Kayemet LeYisrael – Jewish National Fund activities in Winnipeg took place at Brock Corydon school, Gray Academy (above) and Herzliya Synagogue. (photo from KKL-JNF) A variety of educational and experiential activities conducted by teams from the department of Zionist education…
Rabbi Dr. Eytan Cowen, his wife Rabbanit Caroline Sarah Bitton-Cowen and their family will take up the mantle of spiritual and rabbinic leadership at Congregation Beth Hamidrash. (photo from Beth Hamidrash) Rabbi Dr. Eytan Cowen has agreed to become the…
Len, Jeffrey, Sharon and Valerie on their family trip to China in 2009. (photo from Valerie [Chan] Hum) Little did we realize when our son, Jeffrey, married Sharon Szmuilowicz in August 2008 that we would find ourselves visiting China nine…
אפשר להבין את החרדה שדבורה ליונס חשה מצפייה בחדשות מאז שמונתה לשליחה המיוחדת של קנדה על ידי ג’סטין טרודו, להנצחת זכר השואה ולמאבק באנטישמיות בסתיו האחרון. העלייה המדאיגה בשנאת יהודים בקנדה נדונה בתקשורת באופן קבוע ברור מהנתונים שאנחנו רואים, בעיקר…
On May 25, members of the Rwandan community in Victoria held a Walk to Remember, in memory of the victims and in solidarity with the survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. (photo from Victoria Rwandan community) This spring, members of…
The doors and the flooring outside the entrance of Congregation Schara Tzedeck were damaged when an arsonist set fire to them the night of May 30. (photo from B’nai Brith Canada) Around 9:30 p.m., after evening prayers on Thursday, May…
“An important part of our work as teachers is to create safety for our students within our classrooms and schools. Globally and locally, we are hearing how increasing rhetoric and hate speech in communities are threatening safety and belonging. With…
A group of public school teachers who are pressing for resources and supports to help educate about antisemitism and the Holocaust have been rejected by the provincial teachers’ union. The recently formed Holocaust and Antisemitism Educators Association was informed earlier…
Miriam Libicki in 2017, when she was writer-in-residence at the Vancouver Public Library. (photo by Jeff Vinnick/VPL) The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival (VanCAF) issued a public apology to Miriam Libicki on June 2, eight days after posting online that it…
Lawyer Erin Brandt founded the Antisemitism Legal Helpline to help connect people experiencing antisemitism with volunteer lawyers who could provide them with free, confidential legal advice. (photo from Erin Brandt) After Oct. 7, Erin Brandt was angry. She decided to…
