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THE PROMOTION www.decorchantilly.com [email protected] E L I T E 2000 Immo-Plus Real estate agency • In West End Montreal • Special Attention to Elderly • 100% guaranteed Airport Reservations Cell: Off.: THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 3 M Letters to the Editor Rabbinic dialogue cheered In the Oct.15 issue, The CJN published a letter citing Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik z”l as a basis for being critical of Orthodox rabbis participating in the Rabbi 2 Rabbi feature. I find it amusing that sometimes people will utilize isolated quotes from the Rav to ban this or that, while ignoring his permissive rulings on a variety of other areas that were also consistent with his “Weltanschauung.” Furthermore, the Rav was famously chameleonic in his views, often offering different rulings to different disciples because of altered circumstances on the ground. I suggest that the Rav himself would recoil in disdain to hear the way he’s being cited to bolster an individual’s personal zealotry. Rav Soloveitchik, as great as he was to North American Jewry, was not the solitary voice on all social issues for the Orthodox rabbinate. A number of my roshei yeshiva have encouraged dialogue with non-Orthodox rabbis as a way of furthering unity within our people. A few other points are in order: Rabbi Soloveitchik was opposed only to theo- logical dialogue, not to issues of communal importance. In fact, he concluded that participation with non-Orthodox Jews for political or communal welfare purposes is not only permissible, but obligatory. Rabbi Soloveitchik formulated his opinion more than 50 years ago, when the landscape of the Jewish movements was entirely different. To the best of my knowledge, the Rav never addressed the specific issue of rabbinic dialogue in a Jewish newspaper. Thus, to extrapolate from the Rav’s statement to the current column in The CJN is not only inappropriate, but inconsistent with the wisdom that rabbis are called upon to display. I am proud to be a regular (Orthodox) columnist in your Rabbi 2 Rabbi column, where I engage in congenial and often spirited dialogue/debate with my new friend, Rabbi Lisa Grushcow, a Reform rabbi in Montreal. It is to our communities benefit to see how rabbis from different streams can sit down and speak as brothers and sisters. Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto Congregation, Thornhill, Ont. Wolves in sheep’s clothing Yoni Goldstein bravely tackles the arrest of Rabbi Barry Freundel and gives sug- Resume your youthful ways with more freedom because your allowance is a grownup size 514 842 7615 [email protected] NoonooPinslerDonato.com Noonoo Pinsler Donato Wealth Management is a part of TD Wealth Private Investment Advice. Noonoo Pinsler Donato Wealth Management consists of Clifford Noonoo, Investment Advisor, Jonathan Pinsler, Investment Advisor and Christopher Donato, Investment Advisor. 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Abuse of power will continue to happen, no matter how many safeguards are in place. The shandeh is that our religious institutions protect these horrid individuals. The perpetrators simply ask for forgiveness, not from their victims, but from their employers, and they are deemed to be cured, re-employed, and once again, venerated by their congregants. They are truly wolves in sheep’s clothing. Kotel compromise is valid Sheryl Lipton Toronto Ezra Franken Montreal Norma Baumel Joseph criticizes Anat Hoffman, leader of the Women of The Wall, for agreeing to have women pray as a group at Robinson’s Arch instead of the main Western Wall plaza (“On compromising,” Oct. 15). Women as individuals have always been allowed and encouraged to pray at the Kotel, but women as a group with a Torah scroll praying there is an idea imported from America that has never really been accepted in Israel. The ultra-Orthodox men and women are willing to allow alternate services, whether all-female or mixed, as long as these prayer services are not held in their midst. The Robinson Arch location will, therefore, permit alternative groups to pray at the Western Wall without upsetting the status quo at the main Kotel area. If Hoffman, who has led Women of The Wall for more than 20 years and has suffered personal attacks in the process, feels the Robinson Arch location is a reasonable compromise, her supporters abroad should not be so critical of her decision. Letters to the editor are welcome if they are brief and in English or French. Mail letters to our address or to [email protected]. We reserve the right to edit and condense letters, which must bear the sender’s name, address and phone number. 4 M Share your happy momentS upload your photo to www.cjnews.com/mazeltov THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 RABBI•2•RABBI The kids are all right Child-centred home rituals are well observed and show Judaism’s ability to transmit heritage across generations, but can Jewish practice be meaningful for those without little ones? RABBI ADAM CUTLER BETH TZEDEC CONGREGATION, TORONTO RABBI ADAM SCHEIER CONGREGATION SHAAR HASHOMAYIM, MONTREAL B1E3R 2 0 1 1 JOuCl yT O 20 feel homesick), a counsellor took it upon herself to offer the priestly blessing to whoever wanted one. When I became a counsellor, I took over the tradition. It was remarkably meaningful to me, and I hope to the recipients as well. Now as a father, together with my wife, I cherish the opportunity to bless my son on Friday nights. Because of his early bedtime, the opportunity doesn’t present itself every week. Lately, I’ve been appreciating the earlier start of Shabbat, which increases the likelihood Jacob will still be awake for at least the opening Friday-night dinner rituals. I’m struck, though not surprised, that both of us find child-centred rituals to be our favourites. Research indicates that across religions, practices focused on children are the most observed. But what about those without children, and what about seniors? How do we project a Judaism that is meaningful independent of its connection to family? How do we foster a culture of joy in practice to adults in the absence of little ones? Proof Proof Rabbi Cutler: Inasmuch as the synagogue is the centre of public Jewish life, the home is the silver bullet to ensuring a strong Jewish future. It is where we learn by mimesis, where the values of our tradition are passed along from parent to child. Of particular importance to the Jewish home are Dear: ...................................................................................................................................... Day: ....................................................... rituals. Recently, I have especially loved the going-tobed ritual my wife I perform with our two-year-old Please E-Mail or fax (514-484-8254) your proof back by and .................................................................... son, Jacob. We put on his pyjamas, brush his teeth, read stories singthe the bedtime We below. sing the blessPlease respond by the above date, otherwise we willanduse ad asShema. shown ing recited by Jacob’s biblical namesake to his grandchildren Ephraim and Menashe – Hamalach Hagoel Oti: “The angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the Buying or Selling? Call me... lads. May my name live on in them and the names of my Approved by: .......................................................................................................................................................................................... forefathers, Abraham and Isaac. And may they grow into Rabbi Scheier: The reason we focus on children is Mona Sheres not only because it satisfies our most basic paternal/ a multitude in the midst of the earth.” Of late, Jacob has Broker Remax-Action maternal instincts. It’s because one of Judaism’s even begun to sing along. highest achievements is continuity. As former British Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wrote, “The focal point of Rabbi Scheier: I, too, love the children’s going-to-sleep Jewish life is the transmission of a heritage across the ritual. One of my favourite bedtime moments occurred generations. Time and again in the Torah, we are drawn about five years ago, when my daughter, Ayelet, who Pharmacy V. Sumbly was then a precocious two-year-old, erred as she recited to dramas of the next generation. Judaism’s focus is its the Shema. She said, “Shema Yisrael, Hashem Elokenu… children.” & S. Melki Phamacien Melech Haolam, borei pri hagafen!” She conflated the Still, your question stands. How can a religion that fobedtime Shema prayer with the blessing for grape juice! cuses on its children appeal to those without children, to It was a transformative moment for me, because my those whose children have left home, or even to those who daughter introduced something she had learned from do not enjoy positive relationships with their children? an outside source into our bedtime routine. It meant Perhaps the answer has to do with our institutions’ that my wife and I were no longer her only influence ability to integrate children into the fabric of communal and source of knowledge. life. A synagogue without children has no future, and a Without a doubt, though, my favourite home ritual is community without an educational mandate vis-à-vis blessing my children at the Friday night dinner table. the next generations of leaders isn’t fulfilling its duty. It’s a beautiful moment, and a beautiful articulation of Even as we deal with sophisticated members who are priorities. We often have guests in our home on Friday engaging their Judaism on a high intellectual and spiritnight, and the moment of private blessing tells our chilual level, there is always room for the children. dren – and us – that they are our highest priority. And even for those for whom engaging children is not a part of their regular home life, the value of continuity Rabbi Cutler: When I was a camper at Camp Ramah, to the next generation can certainly be promoted and on Friday nights (when campers were most likely to maintained in all of our communal activities. n Mr. Arnold Smith has joined our team Sun. 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THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 5 M News Genocide preventable through international action Janice Arnold [email protected] Genocide and other mass atrocities around the world might be prevented if Canada established a parliamentary body tasked with monitoring early warning signs of such events happening, Montreal MP Irwin Cotler said at the launch of the annual Holocaust Education Series, organized with the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS). The event was also part of the Concordia University-affiliated MIGS’ new Raoul Wallenberg Legacy of Leadership Project, created to educate the public on the actions of the Holocaust hero and foster discussion about the prevention of mass atrocities. Cotler said Canada should follow the lead of the United States, which established the Atrocities Prevention Board in 2012, at the request of President Barack Obama. High-level representatives of key government agencies sit on the board, reflecting the priority the Obama administration is giving to stopping mass atrocities as “a core national security interest and moral responsibility.” While an all-party Canadian group on this issue currently exists, Cotler said it is not an official parliamentary committee and therefore has few resources and little power, such as to invite guests to appear before it. Cotler and fellow panellists, Adama Dieng, United Nations special adviser on the prevention of genocide, and Cameron Hudson, director of the Center for the United Nations official Adama Dieng, left, Irwin Cotler and Cameron Hudson of the U.S. Holocaust Museum discuss genocide prevention. janice arnold photo Prevention of Genocide at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, agreed that the international community should be doing much more to keep track of situations where genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing may arise and act on that information. They are not living up to the Responsibility to Protect, known by the shorthand R2P, they say, This legal norm, adopted unanimously by the United Nations in 2005, authorizes international intervention when a state is unable or unwilling to stop a mass atrocity within its borders. Cotler maintained that R2P provides a framework to intervene in cases of state-sanctioned hatred or incitement as well. “The international community must bear in mind, and as the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed in the [Léon] Mugesera case [a Hutu leader implicated in the lead up to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, deported from Canada], incitement to genocide is a crime in and of itself, whether the genocide is actually acted on or not. This is not optional; it is an international legal obligation of the highest order.” Cotler believes the Canadian Parliament must “reaffirm the importance of R2P as the organizing theme of our human rights Continued on page 27 ALL DESIGNER Fashion Package %ON SUNGLASSES SL068-0914 30 www.curyeux.com Junior Fashion Package 1pair 149 complete ST-LAURENT MEDICAL COMPLEX 1585 B o u l. 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Cohon, Julia Koschitzky, Lionel Schipper, Robert Vineberg, Rose Wolfe, Rubin Zimmerman An independent community newspaper serving as a forum for diverse viewpoints Publisher and Proprietor: The Canadian Jewish News, a corporation without share capital. Head Office: 1750 Steeles Ave. W., Ste. 218, Concord Ont. L4K 2L7 From the Archives | Rose Dunkelman During World War II, as chair of Ontario Youth Aliyah, Rose Dunkelman, pictured here circa 1905, helped rescue children from Nazi persecution at Auschwitz, Treblinka, Buchenwald and Dachau concentration camps and then helped secure their passage to and resettlement in what was then known as Palestine. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre photo SeeJN | Centennial Medal IAdam Scotti photo Mordecai Paldiel, left, of the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation presented the Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Medal to Liberal MP Irwin Cotler on Parliament Hill last week, in recognition of Cotler’s efforts to advance human rights and Holocaust education. Please see story at CJNews.com. From Yoni’s Desk The fowl smell lingers C hickenshit. Now there’s the power of language! It took one word, selected last week by a “senior Obama administration official” to describe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to underscore the fault line between Israel and the United States. And what a word at that – a sophomoric bit of linguistic blending, a colloquialism that under most other circumstances might not signal much of anything. But in this specific case it was oozing with meaning. And if everyone else is wading through it, we might as well get our hands dirty, too. The immediate implication of the fowl formulation is blunt: Israel-U.S. relations are at a low point – though perhaps not, as some have suggested, the lowest point – there is no other way to read it. Jerusalem and Washington have been sparring almost incessantly since the summer war, accusing each other of jeopardizing peace and security, in Israel and beyond. Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama seem to be on different pages, and the frosty atmosphere has worked its way through the ranks of both administrations. For many of Israel’s supporters, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s apology to Netanyahu won’t be enough. The smell lingers. Meanwhile, Netanyahu’s domestic opponents are squeezing him from all sides. The prime minister is accused of being petrified of peace on the one hand and shy when it comes to security on the other. But maybe that’s what Israelis want: a leader cautious on peace and security – it would explain why Netanyahu polls higher than any of his would-be successors to the right and left. As Israelis struggled to find a Hebrew equivalent for the rooster reference, last Friday, an editorial cartoon in Ha’aretz placed a smirking Bibi in the pilot’s seat of a plane set to crash into one of the World Trade Center towers. Whatever Israelis think about Netanyahu, most agreed that wasn’t a suitable translation. And what about Canada? Where do we fit in this drama? It’s hard to believe Canadians would hear that sort of cock-a-doodle-do(o) from our governing party – these days, you probably wouldn’t hear it from the opposition, either. That speaks to the current relationship between Canada and Israel, which is as good as it’s ever been. Last week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was greeted affectionately when he debuted new tax cuts at the Schwartz-Reisman Jewish community centre just north of Toronto. Perhaps Harper might next encourage his two good friends, Netanyahu and Obama, to search for some common ground. That would be an appropriate role for Canada to play here. Back in Jerusalem, tension is mounting after the attempted murder of Yehuda Glick, a rabbi-lobbyist in favour of greater access to the Temple Mount for Jews. Israeli police killed his assailant, a veteran Islamic Jihad member, during a subsequent shootout in east Jerusalem. In a letter to the deceased’s family, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas described him as a “martyr, defending the rights of our people and its holy places” and denounced the “vicious assassination crime committed by the terrorists of the Israeli occupation army.” Sometimes there are simply no words to describe the essence of a man. Not even chickenshit. n — YONI THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Perspectives M 7 Reflections Forwarding the past Sarah Angrist M y parents left their shtetlach in Lithuania in the 1920s to settle in Montreal, where my father’s grandfather and other relatives were living. Mother left behind her parents, two sisters, their children, and a brother. Many of those relatives were murdered in the Holocaust. Only a few survived. The agony of separation on Mother’s side between 1936 and 1941 was reflected in touching expressions of love and devotion in the letters her mother wrote – all in Yiddish. “Our dearly beloved children. You must write us more often.” “Got two letters and rejoice with them. Each word is precious but it only takes a second to read and then the pain and yearning returns.” Again and again the verb benken – “to long” – appeared. Mother’s parents ran a bakery and boarding house in their home. By 1936, business was bad and Jews in Lithuania felt less secure. The price of bread was controlled. “The town commissar must approve and so that’s how they don’t let us live.” Their hotel license was threatened and their business reduced as peasants no longer came to rent rooms. Their sonin-law “discussed it with the mayor and the result was that we could continue but must make improvements.” It was not until my grandparents faced tough times economically and felt growing hostility against Jews that they begged to leave. In 1938, we received the urgent question: “What’s happening dear children about the trip? How great is the bitterness in the world and the troubles. We went to the JIAS office (Jewish Immigrant Aid Society). They said if we could claim to be farmers and had a visa for each person then we could leave. Therefore, my daughter, you From left, Pauline, the author’s mother, Sarah, her father Frank and brother Velvl. should make an effort to find out everything in detail and immediately write us.” Since my parents were poor, Mother had trouble raising money to get them out. Sadly her dear ones had waited too long to get out. Her guilt lasted a lifetime. Some aspects of life went on as usual. Aunt Malca had two suitors but couldn’t decide whether to marry for love or security – the hometown fellow or the man from Shavl, a nearby town. The upshot of this dilemma was that my aunt married the hometown guy, divorced him within a year, and then married the man from Shavl. That marriage endured their whole lives through thick and thin – concentration camp, the Red Army, their lost child, chronic illness, and several anxiety-producing migrations between Israel and Canada. On the other side, Father’s Socialist-Zionist family had begun preparing to make aliyah before leaving their shtetl of Keidan. They spent 10 years in Canada going to public schools while training as Shomer Hatzair chalutzim. They left for Palestine in the 1930s to help found several kibbutzim. Deprived of grandparents on both sides of the family, I knew them only by hearsay until meeting some aunts and uncles in 1969 when my father died. Urged by my parents to write my grandfather as I was AFTER 48YEARS WE’RE READY TO CALL ITA TREND. With a 48 -year history of capital preservation and strong consistent returns, our commercial mortgage fund is ideal for accredited investors, foundations, endowments and pension funds seeking a low-volatility asset that performs like anything but. graduating high school in 1950, I protested that I didn’t really know him. He replied: “It’s very true what you write that you have no concept at all about me... because you were only a baby when I left Montreal.” He asked me to write him my ideas about special Jewish issues and indicate whether I was active in any movements. When the Six Day War broke out, Father wrote his siblings in great anguish: “I imagine what you’re living through there…Now we can see how many friends we have and even more enemies who pretended to be good friends…My own children are very worried and would do everything to help…I myself signed up to do whatever I can…” Since I found relatively few letters from Father’s family, I asked Aunt Pessi in Israel to describe their history. In 1989, she obliged by writing about life in Lithuania, Russia, Canada and Israel: “The story of my parents’ and grandparents’ home is of a world that was and is no more. It is telling of the past, of their legacy, of a culture that was destroyed, of a little Lithuanian town where hard-toiling Jews lived. It is to tell of a revolution that had failed, a world war, pogroms, refugees and wanderings.” Letters used to be important messengers of love, fear, joy, sadness, daily concerns and long-term hopes. Fortunately, my parents had saved letters from their families written in the 1930s and into the 1950s. In turn, I saved their letters to me from the 1950s and 1960s after I moved to the United States. Fashioning stories from letters took significant time and thought as I searched for clues about the lives of the writers, interpreting their meaning with the help of memories, relatives and friends. After adding Aunt Pessi’s story, I com- The envelope of a 1936 letter to Sarah Angrist’s mother from Latvia. piled them to create a booklet called Stories about my Family. I sent them to my children and nieces. That was one step towards forwarding the past. Still, my urge was to transmit the “pintele yid” – the Jewish essence that so enriched my childhood and my adult life, beyond the family. Pondering what to do with the translated letters and other materials, I contacted the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the Canadian Jewish Congress about their archives. Both were interested, but since my parents had made their lives in Montreal, my brother, Frank Bloomstone, and I, chose the Canadian Jewish Congress. I often wonder if I’ve done enough to transmit a world that is past. At least, I’ve made a start. I ask myself “What’s next?” Perhaps it’s time to write the personal saga of richly complex experiences that span my life from 1933 to 2014. 