Edmonton-Strathcona MP stresses the need for action against racism
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Alberta’s lone non-Conservative MP — the NDP’s Heather McPherson in Edmonton-Strathcona — says her party is best suited to combat…
Human Rights
New Yom Hashoah ritual aims to bridge Holocaust remembrance to a post-survivor world
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — Holocaust remembrance day programs in Jewish communities have stuck to a familiar form for decades, featuring Holocaust survivors sharing their…
Stop comparing Covid health measures to the Holocaust
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Political activists, including Rep. Madison Cawthorn and the ambassador to Germany under Donald Trump, are comparing the idea of “vaccine…
CIJA: Online Hate Has Gone Viral During COVID
By Judy Zelikovitz (AJNews) – Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have been confronted by two viruses: COVID-19 and, in its wake, the rampant…
Upcoming Holocaust Awareness and Education Programming in Calgary and Edmonton
By Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – The January 27 talk about anti-Semitism by Deborah Lipstadt was a prelude to further Holocaust-related programming in 2021 for both…