A message from Rob Nagus, CEO Calgary Jewish Federation
by Rob Nagus (Calgary) – Each year, Calgary’s Jewish community comes together in a powerful show of generosity, solidarity, and commitment through our United Jewish…
August 2025
Facing backlash, TIFF reinstates screening Oct. 7 documentary
(Toronto) – Today, after uninviting Canadian documentary The Road Between Us, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has reinstated the film to its line up. In…
Special guest Jacqui Vital will be in Calgary on Sept. 3 & 7 and in Edmonton on Aug. 29
by Regan Lipes (AJNews) – This month, the Alberta Jewish community will be visited by a very special guest: Jacqui Vital, a woman of courage,…
7 Picnic-Worthy Jewish Recipes To Make This August
From strawberry and cream rugelach to Israeli-style turkey pastrami for the best sandwiches of the summer. By Rachel Myerson | My Jewish Learning It’s only right to…
A world destroyed: Remembering Awdah Hathaleen
By Asher Kirchner (AJNews) – About two weeks ago, on July 28, 2025, a prominent West Bank Palestinian activist-journalist named Awdah Hathaleen was shot to…