Ruth Panofsky on how the TV series ‘Little Bird’ also evokes the suffering of Holocaust survivors
I teach a graduate seminar on Holocaust Literature. I’ve taught the course a number of times in our Master’s program. My students have always come from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. Last winter, one student identified herself as Indigenous. She expressed a deep interest in the Holocaust and admitted that she was drawn to […]
‘Little Bird’ called on Jewish and Indigenous writers and actors to tell the story of a child caught in the Sixties Scoop
A six-episode series that brings together Jewish and Indigenous creatives to tell the story of a First Nations child taken from her home and adopted during the Sixties Scoop will be premiering May 26 on Bell Media’s streaming service, Crave. Christina Fon, executive producer of the Indigenous-owned production company Rezolution Pictures, brought the idea of […]
Montreal temple brings attention to Indigenous people through outdoor photo display
Passersby may do a double take at the sight of three large photographic portraits displayed on Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom on Sherbrooke Street in Westmount. These striking black-and-white pictures, each four feet high, which went up on June 26, are meant to provoke curiosity and, it is hoped, soul-searching. The banner in English and French offers […]
Vancouver memorial service remembers the children of the Indian residential schools
“The greatest gift we can give these children is not words of condolence, but acts of conscience.”
