The City of Vancouver’s integrity commissioner this month declared that Mayor Ken Sim breached the city’s code of conduct by criticizing Councilor Sean Orr’s presence and comments at an anti-Israel rally last year. The report concluded that Sim misused the…
In mid-May, a Winnipeg Free Press article by John Longhurst announced a new online database for research. This open access resource lists the names of German Nazi party members. The article’s target audience: the Manitoba Mennonite community. As background: Many…
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ planned exhibit Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present, set to open in June, is cause for concern. While what will be in the exhibit remains to be seen and is likely not yet finally…
At the first World Symposium Against Antizionism, left to right: Jacob Smith, Eyal Jacoby, Nick Matau and Anastasia Zorchinsky. (photo by Dave Gordon) The first World Symposium Against Antizionism took place on May 17 in Toronto, with some 30 speakers,…
Palestinian Football Association president Jibril Rajoub talks to reporters at the FIFA Congress, held in Vancouver on April 30. (Screenshot youtube.com/@thebreakernews) While the World Cup doesn’t kick off until June 11 – at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca when Selección de…
Lana Marks Pulver receives the 2026 CJPAC Impact Award from Mark Waldman, chief executive officer and co-founder of the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee (CJPAC). (Rhonda Dent Photography) Mayor Ken Sim declared May 11 Lana Marks Pulver Day in the…
Geoffrey Druker, left, and Glen Steinman hold the City of Vancouver proclamation of April 7, 2026, as Rudolf Vrba Day. (photo from Vrba Projects / VHEC) The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC) welcomes the City of Vancouver’s Proclamation designating April…
Jordan Zwicker and Debbie Litvack after Zwicker’s kidney transplant last November. Litvack donated the organ. (photo from JMABC) When Debbie Litvack found out her longtime friend Jordan Zwicker needed a kidney, her decision was instant. “Jordan needed one. I had…
The BC Regiment Band at the Vernon Winter Carnival in 2020. (photo from bcregiment.com) On Sunday, June 7, 1 p.m., at Ladner Bandfest, in Memorial Park, the band will premiere Theodore’s March by Theodore (Ted) Levitt (z’l), a Second World…
Or Shalom hosts Rabbi Tirzah Firestone for a Shabbaton in Vancouver June 12-13. (photo form tirzahfirestone.com) A community Shabbaton featuring teacher, author and psychotherapist Rabbi Tirzah Firestone will take place June 12-13, offering participants the opportunity to explore ancestral healing, resilience…
Left to right: Larry Vinegar, Stan Shaw, Lloyd Baron, Michelle Dodek, Steve Schacter and Marcy Schwartzman. (photo from Marcy Schwartzman) There are roughly 1,200 people who rely on Jewish Family Services food hubs in the Greater Vancouver area, and much…
It seems so long ago, but it was only on Jan. 27, after 843 days, 12 hours and six minutes, that all our hostages returned home; the living and the dead. Finally, the clock at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv was turned off.…
Yellowknife held its first community-wide Passover seder, with support from the Jewish Federation of British Columbia, at the Sundog Trading Post on April 1. (photo from Jewish Federation Facebook page) Yellowknife held its first community-wide Passover seder, with support from…
Anat Ishai, aka Challah Mom, energizes the crowd at Beth Israel Synagogue June 13, at an event spearheaded by National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Vancouver chapter. (photo from NCJWC Vancouver) Anat Ishai swept into the hall at Beth…
Chabad Richmond hosted a barbecue on Lag b’Omer, May 5. (photo from Chabad Richmond) Families in Richmond gathered on May 5 for a Lag b’Omer barbecue organized by Chabad Richmond. Fun for the kids included a bouncy castle, archery, crafts…
Elana Epstein shares her family’s narrative of recovery in Today I Will Be Fearless. (photo from Elana Epstein) When Elana Epstein and her husband, David, confronted the reality that their son, Noah, was an addict, her life shifted on its…
Douglas Century signs copies of his book Crash of the Heavens at the JCC Jewish Book Festival earlier this year. (photo by Tova Kornfeld) Douglas Century’s Crash of the Heavens: The Remarkable Story of Hannah Senesh and the Only Military…
Jewish Federation of British Columbia’s 2025/26 campaign, together with initiatives to combat antisemitism, generated $12.6 million. The campaign was made possible through the leadership of chair Sue Hector, Federation’s lay leadership team, the dedication of 198 volunteer canvassers, and the…
Consolee Nishimwe, a Rwanda-born author, motivational speaker and survivor of the genocide against the Tutsi, spoke from New York on April 21 to an online audience as part of the In Conversation with a Survivor series hosted by Toronto’s Friends…
For many people, dizziness is not a fleeting sensation but a persistent and debilitating condition. Vertigo, imbalance and concussion-related symptoms affect an estimated 30% of the population and they increase with age. For decades, patients have been given generalized exercises…
Canada prides itself on being a country where free expression is a core value. We have always differed from our American cousins, though, in recognizing a balance between an “anything goes” right to speech and the contending right of individuals…
Marc Gelmon as the priest in Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding. Gelmon has played several roles in the production, which will be at Legion #179, on Commercial Drive, May 22-23. (photo from Marc Gelmon) The priest is drunk and sleeping it…
Love runs through every word in Voices of Resilience: An Anthology of Stories Written by Children of Holocaust Survivors, edited by Deborah (Devora) Ross-Grayman with Wendy Bancroft and the writers. This compelling, hopeful and inspiring collection of stories will be…
The May 31 Festival of Jewish Culture finale will be a concert by a trio of musicians coming in from Los Angeles: Rabbi Tori Greene, accompanied by Yonatan Dror (wind instruments) and Daniel Feldman (percussion). (photo from JCCGV) A local artisans…
Dr. Jonathon Leipsic will be honoured by Schara Tzedeck at MOSAIC on June 16. (photo from Schara Tzedeck) At its annual MOSAIC event on June 16, Congregation Schara Tzedeck will honour Dr. Jonathon Leipsic. “It would be hard to find…
There are places that become part of who you are. For our family, the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver has been that place across generations. As JWest prepares to build a new fitness centre that will carry our family’s…
Geoffrey Druker, who leads the community’s annual memorial ceremony, consoles a young speaker on Yom Hazikaron. (photo from Geoffrey Druker) Emotions were close to the surface April 20 at Vancouver’s annual Yom Hazikaron commemoration. The Jewish community gathered at Temple…
Left to right: Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver chief executive officer Ezra Shanken, Temple Sholom Senior Rabbi Dan Moskovitz and commentator and author Yossi Klein Halevi. (photo by Pat Johnson) The special relationship between the United States and Israel is…
A new vasectomy method is faster to perform, does not require cauterization, may make future reversals easier, and could expand availability to vasectomies in places where cost and accessibility are barriers. The Pollock Technique™ has garnered Vancouver’s Dr. Neil Pollock…
Reut Mealem, left, and Shahaf Ella Salach are coordinators and mentors for Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s Eco-Sisters program. (photo from BGU) Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s Eco-Sisters allows graduate students to mentor first-year female students or students considering studying…
