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Liberal Leader justin
Trudeau offers his
party’s strong
support for Israel.
Page 3
Feature
Green Party Leader’s
speech cancelled by
CJPME after release
of Tribune transcript
Pages 10 & 13
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen arrive at the Jewish National Fund of Toronto's 2013 Negev Dinner, where he was honoured for his steadfast support for Israel and the Jewish people. (Photo: Jason
Ransom) Below the Prime Minister performs to an adoring crowd who treated him like a rock star. ( Photo: Joanne Hill)
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper
rocked the house at the Jewish
National Fund’s (JNF) Negev
Dinner on Sunday, but not before
reaffirming his government's
strong commitment to Israel.
Calling Israel the “light of freedom and democracy in what is
otherwise a region of darkness,”
Harper vowed that Canada
would always be her friend.
Acknowledging that many
people are “very worried these
are dark days,” Harper said that
he and his colleagues “understand that the future of our
country and of our shared civilization depends on the survival
and thriving of that free and
democratic homeland for the
Jewish people in the Middle East
and I tell you, friends, we understand that and that is why Israel will always have Canada as a
friend in the world.”
He also announced, to great applause, that he will visit Israel in
January. Then the Prime Minister
called the band Herringbone onstage to perform with him.
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Cabinet Minister Jason Kenney (left) laughs and waits his turn to speak as Foreign Affairs
Minister John Baird makes a joke. They were honouring their leader, Prime Minister
Stephen Harper, at the JNF’s Negev Dinner in Toronto on Sunday. (Photo: Joanne Hill)
Harper told the appreciative
crowd before sitting at the keyboard to sing some classic tunes.
The Metro Toronto Convention Centre was filled with
more than 4,000 guests, many
of whom loudly sang along as
the Prime Minister belted out
Sweet Caroline. When he encouraged guests to get up and
dance, many crowded the area
in front of the stage as if they
were at a rock concert. As
Harper crooned Hey Jude during his encore, guests of all
ages waved their arms and
some waved candles they’d
taken from their tables, while
others raised their phones to
record the performance.
This was the first time a JNF
Negev Dinner has paid tribute to
a sitting prime minister. Harper
was honoured for his support of
Israel and the work his government has done to combat antisemitism and preserve the
memory of the Holocaust.
Emcees Jason Kenney, minister
of employment and social development and minister for multi-
culturalism, and Foreign Affairs
Minister John Baird enumerated
the many actions the Conservative government has undertaken
in these areas.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had the final
word in a videotaped greeting.
“Stephen Harper has proven to
be a real leader,” said Netanyahu.
“A real leader doesn’t follow the
herd, a real leader doesn’t go by
existing fashion: that’s not to
lead, that’s to follow. But Stephen
leads. He has stood up for Israel
and he has stood up for the truth
time and time again.”
The event raised funds for the
Stephen J. Harper Hula Valley
Bird Sanctuary Visitor and Education Centre in Israel, which
Harper said he intends to visit.
According to a press release, he
will also visit Jordan and the
Palestinian Authority.
Both Jewish national advocacy
groups, B’nai Brith Canada and
CIJA, commended JNF for honouring Harper and both welcomed the announcement of his
coming visit to Israel.
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Toronto
‘Liberal party will have Israel’s back,’ Trudeau says Tikvah
by a Q&A session with the audience.
The Liberal leader spoke
about the history of antisemitism and lamented that
“the modern form of antisemitism” is now being seen
“at the nation state level where
nations are excluding the nation of Israel…from being a legitimate participant in the
community of nations and
that’s unacceptable and it’s not
the direction in which the
world needs to go.”
In response to a question
about a potential deal between
Iran and the P5+1 countries,
Trudeau said Iran must never
be allowed to obtain nuclear
weapons capability as it would
pose an existential threat “not
just to Israel but to the entire
Middle East.”
Conservative MP Chris
Alexander will be the next
speaker in Beth Tikvah’s series
on Dec. 17 and NDP and Official
Opposition
Leader
Thomas Mulcair will speak at
an unspecified future date.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau talks with his Beth Tikvah audience last week. During his extemporaneous remarks he talked about the Liberals’ strong support for Israel as well as his opposition to Quebec’s proposed Charter of Values. (Photo: Carey Miller)
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau
strongly affirmed his party’s
support for Israel before a
crowd of about 500 people last
week at Beth Tikvah Synagogue.
“There is no question in my
mind that Canada will always
be, must always be, a strong,
true friend to Israel, not just
for historical reasons or for
moral reasons, but because
supporting the only real
democracy in the Middle East
in an area that is rife with strife
and conflict is a path toward a
more stable, more peaceful,
more accepting world,” said
Trudeau. “So I am happy to
say that I am a strong, and the
Liberal Party…is a strong
friend of Israel.”
Recounting a conversation
he had in which a Jewish
friend asked, “Would you have
our back?” Trudeau said he responded, “Absolutely, because
standing up for Israel is not
just standing up for Israel, it’s
standing up for the very values
and ideals that define Canada:
values of openness, respect,
compassion, that seek for justice, search for peace…. Yes,
the Liberal Party will have Israel’s back – but not because
it’s in our political interests to
do so at home – but because it
is the right thing to do on the
world stage.”
Trudeau spoke on Nov. 28 in
the first of a series of talks that
Beth Tikvah is hosting for its
Visions for Canada lecture program. He participated in the
lighting of the synagogue’s
Chanukah menorah and then,
instead of giving a scripted
speech, responded to questions posed by Beth Tikvah’s
Rabbi Jarrod Grover, followed
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Mulcair ready to wade into Middle East peace process
Stuart Nulman
Correspondent
If an NDP government is
elected in 2015, they will be
actively involved with the
Middle East peace process.
“The NDP will be at the table
as part of the process,” pledged
its NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair. “We will always stand up
for Israel’s right to exist and
our priority is to work concretely towards peace.”
In a recent speech that was
delivered to a sizable crowd at
the Federation CJA building in
Montreal, Mulcair added that
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the Middle East is not a real
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“When I say I am a friend of Israel, that’s heartfelt and honest;
however, the NDP is in favour
of a two-state solution for the
Palestinians and Israelis, but
with mutually agreed borders,”
he said. “They have the right to
live in peace with each other.
How we get there is another
thing.”
The event was sponsored by
the Montreal Friends of Peace
Now, a left-wing Israeli-based
peace movement that was established in 1978.
Mulcair strongly criticized
Canada’s position in the peace
process, as well as the world
stage, as a result of Prime Min-
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Nations Security Council.
“Where’s Canada been in the
peace process? Absolutely
nowhere; they are no longer a
player. These days, Canadians
don’t recognize their country
being portrayed on the world
stage. When they are spying
on another country like Brazil
and then turning over the information to private companies, that’s wrong,” he said. “If
the NDP is elected in 2015, we
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the place on the world stage
where we will be respected.”
There were also strong words
for the prime minister’s record
on social issues and the economy. In particular, Mulcair
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noted that there is a “prosperity gap” in Canada, in which
there was a 147 per cent increase in wealth in Canada, yet
the average revenue dropped
by 7 per cent. He even said
that Harper’s recent comment
about “our kids have to accept
less” was a pure demagogic
stunt.
“The fact that kids have to
go to school hungry and that
seniors live in abject poverty
is unacceptable,” he added.
“We don’t have to go back a
century to find injustices in
our society. We had values;
we stood for good things. We
now have to build a better
society, in which people can
work for peace and do good.”
He also urged the audience
to stand up against the Quebec government’s Charter of
Values, which was recently
tabled in the National Assembly, and never back
down on the issue of human
rights.
“This is an unbelievable situation and it’s a scandal that
no one is standing in front of
a microphone and speaking
out against it,” he said.
Mulcair, who is a lawyer by
profession and a former
provincial cabinet minister,
was elected as federal NDP
leader following the premature
death of his predecessor Jack
Layton in 2011. Displaying the
common touch that he is
known for, Mulcair – upon his
arrival – personally introduced
himself and shook hands with
every person who attended the
speech and then spent several
minutes afterwards chatting
with some members of the audience.
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News
Montreal
School board won’t comply
with charter if passed
A Jewish school commissioner
has successfully moved a resolution declaring that the English Montreal School Board has
no intention of complying
with certain key provisions of
draft Bill 60, the proposed
Charter of Values, should it be
passed by the Quebec National
Assembly.
The Council of Commissioners approved the resolution stating that the EMSB
will not accept certain provisions of draft Bill 60, nor will it
adopt any policy to ensure the
implementation of any of the
related elements of the proposed legislation.
“The English Montreal
School Board wishes to make
it clear that it cannot accept
the provisions of Bill 60,
which relate to the wearing of
objects such as headgear,
clothing, jewellery or other
adornments, which, by their
conspicuous nature, overly indicate a religious affiliation
should it be passed by the National Assembly,” said EMSB
Commissioner Dr. Syd Wise,
who moved the resolution.
