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Canadian Friends of
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
3080 Yonge Street, Suite 3020
PO Box 65
Toronto, Ontario M4N 3N1
Phone: 416-485-8000
1-888-HEBREW-U
www.cfhu.org
Email: [email protected]
AN NUAL RE PORT 2011 | C O N N E C T I N G T H R O U G H G L O B A L R E L AT I O N S H I P S
Welcome to Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem’s (CFHU) annual report!
This document marks the beginning of a new tradition
for CFHU: the opportunity to take stock of the previous
year’s achievements. But it also serves as a platform to
articulate our vision for the future.
CFHU has a long and distinguished history as one of
Canada’s top-ranked fundraising organizations for Israeli
causes. Raising funds for and promoting the Hebrew
University will continue to be our top priority.
But CFHU in 2012 can no longer be considered an
arm’s-length association supporting a university in a
distant land. Today, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
is a full participant in an international scientific and
scholarly network in pursuit of research and knowledge
that benefits all of humanity. And CFHU is playing an
increasingly active and visible part in brokering, building,
and bolstering that network of intellectual and research
partnerships, at home and around the world.
The Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada
(IMRIC) is our best example of this sort of partnership
work. To date, we have raised $23 million of our
$50 million commitment in support of IMRIC’s
astonishing advances in medical research.
Equally if not more important, however, has been
CFHU’s role as a facilitator of an international network
of medical research partnerships between IMRIC scientists
and their counterparts across Canada. To date, we have
created 15 such collaborations, with Israeli and Canadian
scientists combining forces and mobilizing their strengths
to find innovative ways to combat breast cancer, diabetes,
spinal cord injury, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, prostate
cancer, HIV-AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, and more.
IMRIC is just the first of many such partnership
networks between the Hebrew University and Canadian
centres of expertise and innovative research. In the
coming years, we will continue to build on this highly
successful model as CFHU takes steps to realize its
mandate for the 21st century as a catalyst for building
research partnerships in areas as diverse as law,
technology, political and social science, agriculture,
communications, environmental sciences and more.
The opportunities are as varied and diverse as the
depth and breadth of research and brilliance at the
Hebrew University and at home.
Why this model, and why now? In brief: because
transnational collaboration is the means by which the
most innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing
problems will be achieved. Because it is efficient,
synergistic, and pluralistic. Because today’s technological
innovations not only make it possible but in fact demand
it. Because it is both global and local, benefiting not
only the citizens of both Israel and Canada, but citizens
of the world. Because it fosters stronger relationships
between Hebrew University and Canadian researchers,
and between the citizens of both countries.
As you’ll see on the following pages, it’s an exciting
time for Canadian Friends and for the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem. We look forward to collaborating with you
well into the future.
“ IMRIC will serve as a catalyst for scientific partnerships between Canada and Israel, and Canadian Friends will have a major role to play in promoting those relationships and partnerships.”
CFHU National President Nathan Lindenberg
for the F u t u r eP a r t n e r s h i P s
“Science is really about collaborating and marrying mutual skills.” Dr. Francis Plummer, Director, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg; IMRIC research partner
eFFicient, synergistic, pluralistic
international
c o l l a b o r a t i o n
IMRIC Partnerships
IMRIC neurobiologist Dr. Aharon Lev-Tov (this page,
R) and Dr. Patrick Whalen, co-leader of the Spinal
Cord Nerve Regeneration Program at the University
of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute, will conduct
joint research into spinal cord injury.
Winnipeggers celebrated a groundbreaking
research collaboration between IMRIC’s
Dr. Abraham Fainsod (opposite page, L) and Dr.
Geoff Hicks, director of the University of Manitoba’s
Regenerative Medicine Program, on fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD). The Manitoba Research
and Innovation Fund will match up to $750,000
raised by CFHU for the newly established Canada-
Israel FASD Research Consortium between IMRIC
and the University of Manitoba.
The Hon. Jerry and Carole Grafstein Network for
Cancer Research at IMRIC was established in late
2010 to harness the talent of IMRIC researchers and
their Canadian counterparts. Under the leadership
of IMRIC’s Dr. Ittai Ben-Porath (opposite page, R),
the Network will bring together top researchers,
clinicians and pharmacologists in a creative
collaboration that promises to change the way
we think about cancer.
At McGill University, collaborative projects
have been established in epigenetic research at
IMRIC (see sidebar), as well as in human-rights
law, international business, food safety and
water management.
Late in 2011, a memorandum of understanding
was signed between Dalhousie University in Halifax
and the Hebrew University, committing to exploring
opportunities for collaboration.
JERUSALEM IMAX film collaborates with CFHU
Action! CFHU is excited to be part of the latest
project of Montreal-born filmmaker Jake Eberts:
a new, IMAX film whose subject is the historic
city of Jerusalem. The motion picture seeks to
enhance public opinion and knowledge about the
city and generate understanding between Jews,
Christians and Muslims. The not-for-profit project
will benefit different charities in Israel, including
IMRIC. A Hebrew University faculty member is on
the film’s advisory committee, consulting on history,
archaeology and theology. In November, CFHU’s
Montreal chapter held a gala dinner honouring
Eberts, whose films have been associated with more
than 60 Oscar nominations and awards.
