March Newsletter (2010)

Message from the President of Bialik

As President, I often have parents sharing with me their concerns and desires for improvements; rarely, or not as often as I would wish, do I get to hear the good. I suppose this is natural, given my position, but it is equally important as we work towards continuous improvement that we remind ourselves, me included, that our students are truly exemplary. Without naming names, I recently had a parent shared with me her son’s comments about Bialik students at Dawson (where they go in great numbers) and how they stand out there. “They are always among the top performers academically!” I hope Bialik teachers read this and feel proud. After all, they are delivering in the classroom on a daily basis, inspiring and challenging our children to do their best. They don’t get enough credit, especially when we tend to focus on addressing any weaknesses. They deserve our thanks and recognition for a job well done.

As tangible evidence, we should all take the time to visit the Bialik Stock Exchange this week, led by Mordechai Antal, a stellar example of an inspirational teacher. The transformation of Bialik’s cafeteria is remarkable and represents the culmination of much hard work on the part of students, with support from many dedicated parents.

In terms of transformation, you should also not miss out on the annual Concert Gala on March 24th. The cocktail reception takes place in one gymnasium, transformed so that you will not recognize it at all, while our students transform themselves into Broadway stars on our new stage with a performance of Hello Dolly! in the Helen and Sam Steinberg Gymnasium. I look forward to seeing you all there.

Michael Eliesen

Message from the Principal of Bialik

A glance at the Bialik calendar of events shows a schedule packed with a variety of programs and activities. From competitions to sports, theatre to trips, our students have the opportunity to participate in many areas of interest and develop a diversity of talents.

The excitement is building in anticipation of our Secondary 5 Bialik Stock Exchange product selling days on March 16-18. There will be an impressive array of items available, and stockholders who have purchased shares in any of these "companies" can look forward to reaping the benefits.

Our Senior, Junior and Intermediate public speaking competitions took place a few weeks ago, and we are proud to report that Secondary 3 student Danielle Amir went on to take 2nd place in the QAIS (Quebec Association of Independent Schools) Intermediate Public Speaking Competition. Five of our Secondary 5 students participated in the Shalheveth Freier Physics Tournament recently held at St. George's School. At the regional Bible Contest, which took place on March 4th, the performance of Secondary III students Ben Neubarth and Jacob Shapiro qualified them to represent Montreal in the national Chidon haTanach in Toronto.

Several senior students took part in the Jewish-Canadian Youth Model United Nations sponsored by Hillel. The conference allows participants to learn about the countries they are assigned to represent in addition to gaining an understanding of international relations.

The Junior school had the opportunity to see a performance of "No More Raisins, No More Almonds" at the Segal Centre, which featured some current and past Bialik students in the cast. The Secondary 5 Yiddish Choir entertained at the Cummings Senior Centre as well as at the Jewish Eldercare Centre. A group of students and I paid a visit to Cote Saint Luc City Hall where they met with Councillor Mike Cohen to discuss safety issues.

In sports, I am pleased to report that the Midget Girls Division 1 Basketball team captured Silver in the GMAA Finals. Our Juvi Boys Basketball team has just returned from a competition at Yeshiva University in New York City.

Finally, the Bialik Theatre production of Hello Dolly takes place on March 23rd and 25th, with the Concert Gala on March 24th. Tickets are now available online, and I urge you to order without delay. It promises to be a spectacular performance.

On behalf of all of us at Bialik High School, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a healthy and happy Passover.

Andrew Trager

Message from the CPE

As the season changes, we are now preparing for Passover. The children have put away their Purim costumes (after weeks of acting out their parts in the Megillah) and have eaten many hamantashen. We had a puppet workshop and even made our own puppets to share in our celebration. There was also a parade to show off all of our costumes. Now, we have filled our halls with decorations for Passover, and joyous singing can be heard from every room. Our annual trip to the matzah factory is this week, and in the days to come, the classes will join together for a group model seder. Everyone will leave for the holidays prepared to lead part of their family seder. We are definitely looking forward to our first spring in our brand-new building, and we are excited to begin the landscaping of our playground.

Happy Passover to everyone!

