November 2010

Message from the President of JPPS-Bialik

Shana Tova! It is a new year for JPPS-Bialik too! New in many respects, including at the Board level, with one – not two – newly constituted JPPS-Bialik Boards. In streamlining our governance structure, the Board’s size was reduced to a more manageable 18, from 50+ members on two boards. Each is a member of at least one committee: Finance, Strategic Planning, Governance, Advancement, Parent Council or Head of School, and judging by our first few meetings, much will be accomplished because they are focused and determined to have the school grow from strength to strength. This includes undertaking a strategic plan that will guide us over the next five years, and it begins with a Board retreat this evening (November 1st).

I had the privilege of attending the first JPPS-Bialik Welcome Back BBQ on September 2nd. To see Bialik’s still new Helen and Sam Steinberg Gymnasium filled to the brim with staff and families was a sheer delight. I know that JPPS Principal Adina Matas was thrilled to see such a large turnout from JPPS. These youngsters were eager participants in activities organized by Bialik senior students. They certainly had a glimpse of what is in store for them as they continue on to Bialik. The atmosphere was similar at the Bialik Open House I attended on October 13th. Parents are coming earlier, with kids in tow, many in Grade 5 as well as Grade 6. JPPS and Solomon Schechter students were joined by many from Dollard as well as from TMR, St. Laurent and NDG. We welcome them all, regardless of their background or geographic location. That's what makes the JPPS-Bialik mishpuche so special-its diversity in welcoming in families from all parts of the city (and beyond) from varying backgrounds, each making their unique contribution.

Arnold Cohen ‘82

Message from the Principal of Bialik

Welcome back to a great new school year at Bialik! For those of you who are newcomers to our school, we encourage your active involvement in a unique school community where pride, tradition and excellence continue to be our ethos.   Bialik is truly a “Triple A School” (Academics, Athletics, and the Arts), and our dedicated faculty continue to prove it as they have consistently done throughout our school’s 97 years of commitment to Jewish education.

As the new principal of Bialik, I am humbled by the privilege and proud of the honor to lead a school such as Bialik, alongside a highly professional and dedicated administrative team. I believe in giving students a firm foundation that will prepare them for life - a strong academic program, a great work ethic, a profound sense of community, and, most importantly, a strong Jewish identity grounded in Jewish values.

As our students settle back into school life after celebrating many Jewish holidays, we should be thankful for the many blessings in our lives.

We would like to welcome nine new teachers to our school, as well as the following members who have joined Bialik’s administrative team - French Studies Coordinator, Mr. Jean-Claude Rubier, and Mrs. Hanna Eliashiv, Judaic Studies Curriculum Coordinator, who is also responsible for the implementation of our new Hebrew program, NETA.

Scott Fried Evening

We are looking forward to our first parent evening on Thursday Nov. 4th at 7:15 pm, with guest speaker Scott Fried.   Please confirm your attendance here. To view the flyer for the event, please click here.

Who’s Here to Help!
If you have concerns about your child or feedback to share, please contact the following faculty/staff:

• Classroom teacher
• Guidance Counselors: Mrs. Leonie Richler, Mrs. Erin Nemes or Mrs. Janet Dwoskin
• Director of Academics: Mrs. Judy Stein or
• Director of Academic Support Services: Dr. Ioana Constantinescu or
• Dean of Students: Mr. Avi Satov (Secondary I-III)
• Principal: Mrs. Shireen Butman (Secondary IV and V)

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our school community for extending a warm welcome to me and my family, and to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year.

Shireen Butman

Numerous programs, activities and events have taken place at our school since our opening day. Read my article later in this newsletter for a glimpse into the amazing lineup of events that your children have been part of both in and around our school. 

Message from The Director of the CPE

The Children’s Centre is back in full swing after a very successful summer camp program. Our three-year old program is filled with the smiling faces of our children, whose transition into school was very smooth in spite of all of the holidays in September.  The Pre-K children are the big shots in our building! The transition was easy for them as they are already familiar with our routines.  The children and staff spent a lot of time preparing for the holidays, and everyone went home with art projects, new vocabulary words and songs to celebrate the New Year.  We prepared for Sukkot by building our own mini sukkahs.  We visited two different sukkahs; One was at a staff member’s house, and the other was at the synagogue next door, where we were invited to have lunch. Fortunately the weather cooperated, and a good time was had by all. At the end of the month we went to Mont St. Gregoire for a fun day of apple picking.  You would be amazed at how many different things we can make from apples!

