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By MYRON LOVE “Growing up [in River Heights], I was always a girlie girl,” recalls social influencer Shayna Wiwierski. “I loved dressing up and doing my...
By BERNIE BELLAN Are Canada’s hate speech laws at all effective in combating what has been an outpouring of anti-Semitism since the Hamas massacre of October...
By BERNIE BELLAN As we near year’s end we are still living through what is arguably the most difficult period in Israel’s history since the War...
By BERNIE BELLAN The Covid pandemic affected all our Jewish organizations, but none more so than the Rady JCC. It’s been a steady road back though...
By BERNIE BELLAN Over 500 people had registered to attend the memorial for slain peace activist and former Winnipegger Vivian Silver on Thursday evening, December 14,...
By BERNIE BELLAN At its Annual General Meeting, held December 6, the Jewish Federation reported a surplus of $110,916 for the 2022-23 fiscal year (which ended...
By BERNIE BELLAN Winnipeg-born Brayden Bernstein – a graduate of both Gray Academy and the Asper School of Business, has just completed his latest project: a...
On Thursday, December 7, the Manitoba Legislature Rotunda was the scene for a Chanukah celebration featuring Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew lighting the shamash candle. Approximately 100...
By BERNIE BELLAN The emergence of antisemitism on university campuses on Canada since the Hamas massacre of October 7 has shocked and saddened much of the...
We were alerted to a new online store opened by Val Benevet, who has a strong background in marketing. The store, called SHALOM CUSTOM DESIGNS, is...
By MYRON LOVE On October 6, Maya Weinrich, a third-year student at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s Medical School for International Health (MSIH), was preparing to...
Carson Mellon, who was one of two youth ambassadors for Shalom Square this past summer, has been appointed Folklorama Ambassador General for 2024.We asked Carson to...
By MYRON LOVE On Wednesday November 15, the Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFT Canada) celebrated the 25th National Philanthropy Day –...
By BERNIE BELLAN After 71 years of serving as the home for first the Rosh Pina Synagogue, then for the past 21 years as the home...
By BRUCE BROWN (posted Nov. 28/23) Was driving home from work the other day. Pre-ceasefire. Left the office early to reduce driving time in the evening...
The Jewish Federation of Winnipeg held a rally in support of Israel on Saturday evening, November 25. A number of speakers addressed the crowd of 800,...
Adds $320 million of multifamily, industrial AUM to firm’s portfolioShindico Realty Inc. has expanded its significant presence in the Winnipeg commercial real estate sector by acquiring...
By MYRON LOVE Justin Gruber, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s relatively new principal tuba player, is a multi-talented musician – a young man still in his early...
(Posted Nov. 15) On Monday, November 24 the University of Winnipeg will be playing host to a discussion titled “Palestine and Genocide: Reflections on Imperialism, Settler-Colonialism,...
By BERNIE BELLAN (posted Nov. 13) A report posted to the CBC Manitoba website has allowed an unsubstantiated claim by pro-Palestinian rally organizer Ramsey Zeid about...