In trying to seize Russian assets, the US is taking a page from Chabad
by Asaf Shalev (JTA) – When the U.S. government announced that it would seek to seize the assets of VEB, Russia’s main development bank, a…
May 2022
Unable to film in Ukraine, Eurovision song contest winners made their intro video in Israel
by Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — This year’s Eurovision Song Contest did not go Israel’s way — but even though the country didn’t make it to…
EJFF synopsis: A hybrid Edmonton Jewish Film Festival is screening in Edmonton and beyond
(AJNews) – We’ve reached the halfway mark for the Edmonton Jewish Film Festival running from May 10 to 18, lighting up computer screens and televisions in…
Israeli police rush funeral-goers, nearly toppling the coffin of Al Jazeera journalist
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Israeli police armed with batons and stun grenades rushed a crowd of funeral-goers in Jerusalem, nearly toppling the coffin of…
CMDA Calgary Chapter is celebrating its annual gala on May 29
(AJNews) – At 94 years young, Calgary resident, Fanny Wedro, is as active and outspoken as someone half her age. A Holocaust survivor, Fanny is…