2019 Annual Tova Yedlin Lecture featuring Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis video now available
(Edmonton) – Last month, the Wirth Institute had the honour of inviting esteemed historian Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis of the University of Toronto to deliver…
International
op/ed: By withdrawing from Syria, Trump has abdicated responsibility and abandoned allies
by Seth J. Frantzman JERUSALEM (JTA) — President Donald Trump has been on a foreign policy roller-coaster this month that seems more jarring than usual….
The decorated officer who testified in the impeachment probe is a Jewish refugee from Ukraine
Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council staffer who delivered dramatic testimony confirming that President Donald Trump sought dirt…
UN expert warns that anti-semitism is ‘toxic to democracy’
GENEVA (17 October 2019) – Anti-semitism is toxic to democracy and poses a threat to all societies if left unaddressed, warned the UN Special Rapporteur…
As a gunman loomed outside their synagogue, Jews in Halle kept praying
by Rebecca Spiess, Toby Axelrod HALLE, Germany (JTA) — Just two days after a deadly neo-Nazi attack here, this city in eastern Germany slowly stirs…