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Miriam Jacobson

By GERRY POSNER
With all of the many people who have left Winnipeg, there is a large core of them (me included) who still have lingering thoughts of the city and the happy life which we had there. But while we might be willing enthusiastic advocates for Winnipeg and even broadcast the virtues of the city to anyone we meet and greet, no one goes further in her support of and affection for Winnipeg than Miriam Jacobson.

MK Global Trade owner
Martin Kahan

By BERNIE BELLAN
With the crippling effect that the Covid pandemic has had on the economy, and with so many small businesses suffering either to the point of having to scale back operations or even close down completely, many business people have been looking to alternative ways of doing things.

Jonathan Sarna

(Ed. note: Limmud will be offered online this year, beginning March 7. As is our custom, we will be presenting previews of various Limmud speakers, beginning with this piece. Check this website for more previews in the weeks to come.)

By MARTIN ZEILIG
An 1873 epidemic claimed the lives of 2,000 residents in Memphis, Tennessee, “a number which constituted at the time the most yellow fever victims in an inland city” according to Wikipedia.
Jonathan Sarna calls that epidemic a very Jewish story.

Caroline Kiva

By MYRON LOVE
Caroline Kiva is of the belief that there is little point in becoming involved with charitable organizations whose causes don’t resonate with you personally. The Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP, Associate Counsel specializing in Estate and Succession Planning is drawn to Jewish causes and healthcare.

Pablo Listingart (at right - circled)
with recent graduates of an
IT course that he and
his wife, Solange Fomin, offer

By REBECA KUROPATWA
Thanks to a $250,000 grant from Google Canada to develop and deliver online, entry level training in IT (Information Technology), a company known as ComIT will now be able to give 450 Indigenous people in Canada training in IT.

Allan Walder - 1st resident
at the Simkin Centre
to receive a vaccination

By BERNIE BELLAN

The problem with writing about Covid is that the situation is so fluid that a report one day can quickly be superceded by a contradictory report the next day. What follows is a report we published in the Feb. 3 issue of The Jewish Post & News, with an addendum taken from the Simkin Centre website that somewhat contradicts what we reported in the print newspaper. We also want to apologize for a mistake we made in identifying a Simkin Centre resident wrongly.

Mariam Bernstein
as Dr. Ruth

Winnipeg Jewish Theatre (WJT) presents Mark St. Germain's Becoming Dr. Ruth from February 8 to 14. With a twist. The show will be streamed. Featuring Mariam Bernstein in her Evie award-winning performance, a holocaust survivor becomes a legendary sex therapist in this warm and funny play. Watch a clip from the play here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9rqDuI_L6Y&feature=youtu.be

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Daniel Schubert 2020 | 21 min
Even at a frail 90, Martha Katz has an impish energy that remains undiminished. She chides grandson-filmmaker Daniel Schubert over his choice of shirt during a visit to her Los Angeles home, but there’s trauma beneath the humour.

JLI Logo PNG RGBA virtual lecture series where leading Jewish thinkers share their stories and messages of inspiration with our community. Live webinars take place every second Wednesday at 7:30 pm, followed by Q&A. To join, please register at JLI.ChabadWinnipeg.org or call Chabad at 204-339-8737. There is no cost to join but donations are welcome.

movie posterFreeze Frame is pleased to announce that there will be a special FREE screening of a family-friendly feature for Louis Riel Day thanks to funding from the Province of Manitoba’s Safe at Home initiative. Canada's first 3-D animated feature film, The Legend of Sarila tells the story of three young Inuit, who set out for the legendary land of Sarila in search of food for their clan. The film is set in northern Canada and draws heavily on Inuit culture and tradition.

Synagogue spokespersons
(clockwise from top left):
Rabbi Allan Finkel, Temple Shalom
Rabbi Yosef Benarroch, Adas Yeshurun Herzlia
Ian Staniloff, Shaarey Zedek
Jonathan Buchwald, Etz Chayim

By MYRON LOVE
These are trying times that we are living through.  And certainly, our communal religious institutions – having been prevented from convening services for these past few months – have faced their share of challenges. But, as rabbis and synagogue spokespeople have pointed out in a series of interviews, there have also been new opportunities that have presented themselves that may never have occurred without the challenges.

(l-r): Richard Leipsic (Trustee,
Asper Foundation), David Asper,
Leonard Asper, Gail Asper

This transformative gift will name Asper HUJI Innovate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Canadian Friends of Hebrew University are pleased to announce a transformative gift of five million dollars ($5M) from The Asper Foundation that will be used to name Asper HUJI Innovate, a multi-disciplinary center dedicated to assisting students, faculty and alumni develop their innovation and entrepreneurial skills at the Hebrew University.

Ella Zilbert (left)/Viktoria Mejnove

By MYRON LOVE
Just about a year ago, Viktoria Mejnov and Ella Zilbert, the ladies behind Fourchette, were looking forward to moving into a permanent bricks and mortar home for their fledgling sweets and treats business.
Then, Covid arrived...

Alex Bazer

By REBECA KUROPATWA
Born in Birobidzhan, in the heart of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast on the east edge of Russia, Alexander Bazer moved to Israel with his parents after his 13th birthday.
Growing up, Bazer and his family did not have a lot of contact with other Jews, but Yiddish was often spoken at home.

Tracy Leipsic

By MYRON LOVE

After taking a break of more than a decade from the insurance industry to focus on her family, Tracy Leipsic is back in action, so to speak. About a year ago, she joined the Reider Insurance team as a Senior Account Manager.
“The timing was perfect,” she comments. “I have known the Reider family for many years. It has been a really good fit for me.”

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