Canada + Yissum = Results
Canadian Friends recently worked with Montrealer
and CFHU supporter Matthew Price-Gallagher, CEO
of Water Cluster Scientific, to create an agreement
with Yissum – the Hebrew University’s technology
transfer company – to develop his company’s water
technology. One of the world’s first technology
transfer companies, Yissum brings research to
life, forging partnerships between Hebrew U
technologies and investors around the world.
CFHU will continue to develop and broker business
partnerships between Canadian entrepreneurs
looking to invest in the Hebrew University through
Yissum. With the recent launch of the Yissum
Venture Fund LLC, the potential for international
investment in Israeli technology is growing.
And, they’re off! Virtual Marathon for Medical Research
On December 11, a virtual starter’s pistol launched
not only an online marathon, but also an exciting new
fundraising model for CFHU. In the Virtual Marathon
for Medical Research (VMMR), 10 avatars competed
to win support for research into a variety of medical
conditions. The VMMR increased IMRIC’s brand awareness
by establishing media partnerships across the country
through two major media outlets, whose contributions
valued approximately $1 million. The event substantially
increased IMRIC’s brand awareness through radio and
TV and an increase in social networking engagement on
Facebook and Twitter. Watch as CFHU continues to build
on innovative fundraising partnerships through interactive
virtual platforms. Many thanks to Gail Asper - The Asper
Foundation; key media sponsor Astral Media; and Shaw
Media. www.imric-virtualmarathon.com
“ There is a sense of a greater creative energy here. As an entrepreneur, that resonated with me.” Matthew Price-Gallagher, CEO, Water Cluster Scientific
IMRIC’s Dr. Abraham Fainsod
(pictured) will work with University of
Manitoba counterpart Dr. Geoff Hicks
in the Canada-Israel FASD Research
Consortium.
Dr. Ittai Ben-Porath is heading The
Hon. Jerry and Carole Grafstein Network
for Cancer Research at IMRIC.
McGill University’s Dr. Moshe Szyf (R)
is partnering with his mentor, IMRIC’s
Prof. Howard Cedar, on epigenetic
research that will shed light on the
genetic defects that can lead to cancer.
IMRIC neurobiologist Dr. Aharon Lev-Tov
(pictured) is working with the University
of Calgary’s Dr. Patrick Whalen on
multidisciplinary research into spinal
cord injury.
2011 saw the creation of two exciting new partnerships
between Canadian scientists and their IMRIC counterparts,
as well as a range of collaborative models between the
Hebrew University, CFHU, and organizations, research
institutes, and universities across Canada.
Photo captions
Running for research: Toronto’s Connie Putterman, running for autism spectrum disorder research, was first across the VMMR finish line. The real winners are the billions of people worldwide who could potentially benefit from IMRIC’s groundbreaking research.
Prizes & Awards
• Four Hebrew U professors – Prof. Saharon
Shelah of the Einstein Institute of Mathematics,
psychology professor Gershon Ben-Shakhar, and
law professors Berachyahu Lifshitz and Eliav
Shochetman – were named winners of the
annual $1-million EMET prize, awarded for
academic and professional excellence.
• IMRIC cancer researcher Prof. Howard Cedar’s
research group was chosen as one of the first
three Israeli I-Core Centers for Research
Excellence, a new public initiative in Israel that
will eventually include 30 such centres. The
Hebrew University is partnering in the second
I-Core centre on computer science, led by
Dr. Danny Delap.
• Prof. Aharon Razin and Prof. Cedar (second
photo from left) were awarded the prestigious
– and Canadian! – Gairdner International
Award, presented annually to researchers for
outstanding contributions to medical science.
• Eight young Hebrew University researchers –
including three from IMRIC – were awarded
competitive starting research grants from the
European Research Council of the European
Union (ERC), totalling 12 million euros. With
29 such grants, Hebrew U ranks third among
European universities – and first in Israel –
for total ERC funding.
• Seeing with sound waves: Yissum, Hebrew
University’s technology transfer company,
launched a virtual cane for the visually
impaired. Developed by IMRIC researcher Amir
Amedi, this device will revolutionize the way
the visually impaired navigate the world.
Dr. Amedi demonstrated the new technology for
Israeli President Shimon Peres at a presidential
conference showcasing cutting-edge research
from the University.
• Fish on dry land: Prof. Jaap van Rijn (above, L) of
the the Hebrew University’s Robert H. Smith Faculty
of Agriculture, Food and Environment, has invented
a technology that makes it possible to raise fish in
the middle of the desert, using plastic pools.
• From waste to wealth: Hebrew U PhD
student Shaul Lapidot invented an eco-friendly
industrial foam made out of paper mill discards,
cutting down on both waste and fossil fuel
consumption. The technology was recently
licensed through Yissum.
• Beating diabetes: Two IMRIC research teams,
headed by Dr. Yuval Dor and Dr. Assaf Hellman,
respectively, have made important advances in
our understandings of diabetes: Dr. Dor’s team
has discovered triggers for regenerating insulin-
producing cells, while Dr. Hellman’s team has
discovered a genetic signature that predisposes
people to type II diabetes.
• Out of this world: On its final flight in May 2011,
the space shuttle Endeavor carried a Hebrew
University experiment in bone cells originated by
Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who was aboard
the fatal Columbia shuttle crash in 2003. Hebrew
U scientist Dan Gazit replicated Ramon’s original
experiment for the Endeavor flight.
