Winnipeg lawyer David Matas received a distinguished alumni award from the University of Manitoba (U of M) at a gala on the evening of May 1. Matas joined four others – Chau Pham (young alumni), Scott Cairns (professional achievement), John…
Premature babies experience long-term benefits from skin-to-skin contact with their mothers for a short time every day. (photo from israel21c.org) A new Israeli study reveals that “kangaroo care” for premature babies has life-long effects on neurological and psychological development. Conducted…
Shauna Leeson and Dr. Richard Boroditsky. (photo by Rebeca Kuropatwa) According to Dr. Richard Boroditsky, medical director of Winnipeg’s Mature Women’s Centre, hysterectomies are procedures that happen too frequently and are often unnecessary. Boroditsky has spearheaded a new program to…
The Mall Medical Clinic building is now owned by the Winnipeg Art Gallery. (photo from wag100.ca) The Mall Medical Clinic goes as far back as the final days of the Second World War, when two Manitoba doctors at an overseas…
It is not every day that the subject of pornography gets centre stage at a major venue of a vast international audience such as TEDx, but that is just what happened recently – at TEDxJaffa in Israel. The featured speaker,…
A smart classroom in Israel that uses technology and expertise provided by ORT. (photo from ORT Vancouver) ORT is an organization that doesn’t seem to register a great deal of recognition in Vancouver. It is, however, one of the largest…
David Chilton, second from the right, with Josh, Michelle and Dr. Neil Pollock. (photo by Robert Albanese Photography) More than 650 people attended the Jewish Family Service Agency’s 10th annual Innovators Lunch on May 1. This year’s keynote speaker was…
From left, David Karp, Dr. Romayne Gallagher, Katherine Hammond, Rabbi Dan Moskovitz, Stephen Quinn and Dr. David Silver. (photo by Shawn Gold) In a night of many interesting and challenging ideas, one of the most interesting came late in the…
Marie Doduck, third from the left, with her family. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) “Although the sheer number of Jews who perished in the Holocaust, six million, is seemingly beyond human comprehension, we must remember that each life snuffed out belonged…
Despite the frequency with which students from high schools and colleges worldwide visit Holocaust death camps, it was no simple matter for Issa Jameel when he was asked whether he wanted to visit Auschwitz. For Jameel, a Palestinian master’s student…
