left: Saul & Ida Alpern in front of the auditorium newly renamed in honour of Saul’s parents; right: Sonia Lazar Approximately 60 individuals, including Holocaust survivors,...
By MYRON LOVE Last year, around this time, I began my annual report on upcoming High Holiday services with the observation that, while “our Provincial Government...
The world’s oldest surviving Holocaust survivor siblings (l-r): Anne Novak, Sally Singer, Sol Fink, Ruth Zimmer By BERNIE BELLAN We were recently contacted by Allan Novak,...
The Honourable Charles N. Rubin passed away peacefully on July 31, 2022, at the Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg, surrounded by his family, at the age...
Merle Rochelle Garfinkel (née Vinsky) passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Friday, August 26th, 2022, after a brief but difficult battle with lung cancer.
Devoted husband, loving father, distinguished family practitioner/surgeon, and one of the founding doctors of Seven Oaks General Hospital, passed away in Winnipeg at the age of...
On Friday, August 12, 2022, Lorne Kravetsky, a wonderful husband and caring friend, passed away suddenly at the age of 52.
Nikola Jovic2x NBA MPV American sports are some of the biggest and best-loved on the planet. And while the sports are huge, it’s often the players...
Chai Dancers (Keith Levit photo) Shalom Square, the Israel Pavilion for Folklorama, played host to sold-out crowds night after night from August 8-14. It was the...
Iryna Lynka, former mayor ofMolochansk in eastern Ukraine, until the Russian invasion By MARTIN ZEILIG In late July, I received a document from a friend, which...
The late Jonah Nepon By MYRON LOVE In his short life, Jonah Nepon was an inspiration to many. A young man with a passion for film...
Olexandr Shevchenko By BERNIE BELLAN It’s always interesting to hear perspectives on a story that occupies much of our attention from an individual who has first...
Gustavo Zentner By GUSTAVO ZENTNER, President, the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg Although you may expect this article to focus solely on the promotion of the Federation...
Noah Lieberman By MYRON LOVE Noah Lieberman has been playing Fantasy Football since he was 12 or 13 years old and he says that his ratings...
By MYRON LOVE After two years of enforced closure due to provincial government Covid lockdowns, Camp Massad is back this summer and looking forward to a...
Anita Neville Lucky for us, we were listening to CBC when this announcement came across the air waves Monday morning, just as we were putting the...
satellite image of Town Island By BERNIE BELLAN For several years now we have been reporting on the uncertain future of Town Island, home to BB...
Brooke Zelcer By BERNIE BELLAN Brooke Zelcer is a 28-year-old woman who had a typical Winnipeg Jewish upbringing growing up. The daughter of Hartley and Polly...
Rochelle Zimberg By MYRON LOVE Over the course of nearly 60 years, lifelong Winnipegger Rochelle Zimberg has played a wide variety of different roles. She has...
It is with profound sadness that we announce the untimely passing of Hannah (Honey) Brass on July 28, 2022, after a short, bravely fought illness. Hannah...
author Tasha Kheiriddin/book cover Special to The Jewish Post & News by TASHA KHEIRIDDIN Well known political commentator and author Tasha Kheiriddin published her most recent...
David Topper By DAVID TOPPER We know now that the universe began with a Big Bang about 13.8 billion years ago. But what about before that?...
artist, writer, & cultural historian Celia Rabinovitch/”Whodunit” bookstore proprietor Dr. Michael Bumsted By SIMONE COHEN SCOTT Several Wednesday nights ago, June 22nd to be exact, I...
author Arik Karshenbaum/book cover By MARTIN ZEILIG “That life exists elsewhere in the universe seems almost inevitable,” Dr. Arik Kershenbaum writes in this intriguing and entertaining...