Calgary celebrates Jewish Disability awareness, acceptance and inclusion
By Sandra Morton Weizman (Calgary) – Last month Calgary Jewish Federation (CJF) celebrated its 10th anniversary since striking a Task Force on Inclusion for people…
Arts
Festival Hatzafon – new plan unveiled
(Edmonton – March 13, 2020) – It is with a heavy heart, and not taken lightly, that we have decided to cancel Festival Hatzafon this…
Hit musical ‘Cabaret’ coming to Calgary’s Front Row Centre: March 20 – April 4
By Judy Shapiro (Calgary) – Cabaret is one of those award-winning, hit musicals that never gets old. Originally staged in 1966 in New York, followed…
My Jewish Learning: Purim 2020
(My Jewish Learning via JTA) – In 2020, Purim begins at sunset on Monday, March 9 and ends at sunset on Tuesday, March 10. The…
Beth Israel to present World Premiere performance of ‘Girl from Treblinka’
(Edmonton) – Edmonton’s Beth Israel Synagogue is pleased to announce its presentation of a world premiere performance of “Girl from Treblinka,” a play recently written…