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…
Anti-Semitism
Pianist Mona Golabek brings Children of Willesden Lane to Calgary: April 19 & 20
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – When long-time Holocaust education volunteer Paula Lexier saw a production of The Children of Willesden Lane some five years ago,…
Israel says ‘crisis’ with Poland is over as the countries agree to resume student trips to Holocaust sites
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — After a warm meeting with his Polish counterpart on Wednesday, Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen declared that the years-long “crisis”…
B’nai Brith Canada Applauds Alberta Legislative Assembly’s Endorsement of IHRA Definition
EDMONTON – B’nai Brith Canada applauds and welcomes the Alberta Legislative Assembly’s (ALA) endorsement of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism in a motion…
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…