Speaking out: Remembering Jewish Communities that were uprooted from their homes
(CIJA) – This Sunday, November 30, Jewish communities across Canada and around the world will gather to mark Yom HaPlitim, the Day of the Jewish…
History
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: The one that didn’t get away
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The Talmud tells a story about a Jew known as “Joseph the Sabbath-honourer.” Joseph had a wealthy non-Jewish neighbour who…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: A Celebration for the Nations
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Several decades ago, a distinguished looking gentleman in a Christian clerical collar used to show up annually at our synagogue…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: The thin red line
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The tractate in the Mishnah tractate that is devoted to the Day of Atonement is quite thorough in describing the…
Author presents new book: “Denmark’s Forgotten Holocaust: My Family History in Letters”
by Harry Sanders (AJNews) – “My mother survived the Holocaust. Her mother and sister did not. These facts have cast a shadow over my entire…