• ASD discovery: Hebrew University research
revealed that the recurrence risk of autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) among younger siblings
of children with ASD is 2-6 times greater than
previously reported.
a c H i e V e M e n t sh e b r e w u n i v e r s i t y
In 2011, the Hebrew University was richly recognized and rewarded, both
in Israel and abroad, for stellar academic achievements and contributions
to international scholarship.
Just one marker of the University’s 2011 accomplishments was its sharp
climb over the previous year – from 72nd to 57th place – on the global
ranking list published by China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The rise was
attributed in large part to the awarding of the 2010 Fields Medal to Prof. Elon
Lindenstrauss of the HU Einstein Institute of Mathematics. Prof. Lindenstrauss
is the first Israeli to be awarded this honour, widely regarded as math’s Nobel
Prize. The Hebrew University is the only Israeli institution to appear in the
top 100 on the Shanghai list, which is considered one of the most important
global university ranking systems. In a similar vein, the University’s law faculty
was ranked first in Israel and among the world’s top 100 law faculties as
formulated by the annual 2011 QS World University Rankings.
Discoveries
IMRIC researcher Dr. Amir Amedi
PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Mission of Friendship & Board of Governors meeting
It all comes together in Jerusalem! Each June,
Friends from across Canada gather for the Hebrew
University’s annual Board of Governors meeting
and Mission of Friendship.
Following the 74th Annual BOG in 2011, the
Hebrew University partnered with Israeli President
Shimon Peres to host a presidential conference on
The Hebrew University Lab: Research Today for a
Better Tomorrow.
At the prestigious annual Canadian Awards
evening, CFHU donors got to meet the Hebrew
U researchers and students whose work they
so generously support. In a moving event,
Calgarian Lenny Shapiro – who was awarded
an Honorary Fellowship – met approximately
30 of the dozens of scholarship students he has
supported over the years.
Mazel tov as well to Toronto’s Jeannie
Tanenbaum, inducted into the Hebrew University’s
Wall of Trustees; and to Montrealers Morrie &
Diane Cohen and Mitzie & Mel Dobrin, who were
made members of the University’s Wall of Life.
Live & Learn: Israel through the eyes of experts
CFHU’s annual Live,
Learn & Explore
trips to Jerusalem
and further abroad
have become the
Israel trip of choice
for both new and
seasoned travellers
to the country. With
the opportunity to study in Jerusalem and Europe
with Hebrew University experts as personalized
tour guides, it’s the perfect program for
Canadians who want to combine twin passions
for Israel and lifelong learning.
In 2011, Live & Learn participants journeyed to
Jerusalem and the South of France on a tour that
focused on “Archaeology, Politics & the Arts.” The
Jerusalem portion of the trip included meetings
with IMRIC researchers, a guided tour of the
newly renovated Israel Museum, visits to Tel Aviv
art galleries, and political updates. In Avignon,
Hebrew University scholar in residence Prof. Yom
Tov Assis, an expert in French Jewry, travelled
with the group to provide guided tours related to
Jewish history in the region.
b u i l d i n g f u t u r e l e a d e r s :
In 2011, 250 students from Canadian universities – an
almost 30% increase over the previous year – participated
in a variety of courses and special programs at Hebrew
U. Numbers are up partly as a result of an active student
recruitment campaign that included a very successful
first year of our Student Ambassador program: 12 recent,
enthusiastic, Rothberg International School (RIS) alumni
promoted the Hebrew University on their home campuses.
But our goal at CFHU isn’t simply student recruitment.
Our goal is to retain those students even after they have
left Jerusalem, to create a lifelong partnership between
them, our organization, the Hebrew University, and Israel.
Today’s students are tomorrow’s lay leaders, ambassadors,
and caretakers of the Hebrew University and its
international network of supporters. They are our future.
New programs and partnerships
CFHU continued in 2011 to expand our range of dynamic
programs and partnerships between Hebrew University
and Canadian universities:
• 16 students from the University of Waterloo
participated in a joint program in digital imaging,
funded in part by the RIS and CFHU.
• CFHU provided $60,000 USD to fund the hugely
successful Manitoba Mishpatim program, a three-
week international law and business course for
23 University of Manitoba law students at Hebrew
University. We are working to expand this program
across Canada.
• McGill University and the Minerva Center for Human
Rights at Hebrew U have teamed up on a joint course
in which 10 Canadian and 10 Israeli students meet in
each country in alternate years.
• 30 students from the University of Toronto
participated in the summer 2011 “Peace and Conflict
Studies” summer program, which was recently
opened to all Canadian universities.
• 15 students from York University’s Jewish Teacher
Education program spent two weeks at Hebrew U.
Scholarships
Scholarships – for Canadian and Israeli students –
are the backbone of CFHU’s work.
• In 2011, CFHU awarded $275,000 USD to Canadian
students attending the University, in addition to more
than $150,000 CND in matching funds with Ontario
universities.
• We instituted the $15,000 USD Bernard J. Persiko
merit scholarship for graduate studies at the Hebrew
University, with funds raised from CFHU’s annual
online March Madness Basketball tournament.
e v e r y y e a r i n J e r u s a l e m ! Travel with Canadian Friends
C a n a d i a n S t u d e n t s a t t h e H e B r e W U N I v e r S I T Y
Ambassadors for Hebrew U: CFHU’s Student Ambassadors Eitan Levitt (L) and Jesse Tepperman promote Hebrew U at McGill
Connecting with the future: From sponsoring the basketball team to organizing field trips and IMRIC tours to evenings out on the town – like this Hanukkah Cheer dinner and concert at Jerusalem’s Zappa club – CFHU cultivates connections with RIS students to foster closer connections with our future alumni and leaders.
