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A taste of hope: Honouring the memory of Alex Buckman OBM
7+ hour, 6+ min ago (214+ words) (AJNews) " In 2023, I had the privilege of participating in the March of the Living, a two-week international Holocaust education program in Poland and Israel. I travelled with the Coast to Coast delegation of 51 Canadian high school students. Together, we attended…...
Educator Charlotte Korchak gives a masterclass in positive Jewish conversations
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (186+ words) Charlotte Korchuk, founder of Jerusalem Education Institute gave masterclass presentations in Calgary and Edmonton on having difficult conversations about Israel, Judaism. Zionism, Jewish values and more. (AJNews) " Yasher Koach to Friends of JNF Canada for bringing educator Charlotte Korchak to…...
Acclaimed international educator charts a positive path forward for world Jewry
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1517+ words) JEI educator Charlotte Korchak will be in Calgary on February 8 and in Edmonton on February 9. By Mark Cooper, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) " After losing three childhood friends to the trigger of a Palestinian suicide bomber, living through the "slow…...
Edmonton Jewish Seniors’ welcome Chanukah with music and candle lighting
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (558+ words) (AJNews) " The weather outside was frightful, but the Chanukah celebration was delightful as the JDIC Jewish Seniors" Centre in Edmonton welcomed 130 people for a Chanukah celebration on December 18. Following a warm welcome from the drop-in centre"s Executive Director Svetlana…...