The Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival presents the best feature-films and documentaries from around the globe, on subjects of Jewish identity, culture, history and diversity. The ten-day...

I wish to bring to the attention of readers an article by Peter Worthington in the Toronto Sun, "Museum of Human Rights Mess" where writes that Holocaust victims "are...

Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Memorial Day falls on the 27th of Nisan, mid way between the anniversary of the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and Yom Ha’atzmaut. This year, the 27th of Nisan falls on Sunday, May 1st. There will be memorial services on that day.

Senator Linda Frum, an accomplished writer and journalist who authored a Canadian bestseller, “Barbara Frum: Daughter’s Memoir (1996), was in Winnipeg April 28-29, 2011.

Mazel Tov to  Dr. Richard Boroditsky, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences  University of Manitoba and the medical director of the interdisciplinary ...

On April 28, The Winnipeg Jewish Review wrote an article about the  poster which is seen here that was put up prior to  Israel Apartheid Week advertiing an off campus fundraiser for ...

An Opportunity To Acknowledge Premier Selinger and Minister  Chistine Melnick's Ongoing Support of Israel and Our Local Community   Time: Saturday April 30th at 6pm   Place...

Winnipeg, MB – April 25, 2011 – The devil is in the details, and no one knows that better than the team at Strauss event & association management. For 15 years, the Winnipeg-based...

Editor’s note: The first article is by Zach Paikin [Liberal] and the response is by Ian Mann [Conservative]. Both of these articles have appeared in the Prince Arthur Herald. Paikin: A Plea to...

B'nai Brith Manitoba Pre-election Forum AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A DISCUSSION OF ISSUES OF IMPORT AND CONCERN TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY WITH CANDIDATES FROM THE MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES  ...

I’m not sure what will await me when I land at Ben Gurion airport next month for a long-awaited return visit to Israel.

On April 17, two days prior to the Beginning of the Passover holiday, Judy Plotkin, a reader of the  Winnipeg Jewish Review,  noticed a sizable green spray painted swastika in the...

On Sunday, May 1st, 2011 Shaarey Zedek Synagogue will be dedicating our very own Holocaust Scroll (Hebrew: Megillat Hashoah), the only one of its kind in Canada.

[Editor's note: Mira  Sucharov has  won a  2010 Rockover Award for Excellence in Jewish Journalism from the American Jewish Press Association for this piece on the March of...

For 60 years Camp Massad has been offering children ages eight and up the opportunity to participate in creative and Jewish themed programming in an extraordinary unique, nurturing and fun-filled atmosphere. Now children a little younger can have the opportunity to experience the magic of Massad

In the Baltic States and in Eastern Europe, where post Soviet narratives of nationhood are being written, there is a temptation to emphasize the crimes of the Stalinists and to de-emphasize the crimes of the nationalists.

Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore recently  told Winnipeg Free Press columnist Dan Lett that “there will be no permanent exhibits” in the Canadian Human Rights Museum...

I can believe that the world is against us. If you are a student of Torah, then all you have to do is read the book of Deuteronomy and it is clear that, under certain conditions, Israel will suffer...

  Editor's note: The following is  a response  written by the Ukrainuian Canadian Congress to the Open Letter by over 100 International Scholars Re : the  Holocaust gallery,...

Like a bad meal that keeps coming back on you, the drama surrounding Toronto’s Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) continues to make headlines. 

  [Editor's note: Bernard Harrison is the E.E. Ericksen Professor of Philosophy, University of Utah and Emeritus Professor in the School of Humanities, University of Sussex, UK. He is a...

[Editor's note: David Frum wrote this article "Do Jews Hate Palin" in  2010, but  I think it remains timely today. The Winnipeg Jewish Review is reprinting  this article...

The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association (UCCLA) has sent out a postcard to select Canadians that appears to depict Jewish backers of a prominent Holocaust gallery in the Canadian Museum...

