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Tishrei 5779 NThe voice ofe Jewishw Hamilton Septs 2018 J HAMILTON CELEBRATES ITS GRAND OPENING The new community space officially opens its doors on Sunday, Sept. 16

STORY BY LAURA WOLFSON, SPECIAL TO THE HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS

HEN YOU COME TO VISIT J HAMILTON for the first time, you will surely feel the posi- Wtive energy in the air. The new home of the Hamilton Jewish Federation, the Jewish Community Centre, the Jewish National Fund, and the Beth Tikvah Foundation, J Hamilton is much more than a building. It is a home for our shared memories and a place where JewishHamiltonians of all ages and from all backgrounds can gather for social and educational events. J Hamilton represents the unlimited possibilities that can occur when all of us work together to create a thriving and caring Jewish community. The entire community is invited to attend its grand opening on Sunday, Sept. 16. PHOTO: WENDYSCHNEIDER, HJN WENDY SCHNEIDER, WENDY HJN J-HAMILTON OPEN HOUSE CONTINUES ON P5 The new Jewish community hub at 1605 Main St. W. is celebrating its grand opening on Sunday, Sept. 16.

END OF AN ERA The death of Rabbi Morton Green in Israel The Jewish last July struck a blow to the Adas Israel community suffered community. His passing, together with the first flu fatality in Rabbi Bernard Baskin’s recent move to the city. ” Toronto marks the end of an era in this ‘The‘ 1918 Spanish Flu community’s storied history. pandemic’s devastating READ WENDY SCHNEIDER’S EDITORIAL : P2 effects on the City of Hamilton.

STEVEN BROCK REPORTS: P22 PHOTO:DONNA WAXMAN, SPECIAL THE TO HJN Rabbi Morton Green served the Adas Israel Synagogue for 60 years. Hamiltonjewishnews.com

All of us at the Hamilton Jewish Federation and the Hamilton Jewish News wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy 5779. Shana Tova U’metuka.

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FROM WENDY SCHNEIDER’S DESK THE END OF AN ERA Fowler and Associates TD Wealth Private Investment Advice Complete Investment and Estate Planning PHOTO:WENDY SCHNEIDER, HJN PHOTO:DONNA WAXMAN, SPECIAL THE TO HJN The late Rabbi Morton Green Rabbi Bernard Baskin

ithin the space of a single week last July, The Hamilton Spectator published two stories of great significance to the Jewish community. The Wnews of Rabbi Morton Green’s death in Israel at the age of 84, followed by a moving tribute to Rabbi Bernard Baskin, 97, on the eve of his move to Toronto, marks the end of an era in Hamilton Jewish history and the loss of two of its most iconic personalities. For 60 years, we took their presence among us as a given. Their absence leaves us bereft and wondering where we go from here. The name of Rabbi Green was practically synonymous with the Adas Israel Synagogue, where he served as spiritual leader for 44 years and as rabbi emeritus for 16 years. A true visionary, Rabbi Green founded the Hamilton Hebrew Academy — this community's first Jewish day school, and built the city’s mikvah, whose story of origin is the stuff of legend. Rabbi Green's contributions to Jewish Hamilton went far beyond the Orthodox community and his passing leaves an immeasura- ble void. Rabbi Bernard Baskin’s contributions to our community and to the city are sim- ilarly difficult to measure. A brilliant and witty orator, an insightful literary critic and a champion of multi-faith initiatives, Rabbi Baskin oversaw Temple Anshe Sholom’s growth from a small 85-member shul in 1949 to a thriving 450-strong membership by the end of his 40-year tenure. During that period, and in the 20 years since, Rabbi Baskin has continued to enrich Hamiltonians through his reg- Proudly serving the Greater ular columns in the Hamilton Spectator, weekly book talks at his beloved shul and Hamilton Area since1957 frequent appearances at Jewish community events, where his invocations would invariably evolve into commentaries on the state of affairs here in Canada and in Israel. During last spring’s Negev Dinner, keynote speaker Martin Short shared some of his fondest high school memories spent at the Baskin home before treat- ing the audience to a hilarious impression of the rabbi’s signature oratorical style. Moments later, Rabbi Baskin, accompanied by his son David, took his place at the podium to a standing ovation to give what was probably his last Negev Dinner invo- cation. It was a moment that will most likely remain etched in the memories of all those in attendance. I would be remiss at this point not to mention the late Rabbi Israel Silverman, who presided over Beth Jacob Synagogue for 30 years. Like Rabbis Green and Baskin, Rabbi Silverman, who passed away in 2004, was so closely identified with his shul and Camp Ramah Canada, that in Conservative Movement circles across the globe, Hamilton gained some renown as the city where he lived. During the 1960s, 70s and 80s, these three rabbis led by example, their influ- ence knowing no bounds. The era of rabbis enjoying a 30-year-plus tenure may be behind us, but at times like this it's well worth taking a moment to appreciate our storied past and and contemplate where we go from here.

CHANGES AT THE HJN You may have noticed that the Hamilton Jewish News has a new look. Founded more “Experience the trust, dependability and accountability that than 75 years ago as the C.J.O News (after Federation's predecessor, the Council of over 50 years has provided at any of the Richter Group stores” Jewish Organizations), Hamilton’s Jewish community newspaper is funded through Hamilton Jewish Federation’s annual Community Campaign, our loyal advertisers, and the Allen and Milli Gould Family Foundation, sponsors of our new Jewish Life section. The Hamilton Jewish News is delighted to introduce our new assistant editor, Abigail Cukier, and welcome our new editorial committee which includes Jordan Abraham, Steve Arnold, Steven Brock, Abigail Cukier, Barry Rosen, Simone Rotstein, Ben Shragge, hamiltonjewishnews.com Phyllis Shragge and Louis Stroud. We are also grateful for the ongoing support of the Hamilton Hyundai Eastgate Ford Bay King Chrysler members of our advisory board, Aviva Boxer, Celia Rothenberg and Wade Hemsworth. 324 Parkdale Ave N 350 Parkdale Ave N 55 Rymal Road ,Hamilton The Hamilton Jewish News takes great pride in being a mirror that reflects the 905 545 5150 905 547 3211 905 383 7700 vibrancy and diversity of Jewish life in this city, and strives to live up to our mandate to www.hamiltonhyundai. www.eastgateford.com www.bayking.ca be the voice of Jewish Hamilton. On behalf of all of us, we wish our readers a happy and healthy new year. Shana Tova U’Metuka.

