APRIL NEWSLETTER (2010)

Message from the President of JPPS-Bialik

Between Passover, Yam Hashoah, Yom Ha’atzma’ut (Israeli Independence Day) and the March of the Living, JPPS-Bialik students have been participating over the past month in one way or another in these often life-changing Jewish seminal experiences that serve to underscore their Jewish identity, their connection to Israel and to remind them of their roots, their community and their place in our global society. By the time our students graduate, they will have been immersed in a wide spectrum of Jewish and Israeli traditions and events.

Encouraging travel to Israel at the very least, as an enhancement to the high school’s Judaic studies curriculum, is also part of our commitment to preserving the centrality of Israel in our Jewish studies and reinforcing our mission-specific Jewish content and languages, in spite of the ever-growing pressure put on this curriculum arising from ensuring compliance with the Quebec Ministry of Education expanding secular subject requirements. I am sure that many of us would look forward to the day when school-led summer trips to Israel are reinstated and I would appreciate your feedback on this issue.

At a recent Board meeting, our mission was reinvigorated with Bialik’s Director of Judaic Studies, Rabbi Daniel Rosenberg, presentation of a sweeping plan to re-vamp and modernize Bialik’s Judaic Studies program. His comprehensive presentation was not only enthusiastically received, but was also unanimously endorsed as it renewed our commitment to an experiential and pluralistic Judaic Studies program that will challenge and enrich our students. Bialik parents will read more about the changes that are afoot with regard to Bialik’s Judaic Studies program in a special letter being sent home shortly. These changes together with the pending appointment of a new principal for Bialik and changes in the board governance structure bode well for a transformational 2010-2011 year that meets the expressed needs of our parents and students to continue to move JPPS-Bialik forward from strength to strength.

Arnold Cohen ‘82

Message from the Head of School

It’s a girl! Shirel Rachel arrived on April 14th and all is well. Now she is slowly adjusting to a household full of boys! As I prepared for this momentous occasion, I was obsessed with completing my “to-do” list that was not unsubstantial. Thankfully, expectant mothers tend to have a lot of energy which resulted in, I am proud to say, a new principal for Bialik. The formal announcement will follow the Board meeting on April 26th, the date of publication of this newsletter. I am indebted to the Search Committee who interviewed many excellent candidates from across North America, each more eager than the next to come to Bialik. As it happens, I have been studying at the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education Day School Leadership Training Institute in NYC with our new principal, and we will as a result spend again the month of July together. We are very excited as the new principal’s tenure at Bialik will coincide with Rabbi Daniel Rosenberg’s introduction of the NETA Hebrew program as part of the improvements being brought to Bialik’s Judaic Studies. It will also coincide with a revamping of Bialik’s academic support programs, thanks to Dr. Ioanna Constantinescu. While I may not always be found in my office over the next few months, thanks to new technology, I will be reachable by email at: laurence.f@jppsbialik.ca, if not through my Executive Assistant, Connie Ianiro at: 514-731-3673, ext. 233. I will however present at the Bialik parent meeting in May to introduce to you Bialik’s new principal.

Laurence Fhima

Message from the Director of the CPE

Now that spring is officially here, the children are bursting with energy. We are spending more time outside for both gym classes and special activities, and are anxiously awaiting the installation of our new play area, scheduled for early May. This past month the children have learned a lot about spring, and looked at the science of how things grow and how the weather changes. Our halls are adorned with many bright flowers and butterflies to welcome the season. The Pre-ks are learning all about the body and how every part works, while expanding their vocabulary in both English and French. At the same time, the whole school celebrated Yom Ha’atzma’ot by singing and dancing, painting their faces with flags of Israel, and enjoying falafel and blue and white cupcakes.. One of the highlights of the month was a Pre-k trip to JPPS to share a beautiful Shabbat celebration. The children were made to feel very welcome, and together they sang and danced with their peers sharing Shabbat together. This week we celebrated Earth Day. We spent a lot of time outdoors picking up litter so that we can keep our school clean, and we used the opportunity to reinforce different ways to keep our world green. This coming week, we are off to the Jewish Public Library for stories and activities, and we are looking forward to the outing.

At present, our building is filled with a lot of busy children with very happy faces!

Randy Zucker

JPPS-Bialik in the News

Here is a quick recap of the state of JPPS-Bialik in the media since the last newsletter was published:

 Way back, on the 17th on March, The Suburban printed an advance article on the JPPS-Bialik Gala after interviewing the Gala co-chairs. That same March 17th edition also ran an article about the Boy’s GEN J Elementary Basketball Invitational tournament that was held at Bialik. The March 24th edition of the Suburban published a picture with Bialik students alongside other Jewish high school students at a Leadership, Education, Development, Action event at the Cummings Centre.

