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longtime supporter of many Jewish community organizations, stands next to a

special Chanukah menorah made from the metal in rockets that were fired into

israel from Gaza. it was donated to Congregation Tifereth Beth david

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Mediterranean world. The Jews ofthe Middle Ages endured the rackand the stake, resisting the efforts ofthe Church to compel them toconform to the demands of theOne True Religion. And theHolocaust is the tragic story of6,000,000 Jews who paid withtheir lives for the sole reason thata madman was seeking a worldfree of Jews.

The survival of the Jews onthe twenty-first century provides ameasure of assurance that the raceis not always to the swift nor thebattle to the strong. However tran-sitory their victory over the Syriansmay have appeared in the light ofsubsequent Jewish history, thestruggle of the Maccabees providesus with some assurance that thereis room for the non-conformist andthat people are not, as so oftenappears, doomed to lose the battleto preserve their individuality ordoomed to lose the freedom to livetheir own unique religious and cul-tural lives.

This year’s ChanukahFestival, preceding Christmas bysome three weeks, provides theJewish Community with an opportu-nity to observe the Feast of Lights ina leisurely, tranquil, traditionalfashion, somewhat removed fromthe tempo in which it is caught upwhen Chanukah coincides too close-ly in time with Christmas. Perhapsthis year we can devote somethought to the historical meaning ofChanukah.

The historic mission of theJew has been to serve as witness tothe free and independent humanspirit. Abraham broke with the reli-gious traditions of his time. Mosesbrought to the world a new conceptof man’s relationship with what hecalls “God”. The prophets fought formorality and justice against aJudaism which seemed to be petrify-ing into sterile ritual. TheMaccabees offered up their lives inthe struggle against the corrupting,corroding and debasing Hellenismwhich had swept across the whole

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U.S. Mid-Terms

And Israel

from New York, Ilhan Omarfrom Minnesota andRashida Tlaib fromMichigan were all victori-ous. They are members ofthe Democratic Socialists ofAmerica which supports theBDS movement. Omar hascalled Israel an “apartheidstate” that has “hypnotizedthe world”

ZOC presidentMorton Klein and NationalCouncil of Young Israelpresident Farly Weiss weresatisfied that “support forIsrael will remain strong”despite the presence ofmembers who have con-demned U.S. aid to Israeland spoken about the “mas-sacres in Gaza”. AmericanJewish leaders hope thatthese Democrats will bemarginalized and will haveno influence on the direc-tion the party takes as itprepares for 2020.

Of note is the factthat over 75% of AmericanJews voted Democrat.

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American Jewry wasgenerally satisfied with theoutcome of the recent U.S.elections, although therewere three winners Jewscould have done without.

On the positive sideNew York’s Eliot Engel willlikely continue to head thecommittee on ForeignAffairs and mainstreamDemocrat Nita Lowry, alsofrom New York, will headAppropriations. “The House,”says Norm Eisen, formerU.S. Ambassador to theCzech Republic underBarak Obama, “looks likelyto be headed by leadershipincluding Nancy Pelosi andSteny Hoyer who arestrongly pro-Israel andrevered by many in theJewish community.”

Of concern, howev-er, is that BDS supportersAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Actress and #MeToo activist AlyssaMilano(A Star Is Born) says

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EYE ONMONTREAL

NAMES IN THE NEWS IN OUR CITY

By MIKE COHEN

SYLVAN ADAMS

MAKES HIS MARK IN

ISRAEL: Although philan-thropist and real estatedeveloper Sylvan Adamsimmigrated to Israel in2015, he has insured thathis legacy will live on herein Montreal forever. It isbecoming common-placethese days to circulate inthe Jewish community andsee his name adorning abuilding: The YM-YWHA,Yaldei and Herzliah.

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these investments in ourcommunity were my ‘good-bye’ gift to Montreal, whenwe moved to Israel,” he saidwhen I reached out to him.“I’ve done the same inIsrael, with several largeprojects, as my ‘welcome toIsrael’ gift to my new coun-try.”

