In Ishmael’s House: A History of Jews in Muslims Lands by Martin Gilbert. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Toronto, 2010 Let's be frank, for many reading history can be boring! But, if...

For Abbas: just and lasting peace based on the two state solution   For Netanyahu: parties have much work to do - achieve peace (no mention of it either being "just" or...

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/134503/hollywood-nazi-urwand

The Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem just hosted the Winnipeg launch of a very exciting global initiative known as the Einstein Legacy Project and the establishment of the...

August 6th and 7th are the two days of Rosh Chodesh ushering in the month of Elul. Some see Elul as the acronym for “I am to my lover as my lover is to me”. Aside from the obvious...

The Second annual Bike For the Fight supporting Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) launches August 15th, 2013 from Winnipeg. The campaign is expected to generate in excess of $100,000 – enough...

"Only guard yourself and guard your soul carefully, lest you forget the things your eyes saw, and lest these things depart your heart all the days of your life, and you shall make them known to...

http://www.timesofisrael.com/hitlers-aryan-beach-resort-transforms-into-luxury-playground/

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[Editor's note: On July 17, I received an email from Tim Boxer which made my day. It opened with "Hi Rhonda, I read your superb magazine often, and find it  dazzling and...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-27/nazi-goebbels-step-grandchildren-are-hidden-billionaires.html

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/07/26/richard-marceau-dont-let-a-dead-canadian-breathe-life-into-neo-nazi-hatred/

http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/19935/top-50-hottest-jewish-women-of-2013-10-1/

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/08/why-bds-isn-t-compatible-with-two-states.html

      In the final hours of the election campaign, Netanyahu said that there would be no Palestinian state under his watch.    “The goal (of avoiding a binational...

New York Knicks basketball star Amar'e Stoudemire visited the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Wednesday, July 24 and met with students at the Rothberg International School. The event, at the...

Many Fringe shows include a strong element of storytelling – and it's almost a given in one-person shows that much of the narrative will be told as well as acted. As a storyteller and a...

[Editor's note:  On June 6, Gail Asper was awarded the Arts Champion Award by the Winnipeg Arts Council at a ceremony at the Fort Garry Hotel at the Mayor's Luncheon for the Arts....

Written, performed and produced by Daniel Thau-Eleff Direction and dramaturgy by Chris Gerrard-Pinker With assistance from Arne MacPherson July 17 -28 8:30 pm 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg August 8...

The European Union has disposed of any pretense of even-handedness with Israel, and has effectively repudiated the concept of disputed territories, which will be one of the principal issues of...

http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/lawrence-solomon-how-barack-obama-fooled-the-jews-and-betrayed-them-once-he-had-their-money

About 200 people including many children attended the 19th Annual AMIA Community Commemoration on Thursday, July 18 at 7:00 PM at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue. The commemorative service honoured the 85...

  Venue #3 -The Playhouse Studio 180 Market Ave. - Entrance on Main St. See more at: http://www.winnipegfringe.com/show-filter.aspx#THEATrePUBLIC   Tue July 22, 5:15 PM Thu July 24, 3:45...

Should I weep in the fifth month [Av], separating myself, as I have done these so many years? Zechariah 7:3 Now that the heat of the summer has set in, it’s time to take stock of this past...

The High Holiday season begins with the inception of the month of Elul. Forty days before the festival of Rosh Hashanah we begin with our preparations. What makes the month of Elul so special? The...

As the Jewish year comes to a close, I want to wish you a very happy and healthy New Year. May you all be inscribed in the book of good life. One of the themes we are encouraged to explore during...

Good People Bad Things Winnipeg Fringe Festival 2013 Wednesday July 17 – Sunday July 28 8:30 pm Award-winning playwright Daniel Thau-Eleff spoke with me recently about his one-person play Good...

      Congregation Etz Chayim is searching for a creative, detail-oriented professional to fill the part-time position of COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR The ideal candidate will have...

I remember it like it was yesterday. From the depths of the jungle that was the place we inhabited on Jarvis Street, I had managed to find a trowel, a little metal shovel to dig with in the hard...

National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Winnipeg Section held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2013.  Michelle Glass, outgoing co-president, conducted the business portion of...

Do we ever forget the high times of our youth? They rest, for some of us, like precious keepsakes, carefully wrapped and tucked away in our memory boxes. Anytime, anywhere, at any age, something may...

Herzlia-Adas Yeshurun is pleased to announce that Rabbi Yossi Benarroch will serve as our cantor and Scholar in Residence for all High Holy Day services this year. He and Rabbi Ari Ellis will...

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

Just to get this out of the way, I loved the movie “Rainman”. Dustin Hoffman’s portrayal of “Raymond” was among his best works. In fact, in 1988 he received The Academy...

Clever perhaps, but moderate? The West, at least a large part of it, was highly enthusiastic about the results of Iran’s recent Presidential elections.  There was 70% turnout at the polls...