In between all of the holidays, the children discussed their families and learned their addresses and phone numbers.  As well, they were taught about safety in and around their homes and school.  There was a lengthy discussion about how and when to use 911, and we feel confident that they could be of help should an emergency arise.  We are spending as much time as possible outdoors in the fresh air, in anticipation of the long, cold, but fun winter ahead.  Now that the holidays are over, we are settling into a routine that is filled with interesting, educational, and fun programs.

Randy Zucker

Message from Bialik Home and School

It’s hard to believe that November is here, and we will begin our early Shabbat dismissals. One of the primary responsibilities of Home and School at Bialik is to provide a little something extra around the Yom Tovs.  Our students enjoyed individual honey cakes for Rosh Hashanah. This year Home and School had the pleasure to supply Bialik’s new sukkah with treats for its grand opening.  Mrs. Fleisher and the Home and School have organized many other holiday enrichments for the students.  

This is a fun time in school and we are always looking for parents to help out.  High school parent involvement is quiet different from that on the elementary level.  We at Home and School do have a number of projects that we could use a little help with.  Some are large and some may just involve one afternoon. If anyone is interested, please feel free to contact me on FirstClass .  

This year Home and School says good-bye and thank you to Cheryl Monk, who has chaired the book sale for too many years to count.  Her tireless efforts over the years have made this enormous project so successful.  As well, I would like to thank all the wonderful volunteers who came out to help in between preparing for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. 

Cindy Bercovitch, mother of Josh '09, Max '13 and Benji '15
President

JPPS-Bialik in the news

If you haven’t figured out by now that JPPS-Bialik students and our alumni make the news quite often, well, you’ve been missing out on some naches!

• Erica Mintz '92 adds a new book to her repertoire, as reported in the Jewish Tribune by Mike Cohen.
• Jerome Sable '97 and Eli Batalion '97 excited about making TIFF debut. A terrific follow up to their 2002 hit, "JOB: The Hip-Hop Musical".
• Our Bialik students build a sukkah. The community was very impressed with our new addition!
• Michael Roskies '02 - no run-of-the-mill fundraiser. Read The Gazette article by Mike Boone.
• In a recent CJN article for the Pomegranate Society (sponsored by Federation CJA), Heather Adelson '81 was quoted as saying "Today's women are interested in taking a hands-on approach to philanthropy. They want to be actively involved in helping the people that Combined Jewish Appeal serves. The Pomegranate Society recognizes this and, beyond raising money, we serve as the catalyst for women to perform mitzvot."
• Michael Lifshitz '92 was recognized in the CJN for his humour and his motivational speaking. 
• Actress Felicia Shulman '81 (pictured here) performed in "The Flood Thereafter," a gripping play by Sarah Berthiaume at the Theatre La Chapelle.
• Mazel Tov to our young alumni how have recently been named to the Dawson College Honour Roll.
• Mazel Tov to the newest members of the Marianopolis Dean's List: Brittany Sigler, Vanessa Cogan, Jessica Stern and Matthew Pencer.
• JPPS-Bialik alumna Adrienne Berman’96 is the Program Director at the Shaare Zion Congregation.  She is busy creating and implementing wonderful programs aimed at our community’s youth.  For more information, please contact Adrienne at 514-481-7727x226.
• Bialik was host to the City of Cote Saint-Luc’s Intercommunity Relations Committee meeting this month.  Click here for a full report…
• Debra Michael represented JPPS-Bialik at the memorial for Shirel Attar. Click here to read the article.

Alum of the month : David Smajovits '00

Back in grade 8, if you were to have asked JPPS-Bialik Alum of the Month David Smajovits ’00 to name his biggest fear, the answer would have been, without a doubt, being called to the blackboard to complete a problem in front of the entire class.

Indeed, this graduate from the class of 2000 isn’t so timid about relaying his fear of math because, “I get paid to write today.” David also isn’t shy about what he has been up to since his high school graduation.  He enrolled in the Commerce program at Dawson College without a real idea of what he wanted to do. Following an uneventful first few semesters, he vividly remembers watching the aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001, at Place Alexis Nihon, right after a class ended. The events of that infamous day propelled him to abandon the commerce route pretty fast (a lack of great math skills also helped).

