Left to right: Lisa, Jacob and Richard Hillman. (photo from Lisa Hillman) “I had a fairly demanding and public position in the health system. I was president of our hospital foundation, had a very large board of about 25 people…
Youth from Temple Beth Ora and Gathering Angels in Edmonton help out at Boyle Street Community Services shelter. (photo from Rabbi Gila Caine) In Edmonton, Rabbi Gila Caine and Muslim leader Nesrine Merhi-Tarrabain have combined forces to serve their local…
In an effort to lighten the financial challenges presented by the growing costs of higher education, Hillel International announced in November that it is launching two annual scholarships for students attending college anywhere in the United States and Canada. The…
Jamie Kinaschuk helps caregivers in various ways. (photo from Jamie Kinaschuk) “When somebody faces a situation of becoming a caregiver, they can embrace it and see it as a sense of purpose for the person they’re caring for, or they…
Prof. Ira Robinson of Concordia University’s Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies teaches a wide range of students about the Holocaust and antisemitism. (photo from Ira Robinson) Ira Robinson is the director of Concordia University’s Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies and…
Operation Ezra in Winnipeg has expanded to include farming and selling local produce. (photo from Operation Ezra) When the Operation Ezra committee in Winnipeg decided to produce a book about the efforts of Yazidi-Winnipegger Nafiya Naso and Operation Ezra, the…
Belle Jarniewski, president of the Manitoba Multifaith Council, left, and Christine Baronins, public affairs director for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (photo by Miriam Nucum / CJCLDS) Earlier this fall, the annual Meditation for Peace took place…
Vancouver writer Aren X. Tulchinsky at the Aug. 16 unveiling in Toronto of Project Bookmark Canada’s plaque honouring his novel, The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky. (photo by Lisa Sakulensky) The Canadian Literary Trail has a new bookmark – one…
Conservative candidate Chani Aryeh-Bain, left, and activist Ira Walfish at Federal Court in Toronto on July 16. (photo by Ron Csillag/CJN) Last month, Elections Canada announced that it will not recommend that the date of the next federal election be…
With Lou Billinkoff, fourth from the left, are, from left to right, his grandson Asher, grandson Jordan, wife Ruth, son Errol, grandson Mitchell, son Lorne and daughter-in-law Marilyn. (photo from Lou Billinkoff) Growing up in Winnipeg’s North End, Lou Billinkoff,…
