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PLAN TO ATTEND THE 22nd ANNUAL  WINNIPEG PROPHECY CONFERENCE                    @ Victoria Inn -...

Ananti-Semitic “Hate Rally” is scheduled to take place on International Qods Day(August 18th 2012) at Queens Park Toronto. QodsDay was founded by Ruhollah Khomeini a brutal Islamist...

      Margaret’s connection to the Hebrew University began when her daughters Nicole and Cara attended the Rothberg School for Overseas Studies. The first time Margaret was on...

TORONTO . Two national Jewish organizations are lobbying Queen's Park to stop an "antiSemitic hate rally" from taking place on government land next month. The International Day of Al-Quds,...

Former Mossad chief and national security adviser Ephraim Halevy was quoted by the New York Times on Thursday saying that if he were Iranian he "would be very fearful of the next 12...

Winnipeg, MB - For yearsafter its founding, Shalom Square – theIsrael Pavilion – is now an eagerly anticipated annual staple of Folklorama. From August 8 to 12, pavilion guests can take...

Republicans are trying to woo away Jews who voted for Barack Obama in 2008, hoping they have experienced “buyer’s remorse.” I, for one, have experienced no such remorse. I have...

  There is an interesting article that was published in YNET about the fact that in 2012 there has been a  peak in number of older Germans, who, due to  guilty conscience, leave their...

Winnipeg – B’nai Brith in Winnipeg has donated over 1,200 ticket packages to a Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball game against the St. Paul Saints as part of “B’nai Brith’s 4th...

The government of Israel is making all the right noises and appropriate statements expressing hope that the new government of Egypt will maintain the cold peace. But we should be under no illusions....

  [Editor's note: The following is a press release form the Milwaukee Jeiwsh Federation released in July 2012.] The Milwaukee Jewish Federation has appointed Hannah Rosenthal as its new...

  [Editor's note: The following is a response to the article written by Robert Kopstein regarding the selection of Board Members at the Simkin Centre, which can be accessed by clicking here:...

    http://www.cjnews.com/news/blog-prompts-camp-reverse-decision-about-blind-camper  

Few things so consistently irk the pro-Israel community as the coverage of Israel by the mainstream news media. Proud Zionists constantly bemoan the Jewish State's poor performance in this...

Recently, my son Shlomo spent time translating a society page piece from an old Yiddish paper about a lovely Winnipeg party. I think I'll put on my society page hat for this article – A Do For...

Hello everyone. I'm Rachel's Mom, Jessica and I have been asked to say a few words about Bat Mitzvah club from a parent's perspective. Joel and I decided to sign Rachel up for Bat Mitzvah club...

TORONTO — The new national executive vice-president of the Jewish National Fund Canada is starting off his tenure with a major announcement: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be the 2013...

Canyon Ridge Development Corporation is a Winnipeg based real estate company focusing on the renovation and re-development of apartment buildings. If you own one or more apartment buildings and are...

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UNITED NATIONS – The prospect of Iran using its embassy in Canada to mobilize Islamic Republic loyalists to attack the U.S. is raising alarm among terrorism experts after an official there...

  To read about sayeh Hassan's views on th eneed to shut down the Iranian embassy in Canada , click...

[Editor's note: This article was written a year ago July 17, 2011  and first appeared in the Jerusalem Post http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=229775. It is being...

  My name is Joshua Slayen and I am the Vice President of Legal Linkup ( www.LegalLinkup.com). Legal Linkup is a website that streamlines the lawyer/client networking process, making it easy...

Although discussions between Herzlia Synagogue, the Jewish Federation and the Asper Campus are taking place concerning the possible sale of Herzlia Synagogue to the Asper Campus (with a view to...

  GAIL ASPER'S SPEECH AT RADY 40TH Y SPORTS DINNER- June 19, 2012- Winnipeg Convention Centre Good evening everybody and thank you for that lovely introduction Sheree. Sheree and I have been...

