a fact board member and father of two OJCS ents’ community regard the increase as a ing goes up, and we’re not exempt from of life,” he said. (Continued on page 2 )

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From the improvement of the Under the new sliding-scale model, the French program up to immersion standards, base tuition will rise from $10,520 this to the more accessible Hebrew and Torah school year to between $10,800 and education, to the greater emphasis on music $12,900, depending on family income. and physical activity, the OJCS is setting a There are also increasingly greater tuition new bar. discounts for second, third and fourth chil- “Nobody makes a commitment to go to dren from the same family. As well, there is OJCS because it’s cheap,” said Smith. “The a tuition assistance program for families – reality is that’s not why we send our kids at all income levels – in need of assistance there. The discussion has to be centred on or who could not otherwise afford to send why you send your kids for Jewish educa- their children to the OJCS. tion.” The increase will bring tuition fees clos- At the end of the day, going to a Jewish er to the true cost of educating a student at school with other Jews and learning about the OJCS, reported to be $14,500 this year. Jewish culture is paramount. Even parents amenable to the tuition fee “It can be difficult being Jewish in our increase admit the cost is high. Grade 4 students at the Ottawa Jewish Community School recently completed a pro- society – there are challenges,” said Ken “I can see where the cost could be a de- ject in which each interviewed a resident of Hillel Lodge twice to learn about his or Sokoloff. “Hopefully, OJCS can give my terrent for many people,” said Dina her life. On March 13, the students visited Hillel Lodge and held a ceremony to pre- children the tools to deal with it. There’s a Sokoloff, Ken’s wife. “I know many people sent their projects to the residents. lot of ignorance about Jews, and I don’t who would love to be able to send their kids Student Joshua Zeldin is pictured presenting his project to Lodge resident Harry think Jews should be ignorant about them- there, but just can’t afford it.” Cogan. selves.” However, Sabrina Bercovitch, a mother expressed resistance to the sliding scale for- able – with the cost of each student they’ve “It gives a confidence and self-aware- with two – soon to be three – children in the mula because it means divulging their in- laid out for us, it’s a great quality of educa- ness, so they know where they come from. OJCS system, believes there’s always a comes. tion for the money.” It’s just important in terms of the survival of way. “There is a sliding scale, but people are Indeed, with tuition fees reportedly ex- the Jewish people in general,” Dina “Even if we couldn’t afford it, we would hesitant to apply and disclose their income, ceeding $18,000 to $20,000 at such Ottawa- Sokoloff added. find a way,” she said. “Does that mean sac- to give their personal information – people area private schools as Turnbull Academy “That’s something you can’t get at other rificing holidays? Well, that’s exactly what don’t like that idea,” she said. or Ashbury College, OJCS may well be the private schools, even if the quality of edu- happened. So, maybe, we don’t get to take Others, though, note using the sliding best bang for parental buck in Ottawa’s pri- cation is as good. You’re not getting the pri- our kids to Disneyland this year. They’ll go scale will mean savings for their families. vate school landscape. orities and the common culture that is fos- next year. We’ve explained that to them, “I’m looking at three children being “In this world, if you want something tered at our school. You’re not going to and they’re OK with it. This is an invest- there next year and we’ll have the scaled tu- good, it doesn’t come for free. If you want have kids marrying other Jewish kids, if ment in their future.” ition. We’ll likely be applying for that,” said to haggle or bargain and cut corners, you’ll they’re not exposed to that culture,” said Dina Sokoloff noted some parents have Bercovitch. “I still think it’s very reason- get a product that is less than ideal,” said Tannenbaum. OrH is ‘very excited’ (Continued from page 1) forward to welcoming its first permanent the Baltimore Board of Rabbis. rabbi. “There is a sense of mutuality and respect “We’re very excited we’re going to have accorded, as is appropriate,” she said. “I have her with us,” OrH hiring committee very comfortably consulted with Orthodox spokesperson Mark Dermer told the Bulletin. and Conservative colleagues. We have also Dermer said the congregation decided to studied together … and engaged together in a hire a permanent rabbi to meet the ongoing lot of social issues ... and, where there are dif- pastoral needs of the congregation and be- ferences, we don’t gloss them over.” cause the normal rhythms of a congregation Asked about her initial priorities on taking could not be compressed into two days per up her post at OrH, Rabbi Bolton said “Lis- month. tening, listening and singing” were at the top The dynamics of the congregation will of her agenda. change, Dermer predicted. “Assessing our strengths, learning more “The important aspects of having the rabbi about the needs of the community and devel- as teacher, rabbi as pastoral support, rabbi as oping a shared understanding of our visions, [an expression of] identity of the congrega- goals and values as the Reconstructionist tion for how Or Haneshamah connects with congregation in Ottawa,” she elaborated. the rest of Ottawa’s Jewish community, and For most of its history, all services at OrH also how Or Haneshamah connects with the were led by members of the congregation. network of 105 Reconstructionist congrega- Beginning nine years ago, though, the con- tions across North America – all of that builds gregation has worked with a series of visit- diversity and strength,” Dermer said. ing rabbinical students who typically would With a permanent rabbi, Dermer added, Obama visits Israel be in Ottawa for the High Holidays and for OrH will now be able to normalize such life- U.S. President Barack Obama plants a tree with Israeli President Shimon Peres one weekend Shabbaton per month through cycle events as marriages, “which don’t nor- at Peres’ Jerusalem residence, March 20. (Photo: Moshe Milner/GOP/JTA) the year. Now, OrH, whose membership cur- mally happen in the purview of a Shabbaton,” rently numbers about 75 families, is looking and funerals, which can happen at any time. April 8, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 3 Page 4 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – April 8, 2013 If not now, when? Responsibility and memory after the Holocaust By Shawna Dolansky other: “If I am not for my- Zelikovitz Centre for self, then who will be for Jewish Studies me? And if I am only for Carleton University myself, then what am I? Carleton University’s And if not now, when?” said Max and Tessie Zelikovitz Rabbi Hillel. It will be a key Centre for Jewish Studies refrain throughout the con- will be hosting If Not Now, ference, speaking to this When? Responsibility and sense of responsibility and Memory After the Holo- memory of the Holocaust as caust, a public conference not only a question for the in recognition of Canada’s Jewish people, but for the assumption of the chair of whole world. the International Holocaust The purpose of this con- Remembrance Alliance ference is to bring together (IHRA), on April 24 and 25. jurists, MPs, Holocaust “If not now, when?” studies scholars, survivors comes from the single most and other public figures MP Irwin Cotler to deliver recognizable saying from around the IHRA mandate the keynote address at International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Chair Mario Silva (left) and Citizen- Jewish tradition about re- of remembrance, education conference. ship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney are among the speak- ers at a conference on Holocaust remembrance and education, April 24-25, at Car- sponsibility to self and and research. We hope this ship, Immigration and Mul- leton University. (Photo courtesy of Citizenship and Immigration Canada) conference will generate ticulturalism Minister Jason Allan Taylor further public discourse on Kenney, and Irving Abella, Canada’s new Office of Re- nist thought. There will also space and digital media. the importance of