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photo - Cynthia Fidel was the coordinator of AMIA’s literary contest, which resulted in the publication Primer Concurso de Cuentos Infantiles

Cynthia Fidel was the coordinator of AMIA’s literary contest, which resulted in the publication Primer Concurso de Cuentos Infantiles. (photo by Rebeca Kuropatwa) When the AMIA (Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina) bombing occurred in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, there…

One generation to the next

  Current president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Dr. Alan Bernstein has been a scientist all his life. “When I was asked if I was interested in the [CIFAR] position, it was a…

Researching unique species

photo - Simon Fraser University biologist Dov Lank with some of the ruffs he and his team have been studying

Simon Fraser University biologist Dov Lank with some of the ruffs he and his team have been studying. (all photos from SFU Communications) Simon Fraser University biologist Dov Lank and a team of researchers have identified the genes responsible for…

Discovering my 99% family

photo - The author’s one photograph of her great-grandmother, Betty Brotman, “stiff-necked and corseted, with her dark hair combed tightly across her head.”

The author’s one photograph of her great-grandmother, Betty Brotman, “stiff-necked and corseted, with her dark hair combed tightly across her head.” (photo from Shula Klinger) I have been researching my family history for many years, on and off. Much of…

Rabbis join thousands

photo - Eight of 11 B.C. shluchim joined 5,200 other Chabad rabbis and guests in New York City Nov. 4-9 for the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries

Eight of 11 B.C. shluchim joined 5,200 other Chabad rabbis and guests in New York City Nov. 4-9 for the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. (photo by Shneor Shif) Eight local B.C. rabbis made their way to New York City…

Tikkun olam as focus

photo - Leah Stern in Haiti, where she was helping orphaned and abandoned children

Leah Stern in Haiti, where she was helping orphaned and abandoned children. (photo from Leah Stern) While London-based journalist and content producer Leah Stern was unable to be the guest speaker at this year’s Choices, the annual campaign event of…

Shepherding biblical sheep

photo - Jacob sheep Molly and Leah

Jacob sheep Molly and Leah. (photo by Mustard Seed Imaging) Chabad Rabbi Falik Schtroks of the Centre for Judaism of the Lower Fraser Valley delivered a lecture on the meaning of the Jacob sheep in conjunction with parashat Veyetzei during…

Pollard back at home

photo - Jonathan Pollard and his wife Esther in the first photograph following his release from prison

Jonathan Pollard and his wife Esther in the first photograph following his release from prison. (photo from Justice for Jonathan Pollard via jns.org) After spending 30 years in a U.S. federal prison, American-Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard was freed on parole…

Videos teach sign language

photo - Israeli politicians learn to sign on the day that the Institute for the Advancement of Deaf Persons in Israel inaugurated a new online dictionary at the Knesset on Oct. 21

Israeli politicians learn to sign on the day that the Institute for the Advancement of Deaf Persons in Israel inaugurated a new online dictionary at the Knesset on Oct. 21. (photo from Institute for the Advancement of Deaf Persons in…

A platform for giving

photo - Naomi Brounstein, left, and Vivi Mann working on Ten Gav

Naomi Brounstein, left, and Vivi Mann working on Ten Gav. (photo by Hindy Lederman via Israel21c.org) In the Israeli port city of Ashdod, two families with blind babies were eager to take courses at the country’s sole training centre for…