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ANNUAL REPORT 2013
CHANGING THE DIALOGUE ON ISRAEL
Hoop dreams: NBA basketball star Amar’e Stoudemire shoots hoops in Kiryat Malachi, Israel, with children studying science through sports as part of an innovative Hebrew U program supported by CFHU.
Dr. Osnat Cohen, Director, Authority for Community and Youth at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
CFHU in the periphery2009CFHU initiates and funds the ACY program to bring hundreds of middle school students from southern communities besieged by rocket fire to a weeklong science program in Jerusalem.
2010–2011CFHU sponsors “Lend a Hand to Heal,” bringing 200+ S’derot youth to Jerusalem for a weeklong science program at the Joseph Meyerhoff Center.
2011–2012CFHU supports a weekly after-school educational, motivational, and stress reduction outreach program for S’derot children. CFHU initiates and supports expanding the program to an Arabic public school in Lod and to kids with special needs in Yavne.
2012–2013CFHU initiates and supports the “Science in the Periphery” program in five communities, bringing dynamic science education programs to more than 250 pupils each year.
2013–2014CFHU continues to support multidisciplinary science programs in five communities in Israel’s periphery, including “Science through Sport,” which promotes science education to youngsters in grades 3–12, with the New York Knicks’ Amar’e Stoudemire.
SPOTLIGHT: AUTHORITY FOR COMMUNITY AND YOUTH
“ Canadian Friends and the entire Canadian community have been our strongest supporters. Without their support, these programs would not exist.”
CFHU reaCHes oUt to yoUtH
In a land whose greatest asset is the brainpower of its citizens, every Israeli youth who pursues a university education helps ensure the country’s success and security.
But for many youth in Israel’s geographic and socioeconomic peripheries, postsecondary education can seem like an unattainable goal. In southern communities such as S’derot, Kiryat Malachi, Lod, Yavne, and Kiryat Ekron, young people face significant economic and cultural barriers to education. Few have parents or other role models with a university education.
That’s why Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University (CFHU) continues to spearhead and support outreach programs and initiatives for youth in marginalized
Israeli communities. In 2013, CFHU continued to work closely with the Hebrew University’s Authority for Community and Youth (ACY), broadening and deepening our focus on making education accessible to all Israeli youth. Through community and social programs, e-learning, science camps, and leadership seminars, CFHU has helped to build and strengthen ties between these peripheral communities and the Hebrew University.
The ACY, says its director, Dr. Osnat Cohen, operates on the belief that education is integral to creating resilient and economically viable communities in Israel. Its Joseph Meyerhoff Youth Center for Advanced Studies enlists Hebrew U science grad students to work in Israeli communities to enrich curriculum and stimulate interest in the sciences. Its
Belmonte Science Center for Youth, a state-of-the-art lab complex on the Hebrew University campus, has earned an international reputation for advancing science education for high school students.
continued on inside back coverRami Kleinmann President & CEO
In 2013, as the Canadian Jewish News stated, Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (CFHU) not only did an outstanding job of promoting and supporting the Hebrew University, but also “managed to raise the bar in its outreach efforts both on behalf of the University and for Israelis at large.”
From a star-studded gala in Toronto featuring iconic film actor Morgan Freeman, to partnering in the production and launch of the IMAX film JERUSALEM, to the launch of a partnership with Montreal-based KANPE that will send Haitian students to study agriculture at Hebrew U, to the great international success of the “Searching for the Next Einstein” contest, CFHU has helped to shape and promote an Israeli brand that features creativity, knowledge, and ingenuity, rather than focusing on conflicts.
We have also helped to promote the Hebrew University within Israel, in particular to youth in the periphery of the country for whom post-secondary education is all too often a remote possibility. In this annual report, you can read about CFHU’s focus on building relationships with young people through our partnerships with the Hebrew University’s Authority for Community and Youth. Our goal is to help make a university education accessible to every young person in Israel.
We have moved significantly closer toward our goal of raising $50 million for the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), with $30 million raised so far: Vancouverite Michael Levy’s major gift to establish the Michael L. Levy Family Auditorium at IMRIC represents a major and much-appreciated step toward reaching this milestone. We have developed new academic partnerships in Ottawa and Montreal, and have been inspired by the breakthroughs by Hebrew University researchers and their Canadian counterparts.
2013 also marked a change in leadership for CFHU. After five years of dedicated and able leadership, our national chair, Torontonian Nathan Lindenberg, stepped down from the position. Nathan received an honourary fellowship from the Hebrew University in June 2013, and we can’t think of a more fitting tribute. We thank Nathan for his immense contributions to CFHU, and are delighted to welcome Murray Palay as the new CFHU national chair.
