Aviva Rubin-Schneider – Page 19 – Atlantic Jewish Council

Klezmar Master Class

Flutist Adrienne Greenbaum, expert in Klezmer music, will be coming to Halifax April 9th, 2017, and is inviting participants and observers to the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. If students are coming from Hebrew School they can pack a lunch and have it on the way to the Conservatory (6199 Chebucto…

UN World Interfaith Harmony Week

February 1-7 2017. Sacred spaces guide for guests. www.ihhalifax.ca

The Secret Lives of Our Forefathers (and their Wives)

Rabbi Kerzner is offering three different times for a series of informative talks entitled, The Secret Lives of Our Forefathers (and their Wives). WEDNESDAY MORNINGS 8:45 AM TO 9:15 AM IN THE YOUTH LOUNGE MONDAYS “NOONISH” 10:30 AM TO 11:15 AM IN THE YOUTH LOUNGE (begins next Monday) WEDNESDAY NIGHTS 7:30 PM TO 8:15 PM AT THE RABBI’S…

Kristallnacht: night of broken glass

Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 | 7:00pm (reception to follow)

Tom Forrestall “35 Days in Israel” Gallery

These beautiful, original Tom Forrestall watercolours are all available for purchase at the Atlantic Jewish Council office, selling for $4100 each. Please contact Jon Goldberg, AJC executive director, for more information: jgoldberg@theajc.ca

Nova Scotia Human Rights Awards

Nominations are being sought of people and organizations from around the province of Nova Scotia for the 2013 Human Rights Awards. As the Atlantic Jewish Council is a long time member of Partners for Human Rights, we feel that it is time to recognize those who make life better for us in the province by promoting human…

Nova Scotia Missions Reunion

In Halifax on Saturday evening, June 8th, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs hosted an informal get-together of Nova Scotia-based alumni from past political, student leader, journalist and business leader missions to Israel. Particularly noteworthy was the attendance of Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter and Peter Stoffer, MP for Sackville-Eastern Shore. Matthew Godwin and…

Advocacy in Atlantic Canada

Mark David CIJA, Atlantic Canada. The Centre is truly a national Canadian organization, or, as is Canada’s motto, it exists “A Mari Usque Ad Mare” – “From Sea to Sea”. The domain of the Centre even stretches across the Mediterranean Sea all to way to Israel and the Centre staff in Israel. We all face the same…

Embassies and Consulates

Embassy of Israel 50 O’Connor St. – Suite 1005 Ottawa, ON K1P 6L2 Phone: 613-567-6450 Consulate General of Israel in Montreal 1 Westmount Square – Suite 650 Westmount, QC H3Z 2P9 Phone: 514-940-8500 Canadian Embassy and Consulate in Tel Aviv Phone: 011 972 3 636 3300 E-mail: taviv@dfait-maeci.gc.ca

Is Israel An Apartheid State?

Apartheid became the official policy of the Government of South Africa in 1948, following the election of the Herenigde Nasionale Party, later renamed the National Party. Under this policy, racial discrimination was institutionalized. The lives of the Africans who made up almost 75 per cent of the population, were controlled by unjust segregation laws from…