Calgarian Lenny Shapiro
(centre), with Canadian
Ambassador to Israel Paul
Hunt and granddaughter
Jessica Murphy. Photo credit: D. Guthrie
Jazzing it up: Canadian jazz
diva Sophie Milman gave
homecoming performances
at the Canadian Awards
evening and at the Hebrew U
convocation. The Juno Award–
winning singer has lent her
name in support of IMRIC. Photo credit: D. Guthrie
Montreal’s Lewis Dobrin (L)
with Hebrew U president Dr.
Menahem Ben-Sasson. Dobrin’s
parents were honoured at the
University’s Wall of Life.
Photo captions
it’s what you get when the local
meets the global, and it’s a perfect way to describe the
accomplishments of Canadian Friends chapters in 2011. In
major centres across the country, supporters of the Hebrew
University – and of international intellectual collaboration
– gathered to celebrate the creation of new research
partnerships, learn from Hebrew University luminaries,
honour social and philanthropic leadership, and strengthen
the bonds between and among Canadian and Hebrew
University communities. Here are some highlights:
Toronto
The Ontario Science Centre was the backdrop for a dinner
honouring Morris Justein with the newly created IMRIC
award, given in acknowledgment of a major philanthropic
or scientific contribution to medical research. The dinner
was followed by a Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration in
conjunction with Israel’s consulate general.
Ottawa
November 1 in Canada’s capital city began and ended
with events to raise funds and awareness for prostate
cancer research in Canada and Israel. A partnership
between CFHU, Prostate Cancer Canada, and The Ottawa
Hospital Foundation organized a Wake-Up Call Breakfast,
followed in the evening by a Piano for Prostate Concert
featuring entertainer Jim Witter, who performed songs by
Billy Joel and Elton John for more than 400 guests.
Montreal
Legendary Montreal filmmaker Jake Eberts was honoured
with CFHU’s first Key of Knowledge Award at a November
dinner that also celebrated and raised funds for a
a c r o s s c a n a d a : CFHU Chapter accoMpl isHMents
partnership between Canadian Friends and Eberts’s
newest project: the 3-D, IMAX film JERUSALEM.
Honourary event chair Kevin Costner sent video
greetings, and renowned Quebecois filmmaker Denys
Arcand presented Eberts with the award.
Winnipeg
A thousand guests turned out at a gala event on May 16
to honour stalwart community supporter Joe Bova with the
Hebrew University’s Scopus Award for his lifelong dedication
to cultural philanthropy and his concern and respect for
the Jewish people. The evening celebrated a landmark
partnership between IMRIC and University of Manitoba
researchers on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD): the
Manitoba government will match up to $750,000 raised by
CFHU for the Canada-Israel FASD Research Consortium.
Western Region
Calgary
“Man in Motion” Rick Hansen was the keynote speaker
at the Calgary chapter’s inaugural fundraising event on
April 27. Nearly 200 guests enjoyed a Moroccan-themed
feast in honour of philanthropist Harley Hotchkiss
in recognition of his leadership in establishing the
University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute, which
has entered into a partnership with IMRIC researchers to
collaborate on spinal cord injury research. Mr. Hotchkiss
was presented with the IMRIC award; the event’s success
was marred only by his untimely death in late June.
Edmonton
Hebrew University geography and public policy professor
Shlomo Hassan delivered a lecture on September 20 at
CFHU’s newest chapter. How, he asked, can a Jewish
and democratic state be sustained within secure and
defensible borders?
Vancouver
“Back to school” took on a different meaning when
Hebrew U professors came to Vancouver in September.
The perennially successful “Best of Hebrew U” program
brought together HU experts in comparative religion,
Jewish history, geopolitics, and communications – as well
as IMRIC chairman Prof. David Lichtstein – for a weekend
devoted to lifelong learning.
Toronto: (L to R) CFHU national director Rami Kleinmann, CFHU past national president Ronnie Appleby, Myrna Ross, Morris Justein, CFHU national president Nathan Lindenberg, and HU VP for external relations Carmi Gillon.
Montreal: (L to R) CFHU national president Nathan Lindenberg, Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand, honouree Jake Eberts, Consul General of the State of Israel Joel Lion, Montreal chapter president Monette Malewski.
Ottawa: (L to R) Prostate Cancer Canada president and CEO Steve Jones, entertainer Jim Witter, event co-chairs Bonnie and Chuck Merovitz.
Winnipeg: Scopus dinner committee members (top, L to R): dinner co-chair Gisele MacDonald, honorary co-chair Gail Asper, chapter director Sharon Zalik, chapter president Faith Kaplan; (bottom, L to R) Rami Kleinmann, dinner honouree Joe Bova, dinner co-chair Abe Anhang. Not pictured: Dee Buchwald, Jeremy Feuer, Robbie Gabor, Jack McJannet, Murray Palay, and Brent Schacter.
Calgary: Rick Hansen (L) congratulates philanthropist Harley Hotchkiss. The Rick Hansen Foundation is partnering with the University of British Columbia and IMRIC to collaborate on spinal cord injury research (SCI) and to expand the Rick Hansen SCI Registry, the Canadian and international database for people with traumatic forms of SCI.
