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By Susan Merskey
On June 1, close to 325 people gathered at the Best Western
Lamplighter to attend the 26th
London Negev Dinner, honouring
Bill Brady. They recognised his lifelong contribution to so many areas of life in London, through his career and, more recently, as a volunteer. They also acknowledged his ceaseless espousal of inclusivity, including his public stance more than forty years ago, when he openly protested the exclusion of
Jews from some London area clubs.
Once everyone was seated in the ballroom, emcee Neil
Aitchison opened the proceedings, introducing the Table of Honour.
Sonja Gustafson led the singing of
Hatikvah and O Canada. In her invocation, Rabbi Clark noted how much the Sederot recycled wastewater reservoir project had already contributed to the region, and how much more would be accomplished when the project is completed. Following the meal,
Noam Chernick and Mary
Hooydonk led Birkhat HaMazon.
During the meal, representatives of the Federal Government, City
Council, the State of Israel,
London Jewish Federation and the
Jewish National Fund brought greetings to the Dinner. (The
Ontario government was not represented because of the Election
Campaign then under way.) All paid tribute to Bill’s many accomplishments and stressed the importance of the Negev Dinner tributes.
The Jewish National Fund’s
Bloomfield Medal for volunteerism was presented posthumously to the late Max Valinsky. Terry Marcus noted Max’s sterling work over many years with his fund-raising efforts for both UJA and JNF, noting that nothing was too much trouble for him and that he spared no effort to help those in need. The medal was presented to Max’s wife Betty.
A video presentation provided the audience with the most current information about the Sederot project. Although the Negev
Dinner is over, contributions
Bill Brady being presented with the Citation.
Our emcee and funny man, Neil Aitchison.
would still be most welcome.
More can be learned about this vital project in the adjacent article.
The audience was entertained by Sonja Gustafson, and the group
Parallax providing a most enjoyable mix of jazz and popular classic songs, as well as two Hebrew ones.
The fitting tribute to Bill began with a few well-timed words from
Neil Aitchison, delivered with the humour which had marked his comments throughout. Then we heard from his two daughters,
Linda and Laura. Honouree
Bill Brady provided further Enjoying the reception in the Atrium.
entertainment in his acceptance speech. Expressing his pleasure at being honoured in person rather than posthumously he continued in a similar light-hearted vein, drawing much laughter from his friends and JNF supporters. The
JNF citation was presented to Bill by Jeff Phillips, Jack Malkin and
Franklin Simkevitz.
A great deal of time and effort went into ensuring that the dinner
Betty Valinsky accepting the Bloomfield Medal on behalf of Max Valinsky z''l.
Beautiful music by Sonja Gustafson and Parallax.Enjoying the reception in the Atrium ran smoothly. Many thanks must go to the entire Dinner Executive
Committee, to the honorary cochairs Sheldon Aaron, Bob Siskind and Cal Stiller as well as to
Claudia Neville, Chef Nick and staff at the Lamplighter and to all the countless other volunteers who in one way or another, contributed to the success of the evening.
We are a small group that meet about eight times a year to prepare hand-sewn burial garments according to our Jewish tradition and local custom. When our current sewing people joined the group, we were much younger than those who had been sewing for a long time. Now the formerly younger people are older than those who preceded them. We are hoping for some additional members who can make a longterm commitment.
Sewing together is a most enjoyable activity. The group is friendly and lively and the work is an easy mitzvah with no pressure or stress. There are no minutes, no dues, and no officers except a treasurer. We all do what is needed and we feel good about our part in it. If you can thread a needle and sew a simple seam, you already have enough expertise to help.
We bill London’s Jewish
Cemetary Committee for the garments so that we can pay for the fabric and other materials. Our surplus is “invested” in the
London Jewish community. Over the years, we have donated funds for youth education, bursaries for university and college students, and the JNF. We recently donated funds to the London Community
Hebrew Day School and the three synagogue religious schools.
Earlier this year, we offered a bursary for university and college students, but did not receive any applications that met the published criteria.
If you would like to know more about our Sewing Group or might like to join us, please contact our treasurer, Sandra
Safran, at 519-433-7882 or sandra@safrahr.com.

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Mazel tov to the following community members and their families:
• ZEV YOCHAI GLICKMAN, parents Ilana and Jeffrey, grandparents Sharon and Steve
• ERIC JAMES KLEIMAN, parents Andrea and Steve, grandparents Donna and
Gerry, aunt and uncle Tammie and Rob Ashton.
• BAILEY SARAH LAZAROVITS, parents Susan Lambert and Michael Lazarovits, grandparents Miriam and George
• JOSEPH AARON LERNER, parents Dana and Matthew, grandparents Heather and Michael
• GOLDIE STEINBERG, parents Tina and Mitch, grandparents Sonny and Sid
• MICHAH FELIX SUKERMAN, parents Jacqueline and Darren, grandparents
Shelley and Syd
• THOMAS ASHTON, parents Tammie and Rob, grandparents Donna and
Gerry Kleiman
• JONAH LEVITE, parents Heather and Joshua, grandparents Shelley and
Bob Siskind
• EMMA LIM, parents Cathy Cartman and Rod Lim
• ASHER MARCUS, parents Carol and Terry
• EMILY and JESSIE MILLER, parents Debra Sussman and Ken Miller, grandparents Mina and Sam Sussman
• ALEXANDRA SHATKIN, parents Anne and Vit
• MADELINE MCKINNON to MITCH BURDEN
C O N D O L E N C E S
Sincere condolences to the following community members:
• ZARA LEFF and DAVID LEFF, LINDA KARLINSKY, PATTY SCHWARTZ and
CAROLYN SEBURN, on the death of their husband and father, Milton, in
Toronto
• SHELBY MAGILL and MARLENE COHEN on the death of their mother,
Anne Magill, in Ottawa
• SYLVIA SOLOMON and MOLLY MORRIS, on the death of their mother
Rose Horowitz, in Toronto
• BARRY TEPPERMAN, on the death of his uncle, Sidney, in Toronto
• JEFF, JOSH, ADAM and NOAH VAN LIEROP, on the death of their father and grandfather, “Jeff”
• SHMUEL, BEN, SHEHNEE and NATAN FARHI, on the death of their father and grandfather, Yehuda
Update your information or include yourself for the first time by emailing Congregation Or Shalom
by Thursday, July 31, 2014
On May 20, AJE@JCC (Adult
Jewish Education at the JCC) marked the completion of another successful year with a celebratory luncheon hosted by the London
Jewish Federation. The event was open to all who had participated in the program over the
2013/2014 year and was attended by both past and present students, facilitators, and members of the
AJE Board.