Holocaust co-author of None Is Too ligious Freedom; and pre- be panels of graduate stu- Registration will open ■ GROUP PLANS education and the preserva- Many. The conference will sentations of research by dents from Carleton and soon and we hope the com- ■ LIFE INSURANCE tion of Holocaust memory. also feature art exhibits, professors from Carleton other universities, which munity will join us. Visit the ■ DISABILITY INSURANCE MP Irwin Cotler will be panels on religion in public and other North American will present research related conference website at ■ PENSION and RRIFs the keynote speaker on life, chaired by MP Mark universities. to Jewish culture and identi- carleton.ca/memory or con- 613-244-9073 April 24. Other notable Adler; anti-discrimination The conference will high- ty after the Holocaust, as tact us at carletonholocaust speakers include IHRA legislation, chaired by An- light interdisciplinary ap- well as the Holocaust, and [email protected] for Chair Mario Silva, Citizen- drew Bennett, head of proaches to Holocaust stud- Holocaust denial, in cyber- more information. ies, a key strength of the Ze- likovitz Centre. Researchers affiliated with the Zelikovitz Centre who will present their work include Hymie Anisman on trauma, Jen- nifer Evans on memorializ- ing the Holocaust, Michael Dorland on his 2009 book, Cadaverland, Michael Wohl on multi-generational lega- cies of victimization, and Conference Chair Deidre Butler on integrating the Holocaust into Jewish femi- Red Carpet Floor Fashions Carpet, Hardwood, Laminate, Vinyl and Ceramic FREE ESTIMATES Berber Carpet Installed with pad From $1.99 P. S . F. Hardwood 3 ¼” x ¾” solid From $3.75 P. S . F. 1848 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON K2A 1E3 613-724-3733 www.redcarpetfloorfashions.ca April 8, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 5 Talking with Ottawa Jewish community leaders Steven Fremeth: ‘The best way to get involved is to volunteer’ By Benita Siemiatycki setting. He still visits CHEO a half-day per fears it’s also our greatest weakness, as he challenge he sees is the viability of the Ot- Editor’s note: Throughout 2013, the Ot- week. doesn’t see the younger generation stepping tawa Jewish Community School. tawa Jewish Bulletin is speaking with a num- The move to Ottawa, “The best thing we up to the same degree as their parents. Even The greatest opportunity for growth, he ber of longtime community leaders about ever did,” he said, led to decades of volun- in fundraising, he notices the younger gener- believes, is Camp B’nai Brith. In his experi- some of their leadership accomplishments teering in the Jewish community. ation wants more control over where their do- ence, whether children go to public or Jewish and about challenges the community faces “It was a priority for Roz and me to get in- nation dollars go within the community. day schools is irrelevant, when they become now and will face in the future. volved here, and the best way to get involved While he understands, he wants more trust friends at camp. They form lifelong bonds While Ottawa’s Jewish community boasts is to volunteer,” he said. given to the people who allocate funds that with each other, and to the community. He many former Montrealers, along with trans- Steven’s first foray into volunteering was the money will be distributed fairly. He fears said his two adult sons’ closest friends are plants from other Canadian cities, there are initiated by Bernie Dolansky who invited a what will happen to the smaller, less visible from camp and that the camp experience not many who grew up in a small French group of Jewish health professionals to his organizations if that trend continues. Another often leads to leadership roles as adults. Canadian village in the Laurentians. Steven home in an effort to start the dental and med- Fremeth was among the third generation of ical divisions of fundraising for the Jewish his family to grow up in Ste-Sophie-New Community Council of Ottawa/Vaad Ha’Ir Glasgow, where his brother, Irwin, still runs (now the Jewish Federation of Ottawa). As a Notice of the family farm. result of that meeting, Steven canvassed for Steven, though, opted not to become a the dental division for many years. He also farmer. He attended high school and universi- became active in the Bytown Lodge of B’nai Annual ty in Montreal, where he met his wife, Roz. Brith, which led to many lasting friendships. Thirty-five years ago, the Fremeths moved Steven was instrumental in moving Hillel General to Ottawa, where Steven has established a Academy to the west end with the purchase of successful dentistry practice. He originally St. Joseph’s Junior High School on Broadview came to Ottawa for a position at CHEO, Avenue in 1983, and was active in the capital Meeting where he helped open a new out-patient den- campaign to bring the purchase to fruition. tal clinic for children with chronic or serious Along with other community leaders, he also The Jewish Federation of Ottawa conditions who needed treatment in a hospital worked on planning the Jewish Community will hold its 79th Annual General Meeting Campus and the opening of the Soloway Jew- on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 7:00 pm ish Community Centre there in 1998. And he in the Social Hall helped out with selling Israel Bonds. But Steven’s greatest source of pride is his of the Joseph and Rose Ages Family Building. involvement in the creation of Congregation The entire Jewish community of Ottawa is invited to attend. Beth Shalom West, now Beit Tikvah, which Section 17.1B of the by-laws state that Stuart Ages was completed debt-free. “At least thirty (30) days before the annual Jason Shinder “We built it with the money we had, not general meeting, the board of directors shall Lauren Bronstein, Emerging Generation with money we didn’t have,” he explained. send the Nominating Committee report to Representative “We made this happen.” each Full Member and invite each Full The synagogue is still a spiritual and com- Member to provide the President and Chief The Chair has indicated that he will ap- munal hub for the Orthodox community in Executive Officer, at least fourteen (14) point two (2) individuals to serve the west end. days before the annual meeting, the name of as members at large of the Board of Di- Within the secular community, Steven any additional candidates which he/she rectors. joined other dentists 15 years ago, when it be- wishes to nominate, together with a letter of Ex-officio members of the Board of Di- came apparent that CHEO’s dental patients support from five (5) other Full Members of rectors include: needed something similar after they turned the Corporation and a statement by the can- Debbie Halton-Weiss Immediate Past Chair 18. They approached the Ottawa Hospital didate of interest and qualifications.” with a proposal and space was given for a Neil Zaret Chair of Jewish dental out-patient clinic at the Civic, which At the June 6, 2012, Annual General Community Campus the dentists designed and staffed. meeting of the Jewish Federation of Ot- Andrea Freedman President and CEO tawa, the following individuals were Steven said he was inspired by his parents’ The Full Members of the Jewish Feder- elected to serve a term of two (2) years, volunteerism in Ste-Sophie. But his greatest ation of Ottawa include one representative ending June 2014, as members of the inspiration is Roz, who he feels has con- of each funded agency; each of the Pulpit Board of Directors: tributed more to the Jewish community than Rabbis; a representative of each communi- he has. She is currently president of the Hillel Jennifer Kardash ty synagogue; a representative of every Lodge Auxiliary and has served many other Phillip Stein local Jewish community organization that organizations over the years. Michael Shahin is not a funded agency; and the Chair of In identifying community strengths, Mark Thaw the Ottawa Jewish Community Founda- Steven said it’s the men and women who give The following individuals are nomi- tion. Steven Fremeth in the waiting room of his their time without hesitation. He refers to nated to serve a term of two (2) years as dental office. (Photo: Benita Siemiatycki) both professional staff and volunteers. But he In addition, the Board of Directors will members of the Board of Directors of the appoint fifteen (15) Full Members at Large Jewish Federation of Ottawa, serving to within thirty (30) days of the AGM. The Letters welcome