General News
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.…
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 MoreAJC Community Calendar 2023-2024:
The 2023-2024 AJC Community Calendar is now available! If we have your up-to-date address, you will receive a calendar just in time for Rosh Hashanah. The calendar includes: · Sept. 2023- Sept. 2024 calendar pages, which include English and Hebrew dates · All Major Jewish and Secular holidays · Shabbat Candle Lighting Times · Yizkors…
Read MoreProvincial Government to Adopt Anti-Semitism Definition
On may 9th, 2023 the Honorable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills, signed to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism. Minster Byrne was joined by representatives of the Jewish community. With the adoption of this definition of anti-Semitism comes a promise to keep up the conversation about the issue…
Read MoreAJC Community Calendar 2022-2023:
The AJC Community Calendar for September 2022-2023 is out! If we have your address you will receive a calendar in the coming weeks. The Calendar includes: · Sept. 2022-Sept.2023 calendar pages, including English and Hebrew dates · Major Jewish and secular Holidays · Shabbat candle Lighting Times · Yizkors · Showcases Artwork of local artists…
Read MoreThe 2023 United Jewish Appeal of Atlantic Canada Campaign – The AJC’s Annual Fundraising Campaign
The United Jewish Appeal of Atlantic Canada Campaign is the AJC’s annual fundraising campaign. To put it simply, our UJA campaign fuels every single thing we do as an organization – everything including fighting antisemitism, supporting and advocating on behalf of Israel, PJ Library and our other youth engagement activities, Jewish teen programming, our local Hillel chapter,…
Read MoreLIFE & LEGACY in Atlantic Canada
LIFE & LEGACY® in Atlantic Canada is a two-year partnership between the Atlantic Jewish Council, Camp Kadimah, the Beth Israel Synagogue, the Shaar Shalom Synagogue, and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (of Agawam, MA) to promote and support legacy giving to benefit the Atlantic Canadian Jewish community. Participating organizations are receiving training and coaching along with…
Read MoreIn the summers without summer camps, staff get creative to stay afloat
As the COVID-19 pandemic began ramping up in the spring of 2020, summer camps were forced to call off weeks of programming, turn away children who had been coming for years and, in the worst cases, close their gates for good. It also meant that, for the first time in as long as anyone can remember,…
Read MoreOld Jewish History of PEI Post – Not 100% Correct
Like many an Atlantic Maritime Jewish community, the first recorded Jewish settlers on Prince Edward Island arrived at the turn of the 20th century. A newspaper item from 1908 reports a celebration of Passover by the Jews of Charlottetown. At that time the brothers Louis, Israel and Abie Block arrived from Riga, Latvia, established three…
Read MoreShalom Magazine Spring 2021 is Now Out!
Please CLICK HERE to access our electronic Winter 2021 edition of Shalom Magazine. In this mobile-friendly version of Shalom, simply swipe the pages on your phone/tablet as you would a regular e-book, and click on the title of an article to enlarge it. If you prefer to read Shalom Magazine in the traditional PDF electronic version, you can…
Read MoreShalom Magazine Winter 2021 is Now Out!
Please CLICK HERE to access our electronic Winter 2021 edition of Shalom Magazine. In this mobile-friendly version of Shalom, simply swipe the pages on your phone/tablet as you would a regular e-book, and click on the title of an article to enlarge it. If you prefer to read Shalom Magazine in the traditional PDF electronic version, you…
Read MoreIrwin Simon – From Humble Beginnings in Cape Breton to Visionary Entrepreneur
Recording of the Program that took Place on Sunday, Jan. 31st, 2021 In this engaging hour-long presentation, Irwin Simon speaks openly and honestly about his family, growing up in the Jewish community in Glace Bay, attending Camp Kadimah, going to Saint Mary’s University, and how these experiences impacted his life as a serial entrepreneur. Moderated…
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