“The EMSB values the diversity of its students and staff
and respects their personal
and religious rights, which are
guaranteed both by the Canadian and Quebec charters of
rights. We cannot be party to
proposed legislation, which, if
passed, runs contrary to what
we teach our students insofar
as tolerance, respect of individual rights and religious
freedoms are concerned.”
Bill 60 states that public institutions must adopt policies to
implement the charter and post
those policies on their websites.
The EMSB intends to present
a brief at hearings in early
2014.
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taken to hospital.
Once the fire was out, arson investigators moved in. There
was several signs that the fire was set deliberately, firefighters
told CTV News.
Other Jewish businesses, including another restaurant, were
firebombed in June 2013 and have yet to be solved.
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Montreal
Creating book of faces from old photos
Linda Zlatkin
Correspondent
More than 100 people attended the recent Life in Stills
screening and photography
exhibition at the Segal Centre
in Montreal. This event was
held to help art book publisher Ian Sternthal bring to
fruition his Zalmania project, a
multimedia exhibit, art book,
digital book and preservation
project initiated by his company, Sternthal Books.
To introduce his community
to his project that is focusing
on recreating the many faces
that were photographed in the
Pri-Or-PhotoHouse in Tel Aviv,
Israel, Sternthal mounted an
exhibition of photographs and
showed people the Life in Stills
film (by Tamar Tal), about 96year-old Miriam Weissenstein
and her grandson Ben and the
special relationship they have.
The film depicts them joining
forces to save their photo shop
and its nearly one million negatives that document Israel’s
defining moments.
The
Pri-Or-PhotoHouse,
founded by Rudi Weissenstein,
a Czech immigrant and his
wife, Miriam Weissenstein
recorded Israel’s development,
its people, and its rapidly
changing culture for more
than 50 years, from 1940 to
1992. From the photography
of various events like weddings and bar mitzvahs, to
passport photos, to portraits of
regular people as well as leading cultural figures and heads
of state, the shop with the
enormous historical archive is
very famous, and truly unique.
“Over seven years ago when I
was living in Tel Aviv, I stumbled upon the Pri-Or PhotoHouse on Allenby Street
there,” said Sternthal who as
an art book publisher brings
the works of others to market.
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and white images in the window display,” said Sternthal
who walked into the shop out
of curiosity. At the time, he
was working on a book called
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“I started talking to Miriam
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create a book of photographs
from the studio she founded
with her husband. So for the
last few years I have been engaged in the process of scanning portraits with the goal of
preserving the negatives.”
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scanned more than 3,000 negatives. However, to fully realize his and the late Miriam’s
dream, he has launched a
Kickstarter campaign (an online crowdfunding platform
explaining new ventures that
offers people souvenirs in exchange for their financial support). He needs a minimum of
$20,000 to complete the project.
“So far, I have received a
grant from The Schusterman
Foundation and sales from
previous books have been
pooled into a fund to finish the
project, which combined right
now, total $1,400.”
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There will be another screening of Life In Stills on Dec. 7 at
The Reconstructionist Synagogue, 18 Cleve Rd., in Hampstead.
Legendary Israeli singer
Arik Einstein dies
Arik Einstein (right) with fellow Israeli musician Shalom Hanoch. (Photo: Wikimedia
Commons)
(JNS.org) Legendary Israeli singer Arik Einstein died last Tuesday at 74 after being admitted to the Sourasky Medical Centre in Tel Aviv, suffering a hemorrhage in a major heart artery.
“We operated on him, but his condition was too difficult for
us to save him,” Prof. Gabi Barbash, director of the Sourasky
Medical Center, told the Jerusalem Post.
Einstein is considered one of the greatest Israeli rock musicians. Among his most famous songs are Ani Ve’ata (Me and
You), Sa Le’at (Drive Slowly), Yesh Li Ahava (I Have Love).
“We all grew up on his songs. You said, ‘Arik Einstein,’ and
you said, ‘the Land of Israel.’ He was a wonderful singer and
a wonderful person,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.
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Law
Dividing a pension on divorce
John Syrtash
Do you know anyone going
through a divorce who may
have a pension? Wonder how
Ontario family law divides it
on separation? Do you know
whom to call to get the pension valued? Well, did you
ever try cutting a diamond –
its about as tricky and valuable.
So to help answer such questions I invited an expert pension
valuator,
Matthew
Krofchik of Krofchik Valuation
Partners (Toronto), as my featured guest to assist in writing
this week’s column. If you’re
still scratching your head you
can contact me (see below) or
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Once two spouses are separated, every pension needs to
be valued to ensure a fair division of each spouse’s marital
property.
Figuring out whom you need
to call to value a pension has
become pretty complicated in
recent years as a result of some
new legislation. On Jan. 1,
2012, a dramatic change in the
way pension assets are calculated and divided between divorcing couples in Ontario
came into affect. The ‘new
rules’ as they are commonly
referred to affect different pensions in different ways.
For example, pensions covered by the Ontario Pension
and Benefits Act (OPBA) such
as HOOPP, OMERS and the
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
(or in other words, Ontario
provincial pensions) require
the pension administrator to
complete the valuation for no
more than $600 plus HST
(some exceptions apply) and
within a set timeframe.
On the other hand, if you or
your spouse are a member of a
pension plan that operates at a
nationwide level like those
available to federal public service employees or banks, the
value of the pension is calcu-
lated using a formula set out in
the new rules. One or both of
the divorcing spouses or their
lawyers can retain a professional pension valuator. This is
a markedly different approach
than is required for Ontario
pensions, where only the
member or their spouse can
apply to a pension administrator to have the subject pension
valued. Common-law spouses
cannot apply to a pension administrator to have the pension valued.
How do you figure out if the
pension is provincial or federal?
The easiest way to figure this
out is to contact the pension administrator and ask whether the
pension falls under the OPBA.
If the answer is yes, proceed to
ask them for the necessary
forms to complete and then
send them to the administrator.
If the answer is no, ask for a
pension statement for ‘family
law’ separation purposes, and
give as close to the date of separation as possible and retain an
independent pension valuator
firm to value the pension.
So what are the major benefits to the new rules if the
pension is provincial?
Under pensions regulated by
provincial law, divorcing
spouses now have the option of
transferring a percentage of the
value of the member’s pension
in the form of a transfer to the
non-member spouse from his
or her pension plan: i.e., splitting a piece of the pie directly
from the pie itself, in the form
of a payment into his or her
own pension-like fund. This
option was not available for
separating spouses before the
new rules came into effect. Previously, non-member spouses
could only receive their portion
of their spouse’s pension by calculating the entire value of the
pension (after tax) and the nonmember’s share. Since the pension holder could only receive
payment of his pension on retiring, the member would often
be obliged to pay his/her
spouse’s share out as of the date
of separation through the regular division of net family property (eg., through a lump sum
cash payment or some other
tradeoff such as “you get the
house and I’ll keep my pension,” arrangement). This
would often lead to a very un-
fair result in situations where a
middle-aged member may only
have an interest in a house, a
pension and some investments/cash. Suddenly, on separation, he/she was obliged to
pay out his spouse’s share of his
pension (often six figures) from
his half-share of the equity in
his home or his savings, even
though he/she was not retiring
for several years into the future.
Nonetheless, even with the
change in the law, its very important to know that this new
ability to transfer an interest in a
member’s pension at source
(i.e., from the pension itself) on
separation to the non-member’s
own fund to avoid this injustice
is only an ‘option.’ Spouses can
still elect to go split the pension
the old-fashioned way if they so
agree. However, if the spouses
can’t agree on which option, the
court will decide at trial. In certain high-conflict situations, the
non-member would rather
keep the house and leave the
member spouse’s pension intact
when he/she retires, leaving the
member with no equity in
his/her house and perhaps little
cash or investments as of the
date they separated.
net of taxes in most circumstances. Even though the new
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Taxi driver escapes latest fine but already gets another one
Daniel Smajovits
Correspondent
While Arieh Perecowicz’s profession has him driving
throughout Montreal, it was
not a fare that once again led
him to municipal court last
week, but yet another fine
from the city’s taxi inspectors.
Although the case at hand
was thrown out due to the fact
that the inspectors who wrote
the ticket were absent, despite
two requests from Perecowicz
that they be present, his latest
ticket rehashed a bitter dispute
he believed was settled.
The ticket, which, along with
taxes and fees amounted to
$197, came more than a year
after an out-of-court settlement allowed him – and other
taxi drivers – to display a reasonable amount of religious
and patriotic symbols, which
in Perecowicz’s case consist of
a Hebrew prayer, a picture of
the Rebbe, a Mezuzah, as well
as a Canadian flag and a
poppy.
Perecowicz’s original fight
lasted seven days in court before the settlement. Following
the agreement, the Montreal
taxi bureau issued a notice to
their inspectors to display tolerance toward religious items.
“The out-of-court settlement
that we agreed to allowed me
to keep my items,” said Perecowicz, who has been driving
a taxi since the 1960s. “I even
voluntarily moved them to be
even more out of sight of the
customers, even though that
was not required.”