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The J Hamilton open house festivities begin NEED TO KNOW at 10 a.m. with family friendly activities that include PJ Library storytelling, balloon WHAT: making and face painting, and a sing-along J HAMILTON Grand Opening led by Camp Kadimah director Oliver Borr. An especially exciting aspect of the morn- WHEN: ing's programming will be the creation Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 of a communal art collage that, with your help, will convey the richness and depth WHAT TIME: of Jewish Hamilton history and hint at the 10 a.m. Bagels, cookies, coffee and unfolding potential that lies ahead. juice followed by collage making, Rosh We are asking everyone connected to the Hashanah arts and crafts, PJ library Jewish community to bring us your photos

PHOTO: WENDY SCHNEIDER, HJN storytelling, balloon making, face PHOTO: WENDY SCHNEIDER, HJN Elysa Keshen Einav Symons of Jewish life in Hamilton. It doesn’t matter painting, and a sing-along led by Camp what size or colour, or even the quality of Kadimah director Oliver Borr. the photo — just something that represents 2 p.m. Coffee and live music your best memories: a family Passover seder 3 p.m. Screening of Ben-Gurion: at Uncle Syd and Auntie Sophie’s house in Epilogue, a 60 min. documentary by STAFF CHANGES 1957, your parents’ wedding at the syna- Yariv Mozer and Yael Perlov gogue in 1978, volunteering at the Hadassah Bazaar in 1986, the UJA Walkathon in 1999, CONTACT: AT BETH JACOB the Hanukkah Hustle in 2008, your daugh- [email protected] ter’s Bat Mitzvah in 2013 ... all of this and 905-648-0605 STORY BY ABIGAIL CUKIER, NEED TO KNOW more applies. We want to use all of these THE HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS in a rotating gallery exhibit of Jewish life After nine years, Beth Jacob executive in Hamilton. You can drop off your photo- When Elysa Keshen saw a posting for a posi- director Hanna Schayer has retired. While graphs at 1605 Main St. W. in Hamilton in tion at Beth Jacob Synagogue, she thought it she plans to remain active in synagogue an envelope marked “Welcome Collage” or the establishment of the Jewish State and was a perfect fit. life, Schayer will pursue other interests and email high resolution jpeg images to grym- five years after he left the government, quite “I met my husband in Israel in the army. spend more time with family. [email protected]. (Make sure you abruptly, to retire. Ben-Gurion's introspec- If we had stayed there, we would have prob- include your name and contact information tive soul-searching provides a surprising ably been on a kibbutz. We are not big city After four years, Rina Rodak retired from so that we can arrange to return your photos vision for crucial decisions Israel needs to people. We want to be part of a warm Jewish her position of education director at Beth to you after we’ve scanned them!) We are make today. The film also brings thought- community that is not too big,” said Keshen, Jacob. She will dedicate more time to her planning on a dedication of the collage to provoking insights about the role of leaders who is the new director of Innovation and business, NowWhat? Consulting, which take place around Hanukkah. in today's complex world. Community Engagement for Beth Jacob. helps families navigate social, academic The afternoon will feature activities Supporting our Jewish educational insti- A Toronto native, Keshen attended Jewish and vocational challenges through case geared more towards an adult audience. tutions, providing opportunities for youth, day school from Grade 1-12 and attended management, advocacy and resources. Come for coffee and live music (performers caring for the vulnerable members of our Camp Ramah as both a camper and staff She runs NowWhat? with another former TBA) at 2 p.m. and stay for a 3 p.m. screen- community, providing a place where eve- member. After graduating high school, she Beth Jacob education director, Milena ing of the film, "Ben-Gurion: Epilogue". ryone can gather for social events, wel- earned a Religious Studies degree at York Romalis. The acclaimed documentary about Israel's coming newcomers, celebrating and University with a specialization in Jewish founding father offers a rare intimate look supporting Israel — all these values and Studies. She moved to Israel and served in at what went on inside Ben-Gurion’s heart more are served by the new J Hamilton. We the Israel Defense Force’s Iron Dome Unit and mind. The film presents a recently can’t wait to see you at our open house. For for 18 months. in Hamilton, and Symons will be spend- unearthed interview with him, discovered more information contact Hamilton Jewish In 2016, Elysa and her then fiancé, Josh, ing several days a week in the city over the in the Spielberg Archives, that was con- Federation CEO Gustavo Rymberg at returned to Toronto with their dog, Milo. course of the school year. ducted in 1968, 20 years after he declared [email protected]. They married last August. Over the past two “I love Jewish education. When I was con- years, Keshen has worked as an educator sidering what else I might do, I realized I at both supplementary and day schools. In can’t work anywhere but the Jewish commu- June, she graduated from Hebrew College nity,” said Symons, 50. “I don’t want to with a Masters in Jewish Education where feel like I am going to work each day, which I she received distinction for her thesis on have never had in all my years of working in the impact of weekly challah baking in Jewish education. kindergarten. “I am excited to be here. I want to pro- “I like the idea of being in a traditional vide new opportunities for kids and adults but also liberal Conservative community to learn. The desire is there, we just need and participating in the daily services and to provide it in a way that works for the way being a part of day-to-day spiritual life. That people live now.” attracted me to Hamilton and Beth Jacob,” Keshen agrees. said Keshen, 27. “I look forward to getting to “All synagogues across North America know the community. There is so much to are struggling to engage people, especially look forward to and so much to hope for in in my age group,” she says. “We are going to the future.” work for that. We want to breathe new life Keshen's new position as director of inno- into the community.” vation and community engagement will replace the former executive director position held by long time Beth Jacob employee, Hanna Schayer. She will work alongside Einav Symons, Beth Jacob’s new director of education, to develop innovative programs If you're a Jewish first responder, and run synagogue operations. or a Jewish writer or poet who A native of Israel, Symons grew up in Canada and has a Bachelor of Arts in lives in the Hamilton area, the Education and Religious Studies, as well as Hamilton Jewish News wants to hamiltonjewishnews.com a Master’s in Jewish Education from York University. She holds a principal of day hear from you! school license and is a certified New York State public and Jewish day school teacher Please contact with many years of experience. Symons is married to Dr. Andrew Symons and they [email protected] live in Williamsville, NY with their two chil- if you’d like to be interviewed for

dren, Gilad and Shira. Her mother and her upcoming articles. HJN • SEPTEMBER • 2018 brother and his wife and three children live 5 FED NEWS INTRODUCING YESOD SNAP COMMITTEE TAKES ON FEDERATION'S NEW A NEW MANDATE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

