by Cindy Leszczynski | Apr 12, 2013 | Local
As Israel prepared to celebrate its 60th anniversary, I joined a handful of Jewish friends living for a year in East Jerusalem on Sala-a-Din Street. On the streets in downtown East Jerusalem, I said I was a Canadian tourist who had just visited Jordan, and the...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Apr 11, 2013 | Local
[This article was first published on the website of Middle East Matrix http://mideastmatrix.wordpress.com/author/saspress/. Former Winnipeger, Brent E. Sasley is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Texas at...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Apr 11, 2013 | Local
Winnipeg Mission to Israel October 21 – 31, 2013 Chairs: Faye and Joel Lazer Guide: Avi Ben Hur Hostess: Tali Bernstein Draft (subject to changes) per Jan 6 Monday October 21 10:40 Arrive in Israel on Air Canada flight 84 TBC...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Apr 11, 2013 | Obituary/In Memoriam
Memorial service to be held Sunday, April 14 at 11 a.m. on the Wurtele Thrust Stage (Minneapolis/St.Paul) The Guthrie Theater today announced that a public celebration of the life and work of former Guthrie artist Stephen Kanee, who passed away on...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Apr 10, 2013 | Local
Get ready to shower your mother with love on Sunday May, 12, 2013. Often celebrated with brunch, greeting cards and flowers, Mother’s Day in North America is traditionally meant to give moms the day they deserve — although we all know mothers should be...