Winning equal rights
Anat Hoffman, right, and another member of Women of the Wall, standing at the entrance to the Kotel in January 2013, as Charedi men look away. (photo by Michal Patelle (Women of the Wall) via Wikimedia Commons) For more than…
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Shuls, past to present
Left to right: Nico Slobinsky of Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, Pacific Region; His Excellency Balint Odor; Ezra Shanken of Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver; and Andre Molnar, Hungarian honorary consul. (photo from Beth Israel) On Oct. 15, Congregation…
Nominate a young light
Yosef Nider, centre, receives the inaugural Lamplighter Award last year. (photo from Centre for Judaism) Do you, or does someone you know, qualify for the Centre for Judaism Young Lamplighter Award? Has anyone you know between the ages of 5…
הקמפיין החיובי ניצח
ג’סטין טרודו נחבר לראש הממשלה. (צילום: hindustantimes.com) לתפקיד ראש ממשלת קנדה החדש והעשרים ושלושה במספר, נבחר ג’סטין טרודו, מהמפלגה הליברלית, במקומו של סטיבן הרפר מהמפלגה השמרנית. טרודו יקים ממשלת רוב לאחר שזכה בכארבעים אחוז מהקולות שיקנו לו 184 מושבים (לעומת…
Liberals sweep into power
Justin Trudeau schmoozes after a speech to the Richmond Chamber of Commerce in July. (photo from Justin Trudeau’s Office) As Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party swept to a majority victory Monday night, it was British Columbia that finally made a difference.…
Lighthouse as beacon
Left to right, Lighthouse Labs’ Jeremy Shaki, Josh Borts and Khurram Virani. (photo from Lighthouse Labs) The Jewish Independent first heard of Lighthouse Labs in January of this year, when it received a press release about Lighthouse’s second annual HTML500,…
Celebrating 50 years
Ambassador Rolf Pauls of Germany presents his credentials to Israeli president Zalman Shazar on Aug. 19, 1965. (photo from picture-alliance/dpa via CIJA) On Aug. 19, 1965, Ambassador Rolf Pauls of Germany presented his credentials to Israel’s president Zalman Shazar. The…
Refugee system doesn’t work
According to David Matas, former president of Canadian Council of Refugees (CCR), changes that have been made to this country’s refugee system within the last few years have made it more difficult to sponsor refugees. “We set up a sponsorship…
Sometimes innocent jailed
Ken Klonsky speaks on “Freeing David McCallum: A Story of Exoneration” at the Outlook fundraiser and social event Sept.27. (photo by Winnifred Tovey) “Number one, never talk to the police.” The first tip Ken Klonsky gave when asked by the Jewish…
Ensuring fair, legal elections
Kara Mintzberg (B.C. regional director of CJPAC), Ron Laufer, centre, and Michael Schwartz. (photo from Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia) With Canada’s 2015 federal election so closely contested, Jewish community organizations continued to the dying days of the…
