by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 8, 2011 | Local
Alex Atamanenko, the re-elected NDP Member of Parliament for B.C. Southern Interior, has just publicly endorsed the Canadian Boat to Gaza, which is set to join the international flotilla that will sail to Gaza, to break Israel’s naval...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 8, 2011 | Arts/Op-Eds
Two hundred supporters of the Winnipeg Jewish theatre (WJT) came out to the Berney Theatre on June 1, 2011 to honour Kayla Gordon. The WJT fundraiser celebrated the many theatrical achievements of Gordon, the long time WJT artistic director from 1995 to 2004....
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 7, 2011 | Local
Danielle Gobuty Eskow and Marisa Gobuty the daughters of former Winnipeger Marshall Gobuty who is now living between Tel Aviv and the Bahamas, have created a website to revolutionize bar/bat mitzvah tutoring, www.MyBarMitzvahTutors.com. With the goal of connecting to...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 7, 2011 | Local
I had never been to Shaftesbury Park before (the closest I’ve gotten to is Assiniboine Park!) , and on my recent visit I was greeted by Avril Kettner, the marketing director who explained that Shaftesbury Park is a senior’s residence which has...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 7, 2011 | Arts/Op-Eds
On all other holidays we celebrate eight days. On Shavuot we celebrate only two days. On most other holidays we eat chicken soup, chopped liver and roasts, but on Shavuot festival we eat blintzes and cheese cake and other dairy products. We also catch a good sleep on...