As for moving toIsrael, Adams told me that afew years ago he camehome from work and askedhis British born wife of 34years, ‘Margaret, what do


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As four thousandHondurans march north toAmerica’s southern border,in an organized attempt toillegally immigrate, themedia is again talking aboutthis divisive issue that haspolarized the Americannation along political lines.In response, US PresidentDonald Trump has threat-ened to cut off funding toHonduras, if it doesn’t stopthe marchers in their raceto the finish line.

Since Trumplaunched his presidentialcandidacy in 2015 with apromise to stop the seem-ingly unlimited breaching ofAmerica’s southern bound-ary by building a wall, theissue of illegal immigrationhas captivated and divided

Are such accusa-tions justified? Can therereally be an analogy madebetween the massive Jewishimmigration of the early1900’s, and the controver-sial immigrations of today?

In my new book,Trump and the Jews, Iexplained that Jewishimmigrants to the UnitedStates were legal immi-grants (with boat records toprove it) who came to EllisIsland on the New Yorkshores wanting only to be“real Americans”. Manyarrived with only the shirts

on their backs, but theycame to America to humblywork hard, to learn hard,and to achieve.Discrimination againstJews was a real issue inthose days, but there wereno “Days of Rage” in theJewish community. ForAmerican Jews, discrimina-tion was an incentive towork harder and to be moreentrepreneurial. After someyears of working in sweat-shops, the Jews startedemerging from poverty,becoming managers ofthose same factories andeventually starting theirown thriving businesses,many becoming greatAmerican success stories.

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the American public like noother. Furthermore, his callfor a halt to immigrationfrom seven Muslim-domi-nant countries absolutelyenraged many on theAmerican Left, includingmany Jews. They accusedTrump’s senior advisorStephen Miller, who hap-pens to be Jewish, ofhypocrisy, since he was oneof the main architects of theTrump immigration policy,yet his grandparents wereJewish immigrants fromRussia who were welcomedinto the country.

TRUMP, THE WALLAND THE JEWS

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writing the soundtrack for ageneration and was soughtout by musical legends likethe Beatles and JamesTaylor. She also toured withTaylor.

In addition to anarray of songs by GerryGoffin, Barry Mann andCynthia Weil, audiences willenjoy King’s very own I Feelthe Earth Move, One FineDay, You Make Me Feel Likea Natural Woman (Title ofher memoir), You’ve Got aFriend. Among the creatorsof ‘Beautiful’ are writerDouglas McGrath, directorMarc Bruni, and choreogra-pher Josh Prince.

King, who later inlife added an “E” to hergiven name and changedKlein to King, was born in1942 to Eugenia “Genie”and Sidney Klein, a NewYork firefighter. Both Genieand Sidney trace the ir


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Beautiful: TheCarole King Musical(www.beauti fulonbroadway.com) enthralls audi-ences with highlights fromthe prolific star’s vast reper-toire while delving intoKing’s (nêe Carol JoanKlein) extraordinary lifestory. In 2014 and 2015,respectively, the Broadwaymusical received two Tonyawards as well as a Grammy.The show went on the road inSeptember of 2015 and hasplayed in Japan, Australia,and the U.K.

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today is Palestinian-American Linda Sarsour.

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inherent bent for writing.Shortly after their wedding,the couple were blessedwith a daughter. A few yearslater, they celebrated thebirth of a second child andthe success of their musicalpartnership. In 1967,Carole and Gerry split.Goffin died in 2014. Hersecond marriage, to CharlesLarkey, also ended indivorce but not before thecouple had given birth totwo children, Molly Larkeyand Levi Larkey. She thenmarried and divorced RickEvers, whom she claimedabused her, and lastly RickSorenson.