Vancouver: (L to R) BOHU event co-chair Stav Adler, Prof. Stephen Kaplan, Prof. David Lichtstein, Prof. Israel Bartal, Prof. Shlomo Hassan, Dr. Paul Frosh, and event co-chair and CFHU board member Deborah Roitberg.
“Glocal”:
The inspiration of Einstein: CFHU’s beautiful new range of tribute cards and certificates takes its inspiration in part from the legacy of Einstein.
In 2011, CFHU continued to harness online and social
media to connect to and strengthen our international
network of supporters, alumni, students, and investors.
• The official IMRIC website – www.IMRIC.org – was
formally launched in May 2011. With spotlights on
IMRIC researchers, Israeli-Canadian collaboration,
news, and donor champions, the site is a dynamic
window into the cutting-edge science poised
to change your health and life.
• Visit CFHU’s redesigned website – www.cfhu.org –
to find all the information you need on upcoming
events and current news about CFHU, the Hebrew
University, and IMRIC.
• Friend us on Facebook: Facebook.com/CFHUFriends
andAlumni AND Facebook.com/IMRIC.HU
• Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/CdnFriendsHU
AND twitter.com/IMRIC_DavidL
• Keep up with our blogs: HebrewYou.com
AND IMRIC.org/blog
• Support CFHU, Hebrew University & IMRIC by
choosing our rebranded new range of tribute cards
and certificates – inspired by the legacy of Hebrew
University founder Albert Einstein and the art of
IMRIC’s scientific breakthroughs.
Across the Hebrew University campus, Canadian-sponsored
centres for scholarship and research are tangible symbols
of the major commitment that our Friends have made
towards academic excellence. Conceived of and funded by
Canadian visionaries and philanthropists, these centres are the
foundations for not only a strong Canadian physical presence
on the Hebrew University campus, but as sites of ongoing and
future partnerships and exchanges between Hebrew University
researchers and Canadian scholars.
• The Wilbush Patient-Centred Medical Forum, at IMRIC
and the Hebrew University medical school, aims to train
more empathetic, ethical, and respectful physicians.
• The Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies fosters
research and promotes the understanding and
knowledge of Canadian civilization among Israeli
academics and the public at large.
• The Asper Centre for Entrepreneurship enhances
the academic program of the School of Business and
aims to create an environment in which students can
develop their business acumen and entrepreneurial
talent to become visionaries of the future.
• The Louis Frieberg Center for East-Asian Studies
is an interdisciplinary forum that aims to promote
and broaden teaching, research, and discussion
of East-Asian related subjects.
• The Peter Brojde Center for Innovative Engineering
and Computer Science fosters collaborative,
interdisciplinary research and education in
science and engineering.
i n n o v a t i v e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
c a n a d i a n c e n t r e s t h r i v e a t h e b r e w u n i v e r s i t y
A lasting legacy: longtime Hebrew University supporter Dr. Joel Wilbush, z”l, at the dedication of the Wilbush Patient-Centred Medical Forum. We were saddened to lose a great friend when Dr. Wilbush passed away in December 2011.
National Board of Directors
Ronald Appleby, Q.C. Past President
Gail Asper
Cheryl Baron Calgary Chapter President
Myrna Barwin Ottawa Chapter President
Tracy Bierstock Wilder Toronto Chapter Executive Cmte.
Evelyn Bloomfield Schachter Secretary
Ken Boessenkool
Casey Chisick
Adam Cooper Toronto Chapter Executive Cmte.
Lewis Dobrin
Michael Dodick Toronto Chapter Executive Cmte.
Robert Gabor
Rose Marie Glassman
Lorne Greenspoon
Gerald Halbert, C.M. Past President
Ralph Halbert President Emeritus, Former Chair International Board of Governors, Past President
Sam Hanson
Yude Henteleff, C.M., Q.C.
Peter Hotz Vancouver Chapter President
Faith Kaplan Winnipeg Chapter President
Josh Kleinman
Les Kom
Jay Lefton
Nathan Lindenberg President*
J. Stephen Lipper Past President
Monette Malewski Montreal Chapter President
Randy Masters Toronto Chapter President
Harley Mintz Vice President, Finance
Murray Palay Vice President
Maurice Paperny
Susan Quastel
Brent Schacter
Samuel Schwartz
Leonard Shapiro
Lillian Shiller
Margaret Shuckett
Bernard Shuster
Howard Sniderman
Samuel Spanglet
Phil Switzer Vice President
Stephen Victor, Q.C. Past President
Melvyn Wolfond
Audit Committee
Michael Fromstein
Harley Mintz
Joey Ohayon Chair
Stephen Simms
Investment Committee
Danny Bubis
Tom Gunn
Alan Levine
Harry Marmer
Randy Masters
Murray Palay
Ian Rosmarin Chair
Stuart Schipper
Sam Spanglet
Slocum Consultants
Planned Giving Committee
Justin Abrams
Michael Fromstein
Sam Hanson
Monette Malewski Chair
National Executive Team
Michael Abrams Controller
Simon Bensimon Montreal Chapter Director
Elan Divon Toronto Chapter Director
Moshik Galanty National Director, Student & Academic Affairs
Merle Goldman Associate National Director*
Shelli Kimmel Ottawa Chapter Director
Rami Kleinmann National Director*
Miriam Pilc-Levine National Director, Communications & Marketing
Dina Wachtel Western Region Director
Sharon Zalik Winnipeg Chapter Director
* This report reflects the fiscal year Oct. 1, 2010 - Sept.30, 2011. The following officer titles have been updated under new by-laws passed Feb. 12, 2012:
· National President > Chairman · National Director > President & CEO· Associate National Director > Executive Vice President
l e a d e r s h i P
d o n o r s cFHu gratefully acknowledges and appreciates all its generous supporters over the past year.
