‘Fauda’ screenwriter wanted to depict terrorists as ‘real human beings’
by Curt Schleier (JTA) — Moshe Zonder noticed it quickly: “My students are completely serious. They are writing. They are doing the assignments. All of…
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Netflix film ‘The Angel’ spotlights Egyptian spy who helped Israel
By Naomi Pfefferman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — In 1993, filmmaker Ariel Vromen was part of an Israeli air force rescue unit sent in to Lebanon to…
UJA Campaign Kickoff features Israeli singing sensation Omer Shaish: September 13
(EJN) – The Edmonton Jewish Federation and United Jewish Appeal are pleased to present a very special campaign kickoff event on Thursday September 13 featuring…
First I sat shiva for my mom. Then I ran a marathon.
By Andrea Stagg (Kveller via JTA) – When a Jewish person dies, the traditional way to grieve includes sitting shiva, a seven-day mourning period when…
Edmonton Street Performers Festival Receives John Mahon Arts Administrators’ Sabbatical Fund
(September 4, 2018) – Edmonton International Street Performers Festival is pleased to announce they have received the John Mahon Arts Administrators’ Sabbatical Fund through the Edmonton…