Obituary: Lloyd Newman, 90, a passionate supporter of Nova Scotia’s cultural groups and Jewish community
Lloyd Newman, who built a family clothing business into a 20-store chain, served on the board of nearly arts institution and Jewish organization in his adopted province of Nova Scotia. A successful businessperson, Newman also personally advocated for refugees and was the first to welcome them to Halifax. Newman died Sept. 30 in Halifax. He […]
Obituary: Marty Zatzman, 71, a teacher and musician considered the heart and soul of Nova Scotia’s Camp Kadimah
Marty Zatzman was a musician and science teacher whose time at Camp Kadimah in Nova Scotia—first as a camper and later as a director—shaped his life. Zatzman died in Toronto on Yom Kippur morning, Oct. 12. He was 71. His friend Les Aaron knew him as “a great musician, a very smart guy but very […]
A few Jewish artists from Nova Scotia are on the Halifax library walls in summer 2022
A new exhibition featuring Jewish artists from Nova Scotia is now showing at the Halifax Central Library. The art show, which opened July 31 and runs until Sept. 4, is composed of 12 pieces, each from a different artist. The Atlantic Jewish Council (AJC) suggested the idea to the library, and offered to organize the […]
This couple from Halifax organized a music festival to raise money for flood relief in Canada
Following the recent floods that devastated Canada’s east and west coasts in November, Halifax couple Sondra Rutman and Jason Brown felt compelled to do something. A mere three weeks later, on Dec. 19 and 20, they had successfully co-organized an online music festival which raised over $20,000 for the Canadian Red Cross. “At the beginning it […]
Greens pick up Rana Zaman, a candidate dropped by the NDP for her anti-Israel tweets
The revealed remarks compared Israel to Nazi Germany.
Ticker: Deicide libel against Jews surfaces in Nova Scotia
The Chronicle Herald publishes a letter in which the writer accuses the Jewish People of killing Jesus and that this is responsible for the ‘occupation.’
Torah from defunct Glace Bay, N.S., shul comes to Toronto
The Albert & Temmy Latner Forest Hill Jewish Centre in Toronto will be holding a “Maritime Torah Dedication Weekend,” to celebrate the arrival of a Torah that has come from away.
Camp Kadimah alumni come from far and wide for reunion
Semon Jacobson, who grew up in Halifax but emigrated to Toronto in the 1960s and has since sent children and grandchildren to the camp, said that, “It makes the heart feel good to see all these people again, so happy and filled with such fond memories.”
Small Nova Scotia community looks to sell old Torahs
Congregation Sons of Israel in Glace Bay, N.S., closed its doors in 2010, after more than a century of operations. Now, the few remaining Jews in the community are thinking of selling the synagogue’s remaining Torah scrolls.
Cape Breton shul to celebrate 100 years
Hundreds of people are expected to fill the sanctuary and reception hall when Temple Sons of Israel Synagogue celebrates its 100th anniversary
