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Alexandra Flynn, left, and Dr. Kaitlin Schwan join Lavern Kelly at this year’s Simces & Rabkin Family Dialogue. (photos from Canadian Museum for Human Rights) Housing is recognized as a human right in Canada – so why do 25,000+ people…
The costs of completing the documentary A 20th Century Passion include editing time, colour correction and sound mix. (screenshot) A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to bring to the big screen a documentary about the late Peter Gary, a Hungarian-born…
Jewish Seniors Alliance honoured volunteers Merle Linde, left, and Gyda Chud for their many years of service. (photo by Rita Propp) Jewish Seniors Alliance celebrated its 20th anniversary at its Oct. 26 annual general meeting, which took place at Congregation…
On Oct. 29, six young actors offered a powerful rendering of Survivors, a play by Wendy Kout, at the University of Victoria’s Phoenix Theatre. The production will tour BC and other Western provinces. (photo by Peter Nadler) On Oct. 29,…
While a report this spring by the New York-based Jewish Education Project showed a decline in Jewish supplementary education in North America over the past 15 years, participation in after-school and weekend educational programs in British Columbia is on the…
בשלב זה ישראל מקבלת תמיכה ממרבית מדינות המערב. אך יש סיכוי שעם ההתקדמות של מבצע צבאי של צה”ל ברצועת עזה, התמיכה תלך ותרד עם עליית הנפגעים בצד הפלסטיני (photo by Roni Rachmani) המלחמה הקשה שמתנהלת בימים אלה בין ישראל לחאמס…
The following piece, an initiative of the Jewish News in London and the Jerusalem Post, is being published simultaneously in Jewish media outlets around the world. Two decades ago, the former British Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks, astutely likened antisemitism…
המלחמה הנוכחית שנכפתה על ישראל מציגה שני מראות עיקריים: אסון וזוועה על מה שעשו מחבלי חמאס וכישלון גדול של הממשלה בראשות בנימין נתניהו, הצבא, מערך המודיעין, השב”כ ואולי גם המוסד החמאס הוכיח שהוא ארגון טרור רצחני ולא אנושי תוך שהוא…
For safety reasons, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver is asking community members to avoid anti-Israel protests or events. (photo by Larry Barzelai) “We are safe,” says Ezra Shanken. The chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver reassured…
Hadar Galron in Whistle, which is at the Firehall Arts Centre Nov. 14-15, as part of the Chutzpah! Festival. (photo by Nathan Yakobovitch) “As a child I was never hugged or kissed; I think my parents did not even see…
We are still reeling from what happened in Israel on Oct. 7 and the war that has ensued. Hamas carried out a brutal terror attack on Israel that targeted civilians, murdering 1,400 people and kidnapping more than 200 Israeli hostages.…
Hundreds marched on Oct. 22, calling for the release of the more than 200 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza. (photo by Pat Johnson) Erez, aged 12, and his sister Sahar, 16, had spent…
Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver chief executive officer Ezra Shanken on Victoria Rumble Room Oct. 14. Shanken has very much been the face of the Jewish community in recent days. (screenshot) An emergency fundraising campaign in response to the devastation…
In the Vancouver Jewish community’s Upper Galilee Partnership Region, thousands of residents have been evacuated. Funds raised here will provide emergency preparedness funding, which will be directed to strengthening preparedness with emergency war rooms for community centres. A week’s worth…
Artists of Ballet BC and Arts Umbrella practise Shahar Binyamini’s BOLERO X. Part of HERE, which runs Nov. 2-4, the work brings 50 dancers on stage for the first time in Ballet BC history. (photo by Marcus Eriksson) Ballet BC…
“Shabbat Saskatchewan,” by Esther Tennenhouse. Part of Otiyot (Letters), a joint exhibit with her son Joel Klassen, which is now at the Zack Gallery. Colourful and playful, dark and ominous, Esther Tennenhouse’s artwork is engaging and thought-provoking, as she offers…
Composer Rita Ueda has written an opera inspired by Barbara Bluman’s book I Have My Mother’s Eyes. (photo by Danilo Bobyk) “In light of what is happening in the news today, we need to tell the story of Chiune Sugihara…
Aren X. Tulchinsky is Vancouver Public Library’s new writer in residence. (photo by Jeff Vinnick / VPL) As this year’s writer in residence at the Vancouver Public Library (VPL), Aren X. Tulchinsky proudly represents his two cherished identities as a…
Kolot Mayim Reform Temple welcomes Dr. Joshua Grayson to speak on In Search of Lost Roots: How One Researcher Traced His Family Across Three-and-a-Half Centuries. The lecture will be presented on Zoom Nov. 5, 11 a.m., launching a new season of the…
The 13th annual Shira Herzog Symposium, hosted by New Israel Fund of Canada, took place on Oct. 15. Originally intended to be a discussion about the challenges facing Israeli democracy, the topic was changed to Celebrating Defiance, in light of…
Past recipients of a Courage to Come Back Award. (image from Coast Mental Health) Nominations are open for the 2024 Courage to Come Back Awards, presented by Wheaton Precious Metals. The purpose of the awards is to pay tribute to…
Yvonne Singer (photo by Ron Csillag) As an artist herself, Yvonne Singer can well appreciate the esthetic merits of the open-air monument to Swedish Second World War hero Raoul Wallenberg that was unveiled last June at Churchill Park in Hamilton,…
More than 20 girls were rescued from Nazi persecution and brought to Tynemouth (photo from Summerfield family via BBC) On Jan. 26, 2023, a blue plaque at a house in Tynemouth, a coastal town in northeast England near Newcastle, was…
A restaurant in Vancouver closed for a day, calling for people “to hold the Zionist occupation accountable” for the war in Gaza. Writer Loolwa Khazzoom notes, “When terrorists blow up Israelis, there is often an undertone of accusation: it’s Israel’s…
The Kotel (Western Wall) in Jerusalem (photo by James Blake Wiener) Two weeks ago, 34 student organizations published a letter blaming Israel for the violent attacks that occurred on Oct. 7, on the holiday of Simchat Torah, that killed hundreds…
There are no words. I’m doom-scrolling, praying and worrying, reaching out to family and friends, but nothing prepares us for seeing more than a thousand Israelis murdered and hundreds kidnapped. The images are so graphic, so many bodies desecrated. On…
Incorporating charitable giving into our lives is not just a philanthropic act; it’s a value deeply ingrained in Jewish tradition. With recent events underscoring the importance of such contributions, it is prudent to explore various giving strategies available in Canada.…
למעלה ממאה אלף איש צפו בשתי הופעות של הלהקה הבריטית המצליחה קולדפליי, שנערכו בסוף חודש ספטמבר (צילומ של רוני רחמני) למעלה ממאה אלף איש צפו בשתי הופעות של הלהקה הבריטית המצליחה קולדפליי, שנערכו בסוף חודש ספטמבר. ההופעות התקיימו באצטדיון בי.סי…
Members of the North Central BC Jewish community were joined by supportive residents from all backgrounds, local print and broadcast media were in attendance, and a segment of the gathering was broadcast live on local Global news. Many local dignitaries…
Several hundred people gathered for a second night of vigils, as elected officials, diplomats and allies convened in support of Israel and Jewish community. (photo by Pat Johnson) For the second night in a row, Jewish Vancouverites and allies came…
