New Initiatives at Halpern Akiva Academy
(AJNews) – Since Halpern Akiva Academy’s inception 40 years ago, it has always looked for ways to stay relevant and pivot with the changing needs…
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Exciting news at Calgary’s Jewish Film Festival: Upcoming screenings sweep Israeli Academy Awards
(AJNews) – The Israeli Academy Awards were just announced earlier today, and the 2020 Virtual Calgary Jewish Film Festival is thrilled to let you know…
Calgary’s HOJMI ushers in the New Year with spiritual fervour and optimism
By Gary Wolf (AJNews) – The year 2020 has been an historic year. As the world looks to turn a new chapter on a challenging…
Despite COVID-19, Jewish Federation of Edmonton’s new CEO will hit the ground running
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – As the torch is passed by outgoing CEO Debby Shoctor to Stacey Leavitt-Wright, Jewish Federation of Edmonton has extended its…
‘Incitement’ director Yaron Zilberman tries to get inside the head of Yitzhak Rabin’s killer
by Tom Tugend (AJNews Editors Note): “Incitement” is the opening film for the 2020 Virtual Calgary Jewish Film Festival – it screens on November 7…