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The Ukrainian Canadian Civil liberties Association and theUkrainian Canadian Congress have bene campaigning against

Much has been made recently of a survey undertaken by Nanos Research on behalf of the Canadians for Genocide Education and the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association. The UCCLA’s opposition to the planned content for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is well known, if somewhat poorly factually grounded.

The League for Human Rights of B’nai Brith Canada has monitored and reported on hate-motivated incidents directed at the Jewish community in Canada for twenty-nine years.  

Well, another year has passed and I have several more grey hairs for a variety of reasons none of which have anything to do with Passover. Nonetheless, the idea of cooking for Passover always seems...

[ The following articles/letter  written by  representatives of Canadian Jewish Congress are being reprinted below] Holocaust changed how we see the world By Eric Vernon [...

As the Jewish Heritage Centre’s 6th annual speaker in its Sol and Florence Kanee Distinguished Lecture Series, political commentator David Frum will speak to the topic “Is Time Running Out for Israel.”

On March 31, 2011, I received an Open Reply From Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk, research director for the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association in response to my Open letter to him: The Canadian Museum For Human Rights.

He wakes up wet lying on a stone for the night brought dreams of death, His body, shriveled so thin that you can see his every movement of breath. He looms in the darkness looking for a reason for...

The first Limmud Festival of Jewish Learning organized by the Jewish Federation and the Rady JCC was one of the best community programs I have ever been to—hands down. It is a program that I can easily see as only growing in the future, and I am pleased to endorse it, and whole heartedly recommend that those who didn’t attend it this year mark it in their agenda for next year.

 At the end of March, as this year’s Passover holiday was approaching, the Palestinian Authority honored the terrorist mastermind  responsible for the 'Passover Massacre' which...

Editor’s note: The following Open Letter  printed below was written in protest of a  conference organized by the Canadian

David Frum is the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada’s 6th Sol and Florence Kanee Annual Distinguished Lecturer. Previous speakers were historian Sir Martin Gilbert (The Jews of Arab...

[This article was first published in the Winnipeg Free Press, April 2, 2011] Who would ever imagine that in 2011 Canadians would be arguing about whether or not the Nazi extermination of over...

[Editor’s note: Jonah Mozeson is studying law at the University of Manitoba.  He previously worked for the Government of Canada for four years.] I am thankful to the Winnipeg Jewish...

Canadian Jews should not vote for Stephen Harper.  Prime Minister Harper’s federal Conservative Party has made no secret about its efforts to win Canadian Jewish votes.  The...

GWEN SECTER LIVING CENTRE PRESENTS LADIES LUNCH AND LEARN   Monday, May 2, 2011 – noon “The Jews of Ethiopia” – Lola Baral Monday, June 6, 2011 - noon...

[Editor's Note: A Jewish Professor Michael Marrus at University of Toronto has given an interview to the National Post published April 5, that certainly undermines the proposed content of the ...

  The following is the beginning of an aritcle by Paul lungun, staff reporter, Canadian Jewish News, March 31, 2011 NEVILLE RAISES JEWISH REFUGEE ISSUE IN PARLIAMENT Following the 1947 United...

The Canadian Jewish News has an article dated April 4, by JENNY HAZAN, reporting from Israel, about our very own Manitoba Special Rep Mel Lazareck and his recent Activities in Israel: TEL AVIV...

Ottawa – Canada’s oft-criticized rejection of the tainted United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, known as the Goldstone Report, has been vindicated.

As Canadians, it is not only our right, but our responsibility to participate in the democratic process and have our voices heard. 

Faye Rosenberg Cohen, Planning Director of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, raised this complex question in her discussion session at Limmud Winnipeg on March 13, 2011. And it deserves more consideration than the one hour permitted that day.

A POLITICIZED MUSEUM by Lubomyr Luciuk, Professor, political geography, Royal Military College of Canada. First Posted: Apr 01 2011 on www.themarknews.com The Canadian Museum of Human Rights focuses...

