CHATTER Magazine Spring Summer 2014

GIVINGBACKOUR STUDENTS, ALUMNI AND STAFF

ARE WORKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCEIN OUR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY

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ED I TORRaquel Walman ’08

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PR INT INGOrigo Communications

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T H I S edition of the CHATTER Magazine highlights the spectacular accomplishments andphilanthropy that our students, alumni, and TanenbaumCHAT family have achieved within theschool, the community and the world. TanenbaumCHAT cultivates students that strive for personaland communal success, whether it be through their fundraising efforts, contributions to multipleactivities, clubs, or other extra-curricular volunteerism.

The relationship between TanenbaumCHAT and its students, both past and present, ensures thatour family both comes back and gives back.

We would like to applaud the entire TanenbaumCHAT community for all they have done and willcontinue to do to help make the world a brighter place. We wish everyone continued success and“bahatz lachah” in all their future endeavors.

Front Cover (from left to right): Seth Kadish ’15, Riley Samuel ’15, Gennifer Ram ’15, Julia Duckman ’17, Gillian Rotstein ’17

Back Cover: Ashley Azuri ’17 with faculty member Adina Ander ’08

H O W T O R E A C H U SWALLENBERG CAMPUS

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K IMEL FAM ILY EDUCAT ION CENTRE

905.787.8772

D IRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENTFrances Bigman, CFRE 416.636.5984 x 230

[email protected]

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W I T H 3 3 1 TA N E N B A U M C H AT S T U D E N T S G R A D U AT I N G T H I S Y E A R and going forward to remarkable futures, we hopethat our students have grown to see Israel as fundamental to their Jewish identity. We hope we have equipped them with answers todefend the right of the Jewish people to a national homeland and with questions so that they can enter the complicated debates thattake place in Israel about politics, power, and peoplehood.

Israel that Matters

For many of our students’ parents and grandparents, Israel is viewed as a safehaven for Jews. For today’s generation that lives at a time when Jews aroundthe world live in relative freedom and security, we need a more compellingand relevant narrative. It must be a narrative that focuses on the values that Israel embodies, thechallenges Israel faces, and the aspirations that its people hold in their hearts.If we can help our students find meaning in this type of narrative, then they willnot only stand up for Israel but know what Israel stands for.

O U R S T U D E N T S ’ L I V E S W I L L B E A L L T H E R I C H E R F O R I T .

By the time our students graduate, I wantevery TanenbaumCHAT student to have ananswer to the most fundamental questionsabout Israel: Why does Israel matter in mylife? How does my relationship with Israelcomplete me as a Jew? How can I participatein and perhaps even influence what goes onin Israel and in that way share in Israel’sdestiny?

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Science

Above (left to right): Robotics Club; Coach Neil Epstein with Robotics Club; Science Fair Olympiad

TheGuttman Family ScienceWingenjoys a stellar opening year !The new Guttman Family Science Wing has seen atremendous level of excitement since its opening inSeptember. The science faculty have always inspired ourstudents to pursue further studies and careers in the fieldsof science, technology and engineering. Now our newwing has expanded opportunities for our students. The space offers more technical and more hands-onexperimentation, delivering a more engaging atmospherefor students who previously had limited interest in

science. Our central Kimel Square is used for groupactivity. No more classroom disruptions and moreopportunity for participation. In the Greenberg FamilyGreenhouse students are growing their own samples foruse in their Biology and Microscope units. Most exciting, this year saw the Gales Project room ashome base for the Titanium Tigers, TanenbaumCHAT’snew Robotics Club. Physics and Mathematics teacher NeilEpstein coached these new Tigers as they made theirdebut at The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) wherehigh-school students build the most impressive robotsyou’ve ever seen. Built from scratch in only 6 weeks, these

5 foot tall, 140 pound robots compete in high intensityrobo-sports. The students benefit from not only havinga tactile hands-on experience, but the competition alsoallows the students the opportunity to manage a complexmultidisciplinary project. Students must learn to design,prototype, build, wire, program and document in order tocreate a successful competition ready robot. The new wing was host for the annual Tanenbaum-CHAT feeder school Science Fair & Olympiad this year.Grade 8’s from community day schools got a chance tosee the great facilities that will be their new home nextyear!

