Winnipeg is in for a treat as Israeli percussionist Chen Zimblista will be the featured performer at the Jewish National Fund’s Negev Gala, honouring John and Bonnie Buhler – June 5th. I...

Hadira is a fascinating documentary with an unusual but true story line that provokes a lot of questions. I viewed it as part of the International Jewish Film Festival, put on by the Rady JCC and...

In May 1967, in brazen violation of previous truce agreements, Egypt ordered UN peacekeepers out of the Sinai, marched 120,000 troops to the Israeli border, blockaded Eilat (Israel’s southern...

  [Editor's note: Following Dr. Adam Muller's presentation at the Berney Theatre  during  Holocaust Awareness Week, The Winnipeg Jewish Review asked Dr. Alain...

There is no food and no clean water, nothing,” Mahmoud, a 12-year-old boy from Homs, Syria, told Reuters Thursday. “There is no shop open and we only have one meal a day. How can we live...

When I was 10, my grandmother took me to Israel for three weeks to visit my aunt and uncle on Kibbutz Beit Hashita in the lower Galilee. Known for its olive and pickle factory, Beit Hashita was...

I often hear the term “Jewish values” mentioned but I’m never really sure what it means. Does it refer to aspirations or descriptions? If aspirations, do they derive from Torah or...

Editor's Note: Majeda El Batsh, the Israeli-Arab affairs correspondent of the French news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) reported from the Israeli Arab town of Umm El-Fahm in northern Israel that...

 [At this year's Yom Hazikaron service, Wilf Mandel who lives in Toronto came to Winnipeg to address the crowd and tell the story of the heroism of his late uncle, former Winnipegger Willie...

  I wanted to draw readers' attention to  an article by Myron Love, a Prairies Correspondent for the Canadian Jewish News who in that publication about the new Shul in Winnipeg...

 TORONTO — A longstanding disagreement over United Church statements on Israel burst into the open last week with Jewish leaders slamming a report by the church’s working group on...

  [Editor's note: The following is the speech delivered by Dr. Catherine Chatterley at the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba's Women's Endowment Fund luncheon endowment fund luncheon in...

A Quebecker convert THE JERUSALEM POST MAGAZINE, 05/24/2012 By RHONDA SPIVAK...

  [Editor's note: Here's  the contents of a letter to donors that the Federation sent out  recently. There's been some talk of this happening for a while-so there's no big surprise...

Sarajevo is a city that has become almost synonymous with successive calamities. Notorious as the venue of the event that sparked World War I—the assassination in 1914 of Austrian Archduke...

  My Australia is a film I can strongly recommend on many counts. It's enjoyable for its fascinating story and superb acting. I'm grateful to have seen this film with friends –...

  [Editor's note: The tribute evening in honour of Yude Henteleff put on by the Winnipeg Chapter of  the Canadian Freinds of  Hebrew University in April was a lovely event. ...

Today's Winnipeg Real Estate Market is more complex than ever.There is no doubt that buying or selling a home is for most people the largest single purchase or sale of their lives. The question is...

Architecturally designed cedar summer cottage on Lake Winnipeg, one hour north of Winnipeg. Fully furnished: two stories, four bedrooms and screened veranda, LR, DR, fireplace, 2 bathrooms, outdoor...

Mustafa Ceric is the Grand Mufti of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and hence the titular leader of Bosnia’s Muslim community. Educated in Sarajevo and in Egypt, he has long experience living and dealing...

Multi-Ovation Award Winner Hershey Felder directs Grammy Nominated Mona Golabek, the daughter of a child of the Kindertransport in THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE…the story of a little girl who...

MONTREAL — The head of an influential Israeli think-tank dismissed an ex-prime minister and two former national security chiefs public doubts about the wisdom of military intervention against...

      The US State Department funds, to the tune of half a billion dollars a year, a Palestinian Authority/ UNRWA educational curriculum based upon the RIGHT OF RETURN, an ideology...

His capture electrified the world. His trial riveted the attention of Jews everywhere…and all those who—for the first time since Nuremberg—could watch the trial of a major Nazi...

