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Community raises thousands for tsunami relief
Israel one of first countries
to respond to disaster
ByBarryFishman Infact,evenmanyofour‘snow-
Shortlyafteramagnitude9.0 birds’arecallinginwiththeir
earthquakestruckabout100miles donationstotherelieffund."
offthecoastofIndonesia’sSumatra UJAstaffpersonJeanMyers,
Islandandtriggeredawaveof whohasbeentakingphonecalls,
tsunamisthatsweptacrosstheIndi- says“Peopleareverytouchedby
anOceanfromThailandtoSomalia whatisgoingonandwanttodoall
killingasmanyas160,000and theycantohelp.Itisespecially
leavinghundredsofthousands gratifyingtoseesuchaverybroad
homeless,theUnitedJewishAppeal rangeofpeoplegiving.”
ofOttawarespondedbysettingup Allmoneyraisedwillbefor-
theFundforTidalWaveVictims. wardedtotheAmericanJewish
AccordingtoUJADirectorJack JointDistributionCommittee
Silverstein.theresponsetothee- (JDC)andassociateddisasterrelief
mailnotifyingthecommunityand organizations,^sofpresstime
askingeveryonetopassonthe (January17),UJAhasreceivedan
informationtofriendsandcol- astonishing$70,000.
leagueshasbeenphenomenal. Aswell,manyhavedonatedto
“TheJewishcommunityof numerousnon-sectarianrelief
Ottawaisonceagainrisingtothe organizations,suchastheCanadi- HillelAcademyStudentCounciland Grade4studentsorganized aTsunami ReliefRaffle.Thestudents
challenge,”saysSilverstein.“Our anRedCross,DoctorsWithout broughtintheirChanukahgeltandmoneytheyhadbeensavingand,alongwiththeirparents,boughttick-
phoneshavebeenringingnonstop. (Continuedonpage7) etsfortheraffle.Theyraisedover$2,300,whichwasdonatedtotheCanadianRedCross.
Despair and hope: Life in Terezin through children’s eyes
ByBalintMolnar quickly becomes obvious even to MontrealbeforearrivingtoOttawa.
At first glance, many of the the initially clueless visitor that “Iwouldbehappierifthisexhi-
drawings seem innocuous. With thesepicturesweredrawnbychil- bition did not exist,” said Czech
clumsyyet somehow stillgraceful drenwhowere forcedtogrow up RepublicAmbassadorPavelVosalik
linesandtitles like"Butterfly” or too fast, their childhood robbed in his opening remarks. “It’s the
“Hanukah,”theyaretheunmistak- fromthembytheunspeakableevil mosthorribleexhibitiononecould
ableworksofchildren,nodifferent that eventually destroyed most of imagine.”
from thethousands that are being them. Thedrawingsshownotonlythe
drawneverydayinschoolartclass- The35drawingsrecentlyondis- terrifying reality ofcamp life for
esacrossCanadaandthendisplayed play at the McOdrum Library at the 15,000childreninTerezin,but
by proud parents: snapshots ofa CarletonUniversityareonlyasmall “theyalsocapturetheirdreamsand
happychildhood. selection ofthe more than 4,000 hopes for a home and a normal
Buttheinitialimpressionisdis- children’s drawings retrieved from childhood,”theambassadorsaid.
pelledalmostinstantlyasonecon- theTerezinconcentrationcamp. Andthepicturescarryauniver-
tinues to walk along the pictures. Today,theybelongtothecollec- sal message, theambassador later
“Fear,Death,andExecution”-the tionofthePragueJewishMuseum, added, about the eternal evil that
titlesbeliethechildlikeimagery.It and they have been exhibited in (Continuedonpage2) LindaRossmanandCzechAmbassadorPavelVosalik
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Despair and hope IsraAid sets up relief camp in Sri Lanka
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dreamingthesamedream Theresultis the spell- Postthatthecurrentefforts nents: a field kitchen She saidthattheefforts theSri Lankangovernment
thatthechildrenofTerezin bindingcollection ranging in Southeast Asia are part manned by local cooks, a focus mainly on the chil- andSriLankancellphones.
