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…
History
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…
Little Synagogue on the Prairie brings Jewish history to life in Calgary
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Visitors to Calgary’s Heritage Park living history museum will find an important piece of Jewish-Canadian and western Canadian history —…