We celebrate a year of increasingly fruitful partnerships, academic successes, skilled and engaged leadership, innovative programming, and increased recognition for CFHU as a top thought leader and promoter of the Hebrew University and Israel. Moving forward, CFHU will continue to broaden the conversation around Israel and to support its best and brightest minds.
A MESSAGE FROM OUR LEADERSHIP
“CHanging dialogUe”tHe
on israel
Murray Palay National Chair
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In May, CFHU honoured Oscar-winning actor and social activist Morgan Freeman with the Jake Eberts Key of Knowledge Award at a gala reception at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. Here, Freeman (l) admires the award with Hebrew University President Menahem Ben-Sasson (c) and CFHU President and CEO Rami Kleinmann (r).
CFHU Montreal chapter leadership and leaders of the Institut de recherches clinique de Montréal (IRCM) gathered in Montreal to celebrate the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Hebrew University and the IRCM to conduct joint research projects and establish postdoctoral fellowships.
(l to r) Dr. Peter Gropper, The Hon. Justice Risa Levine, Zoe Gropper, Mitchell H. Gropper, qC, and The Hon. Justice Miriam Gropper celebrate the renaming of the Hebrew U–UBC law faculty exchange for Mitchell Gropper.
At a forum organized by CFHU’s President and CEO Rami Kleinmann (r), basketball star and philanthropist Amar’e Stoudemire answered students’ questions about social responsibility and philanthropy and his experience with the kids at the Hebrew University’s “Science through Sports” camp for Israeli youth and underserved communities.
Partnerships
IMRIC and IRCMIn October 2013, IMRIC researcher Dr. Rotem Karni gave the inaugural lecture for a partnership between the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC) and Montreal’s Institut de recherches clinique de Montréal (IRCM).
uOttawa–Hebrew U–IMRICThe uOttawa–Hebrew University–IMRIC collaborative initiative, established in 2012 to promote technical, educational, and scientific collaborations between the institutions in the area of neuroscience, awarded three research projects a total of $150,000 for 2013–14.
Mitchell Gropper qC HU–UBC
Law Faculty Exchange In September, the exchange program between the law faculties at the Hebrew University and the University of British Columbia was renamed in honour of Vancouver lawyer Mitchell Gropper. The naming recognizes Gropper’s ongoing commitment, support, and leadership within the Jewish and legal communities. Thanks to his support and the generosity of a committed group of supporters and volunteers, the exchange program now has the necessary funding to ensure its continuation.
New Lab at Peter Brojde CenterWith generous support from Montreal’s Brojde family, the Peter Brojde Center for Innovative Engineering and Computer Science opened its Miniature Integrated Systems Laboratory. The new lab will merge the top-down approach of ubiquitous computing with the bottom-up approach of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The dedication of this laboratory marks a new era of innovative research at the Brojde Center.
Searching for the Next EinsteinCFHU’s inaugural “Searching for the Next Einstein” campaign asked the worldwide online community to come up with the best ideas to help improve the world. The contest garnered more than 1,600 entries from some 35 countries. More than 143 million people accessed information about
the contest, which was featured in the Wall Street Journal, making it one of the most effective worldwide campaigns for the Hebrew University, Canadian Friends, and Israel.
Charles Rose, of London, Ontario, won the $10,000 prize for his innovative idea of using genetically modified dragonflies to reduce the harmful effects of carbon dioxide atmospheric build-up. Rose visited the University with his daughter and presented his idea at Hebrew University’s Board of Governors meeting in June.
The 2014 Next Einstein contest — in partnership with the Shaw and Global networks and National Geographic — is now underway.
CFHU at RothbergAs part of CFHU’s ongoing focus on the next generation of Jewish communal leadership, CFHU president and CEO Rami Kleinmann brought his considerable expertise into the classroom to teach a 2013 summer course in “Fundraising in the Age of Social Media” at the Rothberg International School’s one-year program in non-profit management and leadership. Kleinmann brought in New York Knicks basketball star Amar’e Stoudemire as a guest lecturer.
Vancouver’s Michael Levy continued his longtime family tradition of supporting Jewish education with the establishment of the Michael L. Levy Family Auditorium (pictured on cover, right foreground, in front of the IMRIC building) at IMRIC.
Charles Rose, winner of the “Searching for the Next Einstein” contest, next to a sculpture of Albert Einstein on the Hebrew University campus.
