Baycrest resident one of few living WWII field doctors
Nearly 97, Edward Feldman enlisted in the Canadian army in 1943 and was sent overseas – first to Italy and then to Holland – to serve as a military officer
Remembering U.S. Jewish war veterans
Jewish vets south of the border struggled for recognition, waited longer to be rewarded for their bravery, and had to rely on others to take up their cause
Granddaughter of Nazi war criminal brings message of hope
Jennifer Teege discovered seven years ago, that her grandfather was Amon Goeth, infamous commandant of the Plaszow concentration camp
Windsor veterans memorial features multimedia stories
A new display commemorating 317 Jewish war veterans from the Windsor area is more than just names on a wall
Frank Miller wants to reconnect Superman to his Jewish roots
Known for “Sin City,” “300” and “The Dark Knight Returns,” Miller told Inverse at New York’s Comic-Con, Superman needs to “confront his Jewish roots again”
Survivor mourns passing of U.S. soldier who saved him
The death last month of Lt. Frank Winchester Towers, the U.S. officer who helped liberate and rehabilitate 2,500 Jews in 1945 – Leslie Meisels among them – from a train bound for the Theresienstadt concentration camp has caused the 89-year-old survivor and GTA resident “a great, great sadness.”
Help remember Canadian Jewish women’s experience in WWII
Jennifer Lander’s research seeks to fill the gaps in our knowledge by uncovering the experiences of Jewish women and girls during World War II.
Jewish groups upset by Supreme Court’s decision on Oberlander
Jewish groups in Canada are calling for justice after the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the federal government’s appeal in a case to revoke the citizenship of former Nazi Helmut Oberlander.
Former Auschwitz guard sentenced to five years in ‘last of the Nazi trials’
Hanning was sentenced to five years in prison by for his role as an accessory in the murder of at least 170,000 people in the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp
France honours Canadian air force vet for wartime service
The government of France has recognized Cyril Epton’s role in liberating that country by presenting him with “The Knight of the French Legion of Honour” insignia, the country’s highest decoration
