Iyar / Sivan /Tammuz 5775 Vol. 25. No. 5 May / June 2015 Website: www.agudasisrael.org THE BULLETIN Congregation Agudas Israel 715 McKinnon Ave, Saskatoon S7H 2G2 (306) 343-7023 Fax: (306) 343-1244 Rabbi Claudio Jodorkovsky President: Marsha Scharfstein B'nai Brith Lodge #739 invites you to the 16th Annual Gerry Rose Memorial and Volunteer Award Dinner Honouring Sherwood & Elaine Sharfe Friday June 26th, 2015 • 6:00 pm Jewish Community Centre Services 6 pm led by Hebrew School Children $5 a participant Cost of Dinner will Follow $20 max for family RSVP Myla 343-7023 or email to [email protected] Theatre in the Park 2015 Previous Winners of the Gerry Rose Volunteer Award Mark your calendars: 2000 2006 2011 Theatre in the Park 2015 Preview Thursday July Gerry & Glady Rose Walter, Lois & Ralph Katzman 2nd @ 7pm in Raoul Wallenberg Park. 2001 Susanne Gumprich 2012 Linda Shaw 2007 David & Randy Thanks to the generous support of 2002 Ron & Jan Gitlin Katzman Bert Gladstone 2008 2013 Congregation Agudas Israel and B’nai Brith 2003 Heather Fenyes Janet Erikson Lodge, Sum Theatre is back for our third season June & Abe Avivi 2009 2014 of Theatre in the Park! Theatre in the Park is Saskatchewan’s 2004 Steven Goluboff Arnie Shaw first-ever free professional live theatre performed in public parks. David Kaplan 2010 As a gesture of our appreciation to CAI and the B’nai Brith, Sum 2005 Marsha & Grant Theatre will once again present a special preview performance of Sam & Petty Landa Scharfstein this summer’s show before it tours the city. Please bring a blanket or lawn chair and your family and friends! 25th with Alan Thicke Monday, Follow us online for our show announcement and full performance Annual th schedule: https://www.facebook.com/SumTheatreSaskatoon May 11 , 2015 sumtheatre.com TCU Place (Centennial Auditorium) B’nai Brith Meeting/BBQ/Bocce Ball Championship 223 Lakeshore Place (Home of Susan and David Katzman) May 26th, 6 p.m. Members of BB, and potential members, are invited to enjoy an evening of BB camaraderie and some business (we will be reconsidering our dates for awarding funds so that agencies can plan for the fall). Elections will be held. Please call David (306-955-3563) if you have questions, ideas or want to volunteer to help. This page is sponsored by Gladys Rose of Toronto Deadline for the next Bulletin is June 14, 2015 Now Available For Free In Saskatoon: Free high-quality Jewish books and music for children delivered to your home! to connect with your of 6 months and 8 years regardless children, read together of whether you are affiliated with and discuss human any synagogue. This is a non- values while growing denominational initiative across all their Jewish identi- of North America, Israel and other ties. The books come countries. Thanks to the Harold Grinspoon Founda- at no cost and are a For more information visit PJ tion, the United Synagogue for Conservative gift to you and your Library’s website: http://www. Judaism and a generous donation from Elaine children. 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The Robert Browning once wrote that “a man’sobert Browningfor the once young wrote couple, that “a Surgeons of Canada. eldest child, now a grandfather himself, reach should exceed his grasp.” ThatR phraseman’s reach given should the exceed 40-below his grasp.” The Groppers are no less imposing. The Mitchell Gropper, is a busy lawyer in Van- mustobert have Browning resonated once yearswrote thatago “a with That Arthur phrase temperature.must have resonated years eldest child, now a grandfather himself, couver. His brother Peter is a prominent Rman’s reach should exceed his grasp.” ago with Arthur and Elsie Rose, formerly Mitchell Gropper, is a busy lawyer in Van- orthopedic surgeon in Vancouver with a andThat Elsie phrase Rose, must ofhave Saskatoon. resonated yearsIn several of Saskatoon.ways, InYet, several begin ways, they their did,story couver. His brother Peter is a prominent specialty in hands. theirago with story Arthur is similarand Elsie toRose, that formerly of many is others,similar to thatand of manyit was others, not telling long of orthopedic surgeon in Vancouver with a And then come the judges: Two of Ar- tellingof Saskatoon. of their In severaldrive andways, dedication their story in tryingtheir drive to andbefore dedication Arthur in trying Rose to es get- specialty in hands. thur and Elsie’s progeny are now judges in getis similar ahead to inthat a of new many country others, telling and toof instilahead