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Novelist Milan Kundera said of Jews in the 20th century that they “were the principal cosmopolitan, integrating element in Central Europe: they were its intellectual cement, a condensed version of its spirit, creators of its spiritual unity. That’s why I…
Growing up in Vancouver during the 1960s and ’70s, I was the dancer, my brother was the guitarist and my sister was the writer, soon to blossom into a visual artist as well. Devorah Stone, my sister, is one of…
Sarah Dobbs is the new manager of the Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver. (photo from Zack Gallery)\ The Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery has a new manager, Sarah Dobbs, who showed an…
Dromio in The Comedy of Errors. Bard on the Beach runs into September. (photo by Tim Matheson) Every day, we are bombarded with news about war, hate, crime, inflation, the list goes on. How to make sense of it all?…
Advah Soudack (photo courtesy) I watched Hallmark’s Love, Lights, Hanukkah! on television but never imagined that I would meet the actress who played Becky Berman, the lead character’s half-sister. But Advah Soudack lives right here in East Vancouver. This spring,…
Israeli writer Gil Zohar (standing, seventh from the left) with other 2024 Rockower Award winners in Nashville, Tenn., last month. (photo by Bill Motchan) At the annual conference of the American Jewish Press Association, which took place in Nashville, Tenn.,…
Pat Johnson and Cynthia Ramsay after their presentation about the Jewish Independent at Congregation Har El’s Seniors Lunch July 17. The pair were asked to participate by lunch organizers Tim Newman and Kala Solway. They each received a certificate of…
In the first few years of 1900, my paternal grandparents – who had been married since 1886 – came to a decision. Economic life in Pinsk was too challenging and a drastic lifestyle change was required. So, in 1905, my…
ממשלת קנדה הכריזה על משמרות המהפכה של איראן כארגון טרור. זאת לאחר שבמשך שנים הממשלה של ג’סטין טרודו סירבה לקדם את המהלך למרות לחצים מצד הקהילה האיראנית במדינה לאור זאת בנקים בקנדה יוכלו להקפיא נכסים השייכים לפעילי הארגון, והמשטרה המקומית…
A screenshot of the Anti-Oppression Educators Collective’s resources page. The AOEC is a provincial specialist association of the BC Teachers’ Federation. A group of BC teachers has filed a complaint against their union with the BC Human Rights Tribunal, alleging…
Nathan Kay as Sir Andrew in Bard on the Beach’s production of Twelfth Night. (photo by Tim Matheson) Summer is here again and with it comes that perennial favourite, Bard on the Beach. This year, the BMO Main Stage hosts…
The French elections Sunday resulted in a hung parliament, with no party coming close to forming a working majority in the lower house. Given the choices French voters faced, this may be the best possible outcome. The results were a…
The weekly rally at Vancouver Art Gallery marked nine months since the pogrom of Oct. 7. (photo by Anna-Mae Wiesenthal) Selina Robinson, the former BC cabinet minister whose planned speech at Vancouver’s weekly rally for the hostages was canceled over…
Batia Holini’s photo of Israeli soldiers sleeping on the floor of a grocery store near Kfar Aza on Oct. 8 is one of the works in the exhibit Album Darom. (photo by Gil Zohar) Album Darom: Israeli Photographers in Tribute…
BC Conservative leader John Rustad speaks with an audience member at a June 20 event at Schara Tzedeck Synagogue. (photo by Pat Johnson) It has been 96 years since the Conservative party won a provincial election in British Columbia. The…
As a student at the University of British Columbia, I want the Jewish community to know that the encampments at universities across Canada do not reflect all students’ values. In my view – and I have spoken with many other…
A year ago, for an important birthday, we bought a mature lemon tree. This perhaps sounds absurd because we live in Winnipeg, which has extremely cold winter temperatures. However, our home has a heated sunroom and the lemon tree, in…
Victory Square 100 will create banners featuring photographs of veterans, which will be flown about Vancouver around the time of this year’s Remembrance Day commemorations, when the Victory Square Cenotaph in Vancouver turns 100. (images from RCL BC/Yukon Command) Every…
Larry Vinegar, left, and Marcy Schwartzman with Daniel Steiner, who presented them with the Lighting the Way Award at JFS Innovators 2024 on May 28. (photo by Kliri Photography) JFS Innovators 2024: 18 Years of Lighting the Way raised more…
Sarah Heyman and Jerry Callaghan co-star in Bema Productions’ Same Time, Another Year, which opens July 17 at Congregation Emanu-El’s Black Box Theatre. (photo from Bema Productions) From July 17 to 28, Bema Productions will be staging Same Time, Another…
Shayna Goldberg (photo from Music on Main) “The Tempest Project is a roving musical adventure that will see audiences taken on a journey, both literally and figuratively,” Shayna Goldberg told the Independent. “Audiences will be led through the entire Vancouver…
Lenard Stanga as Hugh and Cadence Rush Quibell as Shiloh in Realwheels Theatre’s Disability Tour Bus podcast, which will be released July 17. (photo by Rashi Sethi) On July 17, Realwheels Theatre releases its new production, Disability Tour Bus, as a…
Eastside Arts Society presents CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival July 22-28. (photo by Wendy D) Eastside Arts Society (EAS) presents the fourth edition of its newly expanded, immersive summer arts event, CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival, at various Eastside Arts District (EAD)…
Oct. 7 survivors Sharon Shabo, left, and Avida Bachar lead Team Israel-Premier Tech riders in the team’s final training session before the Tour de France started on June 29 in Florence, Italy. (photo by Noa Arnon) Three injured heroes from…
Team Canada and Team Israel at Softball City July 3 to compete for the Canada Cup International Softball Championship, Women’s division. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) The Canada Cup International Softball Championship, Women’s division, took place June 28-July 7, with Team…
According to historian and former ambassador Michael Oren, on Oct. 8, 2023, one day after the terror group Hamas’s brutal assault on southern Israel, the following things happened: 80% of Israelis volunteered to help in any way they could, 360,000…
Easy-peasy Vegan Chocolate Mousse served up in a teacup. (photo by Shelley Civkin) I have to admit, I have a soft spot for Donna Reed-type recipes from the 1960s. Aside from being comfort food, they usually boast the honour of…
Micah Siva’s Pomegranate Lentil Tabbouleh, the recipe for which is in her book NOSH. (photo by Micah Siva) This past weekend was hot, and the last thing I wanted to do was cook, so I turned to Micah Siva’s NOSH:…
החברה הלאומית של קנדה אייר קנדה תחזור לטוס לישראל רק בחודש הבא. החברה הקנדית שהחלה לטוס לישראל רק בעשרה באפריל הפסיקה את טיסותיה לתל אביב ארבעה ימים לאחר מכן, לאור סגירת נמל התעופה בן גוריון לאור המתקפה האיראנית. באייר קנדה…
Catch a championship game at Softball City June 28-July 7. Team Israel plays Team Canada and other elite international teams for the Canada Cup. (photo from Team Israel) The Canada Cup Women’s International Softball Championship will run from June 28…
