by Cindy Leszczynski | Oct 18, 2010 | Israel
Seven thousand cubic meters of concrete were poured this week to form the base of the world’s largest underground hospital. For 36 hours running, shifts of 70 workers and 80 cement mixers worked to lay the foundation of the emergency facility, which is...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Oct 18, 2010 | Local
Those who claim Israel is an “apartheid state” and advocate the campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions [BDS]against Israel have been criticizing Premier Selinger and Manitoba government for deepening ties with Israel through a series of...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Oct 14, 2010 | Israel
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=190917 A 14-year-old boy petitioned the High Court of Justice on Wednesday to force the Chief Rabbinate to check his ordination exam, so that he may be able to be ordained as a rabbi. After being tested over the course of a...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Oct 14, 2010 | Israel
No one gives me such heavy doses of unconditional love as my Mom. For as long as I can remember, my Mom has had the ability to gloss over most of my failings and foibles and accentuate my positives while eliminating my negatives. She has also been a...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Oct 13, 2010 | Arts/Op-Eds
The New York Times today, October 10, 2010, reported that the wife of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaoba, was allowed to meet with her husband on Sunday at the prison in north-eastern China where he is serving an 11-year sentence. But she was then...
