Classi Lectures together with Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Beit Rayim, and Jewish Genealogical Society of Toronto present: The Mystery of the Bodies in the Well with Dr. Selina Brace In 2004, excavators discovered the skeletons of 17 bodies found in a medieval well in Norwich, England. Who were these people and how did they die? Join […]

The Jews of Lithuania After the bloodshed of World War I, Lithuania became independent, with a Jewish population of over 150,000 people. They were integral to the economic life of the country. However, by the end of WWII over 95% of Lithuanian Jewry had been murdered both by Germans and their Lithuanian collaborators. This three week Series will examine Lithuania's rich and tragic […]

With historian, author, and lecturer, Olivier Courteaux "Vive le Québec Libre"; de Gaulle in Quebec On 24 July 1967, Charles de Gaulle uttered those famous words from the balcony of Montreal city hall, sending shockwaves through Canada and France. What did he have in mind? Had he planned to deliver those words, or was it […]