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Tag: Winnipeg

0 Culture Art

A new Winnipeg staging of 'Tuesdays with Morrie' brings the menschdom

Culturally Jewish · 9 Sep

A recent episode of Culturally Jewish explores a new Winnipeg Jewish Theatre production of "Tuesdays with Morrie," highlighting Jewish themes and personal introspections on life and death.

0 Communities Holidays

This Canadian Jewish Beach Is My Happy Place

Maxa Sawyer in Kveller · 7 Aug

The author reflects on the significance of Winnipeg Beach, known as the "Jewish Beach," which has been a cherished summer destination for Jewish families since the 1930s.

0 Sports Communities

These Israeli hockey teens came to Canada for a sport break from the war

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 7 Feb

Israeli hockey teens found respite in Canada from the ongoing conflict along Israel's northern border with Lebanon, facilitated by Canadian Jewish communities and Maccabi Canada.

0 History Jewish Law

Encore presentarion: Oscar nominations hide the real Canadian Jewish story of ‘Oppenheimer’

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 23 Jan

The episode highlights the overlooked story of Louis Slotin, a Jewish Canadian scientist who was part of the Manhattan Project and whose heroism saved lives during a fatal experiment.

0 Israel Communities

Hundreds gathered to honour Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver at memorial in Israel

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 20 Nov 2023

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.

0 Communities Literature

The CJN’s Honourable Menschen returns to honour Jewish Canadians we recently lost from the world of arts

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 16 Mar 2023

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

0 Communities History

This 67-year-old Ukrainian widow journeyed by bus, train, foot and plane to find safety in her new home: Winnipeg

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 22 Mar 2022

This episode recounts the harrowing journey of 67-year-old Valentyna Agapova, a Ukrainian widow who fled the danger of Russian invasion to find refuge with her family in Winnipeg, Canada.

0 Holidays History

The bat mitzvah turns 100: Meet the oldest celebrant in Canada—and one of the youngest

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 8 Mar 2022

This episode of The CJN Daily reflects on the 100th anniversary of the bat mitzvah in North America by spotlighting Naomi Hochman's upcoming bat mitzvah and Miriam Lieff's historic bat mitzvah in Canada.

0 Communities Culture

What's Canada Day like for new Jewish immigrants?

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 1 Jul 2021

This episode of The CJN Daily explores the experiences of Edal Ergun Avimelek and her family, who immigrated from Turkey to Winnipeg during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the Grow Winnipeg program.

0 History Communities

My Great-Grandfather, the Jewish Cowboy

Wayne Hoffman in Tablet · 23 Jan 2019

This article explores the remarkable and lesser-known story of the writer’s great-grandfather, David Feinstein, a Jewish immigrant who embraced a cowboy's life on the Canadian prairies in the early 20th century.