On March 25th, in the Jewish Tribune, yours truly published an article following a political talk (Ralph Peters) that I attended. The article will be reprinted in this newsletter for your enjoyment.  The March 25th CJN mentioned Bialik students twice, first, Danielle Shapiro for her work with Cummings Centre for Jewish Seniors Mitzvah Meal program, and second, due to the fact that JPPS-Bialik participated in a mathematical program organized by the Weizmann Institute.

On April 1st, JPPS was mentioned in an article written in the Montreal Gazette about the owner of Ernie & Ellie, and current JPPS parent, Roman Kreyzerman. He said that he sends his boys to JPPS because it provides them with “a foundation” of Jewish traditions. Also on April 1st, a photo and mini article of the exceptional JPPS Math team was published in the CJN, along with a photo of Bialik student, Noah Stock, and his family, for their work with the MADA food bank. The April 7th edition of the Suburban published a photo and a mini recap article about the JPPS-Bialik Concert Gala.
Last, but certainly not least, the April edition of the Jewish Standard Magazine also ran a story of the LEDA event at the Cummings Centre.

David Smajovits '00

Alumnus of the Month: Ilan Elbaz ‘00

“Our attitudes follow our behaviours,” Ilan Elbaz, Bialik’s April Alumnus of the Month, explains to me as we discuss the psychology behind adopting an environmentally-conscious lifestyle. “Fortunately and unfortunately for us,” he adds, “old habits die hard and routines resist change.” A fellow graduate from the Class of 2000, Ilan is the founder and C.E.O. of The Green Solution, a management consulting company in the ever-expanding field of sustainable development. He is also a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) for new construction and major renovations, licensed by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC).

Ilan’s job is to facilitate “bridging the gap between where an organization actually stands (environmentally speaking), and where they ought to be, so they can benefit from the myriad of economical, social, and of course environmental advantages that are associated with these best practices.” To building and business managers, as well as homeowners, Ilan’s commonsense approach has earned major clients such as the Jewish General Hospital and Teva Quebec acclaim on a national scale, and generated savings in the hundreds of thousands.
“We know when big companies throw around ‘green’ as just a ruse to cut corners to their customers, they wind up doing more harm than good. People get ‘jaded’.” Ilan remarks, “The Green Solution’s foundation is a marriage of science and common sense- science and common sense when considering the environmental, social and of course economical benefits of going ‘green’. That way you can be proud and transparent about your practices!”

Just how did Ilan find the inspiration to invent himself as a proverbial green machine? In California, of course! After graduating McGill University with a B.Sc. in Psychology and a minor in Management, Ilan decided to head out west and take some time off before his next move in life. It was in that bastion of progressivism and former “hippie-ism” where Ilan discovered that healthy environmental practices were simply the norm. Recycling, composting, and conserving energy weren’t just fads or marketing tools. According to Ilan, people merely “integrated these activities into their daily life. This was the common sense there. Why weren’t we like that here?” Ilan had seen enough; he headed back East and The Green Solution was born.
The one-time French valedictorian of the Class of 2000 has some sage advice to impart even at the tender age of 27. “Don’t be a product of your environment. Make your environment a product of you.” After being the recipient of much criticism and even some ridicule for his The Green Solution company idea, he has learned that if you believe in an ideal strongly enough and are still met with sideways looks and a laugh, you must keep your mind open to the possibility that, in fact, you are “really crazy or doing something really right! Luckily for me, it wasn’t long before the Government jumped on the bandwagon,” he says with a laugh.

Moreover, this advice also applies to younger members of the JPPS-Bialik community as well as the adults. Ilan is firm in his conviction that while one absorbs an immense amount of knowledge in high school, the habits and values that form a person begin at a much earlier age “because there is no school for common sense. You can teach people that at any age, so why not start as early as possible?”

If you would like to speak to Ilan about his environmental consulting services, please call 514.812.4526 or email him at Ilan@TheGreenSolution.net
The Green Solution’s website – www.thegreensolution.net - is currently under construction.

David Smajovits ‘00

Concert Gala 2010

A record amount, over $130,000 net (not including $15,000 paid to Bialik Theatre for their highlights performance of Hello, Dolly!), was generated from our annual gala. While a huge thank you goes out to our principal event sponsors, Point Zero and Bench, and to those who attended, those who purchased ads, Talmidim, raffle tickets, as well as to those who donated and bid on auction items, Ryan Kligman and Adam Shapiro, graduates from 2009 and Bialik Theatre veterans and our live auctioneers, really conveyed what it was all about – for the benefit of the JPPS-Bialik students! We are indebted to them. Their sincerity was just as evident as were their comedic talents and comfort on the stage, something Bialik students learn well thanks to its flagship Theatre program.  As well, we must acknowledge and thank Freda Rashkovan, who so eloquently introduced our honourees, Benjamin Roskies  JPS ’44 Z”L, Ruth Roskies-Wisse JPS ’49, Eva Roskies-Raby JPS ’55, and David Roskies JPS ’61.  Special mention must be made about the members of the JPPS-Bialik administration who were there in full force. They are sending a strong message of support of “their” school and “their” students. We express our appreciation to them as well as to each and every member of the very large committee of volunteers who made it all possible.  We have already met to talk about next year, so stay tuned!

