Jewish History

Sheldon Kirshner Csanad Szegedi was an antisemite before becoming a Jew. A leader of Hungary’s extreme right-wing Jobbik Party, and the founder of the fascist-style Hungarian Guard militia, he was one of the rising stars of the political scene in Hungary. And then it all came crashing down after he was “outed” as a Jew,

As a descendant of Armenian Genocide survivors, April 24 is a day of great importance to me. Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day is a time when people from around the world recognize and mourn the more than 1.5 million Armenians who were savagely and systematically exterminated at the hands of the Young Turks during World War

Every year, the survivors gathered on the last night of Passover to tell the story of their own miraculous escape from bondage to freedom. Their story doesn’t take place in the desert of Egypt but in the killing pits of Lithuania. Shortly after the Nazis invaded Lithuania in June 1941, they started bringing groups of

Focusing on the Jewish impact on the city’s culture, the Montreal institution covers Leonard Cohen, art, landmarks — and even cuisine By Julie Masis MONTREAL — Canada’s oldest Jewish community is commemorating its heritage with a newly-opened museum just outside Montreal’s historic Jewish Mile End neighborhood. Housed in a former Jewish garment factory, the small