I have been thinking a lot about my friend Danny while I have been in Israel during Operation Protective Edge. Danny lives in a small town in New Jersey but his heart is here in Israel. He remembers...

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/it-is-time-for-a-massive-diplomatic-offensive/

    Israel’s Hebrew Daily Yediyot Achronot recently ran a cartoon showing President Obama throwing a large rock through a window (reminiscent of a Palestinian stone thrower during...

      I would like to begin this report by explaining why I went on this very important mission and then I will give you a firsthand account of the 3 day visit. When I was asked if I...

  http://metronews.ca/news/regina/1108614/opposition-to-university-of-regina-program-with-israeli-school-misguided-says-manitoba-prof/

    http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/07/israel-is-winning-this-war-109438_full.html#.U9aaS7GdQ1J

After 26 years at 1588 Main Street, the Gwen Secter building is going to be sold by the National Council of Jewish Women. Where will 'home away from home' now be for many many seniors whose...

In the United States’ recent self-injection into Israeli-Hamas conflict, it’s opening proposition to Israel this week was a full immediate end to all hostilities, followed by several...

  Winnipeggers had an opportunity to demonstrate their support for Israel at two rallies on Monday, July21, 2014.  The first was organized by a group of university students, and drew two...

      The Jewish National Fund of Canada – Manitoba/Saskatchewan Regional Branch is pleased to announce that Robert “Bob” Freedman will be the 2015 Negev Gala...

  I’m used to falling asleep with noise. Living in a high-rise building in downtown Toronto I really haven’t got a choice. This time however when I got into bed, I was listening to...

  Netanya held its own rally on July 23, 2014, as in Winnipeg and other cities in North America. About 2500 enthusiastic people turned out in the city square to sing songs, dance, wave flags...

I first wrote about Al Jazeera in these pages about two years ago. I commented that Al Jazeera English (AJE) provided excellent coverage of news from the developing world and good, objective...

Note: In article below Globe and Mail is reporting that although  El Al continues to operate from  Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, "only one runway was in use; the one that allows...

  http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/07/20/winnipegger-says-israel-wants-peace#.U8058LTNKHw.facebook    

  At the successful JNF Negev Gala on May 27,2014 held at the Concert Hall in support of Israel, JNF Honouree Joseph Wilder, who is currently President of the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba...

Spilling Family Secrets   Venue #7 -The Cinematheque 100 Arthur St. - (Artspace Building) Main Fl. Mon July 21, 2:00 PM Wed July 23, 7:00 PM Fri July 25, 5:30 PM Sat July 26, 10:15 PM  See...

  GOD: A Comedy In One Act by Woody Allen     As you might expect, GOD has a terrific, witty script. Set in ancient Greece on the eve of a theatre festival, it features, along with...

  [Editor's note: This article was a pleasure to edit. It's one of Preppy's best.]   I go to the bus station in Netanya. It looks more like a mall than a bus station. So...

[Editor's note: This was written two days ago and is being published now as an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza has just begun, in light of the fact that ceasefire negotiations fell apart and...

Winnipeg, MB - On August 10, 2014, the Jewish National Fund of Canada – Manitoba/Saskatchewan Region (JNF) will be serving up a traditional Israeli Breakfast at Lakeview Resort Gimli for the...

I am turning the “Big Five-Oh” later this year and I really wanted to do something special for myself. After months of contemplation, I decide to travel to Israel. I leave Winnipeg on...

          July 14, 2014- Winnipeg, MB MP Joyce Bateman shared her concern over the recent rocket attacks from Gaza on Israel and condemns these acts of...

The current debate today in Israel revolves around the second stage of the ongoing protective edge operation intended to neutralize the continuously reoccurring rocket attacks, which has forced...

“The book on how to fight terror is being written here,” said Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Wednesday evening at the Canada-Israel Solidarity Rally held at the David Citadel Hotel in...

In response to the 1972 Munich murders at the Olympic Games, the response of Golda Meir, then Israel's Prime Minister was that for as long as it takes, Israel must pursue and kill each one...

    Yesterday I attended the funerals of our three boys Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaer, and Eyal Yifrah who were murdered in cold blood. The funerals were attended by more than 100,000...

GWEN SECTER CREATIVE LIVING CENTRE CONTEMPLATES FUTURE Gwen Secter Creative Living Centre continues to be a vibrant drop-in/community Centre for Jewish seniors in Winnipeg. It offers a multitude of...

The 300th aerial attack from Hamas ruled Gaza since the last cease fire.   Since the end of operation 'Pillar of Defense', through June 30th 2014, 300 aerial attacks have been launched...

On June 18, I attended the prayer vigil for Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Frenkel, and Gilad Sha'ar held at the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue attended by about 50-60 people, which was organized very...

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Al Benarroch, BA, MA as Executive Director of Jewish Child and Family Service (JCFS) Winnipeg effective July 1, 2014. Al was selected...

The Balding at the Shaw Performing Arts Centre as part of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, July 16-27: A coming-of-age story of a young Jewish man coming to terms with his premature baldness...

Looking for a volunteer to visit my aunt 1-2/week who lives in a retirement residence in Winnipeg. My aunt is a very spirited, fun loving 85 year old with a great sense of humor who is in the...

