Jewish and Metis academics discuss issues related to self-identification vs state-identification
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Two errors in the most recent Canadian census were the starting point for a discussion between a Jewish and a…
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What Zelensky gets wrong about the Holocaust in Ukraine
by Jeffrey Veidlinger (JTA) — In his March 20 speech to Israeli lawmakers, Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelensky invoked the Holocaust as analogous to what his…
In appeal to Israel, Zelensky invokes the ‘final solution’: ‘You cannot mediate between good and evil’
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — In a searing 12-minute speech addressing the “people of Israel,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky likened the “final solution” the Nazis…
First peek at Purim in Edmonton
(AJNews) – Purim was celebrated with revelry around the world yesterday and once again there were wonderful celebrations in Edmonton. We’ll post more photos next…
In a Romanian resort town, Jewish children from Odessa celebrate Purim as refugees
by Marcel Gascón Barberá NEPTUN, Romania (JTA) — Hundreds of Jewish children from Odessa shook the Romanian Black Sea resort of Neptun out of its…