February 2012 Stories

Rejoicing in the desert life

Chutzpah’s global music mix

Israel’s Hadag Nahash will have their Vancouver debut.

Another side of Itamar

Israeli minister works to counter the stereotypes.

Film highlights heroic deeds

Turkish diplomats saved about 15,000 Jews in wartime France.

Life in the conditional tense

Pamela Peled’s novel is a love story with geopolitical undertones.

A prism of experience

Paying trees a tribute

The carob and Tu b’Shevat

Both prophets and guardians

Schochet chops book

Editorial

An impossible dream?

Editorial

Dynamic, theatrical dance

Cohen music resonates

Check into The Chelsea Hotel for a treat.

Targets with Teflon coating

Study finds Intifada-era violence affected national morale little.

Preservation effort underway

Jewish Public Library’s Yiddish audio collection is going digital.

Keeping language alive

Yasmin Levy has a fifth Ladino album on the way.

Blueprint for empowerment

The principles of the Occupy movement can be found in the Torah.

Occupying Jewish traditions

Torah ideals act as safeguards against institutionalized poverty.

Europe’s debt problem

A crisis or an opportunity for Canadian investors?

Historical roots of the Holocaust

In times of financial anxiety

Focusing on motives

Editorial

Day schools unite for funding effort

Cohen loves life in theatre

Bilateral ties upgraded

Turkey hopes to restore good Israel relations.

Furniture exports restarted

Shipment may point to a new source of jobs and growth.

New virtual classroom

JFC-UIA online education program is free.

Artist is a consummate explorer

Pnina Granirer is continually changing the style and media of her work.

An intent to shock

Gershom Gorenberg offers dire warning.

Jewish Vilna preserved in words

The translator of four Chaim Grade works shares some memories of the Yiddish writer.

Israel as a democracy

Editorial

Setting an example of tikkun

Dr. Rick Hodes’ story of hope inspires KDHS students.

An interconnected worldview

Parur synagogue restoration

A fusion of Indian and Jewish elements create a distinct esthetic.

Researching dementia

A mission to preserve

The School for Peace

Physical activity rules

Old advice still applies

Authors offer a set of dating rules for finding “the one.”

A long road to employment

Teaching children religions

Editorials

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