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…
Obituary
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…
Jewish Community Mourns the Loss of Mira Koschitzky (z”l), Distinguished Leader and Close Friend
OTTAWA, ON – June 12, 2023 – Upon the passing of Jewish community leader Mira Koschitzky, CIJA’s National Chair Gail Adelson-Marcovitz and President & CEO Shimon…
Former U of A president Myer Horowitz remembered as exemplary leader and scholar
by Bev Betkowski (Folio.ca) – Myer Horowitz, who served as the University of Alberta’s ninth president from 1979-89, has passed away at the age of…
In Memory of Dmitry Alman
By Zhanna Alman (AJNews) – I was very fortunate to live my life in the same city as my parents. Even as a child, I…