Randy Zucker

Message from Bialik Home and School

February was a busy month for the Home and School here at Bialik. We made beautiful Tu bishvat sedar plates full of a great selection of food for the children to try. We then moved on to Teacher Appreciation with a dinner served to our wonderful teachers. It was a great way to show them how much we admire them, and show our gratitude. During a fun day of Purim celebrations, the students and staff were given humentashen to complete the day. A huge thank you to all the volunteers.

A happy and kosher Passover!

Maura Hoppenheim Wajcman ‘82
President

Bialik Student Traffic Committee Comes To City Hall

A reconstituted Student Traffic Committee from Bialik High School will soon begin formulating recommendations to their own administration and Côte Saint-Luc City Hall to make the area around their facility safer and to ensure that motorists abide by existing traffic regulations.

The committee of 10 students, accompanied by Principal Andrew Trager, Head of Building Facilities Maintenance and Security Florian Gaudreault, Communications Officer David Smajovits and crossing guard Larry B. Rosario, came to Côte Saint-Luc City Hall recently for a meeting which touched upon a number of traffic issues. They were hosted by City Councillor Mike Cohen, whose District 2 encompasses Bialik City. Traffic Engineer Charles Senekal and Director of Public Safety Jordy Reichson joined Councillor Cohen in providing students with some background about the traffic dossier.

After Councillor Cohen was elected to office in November 2005 one of the first issues he tackled was the traffic situation at Bialik. “I have received nothing but cooperation from the Bialik administration,” he remarked. “I believe we have seen a lot of improvements. At the same time we recognize the fact that with more than 700 students in this building and most of them being dropped off and picked up at the same time, it is not an easy situation to manage.”

Local Police Station 9 and Côte Saint-Luc Public Security have been paying closer attention to the area, enforcing existing traffic regulations. Previous Bialik Student Traffic Committees have conducted studies and submitted recommendations to Mr Senekal, which have been implemented. This includes using traffic plates to monitor speeding, adding new signage and street lines where merited and introducing a drop zone on Marc Chagall Avenue. Attention has also been given to student pedestrians and whether they are abiding by the laws correctly, especially when crossing the street. The Bialik administration, meanwhile, enacted some new rules as well this year. Prior to the start of classes, the license plate numbers of each parent had been recorded. Special “Bialik traffic tickets” have been issued to any family member associated with the school recorded as breaking a traffic rule.

Councillor Cohen told the students that major construction work to replace the underground piping is expected to commence on Kildare Road, between Cavendish and Merrimac leading to the school, soon after classes conclude at the event of June. In recent years there have been several breaks of the aqueduct. Plans call for the replacement of 200 meters of eight inch pipe at a substantial cost. “We have planned this specifically to coincide with the Bialik summer holiday,” said Councillor Cohen.

Mr. Senekal explained to the students how decisions are made to repair streets and sidewalks. He even brought some corroded pipes to show them. In addition, he provided background on other matters such as the annual repair program for fire hydrants, the Cavendish pump station , the use of traffic calming measures like bollards and speed humps and the change of speed limits from 50 to 40 km per hour. He took questions from students on a number of traffic issues which affect them. One dealt with the synchronization of lights on Cavendish Boulevard and the long lineup of cars trying to turn right in the morning. In order to avoid that turn, some parents are going straight on Cavendish, turning on to Mackle and then Marc Chagall. Mr. Senekal said adjustments will be made to the system, especially for the key drop off and pickup times.

Mr. Reichson, who oversees Public Security, Emergency Medical Services, Volunteer Citizens on Patrol, the city’s dispatch centre and disaster planning, agreed that traffic problems emanate from Bialik mainly because of its location at the end of a dead end street (Kildare Road) and situated within a residential area. Soon, he warned, the Beth Chabad Community Centre and Synagogue, will be operating across the street. This will, at times, exacerbate the situation. He said that his Public Security Department will continue to keep a close eye on the Bialik area.

Members of the Student Traffic Committee are Grade 10 students Joshua Laxer, Tyler Gerstein, Kaylee Novack, Jennifer Silver, Ariel Sterlin, Kyle Tanzer, Jesse Kligman, Rebecca Lasry-Legault, Noam Brem and Raquel Herscovici.

Reprinted from Mike Cohen's press release.

Alumni of the Month: Alison Levine’ 08

The journey from Bialik to Paralympic torch bearer has not been a simple one for Alison Levine ’08. Born a perfectly healthy girl, Alison developed a neuro-muscular disorder when she was just 13 years old. Put simply, Alison’s brain ceased communicating properly with her own legs. Throughout her entire Bialik academic career, Alison used special crutches to motor around the school.

