by Cindy Leszczynski | Mar 29, 2015 | Local
The atmosphere at Winnipeg's Limmud 2015 was typically warm and energetic – buzzing in the hallways, conversations at the ample snack table, consultations about how to choose from a huge array of study topics. As the day closed,...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Mar 29, 2015 | Local
The first instance of affirmative action in American Jewish history occurred when Abe Lincoln selected a New York Jew named Chemie Levy to a military position because, the president wrote, “we have not yet appointed a Hebrew.” Jonathan...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Mar 29, 2015 | Local
The Winnipeg Friends of Israel (winnipegfriendsofisrael.com)and the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg hosted an evening about Yazidi refugees on March 24, 2015. The event was well-attended – I estimated about 75 people, from the Jewish...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Mar 27, 2015 | Local
I am not a psychologist, much less a psychoanalyst. But, like most of you, I cannot help speculating about the way people around me behave. Of particular interest to me are the individuals who inhabit the public spaces, inevitably attracting the focus of...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Mar 26, 2015 | Local
Twenty six year old Yelena Maleyev who emigrated here from Israel in 1997 when she was nine years old, is one of the new Board members of the Winnipeg section of the National Council for Jewish Women of Canada. Maleyev, who...
