At Maccabiah, reflecting on Canada’s privileged relationship with Israel
By Anthony Housefather (CJN) – Walking into Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem as part of the Maccabiah Games’ opening ceremony is very special for any athlete….
Arts
Reading for those lazy hazy crazy days of summer – Part 1
By: Rabbi Rachel Esserman (JTA Coop) – Readers of summer fiction come in several categories. Some people want light, airy, easy-to-read novels – ones that…
Shalom Italia: Three Italian brothers try to find the cave they lived in during the Holocaust
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Renting a house in the Italian countryside and eating loads of pasta is about as blissful a vacation as they…
Finding My Mother Alive Again by Watching Her Holocaust Tape
By Linda Pressman (Kveller via JTA) — On June 28, 1998, my mother sat down to be interviewed for the Shoah Foundation. It was her…
Hit the links at the 2017 Beth Israel Golf tournament: August 17
By Mike Zabludowski (EJNEws) – What better way to celebrate summer in Edmonton than a day out on the links and supporting a great cause…