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YEAR 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 NET RETURN 8.7% 8.7% 8.2% 7.7% 7.4% 8 Cover Story M THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Housing a major concern for Vancouver Jewish community Lauren Kramer Pacific Correspondent If there’s one factor driving change in Greater Vancouver’s Jewish community, it’s the cost of housing. The high price of single detached homes in Vancouver, along the Oak Street corridor where most of the city’s major Jewish institutions are located, has jumped 220 per cent in the last nine years. Today, an average single detached home in this area costs $2 million, while the average townhouse sells for $622,000, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. This reality has resulted in many Jewish families moving to outlying areas including East Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, White Rock, Burnaby and the TriCities of Coquitlam, Port Moody and Port Coquitlam. With their dispersion from the core come challenges, says Shelley Rivkin, associate director of community affairs for the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver. “We’re trying to focus on innovative and organic ways to keep people together, but it’s more challenging to establish what their needs are as community members become dispersed,” she says. Abba Brodt, a Montrealer who now heads the Richmond Jewish Day School (RJDS), says Jews in Vancouver have been making a tradeoff all the time. They move to areas where it’s less expensive to purchase a home, but risk easy access to a key part of their Jewish heritage in the process, he says. “It’s a brutal set of choices, the fact that real estate is driving where people can live,” he reflects. “Whether you’re in East Vancouver or Burnaby, you’re definitely pushing the boundaries of where the traditional community has always been. What does it mean if everything keeps spreading out, and what does it do to community cohesion?” It does damage, says Rabbi Don Pacht, a local mohel and principal at Vancou- The single most significant challenge here is affordability… It’s been hard to attract families. This four-bedroom house in Richmond, B.C. sold for more than $2.4 million. Patti Martin Photo ver Hebrew Academy, an Orthodox elementary day school. “The single most significant challenge here in Vancouver is affordability,” he says, reflecting on the 10 years he’s lived in the city since leaving Rochester, N.Y. “That creates a challenge for families who want to stay frum and be in Vancouver. They don’t have the option of moving to the outlying areas because they need to be within walking distance of the shul. So it’s been hard to attract families and keep frum families here.” Adam M, 57, and his wife (not his real name) moved to Vancouver from Montreal in February, and the two have struggled to find affordable rental accommodation. “There’s great, great demand, a number of people looking at the same time, and you’re fighting with tens of thousands of students who pick up units quickly and cheaply,” he says. “When you get to a showing, you find up to eight others there in the space of one hour. So it’s difficult and very frustrating.” Adam is shomer Shabbat, which further limits his options for accommodation if he wants to be near the Jewish centre. FREE Leaf Bag with order Three months ago, he leased a home he could ill afford while he continues to scour the advertisements for more suitably priced accommodations and for a job. For Adam, approaching the Tikvah Housing Society in Vancouver was a comforting experience, and they agreed to help subsidize his rent. The non-profit organization helps low-income Jewish individuals and families access safe, affordable housing. “The Jewish community in Vancouver does help,” Adam says, “but they need more resources from donors. I know a lot of religious people that would want to come and live in Vancouver with their families because of the lifestyle out west. The problem is living close to the Jewish community is too expensive.” Orthodox young people who want to marry and settle in Vancouver face an additional problem, Rabbi Pacht says. “Shidduchs are a challenge, only because they’re just not done. People don’t even think of looking around here for a shidduch, because any couple that has paired up here in the Orthodox community has been paired up for years. The singles know who the prospects are, and if there’s no one in that pool for you, you know you’re looking at Toronto, New York or Los Angeles. “Once our young adults have established themselves in other communities and met someone over there, it’s hard to uproot and come back to Vancouver, even though they may want to,” he says. On the education front, the vast majority of school-age Jewish children are not accessing any form of Jewish education, Brodt says, with only four out of every 10 kids attending Jewish camp, Jewish supplementary school and Jewish day school combined. Rivkin has noticed that while 40 per cent of Jewish parents will support their kids going to Jewish elementary school programs, the degree to which they support their kids going to Jewish high school is different. (The CJN contacted Russ Klein, principal of King David High School in Vancouver, who refused to comment.) Of the kids that do attend Jewish day school, 40 per cent are receiving some assistance from the Jewish federation. Continued on page 21 Protect Your Table Made-To-Measure Table Pads Prevents scratches, burns & spills Free in-home service • Factory Direct Pricing Now available across Canada Dover PaD Quality Since 1950 Montreal: (514) 420-6030 Canada: (800) 354-4445 www.doverpad.ca 20%Off! Chanukah Sale ends November 16th THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 News M 9 Security fence is working, chief architect says JANICE ARNOLD [email protected] The chief military architect of Israel’s security fence says the controversial barrier has been effective, drastically reducing the number of terrorist attacks originating in the West Bank. Dany Tirza, a retired colonel, said at a Combined Jewish Appeal (CJA) event on Oct. 27 that between 2008 and 2013, there were 15 such attacks in Israel, resulting in 100 casualties, including 36 deaths. He contrasted that with the peak period of Palestinian terrorism during 2001 and 2002. Over those two years alone, there were more than 7,500 incidents, resulting in almost 4,500 casualties, including more than 650 deaths. Not only has the barrier stopped attackers and weapons smugglers from entering Israel, but it has also prevented Israeli Arabs from getting in, he said. Nevertheless, he said, no wall in the world is absolutely impenetrable. Tirza, who was in Canada for the first time, was speaking to the CJA’s Maimonides Society, composed mainly of doctors and academics. He was tapped in 2002 by then prime minister Ariel Sharon to design and build the barrier, which was opposed by many in Israel, he said. Tirza had since 1994 been in charge of formulating Israel’s security position in its negotiations with the Palestinians, and continued in that post until 2007 when he retired from the military. He can claim to have met PLO chairman Yasser Arafat “many times.” Surprisingly, the man detractors have called “Mr. Wall” urged greater understanding of the Palestinians and emphasized that he yearns for the day when Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in their own states. However, he believes the only way to achieve peace is if the two peoples are separate. Tirza said he has many friends on the Dr. Seymour Mishkin, left, co-chair of the Maimonides Society, poses with guest speaker Dany Tirza. JANICE ARNOLD PHOTO other side of the fence, and regrets that he only meets them when they go abroad for negotiations. He also regrets that Israeli politicians often use blame of the Palestinians to unite the country. “If we don’t understand the Palestinians’ narrative, we do not understand what this conflict is about,” Tirza said at the event, held at the Jewish General Hospital. To illustrate the conflicting Israeli and Palestinian versions of history and the current situation, Tirza and Henri Levy, a retired lieutenant-colonel who was winding up his term as Israeli shaliach to Federation CJA, engaged in a half-humorous, half-serious skit, The Two Sides of the Fence. Levy, as “Mohammed” and dressed in keffiyah, kaftan and false mustache, spoke with the insight he gained while responsible for Israeli-Palestinian civil negotiations for the Israeli Ministry of Defence. Tirza insisted that Israel “does not want to rule the Palestinians. We are offering the solution of two states. If there is one state, the majority will be Arab and soon it will be a Jewish-free state… “We didn’t annex the West Bank, we went to negotiations. You live in your areas and we live in ours, and have normal relations…We do not want to take [the Palestinians’] property. If we need [some land] for security reasons, we will offer compensation,” Tirza told “Mohammed.” As “Mohammed” pointed out, the security barrier, when completed, will encroach on about nine per cent of Palestinian territory, cutting 22 kilometres deep into the West Bank at certain points. Tirza recalled that the Labour government of Ehud Barak, which preceded Sharon, did not want to build a barrier, even after the second intifadah was launched. Instead, it blocked all roads between the West Bank and Israel and set up 14 checkpoints. “That was like putting gates in the desert,” Tirza said. “They were easy to bypass. “The government then sent the army to catch the terrorist leaders. In less than two weeks, more than 100 leaders were caught, but it didn’t help…Next morning there were two new leaders,” he said. “Then the government said [to] hit the labs where explosives are made. We got over 300 labs, but it didn’t help because you can make explosives in your own kitchen.” By 2002, terrorism had reached such a level that the streets of Israel were filled with soldiers and police, and the public was demanding something more be done, he said. Sharon asked Tirza to put a barrier up as fast as possible. “People were very, very nervous. Every 90 minutes there was some attack. In one month alone, 139 civilians were killed.” Still, the idea of building a barrier around the West Bank was not wholeheartedly supported in Israel, he said. Among Palestinians, the resistance was both violent and legal, notably going to the International Court at The Hague. Israel’s Supreme Court, under president Aharon Barak, agreed to hear appeals from the Palestinians, and 124 petitions were filed. “There’s not another state in the world where a non-citizen can apply to a court. Barak sat on the bench for every one of the 124 cases, and I had to defend each one,” Tirza said. “I’m not a lawyer, but I lost only five cases.” Tirza said the route of the barrier does cut into the West Bank, in three places past the Green Line, including the Jewish settlement of Gush Etzion. “But it is not a political boundary. In the end, when there is a final agreed line, it will be changed in a lot of places,” Tirza said. “I promise that.” The push for peace has to come from the people, Israelis and Palestinians, not from governments, he said. “We have to tell our leaders to sit together with the Palestinians and not get out of the room until there is an agreement. I hope my children do not have to fight the Palestinians. 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Jari Quadrat, AMSA’s president, noting that a York student was killed while fighting with ISIS, said, “We’d like to end it at that, and ensure that no more Canadian youth have any thoughts of radicalization from this day onwards.” I applaud AMSA’s move as well as Quadrat’s statement saying AMSA “wholeheartedly condemns the killings by both Martin Rouleau, 25-year old radicalized Muslim in Quebec, and Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, the 32-year-old Muslim convert in Ottawa.” But it would have been more impressive if AMSA had also condemned the killing of three-month-old Chaya Zissel Braun and 22-year-old Karen Yemima Muscara at the Jerusalem light rail station by another “radicalized Muslim” the same week. The acts are not disconnected. Islamism is the noxious thread here. It links these incidents spread over thousands of kilometres in Syria, Israel, and Canada to 9/11, 7/7, Hamas suicide bombings, and many other recent abominations that are part of the “CrISIS.” Unfortunately, such boldness rarely happens on campuses today regarding Israel and Palestine. Israel has been so vilified, so caricatured, that rational conversation is rare, especially, I regret to say, in Muslim student organizations like AMSA. York, in particular, has been a hotbed of hostility toward Israel, hosting an annual week-long hate-fest making the libellous, ahistorical, invidious comparison between South Africa and Israel. Any campaign against “thoughts of radicalization” will only succeed if it tackles all radicalization, including the radicalized demonization of Israel. Let me be clear: I’m not proposing that Quadrat and AMSA support Israel in any way. But condemning only some radical- ism, only some terrorism, only some Islamism is morally sloppy and politically inept. It risks making “Stop the CrISIS” a false and obvious damage control gesture rather than a courageous educational and ideological move to tackle a serious problem throughout the Muslim world. Support for Palestinian terrorism and radicalism often functions as the gateway drug of the Islamist movement. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sounded like a foolish dupe when he echoed Arab leaders’ claims blaming Israel for ISIS. But the toxic dynamics around the Israel-Palestine question, whereby wild lies are accepted as the gospel truth, hysteria trumps reason, radicalism is rationalized, the West and Israel are demonized, and terrorism is justified, all make the work of ISIS’ Islamist propagandists easier. The culture of inflammation, incitement, and rationalized (but irrational) violence directed toward Israel is contagious. It spreads and cannot be contained by distinguishing between “good” targets and “bad” targets. Quadrat and AMSA have made an important first step in saving Islam from Islamists, in fighting the radicals that pervert their religion, hijack co-religionists, and sully their honourable faith’s reputation. But rooting out radicalism requires ideological root canal not Aspirin. It requires an honest assessment of where the toxicity comes from, how the toxicity resonates, and how one poisonous corner of Muslim political culture feeds into this broader toxic threat. Raising people on hatred breeds hatred, but raising people on passionate political convictions tempered by civil conflict can actually breed the kind of love, mutual respect and democratic values necessary for fighting ISIS. There are many ways to support the Palestinian cause and condemn Israeli actions. But for too long the Palestinian national movement – and much of the Muslim and Arab worlds – have been so blinded by fury against the Jewish state that they’ve failed to see the pathological impact of such rage on their individual and collective souls. Hatred hurts the hater. I invite Jari Quadrat, AMSA and Muslims throughout Canada, the West, and the world to start exorcising the demons of demonization and violence that are ultimately hurting them and many others around the world. ■ rabbis, adopted an official policy: “Both male and female candidates must perform tevillah, immersing in a kosher mikvah, in the presence of a beit din. The modesty of a female convert is ensured throughout the process. The members of the beit din must witness the convert’s head fully immersed in the water.” Ponder this: three men must witness the immersion of a woman protected from exposure only by a thin cloth that shields her body by floating above her as she immerses, with a hole for her head. One wrong move exposes her to the men’s gaze. And when, as some women report, the fabric complicates the immersion – either preventing the woman from being in full contact with the water, or causing the rabbis to doubt that she has done so, she must get rid of even that covering. Why subject a girl or woman who wants to join our people to that kind of sexualized situation? In what has become the norm for conversions in liberal Jewish North America, friends and family are invited to listen as the conversion candidate shares with the beit din what has brought him or her to this extraordinary moment. The mikvah ritual that follows marks the candidate’s drawing nearer to God and becoming a part of the Jewish People. Immersing in the waters of creation under the supervision of a mikvah attendant of the same sex, the convert utters the traditional blessings and hears a resounding “Mazel tov!” from the rabbinic panel who wait in a separate room. Afterward, the new member of our people receives blessings and good wishes from the rabbis and guests. Surely female converts to Orthodox Judaism deserve the same joyous, respectful, and spiritually uplifting experience. But in the growing conversation about conversion, we hear, instead, recollections of feeling shamed, confused and disempowered. A first step forward is to get the men out of the mikvah when women are immersing. It is high time for the RCA to overturn its policy. No male rabbi should be in a mikvah room when a woman is immersing. Ever. ■ Get the men out of the mikvah Sara Horowitz and Rabbi Gilah Langner T he more we hear about the sexual predations of Washington, D.C., Rabbi Barry Freundel, the sadder and angrier we grow. In addition to the women victimized by the violation of the safe and sacred space of the mikvah, the case makes clear the particular vulnerability of women who convert to Judaism under Orthodox auspices. In the weeks since the scandalous news broke, more and more women have come forward to share their difficult memories of conversion, especially of ritual immersion in the mikvah. Even after years lived in religious families and communities, the women remember their experiences not as spiritually momentous, but as traumatic and humiliating. And most of these mem- Connect with us: E-mail: [email protected] ories are of halachic conversions done by the book, so to speak, not travestied by illicit cameras. In non-Orthodox conversions of female candidates, male rabbis are never present