Following Dawson, David majored in political science at Concordia University, knowing full well what the political climate was there at the time.  Taking a step further, he joined the Hillel student group and was eventually elected Co-President in 2005.

“I fed off of the anti-Israel sentiments there. The worse the other side was, the more driven I became to do something about it. It was a lot of fun, actually.”

After graduating Concordia in 2006, David attended a conference called the Intelligence Summit, which essentially was a get-together of current and former intelligence officers from around the world. He was instantly captivated by the world of espionage and intelligence, and pursued an internship with the Intelligence Summit in St. Petersburg, Florida, working side by side with the organization’s President, John Loftus.
“I remember being at John’s house one afternoon when a CIA agent friend of his called to brief him about some listening devices that were planted in an office of a Chinese businessman in New York. I don’t know whatever became of that guy, but I’m sure he’s seen better days.”

When his brief stint in the intelligence community came to a close (he still moonlights however as the Director of Communications for the Intelligence Summit), David was fortunate to have been hired as Communications and Alumni Relations Officer for, you guessed it, JPPS-Bialik. After two years and a fair amount of newsletters later, David moved on, and is currently a Communications officer in the Jewish General Hospital’s Public Affairs & Communications department.

“My time in the JPPS-Bialik advancement department was instrumental for my development as a professional communicator. It was also a riot to work with my former teachers, and to revisit the days of Chanukah assemblies and Purim carnivals.”

Speaking of fond Bialik memories, as a student, there were many. First and foremost, very few people may say that their mother and uncle taught at their high school. Moreover, Jeff Karp, brother of Lainie Smajovits, was even David’s Jewish History teacher one year! And while the subject of teachers is addressed, David always stresses that the reason why a vast majority of Bialik graduates become productive members of society is due to the quality of the teaching.

“You always knew that the teachers cared about your progress. My math teachers were truly disappointed when I bombed a test, but were elated the odd time when I’d do well. Mr. (Leslie) Silverstein is another example. Have you ever seen one of his corrected essays? His corrections are almost as long as the length of the essay!”
JPPS-Bialik will forever hold a significant place in David’s heart. Besides the fact that he spent 13 years there as a student, his aforementioned familial connections, or even his spell as an employee, Bialik High School will always be the place where he met his fiancée, Rosalie Wolkowicz ‘00.

“Looking back at all of this, I suppose I made the right decision not to go to Royal West!”

Amy Finkelstein JPPS '78, Advancement Manager

(photo submitted by David Smajovits '00)

JPPS Parent wins Raffle

Congratulations go out to JPPS parent, Lorne Switzer, for winning the Jarome Iginla signed hockey jersey (donated by JPPS parents, Mark and Cindy Heller). Lorne (seen beaming at the right), is pictured with Mark.

JPPS French class at the Jean Talon Market

As part of the French curriculum, all of the kindergarten classes went on a trip to the Jean Talon market on Thursday, October 7th.  Even though it was raining, the children had a wonderful time.  They walked down the colourful alleys with their parents, learning the French names of all the fruits and vegetables.  They even got the chance to taste a few of them.  

We would like to thank all of the parents who participated in this fun outing.

Natalie Custeau, Teacher of K3

Blue Rodeo - a new challenge

If you have already contributed in some way, we thank you, and if not, please help! Time is coming up fast, and the more we raise, the more we will receive of the scholarship pie! Thus far, we have raised $ 14,750  This entitles us to date an additional $ 9,600... but there is a lot more to have... Every penny helps!

Lisa Blatt Alexander '81 and Nina Heft Josephson '81 have helped us kickstart an upsurge in recent sales.

Any tickets/sponsorships solicited by your children can help them win 2 VIP tickets to a Habs game (minimum fundraising effort of $600 required), courtesy of Richard Rubin.

We have an amazing opportunity. Together we can help Bialik. Please tell as many people as possible, including friends, family and co-workers.

What: Buy tickets and sponsorships for the ORT Blue Rodeo Concert.
When: November 30, 2010
Where: Place des Arts
How Much: Tickets start at only $50
Why: 100% of proceeds from our tickets sales and sponsorships go directly back to JPPS-Bialik… Dollar for Dollar!

