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…
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JCC Victoria webinar raises awareness of Nature Israel and Israel’s environmental challenges: November 19
(AJNews) – On November 19, 2020 at 10 am PST, the Jewish Community Centre of Victoria will host a special Webinar dedicated to Nature Israel…
Israeli Knesset members propose giving Diaspora Jews a formal role in Israeli affairs
by Larry Luxner (via JTA) – How much of a say, if any, should Diaspora Jews have in Israeli affairs? This perennial question, debated often…
Ceremony marks 25 years since the murder of Yitzhak Rabin
(Israel) – President of Israel Reuven Rivlin spoke at the Ner Yitzhak memorial ceremony that opened the events in memory of Prime Minister and Minister…
A conversation with author Mira Sucharov
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Carleton University political scientist and specialist in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Mira Sucharov has released a new book, Borders and Belonging:…