tsunami victims that raised over $15,000,000. On August 5, 2014, Grafstein led more than 500 Canadians, including five Members of Parliament and a senator, on a solidarity mission to Jerusalem. Awards and honours In 1992, Grafstein was the recipient of the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal. In December 1996, he was named the "Man of the Year" by the Chabad Lubavitch of Ontario. In 2002, Grafstein was the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal. In 2003, Grafstein was honoured by the Canadian Society of New York for his dedication to strengthening ties between Canada and the United States. As a senator, he was made an honorary chief of the New York City Fire Department and an honorary commandant of the US Marine Corps by the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group. On November 4, 2005, he was named one of Canada's 100 most important "Public Intellectuals" by the National Post in its series "Beautiful Minds." On November 12, 2005 he was made a Duke of Friulani, Italy (Ducato dei Vini Friulani). In November 2010, the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University (CFHU) created The Honourable Jerry and Carole Grafstein Network for Cancer Research at the Institute For Medical Research, Israel-Canada (IMRIC), part of the Faculty of Medicine of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Later in 2011, the CFHU named him "Man of the Year" in Toronto. On November 27, 2011, he was installed as honorary chairman of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Yeshiva & Rabbinical School, University of Toronto, at its inaugural convocation, the first such rabbinical school of its kind in Canada. On July 7, 2014, Grafstein was honoured by Chief Ron Cooper of the Mohawk Nation and presented with a handcrafted lacrosse stick. Grafstein is the president and chairman of the National Board for the Canadian Friends of the Tel Aviv University and a governor of Tel Aviv University. Author Grafstein has written numerous articles and delivered papers on broadcasting regulations; communications; computers; travel; international relations; technology; transportation, politics; international trade; and constitutional matters in Canada, the United States, and Europe. He has written articles on key aspects of the public life of Winston Churchill. His first book, Beyond Imagination, is an anthology of some of Canada's outstanding authors and poets that he edited; it published by McClelland & Stewart Inc. in 1995. His second book, The Making of the Parliamentary Poet