Yet, for the latest ticket, these
Although Montreal taxi driver Arieh Perecowicz had one case thrown out of court he’s already received another ticket that with taxes and fees would amount to $197.
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items were once again written
up as violations. The inspectors also narrowed in on other,
seemingly more far-fetched infractions such as four loose
pencils in the console and a
book, which was placed on the
passenger seat.
“When this ticket was issued,
my taxi was in the middle of
the stand, so it was impossible
to be hired. Keeping that in
mind, the inspectors took
issue with my Hebrew book
that was on the passenger
seat,” he said. “If I was first on
the taxi stand, I can see their
argument, even though I can
remove the book quickly. But
if I’m in the middle of the
stand, there’s no way a customer can hire me, so I do not
understand their fine. Even so,
how long does it take to move
a book?”
Perecowicz fears that more of
the same will continue to take
place, especially considering
the volatile political situation
in Quebec. While he has yet to
receive a complaint for any of
the items in his taxi, he fears
that it is only a matter of when,
not if, another fine will come
his way.
“Since the [PQ] government
is in power, I do not know
where we are all headed. The
inspector did not just issue a
ticket based upon new violations, but he wrote down
every single item he saw. The
fact that the inspector brought
up things that were settled already, it is very scary.”
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Party in the Library: The Koffler Gallery comes home
Koffler classes are still held at the
Prosserman location, but their off-site
in the Library" and that it was. On Monexhibits have been forced to crop up in
day, November 18, VIP guests filed in
various locations since being displaced
from 6:30 pm, aided by valet parking,
from the Prosserman BJCC at Bathurst
not a typical sight at 180 Shaw St. south
and Sheppard. Koffler Boyman comof Dundas. At 8 pm, the under 35 set
mended
the staff for "making lemonade
Marilyn
Lazar
filled the 4,600 square-foot space, at
of lemons" during the years without a
which time the music pumped, the decibels
climbed and the line at the bar grew. But this to- permanent home which, appropriately enough
tally sold-out event was about much more than for a Jewish cultural center, they refer to as their
"nomadic" period.
a party.
Their new digs are certainly the ultimate glass
The launch of the Koffler Gallery's new home
of
lemonade.
in its Queen West neighbourhood is a brilliant
"It
was trying but it was all worth it," said Argeographic and cultural move that will not only
bolster the profile of the institution and expose its chitect Martin Shoom.
artists to a broader audience, but will also enrich An oversized pair of scissors - visible from
the communities it serves. The space actually everywhere in the crowded room - performed
was formerly the library of what was the Shaw the ribbon cutting. Koffler Board Chair Tiana
Koffler Boyman commented passionately about
Street Public School.
The Koffler Gallery and its administrative of- the young people she has already witnessed
fices become an integral part of Artscape Young- benefitting from this partnership, adding, "We
place, along with Luminato and an impressive look forward to the synergies that will be crearray of other artistic endeavours. Artscape is a ated among the diverse arts organizations gathconcept whose time has come, a not-for-profit ered here and to expanding our repertoire of
organization that "makes space for creativity and Canadian and international artists. As a public
gallery, we hope that our new home at Artscape
transforms communities."
Trays of sweet and savoury finger foods were Youngplace will become an important destinapassed around the inaugural exhibition "We’re tion for the citizens of Toronto and visitors
in the Library," for which Curator Mona Filip had alike."
The elder visionaries Murray and Marvelle Kofseven Toronto artists create new works engaging
fler
exited quietly after the speeches, at which
the context and history of the space.
time
their grandchildren's generation continued
A giant chalkboard at the entrance further married the former schoolhouse environment to its to party. Hopefully this generation will also
current usage and party theme by inviting guests carry on the legacy.
The new exhibition is now open.
to recall memories related to books or creativity
www.kofflerarts.org
- in brightly coloured markers.
They called the sneak preview "Party
Over 400 people packed the new Koffler Gallery at Artscape Youngplace for the sneak preview event Party in the Library.
From left to right: Marc Boyman, Diane Sigouin-Daniel, Program Manager at the Ontario
Trillium Foundation, Tiana Koffler Boyman, Chair, Koffler Centre of the Arts Board of Directors, Marvelle and Murray Koffler, founders, Koffler Centre of the Arts, Robert J. Foster,
Chair, Artscape Board of Directors, and Trinity-Spadina MPP Rosario Marchese.
We're in the Library artist Barbara Astman (second from left), with husband Tony Baker and
guests in front of Astman’s work The Fossil Book.
The ribbon cutting ceremony. Trinity-Spadina MPP Rosario Marchese (left) shakes hands
with Koffler Centre of the Arts founder Murray Koffler as wife Marvelle Koffler, daughter
Tiana Koffler Boyman and Jill Reitman look on.
Left to right: Marc Boyman, Tiana Koffler Boyman, Chair, Koffler Centre of the Arts Board of Directors, Jill Reitman, vice-chair, Koffler
Centre of the Arts Board of Directors and Joel Reitman.
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Festival of Light – not fats!
dized oils are loaded with harmful free radiIt’s that time of year again. One of the
cals. Excessive free radicals cause damage to
major ways we celebrate Hanukkah is
the body on a cellular level, which is associby indulging in traditional holiday
ated with the development of cancer, heart
fare, namely the latke. Like other
disease and neurodegenerative conditions, as
Hanukkah foods, the delicious potato
well as a slew of other chronic ailments.
pancake is fried in oil, a cooking
These are best consumed in their raw state
method used to remind us of the
Sabina Spiegel and I recommend choosing those oils rich
miraculous oil-burning menorah in
C.N.P.
omega-3 over the others.
the Temple long ago.
While I am not one to dismiss a thousand year • A note on olive oil. When researchers discovold tradition, frying is such a no-no in the nutri- ered that the Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil
tion-sphere. The general consensus is that frying reduced the risk of heart disease and stroke, it
is bad for us. Any time foods are cooked in oil at became celebrated and widely consumed.
high temperatures, the nutrients within the foods While olive oil is not considered a polyunsatuare destroyed and can even be damaging to our rated oil (it’s a monounsaturated one- which
makes it less sensitive to oxidizing), there is a
health.
I cannot, in good conscience, recommend fry- caveat when frying. It can only be safely used at
ing as a cooking method, but I can provide some a low cooking temperature. It is a good thing
Hanukkah is eight days because if you choose to
tips on how to minimize the ill effects.
• Never, ever under any circumstance, fry with use olive oil it may take that long to fry your
a poly-unsaturated oil. Poly oils include the veg- latkes!
etable oils, like sunflower, safflower, corn and • Margarine? Never! Most margarine is hydrocanola. This list also encompasses the healthy genated. What that means is that a bunch of vegfats rich in omega 3, like fish, flax and walnut. etable oils have been chemically processed to
These are the worst oils to fry with. When ex- prevent oxidation, making it tolerant to high temposed to heat, these oils become oxidized. Oxi- peratures. While that sounds like a solution to
the ‘never ever fry with
vegetable oils’ prob-
lem, what has happened is that your vegetable
oil is now a trans fat. Trans fat consumption is associated with an increased risk of heart attack
and stroke. ‘But my tub of margarine is labelled
trans fat free?’ While it may be free of that harmful substance, it is still a lab-created ‘Frakenfood’ chock-full of artificial flavours, colours and
preservatives. Furthermore, margarine is made
from vegetable oils that have lost their title as
heart healthy fats. Avoid margarine altogether.
There's no good reason to eat it.
• If you insist on frying, choose butter! Butter is
high in saturated fats, making it the most resistant to the damaging effects of frying. Other oils
higher in saturated fats, like coconut oil or
schmaltz (that’s animal fat), are also safe bets for
frying. I can already hear the widespread gasps!
A nutritionist recommending artery-clogging,
cholesterol-raising saturated fats like butter and
coconut oil? Aside from them being the ‘best
choice’ when it comes to frying, the saturated
fats found in these foods have been shown to actually reduce cholesterol levels, as well as have
a protective effect on the heart.
• Save the oil for the menorah! If optimum
health is what you are after, then avoid frying altogether.
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A recent survey from BMO found that 62 per cent
of Canadians plan to shop for discounts on Boxing
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you are tech-savvy and love technology, here are
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1. Look for televisions: According to the Globe &
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are most likely to discount on Boxing Day. In fact,
depending on the retailer, you may be able to find
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2. Search for laptops: While some electronics manufacturers, such as Apple, rarely offer discounts due
to the volume and interest in their products, that
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sale during Boxing Day. Laptops vary widely in features and price, so think about what you plan to use
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3. Hunt for smart phones: With Blackberry’s future
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Check out Future Shop, Best Buy and The Source;
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4. Get online: Getting great deals on Boxing Day is
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United States, many
American
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the Toronto Star, some American retail websites
offer Canadian shoppers discounts on Boxing Day,
and some also pay for duties and tariffs, so if you’re
online shopping from American merchants, look at
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Hebrew U: the experience of a lifetime
dents with open arms by offering dibeen opening its doors for the past rectly transferable credits, but it goes
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its horizons. With up to 300 interna- Day and inviting speakers like the
tional students participating in pro- Canadian ambassador to Israel.
