By MYRON LOVE Zac Weinberg firmly believes that everyone should give back to their community to help the most vulnerable among us if they are able....
By BERNIE BELLAN Recently I was contacted by a publicist for a publishing company who asked whether I’d be interested in reading a book titled “Escape...
Introduction: The recent release of the movie, “Oppenheimer” has generated a renewed interest in the effort that led to the development of the atomic bomb: “The...
By GERRY POSNER From the south end of Winnipeg – an only child born to Morris and Jean Caplan (Gallay) and, after a long marriage to...
Intrduction: Recently we received an email from David Walker, whose father, Jack Walker, died in 1994 at the age of 56. Jack Walker was a well-known...
By MYRON LOVEIt started out with two cousins – Drs. Eric and David Vickar, who hadn’t seen each other in a while deciding to meet halfway...
By BERNIE BELLANIt’s often hard to remember the full slate of activities that Winnipeg synagogues used to offer pre-Covid…and pre-Zoom.But, back in 2016 Etz Chayim Congregation...
By MYRON LOVE Last August, the Jewish Post and News ran a story about budding author Noah Lieberman who had just published his first book –...
By BERNIE BELLANJune 8, 2023 The name David Asper has long been associated with Winnipeg sports teams.A former Chair of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers – and...
By BERNIE BELLANIn May 2021 I began what was supposed to have been a two-part story about the life of a man, Norman Stein, who left...
By BERNIE BELLAN (Note: This article first appeared in the June 7, 2023 issue of the JP&N, but our website was under reconstruction, so it didn’t...
The Jewish community in Manitoba has a rich history dating back to the late 1800s. It was during this time that the first Jewish settlers arrived...