Made in Israel Sonovia facemasks are now available in Canada
By Brad Chenkis (AJNews) – My father Boris Chenkis is in the fashion industry. He is always fascinated by retail news in other countries. While…
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Longtime human rights activist Irwin Cotler named as Canada’s first envoy in anti-Semitism fight
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Irwin Cotler, a former Canadian justice minister and a human rights activist, is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s choice as his…
Jewish Organizations Deplore Canada’s Decision to Support Biased UN Resolution
OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada joined with The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) in expressing deep disappointment with…
U of L prof wins national Jewish literary award
by Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – A University of Lethbridge literature professor has won a national Jewish literary award for a translation of her late mother’s…
How a Holocaust survivor from Berlin built one of Calgary’s best multi-residential developments
By Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – There is an irony that when Europe went mad with hatred in the middle decades of the 20th century, the…