HamiltonHamilton JJeewwiisshh NNeewwss SERVING HAMILTON WENTWORTH & AREA DECEMBER 2000 VOL 15:2 KISLEV 5761 Many community members yet to pledge to UJA Campaign 2001 Happy WE’rE UJA FEDERATION LOOKING CuttING Chanukah! CHEQUES! AFTER OUR COMMUNITY'S The UJA Federation is BY PATRICIA TOLKIN EppEL delighted to announce the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR cutting of a cheque for Like the Energizer $18,000 which will be Bunny, a donation to the forwarded to the Joint United Jewish Appeal goes Distribution Committee for the relief of hunger in on working, day in and the Jewish communities day out. It is a donation of the FSU. As a result of which ensures that there first hand eye witness are agencies and programs accounts brought back by in place, ready to respond Hamilton participants on to existing and emerging two recent missions to needs. Kiev, Ukraine, a number The outbreak of of fundraising ventures hostilities in Israel is a were established, very good case in point. including Walk to Kiev Pulled into action was the Walkathons. One cheque dj of $12,000 was brought to local UJA Federation office (funded through your UJA Kiev in November 1999, dollar) which has been and now a second cheque !jna monitoring the Hamilton will be sent - enough to scene and which buy over 6000 meals! Thank you. You have seen organized the solidarity the despair first hand. The rally; the Canada Israel UJA Federation, which is Committee (funded in the job of saving Jewish Inside through your UJA dollar) lives, has responded. (We which has been pushing are now planning for a Israel's agenda with the late spring Mission to Kiev, Canadian government; please call Paul and Susan the Canadian Jewish These children from the Hamilton Hebrew Academy, which is Roth for information 628 Congress (funded through supported through the United Jewish Appeal, are the 0777). And next year, the your UJA dollar) which Photo by Emerik Elkan UJA Federation will once has been looking after the dollar) which continues to again cut cheques to welfare of Canadian Jewry bring olim to Israel in the keeps on going in Hamilton students participating on as a whole, and monitoring tens of thousands, to ensure a large range of Israel Experience anti-Jewish activity; Ethiopian, Ukranian, Jewish services, including programmes. Last month, McMaster Jewish Students Siberian, Argentinian Jews. the education of your Friends of the late Ralph • UJA Federation executive Association (funded And in the midst of this children and grandchildren Travis once again held a director bids farewell, page 2 successful Evening At The through your UJA dollar) time, UJA Federation in in the community's Jewish Races, which generated which has been partnership with Birthright schools. We have also • Report on the General approximately $12,000. responding on campus Canada is funding free settled families in Hamilton Assembly of United Jewish These funds will be held and which last week held trips to Israel for - from Moldovia and Brazil Communities in Chicago, in the Legacy Endowment a Crisis In The Middle East community students. just recently. We continue page 7 Fund of the UJA Federation, forum; The Jewish Agency All the while as we to provide relief payments interest of which will watch events unfold in to the Jewish needy, and ... CRISIS IN thE MIDDLE (funded through your UJA provide scholarships for Israel, your UJA dollar well the list is long, but our EaST P 10, 11 • A Dove With Clipped Community shows support for Israel Wings, by Effie Zussman, BY JNF emmissary, page 10 occasion and the by Ehud Barak, and been “consumed with fear” WENDY SCHNEIDER community’s three withdrawing from about what the current • Report from Jerusalem, by Over 300 community congregational rabbis. Lebanon. He also expressed conflict represents for the Barry Walfish, page 11 members gathered at Beth Lawrence Hart, national outrage at the Canadian future and at the tone of Jacob Synagogue in mid- president of B’nai Brith government’s support of Palestinian demonstrations • CANADIAN SOLIDARITY October as a demonstration Canada, opened the the UN resolution