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In memory of Tova Vickar, z”l
Tova Vickar was petite in stature and yet she was a giant. Let me explain. On a “macro” level, her life was representative of a generation of heroic Jews who miraculously managed to survive the Holocaust, found themselves in displaced person camps after the war and made their way to the fledgling State of Israel, a country that opened its arms to absorb them. There in Israel they remade their lives anew. Tova’s life exhibits all the dramatic historical events…
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Shattered Voices, Oct 7 Commemoration at UM, and Screening of The Killing Fields
JNF’s Breakfast For Israel attracts 150 people at Camp Massad Featuring Former Speechwriter at UN for Israel Aviva Klompas
Avi Benlolo in the National Post: The campaign to the truth about Israel-(The attempt to cancel Benlolo’s column Re: Nakba)
Penny Jones Square: A Vigil for the Six Murdered Hostages Adas Yeshurun Herzlia Synagogue on September 2, 2024
Hollywood Honors A Terror Supporter—Again
UMSU to Formulate Position on Anti-Palestinian Racism by Dec 9, After Board Meeting Cancelled Because Some Board Members Express Concerns for Their Safety
Playing Together, Winning Together at the Simkin Centre Olympics!
UMSU Board Meeting Cancelled Because Some Board Members Express Concerns for Their Safety—UMSU Exec Days Before Had Cancelled Meeting with Students for Justice in Palestine
Letter to the Editor from Avrom Charach: RE: Demands of Pro-Palestinian Groups
As Jewish Foundation Marks its 60th Anniversary, it continues to meet needs of our community- Asset Base of $161 Million as of Dec 2023
The College of Physicians issues statement re: engaging on public platforms following the Newman/ Bzura episodes-Did PARIM arguably try to interfere with an ongoing investigation of the College by pushing Bzura out?
Harriet Berkal: Eema (Mother in Hebrew)
The story of the Melfort Saskatchewan Torah Scroll and its Journey initiated by David Vickar
As Jewish Foundation marks its 60th Anniversary, Women’s Endowment Fund marks its 30th Anniversary-Over 1 Million Distributed since inception of WEF
David Matas’s submission to the House of Common’s Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights Re: Islamophobia and Anti-Palestinian Racism
Key Points from Dr. Miriam Elman’s Shindleman Lecture for CISA on the Extensive Challenges facing Jews on Campus
JNF Negev Dinner Honouring Moe Levy Raises Largest Amount Ever
UM Avoids Taking Clear Positions re: Palestinian Encampment – The Questions it Does Not Want to Answer
Harriet Berkal: The Bomb Scare at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue and The Current Wave of Antisemitism
Courting the Antisemitic Vote
Gray Academy 2024 Graduate Noga Shalev in the Jerusalem Post: Canada is no longer the safe haven it promised to Jews
U of W Admits Ongoing Pro-Palestinian Encampment is Illegal and there have been No Negotiations with the Encampers
RealCare: Offering Quality Homecare for 29 years
Gerald Nisnick Comments to Winnipeg Jewish Review on Gem Newman’s Misguided Valedictory Speech
Editorial: How To Deal With The Demands of Students for Justice in Palestine and the Encampment on U of M
Letter by David Matas to Standing Committee On Justice and Human Rights, House of Commons Re: U of M Medical College Convocation
Jane Enkin Reviews Laid to Rest: Buried Stories of the Jewish Sex Trade – Winnipeg Jewish Film Festival 2024 June 6 2pm
Rafael Medoff: 100th Anniversary: The U.S. Immigration Law That Doomed Europe’s Jews
Jane Enkin Reviews Excellent Film ‘All about the Levkoviches’- Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival 2024 June 7 5:30
The Goldman Case is an Absorbing Courtroom Docudrama-June 10, 7 p.m.- at Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival
