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During the Nazi regime, all references to the great physician-chemist Paul Ehrlich were suppressed. In the 1990s, he was featured on the German 200-mark bill. (photo from the internet) In the 17th century, the Netherlands was a country of great…
Was it really 17 years ago that my sweet, beloved father, Sidney Civkin, passed away? The long row of empty Yahrzeit candles in my closet confirms it. The date was March 13, 2003. Dad was 86 years old. It was…
A group of nine Jewish boys from Toronto was in Vancouver recently, courtesy of Chai Lifeline Canada. (photo from CLC) A group of nine Toronto boys, aged 10-15, recently enjoyed a three-day, all-expenses-paid trip to Vancouver, courtesy of Chai Lifeline…
(Paul Sableman) בזמן שווירוס הקורונה ממשיך להשתולל ולהשפיע על החיים בקנדה, הפדרציה היהודית של אזור מטרו ונקובר הוציאה הודעה לחברי הקהילה. לדברי מנכ”ל הפדרציה עזרא שנקן, יש חשיבות עליונה לשמור על הבריאות של כולם בקהילה היהודית. הוא מוסיף כי אמנם…
Left to right: Peggy Allen, Shelley Karrel, Shelley Rivkin, Jordan Bowman and Howard Harowitz. (photo from JACS Vancouver) The capacity for transformation and healing was front and centre at the event Optimism and Hope: Erasing Stigma of Mental Illness, Addiction…
Members of the Hockey Academy of Israel. (photo from Kyle Berger) The Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, along with the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, played host earlier this month to 27 young hockey players from Israel’s Northern District…
Wendy Bross Stuart leads singers Lisa Milton, Kat Palmer and David Urist in the JSA program With a Song in My Heart, which takes place March 29 at the Peretz Centre. (photo from Wendy Bross Stuart) This year’s Jewish Seniors…
A week is a lifetime in politics, goes an adage. And so it would seem. Just one week ago, we posited that Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition of the right was likely to form the next government in Israel. Since then, Benny…
Before bed each night, our kids practise their reading, both in Hebrew and in English. We have a routine where I knit and sit next to a kid, listening to him reading his Hebrew Grade 3 stories, and their dad…
Transportation and sustainability consultant Tanya Paz, centre, participates in Tu b’Shevat Circle: Teachings from the Earth, an event spearheaded by Or Shalom Synagogue in partnership with Jewish Family Services, JQT Vancouver and UNIT/PITT Society for Art and Critical Awareness. Or…
The first Camp Gan Israel in Nanaimo was last summer at the Shemtovs’ home, which doubles as the Chabad Nanaimo centre. (photos from Blumie Shemtov) For the first time last summer, Blumie Shemtov offered a Jewish day camp for kids…
(photo from pexels.com) Lest you think this Accidental Balabusta has been slacking off, let me set the record straight. I’ve been sick since the middle of November and haven’t had the koach to do anything, including writing or cooking. No…
(photo from Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance!) The deadline to apply for Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver July 7-30 and Aug. 4-27 is April 1. With participants ages 9 to 19 from various parts…
Ara Morris, principal of Brock Corydon School, left, and Naomi Finkelstein, co-founder of Parents Family Friends of Transgender Individuals. (photo from Morris and Finkelstein) The Winnipeg School Division recently assembled a panel to discuss ways to best support trans and…
Jeans bearing the Levi Strauss & Co. trademark. Nothing quite compares to the essential staple that almost all of us have in our closets, with styles including flare, skinny, low-rise, high-rise, boyfriend, ripped, the list goes on. If you haven’t…
Trend forecasters Lior Fisher Shiloni, left, and Nataly Izchukov. (photo by Michael Topyol) What do jeans, trench coats and a little black dress all have in common? A place of honour in women’s wardrobes, that’s for sure. And it’s no…
Peleg Design’s Magnetic Vase is a bestseller. (photo from Peleg Designs) From optical illusion flower vases to playful elephant-shaped cutlery drainers, Shahar Peleg wants his products to bring his customers joy, but first and foremost to fulfil a need in…
People who spend time gardening, doing yard work and have direct contact with soil feel more relaxed and happier. (photo by Brad Greenlee) It’s natural to long for spring when it’s cold outside. But there’s a good reason why you…
המרכז יהודי במשנות הששים (מוזיאון העם היהודי L.11532) סניף הדסה ונקובר התחיל לפעול באלף תשע מאות ועשרים. מרפאת טיפת חלב ללא תשלום נוסדה על ידי מועצת הנשים היהודיות שבע שנים לאחר מכן. באלף שתא מעות ארבעים ושש נפתח בית האבות…
Seattle-based Iraqis in Pajamas, left to right: Sean Sebastian, Loolwa Khazzoom and Robbie Morsehead. (photo from Iraqis in Pajamas) How do you take the wisdom of surviving and turn it into beautiful things?” asked Loolwa Khazzoom, front woman for Seattle-based…
“We are Family” by Cat L’Hirondelle is now on exhibit at the Zack Gallery, as part of he group show Community Longing and Belonging, which runs to March 29. The new group show at the Zack Gallery, Community Longing and…
After two inconclusive elections in Israel, incumbent Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu appears certain to form a government after elections Monday, ending an unprecedented period of political instability. Whether Netanyahu himself, under indictment and slated for a trial this month on…
Ran Sommer (photo from the Walking School Bus) Ran Sommer was working as a project manager for a health region and moonlighting as a volunteer for a very small Vancouver-based international education charity. A trip to India to see the…
Shepherd Siegel, author of Disruptive Play. (photo by Laura Totten) Shepherd Siegel is a hardcore idealist. At least, it would seem so, based on his book Disruptive Play: The Trickster in Politics and Culture (Wakdjunkaga Press, 2018). “What if we…
Michael Medved’s latest book is God’s Hand on America: Divine Providence in the Modern Era. (photo from Michael Medved) Most of us would call them close calls or dumb luck – the many things in American history that could have…
We have a lot of interesting Jewish educational opportunities in Winnipeg, where I live. If you made a big effort, you could be busy learning, attending lectures, events and classes much of the time. It might be possible to find…
While hamantashen are one of the most known Ashkenazi treats, many other foods are associated with Purim. (photo by Rebecca Siegel) In the Book of Esther, all we are told is that letters were sent to the Jews in the…
(photo from ajudaica.com) One of the most popular customs for Purim is to drown out the name of the villain, Haman, with a noisemaker. In Hebrew, it is called a ra’ashan; in Yiddish, it is a grogger, which comes from…
אלמוני מחוץ לאחת מחנויות החייטות של גברת אן סניידר, בערך 1915. (מוזיאוןהעםהיהודי L.21938) המזכיר הראשון של קהילת עמנואל היה אדוארד גולד. שנים רבות עמד בראשה שמואל גינצבורגר, יליד שוויץ, אשר הגיע לוונקובר באלף שמונה מאות שמונים ושבע. הוא עסק בנדל”ן,…