STORY BY WENDY SCHNEIDER, THE HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS SNAP committee members l to r: When David Shore first moved to insights into personal and organ- Carole Adler, Hamilton with his young family izational leadership through a Sandra Morris, 18 years ago, he participated in the Jewish perspective by merging Anita Bernstein, Joy Federation-sponsored Genesis Judaic text study, business skills, Zians, Marilyn Levy leadership program, an experience leadership theory, and experien- and Einav Symons. that served him well through years tial application. Standing behind is OCAD University’s of serving on the Federation board An even more compelling Our Doors Are and chairing Kehila’s board of reason for Shore derives from his Open coordinator directors. This fall, the McMaster observations about this communi- David Pereyra. professor in the Department of ty’s Jewish organizations. Psychology, Neuroscience and “Hamilton really needs young Behaviour, is showing his appre- leaders. We have had a lot of excel- ciation by heading up a new lent leaders in this community, but Federation leadership program most of them should be taking a called Yesod. mentorship role and less of a lead- PHOTO: WENDY SCHNEIDER, HJN “I benefitted hugely from ership role,” he said. STORY BY WENDY SCHNEIDER, THE HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS Genesis. not just in the Jewish Shore said he’s often felt frus- community but in my work life,” trated by the number of occasions emember SNAP? The and Design). their spaces and programs, how- he said. “This is a great way to give that bold ideas have failed to make Special Needs Action Our Doors Are Open was cre- ever, will face challenges result- back.” it to the implementation stage. RProject was created as ated to help faith communities ing from the fact that the diversity Shore initially turned down CEO “There’s always this promise of a Hamilton Jewish Federation throughout Ontario make their of needs of individuals with disa- Gustavo Rymberg’s invitation to potential, but little forward pro- committee back in 2015 whose places of worship more inclusive bilities is much greater than those head up Yesod because he felt that gress. We have all the right pieces. mandate was to offer support to people with disabilities. While of able bodied people. That’s his current juggling of work, volun- We just haven’t put them together for special needs families in the many synagogues and churches where the SNAP committee can teer and familial responsibilities in the right way.” Jewish community. As of July 30, have installed ramps, elevators be helpful. left him very little time to take on With so many young people that mandate has been expanded or designated bathroom stalls, As OCAD’s new Hamilton one more thing. Then he looked at moving to Hamilton in recent significantly, when SNAP com- Pereyra says that there is much partner, the SNAP committee will the documentation. years, the Yesod program has mittee members gathered at the more involved in making a space focus its attention on the Jewish “it’s a really well-designed pro- come along at just the right time to new J-Hamilton building to be truly inclusive. Relgious rituals community before offering its gram because it has all the key develop “well educated, thought- trained as facilitators charged and practices, for instance, may consulting services to other aspects of a leadership program ful, and considered leaders.” with advancing inclusion in unwittingly exlude people with faith communities. SNAP mem- that’s also situated in Jewish tradi- Yesod is open to anyone in the the Jewish community and disabilities, which can include bers will start by contacting their tion and values,” he said. Each ses- Hamilton Jewish community who other faith communities across deafness, hearing loss, develop- respective organizations and sion begins with a Torah reading wants to gain leadership skills Hamilton. mental, learning, and mental help them reexamine their ser- relating to a leadership issue faced through a Jewish lens. Participants The Train the Trainer semi- health disabilities, and anyone vices, programs , and rituals and by a well-known biblical charac- must be dedicated to attending the nar at J-Hamilton was given by who relies on a service animal, brainstorm ways to make their ter. The Yesod curriculum was full program. For more informa- David Pereyra, coordinator of wheel-chair, or other assistive organization more welcoming. If developed through the Florence tion contact Gustavo Rymberg at Our Doors Are Open, a project of device. you’d like a SNAP member to con- Melton School of Adult Jewish [email protected] or the Inclusive Design Research Faith communities inter- tact you or for more information, Learning and was written by Dr. call 905-648-0605 to register. See Centre at OCAD University (for- ested in adopting a more inclu- please contact Anita Bernstein at Erica Brown. The course provides page 7 for more information. merly the Ontario College of Art sive approach into the design of [email protected]. Shana Tova from Shalom Village

Honour your loved ones with a tribute card As we come together to celebrate the High Holidays, Shalom Village extends our warmest wishes for this new year, 5779. Rosh Hashanah marks the start of a new year — a time of humble prayer, joyful celebration, and hope for a new beginning. Our Annual Tea At the heart of this holiday is the belief that the power of personal transformation is not outside us but lies has a new date! within. In this season of renewal, we celebrate that For the first time since its inception, we are hosting the 37th Annual Ladies Auxiliary Tea The Shalom Village Charitable Foundation spirit; we honour our fathers and our mothers; and in the fall. We hope you will join us on Oct. invites you to send one of our personalized Rosh rededicate ourselves to the work of Tikkun Olam, 17, 2018 for an afternoon of delicious treats, Hashanah greeting and tribute cards this new year, fabulous hats and charming conversations featuring artwork by our residents. By reaching out repairing the world. with friends. to family, friends and loved ones this Jewish new year through the purchase of our Rosh Hashanah hamiltonjewishnews.com To make a donation or purchase a ticket, cards, you touch not only the recipients, but also From all of us at Shalom Village, L’Shana Tova Tikatevu. contact Kathleen Thomas at 905-529-1613 the lives of our residents at Shalom Village. May this year be a year of blessing, good health, and X264 or email [email protected]. peace for you and those you love and may you be To make your donation and send your card visit www.ShalomVillage.ca/Giving or contact inscribed for blessing in the Book of Life. [email protected] HJN • SEPTEMBER • 2018

6 Donate at www.shalomvillage.ca, email [email protected] or call 905.529.1613 ext 264 FED NEWS YESOD A new Jewish community Leadership Program

The Jewish Federations of North America Mandel Center for Leadership

HAMILTON FACULTY Excellence, in partnership with the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish David Shore is a professor in the Department Learning and the Hamilton Jewish Federation, is pleased to offer Yesod, of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour at McMaster University, where he serves as the princi- a leadership program designed to prepare future Federation and Jewish pal investigator in the Multisensory Perception Laboratory. His main area of study is human percep- community leaders. tion and cognition with an emphasis on how humans integrate information from multiple sensory sys- tems.

Within the Jewish community, David has played an integral part in developing the Kehila Jewish Community Day School. He has served on the board for more than 12 years, three times as school chair. He is currently engaged with the school developing a donor relations initiative. David also served on the Hamilton Jewish Federation board for two years and was on the committee to restructure Federation bylaws. All of this work was supported by his engagement with the Genesis leadership initiative more than 15 years ago.

In his role as Yesod facilitator, David brings both an academic perspective and practical leadership experience in the Hamilton Jewish community.

