Cape Breton
2026 Programs
STUDENT PROGRAM: Wednesday, October 28 | 10:30 AM | LIVESTREAM Please join us for this year’s student program honouring the life and legacy of Holocaust survivor Helena Jockel (1919 – 2016), author of her memoirs We Sang in Hush Voices. Her story of courage and resilience continues to inspire us and reminds us of the…
Read MoreA Search for Jewish-Designed Homes from the 1950s and 1960s
Dr. Gerald L. Pocius, Senior Research Fellow at Cape Breton University, is researching mid-century modern homes in the Sydney-Cape Breton area, built in the 1950s and 60s by Jewish professionals. These were often architect-designed homes, following the latest ranch house fashions of their day. Pocius’ work has focused so far on four houses on Howe Street (built by…
Read MoreHigh Holiday Times – Temple Sons of Israel, Cape Breton
Rosh HaShanah Sunday, September 29 – Erev Rosh HaShanah Service: 6:30 PM Candle lighting: 6:38 PM Monday, September 30 – First Day of Rosh HaShanah Service: 9:00 AM Tashlich at park: 6:00 PM Minchah: 6:30 PM Candle lighting: 7:28 PM Tuesday, October 1 – Second Day of Rosh HaShanah Service: 9:00 AM Holiday ends: 7:26 PM _______________________________ Yom Kippur Tuesday,…
Read MoreLearn Hebrew online with Ilana Clyde: Thursday nights from Sept 26 – Nov 21
This fall, on Thursday evenings from 7-8PM on September 26 – November 21, Ilana Clyde (of PEI) is offering free, beginner-level, conversational Hebrew lessons. She will be using Zoom, an online conference software, to give lessons that you can take from the comfort of your own home! To learn more and to reserve your spot,…
Read MoreGlace Bay Cemetery Dedication – August 18 at 11 am, Glace Bay Hebrew Cemetery
Dedication of Memorials in the garden to Elliot & Helen Marshall and to Dr. Phil Simon. Sunday, August 18 at 11am. Glace Bay Hebrew Cemetery, Dominion Street, Passchendale.
Read MoreMelting Pot Festival – 7:30pm, August 22, Whitney Pier Legion
Stephen Nathanson will be speaking on the Jewish community in Whitney Pier, 10 Wesley St. Sydney, NS on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 7:30 pm during the Melting Pot Festival. Other speakers include Frank Starzomski from the Polish community on August 19th, Charles Sheppard from the African Nova Scotian community on August 20th, and Father…
Read MoreMasa’s Yom Hazikharon Facebook Live Broadcast, May 7th, 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Yom Hazikharon is one of those times when we are challenged with curating opportunities on this side of the ocean, to share the intensity of emotions alongside Israel. One of the most meaningful, powerful and professional ceremonies taking place in Israel every year on Yom Hazikharon is that of the Jewish Agency’s Masa Israel Journey.…
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