“Even spending as little as a month
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partaking
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connection to Israel and return to their
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Many of the international students campuses as liaisons for not only the
are visiting Israel for the first time and university but for the country as well,”
are being newly exposed to the cul- explains Moshik Galanty, national diture, history and politics of the coun- rector of the student and academic aftry. Although many students are fairs at Canadian Friends of Hebrew
Jewish, there is also a large represen- University. This lasting connection
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Over the years, between his oncampus involvement and his demanding day-job, Wardinger had
become immersed in learning
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learning further in Jerusalem. He left
his job, and relocated to Israel with
his wife, Rachel. After a short time
he knew he had really found his
calling. "There came a point when
my Rabbi said to me, 'I think you
should stay in Yeshiva,'" recalls
Wardinger, "And with the support of
my growing family, we lived in
Jerusalem for four years."
Upon returning to Toronto as a
newly-ordained rabbi, Wardinger
has been able to look at the Jewish
community through a different lens,
and pinpoint areas in which he
wants to focus. "My aim is to increase Jewish literacy, build bridges
between the different Jewish groups
in our city, and to strengthen Jewish
identity in people above university
age."
Wardinger emphasizes that the
strong reputation of JUMP within
the young Jewish community, as
well as a solid team within the organization provide him with a fantastic platform on which to
materialize his goals. "Le-at, le-at,"
he adds in Hebrew- slang for
'slowly but surely'.
94 Avenue will no doubt take
JUMP to the next level in achieving
those goals. The space will hold a
main floor café-style social setting,
a second floor educational space
where classes will be held, and
which will include JUMP's growing
collection of Jewish texts, and a
third floor office space and 'shabbos apartment' where guests can
stay.
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On television, they provide escape for prime-time audiences,
but Israel’s former prisoners of
war can never flee their reality.
“Years later, it is still the main
theme in their lives,” said
Gideon Raff, creator of the
American hit show Homeland
and its Israeli precursor, Hatufim (“Prisoners of War”).“Captivity is not a place that you
really come back from.”
Raff’s remarks came at the recent From the Heart gala, the
annual fundraiser of the Canadian Shaare Tzedek Hospital
Foundation.
This
year,
Toronto’s Beth Tzedec Congregation co-sponsored and
hosted the festivities, which
drew about 300 guests.
Beth Tzedec will direct proceeds to synagogue renovations, while the hospital’s
funds will support its Israel
Defence Forces clinic, which
treats more than 12,000 soldiers annually in peacetime.
Shaare Tzedek made news recently with its humanitarian
response in the typhoon-torn
Philippines.
MP Irwin Cotler was also
awarded the inaugural Kurt
and Edith Rothschild Humanitarian Award.
Long before Raff put pen to
paper, he was interested in
POWs.
“In Israel, we put an emphasis on pidyon shvuyim (redemption of captives), yet
once they’re back, we don’t
want to hear about them anymore.”
About 1,500 former POWs
live in Israel, mostly from the
Yom Kippur War, and their
unique form of post-traumatic
stress disorder is difficult to
cure. As a group, POWs
around the world struggle to
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sustain their marriages and to
hold down jobs. They even
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certain type of bone cancer.
And the trauma is hardly
confined to the returning
POW.
“It’s not just the captives who
are prisoners of war,” said Raff.
“It’s the wives and the kids,
and the community and the
whole country.”
Homeland, part of the recent
torrent of Israeli shows to
storm Hollywood, focuses on
Nicholas Brody, an American
Marine POW who has returned to the US but might
have switched allegiances to Al
Qaeda. The show hews to the
Israeli original’s core story.
Still, a few key elements
changed somewhere between
Tel Aviv and Los Angeles.
For example, the American
thriller has largely gripped
viewers without inciting controversy. But the Israeli version
touched on a taboo subject
and unleashed uncomfortable
emotions. The Israeli show
also paid more attention to the
emotional turmoil of the former captives.
Part of the difference stems
from the countries’ differing
actions in negotiating POWs’
releases: Israel does, most recently for Gilad Shalit; the US
does not. (This policy divergence also required a plot
change, as Homeland’s pilot
shows American forces freeing
Brody. The original featured no
such raid.)
After the show went to air,
Israelis couldn’t get enough of
the compelling web of characters. Actors portraying
POWs were hugged on the
street by solace-providing
viewers; one man even
pestered a cast member to
show him the torture scars he
had sustained.
At times during filming, actual and fake POWs converged. Shalit, who was
released on the last day of
shooting the second season of
Hatufim, visited the Homeland
set in Israel.
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a TV show,” said Raff.
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CJPME cancels May speech after release
of Tribune interview transcript
Canadians for Justice and Peace
in the Middle East (CJPME)
kicked Elizabeth May off the roster for its Dec. 5 fundraiser after
the Jewish Tribune released the
unedited audio and transcript of
its interview with May.
May issued a statement on
the Green Party website on
Nov. 27 alleging that the Tribune had published “misleading
statements” about her after a
“fairly combative” and “very
aggressive” interview, so the
Tribune published the full transcript and audio online last
Friday to set the record
straight. On Monday, the
CJPME announced it had
“withdrawn its invitation….
following the release of the full
transcript of an interview May
gave to the Jewish Tribune.”
The transcript “reveals that
May’s ‘correction’ was actually
false,” according to the CJPME
press release. “The full transcript of the interview also revealed several other things,
among them 1) that May was
taking all her cues about
CJPME from CJPME’s political
opponents; 2) that May be-
rated and belittled CJPME’s
work for justice, peace, international law and human
rights, and 3) that May had
planned to use her speech to
publicly oppose ‘a lot of the
policies’ of CJPME.”
CJPME President Thomas
Woodley added, “Naturally,
seeing the full transcript of the
interview gave us pause for
many reasons.”
To read the full transcript of the
interview, see Page 13.
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Gravity: crisis can be catalyst of understandings about ourselves
During the course of my rabbinic
career, I have seen people face
enormous physical and emotional
challenges. Some are overwhelmed and life stops for them.
Others are resilient and somehow
find the strength to continue and
even rebuild a shattered life. I remember many years ago when I
received a call telling me that the
son of a new synagogue member Kosher Movies
had tragically died in a farming
accident as he was riding a tractor. The boy’s father was a Holocaust survivor and I stood in awe of him and his wife who kept
their faith in the face of incomprehensible tragedy. Several years
later, another major misfortune befell the family and I could not
understand how the father weathered the storm of tragedy that
assaulted him.
How we cope with an avalanche of ill fortune is the subject of Gravity, a tense and engrossing film about an accident that occurs in outer
space, how the astronauts’ bad luck multiplies, and how they psychologically deal with the reality of their impending mortality.
Dr. Ryan Stone, mission specialist, is on her maiden space shuttle voyage with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski, who is in charge
of the expedition. During a spacewalk procedure, they receive
news that space debris is headed their way and they must abort
their mission. Abruptly, they lose communication with Mission
Control, but they continue to transmit information in the hope
Rabbi Herbert Cohen
of someone hearing them. Suddenly space debris hits them, causing Stone to tumble through space. Happily, Kowalski recovers
her, after which they both try to return to the space shuttle, only
to discover it unusable. This sets the stage for a survivalist drama
as more and more problems occur, making it more difficult for
them to return safely to earth.
In the course of their ordeal, they discuss Stone’s life on earth
and the accidental death of her daughter. As their situation becomes more desperate, questions about the meaning of life surface. Faced with her possible death within hours, Ryan laments
that no one will mourn for her and no one will pray for her soul.
Her articulation of her emotional isolation illuminates the sadness
of her life since losing her beloved daughter. She may have gotten
over the heavy sadness of losing a child by keeping busy with her
scientific work; but deep within her psyche, the pain remains for
she has not emotionally come to terms with her tragic loss.
Whether she and Kowalski survive their ordeal makes for a tension-filled narrative that touches on themes of faith and resilience
in the face of catastrophe. The outer-space setting makes these
quandaries all the more stark and unsettling, for no one is present to view their frightening ordeal.
Judaism has much to say about how we should deal with
tragedy in our lives. When we hear tragic news such as the death
of a loved one, the Jew responds with a blessing: “Blessed are
You, G-d, King of the Universe, Arbiter of Truth.” Death, of
course, is not a happy event, but the true believer knows that Gd in His infinite wisdom always does what is good. While we
may not rejoice in the face of tragedy, we do not succumb to de-
spair for we know that, from the aspect of eternity, everything
makes sense. Moreover, when the Jew says Kaddish, the
Mourner’s Prayer, during the year after the death of a close relative, the words he recites are words of praise to an all-powerful
G-d. They are not words of anger or reproach because the Jew inwardly comprehends that even tragedy is part of the Divine plan.