at the immersion. They wait in a separate room, hearing the convert’s blessings and the female mikvah attendant’s pronouncement “kosher!” – indicating a proper immersion. Even when the beit din, or rabbinic court, includes women rabbis, usually only one accompanies the convert into the mikvah room. The others, respectful of the convert’s privacy, wait outside. We thought that Orthodox rabbis, too, wait outside, relying on what they can hear and the report of the mikvah attendant. Especially given the strictures concerning female modesty that govern Orthodox Judaism, we did not imagine that three men would literally witness a female convert’s immersion. Waiting outside the mikvah room was once the practice of many rabbis in Orthodox North American conversions. Some individual rabbis still do so. But in recent years, the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), representing modern Orthodox Facebook: facebook.com/TheCJN Twitter: @TheCJN Gilah Langner is a Washington, D.C., rabbi and educator. She and Sara Horowitz co-edit the journal Kerem. THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Comment M 11 The first Jewish Liberal-Conservative Michael Taube I t’s amusing to watch some Jewish Liberals tie themselves into knots as they try to explain the community’s massive shift to the Conservatives. Here’s a recent example. Zach Paikin wrote on cjnews.com, “Privately or publicly, explicitly or implicitly, at some point, somebody Jewish has told you that he or she only votes based on one issue, and that’s ‘who’s best for Israel.’” He claimed he’s heard this “several times,” including from a “life-long socialist” who voted for Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2011 because she felt “the Liberals and the NDP are wishy-washy on Israel.” Paikin’s friend is right, but that’s beside the point. The young Liberal commentator is unwilling to accept the fact (or remains in denial, like many other members of his political brood) that the vast majority of Jews who vote Conservative are doing it for reasons other than Israel. They believe in smaller government, lower taxes, fiscal prudence, increased privatization, trade liberalization and a strong foreign policy worldwide. Tiresome left-wing fulminations that Jews overwhelmingly support government intervention, universal health care, the welfare state, and UN peacekeeping missions (among other things) are entering the dustbin of history. Liberals can deny this political transformation until they’re blue in the face – or, in this case, red. Shouting it from the rooftops doesn’t make it so. Wait, it gets better. “According to the Prophet Isaiah,” wrote Paikin, “we are supposed to act as a light unto the nations. In the Canadian context, this can be interpreted to mean that we should serve as an example for other communities to follow.” Hence, this “steady abandonment of our broader commitment to building Canada is most certainly not that.” In other words, biblical canon – written long before the advent of the modern political party system – apparently com- pels Jews to act, support, defend ideas and presumably vote in a particular fashion. Oh, and build a Canada in the most liberal of visions. Following this logic, no Jew, Christian or Muslim should ever vote for a right-leaning party in any country. It’s all been accounted for in the religious texts, after all. In fairness, Paikin’s position isn’t unique among Canadian Liberals. Our modern political process is rather polarized, meaning that fierce defences of ideological positions are rather commonplace. Although I’ve been critical of the federal Tories for not being fiscally conservative enough, I’m certainly no better. Then again, neither was Henry Nathan, Jr., Canada’s first Jewish Liberal-Conservative politician. Nathan, a merchant in Victoria, B.C., was appointed to the House of Commons during its first session on Nov. 24, 1871. This was just after his province had joined Confederation. He also became the first Jew elected to our Parliament the following year and would sit until 1874. In both instances, Nathan was elected under the Liberal party banner. Yet all B.C. politicians were theoretically aligned with Prime Minister John A. Macdonald and the Conservatives – or, as they were also called, the Liberal-Conservatives. Historian Abraham Arnold wrote in the 1971-72 volume of MHS Transactions that “Henry Nathan was recorded as a Liberal.” When he examined “his private letters to his political mentor Dr. Helmcken,” it was clear Nathan had “played a conservative role and refused to support the Liberal government of Alexander Mackenzie when Macdonald was defeated in 1873.” Indeed, the traditional Liberal and Conservative parties were very different than today’s versions. Nathan’s support for the Tories was likely motivated by personal and political reasons, too. Why do I bring up this historical fact? To make this point: Jewish Liberals enjoy discussing the historic ties between the community and their political party. Yet Canada’s first Jewish politician, a Liberal, was a strong supporter of Canada’s first Conservative government. Ergo, did this political shift suddenly occur with the Harper Tories, or has it been going on since Macdonald’s time? You decide. n The dignity Holocaust survivors deserve Dov Harris I t is surely a blessing to have been born a Jew, to relish a time in our history when we flourish as never before and reap the benefits of a resurgent people. But not everyone. There are Jews whose birth made them a target for bestial persecution, who survived the Shoah but could not prevail over their past. Many of them have lived their lives since the Holocaust sunk in poverty. As matters stand now, save for a few remarkable individuals and organizations in our communities, the vast majority of us are ignorant of the destitute Holocaust survivors who live in our midst. We visit Yad Vashem, commemorate Yom Hashoah and yet never give a thought to visit a destitute victim of Nazi depravity. Moreover, tens of thousands of Holocaust victims from the former Soviet Union (FSU) hardly figure on our radar, as though the Iron Curtain was never lifted We have launched highly successful campaigns to assist and support our fellow Jews. And yet, the plight of the poor survivor is rarely promoted as a central feature of our fundraising campaigns. It begs the question: why the difference? Could it be for the subversive reason that impoverished survivors embarrass us by their presence, to the point where we simply look the other way? Many survivors of the Shoah have escaped the horrors of the past to build splendid lives. They instil a sense of pride even awe. The destitute survivor, on the other hand, is a depressing sight, an unheroic figure whose shadow falls across our self-image, the very antithesis of how we see ourselves as a renascent people. This same mindset stalked survivors in the early years of the State of Israel. Some of them felt as though they were seen as nothing more than sheep who went to the slaughter. They experienced contempt, and they remained silent. The Joint Distribution Committee, which has done outstanding work help- ing destitute survivors, receives about 1.5 per cent annually from funds raised in annual UJA and CJA campaigns to assist the welfare of Holocaust victims in the FSU. Considering the dire state of these people, this meagre allocation should perplex everyone. We’re at a juncture where we can choose to either continue with the status quo or take action. It’s a decision we must make following the seismic change of policy toward the destitute survivor made in Israel on Holocaust Memorial Day this year, when the Knesset approved an increase of 1 billion shekels ($300 million Cdn) each year to aid destitute Nazi victims. This did not happen in a vacuum – the sheer weight of the financial hardships facing survivors was conclusively set out in a survey published by the Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel on the same day. One survivor dies every 45 minutes, more than 1,000 every month, and some 13,000 every year. Their average age is 85. Of the approximately 193,000 survivors currently in Israel, 50,000 live below the poverty line, some in extreme conditions. Over the past two years, one-in-five survivors has been forced to choose between buying food and buying medication. In the FSU, the situation is even worse. Israel is acting at last in a manner that brings credit to the Jewish state, but it can’t do so on a global scale. Faced with the evidence, dare we turn away from doing our share? With a superb record of rescue, the Canadian Jewish community is well positioned to initiate a global emergency campaign for Holocaust victims in the FSU. Every hour is a lost opportunity to make a precious connection. We must recognize the survivors as our brothers and sisters, and see ourselves as their keepers. Doing so will not only accord them the dignity they deserve, it will mark the beginning of a journey to retrieve our own. n Dov Harris, now retired, is the former director of financial resource development in regional communities for United Israel Appeal – Canada. 12 News M THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Israël est-il aussi en guerre contre l’État Islamique? Elias Levy [email protected] “Les Israéliens doivent éviter à tout prix d’être entraînés dans la rude guerre que les puissances occidentales et leurs Alliés arabes sunnites mènent contre l’État Islamique -appelé en arabe Daesch. Ce conflit intercivilisationnel est avant tout un grave problème qui concerne non pas Israël mais le monde entier. Israël doit déjà composer quotidiennement avec de grandes menaces. Les Israéliens sont contraints de se battre simultanément sur plusieurs fronts contre des ennemis impitoyables qui veulent rayer Israël de la carte du Moyen-Orient: le Hamas, le Hezbollah, les miliciens du Front Al-Nosral, une Organisation djihadiste concurrente de l’État Islamique ayant fait allégeance à Al-Qaïda, qui contrôle désormais la partie syrienne du plateau du Golan…” Un des meilleurs spécialistes israéliens du monde arabe et des questions géopolitiques du Moyen-Orient, le réputé Historien et Politologue Uzi Rabi, Directeur du prestigieux Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies -Centre Moshé Dayan pour les Études sur le Moyen-Orient et l’Afriquede l’Université de Tel-Aviv, est catégorique lorsqu’il nous livre ses réflexions sur la guerre qui fait rage actuellement entre la Coalition internationale réunie autour des États-Unis, dont font partie plusieurs pays et monarchies arabes sunnites, et l’État Islamique: “Cette guerre ne concerne pas en premier lieu Israël mais le monde occidental et les pays arabes sunnites modérés.” Nous avons interviewé le Professeur Uzi Rabi lors de son passage éclair à Montréal, où il a été invité par les Amis Canadiens de l’Université de Tel-Aviv. Né en Israël au sein d’une famille juive originaire d’Irak, Uzi Rabi est un Arabisant renommé -il parle couramment l’arabe. Professeur au Département d’Histoire de l’Université de Tel-Aviv depuis 1995, Uzi Rabi est l’auteur de nombreux livres sur l’Histoire des pays du Golfe persique; l’Histoire des relations entre l’Iran et les pays arabes; les relations entre les Chiites et les Sunnites ; les rapports entre la Russie et l’Iran depuis l’implosion de l’Union Soviétique… Uzi Rabi briefe régulièrement les leaders politiques israéliens et internationaux sur l’évolution de la situation géopolitique dans les pays en guerre du Moyen-Orient. Un des principaux objectifs de l’État Islamique n’est-il pas d’instaurer un grand Califat islamique, qui s’étendra du Jourdain à la Méditerranée, après avoir annihilé l’État d’Israël? “C’est vrai, reconnaît Uzi Rabi. Les pratiques barbares des miliciens maladivement antisémites de l’État Islamique s’inspirent de l’assassinat de 800 Juifs de Médine par le Prophète Mahomet en l’an 627. Mais, sur un plan stratégique, Israël doit absolument éviter de s’empêtrer dans une guerre qui ne le concerne pas. Israël n’a rien à voir avec les guerres fratricides qui sévissent actuellement en Syrie et en Irak. Ces conflagrations sont la résultante d’un grand conflit sectaire entre Chiites et Sunnites. Des carnages sanglants au cours desquels quelque 300 000 civils syriens et irakiens ont été massacrés impunément.” Par ailleurs, une participation militaire d’Israël à la Coalition internationale luttant contre l’État Islamique est “totalement exclue” parce que les pays arabes membres de celle-ci refuseront que leurs soldats combattent aux côtés de soldats israéliens contre des miliciens arabes sunnites, rappelle Uzi Rabi. “Dans cette guerre contre l’État Islamique, Israël devrait se limiter à fournir des renseignements militaires à ses Alliés occidentaux”, estime le Directeur du Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies. La stratégie tablant sur des “frappes aériennes intensives”, favorisée jusqu’ici par les États occidentaux et leurs Alliés arabes pour endiguer les “avancées fulgurantes” de l’État Islamique sur les territoires syrien et irakien, ne parviendra pas à contrecarrer les “desseins géopolitiques diaboliques” d’Abou REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS CHABAD LUBAVITCH YOUTH ORGANIZATION chabadmontreal.com got bar/bat mitzva? MONTREAL Perfect The World - One Mitzvah At A Time Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader de l’État Islamique, et de ses séides zélés, estime Uzi Rabi. “Les attaques aériennes très ciblées pourront affaiblir momentanément les troupes de l’État Islamique mais ne pourront jamais éradiquer celui-ci. On peut détruire un État, mais on ne peut pas venir à bout d’une idéolo gie sectaire comme celle de l’État Islamique.” D’après Uzi Rabi, les stratèges de l’État Islamique se sont fixé deux objectifs de taille qu’ils sont en train d’atteindre: 1-Encourager un maximum de jeunes Musulmans vivant dans les pays occidentaux à adhérer à l’idéologie radicale djihadiste prônée par les hérauts de l’État Islamique. 2-S’assurer que ces jeunes djihadistes fanatisés commettront des attentats terroristes dans les pays dont ils sont citoyens: les États-Unis, la France, l’Angleterre, le Canada, l’Australie… Les miliciens de l’État Islamique utilisent le même Modus operandi que celui employé par les miliciens du Hamas durant leurs guerres contre Israël: utiliser des “boucliers humains” en s’abritant pendant les combats derrière des civils, enfants, femmes, vieillards, rappelle Uzi Rabi. “Le Hamas et l’État Islamique pratiquent la même politique suicidaire de survie: prendre en otage la population civile vivant dans les régions sous la houlette des ces deux Organisations terroristes et s’assurer qu’il y ait un maximum de civils tués par les forces militaires israéliennes ou occidentales pour accroître leur “aura” auprès des peuples arabo-musulmans.” D’après Uzi Rabi, la Coalition internationale en guerre contre l’État Islamique ne CHABAD OF NDG AND LOYOLA CAMPUS jewishmonkland.com CHABAD OF OLD MONTREAL chabadoldmontreal.com CHABAD QUEEN-MARY chabadqueenmary.com BETH CHABAD C.S.L. chabadcsl.com CHABAD CHABANEL MAISON BELFIELD MOSHIACH RESOURCE CENTRE 514.385.9514 CHABAD CHAI CENTRE thechai.com CHABAD OF LASALLE chabadlasalle.com CHABAD LIFELINE chabadlifeline.com Chabad Uzi Rabi CHABAD OF MILE END chabadmileend.com CHABAD MONTREAL WEST 514.996.6770 CHABAD RUSSIAN YOUTH CENTRE 514.777.9161 CHABAD OF THE TOWN chabadtmr.com CHABAD UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTREAL chabaduniversitedemontreal.com CHABAD VILLE S. LAURENT chabadvsl.com CHABAD OF WESTMOUNT chabadwestmount.com JEWISH RUSSIAN COMMUNITY CENTRE jrccmtl.com pourra pas gagner la guerre contre cette Organisation islamiste radicale si elle n’engage pas des forces militaires terrestres. Mais, avertit-il, les Occidentaux et leurs Partenaires arabes ne devraient pas commettre la même “grande erreur stratégique” qu’Israël a faite cet été pendant la guerre contre le Hamas à Gaza: faire stationner aux abords de Gaza des forces militaires conventionnelles. “Pour surprendre le Hamas, Israël aurait dû envoyer des Forces militaires spéciales -des Commandos très bien entraînés connaissant à fond le terrain- qui auraient eu pour Mission d’attaquer par surprise les Centres de Décision et d’Opération les plus névralgiques du Hamas. L’effet “surprise” déstabilise fortement l’ennemi. En postant une armée conventionnelle aux portes de Gaza, les terroristes du Hamas n’ont pas eu trop de difficulté à repérer l’emplacement des soldats de Tsahal et à déchiffrer leur Modus operandi. Ils pouvaient donc lancer aisément leurs roquettes sur des sites mili taires israéliens clairement identifiés. Si elle décide d’envoyer des forces militaires terrestres, la Coalition internationale luttant contre l’État Islamique devrait éviter de commettre ce type d’erreur stratégique.” Selon Uzi Rabi, l’État Islamique est en train de “chambarder profondément” la carte géopolitique du Moyen-Orient. “Aujourd’hui, dans le Moyen-Orient arabe, les États sont en train de disparaître. En S yrie, en Irak, en Libye, au Yémen, l’État n’existe plus. Il a été substitué par de nombreuses Tribus qui se livrent entre elles une guerre implacable pour contrôler le territoire national. 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SAUVEUR chabadsauveur.com CHABAD ON CAMPUS LAVAL-QUEBEC CITY jquebec.com WEST CHABAD DOLLARD dollardchabad.com CHABAD OF KIRKLAND chabadofkirkland.com CHABAD ST. LAZARE & HUDSON chabadstlazare.com CHAI WEST thechai.com DORVAL JEWISH CENTER jewishdorval.com A P R O J E C T O F C H A B A D L U B AV I T C H YO U T H O R G A N I Z AT I O N O F M O N T R E A L E S TA B L I S H E D B Y T H E R E B B E I N 1 9 5 5 Đīč THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 News M 13 At 95, Baruch Cohen still a CIJR stalwart Janice Arnold [email protected] At 95, Baruch Cohen still comes in almost every day to the downtown office of the Canadian Institute for Jewish Research (CIJR) and puts in several hours poring over the latest news and opinions on the Middle East and the Jewish world. He’s had the same routine for 27 years, ever since CIJR was founded, and he continues to hold the title of (volunteer) research director. His greatest delight is working with young people and, despite the seven-decade age gap, they are captivated by his gentle, wise counsel. CIJR members and friends gathered at the Chevra Kadisha synagogue last week to celebrate Cohen’s landmark birthday. The institute’s founder and director Frederick Krantz, said the modest Cohen, who shuns accolades, is a “Hebraic hero.” “He’s usually there when I come in and still there when I leave,” Krantz said of the man he calls a role model in the best sense of the term for his moral courage and intellectual rigour. “His life has been one of commitment to truth and authenticity… He found his milieu in the institute and is known all over the world today for his articles in our publications,” as well as his poetry. After defending the Jewish People as a whole, Cohen’s most ardent mission has been bringing to light the enormity of the Holocaust in his native Romania and that country’s history of anti-Semitism. To mark his birthday, Cohen’s writings are to be published in a book, edited by Joyce Rappaport, a CIJR board member and professional editor of scholarly works. Krantz, a Concordia University professor, recalled how he discovered Cohen, who settled in Montreal after living in Israel with his wife of now almost 71 years, Sonia, and their daughter, Malka (Monica). The first intifadah was raging, and Krantz was incensed by what he viewed as media bias against Israel. “The Palestinians had become Jews, and the Jews had become Nazis, something we face once again today.” He noticed incisive letters to the editor in the Gazette signed by Cohen, and traced him and asked to meet with him. Cohen had recently retired from work Baruch Cohen prepares to cut his birthday cake. Janice Arnold photo as a financial officer in a large company, and was pursuing a master’s degree in Ju- daic studies at Concordia. Krantz invited him to join a small group, mostly of academics, that would form CIJR, holding its first meetings in Krantz’s basement. They began writing articles for the media and speaking in synagogues in defence of Israel, feeling the organized Jewish community was not doing enough to counter Israel’s detractors. Today, Krantz describes CIJR as “the only independent, pro-Israel, academic think tank in Canada,” with affiliates in Israel and the United States. “All this would not have been possible without Baruch,” Krantz said, because of his steady guidance. Cohen’s most cherished legacy is establishing an annual commemoration of the Romanian Holocaust, which has been held over the past 20 years in different synagogues. From the start, Cohen ensured that the participation of young people, from high school age on, both Jewish and non-Jewish, formed an integral part of the program. Continued on next page 14 News M On November 10, I’m inviting everyone over. LAURA WALLACE, AT CHARTWELL SINCE 2013. If you’re like Laura, you never miss an opportunity to get together with friends and have fun. That’s why you’re all invited to our afternoon sock hop. Don’t forget to dress up for the occasion! Join us and learn why our residents feel so at home at Chartwell. CHARTWELL.COM THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Cohen influenced new generation of students Continued from previous page In recent years, he has gradually ceded the organization of that event to the new generation, first under the chairmanship of Jaclyn Leebosh when she was in university. This year’s commemoration, Nov. 16 at Congregation Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem at 10:30 a.m., is entirely run by young people on a volunteer basis. Co-chair David Anidjar, 22, a McGill University student, said Cohen inspired him and fellow co-chair Rivkah Azoulay to carry on this mission, even though neither has any personal connection to the Romanian Holocaust and are, in fact, Sephardi. While at Herzliah High School, Anidjar was “recruited” to be one of the readers of poetry – an integral part of every commemoration – not really knowing what he was getting into. “I got to know Baruch, and a relationship developed, and got to know about what happened in Romania, which is not well known, though hundreds of thousands of Jews were killed – by their own government. “The responsibility to remember that should be for all of us, not just those with family that was affected.” Poetry, much of it by Romanian survivors, will again be included, along with the projection of their art, to illustrate that creativity was not extinguished by what they endured, Anidjar said. Even though Leebosh now lives in Toronto, Anidjar said she has taken an interest in the organization of this year’s commemoration and will be attending. That, too, is due to the influence Cohen had on her when she was still a teenager. To salute Cohen’s contribution, CIJR is establishing more student internships in his and his wife’s name to enable young people to continue to learn from “this one-man guarantor of Jewish continuity,” Krantz said. n J.I. Segal Award winners announced CJN Staff Sock hop WITH GREG INNISS November 10 12:45 p.m. – 5 p.m. Make us part of your story. 