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By BERNIE BELLAN and MYRON LOVE Harvey Rosen, The Jewish Post & News’ longest-serving columnist, passed away last week.In December 2018 Harvey Rosen wrote his last...
By MYRON LOVE Skye Kneller is going back to school in a sense. The Gray Academy grad – class of 2009 – has walked away from...
By BERNIE BELLAN The latest census data shows that the Jewish population in Winnipeg is now far more spread out than used to be the case...
In the most recent update regarding the ongoing renovation of the synagogue, which was emailed to members of Shaarey Zedek Congregation on December 16, it was...
By MYRON LOVE Sandra Novak is emblematic of the changing demographics of our Jewish community.The newest addition to the Jewish Child and Family Service counselling staff...
By MYRON LOVE The Chesed Shel Emes, our community’s non-profit burial society/funeral chapel, has recently unveiled a new piece of art in recognition of the major...
December 5, 2022 – With the planned upcoming retirement of Moe Levy, The Asper Foundation is pleased to announce that Anita Wortzman has been appointed President,...
Dec. 23, 2022 The Simkin Centre has reported new outbreaks of both the flu and Covid. In a post to the Simkin Centre website on Dec....
By BERNIE BELLAN I first met Jim Carr when I decided to take an evening course Jim was teaching about politics at the University of Winnipeg...
By SHARON LOVE Dr. Alan Bern, the world famous and Berlin based Klezmer musician, scholar, teacher and cultural activist, was here in Winnipeg from November 13th,...
By BERNIE BELLAN As someone who has attended my fair share of Annual General Meetings over the years, my impression is that an AGM is not...
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...