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…
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Antisemitism – 76 years after the Holocaust with keynote speaker Deborah Lipstadt: Jan 27
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Renowned professor and historian Deborah Lipstadt will speak via Zoom on January 27 at 7 pm at a special program…
Focus on Finance: The COVID Bill is coming
By Michael Sadovnick (AJNews) – Welcome to 2021; this month is the start of the COVID Tax Support hangover. To date (January 7, 2021), the…
Calgary’s Grumans Delicatessen adapts to Covid reality
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Calgary’s Grumans Delicatessen has so far been able to weather the COVID-19 storm, which has affected both its locations in…
Back to the future: Bondar brings B’nai Brith to a new generation of men and women
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Darren Bondar is excited to have ascended to the presidency of one of Jewish Calgary’s most deeply rooted organizations. In…