Features
Mazel Tov to Jared Akman/Akman Construction/ Akman legacy, the 2025 Honourees of the Rady JCC Ken Kronson Sports Dinner
Jared Akman and Akman Construction and the Akman legacy are the 2025 Honourees of the Rady JCC Sports Dinner, at the RBC Convention Centre which wass sold out with 1200 people attending. In...
For Immediate Release: Limmud Returns for its 6th Year!
Saturday, March 12 & Sunday, March 13, 2016 Asper Jewish Community Campus | 123 Doncaster | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Canada Limmud, or “learning” in Hebrew, is back in Winnipeg...
Community Briefing From Adam Bronstone: Jewish Federation Opens Nepal Relief Fund
Dear Community Members, In the wake of the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal, Federations are collecting funds for emerging relief efforts. Amid a quickly rising...
Blunder Down Under: Why Did Australia Up its Donation UNRWA by 450%?
The May 28th 2012decision of the Australian government to increase its allocation to the United Nations Relief and Works agency, UNRWA, the agency that serves Palestinian Refugees and their...
Local
Editor’s Report: Egypt says Palestinan refugees from Gaza should go to the Negev, not the Sinai-Why I believe that Egypt Warned Israel that Hamas Was Planning Big Attack
Scotland has announced it will accept Palestinian refugees from Gaza Shortly after Hamas perpetuated its atrocities against the communities near the Gaza border, Egypt indicated that it had...
Henry Kopel: To Win the Gaza Peace, Destroy Hamas and Keep Out UNRWA and the PA
[This article is reprinted with permission of Dec Emet Productions. Henry Kopel is a former U.S. federal prosecutor and the author of the book War on Hate: How to Stop Genocide,...
Gaza Labourer’s Troubling Role in the Oct 7 Pogrom
The followiing article was first published in the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles on November 15, 2023, and is being reprinted with permission of the author. ...
U of W Responds to WJR’s article on the One-Sided ‘Palestine-Genocide’ Teach In but Fails to Respond to these Important Follow -Up Questions
The Winnipeg Jewish Review wrote an article about the 'Palestine-Genocide' Teach in and Roundtable event on Nov 24, that was put on by U of W Professors, a one sided event that...
Editor’s Report: Hezbollah, Kibbutz Menara and Yitzhak Rabin’s Sister
Editor's Report: Hezbollah, Kibbutz Menara and Yitzhak Rabin's Sister As Israel’s Northern front with Hezbollah heats up, I’ve been thinking back to my visit...
Did The Faculty4Palestine Event Violate The Academic Freedom of Jewish/Zionist Students and U of M’s Policies? Only Questions in Support of Palestine Allowed. U of M Responds
On January 19, 2024 the Winnipeg Jewish Review sent an email to President of U of M Michael Benarroch, indicating that the the Winnipeg Jewish Review had attended an event on Jan...
Editor’s Report: What are the Practical Effects of the ICJ Ruling?
The International Court of Justice (the ICJ) did not order Israel to cease its military action in Gaza and did not order the IDF to leave Gaza. It also did not order Iarael to allow Gazans to...
The Unmentionable Jew, Then and Now
[The following article was first published in the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles on March 13, 2024 and is being reprinted with permission of the author
Israel
Election at the U.N.: Will Turkey Get Back Onto the Security Council?
This Thursday, 16 October, the United Nations will hold its annual election to choose five new members of the Security Council. The elections are of greater-than-usual interest to the Jewish...
JURIST DAPHNE NETANYAHU (BIBI’S SISTER IN LAW): IMMORAL EQUIVALENCY
[ [Editor's note: Jerusalem Jurist Daphne Netanyahu is married to Benjamin Netanyahu's brother Ido Netanyahu. Thanks to David Bedein, for offering this piece to the...
Shin Bet reveals Hamas plot to topple PA, stage massive terror attacks
IDF Spokesperson Announcement - IDF & ISA Joint Mission to Thwart Hamas Network in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria A senior Hamas operative based in Turkey stood at the head of...
DAVID BEDEIN: A MARSHALL PLAN FOR GAZA THAT THE UN WILL NOT ALLOW
Author, "ROADBLOCK TO PEACE- How the UN Perpetuates the Arab-Israeli Conflict: UNRWA policies reconsidered (Jerusalem, 2014) In the midst of this week's war commentary on the radio,...
