Jews most targeted religious group for police-reported hate crimes
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Statistics Canada has released its hate crime data for 2021, which shows an increase in police-reported incidents from 2020, but…
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City of Edmonton partners with Anti-Defamation League to identify hate symbols
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – The City of Edmonton has announced a partnership with the New York-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to develop technology for identifying…
Bat Mitzvah fundraiser raises $5K for Israel Tennis and Education Centres
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Calgary-based Sloane Zenith decided to dedicate the mitzvah portion of her Bat Mitzvah towards helping Israeli youth engage in one…
Edmonton Beit Midrash: ‘Community Conversations on Antisemitism’ starts November 3
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Edmonton’s Beit Midrash is returning for 2022 with a series of five weekly workshops focusing on different facets of being…
Graphic novel by Alberta author recalls days of Keegstra affair
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Edmonton-born Jewish writer and filmmaker Hart Snider has released a graphic novelization of a short film he made set at…