Everyone loves chocolate.

  I am writing this in response to your article in the Winnipeg Free Press on March 25, 2011 regarding the content of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, entitled “Museum...

Here's a new article by Charles Lewis, March 31, 2011 originally in the National Post about the results of the Nanos poll being relied on by the  Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties...

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Last  Monday, March 21,  I had the pleasure of  attending the  “Taste of Israel” Partnership 2000 Party for  Families” a partnership program between high...

Conservative Judaism is in transition. Once the largest stream of American synagogue life, it has, in recent years, been overtaken by Reform. In Canada, it still remains the largest denomination....

This year’s Distinguished Sol and Florence Kanee Lecturer for the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada is David Frum, author, political commentator, and former special assistant to...

[Editor's note: Ryan Paul is a 31 year old photographer with his own business who "mostly shoots fashion and music", and is active in J-PEG. He along with ten others from our...

Life in Israel normally begins much earlier in the day than in North America. Most people here have to be at work by 8:00 or 8:30 AM, so 7:00 AM is already considered 'rush hour'. Nonetheless,...

I would like to let readers of the Winnipeg Jewish Review about a project we've become involved with in memory of my late Father, Murrey Dubinsky z"l. The web site : www.NoCamels.com was...

[Editor's note: This was written just after Passover and Easter last year.It seems very timely today] What another terribly marred Passover and Easter week. Now I know why so many Israelis and some...

David Hochman ‘s recent interview of Helen Thomas in Playboy Magazine is definitely worth a read. 

Gail Asper was interviwed by Maclean's Magazine on March 23, 2011, regarding the controversy surrounding the Human Rights Museum. I recommend reading the article it in its entirety.  It begins...

      I am a Winnipegger, a self-described renaissance man and graphic designer. I have  designed ads for Calvin Klein and other well known companies that...

Fubuki Daiko Japanese Drum Group and others to perform in a benefit concert to raise money for Japan Relief on Tuesday, March 29th at 7:00 pm at Congregation Shaarey Zedek.   Congregation...

On Thursday, April 28 at the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue at 8 pm, noted political commentator David Frum will deliver the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada’s 6th Annual Sol And Florence Kanee Distinguished Lecture.  With the current turmoil in the Middle East and with efforts in some corners to delegitimize Israel by labeling it apartheid, Frum’s topic “Is Time Running Out for Israel?” is very timely.

Tuesday March 10, at 7 p.m., Aqua Books hosted A Night of Jewish Humour. Alix Sobler, Daniel Thau-Eleff, and Michael Nathanson performed small noshes of Jewish comedy for an appreciative crowd. Aqua...

Readers may be interested in an article by Rex Murphy on  March 12, 2011 in the National Post entitled “Alert Me When We Get to Saudia Arabia Gender Apartheid Week,” which...

  [Editor's note: Zach Fleisher's article in the Winnipeg Jewish Review "Switching Sides" was quoted in the Globe and Mail last week in an article  "WHY TORIES THINK...

Welcome to Création Confort Adaptive Clothing in Winnipeg! Year 2011 brought to Winnipeg a new adaptive clothing store. We offer our customers and their caregivers a variety of choices...

The DASCH Foundation has announced that Karyn Lazareck will be the honoree at the foundation’s 10th annual DASCH Recognition Awards Luncheon on April 29th, 2011.

When life goes out of control, as it most certainly has lately, it is hard to not be affected by it in some way.

About 35 people, including a handful of supporters of Israel and two University of Manitoba staff attended the talk at the U of M given by Hawida Araf, an organizer of the...

Editor's note: This article below by Elliot Leven discusses the recent lawsuit filed against Jimmy Carter. For background information on former President  being sued for violating consumer...

JTTA,  March 15, 2011 - In what some are already calling a "ritual revolution," Rabbi David Q. Gladstone has officiated at the first fetal bar mitzvah ceremony for an as-yet unnamed...