THANK YOU to all of our donors whose generous support made all of this possible. The newly launched DNA Wall will be another impressive feature ofpermanent donor recognition in the new wing. This artistic impression of DNA will be a another opportunity for our community’s philanthropic supportthat will ensure our students continue to enjoy innovative science programming. Interested in learning more about the DNA Wall? Please contact Frances Bigman, Director of Advancement, 416.636.5984 x 230

at TanenbaumCHAT will never be the same.

Allan Guttman celebrates with Leo Baeck South Science Fair 2014 winners


The half-day entrepreneurship symposium consisted of eight engagingworkshops and panels, a networking dinner, a Dragon’s Den student business competi-tion and keynotes from fashion designer, Erin Kleinberg ’03 and one of Canada’s leadingstartup mentors, Professor Sean Wise. “It means so much to me to be able to inspirestudents with my story. I have learned an infinite amount in my journey in the fashionindustry (which was actually born during my days at TanenbaumCHAT), and I am thrilledto share the successes and struggles I have endured...” said Erin Kleinberg ’03. Panelist, Mike Wagman ’01, lawyer turned successful tech entrepreneur stated “Weneed our talented and young minds to be thinking about entrepreneurial opportunitiesthat solve problems in the world and create value. I can't think of a better place to excite

students about these opportunities than at TanenbaumCHAT.” Startup TanenbaumCHAT’ssupporting partners included Sam Ifergan’s iGan Venture Partners and Dennis Bennie’sXDL Capital, venture capitalists who have strong ties to the TanenbaumCHAT community. Daniel shared, “We have created an opportunity to energize and empowerTanenbaumCHAT students to follow their passion and create their own business in thefuture, by sharing entrepreneurial experience and insights from Toronto’s top businessminds.” Event organizers Jordan Hoffman, Heidi Meirovitz and Daniel Warner ’01 wouldlike to give a special thank you to the TanenbaumCHAT Advancement team, FrancesBigman, Heather Gutmann, and Raquel Walman’08, and the students on the businesscouncil for bringing Startup TanenbaumCHAT to life.

STARTUPTanenbaumCHAT

Co-founded by Business Studies teacher Jordan Hoffman and Daniel Warner ’01 –

Startup TanenbaumCHAT aspired to ignite the entrepreneurial spark in TanenbaumCHAT’s students

and encourage them to pursue their passion.

EntrepreneurshipDay

O N A P R I L 9 T H , T A N E N B A U M C H A T W E L C O M E D T O R O N T O ’ S L E A D I N G E N T R E P R E N E U R S ,

V E N T U R E C A P I T A L I S T S , B U S I N E S S I N C U B A T O R S A N D A D V I S O R S T O T H E I N A U G U R A L . . .


For further information, go to tanenbaumchat.org/tcu or email [email protected], or call Judith Shapero ’90, Vice-Principal of Jewish Studies TCK at 905.787.8772 ext. 2201

We are excited to br ing TCU to the Wal lenberg Campus in the 2014 - 15 school year, and look forward to seeing you a l l there!

UniversityT A N E N B A U M C H A T

We look forward to having you join us!

I fell in love with the idea of TanenbaumCHAT University the minute I learned about it. So enthuses Sara Dobner, one of themany TanenbaumCHAT parents, grandparents, alumni, staff and friends who joined together for the inaugural year of this exciting new adult education speakerseries. TanenbaumCHAT University, or TCU, brings the adult TanenbaumCHAT community together to explore the fascinating topics taught in TanenbaumCHATcourses, enjoy thought-provoking presentations by our faculty, and take part in Torah lishmah – T H E J O Y O F L E A R N I N G .

