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Phyllis Pollock died at home Sunday September 3, 2023 in Winnipeg, after a courageous lifetime battle with cancer.Phyllis was a mother of four: Gary (Laura), daughter...
By MYRON LOVE At the age of 91, Rube Helman remains one of the last of a dying breed: a travelling salesman. It was only two...
By GERRY POSNER When you turn 80, you often start to think about items on your bucket list and your diminishing opportunities to complete your list....
By BERNIE BELLAN I’m sure that I’m not alone in saying that I’ve long had an abiding curiosity about the two mausoleums that are located in...
Myron Love It was in the summer of 1984 when Kayla Gordon was appearing in the Rainbow Stage production of “Kismet,” that the long time actor/director/producer/photographer...
By Brenlee Carrington Trepel, K.C. July 14-16 2023 was the magical weekend of the 49th anniversary of our elementary school graduation from Ramah Hebrew School. Seeing...
Usually when I write my column in The Jewish Post & News titled “Short takes,” I focus on one or two themes. This time, I’m departing...
By BERNIE BELLAN In our August 16 issue I raised a number of questions about the history of the Israel pavilion at Folklorama.Among those questions were:...
With deep sadness, we are sorry to announce the passing of Abe Posen, father, grandfather, great grandfather and uncle, on August 10th at the Grace Hospital.He...
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Barry Neil Erenberg on August 1st, 2023 at the age of 72, after a lengthy...
An unveiling for Shiffra Fenson was held August 13, 2023 at Rosh Pina Memorial Park Cemetery in Winnipeg.Shiffra Fenson passed away January 4, 2023 in Chapel...
By MYRON LOVE Rosh Hashanah, which begins on the evening of Friday, September 15 and Yom Kippur, on Sunday, September 24, finds our synagogue scene in...
By MYRON LOVE For those of us who still remember the 1969 provincial election that vaulted Ed Schreyer and the NDP into office for the first...
By mistake, The Jewish Post & News ran an incorrect ad for the Etz Chayim in our August 30 issue. Scroll down to see a full...
By DAVID TOPPER In my previous story in the Jewish Post & News, “Einstein & Johanna: A True Tale of Tragic Comedy,’’ I began by saying...
By IRENA KARSHENBAUM On a foggy December afternoon in 2021, I accidentally stumbled on a fascinating website, The Baron Hirsch Jewish Farmers Community. The golden field,...
By GERRY POSNER From Rupertsland Avenue in Winnipeg in 1953 to Richview Avenue in Toronto in 2023, some 70 years later… that is the quick story...
By MYRON LOVE When Velimir Kon decided 20 years ago that he wanted to dedicate his career to teaching Aboriginal students, he recalls how surprised everyone...
The North End Jewish Folk Choir (NEJCF) is thrilled to announce that George Bajer-Koulack has agreed to assume directorship of the choir. George is the son...
By DAVID EISENSTADT Fifty-plus years active, and jazz icon Bernie Senensky is still working hard and going strong.That doesn’t begin to describe this notable Canadian Jewish...