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Dec 17, 2023, 3:48 PM

Brigadoon – The invisible Jew

Throughout history and more specifically over the past 10 weeks, Jews have felt an eerie connection to the past. A connection that no people should be connected to but for Jews around the world it is yet another reminder...

May 12, 2021, 4:40 AM

Rockets Over Tel Aviv

Same, Same: Today is Tuesday, May 11, 2021 and much like the summer of 2014 and numerous times before; my friends, family, colleagues and all the residents of Israel, are being terrorized by indiscriminate rocket fire. They are sleeping in...

Jun 8, 2020, 7:52 AM

Danny, David and Phyllis. (courtesy)

My father is black, but I blend into the scenery where my family cannot, and they must worry about their safety in situations where I'd never pause

May 6, 2016, 12:27 AM

Winter Sport and the Holocaust

Today as I participated in my local Holocaust Remembrance day service, with the honour of reading names of whole families that perished in the holocaust, so that we never forget, I looked out to see the few remaining survivors...

Mar 24, 2016, 12:37 AM

Terror — The New Normal

As we see the images of the recent terror attacks in Brussels it is hard to see a way out. It is almost impossible to imagine a time when the fear of terror will be a distant memory or...

Oct 21, 2015, 9:45 AM

To Vote for the Jew or the Party?

The votes have been counted and the results are in -- the world leader who has been the most outspoken throughout his tenure as Prime Minister of Canada, when it came to supporting Israel, has lost the election. In...

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About Me

David is a dual Canadian/Israeli and spent 10 years as a development director for the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg and the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba. In 2014 David established his own fundraising consulting firm, Protexia, for the not for profit sector and charities of all sizes. In 2020, David accepted the position of Executive Director of JNF Canada, Manitoba/Saskatchewan region where he works to enhance the State of Israel by supporting the many meaningful projects committed to by JNF Canada. David also competed internationally as a founding member of the Israeli Bobsled Team. David is now President of the Israeli Olympic Bobsleigh Skeleton Federation who's athlete competed in the Olympic Winter Games in 20218 in PyeongChang, South Korea. David was recently voted in as a member of the National Olympic Committee of Israel's Plenum. David has two beautiful and brilliant kids: Nesya and Aaron.

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