did.” from the innocent images and parcel of the group’s fieldinfirmary,andanarea dren’s welfare, and getting ThecompanyAirWater
The task for all ofus, of butterflies to the tor- activities in humanitarian fororphanedandlostchil- 5,000peoplefedperday. donatedto the Israeli team
theambassadorconcluded, menting depictions of three machines thatextract
is to give the children of death and horror, all as Dr. Imrich Yitzhak Rosenberg’s drinkingwaterfromhumid
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thechildrenofTerezin. old. In addition, Aitken
‘it is an important Somehopethatbydis- ByBalintMolnar ernment position in protest Spence, a hotel chain and
eveningforme,”saidTruda playingtheminauniversi- A man who called three against the state appropria- tourismgroupinSriLanka
Rosenberg, who spoke tylibrary,manyyoungpeo- countries - Czechoslovakia, tion of looted Jewish trea- andtheMaldives,wasable
after the ambassador. ple, who otherwise might Israel and Canada - home, sures left behind by the to get IsraAid’s cargo
Rosenberg’s husband. Dr. notencounterthem at all, Dr. Imrich Yitzhak Rosen- retreating German army in through customs and onto
ImrichYitzhakRosenberg, willseethepictures.“Five- bergbecameinvolvedinthe Slovakia. trucks to the camp’s site.
coordinated in 1945 the thousand people come to Zionist movement as a In 1948, Rosenberg was Lousky emphasized the
repatriationof30,000sur- thelibraryeveryday,some teenager,joiningtheranksof forced to flee Czechoslova- impossibility ofmaneuver-
vivorsoftheTerezincamp, ofthosewill hopefullybe Hashomer Hazair in his kia,whenafterthecommu- ing such quantitiesofsup-
working on behalfofthe inspiredtosearchthistopic hometown of Nove Mesto nist takeover he was sen- plies without Aitken
Czechgovernmentandthe further,"said Linda Ross- nadVahom,inSlovakia. tenced in absentia to life Spence’shelp.
WorldJewishCongress.As man, a Carleton librarian In the 1920s, Rosenberg imprisonmentforhisZionist The Sri Lankan govern-
a part ofthat mission, he whohelpedtoorganizethe rosethroughtheranksofthe andpro-Americanactivities. ment has promised to visit
organized the transfer of exhibition. Zionist movement, organiz- In 1949, Rosenberg the Israeli camp and send
301 Jewish orphans from Ambassador Vosalik ingJewishyouthacross the arrivedtoOttawa,wherefor photographers, as it is
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1938,which ledtothe dis- the Liberated Territories of War Two are recounted. In Lankans, while trying to
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Avi Schwartz helps ‘Save a Child’s Heart’
Israeli organization provides heartsurgeryforneedychildren world wide
ByAlizaLibman (about S300) for Save a Since its inception in withinthecampusmedia,”
Ottawa native and Car- Child’sHeart,hewouldlet 1995,SaveaChild’sHeart, hesays,
leton history alum Avi themshavehishead. underthe leadershipofthe Hewasreallyimpressed
Schwartz has a newly “This was the second lateDr.AmiCohenandnow byhowmanystudentspar-
shavedheadand“thehappi- time I’d seen thepresenta- Dr. Sion Houri, has per- ticipated in the program,
estbubby inNorthAmeri- tion [by Save a Child’s formed 1,200 heart opera- which,hesays, isamatter
ca" after he challenged a Heart],” explains Shwartz. tions on children from ofmarketingthecause.
group of his students to “Justseeingthereactionof placeslikeAfrica,Moldova, “WhatItriedtoshowthe
raise funds for Save a thestudentstothepresenta- El Salvador, Iraq and the students with this endeav-
Child's Heart, an Israeli tion,IfeltinspiredandfeltI Palestinianterritories. our is that people really
organization that performs had an opportunity to not Dr. Houri explains that wanttogivemoneytothese
heart surgery on children onlymakeadifferencebut theorganizationisfounded great causes, but it is our
fromimpoverishedplaces. also to demonstrate how ontheprincipalthat“achild responsibilityasactiviststo
Schwartz, the Canadian oneperson canaccomplish isachild,"nomatteritsori- give them a reason to
campuscoordinatorforthe importantthings.” gin, andtakespride inthe donate,”hesays.