June 2015: Full Members are responsible for electing Letters to the Editor are welcome if they are brief, signed, timely and of interest to Steven Kimmel – Chair the Board of Directors and for approving our readership. The Bulletin reserves the right to refuse, edit or condense letters. The Linda Kerzner – Vice Chair the Strategic and Business Plans. Mailbag column will be published as space permits. Please address any questions to Jeff Bradshaw Send your letters to Michael Regenstreif, Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, 21 Nadolny Sachs at 613-798-4696, ext 297 or at [email protected] Private, Ottawa, Ontario K2A 1R9; or by e-mail to [email protected]. Page 6 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – April 8, 2013 Sustaining our Jewish day school for future generations Over the last several months, I have education is worth every penny – I sin- family. This program is for families who had the opportunity to speak and meet Federation cerely believe that. are not otherwise receiving tuition assis- with many people within the community, But the financial burden for many is tance. As we move forward, we will con- sharing the successes and exciting future Report great, and even those families who are tinue to work on achieving the delicate direction of the Ottawa Jewish Communi- strongly committed to Jewish education balance between finding creative ways to ty School (OJCS). are now faced with difficult decisions. lessen the financial burden on our families With each conversation, the question I Lisa Miller Fundraising dollars will help to increase and positioning ourselves to achieve fi- was asked most frequently was, “What’s OJCS the pool of financial support we can offer nancial sustainability. different?” families at all levels. The board did not take the decision to Walking through the halls of the OJCS, a part, too. We want to continue promot- In response to the recently announced raise tuition lightly – quite the opposite, in it doesn’t take long to find the answer. ing the Ottawa Jewish Community School changes in tuition, much focus has been fact. A great deal of time, effort and re- What you find is an engaged student body as a top-of-the-line academic institution, a placed on how tuition is charged in other search was dedicated to making the best and an incredible teaching staff. With an compelling place for parents to send their communities as a comparison. It is impor- decisions for the future of our school. alignment between a strong leadership children, so that we drive enrolment high- tant to note that, while some schools offer Our ultimate goal, which we believe structure, an enhanced curriculum and a er and higher. a lower tuition, many of the schools being the community and our families share, is clear path to financial sustainability, our We are in the process of hiring a dedi- compared benefit from provincial subsi- to ensure the Ottawa community is able to school is positioned for success. cated resource person to help us achieve dies not available to private day schools sustain a Jewish day school for our and It took much patience, tenacity, vision this goal by developing a targeted recruit- in Ontario. Other schools, like the Leo future generations. and leadership to bring the school from ment plan we will implement over the Baeck Day School in Toronto, are using No doubt this will continue to be an good to great, and much of what you see next five years. The more students we donor funds to offer targeted subsidies uphill battle as we strive to minimize the today is a result of our dedicated faculty, have, the more programs and resources that will benefit new families with stu- impact of the challenges ahead. But the committed parent body and tremendous the school will be able to offer – and dents entering kindergarten to Grade 2 at future is bright for OJCS. And, with the community support. everyone benefits. the school’s North campus. generous support of our donors and the But our work is not done. Development is critical as well. In Recognizing the financial burden on continued trust and commitment of our This year and beyond, the board, to- order to reflect the true cost of educating a our families with multiple children, our parent body and our community, we can gether with the administration, will focus child at the OJCS, and to meet our goal of school has implemented a tuition support rise to the challenge, continue to dialogue on recruitment and development. And, financial sustainability, our tuition struc- scholarship program, offering a discount and together see our community school hopefully, all of you reading this will play ture has changed. The cost of an OJCS of $1,000 for each subsequent child in a thrive. Mazal Tov to the State of Israel on its 65th birthday Next week, the State of Israel will cele- ers. They may not have been Arameans, divide us. This birthday, let us marginalize brate its 65th birthday. As one who was From the but they all came from somewhere else the significant divisions within our com- born the same year Israel was created, I searching for landedness. We may have munity over borders, army service, the role know it is easy to think of 65 as closer to pulpit landed in North or South America, they of women, pluralism and social responsi- the final chapter of one’s life than the first. may have landed in European cities, bilities in the State of Israel, and celebrate However, Israel is not a person. It is a vi- Rabbi which, unfortunately, turned us into wan- our Jewish inheritance. There will be many brant country whose final chapters are Steven Garten derers again, but no matter where we land- more years to argue, disagree and even de- nowhere near ready to be written. Temple Israel ed it was simply a replacement for the pre- bate. As we celebrate Israel’s accomplish- ferred destination: Eretz Yisrael. This year, let us affirm our intention to ments, argue about its present direction, Our roots as a people are planted firmly On the 65th birthday of the modern visit Israel. This year, let us celebrate the debate its future, and wonder about its in the mythic theme of a land. Scholars tell State of Israel, we who call ourselves Jews marvels and wonders of the past six place in the world, it’s not inappropriate to us the ancient Rabbis redefined the must once again affirm that our Jewish decades. focus on its origins. Not just its modern covenant in terms of Torah and Sinai and souls are built and infused with a divine This year, let us say “Mazal Tov!” on origins, perhaps all too often we forget the that they messaged the original Haggadah gift of the Land of Israel. This birthday, let the occasion of 65 hard fought years and power of Eretz Yisrael to mould the Jewish ritual to omit the phrase, “He brought us to us put aside the important arguments that truly mean it. mind, Jewish soul and Jewish people. this place and gave us this land, a land Much could be said to demonstrate the flowing with milk and honey. Wherefore I centrality of the Land of Israel as an emic now bring the first fruits of the soil which category that pervades the ritualistic arena You, O God, have given me.” of Jewish practice. My colleague and In fact, while today our foundation friend, Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, has re- myths revolve around Mount Sinai and the ferred to Eretz Yisrael as Israel’s sacred Revelation, so much of our ritual remains myth. “The central feature of the myth is focused on the pivotal centrality of the the contrast between its beginning and its Land of Israel. 