Steven Spielberg launches foundation to fund Jewish-themed documentaries
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Steven Spielberg has launched a film foundation called Jewish Story Partners to fund documentaries that “tell stories about a diverse…
History
Yom HaShoah: Ani Ma’amin – I Believe
by Joe Spier (AJNews) – It was the summer of 1942, the Nazis “Final Solution to the Jewish Question” was rampaging towards its zenith. The…
Jewish Studies Week returns to U of A virtually: March 23-25
(AJNews) – Jewish Studies Week returns to the University of Alberta – virtually – from March 23 to 25. Presented by the Wirth Institute for…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Mysterious Mordecai
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In the annals of English literature, the most prominent bearer of the name “Mordecai” was a Jewish character who played…
Jewish Directories: Looking back – a tale of two cities
By Maxine Fischbein, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Editor’s note – this article is a sidebar accompanying an article about the resurgence of the Edmonton Jewish…