Rosensweig: How do I teach my son about the Holocaust?
Avrum Rosensweig opens up about his fears regarding teaching his son about the moral complexities of the Holocaust.
Letters reveal the struggles of Jewish refugees in Peru
Had it not been for the adventurousness of Walter Neisser – a young German Jew and First World War veteran who set out to make his fortune in South America in the 1920s – his many descendants would likely not be here today.
Long-lost family members hold reunion in Montreal
One day, Bill Rothchild found a folder marked “Family,” while he was going through the belongings of his late father, Louis Rothchild, who was from Montreal. What he stumbled upon has changed his entire family’s understanding of its history and connected long-lost relatives.
Egyptian couple reunited in Canada after 55-year separation
When they were young, they attended the same Jewish day school in Egypt, but the political situation would rip the two of them apart – until now.
Fantasy, meet reality – the cartoonist who popularized Yiddish culture
Dubbed the “Jewish Will Rogers,” Harry Hershfield was described by comics historian Ron Goulart as “a raconteur as well as a cartoonist,” who “devoted the majority of his nearly 90 years to telling funny stories, both in words and pictures.”
Saul of Tarsus: one of the most important Jews in history
How Saul of Tarsus – a.k.a., Paul the Apostle – changed to course of human history.
My clandestine mission to support Soviet Jews
In January 1981, I went to Moscow to meet with Soviet Jews. It was all very extraordinary and secretive.
Berlin native recalls life in war-torn Nazi Germany
Channah Cohen recalls a lot of incidents from her early childhood, dating back to the day before her second birthday in 1943.
Jewish Family & Child celebrates 150 years
Jewish Family & Child will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a gala on May 9, in which it will reflect on Jewish life in Toronto from 1868 to the present, through an interactive exhibit that will tell the story of the organization’s history.
Finding Canada’s post-war Jewish tailors
Beginning in 1948 and lasting for several years, the Tailor Project managed to bring 2,000 labourers into the country. Now, Larry Enkin wants to find out what happened to them.