An Additional Challenge: An additional $50,000 will be distributed among the highest ranking schools selling tickets. As of now, we are in third place!

Who: Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Jonathan Goodman’84, when you purchase directly through the JPPS-Bialik Advancement Office, all monies will be directed to JPPS-Bialik.

Sound Bites: Click here for Blue Rodeo’s Greatest Hits!
Join us in support of this wonderful cause. 

Click here to view all of the information online, or contact Atie Waxman, Advancement Officer at JPPS-Bialik by email or at 514-731-2944, ext. 230.

Many thanks with gratitude,

Larry Zoltak '76 and Richard Rubin

Co-Presidents, Bialik Parent Council

Gala Co-Chairs Named!

We are thrilled to announce that this year’s annual Concert Gala will be chaired by Sandy Surkis Dalfen and Bev Mitelman Lyman. It will take place on Wednesday, April 6th, and will feature (for all you Beatles fans) Bialik Theatre’s adaptation of Across the Universe!

Sandy is the mother of JPPS students Jacqueline ’17, Jonah ’20 and Zoe ‘26 and brings with her many years of fundraising experience as chair of the ad book, and most recently as Vice-President of the new JPPS Parent Council. Bev is the mother of JPPS students Ethan ‘21 and Jakob ’23, and a new parent to our school system. She brings with her an unmatched enthusiasm, numerous exciting ideas, and a growing list of new parent volunteers.

They are already hard at work with their growing committee, determined to have all JPPS-Bialik parents participate in one way or another. This year’s Concert Gala promises to be our best one yet.

Amy Finkelstein JPPS '78, Advancement Manager

JPPS Mezuzah Initiative

As we all know, every door frame in a Jewish home must have a mezuzah.  As JPPS is a second home to our children, what better way for the staff to show their love for our jewels than by ensuring that each door possesses a new mezuzah?  That’s right!  The JPPS staff, lead by Adina Matas, have begun accepting donations for this very special project.  Sheila Witt, beloved Yiddish teacher, donated the first amount in memory of her son Steven, who passed away in June.  The students and parents of JPPS thank everyone for this very special mitzvah!

Amy Finkelstein JPPS '78, Advancement Manager

Academic Support… More than a Name Change

Bialik’s Academic Support Program has undergone a transformation.  After being launched more than five years ago as Bialik’s LEAP, or Learning Enhanced Academic Program, it was time for it to be reviewed in light of today’s realities.  As with all ground-breaking and innovative initiatives, if they don’t continue to grow and evolve, they stop meeting the ever-changing needs of the students.  Dr. Ioana Constantinescu spent last year collecting data, consulting with those involved and listening to students, as part of her evaluation of Bialik’s renowned program.  Her assessment has resulted in a new program where students requiring support are neither entirely pulled out, nor completely integrated into the scheduled classes. Instead, depending on the needs of the individual student, different levels of support are provided at different levels, and for different courses.  Building on the existing streaming offered in some courses, and the demands of Quebec’s Ministry of Education’s exams, adjustments are also made.If you take for example a student in Secondary I, who has been assessed as needing full support – versus partial – , he/she and his co-academic support program students are given their own small class for English, reunited with their peers for Drama, given their own small class for Geography or History which is taught in English as opposed to French, reunited again with their peers for Jewish History/ECR, reunited again with their peers for Phys.Ed, given their own small class for Science and then, depending again on their individual needs, use the Yiddish periods for either Study Skills or Math.

Hebrew/Tanach, Math and French are already sufficiently streamed to accommodate the needs of all students. If partial support is called for, then the student joins his/her peers more often, and for the classes where remedial support is not required. At the higher levels, more periods are devoted to core subjects such as English, French, History, Math and Science, depending on the Ministry of Education exam that year, and those classes are smaller, ranging from between 10 and 13 students each and groups are created with as few as 5 to 7 students in them for Math, English and French.

This new model offers more flexibility as well as more integration with their peers. Furthermore, parents pay according to the level of support provided.

