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A writer confronts the dark side of family and history

Discovering she is a direct descendant of one of the most evil men in history sent Jennifer Teege into depression, therapy and, eventually, to writing her bestselling book "My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past."

UN Human Rights expert blames Israel for peace stalemate

Michael Lynk, the U.N.'s special rapporteur on human rights in the “occupied Palestinian territories,” told a pair of Hamilton audiences recently Israel is following a well-developed plan to illegally annex the West Bank.

McMaster Hillel gets grant to fight anti-Semitism

McMaster University is one of four Ontario schools sharing in a new $1 million fund to fight on-campus anti-Semitism. The award, by the Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman Foundation, will help Hillel Ontario hire advocacy staff and a consulting firm to measure the effectiveness of its programs.

Jennifer Teege confronts her family's Nazi past

Jennifer Teege, author of the bestselling memoir "My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past," spoke on January 27 at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.

After Pittsburgh, community receives an outpouring of support

They came from all walks of life. Politicians, clergy, and ordinary citizens of all faiths joined their Jewish brothers and sisters in grief and solidarity at a multi-faith vigil held at Temple Anshe Sholom on Oct. 30.