Intimate Apparel Winnipeg Jewish Theatre at the Berney Theatre February 2 – 10, 2019 Delicate like the silks and laces that are so important in the play, Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel...
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Jane Enkin’s Review of MTC’s ‘A Doll’s House’ running until Feb 16
The MTC production of A Doll's House, expertly directed by Rona Waddington, provides a moving, gripping experience. Whether you attend without knowing the outline of the story, or you know this classic play well, you will be rewarded by the star performance of Shannon Tyler as Nora along with her accomplished cast mates.
Former Winnipegger Aaron Cohen spoke at Limmud about his internal journey and his path away from and back into Judaism and how meditation played a key role
[Editor's note: Former Winnipegger Aaron Cohen, will be at Limmud Winnipeg. I interviewed Aaron by email about his two Limmud sessions below. Aaron studied Bio-Energy and Reflexology...
Negev Gala 2019 will feature Comedian Elon Gold
The Jewish National Fund of Canada Manitoba/Saskatchewan Regional Branch is thrilled to announce its Entertainment for the 2019 Negev Gala: comedian and actor Elon Gold in an evening honouring Steven Schipper.
Gray Academy Students Organize Conference Focused On LGBT2SQ+ Inclusion and Diversity
January 22, 2019, Winnipeg, Manitoba — Grade 12 students from Gray Academy of Jewish Education are organizing Speak Out, a conference aimed at spreading awareness of LGBT2SQ+ issues. The...
Jon Hochman Buys Popular Gunn’s Bakery-Not Looking to Change Products
Jon Hochman is the new owner of the well known, popular Gunn’s Bakery , having bought the family-owned kosher bakery on Selkirk Avenue from Fivie and Bernie Gunn on Dec 30, 2018. ...
Former Winnipegger Bayli Dukes Wins IDF Award of Excellence
https://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/canadian-ex-pat-wins-idf-award-of-excellence
Tuxedo Village Restaurant Has Same Great Food, with some added Features, under New Ownership
Tuxedo Village Restaurant is now under the new ownership of Paulina Jojnowicz. Paulina is no stranger to the business, having worked as a waitress at the establishment for the last 15...
HARRIET BERKAL DOESN’T EXIST – SHE WAS NEVER BORN – ANYONE SAYING OTHERWISE IS LYING: THE DANGER OF CONSPIRACY THEORISTS
Sound too outlandish for you? Too ridiculous and well beyond benign? Really? Even in a day when there are people out there claiming all sorts of bizarre and outrageous denials – like The Holocaust never happened?
From the Times of Israel: Bryan Schwartz: A Modern Jewish Credo
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-modern-jewish-credo/
From the CJN: SHINEWALD: MR BERGER CONNECTED THOUSANDS TO OLD JEWISH WORLD
https://www.cjnews.com/perspectives/opinions/shinewald-mr-berger-connected-thousands-to-jewish-old-world
CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE RADY JCC-INTERVIEW WITH OUTGOING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE RADY JCC GAYLE WAXMAN
On Dec 18, 2018 there was a farewell event held for Rady JCC's Gayle Waxman who left the Rady JCC at the beginning of January to take up a new position as head...
Russian Israeli New Immigrant Alex Lifshits Works at Vickar Community Chevrolet as a Finance and Sales Consultant
Thirty-seven-yea- old Alexander Lifshits, a Russian Israeli new immigrant to Winnipeg, has been working at Vickar Community Chevrolet on 964 Regent Avenue west for almost a year and a...
WHEN JEWISH POLITICS TRUMPED HOLOCAUST RESCUE
(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...
Joel Lazer of Lazer Grant: Happiness
December is here, the last month of the year. December is a mixed month. We have Hanukkah – that’s over now. And we have Christmas – still to come. ...
From the Times of Israel: Mideast Peace A Matter of Incentives Says Nobel Laureate Aumann
https://www.timesofisrael.com/mideast-peace-a-matter-of-incentives-says-nobel-laureate-aumann/
Meet Sheldon Zamick, President of Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev – Manitoba Region, who shares his philanthropic philosophy and enthusiasm about Ben-Gurion University
A lifelong volunteer who began raising money for Israel in his teens, Sheldon Zamick has been President of CABGU Manitoba since 2013.