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RabbiLeeBuckman

An inspiring leader who teaches an integral lesson: to savour the marathon of life.“ ”


5 Full Marathons inFiveYears18 HALF MARATHONS

20Other Races

These are just some of the many accomplishments of the new Head of School at TanenbaumCHAT, Rabbi Lee Buckman.

R A B B I • T E A C H E R • FAT H E R • R UNN E R • F OUND E R O F A N EW S CHOO L I N S U BURB AND E T R O I T • R E S U S C I T A T O R O F A F A I L I N G E L E M E N T A R Y S C H O O L I N A T L A N T A


Overwhelmed? GET TIPS ON MANAGING STRESS

THURSDAY AT LUNCH IN ROOM 110

PEERCOACHESMEETING TUESDAY IN GUIDANCE

Not sure how to start that bibliography?INFORMATION

SESSION IN THE LIBRARY DURING PROJECT SUPPORT

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KATE KNIGHT | TCK DEPARTMENT HEAD, KOSTMAN CENTRE FOR DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING

AT A TIME WHEN STUDENTS ARE JUGGLING SCHOOL WORK, SPORTS TEAMS,LEADERSHIP CLUBS, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND ACTIVE SOCIAL CALENDARS,

SUPPORT TO NOT ONLY SURVIVE BUT THRIVE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER – AND THE TCK COMMUNITY IS RISING TO THE CHALLENGE.

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• PARALLEL PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE TO OUR TCW STUDENT BODY •


GRANDPARENTDAY

The best thing about memories, is making them!

YOUR GRANDCHILD AND TANENBAUMCHAT INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FORGRANDPARENT DAY2014

KIMEL FAMILY EDUCATION CENTRE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND

WALLENBERG CAMPUS: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH

For further information, call Heather Gutmann, Alumni & Campaigns Associate, TCW 416.636.5984 ext. 333 or email [email protected]

OR Laurie Wasser, Director of Development, TCK905.292.4381 or email [email protected]

We welcome volunteers of all ages to join our planning committee!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

BREAKFAST•A CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE• LUNCH WITH YOUR GRANDCHILD•STUDENT ENTERTAINMENT

1The ADMISSIONS DEPARTMENT, skillfullyled by Rosemary Tile was expanded with the appointmentof Jessica Lewis. Jessica started at TanenbaumCHAT at theKimel Centre in the Guidance Department in 2011. Jessicawas instrumental in bringing Keshet (Gay/Straight Alliance)and Mental Health Awareness Week to that campus. In Aprilshe joined the Advancement Department as a RecruitmentOfficer. Her focus will be growing the distinctive NewStream Program, well known for offering students whohave never attended Jewish day school or have been outof the system for some time, the opportunity to be a partof the TanenbaumCHAT Experience. With word of mouthstill our best marketing tool, please share this bit of newswith someone you know.


The TanenbaumCHAT Advancement Office is the home of THREEnon-curricular areas of the school – Admissions, Communication and Development.

This department is a hub of year long activity

To view our 2014 ANNUAL FUND video visit Youtube and search TanenbaumCHAT Annual Fund – POWER OF WE .

2Our COMMUNICAT IONS DEPARTMENThas been very busy this year keeping students, parents,grandparents and the community up to date on happeningsat both the Kimel and Wallenberg campuses. The OfficialTanenbaumCHAT Facebook pages for both current familiesand alumni have over 2000 fans following the daily updatesof our student activities and alumni news. The school website,collateral materials, e-blasts and this very CHATTERpublication are generated by our talented alumnae RaquelWalman ’08.

