By IRWIN LIPNOWSKI
The 4th Annual B’nai Brith Invitational Chess Tournament took place on October 29 at the Asper Campus. Twenty of the strongest players in Manitoba participated in a very competitive five-round event.
By MYRON LOVE
When one thinks of inventors, one doesn’t usually think of dentists. But then again, former Winnipegger Dr. Lorne (Larry) Golub is not a typical dentist.
By BERNIE BELLAN
It was a hard act for Dr. Michelle Warren to follow: It was almost exactly a year ago to the day that sports host Michael Landsberg held a large audience at the Shaarey Zedek in thrall as he talked about his personal struggle with depression.
By BERNIE BELLAN
It’s always fun to be contacted by someone who’s a millennial (anyone born between 1980 - 2000) – someone quite a bit younger than our typical readers – asking whether we would be interested in doing a story about some sort of project with which they’re involved.
By BERNIE BELLAN
The Hon. Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources and MP for Wpg. South Centre, was at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue on Friday morning, October 27, to announce a grant of $10,000 to the synagogue as part of the Federal Government’s Communities at Risk: Security Infrastructure Program.
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.