Hasbara Fellowships pro- Schwartz says that by, factthata fullthirdofthe Byofferingtoshavehis
gram,helpstrainstudentsto doingthefundraiser,hewas children saved by the pro- head,Schwartzgavehisstu-
advocateforIsraelontheir able to show the students ject are Palestinian. He dentsthatreasontodonate.
universitycampuses. thatcreativefundraisingcan believes that the program “I’dsay90percentofthe
Onthiswinter’sHasbara helpteachtheoutsideworld can serve as a bridge to students contributed," he
triptoIsrael,hechallenged about the many wonderful peace between Israelisand says.
100studentparticipantsthat thingsIsraeldoes. the Palestinian families Schwartzlostabouteight
ifthey raised 1,000 shekel “It,is myjob to ensure whose children have been inches of hair to the stu-
thattheatmosphereoncam- saved. dents who raised 1,921.60
Allan Taylor pus isconducivetoJewish “That’s 400 families we shekel,about$600Canadi-
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Overthepasttwoyears,theVaadHa’Ir Report ensureourgoalsarealwayskeptclearlyin organizevarioussub-committeestofocus
hasworkeddiligentlytocreateanewgover- sight. onspecifictasks,whichwilltranslateinto
nancestructurethatwillsupportand Fivecorecommitteeswithevolving tremendousopportunitiesforvolunteerism
addresstheneedsofourever-growingand ArnieVered mandatesmakeupthisnewcommittee withinourcommunity.
diverseJewishcommunity. President infrastructure. Needlesstosay,thenewgovernance
200I5,amtheplferausitesdotfotshaoysethlaatboonurFsewbirlulabrey2, Thusanew“Federation,”withthese ComTmhiettFeienahnacnidallesReosuorucrocmemDuenvietlyopment sJterwuicsthurceoimsmaunsiitgnyi.fiTchaentlmeialdeesrtsohinpeafonrdoduerci-
realizedfullyataSpecialGeneralMeeting twocentralJewishcommunalentities fundraising,includingUJAandspecial sion-makingprocesswillbegreatly
oftheJewishCommunityCouncilof workingtogetherunderoneframework, campaigns. enhancedthroughthisnewgovernance
Ottawa/VaadHa’Ir,atwhichournewcom- wasformedtopreserveandenrichJewish ThePlanningandAllocationsCommit- structure,andcommunity-mindedvolun-
munitybylawswillbepassed.Thisspecial lifeintheNationalCapitalRegion,Cana- teewillplanfortheevolvingneedsofthe teerswillhaveagreateropportunitytopar-
generalmeetingisopentotheentireJewish da,Israelandoverseas. communitybyevaluatingallagencyalloca- ticipateinthefutureoftheOttawaJewish
communityandIencourageeveryoneto ThemissionofthisnewFederationis tionrequestsandmakingrecommendations community.
attend! toplanfortheevolvingneedsofthecom- totheboard. SpecialthanksgotoBemieDolansky,
Gettingustothispointhasbeenalong munity,raiseandallocatefundsforcom- TheFinance,AuditandAdministration GregSandersandMitchellBellmanforfor-
butwelcomeprogression. munalpriorities,coordinatecommunity Committeeisinchargeofallfinancial, mulatingthenewby-lawstosatisfythenew
Inthepast,ourdecision-makingprocess programsandactivitiesforthesepurposes budgetarycomponents,includingaudits, governancestructure.Theireffortshave
hasbeenarduouswithafewpeoplemaking andpromoteanunderstandingofand budgetpreparationandreviewingallocation beengreatlyappreciated.
