By HARVEY ROSEN
There’s an old adage that goes something like this: If you want something done, be sure to ask a busy person.
By MYRON LOVE
It was almost a full house at the Berney Theatre on Thursday, June 22, for the third in a series of presentations by Winnipeg Jewish doctors about the history of Manitoba Jewish medicine. The lecture series is part of the upcoming Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada’s archive and book project covering a Century of Manitoba Jewish physicians.
By BERNIE BELLAN
Not too long ago we were contacted by someone named Hannah Lyttle, who invited us to come down to the Forks to view works of art in an exhibition that was titled “Art, Emotion, and Autism”.
By BRIAN PAULS
The ultimate attainment for competitive bridge players is participation in the World Teams Championship.
By MYRON LOVE
Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum is in a very good place these days. On July 9, he is marrying the love of his life, Dianne Popeski, whom, he notes, is also a doctor (anesthesiology) and is a leader in the Jewish community.
By SHARON LOVE and HOLLY HARRIS
The opening concert of the 9th Mameloshen Festival of Yiddish Entertainment and Culture took place on Monday, June 19th, 2017 at the Muriel Richardson Auditorium in the Winnipeg Art Gallery. The festival is held under the auspices of the I.L. Peretz Folk School Endowment Trust and The Rady Jewish Community Centre.
By BERNIE BELLAN
A new exhibit currently on display at the Asper Campus in the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada glass panels adjacent to the Berney Theatre tells some aspects of the history of Canadian Jewry over the past 150 years in pictures and words.
By KAREN BURSHTEIN
The photo, already iconic, shows two guys in rolled up shirt sleeves, enjoying a dinner out, just two buddies catching up. Except that they were Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Barack Obama and their dinner, which took place June 6 in Montreal, broke the internet.
By HOLLY HARRIS
The Sarah Sommer Chai Folk Ensemble whisked a sold out audience down ancient roads when it offered its latest production celebrating life, Wednesday, June 7th at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre.
By GERRY POSNER
I am a reunion guy and have been a part of many of them. This September I am returning to Winnipeg for a reunion of a different kind: the 10th anniversary of the Klezmer cruise along the Dnieper River in the Ukraine.
