Our Parents Home: A special place in the fabric of Edmonton life
by Sam Koplowicz (Edmonton) – Every time I turn the corner on to Jasper Avenue, approaching from the east or the west, I get the…
2018
How a rabbi saved 4 Torah scrolls from being destroyed in the California wildfires
By Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — The death toll and damage continue to rise in California in the wildfires ravaging the state. More than 6,400 homes…
Deborah Lipstadt wrote a book on anti-Semitism. Then Pittsburgh happened.
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — The advance copies of Deborah Lipstadt’s new book, “Antisemitism Here and Now,” display a cover photo of white…
A girl’s doll is a poignant reminder of the horrors of Kristallnacht
By Hillel Kuttler JERUSALEM (JTA) – For decades as an adult, Lore Mayerfeld kept a doll on a chair in an off-limits bedroom or high…
Anxious? Angry? Here’s Why We Have to Keep Going.
By Melissa Cohen (Kveller via JTA) – “I’m so scared for your synagogue,” my (non-Jewish) mother said to me as we were driving the other…