Last Tuesday, Jewish students and professors at Ryerson got together for a night of billiards. The professors were from various faculties including Business, Early Childhood Education and Politics. Everyone had a lot of fun, it was a great way to bond with the professors.
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webzine des étudiants en journalisme de l’UQAM
Une mémoire qui ne se perd pas
«Si une journée dans l’année, des milliers de gens se réunissent encore pour pleurer leurs morts, leurs ancêtres, alors cela restera la preuve irréfutable que le génocide juif a bien eu lieu», déclare Asher Cohen, pensif.
Le jeune étudiant en finances est [...]
On Monday afternoon, York University played host to an international music milestone as Israeli performer Idan Raichel joined forces with Ethiopian and Somali musicians Nakruma and Kabra Kasai, all in the name of peace on the Global Stage. Raichel answered fans’ questions, performed a laid-back, piano-fused set with several guests from his touring bands, and even [...]
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Paige MacPherson
Member at Large Eastern Canada, CFJS
The Canadian Federation of Jewish Students (CFJS) is launching the Campus Campaigns Project 2009. This exciting new initiative aids Jewish and pro-Israel student campaign teams in their efforts to launch self-planned grassroots campaigns on their respective campuses, through financial and organizational support. After applying for funding and being accepted [...]
Hillel at UWO held many incredible programs from November 3rd- November 10th for Holocaust Education Week. Events included video presentations, prominent and interesting speakers, Survivor stories, a session called ” 11 hours for 11 million” in which students read the names those who died in the holocaust for 11 consecutive hours, and a closing ceremony [...]
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This past week was Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week (HGAW) at Ryerson. The week featured a whole range of events from an art exhibit to a film screening to a survivor’s testimony to a very moving Reading of the Names ceremony.
Read More...This past Friday evening, Queen’s Hillel was privileged to have M.P.
Gordon Brown for a Shabbat dinner. Over 100 students congregated at
the Hillel House to hear Gordon Brown thoughts and feelings from his
recent CJPAC mission to Israel. Mr. Brown shared his perspective as a
non-Jewish Canadian about the State of Israel and the challenges it
currently faces. After [...]
On Nov 9th, The JSA co sponsored “Got Swabbed” in conjunction with AEPI, Multicultural Youth Canada and Youth Donors of Canada, a group on campus who focus on volunteering for the Canadian Blood Services. The purpose of which was OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network. A family from Toronto who are desperately trying to find [...]
Read More...Queen’s Israel on Campus was thrilled to host Dr. David Tal, Israeli historian, professor and the Kahanoff Chair in Israeli Studies at the University of Calgary for a insightful lecture Tuesday November 10. About 50 students from both ends of the political spectrum were in attendance to hear Dr. Tal’s balanced and thought provoking summary [...]
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