Child Holocaust survivors get first payment from new Claims Conference Fund
NEW YORK (JTA) – The Claims Conference sent out payments totaling about $60 million in a single day last week – the first of an…
May 2015
Calgary Native to Join Global Innovators in Jerusalem at ROI Summit
JERUSALEM — One-hundred fifty of the Jewish world’s leading change makers from 32 countries will convene in Jerusalem on June 7-11 for the 2015 ROI Summit,…
Israel Experience makes Judaic Studies come alive for Talmud Torah Students
By Gabriella Tankel, Grade 9 Student – In April, the grade nine classes from Edmonton Talmud Torah and Calgary Jewish Academy traveled to Israel. We…
Book Review: The Choice by Kathy Clark
Review by Deborah Shatz The Choice is a gripping coming of age story that takes place in Budapest and Poland during a dark period in…
President Barack Obama: I have same high expectations of Israel as I do of U.S.
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – President Barack Obama has a message for American Jews: I don’t shy away from disagreeing with Israel publicly, because…