by Linda Kislowicz, President & CEO of Jewish Federations of Canada - UIA
Special to the Canadian Jewish News
Our current millenials will more than likely be grandparents by 2066. Will they be connected to our communities and occupying positions of leadership? Or will they be disillus…
September 27, 2016
Ottawa, Ontario
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement on the death of His Excellency, Shimon Peres, the former President and Prime Minister of Israel:
“It is with great sadness that I learned tonight of the death of former Israeli Preside…
"From my earliest youth, I have known that while one is obliged to plan with care the stages of one's journey, one is entitled to dream, and keep dreaming, of its destination. A man may feel as old as his years, yet as young as his dreams. The laws of biology do not apply to sanguine aspir…
Jewish Federations of Canada - UIA mourns the passing of Manny Batshaw, activist for child welfare, philanthropic adviser and visionary community leader, who has passed away at the age of 101.
Manny was awarded the Bronfman medal in 1984, named to the Ordre national du Québec in 1995 and i…
An Interview with Elie Wiesel
by Rabbi Asher Jacobson
A few years ago, I was invited by Mr. Herbert Black to have dinner with Dr. and Mrs. Elie Wiesel in New York. It was an invitation that I could not refuse after all,
Elie Wiesel is more than a speaker, writer, dis…
