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Fall 2010 Vol 35 No. 2 Tishre 5771 AH TOV SHAN AH! Margarita Tsvaygenbaum, The Way That Leads To..., (acrylic on canvas) In this issue • Feature: P2K Coast to Coast in Halifax • Around our Region • Rabbi’s Corner TABLE OF CONTENTS President: Howard Conter President’s Message . 2 The Atlantic Jewish Council FALL 2010 Executive Director’s Message: Jon Goldberg . 3 TISHRE 5771 VOL. 35 NO. 2 From the Desk of Edna LeVine . 5 Mailed under Canada Post From the Desk of Mark David . 6 Publications Mail Sales Agreement No. 40052452 Feature: P2K Coast to Coast in Halifax . 7 Executive Director: Jon Goldberg Campus Life . 10 Editor: Camp Kadimah . 15 Edna LeVine Contributing Editor: Newcomers . 19 Joel Jacobson Layout & Printing: Holocaust Education . 21 Halcraft Printers Inc. Around our Region: Halifax . 27 Advertising Edna LeVine Around our Region: Fredericton . 32 Joel Jacobson Address all correspondence Around our Region: Moncton . 36 including advertising enquires to: Editor, c/o Shalom Around our Region: Saint John . 38 5670 Spring Garden Road, Suite 508 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1H6 Around our Region: Newfoundland . 41 Tel. (902) 422-7491 - Fax (902) 425-3722 Around our Region: Prince Edward Island . 49 [email protected] [email protected] Around our Region: Cape Breton . 50 www.theajc.ns.ca This publication is printed by Rabbi’s Corner . 54 Letters to the Editor . 60 Phone: (902) 453-4511 - Fax: (902) 453-4517 Cover Artist: Margarita (Tsvaygenbaum) Fainshtein Email: [email protected] Margarita (Tsvaygenbaum) Fainshtein originally from the Ukraine NOTE TO OUR READERS received her Bachelor’s degree in 2006 from the University of Haifa, Our Atlantic Jewish community is losing more and more Israel and immigrated to Halifax, NS in September 2009 with members as the years go on. In the past, Shalom has printed stories of regional the support of the Halifax Jewish community. Since her arrival in community members who have passed away. Halifax she has taught art to children in the Jewish community, While we try to acknowledge the major contributions of many of our late friends and family members, we request at the public libraries, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and several that you inform Shalom of passings of which we may be community centres. Locally her work has been exhibited at Nocturne unaware so we may recognize these individuals. 2009 and FRED’s Art Map exhibition. International exhibitions Shalom’s editorial staff reserves the right to determine the length of memorial pieces to be printed in the magazine. include Israel, England and the USA. Written articles are the opinion of the individual writers and do not necessarily refl ect the opinion of the AJC. President’s Message by Howard Conter e Atlantic Canadians have As we continue to enjoy summer and For this goal they cannot rest and neither been spoiled by an amazing maybe take a little time off from our can we as Diaspora Jews in general summer so far, the best day to day hassles and worries, please and members of the Atlantic Jewish Wweather that we have seen in years take a moment to think about Israel, Community specifically. Let us take the and hopefully relaxing times for all our homeland. This summer, like most necessary steps to ensure that we do our of us who appreciate this very special summers our friends in Israel have not utmost to support both the strength of our part of the world in which we live. had the ability to relax in their summer. local community and the State of Israel. There is still some time left before the Ongoing missile attacks from Gaza and As all of us approach the end of a beautiful onslaught of return to school, the opening even the Egyptian Sinai continue on a Maritime summer I ask everyone in the of universities and the start of Rosh very regular basis. And last month the region to recommit to making our local Hashanah. It is my sincere hope that we ambush of IDF soldiers inside Israel’s and world Jewish society that much more all get to enjoy it to the fullest. As we all northern border as they performed very vital. One very unique way to achieve this have the chance to slow things down a routine maintenance. As you are aware is to join our Maritime Mission to Israel little bit, the world and its issues continue the IDF with the approval and appropriate this October and experience in person its at full speed around us. Unfortunately notification of UNIFIL and their Lebanese true beauty and strength. (information the positive vibes of summer in Atlantic neighbors, went on a