New Jewish community cemetery consecrated in Edmonton
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – It is rare for a celebration to take place within the gates of a Jewish cemetery. But on Sunday June…
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Israeli military decries ‘terrorism’ by settlers and vows to fight it with ‘all the means that are at our disposal’
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israel’s security agencies said they would use “all the means that are at our disposal” to combat violence by…
Talented HAA students design winning yearbook cover
by HAA Staff (Calgary) – In a remarkable display of creativity and talent, three young students from Halpern Akiva Academy have left an indelible mark…
A message from Lisa Libin, President, Calgary Jewish Federation
by Lisa Libin (Calgary) – It is hard to believe this is the final Pom before summer. To say my first term as president has…
Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker whom ‘everyone assumed’ was Jewish, dies at 92
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst whose leak of the classified “Pentagon Papers” exposed American deceit about the Vietnam War, led…