The luncheon provided an important opportunity to thank facilitators for their contributions.
These individuals both create and deliver courses that are truly amazing. Topics cover the range of Jewish experience, and include
Jewish history, art, music, and culture, Jewish belief and philosophy, text study, and Israel.
The facilitators for AJE
2013/2014 were: Ayala Reshef
(Voice and Silence in Poetry), Bill
Klein (Orchestra of Exiles: Hard
Choices and Bold Actions), Sonia
Halpern (A Critical Mass: Jewish
Art Historians and Art Critics of the 20th Century), Art Benjamin
(The Rise of Rabbinic Judaism and the Development of the
Siddur), and Erica Reshef (Israeli
Art: In Search of Identity).
The luncheon was also an occasion to look forward with a
“sneak peek” at what is planned for the upcoming year. The tentative schedule for 2014/2015 includes:
• From David Rosner: Jewish
Classical Composers: Their Lives and Their Music will look at the lives and works of composers of the 19th and 20th centuries, with special attention to those who were either victims or survivors of the Holocaust, and to composers rooted in North America. While acknowledging that many of these composers were secular in outlook and did not express their
Jewishness overtly in their music, ongoing discussion will focus on how their ethnic and religious background may have influenced their work.
• From Renée Silberberg: the Question of Jewish Identity will explore the writing of three great thinkers and writers of the
19th Century: Moses Mendelsohn,
Benjamin Disraeli, and George
Eliot. While vastly different in their experience, outlook, and philosophy (Eliot wasn’t even
Jewish) all three had profound and provocative things to say about Jewish heritage, assimilation, and identity.
• From Sonia Halpern: of Power: Art and the Holocaust will examine ways in which the Nazi Party used art as a propaganda tool to promote its ideologies of German superiority and anti-Semitism. The course will also explore how Jewish victims of the Holocaust created and concealed their art as a form of personal resistance, and will uncover some contentious issues associated with the labelling and studying of “Holocaust Art.”
• From Bill Klein:
Hagaddah
By Susan Merskey
On
The Art
The Pesach will explore the history, structure, and origins of the
Pesach Hagaddah. There will also be suggestions for making the
Pesach Seder more interesting,
P E O P L E
LARRY GARBER has been awarded Western’s 2014 Angela
Armitt Award for Excellence in
Teaching by Part-Time Faculty.
Larry taught creative writing for many years as a full-time professor of English; he has continued to teach it part-time since his retirement. The Annual Award was established in 1989-90. It was renamed in honour of the first
Dean of the Faculty of Part-Time and Continuing Education in
2003.
ALON and EFRAT GURMAN are the new managers of the newly-reopened Idlewyld Inn. It was purchased by Shmuel Farhi following its sudden closure last
Fall and has undergone substantial renovations, while preserving the features of the historical building.
Alon is combining his role as general manager with his similar role at the Elmhurst Inn in
Ingersoll, while Efrat is Inn manager for the Idlewyld. more lively, more educational, and more fun – exactly what a
Pesach Seder is supposed to be.
• From Art Benjamin:
Scrolling Through the Megillot
The Five Scrolls, or Megillot, are books of the K’tuvim, the third section of the Tanach. They are read on the holidays of Pesach,
Shavuot, Tisha b’Av, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. This course will look at the custom of reading these works, their association with the holidays, their history, and the ways in which they fit into the greater body of sacred Jewish writings.
For more information about
AJE@JCC or next year’s offerings, call the JCC (519-673-3310) or email Nancy Pazner at aje.at.jcc@gmail.com.
ROBYN ISRAEL was one of the two actors in the Three Sirens
Productions show Hedda & Louella , which enjoyed a successful run at this year’s London Fringe
Festival. Set in 1941, the play recounts the struggle between gossip columnists Louella Parsons and
Hedda Hopper to get the scoop on the new Orson Welles movie – no holds are barred and no secrets are safe!
EDEN and AYALA RESHEF have both been involved in the
Original Kids Theatre Company show Dream Journey, which recently completed a run at this year’s London Fringe Festival,
Eden as an actor and her mother,
Ayala as a stage manager. The show was created from scratch, with ideas and contributions from each of the actors taking part. The
Company will be performing the show again at the Biennial World
Festival of Children’s Theatre in
Lingen, Germany at the end of
July, joining 18 other groups from around the world.
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By Eric Robinson
There are five primary customs, or minhagim, associated with the
Shavuot holiday, and this June Or
Shalom observed them all with remarkable gusto and reverence.
First, the synagogue lobby was decorated with greenery, in this instance a model orange tree constructed by Michael Wilson, as part of the presentation by Ray
MacDonald of Leket Israel,
Israel's national food bank. In a
Shavuot kickoff sponsored by the
Tikkun Olam committee, we learned of disparities in food distribution in Israel and what we can do to help alleviate hunger there. Thank you especially to committee members Carl Segal,
Aileen Segal and Marc Mann for organizing this important event.
Later that evening we indulged in one of the best customs of Shavuot - dairy desserts arranged by the Tikkun Olam committee with contributions from our youth. We also participated in late night Torah study sessions led by professors
Chaya Halberstam and Sonia
Halpern. The two discussions, one dealing with the idea of ruach ha-kodesh, or the Holy Spirit, and the other with a work by Andy
Warhol on 20th century Jews in secular society, were provocative and insightful, and were the subject of much discussion later in the week at the dinner preceding the Or Shalom Film Society's screening of the movie The
ZigZag Kid.
On Shavuot morning our own
Bill Klein recited Hakdamut and chanted the book of Ruth, fulfilling the fourth and fifth customs of
Shavuot, amid a beautiful service led by our guest hazzan for the holiday, Cantor Gary Zener, who filled the sanctuary with the Shavuot liturgy in the high cantorial style.
As busy as Shavuot was, it feels like ages ago since the sanctuary has been filled each week with a Bnai Mitzvah: Mazal tov to Emma Lim, Asher Marcus,
Jonah Levite, Alexandra Shatkin, and Thomas Ashton and their families!
Mazal tov as well to Madeline
McKinnon and Mitch Burden who will celebrate their aufruf at
Or Shalom on July 5. On August
30, we look forward to the Bat
Mitzvah of Alana Pasternak.
Thank you to Shelley Kaufman and to everyone who participated in the ReForest London Interfaith
Tree Planting on June 1st. We had a wonderful time helping to replenish London’s tree canopy and working together with a wide range of London’s faith communities.
