As director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Jerusalem office, American-born Israeli historian Efraim Zuroff coordinates the center's worldwide effort to locate Nazi war criminals and bring them to justice
Gil Troy is Professor of History at McGill University in Montreal, and a Visiting Scholar affiliated with the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington
Harry Swain was Deputy Minister of Indian & Northern Affairs during the OKA Crisis
In 2006 Barbara Kay was criticized for a series of articles accusing Quebec politicians of supporting Hezbollah during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
Established in 2003, Mukhtar Mai Women’s Organization (MMWO) is lead by Mukhtar Mai, internationally known for her struggle for the protection and promotion of women’s rights
Charles Evers. A no nonsense real life history lesson from someone who was there beside his brother Medgar, Bobby and Dr. King. What these men sacrificed to have an African American in the White House. Where the Black community has failed them and themselves because of rage and hate
Abraham Bolden was the 1st African American Secret Service Agent on White House detail, handpicked by President Kennedy himself. Bolden was not on duty that fateful day in Dallas and that haunts him to this day. He fully believes that had he only been there, that somehow, someway, he would have found away to keep the president alive, even if that meant taking that fatal bullet himself
A Governor General’s Award–winning author recounts the turbulent years during which a group of young Canadian painters went from obscurity to international renown
Tom Segev joins the program to discuss his biography of Simon Wiesenthal. This first fully documented biography of Simon Wiesenthal, the legendary Nazi hunter, is also a brilliant character study of a man whose life was part invention but wholly dedicated to ensuring both that the Nazis be held responsible for their crimes and that the destruction of European Jewry never be forgotten
Valerie Fortney book, Sunray, is the true story of Captain Nichola Goddard. "Sunray tells the story of a remarkable 21st-century soldier. It is an intriguing, heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring look at the decision to serve, and at the costs."
Interviews with Canadian Governor General David Johnston and Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams
Six Million Crucifixions provides an overview of the historical background of key events in the history of antisemitism spanning the time between the death of Jesus up to the end of the Holocaust and beyond
Canadian and British airmen engaged in fierce and deadly battles in the skies over Europe during the Second World War. Those who survived often had to overcome incredible obstacles to do so -- dodging bullets and German troops, escaping from burning planes and enduring forced marches if they became prisoners. Amazing Airmen tells some of these stories
Romeo Dallaire was first confronted with child soldiers in unnamed villages on the tops of the thousand hills of Rwanda during the genocide of 1994. The dilemma of the adult soldier who faced them is beautifully expressed in his book's title: They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children. When children are shooting at you, they are soldiers, but as soon as they are wounded or killed they are children once again
Prime Minister Paul Martin joins the program. Among the topics discussed: The PMO; same sex marriage, Aboriginal rights, The Charter & Brownies
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Shirin Ebadi, J.D., was awarded the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote human rights, in particular, the rights of women, children, and political prisoners in Iran. She is the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, and only the fifth Muslim to receive a Nobel Prize in any field
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Without Elliot Tiber, author of the true-story memoir Taking Woodstock, there would have been no Woodstock. Now that the acclaimed movie from Oscar-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) is being shown all summer long on national cable channels, this is the perfect time for you to talk with the real-life Elliot Tiber about those amazing times back in 1969—and how, on the eve of the 41st anniversary of the Woodstock festival, things have changed (or not changed) since those times.
Osheroff was selected to serve on the Space Shuttle Columbia investigation panel, serving much the same role as Richard Feynman did on the Space Shuttle Challenger panel.
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