The following information was supplied by the Jewish Federation:
Every month 800 children in Winnipeg receive FREE Jewish books sent directly to their homes by PJ Library.
By BERNIE BELLAN
Recently we received an interesting email from Dalia Szpiro, who is the GrowWinnipeg Director for the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg.
By BERNIE BELLAN
The Jewish Foundation committed a record amount in grants for the year ending December 31, 2017. A total of $4,545,739 was allocated in the form of both designated and undesignated grants.
That amount brings the total amount distributed by the Foundation since 1964 to $59,341,605.
By BERNIE BELLAN With the gorgeous summer we’ve been enjoying thus far, campers at our two sleep-over camps can consider themselves blessed.
Over 500 individuals were in attendance on June 24 in Assiniboine Park at what was the first anniversary of a new organization in Winnipeg, the Russian Speaking Business Association.
By MYRON LOVE
Phyllis Spigelman says that she was raised doing volunteer work.
By BERNIE BELLAN
(Originally posted July 21 and updated July 22 & 23) Elsewhere on this site we have a post that contains information about Fringe shows that feature Jewish performers as sent to us by those performers. We have now seen seven of the eight shows mentioned in that story - and offer capsule reviews of each of them here. Keep checking this site for more capsule reviews of shows that feature Jewish performers as we add to them over the next few days.
By BERNIE BELLAN
For as long as I’ve been editing The Jewish Post & News, I’ve maintained an abiding interest in the report of the Jewish Federation’s allocations committee each year.
By MYRON LOVE & BERNIE BELLAN
Although the Combined Jewish Appeal has not been as successful as it was in 2013 and 2014 - when it raised over $5.8 million both years, it did exceed its target of $5.7 million for the 2017-18 campaign by $70,000. And that means more money - $50,000 more – was available to apportion among CJA beneficiary agencies for the coming year.
