Nina Krieger is the BC New Democratic Party candidate in the riding of Victoria-Swan Lake on Vancouver Island. (photo from ninakrieger.bcndp.ca) Nina Krieger, former executive director of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, will be the New Democratic Party candidate for…
Policy priorities of Claire Rattee, the BC Conservative Party candidate in the riding of Skeena, include mental health and addictions, low-income housing, emergency weather shelters, economic development, and antisemitism. (photo from conservativebc.ca) There is not much of a Jewish community…
Isobel Mackenzie, left, and Selina Robinson will be honoured at Jewish Seniors Alliance’s AGM Nov. 3. The Jewish Seniors Alliance of Greater Vancouver’s annual general meeting on Nov. 3 will serve as an opportunity to welcome the organization’s first-ever executive…
Rabbi Jonathan Infeld, left, in conversation with Thomas Hand at Congregation Beth Israel. (Adele Lewin Photography) Emily Hand was a healthy 8-year-old girl with chubby cheeks on Oct. 7, 2023, when she was abducted by Hamas terrorists from a sleepover…
Claudia Goldman, left, presents Bev Corber with the Claudia Goldman Award for Excellence in Leadership. (photo by Pat Johnson) Diplomatic relations between Israel and Canada have never been worse, according to Israel’s envoy to Toronto and Western Canada. “The relationship…
Left to right: Weizmann Canada national board members Dr. Rose Geist, Dr. Arthur Slutsky (chair), Myra Slutsky and Dr. Moira Stilwell at the Healing Power of Science gala on Sept. 17. (photo from Weizmann Canada) Former BC MLA Dr. Moira…
BC Premier David Eby says election is “about the values of who we are as a province and how we move forward on the big issues of our time.” (photo from news.gov.bc.ca) David Eby, the incumbent BC premier and leader…
BC Conservative leader John Rustad believes “we need to have a heavy focus on getting our economy back up and running in this province.” (photo from conservativebc.ca) John Rustad’s party has been on a bit of a losing streak. It’s…
BC Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau wants to “make sure we have a province that is centred around well-being, that is centred around everybody’s basic needs being met and is centred around creating communities where everybody can thrive.” (photo from…
CJPAC, the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee, wants you to vote in the Oct. 19 British Columbia provincial election. But they want you to do more, too. “Yes, you should vote,” said Kara Mintzberg, CJPAC’s director for BC. “But you…