King set records in1971 for Tapestry, her solomusical album. Over theyears, she explored andexcelled in diverse genres.Natural Woman, the title ofKing’s biograph, reflectsher demeanour. The musi-cal production Beautifulshowcases the petite artist’sextensive musical talent.Says Sarah Bockel who playsthe lead role on the tour:“Carole had the ability to findjoy in every moment. That joyinspired songs that shaped ageneration, and now, bytelling her story, a new gener-ation can fall in love with thatincredible music."

Dylan S. Wallachportrays Gerry Goffin, whomet King at Queens College.Their collaboration beganalmost immediately. Theymarried and wrote their firsthit song "Will You Love MeTomorrow?" in 1959.Together they penned fiftyTop 40 hits including "TheLocomotion" and "Up OnThe Roof.”

To date, more than 400 of her songs have beenrecorded by over 1,000 artists.Performances are scheduledfrom February 12-17. Forticket information, phone thebox office at (514) 842-2112,1-866 842-2112 or log on towww.evenko.ca. Tickets startat $45.85 (includingtaxes and service fees).

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Ashkenazi roots to EasternEuropean Jewry. King wasraised in Brooklyn andattended public schools.Her musical prowess, pas-sion for piano and resiliencesurfaced early. In herteens, King t e a m e d u pw i t h G e r r y and wascharmed by more than his

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you think about moving toIsrael?’ She replied ‘let’s doit, I always thought we’dend up there.’ She also said‘it’ll be an adventure,’ whichit is. We originally met inIsrael, as youngsters, volun-teering on a Kibbutz in1983. Moving to Tel Avivcloses the circle on our rela-tionship with Israel, thehomeland of the Jewishpeople. We are very happy,and have made as manynew friends there as we hadin Montreal. I would recom-mend aliya to anyone think-ing about a change ofscenery. Israel is a fabulousplace.”

Adams recently pre-sented his plan for brandingIsrael and strengtheningJewish identity in theDiaspora to the JewishAgency Board of Governors.

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CONTRIBUTION: Last sum-mer Herzliah High Schoolmarked a new era in Jewisheducation as a brand newstate-of-the-art buildingopened its doors on theSylvan Adams Campus.Lead donors Adams, NaomiAzrieli and JonathanGoodman cut the ceremoni-al ribbon in the presence ofover 250 onlookers.Monica MendelBensoussan, Chair of theBuilding Project and nowthe school’s director ofdevelopment, played a keyrole. I recently toured thecampus and it is absolutelymagnificent.

In his address to theJewish Agency, Adams said:“The plan is to makeHerzliah the best highschool in the market, asgood or better than the bestprivate schools, offeringeducation standards and acurriculum that appeals todiverse interests, includingmusic, drama, arts, science,and sports.”

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The first servicestarts at 12:30 p.m. and thesecond at 3:30 p.m., run-ning seven days a week.Thisis not something commonlyavailable at Montreal hotelsor restaurants, and mostdefinitely an experience thatshould be on everybody’s“to-do” list. The fun beginsby choosing from a list ofdifferent teas. More recent-ly the Ritz introduced akosher certified afternoontea. Everything is preparedin the hotel’s certified Glattkosher kitchen. Reser-vations must be made atleast 24 hours in advanceand this is not available onSaturdays, Sundays andstatutory holidays. Bookingfor groups of more thaneight people will not beaccepted.

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tion. She was warmlyembraced by many as aleader of the so-called“resistance” to our newpresident.

Speaking to theIslamic Society of NorthAmerica, Sarsour said thatMuslims are “strugglingagainst tyrants and rulersnot only abroad in theMiddle East or on the otherside of the world (she meansIsrael), but here in theseUnited States of Americawhere you have fascists andwhite supremacists andIslamophobes reigning inthe White House.”

And Sarsour is alsoa strong supporter of theBoycott, Divestment, andSanctions (BDS) movementagainst Israel. The movementcompares Israel to SouthAfrica under its formerwhite minority governmentthat discriminated againstnon whites. BDS seeks toisolate Israel from the worldas an international pariah,

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a discussion on combatingracism, or inviting dis-graced filmmaker HarveyWeinstein to head a discus-sion on combating sexualmisconduct.

