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    With his eye on the White House, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas breezed into Manhattan’s Grand Hyatt to wow some 1,100 New Yorkers with his pumped up support for Israel. The...

          Who can cut through Henry Kissinger’s thick Germanic accent? Maybe that’s one reason Richard Nixon tape recorded in the Oval Office — so he could...

  The first reports on demographics of the Winnipeg Jewish community are now available. With thanks to Charles Shahar of Montreal who negotiates for data, works with advisors to refine...

Tarbut was bursting with energizing music this year.   Carole King The focus of Tarbut's Music Producer Karla Berbrayer's annual tribute to a Jewish musical artist was singer songwriter...

  Winter has arrived, and so has the time to drop off your blue boxes at one of the Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) collection events to ensure you receive a tax receipt in the new year....

http://mosaicmagazine.com/essay/2014/11/the-pew-survey-reanalyzed/    

        MONTREAL, QC – Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW) is delighted to announce that Claudia Goldman, of Vancouver, has been elected as CHW’s twenty-second National...

  This week’s terrorist attack on a Jerusalem synagogue struck at the core of jewish community and identity. Now is the time to reaffirm the sanctity of our synagogue and stand shoulder...

        As an example of what the insightful commentator Melanie Phillips referred to as a “dialogue of the demented” in her book The World Turned Upside Down,...

    Dispatch From the Editor's Desk, Nov 1964 when was Two Months Old    Sorry GENTLEMEN, Beverly Rosen is OFF the market. Sarah & Morris Rosen and Dorothy & the late...

  Note from Editor of Winnipeg Jewish Review: [IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER AS A CIVILIAN WORKER FOR 2-3 WEEKS ON AN ISRAELI ARMY SUPPLY BASE, CONTACT SAREL CANADA. Free accommodation, kosher...

        Amos Guiora, an Israeli born law professor and child of Holocaust survivors gave an interesting and thought provoking talk advocating for legal sanctions to be applied...

          In response to today’s deadly terrorist attack on worshippers in a Jerusalem synagogue Shimon Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA)...

          A Manitoba Chamber Orchestra season does not often feature a flute soloist, but its next concert is an exciting exception. On Wednesday, November 26th, in...

Dear Friends,   As we near the end of November, the holiday of Chanukah will soon be upon us. As the CEO of the Jewish Federation, I invite the entire community to take part in a community-wide...

          http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-shrinking-jewish-middle-and-how-to-expand-it/

          “What if the Jews themselves were Nazis?,” mused French philosopher, Vladimir Jankélévitch in 1986. “That would be great. We would...

    [Editor's note: This announcement was sent to parents of Gray Academy]         We are pleased to announce that Judi Price-Rosen will be the Director of...

      Fox News special correspondent Geraldo Rivera has a Star of David on his left fist. He got the tattoo in 1974 while reporting on the Palestinian terrorists who slaughtered 22...

  On Wednesday November 26th, Variety ,The Children's Charity of Manitoba  will be holding a very special event,  Opening Night of   FIDDLER ON THE ROOF...

        Are our lives like an onion, in essence? We issue from the earth, growing from the inherent spark of life within us, adding layers, substance, until we come to full...

          [Editor's note: I have often wondered what it was that contributed to Gail Asper's fortitude and unstoppable drive to turn her father's dream of a...

  November 14 and 15, 2014 8:00 PM Centennial Concert Hall 555 Main St Winnipeg, MB Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate: Clans from Lowak Shoppala’ (Fire and Light) John Williams: Three...

      Winnipeg – October 7, 2014 – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) and The Asper Foundation (TAF) signed a memorandum of understanding today that...

      The atmosphere was warm and engaging as over 100 students, gray Academy and Brock Corydon teachers Jewish Federation Staff and others came together on October 20 at the Shaarey...

  [Editor's note: Kane Rooks has a Master’s Degree in Counter-terrorism from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel, and currently lives in Israel.]   As the  ISIL...

    Thinking about what happened this past month's terror attack in Ottawa takes to me back to my undergraduate days. I went to University in Israel in the mid...

Michael Greilsammer Saturday, November 15, 8:00 p.m.   Member $30 / NonMember $33 / Student $20 (with student card – limited seating)    Music Lover’s Package $80 Member /...

  Ivan Berkowitz was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee MEDAL for giving significantly to our community. He has branched out into the art world. Berkowitz is making...

    Honour our fallen heroes and veterans on Friday, November 7th beginning 7:30 PM at Shaarey Zedek.   The evening will include poems read by Gray Academy students in English,...

  Hello there! As part of a class project for my MBA program, my group is exploring kosher meat options for the Canadian market. Could you help us out by taking this survey, and forwarding it...

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“When you see the enthusiasm on the children’s faces as they watch the birds, then you understand exactly why we’ve established this site,” said Larry Vickar during a visit to the observation point.

      Welcome to this RARE two bedroom, one bath condo located in the lovely lakefront development of Gimli Shores, built in 2006.     Asking Price $224,900.    ...

    http://online.wsj.com/articles/terror-in-ottawa-1414018627        

    As yet more evidence that academics are regularly able to engage in what George Orwell sardonically referred to as “doublethink,” “the power of holding two...

  Yesterday was another beautifully sunny day on the west coast of Canada, the country where, when we cast our dice, we came up with a winning number. We came here, of advanced years, and...

(The authors are Members of the Board of the Religious Zionists of America.)   International donors this week praised the leaders of the Palestinian Authority as moderate peace-seekers who can...

    Don’t you just hate it when you arrive at your point of departure for a planned getaway only to find that the conveyance that you contracted for at great expense and...

  In 1970, when she was 13, Lynda Fishman's  mother and two sisters were killed in an Air Canada plane crash that killed all 109 people on board.  On October 23, Fishman, who...

  Winnipeg, October 13, 2014 - The annual KRISTALLNACHT commemoration service and program will take place earlier than usual this year: Sunday, October 26, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. in the Berney...

              Lawyer Jack London, who is the facilitator for merger talks between Shaarey Zedek and Etz Chayim congregations told the Winnipeg Jewish...

  I am an experienced executive who has directed large teams, managed multi-million dollar budgets and leads the delivery and implementation of complex programs and service delivery. ...

The opportunity you have given me to be your voice at City Hall is something I am very grateful for. Allowing me to work for you, your family and your neighbours in the River Heights/Fort Garry Ward...

Dear Friends, As we move from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, I want to first take this opportunity to wish everyone in the community a happy and healthy New Year, and if you are fasting, a safe fast....

  The Combined Jewish Appeal launched a successful kick-off at the Journey to Churchill exhibit at Assiniboine Zoo on September 8, 2014.   The ambitious goal of the campaign, which is...

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                    I met Bob Freedman for coffee just after he had recently retired as CEO of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg for 28 years at...

From Copenhagen, Denmark Global Next Research Group www.globalnext.org   Are you happy? Would you know it if you were? How would you actually define happiness? The founding fathers of America...