By Lauren Kramer

Next month Canada Post and the Israel Philatelic Service are issuing an international rate commemorative stamp to celebrate the strong bilateral relationship between the two countries, whose friendship began 60 years ago.

This is the first joint issue between the Israeli and Canadian postal administrations, and it will depict the maple leaf and [...]

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By Adam Michael Segal
 
Diverse lands often spawn tremendous creativity.
 
Such is the case in Canada and Israel, both of which boast vibrant artistic communities and a keen appreciation of creative pursuits.
 
This common thread makes Toronto a perfect place to showcase some of Israel’s most brilliant works of art, which is exactly what’s taking place right now.
 

Toronto’s [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman
When I was in university my roommate Catherine once lived in Margaret Atwood’s dorm at Victoria College, University of Toronto. Like many young Canadian women in the post-feminism era, we grew up on writers like Atwood who paved the way for us so we wouldn’t have to be feminists. It was so cool [...]

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By Adam Michael Segal
 
Do you remember the funny flick from the early 90’s entitled Cool Runnings?
 
Starring the late Canadian iconic actor John Candy, the film loosely portrayed the real-life comedic tale of Jamaica’s national bobsled team and their odyssey at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.
 
Well, a new version of this funny and somewhat fascinating story is [...]

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By Lauren Kramer
She’s been an artist for 50 years but it wasn’t until the last decade that Joy Caros began painting the portraits of the Israeli presidents and prime ministers. Last month she donated them to the Canadian Friends of Hebrew University, and those portraits, which arrived in Israel a couple of weeks ago, will [...]

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By Adam Michael Segal
It’s an ancient and holy tongue that’s spoken by millions in Israel and it’s becoming ever more popular in Canada.
Hebrew’s expanding use as both a spoken and written language in Canada is obviously a direct result of the growing numbers of Israelis who now call the Great White North home.
But it’s also [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman

When there’s no place like home, this Canadian-Israeli clicks her ruby red slippers and heads on over to Puah Cafe in Jaffa. Built with finds from the local flea market (Shuk ha Pish Pisheem), all the items at the cafe are also for sale. This place reminds me of any number of dives, [...]

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By Adam Michael Segal

Israeli artists are finding a friendly forum half-way around the world from the Holy land to showcase their talents.
 
That forum is the gorgeous Julie M. Gallery for Contemporary Artists, located in Toronto’s trendy and historic Distillery District.
 
After nearly 25 years in Tel Aviv, the gallery opened a second location in Toronto earlier [...]

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See more great toilet paper wedding dress shots on the Toronto Sun website.

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By Karin Kloosterman
Madonna, if you’ve been following the news on her choice of Kosher meat, has been in Israel. Calling Tel Aviv “the energy capital of the world,” you can get a little taste of the frenetic Israeli city through art at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) starting next week.
In a special focus, the [...]

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