Sarah Jacobsohn: The 2018 Ultimate Junior Female Athlete of the Year Photo by Nkolakovic and Jon Hayduk Photography.
By BERNIE BELLAN Eighteen-year-old Sarah Jacobsohn was recently announced as the Ultimate Canada Junior Athlete of the Year. Her ascent to the top of what has become a hugely popular sport - not only in Canada, but many other countries around the world as well, has occurred in a relatively short period of time.
Sarah Sommer Chai Folk Ensemble and Rusalka Dancers on stage together June 7, 2018 at the Club Regent Event Centre in a show that was called “Woven Threads” Keith Levit photo
By MYRON LOVE In its more than 50 years of performing, our community’s widely acclaimed Sarah Sommer Chai Folk Ensemble has given performances across Canada. Chai has danced at Disney World, in Florida and Mexico City and has appeared in Israel twice, including one appearance at the prestigious Karmiel Dance Festival.
By BERNIE BELLAN With the Israeli election drawing nearer (April 9), I thought to myself: “Wouldn’t it be interesting to hold a large forum where Winnipeggers could gather together and discuss Israeli politics?”
graffiti at BerMax Caffé that was first noticed the morning of Feb. 1
Incident follows upon egg thrown at window last year and brick thrown at window of BerMax Design several years ago
By BERNIE BELLAN
(Posted Feb. 9) The story about BerMax Caffé being targeted with antisemitic graffiti was first reported on our Facebook page (Jewish Post and News) Sunday morning, Feb. 3, when we received an email from the owners of BerMax. Since then the story on our Facebook page has reached 23,900 individuals. It has also elicited 295 comments.
at the ceremony (l-r): Belle Jarniewski, President, Manitoba Multifaith Council; Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon; award recipient Michel Aziza
By BERNIE BELLAN
On Monday, January 7, Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon presented the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for the Advancement of Interreligious Under-standing to Michel Aziza at a ceremony at Government House that took place with many guests of different denominations, as well as members of the Yazidi community, supporters of Operation Ezra, along with friends and family of Michel Aziza in attendance.
By MYRON LOVE Dr. Ross Feldman, Medical Director, WRHA Cardiac Sciences Program and Professor of Medicine at the University of Manitoba, is one of the newest members of the Order of Canada.
Now here's something you won't likely read again for quite some time, if ever: The first baby of 2019 in Winnipeg was born early Tuesday, January 1, to two Jewish Winnipeg doctors.
By BERNIE BELLAN The board of the Chesed Shel Emes has decided to begin allowing any Jews who have passed on and who wish to be buried in Bet Chaim Mikdash Shalom (which belongs to Temple Shalom) at Chapel Lawn Cemetery to have their bodies prepared in the Orthodox fashion for burial. Until now, only Jews who were to be buried in one of the Jewish cemeteries in the Winnipeg area (or who had expressed a wish to be buried in Israel or other communities that had Jewish cemeteries) have been able to have their bodies prepared for burial at the Chesed Shel Emes.
By BERNIE BELLAN In yet another sign of the rapidly changing landscape of what was once a thriving Jewish oriented food business in Winnipeg, Desserts Plus announced on January 4 that it would be closing its doors permanently.
After a whirlwind past few months, Becky Frohlinger has come home again – even if only for a short time. “I am very happy to be back and so are my parents (Tom Frohlinger and Heather Pullan),” says the musical theatre performer who is appearing in the current Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre production of “Matilda”.
Fivie Gunn with new Gunn’s owner Jon Hochman. (Bernie Gunn is away for the winter.)
By MYRON LOVE Gunn’s Bakery, western Canada’s oldest, continuous, family-owned bakery is under new management. Fivie and Bernie Gunn have passed the torch to a new, younger owner in the person of Jon Hochman.
By BERNIE BELLAN
Now here's something you won't likely read again for quite some time, if ever: The first baby of 2019 in Winnipeg was born early Tuesday, January 1, to two Jewish Winnipeg doctors.
By BERNIE BELLAN
