June Newsletter (2009)

Message from the President of Bialik

Bialik has much to celebrate! May 19th started off with a press conference in the Mitch Garber ’81 Hall of Honour and ended with the Senior Awards Ceremony in the new Helen and Sam Steinberg Gymnasium. These events were followed by Bialik’s Graduation Ceremony on June 3rd. If you were present at the May 19th press conference, you witnessed some memorable moments, which included Secondary IV student Jeremy Little’s participation in the ceremonial installation of the mezuzah for the entrance of Bialik’s new Athletics and Performing Arts Complex.

Bialik’s choir sang not only in English but also in Yiddish, and our Bialik Bulldog girls basketball team may have out-cheered their JPPS Pug counterparts, but the younger ones came proudly bearing a recent trophy. Beauty and the Beast cast members showed their talents with a tailor-made skit, and if Arnold Cohen, President, JPPS-Bialik, who emceed the event with me and Matt Newpol, hadn’t upstaged their entrance, it would have been flawless!

Bialik’s Green Team had a special message of thanks for one of our lead-gift donors, Stephen and Claudine Bronfman. In fact, they were behind the empowering of our students to bring about in one year a cultural shift among the students, teachers, and parents that in most schools has taken 10 years. Evidence of this was seen in the healthy cafeteria menu and in the reception prepared for the event by our own Rami Amir.

The entire cast of Beauty and the Beast brought the event to a close as it led us outdoors for a photo op and blue-ribbon cutting with a rendition of “Be My Guest.” Our donors were moved; the media covered us on TV, radio, and the web and in print.

Thank you to the students for showing your appreciation and for making us proud—proud to have brought about Bialik’s expansion in a very short two-year period. We cannot thank enough those responsible for the construction, including Daniel Turner, Dan Janco, and Georges Elbaz. Likewise, we cannot thank enough those who worked passionately on Bialik’s Expansion Campaign Cabinet—Matt Newpol, Co-chair; Lisa (Blatt) ’81 and Jimmy Alexander, Leadership Gift Co-chairs; Naomi Blumer, Lori Cohen Maldoff ’83, Shelley Cohen JPPS JPPS ‘69, Beth Fineberg ’79, Sara and Irwin Tauben, and Daniel Turner, Campaign Cabinet members; and Liane Rashkovan Eliesen ‘80 and Etan Jagerman—to raise close to $3 million and secure the same in loans from Federation CJA and the Avi Chai Foundation.

We would be remiss to not remind ourselves that Bialik’s expansion was prompted by a near-record number of incoming students two years ago, being significantly maintained for this coming September. We recognized that our very popular differentiated learning approach and programs such as the Hebraica Track, Section Française, LEAP, and Resource were at least in part responsible for Bialik being the school of choice. We are also indebted to the Solomon Schechter Academy, official feeder school of Bialik, with whom we have enjoyed a valued partnership, together with JPPS.

Adding and upgrading facilities including classrooms, the cafeteria, student lounges, and gymnasiums became critical. Equipping our students with the resources—both bricks and mortar and in staff and faculty—they need to succeed is key and will continue to be in the front of our mind, as has been the case with the rebuilding of Bialik’s administration. Laurence Fhima, Head of School/CEO has assembled a top notch team that will move mountains, as if following the lead of Bialik’s Green Team!

Michael Eliesen

Message from the Principal and Educational Director, Bialik High School

Dear Bialik Family,

It is with many mixed emotions that I step down as Principal and Educational Director. For 30 years, I have been privileged to serve our school community as a student teacher, teacher, and administrator.

I have had the good fortune of working with colleagues who are kind, caring, and highly professional, along with lay leaders who are tireless in their never-ending dedication to our school.

I have worked with many parents and am grateful for the respect they have afforded me and am awed by their love and commitment to their children. It has been a pleasure working together to ensure the success of all our students.

Most of all, it has truly been a gift to have worked with Bialik students all these years. Their commitment to their studies, their genuine respect for others, their compassion, their countless acts of Tikkun Olam, and their idealism have enriched my career beyond what I could have dreamed of 30 years ago. As is written in The Ethics of the Fathers,

Pirkei Avot: Chapter 4/1

פרקי אבות ד\א

בן זומא אומר: איזהו חכם? הלומד מכל אדם, שנאמר: "מכל מלמדי השכלתי." ממורי, רבותי ומתלמדי יותר מכולם.

