Tom Lehrer, satirist who sang about ‘Hanukkah in Santa Monica,’ dies at 97
from Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Tom Lehrer never identified closely with his ancestral Judaism. But the famed satirist and mathematician, who died Saturday at 97,…
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Nosher’s 9 Jewish no-bake desserts for summer
By Caleb Guedes-Reed (Nosher) — No matter where you are in the world, you’ve likely felt, or at least heard plenty about, the global heatwave. Extreme…
Beth Israel Congregation celebrates silver anniversary in Edmonton
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – A shul is the foundation for any Jewish community. It is a place to worship, to celebrate simchot, to comfort…
It’s “Chai Time” to revive Calgary Jewish Theatre
by Holly Shifrah (AJNews) – On a beautiful afternoon on June 29 at Temple B’nai Tikvah in Calgary, a large crowd gathered for a “Chai…
Author presents new book: “Denmark’s Forgotten Holocaust: My Family History in Letters”
by Harry Sanders (AJNews) – “My mother survived the Holocaust. Her mother and sister did not. These facts have cast a shadow over my entire…