importantdecisions.Greaterefficiency, respectfortheOttawaJewishcommunity amounts. Iamlookingforwardtotheinauguration
moretransparencyandtheabilitytoengage anditsvaluesaswellasofJudaismand TheCommunicationsandCommunity ofthisneweraandhavinginplacethe
ourcommunitytobeanintegralpartofthe theJewishwayoflife. RelationsCommitteewilldevelopand infrastructurethecommunityneedstomeet
processbecameincreasinglyimportant. TheaffairsofthisnewlyformedFedera- implementacommunicationsstrategyfor themanyexcitingchallengesweface.I
WhentheStrategicPlanningTaskForce tionwillbemanagedbyaboardofdirec- theFederation,onbehalfoftheOttawaJew- encourageeveryonetogetinvolvedand
examinedtheexistinggovernancestructure, tors.Theboard’sresponsibilitywillbeto ishcommunity,topromote,amongthe becomeapartoftheprocesssothatwecan
itwasalsoclearthatwhatwasneededwas overseethestrategicdirections,goalsand broadercommunityanditsinstitutions, continuetobuildthiswonderfulcommunity
anamalgamationoftheoperationsofthe prioritiesoftheFederation. understandingofandrespectfortheOttawa ofourstogether.
UnitedJewishAppealofOttawaandthe Thesuccessofthisnewboardwill Jewishcommunityanditsvaluesaswellas Togetherwecanmakeadifference!
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Lessons learned from the tsunami tragedy
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weatherwas, peoplewishingtheywere 1 pulpit whathashappenedinSouthEastAsia. sameway.Thistragedyistooenormous
somewhereelsethanOttawa. Countingourblessingsalsomeansthat forustoignore,bothinourpublicand
Then,1camehomeonenighttoane- RabbiReuven weshouldchipin withwhateverdonation privatereaction.
mailfromsomeonelivinginawarmercli- Bulka wearecapableofgiving to thesurvivors, Therealtestwillcomeweeksfrom
matewhospokeseriouslyaboutmissing MachzikeiHadas tohelpthemrebuildtheirlives.Everylit- now,whenforgetfulnesscreepsin.
theOttawacoldandsnow!Whatawarm tlebithelpsthem,andhelpstoneoursen- Will thelessonslearned makean
thought. thatthisdisasterisnotevenclosetobeing sitivity. indelibleimpactbycontinuingto rattle
AndtheOttawaweatheronceagain thelargestdisasterinourtime.Inthelast Itisamazinghow,thankstothemedia, ourconsciousnessandto informoursen-
becameamatterofconsiderationafew 20years,overtwomillionpeoplehave thousandsofmilesawayisrightaround sitivity?
weeksago,afterthedreadfultsunamithat beenkilledinSudanalone,andoverfour
haskilled upwardsof160,000 people, millionorphaned.
includinganoverwhelmingnumberof Ifwedonotlearnfromthisdisaster
children,andhasleftdevastationtoomas- thatwemustdoeverythingpossibleto
sivetocomprehend. preventhuman-generateddisasters,then
Amongthevictimswerepeoplewho wehavelearnednothing.
hadgoneto theseAsianresortstobaskin Againandagain,thetsunamitragedy
thesunandtheglorioussurroundings. remindsusofthefragilityoflife.Butjust OwnedbyTheOttawaJewishBulletinPublishingCo.Lid.,21NadolnySachsPrivate,Ottawa,K2A1R9.
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Tsunami relief acrossNorthAmerica,theJDChasear- companiestoSriLanka,ThailandandIndia.
markedfundsforthedeliveryofreliefsup- Amedicalteamheadedbyfourdoctors
Hr pliesforthehard-hitIndonesianprovinceof fromHadassahHospitalcarryingmedicine
(Continuedfrompage1) Aceh;clothing,food,temporaryshelter andbabyfoodwasimmediatelysenttoSri
BordersandCARECanada. materialsandmedicalsuppliestoIndia; Lanka.Aswell,anIDFrescueteamwith80
Theyouthofourcommunityarehelping Editor supportforChabademissariesinThailand tonnesofaidwassenttoSriLanka.
