It’s 2 a.m., and Roz Gelade might be walking through your backyard. A little while ago, Roz, the president of Fostering Felines Cat Rescue, rescued a six-year-old brown tabby by the name of Bruno. He was about to go into an adoptive home, but instead he got away. Only days before, he had been shaven [...]
January 18, 2010
Categories: Characters & People, Tikun Olam (Repairing the World), animals . Tags: animals, cats, feline, Roz Gelade, Tabbies . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
Ever since I read about the murder of Kenneth Mark, I couldn’t help thinking about it. He was called an anti-gang activist and stood up to the bad guys here in Toronto when called upon to do so. He was a good man who bought ice cream for local kids. So what happened? Well the gangs were angry with him [...]
January 14, 2010
Categories: Activism, Characters & People, Toronto Sun . Tags: gangs, Kenneth Mark, Toronto . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
This piece was written by Mia Farrow. She was privileged to have met Miep Gies, one of the ‘team members’ who hid Anne Frank. I am intrigued by Mia’s article because within you’ll read about a historical formula – the 2% rule – essentially reflecting the number of people who will courageously and bravely risk [...]
January 12, 2010
Categories: Characters & People . Tags: Anne Frank, Heroine, heroism, Holocaust, Mia Farrow, MIep Gies . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
Rest in peace, fine person. Rest in peace. Thank you for teaching us another chapter about humanity and bravery. Good night sweet angel! Good night. __________________________________________________________________________ (CNN) — Miep Gies, who ensured the diary of Anne Frank did not fall into the hands of Nazis after the teen’s arrest, has died. She was 100. Gies [...]
January 12, 2010
Categories: Characters & People . Tags: Anne Frank, MIep Gies . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
She was a prostitute. A whore. A sex-trade worker and homeless. She was the type of throw-away woman homicide officers might scoff at, had she been murdered. But she wasn’t. In fact one day soon she’ll be a certified social service worker. From 1997 to 2005, Theresa Schrader, now 33, walked the streets around Islington [...]
November 2, 2009
Categories: 3 days on the street, Characters & People, Friends, Toronto Sun . Tags: Cabbagetown, Creative Writing Contest, Eminem, Goerge Brown College, hooker, Prostitute, Theresa Schrader, Toronto Sun, Ve'ahavta, whore . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
Photographer Rick Smolan tells the unforgettable story of a young Amerasian girl, a fateful photograph, and an adoption saga with a twist. Rick is the co-founder of the America 24/7 and Day in the Life photography series — and a natural storyteller in many media. His latest books are America at Home and Blue Planet Run. [...]
April 18, 2009
Categories: Characters & People . Tags: ameriasian, Rick Smolan . Author: avrum . Comments: 2 Comments
Mr. Dressup Mr. Dress Up was a Canadian children’s television series which was produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1967 to 1996. Read about him, Casey and Finnigan (his puppets) in Wikipedia. Mr. Dress Up was once a guest on my radio show -Marty & Avrum: The Food Guys. It was one of the greatest moments [...]
April 14, 2009
Categories: Characters & People . Tags: Casey, Finnigan, Mr. Dress up . Author: avrum . Comments: 2 Comments
From a reader of my weekly Canadian Jewish News ( www.cjnews.com ) column. If you don’t get the CJN call 416 391 1836 and order it. It’s a most interesting newspaper, while not being very controversial or wading out into deep waters; it is informative and plays a key role in our community as a [...]
April 10, 2009
Categories: Characters & People . . Author: avrum . Comments: 7 Comments
I sat in the corner of a room in my home listening to a conversation between two people I knew, one who was poor, the other, rich. The poor man asked the rich man, “Do you really worry about money? I mean really worry? And if so, just sell the business and build a house, [...]
March 31, 2009
Categories: Characters & People . Tags: Affluent, Poor, Rich . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
I was talking to a fellow today, who lives on the streets. I’ll call him David. I asked him if he would be sleeping inside tonight? He said he was still looking for a place to sleep. I asked him why he didn’t use the garage next store to our office, a warm and dry [...]
March 27, 2009
Categories: Characters & People . . Author: avrum . Comments: 6 Comments
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