by Cindy Leszczynski | May 13, 2010 | Arts/Op-Eds
Witty wordplay provides lots of laughs in world premier performance “I’m not your letter to the world. I’m a real person”, says Rebecca to her father, Harry as she attempts to get him to accept her decision to move from New York to Winnipeg to...
by Cindy Leszczynski | May 13, 2010 | Arts/Op-Eds
I certainly don’t want to play into the myth that all Jews are rich, least of all in Winnipeg. As the Jewish Child and Family Service often reminds us, many Winnipeg Jews struggle with poverty or near-poverty. I think it would be fair to say, though, that the...
by Cindy Leszczynski | May 13, 2010 | Next Generation
[Editor’s note: Brandon has written this piece especially for our readership] I made my first ever trip to Canada this past summer to visit a good friend [Avi Posen] that I had met while studying at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Before I left I told my...
by Cindy Leszczynski | May 13, 2010 | Next Generation
[Editor’s note: Jacob Weinger is a friend of Winnipegger Ilana Elbaze. He has written this piece to give our readers a slice of life of living in the Skokie Jewish community] It’s Sunday evening and I feel like eating fleyshik. Rather than going to...
by Cindy Leszczynski | May 13, 2010 | Arts/Op-Eds
The historic heart of Old Havana, Cuba, (Habana Vieja) which was declared part of the cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO in 1982, is a must see destination for travelers with an interest in modern Jewish history. It is hard to imagine while walking through the...
