September 23, 2011 Today is Lithuanian Holocaust Day. This is the day the Vilna Ghetto was "liquidated" in 1943, but is not generally known among Lithuanians. It does not even appear on the Wikipedia list of Lithuanian holidays, although...
To the Editor, > Sep 23, 2011 Ottawa, ON - Shimon Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, released the following statement today: > > "For more than four decades, the international community has endorsed only one...
We wish you and your family a Shanna Tova and a sweet New Year. Next year in Jerusalem! Oded Grofman Ellen Melman Jerry...
September 23, 2011 I'm in the habit of keeping CTV on all day, as I'm working, as I'm cooking, and depending on it to cover what's going on, trusting that I will get an accurate, non-partisan, background, to issues I'm not familiar with. The...
Set 22, 2011 To the Editor, So, how was the chicken? Aviva Cohen [Editor's neighbor] Editor's response: My kids really liked the chicken you made from this new recipe book and my son Dov asked me to make it but I...
Sep 21, 2011 Ramallah--press release-Italy and Cyprus handed over 31 Italian made motorbikes to the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) today to raise the operational capability of the police and enhance road safety. Piaggio MP3 scooters will be distributed across the West...
Sept 21, 2011 Toronto - Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) condemns the carving of a giant swastika into the side of a hill in Edmonton, Alberta, noting the incident will add to the statistics bearing out the rise in anti-Semitic crimes...
AIPAC Welcomes President Obama’s Support for Direct Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Calls Palestinian bid for UN statehood a “shortcut” that cannot bring peace In his speech at the United Nations today, President Obama rightly...
Sept 19,2011 This is an upbeat Rosh Hashanna video to enjoy. May we all be inscribed in the Book of Life and have a wonderful, sweet, happy and healthy new year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlcxEDy-lr0&feature=player_embedded.
Sept 16, 2011 I very much enjoyed reading Elliot Leven’s article: Why Manitoba Jews should vote NDP. As our community has grown wealthier we have forgotten our roots and become indifferent to the needs of those in our community that do not have. We alienate the...
Sept 14, 2011 to the Editor, The law firm of Richard Rydiger on 23/5 Sepwska street in Krakow, Poland is looking for the heir of the late Mr. Bernard Kupferberg’s estate. Mr. Kupferberg recently passed away in Canada, however it is known that he...
Sept 14, 2011 Living Legacies -A Collection of Writing by Contemporary Canadian Jewish Women - Volume III Edited by Liz Pearl, M.Ed. PK Press: Toronto, Canada, 2011 ISBN 978-0-9738040-5-8 This newest volume...
September 9, 2011 Introducing the new AIPAC website! Your one-stop shop for everything about the U.S.-Israel relationship. › Easy to navigate › More than 300 videos and slideshows › Most up-to-date analysis on the issues...
2 Sept 2011 Rhonda Spivak Attorney, writer, and member of Canadian & Israel Bar Associations, Editor, Winnipeg Jewish Review http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com Dear Rhonda. I have written an e-book about UNRWA [United Nations Relief...
Sept 1, 2011 To the Editor, Please excuse my writing to you about my new novel, The Warsaw Anagrams (set in the Warsaw ghetto), but I have just received the most positive, wonderful and intelligent review in my life. It was published on Sunday in the San...
August 24, 2011 Rhonda, Thanks again for the reprint of your article . Just to let you know the article [ Eric Cantor: Failure of PA to Condemn Last Week's Terror Attack's Near Eilat ] will appear next week both in print and online on our website...
23 August 2011 Dear Rhonda, My name is Adam Soclof and I write for the JTA Jewish News Archive. I was hoping you might be able to help me with the following: I am writing a blog post about "Breef," a kosher canned meat that I believe was...
August 22, 2011 To the Editor, Kol HaKavod to Orli Avior - thought her article was great. I've forwarded it to Michelle who runs israelifrontline.com - she'll probably post it on the site. - Rhoda Goodman, Ashkelon Editor's...
21 August 2011 To the Editor, Well written article by Orli Avior. She gave a very accurate account of what has been happening. How great that it will get as far as Winnipeg and who knows where else from there. This is exactly what we need to...
August 21, 2011 Jeremy Ben Ami, J-Street Please add your name to our petition – which closes Tuesday – supporting urgent American leadership to achieve a two-state solution now.: The Petition says: On August 24th, Glenn Beck is organizing a...
21 Aug 2011 I thought that Orli Avior's article was well written and I, for one, appreciate that she took the time to send it to someone who can circulate it. Some random thoughts: A rocket landed right outside the apartment where we used to...
21 August 2011 Thank you to Orli Avior. This is a great article and I wish more people would write and let friends and family know what is going on here. We don't have good hasbarah at all but it is improving especially with the help of facebook Damn had to stop...
August 19, 2011 To the Editor, I just signed a petition to the UN member nations encouraging them not to endorse a unilaterally declared Palestinian state should this come to a vote in September. I invite you to join me in raising our voice against this effort...
August 12, 2011 To the Editor, Regarding the Israeli who said "I have a puncher in my life"-It's puncture not puncher ( Israeli for flat tire ) - from the days of inner tubes. Matthew Lazar. Editor's Reply: Yes, but Israelis peonounce...
