Leah Horlick becomes U of C’s first Jewish Writer-in-Residence
by Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – In what may be a first in its 30-year history, the University of Calgary Distinguished Writers Program has appointed a…
Books
Book Review: Embodied Kabbalah: Jewish mysticism for all people
Reviewed by Rabbah Gila Caine (AJNews) – Every generation says this: we need a good story. We need a story that brings sense into our…
FSWC criticizes Canadian Newspaper for publishing excerpt that contains Holocaust distortion
(Toronto) – Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is deeply disturbed by the National Post’s decision to publish a piece that contains Holocaust distortion and has reached out to the…
Yiddish-Canadian author Chava Rosenfarb is honoured in Poland
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – Lodz, the third largest city in Poland, has just taken a significant and commendable step of paying tribute to a…
Ambitious course to cover over thirty-three centuries of Jewish Literature: Register today!
(AJNews) – You are invited to explore eight genres of Jewish Literature with a diverse group of community members in both Edmonton and Calgary. To…