The University Lecture Series features leading scholars, thinkers and experts who address an eclectic range of topics in an accessible…
Ellin Bessner, the author of "Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military and WWII" will be a guest speaker at the…
As part of the for the 2018-2019 academic year, Ellin joins the roster of historians for Wilfred Laurier University's Military History…
Richmond Hill resident and author/journalist Ellin Bessner brings the untold stories of the 17,000 Canadians of Jewish Faith who served…
During the Second World War, the head of Canadian Jewish Congress, Samuel Bronfman, set up a War Efforts Committee which…
Yom HaShoah is a worldwide day of Holocaust Remembrance. In Israel, it is the official Holocaust memorial day, taking place each year on the Hebrew calendar date, 27 Nisan. This year, Yom HaShoah will include the traditional lighting of candles, a poetic reading by the Atlantic Jewish Council Executive Director Naomi Rosenfeld, and a lecture and reading from Ellin Bessner, author of Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II. A reception and book-signing will follow. This event is presented in partnership with the Atlantic Jewish Council. Reserve your seat here to confirm your attendance: https://yomhashoah2019.eventbrite.ca
The annual event is held at the Tiferes Israel Synagogue. Title of Ellin's speech: A Score to Settle with Hitler.…
Ellin will join the Jewish community of Cape Breton and the wider local community in observing the annual Yom HaShoah…