  [Editor's note: I want to thank Robert Kopstein for writing this piece outlining his views on this important topic. Readers are encouraged to write in with their views--I myself will likely...

MINISTER VIC TOEWS PRESENTS DIAMOND JUBILEE MEDAL TO SHELLEY FAINTUCH by Rhonda Spivak, August 1, 2012 Shelley Faintuch says that when Vic Toews, Regional Minister for Manitoba and Member of...

Itinerary Day 01| Tel Aviv Thursday, November 01st  After arriving at Ben Gurion Airport, you will be met by our representative and transferred your hotel in Tel Aviv. Stretched along the...

FEDERATION ANNOUNCES STAFF CHANGES WINNIPEG (July 4th, 2012) - Bob Freedman, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, is very pleased to announce the following staffing changes and additions....

In late May, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak raised some eyebrows by speculating that a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank would be a realistic option. “Israel...

Today, UNESCO’s 21-nation World Heritage Committee voted to approve a Palestinian bid to place the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on its list of sites of World Heritage in Danger. This is...

Ira Udow retired from his position as principal of Brock Corydon School this June. Among many accomplishments, Mr. Udow has developed Brock Corydon as a UNESCO School.  UNESCO schools work to...

At the annual American Jewish Press Association (AJPA) Conference, held last week  in Philadelphia, a  newsworthy session was held with Chemi Shalev, the newly appointed US correspondent...

The "Blessing Angel" fountain in Winkler's Bethel Heritage Park seems to bestow favor as the "Sarah Sommer Chai Folk Ensemble" poses beneath her wings after a sumptuous Mennonite...

Reliable sources, including Dr. Earl Hershfield, President of Herzlia Adas Yeshurun, have confirmed to the Winnipeg Jewish Review that Herzlia synagogue's congregation has voted to proceed with...

This year's Jewish athlete of the year is  Brendan Leipsic, an 18-year-old hockey player with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League, This was was announced at the 40th Annual...

Do you know anyone who went to Massad that ever wanted to leave?  Do you know anyone who does not want to go back? I don’t.  I’d still be there if they hadn’t decided...

  [The following is a letter sent to Gray Academy parents earlier this month]:  Dear Gray Academy families, Owing to our strong reputation for excellence, a growing Jewish...

   The morning of June 10, 2012 marked the second annual walk-a-thon of the Simkin Centre, dubbed by its organizers, The Saul and Claribel Simkin Stroll. On that morning friends and...

Earlier this month pro-democracy forces in Toronto turned the  Iranian reformist event  where the key note speaker was Mojtaba Vahedi intoan anti-Regime protest. International Centre for...

"I love bell peppers" declared honouree John Buhler as he began his speech to the Negev Gala audience at the Concert Hall, promising that "every penny" of the funds raised from...

  A documentary, made by Randy Guest about four Holocaust survivors is going to be shot in Winnipeg, and extras are needed to appear in the film,  titled "UNDER THE SAME...

Jerusalem--The treatment the Egyptian military meeted out to Egyptian blogger, Maikel Nabil Sanad  who was charged with "insulting the Egyptian military" turned out to be a "a...

President Obama recently invited me to the Oval Office for a discussion about Iran. The President reiterated to me in private what he had previously said in public: namely, that he would not allow...

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Heather Leonoff is well aware of the tremendous impact that Jewish social services have had on the Winnipeg community. Much of this awareness is due to the fact that Leonoff just completed a 12 year...

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      They’re back. After sitting out Toronto’s annual Pride parade last year, a group calling itself Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) is planning to march again...

 House Adopts Unanimous Motion Proposed by Liberal MP Irwin Cotler for Moment of Silence in Memory of the 11 Murdered Athletes and Coaches at the 1972 Olympics in Munich   Canadian...

  I want to comment on the letter to the Winnipeg Free Press that appeared the day after the JNF Negev Gala honouring John and Bonnie Buhler, which can be read here:...