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By BERNIE BELLAN In other article on this website I’ve been delving into results of the 2021 census. That census stands apart from all previous censuses...
By BERNIE BELLAN Over the years it’s been a pleasure for me to follow the careers of the talented Frohlinger kids: Alex, Joey, and Becky. While...
By MYRON LOVE Raya Margulets is the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg’s newest staff member. The Israeli-born Margulets – who arrived in Canada with her family in...
By HARRIET ZAIDMAN The Jewish community lost a valuable member when Roz Usiskin died on November 2nd at the age of 94. Roz spent her life...
By Bernie Bellan Elsewhere on this website you can read about some of my findings re the 2021 census as they relate to the Jewish community...
By Myron Love On Saturday, December 3, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra will be featuring a program with a strong emphasis on music with Jewish connections –...
WJT is delighted to announce Dan Petrenko as its new artistic director. Dan is incredibly thrilled to be joining the team at the Winnipeg Jewish Theatre as...
By BERNIE BELLAN The number of individuals in Winnipeg who report that their ethnic origin is Jewish has declined somewhat from the number reported in the 2011...
By MYRON LOVE According to that venerable Chinese sage Confucius, “a man who loves what he is doing never works a day in his life.”That maxim aptly...
The Jewish Federation of Winnipeg applauds the adoption of framework to identify, understand, and combat antisemitism Submitted by the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg: October 27, 2022 Manitoba became...
By MYRON LOVE Claudia Sarbit is retiring as the longest serving member on the Seven Oaks School Board. Her fellow trustees and the Superintendent’s team planned...
By BERNIE BELLAN Jeff Klasser was only 57 years old when he died in 2020, but for almost half his life he devoted a considerable amount of...
By BERNIE BELLAN Gray Academy reports a slight increase in enrolment for the 2022-23 school year. According to Head of School Lori Binder, there are 469...
By MYRON LOVE After three long years, Jewish Winnipeggers were able to return to synagogue for Yom Tov in reasonable numbers. “We weren’t sure what was...
As we reported elsewhere on this website (jewishpostandnews.ca/local/1227-jwc-basketball-teams-from-1980s-to-be-inducted-into-manitoba-basketball-hall-of-fame) four boys’ basketball teams from Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate were to be inducted into the Manitoba Basketball Hall of...
By MYRON LOVE On Thursday, September 22, as part of its annual Homecoming Weekend, the University of Manitoba Alumni Association recognized, Dr. Arnold Naimark with its...
By MYRON LOVE Two years ago, Harriet Zaidman was short-listed for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young Readers for her novel, “City on...
By BERNIE BELLAN In 2019 B’nai Brith Canada inaugurated a writing competition for high school students known as the “Diverse Minds Writing Competition.”On June 19 of...
As was first diclosed on this website on September 16, the Etz Chayim Congregation has put its synagogue building up for sale. We also reported that...
By BERNIE BELLAN On Monday, October 3 the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg sponsored an election forum in which six of the leading mayoralty candidates were invited...