ACBL District 2 Director - Jonathan J Steinberg
January 1, 1994 - December 31, 2008

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View a full colour map of District 2 as well as detailed unit maps. All maps originally created by Rich Luttrell.

The District 2 web site with reports from Paul Janicki plus lots of useful information.

The Toronto Summer 2011 NABC web site. It will be updated regularly as we get closer to the big event.

Read all about District Two's ACBL Goodwill Committee members.

Daniel and Susan Korbel invite you to visit the Korbel Bridge Adventures blog site. Their blog is updated frequently with interesting hands from bridge tournaments.

District 2 Junior Player Policy

Team Canada won a bronze medal at the 10th World Youth Team Championship, Sydney, Australia, 7-17 August, 2005. Read my web log from Sydney.

Read my reports from all of the ACBL Board of Directors meetings from the Summer of 1995 (New Orleans) until the Fall of 2008 (Boston).

Do you know who District 2's top Master Point holders are?
Check out the Top 30 (as of January 6, 2010)

Check out Canada's Top 1000 All-Time Masterpoint Winners. This is a link to an ACBL generated file. It will automatically be updated around the 6th of every month.

View 33 photos from Ivy & Al's Holiday Party Cedar Valley, ON, December 19, 2009.

View 100 photos of bridge superstars and friends from the San Diego NABC, November 26 - December 6, 2009.

View 55 photos of bridge VIPs, ACBL TD's and more from the San Diego NABC, November 26 - December 6, 2009.

View 28 photos from the Toronto vs Montreal annual imp league competition, Montreal, November 14-15, 2009.

View 20 photos of Matthew Alexander Korbel, celebrating his first Halloween, October 31, 2009.

View 55 photos from the 2009 Ottawa Regional, October 6-11, 2009. Introducing six week old Danielle Allie Wolpert!

View 107 photos from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 11-13, 2009.

View 65 photos from the Bird Park, Iguazu, Brazil, September 10, 2009.

View 55 photos from Iguazu National Park, Brazil side, September 10, 2009.

View 90 photos from Iguazu National Park, Argentina side, September 8-9, 2009.

View 63 professional photos of Iguazu Falls,

View 89 photos of a day at a Gaucho ranch, September 6-7, 2009.

View 82 photos from Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 5- 7, 2009.

View 61 photos from the Sao Paulo Botanical gardens and zoo, September 3, 2009.

View 68 photos of Sao Paulo the city, August 30-September 4, 2009.

View 97 photos from the Bermuda Bowl/Venice Cup World Championships (includes the entire WBF Executive Council) in Sao Paulo, August 29 - September 5, 2009.

View 53 photos of bridge players at the Sudbury Regional, August 18 - 23, 2009.

View 107 photos of bridge superstars and friends from the Washington NABC, July 24 - August 1, 2009.

View 84 photos of bridge VIPs, tournament organizers, ACBL TDs, Youth NABC, plus BONUS: dogs and food, all from the 2009 Washington NABC, July 24 - August 1, 2009.

View 89 photos of bridge players from the 2009 Penticton Regional, June 15-21, 2009.

View 79 photos of bridge players from the 2009 Canadian Bridge Championships, Penticton, BC, June 6-13, 2009.

View 55 photos of bridge players at the Richmond Regional, May 20-25, 2009.

View 60 photos of bridge friends at Hazel's Celebration, May 6, 2009, honouring Hazel Wolpert as the 2009 recipient of the Audrey Grant award for excellence in teaching.

View 59 photos of bridge players at the Winnipeg Regional, April 21-26, 2009.

View 42 photos of bridge players at the Toronto Regional, April 10-12, 2009. Bonus: Three photos of Scruffy!

View 35 photos of my family at the Passove Seder's, April 8-9, 2009.

View 120 photos of friends, bridge players, Boynton Beach, all from my Florida Winer Vacation, Gold Coast, Florida, February 3-16, 2009, plus bonus album: Dinner at 28 Hollywood Avenue, January 18, 2009.

View 75 photos of friends and bridge players from the Holiday Regional, Overland Park, Kansas, December 26-31, 2008.

