Alberta legislature unanimously affirms endorsement of IHRA definition
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) – On March 13, the Alberta Legislature voted unanimously to affirm the endorsement and adoption of the…
Anti-Semitism
‘Maybe all art is provocative’: Art Spiegelman discusses his life’s work at Edmonton Public Library discussion
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Cartoonist Art Spiegelman, who depicted his father’s Holocaust survival in the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, spoke on Feb. 21…
FSWC criticizes Canadian Newspaper for publishing excerpt that contains Holocaust distortion
(Toronto) – Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is deeply disturbed by the National Post’s decision to publish a piece that contains Holocaust distortion and has reached out to the…
JFSC 2022 Café Europa treated Calgary’s Holocaust Survivors to a very special afternoon
By Peta Glezerson (AJNews) – Each year, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is held on January 27, marking the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau…
City of Edmonton partners with Anti-Defamation League to identify hate symbols
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – The City of Edmonton has announced a partnership with the New York-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to develop technology for identifying…