Special Events & Presentations

Pre-Shabbat Dinner

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Where beautiful traditions & new friends meet! Bert Malo will do pre-Shabbat formalities for us.Menu No-Chicken-Chicken Soup with Matza Ball Baked Fish with Roasted Potatoes Brussel Sprouts Garden Salad Apple Strudel Challah & Challah Buns Please reserve your seat before July 11 Fee per guest: Adults $45 Youth $30 Children under 6 $5 Red or ...

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“The Long Cold War, 1917 to the Present Day” with Prof. Alvin Finkel

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

This course examines the origins of the huge rift between Western countries beginning with the Russian Revolution in 1917, its temporary burial during World I, its global reach during the period from 1945 to the 1980s, and the failure to heal that rift either during the Gorbachev period when the Soviets sought rapprochement with the ...

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$48

Truth Before Reconciliation: An indigenous deconstruction of noble and savage stereotypes, through poetry and discussion.

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Tuesday, July 23 at 1p.m. Join Daniel Poitras, who calls himself a half-breed poet from the Paul First Nation. Currently residing in Edmonton, he writes about the challenges that Indigenous and Metis people face today. He has been published in the Home and Away anthology (House of Blue Skies, 2009), The Malahat Review, Grain Magazine, ...

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Self-defense for Seniors

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Thursday, July 25 at 12p.m. Join Katherine to explore the techniques for self-protection against a sudden attack in today's challenging world.

“The Long Cold War, 1917 to the Present Day” with Prof. Alvin Finkel

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

This course examines the origins of the huge rift between Western countries beginning with the Russian Revolution in 1917, its temporary burial during World I, its global reach during the period from 1945 to the 1980s, and the failure to heal that rift either during the Gorbachev period when the Soviets sought rapprochement with the ...

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$48

Martha Brooks & Mboya Nicholson Jazz Duo

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Martha and Mboya present a tight musical partnership and their wonderful repertoire is from the American standard songbook oeuvre, culled from the world of Tin Pan Alley and some of the past century’s greatest composers. Their performances are lyrical, thoughtful, funny and fun.Martha Brooks is a vocal artist whose sensually sculpted and wry takeson standards ...

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$36

Descendants of Expulsion: Communities Descended from Exiles from Spain and Portugal

Zoom

Thursdays at 7:30p.m. August 1, 8 & 15 via Zoom The Jewish communities of Siam and Portugal were decimated, expelled, and forcibly converted between 1390 and 1497. Their descendants live across the globe, some openly as Sephardim and others hidden as conversos (Secret Jews). This three-class series will examine the surprising places these Jews can ...

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Descendants of Expulsion: Communities Descended from Exiles from Spain and Portugal

Zoom

Thursdays at 7:30p.m. August 1, 8 & 15 via Zoom The Jewish communities of Siam and Portugal were decimated, expelled, and forcibly converted between 1390 and 1497. Their descendants live across the globe, some openly as Sephardim and others hidden as conversos (Secret Jews). This three-class series will examine the surprising places these Jews can ...

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Martha Brooks & Mboya Nicholson Jazz Duo

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Martha and Mboya present a tight musical partnership and their wonderful repertoire is from the American standard songbook oeuvre, culled from the world of Tin Pan Alley and some of the past century’s greatest composers. Their performances are lyrical, thoughtful, funny and fun.Martha Brooks is a vocal artist whose sensually sculpted and wry takeson standards ...

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$36

Descendants of Expulsion: Communities Descended from Exiles from Spain and Portugal

Zoom

Thursdays at 7:30p.m. August 1, 8 & 15 via Zoom The Jewish communities of Siam and Portugal were decimated, expelled, and forcibly converted between 1390 and 1497. Their descendants live across the globe, some openly as Sephardim and others hidden as conversos (Secret Jews). This three-class series will examine the surprising places these Jews can ...

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Aging Smarter – Take Action & Transform Your Life!

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Join Marilyn Rolingher, a registered psychologist, to explore the way we age and to learn a few techniques to keep us active. Monday, August 19 at 1p.m.  This session will be focused on new discoveries in psychology as they pertain to aging.  We will look at the current research from the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

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Introduction to Ikebana

The Centre 10052-117 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Thursday, August 29th @ 12pm Ikebana is one of the representative aspects of Japanese traditional culture, and ikebana began with Ikenobo in 1462. In the mid-16th century Senno Ikenobo taught, “Not only beautiful flowers but also buds and withered flowers have life, and each has its own beauty. By arranging flowers with reverence, one refines ...

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