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    Recently Gunn's Bakery has added a variety of mouthwatering soups to its repertoire and each one I have tasted has been delicious. ( It will be part of my life's mission to try...

  As the time evolves, so do schools. What does it mean to be a Jewish dayschool in 2017? And, consequently, what sets you, graduates, apart from other high school graduates? I would like to...

On Thursday, May 11th, the second ‘Empowered by CFHU’ event took place in Winnipeg, following the success of the first event, which took place in February. 22 young Jewish women, from...

As a journalist, I covered events in the US capitol when Congress passed the US embassy Jerusalem relocation bill in October 1995, also known as the “Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition...

    Have you ever wanted to be able to ask: how did you make that?  The artists of the WAVE Interlake Artists’ Studio Tour, painters, potters, jewellers, photographers and more,...

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My Hero Brother  Ach Sheli Gibor Israel/India, 2016, Hebrew with English subtitles, Director: Yonatan Nir, 78 minutes   Review by Jane Enkin Jane Enkin Music and Story...

The Women’s Balcony Ismach Hatani Israel, 2016, Hebrew with English subtitles, Directors: Shlomit Nechama and Emil Ben-Shimon, 118 minutes. By Jane Enkin Jane Enkin Music and Story...

  You don't have to be a sports buff to  enjoy the terrific  documentary "On the Map" produced by Israeli filmmaker Dani Menkin, who will in Winnipeg at the...

Operation Ezra Update Forty-one Yazidi men, women and children are learning English, going to school, working, playing, feeling safe and secure, and freely celebrating their faith and culture in...

Marsha Cowan has announced her retirement as Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba. She will remain in her current position until December 31, 2017, and will then assume a new...

  Listening to Irwin Cotler's excellent thoughtful at the Shindleman lecture for the Canadian institute of Antisemitism, I was reminded of  Sandy Tolan's  book the Lemon...

  Ben-Gurion Epilogue is a  fascinating film which is comprised of an unseen interview  conducted  with an 82 year old quick witted David Ben-Gurion (who speaks  in English...

I was really surprised at how good this gem of a  film is - It is a must see-5 out of 5 stars. The film is a story about two half brothers from different mothers, one Jewish and one Arab, and...

Editor's note:This gripping film is about the family of Winnipegger Shep Shell -and btoh he and  Izak Szewelewicz ( from Israel) will be its special guests at the Rady JCC Film...

Note: Please see companion article to this regarding the  proceeds to the Jewish National Fund`s Negev Gala honouring Rabbi Green, which are going to the World`s Jewish Museum in Tel-Aviv, the...

I  recommend seeing the  Wedding Plan , an Israeli film (In Hebrew with English subtitles) written and directed by Rama Burshtein which gives a fascinating insight into the culture of...

Dr Ron Wolfson gave an interesting and energetic presentation to a group of some 60 community leaders, which highlighted the need for synagogues and Jewish organizations to warmly welcome /greet...

At its annual general meeting (AGM) in March, the University of Winnipeg Students Association (UWSA) was presented with a motion that condemned the State of Israel as an apartheid regime. The motion...

Featuring Guest Speaker Professor Arthur Schafer  Founding Director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba Tuesday, May 16, Noon Menu: Vegetable Quiche with...

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Join us on Sunday, May 14, at 7:00 pm as Adas Yeshurun Herzlia presents ONE NIGHT IN MAY, a spring fun-raiser featuring popular Jewish and classical music performed by the WSO’s Sonia Shklarov...

(Winnipeg, April 2017) -  Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Memorial Day is on Monday, April 24th, 2017. The Federation’s Annual Public Holocaust Commemoration will take place...

(Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies and author or editor of 16 books about the Holocaust and Jewish history.)     The rise of...

  Dear Community Members, I hope you and your loved ones had a wonderful Passover. We ended the month of April with Shoah Week, a week of programs and events commemorating the Holocaust....

Night to Honour Israel (with special guest from Israel David Nekrutman, the Executive Director of the Centre for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation, and  Rev Bruce Martin , lead...

Effective June 2017, there will be FOUR vacancies in the number of Elected Directors on the Winnipeg Board of Jewish Education (WBJE). The term of office for an Elected Director is three years. The...

      (The writers are the CFHU Community Ambassadors to Winnipeg) A few weeks ago we heard about another Israeli Hi-Tech record-breaking acquisition - Intel announced that it will...

