What does future hold?
Jewish community member mia amir is the dramaturg of Wypsa, which is at the Fringe Festival until Sept. 16. While the plot of Wyspa may bring to mind William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, the book was not a direct…
Arts & Culture
Atheism has a long history
The title of a book review in Biblical Archaeology Review caught my eye, “Ancient atheism.” I read, “A common assumption is that atheism – a lack of belief in gods and the supernatural – is a recent phenomenon, brought on…
The making of VTT Onward
Adam Bogoch and Cynthia Ramsay at Main Street Brewery, where they discussed, among other things, Adam’s documentary film about Vancouver Talmud Torah. (photo by Adam Bogoch) As I watched filmmaker and writer Adam Bogoch briefly consider jaywalking across Main Street…
Delving into the past
Lillian Boraks-Nemetz’s newest book, Mouth of Truth (Ekstasis Editions, 2017) is not an easy, escape-from-reality read, but it’s an interesting and important read. What does it mean to be a survivor? How does one person’s trauma affect those around them?…
Dramatic Fringe work
Jewish community membersGina Leon and Michael Germant co-star in Island Productions’ presentation of Gruesome Playground Injuries at the Vancouver Fringe Festival Sept. 8-17. (photo by Jayme Cowley) Playwright Rajiv Joseph describes Gruesome Playground Injuries as being “about missed love, it’s…
An Israeli internet hit
Renny Grinshpan’s videos have gained quite an audience. (photo from Renny Grinshpan) Born and raised in Toronto, Renny Grinshpan is the daughter of an Israeli-born dad and a Toronto-born mom. Her sister, Eden, works as a host on the food…
The Fringe is coming soon!
Seattle comedy couple Clayton Weller and Sophie Lowenstein are bringing Naturally to the festival. (photo from Amanda Smith) Fear of death, making comedy and fighting prejudice are but a few of the topics Jewish community members will be exploring in…
Celebration of Venice
Artist Iza Radinsky at Zack Gallery. (photo by Olga Livshin) Just over 500 years ago, in 1516, the Venetian Republic forcibly moved 700 Venetian Jews to an island, the abandoned site of a 14th-century foundry. In doing so, they created…
Difficult to be a good father
Menashe Lustig (Menashe), director Joshua Z. Weinstein and Ruben Niborski (Rieven). (photo by Federica Valabrega courtesy of Mongrel Media) On a sidewalk crowded with people moving at the pace of a typical New York City day, nobody stands out. Eventually,…
One of best TUTS seasons
Man in Chair (Shawn Macdonald) with the cast of The Drowsy Chaperone. (photo by Tim Matheson) “Look, I know it’s not a perfect show: the spit-take scene is lame and the monkey motif is laboured. But none of that matters.…
