Calgary wine-tasting bar working to weather COVID storm
By Jeremy Appel Calgarian Chris Fodor opened a tasting room at his urban winery in February 2020, and then we all know what happened. Fodor,…
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Abe Silverman is appointed to Alberta’s anti-racism council
By Jeremy Appel B’nai Brith’s Alberta public affairs manager Abe Silverman has been appointed to the province’s anti-racism advisory council. Silverman says he got news…
Jewish Directories: Looking back – a tale of two cities
By Maxine Fischbein, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Editor’s note – this article is a sidebar accompanying an article about the resurgence of the Edmonton Jewish…
From the Sources: Forces of Nature
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The original significance of the Fifteenth of Shevat [“Tu BiShvat] was to demarcate the agricultural year to which a fruit…
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…