By BERNIE BELLAN
It’s been nine years since Allan Levine released his very popular history of the Jews of Manitoba, titled “Coming of Age – A History of the Jewish People of Manitoba”.
By BERNIE BELLAN
I wonder whether every few years or so (if this paper is still around), I’m going to be writing yet another column expressing shock over the removal of another employee of a Winnipeg Jewish organization – or synagogue.
Read the following story and then decide for yourself whether the email received from Desserts Plus on Oct. 28 is not terribly ironic when you read a letter following the Desserts Plus email which was sent to us by Laurel Malkin, President of the Jewish Federation on October 25.
The Jewish Federation has released the following statement today in response to the deadly shootings in Pittsburgh yesterday, Oct. 27:
Reviewed by BERNIE BELLAN (Posted Oct. 27)
I can’t remember exactly the first time I heard of “Dr. Ruth”. It was probably sometime in the 1970s when she began to garner a great deal of attention on some of the most popular television shows of that era, especially Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show”.
By BERNIE BELLAN
What is it with the biggest Jewish organizations in Winnipeg? For the second time in three years, following an extensive process of recruitment, a former Winnipegger who was brought into head a major Jewish organization was let go less than a year into the job.
By BERNIE BELLAN
To be honest, I didn’t know what the Jewish Federation event that I was going to be attending on October 10 was all about.
By BERNIE BELLAN
In our last issue (October 3) I suggested something for consideration within our Jewish community that might have raised the ire of some readers (which I had no doubt it would): Change the requirements that the Simkin Centre, Camp Massad, and B’nai Brith Camp serve only kosher meals.
By MYRON LOVE
It looks like quite a few changes are coming to Winnipeg City Council this year, with six current councilors (out of 15) not seeking re-election. Among those who are leaving are Marty Morantz and Jenny Gerbasi, the only Jewish current members of council.
Megan Sodomsky has been an ardent volunteer with Operation Ezra for two years now. She says it was when she converted three years ago to marry Matthew Sodomsky that she began to understand the importance of “tikkun olam” - a key goal of Operation Ezra.
As a result, Megan persuaded her father, farmer Roy Tufford, to set aside a section of his farm, so that Yazidis could grow and harvest potatoes - which they did on Sunday, Oct. 7, bringing in over 600 lbs. that will be distributed among Yazidi families that have all been sponsored by Operation Ezra since its inception three years ago.
Bar Ilan University Professor Uri Nir has some good news in terms of halting the spread of cancer.
In conjunction with the Rady JCC three talented chefs from Israel introduced Winnipeggers to an ongoing series of Israeli dishes over a five-day period, beginning October 4.
