Happy Henukkah! Senator Paula Simons leads Edmonton on a festive wild-goose chase
Why did the chicken cross over into Hanukkah celebrations? A fair question. After all, chickens aren’t a traditional part of the festival of lights. Sure, chickens make excellent Shabbat soup stars, but they aren’t usually part of the Hanukkah table. (Not, at least, if you want to put sour cream on your latkes. And surely, […]
Family of Canadian teen killed in Jerusalem attack were deeply involved in Jewish life, Edmonton rabbi recalls
The family of Aryeh Schupak, a Canadian-Israeli teenager killed in a terrorist bombing in Jerusalem on Nov. 23, are “quiet, unassuming people,” who became more observant when they moved to Edmonton from the former Soviet Union, said a Chabad rabbi who knew the family in Canada. The family moved to Israel about a dozen years […]
Edmonton unveils a mosaic that shines a light on antisemitism
A mosaic that illustrates how the community feels about antisemitism was unveiled by the Jewish Federation of Edmonton at a Jan. 12 virtual event, featuring Mayor Amarjeet Sohi and artist Lewis Lavoie. Shine a Light on Antisemitism features a large hanukkiah over top of 613 small tiles of art, representing the number of laws in […]
Zach Hyman, dreidel parachutes and a car menorah parade mark the 30th anniversary of Edmonton’s Hanukkah ceremony
When hockey star Zach Hyman left his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs to sign with the Edmonton Oilers earlier this year, he told interviewers he was planning to become a part of the Alberta capital’s Jewish community. And that’s how Hyman found himself strapped in to a cherry picker basket of a crane Sunday and lifted […]
Box jump challenge launched in memory of Edmonton’s Stevie Schwartzberg
Challenge started by parents and sister of man with rare Ashkenazi Jewish genetic disease.
Q&A: Zach Hyman on what he’ll miss most about Toronto’s Jewish community
And why his jersey is hanging on the wall of Burger Shack.
Alberta Jewish newspapers join forces in merger
By the end of January, neither the Edmonton Jewish News nor the Calgary-based Jewish Free Press will exist. Instead, they will have merged into one provincial community newspaper: the Alberta Jewish News.
Edmontonians rally after swastika found on schoolyard
Around 100 people showed up at a rally at the Talmud Torah School in Edmonton on Aug. 7, after a swastika was found on the school’s basketball court.
Survivor commissions Torah in memory of his lost loved ones
Solomon Reichert was a young boy when he attended a siyum (a completion celebration) at his grandmother’s home. It took place during the mid-1930s in a small Polish town near Lodz. Fast forward 80-plus years to June 25, when Reichert, now a great-grandfather, attended another siyum.
Canadian Society for Yad Vashem honours Canadians whose families saved Jews
Ceremonies were held in both Ottawa and Edmonton to recognize families who saved Jews during the Holocaust.