outaswell.UndertheleadershipofSara - whoareprovidingclothing,foodandmed- IsraeliNGOsareactiveintherelief
Breiner,vice-principalJewishStudies,Hillel icalhelpforthesurvivorsofthequake;and efforts.Latet(ToGive)senta70-tonneship-
Academy,thestudentcouncilandGrade4 Barry Fishman assistancetoSriLanka. mentofmedicalsupplies,waterpurifying
studentsunanimouslyagreedtoorganizea Itisestimatedover$15millionhasbeen tabletsandmedicationtoSriLanka.Magen
TsunamiReliefRaffle.Thestudentsbrought raisedfromtheJewishcommunity,includ- DavidAdorn(MDA),incooperationwith
intheirChanukahgeltandmoneytheyhad ing$6millionbytheothermajorJewish theRedCrossandRedCrescent,hassent
beensavingand,alongwiththeirparents, Injustoneweek,thestudentsraisedover relieforganization,AmericanJewishWorld urgentmedicalsuppliestohospitalsin
boughtticketsfortheraffle.Over$2,300 $1,200anddonatedittotheCanadianRed Service,whichworkswith24non-govern- Colombo,SriLankaandassembledafield
wasraisedanddonatedtotheRedCross. CrossandChabadofThailand.Chabadhas mentalorganizationsinthedisasterarea. clinicinthedisasterarea.
Breinersayssheis“proudofeveryone setupthreeemergencysheltersthatdistrib- Whiletheimmediateconcernistosupply ThankstothegenerosityoftheIsraeli
whoparticipated.”StudentsatHillel,she uteaidapdmedicalcaretoJewsandnon- emergencyrelief,thead-hocJewishCoali- people,MDAhasalsosent80tonnesof
says,learntheimportanceoftikkunolam- Jewsalike. tionforDisasterRelief,whichincludes44 foodandwatertoSriLanka.Thethree-day
makingtheworldabetterplace. “Iamreallyimpressedwithhowwell JewishgroupsacrossNorthAmerica, nationwidecampaigncalled‘OneWorld’
“Thechildrenaretaughtthattheyarenot theseteensdid,”saysBregman. includingJDCandUnitedJewishCommu- involved4,000MDAvolunteersstandingin
alone;theyarepartoftheworldandmust ThestaffatEarlyBeginningsMulticultur- nities(UJC)andtheJewishFederationsof frontofsupermarketsandshoppingcentres
dotheirpartinhelpingpeopleinneed.” alChildDevelopmentCentre,thedaycare NorthAmerica,ismeetingtodiscussstrate- collectingfoodandwaterforthevictimsof
RafiBrass,Ottawastudentleader, nexttotheSJCC,alsodecidedtohelpout. gyforrebuildingprojectsandthelong-term thetidalwave.
NationalConferenceofSynagogueYouth “Thestaffcameupwiththeideaofbak- needsforthoseaffectedbythetsunami. Israelalsoplanstosendanotherteamof
(NCSY),decidedthatlocalyouthgroup ingcookiesontheirlunchhour.Whenpar- Israelwasamongthefirstrespondersto 14medicalpersonneltotheaffectedarea.
shouldgetinvolved.WiththehelpofBram entscametopickuptheirchildren,they theSouthEastAsiadisaster.Ajointteamof Inane-mailfromPhuket,Thailand,
Bregman,NCSYOttawadirector,andhis wereofferedacookieandaskedforadona- theIsraelipoliceandZAKA(DisasterVic- ChabadRabbiNechemiaWilhelmwrites,
fellowNCSYmembers.Brassorganizeda tionfortsunamirelief,"saysMarieStovicek, timsIdentification),anOttawaUJA-support- “I’veseenmorepainandsufferinginthe
tooneydriveatYitzhakRabinHighSchool, directorofthe.daycarecentre. edvolunteerorganization,isusingitsexper- lastfewdaysthanI’veseeninallmy32
QTI/MachonSarah,GlebeCollegiate,Can- Thestaffcollected$510anddonatedthe tisetohelpidentifycorpses.Accordingto years.ButIhavewitnessedcompassionand
terburyandSirRobertBorden. moneytotheCanadianRedCross. publishedreports,Israelhassetupaninter- faithofamagnitudeIneverimaginedexist-
“AlltheNCSYmembersthoughtitwasa Ataspecialbingo,theresidentsofHillel nationalgeneticDNAdatabasethatwill ed.Ihavewatchedaspeoplefromdifferent
greatideaandeveryonewantedtohelp. LodgedonatedtheirwinningstotheRed helpidentifyvictimsoftsunami. cultures,faiths,countriesandmentalities
EventhestaffatMike’sConvenienceStore Cross. TheMinistryofForeignAffairshasbeen joinedtogethertohelponeanother."
inCentrepointewantedtocollectmoneyfor Sofar,withtheover$4.3millionand sendingshipmentsoffood,medicineand TodonatetotheFundforTidalWave
usafterIpostedthepressreleasethere.” countingraisedbyJewishFederations waterpurificationsystemsdonatedbyIsraeli VictimscalltheUJA office(798-4696).
