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Greens seek breakthrough

photo - BC Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau

BC Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau wants to “make sure we have a province that is centred around well-being, that is centred around everybody’s basic needs being met and is centred around creating communities where everybody can thrive.” (photo from…

Vote – and volunteer

CJPAC, the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee, wants you to vote in the Oct. 19 British Columbia provincial election. But they want you to do more, too. “Yes, you should vote,” said Kara Mintzberg, CJPAC’s director for BC. “But you…

A solemn anniversary

The Vancouver and Victoria Jewish communities will each hold a memorial ceremony Oct. 7 to honour and remember the victims of the attacks on Israel a year ago.  Led by the Rabbinical Association of Vancouver (RAV) and in partnership with…

Building on a legacy of hope

photo - Dr. Oheneba Boachie, left, and Dr. Rick Hodes, centre, with patients. The JDC spine program in Ethiopia is seeing patients full-time and has evaluated more than 5,000 patients with spine deformities

Dr. Oheneba Boachie, left, and Dr. Rick Hodes, centre, with patients. The JDC spine program in Ethiopia is seeing patients full-time and has evaluated more than 5,000 patients with spine deformities. (photo from Gary Segal) The two previous Bring Back…

Israeli envoy hopeful

photo - Iddo Moed, Israel’s ambassador to Canada, was in British Columbia to promote partnerships

Iddo Moed, Israel’s ambassador to Canada, was in British Columbia to promote partnerships. (photo by Pat Johnson) Iddo Moed, Israel’s ambassador to Canada, was in Vancouver last week, meeting with businesspeople, university administrators and the Jewish community. It was his…

Moss takes the helm of JSA

photo - Jeff Moss

Jeff Moss (photo from JSA) This summer, Jeff Moss became the first executive director of the Jewish Seniors Alliance of Greater Vancouver. Moss has long served the local community, following the example of his parents, who were deeply involved in…

Hillel BC’s new leader

photo - Ohad Gavrieli

Ohad Gavrieli (photo from Hillel BC) Ohad Gavrieli is applying his multi-disciplinary background and extensive organizational experience as the new executive director of Hillel BC. This summer, the organization bid farewell to Rob Philipp and welcomed Gavrieli as its head.…

Combining fun and learning

photo - Campers and staff of this summer’s Camp Gan Israel Kelowna

Campers and staff of this summer’s Camp Gan Israel Kelowna. (photo from Chabad Okanagan) Camp Gan Israel (CGI) Kelowna campers experienced a summer packed with joy, adventure and Jewish education. The first week of camp was filled with activities that…

Tournament expands

photo - Weizmann Institute’s International Physics Tournament – the “Safe-Cracking Tournament” – is open to students in grades 11 and 12

Weizmann Institute’s International Physics Tournament – the “Safe-Cracking Tournament” – is open to students in grades 11 and 12. (photo from Weizmann Canada) Registration is now open for the Weizmann Institute’s International Physics Tournament. New this year – teams from…

Family hopes to save lives

photo - At the Sept. 26 event Bridging Hope, which takes place at King David High School, Noah Bogdonov, left, and his parents, David Bogdonov and Elana Epstein, will speak about their family’s experience with addiction

At the Sept. 26 event Bridging Hope, which takes place at King David High School, Noah Bogdonov, left, and his parents, David Bogdonov and Elana Epstein, will speak about their family’s experience with addiction. (photo from Bogdonov-Epsteins) “We want to…