Edmonton JCC Building Committee Update
submitted by the JFED JCC Committee (HaKol, January 2018) – The Edmonton JCC Building Committee, chaired by Clive Oshry, has been continuing to work on…
Arts
Everyone loved this French-Muslim singer’s Leonard Cohen cover. Then they read her Facebook posts.
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — In a deeply divided nation that is still reeling from a toxic presidential election last spring, as well as jihadist…
Winter Olympics 2018: 5 Jewish storylines to watch
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — The world is about to revolve around Pyeongchang, a mountainous county in the northern half of South Korea, for the…
How New York Times editor Bari Weiss found herself at the center of the #MeToo debate
By Josefin Dolsten NEW YORK (JTA) — It’s the rare newspaper op-ed that breaks through into popular culture. Rarer still is a “Saturday Night Live” skit…
Oscar nominations 2018: 5 Jewish takeaways
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — If one thing jumps out about the nominations for the 90th annual Academy Awards, it’s the lack of big Jewish…