Category: Opinion
Opinion
The news coming out of Israel was making my head spin
By BERNIE BELLAN Our March 20 print issue represented the largest Passover issue we have published in many years. I’m grateful for the continued...
Opinion
What Netanyahu is doing has even led our staid Jewish Federation to protest
By BERNIE BELLAN The story within the Jewish world that, of late, has been crowding out almost every other story of particular interest to...
Opinion
Judicial Reform: An alternate midrash to Minister Karhi’s
By BRYAN SCHWARTZ Shlomo Karhi, Minister of Communications, the other day sent a Purim-time message to Israeli reserve soldiers who are protesting against judicial...
Opinion
Some observations about the shifting Jewish population in Winnipeg and the legacy of Harvey Rosen
By BERNIE BELLAN I’ve been writing about Jewish population trends in Winnipeg for many years now, but never more so since the 2016 census...
Opinion
Doctor’s report on anti-semitism at Toronto medical school highlights age-old stereotypes of Jewish power, money and control
By MYRON LOVE We who grew up as part of the postwar “baby Boom” generation have lived in what could be described as an...
Opinion
What Jim Carr & Gail Asper had in common
By BERNIE BELLAN The juxtaposition of two stories on this website – about the death of Jim Carr and the appointment of Anita...