Sadly, Sarsour isjust one of many enablersand inciters of a troublingnew anti-Semitism growingin America today, especiallyon college campuses, whereit is poisoning young minds.

Like a wolf insheep’s clothing, this newanti-Semitism seeks to dis-guise itself – often by posingas a progressive movementsupporting human rights ofPalestinians. But like thewolf that masquerades as asheep, the modern-day Jew-haters are what they are,regardless of how they seekto cover it up.

Sarsour gainedinstant media celebrity sta-tus as co-chair of theNational Women’s Marchprotesting in Washingtonagainst President Trumpthe day after his inaugura-


calling for the end to invest-ment, trade, cultural andacademic ties with theJewish State.

The BDS movementechoes the boycott of Jewishbusinesses ordered by AdolfHitler after he became thedictator of Germany in1933. The Star of David waspainted on the doors andwindows of businessesowned by Jews, along withanti-Semitic slogans andsigns saying “Don’t Buyfrom Jews.”

And while Sarsourasserts she is not againstthe existence of Israel, herclaim is absurd. She wantsto replace Israel with a “one-state solution” in which theculture and identities ofover 6 million Jewish citi-zens would be extinguishedand subsumed under anation combining Israel, theWest Bank and Gaza thatwould quickly have an Arabmajority.

Making Jews aminority in the land ofIsrael, which was created tobe the only Jewish state onEarth, would turn the coun-try into yet another Arab-majority Mideast nation.From Morocco to Iraq, thosenations drove out most oftheir Jewish citizensdecades ago and have a longrecord of discriminationagainst the few whoremained. Israeli Jewswould meet a similar fate, orworse.

Sarsour is a symp-tom of worsening anti-Semitism in America. In2016, despite constitutingunder 2 percent of the U.S.population, Jews were thetargets of 684 of the 1,273anti-religion incidents tal-lied by the FBI – more thandouble all other anti-reli-gious attacks combined.

Most of the incidentsinvolved damage or vandal-ism against synagogues andcemeteries. But 238 involvedintimidation and threats onour nation’s campuses. FBI

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one-third in 2016, and byan astounding 86 percent inthe first quarter of 2017.This includes a doublingof anti-Semitic bullyingand vandalism at schoolsacross the country

Fortunately, there isno indication that mostAmericans have embracedanti-Jewish attitudes. A2017 Pew Poll shows that67 percent of Americanshave “warm” views aboutJews.

However, there areominous signs. For example:

Anti-Semitic inci-dents on America’s top col-lege campuses from 2014 to2018 increased. Mostinvolve harassment ofJewish students who sup-port Israel, pressure to dis-invite or silence pro-Israelspeakers, and the de-legit-imization of Israel by a dou-ble standard applied to noother nation.

The BDS movementis growing on college cam-puses, supporting byvicious lies alleging Israeliatrocities against hapless


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Britain, Jeremy Corbin’sLabour Party, once thepolitical home of BritishJewry, now is home toprominent anti-Semites.And recently, a conventionof the Democratic Socialistsof America endorsed BDS

At a time whenLinda Sarsour and progres-sive “anti-Zionists” havejoined racist and neo-Nazigroups working to endAmerica’s long history asfriendly territory for Jews,we would do well to heedthe words of an Americanhero revered by all – GeorgeWashington.

In 1790, the firstpresident wrote of his goodfeelings for Jews in a letterto the Hebrew Congregationof Newport in Rhode Island,asserting that the U.S. gov-ernment “gives to bigotry nosanction, to persecution noassistance.” He added: “Maythe children of the stock ofAbraham who dwell in thisland continue to merit andenjoy the good will of theother inhabitants – whileevery one shall sit in safetyunder his own vine and figtree and there shall be noneto make him afraid.”

Palestinians. Some profes-sors support this movementand its lies.

