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Sharon Graham By MARTIN ZEILIGThe Winnipeg Jewish Orphanage housed children from 1917 until 1948, and for a long portion of its existence it was served by...
Stand-up vegetable stand at Campus 2019 Last year, Yazidi newcomers to Manitoba operated a very successful pop-up vegetable stand outside the Asper Campus. Every Thursday, for...
a plot before weeding and one after By BERNIE BELLANIn previous issues we reported on changes the Shaarey Zedek had made to the maintenance of its...
By BERNIE BELLANImagine my surprise when, despite being told that the Jewish Foundation would not disclose how much funding specific organizations have received from the Foundation...
Shalom Residences’ Micah Kraut & Rabbi Yitzchok Charytan Ed. note: As part of our continuing effort to report on the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has...
32-year-old Ari Hanson By MYRON LOVESeventeen years ago, a Gray Academy high school student by the name of Ari Hanson began doing volunteer work for the...
Abe Simkin in 2012 – age 90 With the death of Abe Simkin last month in California, the last surviving member of his generation of the...
Outdoor Kabbalat Shabbat service at Etz Chayim By MYRON LOVEIt is most definitely an understatement to say that this will be a yom tov like no...
residents of Simkin Centre early July By BERNIE BELLANEven though the Province of Manitoba has eased the rules governing personal care homes and how visitors...
JCFS Executive Director Al Benarroch By BERNIE BELLANIn covering Annual General Meetings over the years I always try and find something different about which I can...
Jewish Child and Family Service and Rady JCC see largest increases in allocationsBy BERNIE BELLANThe Jewish Federation of Winnipeg has released the amounts by which it...
By BERNIE BELLANAs we reported in our June 24 issue, the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba has announced that it will be giving a total of $600,000...
Dr. Brent Schacter By MYRON LOVEIn a lengthy career, cancer specialist Dr. Brent Schacter has always been a leader in expanding the boundaries of medical research...
Dylan Kagan By BERNIE BELLANThe McDonald’s Leadership Award is awarded to 16 students (eight boys and eight girls) annually who “demonstrate exceptional leadership in high school...
Jewish Foundation Board met via Zoom By BERNIE BELLANAs is typical these days, the Annual General Meeting of the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba, which would normally...
Taking temp. before entering fitness facility By BERNIE BELLAN Anyone who is a member of the Rady JCC would have been receiving regular updates from Executive...
As a result of much higher costs than normal due to new regulations imposed upon cemeteries by provincial regulations, the Shaarey Zedek board has informed members...
Lauren Cogan By MYRON LOVELike other students who expected to graduate high school anywhere in the world, 2020 Oak Park High School graduate Lauren Cogan was...
By BERNIE BELLANBeginning two months ago, I’ve been reporting on the incredible job that the Gwen Secter Centre has been doing in providing meals for seniors...
Charlie (JK) & Samuel (Gr.2) Badniok By BERNIE BELLANAt the end of my conversation with Lori Binder, Rob Dalgliesh, and Andrea Ritter about how Gray Academy...