Dr. Gil Troy spoke of being inspired by Ben Mizrachi and other young Jews, who he described as Zionist lions. (screenshot) Vancouver’s Ben Mizrachi died a hero saving others at the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023. On that…
A photograph of Gen. Lewis Cass taken by Mathew Brady, circa 1860-65. In 1837, Cass dropped the anchor of the USS Constitution off Jaffa. (photo from US National Archives and Records Administration) President Donald Trump’s unconventional proposal on Feb. 5 to annex the…
אירוע השבעה באוקטובר הנורא גרם לטראומה קשה מאוד אצל ישראלים רבים. ישראל מעולם לא חוותה אירוע כל כך קשה שגרם נזק נפשי גדול לתושבי המדינה שנמצאת במשבר שהולך ומתעצם חלק מהישראלים מנסה לחזור לשגרת היום יום ויש אחרים המתסכלים החוצה…
(צילומים מאת רוני רחמני) המגה זמרת האמריקאית טיילור סוויפט, בחרה לסיים את סיבוב ההופעות הבינלאומי שלה דווקא בוונקובר. שלוש ההופעות האחרונות נערכו באצטדיון בי.סי בחודש שעבר מול קהל כולל של כמאה ושמונים אלף איש. לראשונה בהיסטוריה של האצטדיון הענקי נמכרו…
Corey Levine has helped bring many Afghan women MPs and their families to safety in Canada. She will speak about her experiences at the Wallenberg-Sugihara Civil Courage Society event honouring her. (photo from Corey Levine) The Wallenberg-Sugihara Civil Courage Society’s…
Kfir Bibas was abducted before his first birthday. His second birthday is this Saturday. (photo by Pat Johnson) The Gregorian calendar has turned over a new year, but the vigils for the Israeli hostages continue without interruption. Daphna Kedem, who…
Thomas Hand and the survivors of the massacre at Kibbutz Be’eri hope to return home in 2026. (photo by Gil Zohar) Kibbutz Hatzerim, eight kilometres west of Be’er Sheva, best known for its drip-irrigation plant, also houses the newly established…
“Canada’s Jewish community is divided over Israeli and domestic Canadian politics, even though rising antisemitism and war seem to have increased the emotional attachment of Canada’s Jews to Israel,” writes sociologist Robert Brym in the executive summary of Arguments for…
Michael Sachs is the first director of Western Canada for the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre. (photo from FSWC) The role is new, but the face is familiar. On Sept. 15 last year, Michael Sachs took the helm as the…
Last month, Governor General of Canada Mary Simon made 88 new appointments to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest honours. Among those appointed as a member to the Order was Vancouver Jewish community member Marie Doduck. For…
