‘This is a double whammy’ – Winnipeg loses its two private kosher restaurants
Citing a lack of community support, Winnipeg’s two privately owned kosher restaurants have independently chosen to drop their kosher certification.
Report condemns University of Winnipeg for anti-Semitic panel
The University of Winnipeg has completed an investigation into a panel discussion in February that was criticized for being anti-Israel and anti-Semitic.
Winnipeg rabbi returns home
Rabbi Kliel Rose, the newly appointed spiritual leader of Congregation Etz Chayim in Winnipeg, is happy to be back leading the congregation.
Two Winnipeggers celebrate their 100th birthdays together
Lloyd Friedman is the oldest member of Winnipeg’s Adas Yeshurun Congregation, and his friend, Albert Rosenberg, isn’t far behind. Both men turn 100 this year.
Lawyer David Matas to face hostile crowd at anti-Israel symposium
When lawyer, human rights activist and pro-Israel proponent David Matas speaks at a symposium on Israel, Palestine and International Law in Winnipeg on Sept. 9, he is fully expecting to be facing a hostile crowd.
Speedy grandpa – 95-year-old Canadian sprinter earns world record
At 95, Lou Billinkoff is the undisputed world record holder for men 95 and older in the 100-metre sprint.
Winnipeg CJA exceeds fundraising goal, urges caution for future
Winnipeg’s annual Combined Jewish Appeal campaign for 2017-18 exceeded its goal of $5.7 million by $70,000, but, for the year ahead, the community is proceeding with caution.
Gail Asper: The story behind the most ambitious Jewish museum
CJN’s Prairies Correspondent, Myron Love, interviews Gail Asper about the creation of the World’s Jewish Museum in Tel Aviv.
Winnipeggers win award for developing new dietary supplement
Erin Goldberg and her partners – who run a company called ViTal Functional Foods, which is developing a new liquid nutritional supplement – have received some help thanks to a $5,000 social entrepreneur award from a non-profit called Mitacs.
Novel is an intriguing mix of mystery and history
Author Heather Chisvin deftly leads the reader on double-tiered, past-and-present literary paths that, thankfully, meet at the end of A Fist Around the Heart
