From Bloc Québécois MP to Jewish activist
Posted on: January 27, 2012
A few years ago Rabbi Garten was teaching Florence Melton School (adult Jewish education program) students a lesson on the process of conversion. He asked the class why people converted to Judaism and got the expected answer. He smiled and Continue Reading »
The Centre offers media training to community
Posted on: January 27, 2012
Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf ::The Canadian Jewish News TORONTO — A conversation with a reporter is unlike any other discussion. That’s one of Jordan Kerbel’s first lessons in the media training seminars he gives as part of his duties with the Centre Continue Reading »
Israeli Film Industry is Surprising Powerhouse
Posted on: January 27, 2012
(JERUSALEM) — The budgets are bare-bones and the talent pool is limited, but Israel has emerged as a surprising powerhouse in the foreign film industry. The Israeli film “Footnote,” up for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film this Continue Reading »
Mayor under fire in Quebec for anti-Israel remarks; says Israel shouldn’t exist
Posted on: January 26, 2012
HUNTINGDON, Que. – A small-town Quebec mayor is under fire for anti-Israel comments. Mayor Stephane Gendron, who is also a television host, said during a broadcast that Israel is an apartheid state that doesn’t deserve to exist. Gendron made the Continue Reading »
Exhibit reveals Holocaust-era portraits
Posted on: January 26, 2012
Yad Vashem seeks public’s help in identifying Jewish orphans from Moldova documented by young girl in Bucharest after World War II Evelyn Ziegler, 19, approached her drawing block with shaky hands. She was determined to commemorate the faces of the Continue Reading »
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