Menachem Kaiser on his quest to reclaim a family home
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – When Canadian-born author Menachem Kaiser spoke at the Calgary Public Library on March 14, it was a rare literary treat….
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Lenka Lichtenberg wins JUNO for Holocaust-themed poetry album ‘Thieves of Dreams’
by Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – After sitting through a very long awards ceremony, held in Edmonton on March 11, 2023, Czech-born, Canadian music artist, Lenka…
Pianist Mona Golabek brings Children of Willesden Lane to Calgary: April 19 & 20
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – When long-time Holocaust education volunteer Paula Lexier saw a production of The Children of Willesden Lane some five years ago,…
Israel says ‘crisis’ with Poland is over as the countries agree to resume student trips to Holocaust sites
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — After a warm meeting with his Polish counterpart on Wednesday, Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen declared that the years-long “crisis”…
‘Maybe all art is provocative’: Art Spiegelman discusses his life’s work at Edmonton Public Library discussion
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Cartoonist Art Spiegelman, who depicted his father’s Holocaust survival in the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, spoke on Feb. 21…