Jane Enkin Reviews Fascinating Film by Howard Rypp,’Gimpel the Fool Returns to Poland’- Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival 2024 June 14, 4:30
Ron East Screens Video of Oct 7 Attacks outside of Pro-Palestinian Encampment at U of W
Technion Canada holds successful Inaugural Program in Winnipeg on AI and the Future
Mazel Tov to Moe Levy, 2024 JNF Negev Dinner Honouree
Editorial: U of M Ought to Reject Unreasonable Demands of Pro-Palestinian Encampment Which Targets Exchange Programs with Hebrew U and Israeli Institutions
David Greenberg: Reminiscing with Curling Champions Terry Braunstein, Bob Robinson and Hersh Lerner
Naomi Levine: Balancing Free Speech and Hate Speech
Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Announces Matching Initiative Up to 1 Million
Exclusive Interview: Former Iranian Journalist Living in MB: We Condemn the Iranian Islamic Regime’s Attacks on Israel
Lori Binder, Head of Gray Academy of Jewish Education Shares her Experience Being in Israel at this Critical Time-Listen to her Interview in Hebrew on Israeli Radio
UMSU Board Does Not Proceed with Anti-Palestinian Racism (Nakba Denial) Motion-Five Complaints Against UMSU Filed by Jewish/Zionist Students with Human Rights Commission
Charles Adler: Two Wrongs, No Rights
Editor’s Report: In the Aftermath of Iran’s Attack on Israel, Looking Back at Iran’s Once Close Ties with Israel, When Moshe Dayan Visited the Shah of Iran
Itay Zutra, U of M lecturer in Judaic Studies Tried to Have Jewish Heritage Centre Cancel its Speaker Fegelman of Honest Reporting
Post-10/7 Survey: 85% of Israelis Abroad See Defending Israel As Their Role-Majority of Israelis Abroad are Secular
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Letter to the Editor by Phil Spevack RE: Canada Pledges Help for Palestinian Sex-Crimes victims
Rabbi Yosef Benarroch’s at Limmud: “The October 8th Jew: ‘All Israel are Responsible One for Another’
From the CJN: Canadian Families who Lost Loved Ones on Oct 7 Join CIJA’s Court Challenge to Canada’s Decision to Resume Funding to UNWRA
From the CBC: Poilievre wades into Middle East conflict during speech to Montreal-area synagogue
Alan Dershowitz in Globes: If I Were 25, I’d be In Gaza with a Gun-Israel Must Prepare for the Day when it no longer has US support
Irwin Cotler in the National Post: Canada Needs to Fundamentally rethink its Approach to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Pro-Palestinian Event at CMHR Includes Going After Israel’s Right to Exist
Editorial: A Clear No to an Unreasonable ‘Nakba Denial’ Motion Before UMSU
Harriet Berkal: 2 hours-Til Closing
Editorial: Proposed UMSU “Nakba” mMotion Threatens Free Expression, Safety of Zionists/Jews on Campus, Violates UM’s Policies
Bryan Schwartz on how the Purim story is much too relevant today
Letter to the Editor from Simone Cohen Scott: Re: Israelis Living near Gaza
Shye Klein at the Asper Campus Gives Powerful First Hand Account of the Hamas Massacre at the Nova Music Festival on Oct 7
MP Ben Carr: The Middle East and the Erosion of our Public Discourse
Why Israel is Not a Colonialist State-Short Explanation
Palestinian Bassem Eid: Vast Majority of Palestinian Refugees and their Descendants would Take Citizenship in Middle Eastern Countries and Compensation In Lieu of Right of Return
Letter by Deborah Schnitzer, Prof Emeritus in The Manitoban Re: Feminism and genocide: a reflection on ‘Hear our Voices’ responding to Faculty for Palestine
Op-Ed by Dr. Ruth Ashrafi of Bnai Brith Canada’s Op-Ed in the WInnipeg Free Press: Universities Antisemitsm Response Weak
U of M Pays for Free Lunch for Protesters to go to A Pro-Palestinian Rally at City Hall
OP-Ed: Did Jews Provoke The Holocaust ?
