New Edmonton JLI course focuses on the impact of the Six-Day War on Israel: Starts May 15
(Edmonton, AB) – One fateful week in June 1967 redrew the map of the Middle East. Fifty years later, Israel continues to face numerous existential…
Education
JNF U and Hillel students enjoy Terrarium Workshop
(EJNews) – JNF U of Edmonton and Edmonton Hillel came together for a fun ‘terrarium workshop’ at Fleurs Flowers located at West Edmonton Mall, on…
3 Ways to Raise Compassionate Mensches in the Age of Trump
By Cara Weinstein Rosenthal (Kveller via JTA) — My 5-year-old keeps asking me what his babysitter did to make Donald Trump hate her. Of all…
Dutch survivor’s diary called an Anne Frank story with a ‘happy’ ending
By Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A Holocaust survivor dubbed “Rotterdam’s Anne Frank” in her native Netherlands published her wartime diary, which she wrote while hiding in…
In breast cancer testing, knowledge is power — and potentially distressing
By Peggy Cottrell (JTA) — Five years ago, on a whim, Cindy, a 27-year-old Jewish woman, decided to pursue genetic testing through an online laboratory….