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After 20 years, librarian Karen Corrin retired in March from the Waldman Library. (photo by Olga Livshin) Karen Corrin retired from her position as a librarian at the Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library on March 30, after exactly 20 years with…
Karon Shear, left, and Marilyn Berger. (photo by Binny Goldman) Moshe Feldenkrais is quoted as saying, “When you know what you are doing, then you can do what you want!” How appropriate that some of us who spent the two nights…
Dr. Neil Pollock hands out some of the awards, as Larry Barzelai and student participants look on. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) Based on the numbers alone, the 27th Annual Public Speaking Contest on March 19 at the Jewish Community Centre…
Masha Shumatskaya’s visit here was part of an American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee tour of North American cities. (photo from Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver) All Masha Shumatskaya wants is for the fighting to stop so she can go home.…
Left to right: Glen Hodges, manager, Mountain View Cemetery; Damian Koo, City of Vancouver legal services; Francie Connell, director, City of Vancouver legal services; Dr. Penny Ballem, city manager; Shirley Barnett, chair, MVJCRP committee; and Herb Silber, Schara Tzedeck Cemetery…
Mere days before heading to Israel for a couple of weeks, Sara Ciacci, 90, called the Jewish Independent to make sure that I had received her new cookbook, Sara’s Kitchen: 90 Years of Devotion, 90 Recipes from the Heart (Gateway…
Canucks alum Eddie Hatoum, originally from Lebanon, with several Arab Israeli athletes. (photo from Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver) Anyone who caught a glimpse of the 20 young hockey players during their week-long training camp in Vancouver March 4-10…
Sholom Cubs leaders Laura Tuan and Isaac Kool with their troops. (photo from Temple Sholom) Sholom Scouts celebrated their first milestone when they conducted their first investiture ceremony earlier this month at Temple Sholom. The ceremony is a central part…
Stan Shawn (photo from Stan Shawn) Stan Shawn wants to become the first Sephardi member of Parliament from British Columbia. The Vancouver realtor is seeking the Conservative party nomination in Vancouver-Centre, hoping to take on Liberal Hedy Fry, who has…
Eliane Nevares (photo from Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver) The Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver welcomes Eliane Nevares as the new youth outreach coordinator. Serving Jewish teens throughout the Lower Mainland, Nevares hopes to bring her diverse skill set…
