CMDA: A conversation with Mr. Lenny Shapiro, Supporter and Honourary Chair, CMDA Calgary
(Calgary) – Mr. Lenny Shapiro and his wife Faigel have supported CMDA for almost 50 years. Recently they donated an emergency medical scooter and an…
2021
Reel Mensch Studio pivots creatively to meet new needs in the COVID era
By Jared Paull (AJNews) – Reel Mensch Studio celebrated our tenth year in business by involuntarily conducting an experiment: What would happen if we went…
Edmonton-Strathcona MP stresses the need for action against racism
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Alberta’s lone non-Conservative MP — the NDP’s Heather McPherson in Edmonton-Strathcona — says her party is best suited to combat…
Writing poetry helps me process the unspeakable evils of the Holocaust
by Menachem Z. Rosensaft (JTA) — Not long after the gruesome reality of the Holocaust had burst onto the world’s consciousness, the philosopher and social…
New Yom Hashoah ritual aims to bridge Holocaust remembrance to a post-survivor world
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — Holocaust remembrance day programs in Jewish communities have stuck to a familiar form for decades, featuring Holocaust survivors sharing their…