Three remarkable women discuss the importance of fighting back against hate
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Albertans who joined the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) State of the Union: Fighting Back Against…
Anti-Semitism
Remembering the ‘Second Exodus’ on November 30
by Lyn Julius (The Blogs) – On October 29, 1956, Lilian Abda was swimming in the Suez Canal when Egyptian soldiers arrested her. Abda was…
Edmonton will shine a light on antisemitism with the creation of an art mosaic: December 5
by Tammy Vineberg (AJNews) – Chanukah brightens the darkness around us with the lighting of the menorah each night. This Chanukah is a chance to…
U of A hosts talk on Ukrainian nationalists’ role in the Holocaust
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Historian John-Paul Himka, who published a book this year on Ukrainian nationalists’ culpability in the Holocaust, presented this year’s Toby…
Education Minister removes official document that urges both-sides approach to Nazism
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Alberta’s Ministry of Education has disavowed and deleted a document from its website that encourages educators to portray positive aspects…