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Josh Epstein, left, and Andrew Cownden in Bard on the Beach’s production of The Comedy of Errors. (photo by David Blue) It’s summer in Vancouver and with it comes sun, surf and Shakespeare – that is, Bard on the Beach…
Aubrey Joy Maddock as John the Baptist, left, Andrew Cohen as Judas and Jennifer Copping as Jesus in Arts Club Theatre’s Godspell. (photo by David Cooper) Before I attended Godspell, I was not familiar with the story or with the…
One would be hard-pressed to find anyone involved in human rights around the world who has not heard of David Matas. A Winnipeg-based lawyer, Matas has helped countless victims of human rights violations, and written or co-written numerous books on…
Visitors at the opening of the traveling exhibition at the Schwartz/Reisman Centre in Toronto last month. (photo by Helena Yakovlev-Golani) The exhibit A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1914 opened last month in Toronto. It has since been…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, with Michael Oren, then the Israeli ambassador to the United States, at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv on April 9, 2013. (photo from U.S. State Department via jns.org) It’s safe to say…
The board of directors of the Vancouver Writers Fest has appointed Nicole Nozick as executive director, effective June 22. “Nicole brings to the Writers Fest extensive experience in festival management, journalism and communications, a collaborative approach to her work, and…
Emanuel Ringelblum (left), Rachel Auerbach (third from the left) and other Jewish intellectuals in Poland, 1938. (photo from whowillwriteourhistory.com) Many Vancouverites will remember the 2008 traveling exhibit hosted by the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre called Scream the Truth at the…
A screenshot from Gad Aisen’s documentary, which has its Canadian première at the Rothstein Theatre June 28. After the Holocaust and the Second World War, the British government that controlled Mandate Palestine severely limited Jewish immigration, continuing the restrictive policies…
Tara Cheyenne Performance’s how to be, part of Dancing on the Edge. (photo by Wendy D Photography) This year’s Dancing on the Edge festival, which runs July 2-11, once again features the talents of many Jewish community members. The Jewish…
What a mouth on Minnie! And I don’t mean it pejoratively. (I just wanted to get your attention.) Grandma Minnie Bloch is articulate and sensitive as she meticulously narrates the three-generational story that includes her own early life with her…
