Lady Esther Gilbert speaks at the Calgary JCC Jewish Book Festival
by Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – Speaking at the Calgary JCC Jewish Book Festival on December 1, Lady Esther Gilbert recounted how when her husband, Sir…
Literature
Top Canadian book prize to be awarded amid a flurry of protest over its sponsors’ ties to Israel
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) — A year ago, the Jewish author Sarah Bernstein received the Giller Prize, a prestigious $100,000 Canadian literary award founded by…
Beth Shalom to host Stephen Arnoff: a creative and musical Scholar in Residence Nov. 15 & 16
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – This year, to mark the international Shabbat Project at Beth Shalom Synagogue, congregants will welcome an exciting and highly celebrated…
Journalist Marsha Lederman recounts her journey to Poland – as a second generation survivor
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – In the midst of personal grief – and then a pandemic – Globe and Mail journalist Marsha Lederman took on…
Vancouver comics festival apologizes for excluding Jewish artist over IDF service
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) — A Vancouver comics festival apologized to a Jewish artist it had banned over her past Israeli military service and a…