Courtesy Library and Archives Canada.http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/second-world-war/faces-second-war/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=125& Remembrance Week public lecture on the Canadian Jews who fought in World War ll. Ellin…
Ellin speaks at the Richmond Hill Public Library Writing the Wrong: How Canada's Jews in Uniform Fought WWll Author and…
Double Threat: Canadians, the Military, and World War Two". An interactive talk by Ellin Bessner, author and journalist. Seventy two…
Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II With journalist Ellin Bessner This talk commemorates Remembrance Day and the 72nd…
On Remembrance Day, November 11, 2017, Ellin speaks to family and friends of the late squadron leader Jack Cahan at…
Fighting Amalek: The Untold Stories of Canada's 17,000 Jewish servicemen and women who fought Hitler in WWll.
How Canada's Jewish servicemen and women kept their faith (or didn't) as they fought Nazism and the Axis during World…
A fundraiser in support of the True Patriot Love Foundation, put on by the Centennial College Public Relations students.
Ellin Bessner speaks about Canada's 17,000 Jewish soldiers who served in the Second World War.
Ignite: Chanukah Adult Learning Night. Light Up Your Mind! Join us for a special adult learning event on the 4th night of Chanukah! When? Saturday, December 16, 6:30 – 10:00 Where? Prosserman JCC
Registration opens at 6:30
7:00 Candle Lighting
Special Candle lighting ceremony with Song Shul's Cantor Simon Spiro and the Toronto Festival Singers! Chanukah refreshments provided. Choose two from the featured sessions:
7:30 – 8:30 Session 1 Rabbi Howard Morrison “Not the famous story from Hebrew School – The real story of Chanukah and its lessons for today”
Ruthie Ladovsky “United Bakers: the story behind Toronto's beloved oldest Jewish restaurant"
Ellin Bessner “Fighting Amalek: the 17,000 Canadian Jews who fought Hitler in WWll”*sponsored by OJA*
Batik workshop: discover the art of fabric dye using wax and special dyes
Ceramics workshop: make your own Chanukah Judaica!