TORONTO - Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) is proud to have been honoured three times over the past two months through remarkable events in conjunction with the Government of Canada.   Yesterday...

  The best way to weaken the Ahmadinejad’s Iranian regime is to sound the siren of “Iran’s abuse of human rights,” Prof David Menashri, a founding director of Tel Aviv...

    Business student Ashley Faintuch, who is the Western Canada Campus Coordinator for Hasbara Fellowships and ‘Stand With Us' Emerson Fellow at the University of Winnipeg is...

PAPER NAZIS DOCUMENTARY EXAMINES 1930s ANTI-SEMITISM IN WINNIPEG B'nai Brith and the Jewish Heritage Centre are shwing the film by Andrew Wall , PAPER NAZIS, on March 17, 2011 at the Berney Theatre...

Editor's note: Below are the two articles published in Ha’aretz, that exposed the Golubchuk case to the wider Jewish world back in 2008. Lawyer Neil Kravestsky speaking at Etz Chaim...

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Last month Michel, my husband, celebrated his 50^th birthday. A 50^th birthday is a true milestone for many and for Michel perhaps even more so given the fact that at the age of 45 he was the recipient of triple bypass emergency heart surgery.

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My parents, Resa and Shelley Ostrove instilled in my brothers, Benji and Zach and myself a love of Judaism.  I have memories that have stuck with me to this day of being in the Ashkenazi...

[Editor's note: Below is the complete most recent statement by Conservative MP Joy Smith dated March 7, 2011 regarding the content of the Canadian human Rights Museum. I have marked in bold the...

Over 5000 young people, including Winnipeg's Zev Faintuch are currently serving in the Israel Defense Forces as “lone soldiers” (chayalim bodedim)  -lone soldiers – the...

A recent article in the Kyiv Post by  a former  director of communications at the Canadian human Rgiths Commission, Oksana Bashak Hepburn levels some pretty harshly worded...

Ever since I moved to Winnipeg I look forward to going to as many social events as possible with my Mother Hilda Stern. She is a resident of the Sharron Home and along with Mom’s caregiver...

An historic class action suit has been filed against former President Jimmy Carter and the Simon & Schuster publishing company alleging that Carter’s book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,...

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Aqua Books (www.aquabooks.ca) is presenting a night of  Jewish Humour at 7 pm, March 10, at the bookstore on 274 Gary Street.  The event is free. The evening features Michael Nathanson,...

A University of Toronto Sociology Master’s thesis called “The Victimhood of the Powerful: White Jews, Zionism and the Racism of Hegemonic Holocaust

Pundak of Peres Centre says Abbas and Fayyad are “dream ticket” : Peres and Livni send greetings to J-street conference  MK Nachman Shai “hesitated” about coming after...

Every time I see the Winnipeg Jewish Review in the subject line of my inbox, I am compelled to open it immediately. It is my way of keeping in touch with

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Last night, just before I went out for the evening, I watched a few minutes of news on TV. "Isn't it funny," I said to nobody in particular, "Libya is being blown up, Egypt is...

Dr. Catherine Chatterley delivered this presentation at a conference entitled When Middle East Politics Invade Campus, sponsored by the Advocates for Civil Liberties, held in Toronto on February 16,...

 Yachad, the Hebrew word for together is a suitable name for a new JCFS initiative. The Yachad Mentorship Program is aimed

In my community involvements, I am often faced with the question of whether Jewish values and everyday values are congruent. Back in 2008, I wrote a column in The Ottawa Jewish Bulletin about the...

There is a direct connection between Facebook and eating disorders. Prof. Yael Latzer, Director of Rambam’s Clinic for Eating Dysfunctions, recently participated in research that concluded...

The following is a statement made Feb 23 by the Canada's Liberal Party in support of a permanent zone for Uk} The publicly funded Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) located in Winnipeg was...