Vandalism contin-ues at synagogues andJewish cemeteries. Jewishinstitutions are forced tospend large sums on securi-ty measures, fearing attackslike the recent murderousrampage at a church inTexas and, of course themassacre in Pittsburgh.

Jew-haters havetaken a page from the ISISonline marketing strategyand are using social mediato recruit young followers.Rabblerouser AndrewAnglin, who incited the anti-Semitic marchers at theneo-Nazi rally inCharlottesville, Va., wroteon his blog: “I have longthought that we needed toget pre-teens involved in themovement. At that age, youcan really brainwash some-one easily. Anyone whoaccepts Nazism at the age of10 or 11 is going to be aNazi for life.”

Self-styled “progres-sives” have joined right-wing extremists to cam-paign against the legitimacyof Israel and Zionists. In

rabbi abraham Cooper is associate dean,

director of Global social action agenda at the

simon Wiesenthal Center in los angeles. dr.

Harold Brackman, a historian, is a consultant to

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selves from N a t i o n o fIslam’s toxic leader LouisFarrakhan for his repeatedanti-Semitic and homopho-bic and transphobic com-ments. “Any time there isany bigotry or anti-Semitism in that respect, itneeds to be called outand addressed. I’m disap-pointed in the leadership ofthe Women’s March thatthey haven’t done it adequate-ly.” Mallory refused tocall out Farrakhan after hetold an event she attendedthat “the Jews are myenemy”.

Sarsour seemsunperturbed by Milano’scomments. “I will not sitback while a strong, bold,unapologetic, committedBlack woman who risks herlife every day to speak truthto power and organize andmobilize movements isquestioned, berated andabused”, she wrote onFacebook.

Milano said shewould not feel comfortable

speaking at the March. It is“unfortunate that none ofthem have come forwardagainst him at this point.Or even given a really goodreason why to support him”.

Farrakhan hasseemingly picked up thespace of his anti-Semiticrants. An October tweetcompared Jews to termites,which did not amuseChelsea Clinton. “ComparingJews to termites makes myskin crawl”, said the daugh-ter of the former president.

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any charity when hecould donate all of it. Andso he gave his $19000 tothe Jewish Federation ofGreater Pittsburgh.“Look, I could never writethat check my myself.But it was easy. It wassimple. It was the rightthing to do,” he told theWashington post. “Whenthe shooting happened,and you’ve got a teenageson who’s curious aboutwhat in the world is goingon, it’s an opportunity totalk things through...Thesepeople were shot simplybecause of where theyworship...My family feelsvery strongly about this.”

The man insistedon remaining anonymous.And his son is obviouslya chip off the old block.He made his own dona-tion to the PittsburghFederation.

California Rabbi

Saves Torahs

Rabbi BarryDiamond was awakened at

3 a.m. by a neighbour whotold him that their SouthernCalifornia neighbourhoodwas under a voluntary evac-uation order.

Rabbi Diamondcould have done what mostpeople would do underthese circumstances. Buthe did not gather his per-sonal effects before escap-ing the raging fires. Insteadhe drove the 20 minutes ittook to get to Temple AdatElohim in Thousand Oaks,one of the areas mostthreatened by the fires. Heran inside the building andgrabbed the congregations’stwo Torah scrolls, all thiswhile the fire had alreadyengulfed the hill next to thesynagogue.

But Rabbi Diamondwas not done yet. Therabbi, with the help of syn-agogue president SandyGreenstein, rescued twomore Torah scrolls and aMegillat Esther.

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helping members of hiscongregation deal with theeffects of the devastatingfires. He is also counselingcongregants who survivedthe shooting at theBorderline Bar & Grill, alsolocated in thousands Oaks.

Jewish Donars

At the White House

Sheldon Adelson,Steve Schwarzman, MichaelMilken and Dan Gilbert alljoined Donald Trump towatch the mid-term electionresults. The Adelsonsdonated more than $100million to the CongressionalLeadership Fund, a superPAC allied with HouseSpeaker Paul Ryan, and theSenate Leadership Fund,which is closely tied to Sen.Mitch McConnell.

