Diverse group of Israeli parties agree to form coalition and oust Netanyahu
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Naftali Bennett, the right-wing leader of an ultranationalist party, accepted an offer from centrist Yair Lapid to lead a new…
May 2021
Interactive Novel Study includes Suitcases of Hope for CJA’s Sixth Grade Sojourners
By: Orit Baruch (AJNews) – Grade six classes at the Calgary Jewish Academy participated in a multi-faceted novel study, exploring stories of the Holocaust using…
The Jewish history of Bazooka bubble gum
by Joanna O’Leary (Via JTA) – This article originally appeared on The Nosher. Chew on this: One of America’s most iconic gum brands was originally…
Jared Shore: We must demonstrate coexistence in our own backyard, rather than importing the Middle East conflict here
By Jared Shore (Calgary) – After almost 75 years of conflict, another round of escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was certainly predictable, if not inevitable….
People are accusing Israel of genocide. These human rights lawyers beg to differ.
by Ben Sales (JTA) — When actor Mark Ruffalo apologized on Monday for posts that “suggested Israel is committing ‘genocide,’” it wasn’t clear what comments…