Cindy Greenlay, therapeutic recreation manager at Winnipeg’s Simkin Centre, is one of the first to admit that no one plans to retire and move into a care home. But, she explained, “Circumstances happen and the support we’re able to provide…
Ottawa Jewish Community School’s high school program will be phased out by 2017. (photo from cjnews.com) A unanimous decision by the Ottawa Jewish Community School’s board of directors will see the city’s only Jewish high school program phased out by 2017.…
“Evening on the Terrace (Morocco)” by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant conveys a popular image of languid life of the Maghreb of the 19th century. (photo by Christine Guest from MMFA via cjnews.com) Life in 19th-century southern Spain and Morocco, with its mixing of…
Minister Jason Kenney delivers a speech at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Ottawa City Hall. (photo from Government of Canada) On Jan. 27, the world recognized 70 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp,…
Moishe House Toronto’s first residents at the opening housewarming party on Jan. 17. Left to right are Aaron Savatti, Abigail Engelsman, Jillian Windman and Amanda Snow. (photo by Aliza Markovitch) Earlier this month, Moishe House opened its doors for the…
Canadians are invited to submit nominations for the seventh annual Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism. New this year, candidates may now be nominated in one of three categories: youth, organization (private or nonprofit) or lifetime achievement/outstanding achievement. One recipient can…
Residents and staff from three of Shalom Residences’ homes in front of the home on Enniskillen Avenue. (photo by Kelsey Halldorson) A few months ago, Shalom Residences was given the green light from Manitoba Family Services to add a new…
Canadian Friends of Hebrew University (CFHU) is raising money to sponsor soldier-students pursuing their undergraduate degrees. The Jewish calendar is full of remembrances and commemorations underscoring that, as a people, we find value both spiritually and culturally in reflecting and…
Dr. Victoria Taraska (photo by Rebeca Kuropatwa) On Dec. 11, the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Winnipeg section, held an information session at the Rady Jewish Community Centre about recognizing skin cancer. The talk, part of the section’s…
Samuel Belzberg is being honored as a “leading man” on Nov. 16 in Toronto. (photo from Weizmann Institute) When Weizmann Canada’s Leading Men Gala is held Nov. 16 in Toronto, Samuel Belzberg will be one of the 10 honorees and…
