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Jewish Community Association

From the community to the community
We are an independent non-profit organization committed to serving the cultural, social, spiritual, religious, and educational needs of the Jewish community in the eastern suburbs and Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada. We offer a diverse range of educational, social, and recreational programs for all ages.

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He Will Always Be ‘A Mensch’
By Zanna Linskaia I don’t know anyone his age who remains as sharp-minded, intelligent, and full of life as Bill Gruenthal, nor do I know...
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Jan 302 min read
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Holocaust Remembrance Day
“Blessed is the Match” The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh By Zanna Linskaia While Hannah Senesh is an Israeli hero, her life and death...
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Jan 242 min read
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New Kristallnacht in Amsterdam...
By Zanna Linskaia and Rudy Rozanski Exactly 86 years ago, in Germany on November 9-10, 1938, after “Kristallnacht” Nazis collaborating...
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Nov 13, 20243 min read
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We remember Who by Fire...
By Zanna Linskaia On October 6, 2024 we organized event at Burquest Jewish community, marking one year of the massacre in Israel and...
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Oct 10, 20245 min read
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Obsession via treachery
By Zanna Linskaia PM Justin Trudeau has obsessed with Israel. Not that he fallen in love with the Jewish state after October 7, 2023...
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Aug 23, 20242 min read
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The Unbearable Lightness of Death
By Zanna Linskaia In our uncertain and turbulent time with so many tragedies and deaths, it’s hard to be shocked or surprised by...
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Jul 30, 20243 min read
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Take Back Canada
By Zanna Linskaia On July 1 Canada has marked 157 years of Confederation. I remember my first celebration many years ago with fantastic...
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Jul 3, 20242 min read
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Oh, Canada...
By Zanna Linskaia Canada shows once again its fall on international stage regarding a motion at the UN General Assembly to move forward...
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May 16, 20242 min read
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Pesach near the corner...
(Open letter by Israeli professor Chaim Hames, a rector of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, that located close to the place of October...
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Apr 19, 20242 min read
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Does anyone care about the truth?
By Zanna Linskaia The world has simply gone mad, including local BC city Councils and Mayors regarding Israel-Hamas war. Hypocrisy, lies...
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Apr 12, 20242 min read
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Update on the Port Moody Council Meeting.
We are providing an update to our BJCA Statement in response to the recent resolutions passed by the Port Moody Council concerning the...
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Apr 10, 20242 min read
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BJCA Statement on recent Port Moody Council Resolutions on Gaza.
On Tuesday, March 28, a delegation of 3 individuals from Free Palestine Tricities presented a petition to Port Moody City Council, asking...
liobjca
Mar 29, 20242 min read
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Opinion by Conrad Black The NDP’s Palestine Motion Was Wrong-Headed From the Start
By Conrad Black The stormy debate in the House of Commons over the NDP’s motion to recognize a Palestinian state, ending with a profound...
burquestjewishcomm
Mar 26, 20244 min read
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Behind the Story of Hamantaschen
By Zanna Linskaia What do we know about Purim? Costumes, the megillah, gift baskets, and of course, those delicious triangular cookies -...
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Mar 11, 20242 min read
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Self-destruction or how some Jews become an anti-Semites...
By Zanna Linskaia It is not a secret that for many decades the number of the prominent Western Jews became the most outrageous...
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Mar 4, 20243 min read
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Lies, after lies with hatred propaganda
By Zanna Linskaia Once upon a time, some 20 years ago Coquitlam had been a beautiful countryside suburb with breathtaking mountain views,...
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Feb 21, 20242 min read
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Feb 7, 20240 min read
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Seniors’ Valentine...
By Zanna Linskaia Valentine’s Day is a holiday that anyone can enjoy, whether you are married, widowed or single, regardless of your age...
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Feb 6, 20242 min read
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Poet and Hamas activist
By Zanna Linskaia On many streets and conjunctions of Coquitlam town center you can see the glued posters with a photo of Gaza poet,...
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Jan 18, 20243 min read
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Epilogue to the post “After Jews, who is next?”
By Zanna Linskaia Following day, after pro-Palestinian rally in Coquitlam I went to RCMP station and City Hall with questions I wanted to...
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Jan 8, 20242 min read
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