By MYRON LOVE
Margaret Shuckett feels both humbled and overwhelmed at having recently been the recipient of an Honourary Fellowship by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
By BERNIE BELLAN
Shaarey Zedek Congregation now has two new fully ordained rabbis: Rabbi (and Chazan) Anibal Mass and Rabbi Matthew Leibl. Both received their “smichah” at a ceremony in New York at the Jewish Spiritual Learning Institute at a ceremony held July 1st.
By BERNIE BELLAN
Ten Winnipeggers recently participated in the Maccabiah Games in Israel (if you include Leonard Asper as a Winnipegger).
By HARVEY ROSEN
There’s an old adage that goes something like this: If you want something done, be sure to ask a busy person.
By MYRON LOVE
Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum is in a very good place these days. On July 9, he is marrying the love of his life, Dianne Popeski, whom, he notes, is also a doctor (anesthesiology) and is a leader in the Jewish community.
By SHARON LOVE and HOLLY HARRIS
The opening concert of the 9th Mameloshen Festival of Yiddish Entertainment and Culture took place on Monday, June 19th, 2017 at the Muriel Richardson Auditorium in the Winnipeg Art Gallery. The festival is held under the auspices of the I.L. Peretz Folk School Endowment Trust and The Rady Jewish Community Centre.
By BERNIE BELLAN
In our April 26 issue Myron Love reported on the success several young students in our community had at this year’s Winnipeg Music Festival. One of those students was 15-year-old Alyssa Cohen, who plays classical guitar.
By MYRON LOVE
It was almost a full house at the Berney Theatre on Thursday, June 22, for the third in a series of presentations by Winnipeg Jewish doctors about the history of Manitoba Jewish medicine. The lecture series is part of the upcoming Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada’s archive and book project covering a Century of Manitoba Jewish physicians.
By MYRON LOVE
On June 23rd the community was invited to a special kiddush at Etz Chayim which was held to honour Rabbi Larry Lander and his wife, Arlene, who are leaving our community and moving to Toronto in mid-July.
By BERNIE BELLAN
A new exhibit currently on display at the Asper Campus in the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada glass panels adjacent to the Berney Theatre tells some aspects of the history of Canadian Jewry over the past 150 years in pictures and words.
By HOLLY HARRIS
The Sarah Sommer Chai Folk Ensemble whisked a sold out audience down ancient roads when it offered its latest production celebrating life, Wednesday, June 7th at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre.
