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Dr. Larry Barzelai and Maayan Kreitzman will talk about environmental activism at Limmud on March 1. (photos from the interviewees) Environmental activism is among Canada’s top news stories in recent days and the issue will be confronted from both a…
At LimmudVan’20, Anna-Mae Wiesenthal will present on The “Othering” of Germany’s Jews and Canada’s First Nations. (photo from Anna-Mae Wiesenthal) The latest local incarnation of the global Jewish learning festival Limmud takes place Feb. 29 and March 1. LimmudVan’20, which…
Libby Znaimer was the keynote speaker of the inaugural BRCAinBC event One in 40: From Awareness to Empowerment. (photo from zoomerradio.ca) An estimated 200 people gathered at Congregation Beth Israel last month for One in 40: From Awareness to Empowerment,…
Aileen Friesen has researched how Mennonites living the area of current-day Ukraine reacted to the Nazis. (photo from Aileen Friesen) An event titled Jews, Mennonites and the Holocaust took place in Winnipeg at the Rady Jewish Community Centre a few…
Dr. Ilona Shulman Spaar moderates a panel with Holocaust survivors, left to right, Janos Benisz, Amalia Boe-Fishman, Dr. Peter Suedfeld and Alex Buckman. (photo by Pat Johnson) One survivor of the Holocaust who spoke at a panel recently believes that,…
Sharon Emek, founder and owner of Work at Home Vintage Experts (WAHVE). (photo from WAHVE) Sharon Emek’s company, Work at Home Vintage Experts (WAHVE), celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. WAHVE matches experienced professionals who are transitioning into retirement with…
In central Tel Aviv, a driver slotted their car in between two properly parked vehicles. (photo from Ashernet) Traffic density on Israel’s roads averages about 2,800 vehicles per kilometre, worst of all the OECD countries, for which the average is…
Alex Cristall, chair of the board of directors of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver. (photo from JFGV) Long active in the Jewish community, Alex Cristall started his current volunteer position as chair of the board of directors of the…
Ben Silverman (photo from Ben Silverman) Ben Silverman is the managing director and co-founder of Integral Artists, a talent agency based in Vancouver. He’s also the president of media investment firm Various Things Entertainment and co-founder of James Charles Properties,…
Jodi Kovitz, founder and chief executive officer of #movethedial. (photo by photagonist.ca) What began as Jodi Kovitz’s personal desire to increase the technology industry’s minimal efforts to attract women leaders is now a broad movement – #movethedial. Kovitz was born…