Yesod, the Hebrew word for foundation, aptly describes this vital initiative of the Hamilton Jewish Federation. The leaders of a community are the foundation upon which a community is built and their success is inextricably linked to the success of the Federation system. The goal of YESOD is to support communities in building a pipeline of excellent volunteer leadership. Yesod will help our community build sustainable volunteer leadership succession plans.

The Yesod program consists of eight highly interactive sessions and will provide participants with the tools and tech- niques to develop their own leadership skills.

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Not a huge intake, but, essential to my well- signals it transmits and respond with care, as to good food. In contrast, for some of us, the being. Over the years, I’ve switched from a I would to a person expressing needs. It has a withdrawal from caffeine is debilitating. drip coffee maker to a French press and from digital display to inform me when it is heating Nausea, headaches and general feelings of ground to dark, shiny whole beans, milled up and when it is ready to prepare a cup of joe being unwell exhibit themselves quickly. The daily. and it tells me to clean it or to decalcify it, at 25-hour fast becomes excruciatingly difficult. Eight years ago, I splurged on a miracu- the appropriate times. I take good care of my I need about 10 days before the start of Yom SIMONE ROTSTEIN lous, Swiss coffee maker. I pour dark, whole coffee maker and it reciprocates. Kippur to withdraw from my daily intake. The coffee beans in one side of the machine and How do I know this is an addiction, despite first two days, I whittle down to two cups and clear, filtered water in the other, press a few the fact that I do not increase the amount I over the next few days, reduce my consump- Addictions, I’ve had a few. Well, maybe two. buttons and, straightaway, the machine cre- drink? Well, as a Jew, I observe Yom Kippur. tion to one. It’s a challenge to give up that Both helped me to cope with social awkward- ates a wonderful, fragrant java. It produces This day of reflection and atonement is also last coffee. I mix it with some decaffeinated ness; keeping my hands busy and my mind the perfect cup, grinding the correct amount a 25-hour fast day – no food, no drink. As a grounds, horror of horrors, and then, switch aroused. In university, I started smoking cig- of beans and pushing through the grinds, young teenager, I had no problem with the to green tea. Finally, on the day before Yom arettes and progressed to become a-pack- as much hot water as is needed to create the fasting but I remember my mother, year Kippur, I am reduced to drinking herbal tea. a-day addict. I used to look forward to the brew I desire. The coffee has a delightful, pale after year, ending up in bed with a massive With these preparations, I sail through the reassuring pull on that first cigarette, as I crema sitting on top of the dark infusion. My migraine and unable to enjoy the savoury, day, avoiding the troubles that plagued my woke each morning. It was a hard addiction parents referred to the crema, the thin layer of cheese sambouseks, and the sweet, date- mother. to give up. foam on their Turkish coffee, as ‘whish’. They filled ma’amouls she had prepared to break The evening that Yom Kippur ends, I My second addiction, which continues to used to discuss the consistency of the ‘whish’ the fast after sunset. She didn’t join us for eagerly chew on a delicious slice of apple with this time, is caffeine. I cannot imagine a day as a reflection on the quality of the demitasse. that meal, remaining in bed, moaning and in honey. Subsequently, I seek out a flavour- without coffee and, in the morning, I wake up The ‘whish’ needed to be thick, creamy col- acute pain, not rising until the next morning, ful, fragrant cup of coffee, sleep be damned. looking forward to my first sip of that dark, oured and blanket the coffee. weak and famished. Until I, like my mother, Without a hitch, I restart my addiction. aromatic brew. Initially, my coffee drink- My machine and I have a very close rela- became a coffee addict, I didn’t sympathize ing was done socially, occupying my hands tionship. By the different sounds it utters, I with her suffering. and my mind. Now, it is a routine that is understand what it is telling me. “Your mug is The withdrawal from food on Yom Kippur Simone Rotstein is an emigrant from Egypt via almost always satisfied in my home. I drink ready.” “The beans need replenishing.” “You is not that difficult. The pangs of hunger France to Montreal. She has lived in Hamilton three cups a day, two in the morning, with need to clear out the old grounds as the con- reduce during the day, remaining twinges since her marriage to Ed. Her writing began my breakfast, and one espresso after lunch. tainer is full.” I instinctively recognise the and, as the hours pass, I am closer and closer about seven years ago.

RHYTHMS AND REFLECTIONS OF THE SEASON crashes, cow bells (even!), and other per- momentum of change. So why not just go with One cannot affect positive change exter- cussive marvels representing the rest of the the secular flow of the Gregorian calendar? nally without mastering positive change Jewish year. If Rosh Hashanah is the “lubb”, Whether you take the back story literally within. Life is busy. The Jewish calendar is then Yom Kippur is the “dupp”, and what or not, God made everything, then made full of “pause and reflect” about lots of dif- should happen between the two halves of this people, people turned out to be not so great, ferent things, but Rosh Hashanah is directed heartbeat is critical. so God got rid of most of them. Eventually out at the self. Having a chunk of time set aside KHALM SMIDERLE Rosh Hashanah calls Jews to be retro- and of what was left of humanity came a group of within a familiar cadence to self examine in introspective. Who are you? What have you people God decided to choose for some par- the context of a deep spiritual and moral obli- Rhythm is a basic necessity for living. done or not done justly over the year prior? It’s ticular obligations. Tikkun Olam. The call to gation is extremely helpful, but also uniquely Without a heart beat one cannot live, making not so much a question of “Am I a good per- repair the world. This is something that Jews Jewish. it the most universal rhythm there is. Rosh son”, but rather, “could I have been a better are particularly obligated to do. Anybody can Hashanah is the first half of the heart beat person? What can I do to be a better person?” participate, but for Jews it’s part of a collective Khalm Smiderle is a multimedia artist who that defines the holiday pulse of the Jewish Like other new year traditions it’s an agreement. Whether one believes in God or has helped produce various video projects for calendar year. It is the “lubb” in the “lubb- opportunity to hit the reset button and not, being just, and working hard to do better the Jewish community. A Hamilton native, dupp” sound of a heart-beat. This Jewish choose to make modifications in one’s life. is part of Jewish tradition. Smiderle is also a convert to Judaism. “lubb-dupp” is followed by a series of symbol It’s the chance to tap into to the collective Shanah Tovah Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW) wishes all of our members, friends and supporters a happy, healthy, and a peaceful New Year!