Investigative Report: Green Olive Tours Promotes Palestinian Maximalist Claims Not In Accord with Any Two State Solution-And Response by Green Olive Tours
Before signing up to go a tour of Bethlehem and Hebron in the Palestinian territories given by Green Olive Tours, I had concerns about how they would portray the Israeli -Palestinian conflict. Now...
Orli Avior Reporting from Ashkelon: Missile Hits My Neighbour’s House and Medical Clinic
[Exclusive: Editor's note: Winnipeg Jewish Review reporter Orli Avior, who lives in Ashkelon, was on the scene yesterday as a Hamas missile landed in her neighbour's house,...
David Bedein: Advisory to Journalists in Middle East: When a “Cease-Fire” is not a Cease-Fire
In the current conflagration between Israel and Gaza, news agencies mistakenly report that the a “cease fire” is being discussed with Hamas, such as the “cease fire” that...
Does the IDF really want the Haredi Orthodox in its ranks?
As far as the army is concerned, the issue of drafting the ultra-Orthodox into the IDF cuts both ways. The “blessing”? Well, faced with the deterioration of the situation on...
Editorial/Letters
Re: EDITOR’S REPORT FROM THE IMPERIAL HOTEL-WHERE HITLER STAYED WHEN IN VIENNA AFTER THE ANSCHLUSS
Dear Sir, I very much enjoyed your informative article about the Imperial Hotel in Vienna http://www.winnipegjewishreview.com/article_detail.cfm?id=4446&sec=5 You mentioned Unser...
Looking for anyone who knew Israel Freedman or Yude Brownstone
Dear Ms. Spivak I am a Toronto professor of journalism at Centennial College. I am currently writing a book about the Canadian Jews who were killed during the Second World War, and...
Letter to the editor from National Council of Jewish Women of Canada
For over a hundred years the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada (NCJWC) has supported immigrants and refugees coming to Canada during and after the displacements of war. At this...
Statement by Mark Adler, Conservative candidate for York Centre
September 21, 2015 For Immediate Release Toronto - Mark Adler, Conservative Party candidate for York Centre, today issued this statement regarding anti-Semitic graffiti in Bathurst Manor,...
AIPAC STATEMENT ON THE ATTACK AT THE VILLAGE OF DUMA
AIPAC strongly condemns the arson attack that resulted in the death of the Palestinian infant Ali Saad Dawabsha and the serious injuries to the other members of his family in the...
Americans Increasingly Disapprove of Iran Deal
Major U.S. polls have overwhelmingly found that Americans are increasingly skeptical of the nuclear deal struck last month between the P5+1 and Iran. Nearly two-thirds of Americans lack...
Statement by Minister Nicholson on Swearing-In of 34th Government of Israel
May 14, 2015 – Ottawa, Ontario - Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today...
Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicholson Disappointed by Human Rights Council Resolutions on Israel
March 28, 2015 - Ottawa, Ontario - Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the...
Obituary/In Memoriam
Obituary: SAMUEL TRACHTENBERG
The family of Samuel Trachtenberg sadly announces his passing on February 19, 2013. He was preceded by his parents of blessed memory Reeva and Mendel (Max), beloved grandson David, and his dear...
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: IN MEMORIAM: MARTIN (MARTY) STUART HALPRIN
I wanted to give my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Marty Halprin, who passed away unexpectedly at the age of 62 in Tucson Arizona on February 17, 2013. ( Funeral...
In loving memory of Ernest Tessler
In loving memory of Ernest Tessler Who passed away November 29, 2004 16 days in Kislev Always remembered and sadly missed by his loving wife Faye, children, grandchildren, and sister Chaya...
RABBI NATHAN BLUMES: A TRIBUTE TO MY COUSIN CAROL LESZCZ, OF BLESSED MEMORY
Spoken during the funeral service by Rabbi Nathan Blumes, Brooklyn New York, Cheshvan 5773, October 2012 When one passes away, it is a time when all their accomplishments, good deeds and acts of...
Obituary- Marshall Haid -August 1, 2012
Marshall Ernest Haid passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at the age of 75, at Seven Oaks Hospital. Marshall is survived by his wife and soul mate Elba Haid,...
OBITUARY- HARRY ZITZERMAN
On Wednesday, June 20th, 2012, Harry passed away peacefully in Winnipeg, in his 105th year, just two weeks shy of his 106th birthday. He was predeceased by his loving wife Manya (Minnie)...
OBITUARY-ZENITH DAITER
Suddenly, Zenith Daiter passed away on May 27, 2012 at the age of 82. Zen is survived by his loving children, Debra Mayer and husband Norm, Sharon Heidinger and husband Garry of Ottawa,...