Is Israel responsible for the Palestinian economic crisis?
AccordingtotheBBC,anewWorld parencyandstability,allofwhichthe otherthings,thePAhastodosomethingto
BankreportblamesPalestinianeconomic reportsaysare“vitalelementsforeconom- putanendtokidnappings,massprotests
problemson“closure,”definedasthe icrecovery.”Aspartofthis,theWorld andattacksonitsownoffices.TheWorld
"multi-facetedsystemofrestrictions”Israel BankurgesthePAtocreateanindepen- Bankblamesmanyoftheseincidentson
hasimposedonthemovementofPalestin- dentauditfunction,andtoobserve“exist- thePA’sownofficialsandyoungpeople,
ianpeopleandgoods.Becauseofthis,says inglawsonpublicprocurement."Innon- who,itsays,areaffiliatedwithmilitant
theBBC,unemploymentinPalestinian technicaljargon,thatmeansthatsomebody groupsliketheAI-AqsaBrigadeandother
areasnowstandsat25percent,compared needstoberesponsibleforfindingout groupsassociatedwithFatah.
with10percentbeforetheuprisingagainst whereallthemoneygoeswhenthingsget Icouldgoon,butasyoucansee,the
Israelioccupationfouryearsago.TheBBC Yes,saystheWorldBank,Israeliclo- purchased,andforensuringthatitdoesn’t WorldBankreportisalittlemorebalanced
reportquotedNigelRoberts,aWorldBank suresremainthe“definingcharacteristicof somehowgetfunnelledtofriends,despite thantheBBC'strustinglistenersmight
countrydirector,whosaysIsraeli“closures Palestinianeconomiclife”andhavecon- existinglawsthatshouldpreventthatfrom havesuspected.
areakeyfactorbehindtoday’seconomic tributedtoPalestinianeconomicdecline. happening. AkeyaspecttotheMideaststruggle
crisisintheWestBank.” Yes,itsays,majorchangesmustbemade Secondly,thePAhastobringits“large todayisthemanipulationofmediato
Althoughinternationalbodiesoftencrit- totheclosureregime.Andyes,aneasing andexpanding"wagebillundercontrol, influencepublicopinion.Onewaythe
icizeIsrael,thisparticularnewsitem ofclosurescouldleadtoimmediategrowth especiallythepartthathasresultedfrom“a mediadoesthisisthroughselectiveomis-
seemsabitstrangetome.It’snotthatthe inGDP.Afterdiscussingtheseandother continuedincreaseinsecuritysectorstaff.” sion:choosingtoreportcertaineventsover
WorldBankavoidscontroversy.Infact, matters,thereportgoesontostatewhat Thatmightnotbeeasy,acknowledgesthe others(or,inthecaseoftheWorldBank
manypeoplehavevoicedconcernsabout Israelneedstodotoimprovethedismal Bank,since“thePAderivesmuchofits study,reportingcertainfactswhileomit-
thestrictfiscalcontrolstheBanktypically economiccircumstancesofthePalestini- legitimacyfromitsabilitytoprovidejobs.” tingothers).Thepurpose,saysmediamon-
placesonitsloanstothedevelopingworld ans. Itdoesn’ttakemuchimaginationtoread itoringbodyHonestReporting,istomanip-
-loansthattotalled$20billionlastyear. ButhereiswhattheBBCnewsitem intothesecomments:lotsofmoney,mostly ulatepublicsentiment.Fewpeopleregular-
However,theBankrarely,ifever,takesthe doesn’tsay.TheWorldBankreportrecog- providedbywell-meaninginternational lyreadWorldBankstudies,butmanylis-
kindofone-sidedpoliticalperspectivethe nizesthereasonforclosure:theneedto donors,isbeingusedtocreatepublicsec- tentotheBBC.
