By MYRON LOVE Eleven years ago, Danielle Weidman was one of the co-founders of Camp Quality, Manitoba’s first camp for children who are going through cancer treatments or have had cancer, as well as their siblings.
During the Jewish Child & Family Service’s Annual General Meeting on June 8, representatives of different agencies and organizations that work with JCFS to provide services of one sort or another to members of our community were on hand to receive certificates of appreciation from JCFS.
On Friday, June 26, at 4:34 pm, we received a notification from the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg. Normally, governments and private corporations that want an announcement to be paid as little attention as possible because they're embarrassed about its contents wait until the last possible moment Friday afternoon to release that announcement. That way they miss the usual news cycle.
By BERNIE BELLAN
After 15 consecutive years of growth in the amount of money that was available to be allocated to the agencies that receive funding from the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, there was some $85,250 less available to be allocated this year.
By BERNIE BELLAN
(Much of the following is taken from Morley Blankstein's story in the Jewish Foundation of Mantioba's Book of Life:)
A stellar supporter of a myriad of causes - and one of Manitoba's leading architects, has passed.
By BERNIE BELLAN
In a move that must have come as a shock to many in the Winnipeg Jewish community, Adam Bronstone, who had been CEO of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg since August 2014, is no longer CEO.
By REBECA KUROPATWA
Winnipeggers love the arts. Here are what four Winnipggers have been doing lately to earn recognition in various arts fields:
The Rady JCC Sports Dinner (formerly the Y Sports Dinner) was held May 7. Featured honourees were Arnold and Myra Frieman, along with Arnold and Myra's daughter Nona and her husband Ashley Leibl.
By BERNIE BELLAN
Theresa Tova is a multi-talented performer who’s equally at home performing on the live stage, on TV or in films, whether it’s acting, singing, or writing plays and musicals.
By HARVEY ROSEN
I finally cornered hoopster Keenan Benarroch, who will be celebrating his 21st birthday this month, after I was informed that he had recently been celebrating another life achievement by travelling to a basketball tryout in Toronto, in the hope that he might earn a spot on Canada’s Senior Men’s entry in the Pan-American Maccabi Games.
By MYRON LOVE Winnipeg realtor Roberta Weiss (Century 21 Bachman and Associates), the president of the Manitoba Real Estate Association (MREA) for 2015, is the second member of her family to serve in the position.