View 85 photos from the ACBL Presidents Dinner, Boston, November 18, 2008. ACBL Board, Boston NABC volunteers, WBF officials, ACBL staff, plus the Trump Indicator collection.

View 87 photos of friends and bridge players at the Boston NABC, November 16 - December 1, 2008.

View 63 photos from the Saturday afternoon Thanks, Jonathan bridge game at Hazels Bridge Club, October 25, 2008.

View 75 photos of bridge players from the Ottawa Regional, October 7-13, 2008. Bonus: Family Rosh Hashanah photos plus Blackie & Scruffy!

View 85 photos of bridge players, ACBL Tournament Directors, and the Saturday morning Atlanta Junior Bridge game, all from the Atlanta Labor Day Regional, Ravinia, August 26-September 1, 2008.

View 54 photos of bridge players, ACBL TDs, Onondaga Lake Park, Salt Museum, from the Tuesday, October 28, 2008Burt Garrell Syracuse Regional, Liverpool, August 5-10, 2008.

View 80 photos of superstar bridge players and friends from the Las Vegas Summer NABC, Las Vegas, July 14-27, 2008.

View 74 photos of bridge volunteers, sights and sounds from the Las Vegas Summer NABC, Las Vegas, July 14-27, 2008.

View 131 photos of bridge players and furry friends from the 2008 Penticton Regional, Penticton, BC, June 9-15, 2008.

View 45 photos of teams and players from the 2008 CBF Bridge Week, Montreal, May 24-31, 2008.

View 81 photos of bridge players from the Red River Regional, Winnipeg, May 6-11, 2008.

View 33 photos of my family at the 2008 Passover Seders, Montreal, April 19-20, 2008.

View 52 photos of bridge volunteers and VIPs from the Detroit Spring NABC, March 3-16, 2008.

View 85 photos of bridge superstars and friends from the Detroit Spring NABC, March 3-16, 2008.

View 56 photos from the Oshawa Swiss & Kempenfelt Friendship Day tournaments, February 17 & 24, 2008.

View 145 photos from Boynton Beach, Florida, January 16-30, 2008, including family, friends, bridge players, Jenny & Bronia Collection, flash floods, lizards and cats!

View 115 photos of bridge players, ACBL TDs, fine dining, model trains and dogs at the Kansas City Holiday Regional, December 26-31, 2007.

View 29 2007 Season's Greetings photos featuring Ivy & Al's annual Christmas/Hanukkah dinner, Blackie, Scruffy & Lando, and introducing...Krista Pace! December 15-16, 2007.

View 105 photos of bridge superstars and friends from the San Francisco NABC, November 18 - December 2, 2007.

View 112 photos from the ACBL Volunteer & Presidents Dinner, Alcatraz tour, from the San Francisco NABC, November 18 - December 2, 2007.

View 85 photos from the Lancaster Regional bridge tournament, Lancaster, PA, October 29 - November 4, 2007.

View 71 photos from Saturday night dinner with Lorna and her furry friends. Aurora, ON, October 27, 2007.

View 97 photos from the 2007 Ottawa Regional bridge tournament, Ottawa, October 3-8, 2007.

View 68 photos of family and friends at the Tylman Family Celebration. Toronto, September 30, 2007.

View 41 photos from the 2007 Phyllis Bresge Cup tournament at Hazel's bridge club. Bonus: some furry friends. Toronto, September 16, 2007.

View 52 photos from my 2007 Rosh Hashanah Family Dinners, Montreal, September 12-13, 2007.

View 52 photos from the Kylie Robb & Josh Heller reception, Grano restaurant, Toronto, September 2, 2007.

View 37 photos from the Wednesday afternoon Yonge St. Bomb Scare Toronto, ON, August 22, 2007.

View 68 photos from the 2007 North Bay Regional North Bay, ON, August 14-19, 2007.

View 61 photos of young faces and happy couples (of all ages) from the Nashville NABC Nashville, TN, July 19-29, 2007.

View 68 photos of bridge superstars and other players from the Nashville NABC Nashville, TN, July 19-29, 2007.