Key oF KnowledgeCFHU PARTNERSHIPS, HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
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• IMRIC’s Prof. Yuval Dor (1), received the 2013
Abisch Frenkel Prize for Excellence in
Life Sciences for his outstanding research on
diabetes and pancreatic cancer. Prof. Dor, who
collaborates on diabetes research with Edmonton’s
Dr. James Shapiro, aims to one day treat diabetes
by regenerating beta cells.
• Three Hebrew U professors were awarded
2013 Israel Prizes: Prof.
Yoram Bilu (2), for his work in
sociology and anthropology;
Prof. Yosef Kaplan, for his
work on the history of the
Jewish people; and Prof. Chava
Turniansky (3), for her work on
Jewish languages and literature.
• Germany’s Alexander von
Humboldt Foundation has
awarded the €250,000
Anneliese Maier
Research Award to two
Hebrew U scholars: Prof.
Michal Biran (4), the Max and
Sophie Mydans Foundation
Professor in the Humanities
and director of the Louis
Frieberg Center for East Asian
Studies (named for the late
Canadian philanthropist), and
sociology and anthropology
Prof. Eva Illouz.
• Prof. Eran Meshorer, of the Alexander Silberman
Institute of Life Sciences, was awarded the 2013
Sir Zelman Cowen Universities Fund Prize
for Medical Research for his groundbreaking
work on the renewal and differentiation capacities
of embryonic stem cells.
• The American Association for Cancer Research
has chosen Prof. Alexander Levitzki (5), professor
of biological chemistry at the Alexander
Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, as the
winner of its 2013 Award for Outstanding
Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer
Research.
• Two IMRIC researchers were
recognized at the 2013 Kaye
Innovation Awards, for
work that exemplifies the
synergy between scientific
excellence and commercial
potential. Prof. Emeritus
Raymond Kaempfer (6),
of IMRIC’s department of
biochemistry and molecular
biology, was recognized for his
groundbreaking technology in
inflammatory disease medicine.
Noa Kaynan, a doctoral
student of IMRIC researcher
Prof. Ofer Mandelboim, was
recognized for her work on
antibody medical therapies
for treating cancer and other
diseases. A Kaye Einstein
Scholarship was presented
to promising student Inbar
Avraham, a PhD candidate
in IMRIC’s department of
microbiology and molecular
genetics.
PriZes & awards
Prof. emeritus Otto Dov Kulka, of the Mandel Institute of Jewish Studies, received the 2013 Geschwister Scholl Prize of €10,000 for his memoir Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death: Auschwitz and the Limits of Memory and Imagination.
Building a Better Chickpea Falafel lovers rejoice! Yissum, the Hebrew University’s research and development company, has introduced new chickpea varieties that are more nutritious and better adapted to limited rainfalls, leading to better crop yields. The new varieties were developed by Prof. Shahal Abbo at the Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture at the University’s Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
Treatment for Brain DiseaseIMRIC researcher Dr. Ehud Cohen and his team have collaborated successfully with startup drug company TyrNovo on NT219, a compound that selectively inhibits the aging process in order to protect the brain from neurodegenerative disease. This is a first, important step toward developing treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s.
Itch ReliefIMRIC researcher Dr. Alex Binshtok leads a collaborative team that has hit on the basis for a novel remedy for itching. By silencing the neurons that transmit itch-generating stimuli, the researchers hope to develop new remedies for an age-old irritant.
Ancient Golden Treasure Trove A team of HU archaeologists led by Prof. Eilat Mazar discovered a rare trove of Byzantine-era gold and silver artifacts, including a solid-gold medallion, 36 gold coins, and gold and silver jewelry. The find, unearthed near the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount known as the Ophel, dates to the early 7th century CE, in all likelihood the time of the brief Persian conquest of Jerusalem. Prof. Mazar, a third-generation Israeli archaeologist, has overseen the excavations of the Ophel and Jerusalem’s City of David.
Einstein in Space In October 2013, Hebrew University students enjoyed an “out of this world” lecture from Italian astronaut Luca Parmintano, delivered directly from the International Space Station. A live video hookup linked students with the astronaut, who answered questions about his mission and activities. Earlier in 2013, the Hebrew University provided copies of documents authored by Albert Einstein, from the Hebrew University’s Einstein archives, to go into space. The broadcast was a thank you nod from the European Space Agency to Israel and Hebrew U.
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Second Sight OrCam, an Israeli startup company founded by Hebrew University professor Amnon Shashua, has developed a camera-based system, worn on eyeglasses, that lets visually impaired people move more easily through their surroundings by reading aloud text or objects — like traffic lights — in their field of vision.