To fight it is impossible; therefore, the proper response to tragedy
is to feel the initial pain and then to move forward knowing that
our own life’s mission is not over even when we can no longer
share it with a loved one.
Gravity reminds us of the uncertainty and danger inherent in
living, but it also reminds us that crisis can be the catalyst of new
understandings about ourselves and the world around us.
Rabbi Herbert Cohen, PhD is the author of Kosher Parenting: a
Guide for Raising Kids in a Complex World; Walking in Two
Worlds: Visioning Torah Concepts through Secular Studies;
Texas Torah: the Interface of the Weekly Torah Portion with
Everyday Life, and The One of Us: a Life in Jewish Education.
Typhoon Haiyan
After 2 weeks and 1,000 patients Israeli team returns home
Aryeh Savir
Tazpit News Agency
After spending two weeks in the
areas devastated by typhoon
Haiyan and treating more than
1,000 patients, the 15-member
Israeli F.I.R.S.T (Fast Israeli Rescue and Saving Teams) civilian
rescue team returned to Israel
from the Philippines.
After establishing a field hospital, the team operated a mobile medical care unit, moving
from one location to the next, at
times by plane or boat, providing a wide range of medical
treatments, sometimes in col-
laboration with other international teams or local rescue and
medical units, serving as regional coordinators to the international rescue efforts in some
cases.
In many instances they had to
persuade the locals to approach
them and receive treatment, as
the locals were sure they would
have to pay for the treatment.
The rescue team was funded by
IsraAID, an Israeli-based humanitarian aid agency that responds to emergency crises and
engages in international development around the world.
They further provided four tons
of much required medications,
provisions and equipment. All
donations to UJA Federation of
Greater Toronto go toward supporting the efforts of IsraAID.
On their last day the team was
able to locate, rescue and treat a
90-year-old woman who was
wounded by a falling coconut
tree. She was treated by Dr.
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When they first arrived they
were overwhelmed by the destruction and were even overrun by a crowd of looters who
stole the provisions they had
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G-d can even remove cancer
Exactly a year ago,
my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and
since November is
Pancreatic Cancer
Awareness Month, I
hope to be able to
share a message of
hope and optimism
for those struggling
with a medical crisis.
A year ago, my sister got married in Jerusalem.
It was an especially joyous occasion since she
was the last of our four siblings to tie the knot
and my parents were naturally thrilled to be
marrying off their last child. The day after the
wedding, my sister told my father that he didn’t look well, to which he replied with a joke
about feeling sick from paying the wedding expenses. However, we all then noticed that my
sister was right. Dad’s skin and eyes had an irregular, yellowish hue.
As soon as they returned home to Ohio, my
Dad scheduled a doctor’s appointment, which
led to an exam, which led to a test, which led to
the terrible diagnosis: pancreatic cancer. Out of
all possible outcomes, these two words were the
worst news we could have possibly heard. Pancreatic cancer is a particularly lethal form of an
awful disease with very discouraging and pessimistic survival rates since it forms so deep in
the stomach that there are hardly any symptoms
until it is often too late.
After the initial shock wore off, we all went
into overdrive: scouring the internet for helpful
resources, reading everything we could, signing
up for alerts from the Pancreatic Cancer Action
Network <http://www.pancan.org/> and generally doing everything in our ability to stay positive and not allow ourselves to become
discouraged. We got a crash course in oncology,
and learned about the different kinds of radiation and chemo cocktails that Dad would undergo to hopefully shrink the tumour so it
could eventually be removed in a difficult procedure called the Whipple.
The fateful day for surgery arrived and the entire family gathered – from Israel, Montreal and
Ohio – to the hospital at 6 a.m. Dad was
wheeled into the operating room, while the rest
of us headed into the waiting room. Unlike on
television, there are no constant updates from
the surgical team. Two hours went by with no
word from the doctors. Four hours went by
without any notification. Six hours, eight hours,
10 hours and then finally after 12 hours the surgeon emerged. The tension was a mile thick, the
verdict was in. We all gathered fearfully, but
hopefully, “We got it out. We removed the cancer. All of it.” Could it be true? We couldn’t be-
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doctor had used a cutting-edge breakthrough
that wasn’t even available six months prior and
was perhaps the only surgeon who could have
done it. We were overjoyed and weeping in the
waiting room.
Because of its personal nature, I have never
shared this story publicly. We are private people, and Judaism has a concept of modesty that
if G-d blesses you, don’t go flaunting it. However, I wanted to tell our story for two reasons.
The first is because of what a saintly rabbi told
my father the day before the surgery, which provided such encouragement that Dad was literally looking forward to the operation. The
afternoon before the surgery, we went to get a
blessing from a rabbi in Brooklyn. With penetrating intensity, the young, bearded rabbi told
my father, “Don’t be scared. Tomorrow isn’t
your death sentence, tomorrow is your new
lease on life. You will have a successful surgery
provided you fully believe that no matter how
skilled your doctor is, that G-d is your healer.
You must not even be 1 per cent nervous or
fearful. You will be a living example and inspiration to others that Hashem can do anything.
Nothing is too challenging or small for the
Almighty, and He can even remove pancreatic
cancer.” Dad deeply wanted to be that living example and inspiration to give others hope that
G-d is great and the source for all blessings and
miracles and so went into surgery the next day
at peace, placing himself entirely into Hashem’s
loving hands.
The second reason, is that this week marked
Dad’s last post-op chemotherapy session. After
a grueling, stressful year of biweekly chemo
treatments, the nurses presented my parents
with a triumphant survivor certificate that they
all signed. My parents left the Ohio State University hospital with overwhelming gratitude
to the entire medical staff who had been so encouraging throughout this difficult year. By
sharing our story and raising our voices during
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, my family wanted to publicly thank all the nurses and
doctors who helped get my Dad to this happy
milestone. Anyone devastated with bad medical news must not lose hope, but must know
that there are many positive stories. As important as it is to learn all about the chemo cocktails, my family learned about another potent
combination. With the right mixture of support
from friends and family, prayer, positive attitudes from a caring medical team, Mom’s encouragement and Dad’s brave will to fight,
there is hope. G-d can even remove pancreatic
cancer.
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Commentary
Elizabeth May’s clarification factually incorrect
In an article published in the Nov. 21, 2013 issue of
the Jewish Tribune, a number of quotes were attributed to Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of
Canada. Last Wednesday, May posted a statement
to her website that impugned the integrity of both
the Tribune and our staff writer Joanne Hill (see
screen capture). While it is difficult to convey tone
of voice in a print interview, a link
(http://youtu.be/zD412YOLUs8) has been provided
of the audio of the interview which will attest to the
friendly, non-combative way in which the interview
was conducted, contrary to May’s statement. Below,
is a transcript of the interview in its entirety, which
also shows that May was not taken out of context,
as she alleges in her statement. The most relevant
parts have been highlighted. – Ed.
Telephone Interview Fri., Nov. 15, 2013
Joanne Hill: Well, Elizabeth, I told your people that I
was calling about your participation in the CJPME’s
fundraiser and about the Israel/Palestine issue as well,
because that’s what it’s really all about. So I’d like to ask
if you are endorsing CJPME’s policies which –
Elizabeth May: Of course not.
Joanne: Of course not.
Elizabeth: No.
Joanne: Because I just want to bring to your attention
– one of their policies includes making it against the law,
like they want the Canadian government to make it
against the law for Canadians to donate to charities that
operate in the West Bank, for Canadians to own homes
in the West Bank, to own or run businesses in the West
Bank, and to invest in any Jewish companies or Jewish
banks or any banks that do business in the West Bank.
Elizabeth: There are a lot of policies of the organization that I don’t support and that the Green
Party doesn’t support.
We don’t support any forms of boycotts of Israel:
we oppose those.
So, and I didn’t – in accepting this speaking invitation – Joanne, I have to say quite candidly, I
didn’t see it as a fundraising event, I was asked
to speak.
Former Parliamentarian Warren Allmand is also
speaking; he is someone I have worked with for
years.
And I don’t plan to give a speech that deviates
from the Green Party’s strong support for the State
of Israel.
I think that dialogue is important and I think
there are many good people who belong to this organization but who have not thought through what
the real politic of life in the Middle East; the positive role that Israel plays as the bulwark of democracy in the Middle East.
Similarly, I’m sure the Bnai Brith society would
be disappointed the number of times the Green
Party and I have felt that decisions by the State of
Israel have not been in the best interests of peace in
the Middle East.
So, we are not in any way – in coming to speak
at this event – we’re not – far from it would we
want to be associated with the policies of any
group.
I speak to many, many organizations and do so
without endorsing, or imagining for a moment that
anyone would think that I was endorsing, or supporting the overall goals of other organizations. It
happens to be – I could give you a litany of organizations to whom I’ve spoken at events where, even
when they’ve charged admission, where part of
what I say is, ‘the reasons I don’t agree with some
of your positions on this, that or the other thing,
are the following,’ just in the interest of dialogue.