In a short time Rabbi Clark will begin her parental leave, and
Shabbat morning dvrei Torah will be offered by congregants who studied with her over the spring. Tisha b'Av services will be held on the evening of Monday,
August 4.
Michael Wilson, Rabbi Clark, Marc Mann, and Leket Israel’s Ray MacDonald at the fundraiser for Israel’s national food bank just prior to Erev Shavuot.
PHOTO BY CARL SEGAL.
B E T H T E F I L A H
The last month has been a whirlwind at Beth Tefilah with adult classes and children’s events.
On Monday, May 12, a week before Lag B’omer, more than twenty children came to Chai Five to celebrate a Pre Lag B’omer event. One of the traditional Lag
B’omer activities involves the bow and arrow so indeed the children at Chai Five got to build their own bow and arrow out of branches and string.
The older group went for an outing to Forest City Archery for a beginner’s lesson on archery. It was amazing to behold. Children who had no idea how to hold a bow when they arrived, were hitting targets thirty to fifty feet away by the time they left. They had such a wonderful time that they took no notice of the falling rain and of course were not prepared to leave when the time for departure finally arrived.
We returned to a warm and dry
Beth Tefilah for a delicious hot dinner, which the children attacked with ravenous gusto. As Chai
Fives go, this was one rated ten out of ten.
The Spring Adult Education series by Rabbi Lazer Gurkow dealt with the life stories of two interesting but peculiar Jewish heroes, Samson the mighty and
Solomon the wise. Their stories are somewhat contradictory and curious until you delve into the deeper aspects of their motives and interests. Rabbi Gurkow expounded on their goals and methods and helped to put their lives in perspective.
The series was once again well attended and we look forward to continuing this theme at a future date.
Shavuot was busy at Beth
Tefilah. As always we had our late night study session. It began with
Mincha, some study, Maariv, dinner and then further study.
About fifteen people came out to greet Shavuot with Torah. We learned about the mystical energies of creation. Rabbi Gurkow explained the various attributes of the spiritual persona and how they flow from the mystical energies of creation. The methods of application to daily life were also discussed. With plenty of time for learning, the discussions were thorough and interactive. It was nearly two am by the time the
Shull was finally empty.
On Shavuot morning crowds of children came by to listen to the Ten Commandments, enjoy a stimulating Junior Congregation and of course the annual ice cream party. Judging from the smiling faces and happy grins, one assumes the event was a success. Following services the entire congregation enjoyed a scrumptious dairy lunch.
Time for Torah Hebrew
School has completed its first year. Graduation was held on
Sunday June 15. Eleven students stepped proudly to the podium to collect their certificates and celebrate their graduation. The children learned so much this year and what’s more, they enjoyed it too. At graduation, students shared with parents and peers the teachings that impacted them most and their most memorable moments of the year. It has been a wonderful year. We are sad to see it end and can’t wait to start up again in September.
If you would like to register your child or receive more information please contact our
Shull office 519-433-7081.
We now enter a quieter time of year, when children go to camp and families spend quality time together. Let’s utilize our summer to enhance our children’s Jewish awareness through day camp or sleep away camp and let us also utilize our free time during the quieter moments to study more
Torah and partake Jewishly in family and community events.
At Beth Tefilah we intend to utilize the coming months to plan and prepare for the upcoming year.
We look forward to offering a full slate of enjoyable, educational, original and stimulating events.
Wishing one and all a happy summer.
Jeffrey M. Phillips
LL.B., A.C.C.I, F.C.C.I
phone: 519.
432.0632
x236 email: jphillips@cplaw.com
www.cplaw.com
216 - 700 Richmond St.
London, ON N6A 5C7
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By Wally Zimmerman
On the last Shabbat of May, we enjoyed the participation of our teenagers throughout the
Saturday morning service and we also celebrated the graduation from high school and from our
Religious School of Rachel
Okazaki . It is a real pleasure as somebody who remembers her as a young child to see her and these other young people grow to maturity. Knowing most of these people throughout their formative years makes it clear how much belonging to our "family" creates character. Kol hakavod to all of them and best wishes, Rachel, for a successful four years at Western
University!
Rachel Okazaki with brother, parents, and grandfather following a Shabbat service celebrating her high school graduation.
June has been, and will continue to be, a very busy month as we approach the summer we have all waited so long for this year. On Sunday afternoon, June
1st, a dozen or so members of the
Social Action Committee of
Temple Israel, working with
ReForest London, participated in an i nterfaith tree planting event along with other Jews, Christians,
Muslims, and members of other faith communities in an ongoing effort to plant a million trees in our city over the next decade.
Before the planting began, Rabbi
Debra Dressler, Pastor Paul
Browning of Trinity United
Church, and Imam Abd Alfatah
Twakkal of the London Muslim
Rabbi Dressler addressing the 140 volunteers before the planting.
Clergy at Interfaith Tree Planting, June 1.
This place really needs trees!
Mosque spoke to the assembled group about the significance of trees in each of the three
Abrahamic faiths. While London's nickname is “The Forest City,” the reality in parts of the city is far from that. Look at the photos accompanying this article to see how barren of trees this site near a new school in southwest London was before this tree planting event. One hundred and forty
Londoners planted approximately
500 saplings. Following this event, many of the Jewish tree planters rushed home to shower and change their clothes to be able to attend the JNF Negev Dinner honouring Bill Brady. All in all, a tree-mendous day!
On Friday evening, June 6th,
Temple Israel held a Ron Marks
Shabbat Service in memory of one of Temple Israel's Past Presidents
(1992-1994) and wonderful man who died of ALS in 2009. Several years ago, Ron's family - wife
Sharon and children, Noah and
Alisha - decided to raise funds for a Ron Marks Memorial
Leadership Fund. The fund enables us to hold programmes to improve the leadership skills of
Board members and others for the benefit of our shul. We were delighted that seven Past Presidents attended the service: Rael
Wienburg, Vena Presner, Michael
Shmukler, Stephen State, Desi
Brownstone, and David Rosner and one even coming from
Toronto, Chris Kronick with her husband, Dr. Jon Kronick who just happened to be Ron’s cousin.
Lunch & Learn is over for another year. To celebrate this and to thank Rabbi Dressler for her amazing contributions to furthering our Jewish knowledge, we will be holding an end of the year luncheon at Bertoldi's Trattoria on Tuesday, June 23rd. Topics discussed during the past year included Jewish philosophy, the history of Reform Judaism, and, at times, whatever was interesting in the news with a Jewish theme.
