NCSY is thriving in Edmonton
by Regan Lipes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – “I grew up involved in everything,” said Daniella Asbell with a smile during an interview with…
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The story of Leonard Cohen’s great masterpiece, Hallelujah, now told in a children’s book
By Irena Karshenbaum, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Hallelujah! The Story of Leonard Cohen By Alicia Jo Rabins Illustrated by Gene Pendon Apples & Honey Press…
ONE – Festival Hatzafon 2026 was a cultural delight!
By Jenna Vetsch, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – On Sunday, March 15, the Aviv Israeli Folk Dance Association (AIFDA) held Festival Hatzafon 2026, presented…
From the Promised Land to the Prairies: Inesa’s Journey from Aliyah to Alberta
by Jana Zalmanowitz, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – Inesa’s connection to Israel began not that long ago. She moved from Ukraine in 2020 through…
Dr. Oren Cohen Roman delights his Edmonton audience – with Yiddish
by Regan Lipes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – The annual Tova Yedlin Lecture, hosted by the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies,…