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Our families were all wander- email: [email protected] April 8, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 7 Obama visit points to a more hopeful Yom Ha’Atzmaut The big story in the Jewish world dur- ing our final production days for this edi- tion of the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin was the Editor three-day visit to Israel by U.S. President Barack Obama. We have photos and news items from the first two days of the visit Michael on pages 2, 12 and 17. As I write on March 22, we have just Regenstreif received breaking news that Obama con- cluded his time in Israel by brokering a founder of modern Zionism. Obama rapprochement between Israel and Turkey. placed a stone on Rabin’s grave that he Obama’s last 30 minutes in Israel were brought from the foot of the Martin spent with Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington. tanyahu in a trailer on the runway at Ben- At Yad Vashem, Obama spoke words Gurion Airport as they spoke with Turkish that are so very relevant at this time of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. year as we mark Yom HaShoah on April “Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed 7-8 and Yom Ha’Atzmaut on April 15-16. an apology to the Turkish people for any “Here we hope,” Obama said at Yad error that may have led to the loss of life, Vashem following a tour and after laying and agreed to complete the agreement for a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance. compensation,” an official Israeli state- “Because, after you walk through these ment said about the incident on the Mavi halls, after you pass through the darkness, Marmara there is light – a glorious view of the , a Turkish boat attempting to U.S. President Barack Obama in the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza on Jerusalem forest, with the sun shining over Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, March 22. (Photo: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) May 31, 2010. It was this incident that the historic homeland of the Jewish people; precipitated the break in relations between a fulfillment of the prophecy: ‘You shall Israel and the unbreakable bonds that hope, of tikvah, for the future. To that end, Israel and Turkey, which were once allies. live again … upon your own soil,’” he said. exist between the United States and Israel, the resolution with Turkey is hugely sig- The Israeli statement noted that Ne- “Here, on your ancient land, let it be said and of the need for a two-state solution. nificant. tanyahu and Erdoğan agreed to restore for all the world to hear: The State of Israel Obama also spoke honestly to both Is- Despite all of the cruel realities of the normal relations, including returning their does not exist because of the Holocaust. raelis and Palestinians about the impera- Middle East, this Yom Ha’Atzmaut does ambassadors to their posts. But, with the survival of a strong Jewish tive of coming to a peace agreement and seem ever so slightly more hopeful than Also on his final day, Obama paid State of Israel, such a Holocaust will never of overcoming the reasons and rationales any in recent memory. solemn visits to Yad Vashem and to the happen again.” that have kept them from the negotiating I look forward to celebrating Yom graves of assassinated prime minister Throughout his visit, the American table over the past four years. Ha’Atzmaut with you on April 16 at the Yitzhak Rabin and Theodor Herzl, the president reiterated his strong support for In the end, the Obama trip was about Ernst & Young Centre. Senate appointment better than winning the lottery With the future of the Senate of Cana- he had to find him a seat. The election had older senators, his most memorable ap- da once again the subject of debate, I can just been held, so why not ask an MP to pointment was 34-year-old Patrick recall my first contact with the Senate. It resign and force a by-election. And why Brazeau in 2009. In theory, Brazeau can was not favourable. not ask an MP in Toronto who happened be a senator for 41 years. Imagine, 41 I was in university and had a summer to hold a safe Liberal seat? That MP was years of guaranteed income. An all-time job researching amateur sport coverage. Jason Peter Stollery. record for sure! It’s an appointment Harp- My research took me to Toronto where I Moscovitz Stollery was eager to say “yes.” He er can never be proud of – regardless of found myself checking into the Royal was 46 years old. His job-for-life in the how Brazeau’s legal and housing expense York Hotel. Suddenly, I heard a commo- Senate would mean a great guaranteed issues are resolved. tion in front of me. It was an elderly man work for either the Liberals or Conserva- pay for 29 years without ever having to Why is age important? Until the berating the hotel employee. tives – depending on which was currently work to be re-elected. Supreme Court rules otherwise, the Senate “What do you mean my room is not in power – getting Senate seats. It was al- Somehow, though, the voters in that remains hard to reform or abolish through ready? Don’t who know who I am? I am a most automatic that former party presi- safe Liberal Toronto riding turned on the normal constitutional means. Therefore, if senator of the Government of Canada. I dents got seats and those who had paid Liberals with a vengeance and Trudeau’s it is to have any sense of respectability, don’t have time to waste being told my their dues by doing any number of politi- candidate was soundly defeated. You why not restrict appointments to retired room is not ready,” he said. His face cal tasks were usually rewarded. But these might have thought Trudeau had learned a people from a mix of professions who are turned this really ugly red as the indigna- men and women, at the time mostly men, lesson. not there to have a job for life, but rather tion level rose with every angry word. were, in fairness, usually older in age and But his patronage list when he left of- to give something back? In 1980, when I arrived in Ottawa in their longevity in the Senate was limited fice a couple of years later in 1984 includ- I recall interviewing a number of 1980 to cover politics, I saw the Senate by mandatory retirement at 75. ed a slew of new Liberal senators in their Trudeau’s young Senate appointees in first hand and couldn’t get over the scope For years, both political parties ran the early-40s. When questioned, Trudeau said 1984. They all went on about how they of entitlement. It was a joke among all Senate that way, and there was no real the only people who care who is appoint- earned their appointments. But there was that being named to the Senate was far public outcry until Pierre Trudeau was ed to the Senate are “the hacks in the an answer from one of them that stuck better than winning a lottery. A not-so-tax- preparing to leave politics. In the early- Press Gallery.” with me. ing job for life, an office staff, travel ex- 1980s, a new age of cynicism began to eat Brian Mulroney followed, and the door The question was, “What went through penses and, when it was all over at 75, away at whatever respectability the Senate was wide open to appointing young sena- your mind when the prime minister of- one of the finest pensions the government could cling to. tors. Jean Chrétien actually went back to fered you a Senate seat?” had to offer. Trudeau had a chief adviser for years appointing mostly older people closer to After a long delay, the 40-year-old sen- As we know, there had been a long tra- named Jim Coutts. One day, he thought retirement. While Prime Minister Stephen ator replied, “I thought about what was in dition of people who had done a lot of Coutts should be in his cabinet, but first Harper has appointed both younger and it for me.” Page 8 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – April 8, 2013

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Holocaust-Era Assets in Former East Germany

The Claims Conference has established a Late Applicants Fund (“LAF”) of €50 million in order to accept applications from the following heirs of a former Jewish owner (“persecutee”) of property/assets in the former East Germany for which the Claims Conference received proceeds as Successor Organization under the German Property Law of 1990:

(a) The immediate testamentary heir of the persecutee; (b) Children, grandchildren, or great grandchildren of the persecutee; (c) Siblings of the persecutee; (d) Children of siblings listed under (c); (e) Spouses of persons listed under (b), (c) and (d).

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After the application deadline, the Claims Conference shall determine the payment that each eligible heir will receive. This determination will be based on a number of factors detailed on the Claims Conference website.

The Claims Conference has published on its website, www.claimscon.org, a list of the properties/assets received by the Claims Conference as of the date of publication, and such assets for which claims by the Claims Conference are still pending under the German Property Restitution Law, including the name of the former owners and/or businesses, as well as the addresses of the properties/assets.

The detailed rules of the LAF, applications, and other information are also on the Claims Conference website, www.claimscon.org.