On the occasions when Rabbi
Dressler was away, Jim Stevens and Wally Zimmerman led discussions on topics such as the early Hebrew alphabet, the
Exodus from Egypt, the origin of the blue in the tallit, Haggadot, and Sefirat HaOmer. The dozen or so people who come out each
Tuesday at lunchtime enjoy each
Some of the TI Social Action Committee members.
One of our Lunch & Learn sessions during 2014.
others' company and learn more about our fascinating religion and culture. We are already looking forward to the 5775 edition. All members of the London Jewish community are welcome to attend.
We meet Tuesdays from noon to
1:30 and coffee and tea are provided, Just bring your nut-free lunch, yourselves, and your yearning for learning. No need to RSVP. We will begin again in the fall so watch the TI website for details on the date --
Templeisraellondon.ca or just
TILondon.ca
The very next day, Wednesday,
June 24th, at 5:00 o'clock, we will hold our Annual Meeting and
General Meeting . We will begin with a dinner, followed by a brief meeting to review and approve the audited financial results for the fiscal year 2012-13. We then break for a few moments and re-convene to see how we are doing in the current fiscal year as compared to our projected budget for 2013-14 and learn how we plan to raise and spend money in
2014-15. We will hear reports from the Rabbi, President, and the
Vice-Presidents and will also vote on a few constitutional changes.
Following this, we will elect our new Executive and Board of
Directors and recognize the contributions of members leaving the board after the end of their terms - Susan Dean, Leslie
Paddock, and Len Silverstein.
We are also planning some entertainment. Watch for the next issue of the London Community
Jewish News for election results!
Our traditional Summer
Kick-Off BBQ will take place two days later on Friday, June 27, at 6:00 pm at the Temple. The
"grill" will be sponsored by Rabbi
Dressler and family and all other attendees are asked to bring a side dish or dessert. Shabbat Evening
Services will follow, starting at 7:30 pm. Non-members are welcome. All people planning to attend should RSVP to the Temple
Office at 519-858-4400 or office@templeisraellondon.ca.
And speaking of food, Jim
Stevens has been spearheading plans and now the implementation of these plans for the renovation of our Temple kitchen . When we first saw the kitchen in 2001, we were impressed by its size, storage space, and even a few of what were, in the mid 1950s, interesting built-ins. After a dozen or so years of experience with the kitchen and with a growing number of congregants, we began to see shortcomings in terms of food preparation areas and cooking and refrigeration equipment. Jim, working with Len Silverstein and a small committee, came up with plans for rearranging space, replacing old, outdated equipment,
Our teenagers.
Early planning meeting for our kitchen renovation.
and adding hand-washing and additional food preparation sinks.
It is currently a work in progress and we are about a quarter way through the process. Special thanks go to a very generous anonymous lead donor and many other Temple and other donors, and a grant from the London
Jewish Community Foundation .
Most of all, a big thank you to Jim for a fabulous job of keeping it all on track and to our initial anonymous donor for getting this whole thing going. We are looking forward to a much more functional kitchen in just a few weeks from now.
London Interfaith Peace
Camp begins its second year in the week beginning August 11th.
The forty or so campers, all London elementary school students from the three Abrahamic faiths, will be visiting Temple Israel to learn about Judaism on Tuesday,
August 12th. On the next two days, they will visit a church and a mosque and learn about our sister religions and there will also be two additional full days of camp held at King's University
College. If last year is any guide, this experience will go a long way towards helping future generations learn to understand and respect the beliefs and practices of
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Besides Temple Israel, the other participating host congregations are First-St. Andrew's United
Church and The Islamic Centre of
Southwest Ontario as well as two additional sponsors, Vallyview
Mennonite Church and the
Al-Mahdi Islamic Community
Centre. Thanks for additional support go to the London Jewish
Federation and the Men of Reform
Judaism (MRJ) Congregational
Interfaith Mini-Grant Program which is, in turn, funded by the
Jewish Chautauqua Society for seeing the value of building bridges among our three faith communities. And that is just what this year's camp theme is --
“Building Bridges, Building
Peace.” Keyn yehi ratzon.
On May 19, 2014, Sir
Nicholas Winton turned 105 years old - kinnehora - and this
July, one of the 669 Czech children he saved by creating the
Kindertransport , Temple Israel member Pepa Livingstone , will turn 90. Pepa's life was saved by being shipped off to England in
April, 1939, just a few months before the war began on
September 1st. Directly, and indirectly, counting also the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren of these Jews and a few others, it has been calculated that "Nicky" may have saved approximately 6,000 Jewish and other lives and yet, he told nobody of his actions for almost half a century. In fact, even his wife didn't know. She discovered evidence of his amazing humanitarian actions just a few years ago while looking at papers that had long been stored in the attic of their home.
As I began writing this column,
Pepa was enjoying yet another visit with relatives in Israel who also somehow escaped the Shoah.
We are therefore so grateful to
Nicky for the mitzvah he performed for the good of humanity! A petition has been started to encourage awarding him the Nobel Peace Prize. I can't think of anybody more worthy.
You can find the petition at http://tinyurl.com/nickywintonnobel The Change.org petition is about 1,000 names short of its goal of 35,000 signatures. May
Sir Nicholas Winton live biz hundert un tsvantsik yor but in any case, please hurry -- Nobel
Prizes are not awarded posthumously.
Our office manager, Svetlana
Makraich is on maternity leave having given birth this month to a second son, Elie. Mazel tov,
Svetlana and Dan! We wish her a restful year off. Her replacements are Jennifer Goldman who began working in our office when
Svetlana's first child was born two years ago and Svetlana's sister,
Elena Uchiteleva, so we are still in good hands. The Temple office e-mail address remains office@templeisraellondon.ca
and the phone number is
519-858-4400 where you can also reach Rabbi Dressler. The Temple
Israel family wishes all of you a restful, safe, and happy summer.
Pepa Livingstone at Torah Study.
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By Rachelle Frydman, Principal
At LCHDS we are gearing up for the final weeks of our school year. May and June have always proven to be the busiest time of the year with school trips, celebrations, athletic events, promotion and finally graduation.
This year, all of our students participated in various educational school trips to enhance the curriculum studied in class.
Beginning with the Kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2 students, who spent half a day at the Children’s
Museum partaking in “Operation:
Solar System”. The Grade 3/4 students took a trip to the St.
Thomas-Elgin Children’s Water
Festival for a day of games and water experiments. For the second year, the Grade 5/6 students tackled Boler Mountain’s Treetop
Adventure, which is a program promoting team building and leadership. Finally, the Grade 7/8 students ventured to Toronto for a day at Canada’s Wonderland to learn about structures, stability and building. This program’s focus was science-based and an introduction to Physics for our senior students who will be moving on to High School in the fall.
