JEWISH. INDEPENDENT. NONPROFIT.
Ang Lee might have gotten the most press this year for his 3-D technical achievements in the otherwise forgettable film “The Long Halftime Walk of Billy Lynn.” But the most amazing cinematic achievement I saw this year was Sebastian Schipper’s Berlin-based thriller “Victoria,” which unspools an entire two-hour heist drama in a single take. Alfred…
Canada’s oldest continuously operating synagogue is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Congregation Emanu-El, located in Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, will host a reenactment of its dedication ceremony on Sunday, The Times of Israel reported. In 1863, even before Canada had become a country, Jewish community members in Victoria and non-Jewish patrons got together to…
