Eliezer Segal’s Newspaper Articles
Since 1987 I have been publishing articles on topics related to Judaism and related areas in the Calgary Jewish newspapers. Until April 1990 in the Jewish Star, from November 1990 to December 2019 in the Jewish Free Press, and since January 2020 in the Alberta Jewish News. These have usually been in my column “From the Sources”
Although these articles are often based on extensive scholarship and research, they are intended for the enjoyment and enlightenment of a non-specialist audience. I have grouped the titles here according to general topics.
Please note that, owing to the nature of the newspaper format, many of these pieces make implicit or explicit references to current or local events. Sometimes a glance at the publication date will suffice to clarify the circumstances in question, but sometimes you just have to guess.
This is especially true of the “News and Commentary” section.
Publication history and bibliographic references are provided at the end of each article.
The abbreviations “JS,” “JFP” and “AJN” refer respectively to the Jewish Star, Jewish Free Press and the Alberta Jewish News.
All the material included here is copyright (©) by the author and may not be reprinted without his express permission.