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New Technologies
 

Video technology at UJA Federation's Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre allows people to interact with Holocaust survivors​

Pinchas Gutter doesn't want the next generation to forget. Five years ago, Gutter, now 84, recorded answers to upwards of 1,500 questions about his experiences before, during and after the Second World War and even his opinions on lessons of the Holocaust. The technology, on loan to The Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre in Toronto until May, allows people to simulate conversations with Gutter by speaking into a microphone and watching him answer their questions on a screen.

The Toronto Star

 

Students in Eilat & Toronto Learn Together

STEM Twinning Program
The STEM Twinning Program is a partnership that brings together students and staff from schools in Toronto and UJA's partner city Eilat. Though they are oceans apart they work together to solve problems.  Just last week they competed in a bridge building competition together. 
 

Canadian News

Israeli Learning Canadian Hockey

Israeli-Born Player David Levin Living Canadian Hockey Dream

What makes his story all the more remarkable is that Levin, 17, got his start in the hockey wars by playing the inline, roller blade version in Israel. He didn't ice skate on a regular basis until he was 12, but his talent and desire to excel have vaulted him into a key role on an OHL roster, playing in a  junior league that is heavily scouted by NHL teams.

CJN

 
CIJA Town Hall

Town Hall on Security and Antisemitism

Join us as we hear from Toronto Police Services & York Regional Police, community security professionals, and municipal elected officials about the security protocols in place to keep our community secure. 

Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs

 
 
 
Register Now - Walk with Israel
 
 

International News

BDS Co-Founder tax evasion

Co-founder of BDS movement arrested in Israel for tax evasion​

A co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel was arrested in Israel for tax evasion. Omar Barghouti, a Qatari-born Palestinian who lives in northern Israel with his Israeli-Arab wife, was arrested Monday and questioned before being released a few hours later on bail, the Israeli business daily Globes reported.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency

 
Arrest of Gaza financer

Israel Arrests Head of Turkish Humanitarian Group in Gaza for Financing Hamas

Gaza resident Muhammad Murtaja, 39, was arrested by the Shin Bet in February while attempting to depart from Israel on a trip related to his position as the Gaza coordinator of the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA).

The Jerusalem Post

 
 

US to Boycott Debates Conducted as Part of Permanent UN Human Rights Council Agenda Item That Singles Out Israel​

A statement released by acting State Department spokesman Mark Toner earlier on Monday said, "The United States strongly and unequivocally opposes the existence of the UN Human Rights Council's Agenda Item Seven: 'Human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.'

The Algemeiner

 
 
Centennial Journey
 
 

Sports & Entertainment

Western U and Sapir U

Twinned college radio shows get Israelis and Canadians on the same wavelength​

Through Radio Gesher, students at Western Ontario University and Sapir University in Sderot become on-air pen pals, sharing personal stories and pop culture.

The Times of Israel

 
 
Fauda in Toronto
 

Fauda in Toronto

Last Monday March 6th, the Sanctuary hall of Beth Tzedek was packed! The sign on the front doors read: SOLD OUT. The Israeli and Jewish Community of Toronto came together to hear Lior Raz, the co-creator and main actor of the acclaimed TV show Fauda.

CJN

 

Tim Allen condemned for comparing Hollywood to 1930s Germany  

Comedian joked on Jimmy Kimmel chat show about political bias in movie business, but Anne Frank Center says comments disrespect memory of Jews targeted by Nazis.

The Guardian

 

Mini Matzo For Your Mini Me

Manischewitz, the company behind the much-maligned concord-grape-based wine, has debuted three new Passover products geared towards kids: a s'more matzo kit, a matzo pizza kit and "My Mini Matzos," eight 3-inch by 3-inch matzos for pint-sized foodies.

Forward

 

No, Billy Joel is Not the Soulless 'Donald Trump of Pop Music'

The musician's biographer sets the record straight on the singer's Jewishness and complex relationship to his family's Holocaust history.

Tablet

 

UJA Community Updates

Volunteers Needed!

Help Us Spread the Love of Good Nutrition!

Circle of Care, a beneficiary agency of UJA Federation, is celebrating national Nutrition Month by providing our Kosher Meals on Wheels clients with a complimentary produce box filled with fresh fruit and vegetables. This delivery is possible thanks to one-time funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (TC LHIN), which is also being used to fund additional kosher meals to current Meals on Wheels clients.
We need your help! Please consider lending a hand by rallying friends and family to help make this one-day delivery a success! This is an ideal opportunity for kids and high school students who need to complete community service hours! Volunteer groups should have at least one driver and a vehicle.
Delivery Details
Sunday, April 2, between 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Pick-up location: Temple Sinai (210 Wilson St.)
Sign up TODAY by contacting Volunteer Services at volunteer@circleofcare.com or 416-635-2900 ext. 284.
 
Have room at your seder table?
We begin the Passover seder by symbolically welcoming the stranger. If you are hosting a Passover seder and have extra seats around your table, open your heart and your home to Jewish immigrants by welcoming them.  JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto is seeking hosts for recent Jewish immigrants who do not have family or friends in Toronto with whom to celebrate the holiday. To follow up and perform a mitzvah, please contact jodib@jiastoronto.org. JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto is a UJA Federation beneficiary agency.
 

Remembering Our Past

Jerry Glass in baby carriage

Jerry Glass seated in baby carriage in front of his father's Village Smoke Shop, (Toronto, ON), 1939.  Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, Accession #2016-11-12

Among the 300 plus photographs recently donated to the archives by the Platnick and Glass Family is this photo of Jerry Glass in front of his father's newly opened Village Smoke Shop located at Elizabeth & Hayter Street in St. John's Ward.  Click here to view more photos from the Platnick & Glass family collection.  Learn more about how to donate your records to the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre.
 

Upcoming Events

See all events on our Community Calendar.

Candle lighting for this Shabbat, Friday, March 24th is at 7:17pm.
 

Career Centre

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