Being less segregated or more integrated, where and when appropriate, will ultimately ensure that the student can become a more independent learner and have greater tools for continued success after graduation.  As many parents are fully aware, a critical component to ensuring that this all works is support and skill of the teachers dedicated to these students. Dr. Ioana Constantinescu is confident, especially because she can count on some veteran teachers including Linda Cohen, Andrew Trager and Lainie Smajovits, who are committed to Bialik’s new Academic Support Program as being critical to these students’ success.

So, even though the program is leaps and bounds beyond what it once was, we can’t call it LEAP anymore but we can call it what it is: Bialik’s Academic Support Program!

Elizabeth Kennell, Director of Advancement

Former JPPS Teacher wins Education Award

The Jewish Public Library’s Yaacov Zipper Prize in Education is given to a Montreal Educator who has made an outstanding contribution to Jewish formal or informal education.  This award, made possible by the J.I. Segal Foundation and founded by Dr. Hirsh Rosenfeld and by Mrs. Dvora Rosenfeld, was awarded this year to JPPS former staff and beloved Hebrew teacher Nira Friedman.  We are so very proud of her, and wish her a hearty mazel tov on this wonderful achievement.

Elizabeth Kennell, Director of Advancement

Mr. Trager is Back...

If you had told me a few years ago that Canadian History would be my favourite subject, I would have laughed out loud.  I am so happy that Mr. Trager is back in the classroom after being Principal of Bialik last year.  Mr. Trager is one of the best teachers I have ever had.  He makes learning fun and interesting, and as a student, you want to do well in his class.  He is strict, but the kids respect him and he has a lot of respect for his students.  We are learning a lot and working hard. Thanks, Mr. Trager, for showing Bialik students what it is like to have a teacher you will never forget.

A Secondary III Student

Erin Nemes '03 - Back to her roots

We would like to welcome Erin Sendel Nemes ‘03 to Bialik as she takes on the position of guidance counselor.  Erin graduated from Bialik in 2003, and has since received an undergraduate degree from McGill and two graduate degrees in Psychological Counseling from Columbia University in New York City.  Erin is happy to be back in Montreal and working for the JPPS-Bialik family, a place she has always called home.  When asked how she is enjoying her first few months on the job, she replied “I love it! I am so happy to be here.”  If you would like to contact Erin, her email address is e.nemes@bialikmtl.ca or simply type in Erin Nemes in FirstClass.

We thank Erin and her husband David Nemes '00, for having presented at Bialik’s Open House. We couldn’t be more blessed to have them help promote the school in this way.

Professional Music and Video Production at Bialik

If all goes as hoped, music at Bialik should be getting more “air time”! Building on our flagship programs, Bialik Theatre and the Yiddish Choir, as well as on students’ participation in and outside of the classroom in video production, podcasts, the annual Fashion Show and most recently, in our very own Glee Club, a “studio” is in the works.   A place to jam, to record, to write music, to produce video, to edit… for aspiring musicians, audio engineers, sound technicians, videographers…, it will enhance Bialik’s Performing Arts Complex, without taking away from the Athletics part!

Located in the room to the right of the stage, or for our veteran stage performers, “stage left”, it will be equipped with a drum set, keyboard, guitars, microphones, a mobile front-of-house console for recording and editing, a video editing station, green screen, and HD video cams, among much more (some of which has already been donated by the Kalisky family). The school has also been the lucky recipient of a baby grand thanks to the Wajcman family. While it won’t fit into the new facility, Music Advisory Committee member and Secondary V student Daniel Witkowski was delighted to be among the first to tickle the keys (second only to Jaimie Wajcman)! We are also grateful to committee member Geoff Lang who most recently brought in Nicky Yanofsky’s sound engineer to consult on this exciting project; he was blown away by our current state-of-the-art stage facilities and stated that it would not be such a leap for us to rival professional recording venues.

At the last meeting of the committee, we welcomed George Doxas as an invited guest. A renowned jazz musician, former choir director and Head of the Montreal International Music Camp run by McGill University,  he is now the Director of Music and Concert Development at the Segal Centre. He shared with us some of his experiences in getting such initiatives successfully off the ground at other schools, encouraging the committee to pursue this dream as a benefit not just to the students, but to the school as a whole.

