Annamie Paul becomes first Black and Jewish Canadian party leader
by Marcy Oster (JTA) — Toronto attorney Annamie Paul made history when she was elected head of Canada’s federal Green Party on Saturday. Paul, 47,…
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Helen Reddy, who sang the feminist anthem ‘I Am Woman,’ dies at 78
by Marcy Oster (JTA) — Singer Helen Reddy, a Grammy Award winner for the feminist anthem “I Am Woman” that soared to No. 1 in…
From the archives of JHSSA: Eichler family Travelling Torah Scroll
(Editor’s note: The following article was written for Discovery, The Journal of the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta and it was published in May…
Alberta Minister of Culture Leela Aheer, issues Sukkot statement: Oct. 2, 2020
(AJNews) – Leela Sharon Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, issued this statement as Sukkot 2020 begins: “Sukkot is traditionally a harvest…
Calgary-based Art and Scroll Studio’s Zoominars unlock the world of Judaica
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – For many of us, three silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic have been the gift of time, a nudge toward…