Winnipeg’s garment industry still going strong

Eli Herschel Wallach, who died in New York on June 24 at age 98, was expected to follow his brother and two sisters who became school teachers. After he earned a master’s degree in education...

  June 24- Letter sent by Aaron London, Re: BB Camp On behalf of the Board of Directors of BB Camp, I am excited to report that the City of Kenora has passed a motion to accept our offer to...

Bob Bossin’s Davy the Punk The very Jewish story of my father’s life in the gambling business July 16 – 27 at Prairie Theatre Exchange   Trailer at www.davythepunk.com Davy...

Ladies and gentleman – thank you so much for joining us tonight for this spectacular evening celebrating the remarkable Moe Levy.  My brothers, David, Leonard, and I are absolutely...

LIKE DREAMERS: The story of the Israeli Paratroopers who united Jerusalem and divided a nation by Yossi Klein Halevi, 2012, Harper-Collins.   Reviewed by John Farber – June 2014  ...

David Kroft, President of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg (JFW) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Adam Bronstone as CEO of the Federation effective August 18, 2014. Dr. Bronstone will...

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.600739

As we witness the brutalization of Iraq by the ISIS terror organization consider this. This Islamic march of death leads to Jerusalem.   The leading phenomenon that resulted from the call of...

THANK YOU GAIL FOR THAT WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION – NOW I HAD BETTER DELIVER ON THIS SPEECH!  WOW WHAT A NIGHT!  IT’S A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR ME TODAY.   THANK YOU ALL FOR...

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  It was a sunny day today; the promised rain appeared only as a passing shower. There was just the delightful misting on the cheeks that is so endearing about many such interludes in Dublin...

Invitees to a brunch at the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue on June 1st,2014 put on by the Winnipeg Chapter of  the Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University and sponsored by Tova and Larry Vickar,...

Upcoming:  Friday, June 20 noon  to 1 pm  The Chai Ensemble, the WSO, the RWB and Rusalka dance in Central Park August 10 - 16 The Chai Ensemble dances in Folklorama The Sarah Sommer...

    There are a handful of Jewish youth groups throughout North America, and NCSY is definitely one of the strongest. It has been inspiring North America’s youth for 60 years. There...

The gloves are off. The White House has now unequivocally designated Israel as the scapegoat and is meting out punishment for the disastrous outcome of the peace negotiations it initiated. The...

http://www.timesofisrael.com/complaints-about-hitler-video-led-to-firing-jewish-banker-claims/

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8 pm Centennial Concert Hall 555 Main Street To make a donation and reserve a special seat, call the Chai office 204-477-7497 or for tickets, call 1-855-985-5000  or...

    The United States has to be careful to distinguish between its support for the new [Palestinian] government and an endorsement of Hamas and its violent, hateful behavior,” the...

SHALOM HOMES TO HOLD ANNUAL LOTTERY DINNER JUNE 24 AT FAIRMONT-CLICK HERE FOR INFO ABOUT TICKETS   Shalom Homes will be holding its annual lottery dinner June 24 at the Fairmont Hotel.  ...

http://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-Features/The-50-most-influential-Jews-of-2014-1-10-355218

A Canadian soldier died in battle 70 years ago. What he died for continues to guide our work. That soldier is George Meltz.   George Meltz was born in Toronto, the youngest of 10 children to...

    Winnipeg international human rights lawyer and well known Jewish community leader David Matas received a distinguished alumni award for lifetime Achievement from the University of...

 http://www.timesofisrael.com/12-ways-the-us-administration-has-failed-its-ally-israel/  

Ever since the anti-Semitic shooting  attack on May 24, 2014 at the Brussels Jewish museum killing two Israelis, a French woman and a young Belgian man citizen, I have been thinking...

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today to recognize Mr. Moses (Moe) Levy who was honoured last night as this year’s recipient of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s...

On May 25, 2014, Mira Narvey and Daniela Jacobsohn, co-chairs of the Women’s Philanthropy Division of the Combined Jewish Appeal welcomed a crowd of about 150 people to the donor appreciation...

Presented by The Rady JCC  and the I.L. Peretz Folk School Endowment Fund   The I.L. Peretz Folk School Endowment Fund and the Rady Jewish Community Centre are proud and excited to bring...

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/05/23/israeli-ambassador-outraged-by-art-exhibit-at-ottawa-city-hall

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/05/26/questioning_united_churchs_motives_on_occupation_marmur.html

http://www.timesofisrael.com/dachau-human-remains-come-to-rest-in-north-carolina/

There is an elderly gentleman at a long-term care facility in Ottawa. I have not met him, but I have seen his photograph. At 99, he still has a spark in his eye. He looks much more robust than his...

*Editor's note: This is the text of Ida Albo's remarks at the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba's Women's Endowemnt Fund luncheon May 8, 2014. In the later part of the speech (approx 13...

I am now four-score in years and reappraising my perspectives on life. Trying to get a handle on where I came from, where I got to, where I am, and what I am leaving behind. I don't claim to be...

