From the Archives of JHSSA: Esther and Peretz Hirshbein – Calgary’s Yiddish Celebrities
(Editor’s note – JHSSA recently had the opportunity to post recordings of “The Voice of Yiddish Calgary”, broadcast in 1994, to their website. One of…
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Calgary’s Grumans Delicatessen adapts to Covid reality
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Calgary’s Grumans Delicatessen has so far been able to weather the COVID-19 storm, which has affected both its locations in…
Calgary author Hilda Chasia Smith launches book of meditations, art & poetry via Zoom Feb. 3
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – “I offer you a gateway into your own peacefulness, healing, joy and personhood.” — Hilda Chasia Smith In these unprecedented…
Upgrade your Cheese and Tomato Lasagna
by Steve Dunn (Nosher via JTA) – To add complexity to a simple lasagna, we upgraded each of the components — tomato sauce, cheese, and…
Book review: The Flight Portfolio, by Julie Orringer
Reviewed by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Since we are well into a pandemic that screams for literary diversion, this is a good time for a…