Iranian Nobel laureate urges sanctions against officials
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has joined the Montreal-based Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights in urging Canada to sanction what it calls “the architects of repression” in Iran.
Troy: Canada’s superhuman superhero for human rights
Gil Troy writes about why human rights activist and former justice minister Irwin Cotler deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ex-PM Paul Martin recommends Irwin Cotler for a Nobel Prize
Former prime minister Paul Martin and former Israeli cabinet minister and Jewish Agency chair Natan Sharansky have endorsed the nomination of Irwin Cotler for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
Ben-Dat: Small lights illuminating a large darkness
Mordechai Ben-Dat writes about Nobel prize winner René Samuel Cassin, who was the principal author of the International Declaration of Human Rights.
Today’s Google doodle honours Jewish poet and Nobel prize winner Nelly Sachs
Today’s Google doodle honours the 127th birthday of Nelly Sachs (1891-1970), the Jewish poet and refugee from Germany who shared the Nobel Prize in literature with the Israeli writer S.Y. Agnon in 1966.
Nobel Prize and the Jews
When looking at why so many Jews have excelled at the Nobels, one must tread – and surf – very carefully. You can find yourself mired in Jewish websites, which not only take pride in these accomplishments but also take a swipe at other ethnic groups who have not fared as well.
When the Nobel takes a holiday
Readers yearning for something with the Nobel stamp of approval can turn to the recently published acceptance lecture from last year’s winner, Kazuo Ishiguro, which is provocatively titled My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs: The Nobel Lecture (Alfred A. Knopf).
Activist teen adds author to resume
Fourteen-year-old Hannah Alper’s book revolves around the idea that “one person, one action, one moment can make a difference.”
