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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: An Ottawa family builds bridges between Ukrainians and Jews—now, more than ever
Description: Of the 200 people protesting across the street from the Russian embassy in Ottawa on Sunday, most held up signs coloured yellow and blue, in solidarity with Ukraine. But there was one sign in black and white with a menorah on it and the words "Let Ukraine live. We are family. Canada's Jews."
Holding the sign was 77-year-old Alti Rodal, a historian and the daughter of Holocaust suvivors. She was born in Chernowitz, Ukraine, but has lived in Ottawa for many years. She and her husband founded a group called Ukrainian Jewish Encounter in 2007, wanting to bridge the...