BBCreportclaimsithastakeninrespect protectIsraelisinIsraelandinthesettle- torjobs(manyofwhichmaynotreallybe BychoosingtoreporttheWorldBank’s
tothePalestinianeconomy. ments.Moreimportantly,itdiscusseswhat required)forfriendsofthePalestinian criticismsofIsraelwhileignoringitscriti-
That’swhyIdownloadedacopyofthe thePalestinianAuthority(PA)needstodo regime,whoprobablywouldn’tbeas cismsofthePalestinianAuthority,the
WorldBankstudy,FourYears-Intifada, toimprovetheeconomy,andholdsthese friendlyiftheydidn’thavethosejobs. BBChasengagedinselectiveomission.In
ClosuresandPalestinianEconomicCrisis: actionstobeasimportantasthosethat Anotherkeyelementinrejuvenatingthe sodoing,ofcourse,ithascontinuedits
AnAssessment.Notsurprisingly,Ifound Israelmustundertake.Forexample,thePA Palestinianeconomy,saystheWorldBank, iong-standingpracticeofbiasedreporting
therewasmoretothestudythantheBBC shouldbringaboutreformsaimedat istheenforcementoflawandorder,espe- whenitcomestotheIsraeli-Palestinian
hadreported. improvingpublicaccountability,trans- ciallyintheWestBankandGaza.Among conflict.
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Pirkei Avot: the wisdom of our sages
PirkeiAvos 3:2 accounting before God, this will isacall forJews to takea greater
weakenoururgetosinagainstGod. interest in public issues. It is our
ByRabbiZischaShaps Rabbi Chanina tells us that this obligation to pray for the general
Rabbi Chanina said: Pray maynotalwaysworkinourrelation- welfareofothersandanyhumansuf-
for the welfareofthegovern- shipswithourfellowhumanbeings. feringshouldpainus.
ment, because ifpeople did Thenatureofapersonissuchthathe One’sprayersshouldnotbelimit-
not fear it a person would is driven to succeed, often at the edtoone’sownimmediateconcerns,
swallowhisfellowalive. expenseofhisfellowhumanbeings. butrathershouldprayonbehalfofall
ThisMishnahisthesourceofthe Ifthere are no external controls to mankind, including the government,
traditiontoaddaspecialprayerfor stop an individual or group from whichassurespeaceandtranquility.
thegovernmentintotheShabbatser- forcingtheirwilluponothers,there Letuspraythatthepainandsuf-
vice. wouldbeanarchy.Itisastronggov- feringwehaveseenandexperienced
Theprevious Mishnah informed ernment and the fear of authority in the last few monthscome to an TorahAcademystudentsbakeholidaycookies.
umsertehatfliefswheanudndebrlsotoadndantdhatthwaet awree tahgaatinwsitllhiskefeepllaowpehrusmoannfbreoimnga.cting epneda,ceandantdhatrGeoddempbtriinogns hteoalinagl,l Torah Academy
will ultimately have to give an RabbeinuYonahsuggeststhatthis mankind.
celebrates Chanukah
Chanukah programming As well,TorahAcademy
atTorahAcademyofOttawa students helped produce a
was a uniquely satisfying giant mural depicting nine
experienceforthestudents. Chanukahimages.Thestun-
The day before Chanu-. ningmuralprojecttaughtthe
kah, groups of siblings students important lessons
worked togetherto produce aboutChanukahandtheben-
batchesofholidaycookies. efitsofteamworkandcoop-
The entire process was eration.
student centred, including It was displayed for the
themixingandrollingofthe firsttimeattheannualTorah
cookie dough, which was AcademyofOttawaChanu-
doneentirelybythestudents kahluncheon,
with minimal adult assis- The luncheon was very
tance.Itwaswithgreatpride wellattendedbyparentsand
that the studentssharedthe friendsoftheschoolandfea-
cookies with their families tured performances by the
thefirstnightofChanukah. JK.andSKstudents.
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Humour therapy helps patients laugh at cancer
BySimaBorkovsky tiative, Dr. Shai Pintov, a This ideaisreflected in
(IPS) Humourhasbeen pediatrician who practices twolargewallpaintingson
used in medicine through- alternative medicine and eitherside ofthe Laughter
out recorded history with headsAssafHarofe'sAlter- Roomwhichshowagroup
oneoftheearliestmentions native Medicine Clinic, ofyoungpeoplesittingand
of the health benefits of aims to make the hospital laughing heartily while
humour appearing in the moreresponsivetopatients’ watchingashow.
