By Paul Shindman
Two weeks ago I went to the Agritech agricultural trade show in Tel Aviv. It gave me whistful pangs of sentimental longing for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair , and for the summers at the Ex in Toronto braving the smell and seeing all the animals in their glory, battling for prized blue [...]

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By Lauren Kramer
Vancouver audiences will be treated to a couple of performances by Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company February 20-21. That’s when the 20 dancers are scheduled to perform Deca Dance as part of the Vancouver Cultural Olympiad and the 9th annual Chutzpah! Festival - The Lisa Nemetz International Showcase of Jewish Performing Arts.
Deca Dance [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman

When I first moved to Toronto, from Newmarket, Ontario, I felt it took months, even a couple years to feel like Toronto was mine. A destination site for many tourists, I always tell my friends in Israel not to visit Toronto, if they come to Canada. Not because I don’t love Toronto, but [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman
Back for a third season this October, Canadians are enjoying once again the warm-hearted humour about Muslim life in the “Little Mosque on the Prairie” TV show. Shown in Israel last year, with second season rights already purchased, Canada’s Israel takes a flashback look, as the CBC interviews people from East and West [...]

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by Karin Kloosterman

(Image credit: Karin Kloosterman)
If you are a Canadian and never been to Israel, it’s unlikely that you’ve seen anything like this picture in your life. This is a snapshot of a Rababator concert at the East West House in Jaffa a while back. What might strike some people are the coffee grinders that [...]

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