Sun Youth: Sid & Earl parlayed one-time read into a humanitarian empire
Life in the crowded Plateau Mont-Royal in the post-war years was a time of modest beginnings and big dreams
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Heroes in her head helped Judy survive abuse
Courage and conviction are characteristics many associate with prominent feminist, journalist, and activist Judy Rebick, but it was only well into therapy sessions that she began to understand the source of her personality and commitments.
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Hopping Upstairs hosts hot-ticket jazz fest series
Of all the ways we enjoy music, especially jazz, nothing compares to live performance.
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Students pay tribute to their art teacher
The 16 students of the late Myrna Brooks Bercovitch are honouring her memory with an Art Tribute Exhibition at Côte Saint Luc Library till July 1.
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Small dogs, especially mine, have big issues
We adopted Rufus three years ago. He was abandoned when he was three, saved from a high–kill pound, then fostered by an animal rescue until I saw him on the Internet and fell in love.
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Jewish accomplishment in the modern era: no easy answer
For his 22nd documentary film, producer and writer/director John Curtin focused on an issue that few like to discuss in public but that has always been close to his heart. Why the Jews? consists of a series of interviews with some of the most articulate and accomplished men and women […]
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Gabrielle Soskin’s first play is about reaching new heights after 50
The living room in their cozy Westmount cottage is dominated by a century-old baby grand piano, a Heintzman rebuilt so its robust sound fills the room with sunshine.
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Brain health expert lectures at Cummings
Ever since she learned that her grandmother died of Alzheimer’s disease, Dr. Tiffany Chow, Medical Director at the University of Southern California Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute, has been working to improve her own brain health, which includes maintaining a “cognitive reserve,” a set of conditions that can compensate for and minimize symptoms […]
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Can Israel and the Palestinians co-exist in a “shared homeland?”
As Israelis and the country’s friends marked the 70th anniversary of its founding, British journalist and historian Ian Black offered some reflections.
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Inspired by Terry Fox, they’re running across Canada
Once you have cancer, if you are lucky enough to survive the treatment, there is always the fear of recurrence.
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