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STORY BY OLIVER BORR, DIRECTOR The candidate should have the personal PHOTOS BY CAMP KADIMAH STAFF qualities and skills to motivate and be a role Camp Kadimah was an absolute thrill this summer, model to volunteers and staff. The coordinator from the first day to last. A typical week involved an should be able to articulate the mission of the exciting carnival on the holiday theme of the week, Hamilton Jewish Federation and the Jewish a thrilling trip, a day of swimming, and a boisterous Community Centre with creativity, energy and Shabbat party showcasing our counsellors’ singing enthusiasm. and acting talents. Spoiler alert: there wasn’t much Qualifications talent, but that’s what made it so entertaining! The candidate shall be experienced in a field What really differentiated this year from others related to programming and planning in a was that I tried to build on the successes expe- nonprofit organization. He/she shall have rienced in previous years. I asked past Camp experience in Jewish communal services or Kadimah directors what worked best for them and, a related field. Preference will be given to a much like a recipe, added a little of this and a little candidate who demonstrates a full knowledge of that. Once I had the structure, I just had to find a and understanding of Jewish ethics, values, way to make the camp experience better than ever. and community life as well as worldwide I tried to make the experience for the parents a Jewish concerns. new one as well. I created an Instagram account, reinvigorated the Facebook page, and kept parents Specific Assignments updated throughout the summer. That way, they Develop, implement and administer all knew in real time what their kids were getting up aspects of the following: to. On top of maintaining an online presence, I also published weekly newsletters to keep parents in the • Yom Ha’atzmaut community celebration loop. It’s tough for the parents to leave their kids all • Holocaust education programs, including student and teacher day, every day. The least we can try to do is to keep Camp Kadimah field trips are second to none! seminars, Kristallnacht , Yom Hashoah them involved as much as possible. commemorations and International Another example of bringing back successes from Holocaust Remembrance Day previous years was Krazy Kessef. Krazy Kessef is • Annual lectures and special events holiday-themed raffle tickets the kids received for winning games, participating, showing support General Assignments for their peers, or simply good behaviour. The kids • Prepare annual budgets for all programs would enter their Kessef into a raffle that was drawn and events at the end of the Shabbat party every week. Some • Plan annual general meetings and special prizes included remote-control drones, helicopters, events or giant teddy bears. • Participate in all Federation and JCC Between the added emphasis on marketing, events. Judaica, buzzworthy outings, and overall positivity, Salary is commensurate with qualifications. it’s no surprise that Camp Kadimah was as wildly Please forward your resume by email to successful as it was. I can’t wait to see what’s in store [email protected] by the end of for next year! September.

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ELYSA KESHEN, DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Beth Jacob Synagogue is a modern, tradi- prosecution of terrorists. He also served as tional, egalitarian community that is fully a liaison between the IDF and the FBI. He inclusive and welcoming of people of all has published numerous articles in many backgrounds. We offer engaging and inno- legal journals and publications and is cur- vative programming for all ages. rently living in New York pursuing a doctor- On Sept. 26 we will be hosting a whis- ate in Talmud and Jewish Law at the Jewish keytasting event in our sukkah. We wel- Theological Seminary. We are thrilled to come all community members to join us for have Cantor Sharon leading our services a night of conversation, good company and this year with Rabbi Hillel. quality spirits. Friday nights we enjoy an especially This year we are excited to offer a very uplifting musical service led by Rabbi Hillel unique cantorial experience. Joining us in the popular Carlebach style. In summer from New York City, our High Holiday cantor months when Shabbat doesn’t arrive until will be Rabbi Cantor Avinoam Sharon. late in the evening, Rabbi Hillel leads the Cantor Sharon completed his cantorial service with guitar, mandolin or cha- training at the Jerusalem School of Cantorial rango(!), while congregants drum along PHOTO: DORA-ANN COHEN ELLISON, SPECIAL THE TO HJN Art and Music and was an opera singer per- with tambourines and castanets. It is a TAS students and staff create artwork for Shalom Village residents. forming with the Jerusalem Symphony joyful start to Shabbat. Friday night services Orchestra. In addition to his cantorial skills, begin at 6:00 pm and Shabbat morning ser- DORA COHEN ELLISON, DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Sharon is an ordained Conservative rabbi, vices at 9:15 a.m. Temple Anshe Sholom Religious School’s with young children can drop in to our an IDF officer, and a lawyer. He worked See our website www.bethjacobsyna- first family program is Saturday, Sept. 22. weekly Tot Shabbat for infants up to age 4 as the head military criminal prosecu- gogue.ca or call 905-522-1351 for more infor- We will begin at 9:15 a.m. with a Shabbat from11 a.m. -12:15 p.m. and our monthly tor for the IDF in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, mation. We would love to have you join us! song session in the chapel. Families with YoFi Shabbat at 5:15 p.m on the first Friday and was involved in the apprehension and children age 4-12 are invited to join us. of each month. School-aged children up New and exciting offerings this year to Grade 10, can register to participate in include Exploring Torah and prayer through engaging learning sessions on Shabbat BETH JACOB HEBREW SCHOOL various art forms, increased opportunities mornings and on Wednesdays after school. to develop Hebrew language skills, and our We aim to help families develop a strong EINAV SYMONS . EDUCATION DIRECTOR biennial Mock Wedding celebration! Also Jewish identity and a deepened connection It is with great excitement and anticipation Hebrew Enrichment classes will take new – a social night out to see "Once Upon A to our local and global Jewish Community. that Beth Jacob Hebrew School teachers and place on Mondays from 4:15-5:45 p.m. Mattress" with Drury Lane Theatre on Nov. Together with Beth Jacob, we offer our Grade staff are looking forward to the start of the This year, Beth Jacob students will be 8, 2018. 8-10 students an opportunity to volunteer school year. introduced to an exceptional online learn- Our teachers nourish the love of Torah, in the community and learn together with This year, Hebrew school for grades SK-7 ing platform, which has proven to be very help form a connection with the Jewish their peers, through our program B’yachad. will continue on Wednesdays from 4:30- successful in other schools. community, and guide students as they Please check out our blog at anshesho- 6:15 p.m. While class time has been length- A new initiative this year will be the intro- explore their faith in God. Our Religious lom.ca (click on Learning; click on Religious ened to accommodate a more in-depth duction of Adult Hebrew Beginner’s class School helps students form deep bonds School) and contact us to find out how you learning, the curriculum has also been which will take place on Wednesdays from with other Jewish children and adults, as and your family can become part of our modified to attain greater fluency and profi- 6:45-7:30 p.m.beginning on Oct. 17. This they study Jewish culture, traditions and wonderful school community. ciency. School-wide programs with Temple class will introduce adults to the mechan- language. For more information contact Dora-Ann Anshe Sholom will include the themes ics and skills needed to decode the Hebrew We welcome children from babies to age Cohen Ellison at of Beresheet, Chanukah, Tu B’Shvat and alphabet. Vocabulary will be introduced, 16, to participate in our programs. Families [email protected]. Passover. Students in the B’nei Mitzvah and confidence will boost! program at Beth Jacob and the Temple will Beth Jacob Hebrew School’s first social AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM HAMILTON JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICES explore together for six sessions, the respon- meet-and-greet will be on Sept. 5 at Myer’s Many in the community are aware that the United ensure that JSS receives that money. We encourage sibilities and expectations involved as they Farm from 4:30-6 p.m. to pick apples as we Way has decided to no longer fund Hamilton community members to donate to the United Way if reach this milestone in their lives. prepare together to welcome the new year. Jewish Social Services. Whereas JSS appreciates you wish but also to donate directly to JSS at The B’Yachad educational and social Registration forms are available on the the good that United Way does in our community www.hamiltonjss.com. Thank you for your action program for Grades 8-10 with Temple Beth Jacob Synagogue website and it may by funding other agencies, this decision is having continuing support. Caring for the vulnerable Anshe Sholom will continue to reflect the also be downloaded from the Beth Jacob a very significant detrimental effect to the services among us is our community’s highest priority. pro-active collaboration of both congre- Facebook page. Forms are also available which JSS provides for the most vulnerable in our gations in meeting the needs of Hamilton For any questions or additional informa- community. NOTE FROM THE Jewish youth. This program will expose stu- tion please contact Einav Symons at HAMILTON JEWISH FEDERATION: dents to Jewish values and ethics and pro- [email protected] or call Many community members have designated We remind JSS supporters that by increasing vide hands-on opportunities for Tikkun 716-574-6016 some or all of their United Way donations to your donation to the Hamilton Jewish Federation Olam. Classes will meet at both congrega- Wishing you a Shana Tova U’metuka! Hamilton Jewish Social Services. If you have made Community Campaign, you also enable an increase a designated gift to us through the United Way, we to JSS and to all the other important services in our tions throughout the year on Wednesdays would ask that you please advise us so that we can Jewish community. from 4:30-6:15 p.m.