This year’s Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration began weeks before with discussions and information about the founding of the State of
Israel. The students begin to learn about Israel from their first days in our school. In depth studies of
Israel continue as the students progress throughout the years at
LCHDS. On Israel’s birthday, the school is transformed into a place of celebration, ruach, and enjoyment which is experienced by all. The classrooms are decorated with blue and white, as are the bulletin boards throughout the school hallways. The students participated in various games, crafts, while singing and dancing to Israeli music. JNF London contributed a delicious birthday cake for everyone to enjoy!
Every year, the students at
LCHDS actively participate in city-wide athletic events including the Hans Janssen Memorial Track and Field Meet, which takes place at the University of Western
Ontario, TD Waterhouse Stadium.
Congratulations to all those students who participated and those who earned ribbons.
Standardized testing is an integral part of our school’s evaluation process. Students from grades 3 to 8 take part in the standardized test which is administered yearly. This gives our staff a clear picture of the overall standing of our students compared to others across
Canada. It also provides us with specific details of each child’s strengths and weaknesses. This year the students performed in the
87TH percentile as a whole, which is consistent with past years results. Mazel tov to our students and staff.
Unlike most schools who pay tribute to their graduating students at the end of the year, we at
LCHDS celebrate every child, every year at Promotion and
Graduation ceremonies. This year our event will take place on
Monday June 23rd where all of the students will perform songs and dances in connection to our school’s theme for this year, which was the Landscapes of
Israel. The finale of the evening is the promotion of all our students and special attention is given to our graduating students, who have been with us since the very early days of Junior Kindergarten up to the final days of Grade 8.
This leads me to share with you some feedback that I have obtained over the last couple years since I became Principal.
Those students who have moved onto various High Schools in
London have come back to our school to visit, volunteer and share their experiences with me about their continued successes.
There appears to be a recurring theme when I speak to our graduates - mainly that the knowledge they acquired in their time at LCHDS prepared them for the challenges of High School.
They have experienced much success which they believe is due in part to the excellent education, one-to-one relationship with their teachers, the emphasis on building self-esteem and encouragement to reach their potential. All these qualities have proven to make their experiences in Grade 9 and beyond a successful one. As well, the friendships they established and continue to maintain are ones which are unique and cherished.
In fact, I recently attended the wedding of one of our graduates from many years ago, and I was heart-warmed to see his LCHDS classmates walking down the aisle as part of the wedding procession.
Clearly, time and distance has not impeded their efforts to maintain their close friendships. As well, he and his classmates went on to various professional schools, and are currently working in their fields of interest.
I would like to wish all of our students, past and present, a
Mazel Tov on their continued successes and invite all of our past students to visit us whenever possible. Our doors will always remain open to our students as they have been and will always be a part of the LCHDS family.
Finally, I’d like to thank all of the members of our community who have contributed and supported our school in one way or another this past year and in past years. We could not succeed in delivering the highest quality of education without your support.
On behalf of the staff, students and myself, I wish you all a safe and restful summer.
KIME BROTHERS
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YOM HA'ATZMAUT CELEBRATIONS
This year I asked the Bar/Bat Mitzvah students to write and present a message to our Kindergarten students during their Alef/Bet
Ceremony, which took place on Friday June 13. All our students were in attendance along with our Kindergarten parents.
The following messages focused on a particular area of study or experience that our Grade 7 students had over the years at LCHDS. A celebration with all students and staff took place after the Alef/Bet
Ceremony and the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Recognition Event. Our school was filled with “nachas” on this special day of celebration.
When I came to LCHDS many things were taught and talked about, all of which were important. One of the things that were emphasized was love for Israel. Israel is our homeland and it is truly special.
Going to this school helped me understand why Israel is so important to the Jewish people. Not only did learning about Israel strengthen my love and interest for it but the teachers really encouraged us to learn about Israel and why it is so central to Judaism. If it wasn’t for the teachers and students at LCHDS Israel would just be a place, not my home. I hope that all of you will continue to experience the love and support at LCHDS, and one day I hope all of you will get to go to Israel.
Moriah Gerofsky
I have always enjoyed being in a small Jewish community. It is easy to involve yourself in the community and it is always fun. The programs at the JCC and our London synagogues are very inspiring and I would encourage you all to participate in them.
Leadership is a very important role in this school and I think many students have shown that over the years. Student Council, monitoring and leading assemblies, like you just did, are great examples of leadership. All of you are smart and creative students and I believe you will all be great leaders in your years at this school and after that.
Involvement and leadership in our community are two of the most fun and happy things I have ever done and I hope you have the chance to appreciate their importance.
Thank you.
Asher Marcus
Friendships have been a huge part of all the years at L.C.H.D.S.
Having very few kids in every class gives you the opportunity to become great friends with everyone. This is not only true for the students in your class, but also in different grades. Because our school is small there is a chance to bond with everyone, from all grades! It is not strange to see kids from every grade playing a game of tag and soccer together at recess. Your class is an amazing example of this because even though there is a grade between some of you it sees like you are all in one grade by how well you play and interact together.
I think that the stronger the friendships you have the more positive an experience you will have throughout your years at school. I know that the friendships I have made here will last forever.
Thank you.
Jacob Kime
GRADE 3 & 4 AT THE WATER FESTIVAL
Everyone growing up is guided by teachers, to whom the Jewish tradition gives great respect. My English and my Hebrew teachers at
L.C.H.D.S helped me to learn about the world and about my heritage.
They provided me with an excellent secular education and contributed greatly to my Jewish identity and to my strong bond to
Judaism and to the Jewish culture.
Since I have been going to L.C.H.D.S from kindergarten I feel a strong connection to my heritage and to my culture, which I apply in many ways. For example: I learned how to approach challenges in positive ways, how to be a good role model in my sports teams and how to do Mitzvot and good deeds. I am very proud that I have the knowledge to participate in holidays and in Shabbat services at synagogue. I celebrated my Bat Mitzvah in Canada and in Israel and I felt very confident thanks to all the Jewish education I got at L.C.H.D.S.
I hope that you too will continue your future Jewish education at
L.C.H.D.S and will be inspired and motivated.
Annabelle Pundaky
JK & SK AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
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Several days of hard work has put the Jewish Community Garden in position to have a fruitful summer growing season.
