Angela Merkel announces Germany will donate $66 million to Auschwitz museum
by Toby Axelrod BERLIN (JTA) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel, making her first visit to Auschwitz, pledged an added 60 million euros — or $66…
Anti-Semitism
McGill board rejects discriminatory motion targeting Jewish student
Montreal, QC— On December 4, the Student’s Society of McGill University’s (SSMU) Board of Directors rejected a discriminatory motion by the SSMU’s Legislative Council that…
Supreme Court denies former Nazi’s appeal
TORONTO – The Supreme Court of Canada has denied a former Nazi’s request to appeal the revocation of his citizenship. Helmut Oberlander was a member…
This Holocaust-themed figure skating costume is just the sport’s latest to cause scandal
by Stacy Mintzer Herlihy CALDWELL, N.J. (JTA) — Figure skating costumes have a long and sometimes ridiculous history. Until about the 1930s, women were expected to…
Jewish student government member at McGill U ordered to cancel Israel trip or resign
by David Lazarus MONTREAL (JTA) — A Jewish student leader at McGill University in Montreal is fighting efforts to oust her from the student union…