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BY CAROL KRAMES, DIRECTOR, BY HAZEL BOON, JEWISH JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICES GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY More than 20 years ago, food banks were It’s true. When we open Pandora’s Box created as a result of poverty becom- we have to be prepared for whatever ing a bigger problem in our society. Food comes our way. I recently discovered banks, however, are nothing more than that some of my cousins had taken DNA a bandaid solution for the real prob- tests through Ancestry.com. I wanted lem that too many Canadians, through to compare all of our results so I asked no fault of their own, simply do not have them to transfer their raw data results enough money for food and other life to the project I manage at Family Tree necessities. DNA (there was no cost to do this). I Fortunately, most of us are living above watched with great anticipation as their the poverty line. Money may be tight and data began to appear in my project. we cannot have everything we want , but

Some of what I saw supported what we PHOTO COURTESY THE LEIBTAG FAMILY we manage. For a large part of our soci- already knew, but there was some data Fourth generation Adas member, Aily Leibtag recently celebrated her wedding at the shul. ety, however this is not the case. Many I didn’t expect. One match was unex- Canadians are either unemployed, work- pected and very interesting. There was ing at a minimum wage job, living on a strong match of a previously unknown YOUNG COUPLES ARE TYING disability pensions, single parents, wel- individual to my cousin Sandra. This fare recipients, and seniors, whose sole man also tested as a match to Sandra’s THE KNOT AT THE ADAS income is their pensions. When your brother and a few cousins who had pension or salary just barely covers your tested. I asked Sandra to contact the BY GOLDIE WEISER rent, there is no money for food and the gentleman. We then waited impatiently While more and more young Jewish couples throughout every step of my life,” she said. basic necessities of life. Many Canadians to hear more. Sandra met with this man are choosing to get married in venues other Geoffrey Zalter and Elana Moscoe recently have the mistaken idea that people could and discovered that his mother worked than synagogues, a recent trend in Hamilton wed at the Adas as well. "Elana fell in love work if they really wanted to, or are una- for Sandra’s father back in the day. It’s is tipping in the other direction. with the community," said Geoffrey, "and ware of the large numbers of people in fairly certain that they are half sib- "People talk about destination weddings," decided she wanted to spend her life here. As need. lings. Unfortunately both parents are said Rabbi Daniel Green. “Nothing is more soon as she came to Adas she fell in love with As Jews, we are obligated to be mind- no longer with us to say one way or the heartwarming and encouraging to a commu- it as well. Throughout my life I have been con- ful of and recognize the needs of the vul- other. Sandra was overjoyed to welcome nity when that destination is their shul,” about nected with the Adas and I couldn't see my nerable. It’s our responsibility to keep a new half-brother to her family. the recent phenomenon of couples choosing wedding going any other way." our food bank going. Several kosher food Having data from multiple cousins the Adas Israel as their wedding venue. Samara Strub and Ira Nightingale have also banks in Canada are closing their doors was of great help in this process. Most "I think many factors that go into that deci- chosen the Adas as their destination. Both because of lack of support. This cannot people don’t have a sufficient paper trail sion — our magnificent facilities, the historic of their parents were married there by the be us. Keeping food bank shelves filled for a secondary confirmation which significance of a synagogue, and the strong late Rabbi Mordechai Green and have family is a year-round problem, but at holiday makes additional cousin matches nec- feeling of attachment that people have to our ties to the congregation that date back over time, it is particulary important to help essary to know how strong a match we congregation,” said Adas Israel president Stan a century. "It was our dream to have Rabbi our clients enjoy a warm holiday meal. have. Katz. Mordechai Green co-officiate at our chil- When doing your holiday shopping The Jewish Genealogical Society – Aily Leibtag, a fourth generation member dren’s wedding, like he did with ours," said this year, please keep the vulnerable in Hamilton and Area (JGSH) meets 10 of the Adas, spoke of the significance of start- Lila Strub. mind. Gift cards, food, and cash contri- times a year. Our fall meetings are set for ing her life in the context of community. “This congregation means so much to both butions are all appreciated. For more Wednesdays, Sept. 5, Oct. 17 and Nov. "Getting married at the Adas was a way for my our families and it is touching to have the next information visit hamiltonjss.com. 14, 2018. For more information please husband, a Toronto native, to be embraced generation, Rabbi Daniel Green, officiate for Wishing you a happy and healthy new check out jgsh.org or call 905-524-3345. by a community that has been by my side our next generation as well.” year.

