JNF Edmonton announces 2021 Negev Gala honouree Gayle Tallman – Save the date June 22
(AJNews) – The Edmonton Jewish National Fund has announced that Gayle Tallman is the honouree of the 2021 Negev Gala which will be held virtually…
2021
Yaniv Iczkovits’ shtetl mystery ‘The Slaughterman’s Daughter’ wins top UK Jewish book prize
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Yaniv Iczkovits’ novel “The Slaughterman’s Daughter” was awarded the 2021 Wingate Literary Prize, British Jewry’s top book award. Originally published…
Diego Schwartzman becomes emotional after winning hometown Argentina Open
by JTA Staff (JTA) — Diego Schwartzman, the 28-year-old Jewish tennis star, won his hometown Argentina Open on Sunday for the first time, beating a…
Upcoming Holocaust Awareness and Education Programming in Calgary and Edmonton
By Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – The January 27 talk about anti-Semitism by Deborah Lipstadt was a prelude to further Holocaust-related programming in 2021 for both…
With 41% of the country fully vaccinated, Israel begins reopening
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — With millions of Israelis already vaccinated and infection rates in the country steadily dropping, Israel began to reopen Sunday March…