View 83 photos of ACBL Volunteers, Tournament Directors, ACBL Board, ACBL Staff, from the Nashville NABC Nashville, TN, July 16-29, 2007.

View 90 photos from the 2007 London Regional London, ON, July 3-8, 2007.

View 120 photos from the 2007 Penticton Regional Penticton, BC, June 10-18, 2007.

View 44 photos of the 2007 CBF Bridge Week Steering Committee, and the 2007-08 CBF Board of Directors, Winnipeg, May 23-25, 2007.

View 30 photos of family, cats and awards from the Granite Club, Toronto, May 17, 2007. Six new cat photos were posted on June 7, 2007.

View 55 photos of bridge players from the Toronto Regional, April 5-7, 2007, and from Shakespeare's Elbow Bridge Club in Montreal, April 3, 2007.

View 53 photos of family at the Passover Seders, Montreal, April 2-3, 2007.

View 88 photos of St. Louis NABC Bridge Players, March 8-18, 2007.

View 89 photos from the St. Louis NABC,VIPs, TDs, Junior players, & the Museum of Westward Expansion, March 5-18, 2007.

View 60 photos for Animal Lovers, Jan/Feb, 2007 including 19 new photos, Jan/Feb, 2008.

View 91 photos from my Boynton Beach Weekend, January 27-28, 2007.

View 116 photos from the Charleston Regional, December 26 - January 1, 2007.

View 65 photos of Father & Son, Ben & Sam Zeidenberg, Thursday, December 14, 2006. Bonus: Emma & Sampson! Plus Ivy & Al's annual holiday party, December 16, 2006.

View 80 photos from Eric & Alice Platt's PLATTinum Party , Saturday, December 9, 2006.

View 43 photos celebrating Flo Belford , the 2006 winner of the Audrey Grant Award for excellence and professionalsim in the teaching of bridge. Photos taken December 2, 2006. Bonus: Bonfire photos from December 10, 2006.

View 74 photos of superstar bridge players and friends from the Hawaii NABC , November 12-26, 2006.

View 61 photos from the ACBL Volunteer dinner, ACBL Board, TD's, Patron members and caddies from the Hawaii NABC , November 12-26, 2006.

View 99 photos of my Hawaiian Vacation , at the Hilton Hawaiian Village (Penguins, Macaws, Diamond Head Crater, Kayak, Sunsets & Fireworks), November 12-26, 2006

View 55 photos from the Phyllis Bresge Trophy game held at Hazel's Bridge Club, October 15, 2006.

View 90 photos from the National Capital Regional, bridge players, Parliament, and introducing "Meckwell"! Ottawa, ON, October 4-9, 2006.

View 66 photos of Heidi & William Engagement, plus Mocha (purebred Cornish Rex), assorted dogs & cats, and some humans to care for them. All photos taken on September 30, 2006.

View 85 photos of LANDO, and the Steinberg Family celebrating Rosh Hashana, September 22-23, 2006. New cat photos, October, 2006 and January, 2007.

View 65 photos of bridge players and friends from the CAN-AM Montreal Regional, August 7-13, 2006.

View 46 photos of the August Steinberg Family Celebrations, August 6, 12 & 27, 2006.

View 108 photos of Bridge Superstars & Friends, taken during the Chicago Summer NABC, July 12-23, 2006.

View 54 photos of Chicago NABC Volunteers, TD's, ACBL officials, and other VIPs at the Chicago Summer NABC, July 12-23, 2006.

View 53 photos of the 2006 Canadian Junior Teams, USA Junior Teams, and young players at the Chicago Summer NABC, July 8 & 12-23, 2006.

View 92 photos from the Penticton Regional June 12-18, 2006.

View 80 photos from the Kingston Regional May 16-22, 2006.

View 72 photos from the Peterborough, Brampton & Hart House sectionals May 27-28, April 29-30, and March 3-4, 2006 plus the Blackie & Scruffy Collection.

View 60 photos of the ACBL District 2 Board of Directors and other bridge players at the Toronto Regional, April 14-16, 2006.

