Canadian initiative honours children who perished during the Shoah
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – In February of 2016 when Jacquie Seipp sat Shiva for her mother, she found herself contemplating what it is to…
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Simon Wiesenthal Center Highlights Two Native American Soldiers In Honour Of 76th Anniversary Of Liberation Of Dachau Concentration Camp
by Simon Wiesenthal Center Staff (April 27, 2021) – In commemoration of the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau Concentration Camp by American…
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…
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…