Israel
Holocaust Education 2025:
22nd Annual Holocaust Education Week: November 2025 Holocaust Education Programs for the General Public, Students, & Educators: All programs are FREE and open to the public. Tuesday, November 4 | 6:30 PM | Holocaust Education: Memory, Meaning, and Contemporary Antisemitism | Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road. Join Alex Maws (Association…
Read MoreJewish 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…
Read MoreInternational 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…
Read More2019 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…
Read MoreAn Evening Israeli Karaoke Music in Halifax – Jan. 26th, 7PM, Lower Deck Bar & Grill (Clayton Park)
Ron Omessi is organizing an Israeli Karaoke evening on Sunday, January 26th at 7PM at the Lower Deck Bar & Grill in Clayton Park (278 Lacewood Dr, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 3N8). Please feel free to volunteer to sing at the link below. There are no entry fees and there will be some discounts on…
Read MoreMarch of the Living 2020 – Registration Open
Registration is open for the 2020 March of the Living trip. The trip is tentatively scheduled for April 18–May 3, 2020, and is an incredible opportunity to visit Poland and Israel and to learn about the Holocaust during the 75th year after liberation. More information can be found at https://www.marchofthelivingcanada.org/
Read MoreFinding Nevo: Israeli Current Events Talk – June 6th, Hillel House Atlantic, 7pm
The Atlantic Jewish Council Presents… Finding Nevo: Israeli Current Events Talk Thursday, June 6th, 2019 7:00pm Hillel House Atlantic – 1480 Oxford St. (Side Entrance) Cost – Free! (Please Register in Advance – https://form.jotform.com/91494303923256) Come join us and have a conversation with Nevo, our guest Israel fellow!
Read MoreThe Shuk: Machane Yehuda – June 4th, Hillel House Atlantic, 7pm
The Atlantic Jewish Council Presents… The SHUK: Machane Yehuda shuk food | fun atmosphere | israeli music Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 7:00pm Hillel House Atlantic – 1480 Oxford St. (Side Entrance) Cost – Free! (Please Register in Advance – https://form.jotform.com/91494303923256 All Ages Come join us and meet Nevo, our guest Israel fellow!
Read MoreIsrael: A Soundtrack – A Presentation in Honour of Yom Ha’Zikaron 5779 – May 7th, 7pm, Tiferes Israel Synagogue, Moncton
About Israel: A Soundtrack In honour of Yom Ha’Zikaron 5779, come experience Israel from a different angle: 90 exhilarating minutes of history, politics, and culture through local music and dances. In this presentation, we will get to decipher how Israelis themselves have been viewing their ongoing struggle for a secure existence in the Middle East.…
Read MoreHasbara Fellowship Discussion March 7, 2019
Lauren Isaacs of the the Hasbara Fellowship is hosting a discussion on Antisemitism & Answering the toughest Questions about Israel. When: Thursday March 7th, 2019 Where: 1171 Waterloo Street (Chabad) Time: 8pm Snacks will be provided
Read MoreOur Shaliach Program
We are thrilled to be running our Shaliach program (Israeli Emissary) again in the Atlantic provinces. Our schlich or schlicha spends time in the community. Topics that the schlich or schlicha can speak about/plan an activity around include: Israel Judaism Passover Yom HaShoah Yom Hazikaron Yom Ha’atzmaut Lag Ba’omer Shavout Any combination of the above!…
Read MoreA Canada wide trip to Israel to celebrate it’s anniversay
ISRAEL @70, October 17-24, 2018 Save the date! More information coming soon. Calgary, Atlantic Canada, Hamilton and Ottawa are going to Israel together! This fall, celebrate Israel’s anniversary with a mission culminating at the General Assembly in Tel Aviv. Witness first hand the impact our work has on the country we helped establish. Join GA…
Read MoreYou’re invited to the UJA 2014 Campaign Kick Off!
We are honored to have His Excellency, the Israeli Ambassador to Canada, Rafael Barak on his first official visit to the Atlantic Region as our Keynote speaker. Event Details Place: Shaar Shalom Synagogue — 1981 Oxford St Halifax, NS B3H 4A4 Date: Tuesday, August 19th Time: 8 pm About Rafael Barak Ambassador Rafael “Rafi” Barak is an…
Read MoreTom 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
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