For Adelson theevening was anything but avictory. Senator DeanHeller, Nevada’s incumbentRepublican, lost the race forthe Senate to Jackie Rosen,a Jewish congresswoman.

The guests “dined”on pizza, mini hot dogs,hamburgers and Frenchfries. The dishware, howev-er, was described as “ele-gant”.

And as an addednote Miriam Adelson, aphysician who has part-nered with her casino mag-

nate husband in directingdonations to the RepublicanParty, medical research,and pro-Israel and Jewishcauses, was named one ofseven recipients of thePresidential Medal ofFreedom. The recipi-ents are the first to be hon-ored by President DonaldTrump.

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A Dumb Name

For A Son

Adam Thomas and

Claudia Patatas were con-victed recently inBirmingham Crown Courtin Britain’s West Midlandsregion for being membersof the banned extremeright-wing organization,National Action.

Among the otherthings the couple did wasto give their new baby sonthe middle name Adolf.They did so out of “admira-tion for the Nazi leader”,Thomas told the jury.Photographs showedThomas holding his new-born baby while wearingthe hood and white robesmade “famous” by the KuKlux Klan. Also in thefamily’s kitchen was theterrorist manual “Anarchist’sCookbook”, which presum-


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have ever experienced -miso marinated sable fishwith sides of sesamequinoa, mushrooms,edamame, kale and sweetsoy and café de Paris buttergratin, potato pavé, andmarket vegetables. I optedfor the Sirloin Steak (7 oz.),with buttermilk mashedpotatoes and jasmin rice.We saved some room fordessert, sharing a piece ofchocolate sin cake and halforders of traditionaltiramisu and the Tahitianvanilla Crème Brûlée,

SANDBAR: TheSandbar (https://www.van-couverdine.com/sandbar)on Granville Island waspacked the night we choseto dine there. This hip spotserves up the freshestseafood in a warm, sophisti-cated atmosphere. Alongwith your menu comes aclipboard called the SeafoodFresh Sheet, with holespunched next to the itemsthat are fresh that day. Thefour-year-old in our groupwas thrilled with the kid’smenu/coloring page. Theadults, meantime, startedoff with some French marti-nis, a margarita and a glassof white wine before sharinga magnificent Sandbarseafood Tower. The tablealso shared a trio of superbsushi rolls. For the maincourse, a few of us gravitat-ed towards the clipboard. Iwanted something authen-tically B.C. and found it inthe Wild Sockeye Salmonwith mango papaya salsa,citrus butter and sauce. Onthe side I had some rice androasted potatoes. It was agood choice. Two otherschose the Sable fish (blackcod) with a miso gingerglaze while another optedfor the Ahi tuna, searedrare with soy mustard,wasabi, cucumber andsalsa. The crab & shrimpLouie was the final itemselected by a member of ourparty.



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BRIDGES: Alsolocated on Granville Island,Bridges (www.bridges-restaurant.com) serves thefreshest seafood Vancouverhas to offer. One of my old-est friends, CliffordMargolese, moved toVancouver 35 years ago.When I asked if we couldmeet for lunch, he immedi-ately suggested Bridges. Itwas my first time back in 10years and the place has notlost any of its charms. Onthis beautiful day we sat outon the patio, looking out atthe waterfront.

Bridges opened in1980 on the western tip ofGranville Island, a redevel-opment project orchestratedby the federal government'sCanadian Mortgage andHousing Corporation andbacked by a group of Jewishbusinessmen.

Bridges operates asecond floor dining roomwith 150 seats inside and a40 seat terrace. On themain floor is a 120 seatbistro and a 100 seat barwith its own terrace.During the summer monthsthey operate Vancouver'slargest patio, with a licensefor 300 seats on the water-front. What do we recom-mend? Well for one thingyou will probably need to goback more than once.Clifford and I shared some

delicious calamari. For mymain meal I rememberedhow good the grilled chickenclub burger was. Clifford,always the healthy eater,chose the mixed greensalad, featuring marketfresh vegetables, organicgreens and honey lemonvinaigrette.

