Dr. Benji Goldstein’s ice Chanukiah By BERNIE BELLAN Sioux Lookout is a small community in northwestern Ontario with a population around 5,000. There aren’t many Jews...
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Emile Belkin on November 7, 2020, aged 95, after a long illness.
Ruth Gloria Matas, born January 8, 1925, Winnipeg, MB, peacefully passed away at the Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre on the morning of November 30, 2020.
It is with deepest sadness that we announce the passing of Gwendolyn Faith Nelko at the age of 81, of Winnipeg, Manitoba on October 24, 2020,...
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Menorah Waldman on Wednesday, November 18, at the age of 95. Menorah lived a full...
It is with deep sadness that we share the sudden and unexpected passing of Irene Odwak, on November 28, 2020, in Dollard Des Ormeaux, Quebec. She...
Before he died, Alex Trebek had taped a series of “Jeopardy” shows. On Nov. 30 that day’s episodefeatured a number of Yiddish expressions By LIOR ZALTZMANThis...
Frank Rosenthal/Robert De Niro The character of Sam Rothstein in the movie “Casino”was based on Rosenthal By STEPHEN SILVER(JTA) — “Casino,” Martin Scorsese’s examination of the...
Gail Singer By GERRY POSNERI have often written in this paper about the huge contribution that Winnipeg Jews have made to the arts. To tackle this...
Celia Rabinovitchcover of “Duchamp’s Pipe” By SIMONE COHEN SCOTTI first began to write this piece as a review of Celia Rabinovitch’s recently launched book “Duchamp’s Pipe,...
Eternal lights (top l-r): Chesed Shel Emes, Shaarey Zedek, Rosh Pina 1893 Bottom (l-r): Chavurat Tefilah,Temple Shalom, Simkin Centre By SUSAN TURNERIn November, we left Daylight...
Sandy Shefrin Rabin/book cover By BERNIE BELLANOne of the great joys of being in the position of editor of a Jewish newspaper is being on the...
Madam Justice Freda Steel By GERRY POSNER Perhaps one of the most remarkable stories about a child of Holocaust survivors who began with humble origins and...
Earl Barish (left)/Eddie Rice B’nai Brith Canada wishes a hearty mazel tov to two of its great supporters, Earl Barish and Eddie Rice, on receiving high...
The biggest budget Israeli TV series of all time, Valley of Tears comes to Hollywood Suite following the smashing success of its debut in its home...
By BRAD CHENKIS My father, Boris Chenkis, is owner of After Five Fashions in Vancouver. He has always been fascinated by retail news from other countries....