Israeli director wins Oscar and cites his Holocaust survivor grandparents in acceptance speech
(JTA) — An Israeli director won the best live action short Oscar award on February 24, and cited the Holocaust in his acceptance speech. “I…
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New survey finds critical gaps in Holocaust knowledge in Canada
(January 2019) – Naomi Azrieli, Chair and CEO of the Azrieli Foundation and Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany…
Premier Rachel Notley commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Seventy-four years ago, Allied forces liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and revealed it…
NFB observes the International Day of Commemorating Victims of the Holocaust
(January 25, 2019) – Starting January 25, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be streaming Éléonore Goldberg’s animated short film My Yiddish Papi (Picbois Productions/NFB) free of charge across…
Tens of thousands of #WeRemember photos screened at NATO raise awareness about Holocaust
BRUSSELS – Tens-of-thousands of photographs taken by participants in the World Jewish Congress’ #WeRemember campaign to raise awareness about the horrors of the Holocaust and…