A statue of Bogdan Khmelnytsky in Kiev.Khmelnytsky is revered as a Cossack leader who promoted Ukrainian independence from Poland, but who was also responsible forthe deaths...
By BERNIE BELLAN At the time of writing we are now in the fourth week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.As we all recoil from the...
Screenshot taken from aFeb. 7 Global NewsToronto telecast Introduction: We have been following, with dismay, the steady reporting on anti-Semitic incidents in Toronto as reported in...
Winnipeg’s two largest congregations, Shaarey Zedek, and Etz Chayim, have announced that they are taking similar approaches to reopening, even though the Province of Manitoba has...
Irwin Cotler A speech by Irwin Cotler to the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine on Holocaust Remembrance Day has spurred angry recriminations and two...
By BERNIE BELLAN The Jewish Federation has been accepting donations on behalf of Ukrainian Jews. As of Friday, March 18, the Federation had received $150,000 in...
Lee Anne Block died peacefully on Saturday from pancreatic cancer. She was 70. A few weeks earlier, Lee Anne was teaching at the University of Winnipeg,...
Marvin David Meltzer, beloved husband of Ruth Meltzer, peacefully passed away January 24, 2022, at the age of 71 years old. He leaves to mourn his...
Millions of people can now experience the thrills of online casino games. Given the ever-increasing number of options, you may be unsure which online casino games...
Avi & Illana Posen,with newborn Lielle By BERNIE BELLAN In 2019 former Gray Academy educator Avi Posen, along with his wife, the former Illana Minuk, made aliyah...
Martin Silvert By MYRON LOVE When Martin Silvert says that he “should have been a show business journalist”, the lifelong Winnipegger isn’t kidding. He reports that...
Dr. Earl S. Hershfield died on January 30, 2022 at the age of 87. He was predeceased by his parents Sheppy and Teenie, and his sons...
Morley Greene By GERRY POSNER “Serendipity” is how Morley Greene describes what has brought him success in life. Perhaps he’s right, but I concluded, after chatting...
Julius & Jeffrey MorryPhotograph by Skye Spence By JEFFREY MORRY “Can you tell where it was broken?” This was a common refrain from you throughout my...
Celebrating a birthday – Covid style April, 2020 Top row l-r: Jackie (Rosen Nash) Michelle Golfman, Marni (Fingold) Miller, Jill (Margolis) Atnikov. Middle row: Davina (Muchnik)...
Henrietta Szold – founder of Hadassahcover of the children’s book which is also a PJ Library selection By IRENA KARSHENBAUM There has been renewed interest recently...