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With his latest novel, We All Fall Down (Simon & Schuster, 2019), Vancouver writer and emergency-room physician Daniel Kalla covers both familiar and new territory. He once again postulates with scary enough realism what might happen if there were an…
The stamp of “Ikar, son of Matanyahu.” (IAA photos courtesy Ashernet) The 2,600-year-old stamp of “Ikar, son of Matanyahu” was among the artifacts uncovered in archeological excavations at the Givati Parking Lot, in City of David National Park in Jerusalem.…
(גלובל טי.וי) קנדה משמשת מרכז להלבנת כספים של ארגון הטרור הלבנוני החיזבאללה שמקורם ממכירת סמים (בעיקר קוקאין). הסמים מועברים לקנדה מהמדינות הלטיניות ובהן קולומביה ומקסיקו, על ידי פעילים של החיזבאללה. הכספים ממכירת הסמים מולבנים ומשמשים למימון פעולות הטרור של הארגון.…
Andrew Cohen takes on the lead role of Don Lockwood in Royal City Musical Theatre’s Singin’ in the Rain, which runs April 4-20. (photo by David Cooper) “I’m excited for audiences to see Singin’ in the Rain. The film is…
Comedian Robby Hoffman in action. (photo from Bell Media) Onstage, her energy is barely contained. She delivers lines in a clipped, almost angry fashion, sporting a tight bun and dark clothes. From contemplating pizza’s puzzling popularity, to sharing how one…
When U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted last week that Israeli control over the Golan Heights should be recognized as legitimate sovereignty, it was like sending a box of cherry cordials to his friend Binyamin Netanyahu. In other words, the gesture…
The Torah portions at this time of year, in Leviticus, are sometimes described as a hard sell. Leviticus’s detailed narrative about what is pure and safe, what’s diseased or leprous, and how priests can tell the difference isn’t light reading.…
“We were saddened, horrified and deeply angered by the murderous terrorist attack in Christchurch, which was clearly motivated by hatred of Muslims that was at least in part fomented online,” Martin Sampson of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs…
Adi Shapira brought home a silver medal for British Columbia in the 2019 Canada Winter Games. (photo by Peter Fuzessery Moonlight Canada) From Feb. 15 to March 3, Red Deer and central Alberta hosted the 2019 Canada Winter Games. Among…
Photographs from an unidentified event, possibly a University of British Columbia event, likely in honour of Harry Adaskin, 1985. In the photo immediately below, of the women socializing by the piano, Shirley Kort is second from the right. (above photo…
אף על פי שהמחירים והמכירות ירדו ברוב הערים אשתקד, המחירים עדיין עלו בכשישים וארבעה אחוזים בוונקובר – בחמש השנים האחרונות. החל מחודש ספטמבר הקרוב תופעל לראשונה תוכנית מימון לרוכשי נדל”ן בפעם הראשונה, שהכנסותיהם מגיעות מקסימום למאה ועשרים אלף דולר בשנה.…
Linda MacCannell’s photograph of John T’Seleie. (photo from Drew Ann Wake) The new show at the Zack Gallery, Crossed Paths – which explores the connection between the Jewish and the Dene peoples – has its roots in the federal Mackenzie…
The original cast of Glory. (photo by Barbara Zimonick) I hope Glory inspires audience members to look up the Preston Rivulettes and learn how amazingly driven, committed, skilled and bad-ass these female hockey players were,” Advah Soudack told the Independent.…
The mass murder of Muslims in two New Zealand mosques last week is a tragedy that transcends words. But, of course, humans being what we are, we need to struggle to try to understand this sort of evil. As a…
When we hear the word addiction, it often conjures up negative images or stereotypes. We might think someone has made poor choices, is down and out, or weak-willed; we might think that it’s a problem confined to the Downtown Eastside.…
In Rachel Kadish’s book The Weight of Ink (Mariner Books, 2017), the fictional Rabbi Moseh HaCoen Mendes, living in London, England, in the year 1657, writes a letter to Rabbi Manasseh ben Israel in Amsterdam (who was a real person), using…
Elon Gold performs in Vancouver on April 14 at the JNF Negev Gala. (photo from elongold.com) Comedian Elon Gold loves doing charity events, especially Jewish ones. The Independent caught him for a phone interview as he was on the road…
Women from the Okanagan Jewish and Muslim communities at a Feb. 9 event, which is the first of hopefully many bringing the communities together. (photo by Steven Finkleman) The Jewish and Muslim communities of Kelowna and its surrounding areas have…
The Hungry Jew, one of the signature sandwiches at Buzzy’s Luncheonette. (photo by Adam Bogoch) My friend, Adam Bogoch, pitched it as the “Smoked Meat Story.” Soon after that email, he would write his own review, for narcity.com, titled, “This…
Organizer Debbie Rootman, left, and guest speaker Janice Porter at Temple Sholom Sisterhood’s networking event Feb. 28. (photo by Baila Lazarus) If you’re a decision-maker in business, and especially if you’re a small-business owner or entrepreneur or are looking for…
Grade 8 monitors, Lord Strathcona Elementary School, 1948. The new Cross Cultural Strathcona Walking Tours start at the school and then take visitors through Hogan’s Alley, Jewish Strathcona, Japantown (Powell Street) and Chinatown. (photo from Bev Nann) The Cross Cultural…
Owner Cynthia Miller in front of Sechelt Inlet at the Pacific Peace Retreat. (photo by Efraim Gavrilovich) Travel can be one of the most stressful activities there is. The challenges of packing “light” so you don’t have to pay for…
Jerusalem Marathon (photos from Ashernet) Running has become one of the most popular sports in Israel, with both the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem marathons attracting thousands of competitors. The Jerusalem Marathon on March 15 attracted some 40,000 runners, including 4,600…
התחנה תאפשר לאסטרונאוטים לאסוף סלעים מהירח, כמו הדוגמיות שהובאו בתכנית “אפולו”, ולמיין ולנתח אותן בתחנה, לפני החזרתן לכדור הארץ – נאס”א תחנת החלל הבינלאומית המקיפה את כדור הארץ מאז 1998 ומאוישת דרך קבע מאז שנת 2000, מתקרבת לימי קיצה. שתי…
Congregation Beth Hamidrash is celebrating its 50th year with a gala dinner to raise funds to better serve the congregation’s increasing number of young families. (photo from Beth Hamidrash) “I want this to go on and on,” Albert Melul told…
Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter members with the fraternity’s “sweetheart,” Rachel Meadow. A “sweetheart” is elected every year at the chapter’s formal. (photo from AEPi) The Vancouver chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi, the traditionally Jewish fraternity, is 20 years old this…
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump said the Democratic party in that country has become an “anti-Jewish” and an “anti-Israel” party. The president was criticizing Democrats based on stands taken by Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has made impolitic comments, including…
There’s something extraordinary about Jewish texts. What is it? You may have heard of Hillel and Shammai, or any of the many famous rabbinic voices recorded in the Talmud and Midrash. Our foundational religious texts record and evaluate both the…
An image of drones filling the sky from Reva Stone’s Falling. (photo from Reva Stone) Multi-awarding-winning Winnipeg artist Reva Stone researched drones for three years and then began creating art to share some of what she had learned about how…
Camera in model, from 306 Hollywood. (photo from El Tigre Productions) Annette Ontell, the New Jersey grandmother at the centre of the glorified home movie 306 Hollywood, lived an ordinary middle-class Jewish existence for six decades at that Newark address.…