As always our D EV E LOPMEN T T E AM was hard at work in itscontinuing efforts to secure vital philanthropic dollars. This year’s Annual Fundtheme THE POWER OF WE illustrated that No one can do everything,but everyone can do something. Coming off of a highly successful capitalcampaign delivering the Guttman Family Science Wing on time and on budget,we are thrilled to see that more and more of our community is seeingTanenbaumCHAT as the destination for their philanthropic dollars. The AnnualFund at TCK, led by Director of Development Laurie Wasser is poised to hit itslargest target ever, and at TCW new gift agreements recently signed will seesummer 2014 construction projects for at least 2 more significant campusimprovements. The focus for fundraising continues to be ensuring funding forSignature Programming, Israel Engagement and Professional Developmentalong with completing final funding obligations for the science wing.

UPDATE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT, FRANCES BIGMAN

H I G H L I G H T S

WALLENBERGCAMPUStcw


GRADE 9 ORIENTATION DAY

SUKKOT

DANCE FASHION SHOW

VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL

L ION KING

PURIM

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TALENT SHOW

TALENT SHOW

THINK PINK

GRADE 9 SHABBATON

VENTURE WEEK

COFFEE HOUSE


SPRING MUSIC CONCERT

GRADE 9 CAMP ROBIN HOOD

INHERIT THE WIND PLAY

ROCK YOUR CAUSE

MUFFIN AWARDS

H I G H L I G H T SKIMEL FAMILYEDUCAT IONCENTRE tck

GRADE 9 JEWISH HISTORY TRIP


REEL FILM FESTIVAL

WELCOME CARNIVAL

ROSH HASHANAH

CLUBS & COMMITTEES

TALENT SHOW

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When TanenbaumCHAT began to offer the Duke ofEdinburgh’s Award Program in 2009, only a handfulof students participated. Now 5 years later, it hasgrown to over 60 students!

Sabrina Craig, TCW ’14 and Josh Morris, TCK ’14 are twostudents that successfully reached the Gold level this year. Theydescribe their experience participating in this prestigious program:

AwardGold

L E V E L

We congratulate and commend all TanenbaumCHATstudents who are participating in or have completedthis program!

“I decided to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh programbecause it has the ability to boost me to the next level and distinguish my resume from others. I loved challenging myself to get involved in a balanced amount of extracurricular activities as well as trying new things. I would advise any student from TCW or TCK to participate in the program. Though it seems like a large commitment I found I was surprised how much of the requirements I already participated in and how simple it was. The experience was nothing but gratifying.” – SABR INA CRA IG

“At the age of 14, I enrolled in The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program in order to get involved in my community as a young leader. This award was an extremely rewarding experience as I explored new activities and pursued current interests while giving back to my community. Highlights of my journey to completing the gold level award include a four-day hike in Algonquin Park and playing competitive hockey and tennis. This experience has allowed me to become a well-rounded individual with an expanded set of skills and interests. This award is an excellent way to get involved outside of the classroom and contribute to your community.” – JOSH MORR I S

T H E

Duke of Edinburgh’s

T H E M O S T R E C O G N I Z E D A N D

P R O M I N E N T I N T E R N A T I O N A L

Y O U T H A W A R DThe program encourages personal development andcommunity involvement for young adults between 14and 25. Participants move through three levels –Bronze, Silver and Gold – where they are recognizedfor their accomplishments in community service, skilldevelopment, physical recreation, and adventurousjourney.

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CLASS OF ’86ANNIE (COHEN) BENLEZRAHSALOMON BENUDIZESTHER (HADIDA) LITHWICKORLY (KADURI) NEGRINJONATHAN ROSENSTEIN

CLASS OF ’87SHARON (MAMMON) BELMONTADRIENNE (WEINGARTEN) FLETCHERDENISE (SCHAUMER) ROBBINSJOSEPH SCHNEEWEISSRONIT (BENYOVITS) WHITE

