By FERN SWEDLOVE
Retirement for Miriam Bronstein, Sandi Malamud and Harriet Zimmer is fueled each month by helping to make 90 to 120 litres of fresh soup for Willow Place. “We are not retired, we are re-fired,” says Miriam Bronstein.
By BERNIE BELLAN
Sondra Boras is an Orthodox Jew who has made it her life’s work explaining to Christian groups the importance of supporting Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria (a.k.a. the West Bank or the occupied territories).
After the first 3 nights of the Fringe, during which we've seen 3 shows - all of which were previewed in the July 6 issue of the JP&N, here are some quick reviews:
By BERNIE BELLAN
Rome was not built in a day – and neither was the brand new David and Ruth Asper Early Learning Centre! Scheduled to begin operations July 13, the day care centre will occupy what was formerly a fire hall at 1710 Grosvenor Avenue (between Renfrew and Lanark Streets).
By BERNIE BELLAN
The heyday of Jewish fraternities in Winnipeg would have been sometime in the early 1960s when there were three thriving fraternities here: The “Zebes” (Zeta Beta Tau); the “Sammies” (Sigma Alpha Mu); and AEPi (Alpaha Epsilon Pi, pronounced A-pie).
By SHARON LOVE
The opening concert of the eighth annual Mameloshen Festival of Yiddish Entertainment and Culture took place on Wednesday, June 15th, 2016. All three concerts were held at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
It’s that time of year when, as has become our custom, we present previews of Fringe Festival plays that have somre sort of connection to things Jewish - no matter how tenuous that connection might be.
The following exchange refers to the Short takes column in the June 20 issue of The Jewish Post & News:
By BERNIE BELLAN
It takes a certain amount of courage to self-publish a book – also a willingness to commit to a financial investment that can vary from a fairly small amount to something much larger.
By BERNIE BELLAN
A firm known as Karma Developments is proposing to build a multi-family dwelling on land that is owned by the Asper Jewish Community Campus.
