by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 29, 2016 | Local
About 200 people attended the annual Kristallnacht commemoration event held in the Berney Theatre put on by the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, which featured the music of composers whose music had been outlawed by the Nazis. Joel Lazer, Chair of...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 29, 2016 | Local
I walked by this bunker shaped monument designed by a British sculpture Rachel Whitehead in Vienna's Judenplatz (Jewish square), and to be very honest I did not understand what the sculpture was supposed to be and made a mental note to research this. I...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 27, 2016 | Local
by Rhonda Spivak Ten Israeli students with two Israeli teachers arrived in Winnipeg between October 19-30 as part of the P2G (Partnership 2Gether) Program, formerly known as P2K (Partnership 2000 program).This exchange...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 27, 2016 | Local
When Shimon Peres, the beloved President of Israel, passed away recently , Sid Halpern remembered that Peres had a Winnipeg connection. As Halpern told the Winnipeg Jewish Review , it was a Winnipegger Sol Kanee, who passed away in...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Nov 27, 2016 | Local
Rady JCC's Tarbut Festival of Jewish Culture 2016, West End Cultural Centre, David Broza Concert, November 13, 2016 Tarbut is amazing – we have the opportunity to hear artists who can fill a stadium perform in intimate settings. Israeli...