5740 Cavendish Blvd., Côte Saint-Luc 438-228-9293 Conditions may apply. The 2014 J.I. Segal Awards for excellence in writing, both fiction and non-fiction, as well as in film on Jewish themes, in most cases by Canadians, will be presented at a gala ceremony at the Jewish Public Library on Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. This year’s winners are: • Mona Elaine Adilman, English Fiction and Poetry Award: The Crooked Maid by Dan Vyleta • Shulamis Yelin, French Literature Award: Vieillesse et Engendrements by Perla Serfaty Garzon • Rosa and the late David Finestone, Canadian Jewish Studies Award for Best Book in English or French: Joe Salsberg: A Life of Commitment by Gerald Tulchinsky • Dr. Hirsch & Dvora Rosenfeld Award for Yiddish & Hebrew Literature: Lamed-Vovnikes Fun Mayn Zikorn by Boris Sandler • Translation Award for a book: The First Jews in North America: The Extraordinary Story of the Hart Family 1760-1860 by Denis Vaugeois, translated by Käthe Roth • Sara and Irwin Tauben, English Non-Fiction Award: Moynihan’s Moment: America’s Fight Against Zionism as Racism by Gil Troy • Michael Moskovitz Award for a Film: Beautifully Broken by Vladimir Kabelik Denis Vaugeois, whose history of the first Jewish family in Quebec earned a J.I. Segal Award for translator Käthe Roth. • Azrieli Institute Award for Best Book in Israel Studies in English or French: Israel: A History by Anita Shapira The Yaacov Zipper Award in Jewish Education was not awarded this year. These awards, which are bestowed biennially, were established in 1968 to honour the memory of the Canadian Yiddish poet. This year’s gala commemorates the 60th anniversary of J.I. Segal’s passing. There will be a champagne reception at 7 p.m. and refreshments will be served after the ceremony. Books and videos will be on sale. For information, call 514-345-6416 or visit www.jewishpubliclibrary.org. n THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 News M Maidy Teitelbaum unveils 20th Cinémania festival Janice Arnold [email protected] Maidy Teitelbaum could never have imagined when she launched Cinémania in 1995 with a few movies from France at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts auditorium that she would today be at the helm of its 20th edition. Those were grim days in Quebec: the first Cinémania opened less than a month after the bitter referendum on sovereignty. Teitelbaum was also the unlikely initiator of such a project. An anglophone Jewish Montrealer with a less than perfect command of French, she had no film background, other than having long enjoyed going to French movies. She was inspired by a small French film festival in Sarasota, Fla., and wondered why there was no festival like it in Quebec. To make the films accessible to as many people as possible, all Cinémania’s offerings were subtitled in English from the start. She hoped francophones and anglophones could be brought together during this divisive time when Quebec had come within a percentage point of separating, to enjoy a common interest in good, recent movies, mostly from France. The 20th edition of Cinémania, which opens today and continues until Nov. 16 at the sumptuous Imperial Cinema (except for a Lambert Wilson retrospective at the Cinémathèque Québécoise), boasts its largest lineup ever: 55 films – 33 of them Quebec, Canadian or, in the case of seven, North American premieres. Three films were in official competition at Cannes this summer. Teitelbaum, who works with a small professional staff, remains committed to showcasing the work of first-time directors and emerging actors, as well as the established. She personally screens about 200 films a year before a selection is made. “Frequently, the films open on Cinémania’s screen even before they open in France or Belgium,” she said. “We have evolved into one of the most sought after venues to launch [foreign] French-language films.” Teitelbaum, a diminutive grandmother who always wears black and her trademark over-sized glasses, has been feted by the French: in 2006, she was recognized with the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government, among other citations for her work in advancing French cinema. Although not by design, Cinémania always has a few films with Jewish themes. The two that stand out this year are The Maidy Teitelbaum, Cinémania’s founder and president, and managing director Guilhem Caillard unveil the 20th edition’s films and special events. Janice Arnold photo Jewish Cardinal (Le Métis de Dieu) and Diplomacy (Diplomatie). Directed by Ilan Duran Cohen, The Jewish Cardinal is inspired by the life of Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger (1926-2007), the Jewish-born archbishop of Paris, who always insisted that he remained Jewish despite having adopted the Catholic faith. Diplomacy, being shown for the first time in Canada, is what Teitelbaum hails as a masterpiece by veteran director Volker Schlöndorff. Set at the Hôtel Meurice over Aug. 24 and 25, 1944, this intense drama imagines German General Dietrich von Choltitz (Niels Arestrup), Nazi governor of Paris, as he prepares to execute Hitler’s order to destroy the French capital in advance of the approach of the Allied armies. Swedish consul Raoul Nordling (André Dussollier) must use all his diplomatic skills to try and convince the career officer to disobey the Führer’s command. As part of the 20th anniversary celebration, films that have won the people’s choice prize, the Mel Hoppenheim Audience Award, since 1998 are being reprised. One of the most popular was the 2005 winner: Live and Become (Va, Vis et Deviens) by Radu Mihaileanu. It is inspired by Israel’s daring airlift rescue of thousands of starving Ethiopian Jews in 1984 from refugee camps in Sudan. In the confusion, a Christian mother of a nine-year-old boy seizes the opportunity to save his life and claims that he is Jewish. The heartwarming movie follows his adaptation to his new homeland. A photo exhibition of highlights of Cinémania’s two decades is on view at the Sofitel Montreal Golden Mile Hotel, the major festival sponsor this year, throughout the 10 days. For full details, visit www.festivalcinemania.com. n D STE T LI JUS HAMPSTEAD 26 Glenmore $825,000 ACTION (WESTMOUNT) INC. 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Janice Arnold photo Janice Arnold [email protected] providing inspiration to the next generations The call for nominations from around the world is open November 3, 2014 to January 15, 2015 The Charles Bronfman Prize celebrates the vision and endeavor of an individual or team under fifty years of age whose humanitarian work, combined with their Jewish values, has significantly improved the world. Its goal is to recognize dynamic humanitarians whose innovation, leadership, and impact provide inspiration for the next generations. An internationally recognized panel of judges selects the Prize recipient(s) and bestows an award of $100,000. For information about the nomination process, including guidelines and forms, please visit www.TheCharlesBronfmanPrize.com www.facebook.com/TheCharlesBronfmanPrize Harry Rosen scored a hat trick this fall in his quest to brighten the lives of people through his art and leave a lasting legacy. The 85-year-old dentist and McGill University professor had three more of his colossal sculptures of triumphant human figures installed at three very different institutions around Montreal. He donated the bronze works to Mount Sinai Hospital in Côte St. Luc, the Montreal Heart Institute in Rosemont, and the MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. As usual, they are intended to inspire. The Mount Sinai’s three-metre high To the Summit and Beyond is a climbing figure with an arm extending heavenward. La Connexion at the Heart Institute depicts two androgynous figures leaning into each other, suggesting our mutual dependence, while they pump their fists, and the MAB-Mackay’s Maximus is a youth with arms raised. MAB-Mackay, the most recent recipient, serves children and teens with motor or communication difficulties, as well as people of all ages with hearing and visual impairments. Nine-year-old Ainsley Rowcliffe had the honour of unveiling Maximus, which bears the inscription “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” This makes a total of eight of Rosen’s trademark sculptures that have been erected since 2008, beginning with the Montreal Children’s Hospital, followed by the Jewish General Hospital’s Lady Davis Institute, the Segal Centre for Performing Arts, the YM-YWHA and the Westmount YMCA. At the MAB-Mackay dedication, representatives of those eight institutions gathered to pay tribute to Rosen, who has no intention of stopping anytime soon. The sculptures are not commissioned; he just continues to make them and then tries to find an institution – or, as he prefers, “ a soulmate” – that will accept them as a gift. His only condition is that they are displayed outdoors and in a place where the maximum number of people can see them. It’s not hubris that drives him, but a belief in the ability of public art to contribute to the betterment of society. “Public art is a real responsibility that I take seriously,” he said. “Whoever goes by a sculpture becomes an art critic.” Concordia University’s public art specialist and historian Clarence Epstein said Rosen’s work has become a brand denoting the blending of philanthropy, humanity and art. “Harry has a vision, and he is not easily dissuaded… To have eight works put up in such a short time is remarkable.” Although these most recent works are cast in bronze, stone has been and remains Rosen’s favoured medium. Rendered in a patina that resembles stone, the latest trio are in the same style as his stone works, which are composed of many thin layers of sedimentary stone, painstakingly ground into shape and carefully positioned. Continued on next page THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 News M 17 Sculptures carry a message Continued from previous page Rosen has been working with heavy, hard materials from the earth for 50 years. It began after he and wife, Delores, bought a country home in the Laurentians, and he had to remove rocks to make a beach for his three children. Then he was building walls and terraces, even an amphitheatre. Gradually, as he heaved and manoeuvred those rocks, his attitude changed. He saw their beauty and artistic potential. “As I grew older, I moved from the functional to the esthetic,” said Rosen, who calls creating with such formidable material his “mishegas.” Rosen is a prosthodonist, a specialist in restoring teeth, which requires building skills and a dexterity that he has been able to transfer to a much bigger tableau. Not only does he work alone in making the sculptures, he also oversees the all-important task of designing and constructing their foundations, usually with a team of volunteer professionals and tradespeople. “We dentists always talk about permanence and perfection,” he said. “In truth, there is no such thing, but we can come close.” The MAB-Mackay location seemed destined for a Rosen sculpture. In the middle of the parking lot, a large rock, apparently an outcropping that could not be re- moved, jutted up. Rosen just levelled it off and a pedestal emerged. David Stenason, chair of the MABMackay Foundation, said Maximus is being enjoyed by clients, their families and the staff, and is an attractive centrepiece in what was an expanse of asphalt. Rosen has never shirked from the heavy lifting and works in all kinds of weather. “One day [at Mount Sinai], a guy stopped and was watching me work – I was dressed like a labourer. Finally, he comes up and says, ‘Can I ask you a question? Who is your boss, making an old man like you work so hard?’’’ Rosen chuckles at the memory. The Heart Institute’s acceptance of his work has been particularly gratifying for Rosen because it is the first francophone recipient. Quebec Culture and Communications Minister Hélène David was a guest speaker at the dedication of La Connexion, saying the sculpture conveys the humanitarian spirit of the founder 60 years ago of the Heart Institute, her father, Dr. Paul David, a pioneering cardiologist. The inscription on the nameplate is “L’un pour l’autre.” Rosen sums his mission up this way: “It’s one thing to be creative – most people are – and another to have a vehicle for that creativity. I’m grateful and lucky I found that means of expressing myself and sending a meaningful message to people.” n Shul launches new program to attract families LET’S TALK ABOUT STUDENT LIFE YESHIVA UNIVERSITY FALL 2014 OPEN HOUSE FOR WOMEN STERN COLLEGE & SY SYMS Nov. 16, 2014 .EARLY STUDENT CLUBS s .#!! 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Continued on page 27 500 West 185th Street | New York, NY 10033 | 212.960.5277 | [email protected] | www.yu.edu 18 News M THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Hommage à Amin Meleika, Consul général d’Égypte Elias Levy [email protected] Les membres de l’Association des Juifs originaires d’Égypte (A.J.O.E.), Regroupe ment affilié à la Communauté Sépharade Unifiée du Québec, ont rendu un vibrant hommage à Amin Meleika, Consul général d’Égypte à Montréal, qui finira son man dat en décembre après avoir représenté officiellement son pays au Québec pen dant quatre ans. “C’est un très grand ami de la Commun auté juive qui nous quittera bientôt. Amin Meleika est un être exceptionnel qui, dès son arrivée à Montréal, a tendu cha leureusement sa main à la Communauté juive. Son ouverture d’esprit envers notre Communauté nous a beaucoup touchés. Nous le remercions de tout cœur ce soir pour son support constant. 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Un proche ami d’Amin Meleika, David Bensoussan, ancien Président de la Com- Amin Meleika nous a apporté à Montréal la chaleur et la convivialité de l’Égypte Rose Simon Schwartz, A.j.O.E. munauté Sépharade Unifiée du Québec, Charles Barchechath, Président du Con seil d’Administration et animateur de Radio Shalom, le journaliste égyptien Suite à la prochaine page THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 News M 19 Amin Meleika un ami de la Communauté juive Suite de la page précédente George Saad, animateur de l’Émission de Radio La Voix d’Égypte, des membres du Comité Exécutif de l’A.J.O.E., Viviane Silver, Albert Herscovitch -qui s’adressa à Amin Meleika et aux membres de sa famille en arabe, langue qu’il maîtrise fort bien-, et Irène Buenavida, Fondatrice et ex-Présidente de l’A.J.O.E., soulignèrent dans leurs allocutions respectives les grandes qualités humaines et les talents de Diplomate d’Amin Meleika. Le Consul général d’Égypte adore passionnément le chocolat, une gourmandise incontournable à laquelle il a consacré un livre, publié en anglais, Cleopatra’s Chocolate Cake. David Bensoussan est en train de traduire en français ce livre qui enhardit les papilles. Très honoré par cette soirée hommage que lui ont dédiée les membres de l’A.J.O.E., Amin Meleika rappela que les liens d’amitié qui l’unissent à la Commu nauté juive de Montréal sont “vigoureux et très sincères”. “J’ai toujours joué mes cartes avec une grande franchise. En Égypte, personne ne m’a demandé d’établir des relations avec Amin Meleika (à gauche), Consul général d’Égypte à Montréal, en compagnie du nouveau Consul général d’Israël à Montréal, Ziv Nevo Kulman. photo: Roland Harari la Communauté juive de Montréal et personne non plus ne m’a jamais dit de ne pas avoir de contacts avec votre Communauté. Depuis mon arrivée, j’ai développé des liens amicaux, qui sont aujourd’hui très étroits, avec la Communauté juive de Montréal. J’ai trouvé à Montréal, notamment dans le cadre des activités organisées par l’A.J.O.E., des Juifs très attachés à l’Égypte. Ces Juifs égyptiens, qui perpé tuent avec fierté la langue et la culture de leur pays natal, m’ont permis de me rapprocher aussi de la merveilleuse et très hospitalière Communauté sépharade de Montréal. Nous partageons tous le même espoir de paix. En dépit des moments difficiles que traverse le Moyen-Orient, nos rapports ont toujours été sincères et très constructifs”, a dit Amin Meleika, qui s’est adressé à l’assistance présente en français, en anglais et en arabe. Très émue, la Fondatrice et ancienne Présidente de l’A.J.O.E., Irène Buenavida, évoqua la “relation très fraternelle” qui unit Amin Meleika à la Communauté juive de Montréal. “Ce n’est pas un Consul général qui nous quitte, mais un frère, dit-elle. Cher Amin, vous avez été exceptionnel, toujours à nos côtés, dans les moments de joie et aussi de tristesse. Vous avez toujours été présent pour honorer la Communauté juive de Montréal. Mille fois merci.” Le Rabbin Schachar Orenstein, leader spirituel de la Congrégation Spanish & Portuguese de Montréal, a assisté aussi à cette soirée hommage au Consul général Amin Meleika. La mère d’Amin Meleika, son épouse, Mona, et sa fille, Sara, étaient aussi présentes à cet événement. n The Association des Juifs originaires d’Égypte recently held an evening of tribute to the consul general of Egypt in Montreal, Amin Meleika, who will be returning to Egypt in December. 