A Polish far-right group staged a controversial march at Auschwitz on Holocaust Memorial Day.
via Holocaust: Polish police probe Auschwitz far-right protest — BBC News – Home
Month: January 2019
Bearing witness to the horrors of Kristallnacht — Montreal Gazette
On Sunday night, two witnesses who survived the Night of Broken Glass spoke about their experiences in a sombre ceremony in Montreal attended by more than 600 people
via Bearing witness to the horrors of Kristallnacht — Montreal Gazette
Holocaust survivor’s harrowing testimony recorded in illustration workshop — Montreal Gazette
When you listen to a witness, you become a witness, the Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel said. A dozen people became witnesses Sunday while listening to Montrealer Fishel Goldig describe the harrowing years during which he, his parents and other family members escaped death at the hands of the Nazis while others did…
via Holocaust survivor’s harrowing testimony recorded in illustration workshop — Montreal Gazette
Introducing the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury — Scotiabank Giller Prize
The 2019 jury members are: Canadian authors Donna Bailey Nurse and Randy Boyagoda (jury chair), Canadian playwright José Teodoro, Scottish-Sierra Leonean author Aminatta Forna and Bosnian-American author Aleksandar (Sasha) Hemon. The post Introducing the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury appeared first on Scotiabank Giller Prize.
via Introducing the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury — Scotiabank Giller Prize
Guards commander says Iran’s strategy is to wipe Israel off “political map?”: TV — peoples trust toronto
http://bit.ly/2RXqqGr January 28, 2019 DUBAI (Reuters) – A commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Monday Iran’s strategy was to wipe “the Zionist regime” (Israel) off the political map, Iran’s state TV reported. “We announce that if Israel takes any action to wage a war against us, it will definitely lead to its own […]
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Who are the Black Hebrew Israelites who sparked the Lincoln Memorial standoff? — National Post
When a viral video showed a white teenaged boy from a Catholic private school standing and smiling at a Native American elder tapping a ceremonial drum, the internet immediately assumed the worst. Nick Sandmann, a 15-year-old from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky, was wearing a Make America Great Again hat and his rowdy peers were shouting.…
via Who are the Black Hebrew Israelites who sparked the Lincoln Memorial standoff? — National Post
In the news today, Jan. 22 — National Post
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, Jan. 22 —— CANADA FOOD GUIDE FACELIFT COMING TODAY Canadians will finally see Health Canada’s modern spin on healthy eating today. Health Minister Ginette Petipas Taylor will unveil an overhauled Canada Food Guide in Montreal this morning. The guide is expected to have a bigger focus on plant-based…
