Jewish Directories: Looking back – a tale of two cities
By Maxine Fischbein, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Editor’s note – this article is a sidebar accompanying an article about the resurgence of the Edmonton Jewish…
History
JDIC presents a 3 part Zoominar series – Anti-Semitism in the World: Past and Present
(AJNews) – Join Prof. Emeritus Alvin Finkel for a new three session Zoominar series hosted by the Edmonton Jewish Senior Citizens Centre. The theme of…
From the Sources: Forces of Nature
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The original significance of the Fifteenth of Shevat [“Tu BiShvat] was to demarcate the agricultural year to which a fruit…
From the Archives of JHSSA: Esther and Peretz Hirshbein – Calgary’s Yiddish Celebrities
(Editor’s note – JHSSA recently had the opportunity to post recordings of “The Voice of Yiddish Calgary”, broadcast in 1994, to their website. One of…
Calgary Public Library plans multifaceted Holocaust programming starting Jan. 27 with live virtual event
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Calgary Public Library Community Learning Advocate Patrick Mealey’s outreach to Marnie Bondar and Dahlia Libin less than two months ago…