“It wasn’t that easy.” Alison explained, “I had braces on my legs, and crutches on my forearms.” Her morning routine was also quite different from the other students'. Each day, upon arrival to Bialik, Alison would call the office and a helpful person would come down to assist her. Bialik also helped Alison out by warning her about a fire drill, prior to the actual date. Speaking of fire drills, Alison recounted a humorous story where the fire bell went off without any warning. There was, in fact, a good reason for the lack of advance warning, as it was not a drill. This event caught people quite by surprise, so much so that Alison’s teacher (name withheld for many reasons) panicked, forgot that Alison was on crutches, and left her in the classroom! Do not worry, folks, for everything turned out just fine.

As her torch-bearing experience clearly showed, Alison is not one to allow a disability act as a roadblock in her life. Playing in competitive leagues in two different sports, Alison is a star athlete. Through a league organized by CIVA (Centre d’intégration à la vie active), she scores baskets as a wheelchair basketball player, while also dominating the competition as a sledge-hockey player (league not organized by CIVA). Moreover, Alison currently attends Vanier College and is enrolled in the Special Care Council Program, where she intends to work with individuals with physical disabilities. Naturally, Alison’s personal life experiences have guided her to this career.

“People may not realize how much I have had to adapt with my disability. But nothing is impossible. There is always a way to get past something,” Alison told me when I asked her what she has learned so far, growing up with this disability. Furthermore, “it’s easy to feel sorry for yourself, but no matter what people have told you, you need to get out there!” How inspiring!

The torch-bearing experience was one of those times that Alison will never forget. Listening to her describe the moment when her torch caught fire made me feel as if I were right there with her. The emotion that day was only heightened by the fact that Alison had many thoughts of her grandmother, who recently had passed away. She even wore her grandmother’s pendants for the occasion. Alison explained that her grandmother taught her about courage, strength, and determination.

“I was did this for her.” Well, Alison, you may have done that for her, but you also inspired us all.

Justin Trudeau visit

His Honourable MP for the riding of Papineau, Justin Trudeau, stopped by Bialik recently for an interactive event with the entire school. Before answering a plethora of questions related to his growing up at 24 Sussex Drive or possible future plans to run for Prime Minister, Justin passionately spoke about the need for young people to strive to be today’s leaders, as opposed to waiting for an arbitrary time when they get older.

David Smajovits '00

We all win!

Marcy Blitt and Leslie Ornstein want you to know that raffle tickets remain available. Winners will be drawn at the Concert Gala on March 24th. The odds of you winning, and winning as much as $10,000, are better than the 649! So, everyone should play. Please contact Amy Finkelstein at 731-2944 ext. 263, by First Class, or via email at a.finkestein@jppsbialik.ca

They are even partially receiptable, and in the end more financial aid will be offered to families who would not otherwise be able to send their children to JPPS-Bialik. We all win!

Thank you.

Elizabeth Kennell

Body Language

As you may have garnered from the title, the 2010 Bialik Fashion Show had its fair share of bodies moving to their own language, so to speak. A Bialik annual tradition dating back many years, the show combined head-bobbing music, dance moves that would tear ligaments on most people, and naturally, a crazy light show.
Much thanks to the producers, Adam Cola, Jillian Friedman, Franki Gralnick, Brittany Klumak, and Max Pancer, all from the class of 2010. Jess Aflalo, 00, Jon Kuczer ’96, Chanti LePessec, and Diane Dupuis-Kallos, for all their help.
The photo is courtesy of Diane Dupuis-Kallos.

David Smajovits '00

Tu Bishvat at JPPS

JPPS celebrated the festival of Tu Bishvat on February 1, 2010. With its name derived from the date on which the holiday is marked on the Hebrew calendar, Tu Bishvat is commonly known as the “New Year of the Trees.” Modern customs include planting trees (or donating money to buy trees in Israel) and eating dried fruits and nuts such as figs, dates, raisins, and almonds.

