Edmonton Beth Tzedek presents Jerusalem’s Hartman Institute Lecture Series: Dec. 20
By Prof. Jack Goldberg (EJNews) – Edmonton’s Beth Tzedek congregation is privileged to present the first of several Hartman Institute video lectures to the Jewish…
Film
The Garneau Theatre turns 75: Its Bizarro Film Series features ‘The Hebrew Hammer’
by Dan Moser (EJNews) – For the historic Garneau Theatre, the mandate has remained the same since it opened its doors in 1940, it’s all…
‘Transparent’ Season 2: How a Jewish trans father inspired a hit series
By Curt Schleier (JTA) — Writer and director Jill Soloway grew up in what she calls a “somewhat normalish, upper middle class Jewish household” in…
The Jewish Force awakens: A ‘Star Wars’ Chanukah gift guide
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) In the nearly 40 years since the breakout success of the first “Star Wars” film, the franchise has raked in $37 billion, mostly from branded…
Josh Miller honoured that “Forsaken” will premiere at prestigious TIFF Festival
by Deb Shatz (EJNews) Josh Miller is well known and highly regarded within the Edmonton Jewish community for his dedication as a former Jewish Federation…