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A rewarding trip to Siberia

photo - Last September, several Vancouverites traveled to Siberia to see members of the Jewish community, which the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver helps support

Several Vancouverites traveled to Siberia to see members of the Jewish community, which the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver helps support. (photo from Michael Moscovich) Last September, a group of seven travelers representing the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver set…

Limiting screen time is vital

photo - Video Interaction Project coach Jenny Arevalo in action

Video Interaction Project coach Jenny Arevalo in action. (photo by Andy Reichsman/Ames Hill Productions) With the ever-increasing number and variety of screens and gadgets grabbing our attention, pediatricians are asking us to take a step back. Some are even leading…

Whisky’s ready to be poured

photo - Milk and Honey Distillery was established in 2012

Milk and Honey Distillery was established in 2012. (photo by Dave Gordon) The Milk and Honey Distillery’s first three-year-old batch of whisky is about to be officially tapped, to appear in 150 locations across Israel, as well as the Netherlands,…

Some things better in person

photo - Union for Reform Judaism will be closing down their summer camp for teen leadership development: Kutz Camp, in Warwick, N.Y.

Union for Reform Judaism will be closing down their summer camp for teen leadership development: Kutz Camp, in Warwick, N.Y. (photo from onehappycampernj.org) It’s that time of year again – when it’s too cold in Winnipeg sometimes to go to…

Wilderness helps youth heal

photo - BaMidbar students hike in all weather conditions, learning to live and care for themselves in outdoor environments

BaMidbar students hike in all weather conditions, learning to live and care for themselves in outdoor environments. (photo from BaMidbar) When she was 15 years old, now-camp director Jory Hanselman had some family members who were struggling with mental illness…

קרן קיימת קנדה הפסיקה לתמוך בפרוייקטים צבאיים בישראל לאור חקירה של רשות המס הקנדי

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(jnf.ca) קרן הקיימת בקנדה הפסיקה להעביר תרומות לפרוייקטים צבאיים בישראל לאור חקירה מתמשכת של רשות המיסוי הקנדית (סי.אר.איי). זאת עלי פי תחקיר של רשת השידור הטלוויזיה של קנדה (הסי.בי.סי). רשות המיסוי הקנדית בודקת מזה מספר שנים את פעילותה של קרן…

מעצרה של מנג וואנג’או

photo - The story of the arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou, accused of a conspiracy to deceive international institutions, is causing a crisis in China's relations with the United States and Canada

סיפור מעצרה של סמנכ”לוואווי מנג וואנג’או שמואשמת בקנוניה להונות מוסדות בינ”ל גורם למשבר ביחסי סיןעם ארה”ב וקנדה. (צילום: Roni Rachmani) סיפור מעצרה של סמנכ”ל הכספים של וואויי, מנג וואנג’או, בשדה התעופה הבינלאומי של ונקובר בראשון לחודש, זכה לכותרות נרחבות בכל…

Health for the workers

photo - Marianne Hladun, second from the right, and fellow delegation member Melanie McConnell (chair of Women of Steel committee for USW Local 7619, Kamloops, B.C.), fifth from the right, at the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity in 2016. The other women are volunteers who work to promote unions in the factories, and health and safety

Marianne Hladun, second from the right, and fellow delegation member Melanie McConnell (chair of Women of Steel committee for USW Local 7619, Kamloops, B.C.), fifth from the right, at the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity in 2016. The other women…

Operation Warmth wraps up

photo - Left to right: Caryl Kochen, Darcy Billinkoff and Caron Bernstein were three of the many Operation Warmth volunteers over the years

Left to right: Caryl Kochen, Darcy Billinkoff and Caron Bernstein were three of the many Operation Warmth volunteers over the years. (photo from JWI-BC) More than 40 years ago, Sylvia Handlesman, one of our B’nai B’rith Women (now Jewish Women…

Inukshuk in Jerusalem

photo - Jerusalem sculptor Israel Hadany’s modern interpretation of the First Nations beacon

Jerusalem sculptor Israel Hadany’s modern interpretation of the First Nations beacon. (photo from Jerusalem Foundation) The Inuit, Iñupiat, Kalaallit and Yupik peoples of the Arctic region of Canada, Greenland and Alaska built inukshuks with granite boulders to warn against danger,…