Introduction: The following story is an excerpt from a longer story in Zev Cohen’s new novel titled “Are You Still Alive?”As Zev wrote to us recently,...
By BERNIE BELLAN I’m not much for reading autobiographies; I prefer to read someone else’s account of a person’s life because I figure you’re much more...
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Robyn Braha surrounded by some of the 500,000 balloons at “Give the Kids a World Village” By BERNIE BELLAN For Robyn Braha, dance has been an...
Lou Billinkoff, in 2018,at age 95, set the Canadian record in the 100 metre dash A couple of weeks back we received an email from another...
Faye Rosenberg CohenJewish Federation ChiefPlanning & Allocations Officer By BERNIE BELLAN Faye Rosenberg-Cohen is one of the longest serving staff members at the Jewish Federation of...
The world’s oldest surviving Holocaust survivor siblings (l-r): Anne Novak, Sally Singer, Sol Fink, Ruth Zimmer By BERNIE BELLAN We were recently contacted by Allan Novak,...
Nikola Jovic2x NBA MPV American sports are some of the biggest and best-loved on the planet. And while the sports are huge, it’s often the players...
Iryna Lynka, former mayor ofMolochansk in eastern Ukraine, until the Russian invasion By MARTIN ZEILIG In late July, I received a document from a friend, which...
The late Jonah Nepon By MYRON LOVE In his short life, Jonah Nepon was an inspiration to many. A young man with a passion for film...
Olexandr Shevchenko By BERNIE BELLAN It’s always interesting to hear perspectives on a story that occupies much of our attention from an individual who has first...