Mixed COVID messages leave Alberta parents and teachers concerned about schools opening without adequate supports
by Jake Cardinal (July 23, 2020) – Over the past few days, Alberta has seen a jump in COVID-19 cases which has brought the amount…
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Edmonton Negev Gala goes livestream on August 27 – Register now!
by Sharon Bookhalter (AJNEws) – The Jewish National Fund of Edmonton (JNF) is excited to announce that the 2020 Negev Gala honouring Odette and Professor…
Scenes from the Medicine Hat Jewish community
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Barry Finkelman arrived in Medicine Hat as a young man in 1977. Raised in Toronto, Finkelman moved to Alberta in…
Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan apologizes for using the Nazis as a point of reference in his criticism of the UCP
The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, Gil McGowan, issued the following statement today: I, Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour,…
From the archives at JHSSA: A tribute to Jay Joffe z”l
(Editors note: The following was written for the Journal of the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta in November 2006, based on a presentation made…