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Shavei Israel founder and chair Michael Freund greeted the five women from Kaifeng – left to right, Gao Yichen, Li Chengjin, Li Yuan, Yue Ting and Li Jing – at Ben-Gurion Airport on Feb. 29. (photo by Laura Ben-David courtesy…
Mashu Mashu is a labor of love for Laura Goldstein. They recently celebrated the first anniversary of their online arts and culture magazine – described as “a cultural cocktail with a Jewish twist” – and are pleased with the interest…
In costume and while enjoying treats, children in the Okanagan Jewish community learn about Purim. (photo from Okanagan Jewish Community Association) Many children were part of the Okanagan Jewish community’s recent Purim celebrations. First, the children – dressed in costumes…
Prize winner Irene Behrmann, left, and speaker Ranka Burzan. (photo by Binny Goldman) On March 3, 75 people attended the Jewish Seniors Alliance Snider Foundation Empowerment Series workshop Don’t Agonize, Organize/Downsize, led by author and professional organizer Ranka Burzan, founder…
Schara Tzedeck Cemetery is establishing a memorial wall at the cemetery in New Westminster to provide an opportunity for community members to create a tribute for family who have passed away and are buried in cemeteries located elsewhere. The memorialization…
The goal is to start construction of the new Oakridge Centre and surrounding area in 2017. (photo from oakridge2025.ca) At a public hearing in March 2014, Vancouver City Council approved Ivanhoé Cambridge’s proposal for a mixed-use redevelopment of the Oakridge…
The Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia is currently researching an exhibit on the Jewish community in the Oakridge area. (photo from Gail Dodek Wenner) Oakridge was for many years the heart of the Vancouver Jewish community. First opened…
The Jewish Community Centre at 41st Avenue and Oak Street, November 1962. (photo from JWB fonds, JMABC L.11512) It’s hard to believe that, in the 1950s, the Oakridge area was considered a ways out of town. In going through the…
ונקובר היא העיר הראשונה וטורונטו במקום השניים עשר בעולם מבחינת עליית מחירי הנדל“ן היוקרתי בשנת 2015. (צילום: Cynthia Ramsay) נדל”ן לעשירים: ונקובר ראשונה בעולם בעליית מחירים הנדל”ן היוקרתי, טורונטו במקום השניים עשר ונקובר היא העיר הראשונה וטורונטו במקום השניים עשר…
Toronto Blue Jays new president and chief executive officer Mark Shapiro. (photo from Toronto Blue Jays) The Toronto Blue Jays almost made it to the World Series in 2015. With spring training having just started, we’re crossing our proverbial fingers…
