(JTA) — The ninth week of protests in Israel brought hundreds of thousands of opponents to judicial reform into the streets on Saturday night, but within...
(JTA) — Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire philanthropist and former New York mayor, is the latest pro-Israel stalwart to warn that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial...
(JTA) — In Judith Heumann’s 2020 memoir, the lifelong advocate for people with disabilities describes feeling shocked upon being invited to read from the Torah at...
(JTA) — Jeremy Dauber subtitles his new biography of Mel Brooks “Disobedient Jew.” It’s a phrase that captures two indivisible aspects of the 96-year-old director, actor,...
One of six finalists for Jewish Athlete of the Year in 2022, 17-year-old Adam Buchwald continues to excel in his chosen sport, speed skating.Recently, on January...
We received an email from Jack London about his grandson, Miles Guralnick. Jack wrote: “Miles hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His parents are Michael and Rebecca Guralnick....
By MYRON LOVE When Dov Secter proposed to Sarah Allentuck 16 years ago at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, he couldn’t have chosen a more appropriate venue....
A couple of weeks ago Gerry Posner forwarded us a fascinating email which contained a first-hand account written by an Israeli by the name of Omry...
By MYRON LOVE For Mexican-born Uri Shefer, his first visit to Canada was akin to love at first sight. It was 2003 and the just graduated...
On February 11, 2023 at Bayview Extendicare. Beloved wife of the late Abraham Jacob Grosh. Loving mother and mother-in-law of Elaine and Michael Kipp, Carol Grosh...
With deep sadness, but much love and gratitude for her long, full and well-lived life, the family of Mavis Rabkin announces her peaceful passing on Sunday,...
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Lorraine Halparin on February 13th at the age of 79.Lorraine was born in Selkirk, Manitoba. She...
By MARTIN ZEILIG When asked what it is about Mesopotamia that captures her imagination, Dr. Tina Greenfield has a ready response—one that is self-evident to anyone...
By MYRON LOVE When I was growing up, I first discovered many of the classics of Western literature through the pages of the Classic comic book...
By BERNIE BELLAN Given the subject matter of Beatty Cohan’s column elsewhere on this site – online dating, I thought it appropriate to write about a...
According to Statista’s Digital Market Outlook, online dating services are expected to have reached 413 million active users worldwide by the end of 2022. $3.7 billion...