Lianne Routtenberg and Andrea Sochaczevski, Co-chairs

Passover at JPPS

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Taking a look at Pre-K students Raphael Switzer, Gabriel Betito, Jaclyn Kazaz, and Mikanoa Simard-Medina, I think that it’s pretty evident class seders at JPPS were just like I remembered them, haimish and fun!

David Smajovits ‘00

Is your child’s Bar Mitvah/Bat Mitvah coming up?

Among the myriad tasks you will have on your t0-do list will be invitations. Let JPPS-Bialik help! Classic invitations personalized in the name of each of your guests will be prepared, as per your needs, in return for a donation to JPPS-Bialik. Response cards, addressed envelopes for your guests, even added special inserted invitations to related events, can be provided at competitive prices. This is truly something to consider for such a momentous occasion for your son or daughter. As explained by Marnie Mitnick Cohen JPPS ’78, who first approached JPPS-Bialik to consider this initiative, “By supporting the school in the process makes it even more poignant a celebration.” Marnie added, “Those who have received the invitations have been very touched by this gesture.” We thank Marnie for taking the lead on this and hope that other JPPS parents will consider JPPS-Bialik when it comes to having their invitations prepared. Please call Elizabeth Kennell at 514-731-2944, ext. 220 or email her at Elizabeth.k@jppsbialik.ca for more information.

Elizabeth Kennell

Win a Team Canada Olympic Replica Jersey signed by Jarome Iginla!

Wonders will never cease! Yes, you could be the proud of owner of a Team Canada Olympic Replica Jersey signed by Jarome Iginla, by simply responding to the 2nd appeal to our 2009-2010 annual giving campaign, generously donated by JPPS parents Mark and Cindy Heller. For those who have not yet contributed this year (beginning July 1, 2009), a letter will be in your mailboxes over the next few weeks asking for your support.  We sincerely hope you will be able to contribute if not for the benefit of the school, for the chance to win this incredible jersey valued at $500!

As co-chairs this year we have been encouraged by having a full-fledged committee who are committed to doing what they can to bring about continuous improvements to JPPS-Bialik and to ensuring the school remains accessible to all Jewish children, regardless of their family’s financial means.  Whether a current parent, alum, or a parent of an alum, even grandparent, each one believes strongly in the mission of the school.

Whether you decide to designate your gift to the Class of2010 Legacy Gift, as many parents of Secondary V students are doing – so that a scoreboard can be purchased for the original gym –, or to the libraries of JPPS or Bialik, or to financial aid, each and every gift is meaningful, no matter the size, and each donor receives a receipt for income tax purposes as well as our sincere gratitude. 

We have also been encouraged by the progress we are making to our $180,000 goal. We are short by approximately only $45,000. If everyone who receives a letter donates, we will succeed. It takes a village…

So, on behalf of JPPS-Bialik, please accept our gratitude to those who have generously contributed. You understand the difference we can make!

Lisa Slawner ‘85 and Larry Zoltak ‘76, Co-chairs

P.S. If you have already contributed this year, you will not receive a letter but that doesn’t mean that you can’t contribute again and thereby be eligible to win this incredible Team Canada Jersey!

JPPS Helps Haiti

At JPPS-Bialik, helping people around the world during times of need is second nature to us. To that end, JPPS students innately knew that they had to act following the tragic earthquake in Haiti. What began first as a small class project from Rita Guindi’s Grade 6 class, quickly mushroomed into a successful school-wide initiative. The idea? Ask their parents for donation money only after completing various chores around their houses!

After the initial success in Rita Guindi’s class, AKA, “Mme. Rita,” the students decided to spread their initiative to the whole school. They went to all the other classes, described their project, and helped them write letters to their own parents in order to explain the initiative. The students were in charge of daily reminders and collecting and tabulating the money. In the lobby of the school, they posted a chart to show how much money was collected by each grade in order to encourage participation.

David Smajovits ‘00

In the photo from Left to Right:
1st row: Student representatives Ayal Mor and Dan Spokoiny
2nd row: Student representatives Emily Steinberg, Sierra Shuster-Leibner, Ross Minichiello, Michael Waxman
Top row: Andres Spokoiny, Executive Director of Federation CJA, and a JPPS parent.

