CIJA and CJHSD Call for Formal St. Louis Apology
by Colleen Decker (EJNews) – Canada is a place where everyone is welcome. Each year we open our doors to thousands of refugees seeking security…
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Polish president says new Holocaust law will not silence survivors’ stories
WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — On April 12, 2018 the presidents of Poland and Israel met in Oświęcim, near the Auschwitz Nazi death camp, where they…
B’nai Brith Canada Welcomes Abe Silverman as New Manager of Public Affairs in Alberta
EDMONTON – B’nai Brith Canada is proud to announce that Abe Silverman has joined the organization as Manager of Public Affairs in Alberta. Silverman will be based…
Recognizing exemplary bravery of a Dutch family for hiding Jewish people from the Nazis
(Edmonton) – The Canadian Society for Yad Vashem and the Consulate General of Israel in Toronto and Western Canada recognized the Righteous Among the Nations…
‘Righteous’ Poles ask Israel and Poland to return to ‘path of dialogue and reconciliation’
WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — A letter signed by a group of 50 Poles honored by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations has appealed to…