mission to trim trees available at the AJC office). that were obstructing their view. Trees Canada does not alter world events or From Karen, Jenna, Adam and myself we that were inside Israel’s own border. our situation as Jews in the Maritimes or wish all of you the happiest, healthiest and The IDF troops were fired upon and a Jewry worldwide. most prosperous of New Years. Let’s make commander was killed. This commander Our concerns both locally and it a great one for the Atlantic Provinces was Lt. Colonel Dov Harari age 45. He internationally are still front and center. and the State of Israel. was on what was to be his last military In our Maritime community we face reserve mission the final closure of another community after 27 years synagogue; this time in Glace Bay. We of service to the have read the tributes to the synagogue IDF as a regular and the Glace Bay community in all our soldier and as a local and even national publications. We CONSULAT GÉNÉRAL D’ISRAËL reservist. He has CONSULATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL have heard all the quotes and old tales ʬʠʸʹʩ ʬʹ ʺʩʬʬʫ ʤʩʬʥʱʰʥʷ left behind a wife told on our local and national media. and 4 children. Fitting tributes all but the final meaning Montreal, August 16, 2010 He was killed in is yet another strong and vibrant Jewish Dear friends, an ambush inside congregation has ceased to function. Shalom, Israel while Once again a small town has lost its leading other I am honored to present my best wishes to the Jewish community of Atlantic Canada on the occasion of Rosh Jewish identity a further victim of the Hashanah. soldiers in basic Jewish move to the center of the country. maintenance. As we enter the New Year, the State of Israel continues to face external challenges and significant obstacles in Unfortunately this is a story we hear our quest for peace. Israelis remain as determined as ever to seek peaceful and fruitful relations with all peoples Things in our region. more and more from small communities unfortunately across all of Canada. It is a very strong and As Jews, we are privileged to share a rich history and heritage that has spanned the course of many millennia. have not changed The solidarity that ties our people, whether in the homeland or the Diaspora, is as crucial as ever as we prepare worrisome trend. This needs to serve as an for our Israeli to confront the challenges of tomorrow. eye-opener to all of us who still live in our partners. On behalf of the State of Israel and my colleagues at the Consulate General in Montreal, I would like to wish Atlantic Canadian Jewish communities, you all a very happy and healthy 5771, while thanking your community for your strong engagement and that if we want our identity to continue, As we rest attachment for Israel. and enjoy our we have to make a real effort to preserve May this year bless Am Yisrael with peace, prosperity and unity. it. We have to work at it. We have to do summer our our best to ensure our place on the map brethren in Israel Shana tova! can continue as a strong source of Jewish must work every life. This is something to think about as we day to maintain Yoram Elron move towards another New Year. the sovereignty of Consul General of Israel the State of Israel. Page 2 Tishre 5771 - Vol 35 No. 2 From the Desk of Jon Goldberg, Executive Director Two Decades Later that he will always retain connections t was twenty years ago in to our community. For me personally, I September of 1990 that I came to have known him for 35 years and I will be employed as a “programmer” miss his advice and presence here in Iat the Atlantic Jewish Council. Since our office. The good news is that Mark then, we have produced over 75 assured me that he would be available issues of Shalom. I guess you might to handle any CRC situations for which I say this is an anniversary issue for need his assistance. me. Since our last issue, the Yom HaShoah I want to welcome our readers to the programs were once again very High Holiday issue of Shalom for 5771. successful throughout the region. You This is our biggest edition ever, and I will have an opportunity to read about hope you will find it both informative and this in this issue. My congratulations interesting. The Shalom magazine has to everyone involved in these most been published by the Atlantic Jewish important programs. Holocaust education Council for over 30 years. It allows the is a major function of the AJC. We are Jewish community of Atlantic Canada, constantly striving to do as much as we former members of our community, and can with very limited resources, both human and financial.