Finalists announced for lucrative Jewish literary award
By Lisa Keys (JTA) – Amir Tibon’s memoir about his family’s ordeal during the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and Laura Hobson Faure’s history of…
Arts
Chai There Podcast: More Than Nostalgia – Dana Wylie on inhabiting the world of Leonard and Joni
by David Sklar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – For Canadians of a certain generation – and many generations after – Leonard Cohen and Joni…
Chai There! Podcast Episode 3 – Dana Wylie, star of ‘Leonard Cohen & Joni Mitchell: The Untold Love Story’
Shalom and welcome to the third episode of the Chai There! Podcast. Chai There! is a culturally Jewish Podcast powered by AJN. In Episode 3…
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…
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…