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As much work as it can be to clean,
shop, cook and host two seders, along
with all other holiday meals, and have
four generations of family members
stay in her home, it really is Janice
Goldfein's preferred way to spend
Passover.
The Goldfeins chose to spend
Passover in Niagara Falls the past two
years so Janice and her family could be
with her father, Morris Starkman, who
lived in nearby Toronto and was unwell
and not able to make the annual trip to
Detroit as he had for many years with
her late mother, Ida.
So the Goldfeins, their children
and grandchildren, along with Janice's
brother, and her sister and her family
found a way to all be together. Some of
the extended family, who came from
four different cities, stayed for the
entire eight-day holiday; others came
for part of it.
For the Gilans, the trip includes the
entire holiday. "We always stay for the
whole Pesach and usually find fun
things to see and do in the area during
Chol HaMoed [intermediate days of
Passover] like water parks, museums,
amusement parks, shopping, even a
rain forest hike in Puerto Rico:' Lisa
Gilan said.
"The programs that we have been on
usually have many things in common,
but all have their own 'personality' as
well. There is always plenty of food and
creative ways to make Pesach food fun,
like pizza, rolls, sushi and pancakes.
"There is normally a camp for
younger kids, teen programs, enter-
tainment at night, lectures and classes,
davening and a 'tea room if you are
ever hungry between meals. Sometimes
the camps have had a talent show at
the end of the holiday. Everything is
included, except for maybe tips for the
camp counselors. Many times we can
request box lunches for Chol HaMoed
excursions so we don't need to rush
back to the hotel for lunch:'
The Goldfeins, too, joined in pro-
gramming provided by the hotel and
took advantage of the Shaw Festival
near Niagara Falls. "One year, we met
with actors and the dialect coach of the
Shaw Festival and they explained their
work:' Janice said. "One year, we saw a
play in preview: Cabaret"
With activities for all ages, she said,
"Some parents didn't see their kids all
day except for meals as they did really
fun things with the kids. The weather
makes a difference. One year, it was
extremely cold so going out was a prob-
lem. Another year it was nicer, which
was easier.
"The food was excellent and plenti-
ful. All the programs cater to the most
stringent of Pesach restrictions so that
everyone is a potential customer. I felt
everyone was welcome:'
This year, the Goldfeins will do
something they haven't done before.
Looking to make a change for the
holiday following the death of Janice's
father last summer, they will be spend-
ing Passover with extended family in
Israel. "We decided to go, as it has been
a difficult year and this will be joyful
and healing:' she said.
No matter where they spend the hol-
iday, as is the case with other families,
the bottom line is to be together.
"I know that our kids have great
memories of all of our Pesach trips and
especially the seders in all of these loca-
tions with their grandparents, aunts,
uncles and cousins:' Lisa Gilan said.
"Even though we don't get to see
each other that often during the year,
Pesach has become a time that we all
look forward to spending quality time
together in a nice location and without
all of the work of making Pesach at
home:'
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