Interactive Novel Study includes Suitcases of Hope for CJA’s Sixth Grade Sojourners
By: Orit Baruch (AJNews) – Grade six classes at the Calgary Jewish Academy participated in a multi-faceted novel study, exploring stories of the Holocaust using…
Anti-Semitism
Jared Shore: We must demonstrate coexistence in our own backyard, rather than importing the Middle East conflict here
By Jared Shore (Calgary) – After almost 75 years of conflict, another round of escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was certainly predictable, if not inevitable….
Pope Francis kisses Holocaust survivor’s Auschwitz tattoo
(JTA) — Pope Francis kissed the number tattooed on a Holocaust survivor’s arm during his weekly meeting with members of the public on Thursday. Lidia…
Calgary Holocaust Education Symposium and CPL expand their reach online
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Calgary is experiencing a renaissance in Holocaust education despite challenges posed by COVID-19. Calgary Jewish Federation is even exporting its…
Nazi flags on display in rural Alberta
by AJNews Staff (AJNews) – There were two incidents of Nazi flags displayed outside at rural properties in Alberta this month – one near Breton,…