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JCC receives $25M support

photo - Minister and MP Harjit Sajjan speaks at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver on Dec. 5, while Jewish Federation chief executive officer Ezra Shanken looks on

Minister and MP Harjit Sajjan speaks at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver on Dec. 5, while Jewish Federation chief executive officer Ezra Shanken looks on. (photo from Jewish Federation) On Dec. 5, the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver…

Talking about addiction with L

Jewish Addiction Community Services (JACS) estimates that one in six members of the Jewish community in Metro Vancouver – or more than 4,000 people – are in need of support for dealing with substance use disorder. And yet, it is…

A better understanding

photo - King David High School’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies 12 class with Liliane Pari Umuhoza

King David High School’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies 12 class with Liliane Pari Umuhoza. (photo from KDHS) On Nov. 24, King David High School Holocaust and Genocide Studies 12 teacher Anna-Mae Wiesenthal invited a guest speaker. The class had the…

Supporting each other

photo - Toby Rubin was invested as the new president of CHW Vancouver on Oct. 16

Toby Rubin was invested as the new president of CHW Vancouver on Oct. 16. (photo by Sid Akselrod) A vast amount of progress has been made in gender equality in recent decades, but organizations where women come together for philanthropic…

Many favourites at Archer

photo - Archer’s Westberry Farms Hive dessert

Archer’s Westberry Farms Hive dessert. (photo by Diane Tucker) Opening several weeks ago, just in time for winter holiday festivities, Archer restaurant is the newest contribution to Vancouver’s fine dining scene from restaurateur Iain Bell, a member of the Jewish…

Remembering is not enough

photo - Holocaust survivors participate in the candlelighting ceremony at the community’s Kristallnacht commemoration Nov. 9

Holocaust survivors participate in the candlelighting ceremony at the community’s Kristallnacht commemoration Nov. 9. (photo by Al Szajman) Commemorating the Holocaust and the sad succession of genocides that have been perpetrated since is a sacred responsibility – but it is…

Acts of remembrance, respect

photo - Reuben (Rube) Sinclair, centre, with Rabbi Levi Varnai and head of school Emily Greenberg

Reuben (Rube) Sinclair, centre, with Rabbi Levi Varnai and head of school Emily Greenberg. (photo by Tybie Lipetz) In front of hundreds of students, staff and guests at Vancouver Talmud Torah elementary Nov. 11, Canada’s oldest veteran of the Second…

IHRA definition adopted

On Nov. 16, Vancouver city council became the latest Canadian jurisdiction to adopt or commit to using the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. The decision received support from organized Jewish community representatives, including both the Jewish…

Opposition to IHRA definition

Independent Jewish Voices Canada posted an open letter to Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim on their website before the Nov. 16 city council vote, expressing concern over the intention to endorse the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. While applauding…

Dealing with addiction

Rabbi Allan Finkel of Winnipeg’s Temple Shalom spoke about addiction in the Jewish community and Jewish-based recovery during a Nov. 6 Zoom presentation organized by Kolot Mayim Reform Temple in Victoria. The talk was the first of Kolot Mayim’s 2022/23…