Do you have access to history books taught Canadian schools? I’d like to see if we’re teaching our children about the 50,000 youngsters killed/beaten/abused in the Residential Schools. If you are not familiar with the schools don’t be surprised. Canadians have not made a real effort to teach our presponsibility in destroying thousands of Aboriginal [...]
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AVRUM'S BLOG is hosted and authored by me, Avrum Rosensweig, the founder and president of Ve'ahavta: The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian & Relief Committee. I am also a writer, artist and a father.
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CJN Article – Understanding Why We Were Insular
(This is a Canadian Jewish News article I wrote at the beginning of December 2009. What are your thoughts on my theory that it makes plenty of sense to be insular as a people, from time to time?) Ve’ahavta was established, in part, because of the belief there was a need for the Jewish community [...]