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HEBREW UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENTS
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem shone
in 2013. Once again, the University held its
own internationally. It was one of only two
institutions in the Middle East to appear
in the annual Times Higher Education
World Reputation Rankings of the top
100 universities around the world. The
University placed 59th globally according
to China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s
noteworthy ranking system.
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building lifelong relationshipsCFHU and Canadian universities partnered with Hebrew U to offer the Mishpatim law program (University of Manitoba), “wet and dry” water courses (University of Toronto), and a course on God in Israel (Carleton University), among others.
Exciting new courses include an English MBA program in startup and innovation, a new undergraduate film program, and a summer program in innovation. We are also pleased to announce a new exchange agreement with the University of Western Ontario and a renewed exchange agreement with the University of British Columbia; these agreements pave the way for many Ontario and British Columbia students to visit the Hebrew University and Israel.
ScholarshipsCFHU awarded approximately $200,000 in scholarships in 2013. Another approximately $400,000 was awarded from our Ontario University Fund.• Three 2013 Bernard J. Persiko Merit Scholarships,
totalling $30,000, were awarded to students from Ryerson, McGill, and Hebrew universities.
• CFHU sponsored four doctoral and postdoctoral students with $15,000 Rabin scholarships at the
Hebrew University’s Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace.
Connecting with AlumniA year, a semester, or a summer at the Hebrew University: for so many Canadians, those fleeting months in Jerusalem are the beginning of a lifelong connection not only to Hebrew U, but to Israel and to a network of Canadian peers.
Canadian alumni are one of CFHU’s most valuable assets. They represent our future leadership, our best ambassadors to Israel and the Hebrew University, and our strongest support base. In 2013:• We continued to cultivate strong connections
with Canadian students in Israel through special events, receptions, and other social programming in Jerusalem — like a Canada Day party, cohosted with the Rothberg International School!
• We built upon those connections in Canada
with alumni events, strategy sessions, and mentorship programs. Nine mentor-mentee pairs are learning from and with each other and building engagement with a larger network of Canadian friends and alumni.
• Seventeen student alumni ambassadors now promote the Hebrew University at campuses across Ontario, and CFHU plans to expand the program across Canada in the near future.
• We successfully launched our inaugural annual alumni fundraising campaign.
• Our Alumni CONNECT initiative was launched to develop future CFHU leadership by engaging and connecting alumni of all ages with the ongoing work of the Hebrew University.
• More than 120 alumni and Friends gathered at Toronto’s Spoke Club for a party that evoked the “good old days” at Hebrew U.
Memories of Hebrew U: (l to r) Event co-chair Adam Cooper (Rothberg
‘93), Israeli consul general DJ Schneeweiss (Hebrew U ‘90), Stanley
Kugelmass and his wife Margery Hecht-Kugelmass (both Rothberg ‘71)
at the Alumni CONNECT party at Toronto’s Spoke Club.
More than 250 Canadian students attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2013. We continue to attract a diverse range of students, who are impressed by a broad array of new and specialized courses.
board of governors meeting
live, learn & explore: Israel and Tuscany“Israel in the Forefront of Excellence” was the theme of CFHU’s sold-out 2013 Live, Learn & Explore trip. Participants were taken back in time to Jewish life in central Italy during the Renaissance, with walking tours and visits to ancient synagogues, cemeteries, and Jewish ghettos and communities throughout Tuscany. Dr. Rachel Elior, a professor in the department of Jewish thought at the Hebrew University, accompanied the trip and provided daily lectures on topics as varied as Jewish-Italian sacred and mundane literature, the history of Jewish Italian women, and Italian Kabbalah.
In Israel, the trip visited all three campuses for intimate meetings with Hebrew U scholars involved in a range of innovative projects in the areas of humanities, agriculture, science, medical research, and community outreach. Participants were so inspired by the University’s outreach programs for underserved youth in the community of Kiryat Malachi that they raised funds in support of several programs in that community’s school.
New lab: Montreal’s Brojde family was on hand for the dedication of the new Miniature Integrated Systems Laboratory at the Peter Brojde Center for Innovative Engineering and Computer Science. (l to r) Anna Brojde; John Baird, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean; Montreal chapter president Ari Brojde and his wife, Robyn. (See page 3)
Honourary fellowship: CFHU immediate past chair Nathan Lindenberg (l) receiving his honourary fellowship from HU president Menahem Ben-Sasson for his dedicated service to the University.
“The Voice” for HU: The legendary Barbra Streisand received an honourary doctorate from the Hebrew University.
Canadians were a strong and proud contingent at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s 76th annual Board of Governors (BoG) meeting.
