Yom HaShoah in Edmonton commemorated the past and strengthened community bonds
by Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – Yom HaShoah marks a somber date of remembrance in the Jewish calendar year. Communities gather to remember the stories of…
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Stephen Mandel to emcee JNF Edmonton Negev Gala on June 6: Register today for special draw!
By Jason Cairns (AJNews) – JNF Edmonton is thrilled to announce Stephen Mandel as special guest MC at this year’s Negev Gala which will be…
Hillel Neuer: Fighting the UN anti-Israel bias
(AJNews) – The United Nation Human Rights Council, founded on the principles of protecting universal human rights, today is overrun with “sixty percent dictatorships” and…
Cabinet ministers heckled and soldiers wounded as Israel marks a somber Memorial Day
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Government officials confronted protesters crying “Shame!” and “Criminal!” as they spoke at cemeteries across Israel. Shortly afterward, four Israeli soldiers…
This Memorial Day Ceremony Made Space for Israeli and Palestinian Pain
By Lior Zaltzman (Kveller via JTA) – Today at sundown marks the end of Israel’s Memorial Day, Yom Hazikaron, and the beginning of Independence Day, Yom…