20 News M THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Irène Buenavida une Bénévole exceptionnelle Elias Levy [email protected] La Congrégation Spanish & Portuguese de Montréal a honoré dernièrement une bénévole remarquable, Irène Buenavida, au cours du Gala Helwani Bet Hamidrash organisé chaque année par cette Institution cultuelle. Irène Buenavida, qui est membre de la Congrégation Spanish & Portuguese depuis une quarantaine d’années, a été pendant dix ans la Présidente de l’Association Sisterhood -Sororité (Regroupement de femmes)- de cette Synagogue. Cette Communautaire exemplaire et très dévouée est fortement impliquée dans des Projets sociaux admirables visant à améliorer les conditions de vie de familles nécessiteuses à Montréal et en Israël. Née au Caire, Égypte, en 1947, Irène Buenavida vit à Montréal depuis 1966. Très soucieuse d’assurer une pérennité à la Culture juive égyptienne, elle a fondé en 2003 l’Association des Juifs originaires d’Égypte, un Groupe affilié à la Communauté Sépharade Unifiée du Québec (C.S.U.Q.), dont elle a été la Présidente jusqu’en 2011. “Depuis de nombreuses années, Irène Buenavida est une bénévole hors pair, dévouée et très productive qu’aucun écueil ne décourage. Dans notre Communauté, elle a été l’organisatrice d’événements majeurs. Sa dernière initiative, pendant que la guerre faisait rage en Israël, fut judicieuse et merveilleuse: recueillir des fonds pour offrir un Barbecue à 400 soldats de Tsahal stationnés aux abords de Gaza et envoyer, à la veille des Fêtes de Rosh Hashanah et de Sukkot, 85 paniers d’aliments aux parents des soldats de Tsahal morts sur le front et à des jeunes recrues de Tsahal toujours mobilisées. Irène a mené à La Congrégation Spanish & Portuguese a honoré une Communautaire remarquable et très dévouée, Irène Buenavida Irène Buenavida terme ce magnifique Projet de solidarité avec Israël avec l’aide d’un groupe de femmes très dévouées de la Congrégation Spanish & Portuguese. Les Rabbins disent: “En fonction de l’effort vient la récompense”. Que le Tout Puissant bénisse Irène Buenavida et sa famille et qu’elle continue à être pour nous tous une source d’inspiration”, nous a dit le Rabbin Schahar Orenstein, leader spirituel de la Congrégation Spanish & Portuguese. Cet été, dès le déclenchement de la guerre à Gaza entre Israël et les milices terroristes du Hamas, Irène Buenavida se mobilisa avec entrain pour exprimer son soutien indéfectible au peuple d’Israël. “Une levée de fonds était essentielle afin de montrer tangiblement notre solidarité aux jeunes soldats de Tsahal cantonnés à la frontière avec Gaza. Mon devoir m’appelait. Je devais absolument venir en aide à ma Patrie, Israël. Sans hésiter un seul instant, j’ai retroussé mes manches et appelé des membres de notre Communauté pour qu’ils appuient mon initiative”, raconte Irène Buenavida. Elle fit alors appel à son ami Henry Abikhzer, qui lui répondit avec enthousiasme. Tous les deux s’installèrent derrière une petite table dans un Centre commercial de Ville Saint-Laurent. Ils sollicitèrent chaque passant en lui demandant s’il voulait contribuer finan- cièrement à la noble cause pour laquelle ils se démenaient: soutenir Israël aux prises avec une guerre très rude. Les montants recueillis allaient de 5$ à 500$. Somme totale recueillie: 6 000 $. Les fonds amassés ont servi à offrir un Barbecue à 400 soldats de Tsahal en service à la frontière avec Gaza et 85 paniers d’aliments, envoyés avant les Fêtes juives, à des familles endeuillées qui venaient de perdre leur fils durant la guerre et à des soldats de Tsahal encore au front. “Je suis très reconnaissante et remercie du fond du cœurs tous ceux et celles qui m’ont fait confiance en appuyant ce Projet ainsi que la généreuse Communauté juive de Montréal. Un grand merci à mon époux, Victor, qui se trouvait à ce moment-là en Israël, et qui a contribué aussi financièrement à notre Projet, et à mon fils, Ron, qui a fait son Aliya en 2011, qui a préparé les paniers de nourriture avec les bénévoles de l’Association L’Hayelim B’ahava -“Merci aux soldats d’Israël”- de Jérusalem. Je veux remercier aussi les élèves des Écoles Bialik et J.P.P.S. de Montréal qui ont écrit des lettres chaleureuses aux soldats de Tsahal qui ont accompagné les paniers d’aliments envoyés à ces derniers avant les Fêtes juives.” Les soldats et les officiers de l’Unité Givat stationnée aux abords de Gaza durant la guerre et l’Association L’Hayelim B’ahava ont envoyé deux Certificats de remerciements à la Communauté juive de Montréal et aux membres de la Congrégation Spanish & Portuguese souli gnant le “précieux soutien” que ces derniers leur ont prodigué tout au long de la guerre qu’Israël a été forcé de livrer cet été aux terroristes du Hamas à Gaza. n The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue recently honoured Irène Buenavida for her many years of volunteer work. ConsistenCy, Liquidity, transparenCy, HigH yieLd Rising interest rates leave you exposed in a traditional fixed income portfolio. Control your risk with Atrium MIC. 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THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Cover Story M 21 Connecting Jewish families across the city is a challenge Continued from page 8 “Sixty per cent of Jewish kids in Greater Vancouver don’t go to Jewish camp, supplementary school or day school,” Brodt says. “Our collective goal should be to go out and meet these people, wherever they are, and connect with them, showing them that we care about them and their kids.” He’s done precisely that at RJDS, where losses in recent years have flattened out and the school now has 90 students. It has a capacity of 130. “We have to go out there and make the school a place where they want to be,” Brodt says. “Whether you’re a synagogue or a school, you can’t just open your doors and expect people to come in anymore. You have to go out and sell people on what you do, find out what’s important to them. This is Western Canada, where the Jewish community has always had a reputation for being less connected and less affiliated than your standard Montreal or Toronto community.” The Jewish federation and its partner associations have created several initiatives to reach Jews in outlying areas. The Jewish Community Foundation just funded By moving further afield to find affordable places to live, Jews lose easy access to the city’s Jewish institutions. East Side Jews so that Jewish families can come together around Jewish holidays and for Shabbat. The expanded PJ Library program provides ongoing Jewish education for families with young kids, even if they’re not close to a community institution. And in Richmond, the Richmond Hub opened last June to bring Jewish social services to the city. It’s a common office and meeting space where Jewish organizations can serve their clients without them having to cross the bridge into Vancouver. And that bridge, while small in physical terms, is a massive psychological barrier for Jews who live on either side of it. Despite the cost of living in British Columbia, the Jewish population grew 14.2 per cent between 2001 and 2011, Rivkin says. “That’s a faster increase than any other city in Canada, and our population is now at 26,750.” But there’s also been a growth in the rate of poverty within the Jewish community, from one in seven to one in six. More people are coming to the Jewish community for assistance, she notes, whether it’s camp scholarships, support for JCC memberships or for basic needs. Rabbi Pacht says he’d love to see Vancouver become a workable place for young Jewish families. “It may mean changing people’s mindsets to the idea that it’s OK to raise a family in a townhouse or apartment, as opposed to in a single detached home,” he suggests. 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We were immediately put in foster care and were placed and re-placed numerous times for the next two years. This was an incredibly turbulent time for us, and when I turned 13 (and my older sisters were 15 and 17), we decided to take care of ourselves, pretending our father was taking care of us. Seeing as we were French citizens, the three of us were able to attend French high school and, later on, CEGEP on full scholarship. At 16, my sisters and I were once again put into emergency foster care. At 18, I decided to do some volunteer work overseas to get my mind off our situation. I needed to be in a different place – both physically and mentally. I felt like I needed to surround myself with people in a more dismal situation than the one in which I found myself. I stayed abroad for eight months, and when I came back to Montreal, I was essentially homeless. It was around this time in my life that I reached out to Ometz and became a client of the FIX program, which was geared toward maximizing the potential for at risk youth. I then met with Amanda Keller, a youth team case manager at Ometz. Amanda was also an alumna of the foster care system, which really strengthened our connection. She showed me so much compassion and Tuesday Night Learning at the Shaar Fall Semester 2014 Free Admission hear learn come and come and Tuesday, November 11, 2014 7:30 - 8:20 pm Special Culinary Series You Are What You Eat: A Course in Flavours, Friends and Torah Janna Gur On book tour from Israel, Chief Editor, culinary Hebrew magazine, “Al Hashulchan”; Jewish Soul Food Learn with Community Leaders Rabbi Mark Fishman Congregation Beth Tikvah Ahavat Shalom Nusach Hoari Rabbi Meir: A Light for All Generations 8:30 - 9:30 pm Featured Guest Lecture What Does the Resurrection of the Dead Have to Do with Judaism’s Philosophy of Pleasure? 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Ometz also provided help for my sisters and me in terms of helping us build our strengths, learn new skills, find a place to live, provide us food and help for tuition and books. One of the programs I participated in at Ometz led to my being diagnosed with ADD and work on treatment and strategies. My sisters and I also took part in many workshops that connected us with other young people, which encouraged us to socialize. It was through these events that we forged a bond with the community. I appreciated Amanda because she treated me as her equal. She was never condescending, only supportive and caring. She helped me overcome many obstacles in my life, including helping me deal with my grief over the loss of my mother, and the emotional trouble I went through in the foster system. If it wasn’t for Amanda and Ometz, I would not have been able to embrace my identity as an orphan, as a Jew, as a student with ADD, or even simply as a mindful human being. n The author of this article is using a pseudonym to protect her privacy. THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 News M 23 Ex-Shin Bet chief warns Canada over escalating terror PAUL LUNGEN [email protected], TORONTO Avi Dichter has a message for those who believe the attack on Parliament by a Muslim extremist was an isolated act, a one-off unlikely to be repeated. History proves otherwise, he said. The first attack on the World Trade Center in 1993 was by a car bomb, which did damage and caused casualties but didn’t topple the buildings. The second in 2001 was catastrophic. Terrorists have a history of escalating their attacks, going from a small scale to assaults that are serious and ultimately to those that are catastrophic. It is the job of security and police services to ramp up their intelligence gathering capabilities and defend targets to ensure the threats remain manageable and not devastating, he said. Dichter knows of which he speaks. A former minister of home front defence in Israel, he earlier served as director of Shin Bet, the country’s internal security service. He was appointed following the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin. Dichter was in Toronto last week as a guest of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). During his visit, he briefed select members of the community on the security situation facing Israel, including the growth of ISIS as an important regional player. Commenting on the terrorist attacks that saw Islamic extremists run down and kill Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent in Quebec and another shoot Cpl. Nathan Cirillo at the National War Memorial in Ottawa before entering Parliament, Dichter said it was incredible that a man with a long gun could enter the legislature unopposed. There is a basic rule of security, Dichter explained. “You have to have two rings of security. The first is intelligence, and because intelligence fails in about 90 per cent of events, you need a second ring, ground troops, security barriers.” Canadian security personnel, in going over the events of the day, should operate under the assumption that gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau shot the prime minister and other MPs. Once you assume that worst, “the event should be taken as an anchor to change dramatically the modus operandi of security of the prime minister, of parliament and the other dignitaries,” he said. “When you deal with the event in Ottawa, it will be a huge mistake to believe the next Avi Dichter step will be a little bit more. It can move from a simple event to a more horrible event,” Dichter warned. Canada is not alone in experiencing security lapses that could have been catastrophic. An intruder broke into the White House and in another incredible security lapse, an individual with a criminal record armed with a handgun shared an elevator with President Barack Obama in Atlanta, Ga. Dichter said these breaches must be addressed with the utmost urgency. Turning to the Middle East, Dichter said the evolution of the name used by Islamic extremists in Syria and Iraq indicates how their strategic goals have changed. They used to call themselves ISIL, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Now they term themselves the Islamic Caliphate, suggesting they are not content with territorial limitations. The group’s military has doubled in size in just the last year, from 20,000 to 40,000 troops. Air strikes alone will not be sufficient to stop their march across the region, he said. Success against ISIS will require a combination of air strikes, ground troops and effective intelligence. Captured ISIS personnel can give up actionable information, he said, but “it takes time. It doesn’t happen in one day.” “I know ISIS is a group of soldiers and officers who served in Saddam Hussein’s army. They are professionals who know how to fight. They have strategy. They have tactics and their main tool is not three farkakte aircraft they captured. Their main tool is enthusiasm.” No one knows how recent changes in the region will play out. “We’re barely at the end of the beginning,” Dichter said. n The Philip and Dora Grossman Family Endowment and The Nathan and Annie Steinberg Family Endowment proudly present Yossi Klein Halevi as Scholar - in - Residence at Shaare Zion Yossi Klein Halevi is a Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and National Jewish Book Award winning author of Like Dreamers: The Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation Friday November 14 Services at 4:15 PM Shabbat dinner at 6:00 PM reservations required: $20/adult, $10/child, $30/ Friday dinner & Saturday concert Reservation deadline: Wednesday, November 12 We regret we cannot make any exceptions Speaker at 7:30 PM (no cost) Lecture Topic : A Jewish Journey in Islam Lessons for a Jewish Strategy Toward the Muslim World Saturday November 15 Shabbat services with Cantor and Choir at 8:45 AM Speaker & kiddush luncheon at 12:00 PM (no cost) Lecture Topic : We Were Like Dreamers: Kibbutzniks, Settlers and the Fate of Israel's Utopian Longings Shlomo Carlebach Tribute Concert at 7:30 PM (reservations required: $15/adult, no cost/12 & under, $30/ Friday dinner & Saturday concert) Sunday November 16 Services at 8:45 AM Breakfast at 9:30 AM & speaker at 10:00 AM (no cost) Lecture Topic : Israel's Spiritual Renaissance: A Journey through Contemporary Israeli Music Friday Dinner Reservation Deadline: Wednesday November 12 at 5:00 pm We regret that we cannot make any exceptions For information and tickets call 514-481-7727 x 226 or visit www.shaarezion.org 24 Remembrance Day M THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 COMMENTARY Remembering an angel of the battlefield Bernie Farber W ith Remembrance Day just around the corner it behooves us to recall those within our own community who served with great courage during World War II. Heroes came in all shapes and sizes, and not all carried guns or flew Spitfires. Those who were part of the Canadian Field Ambulance Service are a fine example. Very often these angels of the battlefield undertook to administer to the medical needs of those wounded in action, dressing injuries and evacuating soldiers from the field of battle very often at risk of their own lives. Pte. Harold “Red” Fromstein served with the Black Watch, Canada’s oldest Highland Regiment. Established in 1862 the Black Watch, out of Montreal where it still has its headquarters today, served gallantly in battles from the time of the Fenian raids in 1866 through to world wars I and II and even in modern time where it saw action in Afghanistan. Born in Toronto, Pte. Fromstein moved as a young teenager with his family to Montreal. He and his brothers Lou and Albert were well known for their athletic abilities and were active with the Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA) there. When war broke out in 1939, the three brothers, like more than 17,000 other young Canadian Jews (fully 20 per cent of the entire Canadian male Jewish population of the time), enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces; Lou with the Canadian First Army, Albert with the RCAF and Harold with the Royal Highland Regiment of the Black Watch. Pte. Fromstein was only 17 years old when he enlisted in August 1940 but so anxious was he to see action that he used his older brother’s name and papers to enlist. He saw much action as a stretcher-bearer with his rifle company. In fact in July 1944 while serving in France he suffered bullet and fragment wounds. He was treated in a French medical unit within Nazi held territory and had to remain in hiding till the American troops captured the area. A few months later, in February 1945, Pte. Fromstein found himself in what was probably one of the fiercest battles near the end of the war, the Battle of the Hochwald Gap in Germany. It was an immense tank battle where the German forces were now fighting a defensive war for their very survival. Though they knew the war was lost they were going to make the allies fight for every inch of the “Fatherland”. At one point during this ferocious clash, a number of Canadian tanks and a large part of a rifle company were trapped and came under heavy machine gun and mortar fire. There were many casualties and movement forward was almost impossible. Pte. Fromstein understood what he had to do. Oblivious to the gun and mortar fire, he scurried over to the wounded tending to their injuries. Many had to be evacuated and it was up to Pte. Fromstein to make that happen. Disregarding his own safety, he organized the provision of stretchers to evacuate the gravely wounded. The tortuous path to safety extended over a mile of gun-infested trails and mortar fire. The heroic actions of Pte. Fromstein undoubtedly saved their lives. As a result of his extreme courage under unspeakable battle conditions, he was awarded the Military Medal on June 5 1945. The citation read in part: “This soldier’s exceptionally courageous acts, which were Pte. Harold Fromstein Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives photo far in excess of his normal duty, definitely saved the lives of several of his comrades and not only earned him the admiration and respect of all ranks of his company but assisted greatly in maintaining the morale of his comrades at fighting pitch.” Canadian Jews fought courageously for their country in large numbers. Pte. Harold “Red” Fromstein was among the 1,971 Canadian Jewish soldiers to receive military honours, more than 10 per cent of the entire Canadian Jewish fighting force. n THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Remembrance Day M 25 GUEST VOICE One of ‘The Greatest Generation’ Ralph Levenstein M y father was part of what Tom Brokaw called in his 1999 book of the same name, “The Greatest Generation.” These were the men and women who victoriously fought in World War II, then returned home and, in Brokaw’s words, “began the task of rebuilding their lives and the world they wanted.” Robert Levenstein (everyone called him Bob) had a relatively short military career. