Israeli hockey players, disrupted by ongoing conflict, were provided a respite through a two-week, all-expenses-paid trip to Canada organized by Canadian supporters, the Vancouver and Winnipeg Jewish communities, and Maccabi Canada.

Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver, who was tragically murdered by Hamas terrorists, was honored in Israel with a public memorial service at Kibbutz Gezer, a community she helped found.

The CJN's Honourable Menschen series pays tribute to recently deceased Jewish Canadians in the arts.