Edmonton poet Ella Zeltserman receives Western Canada Jewish Book Award
Vancouver, BC – The first edition of the Western Canada Jewish Book Awards, a new initiative of the JCC Jewish Book Festival, ended June 22,…
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‘Reverse Birthright’ gives Israelis a look at America’s Jews, from Philip Roth to the Three Stooges
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Ex-Auschwitz guard, 94, sentenced to 5 years by German court
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op/ed: Why Jewish moms are celebrating with Hillary
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