By MYRON LOVE From a very young age, Lorrie Kirshenbaum knew that he wanted to devote his life to science and research.
By BERNIE BELLAN Now 99, Saul Cherniack is still sharp and engaging. Long considered a true gentleman throughout his lengthy political and legal career, his eyes still sparkle as he tells one story after another of his varied and fascinating life.
By LISA ABRAM In the year before I got married, my mother’s friends got together and asked me what I wanted for a shower gift. The possibilities were endless.
By ALINA DAIN SHARON/Israel Hayom/JNS.org The state of Israel, as well as dignitaries and Jewish groups around the world, came together on Sept. 30 for the funeral service of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, who passed away on Sept. 28 two weeks after suffering a massive stroke. He was 93 years old.
By GERRY POSNER Most people have heard of the Three Tenors, and the novel “The Three Musketeers” is a classic, but likely not too many are aware that in Toronto there are three mohels who are making the “cut”, all of whom have three things in common.
By DARREN ELKIN The one thing on everyone’s mind was: “Could the Sweepers collect the elusive threepeat or would they fail in their attempt, as previous teams had?”
By MARTIN ZEILIG For human rights lawyer and environmentalist Yude Henteleff, the official opening and dedication of the Henteleff Park Interpretive Centre on August 27, 2016 exceeded, as he said to me, “our greatest expectations.”
Submitted by JNF Chaired by Michael Silver, JNF Manitoba & Saskatchewan Vice President, the extremely successful event draw attendees from all ages and backgrounds: young families with children, comprised of old time Manitobans and newcomers to Manitoba.
By BERNIE BELLAN Different events that occurred in the past few weeks have come together in my mind to illustrate how rapidly the Jewish community in Winnipeg – and probably just about everywhere else in the world is changing.
By BERNIE BELLAN Jerry Maslowsky was one of the nicest guys I had ever met. I was shocked to read that he had passed when it was mentioned during the Blue Bomber game yesterday (Sunday, Sept. 4).Over the years we've had numerous articles either mentioning Jerry in The JP&N or completely about Jerry himself.
By BERNIE BELLAN It’s not unheard of for someone to combine sports with being a rabbi, although generally one would think of a genteel sport such as softball as being more appropriate to someone of the rabbinical persuasion, as Harvey Rosen might say.
By GERRY POSNER First there were there the Howes, as in the late Gordie and sons Marty and Mark. Then came the Hulls, as in Bobby and son Brett.
