Oy, Caramba! Edited by Ilan Stavans. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 2016Reviewed by CARL ROSENBERG The world of Jewish communities in Latin America has only become widely...
CJOB’s newly married couple:producer Skye Kneller & announcer Cameron Poitras By MYRON LOVE Ten years ago or so, Cameron Poitras was at loose ends. He had...
It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of Marilyn Walder Billinkoff at the age of 67. Marilyn passed away peacefully on Tuesday,...
Resilient to the end, Mae passed away peacefully, with grace and dignity on November 29th, supported by her loving family and outstanding healthcare team. Mae’s beloved...
Primrose Mayadag Knazancover of “Lessons in Fusion: Reviewed by BERNIE BELLAN In preparing to write this review I searched our archives to see whether we had...
Montage of Winnipeg synagoguesthat existed circa 1925 Further to our story about the Ashkenazie Synagogue proposing to repurpose itself, which you can read elsewhere on this...
Sidura Ludwig By MYRON LOVE You could rightly say that Sidura Ludwig is “over the moon” about being named the winner of the 2021 Vine Award...
Rabbi Matthew at the keyboard Asper Campus, Dec. 10, 2019 By BERNIE BELLAN This article first appeared in the Dec. 23, 2019 issue of The Jewish...
We received the following communication from Gray Academy, informing parents of any children age 5-11 of a special clinic that will be held at Gray Academy...
The House of AshkenazieOpened in 1922, it was rebuilt in 1948 after a firedestroyed the original building. By BERNIE BELLAN The Ashkenazie Synagogue at the corner...
Irena Karshenbaum“Winnipeg Stories” published in 1974 By IRENA KARSHENBAUM We take for granted that books will always be available to buy, but in fact, many books...
Capt. Barry Leipsic By BERNIE BELLAN Over the years we’ve had many stories in this newspaper chronicling the stories of brave Jewish men and women who...
President Franklin D. Roosevelt By DAVID and MILTON AMMEL Special to The Jewish Post & News Attacks on Jews have seen a sharp upsurge in...
Jason Klapman By GERRY POSNER It started in Winnipeg on August 17, 1934 when a young 23-year-old man named Meyer Klapman married a young 22-year-old woman...
Megan Kravetsky (bottom row,centre) and her team at Blake’s Restaurant & Bar in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico By MYRON LOVE Talking to Megan Kravetsky last week reminded...
Lyle Smordin By MYRON LOVE As Lyle Smordin tells it, when he was eight or nine years old, his mother Ida decided that he should learn...