JPPS: 2010 Canadian National Mathematics League Champions, Yet Again

Following an exciting Winter Olympics that saw our nation “Own the Podium,” JPPS is also proudly celebrating a championship on a national level, as the brilliant JPPS team of 15 Grade 6 students has won the annual Canadian National Mathematics League competition for the elementary school level for the second consecutive year! By finishing first overall in Canada, JPPS, by extension, also placed first in their home province of Quebec, and exceeded the scores of the 324 other participating schools in Canada.

The impressive news does not end there. With a perfect score of 100% (40 questions correct out of 40), JPPS student Michael Luger received the highest score in all of Canada! Moreover, five of his classmates, Arielle Grossman, Jessica Young, Aidan Strasser, Jonathan Werbitt, and Matthew Zoltak, placed among the five highest results (including ties) in the entire province of Quebec!

Since 1977, over one million elementary and secondary students in North America participate every year in the contest. The elementary school version of the contest consists of 40 multiple-choice questions given in a 30-minute time period. The team score for each school is the sum of the top five scores for that school. A perfect team score for a single contest would be 200. JPPS’s grand total was an unparalleled 191 out of 200.

Sheila Perry, teacher of the winning class, and Ireene Wolfson, longtime JPPS math teacher and team mentor, demonstrated their sense of pride with the following brief joint statement: “We are very proud of the effort and accomplishments of our students.”

The contest questions are designed to cover a range of mathematical knowledge for each grade level. Topics focus mainly on exponents, geometry, and especially logic.

Here is the complete list of 15 names. Congrats!

Ezra Cohen
Rachel Copnick
Stav Davidson
Noah Dawang
Corey Goldstein
Arielle Grossman
Michael Luger
Matthew Oppenheim
Jordan Schwartz
Breanna Sherman
Aidan Strasser
Jennifer Titleman
Jonathan Werbitt
Jessica Young
Matthew Zoltak

David Smajovits ‘00

The Green Solution Comes to JPPS

JPPS Grade 4 classes were recently treated to a special “green” presentation on climate change and energy saving by Bialik alumnus, Ilan Elbaz, from the class of 2000. Ilan, the founder and C.E.O. of The Green Solution, an environmental consulting company, had the audience fully engaged as he connected with the students on their own level. Ilan also handed out biodegradable pencils (even the eraser is environmentally friendly as it does not contain material from rain forests!), Earth Day 2010 buttons, and a special flyer for parents about reducing energy consumption.

After the talk, Ilan was very impressed with the amount of knowledge the students had already grasped from regular class time; a testament to the JPPS teachers!

Please also see the Alumnus of the Month article in this newsletter for more about Ilan.

David Smajovits '00

The Diller Teen Fellows Program

As mentioned in Andrew Trager’s message at the top, Bialik students recently participated in a program called the Diller Teen Fellows. What follows is a brief outline of the program as told to me by Jon Nadler, a Bialik Secondary 5 student who took part.

“The Diller Teen Fellows program is almost the exact same program as the Bronfman Israel Experience, but it takes place mostly in the United States. Students from grades 10 and 11 join a year-long leadership program. Every North American city is paired up with an Israeli city. Montreal's is Be’er Sheva. First, the Israelis come to Montreal, and then we're with them during the programming for most of their two week trip. Towards the end of their trip, we host one or two in our homes, and even bring them to our school for the day.
In July, we leave to Israel for the ISS (Israel summer seminar), and we tour the country with the Israelis from Be’er Sheva, and then for a week, some Israelis host us in their homes. The experience is designed to increase leadership skills for young adolescents, and hope that these kids will make a larger impact on their Jewish community in the future. Moreover, we meet with many important leaders in the Jewish community, and we do a lot of volunteer work throughout the year, as a group, in Montreal and again when we leave to Israel. All in all, it’s been a really cool program!”

The photo was taken on a retreat to Camp Papillion with the Israelis.

David Smajovits ‘00

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes

Did you know that there are over 300,000 children living with Type 1 Diabetes just in Canada alone? Did you also know that the disease strikes people at any time for no known reason?

The Walk to Cure Diabetes is a family event taking place across Canada on June 13th, 2010, that seeks to raise awareness of the disease, and to raise funds that will be directly donated to research. This year, JPPS is fortunate to have a direct link to this vital cause as Adina Singer, mother of JPPS student and diabetes sufferer, Jordana, is the Co- President of the JDRF Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes. Moreover, Jordana has taken on the role of captain of her Family Team for the Walk that historically raises thousands of dollars to help find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes.