All communications regarding the Late Applicants Fund should be submitted to: Claims Conference Successor Organization, Sophienstrasse 26, D-60487 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Fax: ++49-69-97-07-08-11. Email: [email protected]

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CSN bar and bat mitzvah gala The Chabad Student Network held a bar and bat mitzvah gala, Saturday night, March 9, at which students Chloe Swanek, Mark Humphreys and Melissa Bloom celebrated the milestone. Each spoke about their individual journey toward discovering Judaism at this time in their lives and each was presented with a special gift and certificate. The celebrants were hoisted on chairs with great fanfare during the festive dancing which followed the ceremony. (From left) CSN Carleton President Sammy Hudes, CSN Directors Rabbi Chaim and Yocheved Boyarsky, bat mitzvah celebrant Chloe Swanek, CSN uOttawa Presi- dent Kaitlyn St. Pierre, and gala co-ordinator Michelle Stock. Page 14 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – April 8, 2013 Remembering Bea Hock, founder of the newcomers tea By Sarah Silverstein “In 1966, Vera Gottlieb was a newcomer Many people were saddened to learn that and was invited to a fall tea. Beatrice Hock Beatrice Hock passed away quietly in Ot- was a good friend of my grandmother, tawa on February 12. Bea was first and Libby Glube who had four single young foremost a lady, and her legacy – the Ladies men living at home. After each tea, Bea Reception Committee for Newcomers to would give my grandmother a list with Ottawa – brings fond memories to past at- phone numbers of all the eligible women tendees and committee members alike. she met at the tea. Yes, you guessed it, my In 1956, Bea invited four Jewish ladies, mom was on the list given to my dad, Mal- new to Ottawa, over for tea. She was hop- colm Glube. Let’s just say the rest is histo- ing to make them feel more welcome, and ry and here I am,” said Sharon. to answer questions about the city and the There are many stories of friendships Jewish community. This beautiful idea made, romances, and business opportunities evolved into the Ladies Reception Commit- found through the teas over the years. Any- tee for Newcomers, and, as per Bea’s vi- one who ever attended a tea will recall a sion, teas were held twice a year at commit- beautifully set table, fancy tea cups and tee members’ homes. saucers, ‘pourers’ on either end of the table, On November 5, 2006, the 100th tea was delicious party sandwiches on platters and held at the home of the late Ethel Taylor. fabulous homemade desserts, papers and Bea, who was living at West End Villa, was pencils scattered around the room for shar- not well enough to attend, but was spoken ing contact info, and the ever-present sign- of fondly in speeches. Following the tea, in book by the front door that lists decades Ethel, Rozzi Kanigsberg and I visited Bea, of women from countries around the world. bringing her some treats from the afternoon, My understanding is that, when Bea helmed photos and memorabilia from the past 100 the committee, everyone had to wear their teas and, of course, tea. Bea, who was in her best outfits and hats to the tea! 90s, smiled warmly and was delighted to I still don’t know how I got on the “tea hear about the tea and the committee. list” shortly after moving to Ottawa. How- Bea Hock at West End Villa in 2006 during a visit following the 100th newcomers tea. Sharon Reichstein was a Tea Committee ever, when that lovely engraved invitation member for many years, following in the arrived in the mail shortly after I moved to led to a very special tradition in Ottawa. On behalf of everyone who has ever footsteps of her mother Vera Glube. On the the city in 2001, I was both surprised and She knew it was not easy moving to a new served on the Newcomers Tea Committee, I occasion of the 100th tea, she shared her ap- flattered that such a beautiful offer had been city and joining a new community, but that would like to extend our deepest condo- preciation for Bea and the teas by explain- extended to a newcomer. one invitation could truly make a person lences to Bea’s family and friends. May her ing her parents’ story. Bea’s kindness, generosity and actions feel welcome. memory always be for a blessing.

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ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF THE I.L. PERETZ SCHOOL, CALGARY HEBREW SCHOOL AND CALGARY JEWISH ACADEMY ARE ALL WARMLY WELCOME! Friday, May 24, 2013 4:30 p.m. WINE AND CHEESE REGISTRATION CALGARY JEWISH ACADEMY GYMNASIUM 6700 Kootenay Street S.W. Start this milestone weekend off with a meet and greet of friends from generations past. All guests of any portion of the weekend are welcome to attend. Information details will be available for the entire weekend as well as special welcome packages for all gala dinner attendees. 6:30 p.m. SHABBAT DINNER IN AN ALUMNI’S HOME Exact location will be provided to you at the time of registration. Sunday, May 26, 2013 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. CJA OPEN HOUSE TOURS AND OUTDOOR FAIR CALGARY JEWISH ACADEMY GYMNASIUM 6700 Kootenay Street S.W. cja.ab.ca Remember choir in the music room? 403-253-3992 Or CJA basketball games? This drop-in [email protected] event lets you relive some of your favourite school memories and also experience the CJA as you never have before. Heritage tours, archive rooms, alumni basketball tournament in the gym, children’s games and activities all day long … Mrs. Arlein Chetner will even be teaching choir in the music room! Cocktail Reception 6 p.m. GALA DINNER 7 p.m. Please join us BETH TZEDEC SYNAGOGUE 1325 Glenmore Trail S.W. in a landmark celebration $200 per ticket Please join our honourary chairs, Maurice and Myra Paperny and Sam Switzer of 100 years of Jewish Education for an elegant reception and dinner featuring I.L. Peretz Alumni and Emmy in Calgary. Award Winner, Joel Cohen. Let’s toast to the next 100 years of Jewish Education together and celebrate the century past Sunday, May 26, 2013 with great food, entertainment and fabulous auctions! Page 16 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – April 8, 2013

OJCS at model UN (From left) Ottawa Jewish Community School stu- dents Gabe Hamburg, Eric Buckshon, Yona Stein- man and Ethan Sabourin at the Jewish Canadian Youth Model United Nations, March 10 to 12, in Montreal. They joined students from 10 schools Chabad Student Network from across Canada in discussions and interac- tions on issues including cyber-terrorism, the black Laureen Harper (seated, centre), wife of the prime minister, attended the Rohr Chabad Student Network Shabbat market arms trade, and human trafficking. dinner, March 1, at the Embassy Suites Hotel. Harper gathered with the students and other guests just before Shabbat began for this photo. The Canadian Society for Yad Vashem CORDIALLY INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO The 2013 National Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony

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PRIME MINISTER HARPER 416.785.1333 / [email protected] 2012 NATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE VISITUSONLINEAT www.YadVashem.ca THE ZACHOR COALITION: Baycrest, Canadian Friends of Boys Town Jerusalem, Candian Centre for Diversity, Chenstochover Aid Society, CHW, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies, Hamilton Jewish Federation, ICEJ, Jewish Federation of Ottawa, Lodzer Centre Congregation, London Jewish Federation, Maramoresher Society, Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre, Na'amat Canada, ORT Toronto, Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, Shedlover Young Men's Society, State of Israel Bonds Canada, The Azrieli Foundation, The Royal Canadian Legion General Wingate Branch 256, Windsor Jewish Federation April 8, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 17 ‘Peace is possible’ Obama tells Israelis By Ben Sales about endless talks about rael confidence about its se- Jerusalem (JTA) – U.S. talks, the daily controversies curity,” Obama said at a President Barack Obama and grinding status quo.” news conference following reaffirmed his commitment to But, he continued, while the meeting. “That’s not to Israel and called for a re- negotiations will be neces- say settlements are not im- newed peace process in a sary to get there, “there is lit- portant.” March 21 speech to thou- tle secret about where they Obama and Abbas both sands of Israelis in Jerusalem. must lead – two states for called for a two-state solu- In the centrepiece of his two peoples.” tion. Obama stressed that an first presidential visit to Is- Obama’s call for the es- agreement must come out of rael, Obama stressed Ameri- tablishment of “an indepen- direct negotiations rather ca’s “unbreakable” alliance dent and viable Palestine” re- than other forums, an implic- with