In late May, Kadima, the Or Shalom youth group, as well many other volunteers, spent an afternoon contributing much needed muscle, hauling compost and finishing the garden bed. Robbie Cobrin constructed a planter box and proceeded to get the growing season under way with potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes. After letting the new soil aerate for two weeks, a June planting day churned up a fresh batch of volunteers to join the veterans and numerous potted plants raised from seed and contributed by a wide array of community members were planted. Special thanks goes to
Therese Hutchinson, Cathy Cartman, Mady Hymowitz, Tova Zarnowiecki and Rabbi Clark for raising and contributing their potted plants.
At the moment the garden includes numerous herbs, Swiss chard, mesculin, broccoli, carrots, potatoes, a variety of tomatoes, peas, beans, squash, and a range of flowers in order to attract bees. Please watch the community Ebulletin emails to join in the next garden work days. To help out between work sessions by weeding or watering please contact the Or Shalom office for access to the hose, spigot, and supplies. It is our hope that in a short time we’ll have a bounty of vegetables to share at community kiddushim, Camp Yeladim lunches, and to donate to the London Food Bank.
The JCC is preparing for another fun year of Camp Yeladim. This year's camp, which will run for 6 weeks from July 21 - Augusty 29, is filled to the brim with exciting activities.
: Get ready for the perfect kickoff to summer with the Aloha Beach Week. Highlights include a sandcastle competition, beach themes crafts and games, and a fun filled day trip to the beach.
is dubbed Superheroes Week which begins with a superheroes training camp, superhero games, and exploring the super power of science with the Mad Science team.
is Crazy Carnival Week which is all about being silly, having fun, and defying gravity on Amusement Rides.
: Tthe children of Camp Yeladim will learn how to
Rock the World. This week combines social action awareness with music. Campers will learn about helping others and the art of upcycling.
is Crazy Critters Week. Experience the wild world of animals through crafts, games and a live animal experience.
: Go back in time with our theme Time Tunnel. Make your own ice cream, enjoy a back in time scavenger hunt, and a trip to Pioneer Village.
Camp Director Darlene Guslits and Head Counsellor Samara Zaifman are so excited to spend the summer with the children of Camp Yeladim.
For more information or to register your children for Camp Yeladim, please contact the JCC office, 519-673-3310.
Sportsman Zev Weisdorf is the newest member of the Camp Yeladim team of fantastic counselors.
A baseball player, instructor, umpire, and all around mensch, Zev brings zest and enthusiasm along with a gentle and sweet demeanor.
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We have all heard of the community of Sederot (Sderot).
Unfortunately, it is always for the wrong reasons. The town is very close to Israel’s border with Gaza and for years, it has been the target of a constant barrage of rocket fire. In fact, over 10,000 rockets have reached Sderot and the surrounding area. Perhaps it is difficult to fathom why people would want to live so close to hostile neighbours but the citizens of Sderot are resilient and live their lives as most other Israelis do, despite the fact that most of their bus shelters are made of concrete and double up as bomb shelters.
Water is a major issue in the state of Israel, and the region around Sderot is no exception.
Natural fresh water sources are minimal, and Israel relies heavily on desalination as a method of generating fresh water. KKL-JNF has become a leader in developing the technology needed to ensure that water is available for agriculture and industrial use.
Wastewater recycling is just one of these technologies and the
Sederot reservoir is just one example of this particular process.
Located just northeast of the town, the reservoir is the final stage in a complex process for purifying sewage so it can be reused for irrigation. The recycled effluents treated there irrigate
1,250 acres of agricultural fields and orchards in the region, and also reduce the water pollution which would otherwise cause serious environmental damage to the nearby Nahal Shikma Nature
Reserve. Many of the community’s residents rely on the agricultural sector for their livelihood, so access to recycled water for this purpose is vital to the economic stability of the entire region.
This project was first initiated in 2010 by the Jewish National
Fund of the USA. Since then, funds from recent Negev Dinner events in Calgary, Vancouver and
Winnipeg have also been directed to the project, which, when fully completed will have a storage capacity of one million cubic metres of treated wastewater.
Bill Brady is keenly aware of the importance of water to our planet and therefore it was a fitting tribute that the proceeds of the 2014 London Negev Dinner were dedicated to the Sederot
Waste-water recycling reservoir initiative. Anyone interested in supporting this valuable initiative can make a donation (for which
London JNF will get credit) through the London JNF office.
Simply drop off a cheque at the
JNF office at the JCC or call the
JNF office at 519 432-2139.
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IN MEMORY OF...
• DOUGLAS LACOMBE: Sharon &
Syd Newman
• JEAN HARRINGTON: Murray &
Stella Leff
• DIANE GRAINGER: Beryl & Noam
Chernick
• FATHER OF JOHN MOLNAR:
Stephanie Loomer, Steven Dain and families
• MOTHER OF ELAINE BALL: Gail
Bass, Gloria & Joseph Gilbert
• ROSE HOROWITZ: Beryl & Noam
Chernick
• DANNY WEINBERGER: Ellie
Richmond
• KATHY NADOR: Melanie and
Stephanie Loomer
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• ANNE MAGILL: Hannah & Marvin
Sherebrin, Lynne Stein & Joe Burk
• REINI SIMONIS: Anna Leich
• FATHER OF JEFF VAN LIEROP:
Fran & Larry Scolnik, Elaine & Aaron
Richmond
• MILTON LEFF: Murray & Stella Leff
& family, Gail Bass, Beryl & Noam
Chernick, Susan & Harold Merskey
• ADELA BARTNICKI: Kayla Glynn
• EILENE WITLOX: Ken & Denise
McKenzie & family
• ALLAN PACEY: Stephanie Loomer
• BEN CRANN: Merskey family
• BROTHER OF JANET LAWRENCE:
Josh & Kay Dubitsky
• BILL POOLE: Elaine & Aaron
Richmond
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ANNIVERSARY
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BIRTH
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BIRTHDAY
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BUSINESS GIFT
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BAR OR BAT MITZVAH
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GET WELL
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GREETINGS
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CONDOLENCES
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IN MEMORY
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IN HONOUR OF...
