Calgary Jewish Academy launches a new naming initiative
by Joseph Tappenden (AJNews) – The Calgary Jewish Academy has launched a campaign where you could be recognized in our hallways and leave a lasting…
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Former Calgarian’s Michelin Star shines brightly in Hong Kong
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Alas, there are no Michelin Star restaurants in Alberta. But we can kvell at the fact that former Calgarian Matt…
Reel Mensch Studio pivots creatively to meet new needs in the COVID era
By Jared Paull (AJNews) – Reel Mensch Studio celebrated our tenth year in business by involuntarily conducting an experiment: What would happen if we went…
Writing poetry helps me process the unspeakable evils of the Holocaust
by Menachem Z. Rosensaft (JTA) — Not long after the gruesome reality of the Holocaust had burst onto the world’s consciousness, the philosopher and social…
Meet the 27-year-old amplifying sounds of the Borscht Belt (& listen to his favourite Yiddish songs)
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Growing up, Aaron Bendich would spend lots of time with his grandfather Max in the…