Local Artists at Fraser Hickson
May 3, 1997, Montreal - Local artists Phyllis Nashen and Mina Jankielewitz
will exhibit their works of art, in a presentation called “Scene From
the Eye”, from May 12 to June 1, 1997 at the Fraser Hickson Library.
Nashen, a Cote Saint-Luc resident, has worked in oil paints, watercolour,
stone sculpting, stained glass, ceramics, mosaics and various other
art forms for more than 40 years. An active volunteer at the Golden
Age Association, this is her first public exhibit. “Creativity has
been a part of my life and a form of therapy that keeps the mind young”,
Nashen said.
Jankielewitz discovered her interests late in life by the encouragement
of a well known Montreal artist Sylvia Lefkowitz. Jankielewitz’s talents
are strong in the expression of life as seen in her recent works.
She too, like Nashen, volunteers her time in the craft department
of the Golden Age Association.
The Fraser-Hickson Library is located at 4855 Kensington Avenue in
N.D.G. The public is encouraged to come and see the show during library
hours. For more information, call the library at 489-5301
May 3, 1997
From: Brian
I just noticed that Monday, May 5th,will be Zaide Moishe's 125th
birthday!
May 3, 1997
From: Brian
I returned home to Vancouver on Friday to be with my BC family, Barbara,
Johanna, Dave, Sasha, and my grandson, Jack, whom I haven't even seen,
yet. Johanna's family lives in Nelson and Barbara and I will be going
there in a few days.
Unfortunately, I may not be able to update this page when away from
home. If anyone has any news, messages, or anything at all they wish
to post here they should send it as soon as possible. Otherwise, posting
may have to wait till my return to Vancouver in about 10 days.
I'll be adding Gary and Jennifer's eulogies for Polly soon, as well
as some of my own thoughts and memories of her. If anyone would like
to add anything to Polly's memorial page, it would be lovingly welcome.
Also, of course, anyone who would like to say anything about any member
of our family is encouraged to do so.
May 4, 1997
From: Peter
Re: Zaide Moishe's Birthday
Tzini, I think you got it wrong, Zaide Moishe's (and Stephen Skryzydo's)
b'day is May 15.
May 4, 1997
From: Mischa Bartkow-Clement
Hi, my dog is a daddy: 9 puppies, 5 boys, 4 girls; 6 black, 3 Brown.
All the best,
Mischa
May 5, 1997
From: Mischa Bartkow-Clement
Another 2 puppies came in the middle of the night = 11 puppies.
Yippee, I am an uncle :) Mischa
May 5, 1997
From: Peter
Reb Tzeener,
I recall that along with Zaide Moishe and Stephen S., it's also Saul
Nachshen's b'day on May 15. Saul is a great great grandson of Zaide
Moishe; a grandson of Moishe's eldest, and Stephen is a great grandson;
a grandson of Moishe's youngest.
Surprise Quiz: how many Nachshen great uncles/great aunts did Stephen
and Saul each have when they were born? first prize: a years supply
of matzabrie or mushed matza.
And Frank...where are those digital photos of the seder? send them
in and have Brian post them, you can always re-post them after editing
again!
May 5, 1997
From: Jennifer
Next year, I will be going to Lakehead University to do my MA in
clinical psychology. My area of research is children and families,
with a special interest in prevention (I am not yet sure of my specific
research topic yet). Although Thunder Bay probably sucks, the program
at Lakehead is quite good. The most exciting thing is that I am going
with an Ontario Graduate Scholarship worth about $12,000. As well,
I am likely to get a paid position as a teaching assistant. Finally,
I am going to get paid for going to school. HURRAY!
May 8, 1997
From: Peter
Jennifer...
Mazal Tov!!! but I don't think there is anything you can do to prevent
families.
Love,
Peter
May 9, 1997
From: Issie
Following is a message I received from my sister, Helen:
We were truly lucky to be together with family. It was certainly
a very special experience for the children. Let's hope that we can
join together agasin next year with more of us attending.
Helen, Wendy. James and Dylan. via Issie N.
May 14, 1997
From: Stephen S Skrzydlo
Subject: Peter's quiz
Well lets start with Saul, when he was born he had the great uncles/aunts
(remember a great aunt or uncle is a brother or sister of your grandfather
or grandmother) Helen and Jay (Issie's sister and brother in law)
but that doesn't count Florence's siblings so I'm not exactly sure.
As for myself, I'll wait until my birthday before sending that one.
BTW : I don't think any of us qualify for Peter's prize, aren't family
members of the company offering the prize usually exempt?
May 17, 1997
From: Mischa Bartkow-Clement
Hi there. Just checking in to say hello. 32 dayz 'till my B-Day,
16 here I come. well all is good. Puppies are fine. Swimming is excellent.