If you would like to directly support Jordana, please log on to:
http://tinyurl.com/jordanaJDRF

For more general information concerning the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes, please log on to:
http://tinyurl.com/JDRFinformation

Federation CJA Heart of Our Community Video

Federation CJA recently filmed a promotional video starring many familiar JPPS faces. Bialik students Sydney Wajcman and Sarah Harboun are also featured in this wonderfully produced initiative. Check it out at: http://www.heartofourcommunity.org/

David Smajovits ‘00

Class of 1989 and 1999 Reunion recaps

Right before the start of the Passover, Bialik classes of 1989 and 1999 held their 20 and 10-year reunions. The 1989 reunion, hosted at Chili’s Hamburger Bar, and organized by a committee that included: Ronald Balinsky, Simone Freedman, Josh Levy, Holli Rubin, Ezra Soiferman, and Jessica Yaffe, put on quite the party that attracted over 80 graduates and 10 teachers. I’m told that several songs were played on Barry Kirsh's old classical guitar by The Gerbils. I’m also told that the party lasted until 3AM, way past my bedtime!

Turning to the class of 1999, 49 graduates and three teachers also partied late into the night at Bar Frapées, a “classic” hangout spot from that time. Big thanks go out to organizers Daniel Burbela, Talia Rosberger, and Beverly Shimansky.

Note: Special thanks go the Class of 1989 who made a very significant donation in honour of their 20th anniversary reunion and in memory of both their teacher, Barry Kirsh, and their classmate, Tal Shochat. A special mezuzah will be installed in his memory on his mother Ruth Shochat’s classroom later this spring.

David Smajovits ‘00

Photo of The Gerbils: Robbie Flanz, Elan Kunin, Steffan 'Syd ' Apel and Daniel Steinman. Absent: Jonathan Greenberg
Second photo: Alta levenson and Andrea Kadanoff from the 1989 reunion.

March of the Living Report

No doubt many of you are connected in some way or another to a participant of this year’s March of the Living, or a MOL trip that has taken place in the past. In this space, I would like to highlight personal reflections of the trip by the participants themselves. There will be much more about the MOL in the next newsletter, including information about the Bialik choir performing live in Poland and in Israel. I could only imagine how emotional that may have been.

David Smajovits ‘00

“We started our day off with an extremely emotional tour of the concentration/extermination camp called Auschwitz. We began our tour by walking through the exact gas chamber and crematorium that many of the Jewish people went through. I was fortunate enough to be able to go through that part while linking arms with Steve, whom is one of our survivors on our trip, as he comforted me as I broke down. He continuously told me, along with a few of my friends that “it was alright to cry and to let out feelings” and that “we were the winners and we are the strong ones.”
Taylor Madew

“…I noticed an enormous field filled with thousands of stones that were put up representing the cities, communities and individuals that were affected. At one point, I stumbled across one stone that meant so much to me. The stone read “Czenstechova,” a village that was transformed into a ghetto where my grandmother, along with her entire family were brought to at the beginning of the war. My grandmother was the only one in her entire family of eight brothers and sisters to remain in the ghetto until the end of the war. The rest were brought to Treblinka where they were killed. Until she passed away two years ago, my grandmother was an extremely strong woman, and to think that her entire family was taken away from her because of the events of the Holocaust will forever affect me. Standing in that same area where my extended family was killed sent chills throughout my body. As I placed a rock on top of the stone in memory of my family, the tragic reality of the Holocaust never felt closer to my heart. The words “never forget” will forever resonate in my mind.”
Adam Cola

Briefly

• Melanie Josepovici '08 was accepted right out of CEGEP to the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Law.
• Jarred Zucker ’00, and CPE Director, Randy Zucker’s son, will be a psychiatry resident at Harvard, beginning in July.
• Hillary Brenhouse ‘02 is an accomplished journalist, having been published in the New York Times and Time Magazine. Check out some of her work online by googling her name!
• Suri’s Soirée, the cancer research event organized by Michael Gonshor ’90 and Josh Gonshor ’98, was written up in April 25th edition of Jennifer Campbell’s social column. Click here to read: http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Suri+Soir%C3%A9e/2948596/story.html
• Jeff Itcush was recently interviewed en français for a Le Devoir article on Jews in Quebec. He mentions Bialik. http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/actualites-en-societe/287574/communaute-plurielle-il-y-a-souvent-des-cliches-qui-reviennent
• JPPS-Bialik was very well represented at the annual Israel Day Rally downtown. Thanks to Evan Posner ’00 for this shot of our students among many others!

David Smajovits ‘00

Donor Listing

The following individuals and organizations have made donations to JPPS-Bialik from March 13, 2010 to April 23, 2010. These donors will also be included in a year-end listing according to their level of giving in the JPPS-Bialik annual report. We wish to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who has helped facilitate JPPS-Bialik's role in nurturing Jewish identity and culture while continually pursuing cutting-edge competitiveness marked by academic rigor and excellence.

