What a mouth on Minnie! And I don’t mean it pejoratively. (I just wanted to get your attention.) Grandma Minnie Bloch is articulate and sensitive as she meticulously narrates the three-generational story that includes her own early life with her…
The great epic poet Homer once said, “For rarely are sons similar to their fathers; most are worse, and a few are better.” In honor of Father’s Day, here are some quick facts about some rather unfamous (though not all…
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אייר קנדה שבסיסה במונטריאול מפעילה קו יומי בין הערים טורונטו ותל אביב. לאחרונה מופעל בקו זה מטוס הבואינג החדיש (הדרימליינר). (צילום: CNW Group/Air Canada) אייר קנדה מציינת עשרים שנות פעילות בישראל חברת התעופה הלאומית של קנדה אייר קנדה מציינת בימים…
Left to right, Susan Skemp, Ken Charko and James E. Taylor are making a movie about Dunbar Theatre’s history. (photo by 5U54N & J4M35 Productions) To celebrate Dunbar Theatre’s 80th anniversary, the theatre is making a short film about its history…
Ve’ahavta and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) were among the Jewish organizations participating in the ceremonies supporting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), an independent commission whose mandate is to acknowledge experiences, impacts and consequences of Indian…
Daniel Ogorek and Morgan Davis rescue Rabbi Emeritus Joseph Radinsky in a canoe. (photo from UOS) The historic flooding that hit the Houston area late last month dealt an especially hard blow to the city’s Jewish community. The United Orthodox…
Ben Groberman outside of Moishe House’s new location in the 41st and Granville neighborhood. (photo from Ben Groberman) The Vancouver chapter of Moishe House has found a new home. It will be the third location since the local branch started…
The 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta falls on June 15. It is a significant document not only in the history of England and the history of democracy, but also in the history of the Jews. There is a surprising…
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A son’s fascination with diggers has led to many other farm-related and animal designs. (photo by Shula Klinger) When our son, Joel, started to talk, most of what he said was, digger, referring to the large machines that dig earth,…
Gwen Epstein is the second on right in this photo of Sister Suffragette, performed by Razzmatap. The troupe’s upcoming show at the Rothstein has already sold out. (photo from Razzmatap) The audience at the Norman Rothstein Theatre on June…
Prof. Zvi Shiller in the RAV Lab. (photo from israel21c.org) Within a few years, you may be traveling in a car with nobody at the wheel. Whether you call it an autonomous, driverless or self-driving vehicle, this automobile of the near…
StoreDot’s technology would enable drivers to charge their car batteries in less time than the company needs to explain how it works. (screenshot from israel21c.org) StoreDot made headlines when it unveiled its prototype instant phone battery charger at last year’s Microsoft…
הורה ליצרניות הסיגרות לשלם למעלה מ-15 מיליארד דולר. (צילום: Andrew Magill via commons.wikimedia.org) התביעה הגדולה בתולדות קנדה: בית המשפט העליון בקוויבק הורה ליצרניות הסיגרות לשלם למעלה מ-15 מיליארד דולר למעשנים בית המשפט העליון של מחוז קוויבק הורה לשלוש יצרניות סיגריות…
After years of writing poems that blend his Algerian/Arabic background and his Ashkenazi-influenced schooling, Israeli poet Erez Biton, 73, this year received the Israel Prize for Hebrew literature and poetry. Born to Moroccan parents in Oran, Algeria, in 1942, he…
David Bloom (photo from Theatre Plexus) There are a few remarkable things that one notices when looking at the press material for Scratch, which is being presented by Theatre Plexus at Havana Theatre until June 13. First, the play itself. Part…
Dance Centre’s 12 Minutes Max features works from five up-and-coming choreographers on June 12. Pictured here is Con8 Collective: Charlotte Newman, left, and Georgina Alpen. (photo by Andy White) An abundance of riches. Scotiabank Dance Centre’s 12 Minutes Max on June 12…
Gregorio Scalamogna (photo by Olga Livshin) The current double show at the Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery has its origins in the two artists’ friendship. “I met with Greg Scalamogna through a mutual friend,” said Miran Elbakyan, an artist-blacksmith and…
In her retirement, Jocelyne Hallé plans to keep working as a photographer. (photo by Rachel Lando) Members of the Vancouver Jewish community know Jocelyne Hallé. For years, she has been the official photographer of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater…
Hebrew Free Loan Association president Michelle Dodek, second from the right, with, left to right, past association presidents Errol Lipschitz, Diane Friedman and Mannie Druker. (photo by Dan Poh) One hundred years of anything in Vancouver is fairly unusual. On…
Germany’s foreign minister was in Gaza the other day, surveying the miserable conditions there, including the lack of repair to the thousands of homes and other buildings damaged or destroyed during the Gaza War last summer – Operation Protective Edge,…
In March, Young Judaea’s Camp Solelim made headlines for turning away a prospective camper because he’s not Jewish. Before having made their final decision, I wish they would have spoken to Aaron Ingram. A Winnipeg-based real estate and corporate commercial…
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates-designed RADARSAT-2 features state-of-the-art synthetic aperture radar technology and supports all the existing RADARSAT-1 beam modes, while offering many new capabilities, including the ability to acquire images to the left and right of the satellite. In partnership…
הנשיא המתפטר של פיפ”א ג’זף ספ בלאטר, שאף אחד לא עצוב על שהוא עוזב. (צילום: Agência Brasil via commons.wikimedia.org) בצל האירועים החמורים בפיפ”א והתפטרותו של הנשיא בלאטר: המונדיאל לנשים יוצא לדרך בסוף השבוע בקנדה בתקופה הגרועה ביותר בתולדות פיפ”א כשבכירה…
Janie Respitz’s fascination with Yiddish, its history and its role in Jewish culture grew naturally. “My grandparents spoke Yiddish at home,” she said in an interview with the Independent from her home in Montreal. “I knew Yiddish songs and expressions.…
A July 2014 Planet Labs satellite image of a reservoir in California’s Lake County that supplies water to nearby Yolo County. In a non-drought year, according to Planet Labs, the visible water would cover roughly twice the area as it…
On the website deadseascrolls.org.il, visitors can explore the texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls. (screenshot) Have you ever taped up a torn page? In our household, taping has saved many a book and article from falling apart. Seems like a…
Dr. Robert Krell with the Hon. Coralee Oakes (left), minister of community, sport and cultural development, and the Hon. Judith Guichon, OBC, lieutenant governor of British Columbia. (photo from B.C. Achievement Foundation) On April 24, 2015, Dr. Robert Krell was among…
