by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 20, 2013 | Local
As they wrap up the final pieces of the High Holiday Campaign and work on various arrangements for next year's Negev Gala honouring Joseph Wilder, Q.C., the JNF Manitoba/Saskatchewan staff is busy planning for Chanukah, Tu Bi'Shevat and some exciting new...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 20, 2013 | Local
http://www.simpletoremember.com/articles/a/WillYourGrandchildrenBeJews/ ".. while 28% of children of intermarriage are being raised as Jews, only between 10% to 15% of this entire group ultimately marries Jews themselves. Thus, it is clear that nearly all...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 18, 2013 | Local
With an unwavering belief in the power of endowment funds, and a deep commitment to the Jewish community of Winnipeg, Gail Asper and Michael Paterson have announced their pledge to endow their Combined Jewish Appeal gift. Their $1 million gift will be held in the...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 17, 2013 | Local
When you undergo a traumatic experience, especially at a young age, you remember details of that experience for the rest of your life. And so it was for so many on the day of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy on that fateful Friday –...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 14, 2013 | Local
Ottawa, ON – Last Friday, a report by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on the subject of Jewish refugees from Arab countries was tabled in Parliament. The report concludes by recommending that the federal...