across Canada, where MISSION LEAVES of their support for Israel evening with an condemning Israel during teenagers and their parents FEBRUARY FOR ISRAEL. during a time of crisis and impassioned address, the conflict’s first weeks, shreik ‘Death to the Jews’. BE THERE! uncertainty. The rally, declaring that “all labels calling Canada’s vote a “a Ritter said that the battle See page 13 which was organized by were left at the door” and slap in the face to the that Israel faces has two UJA Federation of that “as a people we are Canadian Jewish fronts, a local one on the Hamilton and the Canada unified in absolute community”. Hart’s most ground and a global , Israel Committee, was one solidarity with the people biting remarks, however, propoganda war in which Index of several similar of the State of Israel”. were directed at the Canadian Jews should all demonstrations of support Accusing Arafat of Hamilton Spectator, which feel conscripted. “We have UJA/Federation ...... p2-4 held throughout the wilfully placing Palestinian he accused of consistently a story to tell of duplicity, YAD ............... p5 month in communities children on the frontlines demonstrating an anti- cowardice and a charade Legacy Endowment Page .. across North America. in order to garner world Israel bias. of concessions offered to p6 Speakers included sympathy in the wake of its Rob Ritter, executive Palestinians by four Special Report........ p7 Lawrence Hart and shifting in favour of Israel director of the Canada successive Israeli JCC Pages .......... p8,9 Rochelle Winter of B’nai following the breakdown Israel Committee, Israel’s governments”, he stated Crisis in the Middle East ... Brith Canada, Rob Ritter of talks at Camp David, he voice in Ottawa, was the and must not allow the p10,11 from the Canada Israel asked what more Israel next to speak. During the Canadian government to Special Menschen.. p12,13 Committee who traveled needed to do, after first weeks of the crisis, he be swayed by distorted from Ottawa for the unprecedented concessions told the audience, he had images of reality. 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Federation of Hamilton. and ancillary offices, and Speedy Recovery Canadian Publications During her tenure, the organization’s REVA GEROFSKY – Ida Shuman. ANNE SCHOENBERG – JSS Mail Product Sales Chai Choir. JOSEPH JACOBS – Dolly & Ralph Cohen, Carol & Patricia believes that she extremely dedicated and Lester Krames, Rabbi Aaron & Leslie Selevan. DAVID Agreement #0463922 has elevated UJA committed cadre of FELDMAN – Carol & Lester Krames. HAROLD SUTIN – Sam Federation’s position in the volunteers. (Patricia will be & Anna Taylor, Dolly & Ralph Cohen. BARRY SPIEGEL – Dolly & Ralph Cohen. CLAIRE MANDEL – Sam & Anna community, both in making a more extensive Taylor. SHELDON FRANK – Sam & Anna Taylor. SYLVIA Hamilton and on the address at the next AGM on LIVINGSTON – Dolly & Ralph Cohen. national arena, and is January 11, which will be Special Occasions pleased with the published in the next issue RABBI & MRS. MORTON GREEN – birth of granddaughter – Michael & Adalia Schweritzer. PHIL & ANDREA ZIANS – birth establishment of many of of the HJN.) of daughter – Michael & Adalia Schweritzer, Rose Cohen & new and exciting initiatives. Patricia will be joining Phil. MICHAEL MENCZER – 50th birthday – Pat, Stan, Sara & Matthew Dermer. SHERMAN FAMILY – engagement of Hilary to Marc Rotenberg - Pat, Stan, Sara & Matthew Dermer. CAROL & LESTER KRAMES – birth of granddaughter – Rose Cohen & Phil. HELEN YELLIN – new home – Joyce & Irving Dain. HELEN HAMLIN – honour of Joanna’s Bat Mitzvah – Sam & Ahuva Soifer. SHERYL & STAN KATZ – Rachel’s THE Annual GENERal MEETIng engagement – Brenda & Sol Sandberg and family. MOURA & OF UJA FEDERatION OF TRIBUTE CARDS RALPH TRAVIS ISRAEL EXPERIENCE FUND HAMIlton 648-0605 ext 306 In Memory Of will take place JACK MARGOLIS – Corinne Travis, Bunny Morris. WA LT ER JEWISHThuRSD SayOCIAL, Janua SERVICESRY 11 GLASS – Corinne Travis, Gladys Dubo. Sister of FRanCIS RuBIN – Corinne Travis, Bunny Morris. 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