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In his diaries, Franz Kafka reflected that our not knowing “the real highway” we’re on means that “we drift in doubt. But, also in an unbelievable, beautiful diversity. Thus, the accomplishment of hopes remains an always unexpected miracle.” (photo from…
עולים חדשים מארה”ב ומקנדה עלו בחודש אוגוטס לישראל בטיסה מיוחדת של אל על וארגון נפש בנפש המעודד עלייה של יהודים לישראל. כרבע מתוכם הם צעירים וצעירות שצפויים להתגייס לצה”ל כחיילים בודדים. לראשונה העולים עברו הליך קליטה מלא במהלך הטיסה, והוענקו…
האם יכולה קנדה לשלוח את המגרים לאזורים רחוקים ולא לא מאוכלסים? אנחנו מדינה חופשית. אנחנו לא יכולים לכוון את ההגירה ולומר למהגרים שהם צריכים לעבור למקומות מרוחקים, אומר בוב דילון, מייסד ומנכ”ל חברת הנדל”ן מיינסטריט אקוויטי מהעיר קלגרי, בעצמו מהגר.…
Enda Bardell (photo from Enda Bardell) Creativity manifests itself in people’s lives in different ways and at different times. For Enda Bardell, various forms of art occupied her for decades, while Mike Cohene discovered woodcarving only a few years ago,…
“Children want to be heard and validated for what makes them unique at all ages, just like us adults. The old adage that children should be seen and not heard is exactly the opposite of what we need from kids…
Israelis might be among the world’s most resilient people. Across 75 years of constant war or threats of war, terrorism, geopolitical isolation and global political assault, the Israeli people have built one of the world’s strongest democracies and most powerful…
Shay Keil, this year’s Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver annual campaign chair, will share his story at the opening event on Sept. 10. (photo from Jewish Federation) Gifts to the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver annual campaign inspire stories with…
For the SOS – Starting Over Safely summer campaign at chwsos.ca on Aug. 22, donated funds will be matched three times. (photo by Ben Kelmer) CHW (Canadian Hadassah-WIZO) is in the midst of its third annual SOS – Starting Over…
“I think what we should all take away from this incident is that we need to move closer to the institutions and find ways to move forward that are more inclusive and diverse,” Maytal Kowalski told the Independent. Kowalski was…
The Lando family donated to the federal government the islet that is now West Grebe Islet Marine Park. The park will be held in perpetuity for wildlife conservation and is off limits to people. (photo from Barbara Schloss) Barbara Schloss…
On Sept. 1, burial plot costs and funeral prices are set to increase. (photo from Schara Tzedeck Cemetery Board) After Lorna Krangle’s husband, Larry, passed away last year, she determined to put her own final plans in place and not…
Monica Lewinsky may have been the first person in history to experience international cyberbullying. Lewinsky was an intern in the White House during President Bill Clinton’s administration and her relationship with the U.S. president led to worldwide notoriety – contributing…
On Sept. 9, Dr. David Suzuki will speak at Temple Sholom on the topic We Claim We Are Intelligent: Then Why Are We in Such a Mess? (photo from Temple Sholom) Temple Sholom has invited Dr. David Suzuki to speak…
Marie Henry, left, and Barbara Halparin (photo by Barbara Halparin) Don’t yearn to push your pedals to the max up the Sea to Sky Highway among thousands of lean, spandexed superbodies? Then do I have a fondo for you: the…
UnXeptable Vancouver has been rallying for Israeli democracy for 28 weeks. Here they are on 41st Avenue near Oak Street. (photo from UnXeptable Vancouver) It has been many months since we first wrote to the Jewish Independent with our plea…
Fourteen people who have made an outstanding provincial, national or international impact will be appointed to the Order of British Columbia, the province’s highest form of recognition and an official part of the Canadian Honours System. Among the recipients is…
Ada Glustein’s passion for learning and teaching shines through in her self-published memoir Being Different. (photo from Ada Glustein) Duke’s father would beat him. Tien, a refugee from Cambodia, had witnessed unimaginable violence. Louise was in and out of foster…
In a Grade 7 iSTEAM program developed by Les Robertson, Vancouver Talmud Torah students learned all about skateboarding and even crafted skateboards from scratch. (photo by Danica Burpee) Skateboarding, a blend of sport, creativity and community, has left an indelible…
Participation in Jewish supplementary education in North America has decreased by nearly half in 15 years, according to a new study from a New York-based organization. But a brief survey of Vancouver after-school and weekend education programs suggests local kids…
Yesterday, I shared my to-do list with a friend via email. She responded with “Ahh! I’m tired just reading this!” What I didn’t mention is that I had to do all this plus other chores, thrown in, which I had…
בתקופה שבה מדינות מתועשות בכל העולם מתמודדות עם ירידה בילודה והזדקנות כוח העבודה, קנדה מהמרת על כך שהגירה תצליח למנוע הידרדרות של הכלכלה. לאוכלוסיית קנדה, אחת המדינות הדלילות ביותר בתושבים בעולם ביחס לשטחה, נוסף מדי שנה מספר תושבים השווה לתושבי…
בחודש יוני מלאו תשע שנים לעבודתי בחברה הפיננסית פרוגרסה. החברה מספקת הלוואות לי שיש לו קרדיט גרוע ולכן לא יכול לקבל הלוואה מהבנק. מרבית הלקוחות מגיעים מחברות הגבייה בקנדה, שמציעות לחייבים לקבל הלוואה כדי להסדיר את חובם. אז גם יש…
Left to right: Tom Pickett, Advah Soudack, Kate Besworth and Karthik Kadam in Bard on the Beach’s production of Shakespeare’s Henry V, which runs to Aug. 13. (photo by Tim Matheson) Bard on the Beach rarely presents Shakespeare’s history plays.…
Noa Tishby, right, responds to a question from Danielle Ames-Spivak at the Jewish National Fund of Canada Pacific Region’s Negev event June 29. (photo by Robert Albanese) The Jewish National Fund of Canada (JNF) Pacific Region hosted its annual Negev…
Antisemitism, dubbed “the longest hatred,” has seemed impervious to challenge. It is a social problem that shifts to meet demand, allowing perpetrators to tailor it to fit their “need.” What if there were a pill you could prescribe to “cure”…
The ensemble of Theatre Under the Stars’ The Prom has energy and talent. Jewish community member Cadence Rush Quibell is third from the right. (Emily Cooper Photography) This summer, Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) has brought two stories of individuality…
In Canada, one woman is killed in a violent act every 48 hours. The spike in domestic violence that began during the pandemic is not diminishing and instead continues to increase. It has increased in Canada by 27% since 2019.…
“When I came to Galena Bay, I had been afraid of many things,” writes Ellen Schwartz in Galena Bay Odyssey: Reflections on a Hippie Homesteader (Heritage House Publishing Company, 2023). “Of the physical work I would have to do. Of…
Zelik Segal teaches an ongoing, free class in Nonviolent Communication. (photo from Zelik Segal) We’ve all had an experience in which someone is short-tempered with us for no apparent reason, or doesn’t respond to us as we would like. We…
Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler at the JQT Vancouver artisan market last fall at Or Shalom for Sukkot. (photo by Carmel Tanaka) When you enter Massy Books in Chinatown, one of the main Indigenous authors featured in the centre book aisle…
