U of A Jewish Studies Week Lecture: Ukrainian Nationalists and the Holocaust
by Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – As part of the University of Alberta Jewish Studies Week, the Annual Toby & Saul Reichert Holocaust Lecture will be…
History
JHSSA: Preserving local history and looking to the future
by JHSSA Staff and Board Members (AJNews) – As Rosh Hashana approaches, Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta is preparing for a new year, and…
Preserving historical treasures in the Edmonton community
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – The Edmonton Jewish community is largely familiar with the acronym JAHSENA, but some may not be aware of the significance…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Beyond an (eye) shadow of a doubt
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In the Bible and in subsequent Jewish and Christian traditions, the name Jezebel provokes very unfavourable associations. A native of…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: The fascination with vaccination
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Rabbi Pinhas Elijah Hurwitz was an itinerant Lithuanian scholar whose travels took him to Galicia, Poland, Prussia, Holland, Hungary and…