Holocaust

• Daughter of Holocaust survivor uses genealogy website to find family

  'My mother was a survivor from Ghetto Warsaw, and she managed to hide herself with a fake ID for the rest of the the war,' she said.

  Features

  Jul 5, 2024
  
• B.C. Jewish groups baffled, say teachers’ union won’t back Holocaust education group

  Teachers formed the Holocaust and Antisemitism Education Association after the B.C. announced that Holocaust education would become a mandatory part of the Grade 10 curriculum.

  Education

  Jun 5, 2024
  
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• Tour for Humanity stops in Winnipeg, students learn about hate crimes

  A 30-seat mobile education centre called The Tour for Humanity was in the city to teach teens about hate and intolerance in Canada, using the Holocaust as its launching point.

  Education

  May 6, 2024
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• Silver stolen by Nazis to be displayed in London, Ont. museum as act of restitution

  The two silver items were confiscated from the Ackermann family by the Nazis in 1939 and returned to the London Jewish Community Foundation on April 12, 2024.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2024
• The hunt for Canada’s last Nazis

  Canada's Nazis are now well into their 90s. One woman is making a last push to bring them to justice.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2024
• Toronto family who unknowingly employed war criminal fears nothing has changed

  Almost 30 years ago, Gail Bocknek turned on the evening news and watched dumbfounded as a man who had worked for her family for decades was identified as a Nazi war criminal.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2024
• Remembering the Holocaust as antisemitism rises across Montreal

  Jewish Montrealers and organizations are reminded of what happens when antisemitism goes unchecked on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

  Canada

  Jan 27, 2024
• Saskatchewan government makes Holocaust education mandatory in the classroom

  Saskatchewan's provincial government said Holocaust education will be mandatory in the classroom.

  Education

  Nov 20, 2023
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• B.C. college instructor on leave amid Hamas comment controversy

  Langara College says instructor Natalie Knight is on leave while it investigates comments she made about Hamas at a recent pro-Palestine protest.

  Education

  Nov 1, 2023
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• Ontario government expands Holocaust education in schools

  Ontario is expanding mandatory Holocaust education in Grade 10, including to add learning about contemporary impacts of rising antisemitism.

  Education

  Nov 1, 2023