[Editor's note: Brent Sasley is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Texas at Arlington. His research interests overlap between Middle East politics...
Many of my readers are probably aware of the fact that police are investigating antisemitic posters targeting Mayor Sam Katz and other Jewish Winnipeggers were plastered across downtown on...
Recently a Mclean’s Exclusive exposed the fact that the President of the Iranian Cultural Association of Carleton University Ehsan Mohammadi had solicited money for the club from Iranian...
Editorial Comment: The Winnipeg Jewish Review is pleased to tell our readership that one of the writers who has contributed to this website, Aidan Fishman, was awarded the inaugural Blankfeld Award...
“My goal is to improve the enrolment at Brock Corydon. I believe in the educational philosophy, in the teachers’ abilities and in the school as a whole. My plan is to get the word out...
International Day of Peace (IDP) recognized by the United Nations occurs September 21 every year and is celebrated by many organizations around the world. Rotary WPP is hosting its third consecutive...
Moses Maimonides, born in Spain in 1135, served as rabbi, physician, and philosopher to the Jews of Morocco and Egypt until his death in 1204. He was the revered guide to Jews...
Former Minister of Justice and Liberal MP Irwin Cotler has written an important article which Jewish communities in Canada need to read, entitled Justice Delayed is Justice Denied...
An expert in counter-terrorism, Dr Jonathan Fine says that in analyzing the Arab Spring New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, a "good Journalist" got it...
I am so pleased to be the bearer of nice news about lice news. I can't tell you how much I was itching to open this email I got from Gray Academy, reprinted in full below about how...
We are very pleased to announce that Professor Deborah Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University, will deliver CISA’s 2013 Shindleman Family...
(Press release)New York, NY, September 4, 2012 … The mayor of Lublin, Poland has assured the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that he will introduce a resolution before City Council this week to...
release September 7, 2012 – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada has closed its embassy in Iran, effective immediately, and declared...
SHANA TOVAH TIKATEIVU: WISHING YOU A HAPPY AND SWEET NEW YEAR- 5773 Israel and Maylene Ludwig and family Barry and Carol Mcarton and family Dr. Sora Ludwig and Brent Schacter and family Neil...
Alex Dashevsky was one of 14 finalists for the 2012 Halllelujah-Global Jewish singing contest (A Torontian won) The Winnipeg Jewish review is posting a you tube video of Alex...
Soon, the shofar will sound, for those of us worldwide in the Jewish community to mark the beginning of a new year. Every Rosh Hashona, we look forward to a future filled with good...
Vacation Rental Palm Springs, CA VRBO listing #327953 Email: nstill4402@aol.com Phone: 763 374 4043 $1900 month/US Location: Biltmore Colony, Palm Springs, South, Palm Springs, Deserts,...
Toronto, Canada - September 5, 2012: Ami Allon has been appointed Director for Canada for the Israel Ministry of Tourism, taking over from Consul Oded Grofman, who returns to Jerusalem after a...
[Reprinted with permission form the Jewish Tribune] [Editor's note: Although this article was written before the United Chirch successfully passed its resolution for a boycott of goods form...
"There are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret." Ronald Reagan About two years ago, the Israel...
[This article first appeared in the Epoch Times] What are you waiting for? Are you not going to protest until someone comes for you, to kill you for your organs? By then, it will be far too...
It has already been noted many times that one key difference between Israel and the U.S. over Iran is that Washington can wait far longer than Israel before it decides that it has no choice but to...
The Jewish National Fund has a very special relationship with Israel’s Defence Forces. For the 2012 High Holiday Appeal, JNF is committed to building a 5-acre park called Meeting...
Dear Readers, The following essay is the second in a four-part exploration into a pre-High Holidays relationship with G-d, so that we are not surprised when September comes...
[Editor's note: The following is a press release I received a couple of days ago which was issued jointly by NCJW, The Gwen Secter Creative Living Centre, and the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg....