• 2545-4935 Quebec Inc.
• 3070352 Canada Inc.
• A & C Construction
• Walter Absil
• Action Sport Physio
• Marcel Adams
• Kenneth and Brenda Adessky
• Stephanie Afilalo '99
• Salim and Ann Aintabi
• Lisa (Blatt) '81 and James Alexander
• Algar Plastics
• Almo-Dante Mfg. Co.
• Elliott and June Alper
• Myrna Alper-Danson
• Joe Alter
• Rami and Rita Amir
• Anonymous
• Eric and Edna Anzarut
• Alissa and Philip Anzarut
• Mr. Selim Anzarut
• Mr. Steffan Apel '89
• Steven Appelbaum
• Ariella Arazi '99
• Kathy Assayag
• Assurances Michel Brosseau Ltee
• Autoworx Canada
• Andre Avigdor '89
• Richard and Liz Azoulay
• Carrie and Brahm Backler
• Ronald and Jessica Balinsky
• Toufic and Joy Ballas
• Barry Pascal and Associates
• Laurie Baum '99
• Hillel and Mitzi Becker
• Shari Becker '89
• Claude Benabou
• Aaron Ben Shabat '99
• Moses Bendayan
• Charles Benedek '89
• Jodi Benloulou '89
• Jim Benoit
• Arnold Bercovitch
• Cynthia and Irwin Bercovitch
• Miriam Bercovitch '82 and John Mendelson JPPS '77
• Reva Bercovitch
• Franceen Bernstein '89
• Geoffrey Bernstein '99
• Neil Bernstein, CA
• Brandee Berson
• Myer Bick
• Harvey and Brenda Blatt
• Jonathan Blitt
• Robert and Marcy Blitt
• Ted Blitt
• Stephanie Shaffer Blum '99
• Naomi Blumer
• Stuart and Susan Brick
• Harvey and Elizabeth Ann Brinberg
• Brodt
• Lila Bronstein
• Stephane Brutus
• Deborah Bultz '89
• Daniel Burbela '99
• Dr. Benjamin and Donna Burko
• Jeffrey Burt
• Rebecca and Mervyn z”l Butovsky
• C & C Packing
• Gail and Michael Campbell
• Joseph Capano
• Dana Cape '89
• Cindy Caplan '89
• Joe Cheaib
• Elena Cherney '89
• Charles Cho
• Lora Cianci
• Aligre Ciechanowiecki
• Club Tiny Tots
• Coba - La Societe De Programmation
• Jordana Cobrin '89
• Tammi Cobrin '99
• Alain Cohen '99
• Arnold Cohen '82 and Marnie Mitnick Cohen JPPS '78
• Howard and Gail Cohen
• Jennifer and Itzik Cohen
• Kathy Cohen
• Larry and Edna Cohen
• Mitchell Cohen
• Robert Cohen
• Shelley Cohen JPPS '69
• The Cola Family
• Stanley Cons
• Dr. Iona Constantinescu
• Constructal Hardware Inc.
• Jerry and Roslyn Convoy
• Ian and Connie Copnick
• Ilanit Corcos-Journo
• Cours du Cavelier de Lasalle Inc.
• Gertrude Craimer
• Susan Greenwald and Neil Creme
• Ariann Crudo '99
• Cushman & Wakefield
• Brian Cytrynbaum
• Eric Cytrynbaum '89
• Florence Cytrynbaum
• Claire Dalfen
• Mr. Samuel S. Dalfen '83
• Danar Renovations
• Danvin Inc.
• Carolyn Davine
• Daniel Dayan '99
• Mitchell and Lianne Deckelbaum
• David Diner '89
• Simone Freedman Diner '89
• Adam Ditkofsky '99
• John Dizgun '89
• Bosko Djurovic
• Keren Dolan '89
• Marty Dorfman and Cindy Pellatt
• Doris Hosiery Mills Ltd.
• William Drori
• Phillip Dubrovsky '99
• Ronen and Litsa Dvashi
• Dynamic Funds
• Christopher Eastveld
• Rhoda Eichenbaum
• Ilana Einheiber
• Joanne Eisman
• Georges and Andrea Elbaz
• Jonathan Elbaz '99
• Frank Elekes
• Arlazar and Hannah Eliashiv
• Michael Eliesen and Liane Rashkovan Eliesen '80
• Dan and Terry Elituv
• Caroline Engelberg '99
• Enseignes Artistiques Lynad Inc.
• Alicia Epstein
• Brian Epstein
• Mitchell Faigan '89
• Sari Feldstein '89
• Laurence Fhima
• Tony Fiardi
• Kenneth and Shelley Finkel
• John Finney
• Robert Flanz '89
• Daniel Fleischer
• Paul Flicker '89
• Ryan Frankel '89
• Franklin Templeton Investments Corp
• Neil Freder
• Bram Freedman
• Tammy Fried '99
• Karen Friedland
• Samuel Frishman
• Debra and Fred Fuchs
• Juan Jose Galo
• Jennifer Gardos
• Joel Giberovitch
• Douglas Glazer '89