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4317/arabs-want-democracy-israel

By this week, the Rialto Unified School District school board outside of Los Angeles was in full damage control, fending off universal opprobrium over a third-quarter English Language Arts...

Myra Giberovitch, M.S.W., P.S.W., Adjunct Professor, McGill University School of Social Work will highlight her work on Recovering from Genocidal Trauma at the Jewish Child and Family Service Annual...

On Monday May 12, 2014, it was discovered that two small swastika's and other graffiti had been penned on the handi-transit sign facing the parking lot of the Gwen Secter Creative...

For photos of the evening and to watch the lecture online, please visit: canisa.org   Antisemitism is an age-old prejudice that is now more pervasive than it has ever been. This is the argument...

  At the Jewish Foundation Women's Endowment Luncheon on May 8th, 2014 at the Fort Garry Hotel, Marsha Cowan  CEO of the Foundation announced in her opening remarks to great...

[Email sent out to BB campers by Brenda Tessler Donan on May 15, 2014]   Good Evening,   As many of you are aware the Camp’s opening crew left Winnipeg today to head out to...

Readers of the Winnipeg Jewish Review may be interested in reading what former Winnipegger Brent Sasley has written in the Jewish Daily Forward, which is headquartered in New York. Sasley...

Yael Schiffenbauer came from Israel for the annual New York dinner of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF). Her husband Dani was not with her. Instead, their son Amit accompanied her.  ...

Winnipeg's Jewish community has always strived to host very inclusive and child-friendly events which strengthen the connection of young people to our community. This year’s Yom...

    Re: Rafi Hoult's Criticism of  Caroline  Glick   The Issue is Jihad:    Caroline Glick proposed expanding Israel to include Judea-Samaria; Rafi Hoult...

    In March 1968, less than a year after the Six Day War, Rabbi Eugene Weiner addressed my senior high school class at Akiba Hebrew Academy in Philadelphia, Pa. about a moral implication...

Funds raised by the Jewish National Fund of Canada – Manitoba/Saskatchewan Region's annual fundraiser, the Negev Gala, will go towards a recycled water reservoir in the western Negev. The...

http://www.timesofisrael.com/goebbels-heirs-fight-for-copyright-of-his-works/

[Editor's note: On a personal note, I want to congratulate Marjorie and Morley Blankstein on being honoured by the Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University. They are community leaders of the...

[Reprinted with permission from the Canadian Jewish News]   We are among the most fortunate Jews of all time. On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was born. For thousands of years, our...

Media Advisory:   JOINT STATEMENT OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF WINNIPEG AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   At a meeting on Friday, May 2, 2014, University of Manitoba President David T....

(Excerpts from remarks prepared for delivery to the Shaarey Zedek Sisterhood Interfaith Luncheon, 6 May 2014, Winnipeg, Mb.)   Statistics tell a striking story[1].  In 1948, the year...

    By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD   As yet another indication that the university campus has become “an island of repression in a sea of freedom,” last March a pro-Israel...

Sol James performs Barbra Streisand’s most popular and beloved songs April 12th at the West End Cultural Centre.   We are delighted to be featuring Sol James for this year’s Heart...

My spouse Jason is a Grade 8 teacher and the more stories he tells me about his own teaching experiences, the more I remember my own teachers from Talmud Torah and Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate (JWC)....

Op-ed: We should take advantage of Palestinian organization's current weakness to remove threat from its root.    http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4514912,00.html  ...

The Saul & Claribel Simkin Centre (operating as the Sharon Home) is a 200 bed accredited Personal Care Home located at 1 Falcon Ridge Drive.  Resident Focused care is provided within Judaic...

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/04/29/a-wakeup-call-winnipeg-synagogue-disinvites-university-president-after-he-permitted-israel-apartheid-week/  

Congregation Shaarey Zedek is now accepting applications for individuals seeking financial support in their pursuit of Jewish educational, social and cultural experiences. This opportunity is open...

  Happy Spring everyone!   I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of the 2014 graduates of the Gray Academy of Jewish Education. This is a very significant achievement...

The Board of the Shaarey Zedek synagogue made a decision to disinvite the President of the University of Manitoba David Barnard from reading Megillat Hashaoh, a special scroll written in the voice...

Editor,   This is my understanding of the sequence of events that led to Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s decision to withdraw the invitation issued to University of Manitoba President Dr....

On April 20th, 2012, my Coast to Coast delegation of the March of the Living entered into Skarzysko Kamienna, a town, in Poland with Robert Waisman, who was one of only four or five Jewish children...

Hello Rhonda, I do hope this note finds you doing very well! I thought that you might be interested in receiving an update regarding "i believe". The European premiere (Stuttgart) of the...

We Remember our Past. We Trust in the Future.   (April, 2014) - Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Memorial Day falls on the 27th of Nisan, midway between the anniversary of the beginning of the Warsaw...

It was April 1st, 2014, but it was no April Fools’ joke.   Caroline Glick gave her speech “The Case for Israeli Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria” to a crowd that filled the...

Editor,   You are correct in your assertion that Minyanim of late have become undependable in many Winnipeg synagogues.   The exception to this rule is Congregation Shaarey Zedek, where...