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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...
By SHARON LOVE On the weekend of July 7-9, the I.L. Peretz Folk school class of ‘63 held another get together- this time in celebration of...
By BERNIE BELLAN A few weeks ago I was contacted by a publicist for a publishing company, who asked me whether I’d be interested in obtaining...
By SETH ROGOVOY August 9, 2023 (The Forward) Forward Editor’s note: Robbie Robertson, the lead guitarist and songwriter for the Band died August 9, at the age...
By BERNIE BELLAN It was another very successful run for the Israel pavilion – Shalom Square, during the first week of Folklorama, from Aug 6-13.This year...
(JTA) — Since the birth of hip-hop 50 years ago, plenty of Jewish rappers have picked up a microphone and rocked a crowd. They’ve spit rhymes...
Most peoples have their architectural style, especially when it comes to building holy places. However, the Jewish people, due to numerous persecutions and forced migrations, were...
By MYRON LOVE Zac Weinberg firmly believes that everyone should give back to their community to help the most vulnerable among us if they are able....
By BERNIE BELLAN Recently I was contacted by a publicist for a publishing company who asked whether I’d be interested in reading a book titled “Escape...
Introduction: The recent release of the movie, “Oppenheimer” has generated a renewed interest in the effort that led to the development of the atomic bomb: “The...
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...