Edmonton community shines a light on antisemitism with messages of hope and resilience
By Jenna Soroka (AJNews) – During the month of December, the first Shine a Light on Antisemitism campaign held a multitude of awareness-raising events and…
Arts
Calgary JCC hosts successful Literary Festival
By Jenna Soroka (AJNews) – Through a combination of virtual and in-person events, writers and storytellers covered a spectrum of topics in this year’s Calgary…
Chanukah in YEG: A Giant Menorah, Oiler Zach Hyman, sufganiyot, dreidel parachutes floating from above, a Menorah car parade and more
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – “New normal” – who among us has not heard this emerging cliché? “New normal,” for many, is a euphemism for…
Steven Spielberg, Tracee Ellis Ross among Jewish Golden Globes nominees for 2022
by Emily Burack (JTA) — The Golden Globes won’t be televised, but there will be Jewish honorees — among them two directors at different stages…
Jews were the creative forces behind ‘West Side Story’ decades ago and today. Should they be?
by Jordyn Haime (JTA) — In 1955, theater director Jerome Robbins approached writer Arthur Laurents and composer Leonard Bernstein with a new idea for a…