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in March of 1943 and after training in Vancouver, Saskatoon and Portage La Prairie, Man., he went overseas in May 1944. He became a navigator and was posted to a Lancaster bomber squadron at the end of February 1945. Dad’s first operational flight came on March 22 , but the most eventful mission of his war came just two days later. On the day of the massive Allied crossing of the Rhine, Dad’s plane was hit by enemy flack and lost an engine but managed to land safely in friendly territory. The pilot, Ben Jensen, was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross while crew member, Frank Ridley, received a Distinguished Flying Medal for his efforts with the onboard fire. Enemy fighters attacked Dad’s Lancaster six times during a daylight bombing raid on Hamburg, but caused no damage. Four more night missions followed before VE-Day on May 8. Dad’s war ended with trips to bring back released prisoners of war, plus bomb disposal jobs before he returned to Canada in February 1946. The former Second Class Warrant Officer became a chartered accountant, married and raised a family and lived a busy and worthy life in his native Winnipeg until his passing in 2008. In short, Dad’s military career was (compared to many others) relatively uneventful. Unlike his two crew mates, he did not win any special decorations. He was not part of such epic Canadian military operations as D-Day or the liberation of the Netherlands. He was just one of many hundreds of thousands of soldiers and airmen from so many countries who did their part, no matter how large or small, to rid the world of a great menace. Fortunately, Dad came out of this youthful experience (he was only 21 when the war ended) pretty much unscathed mentally and physically. He enjoyed talking about his experiences and became a member of both the Wartime Pilots and Observers Association and the Royal Canadian Legion. He also made a number of visits with family members to the rebuilt Lancaster bomber at the Canadian Warplane Museum in Hamilton. None of us could quite believe anyone could fit into that small cockpit! But it was only with his passing that I began to see how important Dad’s military service was. This hit home at the cemetery in Winnipeg when members of his Legion branch requested permission to play a recording of The Last Post. I still remember reacting very differently to those trumpet notes than any other time I had heard them. I also felt it was important to obtain his military service record from Library and Archives Canada and ensuring I had ready access to Dad’s brief written sketch of his military career which forms the basis of these words I write, along with a videotaped interview he also sat for. Therefore, it was with huge pride that I applied for, and received, the special Robert Levenstein bar the Canadian government issued a few years ago for members of Bomber Command. And I will be feeling the same pride when, along with other members of the family, I will attend the annual Nov. 11 ceremony to honour Dad’s addition to the Jewish War Veterans Memorial at the Toronto UJA Federation’s Sherman Campus. Dad did not run around seeking such recognition during his lifetime, but I know he would also be proud that he and his heroic effort won’t be forgotten. n Ralph Levenstein is a former broadcast journalist who lives in Thornhill, Ont. 26 News M THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Baird receives Wiesenthal Center’s Award of Valour PAUL LUNGEN [email protected], TORONTO Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is known for fighting anti-Semitism, educating for tolerance and supporting the State of Israel, so it should come as no surprise that in a speech in which he accepted the organization’s Award of Valour, Foreign Minister John Baird touched all three bases. During a visit to Amsterdam, Baird said, he took the time to visit the Anne Frank House, the location where Anne, her family and several other Jews hid behind a false wall, hoping to escape the Nazis. Today it’s a museum, but the creak of the wooden floors reminded him of the danger Anne and the others faced every day. Anne and the others were caught not long before liberation, but in walking through the museum, Baird said he came across an interesting item Anne had placed on the wall – a small black-and-white postcard of Jerusalem. It “gave her comfort,” said Baird, and today remains “very powerful.” In signing the museum’s guest book, he noted the need to fight anti-Semitism in all its forms, and to an audience of about 250 in Toronto at the FSWC’s State of the Union Luncheon last week, he said the targeting of the individual Jew by anti-Semites has evolved into targeting the collective Jew, as represented by the State of Israel. “Anti-Semitism is beginning to pass the dinner-table test,” cloaked in references to Zionism and Israel, he said. In naming Baird as the FSWC’s Award of Valour recipient, president and CEO Avi Benlolo commended the minister for supporting Israel, standing against anti-Semitism and showing determination in preserving democracy. Baird has criticized the UN General Assembly for voting to recognize a Palestinian state. He has also signed the Ottawa Protocol on Combating Antisemitism and during his tenure, Canada shut the Iranian embassy in Ottawa, Benlolo said. During his address, Baird noted that the recent terrorist attack in Ottawa has “not shaken our identity or our resolve one iota.” One of the first calls received afterwards by Prime Minister Stephen Harper was from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Baird concluded by noting Avi Benlolo, president of FSWC, left, with Foreign Minister John Baird that Canada and Israel share the values of freedom, human rights and the rule of law. Supporting Israel is easy, he said. “We feel it in our bones.” Keynote speaker John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, pointed to the attack on Parliament, saying “it’s a signal that the war on terror is far from over.” He suggested it was an attempt to break the linkage between the United States and its allies in confronting ISIS. “This is not the time for the West to split apart,” he said. Bolton, who served at the UN under former president George W. Bush, suggested the West was losing conviction in its own values. Its opponents sense that. He said there are people in the United States who would like the country to become less assertive, to withdraw from world affairs, and who feel the world would be better off if U.S. influence lessened. But developments demonstrate the opposite, Bolton said. “It’s not our strength that is provocative. It’s our weakness that’s provocative.” Surveying a number of trouble spots, Bolton said Russia, China, and a number of countries in the Middle East are either asserting themselves in ways detrimental to the West or are descending into chaos. “If you want a strong America, say so,” he suggested. “If not, beware of what you get.” Others addressing the FSWC luncheon included Simon Deng, a Sudanese human rights activist, who was once a child slave. Children in Sudan can still be bought for only $10 and despite slavery in that country and millions dead at the hands of the Arab government in Khartoum, “the United Do Nothing Nations” focuses its attention on condemning Israel, he said. Deng left the stage with an emotional appeal for help for the people of South Sudan. n THE 19 th ANNUAL ROMANIAN HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION In memory of the Jews of Romania who perished in the Holocaust All are welcome: “I tell my story so that they might tell the next generation” – Sara Atzmon (survivor) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014 AT 10:00 AM CONGREGATION TBDJ 6519 BAILY ROAD Free admission & refreshments THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 News M 27 Intervention is demonstrably cheaper and more efficient Continued FROM page 5 Dieng suggested that UN Security Council members should refrain from exercising their veto in situations that seem to be heading to atrocity. While the U.S. administration has taken the lead in creating the Atrocities Prevention Board, Hudson said it is another matter to prove to a “skeptical” American public that the cost and risk of getting involved Our failures will be infinite and our successes unheard of in foreign conflicts is worth it. Hudson said early intervention is demonstrably cheaper and more efficient, but people are not convinced yet. Even if they were, it may ultimately be a thankless task. “As one board member said to me, ‘Our failures will be infinite and our successes will be unheard of.’” On Parliament Hill the day before the launch, Cotler was presented with the Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Medal by the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation for his longstanding commitment to preserving the Wallenberg legacy, including his advocacy for the prevention of mass atrocities, as well as for Holocaust education and political prisoners. House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and Green Party leader, Elizabeth May were among the participants. n Prager left partially paralyzed after bus accident Continued from page 17 His 2014 TED Talk (a non-profit project devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful speeches,) titled “In Search of the Man Who Broke My Neck,” has been viewed almost one million times on the Internet. When Prager was 19, a devastating bus accident left him a hemiplegic – paralyzed on one side of the body. He returned to Is- rael 20 years later to find the driver who turned his world upside down. A marvellous storyteller, Prager probes such deep questions as nature vs. nurture, and identity and self-deception. 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Please fill in the requested information and mail to PO Box 1324 Stn K Toronto, ON M4P 3J4 or fax to 450-445-6656 Name ___________________________________________________________________ Address _________________________________________________________________ City_____________________Province___________ Postal Code________________ Phone number ___________________________________________________________ Email ____________________________________________________________________ Doc key: W14FXCJN west_end_gym_OCT.indd 1 2014-09-23 3:42 PM 28 M THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Netanyahu criticized as being risk averse Ben Sales JTA, JERUSALEM An anonymous White House staffer apparently isn’t the only one who thinks Benjamin Netanyahu is shy about taking chances. A piece last week in the Atlantic magazine by journalist Jeffrey Goldberg ignited a firestorm with its revelation that an Obama administration official had called the Israeli prime minister “a coward” and “chickenshit.” But on Netanyahu’s home turf, Israeli political leaders also have criticized him as risk averse and focused solely on his political survival. Politicians on the Israeli right have called Netanyahu soft on defence. Those on the other end of the political spectrum have described him as inflexible and insincere on Israeli-Palestinian peace. Rivals deride him as overly focused on maintaining power. Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, chairman of the far-right Jewish Home party and Netanyahu’s coalition partner, demanded Oct. 28 that the Obama administration “immediately reject these gross comments.” (U.S. Secretary of State has since apologized to him). But at the end of Israel’s recent war in Gaza, it was Bennett himself who implicitly criticized Netanyahu as hesitant in fighting Hamas. “When you want to beat a terror organization, you defeat it,” he said Aug. 19. “When you hold negotiations with a terror organization, you get more terror.” Meanwhile, the Obama administra- The Israeli public may grumble, but they think he’s far and away the best option there is out there. Benjamin Netanyahu tion’s “red-hot” anger over Netanyahu’s settlement policies described in Goldberg’s piece is shared with Israeli political leaders to the left of the prime minister. Finance Minister Yair Lapid of the centrist Yesh Atid party earlier this week said that plans to expand settlements “will lead to a serious crisis in Israel-U.S. relations and will harm Israel’s standing in the world.” And Netanyahu’s main rival, opposition leader Isaac Herzog, delivered a withering 13-minute tirade against the prime minister Oct. 28 from the Knesset floor that contained many of the same criticisms as the U.S. officials’ comments. “There’s a nation here that desires life, and its life is more important than your political survival,” said Herzog, chairman of the Labor party. “Six years in a row you’ve held your position. Six full years. And what have you brought? How have you fulfilled your promise? Nothing. There’s nothing. Not peace, not security, not economy, not hope.” Apparently, however, Israelis mostly don’t seem that upset with Netanyahu, whether they agree with Herzog or not. However harsh Herzog’s criticisms, his Labor party consistently polls lower than Netanyahu’s Likud. Indeed, polls consistently show Netanyahu to be the leader that Israelis would be most likely to re-elect. And while an Israeli Channel 10 poll from last week indicated that 45 per cent of Israelis don’t want Netanyahu to serve another term, it also showed his party winning the most seats were an election to be held now. “Most people think he has an even keel,” said Jonathan Rynhold, a senior re- searcher specializing in U.S.-Israel relations at Bar-Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. “The Israeli public may grumble, but they think he’s far and away the best option there is out there.” Dahlia Scheindlin, an independent pollster and political analyst, said that while most Israelis support a two-state solution, they don’t see Netanyahu’s inaction as the main obstacle to a deal. “They see the status quo as sustainable,” she said. “They support the idea of the two-state solution, but absolve Israel of any responsibility to get there because they believe the blame for not reaching that is on the Palestinian side.” The way Hebrew University political science professor Gideon Rahat sees it, Netanyahu is risk averse because he’s trying to appeal to the Israeli political centre while maintaining right-wing policies. “Netanyahu doesn’t need to appeal to the right wing,” he said. “He needs to worry that he’s in the centre. And if he’s seen as someone who’s cautious and moderate, that helps him.” Even if the U.S. officials’ criticisms resonate with Israelis, Rynhold said Israelis would likely not side with the Obama administration over their own prime minister. “For Israelis, it’s a shrug of the shoulders,” he said. “Obama’s standing is very low with the Israeli public. They don’t think his policies toward the Middle East are effective or wise, so harsh criticism of Netanyahu will have no impact. Those who don’t like Netanyahu will not like him anyway.” n THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 International M 29 OPINION The strange story of the Lancet editor and Israel Gerald Steinberg T he Lancet is one of the most prestigious medical journals in Britain and the world, but has also been a major source of immoral demonization and political warfare against Israel. Under Dr. Richard Horton, editor since 1995, it has published numerous pseudo-scientific articles falsely accusing Israel of war crimes, including causing birth defects among Palestinians. And yet, on Oct. 2, Horton suddenly arrived in Israel as a guest of Haifa’s Rambam Hospital. Though he has been to Ramallah’s Birzeit University numerous times, and also to Jerusalem’s Augusta Victoria Hospital, which serves primarily Palestinians, he never took the short walk to Hadassah Hospital to meet Israeli doctors and patients – Jews and Arabs alike. Horton’s Israel visit was not triggered by a sudden moral awakening. Instead, he came under extreme duress, after being publicly embarrassed for having published a scurrilous letter during the Gaza war that repeated the standard anti-Israeli propaganda while erasing 4,560 Hamas rocket attacks. More importantly, NGO Monitor’s research team exposed the activities of two of the primary authors – Dr. Paola Manduca and Dr. Swee Ang Chai – in promoting hard core anti-Semitism, including a video featuring white supremacist David Duke. Only after this information was featured in Britain’s Daily Telegraph, Elsevier, the multinational publisher-owner of the Lancet, responded to the pressure. The naming and shaming of Horton and the extremist circle around him compelled him to act, bringing him to Rambam’s doorstep. Long before the infamous Gaza letter, Manduca and Swee Ang were Lancet regulars. Horton published articles that they had co-authored, including Manduca’s “birth defects” series. Funding for one of these studies came from Interpal, for which Manduca has also raised money. The United States has designated Interpal as a terrorist entity “utilized to hide the flow of money to Hamas.” At no time did Horton do the necessary due diligence required of an editor. He did not question the standard statements by the authors of the Gaza letter claiming that they had no conflicts of interest, although a number are active in anti-Israel NGOs that exploit medicine for propaganda. Manduca is with the New Weapons Committee, which has made unsubstantiated claims that Israel “experimented” with new weapons on Gazans and Lebanese. Swee Ang co-founded and remains a leader of Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), which is very active in promoting the Palestinian political cause. Horton himself has a clear conflict, stemming from his central role in the Lancet-Palestinian Health Alliance, which meets annually at Birzeit University, largely to bash Israel. The LPHA was founded by a group of Palestinian and international researchers that includes Rita Giacaman and Abdullatif Husseini of Birzeit University as well as Horton. During his week of meetings in Israel and a subsequent editorial in the Lancet, Horton refused to engage on this history and his responsibility for the immoral and hate-filled anti-Israel campaigns. He acknowledged the obvious – that the Gaza letter “does not describe the full reality,” expressed regret at the “unnecessary polarization,” and referred to the anti-Semitic video as “abhorrent.” Skeptics see this as a temporary effort to avoid a major investigation, while Horton’s Israeli hosts hope for a genuine, if partial, atonement. Perhaps Horton’s role in the unethical war against Israel does not reflect inherent anti-Semitism, but rather overriding ambition and the influence of his social and intellectual milieu. Regardless, the pressure must continue until Horton, the Lancet, and Elsevier (the publisher) issue clear apologies, retract the hate-filled articles that were never worthy of publication, and create mechanisms to prevent a recurrence. More broadly, in fighting the unethical demonization of Israel and the new anti-Semitism, this case demonstrates the importance of naming and shaming the perpetrators. By exposing the role of the Lancet in this unethical behaviour, we have shown that success is possible. n 30 International M THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Jerusalem: Netanyahu calls for responsibility and restraint JTA Jerusalem Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for “responsibility and restraint” by lawmakers in Jerusalem and said he would not change the current arrangements on the Temple Mount. “Let us not play into the hands of our extremist enemies. I think that what is necessary now is to show restraint and to work together to calm the situation. I ask that you join me in the effort to maintain the existing order, let nobody harm it, certainly not our right to go up to the Temple Mount, but we will not change the arrangements. I also ask that private initiatives be avoided as well as unbridled statements. At this time we must show responsibility and restraint,” Netanyahu said Sunday at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting. Netanyahu said the government is “committed to the status quo for Jews, Muslims and Christians” on the Temple Mount, adding that “it is easy to start a religious fire, but much more difficult to extinguish it.” He said the messages of restraint and the continuation of the status quo have Israelis wave the Israeli flag as they participate in a prayer rally for Rabbi Yehuda Glick at Safra Square in Jerusalem on Nov. 1. Yonatan Sindel Flash90 photo been passed along to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, as well as “to all elements in the area.” Netanyahu made his remarks as unrest continued over the weekend at the Temple Mount and in eastern Jerusalem following the reopening of the holy site early Friday morning, after its closure in the wake of an assassination attempt Oct. 29 of a Temple Mount activist, Rabbi Yehuda Glick. Over the weekend, Israel Police arrested 17 suspects involved in disturbances in Jerusalem, according to the police. Some 111 suspects have been arrested since a Palestinian man drove his car into a Jerusalem light rail station in northern Jerusalem 10 days ago. Israeli lawmaker, Moshe Feiglin, visited the Temple Mount on Sunday morning, saying he was trying to “shoulder the burden carried until now by our dear friend, Rabbi Yehuda Glick. “My visit to the Temple Mount was ‘accompanied’ by tens of Arabs shouting threats and curses. They feel that they have nothing to fear. Despite the attempted murder, Arabs were allowed to pray on the Temple Mount, while Jews were barred until today,” Feiglin said in a Facebook post after visiting the site. “This morning on the Mount, I was surrounded by police security, while the Arabs were free to walk about. That is just one more way to see who feels at home on the Mount and who feels like an intruder. With God’s help, we will change that ‘status quo,’” he wrote. Knesset security has assigned a bodyguard to Feiglin due to death threats that he has received. Rabbi Glick remains in serious condition and on a respirator at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. n The Miracle of Chanukah Is there a miracle in your life you want to share with our readers for our Chanukah supplement? Send us your story in less than 500 words with a picture for consideration by Nov. 14 noon to: [email protected] Use Chanukah Submission in the subject heading THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 International M 31 New conversion bill passes cabinet vote Linda Gradstein Jerusalem Israel’s cabinet has approved a government regulation that will reform the conversion process. The regulation approved Nov. 2 at the regular weekly cabinet meeting will have the force of law. It can, however, be rescinded by the cabinet as well. Only one government minister, the Jewish Home party’s Uri Ariel, who serves as housing minister, voted against the regulation, the Jerusalem Post reported. The bill aims to break the monopoly of the chief rabbinate and allow municipal rabbis to perform conversions in Israel. It would make it easier for an estimated 400,000 Israelis, most of them from the former Soviet Union, to formally convert to Judaism if they so choose. Conversion is the only way that most of these Israeli citizens can get married in Israel. As there is no civil marriage in the Jewish state, issues of personal status including marriage and divorce are controlled by the country’s chief rabbinate, which has become more ultra-Orthodox in the past few years. According to Jewish law, Jewishness is matrilineal, and the only way to be defined as Jewish is to have a Jewish mother or a recognized Orthodox conversion. If a couple wants to get married in Israel, the chief rabbinate requires proof of Jewishness, often a copy of the parents’ Jewish marriage contract. However, under Communism, when practising religion was illegal, many Jews were unable to celebrate religious Jewish marriages and would not have the required documents. Rabbi David Stav, the chairman of the Tzohar rabbinical organization, says there are an estimated 100,000 children under the age of 18 who are not legally Jewish. About 4,500 more are born each year. “This is a nuclear bomb threat for the Jewish identity of the State of Israel,” he told the Media Line. “Eventually, the Jewish identity of the state of Israel will not exist.” That leaves tens of thousands of people who can’t get married in the country where they are citizens. A growing number are DAVID ELMALEH Upholsterer Upholsterer Upholsterer Pictured, from left, MKs David Rotem and Elazar Stern with Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni at a press conference announcing the Law of Conversion to Judaism.flash90 photo getting married in Cyprus or the Czech Republic, and the civil marriage there is then recognized by the State of Israel. Others are choosing not to get married at all. Currently, only about 2,000 people are able to convert each year, half of them through a special program called Nativ, run by the Israeli army, via one of the four conversion courts in the country. The bill, which is sponsored by member of Knesset Elazar Stern, hopes to establish up to 30 religious courts to enable tens of thousands of people to convert. He is working with Tzohar, an organization of liberal rabbis. In the 1990s, more than one million immigrants from the former Soviet Union moved to Israel and became citizens. They came under the Law of Return, which grants Israeli citizenship and generous financial incentives to anybody with one Jewish grand- parent. These immigrants quickly learned Hebrew and integrated into Israeli society. Now many of them say they want to officially convert. “What motivates me is the connection between Judaism and democracy,” MK Elazar Stern told the Media Line. “If our Judaism will not be connected to the current Israeli society and the Jewish people around the world, we will not survive in the Middle East.” However the chief rabbis have already said they will not recognize any conversions done in these new courts. 