• GOLDIE STEINBERG: Dorothy &
Allan Kroll, Gloria & Joseph Gilbert
• TIM FILION: Beryl & Noam Chernick
• CINCINNATI GOLF GROUP: Jack
Bottner
• PAUL YANOVER: Jack & Michelle
Bottner
• GUESTS OF ASHER MARCUS BAR
MITZVAH: Terry & Carol Marcus
• EMMA LIM: Heather Lanza, Steven
Dain, Stephanie Loomer and families
• ARIELLA GOLDMAN: Steven Dain,
Stephanie Loomer and families
• AMY GOLDMAN: Steven Dain,
Stephanie Loomer and families
• MICKEY SCOTT: Lorna & Ralph
Brooke
• HARRY TUGENDER: Sharon Richman
• ALLAN RICHMAN: Sharon Richman
• LAUREN GRAMMER AND FAMILY:
Rebecca Abelson
• SOPHIE DERBYSHIRE: Debi Medzon
& Elianna Bloch
• HOWARD KATZ: Bev & Bernie Zaifman
• ASHER MARCUS: Fred & Judy Ball,
Rachelle & Bill Chodirker
• BAILEY SARA LAZAROVITS: Priva
& Chuck Drimer, Rose & Hy Lambert
• BEN & JUDY GOLDBERG: Murray &
Stella Leff
• TED MEDZON: Gail Bass
• ROSE KLEIN: Gail Bass
• ELISHEVA CHERNICK & PAUL
FORSTER: Jeremy & Coralia, Lucinana and Michael Keller
• ROBERT ATFIELD: Debbie & Mark
Vandermaas
• SHOKO HATANAKA & MICHAEL
SHEPPARD: Gloria & Joseph Gilbert
• JEWISH NATIONAL FUND: Jonathan
Peretz
• THOMAS ASHTON: Frank Simkevitz
• STAN & SUSAN RABOVSKY: Fran &
Larry Scolnik
• KLARA KLEIN: Fran Scolnik
SEFER BAR MITZVAH:
• HANNAH MAGY: Ellen Joy & Bernard
Lazarus
• ALLY ELIZABETH RANKIN: Ellen
Joy & Bernard Lazarus
• THOMAS ASHTON: Donna & Gerry
Kleiman
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By Lorna Brooke and
Naomi Sheinbaum
EIGHT MONTHS
FOLLOWING THE FATHER’S
DEATH, BY THE SIDE OF
THE ROAD, HIS SON IS
BORN AT THE SAME SPOT
Following a heart attack at his home in July 2013, Shlomi Gelber of Beit Shemesh was evacuated by ambulance. On the journey to the hospital his condition began to worsen and the MDA team was forced to stop by the side of the road to perform CPR.
Unfortunately, Shlomi was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.
A little over eight months later, his widow, Shira, gave birth to their fourth child, on the same road and with assistance from the same paramedic - David Cohen, the head of the MDA station of
Beit Shemesh.
Shira discovered she was pregnant just two days after her husband's death.
When Cohen and his team were called on to evacuate a pregnant woman the area looked familiar to him. Shira’s neighbour told him that the woman was a widow whose husband had passed away. Cohen then realized that this was the same man on whom the MDA team had performed
CPR the year before.
Whilst still in the ambulance
Shira began to have contractions.
And then it happened - in the same spot at which he performed
CPR on Shlomi, Cohen once again stopped the ambulance, this time to deliver Shira’s baby boy.
After he saw that all had gone well, Cohen decided that it was time to share his story with Shira.
“I'm the person who treated your husband,” he told her. Her heart skipped a beat. "I was in shock," she recalls. "Up until that moment
I didn’t cry, but then the tears started coming - it is touching, a crazy way of coming a full circle,” Shira reflected.
C A NA D I A N M AG E N DAV I D A D O M N E W S
MDA IMPLEMENTS
NEW PROCEDURE
IN TREATMENT OF
HEART ATTACKS
In cases where there is a suspected heart attack, MDA paramedics in the field will now be able to send the results of the tests directly to cardiologists in the hospitals. The swift treatment can make the difference between life and death.
According to the new rules, the team treating the patient in the field immediately reports the vital signs of the patient to the hospital, so that in critical cases the catheterization room can be prepared and be ready on time.
How does this actually work?
The instrument used by the paramedic transmits the data directly to the Medical Dispatch Centre of
MDA, where a doctor can see the tests and give advice to the team in the field. "At the same time I send the ECG to a cardiologist.
This protocol works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,” said Chaim
Karadi, the paramedic in charge of the MDA Medical Dispatch
Centre.
Sending this information directly to the hospitals can save
15-20 minutes in the treatment of the patient. "The earlier we know about the patient helps us to activate the teams more readily. In certain cases it can also save lives," said Dr. Oskar Karkov, manager of the Intensive Care
Unit, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot.
In honour of Barry Gerofsky's 75th birthday friends purchased a "One
Button" Emergency Tourniquet Device, a quick, effective arterial strap and other much needed supplies for MDA in Israel.
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IT’S AN MDA FACT...
All Magen David Adom stations are linked by the most modern communications technology.
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TODAH RABAH
TO THE FOLLOWING
DONORS TO THE LONDON
MEDICAL SUPPLIES FUND:
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First Responder Kit - and other Medical Supplies - purchased in honour of Naomi
Sheinbaum’s ‘special’ birthday
– by friends.
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A “One button” Emergency
Tourniquet Device - purchased in honour of Barry Gerofsky’s
75th birthday – by friends.
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A “One button” Emergency
Tourniquet Device - purchased in honour of Michael Scott’s
75th birthday - by friends.
THE SHORTEST WAY
TO THE HEART:
OVERSEAS VOLUNTEERS
REMEMBER THEIR FALLEN
MDA COLLEAGUES ON
YOM HAZIKARON
This year, on Yom HaZikaron, the Israeli Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, the overseas Magen David Adom volunteers, past and present, toured Mount Herzl. During the tour, the volunteers were given an overview of Israel's wars and of various operations.
At the end of the tour the group held a ceremony and lit candles in memory of those MDA volunteers who had fallen.
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A selection of Emergency
Medical Supplies - purchased by Students of Chevrah Aleph,
Temple Israel Religious
School.
♥ A “One button” Emergency
Tourniquet Device and other
Medical Supplies - purchased by Dr. Michael Schweitzer –in memory of Sharon Kreitzer.
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First Responder Kit - purchased by Members of
Calvary Community Church,
Tilbury – in support of MDA in Israel.
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By Stacey Ublansky
On Tuesday May 27th the women of the Kol Hashalom chapter enjoyed a delicious dinner at Blu Duby restaurant to close our 2013-2014 year. It was a fun evening where we had the opportunity to reflect back on the last year and look forward to a new year ahead. In the upcoming year we are excited to announce that our Grand Theatre Production will be on Thursday February 5th and the show is “The Ladies
Foursome” by Norm Foster. It promises to be a wonderful show and as usual, a fabulous evening.
