by Cindy Leszczynski | Oct 15, 2014 | Israel
This Thursday, 16 October, the United Nations will hold its annual election to choose five new members of the Security Council. The elections are of greater-than-usual interest to the Jewish community, since one of the candidates for a contested seat is Turkey,...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Oct 14, 2014 | Local
Winnipeg, October 13, 2014 – The annual KRISTALLNACHT commemoration service and program will take place earlier than usual this year: Sunday, October 26, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. in the Berney Theatre, Asper Jewish Community Campus at 123 Doncaster St. It is...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Oct 14, 2014 | Local
In 1970, when she was 13, Lynda Fishman's mother and two sisters were killed in an Air Canada plane crash that killed all 109 people on board. On October 23, Fishman, who is now a clinical social worker , inspirational speaker and...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Oct 7, 2014 | Local
Lawyer Jack London, who is the facilitator for merger talks between Shaarey Zedek and Etz Chayim congregations told the Winnipeg Jewish Review that having acted as a facilitator three other times for...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Oct 6, 2014 | Local
Dear Friends, As we move from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, I want to first take this opportunity to wish everyone in the community a happy and healthy New Year, and if you are fasting, a safe fast. Any new year, and the Jewish New Year in specific, offers all of us a...