• Wendy and Robert Gold '84
• Mark and Marla Goldenberg
• Carolyn Goldig
• Edgar and Louise Goldstein
• Jordana Goldstein '99
• Marni and Mitchell Goldstein
• Abe and Shirley Gonshor
• Rebecca Gradinger '89
• Bernard and Judy Grant
• Sam Grant
• Andrea Greenberg '89 and Mitchell Kadanoff
• Michael Greenberg '88
• Shelley and Ian Greenwald '81
• Etta Grosz
• Groupe DC
• Andrew Grove and Valere Azoulay
• Jarrod Grover '99
• Renee Gordon and Abie Grunspan
• Rita and Victor Guindi
• Abe Guralnick
• Pauline Haddad
• Patrick Hainault
• Harry and Nina Hart
• Hartford Investments
• Jack Hasen
• Marilyn Hayes
• Angela Heil
• Evan Heisler '89
• Michael Heitner '89
• Cindy ’86 and Mark Heller
• Martin Herman '89
• Donna and Warren Hersh
• Alex Hertzog
• Philip and Maia Hillel
• Derek Hirsch
• Laura Hirsh ‘99
• Alan Hochstein
• Amanda Honigsberg '99
• Mark Hornstein
• IA Clarington
• Nisso Ifrah
• David Inzlicht
• Karen Irving Fiddler
• Clifford Isenberg '89
• Dina Ishuk
• Eric Israel
• George and Cara Itzkovitz and Family
• Sidney and Bella Itzkowitz
• J. Slawner Ltd.
• Marla and Etan Jagermann
• Marcel Jagermann
• Marc and Audra Joseph
• Robert and Nina Josephson
• Denny and Ronit Josepovici
• JPPS Head Office
• JPPS Home and School Association
• JPPS-Bialik Head Office
• Norman and Barbara Kadanoff
• George Kanaan
• Julie Kaplan
• Felicia and Johnny Karls
• Jason and Amy Katz
• Robert Katz
• Elizabeth Kennell
• Kevork Kermezian
• Jill Kessner '89
• Warren Kleiner '89
• Andrew Kliger '99
• Klumak Merton Roter Schwartz
• Henry Klumak
• Marc and Lisa Knobovitch
• Sandra Knobovitch
• Ronnie Knyszynski Kaye '89
• Elliott Kobulnik '99
• Jerry Kokkimos
• Larry Kolodny
• Dave Korenberg
• Joy and Michael Korenberg
• Jeff Korman
• Neilly Kornitzer '99
• Kosher Quality Bakery
• Dr. David Kozloff
• Michael and Beverly Krebs
• Janice Kreisman
• Mark Kruger '76
• Stephen '77 and Rona Kucer
• Randy Kugler '89
• Mina Kupferberg
• Jack and Holly Kupfert
• Marla Kurtzman
• L. Berson & Son Monuments
• Felice Lackman '89
• Lise Larente
• Simon Larente
• Michel Laroche
• Dan and Susan Lavy
• Eric and Karen Laxer
• Roberta Lazarus '89
• Larry Leibovitch
• Karen Leiter '99
• Jeremy Levine
• Mark '85 and Candice Levine
• Levine Frishman Lancry
• Harvey Levinson
• Sari Levitsky
• David Lewis
• Shelley '81 Leonard Lewkowict '81
• Melissa Margles '88 and Michael Libman '82
• Andrew Liebmann
• Harriet Liebmann
• Richard and Tamara Liebmann
• Tom and Sheri Liebmann
• Lila's Interiors
• Stephen and Irene Lipper
• Sam and Angela Litman
• Bennett and Susan Little
• Lou Goldberg Jewellers Inc
• Bram Lowsky '76
• Roslyn Luks
• Marsha and Michael Lustigman
• Clifford MacGregor
• Mackenzie Financial Services
• Madar Benabou Kadoch
• Lisa Mailhot '99
• Jonathan and Lori Maldoff
• Lara Malewski '99
• Doris Mann
• Evelyn Marciano
• Nadine Vogel and Neil Mardinger
• Stephanie Margolese '89
• Erin Mariasine '89
• Shelley Marks-Shatner '76
• Marvid
• Marla and Michael Mashaal
• Debra and Ronald Mayers
• Mehadrin
• Jonathan Melmed '89
• Benjamin and Shirley Meltzer
• Jimmy Menagakis
• Lindsey Mendell '99
• Marla Mendelsohn '99
• Avi Milgram '99
• Dr. Sydney and Susan Miller
• Terry Minzberg
• Bev Mitelman
• Sam Mitnick
• Momentis
• Mon-Tex Mills Ltd.
• Cheryl and Howard Monk
• Morris & Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation
• Mona Nadel
• Frank Narcisi, Jr.
• Glenn J. Nashen and Dr. Judy Hagshi '79
• Alice Neascu
• Erwin and Lea Neumark
