Left to right: Richard Leipsic, David Asper, Leonard Asper and Gail Asper. (photo from CFHU) The Canadian Friends of Hebrew University has received $5 million from the Asper Foundation. This gift upholds a tradition of exceptional philanthropic support and collaboration…
Clockwise from top left: committee members Tanja Demajo, Michelle Dodek, Michelle Gerber, Stan Shaw, Renee Katz and Simone Kallner. (photo sextet from JFS) Jewish Family Services has formed a food security committee. This team will be responsible for leading the…
(sanotize.com/covid-19) בריטניה החלה בשבוע שעבר לערוך ניסויים קליניים בתרסיס לאף למניעת התפשטות חיידק הקורונה, שמיוצר על ידי חברה בוונקובר “סנוטיז”. החברה בבעלות הישראלית, ד”ר גילי רגב, שמשמשת גם המנכ”לית שלה. קנדה השלימה כבר את השלב הראשון בניסויים הקליניים שלה ואילו…
Israel’s Operation Tzur Israel, bringing olim from Ethiopia to Israel, began Dec. 3. (photo by Kassaw Molla) It’s been almost 40 years since Israel coordinated the first airlift of Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 1984. The Beta Israel people, a citizenry…
In his December presentation, Michael Geller showed this photo of a building in Paris, where modular housing was added atop an existing apartment building to provide more units. An old adage says that investing in real estate is always a…
At 109, Richmond resident Reuben (Rube) Sinclair might be Canada’s oldest Second World War veteran. (photo from Reuben Sinclair) A Richmond resident is almost certainly Canada’s oldest Second World War veteran. Reuben (Rube) Sinclair received a special recognition on Remembrance…
Normally, this issue of the Independent would feature our third Camp Guide of the season, with several camps advertising their summer sessions, and several articles on various topics related to Jewish camp. But COVID-19 seriously affected last summer’s programming and…
The Vancouver Jewish Food Bank is now distributing more than 10,000 kilograms of food every month. (photo from BI and JFS) According to the Community Food Centres Canada report Beyond Hunger: The Hidden Impacts of Food Insecurity in Canada, “Even…
The breakdown of Nefesh B’Nefesh 2020 aliyah. (image from Nefesh B’Nefesh) Despite a challenging and tumultuous 2020, 291 individuals from Canada decided to make aliyah and move to Israel with Nefesh B’Nefesh (NBN) over the past year. The Canadians were…
Prof. Ori Efrati, left, and Dr. Michael Cohen. (photos from IMP) With the arrival of the coronavirus vaccine, there has also been a spike in morbidity, clearly indicating that we’re not out of the woods yet. In fact, hospitals in…
