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Lewis Ferman and his wife Grunia met in the Naliboki forest in current day Belarus, in an organized camp of Jewish resistance fighters led by Tuvia Bielski in WWII. The basis for the film, Defiance. The camp eventually became home to 1200 Jews during the war acting as a refuge from the Germans. Following the…

The PJ LIBRARY program is a program that provides families raising Jewish children (ages six months to 8 years) in Atlantic Canada with a FREE treasury of Jewish books and music! Every month, families enrolled in PJ LIBRARY receive a high-quality, expert-curated and kid-tested (!) Jewish book or CD (one per family) as a gift from the community. PJ Library has…

Looking for something to do this summer? Why not go to Israel for free?! Summer trip options and dates can be found here. This summer season Canada Israel Experience is running a special trip that will be in Israel over Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom Haatzmaut (Independence Day). This experience will enhance an already…