המרכז לענייני ישראל והיהודים בקנדה יוצא בקמפיין חדש לבקש מהממשלה הפדרלית להגדיל את תקציב הביטחון להגנה על הקהילה היהודית המרכז לענייני ישראל והיהודים בקנדה יוצא בימים אלה בקמפיין חדש וחשוב, בניסיון להגדיל את תקציב הביטחון להגנה על הקהילה היהודית ברחבי…
Zack Gross on the way to see some fair trade sugar cane in Peru. (photo from Zack Gross) According to Zack Gross, there is child labor and slavery associated with the production of chocolate, sugar and coffee – as well…
Earlier this year, Winnipeg’s Jewish Child and Family Services (JCFS) premièred the short film Not in My Family, to raise awareness on the topic of elder abuse. JCFS executive director Al Benarroch greeted the approximately 150 attendees that filled the…
Anyone who has visited a synagogue in continental Europe or South America can attest that – even in liberal democracies welcoming of diversity – the Jewish community is an at-risk minority requiring extensive security measures. While Canada is relatively safe…
Dr. Marc Gopin of George Mason University and Rabbi Dr. Laura Duhan Kaplan of Vancouver School of Theology at the VST event Encountering the Other: An Inter-Religious Conference. (photo from Laura Duhan Kaplan) Encountering the Other: An Inter-Religious Conference took…
Calof family festive meal, spring 1942. This is but one of the thousands of photos that have been collected and preserved by the Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia. (photo by Cyril Leonoff; JWB fonds, JMABC L.13866) The Jewish…
Born to Ukrainian Orthodox survivors of the Holocaust, Dr. Eva Pip knows all too well the long-lasting effects of war. Her parents were imprisoned in labor and concentration camps as punishment by the Nazis for harboring Jews on their farm.…
נבחרת הנוער של ישראל בלקרוס. (צילום: אתר האליפות) נבחרת הנוער של ישראל בלקרוס תשתתף באליפות העולם שתיערך בקוקוויטלם ביולי נבחרת הנוער של ישראל בלקרוס (לגילאי 19 מינוס) שכמעט אף אחד לא ידוע על קיומה, תשתתף באליפות העולם שתיערך בעיר קוקוויטלם,…
Among her volunteer work, Heather Fenyes started Think Good, Do Good with her cousin. (photo from Heather Fenyes) Heather Fenyes is a full-time volunteer. She is actively involved in Saskatoon’s Jewish community, as well as with a number of organizations…
(photos by Cynthia Ramsay) On May 15, the Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia launched the latest issue of its annual journal, The Scribe. This year’s edition follows the history of Jewish clothiers in the province, so the museum…
