CIJA: Celebrating the joy of our survival together
By Judy Zelikovitz (AJNews) – Traditional celebrations of recent Passover seasons were certainly curtailed, or even canceled, by the pandemic. For those of us fortunate…
Human Rights
2022 Federal Budget is historic for Canada’s Jewish Community
By CIJA (Ottawa, ON) – On April 7, 2022, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, released Budget 2022: A…
Tensions are rising in Israel
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — There has been an escalation of tension and violence in Israel the past two weeks. Several attacks by Arabs against…
Jewish Studies Week at UAlberta: March 7-13
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – Jewish Studies Week at the University of Alberta in Edmonton will be held from March 7 – 13, 2022 with…
When I recall my father Elie Wiesel, my shame about these Olympics only deepens
by Elisha Wiesel (JTA) — On Friday my world was shaken. It hit me, as though it were a fresh wound: My father, Elie Wiesel,…