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This week our country lost two prominent Jewish community members who made extraordinary contributions to life in Canada: Renowned Canadian historian Irving Abella, who co-wrote with Hesh Troper the groundbreaking Holocaust work, None is Too Many, and Holocaust survivor and educator Max Eisen, the award winning author of the Holocaust memoir “By Chance Alone”.
Please see links to stories below.

Max Eisen, an award-winning author who dedicated his life to Holocaust education, passes away at 93.

​​​​​​​Link to service details:
https://www.benjaminsparkmemorialchapel.ca/ServiceDetails.aspx?snum=138566&fg=0

Link to CJN:
https://thecjn.ca/lives/max-eisen-obit/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A better Canada because of him’: Tributes pour in at the funeral for renowned historian Irving Abella:
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https://thecjn.ca/podcasts/a-better-canada-because-of-him-tributes-pour-in-at-the-funeral-for-renowned-historian-irving-abella/

Historian Irving Abella said the struggle for Jewish equality changed Canada for the better:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-historian-irving-abella-said-the-struggle-for-jewish-equality-changed/