Winnipeg Friends of Israel (WFI) together with Bridges for Peace (BFP) sponsored “The Face of Antisemitism on Campus” with Daniel Koren, Executive Director of Hasbara Fellowships Canada, on November 26 at Temple Shalom.

At the Third Annual Theatre Awards ("The Evies") held at the West End Cultural Centre on November 5, Mariam Bernstein was chosen outstanding lead actress for her performance as Dr. Ruth Westheimer in last season's Winnipeg Jewish Theatre production of " Dr. Ruth."

Successful veteran Winnipeg portfolio manager Larry Sarbit, 68, and his team have recently joined Value Partners Investment and will manage its $100-million Value Pool. Sarbit, who has had a notable...

    The Judaic Studies program at the University of Manitoba will be receiving a donation of $100,000 from MaryAnn  Kanee,  who was married to the late Stephen Kanee,...

https://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/how-trudeau-changed-course-on-the-jewish-state

First Hand Account from Ashkelon : Living under Rocket Fire Nov 12-Nov 14     Between Nov 12-Nov 14, over 450 rockets were fired into Israel from Gaza. I live in Ashkelon in...

The Winnipeg Jewish Review wishes the RADY JCC/YMHA a hearty Mazal Tov on its 100th Anniversary. It seems an appropriate time to review some of the history of this venerable institution, that is a cornerstone of our community.

Ariel Karabelnicoff is really excited about his new opportunity to work on behalf of the State of Israel. "Beginning in December, I will be the national sales director for the State of Israel...

Gil Hoffman, Chief Political Correspondent and Analyst For the Jerusalem Post  told a crowd of some 75 people at Adas Yeshurun Herzlia synagogue that in his estimation there would not be third elections in Israel.

Renowned Professor Alan Dershowitz was the keynote speaker at the Canadian Associates of Ben Gurion University event honouring Hope and Howard Morry on October 23 at the Convention Centre....

(Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, and the author of The Jews Should Keep Quiet: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and the...

  Well, why not? Isn’t that what we all want? We don’t want to just live longer, but to live longer in good health. Right? But how do we do it? Most of us accept the reality that...

Marty Morantz is the new  MP  for  the Charleswood-St James-Assiniboia-Headingley riding, and is also the only Jewish  MP in the Conservative Party.

https://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/winnipegs-jcc-prepares-to-celebrate-100th-anniversary

This is an interview I did with two friends of mine who are both survivors and who found each other and are married for over 60 years. They have contributed much to Holocaust education but did not wish to be named in  this interview.

(Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, and the author of The Jews Should Keep Quiet: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, and the Holocaust, which has just been published by the Jewish Publication Society / University of Nebraska Press.)

[Editor's note: On Sept 27, Jerrod Henoch, Executive Director of BB Camp sent out the  email below to BB Camp Friends, Families and Supporters indicating that the City of Kenora intends to...

Persistent mouth sores at age three. At age eight severe nausea started. And when their youngest son Benji was 12, the bleeding began. As each symptom showed up, they were given seemingly sound reasons such as a stomach virus or puberty, but local parents Jessica and Joel Cogan were naturally left worried.

[Peter Subissati  is manager, Communications at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA)                  Election season is officially...

Barry McArton, who is Chair of the Combined Jewish Appeal campaign, says that the goal for this year's campaign is $ 6 million, which is $110,000 more  than last year's goal of ...

Gray Academy is very pleased to welcome 490 students this year, 20 more than last year.   "Students and families are positive and excited about the 2019-20 school year, which is already...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bermax-caffe-search-warrant-cameras-1.5258672  

If there is one thing that defines the High Holidays it is prayer. We do a lot of it during Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur it reaches a feverish pitch when we spend most of the day in shul., As the...

Jacob was a belligerent troublemaker from the minute he walked into his Boys Town Jerusalem seventh-grade class at the start of the school year. The reason for the wiry youngster’s behavior soon became clear: the situation at home for Jacob and his family, Ethiopian immigrants to Israel, was catastrophic.

