by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 16, 2015 | Local
Israeli Yaron Traub to conduct WSO concert this January 15-16, 2016 Israel born and raised Yaron Traub will be in Winnipeg, January 15-16 conducting the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) concert, “An Evening of...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 16, 2015 | Local
December 15, 2015 – Operation Ezra is a city-wide, community effort that has brought together various organizations to sponsor and resettle Yazidi refugees from the Middle East. The Yazidis are an ancient Kurdish-speaking ethno-religious minority from Northern...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 16, 2015 | Local
Friends: At our December 1st 2015 Annual General Meeting, the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg passed a number of motions and resolutions, including the membership to the Board of Directors. We also showed presentation of highlights from the past year. The following are...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 16, 2015 | Local
There have been a number of terrorist attacks in Israel recently, mostly in Jerusalem. Palestinian attackers have killed and wounded innocent Israelis, mostly through stabbings. According to the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, between...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Dec 14, 2015 | Local
(* Note: The second half of this article deals with the Trudeau Team's commitment not to re-fund the Canadian Arab Federation which was defunded by the Harper government) In 2012 Jason Kenney, when he was Citizenship and Immigration Canada in a...