Voices

A wedding in the family

Feb. 2021
Phyllis Shragge

I debate my clothing options while my laptop waits for me. Normally, a Zoom get-together requires a decent-looking top—preferably one without stains—and some comfy leggings that no one can see, but this Zoom event will be more demanding.  This particular gathe…

Survival, at what cost?

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Feb. 2021
Miriam Sager

The decisions about whom to vaccinate first remind me of a standard ethical dilemma that used to be thrown at us in my teens: you and a friend have enough water for just one of you to survive the desert hike. What do you do? It was a realistic example, as dehydration …

McMaster Jewish Students do not live in fear

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Teaching the Holocaust to young children

Feb. 2021
Dawn Martens

Last September, I was honoured to receive the 2020 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award recognized me for directing my Buchanan Park Public School students in a production of Brundibar, a children’s opera written by Jewish Czech c…

In those days, at this time

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At this time of year, as we celebrate our freedoms, let us consider what our government is still doing to those who have cared for the land which we inhabit.