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By BERNIE BELLAN Over 100 individuals gathered at the Gwen Secter Centre on Tuesday evening, July 18 – under the big top that serves as the...
The Israel Pavilion – Shalom Square first opened in 1970 when the venue (as we were reminded by Roz Greenfeld, who was a volunteer during the...
By GERRY POSNER From the south end of Winnipeg – an only child born to Morris and Jean Caplan (Gallay) and, after a long marriage to...
Peacefully on Sunday, July 16, 2023, surrounded by his family, Ronald (Rubie) Polinsky passed away at 94 years of age. Rubie was predeceased by his wife...
(JTA) – Even amid the motley crew with whom he is trying to survive at sea, Jonathan Dade’s introduction as a reality TV contestant makes a...
By BERNIE BELLAN The hiring of Jeff Lieberman as the new CEO of the Jewish Federation got me to thinking about how long I’ve been with...
Submitted by ROBBIE WALDMAN Just over 20 years ago, Winnipeg’s Jewish community underwent a significant shift.The Rosh Pina, Beth Israel and Bnay Abraham synagogues merged to...
By MYRON LOVE St. John’s High School has a rich and storied history in the annals of our Jewish community. The North End institution is one...
Intrduction: Recently we received an email from David Walker, whose father, Jack Walker, died in 1994 at the age of 56. Jack Walker was a well-known...
By MYRON LOVEIt started out with two cousins – Drs. Eric and David Vickar, who hadn’t seen each other in a while deciding to meet halfway...
By MYRON LOVE While it has often been said that you can’t go home again, Joyce Kerr proves you can. After 35 years working in our...
By BERNIE BELLAN Longtime volunteer – and successful businessman Jeff Lieberman was the surprise choice to be the next CEO of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg....
By MYRON LOVE Rainbow Stage, Canada’s only summer musical theatre in a park, has since its earliest days, had a strong connection to our Jewish community....
Introduction: As has been our custom over the years, we present previews of various Fringe shows that feature Jewish performers (or writers) – some from Winnipeg, some...
Cantor Gerry Daien passed away at the age of 94 on Thursday June 22, 2023. He was surrounded by Peril, his wife of 72 years, and...
On 29 June 2023, Sally Singer died at the age of 101. Sally was the eldest of four Fink siblings who were the oldest known holocaust...
Sadly, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at 102 years young, Geraldine “Gerry” Baker, our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, peacefully passed away in her sleep at...
By BERNIE BELLANIt’s often hard to remember the full slate of activities that Winnipeg synagogues used to offer pre-Covid…and pre-Zoom.But, back in 2016 Etz Chayim Congregation...
By BERNIE BELLAN July 8, 2023 In an email sent out by Jewish Federation of Winnipeg President Gustavo Zentner on Thursday, July 6, Zenter announced that...
July 8, 2023 By BERNIE BELLANPast and present staff of Gray Academy, along with past and present members of the Board of Jewish Education, along with...