View 51 photos of Susie's Guinea Pigs plus Steinberg family Passover Seder photos & family dinners May/June 2006. NEW: Baby Sam Joshua Zeidenberg!

View 124 photos of Canadian and American Bridge Superstars and friends at the Dallas NABC, March 28 - April 10, 2006.

View 46 photos Young Faces, bridge players under 40 and caddies at the Dallas NABC, March 28 - April 10, 2006.

View 58 photos of Dallas NABC Volunteers, ACBL Board members, TD's, and management, March 26 - April 10, 2006.

View 100 photos from CBF Bridge Week in Mississauga, Ontario, February 9-19, 2006.

View 52 photos of my family & friends taken in Boynton Beach, Florida, January 19-31, 2006.

View 76 photos taken at the Toronto Sectional, January 6-8, 2006

View 64 photos (part 1) taken at the Kansas City Regional, December 26-31, 2005

View 52 photos (part 2) taken at the Kansas City Regional, December 26-31, 2005

View 54 photos of revelers from Two Parties, One Day, December 17, 2005

View 84 photos of bridge players at the Kate Buckman Party, December 10, 2005

View 92 photos of bridge players at Hazel's Bridge Club, November & December, 2005. This is a work in progress. Last update : 4 new photos from March, 2007.

View 48 photos of the CNTC Zone III Final taken at John Rayners' Mississsauga-Oakville Bridge Club, Saturday, December 3, 2005.

View 81 photos of Bridge Superstars from around the world taken during the Denver NABC, November 17-27, 2005.

View 48 photos of my Canadian and American Personal Bridge Friends taken during the Denver NABC, November 17-27, 2005.

View 40 photos of ACBL Caddies and Junior Players taken during the Denver NABC, November 17-27, 2005.

View 47 photos of ACBL Management and Tournament Directors taken in Denver, November 14-27, 2005.

View 36 photos of the ACBL Board of Directors taken in Denver, November 14-17, 2005.

View 62 photos of bridge players at the Grand Island Regional, October 29-30, 2005.

View the Sydney Awards ceremony at the closing dinner of the 10th World Youth Team Championship, Sydney, Australia, August 17, 2005.

View Bill Gates at the Atlanta Junior Day Reception, July 23, 2005.

View the June, 2005 Penticton Double Regional Winners from Canada's largest Regional (3,000+ tables) on the shores of beautiful Lake Okanagan, British Columbia.

View the 2004 Retek Trophy presentation, awarded to the player who won the most masterpoints at the CanAm Regional, August 9-15, 2004.

Congratulations to 2004 Junior Corps members, Tim Capes & Charles Halasi and to ACBL Scholarship winners Anton Blagov & Samantha Nystrom. Both photos are from the 2004 New York City NABC, July 8-18, 2004.

Two photos of Team Canada at The World Schools Team Championship, NYC, July 12-14, 2004

View the 2004 Peterborough Liftlock Sectional Swiss Team Winners May 30, 2004.

Congratulations to Team Wolpert who won the CBF Junior Trials held in Kingston, May 22-24, 2004.

Photos from the 2001 Toronto NABC:
2001 Spingold Trophy Presentation
Junior Corps & Goodwill Committee
Hall of Fame Dinner, part 1
Hall of Fame Dinner, part 2

View CBF 2001 Toronto NABC Charity Presentation
View my 2000 ACBL Charity Foundation grants.

View the 1999 Retek Trophy presentation, awarded to the player who wins the most masterpoints at the CanAm Regional.

View Photos of the winners from the 1999 World Junior Pairs.

View a photo of our newest Junior Corp members inducted in Chicago, July 25, 1998.

View photos from the Philadelphia Hall of Fame ceremonies, Feb. 29, 1996.

My three lovers bare all! New Millennium Photo of Scruffy!

Canada wins 1999 'HERO' International Youth Bridge Festival in Den Bosch the Netherlands.

View photos of Team Canada celebrating.
View trophy & champagne photos. View the NPCs and coaches.
View photos of some of our new friends from around the world.

• Read about our Canadian teams. With team photos from Hamilton!
• Photos of the medal winners (Note: photos may take several minutes to download)!

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