David Pearlman: Another ex-Winnipegger holds a different view of Toronto than do I

(l-r): Jack, David, Ellie, & Melanie Pearlman

By GERRY POSNER

When I wrote recently about my reaction to Toronto, I never dreamt I might get a response from anyone, but indeed I have, some of whom have told me to return to Winnipeg. Well, there is another point of view and it is well articulated by David Pearlman, who is a mere 40 years younger then I am.

Rady JCC reopens to members

 

By BERNIE BELLAN

Anyone who is a member of the Rady JCC would have been receiving regular updates from Executive Director Rob Berkowits as to how the facility was planning to reopen in part under the province’s Phase 2 guidelines.

Annamie Paul wants to be the first Black-Jewish leader of a Canadian party

By ILANA BELFER
TORONTO (JTA) — Annamie Paul will break new ground if she wins the Green Party of Canada’s upcoming leadership race: She would be the first Black Jewish person to lead a federal or provincial party in the country.
That fact isn’t lost on her — it’s a big part of her motivation.

Noted Winnipeg doctor Brent Schacter recognized for leading role in developing standardized testing for technologists in new research sub-specialty

By MYRON LOVE
In a lengthy career, cancer specialist Dr. Brent Schacter has always been a leader in expanding the boundaries of medical research and preventive medicine.

“Judenrein” posits what might happen if a right-wing conspiracy in the United States - and a cooperative president, came together

“Judenrein”
By “Harold Benjamin”
Self-published in 2020, but available on Amazon in either e-book or hard copy format.
Reviewed by BERNIE BELLAN
A while back I received an email from someone named “Harold Benjamin” (which, it turned out, was a pseudonym).
In that email Mr. Benjamin told me that he had written a book titled “Judenrein”.

Christian Zionist churches raise funds for seniors’ program in Israel in celebration of Winnipeg Holocaust survivor’s 100th birthday

By MYRON LOVE
On June 20, Rita Chabelski celebrated her 100th birthday. To commemorate the momentous occasion, the members of Faith Temple, a Christian Zionist congregation in Winnipeg led by Pastor Rudy Fidel, raised more than $1,000 from church members to help support Emunah Women Israel’s Maayan Rivka Goldene Age Restaurant in Petach Tikva.

There are loads of different ways to invest in Israeli companies these days

By BERNIE BELLAN
With everything that’s been happening in the world this year, one would think that this might not be the best of times to think about investment opportunities in Israel.

Israeli institute comes up with Halachically abiding Shabbat thermometer for testing for COVID

As if, “What will they think of next”, the Zomet Institute for Halacha and Technology located in Alon Shvut outside of Jerusalem, has come up with its contribution to keeping our communities safe during the Covid Pandemic: A Shabbat thermometer that can be used to monitor congregants in synagogues.

Amid pandemic, these young Jews and their elderly friends are finding new ways to connect

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By RENEE GHERT-ZAND  When the COVID-19 pandemic began, 15-year-old Samantha Renzulli immediately thought about how it would affect her elderly friends at Jewish Senior Services, a long-term care facility in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

This remote Jewish study buddy program is finding its moment in the COVID era

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By ERIC BERGER  (JTA) When Sheri Heller’s husband nearly died in 2014 after doctors found that a quarter he had swallowed decades earlier had perforated his small bowel, Heller decided that the episode was a case of God “banging on our door.”

Gwen Secter Centre and Jewish Child and Family Service working together to provide much needed help for seniors in our community

By BERNIE BELLAN
Beginning two months ago, I’ve been reporting on the incredible job that the Gwen Secter Centre has been doing in providing meals for seniors in our Jewish community since the Province imposed a lockdown on March 13.

Arab countries continue to grow closer to Israel despite ongoing Palestinian, leftist demonization

By MYRON LOVE

It’s a strange phenomenon: While certain Western media and academics, European leaders and leftist politicians continue to demonize Israel over largely fictional mistreatment of Palestinians, those supposedly oppressed Palestinians and Arab countries as a whole continue to draw ever closer to the Jewish State and its citizens.

Former Winnipegger Eileen Sever finds previously unknown cousin in Ukraine

 

By GERRY POSNER

Many of us who have roots in Canada can trace our origins to Eastern Europe. It does not matter which country our ancestors started from in Europe - the story is the same in one way or another. One venturous soul makes his or her way and gradually, the rest follow, sometimes over a period of years.

Grade 12 graduate Lauren Cogan creates virtual grad video with student participation from around the world

 

By MYRON LOVE
Like other students who expected to graduate high school anywhere in the world, 2020 Oak Park High School graduate Lauren Cogan was disappointed that there will be no formal graduation ceremonies this year to mark this momentous occasion in one’s life.

New book by Winnipeg-based refugee advocate Shauna Labman delves into Canada’s refugee resettlement program

Shauna Labman (second from right) & family

By MYRON LOVE
In launching her first book, “Crossing Law’s Border: Canada’s Refugee Resettlement Program”, at McNally Robinson earlier this year, Shauna Labman took a somewhat different approach to this particular book launch. Rather than just reading an excerpt from the book, she invited one of her former students and one current student as well as the executive director of the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba Inc. (IRCOM) – all of whom came to Canada as refugees - to share their stories.