Vancouver’s Michael Levy was on hand with one of his daughters, Victoria, for the dedication of the Michael L. Levy Family Auditorium at IMRIC, and was honoured at the Wall of Benefactors. Two Montreal couples, Lillian
and Bryant Shiller and Michael and April Rosenfeld, were honoured at the Wall of Life.
At the annual Canadian dinner, outgoing CFHU national chair Nathan Lindenberg — who also received an honourary fellowship from the University — was recognized for his dedication and
commitment, and Murray Palay was installed as the new chair. Special guests at the dinner included Canadian ambassador to Israel Paul Hunt and Canadian minister of foreign affairs the Hon. John Baird. Attendees met and celebrated with dozens of Canadian scholarship recipients.
This year, the BoG joined forces with the fifth
Israeli Presidential Conference: “Facing Tomorrow 2013.” At the conference, the State of Israel and the international community celebrated Israeli President Shimon Peres’s 90th birthday. Peres was serenaded by 2013 Hebrew U honourary degree recipient Barbra Streisand.
“ I wish the world was more like the hallways of Hebrew University. It is proof that people can live in peace”
Barbra Streisand
STUDENTS AND ALUMNI
Celebrating Canada Day at the Hebrew University!
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TRAVEL WITH CANADIAN FRIENDS
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ACROSS CANADA
Toronto: (l to r) CFHU Toronto chapter director Elan Divon, film director Paul Saltzman, David Eberts, actor and activist Morgan Freeman, Hebrew University President Menahem Ben-Sasson, and CFHU President and CEO Rami Kleinmann at a CFHU gala honouring Mr. Freeman.
Ottawa: (l to r) Eliav Luf, Chargé d’Affaires for the Embassy of Israel; JERUSALEM writer, director, and producer Daniel Ferguson; Member of Parliament Irwin Cotler; Fiona Eberts, wife of the late film producer Jake Eberts; Canadian Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister of Multiculturalism Jason Kenney, and Ottawa chapter President Susan Katz at the Canadian film premiere of JERUSALEM, hosted by CFHU.
Montreal: (l to r) KANPE President and TERROIR event co-chair Madeleine Féquière, former Canadian Governor General the Rt. Hon. Michaëlle Jean, and CFHU Montreal chapter immediate past president and TERROIR event co-chair Monette Malewski at a gala event in support of a new partnership between CFHU, KANPE, and Hebrew U.
CFHU CHaPter HigHligHtsAcross the country,
CFHU chapters brought
the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem to Canadians
at an array of dynamic
events that celebrated,
supported, enlightened
and strengthened our
communities. Here are
some highlights:
TorontoThe Toronto chapter presented Academy award–winning actor and activist Morgan Freeman with the Jake Eberts Key of Knowledge Award at a May 6, 2013, gala reception at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. The award — named for the late, legendary film producer — recognizes Freeman’s tremendous social and philanthropic work. More than 700 guests attended, and $2 million was donated to IMRIC and to establish the Morgan Freeman Scholarship Fund for international students in the Hebrew University’s public health and community medicine program.
OttawaThe Ottawa chapter was proud to host the Canadian premiere of the new, giant-screen film JERUSALEM at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The film explores the Holy City from the
viewpoints of three teenage girls — one Jewish, one Muslim, and one Christian — who call it home. Its executive producer was the late Jake Eberts, honoured in 2011 by CFHU. CFHU is a partner in the film, along with National Geographic Entertainment.
MontrealLet it grow! In November, the Montreal chapter hosted a gala evening to celebrate TERROIR, a new initiative that partners the Hebrew University’s faculty of agriculture with CFHU and the Montreal-based Haitian development foundation KANPE. The Hebrew University will send agriculture experts to Haiti to train Haitian agronomists and sponsor Haitian agronomy students at the Hebrew University. It aims to improve agricultural practices and yields in Haiti to create a more sustainable food system and economy.
Winnipeg: (l to r) CFHU national chair Murray Palay, Winnipeg chapter President Margaret Shuckett, Dr. Brent Schacter, and CFHU President and CEO Rami Kleinmann.
Vancouver: (l to r) BOHU co-chair Michal Israel; Hebrew University professors Richard Cohen, Isaiah (Shy) Arkin, Avraham Sela, Moshe Tatar, and Dan Avnon; and event co-chair Stav Adler.
Calgary: (l to r) Beth Tzedec Congregation of Calgary President Maxine Fischbein; keynote speaker Hebrew U Prof. Avraham Sela; CFHU Calgary chapter President Cheryl Baron; CFHU executive director, Western Region, Dina Wachtel; and Beth Tzedec Rabbi Shaul Osadchey.