Israel and support for Is- ceived a sustained round of it criticism of Abbas’ request rael in the face of mounting applause. last year that the United Na- regional uncertainty, notably The president’s call for tions recognize Palestine as a the threat of Iran’s suspected peace followed his account non-member observer state. nuclear weapons program of his administration’s finan- “We seek an independent, and the instability sparked by cial and political support for viable and contiguous Pales- the Arab Spring. Israel along with his promise U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to Israeli students at the Jerusalem Interna- tinian state as the homeland But Obama also made an they would continue. To vig- tional Convention Center, March 21. (Photo: Uriel Sinai/Getty/JTA) of the Palestinian people,” assertive call for Israelis to orous applause, Obama reaf- But the centrepiece of the at the same time to control all lowing the meeting, Obama Obama said. “The only way pursue peace with the Pales- firmed that the United States speech was Obama’s insis- of Eretz Israel,” Obama said, implied that a settlement to achieve that goal is tinians, urging his audience is determined to prevent a tent call for Israelis to take quoting former Israeli prime freeze should not be a pre- through direct negotiations to pressure their leaders to nuclear-armed Iran by any risks for peace, urging them minister Ariel Sharon. “If we condition for Israeli-Palestin- between Israelis and Pales- take the necessary risks that means necessary. to look at the world through insist on fulfilling the dream ian negotiations. tinians themselves.” would ensure a two-state so- “There remains time to Palestinian eyes, saying, “It in its entirety, we will lose it “If the only way to begin Obama also harshly criti- lution and Israel’s long-term pursue a diplomatic resolu- is not fair that a Palestinian all.” the conversation is that we cized Hamas, the terrorist or- security. tion,” he said. “That’s what child cannot grow up in a Obama added, “I speak to get everything right at the ganization that governs “Peace is possible,” America will do with clear state of her own.” The presi- you as a friend who is deeply outset, then we’re never Gaza. In the hours before Obama said. “I know it does- eyes. Iran must know its dent also noted settler vio- concerned and committed going to get to the broader Obama travelled to Ramal- n’t seem that way. There will time is not unlimited. Iran lence against Palestinians, re- to your future. You have the issue, which is how do we lah, several rockets fired always be a reason to avoid must not get a nuclear stricted freedom of move- opportunity to be the genera- structure a state of Palestine from Gaza landed near the Is- risk, and there’s a cost for weapon. This is not a danger ment and lack of access to tion that permanently secures and how do you provide Is- raeli city of Sderot. failure. There will always be that can be contained. Amer- farmlands as examples of the the Zionist dream, or you can extremists who provide an ica will do what we must to injustices Palestinians face. face a growing challenge to excuse to not act. And there prevent a nuclear-armed “It is impossible to have a its future. The only way for Wishing is something exhausting Iran.” Jewish, democratic state and Israel to survive as a Jewish the Best and democratic state is for You through the realization of a 783 Bank viable and independent 230-6434 Temple Israel Palestine.” The speech came at the For An egalitarian Reform congregation close of a day in which Beautiful Where 21st Century Jewish Souls Journey Together Obama met in Ramallah with Living Palestinian Authority Presi- Naturally Tuesdays: Tanach study with Shlomo Feldberg, 7:30 pm dent Mahmoud Abbas. Fol- Wednesdays at noon: Talmud study with Rabbi Garten. New participants are always welcome. Thursdays: Minyan on second and fourth Thursdays, 7:30 am. Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat Services, 6:15 pm. Fridays: “Bring your own dinner” following service, second Friday of the month, 7:00 pm. Saturdays: Torah study with Rabbi Garten, 9:00 am. 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Alas, an anaphylaxis attack overtook me between new allergy to a food expressly forbidden in Jewish law power of kashrut in its intended form. So, for Halacha, it’s warm-up and scrimmage. A few days later, a trip to an al- also gives me a chance to reflect on kashrut and covenant. at best a pyrrhic victory over the prawn. lergist revealed a heretofore undiscovered allergy to shell- It was rather galling to discover the last shrimp I will More meaningfully to me anyway, as a writer and ob- fish, part of the dinner I’d cooked and consumed earlier that likely ever eat – although 20 per cent of shellfish allergies server of Jewish community, is the meaning that avoidance fateful evening. in adults may eventually disappear, according to my aller- of shellfish has in everyday Jewish life. For most of my life, Until now, life-threatening food allergies seemed to be gist – was the product of a new, rejuvenated cooking the idea of avoiding shellfish for kashrut reasons seemed to something other people had. But, as I’ve now joined the rhythm in my weekday calendar. A few factors, including a be something only the strictly observant did. Though, now, club of EpiPen carriers, I have begun to reflect on the act of new favourite grocery store, a newly discovered food blog as most of my family’s entertaining takes place around the cooking and eating in a very different way. Discovering a (shout out to Smitten Kitchen – smittenkitchen.com), and Shabbat table, we have tended to avoid the most obvious the elimination of hired weekday help in our home, means treif menu items and food combinations in favour of those I am trying to find new recipes to prepare that are easy, tasty resembling a kosher meal, at least one that suits the gener- and healthy. I was pleased with my creation of panko-coat- al spirit of Shabbat. ed shrimp that night, paired with steamed sushi rice and And then there’s the question of how we take care of crispy vegetables for a quick weeknight dinner sandwiched ourselves and how we take care of others. As an adult, car- between daytime work and an evening board meeting fol- rying my EpiPen and inquiring waiters about the possibili- lowed by my weekly ritual of women’s basketball. Good- ty of cross-contamination will remain solely my responsi- bye panko shrimp, hello panko tofu (thankfully also deli- bility. After all, that is what being an adult is about. But, as cious). I sat in the waiting room of the allergist, I focused on all the The last lobster I’ll likely ever eat will always contain children seated around me, many of their parents no doubt the sweet aftertaste of a friendly weekday lunch with masking varying degrees of anxiety. Parenting is a leap of friends during the public school teachers’ walkout, a few faith at the best of times. To parent children with serious al- months ago, as some friends and I spent the afternoon lergies is to be forced to shoulder that much more serious a working on our laptops while our kids played together. A burden. my name is Jerry Nudelman friend had brought in the fresh crustacean from the Mar- In my informal estimation, our community has done a and my business itimes and I prepared a fennel-grapefruit-dill salad to go decent job of ensuring our schools, children’s activities and alongside. It was one of those unforgettable and inspired af- summer camps are nut-free, at least. I am aware it wasn’t is taking memories out of a box ternoons that creates great memories, allergies be damned. always thus. Surely, more can be done to raise awareness But, of course, there is the looming issue of kashrut. On around synagogues and other semi-public institutions. 