Category National

New Jewish law group

Renowned lawyer and human right activist David Matas is being honoured by B’nai Brith Canada, as the organization launches the Matas Law Society. Matas, who is based in Winnipeg, has long served as B’nai Brith Canada’s senior legal counsel, working…

Asper donation to HU

photo - Left to right: Richard Leipsic, David Asper, Leonard Asper and Gail Asper

Left to right: Richard Leipsic, David Asper, Leonard Asper and Gail Asper. (photo from CFHU) The Canadian Friends of Hebrew University has received $5 million from the Asper Foundation. This gift upholds a tradition of exceptional philanthropic support and collaboration…

Justice slams the UN

photo - On Dec. 9, the Honourable Rosalie Silberman Abella, a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, delivered the inaugural Elie Wiesel Lectureship in Human Rights

On Dec. 9, the Honourable Rosalie Silberman Abella, a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, delivered the inaugural Elie Wiesel Lectureship in Human Rights. (photo by Philippe Landreville) The Honourable Rosalie Silberman Abella, a justice of the Supreme Court…

Honouring history amid virus

photo - Leslie Vértes shares a family photograph. Vértes is one of the survivors featured in the Montreal Holocaust Museum exhibit Witnesses to History, Keepers of Memory

Leslie Vértes shares a family photograph. Vértes is one of the survivors featured in the Montreal Holocaust Museum exhibit Witnesses to History, Keepers of Memory. (photo from Montreal Holocaust Museum) Collective memory has always played an important role in Jewish…

Father-son campaign leaders

photo - Jonathon Leipsic is chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver’s annual campaign, and his father, Peter Leipsic, is co-chair of the annual campaign of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg

Jonathon Leipsic is chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver’s annual campaign, and his father, Peter Leipsic, is co-chair of the annual campaign of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg. (photo from Leipsics) Father and son, Peter Leipsic and Jonathon…

Women in labour force

screenshot - Pamela Jeffery, founder of the Prosperity Project

Pamela Jeffery, founder of the Prosperity Project. (screenshot) Pamela Jeffery, the driving force behind the Prosperity Project, led an Oct. 7 webinar entitled When Women Succeed, We all Prosper – Don’t Let COVID-19 Hold Us Back, which was part of…

Do we care about being fair?

photo - In its decision on Uber Technologies Inc. v. David Heller, the Supreme Court of Canada determined that the freedom of contract is not so absolute in its technical application as to undermine its purpose of allowing people to craft their own destinies

In its decision on Uber Technologies Inc. v. David Heller, the Supreme Court of Canada determined that the freedom of contract is not so absolute in its technical application as to undermine its purpose of allowing people to craft their…

What if critical illness strikes?

photo - healthcare bills

(photo from flickr) We all wonder and fear what would happen if we were diagnosed with one of many critical illnesses or suffered a heart attack or stroke. You work hard to achieve personal and financial goals during your lifetime.…

Jewish diversity exists

photo - Rivka Campbell, a co-founder of Jews of Colour Canada, speaks at a school event

Rivka Campbell, a co-founder of Jews of Colour Canada, speaks at a school event. (photo from JOCC) The spirit of openness and inclusion that many Jewish organizations express in their literature and social media posts is frequently not felt by…

Working to advance equality

photo - Akilah Allen-Silverstein, a co-founder, with Sara Yacobi-Harris and Daisy Moriyama, of No Silence on Race

Akilah Allen-Silverstein, a co-founder, with Sara Yacobi-Harris and Daisy Moriyama, of No Silence on Race. (photo from NSR) Amid a global reckoning around race, a group of Canadian Jews of colour is calling on the community to advance inclusivity and…