Edmonton: CFHU Edmonton chapter President Howie Sniderman (l) with JERUSALEM writer, director, and co-producer Daniel Ferguson at a special screening of the film in Edmonton.
WinnipegIn April, the Winnipeg chapter paid tribute to world-renowned cancer researcher Dr. Brent Schacter for his efforts to create collaborative research projects between IMRIC and Manitoba scientists. More than 200 people attended a special tribute evening at the Fairmont Hotel, which raised $150,000 in support of a research collaboration on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder between the Hebrew University and the University of Manitoba (U of M). Dr. Schacter is past president of CFHU’s Winnipeg chapter and a member of the national board. Guest speakers at the evening included Manitoba Minister of Innovation, Energy, and Mines Dave Chomiak and Dr. Geoff Hicks, director of the Regenerative Medicine program at U of M.
VancouverA large, enthusiastic, and deeply engaged audience
gathered in Vancouver in early October to learn from
some of the Hebrew University’s finest minds at the
Vancouver chapter’s annual Best of Hebrew U weekend.
Simon Fraser University President Andrew Petter and
UBC President Prof. Stephen Toope served as honourary
co-chairs for the event.
CalgaryHebrew University political science professor Avraham Sela visited Western Canada in October to provide insights on the “Arab Revolt” to audiences in Calgary and Edmonton. The Calgary chapter partnered with Beth Tzedec Congregation. Both audiences were treated to a passionate, nuanced, and informative discussion.
EdmontonIn January 2014, CFHU’s Edmonton chapter was proud to host a special screening of the film JERUSALEM at the Telus World of Science. Daniel Ferguson, who wrote, directed, and co-produced the film, travelled to Edmonton from his home in Montreal for the premiere, and entertained the audience with behind-the-scenes stories at a post-screening discussion. He also visited the Edmonton Talmud Torah, which was treated to its own special screening of the film. The event was co-sponsored by JNF Canada and the Jewish Federation of Edmonton.
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Ada Berney
Brandeis Lodge
Arnold & Myra Frieman
Robert & Miral Gabor
Samuel H. Gilfix*
Globe General Agencies
Yude M. Henteleff & Joy Winchell
Innovation, Energy and Mines
Province of Manitoba
Estate of Laila Kesselman
Frank Lavitt & Ahava Halpern
Israel & Maylene Ludwig
Andrew Maksymiuk
Manitoba Hydro
Neil & Elaine Margolis
Mid-West quilting Company Ltd.
Estate of Isabelle Miles
Howard & Hope Morry
Murray Palay & Ivy Kopstein
Brian & Sharon Postl
quadrant Asset Management
qualico
RBC Foundation
Sheryl A. Rosenberg
Stephen & Corky Rosenfield
Brent A. Schacter & Sora Ludwig
Paul & Margaret Shuckett
Len Steingarten
University of Manitoba Faculty
of Medicine
Larry Vickar
The Winnipeg Foundation
MARITIME REGION
Ralph & Shirlee Medjuck
Ruth & Irving Pink Foundation
ONTARIO REGION
David Bach & Judy Hoenich
The Morris & Beverly Baker Foundation
Paul Bedard & Louise Teitelbaum
Leonard Podheiser
Robert Solomon & Barbara Lent
Bev Walker
Worwin Foundation
OTTAWA REGION
Estate of the Late Harry Bloomfield
Brazeau Seller LLP
Susannah Dalfen
Fergulsea Properties Limited
Dan Greenberg & Barbara Crook
Steven & Shelli Kimmel
Minto Communities Inc.
Jozef Straus
Stephen & Gail Victor
QUEBEC REGION
Moïse & Gladys Amselem
Robert Abitbol & Joelle Amselem
Ralph & Leah Benatar
Kenneth Berall
L. Michael & Sharon Blumenstein
Anna Brojde
Rebecca Butovsky
Morrie M. & Diane Cohen
William Dery
The Mitzi & Melvin Dobrin Family
Foundation
Richard & Elaine Dubrovsky
Morris & Rosalind Goodman Family
Foundation
Andrew & Carol Harper
Marc Kakon
Joel & Marlene King
Estate of Harry Kovish
Anwar Levy
Moise Levy
J. Stephen & Irene Lipper
Monette Malewski
Dean Mendel & Andrea Mendel Zlotnik
Joseph & Anna Mendel
Metalware Corporation
Harry & Vivian Monn
Lucy Nisker
Salomon Oziel
Paperman & Sons
Pierremount Holdings Ltd.