This is a letter written to a friend of ours by her mother:   On October 21, 1941, my parents, uncle and I found ourselves travelling on a train to an unknown destination. We are dressed in our...

We received an email from Dr. Haskel J. Greenfield, Distinguished Professor at the University of Manitoba indicating that below is a list of courses that are being offered within the Judaic Studies Program at the University of Manitoba for this upcoming academic year.

Near the end of Israel's recent election campaign, Benjamin Netanyahu made a pledge to annex the Jordan Valley (with the exception of Arab villages and cities) right after the elections. The Jordan Valley, the strip of territory in the West Bank that runs alongside the Jordan River ( which is territory Israel captured during the Six-Day War in 1967 and since has controlled), comprises some  25% of the West Bank.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/settlement-wines-cannot-be-labeled-made-in-israel-canadian-court-rules/

A very special charitable event , entitled the "Race for Arielle", in memory of Arielle Kraut put on by Arielle’s family was held on July 24th, 2019 at the Gimli Motorsport Park.

There is a popular proposition that bearing a grudge, failing to forgive those who have done you an injury, does oneself serious damage. The theory is that the negative emotions that you have stored up inside is hurting you.

Lauren Isaacs, Toronto director of Herut Canada, spoke on “The State of Jewish Hate: How Jewish Progressive Activists Fuel Modern Antisemitism” at the River Heights Community Centre on July 18 to an appreciative audience of 30 – 40 people.

  (Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, in Washington, D.C. Sandy Einstein, formerly a publicist for the rock band Journey, is the son...

Philip Kives, owner and founder of K-Tel International, was a marketing genius and business innovator who redefined the advertising and music industries and created a pop culture legacy. "He...

https://www.foxnews.com/us/twitter-jesus-palestine-linda-sarsour-hate

Gray Academy of Jewish Education is pleased to announce the hiring of Andrea Ritter as its new Director of Marketing and Communications. Andrea is excited to be returning to her hometown of Winnipeg...

https://www.jns.org/hamas-endorsement-of-unrwa-education-elections-underscores-the-agencys-inherent-flaws/

  During the 1930’s the German firm ,Leica,was the foremost company in photography. They were the first German firm to market their product to the world. The head of the company...

(Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, and the author of The Jews Should Keep Quiet: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rabbi Stephen...

    (Dr. Rafael Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, and the author of The Jews Should Keep Quiet: President Franklin D. Roosevelt,...

  [This article was first published Friday June 14 in the Times of Israel and is being reprinted here] Irshad Manji, a courageous Muslim liberal and open critic of Islam, who lives in the...

http://hnn.us/article/172187

This past week was Pride Week in the Jewish community, organized by the Rady Jewish Community Centre.

I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us. If the book we’re reading doesn’t wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for? . . . we need...

http://www.speakersaction.com/news/why-such-a-surge-of-worldwide-anti-antisemitism-alan-dershowitz

The Jewish National Fund, Manitoba/Saskatchewan (JNF) 2019 Negev Gala at the Winnipeg Concert Hall was an extraordinarily uplifting evening, filled with moving messages of love and gratitude, and...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bermax-first-appearance-tee-up-1.5151971  

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/anti-semitic-attack-no-hoax-says-lawyer-for-one-of-bermax-cafes-three-accused-family-owners-510582982.html

Nearly 20 years after Boys Town Jerusalem inaugurated the very first Cisco Networking Academy in the Middle East, the school has been granted Cisco’s “Above and Beyond Award” for...

Over four hundred people attended the 2019  Jewish Foundation of Manitoba [JFM] Luncheon in support of the Women's Endowment Fund, which was held at the RBC Convention Centre on May...

  Its full steam ahead for Bulrushes Art Gallery as it navigates the ever changing and sometimes turbulent currents of the Manitoba art market. Bulrushes Gallery, located just outside of...

[janeenkinmusic.com]   The Unorthodox, filled with fascinating characters, was inspired by the formation of the Shas party, the Religious Sephardi political party in Israel. Shas has had a...

