Jews most targeted religious group for police-reported hate crimes
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Statistics Canada has released its hate crime data for 2021, which shows an increase in police-reported incidents from 2020, but…
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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….
CIJA: Where are we today? Let’s take stock.
by Judy Zelikovitz (AJNews) – Passover is one of the most widely observed of Jewish traditions. Looking back at our long history, we gather around…
Lenka Lichtenberg wins JUNO for Holocaust-themed poetry album ‘Thieves of Dreams’
by Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – After sitting through a very long awards ceremony, held in Edmonton on March 11, 2023, Czech-born, Canadian music artist, Lenka…