Among those celebrating L’Chaim’s 30th anniversary were original board members, left to right, Sylvia Gurstein, Gloria Hendin and Marion Poliakoff. (photo from L’Chaim) More than 70 people gathered recently in the L’Chaim Lounge at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater…
אייר קנדה שבסיסה במונטריאול מפעילה קו יומי בין הערים טורונטו ותל אביב. לאחרונה מופעל בקו זה מטוס הבואינג החדיש (הדרימליינר). (צילום: CNW Group/Air Canada) אייר קנדה מציינת עשרים שנות פעילות בישראל חברת התעופה הלאומית של קנדה אייר קנדה מציינת בימים…
Ve’ahavta and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) were among the Jewish organizations participating in the ceremonies supporting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), an independent commission whose mandate is to acknowledge experiences, impacts and consequences of Indian…
Daniel Ogorek and Morgan Davis rescue Rabbi Emeritus Joseph Radinsky in a canoe. (photo from UOS) The historic flooding that hit the Houston area late last month dealt an especially hard blow to the city’s Jewish community. The United Orthodox…
Ben Groberman outside of Moishe House’s new location in the 41st and Granville neighborhood. (photo from Ben Groberman) The Vancouver chapter of Moishe House has found a new home. It will be the third location since the local branch started…
Prof. Zvi Shiller in the RAV Lab. (photo from israel21c.org) Within a few years, you may be traveling in a car with nobody at the wheel. Whether you call it an autonomous, driverless or self-driving vehicle, this automobile of the near…
StoreDot’s technology would enable drivers to charge their car batteries in less time than the company needs to explain how it works. (screenshot from israel21c.org) StoreDot made headlines when it unveiled its prototype instant phone battery charger at last year’s Microsoft…
הורה ליצרניות הסיגרות לשלם למעלה מ-15 מיליארד דולר. (צילום: Andrew Magill via commons.wikimedia.org) התביעה הגדולה בתולדות קנדה: בית המשפט העליון בקוויבק הורה ליצרניות הסיגרות לשלם למעלה מ-15 מיליארד דולר למעשנים בית המשפט העליון של מחוז קוויבק הורה לשלוש יצרניות סיגריות…
After years of writing poems that blend his Algerian/Arabic background and his Ashkenazi-influenced schooling, Israeli poet Erez Biton, 73, this year received the Israel Prize for Hebrew literature and poetry. Born to Moroccan parents in Oran, Algeria, in 1942, he…
In her retirement, Jocelyne Hallé plans to keep working as a photographer. (photo by Rachel Lando) Members of the Vancouver Jewish community know Jocelyne Hallé. For years, she has been the official photographer of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater…