Marcel & Pnina Pinchevsky
Mark Rabinovitch & Peggi Cohen
Michael & April Rosenfeld
Sandalwood Management Canada ULC
Alvin Segal Family Foundation
Estate of Louis Sheinman
Bernard Shuster
Foundation Alex U. Soyka
Leesa Steinberg
Mireille & Murray Steinberg Family
Foundation
TD Asset Management
Value Contrarian Asset Management
Lou & Sylvia Vogel
Maksymilian Wulkan & Diane Grossman
SASKATCHEWAN REGION
Estate of Maurice Brounstein
Jack & Beverley Shiffman
UNITED STATES
Laura Beraznik
Ellen B. Lande
Jack Pollock*
Thomas Stillman
*Deceased
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FINANCIALS
C H a r I t a b l e D I s t r I b U t I o n s
Michael Levy and his daughter Victoria at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Michael L. Levy Family Auditorium at IMRIC.
(l to r) CFHU President & CEO Rami Kleinmann, IMRIC award recipient Dr. Amir Amedi, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and MP for Ottawa West-Nepean John Baird, CFHU national chair Murray Palay, and CFHU past national chair Nathan Lindenberg at the Hebrew University Board of Governors meeting.
Edmonton chapter President Howard Sniderman (l) presents the Lenny Shapiro IMRIC Doctoral Scholarship to Roy Granit.
23,301,77924,604,185
39,157,81039,137,544
selected Financial Information (Expressed in U.S. funds)
Balance Sheet
For the year ended September 30 2013 2012
ASSETS
Cash $1,170,354 $1,656,056
State of Israel Bonds 120,818 148,406
Managed funds 65,175,463 63,012,889
Other 608,317 713,196
$67,074,952 $65,530,547
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 591,488 587,564
FUND BALANCES
FUND BALANCES $66,483,464 $64,942,983
M a n a g e D F U n D s
2013 2012
1,433,734
Cash Fixed Income Equities
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Montreal’s Lillian and Bryant Shiller were honoured at the Hebrew University’s Wall of Life at the Board of Governors meeting.
The Ottawa Best of Hebrew U 2013 welcomed three Hebrew U professors. (l to r) BOHU co-chair Esther Rosenberg-Paritzky, Prof. Alex Yakobson, Prof. Shaul Stampfer, Prof. Ronit Sharon, BOHU co-chair and Ottawa chapter President Susan Katz.
(l to r) Vancouver’s Leon and Rose Marie Glassman, here with Hebrew University VP of external relations Carmi Gillon, were inscribed on the Hebrew University’s Wall of Benefactors at the Board of Governors meeting in June 2013.
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Income Statement
For the year ended September 30 2013 2012
REVENUES
Donations 6,291,659 6,574,776
Investment Gain 7,455,844 8,596,389
13,747,503 15,171,165
EXPENDITURES
Expenditures 4,009,953 5,793,239
Charitable Distributions 8,197,069 6,667,354
12,207,022 12,460,593
Excess of Revenues Over Expenditures 1,540,481 2,710,572
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LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT: AUTHORITY FOR COMMUNITY AND YOUTH
Science Through SportsPhilanthropist and youth anti-poverty ambassador Amar’e Stoudemire — who also happens to be the 6’11” power forward for the New York Knicks — visited the Hebrew University in the summer of 2013 to see firsthand the Hebrew U Youth Periphery Program “Science through Sports.” The program, says director Osnat Cohen, capitalizes on students’ interest in sports to learn about science, from the physics of the arc of the basketball to the makeup of the plastic polymers in sports shoes.
Stoudemire met with kids from the under-serviced municipalities of Kiryat Ekron and Kiryat Malachi, where he shot some hoops, offered words of inspiration, and took part in a science class. He and some students from the program also met with Israeli President Shimon Peres.
CFHU looks forward to developing a partnership with Stoudemire and his foundation, says CFHU president and CEO Rami Kleinmann. “There is a clear alliance between Amar’e’s philanthropic vision and that of CFHU’s science-focused outreach programs to under-served youth.”
Live, Learn & Explore Participants in CFHU’s highly successful annual Live, Learn & Explore trip visited Kiryat Malachi in October to learn more about the Hebrew University’s excellence in outreach. The group subsequently chose to contribute to the Joseph Meyerhoff Youth Center’s robotics program.
Youth To Youth Twin brothers Jake and Cole Wyman, and their cousins Lea Goldman and Hannah Wellen, celebrated their joint b’nei mitzvot on Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus in the summer of 2013. The cousins travelled from Toronto with several generations of their extended family — including their Bubby, CFHU’s own Executive VP Merle Goldman — to mark the occasion.
