Filmmaker Haya Newman’s father Ozer Fuks grew up in Wolbrom, Poland. He escaped the town in 1939. (photo from wolbrom.pl) The town of Wolbrom, Poland, had a population of around 10,000 in 1939; about half of the residents were Jewish.…
Dozens of Vancouverites who survived the Holocaust were joined by their children, grandchildren and hundreds of others in a solemn, powerful commemoration for Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. The catastrophic impact of the Holocaust on individuals, families, communities and the…
After 20 years, librarian Karen Corrin retired in March from the Waldman Library. (photo by Olga Livshin) Karen Corrin retired from her position as a librarian at the Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library on March 30, after exactly 20 years with…
Karon Shear, left, and Marilyn Berger. (photo by Binny Goldman) Moshe Feldenkrais is quoted as saying, “When you know what you are doing, then you can do what you want!” How appropriate that some of us who spent the two nights…
Dr. Neil Pollock hands out some of the awards, as Larry Barzelai and student participants look on. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) Based on the numbers alone, the 27th Annual Public Speaking Contest on March 19 at the Jewish Community Centre…
Masha Shumatskaya’s visit here was part of an American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee tour of North American cities. (photo from Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver) All Masha Shumatskaya wants is for the fighting to stop so she can go home.…
Left to right: Glen Hodges, manager, Mountain View Cemetery; Damian Koo, City of Vancouver legal services; Francie Connell, director, City of Vancouver legal services; Dr. Penny Ballem, city manager; Shirley Barnett, chair, MVJCRP committee; and Herb Silber, Schara Tzedeck Cemetery…
Mere days before heading to Israel for a couple of weeks, Sara Ciacci, 90, called the Jewish Independent to make sure that I had received her new cookbook, Sara’s Kitchen: 90 Years of Devotion, 90 Recipes from the Heart (Gateway…
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…
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…
