By REBECA KUROPATWA Sherry Rollins is the first indigenous chair of the Winnipeg School Division. She is also Jewish.
By GERRY POSNER You might say there is a gene for it. How else to explain the serious and significant involvement of the Becker family in the field of medicine and its subsidiaries?
By BERNIE BELLAN On Tuesday, October 18, I attended a town hall sponsored by the Green Party Winnipeg Centre riding association whose subject was the BDS (boycott, sanctions, divestment) movement.
By MYRON LOVE Mariam Bernstein and her daughter, Miranda Baran are eagerly looking forward to appearing together on stage for the first time later this month.
By BERNIE BELLAN In 2014 my wife Meachelle and I had the privilege of attending a Jewish media summit in Jerusalem. The highlight of that summit was seeing both then-President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on stage the same day, albeit at different times.
By BERNIE BELLAN Having arrived here in early September, the new Hebrew University of Jerusalem “Com-munity Ambassadors” to Winnipeg, Shai Josopov and Sigal Klaynerman, bring a fresh vitality to their roles.
By BERNIE BELLAN Fifteen years ago a grass-roots organization known as “StandWithUs” took root in Los Angeles. StandWithUs was formed as a result of constant criticisms of Israel that were rampant on California university campuses, and which were emanating both from other students and university professors.
By BERNIE BELLAN In the seven short years since Regina Teplitsky came to Winnipeg with her husband, Evgeni, and daughter, Alissya (a son, Benjamin, was born after the Teplitskys moved here), she has carved a considerable reputation, both within the Jewish and non-Jewish communities.
By BILL ZUK "Denial", from Bleeeker Street, is a 2016 courtroom drama based on the true story of historian Deborah E. Lipstadt (Rachel Weisz), and her fight for the truth in the British High Court.
By BERNIE BELLAN Originally slated to open in Winnipeg on October 14, we are now informed that there are no plans to show "Denial" in Winnipeg theatres for the foreseeable future. We're not quite sure what happened that might have led to the cancellation of plans to show "Denial" here. We are attempting to find that out.
