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The article reflects on the 25th anniversary of the film "Life is Beautiful" and its use of Holocaust humor. The film, directed by Roberto Benigni, tells the...

The author highlights the enslavement and slaughter of Black Africans by Arab Muslims, drawing parallels between the recent Hamas attacks in Israel and histo...

The authors, a couple of Modern Orthodox-trained rabbis from New York, moved to the Neuklln neighborhood in Berlin, known for its large Arab and Turkish immi...

"The Zone of Interest" is a film adaptation of Martin Amis' novel about Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz. The film portrays Höss' idyllic family life...

The National Holocaust Centre and Museum has launched a new racism response unit to address the increasing antisemitism after the Hamas attack on Israel. The...

The Museum of Jewish Heritage recently hosted Rebecca Day, an event to honor the American Girl doll, Rebecca Rubin, who tells the story of Jewish immigration...

Thirteen-year-old Ariel Zohar recently celebrated his bar mitzvah wearing the tefillin (phylacteries) that were passed down to him from his paternal grandfat...

The article discusses the recent controversy surrounding actress Julianna Margulies and her comments about the lack of support for Jews and Israel from some ...

Three different artists, including Yonia Fain, Samuel Bak, and Andi Arnovitz, use art to process and give voice to the atrocities committed by Hamas on Octob...

Manny Lindenbaum, a Holocaust survivor, reflects on his experiences and the importance of making a positive impact on others. Separated from his family and h...

This week's Antisemitism Monitor highlights several instances of antisemitism from around the world. In Poland, Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro criticized f...

The Antisemitism Monitor for the week of August 28, 2023 highlights various instances of antisemitism around the world. One notable incident involves the bac...

Deborah Lyons has been appointed as Canada's new special envoy on Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism, succeeding Irwin Cotler. In the face of r...

"I Have My Mother's Eyes" is a new Canadian chamber opera premiering at the Chutzpah Festival in Vancouver, spotlighting the legacy of Chiune Sugihara, known...

The article explores the intersection of Jewish culture with the comic book industry, as highlighted by the exhibit JewCE: The Museum and Laboratory of the J...

Stella Levi, a Holocaust survivor from Rhodes now living in New York City, is the subject of a new book called One Hundred Saturdays by Michael Frank. The bo...

The live taping of Bonjour Chai discusses the challenges of media consumption in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, highlighting how different ...

"Winter Journey" is a poignant film that intertwines fiction and documentary elements, exploring the story of a widower, a father, and a Holocaust survivor p...

Canadian social worker Joy Frenkiel, a resident of Ramat Gan, Israel, assists bereaved families in identifying the remains of victims of Hamas attacks. Frenk...

The text reflects on responding to tragedies, referencing Noah from the Torah story and discussing the normal emotions triggered by trauma, suggesting the im...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is traveling to Israel with a bipartisan group of senators to meet with Israeli leaders and discuss military aid to comb...

Noam Blum of Tablet discusses Tablet's initiative to gather testimonies about the massacre of Jews on October 7 and poses the question of whether we can hand...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that his government is considering the declassification of files from a 1980s inquiry into Ukrainian imm...

The Canadian Parliament's recent applause of a 98-year-old former member of a Nazi-led Ukrainian Waffen SS unit has reignited calls for Canada to release top...

During an official ceremony in the Canadian House of Commons, lawmakers gave two standing ovations to a 98-year-old former Ukrainian soldier who had served w...

During and after the Holocaust, the Seeking Relatives column in a newspaper helped thousands of Jews reunite with their families and find each other amidst t...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and House Speaker Anthony Rota have apologized for leading a standing ovation in Parliament to a 98-year-old Ukrainian...

Vilnius is celebrating its 700th anniversary, acknowledging its rich Jewish history as a former cultural powerhouse known as the Jerusalem of the North, with...

Seven Egon Schiele artworks, previously owned by Jewish cabaret star Fritz Grübaum before his murder during the Holocaust, will be returned to his heirs. The...

The text highlights the significant role of family memories in making Jewish festivals special and meaningful. The author recounts a poignant moment during Y...

Steven Fulop, the three-term mayor of Jersey City, is running to become the first Jewish governor of New Jersey. Fulop, whose Judaism has influenced his mora...

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

Amiram Hadar Shamir was a prominent artist whose work, especially the Children’s Chapel, embodies a fusion of Jewish spirituality and modern artistic express...

The podcast "Conversations We Love" features an episode with Jonathan Freedland, a celebrated author of "The Escape Artist," a bestselling book that tells th...

Audrey Glickman, a survivor of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting—the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history—has begun to speak publicly about the tra...

Joanne Intrator, a New York psychiatrist and daughter of German Jewish refugees, embarked on a challenging journey to seek restitution from Germany for the f...

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

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 ...

Construction workers in Munich recently uncovered stone tablets from the demolished Great Synagogue of Munich, including tablets bearing the Ten Commandments...

Joseph Berger, a former New York Times journalist, shares insights from his book "Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence," which is the first English-language ...

Anne Berest's novel, "The Postcard," expertly combines memoir and fiction to explore her French family's Holocaust history. Driven by a mysterious postcard l...

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 ...

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 murd...

The Nixa Public Schools in Missouri are considering banning Art Spiegelman’s acclaimed Holocaust graphic memoir, "Maus," due to concerns it could violate a n...

Matthias Weniger, a museum curator at the Bavarian National Museum in Munich, is actively working to return 111 silver items looted by the Nazis from Jewish ...

The new Toronto Holocaust Museum, which cost $30 million, opened on June 9 with Holocaust survivors present, including Nate Leipciger, who dedicated the muse...

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...

Cédric Klapisch's film "Rise" brightly contrasts with darker portrayals like "Black Swan" by focusing on the uplifting power of dance amidst life's challenge...

This podcast episode explores the remarkable life of Hannah Szenes, a Hungarian poet who resisted the Holocaust by escaping to pre-state Israel and undertaki...

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-speak...