Anti-Semitic hate crimes rose by 14% in 2019, according to the FBI
byBen Sales (JTA) — The number of anti-Semitic hate crimes in the United States increased significantly in 2019, according to the FBI, in a year…
Anti-Semitism
Jewish Studies Week at the University of Alberta features 2 special events: Nov. 16 – 20
(AJNews) – Jewish Studies Week takes place at the University of Alberta from Nov. 16 to 20 with special virtual events taking place on November…
Edmonton commemorates Kristallnacht and the legacy of Anne Frank with a zoom event: Nov. 8
by John Stobbe and Debby Shoctor (Edmonton) – As we are experiencing isolation from our friends and family, we can perhaps draw solace from thinking…
‘Anne Frank: A History for Today’ is on exhibit at Red Deer MAG until January 2021
(AJNews) – While in hiding from the Nazis, in the early 1940’s in the Netherlands, Anne Frank wrote in her diary, “I keep my ideals,…
Facebook will now ban Holocaust denial, in a major shift
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Facebook announced that it will now ban any posts that deny or distort the Holocaust, a landmark change from its…