Shabbat in the Heights – Mishpucha-style
By Regan Lipes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – On his 2018 Stronger Closer album, Benny Friedman’s catchy remix “My Shtetl’s Calling” extolls the inspiring…
Arts
More than a model: How a ship building club connects seniors in Calgary
by Jana Zalmanowitz, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – Monday mornings are hard. But at the Calgary Paperny Family JCC, they come with coffee, conversation…
Coming to Calgary on June 9: Israel’s Colonel of the airwaves Jonathan Conricus
By Mark Cooper, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – On that Shabbat morning of October 7, 2023, the sirens did more than signal a rocket…
Israel’s Noam Bettan takes 2nd at Eurovision, buoyed by scrutinized public vote
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — The Israeli contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest won second place for the second year in a row, drawing a…
The Last Yiddish Speaker: Zelda Dean and Laura Shuler featured on Chai There! the podcast
by David Sklar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – Chai Life Productions is helping bring Jewish theatre back to Calgary and according to one of…