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“It’s my favourite hour of the week,” I tell everyone. Israeli dancing with Wendy Schneider. Actually, it is my favourite hour and a half of every week — and sometimes, if I’m lucky, Wendy stretches the class another 5 PHOTO: WENDY SCHNEIDE, HJN Magda Mizgalewicz and Joy Pekar at a Mom and Baby Israeli dance class. or 10 minutes. When class is over, I try to find the dances on YouTube so NEED TO KNOW Nessa brings her wealth of biblical that I can practice at home. knowledge to every class. She is our When I was young, I would play WHAT scholar, always providing an expla- records of the Karmon Israeli Israeli Folk Dancing for adults nation for the origin of the music, its Dancers over and over — dancing Mom and Baby Israeli Dancing biblical reference, its interpretation, my heart out in the living room of WHEN and its evolution over time. She can my parents’ house. How I wanted to Wednesdays 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. even provide translation in Hebrew, GET THE CREDIT YOU DESERVE! be a dancer in that troupe. Dancing Tuesdays 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Yiddish and English. at Wendy’s is the closest I can get to beginning in mid-October Vivienne brings her experience Grade 10 Ethical Dilemmas being part of the Karmon dancing WHERE as a dancer. She transforms every Learn what Judaism has to say about the experience. Wendy’s Yoga Studio in Dundas dilemmas that challenge mankind. movement into ballet. She is grace- Israeli dancing is more than exer- COST OPEN TO GRADE 9 & 10 STUDENTS ful and light on her feet, yet I am cise for the body. Learning the steps $10 drop in impressed by her ability to stomp Grade 11 Jewish Fundamentals and combinations is challenging, MORE INFO when appropriate. Probe the deeper meanings of Judaism & the and great exercise for the brain. At wendysyogastudio.ca Wendy’s Israeli dance class, we learn I come for the Hebrew songs, the principles that powered us throughout the millennia. OPEN TO GRADE 10 & 11 STUDENTS new dances, listen to Hebrew songs, dancing, and the opportunity to sing along, learn some Hebrew lan- Cherkessia, Yemenite, Mayim steps, immerse myself into a world con- Grade 12 U Philosophy guage, and have fun. although confusing at the begin- nected to Israel. As long as Hebrew Investigate the answers to some of life's most In her teaching, Wendy divides ning, feel like second nature after a songs are playing, I am happy. important & puzzling questions with a Jewish twist! One day, I would like to be able to OPEN TO GRADE 11 & 12 STUDENTS the dance into segments to teach while. the steps and combinations. She The dance group is a mix of the join the elegant dancers on Gordon Courses offered at the new J-Hamilton keeps reviewing the steps until most regulars, the occasionals, and the beach in Tel Aviv and not stumble all 1605 Main St. W., Hamilton of us have a sense of the dance — newly hooked. We all come with over their feet. For now, it is Wendy’s VISIT WWW.HCUBED.CA FOR MORE DETAILS then she puts on the music and says, a love of dance and willingness to class. “fake it till you make it”. Off we go. learn. hamiltonjewishnews.com HJN • SEPTEMBER • 2018

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INTRODUCING A NEW HJN SERIES Temple Anshe Sholom THE JOYS OF Religious School Welcomes All Families GRANDPARENTING Programs for Pre-school Students through Grade 10 STORY BY PHYLLIS SHRAGGE, THE HAMILTON JEWISH NEWS Family Learning Opportunities • Dynamic Youth Programming our mission, Phyllis, should you every time I drive them. choose to accept it, is to drive the I park in between the signs that seem to Torah Study • Interactive Worship Ygrandchildren to and from school. As indicate that stopping is allowed. However, always, should you be responsible for any this is Toronto and the signage is designed to misfortune, you will be saddled with lifelong be confusing. There is a 50/50 chance that Parent-Tot Drop In guilt, because these precious beings are your my car will be towed away while I’m bring- Hands-On Hebrew daughter’s children, not your own. (This ing the children into school. Experiential Learning tape will self-destruct in five seconds.) They run towards the school entrance Connecting with Community Mission impossible, well, not quite. But which is adjacent to a small playground for mission stressful, oh yes. the younger children. Lyla decides now is the My assignment is clear: I have the task of time to play. I do not have another banana driving my six-year-old grandson and my muffin. Max, thank goodness, saves the For more information contact Dora-Ann Cohen Ellison at four-year-old granddaughter to school while day. “Lyla, your friends are waiting for you their parents are taking a much-deserved inside,” he says. He is a smart boy. A genius, [email protected] or 905-741-3886 vacation out of town. We leave the house actually. promptly at 8 a.m. and head towards my car Max leads us through the maze of hall- which is seconds away from the front door. ways. Max has a good sense of direction, for What could go wrong? which I’m thankful. I leave him at his class- “A kitty-cat!” Lyla exclaims as a cat runs room and he waves good-bye. Is he too old across the driveway. Lyla is in heaven for a hug in front of his friends? I won’t risk it. because cats are her obsession. She has a Lyla runs towards her classroom and I’m collection of toy cats of all shapes and sizes close behind. She heads to her girlfriends and cat motifs adorn many of her dresses. and doesn’t glance If a book, game, or toy has a cat theme, she in my direction. I I am conscious is delighted. As well, to the puzzlement of won’t take it per- of every vehicle For more than 25 years, Pettinelli Mastroluisi LLP has provided auditing, her parents, Lyla has informed her school sonally. At least I try within blocks friends to call her Kitty, and many of them not to. accounting, income tax and estate planning services to clients in a of my car do. As I walk back to variety of industries, including manufacturing, construction, healthcare, The cat scurries down the sidewalk. Lyla the car, my heart and my eyes retail, service and automotive. Pettinelli Mastroluisi LLP is committed runs after the cat. Her brother Max yells: pounding and the dart in every to helping clients grow their businesses profitably. Through its affiliate, “We’ll be late for school!” sweat dripping from direction. She chooses to ignore his words. I run my brow, I realize Pettinelli Mastroluisi Valuations Inc., the Firm provides valuation and after Lyla. that it is too early in litigation support services including expert testimony in court. The cat leads the race. A close second is the day to have a glass of wine. I ponder on Lyla. Following on her heels is an out-of- why this assignment is so difficult. I drove breath and frantic me. Max waits by the car. my own five children to and from school and He is not going to waste his energy. to and from lessons for years and years. (My I am not without guile. I plan for all emer- huge Suburban, grey with a red stripe, and T. 905-522 6555 F: 905 522 6574 6th Floor, One James Street South, Hamilton ON gencies. “Lyla,” I shout. “Would you like a an exterior backup alarm, was legendary at banana muffin?” Earl Kitchener School.) She turns and smiles. I know my grand- My grandchildren are so dear to me and daughter. Banana muffins are her favourite. I play a special role in their lives. My love “No muffin until you are in the car, honey," for them is limitless and caring for them is a I say. privilege. But, yay, I have the rest of the day The children are buckled in and we are free until I have to pick them up! on our way. I am conscious of every vehi- My cell phone rings. It’s my younger cle within blocks of my car and my eyes dart daughter who lives in Burlington. “Mom, can in every direction in case of …. well, just in you pick up Will from daycare on Thursday?” case. “Of course,” I say. Now where is that glass We arrive at the school, safe and sound. I of wine? take a deep breath. “Remember to use the Phyllis Shragge has three grandchildren and car door closest to the sidewalk,” I warn another grandchild on the way. She lives in the children. They roll their eyes. I say this Ancaster.

