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photo - Jarrod Singh, who learned to dance while he was a student, was not confused for a moment and joined the young man and danced with him, in front of the stunned young men who accompanied him with thunderous applause

ג‘רוד סין שלמד לרקוד בתקופה כשהוא היה סטודנט, לא התבלבל לרגע והצטרף אל הצעיר ורקד עימו, אל מול הצעירים הנדהמים שליוו אותו במחיאות כפיים סוערות. (Vivid Media) פלילים כמו כמו בסרטים 1: שוטר שנקרא לאירוע פלילי באונטריו רקד מול המצלמה…

Karasick gives to SFU library

photo - Adeena Karasick has donated her archive to the Collection of Contemporary Literature at Simon Fraser University’s Bennett Library

Adeena Karasick has donated her archive to the Collection of Contemporary Literature at Simon Fraser University’s Bennett Library. (photo from Adeena Karasick) Critically acclaimed poet and Vancouver native Adeena Karasick was in her hometown last month to celebrate the donation…

Community security update

The following joint statements were issued by the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver and the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver. They can be read in full at jewishvancouver.com, where readers can also find out more about the community’s security…

Bill S-201 passes 220 to 60

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) lauded the House of Commons’ March 8 passage of a private member’s bill to prevent genetic discrimination, which survived a last-minute push by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to oppose it on jurisdictional…

Sadikov resigns SSMU post

Igor Sadikov, the McGill University student under fire for his “punch a Zionist today” tweet more than a month ago, resigned his remaining student government post, thereby preempting a vote by his peers on his removal. On March 8, Sadikov…

Medical help in dying

In June 2016, it became legal in Canada for a doctor or nurse practitioner to assist someone with their death, as long as they meet certain criteria under the law. “We’ve been providing this service here ever since,” said Dr.…

Anti-BDS legislation

Israel’s Knesset last week passed legislation against the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, representing just one of several setbacks this month for BDS around the world. The Israeli bill, which passed its third and final reading with a 46-28…

Adding meaning to life

When a group of eight couples in their 40s and 50s meet once a month to discuss different Jewish topics with Rabbi Yechiel Baitelman, co-director of Chabad of Richmond, no subject is off limits. The program is called Toward a…

Come celebrate our history

photo - Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia archivist Alysa Routtenberg holds a minute book from Victoria’s Congregation Emanu-El, circa 1920

Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia archivist Alysa Routtenberg holds a minute book from Victoria’s Congregation Emanu-El, circa 1920. (photo from Alysa Routtenberg) The documents and artifacts collected, processed and housed by the Jewish Museum and Archives of British…

Fundraising with food

photo - Israeli business owner and chef Yair Yosefi helped spearhead a fundraiser for Syrian refugees

Israeli business owner and chef Yair Yosefi helped spearhead a fundraiser for Syrian refugees. (photo from Yair Yosefi) A Tel Aviv restaurateur and bar owner wanted to do something about the dire situation of Syrian refugees, so he turned to…