GOTHAM: We got toexperience GothamSteakhouse and Bar(ht tps ://gothamsteak-house.com), also owned bythe Aisenstat family. Themenu is simple and classicsteakhouse. Hand-craftedcocktails and extensive winelist make decisions evenharder. Dinner at Gothamis an occasion to remember.The four year old with usloved his choice from thekids menu –a grilled cheesesandwich and mashed pota-toes. After starting out withsome drinks, we wentdirectly to our main cours-es: a 32 ounce bone-in ribsteak, served sliced, andnicely shared by two people;a perfectly prepared filet;the Blackened Ahi Tuna;and the fish of the day,which happened to be hal-ibut. We all shared somesides of mashed potatoes,creamed spinach and freshsteamed broccoli. We willhopefully try items like theSeafood Tower and the



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The Best Western pool.

Ted Quint cuts the ribbon with staff at the newDoubleTree property.

The entrance to the new DoubleTree

Quint HotelsQuint Hotels, owned

by notable Montreal Jewishcommunity leader and busi-nessman Ted Quint, hasfour properties under itsumbrella: the recentlyopened DoubleTree byHilton Montreal Airport inDorval, the MarriottFairfield Inn & Suitesacross the street; and TheQuality Inn & Suites andThe Best Western Plus inBrossard. Quint and histeams consistently strive toexceed guests’ expectationswhile delivering a productand a service that goesbeyond industry's stan-dards.

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Best WesternBrossard: 450-466-6756 orwww.bwbrossardhotel.com

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The facade of the Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites Montreal

A meeting room at The Quality Inn


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stan lee, who passed away a few weeks

ago, took a strong interest in the Holocaust in

recent years. His final published essay

appeared as the introduction to the recent book

We spoke out: Comic Books and the Holocaust,

by neal adams, rafael medoff, and Craig yoe

(idW / yoe Books, 2018). We spoke out fea-

tures Holocaust-related comic book stories,

including superheroes from stan lee’s marvel

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ably they could studywhile they waited for thedinner to get warm.

Thomas maintainsthat he wants to put hisracist past behind him.He claimed his parentswere “common racists”and that when he was achild his anti-Semitic andracist participation in chatgroups was “entertainingto me at the time”.

The court was notimpressed with the cou-ple’s “transformation”.

Hitler’s Jewish

Little “Girlfriend”

A photograph ofAdolf Hitler with his armembracing a young blondgirl named Bernile Nienauwas sold recently for$11,520 at AlexanderHistorical Auctions inMaryland. The two werecelebrating their commonbirthday at the Berghoffin the Bavarian Alps.

In the spring of1933 Bernile joined agroup of visitors celebrat-ing Hitler’s birthday andbecame a favourite of theFuhrer. Even when hefound out that the girl wasone quarter Jewish hechose to ignore it, tellingBormann to stop “spoilingmy every joy.”

But by 1938 thingschanged and Bernile’srelationship with “UncleHitler” ended. She died ofnatural causes in 1943.

donebyjews” and “jews-did911”. Facebook removedaccounts associated withthe far-right group TheProud Boys, an organiza-tion that admits only menas members and promotespolitical violence and in-citement. “Both Facebookand Instagram have taken a

strong and important step inensuring that their networksare a safe space for allusers, by vigilantly monitor-ing and removing contentthat could easily contributeto incitement and violenceagainst Jews”, said WJCCEO and Executive Vice-President Robert Singer.

Facebook and Instagram

- It’s a Start

The World Jewish

Congress has commendedFacebook and Instagramfor taking at least smallsteps to stop on-line anti-Semitism.

In the wake of theTree of Life attackInstagram removed morethan 12,000 posts usingthe hashtags “#911was

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