By BERNIE BELLAN
What began as a bit of a lark – three old buddies in the summer of 2016 starting up a Facebook group for former students from Winnipeg Jewish schools from the 1950s and 60s, turned into a terrific four-day event over the Thanksgiving weekend.
By HOLLY HARRIS
As the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg continues its 2017 Combined Jewish Appeal campaign launched last month, its dedicated Women’s Philanthropy (WP) team co-chaired by Ellen Kroft and Paula Parks is well on its way to achieving this year’s fundraising goal in support of 18 local, national, and international Jewish agencies.
By HARVEY ROSEN
Attend any Winnipeg Jet game today and you will no doubt notice that very young children and teen-agers occupy the arena seats in surprisingly large numbers. And, the impressive scoreboard above centre ice permits spectators of all ages to appear in giant close-ups while enjoying noisy and mischievous merrymaking.
By BERNIE BELLAN
Bernstein’s Deli has been a south end landmark since 1985. With founding owner Marla Bernstein running things by herself for years, Bernstein’s had become a very popular daytime restaurant and grocery, but it was when oldest son Aaron rejoined the enterprise in 2012 that Bernstein’s took a whole new leap forward.
By MYRON LOVE
Shaarey Zedek, our community’s oldest and largest congregation, seems to be undergoing a renaissance. Not only has Shabbat attendance been on the rise over the past year – as a result of the congregation streamlining the service – but, according to Ian Staniloff, the congregation’s executive director, this past yom tov was the best attended yom tov service in the ten years that he has been serving as executive director.
By BERNIE BELLAN
For the seventh straight year, the Gray Academy has suffered a drop in enrolment.
By REBECA KUROPATWA
On Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 pm the Rady JCC and the local chapter of Canadian Magen David Adom (CMDA) will present Israeli medic Daniel Amzallag speaking on how Magen David Adom responds to mass casualty incidents.
By BERNIE BELLAN
We were contacted recently by a publicist for a new film titled “Lucky”, that’s about to open in Winnipeg. I had recently read a story about that movie; it was the last film made with the great Harry Dean Stanton in the starring role.
Ed. note: When news of Monty Hall’s passing reached me, my initial reaction was: “Has there ever been anyone who had done more, not only for Jewish causes, but for so many other causes as well?
When I read accounts of Monty’s life in the Free Press, I was disappointed that there was but scant mention of his Jewish roots. Yes, he was a “north ender”, which every story about him noted repeatedly. But Monty wasn’t just a “north ender”; he was a proud “Jewish” north ender who never missed an opportunity to remind people of his Jewish heritage.
I began to scan our own archives (which are accessible to anyone simply by going to our website and clicking on the “search archives” link). I was astonished to find 109 references to Monty Hall in different stories. Although I couldn’t possibly find the time to read everything we had about Monty, I was curious to see what our earliest references were to him.
This is what I came up with:
220 former students who attended Jewish schools in the 1950s and 60s held a very successful reunion the long weekend of Oct. 6-9. A longer report is to come, but in the meantime here is a collage of photos from that weekend.
By MYRON LOVE Last August, to celebrate their 60th birthdays, Neil and Carol Duboff and their children travelled to East Africa to go on safari. And while they were in the neighbourhood, Neil decided that he might as well climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, too.
By BERNIE BELLAN
Here are some interesting facts about senior (55+) members of the LGBT community in Canada:
• They are twice as likely to live alone.
• They are half as likely to have life partners or significant others.
• They are half as likely to have close relatives to whom they can call for help.
• They are four times less likely to have children to help them.
(Source) http://www.carp.ca/2009/06/15/welcome-to-carps-pink-chapter-2/)
