Longtime human rights activist Irwin Cotler named as Canada’s first envoy in anti-Semitism fight
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Irwin Cotler, a former Canadian justice minister and a human rights activist, is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s choice as his…
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Jewish Studies Week at the University of Alberta features 2 special events: Nov. 16 – 20
(AJNews) – Jewish Studies Week takes place at the University of Alberta from Nov. 16 to 20 with special virtual events taking place on November…
Edmonton commemorates Kristallnacht and the legacy of Anne Frank with a zoom event: Nov. 8
by John Stobbe and Debby Shoctor (Edmonton) – As we are experiencing isolation from our friends and family, we can perhaps draw solace from thinking…
‘Anne Frank: A History for Today’ is on exhibit at Red Deer MAG until January 2021
(AJNews) – While in hiding from the Nazis, in the early 1940’s in the Netherlands, Anne Frank wrote in her diary, “I keep my ideals,…
Calgary Holocaust Symposium at 36…and beyond
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – The Nazis murdered nearly her entire family. They attempted to rob her of her humanity by shaving her hair and…