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Israelis skate into Vancouver

photo - Canucks alum Eddie Hatoum, originally from Lebanon, with several Arab Israeli athletes

Canucks alum Eddie Hatoum, originally from Lebanon, with several Arab Israeli athletes. (photo from Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver) Anyone who caught a glimpse of the 20 young hockey players during their week-long training camp in Vancouver March 4-10…

Scouting returns in full force

photo - Sholom Cubs leaders Laura Tuan and Isaac Kool with their troops

Sholom Cubs leaders Laura Tuan and Isaac Kool with their troops. (photo from Temple Sholom) Sholom Scouts celebrated their first milestone when they conducted their first investiture ceremony earlier this month at Temple Sholom. The ceremony is a central part…

Sights set on election

photo - Stan Shawn

Stan Shawn (photo from Stan Shawn) Stan Shawn wants to become the first Sephardi member of Parliament from British Columbia. The Vancouver realtor is seeking the Conservative party nomination in Vancouver-Centre, hoping to take on Liberal Hedy Fry, who has…

New advocate at JCC

photo - Eliane Nevares (photo from JCCGV)

Eliane Nevares (photo from Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver) The Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver welcomes Eliane Nevares as the new youth outreach coordinator. Serving Jewish teens throughout the Lower Mainland, Nevares hopes to bring her diverse skill set…

Digital lending gets a boost

photo - Rita and Marvin Weintraub with Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library librarians Karen Corrin, left, and Helen Pinsky, second from the right

Rita and Marvin Weintraub with Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library librarians Karen Corrin, left, and Helen Pinsky, second from the right. (photo from Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library) The e-book market has been growing by leaps and bounds, particularly in…

JFSA still has garden plots

photo - The Jewish Family Service Agency’s community garden was halved by CPR

The Jewish Family Service Agency’s community garden was halved by CPR. (photos by Cynthia Ramsay) As many residents have witnessed, the legal dispute between the City of Vancouver and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) has reached a point of no return,…

Making people aware

photo - The Victoria Children’s Choir (below) were among the many participants in the Holocaust awareness event at the University of Victoria

The Holocaust awareness event at the University of Victoria was a collaborative effort. (photo from Hillel BC) On Feb. 5 and 6, Hillel BC, University of Victoria’s Kibbutz Hillel Student Club and I-witness Field School presented a Holocaust awareness event.…

Living on the wet West Coast

Living in the wet Pacific Northwest, mold grows with reckless abandon. It only needs moisture, moderate temperatures and a food source to grow. In the outdoors, mold is necessary to breakdown dead, organic material. Unfortunately, however, it isn’t really too…

Nisman was a true hero

photo - Gustavo Perednik, right, with Alberto Nisman in Jerusalem. Nisman’s work inspired Perednik’s novel

Gustavo Perednik, right, with Alberto Nisman in Jerusalem. Nisman’s work inspired Perednik’s novel. (photo from Gustavo Perednik) The day before he was to present to Argentina’s parliament allegations that the government tried to cover up Iran’s involvement in the 1994 terror…

United in community

photo - Purim Project co-chairs Rachael Lewinski and Rivka Moreno with premier sponsor, Remo Mastropieri of Real Canadian Superstore

Purim Project co-chairs Rachael Lewinski and Rivka Moreno with premier sponsor, Remo Mastropieri of Real Canadian Superstore. (photo from Vancouver Hebrew Academy) What do you get when you put 90 people in an auditorium filled with delicious snacks, drinks, piles…