  In an April 4 “open letter” to Abu Mazen, Israeli peace activist Yossi Beilin called on the Palestinian leader to dissolve the Palestinian Authority (PA) and to return full...

Haksheevu! Haksheevu! Camp Massad’s 60th anniversary on-site reunion is just three months away. Dozens of former campers, counsellors, hanhallah members and eemot are attending the weekend...

[Editor's note-There are a lot of great offerings at the  Winnipeg  International Jewish Film Festival. Several different writers will be reviewing a sampling of the films. To see what is...

Antisemitism in Canada: A 30-Year Retrospective     The League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada has monitored and reported on hate-motivated incidents directed at the Jewish...

Stefan Carter's memoir, From Warsaw to Winnipeg: A Personal Tale of Two Cities is a personal account of childhood in Europe before and during the Second World War.  As the book...

When a child's parents separate or divorce, a question that occasionally arises is whether or not the child's grandparents are entitled to continue relationships with their grandchild. In some...

  I love the holiday of Simchas Torah.  The rest of the year we come to study the hows and whys of Torah; we engage with and challenge the laws and the narrative.  On Simchas Torah,...

  Readers may be interested in reading an article about the comeback of the Yiddish  language that was recently published in teh  University of  Manitoba alumni...

  Beginning this September, there will be a new opportunity for Winnipeg Jews to build community together. The New Shul of Winnipeg "Bet Knesset Hadash" will hold regular...

Until very recently, I took comfort in knowing that our Jewish religious schools are finally cranking out students who know the difference between Purim and Passover. (Purim involves a hat.) Or know...

  Willow Island-Lake Front Cottage for Rent ; 5 minutes South of Gimli, MB Available Fri. June 22,2012 ( check in)-  Fri. July 13, 2012 ( check  out) 3 spacious Bedrooms ( sleeps 9)/...

(Revised remarks prepared for the Law Society of Upper Canada, Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario, 17 April 2012)            ...

Grade Eight  and Students at Gray Academy placed first in Manitoba overall and  second in Canada  in the Canadian National Math League Competition. The competition involves some 480...

*The historical truth of the centrality of antisemitism to producing the Holocaust has been known and settled since the war.   *Each of three outstanding historians of the Holocaust...

  You had to be there ... really, what with the naughty jokes I can't quote, and the political jokes I can't quote, you had to be there. And what with the terrific timing and delivery of the...

Shalom Life  has celebratedthe 50 most talented, intelligent, funny, and gorgeous Jewish men in the world. We're bringing you the top ten choices for the  HOTTEST jewish men on their list....

How do I write about Allan Blye? The more I learn about this very handsome, humble and gentle man the more difficult it gets. Allan and Blye were two of the first words in my vocabulary. As a very...

Very recently, Efraim Halevy, a former Mossad director, national security adviser and ambassador, [who spoke last night at the Shaarey Zedek synagogue on behalf of the Jewish Heritage Centre],...

http://www.cjnews.com/news/cover-story-jewish-high-schools-struggle-enrolment  

Winnipeg, MB. – April 12, 2012– Since its 1997 inception in Winnipeg,Manitoba, one of Canada’s largest educational initiativeshas now reached almost 10,500 high school students and...

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  Back in March, I was fortunate to attend the annual Washington Policy Conference of AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, as a youth delegate of CJPAC, the Canadian Jewish...

    ISRAEL I-Facts KNOW THE FACTS – THEN DECIDE Myth #1 Israel is an “apartheid” state   THE FACTS 1. There is NO segregation by race or ethnicity in Israel. 2....

  Hannah Rosenthal, a member of Hillary Clinton’s State Department, is the US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism worldwide.   She will be CISA’s first Shindleman...

Ingredients:  4 pkg. (8 oz. each )  Cream Cheese Softened  4 Eggs  ¾ cup sugar  1 tsp Vanilla   Method:  Using a food processor, beat 1 pkg cream...

  Architecturally designed cedar summer cottage on Lake Winnipeg, one hour north of Winnipeg. Fully furnished: two stories, four bedrooms and screened veranda, LR, DR, fireplace, 2 bathrooms,...

