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Writing the Wrong: What Canada should know about the Jewish servicemen and women in WW2

February 29, 2016 Leave a comment

It’s been one year exactly since I received the green light from my college, Centennial College, in Toronto, to take…

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Filed under: anti semitism, Canadian Army, Centennial College, DDay70, investigative journalism, Jewish veterans, Jews in Uniform, normandy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Legion, second world war, spotlight., ww2

Any D-Day veterans are eligible for France’s Legion of Honour but hurry! Deadline in July.

June 24, 2015 Leave a comment

Please help spread the word! Veuillez porter la bonne parole !Posted by Centre Juno Beach / Juno Beach Centre on Wednesday,…

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Filed under: canadian armed forces, DDay70, kaddish for dday, legion of honour, medals, normandy, veterans, Veterans affairs canada

Kaddish for D-Day is front page news in the Canadian Jewish News today.

June 3, 2014 Leave a comment

Since we started the campaign to get Canadian Jews to say Kaddish for D-Day’s 70th anniversary, the editor of the…

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Filed under: Beit Rayim Synagogue, canadian jewish casualties, canadian jewish news, d-day, dday, DDay70, dorshei emet, france, kaddish for dday, Normandy Kaddish, yoni goldstein

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