Shabbat in the Heights – Mishpucha-style
By Regan Lipes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – On his 2018 Stronger Closer album, Benny Friedman’s catchy remix “My Shtetl’s Calling” extolls the inspiring…
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Edmonton Negev Gala welcomes a wonderful evening with Stephen Harper
By Regan Lipes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – The main ballroom of the Fantasyland Hotel was packed for a history-making evening for the Edmonton…
From the Promised Land to the Prairies: Breaking the Ice in a New Country
By Jana Zalmanowitz, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – There aren’t many people who say playing hockey is the key to becoming an engineer in…
More than a model: How a ship building club connects seniors in Calgary
by Jana Zalmanowitz, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – Monday mornings are hard. But at the Calgary Paperny Family JCC, they come with coffee, conversation…
Coming to Calgary on June 9: Israel’s Colonel of the airwaves Jonathan Conricus
By Mark Cooper, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – On that Shabbat morning of October 7, 2023, the sirens did more than signal a rocket…