Cautious optimism. That seems to be the consensus among Jewish school administrators as students and teachers prepare to return to classes in September. One of the key lessons of the past year-and-a-half has been that things can change swiftly and…
Left to right are new heads of school Ian Mills (Shalhevet Girls High School), Sabrina Bhojani (Richmond Jewish Day School) and Rabbi Barak Cohen (Vancouver Hebrew Academy). (photos from interviewees) Three new principals will be joining the Metro Vancouver network of…
Students in Uganda at work in a BrightBox, a solar-powered classroom. (photo from Simbi Foundation) This year’s graduating class at Vancouver Talmud Torah made a significant impact to the lives of thousands of refugees in the Bidibidi refugee settlement in…
Chabad Richmond’s Hebrew school teaches kids to read Hebrew, explore Jewish history, revel in hands-on Jewish living through holiday experiences and traditions, and pray. Plus, students learn a new mitzvah each week. The Hebrew school – which is for kids…
“Antisemitism is hate, and it is not acceptable at SFU,” said Simon Fraser University president and vice-chancellor Joy Johnson. (photo by Jeff Hitchcock / flickr) The president of Simon Fraser University met with Jewish students recently and issued a statement…
(screenshot) For this year’s Negev campaign, JNF Pacific Region has partnered with ALUT, the Israeli Society for Autistic Children, to renovate Aviv House, one of the first lifetime living facilities established by ALUT. ALUT has built and operates 18 “Homes…
The annual general meeting of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver took place on June 21. Welcomed were five new directors: Gil Kimel, Dean Lederman, Lana Pulver (chair of the annual campaign), Michelle Pollock (chair of the Israel and global…
Leah Goldstein is the first woman, and the first Israeli, to win Race Across America. (photo by Vic Armijo / RAAM) Leah Goldstein became the first woman to win Race Across America in its 38-year history. The Vernon, B.C., resident…
Syd Belzberg talks with Vancouver Talmud Torah kids at Stable Harvest Farm. (photo by Shira Sachs) “The children loved to take their harvest home to share with their families. Many children helped to prepare the family meals, including washing, chopping…
Bernard Grempel with his sister, Ettie Shurack. (photo from Grempel family) Ettie Shurack’s life has been upside down since May 14, her emotions a chaos of desperation, pain, anxiety, frustration and grief, peppered with pinpricks of immense gratitude, appreciation and,…
