I’ve learned via the Twitterverse that Rick Salutin, lefty columnist for the Globe and Mail, has had his column yanked. I wrote a letter to John Stackhouse, the Globe’s editor in chief. I suggest you do the same – it’s jstackhouse@globeandmail.com. Here’s what I wrote… I’m a subscriber to the Globe and Mail and have been … Continue reading In support of Rick Salutin Read more »
“Hannukah in Chelm” is a brand-new musical comedy with original songs and choreography. In this fun fable, the villagers of Chelm try to get Hanukkah to last all year long instead of just eight days. Needless to say, complications and hilarity ensue. Along with the laughs, there are some big folk- and tap-dancing numbers (did you … Continue reading “Hanukkah in Chelm” at the Peretz Centre Read more »
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlxX68OiiAU On Thursday, Sep. 23, the Bau Xi Gallery in Vancouver was packed for the launch of Lisa Birnie’s newly published book “in Mania’s Memory”. It’s the story of Mania (“mahn-ya”), a little girl in Poland during World War II whose life was saved by a sympathetic female SS guard – and Mania’s belief that, … Continue reading Video report on book launch for “In Mania’s Memory”, a unique Holocaust story Read more »