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/07/10/ancient-jewish-tombstones-buried-to-avoid-nazi-destruction-discovered-in-austria/

Local Professional Selected to National Outreach Initiative Rena Elbaze of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg inducted as a  Big Tent Judaism Professional Affiliate   HIGHLIGHTS: * Big Tent...

 Statement from Herzlia Synagogue received by Editor of Winnipeg Jewish Review  July 10, 2013  We at Herzlia-Adas Yeshurun are greatly disappointed with the Rady Centre's...

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/national/Israel+urged+Canada+Palestinians+over+recognition/8636996/story.html  

[Editor's note: editor is about to get on a plane and just received this note from Gayle Waxman. We will carry more on this story in due course] Hi Rhonda Spivak, I understand that you are...

New JFM President Mr. Wilder has an extensive record of national and local community service, including leadership positions with Canadian Jewish Congress, the Canada Israel Committee, the Winnipeg...

Aspergers; a Tale of a Social Misfit July 18 – July 27, 2013 Venue #3 -The Playhouse Studio 180 Market Ave. - Entrance on Main St Recommended For Mature Audience Length: 45 mins. Tickets: $9...

Winnipeger Yitzchak Rifkind is on his way to winning a job in Israel and making Aliyah to Israel with his family   Yitzchak Rifkind and his wife Kineret Orlikow-Rifkind are currently in first...

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/when-history-repeats/

Hamlet as Told on the Streets by Shel Silverstein Venue #25 The Vault 283 Bannatyne Ave. (basement) July 17 – July 28, 2013 Recommended For: Mature Audience Length: 30 mins. Tickets: $10 One...

http://www.timesofisrael.com/colonel-sanders-takes-on-hitler/

 There is no reason for a long winded article with a Jerusalem by line over the ouster of the Moslem Brotherhood, the ideological ally and successor of Nazi Germany. Haj Amin El Husseini,...

  PLAN TO ATTEND THE 23rd ANNUAL WINNIPEG PROPHECY CONFERENCE       Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg, MB September 12th- 14th, 2013.  9:00am-9:00pm daily...

Outside the Hotel Deutcher Kaiser in Nuremberg, where Adolf Hitler used to stand on the balcony and inspect the passing Nazi troops and wave to adoring fans, I took a stroll down the street...

As a recent convert to Judaism, I’ve celebrated Chanukah, Passover and Shabbat dinners with friends. One Jewish activity I thought I’d never experience was camp, so I was very excited to...

Mama said that every educated person had to learn how to play a musical instrument. It was a natural part of a person’s education. Money was always tight, but what was more important than a...

Dead! Gay was dead! And she died back there so many years ago, and he had not known. Allen sat himself down on the parapet that marked the end of the low wall running along the walkway from the...

Foreign Minister John Baird told the audience at the Shimon Peres's Israel Conference in Jerusalem on June 19th  in answer to a question on whether he believed Netanyahu was committed...

  Member of Parliament Joyce Bateman  recently presented Morley Rypp with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal at an ceremony at Piazza De Nardi. As Bateman stated on presenting him...

John F. Kennedy once said, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” When I was a young lad, pervasive in the...

 Jerusalem, Israel - The 2013 Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) World Leadership Conference (WLC) opened Saturday night in Jerusalem with a gala reception attended by...

Twenty-one year old soccer player, Ezequiel Lubocki won the Jewish Athlete of the year and the Max and Idy Nusgart Memorial Award on June 13, 2013 at the Rady JCC 41st Y Sports Dinner. “I was...

Margaret Redmond, CEO of the Assiniboine Park Conservancy was the featured speaker at the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba's recent Women's Endowment Fund Luncheon at the Fort Gary Hotel. [To read more...

Combined Jewish Appeal Chair Gail Asper opened the Kavod Awards evening  on May 29 by noting how lucky  our community is to have  loyal committed donors and  a wide...

 At the recent 2013 Women's Endowment Fund Luncheon at the Fort Gary Hotel, Marsha Cowan,  CEO of the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba,  noted that " the work the...

[Editor's note: Letters I received from BB Camp] Dear Parents, I am thrilled to share with you that Town Island has been secured for an upcoming TV pilot filmed for the Family Channel.  The...

 Prominent lawyer and Jewish community leader Howard Morry recently received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee deal given by Conservative Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre Joyce...

Businessman and community leader Michael Kowalson recently received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal presented by Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre Joyce Bateman.  As Joyce...

"Mr. Rowhani “may be a moderate, but that is moderate within the Islamic Regime. He was one of the only eight people out of 600-plus who were allowed to run for presidency and appr...oved...

Some 1000 people attended the Jewish National Fund's Negev Gala here in June honouring the Arab Jewish Dialogue at the Centennial Concert Hall, headlined by Jason Alexander who had the...

  The Sharon Home Inc., celebrating its 100th year of service to the community, operates The Saul & Claribel Simkin Centre, a state-of-the-art personal care home.   The Saul &...

