The three current Museum of Jewish Montreal tours can be taken online or while in Montreal, either self-directed using a mobile device or led by museum staff. The Museum of Jewish Montreal was created when the city’s Jewish community turned…
Marissa Freed (photo by Rebeca Kuropatwa) The garment industry has played a vital role in the development of the Jewish community, the city of Winnipeg, and even the province of Manitoba over several generations. On May 8 at Rady Jewish…
As three abducted Israeli teens ended their first week of captivity, communities from across Canada and around the world held vigils, gathered in solidarity and said prayers for their safe return; prayers that continue. From Halifax to Vancouver, Jews gathered…
Toronto physician Sharon Baltman treats her patients by listening. Author of the self-published memoir Escape from the Bedside, Baltman, 66, takes readers on the journey of her decision to go to medical school until she ultimately gave up being a…
Created in 1984, Holy Blossom Temple’s “rainbow chuppah” was inspired by imagery from the story of Noah’s Ark. (photo from cjnews.com) Had they gotten engaged one year later, Orrin Wolpert and his husband, Mitchell Marcus, would have been married by…
An American neo-Nazi group cannot inherit the estate of a New Brunswick man, a court in that province ruled June 5. In a 43-page decision, Justice William Grant of the Court of Queen’s Bench invalidated the will of the late…
Canada’s Israeli embassy and the Jewish Federation of Ottawa say that an art exhibit on display at Ottawa City Hall’s Karsh-Masson Gallery glorifies Palestinian terrorism and have urged the city to review its policy on how exhibits are approved. The…
Winnipeg lawyer David Matas received a distinguished alumni award from the University of Manitoba (U of M) at a gala on the evening of May 1. Matas joined four others – Chau Pham (young alumni), Scott Cairns (professional achievement), John…
Shauna Leeson and Dr. Richard Boroditsky. (photo by Rebeca Kuropatwa) According to Dr. Richard Boroditsky, medical director of Winnipeg’s Mature Women’s Centre, hysterectomies are procedures that happen too frequently and are often unnecessary. Boroditsky has spearheaded a new program to…
The Mall Medical Clinic building is now owned by the Winnipeg Art Gallery. (photo from wag100.ca) The Mall Medical Clinic goes as far back as the final days of the Second World War, when two Manitoba doctors at an overseas…