So the Canadians for Justice and Peace in the
Middle East, they certainly have, they have attracted supporters including in my own riding.
Local members of the organization have come to
meet with me on many occasions because they’re
concerned and believe that their participation in
this group is a way to advance peace in the Middle
East. I don’t happen to agree with these policy positions or suggested tactics; I think we all agree with
the [inaudible]. I think most right-thinking Canadians want to see peace in the Middle East and
want to see Canada play a constructive role in that.
And, to the extent that Canadians for Justice and
Peace in the Middle East, I think have made a mistake in thinking that they will advance the goal of
peace in the Middle East by basically putting forward an agenda hostile to the State of Israel and I
don’t think that’s a constructive way forward. I plan
to tell them that.
Joanne: You plan to tell them that?
Elizabeth: Of course, because I’m speaking at their
event. I have to identify those areas where I think
they are, they are making a mistake in, in, I mean,
that’s the point of dialogue, in my view. The point
of accepting a speaking invitation – I did the same
thing, I mean, there’s the – the Free Thinking Society, for instance, has sponsored a lot of presentations that deny the science of climate change. Well,
if they’re gonna invite me to speak, I’ll point out
where we agree and where we disagree, and thank
them for the opportunity to promote the dialogue.
And that’s the spirit with which I accepted their invitation.
Joanne: I see, I see. So, do you understand how some
people would see your participation in the CJPME event
as a signal that the Green Party’s policies on
Israel/Palestine might have changed or might be about
to change to be more –
Elizabeth: Oh, that’s why I was happy you called.
I spoke to Richard as well. This is no change in our
policy or position. This organization, CJPME, they
invited me to speak knowing our policies. I’m sure
they don’t think that I’ve changed my position and
they are obviously prepared to hear where we agree
and where we disagree and how, what the best way
is to go forward.
I don’t agree with a policy for Canada that says –
which our current Prime Minister – and I know
that most of the
people in the community are happy
with
Stephen
Harper’s approach:
that ‘whatever Netanyahu does is
okay with us.’
I mean, there’s a
more critical analysis of what Israel
does within Israel,
than there is within
the PMO these
days. But a pro-Netanyahu, ‘whatever
Netanyahu does,
right or wrong, is
okay with Canada,’
is not the Green
Party position, but
neither would we ever want to be associated
with the anti-Israeli stance of the Canadians for
Justice and Peace in the Middle East.
We think that a two-state solution is essential and
at the heart of that is the absolute inviolability of
the principle that Israel has a right to exist and that
its nearest neighbours are often threatening in
stance and certainly Iran is a particularly worrying
case in point.
But so, too, I mean, there was recently, John Kerry
made the point that the continued settlement construction, when we are trying to restart a peace
process, isn’t helpful. I mean, you can say that some
of Israel’s actions aren’t helpful without moving to
the position of condemnation and calling for boycott as the list of policies you read at the beginning
of our interview. Those are not something that the
Green Party would ever support.
So it’s, you know, I think dialogue is important. We
have a lot of concerns about what is currently happening within Syria. In other words, there’s a lot to
talk about within the rubric of peace and justice in
the Middle East; I just don’t happen to agree with
many of the policy positions of this organization.
And of course I will tell them that in my speech;
I’m not going to pander.
Joanne: Even so, and I do understand what you’ve said,
because I did read the policy on your website and I
know what you’ve just told me is in line with your policy, and I know that you call for balance.
Elizabeth: Yes.
Joanne: Even so, you’re gonna be the star attraction at
their fundraiser and the money will go to fund what
you’ve just called their anti-Israel stance and their
activities –
Elizabeth: Yes, and I said –
Joanne: Which would include –
Elizabeth: Yeah, I accepted the –
Joanne: Yeah, sure, just one sec – which includes their
misleading ‘Disappearing Palestine’ ad campaign, so
does that concern you?
Elizabeth: Well, again, I – as the event unfolded
– certainly never considered that it was a
fundraiser as opposed to just yet another speaking invitation that I was accepting. So, mea
culpa on that, I did not see, and I didn’t consider
that I was the star attraction. For me, I haven’t seen
Warren Allmand in a good, long time and he’s
somebody that I respect enormously from his parliamentary work when he was in the House.
So I don’t expect that – goodness only knows that
they’ll actually – I have a lot of experience with
fundraising events – we’ll see if it actually raises any
money.
But in any – I hope to, my larger hope is that my
speech influences what they do with all of their
money. I’m more concerned with that than whatever small amount they might be raising at this
event.
When I went to the Negev Dinner in Ottawa the
other night and goodness, I could see that we were
successful; it was a great event. It was sold out and
the tickets were a significant commitment to the
great work that’s done in making the desert bloom.
No doubt in my mind a lot of money was raised
there.
This [CJPME] event is not on that scale, it’s not
going to raise a lot of money, and I think my participation is likely to have a bigger impact in raising questions about those policies. In other words,
I think overall in the balance, my participation will
do more good for creating, I hope, some questions
on the part of the organization and those who support it, that their work could be more constructive
if they were to be more balanced in recognizing the
importance of the good work the State of Israel
does in the world, while balancing where we
would prefer to see policies change towards an approach that was more committed to working with
other partners in the international community in
order to find long-term peaceful solutions.
Joanne: Regarding your mea culpa, will you be
having your staff maybe do a little bit more research before you accept future speaking engagements? Will this change sort of the way you make
your decisions about those things?
Elizabeth: I think that’s the case, yes. It’s fair to
say, I should have been much more aware of the
fact that it was a fundraiser as opposed to just
another speaking engagement.
Joanne: Yeah, yeah, okay.
Elizabeth: But I appreciate your call. I’m sure my
conversation with you won’t satisfy everybody
who’s concerned but – to the extent that you can
underscore that the Green Party of Canada is very
strongly supportive of the existence of the State of
Israel, recognizes the importance to the Canadian
community of having a strong and stable democracy in the Middle East, while at the same time feeling that it’s okay for friends to offer advice and
criticism.
We do believe in dialogue and there’s no – I’m
the kind of politician who does things that most
won’t, which is – I will wade into areas where most
people don’t want to go for fear of catching some
sort of third rail.
I’m prepared to talk about why we need carbon
tax, why we need to have a climate policy. I think
we can have discussions on moral issues with respect towards each other without saying certain issues are always off the table. In other words, I
respect the intelligence of an audience and I respect
the intelligence of Canadians of all views to be able
to have civil discourse and I don’t like the idea that
some issues are just too hot to handle and we can’t
ever discuss them and in that spirit I’m going to be
opening this dialogue with this group in early December when I am back from the climate negotiations in Warsaw.
Joanne: Okay, good. Thank you so much, Elizabeth.
Elizabeth: Thank you so much. I hope to meet you
sometime; you’ve been very lovely to talk to.
Joanne: Thank you, you too.
Crossword Puzzle
14- The Jewish Tribune - December 5, 2013
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News
Toronto & Montreal
Community Calendar
Stuart Nulman
Thursday, Dec. 5
Across
1. Soprano Gluck
5. Anise-flavored drink
9. Wise guy?
14. Howard of "Annie Get Your Gun"
15. Wildcat
16. Brouhahas
17. Writer Faye or Jonathan
19. Photographer Vishniac
20. Seder, literally
21. Peres or Obama
23. Composer Shohat
25. Matzah places
26. Pastrami place
32. Eating fish heads is a good one on Rosh Hashana
33. Palo Alto's ___ Hausner Jewish Day School
34. Conservative clergy pioneer Eilberg
37. "Fear of Flying" novelist Erica
38. Israel's Red Cross (abbr.)
39. "Final Four" org.
40. World ___ (Jewish ed. group)
41. Second Torah portion to mention Moses
44. JDL leader Krugel
45. French prime minister Pierre
47. Pass out
49. One of four at Passover
50. German-Jewish memoirist Herz
54. ___ of Israel
58. Gaza Strip and West Bank, e.g.
59. "Misery" director
61. Florida city near Tampa
62. Gershwin and Glass
63. "On a wagon bound for market..." chorus word
64. Of yore
65. It's often added to Israeli lemonade
66. Specialist M.D.'s
Down
1. Acre
2. Groucho's smirk
3. Mr. Spock's mind ___
4. Asserting without proof
5. Passover mo., often
6. Tush
7. Druze politician Hamad
8. Oscar nominee Carol ("Hester Street")
9. Attempted
10. Like Noah's ark
11. Spot checkers?
12. Laments
13. "Coffee ___ my cup of tea": Samuel Goldwyn
18. Mexican-Jewish LA Mayor Garcetti
22. Evoking a "meh"
24. ___ Ba'Omer
26. Martial arts school
27. Portion about halfway through the Torah
28. Let use
29. Like the SATs
30. Cantor of American music
31. Company once led by Julius Rosenwald
34. Open ___ of worms
35. "Walking in Memphis" singer Cohn
36. Henry Winkler's alma mater
39. Moon product
41. Kosher, but unusual, meat
42. Penny, perhaps
43. Dolphins' org.
45. Vegas hotel-casino founded by Steve Wynn
46. Tactic
47. Kind of cat common in Jerusalem
48. "What ___!" ("How uncool")
50. Surrounding light
51. Unlike Mama Cass
52. Actress Spelling ("Beverly Hills 90210")
53. Abba of Israel
55. Joe Klein's sometime alias, for short
56. "And the cloud covered the ___ of meeting..." (Ex.
