By BERNIE BELLAN
The longtime director of B’nai Brith Camp Kenora, Brenda Tessler Donen has announced that she is retiring after 28 years in that position.
By BERNIE BELLAN
Over 200 people were in attendance at an evening billed as “Honour Israel Night” on Tuesday, September 25, at the Victoria Inn. The event was sponsored by a Christian Zionist group known as “Friends of Israel”.
By BERNIE BELLAN
Last November we reported on a talk given by Daniel Amzallag, who is the National Media & Volunteer Coordinator for Canadian Magen David Adom (http://jewishpostandnews.ca/israel/2444-israel-s-magen-david-adom-world-s-most-efficient-ambulance-service).
By DARREN ELKIN
There were a number of questions left after the 2017 season which one wondered if they would be answered in 2018? One being, would the Hammers take the next step forward and improve on a solid 2017? Could the Diamonds add some youth and improve on a rather dismal 3-17 record from 2017?
By BERNIE BELLAN
Opened less than four years ago (in December 2014), BerMax Caffé & Bistro, located at 1800 Corydon Avenue, has surprised many of its Jewish customers by making the decision to go non-kosher (meaning it is no longer under any kind of kosher supervision) as of September 10.
By BERNIE BELLAN
Jim Carr, the Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre, and now Canada’s Minister of International Trade Diversification, returned recently from a six-day trip to Israel and the West Bank (from Sept. 2-6), in which he met with various Israeli and Palestinian officials and businesspeople – also Canadians currently working in Israel.
Manitoba Opera announced that the Gala Reception honouring Winnipeg philanthropist Gail Asper, held September 13, resulted in being the company’s most successful fundraising event in its 46-year history. The event, held at the Manitoba Club, raised more than $230,000 for Manitoba Opera’s productions and education programs.
By BERNIE BELLAN It’s somewhat of a tradition for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, our primary news source for world news, to conduct an assessment of the year just past at Rosh Hashanah.
By BERNIE BELLAN Justin Trudeau, Andrew Scheer, & Jagmeet Singh have now all condemned a tweet made by one of Canada's most virulent critics of Israel: Dimitri Lascaris.
By BERNIE BELLAN Congregation Shaarey Zedek played host to an evening of art, music and introspection Saturday, August 25.
