Canada to review case of Nazi-era war crimes suspect Helmut Oberlander
(JTA) – The case of Nazi-era war crimes suspect Helmut Oberlander, who has been fighting to retain his Canadian citizenship since 1995, is headed back…
Anti-Semitism
Edmonton Hillel and JFED combat anti-Israel campaign on campus
Submitted by Edmonton Hillel (Feb 25, 2016) – The BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) anti-Israel movement is soon hosting its annual event across campuses in…
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, former prisoners mark liberation at Auschwitz
WARSAW (JTA) — More than 80 former Auschwitz prisoners marked the 71st anniversary of their liberation during a ceremony at the Nazi death camp on International…
Roman Polanski, 10 other Hollywood Jews open up about surviving Holocaust
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — The Hollywood Reporter is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust with a feature on 11 survivors who went…
For Jewish groups, Syrian refugees are a reminder – not a threat
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – American Jewish organizations don’t see the Syrian refugees as a threat; they see them as a reminder. With rare…