Honouring the memory of Fania Wedro OBM
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Tears were, no doubt, shed in at least three Alberta cities when Fania (Fanny) Wedro passed away on August 21,…
Obituary
Fania Wedro OBM shared her Shoah testimony with thousands
(Calgary) – This week, Calgary lost a notable member of our community. Fania (Fanny) Wedro was a devoted citizen of the world. She gave much…
Obituary: Sidney Cyngiser, 99, shared his story about the Shoah with generations of Alberta students
by Sam Margolis, Canadian Jewish News (CJN) – Sidney (Sucher) Cyngiser, an indefatigable proponent of Holocaust education, who was often viewed as Calgary’s Elie Wiesel,…
Remembering and honouring Sidney Cyngiser OBM
by Maxine Fischbein and Marnie Jazwicki (Calgary) – Holocaust survivor Sidney (Sucher) Cyngiser—sometimes referred to as Calgary’s Elie Wiesel—shared his story of tragedy and resilience…
Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker whom ‘everyone assumed’ was Jewish, dies at 92
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst whose leak of the classified “Pentagon Papers” exposed American deceit about the Vietnam War, led…