Letter from Jasper: This hanukkiah miraculously survived Alberta’s summer wildfire
After a natural disaster destroyed his home, Warren Waxer was shocked to find something poignant in the rubble.
Alberta’s education minister visits an Edmonton synagogue to announce it will be the third province to make Holocaust classes mandatory
The government of Alberta announced Nov. 9 that it would make Holocaust education mandatory in the province’s new social studies curriculum. Alberta now becomes the third province, after Ontario and British Columbia, to mandate Holocaust education. “I firmly believe we must do everything possible to combat rising antisemitism and educate young Albertans about the horrors […]
Tariq Khan, a member of Alberta’s new multicultural council, resigns after a history of antisemitic posts are revealed
Three days after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith unveiled an advisory council on multiculturalism, a member has resigned after the opposition party revealed his history of antisemitic social media posts, including Holocaust denial. Smith announced the 30-member Premier’s Council on Multiculturalism on April 14, co-chaired by court interpreter Sumita Anand and University of Alberta women’s studies […]
Alberta retracted an education document which advocated provincial teachers portray the positive attributes of Nazism
Alberta is often regarded as the Texas of the North for their mutual conservative political cultures, as well as dependence on oil and gas revenues. But recent controversies in each jurisdiction over how educators should approach teaching about the Holocaust also provide a point of comparison. Gina Peddy, an administrator with the Carroll Independent School […]
Edmontonians rally after swastika found on schoolyard
Around 100 people showed up at a rally at the Talmud Torah School in Edmonton on Aug. 7, after a swastika was found on the school’s basketball court.
Holocaust-denying prof reinstated at University of Lethbridge
The University of Lethbridge has reinstated a professor who had been suspended for questioning the Holocaust and suggesting a Zionist connection to 9/11.
University of Lethbridge suspends prof who questioned Holocaust
The University of Lethbridge confirmed Oct. 5 that it has suspended without pay the professor accused by Jewish groups of disseminating Zionist conspiracy theories and encouraging speculation about the Holocaust. In a statement, university spokesperson Trevor Kenney confirmed that Prof. Anthony Hall was suspended in accordance with Alberta’s Post-Secondary Learning Act and pending the results […]
Jewish Fort McMurray resident shares harrowing evacuation story
“We just had to keep going and suppress whatever anxiety we were feeling… to subdue our impatience and panic,” said 65-year-old Howard Rensler
Jewish groups rush to help Fort McMurray evacuees
Jewish organizations are rallying to help support the tens of thousands of displaced residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., who have been forced to evacuate the area due to a ravaging wildfire
Study examines Jewish domestic violence on Prairies
The study is currently underway to learn more about characteristics that may be unique to the way members of the Jewish community experience domestic violence
