Winnipeg school division responds to anti-Semitic incident
Winnipeg’s Pembina Trails School Division responded quickly to an incident of anti-Semitism over the summer that involved students at one of its schools.
Winnipeg’s Operation Ezra working to rescue Yazidi families
To date, Operation Ezra has raised close to $500,000 and brought seven Yazidi families, numbering 41 individuals, to Winnipeg, with three more families en route.
Activist threatens court action over ‘Product of Israel’ wine labelling
A Winnipeg man says he will take the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to court if it does not reverse its decision that permits wines produced in West Bank settlements to be labelled as “Product of Israel.”
Winnipeg area’s ‘BB Camp’ creates program for Russian immigrants
On June 23-25, B’nai Brith Camp near Winnipeg – popularly known as BB Camp – is launching Camp Gesher, a family weekend program specifically for Russian-speaking immigrants from Israel.
Film about reunited half brothers is Winnipeg Film Festival finisher
The Winnipeg Film Festival wraps up on June 11 with the showing of Aida’s Secrets, a documentary by Alon Schwartz about how half brothers Shel Shell and Izak Sagi found each other, and their birth mother, after years of separation.
Irwin Cotler tackles the rise of modern anti-Semitism
Irwin Cotler, Canadian human rights advocate and legal expert, was the keynote speaker at the Winnipeg-based Canadian Institute for the Study of Anti-Semitism’s sixth annual Shindleman Lecture.
Winnipeg Jewish schools hold ‘better late than never’ reunion
The Winnipeg Jewish Schools Reunion for 1950s, ’60s and early ’70s graduates of Talmud Torah/Joseph Wolinsky, as well as other Winnipeg Jewish schools, is set for the October long weekend.
Winnipeg doctor says he was fired for anti-Israel views
A Jordanian-born doctor is claiming he was fired by Winnipeg’s St. Boniface Hospital for criticizing the Israeli government.
Former Manitoba Jewish cabinet minister turns 100
Saul Cherniack, former Manitoba finance minister and deputy premier, turns 100, celebrates rich history in Winnipeg Jewish community
Winnipeg couple gets gift-wrapped hate message
An interfaith couple in a trendy inner-city area of Winnipeg came home late on New Year’s Eve to find a rock painted with anti-Semitic slurs left on their doorstep
