Steven Fulop, the three-term mayor of Jersey City, is running to become the first Jewish governor of New Jersey.

Ontario has become the first Canadian province to mandate Holocaust education starting in Grade 6, in response to a rise in antisemitism, including online incidents.

The podcast "Conversations We Love" features an episode with Jonathan Freedland, a celebrated author of "The Escape Artist," a bestselling book that tells the story of a man who escaped Auschwitz to expose its horrors.

Joanne Intrator, a New York psychiatrist and daughter of German Jewish refugees, embarked on a challenging journey to seek restitution from Germany for the family's looted property, notably the commercial building at 16 Wallstrasse in Berlin.

Monte Kwinter, a prominent Toronto politician known for setting records as the oldest sitting MPP in Ontario's legislature, passed away at 92.

The CJN Daily's "Honourable Menschen" segment pays tribute to notable members of Canada's Jewish community who have passed away, featuring figures like Mira Koschitzky and Gladys Rose as well as Holocaust educators Alex Buckman, Sidney Cyngiser, and Cantor Moshe Kraus.

Joseph Berger, a former New York Times journalist, shares insights from his book "Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence," which is the first English-language biography of the renowned Jewish intellectual and Holocaust author, Elie Wiesel.

Dani Dayan, chair of Yad Vashem, visited Canada to honor the outgoing chair of the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem and attend the opening of a new Holocaust Museum in Toronto.

An American jury recently found the gunman responsible for the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh guilty on all 63 counts, including the murder of 11 Jews, among them Joyce Fienberg, who attended the synagogue daily and was a Toronto native.

The new Toronto Holocaust Museum, which cost $30 million, opened on June 9 with Holocaust survivors present, including Nate Leipciger, who dedicated the museum to his family deported to Auschwitz.

The RBC Canadian Open is taking place at the historically Jewish Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto, drawing attention to a surprising merger between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League, sparking intense reactions and geopolitical analysis.

This podcast episode explores the remarkable life of Hannah Szenes, a Hungarian poet who resisted the Holocaust by escaping to pre-state Israel and undertaking a daring mission behind enemy lines.

Saul Rubinek, a Hollywood veteran, delves into his personal connection with Yiddish and the Holocaust as he takes on the role of a rabbi in the Yiddish-speaking film "Shttl," filmed in Ukraine just before the Russian invasion.

Max Stern, a Jewish art dealer whose gallery in Dusseldorf was seized by the Nazis, had one of his stolen paintings, "Portrait of the Artists Children," by Wilhelm von Schadow, returned to the City of Dusseldorf by his heirs nearly 90 years later.

In the upcoming Alberta election, Premier Danielle Smith of the United Conservative Party faces challenges by former premier Rachel Notley, with the outcome uncertain due to controversies surrounding Smith.

Architect Manuel Herz designed a mesmerizing new synagogue and memorial at Babyn Yar, Ukraine, commemorating the Holocaust massacre that occurred there in 1941.

"Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella" is a new documentary highlighting the remarkable career of Hon.

In a recent discussion, Sally Abed, Miriam Herschlag, and Noah Efron cover topics including the politics of memory in cemeteries, the implications of a video made by Ashkenazi teens depicting stereotypes about Sefaradim, and the cultural impact of a new duet by deceased Yemenite singers created through AI.

Moyra Turkington, a Canadian designer from Toronto, has created a role-playing game called Rosenstrasse, shedding light on the little-known but significant protest that took place in Berlin in 1943.

Harry Cohen, a Montreal resident who immigrated to Canada from Poland in 1919, became Auschwitz's only Canadian Holocaust victim after being caught in Europe during Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939.

In this episode, the focus is on the capture of Adolf Eichmann, discussing his role in the Holocaust, why he is more synonymous with the genocide than his superior Kaltenbrunner, the mistakes that led to his apprehension, and why Eichmann was captured while others like Mengele evaded capture.

As the commemoration of Yom ha-Shoah unfolds in Poland, a debate is raging over the country's Holocaust history narrative.

Lenka Lichtenberg, a Toronto singer, won a Juno award for Best Global Music Album with her project "Thieves of Dreams," which sets her grandmother's Holocaust poems to music.

Erwin Schild, Canada's oldest living Conservative rabbi at 103, was interviewed in his Toronto home where he has resided since 1947.

Three Conservative MPs, including Dr. Colin Carrie from Oshawa, recently met with far-right German politician Christine Anderson, a member of the Alternative for Germany party known for holding racist views on Muslim immigrants, homosexuality, and Holocaust denial.