And, now the students have gotten on board, and not just those on the Music Advisory Committee, but also the student council representatives who are now busy selling tickets to Blue Rodeo coming to Place des Arts on November 30th . The proceeds of this student-led campaign will go directly to funding the music studio initiative, thanks to Jonathan Goodman ’84 agreeing to their sub-initiative. (see article)  Thanks to parent Richard Rubin, a pair of VIP Habs tickets has been offered to the student who sells the most (with a minimum of $600). Parents and graduates of the Class of 1981, Lisa Blatt Alexander '81 and Nina Heft Josephson '81, are also supporting this effort with a personal appeal to parents and friends. Between this and an event on January 17th, 2011, we hope to have amassed sufficient funds to offset the costs of renovation and equipping this new space, as well as to hire a very multi-talented teacher to run with this initiative!

Although hard to assemble in the room all at the same time, the committee continues to grow and now includes: Jaime Roskies ’83, Louise Goldstein and Joseph Abramowitz ’77, co-chairs and  David Buzaglo, Seth Dalfen ’83, Jeff Itcush, Maureen Kalisky, Mark Kalisky,  Geoffrey Lang, Chanti Lepessec, Oliver Mayers ’10, John Mendelson JPPS ’77, Michael Rappaport ’11, Avi Satov, Adina Singer, Jordana Singer’ 15, Lorna Smith, Brian Strasser, David Wajcman, Jesse Stein ’12, Steve Stein, Brian Young and Daniel Witkowski ’11, along with Anisa Cameron and William Kirman as advisors.

Elizabeth Kennell, Director of Advancement

Passion for the arts lives on at Bialik

Thanks to the parents, Shirley and Abe Gonshor JPPS ’54, of the late Sarah Gonshor ’93 z”l, an innovative and collaborative art project will be undertaken by Secondary V Bialik students under the direction of art teacher Kelly Shackman. Ten years after the tragic passing of Sarah, this project reflects the passion she had for art and its therapeutic qualities, which was a personal as well as professional pursuit of hers in the field of education. This project will be undertaken annually and involve a variety of mediums. Ultimately, it will result in an artwork worthy of display for at least one year in the school. This year’s project will involve the students in both the design and creation of a work in stained glass as originally proposed by art teacher Chanti Lepessec. 

Sarah Gonshor graduated from JPPS-Bialik in 1993, after which she obtained her B.Ed in 2000 from McGill University. Her brothers are also both graduates, Michael ’90 and Joshua ’98. Their father graduated from Jewish Peretz School in 1954, their mother, Shirley is a former JPPS-Bialik President, and is now a trustee. As a family, they believe strongly in the mission of JPPS-Bialik and the importance of a Jewish education, especially the study of Yiddish, which serves to enhance ones’ Jewish identity. We are very grateful to them for ensuring Sarah Gonshor’s legacy lives on in a tangible, creative way at her alma mater.

Elizabeth Kennell, Director of Advancement

Donors

The following individuals and organizations have made donations to JPPS-Bialik from June 12, 2010 to October 26, 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.

