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REVIEW OF WJT’s “SOME THINGS YOU KEEP”

Witty wordplay provides lots of laughs in world premier performance “I’m not your letter to the world. I’m a real person”, says Rebecca to her father, Harry as she attempts to get him to accept her decision to move from New York to Winnipeg to...

IS MONEY KILLING THE WINNIPEG JEWISH COMMUNITY?

I certainly don’t want to play into the myth that all Jews are rich, least of all in Winnipeg. As the Jewish Child and Family Service often reminds us, many Winnipeg Jews struggle with poverty or near-poverty. I think it would be fair to say, though, that the...
SUNDAY EVENING: ANOTHER NIGHT IN SKOKIE

SUNDAY EVENING: ANOTHER NIGHT IN SKOKIE

[Editor’s note: Jacob Weinger is a friend of Winnipegger Ilana Elbaze. He has written this piece to give our readers a slice of life of living in the Skokie Jewish community] It’s Sunday evening and I feel like eating fleyshik. Rather than going to...

TRAVEL : RESTORING JEWISH OLD HAVANA IN CUBA

The historic heart of Old Havana, Cuba, (Habana Vieja) which was declared part of the cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO in 1982, is a must see destination for travelers with an interest in modern Jewish history. It is hard to imagine while walking through the...