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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...
Gustavo Zentner By GUSTAVO ZENTNER, President, the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg Although you may expect this article to focus solely on the promotion of the Federation...
Brooke Zelcer By BERNIE BELLAN Brooke Zelcer is a 28-year-old woman who had a typical Winnipeg Jewish upbringing growing up. The daughter of Hartley and Polly...
Rochelle Zimberg By MYRON LOVE Over the course of nearly 60 years, lifelong Winnipegger Rochelle Zimberg has played a wide variety of different roles. She has...
author Tasha Kheiriddin/book cover Special to The Jewish Post & News by TASHA KHEIRIDDIN Well known political commentator and author Tasha Kheiriddin published her most recent...
David Topper By DAVID TOPPER We know now that the universe began with a Big Bang about 13.8 billion years ago. But what about before that?...
artist, writer, & cultural historian Celia Rabinovitch/”Whodunit” bookstore proprietor Dr. Michael Bumsted By SIMONE COHEN SCOTT Several Wednesday nights ago, June 22nd to be exact, I...
author Arik Karshenbaum/book cover By MARTIN ZEILIG “That life exists elsewhere in the universe seems almost inevitable,” Dr. Arik Kershenbaum writes in this intriguing and entertaining...
Lawrie Cherniack By GERRY POSNER Here is a bit of a test for you: Name a Jewish Winnipeg family with three generations of lawyers. Well, given...
By BERNIE BELLAN Readers may wonder why I’ve devoted so much space to writing about Aron Katz, who died tragically 49 years ago.The reason, as I...
The late Dr. John EadieHe was to become Manitoba’s Director of Epidemiology, but when he wrote the account of a drowning, he was writingas a cottager...
Left: 21-year-old med student AronKatz Right: 18-year old St. John’sHigh graduate Aron Katz in the 1969 St. John’s yearbook, “The Torch” By BERNIE BELLAN On July...
Hershel Blatt By MYRON LOVE Winnipeg Jewish Theatre audiences are going to be hearing a lot from Hershel Blatt – both as actor and playwright –...
Irving Abella By JAMIE MICHAELS Irving Abella passed away on July 3. He was a special historian. Calling him an optimist might be considered paradoxical given...
By MYRON LOVE CKJS, the FM radio station that is undoubtedly best known in our Jewish community as the “forever” host of the long-running Jewish Radio...
Max Erenberg (left)/Josh Lieberman By MYRON LOVE Not only are Max Erenberg and Josh Lieberman close friends, they also share a terrifying experience. Each has undergone...
the pristine grounds of Children of IsraelCemetery – under the care of the Shaarey Zedek By SHARON LOVE My first visit to the Children of Israel...
Ari Posner By ORI BELMONT Born in Winnipeg in 1970, Ari Posner was exposed to music and performing at an early age.