David Smajovits '00

Making Purim Count a Little More: JPPS & the JEM Workshop

The mutual giving of food and drink in baskets called mishloach manot is a time-honoured Purim tradition. Celebrating Purim is simply incomplete without nashing on a hamentashen, or two, or three. But imagine having the power to satisfy someone’s sweet tooth while simultaneously supporting the vital work that the JEM Workshop does in the community. The year 2010 marked the fourth consecutive year that JPPS and the JEM Workshop collaborated on a project that not only yielded tangible proceeds that directly supported both organizations, but perhaps more importantly, also sensitized our young generation to intellectually handicapped members of our community.

“This initiative was an incredible win-win situation for everyone involved. Little wonder why it’s been so successful in previous years,” explained project coordinator Dr. Judy Hagshi. “With the fundraising side being so productive, it’s sometimes easy to lose sight of the cooperation that takes place between the students and the workers. To me, that’s the most wonderful part of the program.”

For the past 55 years, the JEM workshop (Formerly the JVS Jewish Workshop) has been a special resource for the Montreal Jewish community. Currently employing 84 intellectually handicapped adults living with a wide range of challenges, they provide their employees with the opportunity to earn a fair wage and to gain the genuine sense of accomplishment associated with a hard day’s work. The fully appointed kosher and peanut-free Purim basket, sold for just ten dollars and contained hamentashen, a chocolate bar, a bottle of grape juice, a Purim mask, and a grager (noisemaker), and was but one of the many items that are assembled at the workshop. JPPS Grade 4 classes visited the workshop throughout the week of January 25 to make the baskets.

David Smajovits ‘00

Alumni in Segal Centre productions

One of the great things about having the Segal Centre for Performing Arts in the heart of our community is that it provides an inspiring venue for our own performing artists and lovers of the performing arts. You'll find alumni of J.P.P.S. and Bialik involved in many of the exciting programming that takes place at the Segal Centre. In particular, J.P.P.S.-Bialik alum, Elan Kunin '89, is writing a brand new musical for the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre, The Jazz Singer, which hits the stage at the Segal Centre this June.

Many JPPS-Bialik alumni have also been part of the award winning program Young Actors for Young Audiences that most recently presented the play, No More Raisins No More Almonds. And countless others have been involved behind the scenes, whether backstage at a play, or even as part of the Centre's administration.

Ben Gonshor
Director, Marketing & Exec. Producer of Online and New Media
http://www.segalcentre.org/en/yiddish_theatre

ICRF event and alumni

Please read this special message from Michael Gonshor ’90 and Josh Gonshor ’98 about an important event they are co-chairing at the Segal Centre on March 27.

Hello family and friends,

I'm reaching out to you on behalf of the entire Gonshor family and the New Leadership Division of the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF NLD), a Montreal based charity dedicated to funding cancer research. As many of you already know, 2010 marks the ten year anniversary of my sister, Sarah "Suri" Gonshor's passing at the age of only 24 from a rare form of liver cancer. The Gonshor family is honored that ICRF NLD will recognize and celebrate Suri's memory at a Gala evening on Saturday, March 27, 2010 called "Suri's Soiree".

My brother Josh and I are chairing this event and have been working tirelessly over the last 6 months to make sure this is an evening to remember and one that Suri would be proud to be a part of. Two time Grammy award winner “Common” will be performing as well as DJ NV and Kuba Oms. We'll have sushi, hors d’oeuvres, open bar, vernissage, silent auction and a lot more! Your generosity in donations and/or tickets will bring us one step closer to reaching our goal of $180,000 to fund a 3 year research stage to fight a cancer that specifically targets youth as my sister was very young when she passed away. I hope to see you on March 27th and please be generous in your support to fight cancer!

Tickets and donations can purchased through me or online at http://www.icrfnewleadership.com/ - partial tax deductions available for tickets and donations

Thank you in advance and be well.
Michael "Micha" Gonshor

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=281904612489
p.s. Out of towners, March 27th is only a couple of days before Passover so you might be in town! :)

Briefly...

• JPPS has raised approximately $2,000 for Haiti relief as of this newsletter's publication date. More on this story in the next issue.
• JPPS Principal Adina Matas recently returned from a special trip to the Naveh Bamidbar school located right outside of Beer Sheva in order celebrate the “Bar Mitzvah” or 13th anniversary of the Gesher Chai (Living Bridges) program. The Gesher Chai program is designed to connect and develop relationships between schools and communities in Israel and Canada.
• The annual Grade 3 Chagigots were recently held at JPPS. In a very upbeat performance, the students sung and danced their way through a calendar year’s worth of holiday music! Very special thanks to Liz Read for her professionally taken photographs of the event.
  
