Matisyahu to headline 2016 JNF Winnipeg Negev Gala
“We are thrilled to be able to present this world-class artist to Winnipeg audiences,” said JNF Winnipeg president Karla Berbrayer
Lilith editor returns home for Women’s Symposium
Although Susan Weidman Schneider left Winnipeg in 1961, growing up in Winnipeg left a strong imprint in the founder and still editor-in-chief of the award winning Jewish feminist magazine
High schoolers learn about Shoah at annual symposium
Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at Winnipeg’s annual high school Holocaust symposium, being held two months early in an effort to attract more students
Limmud Winnipeg appeals to younger people
Limmud Winnipeg had a few new wrinkles this year as it featured performances geared toward a younger audience
Winnipeg synagogue sponsors two Yazidi families
Congregants from Shaarey Zedek have joined Operation Ezra, a Jewish community-wide effort to bring endangered Yazidi families to Winnipeg
Winnipeg playwright has her eyes on more than the award
Alix Sobler wins for The Great Divide
Winnipeg CJA campaign ahead of last year’s pace
“We are cautiously optimistic. We are keeping our fingers crossed,” says CJA campaign director Elaine Goldstine
Longtime CJA director named Winnipeg federation CEO
“I assume that the board saw that things were going well under my leadership, liked what I was doing and decided to offer me the position,” says Elaine Goldstine
Winnipeggers visit Paris on timely immigration mission
Two Winnipeg Jewish community representatives are in Paris to gauge interest among French Jewish families who may be considering relocation to Canada
KlezFest: Winnipeg’s first-ever klezmer music festival
KlezFest is coming to Winnipeg on the weekend of Oct. 10 and 11 and co-producers Bev Aronovitch and Miriam Bronstein are anticipating a warm Winnipeg welcome for the first-time event, headlined by New York's The Klezmatics.
