Lodz celebrates the life and works of Chava Rosenfarb
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – When one thinks of prominent writers associated with twentieth century Yiddish literature, names like Isaac Bashevis-Singer, Abraham Sutzkever, and Sholem…
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Jewish Studies Week at UAlberta looks at the Holocaust as world history
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – On November 23 the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies, housed at the University of Alberta, hosted the…
MRU ‘Reflector’ editors right a wrong thanks to the advocacy efforts of a small group of students
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (Calgary) – On November 23, students at Mount Royal University (MRU), were confronted by a rather shocking school publication being distributed widely…
Jake Soifer is using his carpentry skills to help keep Israelis safe
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – Edmonton-born Israeli, Jacob (Jake) Soifer, his wife Yael, and their three children, Geshem, Elul, and Kerem, went to sleep on…
The Pinson family is moving to Chabad of the Rockies
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – Recently, the Edmonton Jewish community was devastated to receive the news that Rabbi Dovid Pinson and Rebbetzin Devorah Pinson, and…