• Absoluxe
• Active Tech Electronics
• Barry and Heidi Adler
• Lisa (Blatt) '81 and James Alexander
• Eli and Doris Ambar
• Pina Angelozzi
• Anonymous
• Alissa and Philip Anzarut
• Ruth and Pirooz Assil
• Ami and Michael Atkin
• Ms. Sharon Azrieli
• Carrie and Brahm Backler
• Debbie Baserman '85
• Benattar Equities Inc.
• Donna Benedek '90
• Raymond and Shelley Benhaim
• Maurice and Nicole Benisti
• Brenda Bensimon
• Dan and Wendie Bensoussan
• Stanley Beraznik '85
• Shari Bercovitch '85
• Eric Berman '90
• Gerald and Harriet Bernstein
• Bonnie Bloch '90 and Lorne Kronish
• Robert and Evelyne Bouskila
• Harvey and Elizabeth Ann Brinberg
• Morton and Gloria Brownstein
• Mary Ruth Burke '65
• Aura Burko '85
• C & C Packing
• Katherine and Harris Caplan
• Mr. Nissen Chackowicz and Dr. Deborah Cohen
• Benjamin Cherniak '85
• Sheryll Codas '90
• Arnold Cohen '82 and Marnie Mitnick Cohen JPPS '78
• Daniel Cohen and Bonnie Roiter '85
• Sandra and Gilles Cohen
• Larry and Edna Cohen
• Cristal Photo
• Francine Cytrynbaum '85
• Dina Dahan
• Barbara Dalfen '85
• Claire Dalfen
• Holly Diamond '90
• Dr. Charles and Ruth Dixter
• Ruth Dorenfeld '84
• Marty Dorfman and Cindy Pellatt
• Susan Druker '85
• Dan Dunsky '85
• Diane Dupuis-Kallos and Garry Kallos
• Mark Eiley '85
• Randy and Stuart Eiley
• Yaniv Elharrar '90
• Hanna and Arlazar Eliashiv
• Michael Eliesen and Liane Rashkovan Eliesen '80
• Barbara and Joel Engel
• Allan and Marie Enkin
• Barry and Francine Fagen
• Dr. Roger and Riva Fenster
• Andrea Frankel '85
• Andrew Friedman '85
• Elana and Hadar Friedman '85
• Michael Garellek '90
• Paul Garellek '90
• Evgeni and Yuliana Gelfand
• David and Stephanie Glazer
• Jonathan Gluck '85
• Phil and Evelyn Gold
• Lorne Goldberg '85
• Jan Goldenberg '90
• Marla and Mark Goldenberg '85
• Frank Goldschleger '85 and Esther Grossman
• Michael Gonshor '90
• Francine Goodman '85
• Michelle Pollock '85
• Shelley and Ian Greenwald '81
• Marnie and Rob Greenwald '85
• Leslie and Sharon Groszman
• Kenneth and Gilla Grover
• Brian and Debbie Gutenplan
• Carole Haboucha
• Carole Halickman
• Jeffrey Hart '85
• Michelle Hartman '89
• Riva Heft Hecht
• Norman Heimlich, Michael Heimlich, Daniel Heimlich and Tamara Heimlich
• Dr. Ryan Heisler '85
• Cindy ’86 and Mark Heller
• Risee Herman
• Warren and Donna Hersh
• Marla and Robert Hirscheimer '85
• Imotion Security
• Integral Technical Services Inc.
• Heidi Isaacson '85
• George and Cara Itzkovitz and Family
• Robert Itzkovitz
• Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal
• Robert Josephson and Nina Heft Josephson '81
• JPPS Home and School Association
• Amy Kaiser '85
• Nathan Kalichman
• Felicia and Johnny Karls
• Karmin Industries
• Jason Katofsky '85
• Stacey Brotman '86 and Andrew Katz
• Alissa Kerner '90
• Bonnie Klein-Tasman '89
• Marc and Lisa Knobovitch
• Lisa and Doron Kunin '85
• Eva Kuper
• Ilana Kuska
• L'Acadie Industrial Park
• L'Immeuble St-Joseph
• Labour Zionist Alliance Of Canada
• Cindy and Shane Landsman
• Aviv and Cynthia Laor
• Lazar Lapidus
• Lisa Lazarus '85
• The Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre
• Gerald Lebovits
• Robert and Myra Lynn Leibner
• Warren Levin '85
• Elliot and Hannah Levine
• Ian Levine '85
• Even and Jonathan Levine '82
• Mark '85 and Candice Levine
• Jennifer Levine Shinder '90
• Warren Levitan '90
• Hayley Levy
• Shelley '81 Leonard Lewkowict '81
• Dr. and Mrs. Israel Libman
• Dr. Michael D. Libman and Dr. Susan R. Kahn
• Chaia Libstug
• Elissa Lifson '90
• Allan Lisbona '90
• Harvey and Yvonne Lithwick
• Lydia and Larry Long
• Marsha and Michael Lustigman
• Bev and Joseph Lyman
• Jamie '81 and Rona Malus
• Lisa and Jeffrey Mangel '85
• Nadine Vogel and Neil Mardinger
• Melissa Margles '88
• Joseph and Pearl Maritzer
• Albert and Maria Marrache
• Dr. Orly Mashal
• Benjamin and Shirley Meltzer
• James Meltzer '85
• Stephen and Michaela Meltzer
• Lawrence Mendelsohn and Ethel Finkel
• Miriam Bercovitch '82 and John Mendelson JPPS '77
• Rick Merovitz '90
• Judith Mestel
• Heather Michelin '90
• Scott and Gail Miller
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