CLASS OF ’88YVETTE ROSENBERGBELINDA (STEINER) SCHNEEWEISSTED SHOUB

CLASS OF ’89JENNIFER (EKLOVE) NIEDZVIECKIJEFFREY RAPHAEL

CLASS OF ’72MARTIN TOGMAN

CLASS OF ’75LEORA MARCOVITZROBERT MARKOVITSSAM ROSENWALD

CLASS OF ’77MARSHA (SPRINGER) KLERER

CLASS OF ’78NAOMI KESTENBAUM

CLASS OF ’79ESTHER FRIEDBERG KARPIAN MUCHER

CLASS OF ’80NEIL SMILEY

CLASS OF ’81MICHAEL BUCKSTEIN

CLASS OF ’82HARVEY HAZANSARI (CHAIKOF) SPRINGER

CLASS OF ’83RENA (ZARETSKY) BUCKSTEINDEBBIE (LITWIN) MALEKMELISSA MUSKATJEFF SPRINGER

CLASS OF ’84MARK EKLOVERISA (GREEN) ELMALEMALEX IGELMANNISSO KESLASSYCAROL SILVERSTEINRACHAEL ZBAR

CLASS OF ’85DEBBIE (COHEN) BENUDIZJENNIFER JOSEPHROBIN (CONN) KESLASSYLESLIE LERER

WALLENBERG CAMPUSHeather GutmannAlumni & Campaigns [email protected] 416.636.5984 x 333

For further information please call:

KIMEL FAMILY EDUCATION CENTRELaurie WasserDirector of Development, [email protected] 905.292.4381

THE FOLLOWING TANENBAUMCHAT ALUMNI

ARE CELEBRATING THE GRADUATION OF

THEIR OWN CHILDREN IN THE CLASS OF 2014

WE WISH TO THANKOUR ALUMNI FOR THEIR ONGOING COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO TANENBAUMCHAT

After graduating junior high school at Dufferin Heights alongWilmington (now Charles H. Best, East) in 1976, I decided togo to CHAT for high school. Little did I know then that thiswould be the beginning of a 38-year “love affair” with theschool. I returned to start teaching in 1986 before moving intomy present position in the guidance department in 2002. Ilook forward to coming to work every day because every dayis different and exciting, the staff and students are congenialand engaging, and the school is always bubbling with some

type of activity, program, fundraiseror other special event. In my opinion,TanenbaumCHAT is one of the finestJewish high schools around, combininga challenging and well-rounded JudaicStudies curriculum with a highlyacademic General Studies program.My wife, Leora, taught Economicsand Entrepreneurial Studies hereand two of my children have alsofollowed me to the Kimel Centre(Uri ’15andYoni ’14), truly makingTanenbaumCHAT a “family affair”in the Stoll household.”

• RICHARD STOLL ’80 •

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEKAlumni participate in Mental Health Awareness Week by openly sharing their experiences living with a mental illness. Their stories educate our students and staff by bringing forward a better understanding and appreciation of mental health.

CAREER DAY AND LIFE AFTER TANENBAUMCHATAlumni share their career journey experiences

with our grade 10 students through Career Day and our Grade 12 students through Life after TanenbaumCHAT.

They demonstrate to our students that there can be different paths to reaching a destination.

AlumniLifetime

FOR A

YEAR AFTER YEAR, OUR ALUMNI CONTINUE TO

COME BACK INTO OUR SCHOOL AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR

COMMITMENT TO OUR MISSION, OUR PROGRAMS AND

OUR STUDENTS.From participating in events and programs like Career Day, the Mentorship Network,

Mental Health Awareness Week, and Reunions, to becoming a staff member, to continuing the legacy by enrolling their own children in our school, our Alumni show that the

TAN ENBAUMCHAT E X P E R I ENC Econtinues long after graduation.

38-YearLOVE AFFAIR

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Having recently celebrated the class of 1984’s30th anniversary, together with 35 fellowalumni, we were able to reconnect friend-ships that were made a lifetime ago and toreminisce about the good times we sharedtogether. I have been privileged to be part ofall 4 of our past reunions. The years togetherat CHAT gave me a sense of family and com-munity and it was these feelings that I

wanted my own three children toexperience. CHAT provided mewith a platform that solidifiedmy commitment to Judaism, theJewish community and EretzYisrael. The friendships that werecreated at CHAT are still dear tome today. It was these attributesthat reaffirmed my commitmentto providing my children withthe same opportunities thatCHAT afforded me.”