Ben Zoma says, Who is wise? He who learns from every person, as it is said (Tehillim 119:99) “From all who taught me I grew wise.” My teachers, my colleagues but from my students most of all.

For the chance to teach and the chance to learn, I am profoundly grateful. May the Bialik community go from strength to strength.

Elaine Wisenthal-Milech

Message from the Director of the JPPS Children’s Centre

As the year comes to a close, so does a chapter in the Children’s Centre’s life. It is hard to believe that ten years have passed and it is time to move on. Our new building, situated at 5838 Westminster, is coming along; you can drive by to see the progress. It will be very exciting to have a new home all for ourselves.

Now that the nice weather has arrived, the children are spending a lot of time outdoors enjoying the sunshine. We are planning our final field trip, an outing to Macdonald farm, and we will be hosting a family picnic at Yitchak Rabin Park.

Plans are well underway for our launch of the Children’s Centre summer camp program. We will be temporarily situated at Bialik High School for the summer, and we are very excited about the interesting themes and trips planned.

The children have enjoyed many different activities over the past few months, including a visit from Fine Line Serpants, Shavuot classroom celebrations, a visit to the Synagogue, recycling and cleanup themes, and a trip to the Eco-Museum.

We are in the process of fundraising for equipment for our new building, Please contact Elizabeth Kennell at 514-731-2944x220 or at elizabeth.k@jppsbialik.ca for any information. Tax receipts are available.

A special thank-you must be extended to our wonderful staff for keeping the chaos to a minimum and for helping to make the transition to our new site an easy one.

Mazel tov to two of our dedicated staff members, Candice Benabou and Susan Lefson, on the occasion of their recent weddings.

Have a healthy and happy summer!

Randy Zucker

Message from the Bialik Home and School Association

The Bialik Home and School Association is made up of very enthusiastic parents who have once again shown their true colours; they have come through, helping us to accomplish our responsibilities.

Our year started with our book sale. It could not have happened without the dedication and hard work of Cheryl Hart Monk, Sari Saks, and Beth Chisling.

Thank you to our duo, Joy Ballas and Sandy Hershon, who worked tirelessly to ensure that our children had a taste of all the holidays throughout the year.

Terri Cohen has been a wonderful treasurer for the Home and School. Unfortunately for us, she will not be returning. We thank her for all that she has done for us!

A special thank-you goes out to Kaden Behar and Cindy Bercovitch for taking care of graduation. They both worked extremely hard to make ensure that the graduation reception was wonderful. Mazel tov to both of them and their families on the graduation of their children. We will miss Kaden as her children move on to CEGEP, and we thank her for her years of hard work and devotion to the Home and School.

I must also thank the other wonderful people who have helped throughout the year: Judi Goldstein (Secretary), Sandy Frankel (V.P.), Randee Gottlieb (used uniforms and the teacher appreciation dinner), Gail Cohen (Entertainment books), Lianne Routtenberg and Marion Sniatowsky (Passover chocolates).

Hugs must go out to the Bialik office staff—Diane, Susan, Eileen, Cindy, and Goldie—for all of their help throughout the year.

This wraps up our school year. We are looking for a treasurer for next year, and of course, we are always looking for new faces to come out and help.

Have a wonderful summer,

Maura Hoppenheim Wajcman ’82

Bialik Wins Tennis Gold!

Secondary II students Ethan Itzkovitz and Zachary Pencer aced a win on Monday, May 11, 2009. They clinched the Gold Medal in tennis doubles in a final match against Hebrew Academy.

As always, our Bialik athletes did us proud. Congratulations, Ethan and Zachary.

Special Tributes for Special People

On June 2nd, Bialik’s 2009 graduating class took to the stage to receive their high school diplomas. It was a momentous and emotionally charged evening, one that was made even more special by the fact that three exceptional individuals were honoured.

Principal Elaine Wisenthal-Milech presented Yves Rouillard with a Certificate of Honour, describing how he “taught us that through education and cooperation we can make significant changes to our lives and to the lives of those around us.”

Elaine then presented Hanna Eliashiv with a chai pin for her 18 years of dedication to Bialik. Elaine stated that “over the years, Hanna has brought in a myriad of speakers and special programs for Bialik students that have so enriched their lives and developed their understanding of their Jewish identity, history and culture.”