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Please support our advertisers and tell them you saw their ad in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin! April 8, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 21 Page 22 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – April 8, 2013 April 8, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 23 Israeli Apartheid Week didn’t amount to much this year If there’s one topic that’s been putting campus politics on there’s everyone in between, and we’re all sharing one cam- the map for the past nine years – both inside and outside the Campus pus. We must acknowledge this in order to move forward or Jewish community – it’s the always highly anticipated, high- else animosity will hinder progress. ly controversial Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW). Life One cannot simply win at this type of thing without shut- But, this year, it was nothing more than a blip on the radar. ting the other down, encroaching on free speech. The closest The week, whose aim is to “educate people about the na- thing to winning is fostering fair, open dialogue and debate, ture of Israel as an apartheid system,” according to the IAW Ilana which is part of the Israel Awareness Committee mandate. website, took place March 4 to 8 on many North American It is true that, by pushing the BDS campaign, SAIA’s mo- campuses – if anyone could even figure that out. Belfer tives are based in action, rather than discourse – something The event poster didn’t even have a date on it, nor did I they readily admit. However, the Israel Awareness Committee find one unified Facebook event page promoting the week – At Carleton, a new student government also proved advan- can lead by example, and the good news is that they have been. just several smaller pages, with an unimpressive number of tageous for the pro-Israel lobby by exhibiting neutrality. About a week before IAW, the Israel Awareness Commit- confirmed attendees. Put simply, advertising was poor. While neutrality isn’t always seen as beneficial, it is contrast- tee’s information booth stood alongside SAIA’s IAW booth in What a change from 2009 when IAW posters caused quite ed, in this case, with a past full of disadvantage. The Carleton the Carleton atrium. I noticed a group of unfamiliar young a stir. They were deemed so offensive that several universities University Students’ Association used to display IAW signs faces in red shirts speaking to a variety of students. They were banned them from their campuses, a move which prompted and posters – but not this year. huddled around a sign featuring images of falafel, a Jewish Carleton University’s chapter of Students Against Israeli Also, prominent political leaders at the federal and provin- star, a gay pride flag and the “Israel Loves Iran” campaign. Apartheid (SAIA) to lodge a complaint with the Human cial levels released statements condemning IAW. The sign read, “WordSwap: Dialogue for the open mind.” Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Many were not surprised by the humdrum nature of this I went over and one of them, Nachi, offered me a free cof- Fittingly enough, this year’s IAW came just over a month year’s IAW. For example, Emile Scheffel, Hillel Ottawa’s Is- fee. “What’s this event?” I asked. after the Tribunal’s ruling rejecting the SAIA complaint. rael advocacy co-ordinator, called the “minimal buzz” of the “It’s not an event,” he responded, explaining that they’re And it was the week as a whole that came off seeming re- event “a national trend” in an article by Carleton student an Israeli collective who united based on their belief that jected. It was atypically quiet and low-key. Sammy Hudes posted March 12 on the Canadian Jewish media misrepresents Israel. They were there purely to answer “IAW was definitely on the down low this year,” third-year News website. my questions and the questions of any student who asked. Carleton University student Franny Weigensberg posted on Some even exclaimed, “We did it. We won.” After forming just a few months earlier, the WordSwap Facebook. “Felt much safer on campus last week than in past I prefer not to phrase it like that. crew – all volunteers – jumped on a plane for a mini-Canadi- years.” First of all, we mustn’t get ahead of ourselves after one an tour to dispel myths and humanize Israelis on notoriously While there was still a core group dedicated to promoting lull, because trends sometimes come and go in waves. Israel-unfriendly campuses. the cause they hold most dear, it was almost as if many others Secondly, there is still work to be done. “IAW is dying. They even handed out cute, catchy business cards that – the bandwagoners – had hopped off this train. Next, BDS,” Scheffel posted on Facebook. The Boycott, Di- read, in Katy Perry fashion, “I met an Israeli and I liked it.” It seemed like the novelty had worn off and years of vestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel and Wow! I was – and still am – seriously impressed by this SAIA’s aggressive tactics had worn the public out. Even the companies invested in its economy, played a prominent role in initiative carried out in partnership with organizations like media was tired. A search of Canadian news sites yielded not this year’s IAW and is a big part of the IAW mandate. Hillel. This is a prime example of peaceful and effective dia- one news story, and only one column, about this year’s IAW Lastly, framing this as an us-versus-them situation is more logue in action. in any mainstream newspaper. polarizing than productive. There’s us and there’s them, and I wonder if they left enough business cards for SAIA. From cobwebs to calories: Spring Focus cleaning for mind, body and spirit on Fitness Spring cleaning typically focuses on dusting and scrub- back of the closet. Place tuques, scarves, mitts and heavy bing areas of the home that may have been neglected during sweaters in dust-proof bags. If you have a large family with Gloria the winter months. Did you know you can also declutter and lots of items to store, you may find it convenient to label Schwartz organize in a way that encourages you and your family to storage bags or boxes. Dedicate a drawer or section of the engage in more physical activities and healthier eating? closet to your workout attire. using sunscreen all year round. My kind of spring cleaning is good for the mind, body Review last year’s spring/summer wardrobe. If you’ve Basement: If you have home gym equipment such as a and spirit. Key goals are to improve accessibility to, and the lost or gained weight over the winter, try everything on. If treadmill or elliptical machine, make sure they’re in good usability and safety of, tools for better living. From exercise some articles of clothing no longer fit or you haven’t worn working order. Tidy up and prepare an inviting area to work gear to nutritious food, if it’s appealing and easy to find, them in more than a couple of years, chances are you’ll out in. No one will be tempted to use a treadmill if it has you’re more likely to reach for it. never wear them. Donate them. Whatever your child has cobwebs or laundry hanging on it. If you haven’t used your Going through the home may seem like a daunting task. outgrown can become hand-me-downs or donations. home gym equipment in years, sell or donate it or make a Start small by tackling one room at a time. Even if you’re new to exercise, you deserve some nice commitment to use it starting today. Kitchen: Spring is a time of renewal. Why not get rid of workout clothes. If you wear ill-fitting clothing, you won’t Tip: If you’re not a self-starter or you dislike solitude, food that’s really not all that healthy? If it’s not there, you feel good about yourself. Similarly, worn-out sneakers don’t don’t invest money in expensive home gym equipment. In- won’t eat it. Take everything out of your food cupboards. provide good foot support and can cause discomfort or lead stead, find an activity that you can enjoy with others in the Sort jars, cans and dry goods. Bag the items that you no to injuries. If you envision yourself as an athlete, you’re community. longer want and donate them to a food bank. more likely to act like one. You don’t have to spend a for- Garage: Get your bicycles tuned-up and pump up the Make a grocery list of some healthier choices to stock up tune to look and feel like a pro. tires. Make sure each family member has a properly fitted on. Why not experiment with some new ingredients? I re- Tip: You’ll feel sweaty in cotton. Get some wicking fab- helmet. Gather up sports and fitness equipment that may be cently added spelt flour and the spice turmeric – both of ric tops at a sports store. scattered in different rooms. Save space by hanging golf which have many health benefits – to my pantry. Bathroom: Write a motivational note to yourself and bags, skateboards, roller blades, tennis racquets and other Tip: Food labels are often misleading. If you aren’t sure stick it on your bathroom mirror. Here’s an idea: “I will paraphernalia on large hooks. Use bins to store soccer balls what’s good for you or if you have special health concerns, make my health a priority by doing something active every and footballs so they don’t roll around. ask an expert. day.” Tip: Place items around the perimeter of the garage Locate and sort all of your food containers. Discard or- Clean out drawers and cabinets. Safely dispose of ex- where they won’t get run over. phan containers and lids. Food containers can be your best pired medications and prescription items that you no longer Follow some of my suggestions for spring cleaning and friend. Use them to pack nutritious food when you’re on the need. If you are planning on joining a gym, get a second set you’ll be more inclined to think about and participate in go so you can avoid impulse snack purchases. of toiletries to keep in your gym bag. Stock up on sunscreen healthy, active living. Bedrooms: Go through your closets and drawers. Move with a high SPF. Gloria Schwartz is a certified personal trainer at the winter clothing to a storage area such as the basement or the Tip: Prevent skin cancer and premature signs of aging by Soloway JCC. Page 24 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – April 8, 2013 Caesar salad 2.0: a classic revisited Caesar Salad 2.0 Certain classics should not be tampered with. For exam- This modern take on a classic is adapted from Iron ple, The Wizard of Oz, as written by L. Frank Baum in 1900 Made Chef Geoffrey Zakarian’s version. and then made into a movie by MGM in 1939, is perfect Serves 6 just the way it is. Why mess with brilliance? Clearly, some with Love For roasted garlic: people disagree with me, as evidenced by the Disney re- 2 heads garlic lease of Oz: The Great and Powerful, which recently 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil topped box office records with a whopping $80 million on Cindy Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper its opening weekend. And don’t get me started on the 1998 remake of The Feingold Croutons Parent Trap. The original, released in 1961, was an integral 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 cups loosely torn country bread part of my childhood. 