Cape Breton – Atlantic Jewish Council

21st Annual Holocaust Education Week

Cancellation Notice for November 6: Closing Program for Holocaust Education Week We regret to inform you that the Holocaust Education Week closing program with Shimon & Peggy Walt on Wednesday evening, November 6, at the Halifax Central Library, has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We greatly appreciate your understanding. We are working to re-schedule.…

Jewish Community Event Cancellations

Due to the ongoing situation in the world, the following events have been postponed or cancelled: PJ Library Get Together Grants (however, PJ Library will still process reports/reimbursements for any events that took place before March 17th, 2020). All May AND June 2020 Birthright Israel Trips The 2020 International March of the Living All events planned at the Saint…

International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration in Halifax – Jan. 27th, 2pm, Pier 21

Date: Sunday, January 27 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Bronfman Theatre, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Who Will Write Our History – Director: Roberta Grossman, 2018, 94 minutes, USA, English, Polish, Yiddish, with English subtitles. Registration required, free. In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day the Atlantic Jewish Council, the Canadian Museum of Immigration, and the University…

2019 Asper Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program

2019 Asper Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program We are presently making plans for the 2019 Asper Foundation Holocaust and Human Rights Studies Program. This program is for students in grades 8 and 9. All students are required to participate in 9 educational sessions (2 hours each, usually taught on Sunday mornings) and complete 10 hours of…

A 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…

Yom Kippur with the Jewish Community Havura

You are invited to attend the Yom Kippur services and break-fast with the Jewish Community Havura. Yom Kippur 2019 begins at sunset (6:09 p.m.) on Tuesday, October 8th and ends at nightfall (7:10 p.m.) on Wednesday, October 9th. We plan to break our fast together at a community vegetarian/dairy potluck break-fast supper following the end of services on Wednesday, October 9th. We hope you will be able to join…

High 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,…

Learn 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,…

Glace 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.

Melting 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…

Masa’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.…

Yom Hashoah Memorial Services across Atlantic Canada

Fredericton, NB Location: Capital Community Church Time: 3PM Date: Sunday, April 28 Guest speaker: Andy Réti, Holocaust survivor. Saint John, NB Location: Shaarei Zedek Synagogue Time: 7:30PM Date: April 29th, 2019 Guest speaker: Andy Réti, Holocaust survivor. Halifax, NS Location: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Date: Wednesday, May 1 Time: 7:30PM Guest speaker:…