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Residents of Prince George might be forgiven for thinking there is more than one person named Eli Klasner in their midst. Among his many concurrent pursuits, the Toronto native is directing the Community Arts Council of Prince George, leading a…
Khalid Aziz (photo from Khalid Aziz) Khalid Aziz got out of Afghanistan about six weeks before the government fell. Eighteen months later, he has a job here at a local café/bakery and works part-time with a local advisory group on…
Al and Lola Roadburg (photo from Tikva Housing) With the help of a $10 million donation from the Al Roadburg Foundation, a four-storey apartment building has been purchased that will allow Tikva Housing Society to offer more affordable housing in…
The harrowing history of Ukraine’s past was recounted recently in the annual lecture honouring Rudolf Vrba, the late Vancouver scientist whose 1944 escape from Auschwitz brought the most concrete proof of the Nazi “Final Solution” to the world. Dr. Nataliia…
According to one tour guide, an hour spent walking around the Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem and talking to the residents there is the best way to gain an understanding of the complex conflict that has caused so much suffering.…
The southern and northern hemispheres look equally bright in this iconic image of earth, titled “The Blue Marble,” which the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft took on Dec. 7, 1972. (photo from NASA) Why do earth’s hemispheres look equally…
(photo from BGU) Ben-Gurion University of the Negev will soon produce 20% of its energy needs on the Marcus Family Campus from solar energy. Recently, solar panels were installed on the roofs of three buildings on campus in the first…
יושב הראש של הפדרציה היהודית של אזור מטרו ונקובר, עזרא שנקן, קורא לממשלת ישראל וראשי האופוזיציה, לקבל את מתווה הנשיא, יצחק הרצוג, לאור המשבר החמור הפוקד את ישראל בחודשיים האחרונים. זאת, על רקע החלטת ממשלת הימין של בנימין נתניהו, להחיל…
“I like to dabble in things, I like to learn about things, and I think that’s where Peretz really shines,” says Maggie Karpilovski, executive director of the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture. (photo from Peretz Centre) At 78, the…
Emerich Klein speaks to a student following his recent talk at King David High School. (photo from KDHS) For decades, Emerich Klein kept his story of survival during the Holocaust to himself. While raising two children in Vancouver and making…
