Sheldon (Shier) Berman:
CLASS OF 1947
Harbord Collegiate InstituteClass of 1947
Toronto, ON
Sheldon (Shier)'s Story
Graduated U of T Physics & Chemistry 1952. Married Shirley Hettler 1951. Both spent year in New York at Mercaz Habonim. Headed Zionist camps (Camp Kvutza, Lowbanks, ON,1950, Yad Ari, Wisconsin, 1952, Na'ame, California, 1953). Returned to U of T, 1953. PhD Chemistry, 1957. Accepted position at the National Research Council, Ottawa. Started during cold war working with Uranium, Thorium and the Rare Earths. In the early 1970s, at the request of Fisheries Canada, my lab became involved in marine chemistry which lead to my heading an internationally recognized center of excellence at NRC regarding the analysis of marine environmental samples for contaminants and pollutants.
I had a sabbatical at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1965-66. Retired in1994. Active in Ottawa Jewish community for many year...Expand for more
s (Hebrew school executive, United Jewish Appeal, Jewish Community Council, Agudath Israel Congregation), Camp Gesher, teaching Hebrew to adult women who were unable to go to Hebrew school when they were young.
One of the first things Shirley did when we came to Ottawa was to organize a teenage Habonim group, several of whose members now live in Israel. Shirley was involved with the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society, became an archivist and worked for the National Archives. She was instrumental in the founding of the Ottawa Jewish Archives and became its first archivist.
Both of us were key advocates in discussions which resulted in the transformation of Dror Camp Gesher to a joint Dror-Habonim Camp. Our children were amongst the first Ottawa campers.
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