School is long only 23 more school days, thank GOD. Bye Bye Mischa
May 18, 1997
From: Brian
Hi everyone,
Barbara and I returned yesterday from 10 glorious days with Johanna,
Dave, Sasha, and Jack in Nelson, BC. While in Nelson, we also managed,
with great effort, to take our eyes off Sasha and Jack long enough
for a couple of driving tours of the area, which has some of the most
spectacular mountain views imaginable. (I highly recommend this area
for your next vacation. Not only is this region, in southeastern BC,
one of the most beautiful on Earth, it's also the home of a rapidly
expanding branch of the Nachshen Family Circle.)
The night before we left for Vancouver we had a wonderful Shabbas
dinner with Peter, Bev, their children and grandchildren, as well
as Johanna, Dave and the kids.
It'll take me a couple of days to get caught up with the web site.
A few letters arrived while I was away. (I'm still waiting for the
Seder photos, Frank.) But, please, everyone, start writing. Let's
stay in touch.
Love to all,
Brian
May 14, 1997
From: Stephen S Skrzydlo
Subject: quiz part 2
I had 5 great uncles/aunts when I was born. Fera, Abie, Jack, Polly,
and Avrum.
Well, for my 19th birthday my sister bought me a drink but I didn't
want it so she drank it. The funny part ... she said "I should
buy you drinks more often" (especially since it was with my father's
money)
;)
Stephen S Skrzydlo
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAUL
May 20, 1997
From: Peter
Stephen, I think you left out one uncle.
Grisha!
Study up for the next test.
May 20, 1997
From: Mischa Bartkow-Clement
i'm off on my Outddor Ed. class canoe trip tommorow. 100 kms in five
days. we are doing the powell lake chain near Powell River BC. I'll
be back on sunday night. But that doesn't give you an excuse not to
E-mail me, while I am gone. i hope to have at least 2 letters from
everyone I send this letter to. Bu for now tou outdoorsy cousin/friend/nephew
or son
May 20, 1997
From: Brian
Thank you, Anne, for sending a copy of what is probably the minutes
of the very first Nachshen Family Circle meeting.
Look here!
It's dated Sunday, May 24 but no year is given. I think Zaide's 90th
Birthday would have been in 1962 but May 24 doesn't fall on a Sunday
till 1964. Can you help, Issie?
May 21, 1997
From: Anne
The date of Zaide Moishe's 90th birthday party was May, 1964, because
I have a picture of Eileen at that party, and she was born in March,
1963. She was just over a year old in that photo.
May 22, 1997
From: Nechama Barnea
Subject: nechama has joined the web..hooray
i'm here i'm here i'm here...i dunno exactly where but i'm in
May 22, 1997
From: Brian
Subject: Pickles
At last! Here's Issie's recipe for Motle's
Dill Pickles!
But Issie, you're not off the hook, yet. Personally, I don't know
if I ever tasted Motle's pickles because Polly also made these delicacies.
But it's the memory of Motle's Pickled Watermelon that I cherish.
I couldn't have been more than five years old the last time I tasted
these. They were a rare treat. So, Issie... got the recipe?
May 22, 1997
From: Issie
Re: Pickles
Recipe for watermelon (pickled) is simple. Just add watermelons to
your jar (of course you may have to cut the watermelon into small
pieces to fit in the jar. When pickles are ready, watermelon will
be ready. Enjoy. Regards. Issie N.
May 23, 1997
From: Peter
Re: Pickles
Thanx for Motel and Issie's recipe for pickles. cant' wait!! but
for those of us who have never tasted pickled watermelon, do you pickle
the rind too?
May 23, 1997
From: Brian
Thanks to Elizabeth (Nachshen) Goldman for sending Issie's tribute
to Avrum Nachshen.
May 23, 1997
From: Gary
Subject: Nachshen/Nachshen Research
Glenn, Issie, and I met a few weeks ago to discuss how we can pursue
our research. I volunteered to draft a letter setting out the facts
as we know them regarding both families, and Glenn and Issie will
send the letter to their contacts in Israel and the Ukraine. I sent
Gerald Nachshon a message today asking for a fax copy of Zvi (Hersh)
Nachshen's birth certificate, which he mentioned having in both original
and translated versions, since I think this could be a helpful document
in our research.
May 24, 1997
From: Brian
Added article on Issie from the Canadian
Jewish News.
May 24, 1997
From: Issie
Subject: Uncle Avrum, Z"L
Special thanks to my dear cousin Bess for circulating the "piece"
I wrote about Avrum. I had intended to do this, however it would take
time to "find" it among my papers. There are others which
I will in due time submit. Shalom, Issie N.
May 30, 1997
From: Issie
Subject: thanks to Tzini
Thanks for the items...there are more family items to come... Enjoy
pickles, watermelon, with rind...get ripe, sweet watermelons. If you
like tomatoes (sour red or green, same procedure as pickles).....Regards,
Shalom. I.N.
June 1, 1997
From: Issie
Subject: Birthday
Sunday, June 1--Happy Birthday to Shiffy (Nachshen) Crane... "ad
mea vesrim"....Love, Pop. I.N.
June 13, 1997
From: Brian
Subject: Chachma
Johanna's giving Sasha a bath.