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B’NAI MITZVAH FUND Legacy Challenge Fund Mazal Tov to: CASEY AND BESS SWEDLOVE The Ottawa Jewish Community School’s girls’ Everyone has the ability to create a Jewish legacy ENDOWMENT FUND and boys’ basketball teams on an outstanding sea- Happy Passover to: son by Gita and Jerry Pearl. The OJCF Legacy Challenge dation as recipient of a bequest Belle Gitterman by Carol-Sue and Jack Shapiro, and Bess Swedlove. Contributions may be made online at asks you to consider making a gift through your will, the OJCF Morris Shapiro by Carol-Sue and Jack Shapiro, www.OJCF.ca or by contacting Jessica to the Foundation in your estate Legacy Challenge Fund will and Bess Swedlove. Kerzner at 613-798-4696 extension 274, plans and wills. Leaving a gift in pay for the professional/ In Memory of: Monday to Friday or by email at dona- Freda Lithwick by Carol-Sue and Jack Shapiro, [email protected]. Attractive cards are sent to a will or as part of your estate legal services to help create this and Bess Swedlove; and by Daniel and Marilyn convey the appropriate sentiments. All do- plans helps ensure the vibrancy bequest or codicil up to a Kimmel. nations are acknowledged with a charitable and long-term sustainability of maximum of $1,000. Birthday Wishes to: receipt. We accept Visa, MasterCard and Bess Swedlove by Daniel and Marilyn Kimmel. Amex. our community for years to come, creating a lasting and personal Who is eligible? Donating made easy at legacy. All donors choosing to leave $10,000 (or more) or 1% (or www.OJCF.ca The OJCF Legacy Challenge more) of their estate to the Ottawa is your chance to personally Jewish Community Foundation Donations can be made for all occasions commit to the ongoing growth are eligible to participate in the and life-cycle events. and vitality of our shared OJCF Legacy Challenge. Use our online donation form to send one community. We hope you will ac- or multiple tribute cards to your friends and loved ones cept this challenge. For more information on how in one secure transaction. this challenge program works, What is the OJCF please visit www.OJCF.ca or Charitable receipts are issued and sent directly Legacy Challenge Fund? contact Jared Isaacson at to your email account. If you decide to name the Ot- 613-798-4696 extension 248 or tawa Jewish Community Foun- email [email protected]. Try it TODAY! April 8, 2013 – Ottawa Jewish Bulletin – Page 27 Miracle rabbis, the angel of death and other spectral characters The Book of Mischief: New and Selected Stories By Steve Stern Book Review Graywolf Press 384 pages

(The Reporter) – A rabbi who levitates, a boy who visits Rabbi Rachel a heavenly city, the angel of death, the prophet Elijah and God – or at least God’s voice – are just a few of the char- Esserman acters who inhabit Steve Stern’s fiction. While his stories and novels contain miracles and wonders, they certainly traditional shul begins levitating. The children of the town’s won’t be mistaken for fairy tales and are definitely not for liberal synagogue become fascinated with not only the children. In his latest work, The Book of Mischief: New and rabbi, but a more traditional form of their religion. Their Selected Stories, Stern shows no nostalgia for the past; his parents, who see themselves as Americans of “Hebrew ex- characters are neither cute nor pleasant. Although his writ- traction,” are horrified by their children’s transformation. ing style might be called magical realism, Stern follows a What will their neighbours think? Their fear is not unrea- Jewish tradition dating back to early rabbinic texts: The sonable since, as the narrator notes, “the news from the Old rabbis also ignored the fine line between reality and fanta- Country is bad. In Kiev they’ve got a Jew on trial for blood sy. With stories that take place in Memphis, New York libel, and over here folks are grumbling about swarms of City’s Lower East Side, Europe and the Catskills, Stern of- Hebrews washing onto our shores.” fers marvels and despair, often in the same work. In the wonderfully sardonic “The Lord and Morton Gru- “The Wedding Jester,” the longest story, features writer ber,” the voice of God speaks to a successful businessman Saul Bozoff, whose novels resemble Stern’s own work. who wants no part of religion. The importance of having a Saul is a typical nebbish who finds himself escorting his el- soul is noted in “Legend of the Lost,” after Mendy Dreyfuss derly mother to a wedding at a resort hotel in the Catskills. loses his while trying to impress his girlfriend; he discovers His one claim to fame is several books inspired by a pil- just how easy it is to get ahead – at least on the darker side “Heaven Is Full of Wonders,” which takes place on the grimage to “a transplanted Old World community” located of life – when you don’t have a conscience to hinder you. Lower East Side of New York, and “On Jacob’s Ladder,” in the American South. The town consisted of “a desolate In “The Sin of Elijah,” Elijah the prophet realizes that “after which takes place during the Second World War in Europe, street of crumbling buildings and weed-choked lots, a junk- you’ve attended no end of circumcisions, performed untold brought chills to my spine. It’s impossible to write about yard, a bridge ramp, an old synagogue converted into a dis- numbers of virtuous deeds and righteous meddlings in a their plots without ruining the surprises, but both were in- cotheque of ill repute.” Yet, something special happened multitude of disguises, your piety can begin to wear a little credibly affecting. because, when he blinked, Saul saw “ghosts – the immi- thin.” It will come as no surprise when his fascination with Stern’s writing is not for everyone. Those impatient with grants crying hockfleish and irregular pants, pumping their a loving couple creates problems in heaven and on earth. wonder tales, ghosts and spirits will not find this book to sewing machines like swarming hornets in the tenement Those living in Europe fair little better – well, actually a their taste. However, if you can tolerate some craziness in lofts, braiding Yiddish curses into their yellow challah lot worse – than those who moved to America. Mushie, the your fiction, Stern won’t disappoint. Anyone who loved his bread.” Now one of his tales comes to life when, during the hero (anti-hero?) of “The Ballad of Mushie Momzer” has novels The Angel of Forgiveness, which is my favourite, wedding, the bride is possessed by a dybbuk, the spirit of a such an awful existence – first as an outcast in the Jewish and The Frozen Rabbi will rejoice in his latest work. Borsht Belt comedian. Can Saul expel the dybbuk and sal- community and then as a vage the occasion? The answer is far more complex than soldier in the Russian army one might think. – that death might be prefer- In Appreciation Stern cleverly combines social commentary with mira- able. My two favourite sto- cles in “The Tale of the Kite.” Two types of Judaism come ries are compelling and hor- The family of the late Joel Schaefer wishes to express its into conflict in a small southern town when the rabbi of a rifying at the same time: gratitude to our friends and family for the outpouring of support and expressions of sympathy. Your thoughtfulness is deeply appreciated and will be remembered always. Andrea, Alan, Michael & Jordan Rosenbloom In Appreciation We thank all those who expressed condolences and words of comfort, as well as those who contributed to charitable Charles Hulse & Brian McGarry, proud recipients of Ottawa’s B’nai Brith Award causes in memory of my mother, Adelaide Finkelstein, a”h. Rabbi Howard, Rivka and Netanel Finkelstein

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