Rabbi Shmuel Bowman (right), director of “Operation Lifeshield”, with the head of security for Maalot-Tarshiha, which is where a new bomb shelter for nursery school childrenwas...
Taylor Polstra, organizer of the CovenantCup golf tournament, held this pastAugust; right, at the entrance to the tournament By BERNIE BELLAN Taylor Polstra is a young...
Max/Lou Labovitch The following article is taken from the February 13, 1986 issue of The Jewish Post and was written by the late Leible Hershfield, the...
Harvey Cogan’s boba, her nieces & her daughter – pre WWIIl-r: Rachel, D’vorah, Raizel & Sheva Cogan By GERRY POSNER Picture this. It is 1950 and...
Harvey Secter/Robert Silver Two well-known members of Winnipeg’s Jewish community were among 135 Canadians to be appointed to the Order of Canada last week.
By BERNIE BELLAN With the rapid spread of the Omicron variant it comes as no surprise that many local synagogues have taken a proactive approach to...
Sheila passed away peacefully at home in the early hours of December 31, 2021. She is survived by her daughter Laurel Malkin, son-in-law David Folk, and...
It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of Bryan Leslie Natch in the city of Winnipeg on December 19, 2021 after a very...
David Jacobson, 87, of Ottawa, Ontario, passed away peacefully at the Monfort Hospital on December 31, 2021.
Updated April 2 The past few days have seen a resurgence of Covid at the Simkin Centre, although the current variant affecting residents, Omicron B-1 is...
The late Renay Mandel Correnwith her son, AndyAndy’s obituary for his mother went viral followingits publication on Dec. 15. (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — ...
left: Barb’s radiation maskright: Barb with table she built while teaching at Gray Academy By BERNIE BELLAN In July 2019 Barb Winestock was diagnosed with a...
Heather Perlov By BERNIE BELLAN Ten years ago Heather Perlov (who was Heather Oliphant at the time) was asked by a friend who knew how much...
author Jeffrey Veidlinger/book cover Review by MARTIN ZEILIG Pogrom is a Russian word meaning ‘‘to wreak havoc, to demolish violently,” says the online Holocaust Encyclopedia on...
Mara Pellettieri By MYRON LOVE For Mara Pellettieri, the Jewish Child and Family Service’s new office manager, community has always been of prime importance. One of...
Jacob Chochinov & milk wagon(source: Manitoba Historical Society)right: Isaac Colish (source: Jewish Heritage Centre) Introduction: Further to the list of Manitoba synagogues which you can find...