40:34)
57. Second Temple and British Mandate
60. Alphabet sequence
Answers
to NOVEMBER 28
puzzle
Special screening of The Book Thief
The Montreal Mega Mission of
Federation CJA is presenting a
special screening of The Book
Thief at 7 p.m. at the Cineplex
Odeon Forum Cinemas, 2313
St. Catherine St. W. Admission
is $10, which includes a popcorn and soft drink. Reservations are required; contact
[email protected]
rg.
Young Leaders Cocktail Conference
The Segal Centre is holding a
Young Leaders Cocktail Conference at 6:30 p.m. at 5170
Cote St. Catherine Rd. The
theme of the evening is The
Business of Festivals in Montreal. Guest speakers are
Daniel Glick from Evenko and
Daniel Seligman from Pop
Montreal. To RSVP, call (514)
739-2301.
Musical Chanukah Nash and Drash
The Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda
Synagogue, 100 Elder St.,
Toronto, is holding a
Chanukah Nash and Drash,
starting at noon. Entertainment is courtesy of Chazzan
David Edwards and accompanist Klara Bagley. Tickets are
$12 for members, $15 for
non-members and will be sold
in advance only. To buy tickets, call (416) 633-3838.
• • •
Friday, Dec. 6
Pizza and Prayer family event
Temple Sinai Congregation of
Toronto, 210 Wilson Ave., is
holding a Pizza and Prayer
Shabbat event for families with
children between the ages of 8
and 11. Pizza dinner starts at
6:30 p.m., with Shabbat services following at 7 p.m. For
reservations, call (416) 4873281
or
e-mail
[email protected].
Renaissance Film Festival
The Renaissance Group and
the Toronto International Film
Festival presents the ninth annual Renaissance Film Festival, which runs from now
until Dec. 9 at Temple Sinai
Congregation of Toronto, 210
Wilson Ave. Four Jewishthemed films from three countries will be screened at the
festival. Passes for the series
are $95 for members, $115 for
non-members and are only
available in advance. To purchase passes, contact [email protected].
• • •
Sunday, Dec. 8
Judy Feld Carr speech
Beth Jacob Synagogue, 147
Overbrook Place, Toronto,
presents an evening with Judy
Feld Carr, who will speak on
the topic The Secret Rescue of
the Syrian Jews at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $50. A dessert reception will follow. Entertainment is being provided by
musician Eldan Cohen. To buy
tickets, call (416) 638-5955,
or e-mail [email protected].
Sunday Night at the Movies
Adath Israel Congregation, 37
Southbourne Ave., is holding a
Sunday Night at the Movies
program, featuring the film
The Exodus Decoded, at 7:30
p.m. A Q&A session with director Simcha Jacobovici will
follow the screening. Tickets
are $20, $50 for a VIP ticket;
admission includes popcorn
and drinks. To reserve, call
(416) 635-5340.
• • •
Monday, Dec. 9
JGS lecture meeting
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal presents a lec-
ture meeting with Andreas
Schwab, who will speak on the
topic Between Assimilation and
Annihilation: Jews in Germany
and Their Children. The meeting takes place at 5151 Cote
St. Catherine Rd. at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free, but donations are requested. For more
information, call (514) 4840969.
CJCS winter courses and programs
Registration begins today for
winter courses and programs
that are being offered by the
Cummings Jewish Centre for
Seniors. Registration hours are
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Monday
to Thursday) and 9 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. (Friday). For more
information, call (514) 3421234, ext. 7209 or visit
www.cummingscentre.org.
Chanukah concert at Betel Centre and
Frum Library
The Toronto Jewish Folk Choir
presents a Chanukah concert
at the Bernard Betel Centre,
1003 Steeles Ave. W. at 3 p.m.
Tickets are $10, $5 for Betel
Centre members and are available at the door. The choir will
also perform a Chanukah concert in the auditorium of the
Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington Rd., on Dec. 11 at 7
p.m. Admission to this concert
is free.
• • •
If your group, organization,
agency or synagogue in the Montreal and Toronto Jewish communities have an event, happening,
fundraiser or any item of interest
that you would like to have publicized in this column, please send
the information (including organization name, type of event,
day, place, time, event details and
contact info) to me at
[email protected].
Peres says he will not remain
in politics after term ends
(JNS.org) – Israel President Shimon
Peres does not intend to remain in
politics after completing his current
term in 2014.
“I have no such plans [to remain in
politics after my term ends],” Peres Shimon Peres (Photo: World
Economic Forum)
told Israel Hayom during a trip to
Mexico. “I plan to serve the country in informal ways. I think
that politics today are in need of greater goodwill, or at least
better organization. I will contribute what I can. I have no
plans to represent a party.”
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Weekly Job Postings
The food interview
I’ve been invited
for a preliminary
job interview for a
project manager
position by a
board member of a
large non-profit organization. He is
part of the team,
together with the
executive director,
who will be making the final decision. However, unlike all of
my past interviews, the interviewer would
like to take me out to lunch at an expensive
local restaurant. I find this offer confusing.
Why aren’t we meeting in the traditional office setting. Although I love being wined and
dined, I hate eating with strangers. Do you
have any suggestions how I can deal with the
meal interview?
Food For Thought
Dear Joanna
Dear FFT,
This type of interview format is a complicated
tactic to see whether you are a fit with the board
and organization. I once went on a food interview as the first part of a series of interviews.
The employer took me out to lunch and I was
completely taken off guard as to what to order.
I ordered and drank a huge glass of milk that
left a mustache on my upper lip. Needless to
say, I did not get invited to the next stage of the
interview process. I did learn from this experience and will share the following tips:
1. The Trick Interview. When you are dining in a restaurant, you tend to let your guard
down and behave more casually. This is exactly
what the interviewer wants to happen. As Oscar
Adler (2008) warns in his book Sell yourself in
any interview, the interviewer hopes that you
will be as relaxed and as comfortable as you are
with your family and friends and then he/she
can see your true self – i.e., red flags! Don’t be
relaxed. Monitor your behaviour. The employer
may act casual and friendly at the meal. You
should definitely be friendly, but remember you
are engaged in a formal interview from the
minute you shake hands at the beginning to the
end of the meal. You are being tested on the way
that you handle yourself in this type of setting.
Being aware of this scenario is critical.
2. Ordering the food. You cannot order what
you would order in normal circumstances (i.e.,
do not order a huge glass of milk). Do not order
anything messy or difficult to each like a
spaghetti dish with oozing tomato sauce. You
will have to respond to questions and engage in
a conversation with the employer. You will need
to be focused on the interview discussion rather
than on the meal. Pretend you are eating with
the queen. Order a medium-priced meal – not
the lowest price or the highest priced dish. You
can also order the same as the host to play it safe
and if, of course, you like the choice.
3. Eating the meal. The food interview is designed to get candidates to share information
that they would not share in a more formal office setting. The interviewer is also assessing
your table manners since the role will require
you to meet clients and represent the organization at a variety of events and social situation.
Keep your elbows off the table, don’t talk with
your mouth full and be gracious with your interaction. For more information on dining etiquette, visit www.businessinsider.org.
4. Avoid Alcohol. Even if the interviewer orders a drink, do not go there. You need to be
fully alert and in control. You are still on an interview. You can drink with your team once you
are hired. If the host insists that you order a
drink as he/she does not want to drink alone,
then order something small, sip it slowly and
drink as little as possible. You are being tested.
5. Behaviour techniques. Remember to use your
best listening skills, eye contact as much as possible and be prepared with responses to all of the
questions including behavioural, situational and
the standard ones. The seemingly casual conversations in this non-traditional interview setting are
being used to evaluate you as a potential employee.
Joanna
To submit your questions for this column in
confidence, email [email protected].
Joanna Samuels, B.A., B.Ed. (AE), M.Ed.,CMF is a
certified Life Skills Coach, and Personality Dimensions Facilitator who is a job developer/job coach at
Jewish Vocational Services (JVS Toronto), and parttime instructor at George Brown College.
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information, visit www.emetemployment.ca.
Israeli company building highway discovers
10,000-year-old house
(JNS.org) – While conducting
a routine dig as part of a highway expansion program, an
Israeli transportation company uncovered the remains
of a 10,000-year-old house
and a 6,000-year-old temple.
The newly excavated site,
which dates back to the the
Pre-Pottery Neolithic period,
was opened to the public last
week by the Israel Antiquities
Authority (IAA) and the Ne-
tivei Israel Company, the
company working on the
highway project.