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Atwater Metro Westmount Square exit $10 at door—No charge for RSVP online by November 7, 2014 —To register or for more info: www.chabadwestmount.com 32 International M THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Advisers pledge co-ordination on Iran talks JTA WASHINGTON The United States and Israel will maintain “unprecedented co-ordination” as nuclear talks go forward with Iran, the White House said after a summit of the two nations’ security advisers. “On Iran, the U.S. delegation reaffirmed our commitment to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon,” said the statement describing the meeting of the U.S.-Israel Consultative Group, co-chaired at the White House by Susan Rice, the U.S. national security adviser, and Yossi Cohen, her Israeli counterpart. “The two sides discussed the ongoing diplomatic efforts of the P5+1 and [European Union] to reach a comprehensive solution that peacefully and verifiably resolves the international community’s concerns with Iran’s program,” the statement said, using the acronym for the major powers now in nuclear talks with Iran. “The delegations pledged to continue the unprecedented co-ordination between the United States and Israel as negotiations continue.” The statement comes after a week of tensions between Israel and the United States sparked by the publication in the Atlantic of an attack by an unnamed Obama administration official who, using colourful language, described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as cowardly. Notably, the White House statement did not mention the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Instead, it described discussion of “pressing issues, including ongoing efforts by the United States and coalition partners to degrade and ultimately destroy IS,” the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. A photo distributed with the statement showed Rice and Cohen embracing. The U.S.-Israel Consultative Group meets twice a year. n Ruling over others against Jewish values, Rabin says JTA Jerusalem Israel cannot protect its Jewish and democratic character without peace, former president Shimon Peres said at a memorial for Yitzhak Rabin. “Peace has become a derogatory term. There are those who say that those who believe in peace are naive, not patriots, delusional,” Peres said Sunday night to thousands of people gathered in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv for the event. “But I say to all those in a clear voice, those who give up on peace are the ones who are delusional.” Rabin was assassinated 19 years ago by Yigal Amir, who remains in jail. Nov. 5 marks the anniversary on the Hebrew calendar of the assassination. “Ruling over another people is against our values as Jews. To pursue peace is a mitzvah. It’s also very practical, very Jewish,” Peres said. The Israeli Peace Initiative and Nov. 4 groups were among the organizers of the memorial, which featured a more political overtone. A second memorial, sponsored by a coalition of groups from the left and right, including youth movements, will take place Nov. 8 in Rabin Square. President Reuven Rivlin will serve as keynote speaker at the rally, which will remember Rabin’s life and legacy, the Dror Israeli Movement announced Nov. 2. n Thousands of Israelis gathered at the Tel Aviv square. Israel sun photo It's easy to subscribe online SUBSCRIBE TODAY Subscription Rates ❏ 1 YEAR $65.70* ❏ 2 YEARS $124.83* ❏ 1 YEAR DIGITAL (eCJN) $34.44* bit.ly/subcjn ❑ YES, I would like a subscription to The CJN ________________________________________________________________________________________ NAME _________________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS *TAXES INCLUDED Delivery made only to Canadian Addresses ___________________________________________ CITY Log on to: bit.ly/subcjn Mail this form to: PO Box 1324, Stn Main, Toronto, ON M4P 3J4 Call us: PROV. _________________________________ TELEPHONE _____________________________ POSTAL CODE ____________________________________________________ EMAIL ✔ Payment: $____________ ❏ Cheque Enclosed Charge my ❏ Visa ❏ MasterCard ❏ Amex _______________________________________________________________ ________ ______ /______ CARD NUMBER CVC EXPIRY 416-932-5095 or 1-866-849-0864 ________________________________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURE Doc key: S14PHCJN, S14WMCJN How to Subscribe _________ THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 33 M Belles Soeurs: The Musical hits all the right notes Arts Scene by Heather Solomon The life of housewives has never taken on such intensity or such humour as in Belles Soeurs: The Musical, at the Segal Centre until Nov. 16. Producer Allan Sandler of Copa de Oro Productions has the world premiere of which he’s been dreaming and into which he’s poured five years of his life, honing the details to meet every one of his and the audience’s expectations. This show shoots even beyond, into the stratosphere of entertainment at its most fulfilling. Michel Tremblay’s play has ascended yet another rung into the realm of topflight musicals thanks to Brian Hill, who has adapted the book, and Neil Bartram’s spiced-up adaptation of the English lyrics set to Daniel Bélanger’s memorable music. René Richard Cyr directs the cast of 12, moulding them into a group that can function as a harmonious ensemble yet stamp the stage with their individuality. Astrid Van Wieren plays Germaine Astrid Van Wieren as Germains Lauzon Andrée Lanthier photo Lauzon, the gloating winner of one million trading stamps, which she intends to use to acquire the entire catalogue of consumer merchandise. To redeem the stamps, she must glue them into 833 booklets, and to achieve her ends, she holds a pasting party with friends and family enlisted as the lickers and stickers. Needless to say, with no returns for themselves other than a bottle of cola, the women rebel and Madame Lauzon must DECEMBER 4 ISSUE find an alternate path to her heart’s desire that may not be rooted in material goods. As the partygoers arrive, so do their tales of woe at the hands of their demanding husbands, uncontrollable children and houses that require unceasing sweeping, polishing and every other form of domestic slavery, examples of which are set to some delightful choreography by Monik Vincent. Each woman reveals her own troubles, some hysterically funny and some heartbreaking. Stephanie McNamara plays Germaine’s self-sacrificing but spunky sister Rose, who secretly suffers spousal abuse and sings about it in a powerful number. Their younger sister, Pierette, played by Geneviève Leclerc, is the girl gone wrong, seduced by a club owner and put to work there until her youth and beauty have been usurped by new blood. The ongoing conflict between Germaine and her daughter, Linda, acted with the perfect mixture of rebellion and love by Élise Cormier, threads through the show’s storyline. And as in each of the women’s cases, a man is the bane of her life. Similarly for Madame Sauvé, sung with mischievous abandon by Paula Wolfson, who is forced to submit to her severe same-sex companion Madame Bibeau (Marcia Tratt). Anik Matern plays Madame Dubuc, whose enslavement is as caregiver to her 93-year-old invalid mother-in-law Olivine (Jocelyne Zucco), who enters after a hysterical scene masterminded by sound man Peter Balov’s track of a wheelchair falling down three flights of one of Montreal’s notorious walk-ups. Valerie Boyle milks the gentler humour of Madame Longpré, a neighbour who recites the guest list of her daughter’s wedding to which none of the partygoers has been invited. Stealing the show are the comically gifted Geneviève St. Louis as the jealous Madame Brouillette and the fabulously satiric Lisa Horner as the rich snob, Madame De Courval. Musical director Chris Barillaro coached the cast to tuneful perfection and leads a live, six-piece orchestra onstage that will have you humming the music long after the final curtain and will make you desperate to obtain an as-yet non-existent cast album. 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For many of us who enjoy cooking, the kitchen is a comfort zone – particularly that time of year. I could make some cakes to have on hand for when friends drop by. It was also a good day to put up a pot of soup. Making soup can be as much of a pleasure as eating it – stirring it, tending to it and, best of all, tasting it. It was also a good opportunity to try some new recipes that I’ve had on my to-do list. By mid-afternoon I was in the kitchen with a cake in the oven and a pot of soup on the stove. The kitchen was toasty warm and steamy from the heat of the oven and the simmering soup. For all I cared, it could be snowing and sleeting outside – the aromas wafting around were nothing short of Gan Eden. Lost Keys Has a Story “We lost our keys at a hockey game out of town, including our expensive-to-replace smart key for the car. 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This soup, along with good fresh bread, is a great dinner. ❏ 2 onions, whole ❏ 3-4 lb. chuck or other roast or 4-5 turkey necks ❏ marrow soup bones, optional ❏ 3-4 carrots, cut into chunks ❏ 3-4 stalks celery, cut into chunks ❏ 4 cloves garlic, minced ❏ 5-6 sprigs parsley ❏ 2 tomatoes, quartered or 2 tbsp. tomato puree ❏ 1 1/2 cups barley ❏ salt to taste Place meat, bones and onions in a big soup pot and fill almost to the top with water. Simmer about 1 hour. Skim top with slotted spoon. Lower heat and add carrots, celery, garlic, parsley and tomatoes. Cover with lid partially and cook slowly, about 2 hours, or until the carrots are very tender. Remove all vegetables except carrots. Add barley and salt to taste and cook until barley gets soft and tender, about another 1 to 1-1/2 hours. If it gets too thick, add water. Makes 8-10 servings. ■ 2. Arrange for subscriber services to open a short term U.S. or foreign delivery at the low rate of $10.00 per month to cover the cost of additional postage. This charge is payable before departure by cheque, or major credit card. SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Log on to bit.ly/CJNContact and complete the online form or call us 416 932 5095 / 1 866 849 0864 Please notify us 10 days prior to your departure Amazin Raisin Cake This apple cake is so easy, and so good! Everyone who tasted it wanted the recipe. ❏ 3 cups flour ❏ 2 cups sugar ❏ 1 cup mayonnaise ❏ 1/3 cup orange juice or water ❏ 2 eggs ❏ 2 tsp. baking soda ❏ 1-1/2 tsp. cinnamon ❏ 1/2 tsp. nutmeg ❏ 1/2 tsp. salt ❏ 1/4 tsp. ground cloves ❏ 3 cups chopped, peeled apples ❏ 1 cup raisins ❏ 1/2 cup chopped walnuts Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9 x 13-in. baking pan with nonstick spray or line with baking paper. With mixer at low speed, beat first 10 ingredients for 2 minutes, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in apples, raisins and nuts by hand. Batter will be very thick. Spread in baking pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Sprinkle with confectionery sugar. THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 35 M About Town by Janice Arnold Thursday, Nov. 6 moroccan jewry Today’s the last chance to catch Toronto filmmaker Kathy Wazana’s documentary on Moroccan Jewry, They Were Promised the Sea, at Cinéma du Parc. Wazana, who was born in Casablanca, explores her identity as an “Arab Jew” in this controversial film. She set out to discover why hundreds of thousands of Jews left Morocco in the 1960s believing they were no longer welcome. What she found is “a country still grieving for its Jewish population.” 514-281-1900. jewish refugees in canada The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre presents “(Un)Welcoming the Other?” a tour of its museum that focuses on the history of Jewish refugees to Canada during World War II in comparison with the integration of immigrants today, at 6:30 p.m., as part of the annual Holocaust Education Series. www.mhmc.ca. Friday, Nov. 7 kabbalat for the family Congregation Dorshei Emet holds a casual Kabbalat Shabbat for families at 6:30 p.m. led by Rabbi Julia Appel, with music, potluck dinner and kids’ activities, while parents socialize. Reservations, [email protected]. Saturday, Nov. 8 russian culture “An Evening of Russian Culture: One Hundred Years of Gratitude” is presented at the Jewish Public Library at 8 p.m. Music, dance, poetry and, of course, pirojki and vodka are on the bill. The evening celebrates a century of Russian Jewish immigration to Montreal, and the JPL’s role in providing the newcomers with an intellectual social meeting place. Tickets, 514-345-6416. solo show Britt Dash presents her debut onewoman comedic show Chutzpah during the second annual SOLOS Festival at MainLine Theatre, 3997 St. Laurent Blvd., at 7 p.m. “A big part of the inspiration for this show came from growing up in a bit of a bubble,” says the young performer.”For example, I hadn’t met anyone who wasn’t Jewish pretty much until I was18.” Chutzpah, set in the Montreal Jewish community in the 1990s, explores trying to live up to one’s family’s expect- ations and find a potential mate. Dash is a member of Gross, an improv comedy troupe hailing from the Montreal Improv Theatre and a regular at storytelling events around Montreal, including Confabulation. www.solosfestival.com. Sunday, Nov. 9 kristallnacht commemoration Kristallnacht, the pogrom organized by Nazi Germany on Nov. 9 and 10, 1938 is commemorated by the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre at the Gelber Conference Centre at 5 p.m. The Holocaust museum holds an open house from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with English and French tours. 514-345-2605. Monday, Nov. 10 holocaust memoirs The latest series of memoirs by Holocaust survivors living in Canada published by the Azrieli Foundation is launched at the Grande Bibliothèque at 7:30 p.m. The evening includes readings and films of interviews with the authors. Reservations, [email protected]. shulamis yelin biography The book Demonic to Divine: The Double Life of Shulamis Yelin by her daughter Gilah Yelin Hirsch and Nancy Marelli is launched at the Jewish Public Library at 7:30 p.m. The biography contrasts the idyllic Montreal Jewish childhood of the late Yelin, a writer, with her battle with mental illness as an adult. The co-authors are joined by Dr. Laurence Kirmayer and professor Norma Joseph in a discussion. Tickets, 514-345-6416. Revolution is screened at a Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors event in the Segal Centre’s CinemaSpace at 7 p.m. Tickets, 514-342-1234, ext. 7201. jewish soul fooD Israeli foodie Janna Gur talks about her latest book Jewish Soul Food at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim at 7:30 p.m., opening the Tuesday Night Learning session. She’s followed by Rabbi Mark Fishman on “Rabbi Meir: A Light for All Generations” and Reuven Kimelman of Brandeis University on “What Does the Resurrection of the Dead Have to Do With Judaism’s Philosophy of Pleasure?” at 8:30. 514-937-9471. Wednesday, Nov. 12 palliative care Nurse Susan Britton leads a workshop called “An End of Life Choice” presented by the Council on Palliative Care at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom from 6-8 p.m. The film Dying Wish is also shown. [email protected]. authors read Three local authors read from their latest books at the Côte St. Luc Public Library at 7 p.m.: Sima Goel (Fleeing the Hijab), Myra Giberovitch (Recovering From Genocidal Trauma), and Elaine Kalman Naves (Portrait of a Scandal: The Abortion Trial of Robert Notman). 514-485-6900. A veteran remembers World War II veteran Dr. William Novick speaks on “Remembrance Day Remembered” at a meeting of the FAB (Fifty and Beyond) Group of Act to End Violence Against Women at Terra Cotta Restaurant at noon. Reservations, 514-487-2330. Of interest to shoppers Economics professor Abe Tevel is the guest speaker at a meeting of the Canadian Hadassah-WIZO Golda Meir Chapter at Shaar Shalom Synagogue in Chomedey at 12:15 (members) or 1 p.m. (guests). He’ll offer insights into marketing and product pricing. Reservations, president Evie Applebee, 450-681-9342. Thursday, Nov. 13 two shows open “Corner of the Sky: The Music of Stephen Schwartz,” a tribute to the celebrated Broadway composer (Godspell, Pippin, Wicked). is presented for one night only at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts’ Studio at 8 p.m., produced and performed by Noelle Hannibal and Marc Ducusin. Tickets, 514-739-7944...Darrah Teitel’s Corpus, a Holocaust-themed mystery, makes its Quebec premiere at Teesri Duniya Theatre at 8 p.m. at MAI, 3680 Jeanne Mance St. Directed by Liz Valdez, this play won the Canadian Jewish Playwrights Competition in 2010. A third-generation genocide scholar uncovers a strange Holocaust-era relationship. Tickets, 514-849-3378. Until Nov. 30. Israeli-Palestinian peace? Carleton University political science professor Mira Sucharov speaks on “What is Next for Israeli-Palestinian Peace?” at the Gelber Conference Centre at 7:15 p.m., sponsored by Canadian Friends of Peace Now and the Labour Zionist History Circle. n Tuesday, Nov. 11 remembering the fallen A Remembrance Day ceremony is held at the military section of the Baron de Hirsch cemetery at 11 a.m. (entrance closest to Victoria Avenue), Road C. The names of all 577 Jewish servicemen in the Canadian armed forces killed in the world wars and Korean war have been inscribed on the monument there. history of israel McGill University professor Harold Waller lectures on “Israel: Zionism and State – From the Balfour Declaration to the Six Day War” at the Canadian Institute for Jewish Research at 5:30 p.m., as part of its seminar on countering anti-Israel propaganda. Registration, [email protected]. film screening The documentary As Time Goes By in Shanghai about seven Chinese jazz musicians who survived the Cultural Recipe for success A $100,000 cheque is presented to Agence Ometz co-director Gail Small, second from left, proceeds from the Federation CJA Women’s Philanthropy Mosaic cookbook, to help vulnerable women by “Top Chefs” Rhonda Leibner, Gail Adelson-Marcovitz, Etty Bienstock and Heather Paperman. 