Rapping and Rolling with Nissim Black in Edmonton
(EJNews) – A different style and flavour were brought to Edmonton this year to mark Tu B’Shvat. Normally JNF Edmonton hosts a small gathering for…
Arts
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…
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…