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Judd Feldman and Devorah Kahn diow ofi some of the local oiganic produce available at larmers' markets.
Vancouver gets new food boss
Jewish members aim to build a better society through policy council.
PATJOHMSOMSPECIALTOTHEJEWISHBULLCTIN .
Like many Jewish families, when Devorah Kahn's nush-padiah gets together, it's all about food. "Our fimiily motto is that well travel any distance for a free meal," said the American-bom Kahn, who has just been appointed the city of Vancouver's new food policy co-ordinator. "Maybe like many other Jewish fandlies, we're ^ways tidking about the next meal when we're eating the one thatfs rigjit in front ofus."
From an early age, the significance of food was impressed upon Kahn.
"My father was a green grocer, so I grew up getting a lot of fresh food," she said. "He grew up on an orchard in eastern Europe so he understood fhjsh food and he wanted to make sure there was fresh food in his Ufe and in our life."
Kahn's mother and grandmother kept the house filled with the evocative aromas of European-inspired baking.
Though Kahn was the only
one of her siblings not to work in the groceiy - her father sold the business when Devorah, who was the youngest, was in her eai^ ly teens - she is the only one who has carried the manUe of food production into the next generation. The Bulletin interviewed Kahn at the East Vancouver farmer's market she runs on Wednesday afternoons outside Nat Bailey Stadium.
Kahn's involvement in food stems from her work as a pubhc health educator and reflects her value of the importance of food to society.
"For me, a healthy community irivdves social lioalth, economic health, community health," she. said. *Tlie market was one way to bring tlie community together, an opportunity for people to meet their neighbors and slow down."
On this particular Wednesday ■ afternoon, a couple of dozen food producers have their diverse wares spread across the parking lot of the park, which abuts Ontario Street. Organic carrots and weird-shaped squash, natural
smoothie drinks and even Okana-gan beef are on ofler.
Kahn has been the director of the nonprofit group Your Local Fanner's Market, which runs three hugely successfiil maikets, induding two on Saturdays - one atTrout Lake Park onEast 15th Avenue and Victoria, the other in the West End's Nelson Park.
This month, Kahn was appointed the city's food policy coordinator and she will bdp guide the city's new Food Policy Coim-cil. The coimcil is a response to conceriis related to the existing food system, and aims to take advantage of an opportunity; Vancouver has to become a leader in the development of sios-tainable food policies and practices, according to the city-proscribed inandate.
A council dedicated exclusively to food is not a no\'eI concept in itself. Kamloops, Ottawa and Toronto eadi have a amilar body. But Vancouver's is expected to take a decidedly holistic approadi
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Henry Winkler inspires
Actor will discuss life philosophy at CJA opening.
CYNTHIA RAMSAY SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH BULLETIN
Henry Winkler is an actor, dinxtor, producer and author, as well as a philanthropist, family man and all-roxmd nice guy. He has been to Vancouver many times and will once agaiobe viating what he calls "one of his favorite dties," when he speaks at the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver's Combined Jewish Appeal (CJA) campaign laimch next month.
Probably best known for his 10 years as Fonzie on Happy Days (1974 to 1984), Winkle/s interests and achievements extend well beyond the television sitcom. Most rec^tiy in his long and successfiil acting career, he has a recurring role on the series ArrEStoiDcyetopme/U and has appeared on the TV show Third Watch and in the movie Holes. He has done voice-over work for an upcoming episode oiKing of the Hill and he has just started his third independent movie in a row, Berkeley, in which he plays a Jewish dad whose son is a freshman at the University of Clalifomia in 1969. His extensive resume also includes directing and producing (19 years of series on the air, by his calculation). And, on top of it all, Winkler has co-authored seven children's books in what will be a 10-book series.
About his many careers, Winkler said, "Each one came as a surprise," with the exception of acting. "I knew that I wanted to act, so I trained to act—I have a master's degree from the Yale School of Drama. Then directing was the next thing, and that hafh pened by mistake," Winkler told the Bulletin in a phone inten-iew bom Los Angeles.
"I just waficed up to the producers who were looking for a director for an episode oiJoanic Loves C/iachi and I said, "Oh, you know what? Ill do it' I was being flip, and they said, *0K' I said.
"No, no, no, no, Tm just kidding. I don't know what I'm doing!' And they said, 'No, no, no, we think you'll be a good director. You're going to do it.' And I did it"
Heniy Wirdder opens the local Combined Jewish Appeal campaign at Schara Tzedech Synagogue Sept. 8.
Winkler took on the challenge despite his fears: "Tm always scared," he said. "I live with fear. I just don't let the fear actually stop me frun dcnng. But, if I could cut one thing out of my life, it would be fear."
Conquering dyslexia
While adingis Winkler's love" ("If people were bom to do things, this is what I was bom to do"), he told the Bulletin that the writing of the Hank Zipzcr: The World's Most Amazing Under-achievcr series is one of the great achievements of his life, being dyslexic.
"I could not read, I couldn't write, for sure I cotddn't spell.
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