The fifth lecture in the Janusz Korczak series “How to Love a Child” was titled Janusz Korczak’s Enduring Legacy: Social Pediatrics in Canada and Vancouver, and it was most enlightening. The subject was building and nurturing a network of support…
Shirley Barnett, a longtime community activist and philanthropist, is to be honored by the Jewish National Fund at its annual Negev Dinner April 10. “The Jewish National Fund is a strong organization that is entering a new stage of many…
Mashu Mashu is a labor of love for Laura Goldstein. They recently celebrated the first anniversary of their online arts and culture magazine – described as “a cultural cocktail with a Jewish twist” – and are pleased with the interest…
In costume and while enjoying treats, children in the Okanagan Jewish community learn about Purim. (photo from Okanagan Jewish Community Association) Many children were part of the Okanagan Jewish community’s recent Purim celebrations. First, the children – dressed in costumes…
Prize winner Irene Behrmann, left, and speaker Ranka Burzan. (photo by Binny Goldman) On March 3, 75 people attended the Jewish Seniors Alliance Snider Foundation Empowerment Series workshop Don’t Agonize, Organize/Downsize, led by author and professional organizer Ranka Burzan, founder…
Schara Tzedeck Cemetery is establishing a memorial wall at the cemetery in New Westminster to provide an opportunity for community members to create a tribute for family who have passed away and are buried in cemeteries located elsewhere. The memorialization…
The goal is to start construction of the new Oakridge Centre and surrounding area in 2017. (photo from oakridge2025.ca) At a public hearing in March 2014, Vancouver City Council approved Ivanhoé Cambridge’s proposal for a mixed-use redevelopment of the Oakridge…
The Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia is currently researching an exhibit on the Jewish community in the Oakridge area. (photo from Gail Dodek Wenner) Oakridge was for many years the heart of the Vancouver Jewish community. First opened…
The Jewish Community Centre at 41st Avenue and Oak Street, November 1962. (photo from JWB fonds, JMABC L.11512) It’s hard to believe that, in the 1950s, the Oakridge area was considered a ways out of town. In going through the…
Nomi Fenson, left, and Debby Fenson help complete Congregation Beth Israel’s new sefer Torah with sofer Rabbi Moshe Druin. (Adele Lewin Photography) Hundreds of people participated in a moving mitzvah over two recent weekends at Congregation Beth Israel. The congregation,…