Over the past week, UNRWA  spread the word that UNRWA intends to introduce a new curriculum for peace and tolerance in the UNRWA school system.    However, UNRWA reports widespread...

A new exhibit will open in Ottawa on April 2, 2017 to mark the contribution of Jews to Canada and to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation. The Canadian Jewish Experience: A Tribute to...

King David was considered the epitome of a leader for the Hebrews, for his success in creating the successful nation state he expanded and ruled, devoted to the one true God. He was considered by...

INGREDIENTS: 1/2 CUP OIL 1 CUP WATER 2 CUPS MATZO MEAL 1 teaspoon of SALT 1 Tablespoon sugar 4 EGGS 12 HOT DOGS   DIRECTIONS: Combine oil and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add the dry...

Dear Community Members, There isn’t a week that goes by without being asked why we do what we do. I wanted to share some of these questions with you: “Why should I give to the...

One of the most frequently asked questions is “how do I know how much to spend on updates?” Home owners want to ensure they get the biggest bang for their renovation dollars.  The...

Students attending a multicultural festival at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) in Oshawa covered up an Israeli flag with its Algerian counterpart in order to eliminate any...

Jane Enkin Music and Story at janeenkinmusic.com   Once again, a hard-working group of organizers and volunteers put together a great day of Jewish learning.  With a great...

This year, I attended the 7th annual Limmud. Limmud is a program that features sessions for all ages as well as local and international artists, scholars and educators. I attended three different...

[David Bedein is the founder, Israel Resource News Agency & Director,
Center for Near East Policy Research, Philadelphia & Jerusalem]

US President Donald Trump passionately works for renewal of peace talks between Israel and Palestinian Authority.

In that context, President Trump is preparing to release his “deal of the century” after the Israeli elections on April 9th.

What can we expect from the Trump “Deal of the Century?”

No one knows details of that Middle East peace proposal that

he will reveal after the Israeli elections on April 9th.

What we do know from sources in the US, the PLO, & Israel is that the Palestinian Authority, run by the Palestine Liberation Organization, will not be replaced and will continue to function.

That means that PLO policies will persist.

What we know is that the Trump plan does change the status of 5,000,000 descendants of Arab refugees from the 1948 war who live in 59 “temporary” UNRWA refugee camps where they have been living for the past 70 years under the illusion of the “right of return” to villages lost in 1948 even if they no longer exist.

What we know is that the Trump plan does not introduce a peace education program to replace the new PA war curriculum in all PA schools which espouse a “right of return by force of arms” program in all PA and UNRWA schools.

What we know is that the Trump Plan does not veto he unprecedented law on the books of the Palestinian Authority which provides a handsome gratuity to anyone who murders a Jew, and to the family of anyone who kills a Jew.

What we know is that US President Donald Trump’s senior Middle East adviser, son-in-law Jared Kushner, told Sky News the Trump plan will call for a united Palestinian leadership and promote ‘broad economic impact’ for the Palestinian Authority, which will also benefit israeli business community.

The mistake of the 25-year-long Middle East peace process has been that little attention was paid to the necessary legislation and education for peace from the Palestinian Authority. which works under the PLO, which remains a terrorist organization. What about the economic incentives that Trump may offer?

There can be only one response to the notion that “economics is the answer: which is that Israel  was not founded as a “nation of profits”.

Yesterday, at the UWSA’s annual general meeting, there was an attempt to pass a motion condemning Israel as an apartheid state and to support the BDS (Boycott, Divest, and Sanction) movement....

  The Zookeeper’s Wife from Focus Features (distributed in Canada by Elevation Pictures) is a 2017 wartime drama directed by Niki Caro (Whale...

We all start our lives with innocence and wonder.  What a puzzle it must have been working it all out as children. First, how do we organize to meet our needs, our creature comforts,...

Written and performed by Itai Erdal At Winnipeg Jewish Theatre  March 23 – April 1 At the Segal Centre for Performing Arts in Montreal  April 30th to May 21st  ...

For Immediate Release  March 21, 2017 Montreal, QC – Yesterday, CIJ News exposed a video of a sermon recorded at the Dar al-Arkam mosque in Montreal on December 23, 2016 in...

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Here's what strikes me as being important about President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and his instructions to prepare to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem:

Its concert is still five months away, but the Sarah Sommer Chai Folk Ensemble has already exceeded its corporate sponsorship goals, and donors are stepping forward in big numbers to make their...