  [Editor's note: I think Adum Muller is back-peddling a little here as in his last article he suggested antisemitism was no more than  a "contributing factor" of the...

 Jewish Child and Family Service (JCFS) is celebrating 100 Years of Jewish Social Services in Winnipeg; and its 60th anniversary with a “Century of Caring” Gala evening on May 24th...

[Editor's note: David Matas has written this piece in response to the  postition taken by  Adam Muller who is of the view that antisemitism is not a  central cause of...

The condition of an elderly female Jewish resident from the Simkin Centre was the subject of a recent report to the Protection for Person's In Care Office [PPCO], the Winnipeg Jewish Review has...

[Editor's note--If you haven't read this in yesterday's Winnipeg Sun, you'll want to. David Asper makes a very valid point. But have a look at the comments underneath the article ]....

The American Nazi Party has registered its first Washington DC lobbyist, as was reported in the congressional newspaper The Hill last week. John Bowles, 55, said he sought to help his...

  The Winnipeg Chapter of the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University is honouring long-time volunteer Yude Henteleff, C.M., Q.C., LL.D (Hon), at a cocktail reception at the Fort Garry Hotel...

At an event at Etz Chaim  Synagogue David Matas spoke about the  Holocasut and  residential schools and what if any connection exists between these two events. Matas's enitre speech...

The Jewish Federation of Winnipeg is an organization built on the strength of donors, volunteers and dedicated leadership whose commitment to community follows in the tradition of our founding...

Adam Muller  has written several statements in a response to Lionel Steiman that have certainly made me wonder why the Freeman Family Holocaust Education Centre would have chosen Muller to...

  Saturday Apr 21 at 7:30 PM Temple Shalom Adult Education and Havdalah Remembering through Song and Story: tales and melodies of the Holocaust. An evening featuring storytelling by Rabbi Karen...

As many of you may have noticed, Toronto is increasingly being targeted by Islamist to promote Islam and Islamism, to recruit Muslims, especially younger individuals into the Islamic movement, and...

A Response to Lionel Steiman  By Dr. Adam Muller, Associate Professor, Department of English, Film and Theatre,University of Manitoba April 7, 2012   The debate concerning the ontology of...

Shalom Life compiled a list of the 50 Hottest Female Jews in the world today. The publication claimed that "Narrowing it down to only 50 took a lot of thought and consideration, but I...

 Editor's note: There is an  article by Rosalind Marmel, a former Winnipeggger now  living in LA about Cantors Herschel and Judy Fox . They recently had a  concert at...

[Editor's note: In the article below, Lionel Steiman refers to media coverage of the "Names Insted of Numbers" exhibit currently on display at Westminister Church. I am providing the links...

    I am pleased to let readers know that two local real estate "mavens", Monica Hirsch and David Thompson have approached me with the initiative of writing a regular real estate...

 Acumen is pleased to announce that Richard Leipsic has joined Acumen as Managing Director. Richard has over 30 years' experience specializing in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance...

In a March 18 op-ed piece in the New York Times, New York Jewish academic Peter Beinart calls on progressive Americans to boycott goods made in West Bank settlements. He also calls for other...

    In memory of the victims of the March 19, 2012 anti-Semitic terror attack in Toulouse, France     The League for Human Rights of B’nai Brith Canada and Congregation...

Maggid Yitzhak Buxbaum, the author of ten books, including Jewish Spiritual Practices, The Light and Fire of the Baal Shem Tov, and Jewish Tales of Holy Women, is a beloved teacher based in New...

  "The winter of 2011 was tough on many of Europe’s root crops. A week before Passover the Jewish Community of Madrid found that the shipment of horseradish it had ordered...

[Editor's note:  I am reprinting this petition I recieved this week from a Professor in  France which is timely as  Holocasut Awareness Week approaches] Petition for Freedom of Speech...

 [Editor's note: With thanks to a reader Ariel Avior for sending me these Passover Greetings. The answer to what you call an enterprising Rabbi offering circumcisions online is at the very...

When I was a university student active in the Jewish Students Association, I was sent by the community to attend the General Assembly of Jewish Federations of North America, commonly known as the...