Judy Stein presented Eli Kogut with a Certificate of Honour, emphasizing his “contributions to Bialik, over his 33-year career are countless and priceless. If there is anyone who embodies the true meaning of a dedicated educator, a dear colleague and friend, it is Eli Kogut.”

Bialik is truly lucky to have so many wonderful professionals. For the complete versions of the above tributes, please see FirstClass.

Alumni of the Month: Andrew Cohen ’04, Adam Sand ’04, Zach Frenkiel ’04, and Daniel Handelman from Boo Ya Pictures

The best career advice one could ever offer, or receive for that matter, is to simply “find something you like to do, and then figure out a way to get paid for it.” Now, what if what you like to do is to make somewhat obscene yet very funny movies? Well, you guessed it, find a way to get paid for making them! Bialik alumni Andrew Cohen, Adam Sand, Daniel Handelman, and Zach Frenkiel, along with four other friends (who graduated from another Montreal school), are all the co-founders of Boo Ya Pictures, a short-film production entity that is currently taking the marketing world by storm after winning a Much Music and Doritos–sponsored contest to select a new name and corresponding marketing campaign for a new flavour of Doritos chips. Boo Ya Pictures’ short movie Scream Cheese was selected the victor, beating out 3,000 other entries. Boo Ya Pictures was also given a cheque for $25,000, and the team of entrepreneurs will also be receiving 1% of the total sales of this new chip flavour. The team plans to reinvest the vast majority of the prize money back into Boo Ya Pictures, right after a little Las Vegas romp this summer.

“We just find them funny, and we hope everyone else does too,” Andrew Cohen explained in a recent interview when asked how ideas flow among the creative team at Boo Ya Pictures. Evidently, people do, indeed, like what they see, for some of their You Tube videos have been viewed over 500,000 times, and Boo Ya Pictures creations are regularly featured on popular sites like www.collegehumour.com and www.funnyordie.com (website operated by comedian Will Ferrel), as well as on the Just for Laughs website.

As for Andrew himself, this graduate of the 2004 class has already accumulated a wealth of professional and personal experience. In 2007, Andrew and Bialik alumnus Sam Bick ‘04 travelled to Uganda and Rwanda, in order to volunteer to help build shelters for street children. Said Andrew about the experience, “Those people have absolutely nothing, yet they want to give you absolutely everything.” Furthermore, his African experience will go a long way in ensuring that he will always appreciate his lot in life. Professionally speaking, Andrew is also a graduate of Dawson College’s three-year design program and has, in a freelance capacity, already been employed by Bombardier and Twist Image. He has, moreover, recently been accepted to the Nova Scotia School of Design.

As for his time at Bialik, Andrew wishes to thank Avi Satov and the other half of his dynamic duo, Andrew Trager (I don’t think I’m allowed to write which term he actually used), for making the learning experience “a little less painful.”

Boo Ya Pictures may be found online at http://www.booyapictures.com/, and the winning video (now a Doritos commercial on many Canadian TV channels) may be found here http://www.booyapictures.com/movies/movie-pages/scream-cheese-2.html.

Dr. Ioana Constantinescu: The Resource Department’s Fresh New Face

The Resource Department is an integral part of student academic excellence at Bialik High School. LEAP students who are in need of an extra jolt of academic support will have a fresh face to turn to next year. Coming to Bialik from Centennial Academy (after taking a year’s maternity leave for the arrival of a baby girl), Dr. Ioana Constantinescu brings a wealth of knowledge in the field of special education to Bialik as its Director of Academic Support.

If the name wasn’t a dead giveaway, Dr. Constantinescu is of Romanian origin and is also fluent in the language as well as in French. Having just obtained her PhD in Psychology from Concordia University, Dr. Constantinescu’s doctorate thesis was “Reading Comprehension of Syntactically Semantically Complex Sentences by Reading Disabled Adolescents,” an issue surely to come to light at various times next year.

Having said this, I didn’t want the JPPS-Bialik family to just take my word for it; I wanted Dr. Constantinescu on the official record. In a very brief phone interview while she was at home tending to her daughter, and likely much less intense than the one she experienced before obtaining the job in the first place, Ioana answered a few questions for me. “I have extensive experience in running a learning centre and in making sure the students succeed in a very well organized manner. I will also see to it that the students are well supported on their own levels so that their potentials will be reached.”

