Tree-planting ceremony for Max Nyveen May 28 On Sunday, May 28, at 2 p.m., we will be holding a tree-planting ceremony in memory of one of our founding members, Max Nyveen, who passed away on the day of our Purim celebration in 2004. The ceremony is being organized in conjunction with the St. Lambert Lions Club, of which Max was a veteran member. The tree is to be planted close to the current home of the Lions Club - the St. Lambert Curling Club. A plaque will be erected showing Max's affiliation with the two associations. Members are invited to join us on this occasion and attend the reception afterwards at the Curling Club, 660 Oak, St. Lambert. The cost of the tree and plaque is being shared by the SSJC and the Lions Club and we invite any one of Max's friends who cherish his memory to make a donation towards the event.

Our 12th Annual Seder a successful event Members of the SSJC enjoyed our 12th Annual Seder at our community centre on the second night of Passover. Emceed by Michael Fisher, we read the Haggadah in English, French and Hebrew. The seder was catered by Kosher Cravings, who provided professional waiters to serve a variety of entrees, matzoh ball soup, braised veal and olive chicken, followed by cakes, macaroons and coffee. The social committee provided the salads and wine - a donation from Roger Gilor. Special thanks go to Roger and Rachel Gilor who came back to the centre the following day to do the dishes and mop! Thanks also to Beryl and her team for all the work in organizing this memorable event. SSJC gets some welcome exposure on CH and CBC When Rosalie Miller-Hodson received a call from Mark Bergman's research assistant asking her if she would be interested in doing an interview about the SSJC on In Montreal, she leapt at the idea. In fact, the SSJC's development committee had intended to contact the station to try to get some airtime. Mark Bergman had heard about the seder we hold every year at the community centre and thought it would be an appropriate topic at the time of Passover. Accordingly, Rosalie and Max Benchetrit joined him in the studio and discussed not only the seder but also the origin and goals of the South Shore Jewish Community. The taped show subsequently aired at 9 p.m. on April 12th and 16th. Two days later, Rosalie received yet another invitation from Bernard St-Laurent, the host of CBC Radio's Home Run. Max was not available, but Rosalie did the live broadcast at 4 p.m. on April 12th. "Radio was much more fun than television," she said, "it was just like sitting and talking to a friend. In fact, both groups were really nice people and really put us at ease." We hope this unexpected but valuable exposure will help get the word out to people who are considering moving to the South Shore - that there is an active Jewish life on South Shore and a well-established, bilingual community - the SSJC.

COMMUNITY COLUMN Happy Birthday April 2006 Maxim Morin 2 Jordana Saada 3 Carolina Benhamou 5 Nicolas Wertheim 10 Benjamin Cohen-Pelletier 10 Jessica Saada 11 Rachel Hoziel 15 Simon Hodson-Severin 20 Stella Rubin 20 Daniel Girlando 20 Daniel Kestler d'Amours 21 Helen Holt 24 Jeremy Saada 27 Michael Avner Bowden 30 Catherine Lovi 30 Victoria Larrissey Baer 30 Happy Anniversary April 2006 Heather & Robert Bowden 21 Welcome New Members 2006 Bébert & Esther Sebbag Lionel Liquornik Elisabeth Boushira Eric Walfish Jonathan Slater Laurence Herscu Condolences To Mr. Gérard Lévy for the recent loss of his mother in France.

Max Nyveen left his estate to the SSJC Max Nyveen was a founding member of the SSJC and his devotion to the community was well known. So it came as no surprise when his executor, Mr. Dowling, informed Roger Gilor that in his Last Will and Testament, Max had left his remaining estate ($13,000 approx.) to the SSJC. Mr. Dowling presented a cheque to Beryl Tovim on April 19, 2006.

Holocaust Memorial Day Beryl Tovim A small group of members visited the Montreal Holocaust Museum on Sunday, April 23rd. This was the first visit for most of us and I can only urge those of our members who have not yet visited this Museum to make every effort to do so. It is both heart-breaking and inspiring. The video interviews with survivors was the feature which remained with me the longest – the courage, the strength, which enabled them to continue rebuilding their lives. One of our own members – Margarite Quddous - has loaned the museum her doll which was with her during the years she was a “Hidden Child" and it is displayed in that section. Shavuot service planned for June 3rd Leonard Cohen has agreed to lead our Shavuot service on Saturday, June 3rd, at 9 a.m. The service will be followed by a dairy kiddush in the Shavuot tradition and there will then be a discussion on the direction this community wishes to assume for services during the high holydays. We hope that as many people as possible will attend and participate in the discussions, which will assist our religious committee in their selection of a leader for the high holydays. Shop - and save for the SSJC! Mark Covet is currently looking into a new fund-raising program that would enable members to help the SSJC raise funds, without spending an extra penny, simply by continuing to shop at their usual grocery store. Members would purchase food coupons from the SSJC for IGA, Maxi, Loblaws or Provigo. The coupons are bought dollar for dollar value for use in the large supermarket chains mentioned above. The certificates are exchanged for the full amount of groceries when you shop. By doing this, you will enable our community to realize a 2-5% profit (depending on volume) from the food chains directly. So you would be helping us to raise funds by doing what you usually do every day - shop! It's really that easy. The program is currently being used successfully by our friends in Quebec City. When we have it fully set up and appointed contact people, we will give you additional information. Getting The Bulletin on line? Rosalie Miller-Hodson As I am sure many of you already realize, postage is The Bulletin's greatest expense. In fact, aside from rent, it is our largest expense, period. If you would not mind reading The Bulletin on line, we could send you an email when the Bulletin has been posted at our website. If this works for you, please email me at info@minervahomestay.com. Library books needed Just a reminder - we need books for our library. If you have any books to donate, please contact Beryl. THE BULLETIN Georges-Henri Arenstein Annette Benchetrit Elisabeth Boushira Beryl Tovim Rosalie Miller-Hodson