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At Purim, Jews are encouraged to drink "Ad She lo Yada" – until one cannot distinguish between Haman (the bad guy) and Mordechai (the good guy). In keeping with the spirit of the...

Statement by the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Issues (A Division of the Zoryan Institute) on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights TORONTO — The International Institute...

  This lecture was delivered at Herzlia Synagogue in Winnipeg on February 11, 2012. In the following presentation, I will attempt to explain the history and purpose of Israeli Apartheid Week...

It was the involvement of one Egyptian freedom fighter, a young man that forced Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton to personally step foot on Tahrir Squrare; it was the camera footages of young...

At certain moments, while watching a scene from a program broadcast by Palestinian television on October 25 of last year, it is difficult to believe that this is the official television channel of...

When speaking to predominantly Jewish audiences, Kasim Hafeez often begins by saying the following words: “When I was in university, I would have gladly killed every one of you.” By his...

Israel is the second most educated country in the world, says a report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), that was written about in Ha'aretz  ...

  This Tuesday, 21 Shvat, marks the 15th Yaertzheit of Shira Waldman, Koby’[Tanzer's] mom. Her name lives on through our eldest daughter, and her spirit endures in a collection of...

Ester Weinberg lives in Haifa, Israel. She made Aliyah to Israel on her own when she was only fifteen years old. She was an elementary school teacher and then became the principal of an after school...

I want to highlight an interesting point about Israel Apartheid Week on U of M and U of W campus this year. Prior to IAW, CBC ran a story featuring Rana Abdulla a Winnipeg Palestinian woman who said...

      To read more click here:  http://www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=257964         Sean Stone, the son of acclaimed film...

The Jewish National Fund of Canada – Manitoba/Saskatchewan Region is pleased to honour Bonnie & John Buhler at the Negev Gala to be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the Centennial Concert...

Release from Football Manitoba-Football Manitoba is pleased to announce that Ron East has accepted the role of Executive Director.[East replaces Rob Berkowitz who is currently the executive director...

Editor's note: It appears you can purchase anything on E-Bay these days--including little stones from the Western Wall. I couldn't help bringing this story to the attention of readers. On reading...

  A Fiery Soul: The Life and Theatrical Times of John Hirsch by Fraidie Martz and Andrew Wilson (Vehicule Press 382 pg. $22.00) Hirsch Created and conceived by Alon Nashman and Paul Thompson...

The Winnipeg Board of Jewish Education (WBJE) doesn’t only reach out to elementary and high school students in the community, it reaches out to adults, too. And since introducing its Lifelong...

  Our community was treated to an unexpectedly powerful speaker on Feb 6, 2012. Kasim Hafeez, a British Muslim of Pakistani origin, was raised to hate Jews. He was taught that the destruction...

When the Chai Folk Ensemble was in Mexico City last year, we met a very talented choreographer, Moy Covalin.  We are bringing him to Winnipeg for 2 weeks in February to work with our...

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is calling on Presbyterians (PCUSA) to rein in an influential group that has injected anti-Semitic themes into the Church debates on the Middle East. The call comes in...

Efraim Halevy who will be in Winnipeg speaking for the Jewish Heritage Centre in April of this year had a recent op-ed in the New York Times  entitled "To Weaken Iran, Start with...

Letter to Daniel Sokatch, Rachel Liel, and board members New Israel Fund February 8, 2012 Dear Daniel, Rachel and other members of the NIF Board, As the NIF board meets in Israel, I am writing to...

Honolulu, HI – (Release Date TBD) – In 2008 Leah Hammer found her grandfather’s book, Collected Writings, at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. Gezamelte Shriften,...

Tucked away in a small building off the main street of Sderot, Israel, and just a few blocks from the Sderot Police Station and their infamous Rocket Museum, lies the home of the Sderot Media Centre...

Happy Birthday to the trees! A great celebration for all took place at last Sunday’s Community – Wide Tu B’ Shevat celebration at the Children’s Museum, hosted by...

  National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Winnipeg Section presented over 300 books that were collected by its members to Mulvey School on January 24. These books were distributed to each...

