Holocaust Studies
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Helena Swerdlik, originally Kitenkorn, was born on October 20, 1935, in Lublin, Poland, into a modest Jewish home filled with faith, kindness, and the rhythms of simple family life. Her father, Reuven, was a shoemaker who worked with his hands and touched many lives through his generosity and kind heart. He made shoes from scratch, often […]
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There is an old saying in journalism: “If it bleeds, it leads.” Crisis attracts attention. Fear commands headlines. Nuance, by contrast, rarely goes viral. That reality has shaped much of the discussion surrounding antisemitism in Canada since October 7, 2023. If you consume enough Jewish news, you could be forgiven for thinking Canada is on […]
Eighty years ago, seven Jewish children boarded the first boat out of Bremerhaven, Germany, bound for New York. The Weber siblings were the only family to leave together, without being separated. Alfons, Senta, Ruth, Gertrude, Renee, Judith, and Bela managed to evade capture and stay alive. Born in Berlin to a German Catholic father and […]
After 12 years on targeted cancer therapies, these miracle drugs have finally stopped working for me. My cancer has returned. So what's next? The dreaded chemotherapy. I never thought it would come to this. But I have no intention of merely surviving. My goal is to thrive. The two principles that guide me may not […]
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Bible critics call the Documentary Hypothesis the strongest evidence that the Torah was written by multiple authors, and the flood narrative is their crown jewel. Rabbi Rowe shows why, on close inspection, the theory falls apart.
