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By DAVID TOPPER A Note to the reader: I will preface this story with a remark about me. I often write stories and poems using the...
By MYRON LOVE At the age of 91, Rube Helman remains one of the last of a dying breed: a travelling salesman. It was only two...
By GERRY POSNER When you turn 80, you often start to think about items on your bucket list and your diminishing opportunities to complete your list....
By BERNIE BELLAN I’m sure that I’m not alone in saying that I’ve long had an abiding curiosity about the two mausoleums that are located in...
By BERNIE BELLAN In our August 16 issue I raised a number of questions about the history of the Israel pavilion at Folklorama.Among those questions were:...
By DAVID TOPPER In my previous story in the Jewish Post & News, “Einstein & Johanna: A True Tale of Tragic Comedy,’’ I began by saying...
By IRENA KARSHENBAUM On a foggy December afternoon in 2021, I accidentally stumbled on a fascinating website, The Baron Hirsch Jewish Farmers Community. The golden field,...
By GERRY POSNER From Rupertsland Avenue in Winnipeg in 1953 to Richview Avenue in Toronto in 2023, some 70 years later… that is the quick story...
By DAVID EISENSTADT Fifty-plus years active, and jazz icon Bernie Senensky is still working hard and going strong.That doesn’t begin to describe this notable Canadian Jewish...
By BERNIE BELLAN A few weeks ago I was contacted by a publicist for a publishing company, who asked me whether I’d be interested in obtaining...
By SETH ROGOVOY August 9, 2023 (The Forward) Forward Editor’s note: Robbie Robertson, the lead guitarist and songwriter for the Band died August 9, at the age...
Most peoples have their architectural style, especially when it comes to building holy places. However, the Jewish people, due to numerous persecutions and forced migrations, were...