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.’
