The 100-year-old woman who’s still making art
Great-grandmother, artist and Holocaust survivor Anna Lowenthal celebrated her 100th birthday last April and insisted on one thing – that no fuss be made about it.
Survivor Philip Riteman remembered for making sure we never forget
It took 43 years from the time he was liberated in 1945 for Philip Riteman to speak publicly of the atrocities he suffered during the Holocaust. But once he started, he was unstoppable – right up until he died in Halifax on Aug. 8, at the age of 96.
Your Daily Spiel For July 26
Nine rockets were fired from Gaza at Israel following the border battles; cartoonist Avi Katz was fired from The Jerusalem Report after he parodied a selfie of right wing politicians taken after the nation-state law was passed; Facebook announced the acquisition of Israeli start-up Redkix.
Maxwell Smart’s new memoir details how he survived as a lone child in the forest
Maxwell Smart knows all too well what it means to be a child separated from his parents. At age 12, his mother and father were not only taken from him forever, but he was left to fend for himself, running for his life for two years.
Your Daily Spiel For May 10
Is vaping kosher? Yeshiva U Women’s Tennis qualifies for NCAA. Holocaust survivor allegedly converted to Islam.
Starry-night Scheherazade: Memories of my father
I didn’t truly understand how profoundly lost my father felt without his constant companion until I experienced those feelings after his death.
Virtual museum on Jewish-Canadian Holocaust refugees opens
The varying experiences of desperate European Jews who made their way to Canada between 1933 and 1955 are highlighted in a new online resource produced by the Montreal Holocaust Museum.
Holocaust survivor Bill Glied spread the lessons of history
Bill Glied died unexpectedly in Toronto on Feb. 17. He was 87.
Holocaust survivors interact with young Jewish adults at Dinner of Miracles
As the Holocaust survivor community ages, opportunities are limited for Jewish young adults to interact with survivors in a meaningful way. On the first night of Chanukah, 30 Holocaust survivors joined over 300 young professionals at a Congregation in Toronto.
New Poland trip is geared toward young professionals
The first ever Living Legacy Experience will be a week-long trip to Poland, geared toward young professionals between the ages 20 and 40.