“Whoever built the house
did something that was totally innovative because up
until this period [local human
groups] migrated from place
to place in search of food.
Here we have evidence of
man’s transition to permanent
dwellings and that in fact is
the beginning of the domesti-
A typical jar of the Early Bronze Age was
discovered buried beneath the floor of a
building. (Photo: Dr. Ron Be’eri/IAA)
cation of animals and plants;
instead of searching out wild
sheep, ancient man started
raising them near the house,”
the IAA said in a statement,
according to the Times of Israel.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Reena, a non-profit social service
agency that supports individuals with
developmental disabilities, is seeking
a female volunteer to assist a lady
who is accompanied by staff during
swim time at the Holland Bloorview
Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital
pool. The commitment calls for the
person to be available every second
Monday between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
for at least six months. If you are interested, contact Mille Chadwick at
905-889-2690, ext. 2112 or
[email protected].
PROFESSIONAL MOVER
Residential and commercial moving
company is looking for a part time
mover. Part time hours with the potential to be full time. Must have experience moving, good
communication skills and flexible
hours. Straight truck driving experience an asset but not required.Email
resume to [email protected]
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Part Time
Job Description
Bond Street Mercantile (BSM Capital
Corp) provides Canadian investors
with a variety of specialty investments designed to capitalize on
niche opportunities with high potential returns. Our products feature excellent growth potential while always
keeping a responsible eye towards
risk management. Whether you are a
conservative or aggressive investor,
our specially designed Canadian and
Israeli-focused programs are an excellent addition to your portfolio.
The position is in Toronto and will be
reporting to President.
Responsibilities:
This is a part time position. The position is primarily responsible assisting
the president of the company and
helping with booking appointments.
The individual will work with specific goals and responsibilities.
The Administrative Assistant role will
include:Use computer word processing, spreadsheet, and database software to prepare reports, memos, and
documents; Book sales appointments
via email or phone. Purchase, receive and store the office supplies
ensuring that basic supplies are always available; Conduct various administrative tasks for the President of
the company. Answer the phone.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree is an assetInterest
in the Investment and trading industry
Required Experience
Proficiency in the use of computer
programs for:Word processingDatabasesSpreadsheetsBookkeepingEmailInternet
Additional Requirements
Must be a Canadian citizen or be authorized to work in Canada; Detailoriented and highly organized with
the ability to handle multiple-tasks simultaneously; Ability to be assertive
and persuasive without being aggressive; Meet deadlines in fast paced
environment; Great verbal and written communication skills; Active listening skills; Ability to learn quickly
and think quickly. Self-reliant and reliable.
How to Apply:
Simply email us your resume to
Leigh Solomon at
[email protected] or Zale
Newman at
[email protected], including a description of your main
qualifications.
EXECUTIVE CHEF
V!VA Thornhill Woods
As the Executive Chef, you will assume full responsibility for the operations of the Kitchen including,
overseeing your Team as well as directing the preparation of all meals
within the Community. Reporting to
the Community Director, you will be
empowered to manage all aspects of
the Kitchen, maintain a vibrant place
to live and work by continually
working to improve the dining and
customer service experience and develop an innovative work environment for the team.
Qualifications:
7 years of Kitchen/Culinary Management experienceRed Seal Certification requiredKosher kitchen
management and protocols experience requiredPrevious experience
with control food cost, menu development, and development of culinary team preferredThe ability to
manage in a diverse environment
Catering •Dine In •Take Out
Happy Chanukah
Over 30 years experience providing catering services for
thousands of companies, parties and families.
Steeles Deli is proud of its varieties of catering choices.
10
%
OFF
per $100 order
with focus on client and customer
servicesStrong customer orientation
to older adultsAbility to identify
problems and resolve them quickly
and efficientlyMust possess solid
leadership and communication skillsPositive attitude, enthusiasm and
energyAble to bend, stretch, sit and
stand for long periods. Able to lift a
maximum of 50 lbs.Ability to work
flexible hours and some weekends.
If you are interested in joining the
V!VA Team, please submit your cover
letter, resume and portfolio to
[email protected]
We are thankful for your interest in
V!VA Retirement Communities, and
regret that we cannot personally connect with every applicant. We assure
you that your resume will be reviewed and considered for appropriate opportunities in the future that
come up.
GENERAL STUDIES TEACHER
for Grade 6 in an Orthodox boys’ day
school. Applicants are required to
have a B.Ed. or higher and must be
familiar with the current Ontario
ministry guidelines. Teaching experience is an asset.
Please send resumes to [email protected] We will only
respond to your application if your
qualifications match our current
needs.
TUTORS
Tutors Required for Junior Students in
North York (Dufferin/Steeles)
Academy for Mathematics & English
requires energetic, enthusiastic and
patient tutors for our junior students.
Must be able to tutor Math and English from Sk – Grade 8.
Hours: Monday to Thursday 3.45 –
8.30pm
Sunday 9.30am – 4.00pm (to be discussed)
Email resumes to:
[email protected]
Other tutor openings; Qualifications:
Degree in Math, English, Physics
and/or Chemistry or currently studying in these areas.
1. Must be able to tutor Math from K
– Grade 12 including Advanced
Functions and Calculus and Vectors.
2. Must be able to tutor Physics and
or Chemistry.
3. Must be fluent in English.
4. Must be available Mondays –
Thursday 3.45pm – 8.30pm
Email resumes to:
[email protected]
ENTRY LEVEL MANAGER-INTRAINING POSITION
oAcademy for Mathematics & English requires a career minded individual for an entry level position with
the opportunity of a full management
position in North York.
Must have a university degree
Requirements:
Strong leadership qualities.
Excellent verbal and written English
skills to be able to communicate effectively with parents and students.
The candidate must be energetic, enthusiastic and enjoy working with
people.
The candidate must be available to
start training 2nd December 2013
Full training is provided Monday to
Fridays 10.00 to 2.00pm
Working Hours: Monday to Thursday
1.00pm to 8.30 pm.
Sunday 9.30 to 4.00pm (to be discussed)
www.steelesdeli.com
[email protected]
905-881-8366
180 Steeles Ave. W. • Thornhill
Email resume to
[email protected]
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACT
POSITION
Development Office
This position is initially part-time, becoming full time before Pesach, concluding at the end of June. Evenings
and Sundays are part of the work
week at peak times and after Pesach.
Candidate must possess proficiency
in Word and Excel, understand database management, have strong interpersonal and organizational skills
and must be able to multi-task. Language skills in English and Hebrew
are essential.
Previous experience working on
major events is an asset.
Pay: To be determined.
Contact: If you, or anyone you know
is interested, please fax resume with
references to 1.866.530.1571 or email [email protected]
No phone calls, please.
SENIOR PHP DEVELOPER
Permanent (but open to contract as
well) Pay: 70k
Job Description: Leader with a focus
on interaction between server-side
frameworks, web server and database systems. With your excellent
project management and system design skills you are able to lead a team
in development.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop and implement
clean, maintainable and testable applications
- Interact with developers both internally and externally to integrate
backend service
- Troubleshoot and correct highly
complex software
Requirements
- 3 year diploma and relevant work
experience
- 5 years in similar design role in
MySQL/SQL environment including
database modelling and admin
- Must have significant understanding
and experience in security systems
related to PHP applications development
- Mastery of HTML5, LAMP, PHP,
Query, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX
- Extensive experience expressing visual design aspect of their work must totally understand/indentify
with the user side
Please email resumes to
[email protected]
TUTOR
Looking for someone to tutor a 5th
grade boy in Mishnayos from
11:00/11:30-12:00/12:30 every
morning at Eitz Chaim Patricia. If you
are interested, call 416 878 0305.
PART TIME CONSULTANTS
Looking for 1-2 part time consultants
(10-15 hours a week) to add to my
team. If you are looking to make additional income on top of your full
time job (will not interfere with full
time day job):
*33 year old company
*Health, Wellness and Beauty Products
*450 different products
*Swiss heritage and formula
Interested candidates contact: Esther
Shleifer-Yosher at
[email protected] and advise
where you saw the job posting.
Job Postings courtesy of Zev Zlotnick
To submit a job opening,
email: [email protected]
16- The Jewish Tribune - December 5, 2013
ONE KENTON ALZHEIMER’S CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Jewishtribune.ca
There is new hope for families afflicted by the cruelty of Alzheimer’s disease.
One Kenton, a new B’nai Brith Canada project affiliated with the Ivey International Centre for Health Innovation, within the
University of Western Ontario, is a unique facility that not only understands the power of this dreaded illness, but provides
unparalleled levels of care and compassion to its sufferers.
We understand you only want what’s best for your loved one. And that is precisely what One Kenton provides. For an
immediate consultation please call 647 932 7913.
We’re not taking a family member with Alzheimer’s
off your hands. We’re taking them into our arms.
To arrange a family visit and tour,
contact Executive Director
Isaac Weinroth
at 647-932-7913
Occupancy
December 9, 2013