Russian-Israelis embrace tinsel, trees and Santa Claus — but don’t call it Christmas
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Every December Elana Snitman’s family gathers at her home, where they decorate a fake pine tree with ornaments, placing gifts…
Articles by Alberta Jewish News
Two Holocaust-themed films make the Oscar cut
By Tom Tugend LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Two films about the Holocaust and its aftermath have made the cut to compete for best foreign-language film….
Why I’m moving my family to Israel despite the violence
By Jennifer Richler (JTA) — I can tell that some friends and relatives think my decision to move my family to Israel for a year…
President Obama to appear on Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Comedians in Cars’ show
(JTA) — President Barack Obama will appear on comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” web series. The episode, the first in the show’s…
Book Review: Holocaust Survivors in Canada
Reviewed by Deborah Shatz (EJNews) – The timing for the latest release from University of Manitoba Press entitled Holocaust Survivors in Canada; Exclusion, Inclusion, Transformation,…