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…
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How Liev Schreiber’s Jewish grandpa inspired him
By Curt Schleier (JTA) — Liev Schreiber has trained as a boxer on and off for 18 years. He’s a fan of the sweet science…
New Edmonton JLI course focuses on the impact of the Six-Day War on Israel: Starts May 15
(Edmonton, AB) – One fateful week in June 1967 redrew the map of the Middle East. Fifty years later, Israel continues to face numerous existential…
‘In Search of Israeli Cuisine’ to open the Edmonton Jewish Film Fest on May 17
By Lucy Cohen Blatter (JTA) — “I thought it was just going to be about falafel and hummus.” That was the perception of Israeli cuisine that filmmaker…
An incredible Holocaust escape story, proven by science
By Tom Tugend LOS ANGELES (JTA) – A one-hour TV program airing this week on PBS links an incredible Holocaust escape story to advanced scientific…