• RISAGREEN ELMALEM ’84 •

Returning to TanenbaumCHAT reminds me of a world whereeverything was possible. Where questioning what it is to beethical, or facing off with your teachers in trivia, and dressingup for charity occurances were all everyday occurances. As an alumni speaking at Career Day or in a classroom,I always think to myself: “what would be the advice I wouldgive myself at that age?” Often, it’s just to comfort them thatthey don’t need their whole lives planned out by 16. Whethervolunteering on the West Virginia Community Service Trips or

speaking about social justice inclassrooms, it’s amazing to see anew generation of students whosee Tikkun Olam as core to theirresponsibility as Jews and GlobalCitizens.Coming back is important,

because while the buildingand hallways may change forthe better, the core strengthof TanenbaumCHAT remainsthe same – preparing strongnetworks of Jewish leaders totackle the urgent challengesof our time.”

• DANNY RICHMOND ’03 •

MENTORSHIP NETWORKThis Alum-to-Alum program matches up mentorsand mentees with common work interests.Mentees have the opportunity to expand their professional networks while gaining insight into their chosen field from their mentors whowork and live those roles on a daily basis.To join the Mentorship Network please contact Heather Gutmann, Alumni & Campaigns Associate, 416.636.5984 ext. 333, OR [email protected]

REUNIONSReunions provide the opportunity for Alumni to reconnect with old classmates

and teachers and reminisce about their years shared at TanenbaumCHAT.

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AND COMMUN I T Y

� W H E R E E V E R Y T H I N G OF FAMILY

2 0 1 4 A L U M N I R E U N I O N S2004 –10 Year Alumni Reunion | THURS. NOVEMBER 6 – 7:30 - 9:30 PM (TCW)

2004 – Richmond Hill 10 Year Alumni Reunion | THURS. NOVEMBER 13 – 7:30 - 10:30 PM (TCK)1989 – 25 Year Alumni Reunion | THURS. NOVEMBER 20 – 7:30 - 9:30 PM (TCW)

SAVE THE DATE!

TCW Class of 2003 10 Year Reunion



one small gesture,toturnsomeone’sday

around.

Ittakesonlyoneminute,

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THIS WAS THE IDEA BEHIND

TANENBAUMCHAT ALUMNI JOSH STERN’S ’08

INITIATIVE #FEEDTHEDEED

These past few weeks have been truly amazing. It really goes to show howone small act can make such a difference in the world. Sometimes we needthat reminder and extra little motivation to go out and do good deeds –and through the power of social media, we have successfully achieved that.Not only have Neknominations been defeated, but thousands of dollarshave been donated to charities, those less fortunate are receiving food andclothes, and people are even facing their fears to donate blood for the firsttime. #FeedtheDeed is really ‘Tikkun Olam’ gone viral!”

JOSH STERN ’08, FOUNDER OF #FEEDTHEDEED

Inspired by a harmful social media trend called Neknomiations, Josh saw the potential to turn theidea of challenging a friend to one-up your own actions, into a meaningful social media initiative.This new initiative helped to inspire and promote performing acts of kindness to both friends andstrangers, before passing the torch to a friend. The initiative joined forces with KINDNESS COUNTS, another social media program ledby alumni RUSSELL CITRON ’09, which uses creative and unconventional approaches tospread and inspire kindness across the community. Their efforts have seen tremendous response from peers, parents, and community members fromall over the world. One participant got involved by handing out Applebee’s gift cards to strangers in Michigan, whileanother delivered flowers to his favorite sushi waitresses. Countless books have been donated tolibraries and hospitals, subway tokens have been handed out, and notes of appreciation have beenleft on cars and desks. Our own TanenbaumCHAT students have been busy around the school andcommunity doing their own acts of kindness.

