Page 6 - The Canadian Jewish News, Friday, December 30, 1977
Organizations and People
King David maitre dliotel who served Anwar Sadat
what's new
By MIRIAM HERMAN
Chanuka is celebrated at Ontario Crippled Children's Centre as Bruce Rubensteln lights the roenora with the help of volunteer Phyllis Narrol. Ms. Narrol and Fran Herman, the director of the music therapy program, along with some of the Jewish patients, portrayed holiday to children and staff of the centre school. Jellied donuts, donated by members of Yorkdale Lodge, B'naiB'rith, added to Chanuka fan.
VISUAL ARTS COURSES
Winter courses of the visual arts department of the YM-YWHA begin the week of Jan. 8. Some of the courses being offered are drawing, stained glass, sculpture, weaving, ceramics, photography, design and calligraphy, plus art classes for children. Courses will be held at both the north (Bathurst) and south (Bloor) buildings. For information, call 636-1880. e.xt. 43 or 44.
ORT OPENS ITS OWN STORE
Toronto Women's ORT has just opened its own store. The Family Centre, at 3100 Dundas St. W. Members are collecting ever\ihing and anything saleable that's in good condition. If you have any items you think can be used, drop them off at the centre or at ORT Place. 380 Wilson Ave.
PROGRAM IDEAS
Looking for an entertaining program? Call the Wilson Heights Players. This groupof 25 B'nai B'rith men and women has put together a musical show called Eqjoy! E^joy! It is a one-hour production „of Jewish, Hebrew and English songs and dances that is suitable for any meeting you may be planning. And the proceeds go to charity. If you are interested, contact Lawrie Fine at 633-5353 evenings.
JEWISH "ROOTS"
Hot on the heels of Roots, a new publication devoted exclusively to Jewish geneology has just made its debut. Toledot which means geneology in Hebrew is issued four times a year. Each issue will ser\e the Jewish family historian in many ways — new sources for research. how-to-doMt methods and thehistor>of Jewish geneology. In all, it promises to be a, "must" for Jewish familv tree researchers. The address is P.O. Box 126. Flushing. N.Y.. 11367.
"HOMELAND" IN JAPAN
According to Marvin Tokayer, an American who has just returned to the U.S. from Japan where he served as rabbi for many years, the Japanese government was planning and had laid out a "homeland" for the Jews in Japan before it joined Hitler. Rabbi Tokayer has ;i manuscript of 10.000 pages outlining the "Jewish state" envisioned in Japan.
BELLEVILLE'S COMMUNITY
David Milgram. Congress Central Region's director for smaller communities, reports that the Jewish community of Belleville is alive and well and expanding. The initial 25-family community has grown to 33 with the addition of eight newcomers (three married and five single) who have recently moved there to fill jobs made available through local Jewish businessmen. Plans are going ahead to involve newcomers in synagogue services and programing which includes an ongoing tradition of holding a minyan every Shabbat at 9:30 p.m. Mr. Milgram further reports that the women's groups have set up a Before 'N After Shop within the synagogue facilities for the sale of new and used articles and clothing. It is open two days a week. In addition, the women's organizations are presently negotiating with the general community to set up an Israel pavilion at the upcoming carnival to be held in the spring.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Kosher Meals-on-Wheels urgently requires drivers- this winter. Hundreds of
Jewish elderly and disabled rely on volunteers to bring them the only hot meal they get. If you can spare a couple of hours a week, call Selma Taylor at Coordinated Services to Jewish Elderlv at 635-2860.
Every little boy needs someone, but what about the youngster who never had that someone to look up to, to confide in, to hack around with? That's where Big Brothers comes in — men willing to give a few hours a week to help a young boy grow. Be a Big Brother. Call Estelle Altman or Shiriev Worth at the Jewish Family and Child Service at 781-1592.
INDIANS TOUR ISRAEL
Among the unusual pilgrimages to Israel recently was a group of 11 Canadian Indians from the Cree and Ojibway tribes of the province of Alberta. Led by Chief Small Boy and Chief Ochiese, they toured the holy places and studied co-operative farming methods for possible adoption back home. The group, accompanied by a representative of the Indian and Northern Affairs Department, arrived in Jerusalem from Geneva where they attended a UN-sponsored conference of native people.
