2016 Edmonton Negev Gala honours Dr. James Shapiro – a modern hero
By Daniel Moser (EJNews) – The Jewish community of Edmonton gathered on the evening of June 23, 2016 in a joint venture between the Jewish…
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Claims Conference secures major increase in aid to survivors through 2018
(JTA) — The Claims Conference, which manages aid to Holocaust survivors, has negotiated a budget increase through 2018, including the largest one-time increase in homecare…
Sarah Silverman, Jeffrey Tambor and Goldie Hawn to get Hollywood Walk of Fame stars
(JTA) — Comedian Sarah Silverman, actor Jeffrey Tambor, actress Goldie Hawn, Israeli-American media mogul Haim Saban and actor George Segal are getting their own stars…
op/ed: How Elie Wiesel inspired the Free Soviet Jewry movement
By Glenn Richter (JTA) — On my bookshelves there are two rows of volumes on the Soviet Jewry movement. Squeezed in among the tomes is…
Elie Wiesel gave the Holocaust a face and the world a conscience
By Sarah Wildman WASHINGTON (JTA) — Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate who became a leading icon of Holocaust remembrance and a global…