In Ishmael’s House: A History of Jews in Muslims Lands by Martin Gilbert. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Toronto, 2010 Let's be frank, for many reading history can be boring! But, if...
http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/134503/hollywood-nazi-urwand
For Abbas: just and lasting peace based on the two state solution For Netanyahu: parties have much work to do - achieve peace (no mention of it either being "just" or...
The Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem just hosted the Winnipeg launch of a very exciting global initiative known as the Einstein Legacy Project and the establishment of the...
The Second annual Bike For the Fight supporting Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) launches August 15th, 2013 from Winnipeg. The campaign is expected to generate in excess of $100,000 – enough...
August 6th and 7th are the two days of Rosh Chodesh ushering in the month of Elul. Some see Elul as the acronym for “I am to my lover as my lover is to me”. Aside from the obvious...
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[Editor's note: On July 17, I received an email from Tim Boxer which made my day. It opened with "Hi Rhonda, I read your superb magazine often, and find it dazzling and...
"Only guard yourself and guard your soul carefully, lest you forget the things your eyes saw, and lest these things depart your heart all the days of your life, and you shall make them known to...
http://www.timesofisrael.com/hitlers-aryan-beach-resort-transforms-into-luxury-playground/
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/07/26/richard-marceau-dont-let-a-dead-canadian-breathe-life-into-neo-nazi-hatred/
http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/19935/top-50-hottest-jewish-women-of-2013-10-1/
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-27/nazi-goebbels-step-grandchildren-are-hidden-billionaires.html
New York Knicks basketball star Amar'e Stoudemire visited the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Wednesday, July 24 and met with students at the Rothberg International School. The event, at the...
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/08/why-bds-isn-t-compatible-with-two-states.html
In the final hours of the election campaign, Netanyahu said that there would be no Palestinian state under his watch. “The goal (of avoiding a binational...
Many Fringe shows include a strong element of storytelling – and it's almost a given in one-person shows that much of the narrative will be told as well as acted. As a storyteller and a...
[Editor's note: On June 6, Gail Asper was awarded the Arts Champion Award by the Winnipeg Arts Council at a ceremony at the Fort Garry Hotel at the Mayor's Luncheon for the Arts....
Written, performed and produced by Daniel Thau-Eleff Direction and dramaturgy by Chris Gerrard-Pinker With assistance from Arne MacPherson July 17 -28 8:30 pm 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg August 8...
The European Union has disposed of any pretense of even-handedness with Israel, and has effectively repudiated the concept of disputed territories, which will be one of the principal issues of...
http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/lawrence-solomon-how-barack-obama-fooled-the-jews-and-betrayed-them-once-he-had-their-money
About 200 people including many children attended the 19th Annual AMIA Community Commemoration on Thursday, July 18 at 7:00 PM at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue. The commemorative service honoured the 85...
Venue #3 -The Playhouse Studio 180 Market Ave. - Entrance on Main St. See more at: http://www.winnipegfringe.com/show-filter.aspx#THEATrePUBLIC Tue July 22, 5:15 PM Thu July 24, 3:45...
Should I weep in the fifth month [Av], separating myself, as I have done these so many years? Zechariah 7:3 Now that the heat of the summer has set in, it’s time to take stock of this past...
Good People Bad Things Winnipeg Fringe Festival 2013 Wednesday July 17 – Sunday July 28 8:30 pm Award-winning playwright Daniel Thau-Eleff spoke with me recently about his one-person play Good...
Congregation Etz Chayim is searching for a creative, detail-oriented professional to fill the part-time position of COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR The ideal candidate will have...
The High Holiday season begins with the inception of the month of Elul. Forty days before the festival of Rosh Hashanah we begin with our preparations. What makes the month of Elul so special? The...
As the Jewish year comes to a close, I want to wish you a very happy and healthy New Year. May you all be inscribed in the book of good life. One of the themes we are encouraged to explore during...
Do we ever forget the high times of our youth? They rest, for some of us, like precious keepsakes, carefully wrapped and tucked away in our memory boxes. Anytime, anywhere, at any age, something may...
Herzlia-Adas Yeshurun is pleased to announce that Rabbi Yossi Benarroch will serve as our cantor and Scholar in Residence for all High Holy Day services this year. He and Rabbi Ari Ellis will...
The Jewish National Fund of Canada – Manitoba/Saskatchewan Regional Branch is pleased to announce that Robert “Bob” Freedman will be the 2015 Negev Gala honouree. ...
Just to get this out of the way, I loved the movie “Rainman”. Dustin Hoffman’s portrayal of “Raymond” was among his best works. In fact, in 1988 he received The Academy...
I remember it like it was yesterday. From the depths of the jungle that was the place we inhabited on Jarvis Street, I had managed to find a trowel, a little metal shovel to dig with in the hard...
National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Winnipeg Section held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Michelle Glass, outgoing co-president, conducted the business portion of...
Clever perhaps, but moderate? The West, at least a large part of it, was highly enthusiastic about the results of Iran’s recent Presidential elections. There was 70% turnout at the polls...
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/07/10/ancient-jewish-tombstones-buried-to-avoid-nazi-destruction-discovered-in-austria/
Local Professional Selected to National Outreach Initiative Rena Elbaze of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg inducted as a Big Tent Judaism Professional Affiliate HIGHLIGHTS: * Big Tent...
Statement from Herzlia Synagogue received by Editor of Winnipeg Jewish Review July 10, 2013 We at Herzlia-Adas Yeshurun are greatly disappointed with the Rady Centre's...
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/national/Israel+urged+Canada+Palestinians+over+recognition/8636996/story.html
[Editor's note: editor is about to get on a plane and just received this note from Gayle Waxman. We will carry more on this story in due course] Hi Rhonda Spivak, I understand that you are...
New JFM President Mr. Wilder has an extensive record of national and local community service, including leadership positions with Canadian Jewish Congress, the Canada Israel Committee, the Winnipeg...
Aspergers; a Tale of a Social Misfit July 18 – July 27, 2013 Venue #3 -The Playhouse Studio 180 Market Ave. - Entrance on Main St Recommended For Mature Audience Length: 45 mins. Tickets: $9...
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/when-history-repeats/
Hamlet as Told on the Streets by Shel Silverstein Venue #25 The Vault 283 Bannatyne Ave. (basement) July 17 – July 28, 2013 Recommended For: Mature Audience Length: 30 mins. Tickets: $10 One...
Winnipeger Yitzchak Rifkind is on his way to winning a job in Israel and making Aliyah to Israel with his family Yitzchak Rifkind and his wife Kineret Orlikow-Rifkind are currently in first...
http://www.timesofisrael.com/colonel-sanders-takes-on-hitler/
There is no reason for a long winded article with a Jerusalem by line over the ouster of the Moslem Brotherhood, the ideological ally and successor of Nazi Germany. Haj Amin El Husseini,...
PLAN TO ATTEND THE 23rd ANNUAL WINNIPEG PROPHECY CONFERENCE Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg, MB September 12th- 14th, 2013. 9:00am-9:00pm daily...
Outside the Hotel Deutcher Kaiser in Nuremberg, where Adolf Hitler used to stand on the balcony and inspect the passing Nazi troops and wave to adoring fans, I took a stroll down the street...
Dead! Gay was dead! And she died back there so many years ago, and he had not known. Allen sat himself down on the parapet that marked the end of the low wall running along the walkway from the...