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Succeeding Bemice Dyment, first public relations gal at Toronto Israel Bonds, is Helen Redner. Raised in Hamilton, the graduate in English literature of Stem College for Women in New' York City began her journalism career in Toronto as. of all things, a mining reporter. Jn 1970, Ms. Redner moved to Jerusalem and worked as a freelance writer and editor on a variety of newspapers and magazines for the next five years. Two years ago, after returning to Toronto, she edited a' magazine called Canada Green. Fluent in Hebrew, Ms. Redner hopes that her Canada-Israel connection will be of service to Israel Bonds. ■ * * ■ ' ■ *
An announcement in the London Jewish Chronicle that Emil Fackenbeim was to be guest speaker at a one-day Solidarity with Israel conference held in the Enghsh capital earlier this month, refers to the University ofTorpnto philosophy^professor as "one-of the wprld'smosreminent authorities on the twin themes of Zionism and the Holocaust''. Apparently Dr; Fackenheim is also considered onie of the top lecturers oh the circuit by Lily Ed^man who directs the B'nai B'rith Lecture Bureau in the U.S. Commenting on the American-Jewish cultural scene she told the Chronicle thiat he really packs them in. "He's one of our big stars" she says.
a Among the 13 first prize winners in the First International Competition of Children's Paintings on Jerusalem was Adam Fro man of Ottawa. The prize includes a visit to Israel accompanied by
ail adult, plus a gold medal which was presented to Adam by Israel Ambassador to Canada Mordecai Shalev. The contest, marking the 10 years of a united Jerusalem, was sponsored by Mayor Teddy Kollek. More than 150.000 children, aged 7-14, entered the contest-- * "■ ♦ ■
Be sure to catch the art show at Baycrest Centre. It is a dual show of works done by two Toronto artists —"■ Morion S. Harris, who has done numerous i.r.arcoals of Jewish life in early middle Europe up to present-day Israel, and Harry Ahn, who is exhibiting several ink sketches of Baycrest residents. Inci-dentaily, the artists, both of whom have won awards in New York in the past two years, are co-owners of Portraits 3 gallery on Finch Avenue West. The show runs to Jan. 7.
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With the. first volume of Sanctity in Jewish Family Life by Toronto rabbi-author Nachman Shemen (he's executive-director of the Orthodox division of Congress Central Region) already off the press, the I-L. Peretz Publishing House of Tel Aviv has announced that it is hovLr in.the process of completing the second volume. If you would like to know more about these books, contact the author at 197 Lonsmount Dr., Toronto M5P 2Y6-
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Following eight years as rabbi and educational director of Congregation Qr Shalom in London, Ont:, Yaacov Rone has been named spiritual leader of the Conservative congregation of Bet Torah in Mount Kisco, N.Y.
shares anecdotes on catering the historic affair
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pable, quietly-spoken Weiner triumphantly. "I knew about the visit at the same time as the rest of the countr>-. I received a phone call from the prime minister's office at 5:30 p-m. the previous Thursday. The hotel manager heard the new^ flash on his car radio — he was returning home from reserve duty in the army at the time-"
The immediate task was to clear the hotel of its guests and prepare for the advance delegation due to arrive on the morrow, who were expected to.answer some of the questions regarding arrangements-
"I've catered for many heads of state on official
By MARCLV KRETZMER
JERUSALEM —
"Without doubt, the most historical event I've ever helped organize in the course of my duties."
Avraham Weiner, for 25 years maitre d'hotel of Jerusalem's King David hotel, was talking about his part in the visit of President Anwar Sadat, when he took charge of the reception and catering for the Egyptian leader and a large entourage of government officials, security personnel and a press' delegation.
"It was all done on 48 hours notice — and we didn't work on Shabbat either." said tall, unflap-
Boneless Stuffed Chicken (as prepared at the King David Hotel, Jerusalem for the visit of President Anwar Sadat of Egypt)
/ roasting chicken
1 cup parboil'-' rice
6 fresh mushrooms, shcecl
I 2 koshered chicken livers, sliced
I!4 cup pine-nuts or sliced, blanched almonds
1. clean and dry chicken. Rennove legs, but not thighs. Then working carefully with a small, sharp knife, detach all bones from inside chicken, leaving on wings and thigh bones
2. mix together rice, mushrooms, chicken livers and nuts. Season with salt and pepper, and stuff chickens with the mixture, preserving shape
3. rub chicken lightly with fat or oil and enclose in greaseproof paper. Place in an oven pan with a little water on the bottom, and roast at 350° for about 1 1/4 hrs.The chicken will. becQine smaller and more compact as it cooks. Serve decorated with slices of pineapple warmed along with the chicken in the pan, for the last 10 minutes. Little fluted "chef's hats" of white paper can be placed
atop the thigh bones for a flourish
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Shabbat Shalom! copyright Marcia Kretzmer, 1977
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HAMILTON —
Eight Jewish artists are represented in the Roth-mans Aspects of Realism exhibition, which is now at the Art Gallerv- of Hamilton, 123 king Street West, the last stop in its six-month cross-countr>- tour.