  
• Bialik alumna and CTV news reporter Cindy Sherwin ’83, moderated a special Weizmann Canada event on March 10th, at Concordia’s Oscar Peterson Hall in celebration of womanhood. Dr. Tali Kimchi, from the Department of Neurobiology at the Weizmann Institute of Science, and Dr. Elaine Dembe, chiropractor, life-coach and author of two best-selling books, were the guest speakers. The event was chaired by Maureen Dym ’83. Our Director of Advancement, Elizabeth Kennell, was pleased to have been in the audience to take in the high caliber speakers commensurate with the world renowned Weizmann Institute that our alumni are only too pleased to support.
• Word has it that JPPS scored even higher in this year’s Canadian National Mathematics League competition that they did last year! More on this exciting story in the next newsletter.
• The companies that comprise the Bialik Stock Exchange program, part of a city-wide Student Stock Exchange competition, (http://www.ssx.ca/main_site/home/welcome.php) will be selling their products at lunch during the week of March 15. Should be quite delicious. Don’t forget that Bialik took home the “Outstanding Innovation Award” at last year’s SSX awards evening.
• Bialik alumnus Michael Fish ’80, was profiled in the Montreal Gazette business section on March 1st. If you missed it, read it here: http://www.montrealgazette.com/Returning+roots/2626131/story.html
• With a stated mission to “prevent, inform and raise awareness about the dangers inherent in intolerance, prejudice, exclusion, racism and discrimination in all its forms,” the Tolerance Caravan workshop recently made a stop at Bialik, thanks to a GEN-J grant. For more information on their important work, visit: http://www.fondationtolerance.com/english/index.php?p=accueil&o=qsn
• Bialik alumnus Shawn Welik ’02 has just released an album. Learn more about him here: http://mrwellz.com/
• The annual Zimria takes place on March 17. Stay tuned next newsletter to find out just how well the JPPS choir performed!

Briefly Notes Written by David Smajovits '00

Donor Listing

The following individuals and organizations have made donations to JPPS-Bialik from January 18, 2010 to March 12, 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