• Mike Newman
• Joshua Newpol '99
• Debby and Matt Newpol
• NTD Apparel Inc.
• Leslie and Gary Ornstein
• Sean Ouaknine '99
• Laurence Paperman
• Patricia Lingerie
• David and Barbara Pearl
• Eleena Pearson '89
• Gary Pencer
• Jordan Perlis
• Stylianos Perrakis
• Nicolas Perrault
• Natalie Petracco
• Len and Ruth Carol Podheiser
• Barry Pokrass
• Ingrid Pokrass
• Polinex
• Irwin Pollack
• Stacy Press '89
• Sandie Sparkman and Robert Presser
• Proforce Personnel
• Paul Prosterman '81
• Eva and Jacob Raby
• Joel and Alice Raby
• Jerry Radowitz
• Michael Raffoul '84
• Ian Rakita
• Daniel Rapp
• Dr. Jerrold Rappaport
• Rebox Corp.
• Bryan Reinblatt '99
• Sharon and Mark Reinish
• Mike Riga
• Jackelyn Robin '89
• Talia Rosberger '99
• Gerry and Shirlee Rosen
• Joel Rosen
• Rabbi Daniel Rosenberg
• David and Linda Rosenblatt
• Darrin and Natalie Rosenthal
• Arthur Roskies
• Susan Roskies
• Karla and Jamie Ross
• Glen Rotchin
• Michelle Roth '89
• Michael and Lianne Routtenberg
• Holli Rubin '89
• Debbie and Richard Rubin
• Jeff and Sari Sacks
• Nicole Saltiel
• Rhodie and David Salzman
• Noah Sands '99
• Mike Saragossi
• Lazar Sarna
• Trifon and Julie Saros
• Michael and Frederica Savelson
• Linda Schachter '81
• Robert and Fran Schachter
• Saul and Stephanie Schipper
• David Schnapp
• Dr. Brynah Schneider JPPS '68
• Ellen Schreter '99
• Jamie Schreter '99
• Robin Alexander '86 and Andrew Schwartz
• Elaine Finkelstein Schwartz '89
• Issac and Marlene Schwartz
• Jonathan Schwartz '99
• Suzanne and Murray Schwartz
• Shirley Sebastien
• Arlene Segal
• Gabriel and Sheila Segal
• Lauren Segal '99
• Stephen Segal
• Servicorp
• Seymour Alper Inc.
• Betina Shadowitz and Michael Rubin
• Edmond and Yael Shahin
• Marla and Marvin Shahin
• David and Shirley Shapiro
• Sari Sheiner '83
• Elisa Shek Belzberg '89
• Brian Sherman
• Mitchell Shiller
• Beverley Shimansky '99
• Alana Soiferman and Stuart Shiveck
• Yona and Nathalie Shtern
• Elizabeth Wiener Shulkin '89
• Marina Shvarzburg '89
• Danny Silverman '89
• Lydia Vogel and Vince Simeone
• Dr. Mark and Sharon Smilovitch
• Andrew and Marian Sniatowsky
• Amos and Judy Sochaczevski
• Tim Sochaczevski
• Karen and Michael Sochaczevski
• Andrea and Yehuda Sochaczevski
• Samantha Sohmer '89
• Ezra Soiferman '89
• Soltron Foundation
• Standard Life
• Harold JPPS '67 and Aviva Staviss
• Judy Stein
• Aaron Steinberg
• Andrew and Mandy Steinberg
• Rubin Steinberg
• Daniel Steinman '89
• Allison Stern '89
• Lara Stern '89
• Richard and Marnie Stern
• Lilla Sternthal
• Philip Stilman
• Stacey Stivaletti '99
• Stokes
• Mona Segal JPPS '79 and Brian Strasser
• Selina Itzkowitz and Jairo Sukster
• John Sullivan
• Nadine and Lorne Switzer
• Darlene Switzer-Foster
• Morris and Robin Szwimer
• Janet Tarasofsky '89
• TD Commercial Banking
• TD Mutual Funds
• The Mireille and Murray Steinberg Family Foundation
• Emerson and Stephanie Thomas
• Elyse and Michael Toulch
• Dan Vaderhoose
• Howard and Jody Wallace
• Darren Walsh '89
• Jeffrey Weinberg '89
• Lena Weinberger '89
• Dinah Weldon
• Warren and Gayle Werbitt
• Steven White
• Allan Wiener
• Jeffrey Wiener
• Tammy Wiseberg '89
• Douglas Wiseman '89
• Robert and Francine Wiseman
• Heidi Witt '84
• Tully Yagod
• Marc Yedid '89
• Manny Young
• Issie and Joyce Yudkovitch
• Darren Zeidel '89
• Cleve and Josie Ziegler
• Janet and Lawrence Zoltak '76
• Jack Zucker
• Sam Zucker
• Bonnie Zylberberg '99
• Frank Zylberberg
• Michael Zylberlicht '99