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.
By MYRON LOVE
It was a sold-out audience for the Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival’s final screening for 2017 – on Sunday, June 11. In fact, both showings of the award-winning “Aida’s Secrets” - at 4:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M., were sold out.
BY MYRON LOVE
The IDF (Israel Defense Force) is the first and last line of defense for the people of Israel. As Zev Faintuch noted, quoting a Holocaust survivor, “without a strong army, there would be no Israel”.
By MYRON LOVE
On June 23rd the community was invited to a special kiddush at Etz Chayim which was held to honour Rabbi Larry Lander and his wife, Arlene, who are leaving our community and moving to Toronto in mid-July.
By BERNIE BELLAN
In our April 26 issue Myron Love reported on the success several young students in our community had at this year’s Winnipeg Music Festival. One of those students was 15-year-old Alyssa Cohen, who plays classical guitar.
By MYRON LOVE
David Matas has devoted his life to the defense of human rights worldwide. For his efforts, he has received numerous honours, including: the Governor-General’s Confederation Medal, appointment to the Order of Canada, the 2009 Human Rights Award from the German-based International Society for Human Rights, and a nomination for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.
By JESSICA WORB
Murray Gilfix, one of the co-chairs of the BB Camp Capital Campaign is proud to announce a donation of $250,000 from Barry and Rena Shenkarow, Carrie Shenkarow and Jason Olin, and Mira and Matthew Narvey.
