Category Life

Glimpse into lives of orphaned Pinsk relatives

photo - Anne, left, and Eva Gitelman. (photo from Deborah Rubin Fields

Anne, left, and Eva Gitelman. (photo from Deborah Rubin Fields) The things we take for granted. Today, we spend countless internet hours looking for someone (or something). We assume increasingly rapid communication systems will effectively power these searches. Yet, for Eva…

Tabor Winery lets soil do the talking

photo - Tabor Winery is Israel's sixth-largest wine producer

Tabor Winery uses only 10 growers, which is unique and helps control the quality of the grapes. (photo from taborwines.com) The fifth in a series featuring nine Israeli wine producers features Justin Kohn of Tabor Winery. The most recent article –…

Cherie Smith’s support legendary

“Do it! Just do it!” Cherie waves her hands impatiently, puzzled by my hesitation. We are sitting on the white sofa in her bright living room on Point Grey Road. Behind us, through the large picture windows, I see the…

Mystery photo … Oct. 31/14

photo - A group of women at a Hadassah-WIZO event, 1950

A group of women at a Hadassah-WIZO event, 1950. (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.19711) If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish…

Mystery photo … Oct. 17/14

photo - Group of men, Royal Canadian Legion, Shalom Branch No. 178, 1954.

Group of men, Royal Canadian Legion, Shalom Branch No. 178, 1954. (photo from JWB FONDS; JMABC, L.14240) If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum…

Circumcision evolution

The “scientizination” of brit milah, circumcision, has had several implications, according to Dr. David Koffman, assistant professor, department of history, York University. Koffman spoke at the University of Manitoba on Sept 19, hosted by the university’s Hillel Winnipeg. He centred…