these in a new country and to instil these And then come the judges: Two of Ar- British Columbia. The first is Risa Levine, their drive and dedication in trying to get qualities in theirtablished descendants. Arthur Rose thur and Elsie’s progeny are now judges in now a judge of the Court of Appeal and qualitiesahead in a innew their country descendants. and to instil these Arthur RoseCleaners, (once Rosenthal) a dry was clean a - British Columbia. The first is Risa Levine, formerly of the Supreme Court of British qualities Arthur in theirRose descendants. (once Rosenthal) was atypical typical immigrant, ing operation arriving at 14 he in knewthe now a judge of the Court of Appeal and Columbia, and her sister, Miriam Gropper, immigrant,Arthur Rose (oncearriving Rosenthal) at 14 wasin thea UnitedUnited States States nothingfrom Romania about with nowhen Eng- formerly of the Supreme Court of British now sits on the B.C. Supreme Court. fromtypical Romania immigrant, witharriving no at English 14 in the and fewlish prosand few- prospects.he started. But heWhile had ambi Ar-- Columbia, and her sister, Miriam Gropper, The Rose name, as carried on by the United States from Romania with no Eng- tion and worked as an itinerant salesman now sits on the B.C. Supreme Court. children of Gerry and Gladys, has been pects.lish and But few prospects.he had ambition But he had ambiand -workedthrough as an the Minnesotathur built and Wisconsinthe busi - The Rose name, as carried on by the distinguished by the four children. Kath- tion and worked as an itinerant salesman children of Gerry and Gladys, has been itinerant salesman through the Minnesotaareas. and He met ness, Elsie Holzberg Elsie was along raising the Pictured at the 50th wedding anniversary of Arthur and Elsie Rose in Saskatoon ryn Cooper, the eldest, was a very success- Wisconsinthrough the Minnesota areas. He and met Wisconsin Elsie Holzberg way, along and they her got marriedthree children, in 1912. the inPictured 1962 are:at the back 50th row, wedding from anniversary left, Gerry of Rose, Arthurdistinguished Harryand Elsie Levin, Roseby the Myrna in fourSaskatoon children.Levin, in Mitchell 1962 Kath are:- ful lawyer in Toronto in practice with her theareas. way, He met and Elsie they Holzberg got married along the in 1912.Elsie was bornlate in theMyrna, United StatesZoe andand Gropper,back row, from Peter left, Gropper, Arthur Rose, Nathan Harry Gropper, Levin, Myrnaryn Kathy Cooper, Levin, Rose Mitchell the and eldest, ArthurGropper, was Rose; aPeter very Gropper,middlesuccess - husband, Gerry Cooper, until her death way, and they got married in 1912. Picturedmade itat her the business 50th wedding to teach anniversary her husband of Arthur row,Nathan and GladysElsie Gropper, Rose Rose in Kathy Saskatoon (between Rose and in Harry1962 Arthur are: Levin Rose; andmiddleful lawyer Myrna row, in Gladys Levin), Toronto Rose Esther in (between practice Levin, Harrywith Risa her Levin in 2000. Her sister Dr. Toby Rose is the ElsieElsie was was born bornin the Unitedin the States United and StatesbackEnglish. row, and from They left, sonsought Arthur Gerry, better Rose, opportun asHarry well Levin,- as Myrna Gropper,and Levin, Myrna Mitchell ZoeLevin), Gropper Gropper, Esther Levin,Peter(between RisaGropper, Gropper,her son, Zoehusband, Peter, Gropper and Gerry (between husband, Cooper, her Nathan,); son,until Peter, her Jonathandeath and number 2 person in the Coroner’s Office, Levin, Julie Levin, Elsie Rose and Michael Levin; front row, Toby Rose, Miriam mademade it ither her business business to teach to her teach husband her Nathanhusbandities and Gropper, made Kathy their Roseway toand Saskatoon Arthur Rose; in middlehusband, row, Gladys Nathan,); Rose Jonathan (between Levin, Harry Julie Levin Levin, in Elsie 2000. Rose Her and sister Michael Dr. Toby Levin; Rose front is row, the Toby where she works as a forensic pathologist immersing herself in Gropper, David Rose, Naomi Rose and Daniel Levin. English.English. They They sought sought better opportun better- opportunitiesandFebruary Myrna Levin), 1913, teaching Esthernot the Levin, most new Risa auspicious Gropper,immi -Zoe GropperRose, Miriam (between Gropper, her son, David Peter, Rose, and Naomi Rosenumber and Daniel 2 person Levin. in the Coroner’s Office, and medical director of the Provincial For- andities andmade made their their way to toSaskatoon Saskatoon in inhusband,beginning Febru Nathan,);- for grantsthe Jonathan young English.