CIJA, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, is the new headquarters for strategic advice, expert support, and information for Jewish and pro-Israel advocacy in Canada. It deals with the full...

Jewish Child and Family Service (JCFS) started its celebration year with a family focused event that took place on Sunday afternoon January 22nd at the Rady JCC gymnasium. JCFS Family Fun Day was...

Limmud: Festival of Jewish Learning is Back for an Encore!   Saturday February 25 and Sunday February 26   Asper Jewish Community Campus | 123 Doncaster | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Canada...

 I wish I could express my gratitude personally to everyone for their outpouring of support. Your words of comfort mean so much to me and our entire family.   For those of you who didn't...

(February 3, 2012) Winnipeg, MB – Israel Ludwig, President of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, is pleased to announce the creation of a new award in honour of Larry Hurtig z”l, an...

Gray Academy Grade 8 Student Benji Saadia has produced this  parady video on  U Tube  in response to  the  Isrel Apartheid Week video.

President Shimon Peres today (Monday), 30.1.12, at his Jerusalem Residence, met with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird and Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty...

(January 31, 2012) Israel Ludwig, President of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, is pleased to announce that the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg’s Planning Committee unanimously approved a...

Doreen Brownstone and Ross McMillan know how to make a staged play-reading a fully embodied, engaging work of theatre. In this debut of Winnipeg writer Daniel Thau-Eleff's new play, they created...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada (January 30, 2012) - Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Western Canada's largest Conservative Jewish synagogue, has completed construction on the first Jewish interfaith cemetery...

JNF - Winnipeg & Saskatchewan Region Annual Tu B’ Shevat Telethon   On Sunday, February 12th from 2 pm – 9 pm marks JNF’s annual Tu B’ Shevat telethon, held at the...

  The Winnipeg Jewish Theatre is having a panel discussion at 6 PM on the topic, “What is Jewish Theatre?”  on February 6 PM at the Berney Theatre Michael Nathanson be...

Co-executive directors of the Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development, Vivian Silver, a [former Winnipegger ] and  Bedouin Amal Elsana Alh`jooj gave a keynote...

Eric Sawyer, Rady JCC board president, was quoted recently as stating that if the Asper Campus maintained its current rate of license fee increases, the Rady JCC might close within three years. If...

  Iran’s Supreme Court has now confirmed the death sentence of Iranian-born web programmer Saeed Malekpour, a Canadian permanent resident. Malekpour was convicted of “crimes against...

  The following was writtenby the fiance of  Neda Agha Soltan for what would have been her 27th birthday on Monday January 23. To those whose hearts still beat for freedom and peace: Neda...

Last Sunday I attended an event organized by the Iranian Canadian Congress, an organization that claims to represent the Iranian Canadian Community. The event was about Canadian Policy towards Iran...

Parents Forum for Justice ParentsForumForJustice.blogspot.com 1-201-256-1516 parents.forum.for.justice@gmail.com January 19, 2012 The Honorable Eric H. Holder Attorney General of the United States...

On his recent trip to Israel, Rob Berkowits, Executive Director of the Jewish National Fund in Winnipeg, visited Shechafim Special Education School. Significant contributions derived from the 2008...

In the face of injustice, iniquity and just plain old “evil”, young and old alike are sometimes daunted by the prospect of “doing something right”. Some of us think that...

When filmmaker Gloria Greenfield was making her documentary Unmasked she asked the archives department of Aljazeera for footage to use for the film but they refused. The film, which interviews...

Introduction                 Just over two years ago in a speech at Bar Ilan University in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu...

Jonathan Kay claims that people don't go to Museums to learn about abstract concepts like "human rights". He ought to visit Ottawa from time  to time where he will find people...

She acted in three of his plays. They went for bicycle rides together. He told her she was his “best and dearest love.” And then it was over. What happened between Florence Farr and...

  [Prof Adam Mueller responded to Jonathon Kay's article in the National Post "Three Reason's Why Winnipeg's Human Rights Museum is Doomed To Failure. Kay's article can be found...