On November 3rd, JNF Canada sent an urgent appeal to supporters to contact their Members of Parliament to ask for their intervention in an effort to...
While her peers dance, swim, or practice martial arts outside of class, Leila attends Hebrew school twice a week, an act that makes her feel “connected...
Review by JULIE KIRSH (former Sun Media News Research Director)In 1950 my parents made the decision to leave Hungary, the country of their birth and ancestors....
Introduction: Over the years we’ve had many articles about Solly Dreman. Solly comes from a well-known Winnipeg family and, as he explains in the following article,...
Reviewed by BERNIE BELLAN Here’s a recipe for a great novel: Take one part story of an aging Hollywood former screen star, add in a second...
By BERNIE BELLAN Shai Davidai has established a reputation as a university professor who isn’t afraid to challenge what he perceives as unmitigated antisemitism – whether...
By MYRON LOVE Lindsay Kerr, the newly-appointed Hillel Winnipeg director says that – after having experienced Jewish life on both the east and west coasts –...
By MYRON LOVE Ed Calnitsky has recently added a notable entry to his resumé. At an age when most individuals—myself excluded—are contemplating retirement, the accomplished architect...
By MYRON LOVE Ophthalmologist Dr. Lorne Bellan, Winnipeg’s first oculoplastic surgeon has retired. He stepped down at the end of June after a career spanning almost...
By HENRY SREBRNIK In the twentieth century, many middle-class Egyptians adopted a cosmopolitan cultural style. They wanted to move the country toward a more liberal and...
By BERNIE BELLAN It was prior to an event featuring Col. John Spencer speaking here on September 11 that we first became of something called “Tafsik.”...
The Incorruptibles: A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld Reviewed by BERNIE BELLAN For those readers who can remember...