Calgary
Anonymous
William & Randi Aaron
Stephen Balogh
Robert Shiell & Cheryl Baron
Bonterra Energy Corporation
Canada Safeway Limited
Martha Cohen
Martin & Gertrude Cohos
Morris & Anne Dancyger
Max & Joy Feldman
Estate of Alexander Benjamin Gallay
Gold Photography
Richard & Lois Haskayne
John Hurlbert
The Kahanoff Foundation
Philip & Harriet Libin
William B. Lister
Vance Milligan, QC
Stuart & Elaine Myron
Leonard & Phyllis Shapiro
Jack & Betty Sharp
Soderglen Ranches Ltd.
George Dragun & Naomi Tellerman
Bonnie & Victor Vogel
David & Nona Wolfman
Gerry Wood
Edmonton
Telus Corporation
Witten LLP
Yedlin
Florida
Leonard & Mary Cordes
Gary & Nancy Katz
Guelph
Protein Specialties Inc.
Hamilton
Milli Ltd.
Ben & Shirley Sauder
Tom & Sasha Weisz
Hong Kong
Guido & Ambra Raccah
London
David Bach & Judy Hoenich
Middleton
Estate of Matthew Epstein
Montreal
119809 Canada Inc.
150571 Canada Inc.
Andre Aisenstadt
Alvin Segal Family Foundation
Frederick & Eva Andermann
Azrieli Foundation
Bank Hapoalim
Banque HSBC Canada
Marvin Birnbom
The Blema & Arnold Steinberg
Family Foundation
Maier & Rhoda Blotstein
Michael & Sharon Blumenstein
Reuven & Gabrielle Brenner
Anna Brojde
Morton & Bernice Brownstein
Rebecca Butovsky
Centre Educatif à Ciel Ouvert Inc.
Zave & Sandra Climan
Morrie M. & Diane Cohen
Marvin & Harriet Corber
Édifice Sandvar Ltée
Eldee Foundation
Sam & Linda Eltes
Fishman, Flanz Meland & Paquin
Geoffrey J. Gelber
Gewurz Family Foundation
Marie Giguere
Harry & Anne Glassman
Estate of Nettie Gordon
Mervyn & Rena Gornitsky
Bernard & Judy Grant
Stephen Gross
Groupe Pages Jaunes
Andrew & Carol Harper
Jack & Pascal Hasen
Heenan Blaikie
The Irving Ludmer Family Foundation
Jack Victor Ltd.
Johanne & Norman Sternthal Foundation
Carol Koffler
Michael & Amy Kornik
Phyllis Lambert
Milly Lande z”l
The Leacross Foundation
Leonard and Carol Berall Foundation
Martin Lieberman
Stephen & Irene Lipper
Ralph & Angela Lipper
Paul & Jewel Lowenstein
Herman & Sylvia Luger
Monette Malewski
The Maurice Pollack Foundation
MBVH Investments
McGill University
McGill University, Agriculture &
Environmental Science
McGill University, Desautels Faculty
of Management
Metal Ware Corp
Mireille & Murray Steinberg
Family Foundation
The Mitzi & Melvin Dobrin
Family Foundation
Morris & Rosalind Goodman
Family Foundation
Frederick & Harriet Muroff
Lucy Nisker
Nunsubco Inc.
David & Sonia Oberman
Ogilvy Renault
The Penny and Gordon Echenberg
Family Foundation
Stanley & Barbara Plotnick
Power Corporation of Canada
Robert & Cecile Rabinovitch
John Rae
Marlene Raich
Reitmans (Canada) Limited
The Richter Charitable Foundation
Michael Rosenfeld
Michael Rosenthal
Henry & Erna Samel
The Sandra & Leo Kolber Foundation
Herschel Segal
Bernard & Lois Shapiro
Estate of Louis Sheinman
Bryant & Lillian Shiller
Bernard Shuster
Spiegel Sohmer
Seymour Steinman & Linda Stein
Leesa Steinberg
Howard Stotland
Bernard Stotland
Irwin & Sara Tauben
Beata I. Thau
Lorne Trottier
Value Contrarian Asset Management
Estate of Emil Vineanu
Stephen z”l & Lillian Vineberg
Eric Maldoff & Andrea Wolff
Harvey & Roslyn Wolfe
New York
Laurence Grafstein
Ottawa
Bell Canada - Ottawa
The Israel Cultural & Education Centre
Susannah Dalfen
Jeff & Leanne Greenberg
OPTX Commerce
The Ottawa Entrepreneurs
Association Inc.
Michael Walsh & Lisa Rosenkrantz
Shore Davis Barristers
Mary Steinberg
Josef Strauss
Stephen & Gail Victor
WCPD Foundation
Westboro Flooring & Decor
Saskatoon
Integrated Designs Inc.
