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Chanukah Goods are Available Across Atlantic Canada
Halifax Studio 14 Gifts and Gallery (2698 Agricola Street, Halifax, NS, B3K 4C9) Cards Candles (including candles from Tzfat, Israel) Moncton Taste of Homeland (1201 Mount Rd.) Gelt Napkins Candles Click Here to See the Taste of Homeland Website **Delivery available to other cities in the Maritimes**
Read MoreThe CJN Profiles Naomi Rosenfeld, the AJC’s Outgoing Executive Director, about her Time in Atlantic Canada
The Atlantic Jewish Council is unique in North America, as the only federation that deals with Jews who live in different cities—even across provincial borders. The organization represents an estimated 4,000 Jews who live in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. In November, its executive director, Naomi Rosenfeld, is leaving…
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 MoreDid you receive your FREE 5782 Jewish Community Calendar in the mail?
The AJC’s second annual combined Jewish calendar and annual impact report is now out! If we have your address, you would have received one in the mail over the last few weeks.The calendar includes: If you have not already received your free calendar in the mail, or if you would like an additional calendar, please…
Read MoreRuth Goldbloom Sculpture unveiled at Halifax’s Pier 21 Museum
A CJN Article by Joel Jacobson published on Oct. 4th, 2021 A sunny morning, perfectly depicting Ruth Goldbloom’s glow and bright attitude, greeted more than 100 family members and friends Oct. 3 at Canada’s Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. They were gathered for the unveiling of a sculpture of Ruth, seated on a bench,…
Read MoreThe AJC’s 18th Annual Holocaust Education Week (HEW): November 1-7, 2024
Registration, additional program details, and links coming soon. All programs will be live-streamed in Atlantic Canada. Monday, November 1 | 7PM | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Rowe Hall Speaker: David Korn, Holocaust survivor, in an interview with Elin Beaumont, Azrieli Foundation. This program will be live-streamed (not recorded) for those who want to join…
Read MoreShalom Magazine Fall 2021 is Now Out!
Please CLICK HERE to access our electronic fall 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 click…
Read MoreThe 8th Annual Atlantic Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) is Happening November 18th-21st, 2021!
**Film Line-Up Released & Tickets Sales Begin October 1st** Opening Night: Park Lane Cinemas, HalifaxSaturday Night Gala: Pier 21, HalifaxThursday–Sunday: Virtual cinema screenings in Atlantic Canada This year we invite you to play a leading role as a sponsor of the 2021 hybrid Atlantic Jewish Film Festival.As always, the 2021 festival offers different levels of sponsorship, and…
Read MoreReflections on the Once-Thriving Jewish Community of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Few Canadian Jewish communities have experienced such tumultuous changes as Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. In 1902, the coal mining town on the eastern edge of Cape Breton became the site of the first synagogue constructed in the Atlantic provinces. Over the years, Jewish workers shifted into retail and business, growing to several hundred families by…
Read MoreThe AJC Expresses Condolences to the Atlantic Canadian Muslim Community
In the wake of the horrific hate crime in London, Ontario last weekend that led to the murder of 4 members of a single Muslim family and serious injuries to a 9-year-old boy, the AJC reached out to various Islamic organizations across Atlantic Canada to express condolences on behalf of the Atlantic Canadian Jewish community.
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