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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- Jul 30
- 3 min
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 3
- 2 min
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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- May 16
- 2 min
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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burquestjewishcomm
- Apr 19
- 2 min
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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burquestjewishcomm
- Apr 12
- 2 min
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 10
- 2 min
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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- Mar 29
- 2 min
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...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Mar 26
- 4 min
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...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Mar 11
- 2 min
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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burquestjewishcomm
- Mar 4
- 3 min
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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burquestjewishcomm
- Feb 21
- 2 min
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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burquestjewishcomm
- Feb 6
- 2 min
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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burquestjewishcomm
- Jan 18
- 3 min
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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burquestjewishcomm
- Jan 8
- 2 min
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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burquestjewishcomm
- Jan 8
- 2 min
After Jews, who is next?
By Zanna Linskaia While Israel marked 3 months of fights after massacre by Hamas with militants in Gaza, Hamas supporters continue...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Dec 18, 2023
- 2 min
Jews and Christmas
By Zanna Linskaia Just recently, during Chanukah holidays my non - Jewish friend asked me - “Is Chanukah like a Jewish Christmas?" I was...
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burquestjewishcomm
- Dec 11, 2023
- 1 min
The Miracle of Chanukah: A Timeless Story of Faith and Freedom
This is the most famous menorah in the world: just before the Nazis came to power, members of the Posner family lit it in Kiel, Germany....
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- Nov 27, 2023
- 2 min
Don’t be silent...
By Zanna Linskaia I am reading now a heart-wrenching, unforgettable novel by Heather Morris “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” - true story,...
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