• 155469 Canada Inc.
• Sylvan and Margaret Adams
• ADG Design
• Adorable Junior Garments Inc.
• Airborne Mobile
• Dr. Clifford Albert and Dr. Stephanie Reiter
• Lisa (Blatt) '81 and James Alexander
• Alliance Israelite Universelle
• Alzintex Ltd.
• Amalgamated Textiles
• Dominique Amar
• Anonymous
• Anonymous
• Anonymous
• Neil and Marla Arnovitz
• Amy Assad
• Assurances Michel Brosseau Ltee
• Astoria Maintenance
• Autobus Uncle Harry Inc.
• Automobiles Silver Star Montreal Inc.
• David Azrieli
• Bernard Baker JPPS '68
• Nina Baker JPPS '35
• Jason and Carol Balinsky
• Joyce Baran '80
• Menaham and Mia Barsheshat
• Beaufab
• Leslie Beck
• Janie Ben-Shach
• Anita Benabou Rozenblat
• Thierry and Reina Benchimol
• Cynthia and Irwin Bercovitch
• Miriam Bercovitch '82 and John Mendelson JPPS '77
• Rimma Beyl
• Rickey and Julie Blatt
• Ryan Blau
• Joseph and Susan Blauer
• Marcy Blitt
• Bonder Bookstore Inc.
• Garner Bornstein
• Boys Will Be Boys Clothing Inc.
• Shirley and Immanuel Braverman
• Chuck Breger
• Harvey and Ellen Buksbaum
• Eileen and Isaac Burbela
• Brett Burdman
• Brigitte Burdman
• Linda Burdman
• Gary Byer
• Caldwell Provisions
• Calego International Inc.
• Canlyte Inc.
• Canpro Investments Ltd.
• Katherine and Harris Caplan
• Leslie Carr
• Celebrations
• Chapter One Sportswear
• Lora Cianci
• Donna Cohen
• Carole and Elie Cohen
• Larry and Edna Cohen
• Orit Sarah Cohen
• Stanley Cohen and Suzanne Ducat
• Como Diffusion 2008 Inc.
• Marty Cooper
• Robert and Giovanna Cooperman
• Dr. Allan Coopersmith
• Copitrak
• Ian and Connie Copnick
• Susan Greenwald and Neil Creme
• Crofton Moore
• Todd Crystal
• Robert Cutler
• Roni and Oria Dabora
• Jean Dahan
• Angelo D’Amico
• David Kirsch Forwarders Ltd.
• Leonard Davidson
• Pam Davidson
• Davidson Realty Consultants
• Howard and Vivian Dawang
• De Grandpré Chait
• Decarie Motors Inc.
• Delmar International Inc.
• Delsan-Aim Inc.
• Ellen Cohen and Stéphane Demers
• Devine Schachter Polak Avocats
• Diamond Taxi
• Dickie Moore Rentals
• Dina-Mar
• Dominic Alfonso
• Dorel Industries Inc.
• Michael Drukman
• Lorne and Sharon Dubrofsky
• Duocom
• Diane Dupuis-Kallos and Gabor Kallos
• The Dvashi Family
• Dym Family Foundation
• Maureen and Jack Dym
• Stuart Eiley
• Corey Eisenberg
• Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Eisenstat
• Mrs. Manya Eisner
• Edmond Elbaz
• Electric Eel Enterprises
• Yael and Acher Elfassy
• Dan and Terry Elituv
• Richard Elliott
• Sam Eltes
• Emmis Textiles
• Empire Clothing
• Empire Crockery Inc.
• Ener Tech
• David Epstein
• Ernest Rashkovan, Notary
• Malka Ettinger JPPS '46
• Exspace Corporate Space Advisors Inc.
• Face Personnel Services
• Jimmy Falconi
• Ruth Farkas
• Brenda Fayerman
• Harry Feldman
• Jeffrey and Arlene Feldman
• Simon Finkelstein
• Kalman Fisher
• Randee Fisher
• Avram Fishman
• Mollie Fishman
• Fishman Flanz Meland Paquin LLP
• Sheila Fishman-Booth
• Fleurco Products Inc.
• Peter Fraenkel
• Irving Fransblow
• Freemark Apparel Brands Inc.
• Peter Freitag
• Cheryl and Frank Fried
• Aviyam Friedman
• Galerie Au Chocolat Inc.
• Gamut Insurance Agency
• Michael Gaon
• Jimmy Garfinkle
• Victoria and Elan Gelbart '87
• Brahm and Jo-Jo Gelfand
• Giovanni Giansante
• Michael Ginsberg
• Adam and Janet Goldberg
• Peter Goldberg
• Mark and Marla Goldenberg
• Mitchell Goldstein
• Jonathan Goodman ‘84
• Manuel Gordon
• Randee and David Gottlieb
• William Gottlieb
• Eric and Brenda Gralnick
• Green Glazer Nadler Danino
• Perry and Olga Greenbaum
• Andrea Greenberg
• Stephen and Cathy Greenberg
• Howard and Viviana Gross
• Barbara Grumet
• Renee Gordon and Abie Grunspan
• Rita and Victor Guindi
• Gurman Schwartz
• Robert Gurman
• H.K. Glass & Hardware Sales Inc.
• Irving and Grace Halperin
• Nicole Handfield
• Hardt Equipment
• Heenan Blaikie & Associates Inc.
• Heidi Witt Realties Inc.
