The annual Toby & Saul Reichert Holocaust Lecture will be held at the U of A on November 20
(AJNews) – As part of Jewish Studies Week at the University of Alberta, the 2024 Annual Toby & Saul Reichert Holocaust Lecture will be held…
Arts
Top Canadian book prize to be awarded amid a flurry of protest over its sponsors’ ties to Israel
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) — A year ago, the Jewish author Sarah Bernstein received the Giller Prize, a prestigious $100,000 Canadian literary award founded by…
Beth Shalom to host Stephen Arnoff: a creative and musical Scholar in Residence Nov. 15 & 16
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – This year, to mark the international Shabbat Project at Beth Shalom Synagogue, congregants will welcome an exciting and highly celebrated…
Journalist Marsha Lederman recounts her journey to Poland – as a second generation survivor
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – In the midst of personal grief – and then a pandemic – Globe and Mail journalist Marsha Lederman took on…
‘A Real Pain’ is Jesse Eisenberg’s love letter to Poland, the country his family left under duress
by Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — In Jesse Eisenberg’s new film, a pair of American Jewish cousins on a heritage tour of Poland sneak back onto…