Duvdevan elite unit veterans who visited Vancouver on the weekend are, left to right, Gilad Waldman, Daniel Kolver, noted singer and actor Tzahi Halevi, who sang at the event, Ariel Rubin and Boaz Faschler. (photo by Robert Albanese Photography) The…
Dr. Rania Okby was in Vancouver last week, speaking to several groups, including students at King David High School. On May 1, she addressed a small gathering at the University of British Columbia. Fittingly, this latter talk was held in…
Innovators Lunch speaker Brian Scudamore with Kate, left, and her mother, Wendy, who received supportive services from Jewish Family Service Agency in a time of need. (Adele Lewin Photography) The 2015 Innovators Lunch raised almost $296,000, with more expected. The…
Michael Geller, left, and Dr. Eric Cadesky. (photo by Binny Goldman) Every year, we look to the Jewish Seniors Alliance Spring Forum for inspiration and the 170 people gathered in the Wosk Auditorium at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater…
The author at the Great Wall. (photo by Rebecca Shapiro) Finishing university for me, like many others, brought with it employment worries and life dilemmas, alongside the obligatory cheesy graduation shots. My parents had just moved from North London to West…
Hannah Fogel and Daniel Kroft. (photo by Rebeca Kuropatwa) Held earlier this year in March, Limmud Winnipeg featured a couple of young community members sharing their experiences of volunteering in Kenya. Their talk, Walking the Talk of Jewish Values in…
Chris Alexander, Canada’s citizenship and immigration minister, at the Jewish Cultural Centre and Holocaust Museum in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. The minister visited Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv between April 26 and 28 to reaffirm Canada’s support of a democratic and sovereign Ukraine. (photo…
Ambassador of Israel to Canada Rafael Barak, centre, with his wife Miriam and Foreign Minister Rob Nicholson at the Israeli embassy’s Independence Day reception held at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa on April 29. The more than 600 attendees included…
חברי הליגה להגנה יהודית לקחו חלק בהפגנה נגד ועידת סביל בחודש שעבר בוונקובר. (צילום: Ariane Eckardt) מחממת את הקווים: הליגה להגנה יהודית רוצה לפעול גם בוונקובר הארגון הימני הרדיקלי הליגה להגנה יהודית, בודקת את האפשרות להתחיל ולפעול גם באזור ונקובר.…
Ari Shavit speaks at Winnipeg’s Shaarey Zedek Synagogue. (photo by Rebeca Kuropatwa) As part of the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada’s Annual Sol and Florence Kanee Distinguished Lecture Speaker Series, leading Israeli columnist and writer Ari Shavit addressed a…
