Issue 3
November / December
Annamie Paul’s Historic Win Could Turn Over a New Leaf for the Green Party
And while Paul’s win is historic and one to be celebrated, she is inheriting a party that is facing some troubling accusations of antisemitism.
How MAZON Canada Is Addressing Food Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Since the pandemic, one in seven Canadians are now food insecure. We have all had to make sacrifices to keep each other safe during this difficult period, but no one should have to sacrifice feeding themselves or their kids.
A look Into the Past and Present: Learning About Montreal’s Jewish Public Library
I want to use the old to help us understand and appreciate the new.
It’s All in the Journey: Reflections on Founding ShadowLight
Our exhibit does not replicate the experiences of the survivors in the cattle car but connects visitors and especially students to the survivors themselves.
Teaching Students to Bear Witness
To study the history of the Holocaust is to become a witness to a story that reaches us in that place where truth is kept.
Lessons from the Kosher Section
Looking like everyone else should not be a prerequisite to feeling welcomed.
My Trip to Poland
the dead were still there with us, both physically and spiritually.
Montreal Holocaust Museum's Virtual Exhibit Showcases 30 Survivors’ Stories
The heroism of these individuals lies not only in their survival during the Holocaust, but also in their efforts to repair the world and educate the next generation about the dangers of racism and anti-Semitism
From India to Indiana: On Reviving the Music of Walter Kaufmann
He was relentlessly productive––it is almost impossible to imagine him sitting in front of a blank page––but once he completed a piece and had it performed, it was largely forgotten in his energetic rush to begin his next assignment
Reconnecting to Ashkenazi Food During the Pandemic: Feeding People at a Distance
Until the pandemic I only had gefilte fish from a jar.
Getting to Know the Art Gallery Girls: How Friendship Formed Art and Scroll Studio
They celebrate one another in the same way they celebrate the artisans they admire, with respect, support, and buckets of enthusiasm.
ARTS & KVETCH: Educational Panels Here We Come!
Why do we live in Toronto again? Oh, right—to be part of a fabulous Jewish community
Seniors in the Spotlight
shining a spotlight on older adults in front of and behind the camera.
Losing Anne's Diary
I did not know she could be simplified
Untitled Poem
Who knew that pen and paper were hell fire resistant.
Hal Goldberg
You have come to inform him the world did not forget.
A DNA test can be routine pleasantries and ceremonial arrangements: Part 3
their earnest ambition to forge one’s own path.
Aaron Koster
I sometimes believe deceased loved ones enter a beautiful, fantastical place that is no further away than an outstretched arm