150,000 Holocaust survivors to receive $200M in emergency COVID-19 funding
by Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — About 150,000 Jewish victims of Nazi persecution are set to receive emergency funding of approximately $1,400 per person from Germany…
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U of A hosts talk on Ukrainian nationalists’ role in the Holocaust
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Historian John-Paul Himka, who published a book this year on Ukrainian nationalists’ culpability in the Holocaust, presented this year’s Toby…
U of A Jewish Studies Week Lecture: Ukrainian Nationalists and the Holocaust
by Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – As part of the University of Alberta Jewish Studies Week, the Annual Toby & Saul Reichert Holocaust Lecture will be…
Canada pledges to combat antisemitism and preserve Holocaust remembrance at Malmo International Forum
(AJNews) – Canada’s special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combatting antisemitism is now a permanent national role that will be supported by dedicated resources….
Latvia grants Holocaust restitution — while insisting it’s not at fault
by Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — Latvia’s parliament voted to pay $46 million to the country’s Jewish community for property that was stolen from it during…