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Recollections of day-to-day details at Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp by survivor Kalman Bar-on are being made public for the first time in Canada at an International Holocaust Remembrance Day presentation in Vancouver on Jan. 26 at the Rothstein Theatre. The Story…
Among the documents in the Houdiniana Collection at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is a thank you letter from Harry Houdini’s brother to Dr. Daniel E. Cohn, who was Houdini’s doctor at the time of the…
Generations of kids have “the best summer of their lives” at camp. (photo from Camp Miriam) “There’s no way we are going to a Jewish camp,” my kids declared with absolute resolve. Wait. What? Why??? They explained that they knew “enough”…
Photos from camp captured kids’ joy and excitement while appeasing the anxious parents at home. (photo from Camp BB Riback) Let me start by saying how grateful I am my son has returned from his first three-week camp experience clean,…
Counselors last summer learning the words and moves to Israeli pop music so they can teach the campers. (photo from Camp Hatikvah) As Israel prepares to celebrate its 75th birthday, Camp Hatikvah looks back fondly at its long and meaningful…
Summer camp helps foster grit, creating space for kids to develop independence and author their own stories. (photo from URJ Camp Kalsman) As a parent of three, I know how hard it is to balance the overwhelming desire to make sure…
Making friends and challenging oneself are just two of the things kids love about summer camp. (photo from Camp Solomon Schechter) Jewish camping can be an integral part of children’s lives and their development. Involving them in Jewish summer camps…
Daniel Shalinsky being interviewed and filmed as part of White Rock South Surrey Jewish Community Centre’s oral history project, which will form part of the community’s Feb. 5 Tu b’Shevat Gala, along with singer Tania Grinberg, speaker Karen James and…
Volunteers from the Jewish community turn up each June to prepare, label and deliver freshly cooked meals to Black families as a sign of community support. (photo by JFS photo by Madison Slobin) How do you build a more inclusive…
Elissa Bemporad (photo from Elissa Bemporad) During a Dec. 4 Zoom lecture organized by Kolot Mayim Reform Temple in Victoria, historian Elissa Bemporad offered a nuanced look at the Jewish experience in Ukraine, as well as perspective on the Russian…