Ioana is also a lover of history, and she enjoys travelling, especially throughout Europe, due to the copious amount of history preserved there.

We wish you all the best next year, Ioana!

The Avriel Butovsky ’76 Memorial Program for Middle East Issues

Named after one of the most cherished members of the JPPS-Bialik family, the late Avriel Butovsky ’76, the Avriel Butovsky ’76 Memorial Program for Middle East Issues is an annual event designed to allow a segment of students (Secondary III and IV last year, Secondary I and II this year) to challenge pre-conceived ideas about the relationship between Arabs (and non-Arab Muslims) and Jews.

On May 25, 2009, the film Arranged was screened to a highly attentive audience. Briefly stated, the film discussed the complexities two women (an Orthodox Jew and an observant Muslim) face as their families seek to find mates for them. It goes without saying that a deep bond forms between the two otherwise very different women.

After the screening, an activity promoting the elimination of cultural stereotypes was held in the new Sam and Helen Steinberg Gymnasium.

Much thanks to Mia Barsheshat-Swartzman, Yaron Butovsky, and Rabbi Daniel Rosenberg for putting the event together!

Alumni Y Golf Tourney

We love promoting activities that our alumni are currently involved in. Bialik Alumni Jason Fine ‘98 and Jonathan Blitt ’92 would love your support as they co-chair this major golf tournament.

“The YM-YWHA is hosting its 5th annual Leadership Golf Tournament at Le Diamant Golf & Country Club August 17, 2009. Corporate sponsorships are needed at varied levels, as well as players for the tournament. Come and support a major Jewish institution through a day of golf fun and BBQ! For sponsorship levels and information, please contact Committee co-Chair Jonathan Blitt at 514-340-9658 jonnyb@mile-high-media.com or Committee co-Chair Jason Fine at 514-510-5502 jason@filthycleanfun.com.”

The Jewish Bubble

The following is Sabrina Dabby’s ’09 public speech from this past year. We believe that her message is very important for all to read. Her speech is henceforth presented in its entirety exactly as it was written.

I will always remember the great amount of hope and expectation I had watching the clear sphere bubble I created fly above my head. I watched it rise above the purple flowers planted in my lawn, over my neighbor’s rusty red fence, and into the bright limitless sunlight. I always wondered what would happen next. The realist part of me knew it would pop, but the imaginative and optimistic side hoped it would reach the clouds and connect one world to another. Now that I am older, I realize that after spending my entire life in my own sheltered bubble, that bubbles may touch, but they may not always integrate so well with one another.

Warning: trying to collide may have a bursting effect. This also applies to my knowledge of communities that surround me. We may live side by side, but how much do we really know about those who share the same roads we do, the same grocery stores, or the same coffee shop? No matter how hard we try, it will always be more difficult to understand the other communities as well as we comprehend our own.

‘What are you?’ When we are asked to distinguish ourselves with those three words most of us would answer Jewish; some of us would answer Canadian and others would abstain from answering at all. However, isn’t it true that when we are thrown into a social situation filled with different cultures and new faces, what we are does matter because we often feel safest with the person we think we know or we think we have common interests with?

If I aspired to be a truck driver and someone had a shirt that reads ‘truck drivers unite’, they would be a hall pass for the future conversation or a get out of jail free card, so to speak.

What happens when the world is put into our hands? We are constantly being told that we are the future, that we are the people of tomorrow. But what happens tomorrow? I take pride in being a student activist for the developing world.

That one continent with 1 billion people that live on less then a dollar a day has me, one 16 year old, Jewish private high school student. I’m sure tomorrow I’ll work wonders in helping to boost their economy. The day after that I plan to ensure food is on every straw mat. And by the time I reach the seventh day I will be sure to rest.

We live in a time where students are realizing the differences they can make. They are taking the pin from their school kilts or the pin they receive from their sports awards dinner and using it as their weapon to burst the bubble that surrounds the life they have naively lived in. Yet, when we break free, what happens next? We will be split up and we will be living in a new world, a new bubble. It will be filled with students who have been brought up with a different ways of life.

