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Entries from February 2009

Israel’s Ex-Libris Is Making Ontario University Students Smarter Faster

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments

By Karin Kloosterman
Ontario universities have some of the world’s most massive libraries, located at several locations over sprawling campuses. Spending hours at Robarts Library at the University of Toronto, used to make me wonder how on earth do the librarians keep track of all those books?
Well they couldn’t exactly, at least not in a system [...]

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Tags: Education

Hockey with a Kippa

February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

By Staff
Canadians love hockey, which is why Canada’s Israel has shared some great hockey stories with you.  Since so many Canadians have made Israel their home, well, many Israelis are also discovering how great this frozen sport is. 
But when the local hockey leagues created “hockey night in Israel” on Friday night, large numbers of religious Jews, who won’t shoot [...]

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Tags: Sports

Saying Yes to Israeli Vegetables in Canada

February 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

 By Lauren Kramer
If you’ve not strayed past the beauty aisle in Shoppers Drug Mart recently, rest assured you can stock up on Israeli veggies without even stopping in the produce section at Safeway or Loblaws. The two-year-old Israeli beauty line Yes To Carrots has a range of 21 products, and recently launched line extensions in [...]

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