2008ProgramGuide

PRE-EVENT:Terry Fox RunSunday, Sept. 1410:00am2nd BeachStanley ParkRegistration info:www.jccgv.com

Main Stage12:00 The Fifth Wind

Quartet

1:00 JCCGV Showstoppers and Or Chadash

2:15 Local Choirs

3:15 Olam

4:15 Fashion Show highlighting Talia Designs

5:00 Pavlo Rosenberg

Children’sStage 12:00 Story telling and

Balloon Art with Gina Marie

12:45 Israeli Dance

1:15 Music with Tony

2:15 Hibuki Club with Ofira

3:00 Storytelling and Balloon Art with Gina Marie

ParticipatoryStage12:30 Israeli Dance with

instruction from the Vancouver Israel Folk Dance Society

1:30 Drumming Circle facilitated by Sandi S. Millman of Drum Mama Studios

2:45 Sing -A-Long

4:00 Juggling with Mike Battie

4:30 Braincandy

MaccabiTeen Zone1:00 & 2:30 Tai Kwon Do

Exhibition with Alexei Orelhov

3:00 The Zionist Dream,An Environmental Nightmare? workshop with Noam Dolgin

Voices fromIsrael12:10 An Overview of Art

in Israel slide presentation and lecture

1:00 Mix, Blend, Enjoy:Mysteries of olive oiland wine.Olive oil tastings

2:10 A Slim Peace - documentary film

3:20 Mix, Blend, Enjoy:Mysteries of olive oiland wine.Olive oil tastings

4:30 1948 Israel Flies - documentary film

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Presented by the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver and the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver

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Shalom and welcometo the Greater Vancouver Jewish Communities celebration of Israel's 60thYear as an independent state.When we first began planning for the day we envisaged a Jewish "GreekDay" type of celebration but it became obvious that there was a majordifference between Jews celebrating Israeli life and culture and Greekscelebrating Greek culture or Japanese celebrating Japanese culture,Italians celebrating Italian culture, etc. etc. Because the truth is that lessthan 15% of this province's Jews can legitimately claim to be Israeli evenwhen we include their children born in Canada.

The fact is that well over half of BC's Jews stem from an Eastern Europeanancestry with the balance from other parts of Europe or Europe via SouthAfrica, Latin America or the US. A growing number of Sephardic Jews hailfrom North Africa or other parts of the Middle East. Really most of ushave only three things in common - we consider ourselves "Jewish", we areproudly Canadian and we have a passionate attachment to a tiny sliver ofland we call Israel.

So I don't know about you but for me this day is as much about being aproud Canadian as being a Jew and a Zionist. Because in this country wecan proudly proclaim who we are and what we believe in without fear ofbeing thought "less Canadian". And in the same spirit we should acceptthat there are also those who feel resentment and anger towards Israeland they too have an inalienable right to peacefully proclaim their feel-ings and viewpoint without fear of persecution.

So my two greatest wishes for today are that the sun will shine and that itwill shine on thousands of people who appreciate that they live in a coun-try that allows us the freedom to be who we are without fear of persecu-tion. God bless Canada and God bless Israel!

Gary Averbach, Honourary Chai, Celebrating Israel @ 60

Celebrating Israel @ 60 Committees & Staff

LOCATIONLumberman's Arch, Stanley Park, Vancouver

TRANSITWhy drive when you can use Translink to get you to thefestival? The 19- Stanley Park loop will get you a 3minute walk away from the festival.Plan your trip withTranslink’s http://www.translink.bc.ca/default.asp

BICYCLESIs it a good day for a bike ride? Your bicycle will besecurely watched by our staff as you enjoy the festivities.Detailed maps of cycling routes in Vancouver are avail-able atvancouver.ca/engsvcs/transport/cycling/routes.htm

PARKINGThere is no need to take the scenic route around theentire park. Event parking available at the MiniatureRailroad off Pipeline Road 3 minute walk from the festi-val. See event map for details.

FROM THE TERRY FOX RUNIf you are participating in the Terry Fox Run starting at10:00 am at 2nd Beach, the easiest way is to drivealong North Lagoon Drive to Pipeline Road.

Todah Rabah to our generous Sponsors of our community's year-long Israel @ 60 celebration.

