Negev Dinner returns
Lance Davis, chief executive officer of JNF Canada (photo from JNF Canada) Noa Tishby, an Israeli who hit it big in Hollywood as an actor, writer and producer before bursting on the scene as an activist voice for Israel, will…
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Peace is breaking out
Avi Benlolo will screen a film at Beth Israel on Feb. 13. (PR photo) There is a fundamental disconnect between what is happening in the Middle East and what observers in Europe and North America perceive, according to Avi Benlolo,…
Caring in times of need
Chaplain Sari Shernofsky (photo by Norwegian Cruise Line) Earlier this month, Sari Shernofsky described her experiences as a chaplain in a Zoom lecture called Stories from a Narrow Bridge: Meeting People in Time of Need. The talk’s title comes from a…
Students are learning to cook
In Richmond Jewish Day School’s Food Lab Program, students help prepare meals once a month. (photo from RJDS) One by one, students at Richmond Jewish Day School filter down the hallways following the smells of a delicious and nutritious meal.…
Many first-time experiences
Camp Shalom knows that first experiences are a huge milestone in a child’s development, shaping their individuality, interests and futures. (photo from JCC Camp Shalom) Day camps have always been places for firsts. For many, camp is the place where they…
Community milestones … Gordon, Segal, Roadburg foundations & West
Dr. Paula Gordon and Gary Segal have been appointed to the Order of Canada. On Dec. 29, Governor General of Canada Mary Simon announced new appointments to the Order of Canada. The list included two members of Vancouver’s Jewish community:…
Local heads CAPE crusaders
Dr. Larry Barzelai chaired the recent Canadian Physicians for the Environment climate conference. (photo from Larry Barzelai) We can recycle everything possible, drive electric vehicles and take other steps to ameliorate our carbon footprints. At some point, though, says Dr. Larry…
Engaging in guided autobiography
For more than 20 years, the Second Generation (2G) Group in Vancouver has organized and participated in workshops, local and international conferences, meetings and special projects, with a goal of developing a deeper understanding of ourselves and our history, as…
Recollecting Auschwitz
Recollections of day-to-day details at Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp by survivor Kalman Bar-on are being made public for the first time in Canada at an International Holocaust Remembrance Day presentation in Vancouver on Jan. 26 at the Rothstein Theatre. The Story…
Local Houdini connection
Among the documents in the Houdiniana Collection at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is a thank you letter from Harry Houdini’s brother to Dr. Daniel E. Cohn, who was Houdini’s doctor at the time of the…