We will no longer feel distressed, displeased and feel a need to dissent. We are never told to look ahead to the difficulties we will face when we must leave our Bialik world, where we have been happily spoon fed information and praise. Walking into CEGEP is going to be one of the most challenging, yet invigorating experiences in life. New faces, colors, shapes, and sizes will emerge and this will not be just the people we encounter, but the different bubbles as well.

We must learn to accept people of different races, religions and cultures. If we don’t, the words of Sir Winston Churchill “We are entering an era of consequences” will certainly ring true. Our world will never be a peaceful place unless we can look past our differences and see beyond the color of one’s skin, the pendants around their necks, and the languages they speak.

When we were young, the bubble was a tool to enhance our imagination. It was a way to blur all the prejudices that surrounded the children we chose to play with. However, as we got older our bubbles became clearer, but our ability to play nice became more distorted. We must relearn how to play with bubbles. We must learn how to use them to attract people together instead of repelling them further and further apart.

Parent Survey Results

As many of you know, this year we participated in a survey of our parents that was conducted by Boston-based PEJE (Partnering for Excellence in Jewish Education). We are so grateful to our parents for responding in such great numbers. Close to 60%, or more than half, of our parents elected to respond. This is an excellent response rate, particularly as we are by far the largest school included in the 36-school survey and among the few that offer pre-K all the way to Grade 11.

The purpose of the survey was to gain an understanding of our current parents’ perceptions about our school. While the study did not include perceptions of the larger Jewish community, it did reveal a number of valuable insights captured systemically at one time and not collected anecdotally from the most vocal.

Data was tabulated vis-à-vis a group of our peers, that is, non-orthodox, community schools, as well as all 36 schools. The data was cross-tabulated with many factors in the school, including grade levels, learning needs, and how parents perceived us relative to other local schools.

What we have known anecdotally was confirmed, and that is that non-Jewish private schools are our main competitors.

Based on the data, we have so far identified four specific issues for us to address:

1. Teacher-parent communication,
2. Attention to student individual academic needs,
3. Perceived graduate preparedness, and
4. Hebrew and Judaic Studies.

One of the larger take-aways is that our parents found very few areas where we were fundamentally lacking. Rather, they felt that there are several areas where we still need to make the transition from good to great, a challenge that we are excited to meet.

We should also point out that our parents perceive that we excel with regard to:

• Our use of technology in the classroom,
• Our math and science programs, and
• Our strength of community.

Our next steps will include working on a more detailed action plan over the summer, with some changes starting next fall and others taking place over a number of years. In the meantime, those who have asked for personal responses will be contacted between now and June 30th.

Elizabeth H. Kennell, Director of Advancement

Green Update: Lori Stein Park Garden

On Sunday, May 24, the Lori Stein Park outside Bialik got quite a facelift as the final phase of the first year of JPPS-Bialik’s Green Initiative was completed with the planting of trees and other vegetation in the garden classroom.

“It really was a ‘community action’ that made this all possible,” said Green Team staff mentor Yves Rouillard as he described the fun activities of that beautiful, sunny day. Over 20 people, consisting of students, staff, and parents, toiled away planting in this green space of the school, which will serve as the centrepiece of ecological activities at Bialik for generations to come. The City of Cote St. Luc was also most supportive, as they have been the entire year, by supplying us with copious amounts of fresh compost.

Also on hand that day were the five incoming members of the Green Team, who have all pledged to mirror (or even surpass) the leadership and the results of this year’s bunch. Soon-to-be- Secondary V students Jeremy Laxer, Aaron Gluck-Thaler, Jessica Grostern, Jason Elman, and Ellisha Langburt have all been thoroughly vetted by Mr. Rouillard and the current Green Team, and they look forward to the challenges ahead.

JPPS Science Fair

The annual JPPS Science Fair Night took place on June 3 before a packed house of parents, grandparents, and judges.

The winners of this year’s affair will be announced after the release date of this newsletter, so unfortunately, many of us will have to wait until after the summer to learn who won. However, the one sure thing is that whoever will take home the top prize will have done so after beating out some solid competition. Congratulations in advance!

Donor Listing

The following individuals and organizations have made donations to JPPS-Bialik from April 24, 2009, to June 5, 2009. 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 rigour and excellence.

