Premier Wab Kinew is applauded by educators for mandating mandatory Holocaust classes in Manitoba
Manitoba’s newly elected NDP Premier Wab Kinew has announced that Holocaust education will be mandatory for students in the province. The announcement, made Nov. 21 in the Speech from the Throne, was welcomed by Belle Jarniewski, executive director of the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada. “It’s the end of a long journey,” she said, […]
An old Manitoba law created in response to a 1930s newspaper could open up ways to fight antisemitic speech in the 2020s
Could a long-forgotten Manitoba law be a model for how Canadians can fight back against antisemitism and hate of all kinds? Kenneth Grad thinks it can. Grad, 40, is a Toronto lawyer completing his PhD at Osgoode Hall Law School. During his dissertation research in Winnipeg, he learned about the Hyman Act, an anti-defamation law […]
Manitoba scraps proposal to ban circumcisions outside of medical clinics
New standard will exempt circumcision “performed in a religious ceremony or tradition.”
Former Manitoba MLA Saul Cherniack left his mark on the province – and the country
Saul Cherniack is being remembered as a leader and a mentor, a man of principle and a true servant of the people. The former politician died peacefully in his sleep on March 29. He was 101.
Winnipeg arts maven inducted into Order of Canada
Border Crossing magazine editor Meeka Walsh’s roots in Canada go back to among the earliest Jewish settlers in this region. Her great-grandfather was the first rabbi on the Prairies west of Winnipeg.
The Jewish bootleggers of Manitoba
Adapted from The Bootlegger’s Confession by Allan Levine, it’s 1922 and thanks to prohibition business is booming for Saul and Lou Sugarman
Engineer uses 3D printer to help Canadian Paralympic athlete
Chantal Givens, who made her Paralympic debut at the games in Rio De Janeiro, realized her dram with the help of engineer Leon Fainstein
Jewish Foundation of Manitoba aims for $150 million
After doubling its capital base over the last 10 years, the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba (JFM) is aiming to reach even higher and increase its assets by 50 per cent to $150 million
Ernest Rady donates $30 million to U of Manitoba med school
The donation is the largest gift in the university’s 139-year history
Long-shot Jewish candidates fall to blue wave in Manitoba
Four Jewish candidates ran in last week’s Manitoba provincial election, but even if the Liberals and NDP had been more competitive, it likely wouldn’t have made a difference