Although the exhibition is drawn from 11 countries, the Jewish artists, with the exception of Belgian painter Marcel Mayer and British Michael Leonard, are all Americans.
Steven A- Linn is the only one of these to show a sculpture, the wood, bronze and wool Woman Knitting. The others are painters in the currently fashionable styl? of photo realism, with here and there traces of pop art, notably Audrey Flack's hiige acrjiic on canvas titled Queen.
Howard Kainovitz shows his mirror-image , hotel room. Hotel Qua! Voltaire and Ron Kleeman the exposed motor of a gleaming car that sports an Ontario licence plate. Ben Schonzeit and Idelle Weber both chose vegetables as their subjects, the former enormous, cellophane wrapped cauliflowers, the latter green beans, temptingly fresh and crisp, displayed in baskets outside a vegetable store.
The entire exhibition is fascinating and provoking and will be in Hamilton uittil Jan. 8. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday evening 7-9, and Sundays 1-5 p.m.
Meanwhile a recent fair sponsored by the women's committeie of the Art Gallery of Hamilton for the first time invited the Jew-
of
gogues," the exhibit featured items from the gift shops of the three synagogues.
More interesting, however, according to Barbara Pollack, who as Hamilton Jewish Federation chairman of conjmunit}' relations was in charge of overall arrangements, was the fact that about 30 local Jewishartistsand artisans submitted, works of a high enough quality for exhibition and sale. (Of these, eventually only about 20 submitted their works, ranging from paintings, drawings arid sculptures to potterj-. weaving and. decorative little bead trees.
Also, the gallerj-'s permanent exhibition includes the works of some 20 Jewish artists.
visits — the queen of the Belgians, President Nixon
— but I've never been in the situation where I couldn't lift a telephone or contact embassy personnel in order to check on procedure." explained Weiner.
But an atmosphere of ~ peace and calm reigned as things got under way. .llln this business, 95% is behind-the-scenes organization. The actual execution is no problem," smiled Weiner, who was first in line to greet the Egyptian leader upon his arrival at the,hotel.
"It was an exciting moment." recalled Weiner, the memory of this supremely uniikely. meeting already taking on a dream-like quality. Weiner brought the president and PM Begin fresh orange juice and other soft drinks
— as a devout Moslem, Sadat does not touch alcohol — and the two leaders talked alone for a long time.
Later, when Begin took his leave, Weiner asked Sadat if he would like a meal,' and the president replied in a friendly manner: "I'm an old man, I don't like to eat too much during the day."
To this Weiner responded, to Sadat's evident appreciation: "You are,not an old man — you are^ar great man." Later, in fact, Sadat did order a meal: Smoked salmon, grilled steak and salad, as the next day he would eat nothing until after the lengthy Eid el^Adha festival prayers in the El Aksa mosque.
The meals catered by Weiner's department were fairly simple. "The president came on business, he did not have time for long, drawn out banquets with many complicated courses," said Weiner.
But for the Sunday night dinner, Weiner invented a surprise dessert which delighted the 34 guests present: a creation of sponge gateau, ice-cream and tinted marzipan in the shape of four large pyramids, with the interconnecting bridges inscribed with the Hebrew and Arabic words for peace.
The moment was a great success. Two, embossed silver trays holding the four large pyramids, were wheeled in on wagons up to the two leaders, amid the applause of the guests. No photographers were in
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the room, so one of Be-gin's staff raced down to the hotel lobby, where he found an Israeli TV crew to record the moment.
"My gesture was the product of a night's brain-cudgelling," confided Weiner. "Never in history has there been a meeting like this, of two enemy peoples, and I wanted to contribute to the occasion in a fitting manner.
Among Weiner's trea-
sured momentos of the visit are a sheaf of signed photographs of himself with the Egyptian president , and a note in English and Arabic reading: "Thanks for the very warm hospitality that we received here. My deepest gratitude to all the staff, (signed) A. Sadat."
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