By REBECA KUROPATWA Tatyana Smolyaninov, a Hebrew teacher at the Gray Academy of Jewish Education, is originally from Ukraine. This past summer she gained worldwide fame when a video of her playing a piano on a New York City street went viral.
Михаил СПИВАК Важно понимать Часто слышится вопрос: «Какие качества главные для детского шахматного тренера?»
(translation of Russian column) By MICHAEL SPIVAK Learn from the best - simultaneous game play
By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN (JTA) — President-elect Donald Trump has a complicated history with Jews. On the one hand, his daughter Ivanka converted to Orthodox Judaism before marrying Jared Kushner, and he's spoken fondly about having Jewish grandchildren.
By BERNIE BELLAN What does it take to get individuals who either suffer from depression or are very close to someone who suffers from depression to open about their situations in front of an audience of more than 300 people?
By BERNIE BELLAN What happens to some of Winnipeg's “best and brightest” once they finish their schooling?
Reviewed by BERNIE BELLAN
It’s been 14 years since Allan Levine last brought us a Sam Klein mystery novel. In the interim period Levine has busied himself writing non-fiction, including the book for which he is probably best known within our community: “Coming of Age: A History of the Jewish People of Manitoba”, which was published in 2009.
Here's a quiz: The appointment of Dr. Harvey Chochinov to the Canadian Senate marks the fourth appointment of a Jewish Manitoban to that body. Who were the others? (Answer at the end of this article)
Михаил СПИВАК,
Руководитель детского шахм. клуба «Эрудит» Результаты сегодняшних канадских турниров сразу дают представление о наиболее успешных шахматных центрах страны.
(translation of Russian column above) By MICHAEL SPIVAK (Head of the Winnipeg children’s chess club, “Erudite”) The recent results of Canadian tournaments give an idea of which are the most successful chess centers in Canada.
