The real history behind HBO’s ‘The Plot Against America’
By Lior Zaltzman (JTA) — The new TV show based on Philip Roth‘s novel “The Plot Against America,” helmed by David Simon, the Jewish creator of “The…
Human Rights
A year ago, I went public with my #MeToo moment. Purim reminds me of all we haven’t learned.
by Sheila Katz WASHINGTON (JTA) — As we approach the Purim holiday, we also approach the one-year anniversary of my own going public about being sexually…
Monuments: We in Canada should know better
By Myrna Kostash (AJNews) – I snatched up the November issue of Edmonton Jewish News when I saw, above the fold, the bold headline, “YEG…
World Jewish Congress co-sponsors panel discussing hate online in Munich
(February 2020) – The World Jewish Congress cosponsored a panel discussion on 14 February at the Munich Security Conference on the dangers of antisemitism, and Islamophobia…
Calgary officially commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day
By Richard Bronstein (AJNews) – For the first time, the City of Calgary officially observed International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 with an emotional…