• 162855 Canada Inc.
• 6612156 Canada Inc.
• A1 Agences Techniques
• Blair Lalonde
• Philip and Tina Abbey
• Sam Aberman
• Absoluxe
• ABZ Insurance
• Lisa (Blatt) '81 and James Alexander
• Candace Alper
• Myrna Alper-Danson
• Rami and Rita Amir
• Applied Learning Centre
• Debrah Assaly
• Yamili Athie
• Autoworx Canada
• Andre Aziz
• Lewis Backler
• Jason and Carol Balinsky
• Barry Barth
• Leslie Beck
• Hillel and Mitzi Becker
• Rhoda Bessner
• Claude Benabou
• Beth Zion Men's Club
• Brian Birenbaum
• Sheryl Black
• Robert and Simone Blatt
• Michel Brosseau
• Lila Bronstein
• Maxwell Brotman
• Irwin and Freda Browns
• Eileen and Isaac Burbela
• Jeffrey Burt
• Celebrations
• Chelemer Society
• David Chicoury
• Warren Chisling
• Karen and Mendy Ciubotaru
• Clinique Medicale Dr. S.D. Potoker Inc.
• Robert Cohen
• Como Diffusion
• Constructal Hardware Inc.
• Lloyd and Marla Cooper
• Ian and Connie Copnick
• Shelley Copoloff Insurance
• Mr. and Mrs. Sergio D. Corenstein
• Crofton Moore
• Davflo Management Inc.
• Anne David
• Henry David
• Carolyn Davine
• Mitchell and Lianne Deckelbaum
• Devine Schachter Polak Avocats
• Lewis Dobrin
• Marty Dorfman and Cindy Pellatt
• Doris Hosiery Mills Ltd.
• Richard and Elaine Dubrovsky
• Diane Dupuis-Kallos and Gabor Kallos
• Dvashi Family
• Ecole De Conduite Ricks
• Marla Eichenbaum
• Rhoda Eichenbaum
• Frank Elekes
• Empire Clothing
• Barbara Engel
• David Epstein
• Mitchell Ettinger
• Fairmount Bagels
• Martin Farkas
• Fidelity Investments Canada
• Dr. William A. Finkelstein
• John Finney
• Lawrence Firestone
• Fleurco Products Inc.
• Sheryl Freder
• Eric Freedman
• Howard Freedman
• Juan Jose Galo
• Bobby and Sheila Garfield
• Robert Gold
• Alan Goldberg
• Mark and Marla Goldenberg
• Avi Gomberg and Barbara Szeicz
• Randee and David Gottlieb
• Ben Gonshor
• Mischa and Thelma Granik
• Bernard and Judy Grant
• Sheila and Herb Greenwald
• Louis Grossbaum
• Etta Grosz
• Groupe Classique International
• Neil Grover
• Renee Gordon and Abie Grunspan
• H.K. Glass & Hardware Sales Inc.
• Jerome Hajek
• Hirsh Kleen
• Pauline Haddad
• Dr. Patricia Harrosch
• Andrew Hattem
• Naomi Ashkenazy and Howard Held
• Moshe Helman
• Alex Hertzog
• Janice Huberman
• Individual Investment Corporation
• Bella Itzkowitz
• Sheldon Itzkowitz '82
• Etan and Marla Jagermann
• Marcel Jagermann
• JPPS Head Office
• JPPS Home and School
• JPPS-Bialik Head Office
• Joey Kaback
• Andrea Greenberg and Mitchell Kadanoff
• Norman and Barbara Kadanoff
• Kader Epstein
• Ian and Phylis Karper
• Stacey Brotman and Andrew Katz
• Steven Kaufman
• George Kermezian
• King David Residence
• Mr. and Mrs. William Kirman
• Lillian Kirsh
• Francine Kligman
• Roula Korkontzilas
• Lorne and Bonnie Kronish
• Martin Labow
• L'Acadie Industrial Park
• Shane Landsman and Cindy Schneider
• Nathan and Judy Laufer
• David Lazarus JPPS '67 and Heidi Miller
• The Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre
• Alita and Ronald Leibovitch
• Lenrod Industries
• David Lesser
• Alta and Harvey Leveson
• Francine Levi
• Robert and Rhonda Levine
• Hayley and Paul Levy
