More than half of Canadians don’t know six million Jews died in Holocaust: poll
In the midst of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, a new poll suggests a depressing – some may say shocking – fact: more than half of Canadians and nearly two-thirds of young people in this country do not know that six million Jews perished in the Holocaust.
Levine: ‘The life of each one of us hung on a hair’
Allan Levine chronicles the story of Holocaust survivor Elly Gotz.
University of Ottawa Holocaust historian sues Polish group for libel
Jan Grabowski, whose specialty is the fate of the Jews in wartime Poland, is suing a Polish nationalist organization for allegedly libelling him.
The storied history of Jewish coffee culture
The vast multiplication of java joints in today’s world is no substitute for the grand tradition of European-inspired coffee houses.
From the streets of Vienna, to the trenches of WWII
Martin Maxwell’s journey took him from an Austrian orphanage, to the British Armed Forces during the Second World War and finally to Canada, where he started a business that he runs to this day.
Child survivor returns to honour the French villagers who hid her
Montrealer Georgette Brinberg, a Holocaust survivor, returned to France to honour the memory of the people in the village of Morée, who sheltered her and her sister during that terrible time.
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.