Survey Showing Persistent Antisemitism in Europe a Grave Warning for Canada, B’nai Brith Says
OTTAWA – A major survey of Jews in Europe has painted a harrowing account of what it’s like to be Jewish in the European Diaspora. Conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental...
Jewish Federation Annual General Meeting Was Held on December 6, 2018
On December 6, 2018 the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg held its Annual General Meeting as part of its 80th year. The Federation presented its audited financial statements, appointed its...
From Hillel Ontario’s website : Ten Christmas songs written by Jews
https://hillelontario.org/blog/10-christmas-songs-written-jews/
FROM THE ATLANTIC: WHY AMERICAN JEWS EAT CHINESE FOOD ON CHRISTMAS
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/12/why-american-jews-eat-chinese-food-on-christmas/384011/?utm_source=SFFB
Editor’s Report: Looking Back 33 Years Ago During My Year at Hebrew U: When I Spent Christmas in Bethlehem
Somewhere in my basement there is a brown wool floor rug that I purchased in the Arab market in the Old City for my dorm room at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in the fall of 1985. My year...
JOEL LAZER OF LAZER GRANT: KNOW, KNOW, KNOW
by Joel Lazer, FCPA, FCA, CIRP Have you ever noticed after you buy a new car how many people have the same kind of car? Have you ever shared an astonishing revelation only to...
MAX ROYTENBERG: BIRTHDAYS
What About Birthdays? Some people hate birthdays. They don’t want to hear about them. They refuse to tell you their age, or even discuss such matters. What’s that about? Other...
From Ynet News: Why March of the Living Matters
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5416751,00.html
From the Times of Israel: CNN Poll: Over 20% of Europeans say Jews Have To much Influence World Wide
https://www.timesofisrael.com/cnn-poll-over-20-of-europeans-say-jews-have-too-much-influence-worldwide/
Press Release: CIJA Urges Action in Response to Spike in Antisemitic Hate Crimes
Toronto, ON – The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) called on federal officials to take action following today’s report by Statistics Canada, which revealed a sharp...
FIRST HAND ACCOUNT: WHEN HAMAS FIRED ROCKETS ALL AROUND ME
I live in Ashkelon , in Southern Israel, where recently Hamas sent over 400 rockets in less than a 24 hour period . This was done after Israel allowed 15 Million Qatari dollars into...
INTRODUCTION TO “WE SPOKE OUT: COMIC BOOKS AND THE HOLOCAUST”
STAN LEE AND THE HOLOCAUST Note: Legendary comic book creator Stan Lee, who passed away this week, took a strong interest in the Holocaust in recent years. His final published essay appeared...
StandWithUs Canada strongly condemns the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) for endorsing the discriminatory Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.
Once again, the CFS has abandoned their stated purpose – "to represent the collective voice of Canadian students and work at the federal level for high quality, accessible...
Press Release: Hillels Across Canada Condemn Canadian Federation of Students’ Endorsement of BDS
Ottawa, ON — Today, the Canadian Federation of Students passed a resolution endorsing the Boycott, Divestments, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign at its annual general meeting. In response,...
Jews and Medical Science
Winston Churchill, stated quote and the Jews, held up to universal hatred, where pillaged, maltreated, and finally expelled from the realm. Exception was made for certain physicians without whose skills purses of consequences might have lacked due attention.”
Joel Lazer of Lazer Grant: Key Performance Indicators
To monitor how we’re doing, we track Key Performance Indicators – KPIs. You should, too. KPIs are the operational and financial measures that will have the greatest...
JCFS’s Program with Bradley West Examines Issues re: Sexual and Gender Identity
About 200 people attended a very interesting lecture given by Bradley West organized by the Jewish Child and Family Services entitled "Can We Talk About... Gender and Sexual...
Israeli Paralympics Gold Medal Winner Noam Gershony Delivers Moving Lecture at JNF Event
Noam Gershony received a standing ovation from the large audience that came to hear him share his inspiring personal story at an event put on by the Jewish National Fund on November...
Jane Enkin Reviews Aaron Weinstein – Live and On Screen Tarbut Festival 2018 Saturday, November 10
Aaron Weinstein – Live and On Screen, Tarbut Festival 2018,Saturday, November 10 The Tarbut Festival continues throughNovember 18. reviewed by Jane Enkin...