August 11, 2011 To the Editor, Well written article on very important subjects. Thank you, - Len Podheiser, Winnipeg
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2011 AIPAC Welcomes Senate Call to Sanction Iran’s Central Bank AIPAC applauds today’s bipartisan letter—signed by 92 U.S. Senators—to the administration urging it to sanction the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), or...
August 9, 2011 Dear Rhonda Prepes, Just read your op-ed. You made me laugh [“I replied to Faye that if I knew a few men “in the same demographic” I would be dating them and wouldn’t need her help!”] Classic line! I seem to...
August 9, 2011 Dear Rhonda (Prepes), I found your article of recent date addressing extremely poignant challenges in our community and North America focused and informative. You offer a road map! Yasher Koach. I believe we are pretty much on the same wave...
August 9, 2011 Great article Rhonda (Prepes)! You laid it out beautifully! Best, Susan Meged
August 8, 2011 To the Editor, Very interesting article - we really get the sense of the urgency having recently returned from 7 weeks in Israel. . We found our last trip more costly in general - especially rental costs, gasoline and even basic food items. In fact, we...
Was told there was an article about people helping to fund holocaust survivors sent to Canada that mentioned my father MEYER SHWARTZAPEL. Would love to read it- he was involved in helping Walter Salzberg- Tried to google it, tried on your search area but had no...
August 3, 2011 To the Editor, I am shocked at the management of the Sharon Home. The managing committee is a self-perpetuating goup which has siezed power and cannot be dislodged. Please continue your efforts to restore democracy into Sharon home management. All...
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority's Réal Cloutier is quoted as saying "The WRHA's critical-incident review concluded improvements in communication were needed among staff and between staff and patients' families." Seven nurses,...
I was truly impressed with the article that you wrote re the Sharon Home and the meeting held there. Some time ago I got involved with a group that was attempting to bring about much needed change to the attitudes and methods of the Sharon Home by attempting to...
August 1, 2011 To the Editor, Everyone should listen to this lecture. http://livestre.am/Pfu4 - Nella Eskin
Hello! 1 Aug 2011 We are pleased to announce some exciting changes that will benefit all of our clients. Effective August 1, 2011, Paul Hesse and Ian Sorenson of Hesse Law will be joining the law firm of Pitblado Law. Pitblado is a firm...
July 18, 2011 Rhonda Prepes, Thank you for sharing this article with me. I am glad that you were able to inform readers of the great Mitzvot (good deeds) that Peter Jablonski (Nachman Fryszberg) z"l performed during his lifetime. May we all...
July 14, 2011 To the Editor, Thank you for your article regarding the Sharon Home. Please add me to the list to receive the articles. Many of us who have loved ones in the Home have more questions than answers. - Roberta Cantor
July 14, 2011 That is another silly article. So what if the author doesn't know the captain's name? (But the two names of people he quoted associated with the boat - Ruch and Rosenfeld - are Jewish). Thanks to Israel's ability to collectively punish Palestinians, the...
July 8, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE House Resolution Reaffirms U.S. Support of Israeli Peace Efforts AIPAC welcomes yesterday’s passage of House Resolution 268 threatening to restrict U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) if its leaders continue to evade...
July 7, 2011 For Immediate Release TORONTO - Throughout July and August teenagers from summer camps across Canada will participate in Politics FTW - the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee's program to engage young Jewish Canadians in the political process....
July 7, 2011 Ottawa, ON – On July 7th, Shimon Fogel, CEO of the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy (CIJA), issued the following statement in response to the publication of the final report of the Canadian Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism:...
July 6, 2011 To the Editor, Well done as usual. Best, David Kilgour
June 29, 2011 Following up on today's news about the passage of the Cardin-Collins resolution, I wanted to pass along this statement from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...Kind regards, Ari - Ari Goldberg AIPAC Spokesperson • Director of Media Relations...
June 30, 2011 Dear Ms Spivak, I have been referred to you by David Bedein. The attached cartoon is a response to the anti Israeli reporting of events around the Mavi Marmara last year and in anticipation of the impending ballyhoo surrounding the Freedom Flotilla 2...
June 29, 2011 Shalom, You either recently requested an email subscription to "Israel Muse Portal - News & Information On Israel" (http://israelmuse.blogspot.com) or someone you know referred your email address...
June 25, 2011 Rhonda, If you visit the Rammalah Palestinian refugee camp which is located in downtown Ramallah, you will see a process of gentrification of what is an urban slum. To preserve the householder's rights to the original home in the camp,...
June 23, 2011 Hi, Thanks for the kind words. - Jack Cipilinski
Dear colleague: Earlier today, you may have received an email purporting to be from me regarding an AIPAC statement on the Gaza flotilla. Please be advised that the message was a hoax and potential hack of our systems. This is not the first time this has happened, nor...
Hello Rhonda as discussed the First Nations Voice will reprint your story [Iranian Dissident Speaks Out on Behalf of Neda,His Slain Fiance] in our July issue as part of our Front Cover. Also please send us a photo of yourself for future stories....
