Oct. 24 in Edmonton: The gold medal athlete who came back from the dead
(October 2017) – Israel would neither have been founded nor have lasted without the super-human contributions of many individuals: men and women, intellectuals and politicians,…
October 2017
Holocaust survivors’ stories made available online
(October 2017) – A new online portal at Lund University in Sweden makes a unique archive containing first-hand accounts from Nazi concentration camp survivors freely…
Conservative movement doubles down on intermarriage and its rabbis ask why
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — “It doesn’t help.” “I don’t know how it happened or why it happened.” “The most common response I’m…
Six Jewish Debates Coming to Edmonton Jewish Learning Institute
(Edmonton,AB)— Rabbi Mendy Blachman of the Edmonton JLI will recount 2000 years of Jewish history through the lens of six epic debates that rocked the…
Special “Canadian Jewish Experience” is on display at Edmonton City Hall
by Debby Shoctor (Edmonton) – The Jewish Federation of Edmonton, is co-hosting the exhibit of “Canadian Jewish Experience” (CJE) at Edmonton City Hall for the…