Yom Hashoah: Edmonton commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day
(EJNews) – On April 24, 2017, chilly weather and a grey threatening sky provided a damp and somber backdrop for a solemn Yom Hashoah ceremony….
April 2017
7 new books about the Holocaust you should read, according to scholars
By Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — From Anne Frank’s diary to Elie Wiesel’s “Night,” books about the Holocaust remain some of the most powerful and well-known…
Trump says Iran ‘not living up to the spirit’ of nuclear deal
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Iran is not living up to the “spirit” of the nuclear deal, President Donald Trump said, the latest in…
‘In Search of Israeli Cuisine’ to open the Edmonton Jewish Film Fest on May 17
By Lucy Cohen Blatter (JTA) — “I thought it was just going to be about falafel and hummus.” That was the perception of Israeli cuisine that filmmaker…
An incredible Holocaust escape story, proven by science
By Tom Tugend LOS ANGELES (JTA) – A one-hour TV program airing this week on PBS links an incredible Holocaust escape story to advanced scientific…