• Lila's Interiors
• Lisak Trading Ltd.
• Bennett and Susan Little
• Randi and Mitchell Litwin
• Lydia and Larry Long
• Cathy Luger '79
• Clifford MacGregor
• Madar Benabou Kadoch
• Manutel Industrial Products
• Daniel Martz
• Franci Mashaal
• James Meltzer '85
• Merson Automotive
• Bonnie and Mark Merson
• Steven and Karen Miller
• Miller and Miller, Chartered Accountants
• Sheldon Miller
• Terri Mintzberg
• Mitch Moss
• Anna Mylonas
• Bram Naimer
• Gerry Naimer
• Joyce and Kevin Nishmas
• Norbert & Gusta Roth Foundation
• Marla and Jon Orenstein
• Orna Hilberger, Attorney
• Jack and Pat Ornstein
• Paperman & Sons Inc.
• Avery Palevsky
• Laurence and Bonnie Paperman
• Paramount Paper
• Michael and Katharine Pearce
• David and Barbara Pearl
• Seymour Pearl
• Perrin Inc.
• Phillips Friedman Kotler
• Pizza Pita
• Ingrid Pokrass
• Polinex
• Matthew Poplaw
• Dr. Steven Potoker
• Dr. Richard H Rapoport
• Mark Reinish
• Mark Richer
• Joel Rosen
• Brahm and Robin Rosenberg
• Darrin and Natalie Rosenthal
• Irving Rothstein
• Lindsay Rothstein
• Douglas Rowat
• Marc and Andra Rubin
• Sandy Rubin
• Moïse and Paula Saban
• Jeff and Sari Sacks
• Ira Salman
• Sambruc Interiors
• Michael Samuelsohn
• Linda Schachter
• Robert Schachter
• Robin Alexander '86 and Andrew Schwartz
• Suzanne and Murray Schwartz
• Gabriel and Sheila Segal
• Mr. Stephen Segal
• Mehrzad and Brigitte Sepasi
• Servicorp
• Sari Sheiner '83
• Yona and Nathalie Shtern
• Robert and Karen Shustack
• Bunny Sigler
• Jonathan and Darlene Singerman
• Paul Singh
• Elliot Siverman
• Elana Soldin
• South West MRI Inc.
• Chaim Spiegelman
• Harold Staviss and Aviva Reinitz Staviss
• Avi Steinberg
• Martin Steinberg
• Rubin Steinberg
• Stella Jones
• Mark and Elizabeth Stermer
• Bernie Stern
• Kathy Strasser
• Judy and Martin Surkis
• Mrs. Sandy Surkis
• Sean Surkis
• Sean Taffert '85 and Heather Fox '86
• Fred Tansky
• TD Waterhouse Private Investment Council
• Jeffrey and Ronit Teitelbaum
• Top Marks
• Toulon Development
• Laurence Turner
• Union Electric
• Howard Vineberg
• V.I.S.Versatile Intermarket Solutions Inc.
• Allan Vosko
• Jeff Waxman
• Ken Weber
• Steven Wexelman
• Michael White
• Marion Wilansky
• Eddy Wiltzer
• Heleena Wiltzer
• Greta Wiseman
• Steven Zalcman
• Susan and Mordechai Zelikovic
• Larry Zoltak
• Randy and Moishe Zucker
• Jack Zylberberg

The Eli Kogut Outstanding Achievement in Science Award

• Peter Ballon '82
• Merv and Roz Berrin
• Jason Chrein '82
• Michael Fish '80
• Aviyam '81 and Cynthia Friedman
• Frank Goldschleger and Esther Grossman
• Jonathan Goodman '84
• Ellie Liederman-Lapowich
• Judy and Bob Pell, Francine Pell '82, Syd Pell '84 and Michael Pell '87
• Gerald Pfeffer '98
• Orley Pinchuk '98
• Danny and Sarah Samra
• Dr. Blair C. Schwartz '97
• Brian Silver '85
• Anne Zeitouni
• Cedric Zeitouni

The Edna and Larry Cohen Fund for Bialik’s Leo Roskies Library

• Arnold '82 and Marnie JPPS '78 Cohen
• Herchel and Francine Cohen
• Irwin and Reesa Cohen
• Larry and Edna Cohen
• Beverly Gilbert
• Sam Mitnick
• Eddie and Elca Shinder
• Marcia Shuster