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BerMax Caffé & Bistro struck by antisemitic graffiti twice in two weeks

graffiti at BerMax Caffé that was first noticed the morning of Feb. 1

Incident follows upon egg thrown at window last year and brick thrown at window of BerMax Design several years ago

By BERNIE BELLAN

(Posted Feb. 9) The story about BerMax Caffé being targeted with antisemitic graffiti was first reported on our Facebook page (Jewish Post and News) Sunday morning, Feb. 3, when we received an email from the owners of BerMax. Since then the story on our Facebook page has reached 23,900 individuals. It has also elicited 295 comments.

Diver Serena Buchwald got her start jumping off a pier in Matlock

Serena Buchwald is now diving for the Universityof Pittsburgh in the NCAA

By SCOTT TAYLOR

By her own admission, Serena Buchwald was a late starter. It wasn’t until she was 11-years-old and some friends saw her diving off the dock at her parents’ cabin that the seed was planted.

Julian Edelman is Super Bowl MVP... Is he the best Jewish football player ever?

(JTA) — Wide receiver Julian Edelman was named Most Valuable Player as the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.

Realtor Danielle Margolis's 100-kilometre trek across desert for charity in part a tribute to her mother-in-law

By MYRON LOVE

On November 19, when Danielle Margolis begins her ten-day, 100-kilometre trek across the Sahara Desert in Morocco, her mother-in-law, the late Rae Margolis, will be uppermost in her mind.

Newcomer Pablo Listingart's charity provides training in software development

By REBECA KUROPATWA
Back in 2012, husband and wife, Pablo Listingart and Solange Flomin began seriously thinking about leaving Argentina. This, explained Listingart, was “because the political situation and other aspects [that] were degrading. We also wanted to have the experience of living in another country.”
So, the couple began traveling to explore other countries. They went to the U.S., but did not feel it was a good fit. Then, they went to several countries in Europe, but with a similar result.

Lethbridge community sells shul, buys 1 ambulance and 2 medi-scooters

Members of Lethbridge’s small Jewish community - which once had 64 families, but now has only seven aging couples remaining (l-r): Dan Shapiro, Linda Kohn, Garry Kohn, Sharon Fraiman (Western Canadian representative, Canadian Magen David Adom), David Serkin, Evelyn Hardin Serkin, Joel Bermack, Annette Bermack. (The Bermacks are originally from Winnipeg.)

By REBECA KUROPATWA

When the Lethbridge Hebrew Congregation was inaugurated in 1954, the local Jewish community was a vibrant community made up of 64 families.

Lisa (Wilder) Raber: facing antisemitism With F.A.S.T.

By GERRY POSNER

We live in a new, yet old, reality. It is antisemitism which has resurfaced (though it was never really absent) in more ways and places, more than any of us could have imagined. There is an ongoing and constant battle waged against the forces that spew hatred against Jews, be it in a direct physical manner or often in the propaganda and educational format. The result is that Jews and Jewish organizations are mounting their own campaigns to resist and counter attack this vile prejudice.

Latest WJT play tells riveting story based on true-life experience

Eric Craig as Mr. Marks and Beverley Ndukwu as Esther in a scene from "Intimate Apparel"

(Posted Feb. 3) Reviewed by BERNIE BELLAN
Set in 1905 New York City, “Intimate Apparel” tells the fascinating story of a black seamstress by the name of Esther who is wonderfully gifted at her craft, yet frustrated over her still being single while in her mid-30s.

Chesed Shel Emes to begin accepting bodies of Jews who are to be buried at Bet Chaim Mikdash Shalom in Chapel Lawn Cemetery

Bet Chaim Mikdash Shalom at Chapel Lawn Cemetery

By BERNIE BELLAN
The board of the Chesed Shel Emes has decided to begin allowing any Jews who have passed on and who wish to be buried in Bet Chaim Mikdash Shalom (which belongs to Temple Shalom) at Chapel Lawn Cemetery to have their bodies prepared in the Orthodox fashion for burial. Until now, only Jews who were to be buried in one of the Jewish cemeteries in the Winnipeg area (or who had expressed a wish to be buried in Israel or other communities that had Jewish cemeteries) have been able to have their bodies prepared for burial at the Chesed Shel Emes.

Judo master - and former Jewish Athlete of the Year Aaron Pfeffer now running successful judo club

By BERNIE BELLAN
Thirty-six-year-old Aaron Pfeffer has been training as a judoka since he was six years old. His very first coach was Mark Berger, former Olympic Bronze medalist (1984), also a former PanAmerican Games Gold medalist.

Michael Cantor: Winnipeg’s new head of street maintenance hails from Be'er Sheva, Israel

Michael Cantor (centre) with other members of City of Winnipeg Transportation Management team

By REBECA KUROPATWA

In 2006, when Michael and Ronit Cantor decided to move to Winnipeg, it was after Michael’s exploratory visit and job opportunity research.

Machane Lev Camp for LGBTQ youth

staff at Machane Lev Camp (summer of 2018)

Special to the JP&N
“When I first signed up to be part of the Staff team at Machane Lev, I did not think that we would be having the kind of impact on the Jewish LGBTQ+ community that we have seen,” says 24-year-old Gaston Lopez Ficher, who was a staff member last summer. Machane Lev is a one-week, Jewish overnight camp for children and youth who are both LGBTQ and Jewish.