BookofProverbs. mental and spiritual needs Dr. Avishai Sela, the
Patch Adams, doctor, through a more holistic head ofoncology atAssaf
clownanda great believer approach toward patients Harofe,spentthreemonths
in humour therapy, visited andhealthcare. workingwithasoundman,a
theAssafHarofeHospitalin On the door to the stuntman andan architect
2002asaguestoftheIsrael LaughterRoom-oneofthe inordertodraftablueprint
Medical Association and mostcolourful units in the oftheroom;ittookanother
gave a hands-on seminar wholehospital-isapaint- threemonthstobuild.
(sporting blue hair and a ing of a ticket counter Today, the hospital’s
fork dangling from one mannedbyasmiling,invit- LaughterRoom istheonly
ear!)onhumourandmedi- inghostess. oneofitskindsintheworld
cineaspartofthehospital’s Once inside, six com- and is used three or four
first Clown Medicine fortable pink armchairs times a day by 20-50
course. await. The cancer patients patients.
Since this visit, Assaf take their seats and are Seven graduates of the
Harofe,locatedjustsouthof shownafunnymovie;their medical clowning course
Tel Aviv, has taken up delight is obvious as their now perform in the hospi-
Adam’schallengeandintro- seats vibrate and move in tal’sdifferentwards, bring-
duced the first course for synchwiththeaction. ingjoy to adults and chil-
medical clowns, which Despite the complexity drenalike.
trainsaspiringjestersovera of the special simulation “There is a child in Becauselaughterspeeds “Withtheirperformance and talked to them frankly
periodofsixmonthsinthe system builtintothe floor, every oneofus,”says Dr. upthefrequencyofbreath- and silliness, the clowns aboutherillness.
special art of “medical the purpose is simple: to Pintov,“andeveryonelikes ing, it stimulates the heart make them forget about Today, with hercourage
clowning,” and set up a maximize the enjoyment to act silly from time to rate and also increases the their illness for a short and high spirits, Erlich
Laughter Room inside its and excitement of the time. Being silly does not intakeofoxygen.Thislow- while,”Pintovobserves. approachesherdailyroutine
oncologyward. patients as they watch the make us less important ersbloodpressure,reduces Nonetheless, adds Pin- thesamewayshedidbefore
Themanbehindthisini- movies. people.” stress hormones, increases tov, there is a difference shewasdiagnbsedl
muscle flexion and boosts between medical and non- “Ofcourse,”saysErlich,
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THi MASTERS destroying antibodies, all the basics ofclowning could have been a day of
infection-fighting T-cells butitusesthemasathera- pain and despair. But
GOLF TOURNAMENT 2005 and disease-fighting pro- peutic device. The perfor- because ofthe clowns and
teins. It also increases the mancealsohascertainmed- the Laughter Room, it has
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Augusta,Georgia painkillers. bubbles at a patient who While talking with
GOLF RAFFLE Clownsalsooffercancer needstogetmoving-phys- Erlich in the Laughter
patientstemporaryrelief. iotherapy! Room, two clowns with a
Tickets: $100 each “Unlike with shows for guitarand a spirit ofsilli-
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toAugusta,Georgia,finalroundofMastersGolfTournament,all helphealthepatientandis songabouthospitalroutine.
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ANDREA Oneofthepatientspar- alongwithhim.
AllnetproceedstoYitzhakRabinHighSchool ticipating in this new and ShlomitZook, the other
Forticketscall:[phone] revolutionary treatment is clown,beganpracticingget-
GIFTSWITHA HavaErlich,aschoolprin- ting excited and ended up
cipalwhosevenmonthsago producing a big, comical
PERSONALTOUCH! discovered she had breast sneeze.
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Bootams,BeanCms, isnotshyaboutherillness, Erlich happily participated
norissheafraidtousethe inalltheantics.
MarnePkimFrum, wordcancer. “Wecan’tgetenoughof
BumssCm, When a doctor told them," she said after the
Erlich she had cancer, her clownshadleft.
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her friends and colleagues curingourbodies.”