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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...
“The Summer I Died Twenty Times” Reviewed by BERNIE BELLANIn the summer of 2009 Winnipeg-born Fred Rutman claims to have “died” 20 times. As he writes...
Since 2016 “Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants” (https://canadas100best.com/), edited by Jacob Richler, has been publishing lists of the 100 best restaurants in Canada. This year the list...
By MYRON LOVE Three years ago, Max Palay was working as an accountant. Today, he is the proud co-owner of what may be Winnipeg’s first combination...
By BERNIE BELLAN The February 21, 2001 issue of The Jewish Post & News had an article titled “It’s a Comedy Night!”That article went on to...
Reviewed by BERNIE BELLAN On December 12, 2016 the Jewish Heritage Centre hosted an evening at the Asper Campus that was billed as “Rabbi Zalman Schachter...