Camp Hatikvah donors are not only helping ensure the quality of the camp but its inclusivity. (photo from Camp Hatikvah) Camp Hatikvah is well known for its program offerings, as well as its facilities and its spectacular natural setting in…
Camp Miriam offered both day and overnight camping experiences this past summer. (photo from Camp Miriam) Camp Miriam is celebrating that, for the past two summers, its youth leadership has pulled out all the stops to provide programming for hundreds…
(photo from flickr) There’s a single destination that gets kids outside having fun, experts say, while teaching them lifelong skills. It’s called camp. The benefits of camp are plenty, from life lessons beyond the classroom and the value of playtime…
אבי, משה רחמני, נפטר בראשית פברואר השנה מסיבוכים רפואיים לאחר שנדבק בקוביד, בבית החולים בתל אביב. בן תשעים ואחת היה במותו וזה לא היה פשוט עבורי לצפות בטקס הלווייתו באמצעות ‘זום’ מוונקובר. כמה עשרות בני משפחה וחברים הורשו להגיע לבית…
ראש ממשלת בריטיש קולומביה, ג’ון הורגן, ציין כי עלינו להסביר לשבעת מיליארדי תושבי כדור הארץ כי מוטל עלינו לפעול עכשיו, למנוע מאירועים כאלה לקרות בעתיד (flickr.com/photos/bcgovphotos) מצב חירום הוכרז ביום רביעי האחרון שעבר במחוז בריטיש קולומביה שבמערב המדינה עקב גשמי…
Michelle Pollock, chair of Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver’s Israel and global engagement committee. (photo from JFGV) For Montreal native Michelle Pollock, chair of Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver’s Israel and global engagement committee (IGEC), love and loyalty to world…
The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre’s Dr. Abby Wener Herlin, left, interviews author and historian Dr. Judy Batalion at this year’s Kristallnacht commemorative event on Nov. 4. (screenshot) Jewish girls and young women in Poland were uniquely positioned to play major…
Isa Milman, a member of the Second Generation, lights a candle of remembrance at the Victoria Shoah Project’s Kristallnacht commemoration Nov. 9, accompanied by grandson Isaac Phelan. (screenshot) In a Kristallnacht commemoration no less poignant because it was held virtually,…
Rabbi Tom Samuels is Beth Shalom’s first full-time spiritual leader. (photo from OJC) Okanagan Jewish Community’s Beth Shalom Synagogue recently welcomed Rabbi Tom Samuels to be the organization’s first full-time spiritual leader. Established in 1980, the OJC has flourished in…
Shay Keil with daughter Tali, a student at King David High School. (photo from Shay Keil) A Vancouver-area wealth manager and philanthropist is celebrating a trifecta of milestones. Shay Keil (pronounced “Shy Kyle”) has just been named one of Canada’s…
