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January 2019
Ellin and Holocaust Survivor Max Eisen speak at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto
On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, author and journalist Ellin Bessner will bring the story of the Canadian Jewish military personnel who fought for Canada in WWII, helped defeat Hitler and, rescued the survivors of the Holocaust. These 17,000 Canadians of Jewish faith were serving not only for King and Country, but also on a sacred mission to try to stop the Holocaust and save the Jewish people of Europe. Sadly, they arrived too late, for the most…
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Ellin Speaks to National Council of Jewish Women Thornhill branch Feb. 6, 2019
Private event. 7:30 p.m.
Find out more »Ellin brings “Double Threat” to the University of Toronto Lecture Series in Oakville Feb. 25, 2019.
The University of Toronto Lecture Series features leading scholars, thinkers and experts who address an eclectic range of topics in an accessible one-hour format. Come hear their thoughtful insights, critical analyses and provocative ideas. A brief question and answer period follows each presentation. The series is offered online, and in Markham, Oakville and at the University of Toronto St. George campus. In-class students at all venues get free access to the St. George lectures online.
Find out more »Ellin brings “Double Threat” to the University of Toronto Lecture Series at St. George Campus Feb. 27, 2019 @ 1 p.m.
The University Lecture Series features leading scholars, thinkers and experts who address an eclectic range of topics in an accessible one-hour format. Come hear their thoughtful insights, critical analyses and provocative ideas. A brief question and answer period follows each presentation. The series is offered online, and in Markham, Oakville and at the University of Toronto St. George campus. In-class students at all venues get free access to the St George lectures online.
Find out more »Ellin brings “Double Threat” to the University of Toronto Lecture Series in Markham Thursday Feb. 28, 2019 at 12:30 pm
The University Lecture Series features leading scholars, thinkers and experts who address an eclectic range of topics in an accessible one-hour format. Come hear their thoughtful insights, critical analyses and provocative ideas. A brief question and answer period follows each presentation. The series is offered online, and in Markham, Oakville and at the University of Toronto St. George campus. In-class students at all venues get free access to the St. George lectures online.
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April 2019
Ellin brings ‘Double Threat’ to the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies in Waterloo
As part of the for the 2018-2019 academic year, Ellin joins the roster of historians for Wilfred Laurier University's Military History Speaker Series. Details to follow TBA. The Laurier Military History Speaker Series has been running for twenty-five years and is part our mandate to make the latest scholarship in Canadian military history available to the public in an accessible format. The Series runs each Fall and Winter, featuring a total of six historians throughout the calendar year. Events are hosted…
Find out more »Ellin speaks at the Richmond Hill Historical Society April 15, 2019 7:30 p.m.
Richmond Hill resident and author/journalist Ellin Bessner brings the untold stories of the 17,000 Canadians of Jewish Faith who served in the Second World War. They faced a "double threat" as Mackenzie King told them: not only were they fighting for King and Country, but also for the survival of the Jewish People in the face of Hitler's Final Solution. And they themselves faced great personal danger, should they be captured by the Nazis, and their own Jewish identity be…
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Ellin brings ‘Double Threat’ to the Idea Exchange in Cambridge, Ontario Thursday May 16, 2018
As world leaders prepare to gather in Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-Day in a few weeks, author and journalist Ellin Bessner brings the story of Canada's 17,000 Canadian Jewish fighters who helped win the Second World War, defeat Hitler, and rescue the survivors of the Holocaust. They faced a "double threat" because of their religion, not only should they be captured by the Nazis, but also because of the wide spread anti Semitism they encountered at home in…
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