Actor Ben Kingsley reveals why he stars in so many Holocaust films
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — From “Schindler’s List” to “The Red Sea Diving Resort,” the non-Jewish, award-winning actor Ben Kingsley has starred in a number…
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Students reflect on their March of the Living experience
By Maxine Fischbein, Photos by Fedele Arcuri, Rum Punch Media, Courtesy of Calgary Jewish Federation. (AJNews) – Hearts spoke to hearts at Beth Tzedec Synagogue…
2023 March of the Living marks 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,
(Auschwitz, Poland) – The annual March of the Living took place on April 18, from Auschwitz I to Auschwitz-Birkenau, marking Israel’s national Holocaust Memorial Day….
Edmonton’s Holocaust education symposium to be held in person this year
by Tammy Vineberg (AJNews) – Holocaust education has always been a core focus of the Jewish Federation of Edmonton and, historically, the annual Dianne and Irving…
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….