How 3 minutes of a home movie from 1938 turned into an acclaimed Holocaust documentary
by Stephen Silver (JTA) — In 2009, writer Glenn Kurtz was working on a novel about “someone who discovers an old piece of home movie…
September 2022
Yoni Avi Battat debut album ‘Fragments’ explores artist’s fragmented Arab-Jewish identity
(AJNews) – On September 2nd, 2022, multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Yoni Avi Battat released his debut album Fragments, a collection of original and traditional music surrounding…
Edmonton’s Jewish Seniors Centre is attracting younger seniors
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – As the Edmonton Jewish community gradually establishes its ‘new normal’ many are trading in their Zoom activities for face-to-face human…
Book shows that in 1942 Hitler had plans for US and Canada
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – Edmontonians who attended or live streamed this year’s Yom Ha’Shoah memorial observance at the Alberta Legislature grounds will certainly remember…
Na’amat Calgary packs 830 backpacks for children seeking refuge in Alberta’s shelters
by Saundra Lipton and Marni Besser (Calgary) – Every day of the week children take refuge in Alberta shelters to escape domestic violence and/or homelessness….