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hen I tell people here her eye—and it literally did. You in the U.S. that I’m don’t get that kind of reaction from WCanadian, I occasion- Central Canadian museum types. ally get a surprised reaction: “Oh, The Halifax Explosion was a you don’t sound Canadian!” 1917 disaster in which two ships, Perhaps that’s because I’m from one laden with explosives bound Southern Ontario, which is less for the Kaiser, collided, trigger- a distinct region and more the ing the largest man-made explo- Canadian spear-tip of the global sion before Hiroshima. Around monoculture. (This applies mostly 2,000 died and thousands more to the Greater Toronto Area; were injured and left homeless. Hamilton is, as always, a beacon The state of Massachusetts quickly of light in the darkness.) We speak sent trains filled with medical per- like the TV-people speak—North sonnel and supplies to help, and American default—with the occa- Halifax sends a Christmas tree to A local artist’s sional “eh” thrown in. Boston each year in gratitude. rendering of the When I landed at Halifax air- In today’s political climate espe- homemade ice cream port, and was told that I could cially, it’s nice to remember that sandwich, Halifax, catch the bus downtown “oot common decency between coun- Nova Scotia.

there,” I felt among familial but tries is a thing. PHOTO: CAMERON, PAUL SPECIAL THE TO HJN foreign people—like a mainstream Other worthwhile sites include Jew entering a neighbourhood of the aptly named Halifax Citadel, ask you what kind of mini choco- I stumbled upon the Jost House Hamilton deepened when I called Yiddish-speaking black-hatters. a Halifax-based citadel that once late bar you want, and add that to Museum, which is an old house a cab after dropping off my rental At my hostel, I entered into a protected this highly ranked the mix. They then place another once owned by someone named truck. (No cars were available— conversation between a local port from the British Empire’s cookie on top (it could be a totally Jost. The main attraction, however, I did drive the Cabot Trail, which and a travelling Englishman. various foes–including those different kind of cookie from the is the omniscient (if “omni” means is indeed extremely scenic, but I When I told the Englishman that Americans who later came to its one at the bottom), and you eat it. “Sydney”) tour guide, who taught don’t see the point in describing I was from “near Toronto” (a sad aid. Teenagers wearing delightful The results speak for themselves. me everything there is to know nature, so we’ll skip over that.) phrase, but a verbal necessity for military-grade kilts conduct edu- A notable site near Halifax is about the city as I waited for the The cab driver, sleeveless and Hamiltonians on the move), he cational-cum-entertaining tours, Peggy’s Cove, a town known for its first available car out of there. listening to Pink Floyd, advised asked if people there are as nice and a military museum is also picturesque lighthouse. The light- Among the whirlwind of facts I me that the door to his van didn’t as people in Atlantic Canada. I located on the grounds. house is perched above a series of learned: before Hamilton rudely always open. Once inside, I was responded that Canadians get less At the military museum, the large, interconnected rocks that stole its thunder, Sydney was assured of a pleasant journey nice the farther west you go. contributions of Canada in gen- are home to tourists taking pic- Canada’s steel town, and many by his non-functioning meter The local interjected: “People eral and Nova Scotia in particular tures. It is indeed a picturesque Sydney folk once ventured to and decision to damn the occa- get nicer again once you leave to martial greatness are explored. lighthouse and I have the pictures Hamilton in search of the jobs sional beep and not wear a seat- Central Canada.” Among the lesser-known facts to prove it. But let’s move on; you that Hamilton itself later lost. Now belt. Along the way, he pointed out To which I replied, “We’re still I learned was that David Ben- can see the pictures on Instagram. Sydney, and Cape Breton in gen- a family of eagles that live near the nicer than Americans.” Gurion received training by the I didn’t plan to spend long in eral, is on an economic down- dump—a couple and a male ado- And thus I conclude, we Central British in Nova Scotia as part of Sydney—Cape Breton Island’s de turn, eager for investment and lescent. (Incidentally, Cape Breton Canadians may be the least the Jewish Legion, which went facto capital—but a delay in rent- immigrants. A Cape Bretonian contributed to the repopulation of Canadian Canadians, but we’re on to fight the Ottomans. Nova ing a car to drive the Cabot Trail even started a campaign to get the U.S. eagle population, my tour still a titch un-American, thank Judea was not to be, however, as meant I was there for the good part Americans disappointed by guide told me.) you very much. Ben-Gurion stayed in the Middle of a day, so I decided to make the Trump’s election to move there. But my Atlantic Hamiltonian got Halifax features a lovely board- East to become Israel’s first prime most of it. One, by my tour guide’s count, me to the airport safe and sound walk bookended by two muse- minister. The city’s touristic pièce de did, but it may have been for other and charged a fair, if entirely arbi- ums, one on immigration and Also in Halifax, I was intro- résistance is a giant fiddle located reasons. trary, $15. one on marine history. I told the duced by a former local to Jubilee near a commercial pavilion cater- Sydney, I came away feeling, is Scenic drives and picturesque lady selling tickets at the marine Junction Dairy Bar & Convenience, ing to cruise-ship passengers. But like an Atlantic Hamilton: hard- lighthouses are great and all, but museum — which includes an “Home of the original homemade one can only spend so long listen- scrabble but abounding in civic to me, that’s what travel is really exhibit on the Halifax Explosion — ice cream cookie sandwich!!” The ing to prerecorded fiddle music pride and inimitable character, about: getting off the beaten trail that I live in Boston and had seen concept is inarguable: you select emanating from a giant fiddle which assures it a noble destiny to eat a homemade ice cream the Christmas tree her city sends a cookie and an ice cream fla- before thoughts of self-immolation even as more prosperous but grit- sandwich, and to learn from a cab us every year. She knew the story, vour. They then place a heap of ice spring to mind, so I decided to do less Babylons fall. driver about a family of eagles that and said that it brought a tear to cream on top of the first cookie, some exploring. My feeling of connection to live at the dump.

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