Celebrating 40 years of leading by example. Featuring news & updates on projects of The Asper Foundation and Human Rights & Holocaust Studies Program.
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3 Oct 2025
Oct 3, 2025 - The Asper Foundation and the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada are honoured to support the creation of the Manitoba Institute to Combat Antisemitism. For more info, see mbica.org
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15 Apr 2025
Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival Program – 2025: Download here:
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7 Apr 2025
April 1, 2025: The Asper Foundation Strengthens JCFS Winnipeg through Empowerment Program
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19 Mar 2025
Article: Shabbat Ceilidh: An Unforgettable Production by The Winnipeg Jewish Theatre in Partnership with The Asper Foundation (The Jewish Post, March 19, 2025)
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11 Feb 2025
Article: Interfaith outreach program brings Winnipeggers together (Winnipeg Free Press, February 1, 2025)
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2 Jan 2025
Asper-founded jazz series celebrates 25 years (Winnipeg Free Press, 11/16/24)
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2 Jan 2025
Article: A “Jew-Ipino” Inter-Cultural Shabbat (The Jewish Post, December 18, 2024)
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15 Oct 2024
Sept 26, 2024 – Gail Asper, Chair of The Asper Foundation, received the Sol Kanee Distinguished Community Service Medal at the Kavod Evening at Winnipeg’s Congregation Shaarey Zedek Synagogue.
For more info on the award, see: asperfoundation.com/wp-conte… and cdn.fedweb.org/fed-7/2/Sol%2…
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26 Jun 2024
The Asper Foundation: Creating Positive Change Through Philanthropy (Manitoba Opera, June 24, 2024)
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18 Jun 2024
At the recent 50th Annual Rady Jewish Community Centre Ken Kronson Sports Dinner, David Asper, KC was inducted into the 2024 Cyril ‘Zeke’ Marantz (z’’l) Manitoba Jewish Sports Wall of Honour. See tinyurl.com/4b529y33 and youtu.be/zQllxQqFnmk for more information.
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12 Jun 2024
Asper-HUJI Innovate Announces Joint Winners of the 2024 Asper Prize
June 11, 2024 – Asper-HUJI Innovate announced the joint winners of the 2024 “Rising Startup” Asper Prize are GynTools and HydroX. For more information see:
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9 May 2024
The 2024 Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival is taking place from June 1-22 at the Rady JCC Berney Theatre.
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6 Feb 2024
The Asper Foundation Supports Israeli Victims of Hamas Anti-Feminist Violence: The Asper Foundation was proud to co-sponsor a discussion on anti-feminist violence and misogyny held at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. Download the program:
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10 Aug 2023
The Asper Foundation opens doors, creates opportunities for students | Over 80 students have benefited from entrance bursary
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1 Aug 2023
As we are in the process of updating the program, it will not be offered for the 2023-2024 year. More info found here: hrhsp.asperfoundation.com/
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16 Jun 2023
Avertto Wins Hebrew University’s Asper Prize Startup Award for 2023. jpost.com/israel-news/articl…
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15 Jun 2023
Asper-HUJI Innovate Announces Winner of the 2023 Asper Prize - The winner of the Asper Prize is Avertto, a startup in the health field for developing a system to prevent and heal strokes. asperfoundation.com/news-ann…
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The Asper Foundation retweeted
2 Jun 2023
Thank you to long time JA supporter, the @AsperFoundation for their Silver sponsorship of the Manitoba Business Hall of Fame Gala presented by @CWBcommunity
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In 1983, media magnate and philanthropist Israel Asper created the Asper Foundation, so he could focus on doing what gave him the most satisfaction: giving back to his community.
His dream of the @CMHR_News in @cityofwinnipeg was realized in 2008.
🇨🇦 #JewishHeritageMonth✡️
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The Asper Foundation retweeted
Diagnosing Sleep Disorders, In The Comfort Of Your Own Bed
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