“ Seeing the happiness on people’s faces when they’re receiving an act ofkindness are really moving. And what that smile tells, and what I keepcoming back to when I think about the Feed the Deed initiative, is thatif the entire campaign just inspired one video, one act of kindness, oneconversation about kindness at a dinner table, it would all be worth it.Thinking about how many people took time out of their days to be kind toothers – how many minutes have been spent on kindness – is incrediblyinspiring, and reminds us that we can use creativity and the power oftoday’s world to spread ‘active kindness’. And in short, that’s whatKindness Counts is all about.” RUSSELL CITRON ’09,

FOUNDER OF KINDNESS COUNTS

We would like to nominate all of our readers to do agood deed and pass it forward to your friends and family.


SOLDIER DOLL was a two year project, that was reviewed as “a memorable debut,

both timely and universal in its themes”. I t is a novel ful l of history and insights.

We wish Jennifer a heartfelt MAZEL TOV and wish her all

the best on her future endeavors.

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THISReadIS AS

GOOD AS GOLD

...OUR VERY OWNJENNIFER GOLD ’97

HAS WRITTEN HER FIRST NOVEL

•SOLDIER DOLL•

We caught up with JENNIFER, and askedhow her CHAT experienceshelped her with her writing.

Jennifer’s advice to any aspiring writers would be “write as often as you can, and read evenmore than that . . . don’t be afraid to take risks. It’s fiction – the sky is the limit in terms ofwhat you can do”

Two chapters in my book address issues related to WWII and the Holocaust. For these chapters I obviously drew extensively on my Jewish educationat CHAT. I don’t have any survivors in my family, so I went back and re-examined a lot of the sourceswe used in our history and Jewish history classes. Aswell, many of the Yom Ha’Shoah and other programscame to mind when writing – I can vividly recall onesurvivor telling her story during a school assembly.

I have always been an avid history buff, and look back on classes in history and Jewish history with great fondness, especially with teachers Sam Kapustin, Alex Gropper and Diane Pasian.”


NEWS&NOTESAlumniAssociation

Contact Heather Gutmann at416.636.5984 ext: 333 or

[email protected]


Do you have a special occasion or some

good news to share? Please keep sending us your announcements

and photos!

Michaela Hirsh ’06 on being chosen as Valedictorian for the Desautels Faculty of Management.

Nicole Marcus ’06 on her full timeemployment as an Associate in the Litigation group at the Toronto office ofglobal law firm Norton Rose Fulbright.

MAZEL TOV to Joanne (Lass) Perlmutter ’77 and Jeffrey Perlmutter on their son Hartley Perlmutter ’06 receivingSmicha from Yeshiva University.

Rabbi Isaac Elchanan TheologicalSeminary of Yeshiva Universitysalutes the alumni of TanenbaumCHAT celebrating their rabbinic ordination –Rabbi Aaron Abramson ’05, Rabbi Eytan Cowen ’90, Rabbi Michael Kurin ’04, Rabbi Joel Markin ’06, Rabbi Hartley Perlmutter ’06.


NEWS&NOTESAlumniAssociation


Contact Heather Gutmann at416.636.5984 ext: 333 or

[email protected]

Send us your

NEWS&NOTES!!

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We ’ l l a n swe r a l l y o u r q u e s t i o n s !

Wallenberg Campus (for families living SOUTH of Steeles Avenue)Wednesday, October 22, 2014 • 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM – ORThursday, October 23, 2014 • 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Kimel Family Education Centre (for families living NORTH of Steeles Avenue)Monday, October 27, 2014 • 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM – ORTuesday, October 28, 2014 • 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

RSVP REQUIRED – Rosemary Tile, Director of Admissions • [email protected] • 416.636.5984 x377

For students with no or limited Jewish Education, learn about our New Stream ProgramMorning Information Session 10:30 to 11:15 AM • Evening Information Session 7:15 to 8:00 PM

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