הפרמייר של מחוז אונטריו, קתלין ווין, ביקרה בין היתר ביד ושם. (צילום: הקונסוליה הישראלית) הפריימר של אונטריו תומכת בחוק נגד אנטישמיות, אסלאמופוביה וגזענות הפרמייר של מחוז אונטריו, קתלין ווין, הודיעה כי תתמוך בחוק חדש שנועד לגנות אנטישמיות, אסלאמופוביה וגזענות.…
The current Sisterhood of Temple Sholom board at its installation in June 2015. (photo from the Sisterhood) The Sisterhood of Temple Sholom obtained its charter from the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, now Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ), in 1966.…
Left to right are Anne Andrew, Marie Henry, Stephen Lewis, Joyce Cherry, Darcy Billinkoff and Dawn Alfieri at the African Grandmothers Tribunal, which was held in 2013 at the Chan Centre. (photo from Stephen Lewis Foundation) The Grandmothers to Grandmothers…
It is hard to make new friends after you reach a certain age. Most people’s friendships date from childhood or college days, a work friend here and there. It is particularly difficult if tragedy strikes a family, but even when…
Are you Jewish and living outside of Vancouver? The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver wants to hear from you. Its Regional Communities Task Force has begun their work with a new survey to determine how best to engage Jews living…
JustGreet allows customers to pick a greeting card online that will be mailed with a handwritten message of their composition. (photo by Sophia Hsin) Vancouver-based JustGreet describes itself as “the cutest greeting card service on the internet.” The company’s model…
Left to right: Evan Orloff, Melina Moore, Barb Pullan lighting the candles, Rebecca Morlang and Hilla Shlomi. (photo by Roger Tepper) The Okanagan Jewish Community has been busy over the last couple of months. They are also gearing up for their…
Left to right: Gary Segal, 2014 Jewish National Fund Negev Dinner honoree, 2016 honoree Shirley Barnett and Ilan Pilo, Jerusalem emissary and executive director of JNF Pacific Region. (photo by Robert Albanese) The tally is in. On April 10, the…
Left to right: Esther Mogyoros, King David High School director of development; Shannon Gorski, PAC co-chair; speaker Josh Shipp; and Teaching for Tomorrow co-chairs Gaby Lutrin and Elaine Grobman. (photo from KDHS) “What’s the difference between a watermelon and a…
Canadian Museum for Human Rights researcher and curator Dr. Jeremy Maron discussed some of the issues the museum faced in deciding what to exhibit. (photo by Rebeca Kuropatwa) The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg is one of the…
