Oscars 2017: 7 unexpected Jewish facts
by Gabe Goldberg (JTA) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is happy to forget 2016, when it was widely eviscerated for nominating…
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The Klezmatics celebrate Yiddish culture at Festival Place in Sherwood Park: Feb. 25
By Deborah Shatz (EJNews) – Klezmer music is the traditional secular music of Ashkenazi and Hasidic Jews and there is no finer group of klezmer musicians…
Try not to cry during this Oscar-nominated film about a Holocaust survivor and his violin
By Curt Schleier (JTA) — Filmmaker Kahane Cooperman hasn’t written an Oscars acceptance speech yet, but she likely will before the Academy Awards ceremony on Feb….
For a unique look at Jewish marriage watch ‘Kosher Love’ on CBC TV Feb.16 at 9 pm
(EJNews) – With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, many people have love and relationships on their minds. Kosher Love, a delightful documentary from Academy…
Jewish rapper Nissim Black will heat up the Provincial Museum Theatre on Feb. 21
(EJNews) – Jewish National Fund Edmonton is pleased to announce a very exciting Tu Bi’Shevat Community celebration event – Rap N Roll – on Tuesday…