Jack & Bev Shiffman
Toronto
The Abraham Bleeman Foundation
Doris Adams
Aloris Mercantile Corporation
Alpha Omega Foundation of Canada
Apotex Foundation
The Avraham & Chipah Surah
Tanenbaum Foundation
Hannah Bellack
Max & KC Benudiz
Austin C. & Nani Beutel
Bevthorn Ltd.
Paul & Judith Bloom
Bousfields Inc.
M. Boyman & T. Koffler Boyman
Brettler & Mintz Foundation
Eric & Judy Breuer
Hilde Breuer
John Breuer
Paul & Judy Bronfman
Orah Buck
Burnac Produce Ltd.
Arnold L. & Penny Cader
Norman & Cynthia Camerman
Barry & Debra Campbell
CB Richard Ellis Commercial Realty
Don Citron
Cityscape Property Management Co.
Clairvest Group Inc.
Michael Mendelson & Marsha Cohen
Joe & Lilyan Cole
Estate of Adolph Cosiner
Counsel Corporation
David Merkur Holdings Inc.
Davis LLP
Carey & Tina Diamond
Mark & Shelley Diamond
Michael P. & Janette Diamond
Stephen & Karen Diamond
Philip J. & Lisa Draper
Dundee Securities
Richard P. & Judy Ellen
Paul & Helen Esco
Abraham Flatt
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Evan Wayne & Risa Freeman
Gerda Frieberg
The Frieberg Family Charitable
Foundation
Galin Foundation
Gazit Canada Inc.
Gerald Schwartz &
Heather Reisman Foundation
Jeffrey H. & Jane Gertner
Philip & Adele Glassman
N. Glowinsky & L.Vine Glowinsky
Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc.
Leonard z”l & Eleanor Godfrey
Stephen & Merle Goldman
Goodman & Company
Investment Counsel
Goodmans LLP
Beverly Gordon
Harry & Sara Gorman
Estate of Gertrude Gotlib
Herman & Maya Grad
Senator Jerry S. & Carole Grafstein
Abraham & Malka Green
Terry Green
A.E. Grossman Foundation
Jack Gwartz
Harvey & Shirley Anne Haber
Gerald & Tootsie Halbert
The Henry and Sylvia Waks
Family Foundation
Sandra Herlick & Jack Frieberg
P. Herman & J. Polivoy Herman
Richard & Donna Holbrook
The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation
Alan & Joy-Anne Jacoby
The Jay & Barbara Hennick
Family Foundation
Johnson - Rose Inc.
The Joseph & Fanny Tanenbaum
Charitable Foundation
Judith Teller Foundation
Norman Tobias & Ava Kanner
Estate of Eva Kayfetz
Joseph & Lisa Kerzner
Warren & Deborah Kimel
Estate of Abe Kurtz
Steven & Lynda Latner
The Lawrence and Frances
Bloomberg Foundation
The Lawrence & Judith Tanenbaum
Family Foundation
Aubrey & Evelyn Lent
The Leo & Sala Goldhar Foundation
Leonard Simpson Family Foundation
The Les and Minda Feldman
Charitable Foundation
Jerry & Millie Lev
Phillip & Barbara Lev
Norman Levine z”l
Nathan & Glennie Lindenberg
Sidney Loftus
McGregor Industries Inc.
MDC Partners Inc.
Melrose Park Investments
The Mendelson Family Foundation
Menkes Developments Inc.
MI Developments Inc.
Estate of Edna Miller
Minden Gross LLP
MintoUrban Development Services
Vivienne Monty
The Morris Justein Family
Charitable Foundation
Myer Shack Inc.
Lou & Wendy Myles
Nathan & Lily Silver Family Foundation
Earle & Janice O’Born
The Peter & Melanie Munk
Charitable Foundation
Jack Pollock
Posters International
Howard & Leah Price
Ralph & Roslyn Halbert Foundation
Morton & Carol Rapp
RBC Foundation
Martin Richman
Clara Robert
Robert & Sheila Masters
Charitable Foundation
Robins Appleby Charitable Foundation
Gladys Rose
Irwin & Clara Rose
Jack & Judith Rose
Mildred Rosen
Robert & Dorothy Ross
Robert Rubinoff
The Rudolph P Bratty Family Foundation
Sage Investments Ltd.
The Sam & Gitta Ganz Family Foundation
Stephen & Cookie Sandler
Robert & Doreen Scolnick
The Sharp Foundation
Sherman Foundation
Joseph Shier
Ari Weisberg & Judy Shier-Weisberg
Albert Silver
Fred Shore
Neil Shore
Jules Lewy & Joanna Slone
Gary & Carole Solway
The Sonshine Family Foundation
Samuel & Talia Spanglet
Norman & Simone Stern
Louis A. Strauss
Charles & Rose Tabachnick
Tailwind Capital Inc.
Jeannie Tanenbaum
Martin Kelman & Gilda Tanz
Estate of Ernest Tauber
Neil Harris & Katie Taylor
Alan and Harriet Tenenhouse
Tridel Corporation
University of Toronto Faculty
of Arts & Science
David Green & Daphne Wagner
Estate of Henry Waks
Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation
Jeffrey Lipton & Ellen Warner
Whitecastle Investments
Martin Wiener
Estate of Hilda Wilson
Wyman
Marjie Zacks
Bernard & Carole Zucker
Vancouver
Gary & Diane Averbach
Sharilyn Bell
Bernard & Sandra Bressler
Bruce I. & Cecille Cohen
Bernard & Margaret Cooper
Arthur & Judith Dodek
Ivan & Laurie Gasoi
Leon & Rose Marie Glassman
Joe & Karyn Gold
Harold & Marla Groberman
Paul Heller
Hill DermaSpark Products Inc.
