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A Search for Information: Joseph Levison (1929-1951)

My name is Dan Rubins and I am a composer and writer based in New York City. I was recently commissioned to write an opera about my great-uncle Joseph (Joe) Levison, who grew up in Halifax and died in 1951 in the Korean War at age 22. Joe attended Queen Elizabeth High School, St. Mary’s…

The AJC’s 16th Annual Holocaust Education Week

Saint John: October 6, 2019Halifax: October 30 – November 7, 2019 PUBLIC OPENING EVENT: “The Day I Met Hitler” Film Screening W/ introduction and narration by the Filmmaker Oct. 30th | 7PM | Halifax Central Library, Paul O’Regan Hall Film screening with introduction and narration by the filmmaker Ronen Israelski. “The Day I Met Hitler” features…

AJC EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: General Business Administrative Assistant

Contract Term: August 27th– Dec. 31st, 2019; possibility for renewed contract term in 2020Hours per week: ~20 (Typically Mon-Thurs.; 10-3 with flexibility; some evening/weekend work required)Hourly wage: $15-$20 per hour Location: The Atlantic Jewish Council’s office (5670 Spring Garden Rd, Suite 309, Halifax, NS, B3J 1H6) Responsibilities: Acting as the first line of communication with…

Shalom Magazine: Spring 2019

The Spring 2019 issue of Shalom Magazine is now available to read for free in digital copy! Read all of the latest stories from our local communities.

Government of Canada Adopts the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism!

On June 25th, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, Pablo Rodriguez, announced that the Government of Canada is furthering their efforts to combat antisemitism in Canada by formally adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism as a part of its new anti-racism strategy. The IHRA definition definitively and explicitly recognizes that anti-Zionism-…

Halifax Partnership

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The Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition

We are just over a month away from our July 3, 2019 deadline for the Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition. The winning playwright will receive a $1,000 prize, an 8-hour workshop with an Equity director, and up to six Equity actors. This workshop concludes in a public staged play reading presentation. For more information about the…

Bar Mitzvah Cards – St. John’s, NL

As most of you around the St. John’s community know, there is a Bar Mitzvah coming up on Saturday, June 15th. Every one should have received an invitation, as well as an earlier notice about the availability of cards on sale at Carleton cards, Avalon Mall. In addition, cards can also be found at Lawton’s…

Volunteers needed for the AJC’s Jewish Archives Project

The Atlantic Jewish Council has a large collection of archives and memorabilia that needs to be sorted, organized categorized, scanned and preserved for our next generation. Interested in walking down memory lane or want to learn about Atlantic Canada’s rich past and have a couple of hours to spare? Willing to go through a box…

Passover Items at Dominion — 260 Blackmarsh Road, St. John’s, NL

It has come to our attention that the Dominion at 260 Blackmarsh Road, St. John’s has a number of discounted Passover items! The leftover Passover foods are egg matzot, shmura matzo meal, regular matzo meal (Manischwitz), and matzo farfel. All are discounted to 50% off retail, and they are located on the discount shelves outside…