We Need Your Help! Join Our Weekly Rallies in Support of the Israeli Hostages Held by Hamas
Statement by Bridges for Peace which was a sponsor of Bassem Eid’s talk at U of M
Editorial: Students Supporting Israel Ought to be Re-Instated by UMSU following its Suspension after talk by Palestinian Bassem Eid
Mazel Tov to Congregation Etz Chayim on Moving to their new Spiritual Home at 1155 Wilkes-Campaign Goal of $3.8 million more than half way met
Read Rhonda Spivak’s letter in The Manitoban taking U of M Prof Ben Baader to task-Re Jewish conspiracy? Words from Nursing Student’s Appeal Hearing
Gail Asper’s Letter to the Winnipeg Free Press re: Jen Zoratti that the Winnipeg Free Press Did Not Publish
U of W History Prof Ross McCormack: ‘Palestine and Genocide’ Event by U of W Profs in Nov 2023 brought the University into Disrepute -Read the letter the Uniter did not publish
Dr. Catherine Chatterley on the October 7 Hamas Massacre
Editor’s Report: John Longhurst, Faith Reporter for WFP Likes Zoratti’s Anti-Israel Column: Building or Burning Bridges ?
Lawrence Pinsky K.C. : OP-ED: Holocaust Remembrance and October 7: How Do You Fix a Problem Like Zoratti ?
Jessica Cogan: Op-Ed: Jen Zoratti proves that Intersectional Feminism died on October 7th.
Boaz Shron, Grandson of Israel and Maylene Ludwig: Some Humourous Moments of Speaking Hebrew in the Holyland
Chris Melnick: Steven Osborne lets Hamas off the hook
MP Ben Carr: My Hope is That Netanyahu will be Gone Sooner Than Later
Honest Reporting Takes Aim at U of M Assoc. Prof Jonah Corne for writing in The Manitoban that Hamas Oct 7 attacks are due to “Colonial Occupation”
David Bedein: UNRWA’s Dark Reality: Disturbing Footage Unveils Shocking Summer Camp Simulations
Gustavo Zentner is the new Vice President of CIJA (MB and SASK) to Fight Back Against the Growing Rise of Antisemitism
Bernie Sanders Abandons the Jews. Again.
Australia is DeNazifying, Why Can’t Gaza?
JCFS Puts On Powerful Program About Hamas’s Sexual Violence -Heather Wells of CBC Ought to Apologize for Referring to Hamas’s Sexual Offences as Alleged Offences
U of M Prof Bryan Schwartz : The Exclusion of Jews from Higher Learning-Jews now considered to be White, Privileged, Less Desirable Applicants
University of Haifa is Raising Money for a New Medical School to specialize in Physical and Mental Rehabilitation Due to Many Injured/Traumatized Israelis Due to War
Re: U of M Prof’s concerns regarding nursing student suspension -A Response to Dr. Ben Baader regarding the suspension of nursing student by U of M for comparing Israel to the Nazis
Cindy Bass: A History Lesson Re: ‘Palestine’
In Memory of Ben Hechter, The Ben Hechter BENevolent Fund is created to aid Children at Gray Academy with Sick or Dying Parents-Goal is to raise $10,000
From Clutter To Clarity: Maximizing Space With Storage Sheds & Junk Removal
Winnipeg’s Modern Home Renos & Backyard Trends
U of M Faculty Association motion calling for Ceasefire in Israel-Palestine and lifting blockade of Gaza is Defeated-Would infringe Academic Freedom of those on the other side
David Matas: Barring and removing members of Hamas from Canada
From the National Post: McMaster University sued for $77 million over alleged antisemitic incidents on campus
Resigning in Protest–A New Jewish Tradition
Book Review: Marty Glickman: The Life of American Jewish Sports Legend—So It Was Antisemitism afterall
Prof Bryan Schwartz: Jewish Donors ought to invest in Jewish continuity specifically- for their sake of their own children and grandchildren
