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עדי ברוקס שגרה בוונקובר במשך שמונה שנים הוציאה ספר קומיקס המתאר את מעלותיההקשים בוונקובר. היא בחרה דרך מקורית לקדם את הספר: פרסום ריאיון בעיתון לאישה על ונקובר, ללא תגובה של אף אחד מאלה שגרים כאן. הריאיון מלא מידע לא נכוןוברוקס משליכה את בעיותיה האישיות והמקצועיות שלה ושל בעלה על ונקובר, ומאשימה בעצםאת העיר במה שקרה לה.

The latest issue’s cover storiesA child survivor reflects

Dr. Robert Krell, child survivor, psychiatrist, community leader and founding president of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, is probably known to most readers. But few people, perhaps even those closest to him, know him as well as they will after reading his extraordinarily vulnerable new memoir.

Unflaggingly supportive
Lana Marks Pulver, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver annual campaign chair. (photo from JFGV)

“The goal for this year’s campaign is both quantitative and qualitative,” campaign chair Lana Marks Pulver told the Independent. “We aim to raise a minimum of $9.5 million, and we want to strengthen the culture of gratitude within the Federation organization, that affects all constituents, including donors, volunteers and staff.”

The climate is in our hands

Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it, goes an old saying often attributed to Mark Twain. This was funnier a century ago, when humans were unaware that, in fact, our behaviours are altering the weather and the climate. The ring of truth now is that gatherings like the United Nations Climate Change conference in Scotland this week, despite all the good intentions, may very well end up changing almost nothing.

Help in facing antisemitism

Canada recently made several important commitments to the Jewish community, with plans to target hate and fund initiatives to educate and fight antisemitism. While good news, for some of us, these also feel like vague promises. Many of us have felt vulnerable because of our Jewish identities. It has gotten worse recently, with a sharp rise in both physical violence and hate online.

משמיצים את ונקובר כדי לקדם הוצאת ספר

עדי ברוקס שגרה בוונקובר במשך שמונה שנים (מאלפיים ושש), הוציאה ספר קומיקס המתאר את מעלותיה הקשים בוונקובר. ואיך מקדמים את הספר? מפרסמים ריאיון ארוך בעיתון לאישה שמלכלך על ונקובר, ללא תגובה של אף אחד מאלה שבחרו לגור כאן. הריאיון אגב מלא מידע לא נכון בלשון של המעטה.

The previous issue’s cover storiesChoices’ women inspire
Jill Zarin is the keynote speaker at Choices on Nov. 7. (photo from Twitter)
Government to target hate
Irwin Cotler spoke Sunday at a virtual event convened by National Council of Jewish Women of Canada. (photo from raoulwallenbergcentre.org)
Zoom into the future?

We have now finished our second consecutive cycle of High Holidays under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, unlike last, plenty of grandparents were able to hug their grandkids, thanks to vaccines. In-person gatherings were possible in different forms, including synagogue services.

The overarching crisis represented by the pandemic coincidentally occurs at a time when Jewish communal leaders are expressing growing concerns about declining levels of affiliation, especially among younger Jews. Polls (criticized by some for their methods) suggest a steep drop-off in support for Israel among American Jews. And there are worries, expressed by Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, among others, of increasing estrangement between Israeli and Diaspora Jews.

Yet, there is almost not a single person involved in Jewish life who will not acknowledge some silver linings in this terrible time.

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Help find son, brother
Bernard Grempel with his sister, Ettie Shurack. (photo from Grempel family)

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