36 M THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Vayera | Genesis 18:1 - 22:24 Rabbi Aaron Katchen explores the danger of Sodom and Gomorrah Rabbi Michal Shekel sees an example of great courage in the story of Lot’s wife Rabbi Howard Morrison uncovers a parallel between this week’s Torah reading and Kristallnacht Aaron Katchen Michal Shekel Howard Morrison “B ecause the cry of [the victims of ] Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their [the perpetrators’] sin is very grievous.” – Genesis 18:20 “There are four character types among people. One who says, ‘What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is yours’ is of average character, and some say, this is the character of Sodom. [One who says] ‘What’s mine is yours and what’s yours is mine’ is unlearned. [One who says] ‘What’s mine is yours and what’s yours is yours’ is pious. [One who says] ‘What’s yours is mine and what’s mine is mine’ is wicked.” – Mishnah Avot 5:13 The Torah does not address the nature of the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah. This Mishnah indicates how the rabbis understood their sin. There are two opinions around “What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is yours,” – one neutral, the other base. Although referring to property, the rabbis see this idea as the basis for human interaction, the litmus test for a healthy community. The wicked and righteous characteristics are often self-evident in people, and we are either drawn to or repelled by their behaviour. But the people of Sodom created a false sense of justice, which lulled people into thinking their actions were good. Sodom uses a false morality to inculcate the destruction of kindness and our shared obligation for humanity. By building fences around what is “mine” under the false pretense of protecting what is “yours,” we close our hearts, minds and hands to the other. We can ignore their plight as their own and see their suffering as warranted, and we use our sense of justice to justify it. At times, things that appear neutral on the surface are often the most dangerous. This was the danger of Sodom, and why the need was so strong to destroy that mindset. n W I Rabbi Aaron Katchen is associate executive director of Hillel of Greater Toronto and director, Ask Big Questions Fellowship, for Hillel International. Rabbi Michal Shekel is executive director of the Toronto Board of Rabbis and the spiritual leader at Or Hadash Synagogue, Newmarket, Ont. hy did Lot’s wife look back? Midrash Genesis Rabbah makes her out to be a reluctant participant from the very beginning. Lot, intending to offer hospitality to his guests, asks his wife to prepare a feast. She does so grudgingly, borrowing salt from neighbours and intentionally alerting them to presence of the messengers. Rabbi Yitzhak explains her fate is “because she sinned through salt.” In this midrash, Lot’s wife is the opposite of the hospitable matriarch Sarah. But these two women, and a third woman in this parshah, Hagar, have something in common. All three women have to deal with the potential loss of their children. Tradition holds that Sarah died of shock upon learning of the Akedah. Hagar leaves her son Ishmael under some bushes and moves away so she will not see him die. Lot had two married daughters in Sodom whose husbands did not take seriously Lot’s warning to leave town (Genesis 19:14). Lot’s wife had little time to prepare for the fact that she would never see those two daughters again. The same maternal emotions that made Hagar turn away caused Lot’s wife to look back with concern. Lot’s wife is turned into a netsiv melach, a pillar of salt. Netsiv (pillar) is from the same root as nitsavim, meaning “stand before” or “stand over.” In parshat Nitsavim, we stand before God to enter the covenant. In this week’s parshah, the verb root n-ts-v is used in describing God’s messengers as they appear before Abraham. N-ts-v implies a sacred aspect to the standing. Furthermore, since ancient times, salt has been a physical preservative, a ritual cleanser and a symbol of a binding covenant. Life isn’t fair, and the sacred isn’t necessarily benign. In looking back, Lot’s wife committed a courageous act, as holy as it was tragic. n n Parshat Vayera, we read about many of the tests Abraham endured in becoming the founding patriarch of the Jewish People. One involved how he would respond to God’s plan to destroy the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. The Torah makes it clear he was being tested, since God revealed His plan to him. Ultimately, if 10 righteous people could be found, God wouldn’t destroy the cities. In some midrashim, the source for requiring 10 for a minyan harkens back to this episode, suggesting that 10 righteous people have the potential to transform an entire community. What’s perhaps most noteworthy is that this test shows concern and compassion for strangers, people and communities that Abraham doesn’t even recognize. His particularistic covenant with God compels him to speak out for all humanity. This year, Parshat Vayera will be read on the 76th anniversary of Kristallnacht, which transpired Nov. 9, 1938. Today, we still ask the unanswerable question: Where were the Abrahams of the world to speak out and confront the evil befalling Jews in eastern Europe? As Elie Wiesel has suggested, the sin of indifference pervaded the world at the time. Our first patriarch, Abraham, a role model for all time, did not sit idly by. He did not commit the sin of indifference when God revealed His plan for Sodom and Gomorrah. This test is one for us as well. It’s easy to understand that Jews will come together to speak out and confront injustices perpetrated against Israel and Jews around the world. We were united this past summer during Israel’s war with Hamas and when anti-Semitic events took place around the globe. The story of Abraham, however, compels us to confront evil wherever it takes place, regardless of whom the innocent victim might be. If we expect the world to voice concern on Jewish issues, we must also voice concern on issues that are universal and demand compassion, justice and righteousness. n Rabbi Howard Morrison is senior clergy at Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue in Toronto. DRIVE untry feel ght, clean avine set. 2 bdrm. vail. 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She has lived in the national capital since attending Carleton University, where she earned a master’s degree in public administration, after graduating from McGill University. She attended Jewish People’s and Peretz Schools and Bialik High School. She and husband Steven Morgan have four children aged 9 to 18. The Beutel name in Montreal is synonymous with community service and philanthropy. What was it like growing up in such a family and what influence has that had on your life? I have always been proud of my family’s legacy of community service and philanthropy. My parents [Judy and Morton], late grandparents, my late Uncle Irwin [who passed away in August] and others are a source of pride and inspiration for me. They were strong role models who taught me the value of caring for others, of tzedakah and social action, through their untiring commitment and dedication to the Jewish community in Canada and in Israel. From a young age, I was taught the importance of standing up and taking action for what is important to you. The lesson that I took away from them was that it is not only important to count oneself as part of the Jewish community, it’s also incumbent upon each one of us to actively help shape the community and take part in activities that help bolster Jewish life if we want to ensure a Jewish future for our children. Na’amat Canada is probably not well known to younger generations. Historically, it was associated with Labour Zionism and originally called Pioneer Women. What is its relevance today, in this country, to women your age and younger? Na’amat Israel (sister organization of Na’amat Canada) is one of the most important and relevant organizations in Israel today, working to improve the status of women and their families. Na’amat programs and service offerings span the State of Israel and provide support to hundreds of thousands of people of all ages and all walks of life. Na’amat is also a strong force for social change, as it actively promotes women’s and other important issues through the legal and political systems in Israel. Na’amat Canada continues to be active, and has many longtime, as well as new members and supporters, across the country, who believe strongly in Na’amat’s mission and values. This is despite the fact that the world is rapidly changing around us, and it has been challenging for Jewish membership organizations such as ours to adapt. It is true that it’s harder to get the message out to the younger generation today, as there are so many other charities, causes and activities competing for their attention. To meet these challenges, Na’amat Canada is focused on looking ahead at ways in which we can inspire the next generation of women, and ensure that Na’amat Canada continues to be a strong organization. We have had some great successes in attracting women with young families looking for meaningful ways to become involved in their Jewish communities and for ways to support Israel. We seek to build on these successes. How long have you been associated with Na’amat and what attracted you to the organization, besides family tradition? I have been an active member of Na’amat Canada for around 18 years. While I grew up with Na’amat – my mother was the Na’amat Montreal executive director for 30 years – my own personal connection to the organization started when I moved to Ottawa and was newly married. At that point, Na’amat with each other across the country and within the international movement have also evolved along with new technologies. As I mentioned before, attracting the next generation of Na’amat members is one of our top priorities. While we have new clubs of young women such as in Toronto, this is definitely one of the challenges facing our organization as we look across the country and ahead to the future. The large number of Jewish and non-Jewish organizations vying for the next generation’s attention, talents and dollars is staggering. However, building on Na’amat’s many strengths, we are working to attract younger members to our organization and to support our cause. Sarah Beutel Ottawa was starting up a new chapter, and I was looking for ways to get involved in my new Jewish community. What attracted to me to Na’amat, and continues to be an inspiration every single day, is the important mission and values of the organization. Na’amat seeks to care for, to strengthen, empower and assist women in so many ways in Israel, and in our own communities as well. It is women helping women, Jewish people helping to strengthen the Jewish state and our local communities, and a network of women from countries all over the world bound together in this important mission. How has Na’amat changed over the years, in terms of its mission and activities? How successful has Na’amat been in attracting a new generation? Does it vary across Canada? Na’amat’s mission and values have not changed over its 90 years in Canada. What has changed is the way in which we have gone about achieving our mission. The types of activities and fundraisers have changed with the times. The ways we communicate How have you managed to balance your family, professional and communal lives? This balance is definitely hard to achieve, and it’s a work in progress. It is a good thing that I like to be busy! It is also a good thing that I inherited the “highly organized” gene! I like to make time for things that are important to me, and I know that life is short, and I try to get it all in while I can. I am fortunate to have a supportive husband and family. This has allowed me to balance fulltime work, family life and volunteer roles. What does directing “community collaboration” entail? Is this a recently created position and why was it necessary considering that Ottawa is a small Jewish community? In my professional life, I am fortunate to work for the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. My main role is to manage several of the federation’s local and Israel programs. A lot of the programs and activities of the federation are done through working together with other local Jewish organizations to strengthen the Jewish community. This is not a new position, although the title itself is newly minted! Despite its relatively small size, the Jewish community of Ottawa has a large number of Jewish organizations, and by working together, we can all achieve so much more. n Advertise in our special issues throughout the year. Weddings etc. - 3 times per year 4 Greeting issues including Pre-Holiday Food issues for Passover, Tribute to Israel, Rosh Hashana and Chanukah Monthly Seniors pages Call your CJN sales rep today for issue dates and deadlines 514-735-2612 THE CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Social Scene M 39 The gift of a Neaman Backstory Gerald Posner F orty years after his death, Morris Neaman of Winnipeg still exerts a profound effect in the heart and mind of Toronto’s Henry Bernick. Bernick, just turned 90, was raised in what was then Poland, now Belarus. His ancestors had made a mark in the area of what was known as Zelwa, in Poland in the milling and grain business. That laid the foundation for what later was the key to getting into Canada in 1939, just two months ahead of World War II and at a time when Bernick was all of 15 years old. The family settled in July 1939 in Essa Township near Cookstown, Ont. Shortly after, they moved to nearby Ivy, Ont. Soon, young Bernick left to study engineering at the University of Toronto. Within five years of his arrival in Canada, he married Esther Starkman. This year, Henry and Esther celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with their three children, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. As Bernick says, perhaps none of the material success he has had would ever have happened were it not for the man he calls his mentor, Morris Neaman. The Neaman – Bernick connection began simply enough given that one man was in Toronto and the other in Winnipeg and 25 years separated them in age. Upon graduation, Bernick could not get a job, so he went to work at his uncle’s tanning factory in Midland, Ont. Bernick and his wife invested her inheritance in the factory, but even so the business was failing and he realized they needed help. So, he contacted the Sable Group in Montreal, where Neaman was a partner with Joseph Kerbel. It was not long before Neaman met Bernick. In the early 1950s, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation was established by the government. Neaman suggested to Henry that he get into land development in the Barrie, Ont., area where Bernick was living. They would be partners and if at any time Bernick wanted to leave the partnership, all Neaman wanted was his original investment returned. So, Kerbel, Neaman and Bernick put up $1,000 each and off they went. The business flourished until Bernick’s group became the biggest home builders in Barrie. The group invested heavily in land development in Mississauga and Toronto. Neaman also persuaded Bernick to enter the world of finance. This new venture was significant enough that the group owned three finance companies in Canada in the early 1960s – one of which was in Winnipeg, allowing Bernick to learn at the feet of his mentor. Over a period of 27 years from 1947 until Neaman died in 1974, Bernick involved himself in manufacturing, property development and finance companies. His success was due to the influence of Neaman. Bernick says Neaman’s impact continues to this day. As Henry puts it so aptly in his autobiography A Package of Matches, “since his death in 1974, I have continued to be profoundly influenced by all of the knowledge and wisdom Mr. Neaman imparted on me. It is hard to find the words to describe how invaluable our relationship has been for him and me.” Bernick points out that after Neaman’s death, he continued to have a warm and successful relationship with Neaman’s grandsons, Marvin and Barry Shenkarow, the former owners of the Winnipeg Jets hockey team. The other great lesson Neaman taught Bernick was giving back. Bernick must have been an excellent student when he studied in the charity class that Neaman taught. In 2011, Bernick donated $1.5 million to Georgian College in Barrie for the establishment of the Henry Bernick School of Entrepreneurship. Today, as he hits 90, sitting in his office with the large framed picture of Neaman right above his desk, Bernick reflects on his well traveled life, which was changed and elevated owing to Morris Neaman. It’s a legacy that any family would love to have. n 12:27 a.m. Do you think people are consciously choosing whether or not they use the Oxford comma, or is the whole world just chaos? 12:41-1:13 (You talked about hockey for 32 minutes. I chose not to transcribe it, for the sake of our marriage.) 1:21 a.m. What? Are you freaking serious?! Rogers says we’ve used up 85 per cent of our data already. Liars. 1:34 a.m. The Greens got that new kitchen. It’s nice. Granite and stainless. Ha! Look at this picture – look at the counter – you can totally see the reflection of that little umbrella flash thing for photos. Did they take professional photos of their own kitchen?? What would that cost? 1:52 a.m. Jenny and Benny aren’t going to vaccinate!? I never thought they were that stupid, did you? People who don’t understand what a vaccine safety net is shouldn’t be allowed to put their own kids in seatbelts. I’m kidding. Mostly. 2:03 a.m. Oh my god. Barry just posted this completely racist article. Know what he wrote? “Finally, some common sense.” I’m gonna comment. Should I comment? 2:06 a.m. There. Should I press “post?” I don’t wanna start a whole thing. 2:14 a.m. Honey, if we ever redo our kitchen, let’s also get an umbrella-flashy thing. 2:23 a.m. OK, I commented on Barry’s racist post. But should it say “misguided” instead of “complete ignorance”? 2:41 a.m. Did you know that – oh, sorry! Sorry. Go back to sleep. Ssshh. Ssshhh. Sorry. 2:44 a.m. Ebola is a funny word, when you say it slowly. Ebola. Ebola. Eeeebooowwwwwllllaaa. 2:56 a.m. The house down the street went for almost 15 per cent over asking! I mean, they have a new deck, and the realtor with the billboard. What’s her name? Was it Anne or Anna? 3:07 a.m. Did you know we could rent a billboard for $500 a week? I thought it would be more. Do you think that includes printing? 3:14 a.m. Oh! Eric’s online. I’m gonna say hi. (typing:) Hey Eric. Eric says hey. 3:16 He’s asking what we’re up to. What should I say, sweetie? Oh, sorry. Are you asleep? n Neaman’s impact continues to this day Wry bread Facebook fed up David Levine Dear Alan, I ’ve left for work. I can’t take any more. I love you, but you need to accept that your addiction is real. I know you think your actions don’t affect anyone but you, but they have consequences that we both have to deal with. You used to be so young and energetic – we both were! – but we’re both so exhausted now that I can barely remember that feeling. I’m afraid you’re going to have to choose: it’s either me or your Facebook feed. I’m not asking for much. Just stop checking Facebook in bed. No smartphones, tablets, phablets, e-readers or laptops. For the thousandth time: I can tell when a screen is on at night. It emits light. Last night I snuck a tape recorder into bed. I’m sorry – but no matter how many times I bring it up, you still say I’m “exaggerating.” So when I got out of bed (at 4:55 this morning), I transcribed it all. Here it is, Alan. Here’s why we don’t sleep anymore. I hope that now you’ll believe me and we can start to set our marriage on the right track. 11:48 p.m. I turned the lights out. You were still online. 11:53 p.m. OK, I’ll just finish reading this article then I’m shutting it off. Good night. 11:58 p.m. That’s so cool – honey, we should eat more turmeric. I don’t know what it is, but it’s like a super-hero food or something. Can you get some? Do we have a shopping list? 12:03 a.m. OK, there’s 41 different shopping list apps. How many different kinds of lettuce do we buy? Because the free version of this one only lets you choose two kinds per trip – and I don’t pay for apps. 12:21 a.m. Whoa. Did you read about this Jian Ghomeshi thing? That guy should’ve stuck with Moxy Fruvous. Remember them, honey? “Once I Was the King of Spain?” No? Are you asleep? 40 M Our lives are a canvas that we paint our experiences upon Our homes are a canvas that we paint our lives on Our neighbourhoods are canvasses where we collectively create Our cities are canvasses of our collective neighbourhoods Our country is a canvas of the collective cities Our world is a canvas of all the countries and the Universe is a masterpiece of creation. 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