Righteous Persons documentary to premiere at Edmonton Jewish Film Festival
By Adam Bentley (EJNews) – I am Jewish and Canadian, Israeli and Edmontonian. I am a filmmaker whose short films have been screened on CBC…
Anti-Semitism
2016 A Record-Setting Year for Antisemitism in Canada, B’nai Brith Audit Finds
TORONTO – The year 2016 was a record-setting year for anti-Semitism in Canada, B’nai Brith Canada’s Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents has found. Now in…
From the desk of Avi Benlolo: In search of peace
By Avi Benlolo (May 5, 2017) – The Jewish people long for peace. Yet, it has been elusive since Israel’s independence in 1948, when the…
Bernie Sanders just defended Israel on Al Jazeera. Here’s why that’s a big deal.
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – In an appearance on Al Jazeera, Bernie Sanders defended Israel’s right to exist, rejected BDS as a tactic and…
Yom Hashoah: Edmonton commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day
(EJNews) – On April 24, 2017, chilly weather and a grey threatening sky provided a damp and somber backdrop for a solemn Yom Hashoah ceremony….