Israeli teen Deni Avdija goes to Washington Wizards with 9th pick of NBA Draft, making history
by Marc Brodsky (JTA) — Deni Avdija, the 19-year-old Israeli basketball phenom, was taken by the Washington Wizards with the ninth overall pick of the…
Arts
How a Holocaust survivor from Berlin built one of Calgary’s best multi-residential developments
By Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – There is an irony that when Europe went mad with hatred in the middle decades of the 20th century, the…
Exciting news at Calgary’s Jewish Film Festival: Upcoming screenings sweep Israeli Academy Awards
(AJNews) – The Israeli Academy Awards were just announced earlier today, and the 2020 Virtual Calgary Jewish Film Festival is thrilled to let you know…
Jewish Studies Week at the University of Alberta features 2 special events: Nov. 16 – 20
(AJNews) – Jewish Studies Week takes place at the University of Alberta from Nov. 16 to 20 with special virtual events taking place on November…
Jewish Women in the Canadian Armed Forces – a call for art submissions
(AJNews) – Jennifer Eiserman and Saundra Lipton are excited to announce an upcoming virtual and physical exhibition of art inspired by the stories of the…