Jane Enkin interviews Yael Deckelbaum — Prayer of the Mothers Ensemble -Rady JCC’s Tarbut Festival Sat., November 17 8 pm West End Cultural Centre
Interview of Yael Decklebaum by Jane Enkin janeenkinmusic.com tangoyona.com Winnipeg Jewish Review: Your song and the video for it, Prayer of the Mothers, are incredibly...
Meet The OriginALS, a team of students from Ben-Gurion University who are working to end ALS
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s Life Sciences Department comprises a team of investigators conducting cutting-edge research in numerous realms of modern biology, beginning with the...
ISRAEL’S CONSUL GENERAL GALIT BARAM VISITS WINNIPEG
Israel's Consul General Galit Baram was in Winnipeg on October 25 for an "introductory visit" here "to build bridges and bring two very friendly...
VIGIL TO COMMEMORATE PITTSBURGH MASSACRE AT SHAAREY ZEDEK DRAWS OVER 2000 PEOPLE
A huge crowd of over 2000 people , including many non-Jews from a variety of backgrounds packed the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue (both upstairs and in the downstairs...
REVIEW OF BYE BYE GERMANY TO BE SHOWN AT RADY JCC’S TARBUT FESTIVAL TUES NOV 13 AT 7:30 P.M
Bye Bye Germany is a comedy, but a haunted one – warm, beautiful and funny. It takes place in bombed out Frankfurt am Main, and the main characters are post-war DPs, survivors. They keep...
Elba Haid Pledges $100000 dollars to help Heart and Stroke raise $1 Million to save women’s lives
Elba Haid, President & CEO of Real Care Inc., a Manitoba homecare services provider, has committed to helping Heart and Stroke raise $1 million in Manitoba to save women’s lives. As the founding member of this $1 million initiative, Elba has pledged $100,000 towards reaching this goal.
INTERVIEW WITH ITAMAR BOROCHOV OF BOROCHOV DYNASTY AT RADY JCC’S TARBUT FESTIVAL NOV 14, 7:30 BERNEY THEATRE
Borochov Dynasty Wednesday, November 14, 2018 7:30 pm Berney Theatre, Rady Centre Interview by Jane Enkin janeenkinmusic.com tangoyona.com Winnipeg audiences are very lucky to...
Jane Enkin Reviews Becoming Dr. Ruth
It must be a lovely experience to spend an evening with the fascinating Ruth Westheimer, known to the world as Dr. Ruth. Next best, surely, is to spend the evening enjoying Becoming Dr. Ruth, Mark...
KASHRUT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM DESSERTS PLUS
Kashrut Announcement from Desserts Plus To The Winnipeg Jewish Community, It is with great sadness that we are announcing that after over 35 years of providing kosher food, we are no longer able to...
University of Winnipeg Apologizes for Antisemitism at Anti-Israel Event
WINNIPEG – A University of Winnipeg investigation has concluded that antisemitism was expressed at a faculty-sponsored event earlier this year, which was first denounced by...
StandWithUs Canada and its Winnipeg Chapter brought Neil Lazarus to Winnipeg to speak on Effective Advocacy For Israel
StandWithUs Canada and its Winnipeg Chapter brought Neil Lazarus, an Israeli Jewish educator, to Winnipeg. Lazarus is a Middle East commentator , and international communications...
JEWISH FEDERATION HIRES REBECCA BRASK AS CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR AND ADAM LEVY AS PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
I am pleased to announce the hiring of 2 vibrant individuals who will join the Federation family at a senior level on November 1, 2018. Rebecca Brask as Campaign Director Rebecca has...
CJA OCT 10 KICK OFF EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS; GOLDSTINE REPORTS A 4 PER CENT INCREASE CARD FOR CARD
The Resistance Banker About The True Story of A Dutch Banker who Defrauded the Nazis of Millions To Slow Down Their War Machine on Netflix is Worth Watching
The Second World War period drama The Resistance Banker is based on a true story of incredible bravery by a Dutch banker who manages to successfully defraud the Nazis of...













































