Lana Marks Pulver receives the 2026 CJPAC Impact Award from Mark Waldman, chief executive officer and co-founder of the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee (CJPAC). (Rhonda Dent Photography) Mayor Ken Sim declared May 11 Lana Marks Pulver Day in the…
Geoffrey Druker, left, and Glen Steinman hold the City of Vancouver proclamation of April 7, 2026, as Rudolf Vrba Day. (photo from Vrba Projects / VHEC) The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC) welcomes the City of Vancouver’s Proclamation designating April…
Jordan Zwicker and Debbie Litvack after Zwicker’s kidney transplant last November. Litvack donated the organ. (photo from JMABC) When Debbie Litvack found out her longtime friend Jordan Zwicker needed a kidney, her decision was instant. “Jordan needed one. I had…
The BC Regiment Band at the Vernon Winter Carnival in 2020. (photo from bcregiment.com) On Sunday, June 7, 1 p.m., at Ladner Bandfest, in Memorial Park, the band will premiere Theodore’s March by Theodore (Ted) Levitt (z’l), a Second World…
Or Shalom hosts Rabbi Tirzah Firestone for a Shabbaton in Vancouver June 12-13. (photo form tirzahfirestone.com) A community Shabbaton featuring teacher, author and psychotherapist Rabbi Tirzah Firestone will take place June 12-13, offering participants the opportunity to explore ancestral healing, resilience…
Left to right: Larry Vinegar, Stan Shaw, Lloyd Baron, Michelle Dodek, Steve Schacter and Marcy Schwartzman. (photo from Marcy Schwartzman) There are roughly 1,200 people who rely on Jewish Family Services food hubs in the Greater Vancouver area, and much…
Yellowknife held its first community-wide Passover seder, with support from the Jewish Federation of British Columbia, at the Sundog Trading Post on April 1. (photo from Jewish Federation Facebook page) Yellowknife held its first community-wide Passover seder, with support from…
Anat Ishai, aka Challah Mom, energizes the crowd at Beth Israel Synagogue June 13, at an event spearheaded by National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Vancouver chapter. (photo from NCJWC Vancouver) Anat Ishai swept into the hall at Beth…
Jewish Federation of British Columbia’s 2025/26 campaign, together with initiatives to combat antisemitism, generated $12.6 million. The campaign was made possible through the leadership of chair Sue Hector, Federation’s lay leadership team, the dedication of 198 volunteer canvassers, and the…
Consolee Nishimwe, a Rwanda-born author, motivational speaker and survivor of the genocide against the Tutsi, spoke from New York on April 21 to an online audience as part of the In Conversation with a Survivor series hosted by Toronto’s Friends…