• David and Noemi Herscovici
• Hal Hershman
• Alexandre and Alissa Hertzog
• Tracy Holland
• Imprimerie Mutual Printing
• Infobox
• Bruce Isenberg
• Warren Jacobs
• The Jast Family
• Java U Catering
• Jet-setter
• Joe Tuwaig, CA
• Randi and Jeffrey Joseph
• Andrea Greenberg and Mitchell Kadanoff
• David Epstein
• Kader Epstein
• Ian Karper
• Felicia and Johnny Karls
• Rony and Jane Kattan
• Léa Katz
• Roberta Katz
• Haagen Kieralf
• King Canada Inc.
• King David Residence
• William and Betty Kirman
• Andy Kirstein
• Carey Kitner
• Arlene and Hirsh Kleen
• Larry Klein
• Larry Kogut
• Shira Kogut
• Dr. Paul Korne
• Dr. Rosanne Kozloff
• Jasmine Ghoddoussi and Russell Krackovitch
• Renee Kramkimel
• Leon Krolik
• Stephen '77 and Rona Kucer
• Daniel and Karen Kunin
• Mina Kupferberg
• Michael Lally
• Gera Landmeter
• Noah Landsman
• Shane and Cindy Landsman
• Jeremy Laufer
• Laura Canada
• Ruth Edith and Steven Lazarowitz '84
• Ken McGrindle and Ruth Lazarus
• Lease Busters Quebec
• Alita and Ron Leibovitch
• Lester Foods Ltd.
• Bonnie Lester
• Shari Lester and Robert Titleman
• Alta and Harvey Leveson
• Neil Leventhal
• Levine Bros. Plumbing
• Carol and Arthur Levine
• Elliot Levine
• Mark '85 and Candice Levine
• Michael and Sally Levine
• Tommy Liebman
• Joseph Lilien
• Harvey and Yvonne Lithwick
• Lou Goldberg Jewellers Inc
• LPO Designs
• Glenda and Steven Lubotta
• Jamie Malus
• Rita Manaster Schick
• Doris Mann
• Nadine Vogel and Neil Mardinger
• Martin Industries (1990) Inc.
• Franci Mashaal
• Adina and Michael Matas
• Ted and Elaine Matthews
• Kevin McCoubrey
• Dean and Andrea Mendel
• Lawrence Mendelsohn and Ethel Finkel
• Merchant Customs Brokers
• Merson Automotive
• Bonnie and Mark Merson
• Debra Michael
• Miller and Miller, Chartered Accountants
• Beverly Miller
• Scott and Gail Miller
• Sheldon Miller
• Dr. Sydney and Susan Miller
• Gary Mintz
• MIP Inc.
• Mitchel-Lincoln Packaging
• Modico Canada Ltd.
• Morrie Cohen
• Montreal Office Maintenance
• Moroccanoil
• Mitchell Moss
• Multibag Imports Inc.
• Stephen Myers
• Myevent.Com
• Anna Mylonas
• Phil Nadler
• Peter Nashman
• Miriam and Jacob Ne'Eman
• Elliot Neim
• Nelmar Security Packaging Systems Inc
• Joyce and Kevin Nishmas
• Brenda Fayerman and Jack Noodelman
• Norbert & Gusta Roth Foundation
• Norman S. Kessner, Avocat
• Taki Noubani
• Deborah Novack
• Martin and Cheryl Novack
• Shirley Nozetz
• NRG Personnel
• Joëlle Ohayon
• Olymbec Group of Companies
• Omnitrans Customs Brokers Inc.
• Orenstein & Associates
• Susan Orenstein Little
• Organized Success
• Orna Hilberger, Attorney
• Leslie Ornstein
• P & B Transport
• PBL Photography Inc.
• Yehuda Pardo
• Marie Yvonne Paint
• Paladin Labs Inc.
• The Paperman Family
• Paperman & Sons Inc.
• Parade Leasing Inc.
• Harriet Pardo
• Park Cemetery Maintenance
• Brian and Lori Parker
• Pearl Productions
• David Pearl
• Renee Pearl Sigler
• Nathalie Picard
• Brad Pinchuk
• Pizza Pita
• Susan Portnoy
• Hilda Raby
• Michael Raffoul '84
• Rapp & Rapp Notaries
• Daniel Rapp
• Dr. Jerrold Rappaport
• David Rapps '03
• Stephen Rapps
• Ernest and Freda Rashkovan
• RBC Dominion Securities, D'Amico Family Wealth Management Gr
• RDH Property Group Inc.
• Refrico Ltee.
• Sharon and Mark Reinish
• Reitmans (Canada) Limited
• Howard Richman
• Mr. Arie Riechardt
• Gary Rosen
• Lenny Rosenberg
• David and Linda Rosenblatt
• Tina and Martin Rosenthal
• C. Rosenzweis
• Lianne and Michael Routtenberg
• Dominic Roy
• Stanley and Susan Rozansky
• RSM Richter
• RSM Richter Management Ltd.
• Marc Rubin
• Isadore and Judy Rubinfeld
• Ruby Stein Wagner
• Stephen Reiseler
• Mia and Warren Saks
• David Salzman
• Albert Saragossi
• Thelma Savelson
• Linda Schachter ‘81
• Robert and Fran Schachter
• Mel and Barbara Schloss
• Bruce and Lonnie Schneider
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