Did you know that the late Port Hope literary icon, Farley Mowat had shrapnel plucked out of his behind by…
Join Ellin at the East York Rotary's breakfast club, held at Watt's Restaurant, in Toronto. During this Remembrance month, hear…
How Canada's Jewish community honours those 17,000 Canadian Jewish men and women who served in WWII and also those 450,…
(Courtesy Thomas Markowitz) During Remembrance Month, much attention gets paid to the veterans of Canada's military, and their service to…
Esther Thorley, shown here in her Canadian Women's Army Corps uniform. (Ellin Bessner photo) Although the Second World War…
Just a few days before V-E Day, on the anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe…
Not only were they fighting for King and Country, but they were also fighting as Jews to liberate their European relatives from Hitler’s Final Solution. Hear how they kept their faith in the barracks and on the battlefield and how they dealt with anti-Semitism at home and abroad.
How Jewish jewellers in uniform helped defeat Hitler and win WWII: an interactive lecture for the Canadian 24K Club.
On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, author and journalist Ellin Bessner will bring the story of the Canadian…
Join Ellin at 3:30 p.m. for a lively, interactive session as she shares the untold stories of some of the 17,000 Canadians of Jewish faith who put on a uniform, helped defeat Hitler and rescue the survivors of the Holocaust, especially the current and former residents of Sunnybrook. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