Peter & Linda Hotz
David & Rowena Huberman
Mark & Alana James
Jas-Simpson Family Foundation
Judi Korbin Inc.
David & Gerry Kline
Joseph & Andrea Kowaz
Lohn Foundation
Max Mintzberg
Josephine Nadel
Oasis Foundation
John L. Sabbath z”l
Sacks Family Foundation
Judith Shane
Rick Schreiber & Cheryl Stein
Phil & Diane Switzer
Vancouver Foundation
Shlomo & Dina Wachtel
Rick Goepel & Jeanne Watchuk
Frank Wiener
Dr. M. Wyman & Dr. C. Gertsman-Tovah
Yosef Wosk
Mordehai & Hana Wosk
Zalkow Foundation
Whitby
Charles Allen
Windsor
The Morris & Beverly Baker Foundation
Winnipeg
3 Phase Electrical
Abesco Ltd.
Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson
Alpha Masonry
Abe & Barbara Anhang
The Asper Foundation
Asphaltec Paving Ltd.
Ada Berney
Sheldon Berney
Bituminex Paving
Morley & Marjorie Blankstein
Brandeis Lodge
Darlene J. Buchwald
C & T Rentals & Sales Ltd.
Cambrian Credit Union
Cardinal Capital Management Inc.
CCI Tallcrete
Chartier & Associates Inc.
E. Rochelle Chochinov
Conservative Party of Canada
Winnipeg South Centre
Curtis Carpets
Exco Venture
Flynn Canada
John Foerster
Function Four
G.B. Gray Holdings
Robert & Miral Gabor
Samuel H. Gilfix
Gillis Quarries Ltd.
Globe General Agencies
Government of Manitoba
Gypsum Drywall Interiors Ltd.
Hay Decorating
Samuel M. Katz
Marjorie E. Kay
Lafarge Canada Inc.
Loewen Drywall
Brent Schacter & Sora Ludwig
Manitoba Alpha Omega Foundation
Manitoba Liquor Control Commission
Manshield Construction LP
McCaine Electric Ltd.
Jack McJannet & Beverley McCaffrey
Irwin & Susan Micflikier
Mid-West Quilting Company Ltd.
Martin & Lisa Morantz
MTS
Estate of Fred Narvey
Number 10 Management Ltd.
Order of Sons of Italy
PC Party of Manitoba
Quadrant Asset Management
Prairie Architects
Richlu Sportswear
Stephen & Corky Rosenfield
Royal Bank of Canada
S & J Construction Ltd.
Saper Agencies Ltd.
Harvey Secter
Shanahans
Edward Shinewald
Paul & Margaret Shuckett
Specialty Construction Products
Stephen Rosenfield Accounting
Stride Development Corporation
Tapper Cuddy LLP
Taylor McCaffrey LLP
Tower Engineering
Triple CCC
University of Manitoba
University of Winnipeg
Larry Vickar
Western Scrap Metals Inc.
Westwood Mechanical Inc.
Winnipeg Convention Centre
Waterloo
Pamela Bierstock
Yarmouth
Ruth & Irving Pink Foundation
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Presidential conference: Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd from L) with his
wife, Sara (L), and CFHU national president
Nathan Lindenberg and his wife, Glennie, at
the 2011 Israeli Presidential Conference.
Manitoba and HU Partnership: (L-R)
Dr. David Barnard, president and vice
chancellor, University of Manitoba; Manitoba
premier Greg Selinger; Hebrew University
president Dr. Menahem Ben Sasson
The Hebrew University: Mount Scopus
campus with view of tower and amphitheatre.
The VMMR virtual team: (L to R) MC Gail
Asper, spokes-avatar Albert Einstein, marathon
winner Connie Putterman & CFHU national
president Nathan Lindenberg following
CFHU’s groundbreaking Virtual Marathon
for Medical Research.
Man in Motion: Rick Hansen with Israeli
president Shimon Peres. Hansen visited
Jerusalem to launch a partnership with IMRIC
on spinal cord injury research (Dec. 2010).
Mayoral visit: (L to R) Winnipeg Mayor Sam
Katz, his wife Leah Katz, Lynn Mandel, and her
husband, Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel,
on a tour of IMRIC, June 2011.
For the year ended September 30 2011 2010
REVENUES
Donations $7,413,576 $6,866,918
Investment Gain 2,946,369 7,090,272
$10,359,945 $13,957,190
EXPENDITURES
Expenditures 5,401,383 4,450,501
Charitable Distributions 7,684,758 10,309,773
13,086,141 14,760,274
Deficiency of Revenues Over Expenditures (2,726,196) (803,084)
selected Financial information(Expressed in U.S. funds)
As of September 30 2011 2010
ASSETS
Cash $1,801,879 $1,911,902
State of Israel Bonds 206,424 213,860
Managed Funds 59,714,540 62,504,497
Other 932,517 916,210
$62,655,360 $65,546,469
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 422,949 587,862
FUND BALANCES
FUND BALANCES 62,232,411 64,958,607
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Albert Einstein, a founder of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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through a multidisciplinary approach
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researchers are creating innovative
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developing key collaborative medical
research partnerships between
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