Gray Academy of Jewish Education is pleased to announce the hiring of Andrea Ritter as its new Director of Marketing and Communications. Andrea is excited to be returning to her hometown of Winnipeg...
On June 25, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, Pablo Rodríguez, announced that the Government of Canada will be adopting the International Holocaust...
https://www.jns.org/hamas-endorsement-of-unrwa-education-elections-underscores-the-agencys-inherent-flaws/
During the 1930’s the German firm ,Leica,was the foremost company in photography. They were the first German firm to market their product to the world. The head of the company...
(Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, and the author of The Jews Should Keep Quiet: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen...
(Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, and the author of The Jews Should Keep Quiet: President Franklin D. Roosevelt,...
[This article was first published Friday June 14 in the Times of Israel and is being reprinted here] Irshad Manji, a courageous Muslim liberal and open critic of Islam, who lives in the...
http://hnn.us/article/172187
This past week was Pride Week in the Jewish community, organized by the Rady Jewish Community Centre.
I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us. If the book we’re reading doesn’t wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for? . . . we need...
http://www.speakersaction.com/news/why-such-a-surge-of-worldwide-anti-antisemitism-alan-dershowitz
The Jewish National Fund, Manitoba/Saskatchewan (JNF) 2019 Negev Gala at the Winnipeg Concert Hall was an extraordinarily uplifting evening, filled with moving messages of love and gratitude, and...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bermax-first-appearance-tee-up-1.5151971
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/anti-semitic-attack-no-hoax-says-lawyer-for-one-of-bermax-cafes-three-accused-family-owners-510582982.html
Nearly 20 years after Boys Town Jerusalem inaugurated the very first Cisco Networking Academy in the Middle East, the school has been granted Cisco’s “Above and Beyond Award” for...
[This article is dedicated to Alvin Corne z"l and Marty Corne. Alvin told me about how he and his brother Marty had their first job hauling luggage from the passengers who got off the CPR...
Over four hundred people attended the 2019 Jewish Foundation of Manitoba [JFM] Luncheon in support of the Women's Endowment Fund, which was held at the RBC Convention Centre on May...
Its full steam ahead for Bulrushes Art Gallery as it navigates the ever changing and sometimes turbulent currents of the Manitoba art market. Bulrushes Gallery, located just outside of...
[janeenkinmusic.com] The Unorthodox, filled with fascinating characters, was inspired by the formation of the Shas party, the Religious Sephardi political party in Israel. Shas has had a...
[janeenkinmusic.com] warning: there are two somewhat graphic sex scenes in the film The first views of the setting of this lovely, wistful film, Outdoors, are of an isolated hilltop,...
I was among some twenty supporters of Israel who attended the Stand Up for Israel Rally on Saturday, May 18 and successfully delivered a message of peace, unity, truth, and justice to seven...
Spiced with boyish repartee and liberally sprinkled with jokes, Chewdaism is a light-hearted documentary, a history of Jewish Montreal seen through its cuisine. Yidlife Crisis creators Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion are humble and appreciative, listening to stories, history and a taste of theory. Of course they enjoy treats as they go, counting “Eins Tzvei Drai nosh
What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, And the dead tree...
City of Dreamers is an admiring, tender portrait of four influential women architects, looking back over long careers. All now seniors, the women are interviewed in their homes and on tours of some of their great projects. Fascinating photographs and entertaining archival film footage illustrate the interviews. The women's wit, determination and long perspective shine. Together, these architects show a strong concern for design at a human scale, to enhance lives.
Lady Titi is a ridiculously funny Israeli comedy. The plot is at times preposterous, but it's always fun to hang in there and enjoy the ride. Worko (Zvika Hizikias) is a dreamer, a...
Tuesday May 21 7:00 pm Opening Night Film and Reception Chewdaism There's lots to appreciate in Chewdaism. You may find yourselves envying these...
At last I was on the plane to Israel. Was this really happening? I had waited so long for this day and here I was, after 32 years, finally returning. Arriving at Ben Gurion Airport, I...
I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe; I told it not, my wrath did grow. —William Blake, “The Poison Tree” (qtd. in Telushkin Words...
Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (CABGU), Manitoba chapter, is delighted to announce a Gala Dinner honouring Hope and Howard Morry and featuring Guest Speaker Professor Alan Dershowitz.
The Board of Trustees of The Asper Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Leonard Asper as Chair of The Asper Foundation.
Raquel Benzacar Savatti, the CEO of Canada Israel Securities, Limited/Israel Bonds Canada is pleased to announce that it is now possible to buy Israel bonds online, "which is...
Ottawa, Ontario - May 8, 2019 The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day: “Tonight at sundown, we join Israelis,...
The Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism (CISA) hosted its 2019 Shindleman Family Lecture featuring David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), on the subject “The...
David Harris, CEO and Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee, who delivered the Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism`s 2019 Shindleman Lecture, was asked in the question...
For the week or so before Yom HaAzmaut – Israel’s Independence Day – the skies over Beer Sheva are filled with military aircraft practicing for the air show, an annual highly looked-forward-to event. My house is a seven-minute car ride from Israel’s largest airbase, so we heard planes taking off and landing all the time.
Winnipeg Friends of Israel and Temple Shalom’s presentation “Antisemitism Here and Now,” a lecture by Shelley Faintuch (former Community Relations Director of the Jewish...
Reprinted from the Times of Israel The last couple of weeks have been challenging for the Winnipeg Jewish community. American-Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour was invited to speak at a...
https://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/nyt-columnist-discusses-anti-semitic-cartoon
As a Grade 12 student approaching my final few weeks at Gray Academy, I am filled with a wide array of emotions. Graduating from Gray is more than simply receiving a diploma. It means leaving my...
Ezer Mizion is Israel’s largest medical support organization. The crown jewel of the organization is the Ezer...
On April 24, two days before anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour spoke at the Ukrainian Labour Temple, Heather Stefanson, MLA for Tuxedo, Minister of Families and Deputy Premier of Manitoba...
On April 26, about 30+ pro-Israel individuals held a peaceful pro-Israel rally from 6:30 to 7:30 outside the Ukrainian Labour Temple where anti-Israel speaker Linda...
https://honestreporting.ca/canadian-media-fall-for-palestinian-dead-baby-strategy/
The Jewish Federations of Canada - UIA and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) are shocked and saddened by the loss of life and injuries resulting from today's deadly shooting...
https://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/court-rejects-bnai-brith-grants-ijv-status-in-wine-case
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12229184
https://globalnews.ca/news/5203227/court-documents-show-bermax-caffe-owners-were-in-financial-trouble/
OTTAWA – For the third consecutive year, records were set in 2018 for antisemitism in Canada. The 2018 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, produced by B’nai Brith...
Dear Community Members, Antisemitism is growing globally and here in Canada. This is why we were alarmed by the alleged incident at BerMax Caffé and were grateful for the diligent response of...
The Winnipeg Police are saying that an incident at Bermax cafe that was initially reported in the media as one of Winnipeg’s worst-ever hate crimes was apparently staged. ...