McNally Robinson has asked me to teach a class, based on my recent book NOW I KNOW THE WORLD IS ROUND:STORIES AT THE END OF LIFE   I hope some of you will be able to join me in May for this...

    The United Nations Works and Relief Agency,[UNWRA] the agency which runs Palestinian Refugee camps in Gaza has become an instrument of the Hamas regime in Gaza, a senior researcher...

The much ballyhooed Arab Spring has become a cold winter of discontent for Christians living in many parts of the Middle East.   A newly released documentary titled “Persecuted...

  The Canadian Jewish News has an interesting piece about an Israeli company that is a world leader in computerized systems for dairy farm and herd management, which helps increase the milk...

  It's not that often that I write a recipe column. As a matter of fact, I think that the last one I wrote was before the common era. And the truth is that I haven't even tried the recipe I am...

Susan Turner's exhibition of large-scale inkjet prints opens Thursday evening, April 12 at the Jewish Heritage Centre corridor gallery. First mentioned in Exodus in the commandments regarding the...

Kathleen Reiter a 23-year-old immigrant from Montreal won first place in Israeli television's Channel 2 singing competition   Reiter beat out fellow competitor Raz Shmueli by a narrow margin....

  A 12-year-old boy was beaten outside his Jewish school in Paris by youths reciting anti-Semitic slogans, school officials say, amid continued high security and tensions in France.  ...

[Editor's note: This piece by Dr. Adam Muller was submitted in response to Dr Catherine Chatterley's article ,the Holocaust is not an interfaith experience....

Today I had an audience with the Pope. Well, not only me; a group of us were on the Interfaith Journey to Rome and Israel with Rabbi Rose and Father Sam. Well, not only us; the hall’s capacity...

  [This is the last installment of Simone Cohen Scott's review of her trip to  Rome and Israel this January, 2012] At last in Jerusalem, we’re in the homestretch of our...

  [Editor's note: This was written from Jerusalem  January 25, 2012 by th ewriter who participated on a trip to Rome and Jerusalem led by Rabbi Rose and Father Sam Argentiano from...

Catherine Chatterley’s essay in the Winnipeg Jewish Review of March 24th, “The Holocaust was not an Interfaith Experience,” is a succinct and brilliant summary of what the...

Have you ever considered the hidden value in your home, or are you open to the idea of accepting offers on your home? If so, we need to talk.   We Know the Market. - In today’s market...

Father Patrick Desbois seldom smiles. Sitting across from me in the deserted dining room of a Foggy Bottom hotel in Washington, DC, the austere French Catholic priest unflinchingly chronicles the...

The systematic murder of 2.25 million Jews during the 1941-44 “Holocaust by Bullets” in Ukraine and Bella Russia has been overlooked by most people unless they were part of the people or...

A large crowd of men and women attended National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Winnipeg Section’s program “Healthy Bones” on March 14 at the home of Glenna and Michael...

Unfortunately, due to illness, CISA [Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism] had to postpone the First Annual Shindleman Family Lecture. We are very happy to announce that US Special...

29 Adar 5772 · March 23, 2012 – Rabbi Ari Ellis and Dr. Earl Hershfield announced the Herzlia-Adas Yeshurun Synagogue’s “burn the mortgage” fundraising campaign today....

Most communities have so-called truths which give rise to standards of behavior. Over time, some ideas get replaced by others, but a core set of beliefs often remains. Within Judaism -- where debate...

  [Editor's note: The following are the remarks made by David Matas in introducing the program held this week at Etz Chaim Synagogue, entitled "Voices of Survival."   I am...

Mahammad Hasin Awad Abu-Aadra was arrested trying to infiltrate Israel through the Sinai. He confessed that he sought to implement a suicide attack in Eilat, planned by Hamas....

The Jewish National Fund of Canada (JNF) – Manitoba/Saskatchewan Region is pleased to announce that world-renowned percussionist Chen Zimbalista will headline this year’s Negev Gala...

Canada helped block a representative of Hamas from attending a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva this week. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird issued a statement on the matter...