Canada at long last opens national Holocaust memorial
MONTREAL (JTA) — Canada inaugurated a national Holocaust memorial in Ottawa as its government reportedly readied itself to formally apologize for turning away 900 European…
Anti-Semitism
B’nai Brith condemns CHRC and Alberta government for sponsoring an anti-Israel propaganda event
EDMONTON – B’nai Brith Canada is calling for action in response to an Edmonton event that used taxpayer dollars to spread false claims about the…
op/ed: Billy Joel wore a yellow Jewish star. Thanks, but the trend should stop there.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll NEW YORK (JTA) — Few artifacts of the Holocaust move me like the yellow star. Homely and seemingly innocuous, they sit in…
After Charlottesville, I’m Finally Joining a Synagogue
By Katie Colt (Kveller via JTA) — It started off as a pretty typical day. I had an appointment downtown in the morning and lunch…
Billy Joel wears yellow Star of David during concert encore
(JTA) — Billy Joel wore a yellow Star of David on his sports jacket during the encore of his monthly concert at Madison Square Garden….