Sasha: I don't like this water. I want different water.
Johanna: What's wrong with this water?
Sasha: It's soaking wet!
(I think we should have a Chachma Page.)
June 17, 1997
From: Mischa Bartkow-Clement
Subject: My life is great!!!
Hello family and friends. I felt that it was time to write all the
people on my " important" mailing list a letter. So here
it goes. In 26 hours ( June 19th) I will finally be 16. It's been
a realy great year in my life. Just last night at my school's award
night I received five awards. 1) English award (top in grade 10) 2)
Business Ed. award (top in grade ten) 3) Service award for my work
in STARTING my local youth action team which is a group of students
trying to solve problems in the community related to crime ad violence,
representing my school in a provincial coonference in Chilliwack (
I was selected by the attorney General), I also was involved wit other
clubs in the school: Yearbook,Interact, and Outdoor Ed. 4) My fourth
award was for being on the honour role all three times in the school
year. 5) the fifth award which is only given to one student in Each
grade was the aggregate: Best all round student escelling in academics,
sports, and makking the school a better place. It was really a big
honour I didn't expect it at all. Some of the teachers even gave me
a standing ovation.
On friday morning I will be travelling to Coquitlam to compete n
the Provincial Long Course swimming competions. i am competing if
four events: 100free 50free 100Breast 100Butterfly. I was also ranked
to be in the top five in my zone ( lower mainland, including vancouver,
richmond surrey, west and north van, and surrounding areas). So if
I keep at this ranking I will be placed on my zone team for the BC
winter games in February.
I also have a girlfriend named Alana. 6 feet tall, one inch shorter
than me, brown hair, beautiful smile and personality. God I love her!!!
I also had a great year in school. The calss which was the most fun
was Outdoor Ed. We did lots of outdoor training: First Aid, orienteering,
skills, and survival. We also went on a five day canoe trip around
the Powell Lake chains, in all we did 100km of canoeing, hiking, and
portageing. It was a blast. Well bye for now, I'll write when I am
sixteen, Mischa.
From: Brian
I hereby nominate Mischa for Gold Medal, Prix de Guerre, The Nobel
Prize, and an Academy Award for being the NFC's Number One (Numero
Uno) correspondent!!!
We're all proud of you, Mischa!
June 20, 1997
From: Issie
Subject: Breakfast sponsored by I.N.
I wish all my family could attend the breakfast which I will sponsor
on Wed. June 25, 6.45 am (Montreal time), at Beth Zion Synagogue,
CSL.
As we say on Pesach: all who hunger come and join me to eat.
Regards. Issie N.
June 22, 1997
From: Issie
Subject: artistic activities of NFC members
Our family members are to be congratulated: 1. Phyllis Nashen had
a showing of her recent art works. 2. Mischa Clement scholastic achievements.
3. Wendy Zoffer recently gave a recital-she plays and teaches the
Flute--in Princeton. More to come. Best to all. Shalom. Issie N.
June 22, 1997
From: Mischa Bartkow-Clement
Subject: I'm ba-ack
Hi, it was a long weekend. waking up at 5:30, three days in a row...
To swim in the provincials. here are my results: 50m Freestyle 9th
27.77s (.78s away from a Junior National time) , 100m Freestyle 9th
1.05.44s Provincial time, 100m Breastroke 8th 1.25.10 Provincial time,
100m Butterfly 1.17.47 Provincial time. I am now officialy ranked
9th in the province in my class. I had a great time. I swam in a final
(Breastroke) for the first time in my provincial career. It was a
blast. I got to walk in a parade around the pool, they announced my
name and everything. As you read above i am just under a second away
from my junior national time, that means I'll be able to swim at the
nationals when I qualify. well bye I'm going to bed soon it's only
8:30 but i am tired as hell. I've never swam so hard in my life.
June 26, 1997
From: Peter
Subject: aw, that's not so great (not)
Just for the record, let it be known that I once beat Mischa in swimming.
ok, ok, it was when he was still shorter than me. (he's now 6' 1";
I'm still under six feet)
ok ok, I held on to his leg as he passed me and pulled him back and
used the leverage to push myself ahead of him. (Hey I was sinking
and could have almost drowned.)
ok ok, I was wearing flippers and he wasn't. Hey, he has bigger feet
than me.
ok ok, I had a headstart. (he said I could)
ok ok I didn't really win , but for a second I was even with him.
ok ok, It was as he passed me that I was even with him.
Hey, did I ever tell you that I once ..... just kidding...
Kok Ha Kavod, Mischa!!!
June 26, 1997
From: Ron Sananes
Subject: Uncle Issie's Breakfast
Uncle Issie:
It's worth getting up at 6 a.m. to hear you speak anytime.
Cousin Schmulke
June 29, 1997
From: Simon Ainley
Subject: Greetings from London
We will be in USA - San Francisco/Los Angeles this summer - July/August.
If anyone else is too, perhaps we could meet
Simon Ainley - London Nachshen Family