[janeenkinmusic.com]   warning: there are two somewhat graphic sex scenes in the film   The first views of the setting of this lovely, wistful film, Outdoors, are of an isolated hilltop,...

I was among some twenty supporters of Israel who attended the Stand Up for Israel Rally on Saturday, May 18 and successfully delivered a message of peace, unity, truth, and justice to seven...

What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, And the dead tree...

City of Dreamers is an admiring, tender portrait of four influential women architects, looking back over long careers. All now seniors, the women are interviewed in their homes and on tours of some of their great projects. Fascinating photographs and entertaining archival film footage illustrate the interviews. The women's wit, determination and long perspective shine. Together, these architects show a strong concern for design at a human scale, to enhance lives.

  Lady Titi is a ridiculously funny Israeli comedy. The plot is at times preposterous, but it's always fun to hang in there and enjoy the ride.   Worko (Zvika Hizikias) is a dreamer, a...

Tuesday May 21 7:00 pm Opening Night Film and Reception Chewdaism           There's lots to appreciate in Chewdaism. You may find yourselves envying these...

Spiced with boyish repartee and liberally sprinkled with jokes, Chewdaism is a light-hearted documentary, a history of Jewish Montreal seen through its cuisine. Yidlife Crisis creators Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion are humble and appreciative, listening to stories, history and a taste of theory. Of course they enjoy treats as they go, counting “Eins Tzvei Drai nosh

I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe; I told it not, my wrath did grow. —William Blake, “The Poison Tree” (qtd. in Telushkin Words...

Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (CABGU), Manitoba chapter, is delighted to announce a Gala Dinner honouring Hope and Howard Morry and featuring Guest Speaker Professor Alan Dershowitz.

The Board of Trustees of The Asper Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Leonard Asper as Chair of The Asper Foundation.

  Raquel Benzacar Savatti, the CEO of Canada Israel Securities, Limited/Israel Bonds Canada is pleased to announce that  it is now possible to buy Israel bonds online, "which is...

Ottawa, Ontario - May 8, 2019 The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day: “Tonight at sundown, we join Israelis,...

The Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism (CISA) hosted its 2019 Shindleman Family Lecture featuring David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), on the subject “The...

  Winnipeg Friends of Israel and Temple Shalom’s presentation “Antisemitism Here and Now,” a lecture by Shelley Faintuch (former Community Relations Director of the Jewish...

For the week or so before Yom HaAzmaut – Israel’s Independence Day – the skies over Beer Sheva are filled with military aircraft practicing for the air show, an annual highly looked-forward-to event. My house is a seven-minute car ride from Israel’s largest airbase, so we heard planes taking off and landing all the time.

Reprinted from the Times of Israel   The last couple of weeks have been challenging for the Winnipeg Jewish community. American-Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour was invited to speak at a...

https://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/nyt-columnist-discusses-anti-semitic-cartoon

As a Grade 12 student approaching my final few weeks at Gray Academy, I am filled with a wide array of emotions. Graduating from Gray is more than simply receiving a diploma. It means leaving my...

On April 24, two days before anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour spoke at the Ukrainian Labour Temple, Heather Stefanson, MLA for Tuxedo, Minister of Families and Deputy Premier of Manitoba...

  On April 26, about 30+ pro-Israel individuals held a peaceful pro-Israel rally from 6:30 to 7:30 outside the Ukrainian Labour Temple where  anti-Israel speaker Linda...

https://honestreporting.ca/canadian-media-fall-for-palestinian-dead-baby-strategy/

The Jewish Federations of Canada - UIA and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) are shocked and saddened by the loss of life and injuries resulting from today's deadly shooting...

https://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/court-rejects-bnai-brith-grants-ijv-status-in-wine-case

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12229184

Court documents show BerMax Caffe owners were in financial trouble

OTTAWA – For the third consecutive year, records were set in 2018 for antisemitism in Canada.   The 2018 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, produced by B’nai Brith...

Dear Community Members, Antisemitism is growing globally and here in Canada. This is why we were alarmed by the alleged incident at BerMax Caffé and were grateful for the diligent response of...