A special thank you to our supporters

Gary & Diane Averbach &FamilyMrs. Gerry BielyLorne & Sylvia CristallHarvey & Jody, Rebecca,Arieh & Eli DalesThe Diamond Foundation

The Fugman FamilyLeon & Rose Marie Glassman& FamilyShira & Laylie Gold, PeterKrivel-Zacks, Juliet Zacks &Ted ZacksGaerber Family

Irving & Evelyn Goldenberg& FamilyEdwina & Paul HellerKahn FamilyHoratio & Jackie KemenyMyrna & Morley KoffmanBev Libin, Howard Reich,

Myriam & Mason Freedman& Asher & IzzyHerb & Evelynne LoomerThe Lohn FoundationLutsky FamiliesMarsid Family FoundationDavid Panar & Bea

GoldbergDan & Trudy PekarskyRosalie & Joe Segal &FamilyZev, Elaine Shafran & Family& Anita Shafran & FamilyArnold & Anita Silber

Isaac & Judy ThauKen WoskDrs. Mordehai & Hana Wosk& sons Ariel & Daniel WoskZalkow FoundationGarry & Lisbeth Zlotnik

Adam Va-Adamah EnviromentalSocietyAhavat Olam SynagogueCongregation Beth HamidrashCongregation Beth IsraelBeth Tikvah CongregationCongregation Beth TikvahBurquest Jewish CommunityAssociation

Camp HatikvahCamp MiriamCanadian Jewish CongressCanadian Magen David Adom-Vancouver ChapterCongregation Har ElEitz Chaim CongregationHadassah Wizo Council OfCanada

Jewish Historical SocietyJewish Historical SocietyJewish Seniors Alliance of GreaterVancouverJewish War VeteransJewish Women International of BCKehila Society of RichmondOhel Ya'akov Community Kollel ofGreater Vancouver

Louis Brier Home & Hospital Louis Brier Jewish Aged FoundationThe Weinberg ResidentNa'amat VancouverNational Council of Jewish

WomenNorth Shore Hebrew School Assoc.Or ShalomOrthodox Rabbinical Council of BC

Pacific Torah InstituteSchara Tzedeck SynagogueShaarey Tefilah CongregationState of Israel BondsTAGTemple SholomTorat Hayim CommunityVancouver Downtown JewishCommunity

Vancouver Hebrew AcademyVancouver Holocaust EducationCentreVancouver Jewish Film FestivalSocietyVancouver Talmud Torah SchoolVancouver Yaffa Housing SocietyWhite Rock/S. Surrey JCCYoung Israel of Richmond

Honorary Chair,Gary Averbach Co-Chairs,Tamara Frankel &Shannon Gorski Israel @ 60 FundraisingCo-Chairs,Trudy & Dan PekarskySTEERING COMMITTEEAndrew AltowGary AverbachLisa AverbachGloria ChochinovHilary CooperDaniel FrankelTamara FrankelStephen GaerberYael GiniShannon GorskiKeren KluckSigal MathewsTrudy & Dan PekarskyNatalie RosengartenLisa SirlinEdward VernonAnita WinestockMaggie YonashMichele Zychlinski

EDUCATION Ruth AkselrodDanya DavidNoemi Gal-OrRahel HalabeJosh PosenFOODAlexis Doctor Karen RabinovtichDeborah RoitbergNatalie Rosengarten Maggie YonashOUTREACHGary AverbachLisa Sirlin Anita WinestockPROGRAMMINGZehavit DavidYael Shamir ElronYael GiniElisheva LapidotSigal Mathews Benny MizrahiJonathan RandJasmine SaskyMiri TalLaura Watt

PUBLICITYNathalia AbramovichLisa AverbachTanya GeorgeShanie LevinJill ShoreSales/VendorsCommitteeKeren KlukSusan TickMichele ZychlinskiSECURITYDave IbbottDan Levinson Edward VernonVENUE/LOGISTICSAndrew AltowShaviv Ben NeriahShane CoblinDaniel FrankelEllen HamerTisha SimpkinsLinda TenenbaumSusan TonnVOLUNTEERSKyle Berger Hilary CooperDelene George Judy Stern

STAFF JCCGV ExecutiveDirector,Rick Nelson JCCGV AssistantExecutive Director,Eldad Goldfarb Event Director,Debbie Setton Tabenkin Production & SiteService Manger,Derek MackGraphic Design,Alla Elperin andStephanie Scott Development Officer,Anita CymetAdministrative Assistant,Leora SteifJCCGV Board ofDirectors and StaffJFGV Executive Director,Mark Gurvis JFGV AssociateExecutive Director,Marci Flom JFGV AssociateExecutive Director,Shelley Rivkin

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