Canadian Hadassah WIZO launched a challenge to all of its members to create a video completing the phrase “why we love CHW”. During our closing dinner, we took the opportunity to record a Kol Hashalom Video. We had lots of laughs doing it! All video submissions will be shared on CHW’s YouTube channel and the one with the most likes will be deemed the winner! The winning video will be screened at the upcoming CHW Annual General
Meeting. The video will be available for viewing on July 3rd.
Please “like” our submission by going to www.youtube.com/user/
CHWOrganization.
Hazel and Manny Friedman who are visiting Israel were given a tour of the MDA station in Tel Aviv on Monday, June 16. Hazel is a member of the London Chapter of Canadian
Magen David Adom.
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We thank all those who have made recent contributions, through certificates and cards, to MDA.
Remember your family and friends by honouring their special occasions.
Your continuing support and interest in the humanitarian and lifesaving work of MDA in Israel is greatly appreciated.
PLEASE NOTE – In order that appropriate acknowledgement can be given, if you are making your donations direct to MDA online or through CanadaHelps and would like a card or certificate to be sent to the person you are honouring please let
Naomi know. This will ensure your information is received by the National Office of MDA.
✡ Ask us how your contribution can help to purchase specific medical equipment and supplies.
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To send a card or certificate please call Naomi Sheinbaum, for personal service: 519-455-5411.
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Tzedakah Box.
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By Margie Wienburg
Noah's Ark has reached the end of another successful year and will close for the summer shortly.
Our annual school picnic at
Gibbons Park was attended by approximately 70 people and the families were entertained by a clown, Jenny Wren and her magic
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N O A H ’ S A R K P R E S C H O O L and rhymes.
Themes since January are
Winter, Community Worker,
Nutrition, Spring and Mother's
Day. Our field trips include a trip to Masonville Library and Circle
R Ranch. We have had visits from firefighters and a vet with her two dogs.
Renovations in Noah’s Ark provided new washrooms and this summer, work begins on new
"cubbies" in our mudroom and small closets and shelving in the
Doll's Corner. These changes have been sponsored by the city for early childhood education especially for toddlers. Because of all the changes, we are able to start 2 year olds for our younger group
Sports "club" on Fridays.
If you wish to register for any of from September.
programmes end this week and have been an exciting part of our our morning or afternoon sessions,
Our afternoon specialty please call and speak to Margie or
Anne-Marie at 519-673-3310.
Noah's Ark programme. They were Arts and Crafts and Fun with
Food, Science and Nature and
By Steve McDonald
Although few Canadians would be aware of its existence, the
National Alliance was at one time considered by the Anti-Defamation
League to be “the most formidable white supremacist presence in the
United States” and “the largest neo-Nazi group in the country.”
Once a leading promoter of antisemitic and anti-minority propaganda throughout the US, the group has seen a dramatic decline since the 2002 death of its founder, William Pierce. For those who recall his infamous novel primary target. In far too many cases, individuals associated with or inspired by Pierce and the
National Alliance were involved in violent hate crimes in America.
It was with this in mind that the Jewish community and others were outraged to learn that a deceased Canadian had willed approximately $250,000 to the
Alliance. The assets, in the form of a rare coin collection once owned by Harry Robert McCorkill, a
New Brunswick-based supporter of the group, became the subject of a court case when McCorkill’s
“The Turner Diaries”, Pierce roused countless racists with his story of a genocidal war in America – with Jews (and sister intervened to stop the transfer. Were it not for her principled decision, a hate group that is on its last legs would the “Jewish-controlled” US receive a significant injection of government) as the protagonist’s funds.
In response, the Centre for
Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), along with the Government of
New Brunswick and B’nai Brith
Canada, obtained intervenor status before the courts and made a forceful case for blocking the transfer of McCorkill’s assets.
“The outcome of the hearing was by no means assured,” remarked CIJA Chair David
Koschitzky. “Our legal counsel could point to little case law on the subject, and negating a duly processed last will and testament is never undertaken lightly.
Opposing counsel – and, indeed, some in the media – argued an individual’s will should be inviolate – noting even criminals can be beneficiaries of estates.”
Koschitzky observed that the presiding judge was “unequivocal” and cited “strong factual background” to back his decision to block the funds from reaching the
National Alliance. The judge went so far as to state that to rule otherwise would “increase the risk of opening the door to bequests to other criminal organizations.”
As Canadians, we can be grateful that the sort of vitriol offered by the likes of the National
Alliance is viewed with utter contempt by the overwhelming majority of our non-Jewish neighbours. That Neo-Nazism is extraordinarily marginal in North
America by no means diminishes our responsibility to act – using the legal and democratic means at our disposal – to counter those who would attempt to foment hatred against Jews and other minorities.
While I was not personally involved in the case, I am immensely proud of the dedication and diligence of my
CIJA colleagues who were, including our in-house legal counsel Richard Marceau and our
Deputy Director of Research
Noah Shack. Their successful efforts on the McCorkill case are at the core of our mandate as
Jewish community advocates.
Indeed, at the end of the day,
Jewish advocacy is about making the world a safer place for Jews and the values we hold dear.
Steve McDonald is Associate
Director of Communications at the Centre for Israel and Jewish
Affairs (CIJA)
By Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
From The Jerusalem Post
June 22, 2014
Innovation may be most effective getting cancer drugs into tumor cells to destroy them without harming healthy cells and tissues.
Nano-sized propellers that will make it possible to deliver drugs directly to cells and even inside them using a relatively weak magnetic field have been developed by researchers at
Haifa’s Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and at the Max
Planck Institute for Intelligent
Systems in Stuttgart, Germany.
They may be most effective getting cancer drugs into tumor cells to destroy them without harming healthy cells and tissues.
The scientists, whose research has just been published in the journal ACS Nano, said that human tissue and biological fluids are “complex visco-elastic media with ananoporous macromolecular structure. Here, we demonstrated that helical nano-propellers can be controllably steered through such a biological gel.”
The screw-like propellers have a filament diameter of about
70 nanometers and are smaller than any previously reported nano-propellers as well as any swimming microorganism.
A nanometer is one-millionth of a meter.
Prof. Alex Leshansky of the chemical engineering faculty at the Technion said that the minuscule “screw propellers” look like the tails of bacteria that propel them through bodily fluids.
They are able to control movement of the nano-propellers more easily through gels, but also through liquids.
The Israeli researchers, said
Leshansky, worked on the theory, while the German team concentrated on creating the tiny devices, on which they hold a patent. It will take some time, however, until the technology is used in medicine.
“The screw is the shape of the device that pulls corks out of bottles,” Leshansky said.
An exterior, weak magnetic force – which will not harm the body – is used on the outside and can move the propeller inside.
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