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Holocaust survivor Isaac Gotfried speaks to group of Muslim students at Holocaust Education Centre

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Isaac Gotfried edited 1 By BERNIE BELLAN

Ninety-two-year-old Isaac Gotfried has been telling his story of how he survived the Holocaust to various Winnipeg schoolchildren for over 24 years. (He told me that he estimates he has told his story to students over 100 times and figures that, during that time, he has been heard by over 20,000 students.)

Was the Jewish Learning Centre treated unfairly in the media?

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By BERNIE BELLAN (Posted Feb. 24, 2018)
On Monday, February 20, CBC News broke a story about criminal charges that had been laid against Rabbi Yacov Simmonds involving allegations of sexual impropriety. The story went on to note that Rabbi Simmonds had fled Winnipeg prior to a warrant being issued for his arrest and was currently at large, likely in the United States.

Broadcast studio CJNU big hit at Simkin Centre

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Simkin dancing Submitted by MARILYN REGIEC
A month of live broadcasting in the atrium brought happiness , fun and nostalgia to the residents, families and staff at the Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre.

B’nai Brith Human Rights Grant funds student-led initiative

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By RAN UKASHI
For the first time ever, on January 17, 2018, the Gray Academy of Jewish Education invited schools from around Winnipeg to participate in its annual Raoul Wallenberg Day.

Community organizations and members come together to honour International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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IHRD By RAN UKASHI - Manitoba Regional Director for B’nai Brith Canada
In honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2018, B’nai Brith Canada came together with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and several community organizations to put on a free three-part series to mark the occasion entitled Italy During the Fascist Era.

Latest census figures raise more questions about future of Winnipeg's Jewish community

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Census data By BERNIE BELLAN In another story posted to this website we put forward the notion that Winnipeg’s Jewish population might be quite a bit smaller than we had previously thought.

Temple Shalom Rabbi Bill Tepper took interesting path to the rabbinate

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By BERNIE BELLAN
It’s been a year and a half since Rabbi Bill Tepper began serving as rabbi for Temple Shalom Congregation. Like his immediate predecessor, Rabbi Karen Soria, Rabbi Tepper is a “fly-in rabbi”, coming to Winnipeg once a month, when he spends a four-day weekend here.

Camp Massad choir to take final curtain call

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Massad Choir Some of the members of the Massad Alumni Choir: Standing: left to right: Adeena Lungen, Joel Braemer, D’Arcy Bruning Haid, Rob Waldman, Pam Appel, Debra Fleishman, Paula MacPherson, Miriam Baron. Seated on couch: left to right: Sharla Chochinov, Cindy Bass, Tracy Goltsman. Seated on floor, left to right: Laura Diamond, Shelley Werner, Janet Froelich.

By MYRON LOVE Miriam Baron and the Camp Massad Choir have chosen to lower the curtain for the last time on the popular choir that has been a regular feature of Winnipeg bar and bat mitzvahs for the past 25 years.

Israeli comedian plays to two sold-out audiences at Berney Theatre

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Giora Zinger edited 1 Considering how much this newspaper has been reporting upon the massive influx of Israelis into Winnipeg in the past 12 years, it should come as no surprise that many of those newcomers to Winnipeg wold be enthused to attend an event tailored precisely to their interests.

Canadian Armed Forces rabbi has long ties to the military

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Noteh Glegauer By MARTIN ZEILIG
Captain (Rabbi) Noteh Glogauer confesses that joining the Canadian Armed Forces was not that difficult a decision for him to make.
In fact, one could say it was destiny, or, in Yiddish, “beshert.”

So - if the 2016 census says that the number of individuals who say their ethnic origin is Jewish has radically declined, is there a possibility the census was actually correct?

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2016 census By BERNIE BELLAN
By now, there have been quite a few reports (including in our own paper) suggesting that the most recent Canadian census (2016) has badly undercounted the number of individuals who would regard themselves as Jews - at least by ethnicity, if not by religion. (Note, however: Saying your ethnic origin is Jewish doesn’t necessarily mean that you consider yourself Jewish. It might simply be an observation about your ancestry.)