Rabbi Peretz Weitzman, z’l This story originally appeared in our paper in 2010: Lodz-born rabbi celebrating 90th birthdayBy PAUL LUNGEN TORONTO – When Rabbi Peretz Weizman...
The Dybbuk is one of the most famous Yiddish plays and films. Written by S. Anski before World War One, the Dybbuk is a spirit of...
Daniel Raiskin By BERNIE BELLAN Daniel Raiskin has been the music director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra since 2018. This paper has been remiss not to...
Rabbi Joseph Peretz Weizman, devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and pillar of the Winnipeg Jewish community for over 50 years, died on April 21, 2020, Yom...
Sarah Wolovick (nee Sirkis) peacefully passed away on April 16, 2020 at the Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre in Winnipeg at the age of 93. The...
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Clara, “Queen of the Mayers,” at the age of 87, in Winnipeg.
Barry passed away on March 24, 2020 at the age of 82 and was laid to rest on March 27, 2020 at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park...
Our beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, and aunt died peacefully at her home on Monday, March 23, 2020 at 89 years old.
Alexander Laak (supplied)/Soviet file photo By BERNIE BELLAN The story of an alleged Nazi war criminal by the name of Alexander Laak, who was found hanging...
Lisa Novick Greenberg/John Novick By BERNIE BELLANWhat’s it like growing up the child of a mobster – and a Jewish mobster to boot?The idea of stringing...
Adam Schwartz/Sarah London By ADAM SCHWARTZ What do all great women have in common? They just won’t take no for an answer. When someone puts an...
Julia Kroft/Sean Broder By MYRON LOVE As per usual, the 2020 Winnipeg Music Festival – even though suspended after just one week (as compared to the...
Al Benarroch, Exec. Director, JCFS By BERNIE BELLANWith the Corona virus enveloping the entire world, and with seniors being among the most vulnerable members of our...
By BEN HARRIS April 3, 2020 (JTA) — As the coronavirus pandemic forces Jews around the world to contemplate a Passover holiday in which large family...
By BERNIE BELLAN As if the fear that any of us might contract COVID-19 isn’t bad enough, we’re rapidly devolving into a society that has two...
By BERNIE BELLAN This story is one that I had been dreading to see. The Canadian Jewish News has been a hallmark of superior journalism for...
With heavy hearts we announce that Molly Lachter, our dear sweet mom, grandmother and mother-in-law, passed away peacefully December 12, 2019, with family by her side.Molly...
Sam was born on June 19, 1947, and passed away on March 22, 2020.He was predeceased by his parents, Max and Edith Minuk. He leaves to...
Rivka Selchen died peacefully in the embrace of her family on March 19, at the age of 95.Rivka was born in Winnipeg on August 10, 1924,...
Jonas Chernick By BERNIE BELLANElsewhere on this website we have an article about a new movie, titled “JAMES VS. HIS FUTURE SELF”, which was slated to...
Rabbi Seth Winberg March 25, 2020 WALTHAM, Mass. (JTA) — Like so many others, I am feeling the spiritual loss and pain of our current inability...
By Rabbi YOSEF BENARROCH, Adas-Yeshurun Herzlia Congregation These have been trying times. The coronavirus has changed our lives in a way we never imagined. But there...
Mike was born in Winnipeg on May 14, 1924 and passed away peacefully February 20, 2020. He was predeceased by wife Sadie, mother Mary Glass, father...
The family of Pearl Morantz is sad to announce her passing on February 26, 2020. Pearl was born on March 21, 1938 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the...