In Israel, the festivities included an evening spent stargazing and socializing with a group of students from the Jerusalem area while participating in an astronomy science camp.
In lieu of gifts, the cousins requested contributions to the ACY’s S’derot Outreach Project, which enables low-income youth to get involved in educational and motivational after-school and summer programs, with a larger goal of pursuing higher education.
Jake and Cole say they chose the project because it felt relevant to them. “I wanted to reach out to kids my own age, that I felt a connection to,” says Jake. “It made me understand that becoming a Bar Mitzvah is more than just about me,” says Cole. “It’s a way of understanding that you can do something to make a difference for the people in the world.”
Ecological and Sustainable Science Vancouver businessman and philanthropist Gary Segal visited Kiryat Ekron with his wife, Nanci, early this year, and also met with youth from Kiryat Malachi who were participating in a science program at the Hebrew U faculty of agriculture in Rehovot.
“I witnessed the enthusiastic way in which these young students embraced the wide range of activities, and heard from them directly how much they love being part of it,” says Segal, the joint CFHU Western Region and JNF Pacific Region Negev Dinner honouree for 2014. Segal chose to raise funds for ecological and sustainable scientific activities and leadership training programs. This joint educational program will be led by the JNF and implemented through the Joseph Meyerhoff Youth Center.
Future leaders: Torontonian twin brothers Jake and Cole Wyman (back row), and their first cousins Lea Goldman and Hannah Wellen (front row, 2nd and 3rd from right), with Jerusalem youth participating in an Authority for Community and Youth project.The cousins raised funds for the project as part of their b’nei mitzvot.
Funding the future: Vancouver’s Gary (in blue shirt) and Nanci Segal (in pink shirt and black blazer) visit an ecological science program for under-served youth organized by the ACY at the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment in Rehovot.
National Board of DirectorsRonald Appleby qC Past Chair
Gail Asper Board Member — National
Cheryl Baron Calgary Chapter President
Evelyn Bloomfield Schachter Secretary
Ari Brojde Montreal Chapter President
Casey Chisick
Lewis Dobrin
Robert Gabor qC
Rose Marie Glassman
Lorne Greenspoon
Gerald Halbert OC Past Chair
Ralph Halbert President Emeritus, Former Chair International Board of Governors,
Past Chair
Samuel Hanson
Yude M. Henteleff CM, qC
Susan Katz Ottawa Chapter President
Joshua Kleinman
Nathan Lindenberg Past Chair
J. Stephen Lipper Past Chair
Monette Malewski
Randy Masters Toronto Chapter President
Randall M. Milner Vancouver Chapter President
Harley Mintz Vice President, Finance
Murray Palay Chair
Brent A. Schacter
Samuel Schwartz
Leonard Shapiro
Lillian Shiller
Margaret Shuckett Winnipeg Chapter President
Bernard Shuster
Howard Sniderman Edmonton Chapter President
Samuel Spanglet
Philip Switzer Vice President
Stephen Victor qC Past Chair
Audit Committee Michael Fromstein
Harley Mintz
Joey Ohayon Chair
Stephen Simms
Investment CommitteeDanny Bubis
Tom Gunn
Merle Kriss
Nathan Lindenberg
Harry Marmer
Randy Masters
Murray Palay
David Rogers
Ian Rosmarin Chair
Stuart Schipper
Sam Spanglet
Slocum Consultants
Planned Giving CommitteeJustin Abrams
Michael Fromstein
Sam Hanson
Monette Malewski Chair
National Executive TeamMichael Abrams Chief Financial Officer
Simon Bensimon Executive Director, Eastern Region
Elan Divon Executive Director, Toronto Chapter
Moshik Galanty National Director, Student & Academic Affairs
Merle Goldman Executive Vice President
Shelli Kimmel Executive Director, Ottawa Chapter
Rami Kleinmann President & CEO
Miriam Pilc-Levine National Director, Communications & Marketing
Dina Wachtel Executive Director, Western Region
Sharon Zalik Executive Director, Winnipeg Chapter
Our MissionFounded in 1944 by Canadian philanthropist Allan Bronfman, CFHU promotes awareness, leadership, and financial support for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. We facilitate academic research partnerships between Canada and Israel, and establish scholarships, support research, cultivate student and faculty exchanges, and recruit students to attend the Rothberg International School.www.cfhu.org
Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC)IMRIC is committed to bringing together Israel’s and Canada’s most brilliant scientific minds to find solutions to the world’s most serious medical problems through a multidisciplinary approach to biomedical research. CFHU is dedicated to supporting IMRIC through direct funding and by developing key collaborative medical research partnerships between Canada and Israel. www.imric.org
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