Holocaust

• Winnipeg advocates say Holocaust Remembrance Day is more important than ever

  Advocates point to a rise in antisemitic incidents since the October 7th attacks in Israel, and a rising tide of online disinformation

  Canada

  Jan 27
  
• Auschwitz liberation was 80 years ago. How the ‘unimaginable’ is remembered

  The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp.

  World

  Jan 27
  
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• Survey says more young Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust is exaggerated

  Deborah Lyons, Canada's special envoy on antisemitism and Holocaust remembrance, said the world faces a challenge as the number of living Holocaust survivors continues to dwindle.

  Canada

  Jan 26
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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