 Winnipeg is hosting the 2013 International Jewish Men's Slo-Pitch Tournament August 31 – September 2, 2013. The local Jewish community is invited to come out to watch the games, which...

It’s quite striking to contrast the Megillot that bracket our spring festivals. Winter comes to an end, at least outside of Winnipeg, around Purim with the Scroll of Esther and summer begins...

[The following is the presentation made by human rights lawyer David Matas at the closing plenary of the Global Forum of  Antisemitism in Jerusalem May 30, 2013] We have already heard ten...

A COOK OUT FOR JEWISH SINGLES Join us for a relaxed evening of mingling, cooking and dining Featuring Israeli gourmet chef Dubi Shlenger   No prior cooking skills required!   Tuesday, July...

Attention, individuals 18 years of age or older. In conjunction with the Winnipeg Jewish Federation, Shirland Productions is pleased to announce a song-writing contest. The winning song will be used...

I think that  members of the Winnipeg Jewish community will be interested in following this new story out of Ramallah, which is that Palestinians are building a museum near Bir Zeit...

    [This was first published on the  website of the Middle East Matrix] Yesterday at The National Interest I analyzed the conditions that helped lead to Turkish Prime Minister Recep...

Gwen Secter’s 25th anniversary celebration  dinner held Thursday May 23 at 1588 Main street was a gala affair.     The room was transformed.. white linens, silver and crystal...

Dr. Jeremy Maron is the lead researcher-curator for the Holocaust gallery and Breaking the Silence gallery of the Canadian Human Rights Museum. As Maureen Fitzhenry, media spokesperson for the CMHR...

National Council of Jewish Women Canada, Winnipeg Section will be holding its Annual General Meeting on June 18, 2013 at 7:30 pm at 141 Wellington Crescent (Party Room).  Proposed amendments to...

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3747/rami-hamdallah-appointment

Providing "Peace of Mind" knowing your loved one is in the gentle, caring hands of a trusted companion.   We realize that as people age, there are certain needs that begin to...

[Editor's note : Samantha Loxton is no longer working as the Executive Director of Ben-Gurion University. She was in that position when this article was written ]   I could tell that the...

For many of us who have lived in the 20th Century secular Middle East, the idea of radical Islam or Sharia Law was unthinkable (with the exception of the Saudis) until 1979. From the 1930s to the...

    FEATURES INCLUDE FOUR SPACIOUS BEDROOMS, THREE  BATHROOMS INCLUDING SPAS LIKE MASTERBATHROOM, DEN, ATTACHED GARAGE, AND CUSTOMED DESIGNED KITCHEN WITH GRANITE COUNTER TOPS AND...

  Participants at the fourth conference of the Global Forum for Combating anti-Semitism, held under the auspices of the Foreign Ministry this week in Jerusalem, will be provided with data...

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-holocaust-survivors-german-rifle/

http://www.jpost.com/International/Canadian-govt-features-Iran-human-rights-violations-315120  

When in San Diego recently month over the winter break, I learned that an Israeli company is undertaking a desalination project in San Diego that will be the largest desalination project in the...

When Father Patrick Debois was in Winnipeg speaking at Shaarey Zedek, I asked him about the issue of current antisemitism in France. While Dubois was speaking of his efforts in finding and...

David Gale, the Gemini award-winning stage and television actor, producer, director and writer hosted Massad Live @ 60 on May 26, 2013, an evening of shtick, song and celebration in honour of Camp...

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/05/14/allan-levine/

[This was first published on the website of  Middle East Matrix on May 6 ] The Israeli strike on Syrian targets is being given lots of attention by Western media and other analysts. As was...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-dershowitz/jews-who-boo-efforts-to-m_b_3231087.html

http://www.timesofisrael.com/sharon-floated-idea-of-deporting-arafat-to-sudan-in-2002/

While much of the media buzzed a few months ago around The Gatekeepers, one of two Israeli documentary films to make it to the Oscars, the film is now making its rounds across North America and I...

When the Lord brought back those that returned to Zion, we were like unto them that dream. Psalms 126:1 A few nights ago, my mobile phone rang. In itself a relatively rare event, it was even more...

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/marrying-in-or-marrying-out/

The Rady Jewish Community Centre and the The I.L. Peretz Folk School Endowment Fund are proud and excited to announce that the 5th Mameloshen: Festival of Yiddish Entertainment and Culture will be...

My name is Ahava Halpern and I live in Winnipeg, Canada.  I am co-leading the Jewish National Fund Tour to Paris and Israel between October 6 – 21, 2013.  I have travelled throughout...

  The Winnipeg Chapter of the Hebrew University raised over $150,000 towards the IMRIC Program (the Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada) at a very successful tribute evening for Dr....

Named after former Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, the new "Teddy Park" will open this summer in Mitchell Park beneath the Old City walls near Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate.    Teddy Park...

“Canadian Hadassah-WIZO Creating Better Tomorrows through 2013 Annual Campaign” Montréal, QC – Canadian Hadassah-WIZO is appealing to the public and its membership to renew...