Camp Massad in Winnipeg Beach, North America's only Hebrew speaking residential camp, celebrated its 60th anniversary with an on-site reunion for alumni August 24 – 26, 2012. A...
[This article first appeared in the Jerusalem Post magazine last Friday August 23, 2012] ‘From my father I got my hands,” says sculptor Udi Dayan, the 70-year-old son of the late...
Community Consultation on Governance Tuesday, September 11, 2012 7:00 p.m. Tallman Multi-Purpose Room The Saul & Claribel Simkin Centre 1 Falcon Ridge Dr., Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1V9 Join...
The New Shul of Winnipeg is thrilled to announce that Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton will be our visiting Cantor during the High Holy Days this year. A gifted performer, convincing speaker, and dedicated...
WINNIPEG – It’s hard to imagine the simple, pure, sound of a bat cracking a baseball on a sunny day in a small ball park as a luxury. But for many of Winnipeg’s most at-risk kids,...
VANCOUVER – Madam Justice Freda Steel of the Manitoba Court of Appeal has been named winner of the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) 2012 Cecilia I. Johnstone Award in recognition of her...
On Thursday, September 6, 2012, the Jewish Federation’s Combined Jewish Appeal, Community Relations and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs are hosting a special guest to...
Scholar In Residence Weekend September 7-8 Dr. Rachel Turkienicz Friday, September 7 at 5:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00...
Home is the place, when you have to go there, they have to take you in- Robert Frost Israel, for better or worse, is the Land of the Jews. Jews have returned to the Land from just about every...
Dear Readers, The following essay is the first of a four-part exploration into a pre-High Holidays relationship with G-d, so that we are not surprised when September comes and someone says...
The United Church of Canada has voted to boycott products exported by Israeli settlements on the West Bank at its 41st general council meeting in Ottawa. Michael Posner's has written an...
Winnipegger Alex Dashefsky is A Finalist in the televised global Jewish Hallelujah Singing Contest . He needs your vote to win- there are only a few hours left to vote -it is until 3: in...
What inspires an artist? What is it that sparks the imagination and creativity and drives the artist to create beauty from paint, clay, fabric, metal or wood? You have a chance...
At the Jewish Child and Family Services annual meeting in June, Heather Leonoff, outgoing President received the Lifetime Membership Award from JCFS incoming Board President Bruce Caplan....
Roch Hashanah - A time for peaceful renewal This year for the Rosh Hashanah, I attended portions of the three part lecture series at the Jewish Learning Institute, where Rabbi Altein explained...
Although officials from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) met with PA President Mahmoud Abbas on June 24 of this year, they was at least one issue that they did not raise with the PA....
“Most people don’t know value of Tshuvah”, Rabbi Mark Borovitz, told the 2012 Jewish Child and Family Services annual meeting in June of this year. Borovitz is the...
Tel Aviv — Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) develops in individuals who experience highly traumatizing situations such as terrorist attacks and car accidents, but symptoms can also come...
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCES Harold Buchwald Heart Health Luncheon Sept. 14, 2012 WINNIPEG CONVENTION CENTRE 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM...
Count Dr. Jacques Rogge President International Olympic Committee Château de Vidy C.P. 356 – CH-1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Dear Doctor Rogge: I am writing you as a Member of...
Aug 10, 2012 Ms. Spivak, I am a reporter for CBC News. I am working on a profile on Nathan Jacobson and I noticed you had written an article about him on the occasion of the Y Sports dinner...
Join us at Herzlia-Adas Yeshurun for High Holy Day services that are explanatory and meaningful, conducted in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. In addition to the main sanctuary...
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), IDF, and Judea and Samaria district police arrested two men who confessed to taking part in the brutal October 2000 lynch of two IDF soldiers,...
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/shocking-breach-us-declassifies-document-revealing-some-israels-nuclear-capabilities_899638.html?page=1 ...
I wasn't able to make the original Woodstock that took place at Max Yasgur’s farm in the Catskills 44 years years ago this month (August 15 - 17). That’s because I would have only been...
