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100dayproductivity · 5 months

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15/100.

Inertia. Why? Because my priority for today was to go do some in-person Christmas shopping and I'm lazy to go. I don't love shopping and then there's the whole getting there and back part of it. However, I do want to get my kids a couple more things and this is the only week I'll have time during a weekday daytime to go. I absolutely want to avoid any shopping on an evening or weekend! And the closer we get to Christmas, the worse it's going to get. So... I need to get my butt in gear and just get it over with! (I should probably tell myself it'll be fun, too.)

In other news, I sent my kid a schwack of money to pay for tuition+board+a bunch of other fees. Listen, if you are a parent to a small child and you do not yet have an RESP set up for them, you need to do it stat! (Assuming you're Canadian, not sure what education funding options are available elsewhere in the world.) Look, you put $2500 of your own money into the plan per year and the government gives you $500. That's 500 free dollars every year you contribute from your child's birth until they turn 18. You can catch up if you miss years too, up to 2x$500 per year. Listen, you gotta look into this. We opened up an RESP for my kid when she was born and now we have the cash for 100% of her costs (tuition + living expenses) for the next four years. This means she doesn't have to stress about finding a part-time job, she can 100% focus on her studies. If she does end up earning money while a student, that's hers to use for whatever she wants, such as travel, a down payment on a house, or perhaps to help fund her little brother's education cuz Idk how much will be left for him by the time he graduates high school 😅 (Nah, I'm kidding, we've saved up for his education also.)

So that's my little personal finance tip of the day. Now, let's do some shopping!

Updated to-do list:

Gmail account sign in.

Buy new charger for Pixel phone.

Buy mason jar lids.

Check previous clinic's paperwork to see which lens they recommended.

Transfer kid the money. ✓

Go to bank. ✓

Do up invoices. ✓

Recurring:

Alternate heat and ice on foot.

Do hamstring stretches.

Reference: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/post/top-5-stretches-plantar-fasciitis

Roll out knots in leg muscle.

Do Sun Salutation x5 - 0/5

Take inhaler

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gauriawana · 6 months

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Scholarships & Financial Aid and Financial Courses in Canada

There are a number of financial aid options available to international students in Canada. By researching your options and applying for as many scholarships as you are eligible for, you can reduce the cost of your studies with Meridean Overseas Education Consultants and make it more affordable to study in Canada. Get more information related to Scholarships & Financial Aid and Financial Courses in Canada. Just visit our website or you can also mail us: [email protected] & contact our toll-free no. 1800-1230-00011.

#Financial Aid and Financial Courses in Canada #Courses in Canada #study in Canada #meridean overseas #education consultants

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kc22invesmentsblog · 7 months

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The Bank of Canada: Home to the Million-Dollar Banknote

Written by Delvin In the realm of currency, there are numerous fascinating facts that capture our curiosity. One such intriguing aspect lies within the Bank of Canada, which holds the unique distinction of being the sole institution worldwide with the legal authority to issue banknotes valued at an astonishing $1,000,000. This rare denomination has an allure that transcends its monetary value,…

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studypprogramhere · 1 year

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Exploring the Benefits of an Online Master’s in International Relations

#benefits of studying in the uk #international study 7 benefits in german universities #benefits of studying in canada #top 5 benefits of studying in canada #institute of international education #benefits of study in canada #international #financial aid for international students in usa #universities in sweden for international students #power of international education #international business study in germany #advantages of international business

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voyageconsultants · 1 year

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Reasons for Canada Student Visa Rejection and How to Avoid Them

Many students apply for this visa yearly, making it difficult to get it approved. Hence, some students, unfortunately, face rejection. Canada Student visa rejections can happen for various reasons. The rejection rate has increased due to the increasing popularity of Canadian institutions. Since the number of applications is way more than the admission capacity of these organizations, applicants with good academic records are also rejected. Getting a visa approved in Canada is significantly more tricky due to a large number of aspirants. Students should figure out the reasons behind a rejected visa application to minimize the chances of refusal. However, if you check the visa requirements before applying and ensure that you fulfill them, the chances of rejection will be less.

Having questions about student visa rejection So let’s look at the Reasons for Canada student visa rejection and how to avoid them. Voyage, the best Canada Student Visa Consultants in Kurali, will help you to avoid rejection. and answer your questions.

Why do Canada Student Visas get Rejected?

Financial Instability:

Candidates who want to apply for a study visa in Canada must make the required financial arrangements to cover their expenses for a minimum of about one year. Students must submit their bank statements as proof of financial stability. If any economic instability is observed, their visa application will be rejected. There must be adequate funds to manage all their education expenses, necessities, and living expenses. If not, they may face rejection.

2. Travel history or incomplete documentation:

All the candidates must duly fill out the application form and attach all the required documents. There must be a proper justification of the travel history with valid proof. Proof of identification, passport size, photographs, duly filled forms, and each copy required should be attached with the matching details on the application. Any incompleteness will lead to rejection.

3. Academic score:

Students from a non-native English-speaking nation had to provide their English Proficiency Test scores (IELTS/ TOEFL). The approval or rejection of your application will highly depend on your overall academic performance. Inconsistent academic scores will cause the denial of your application.

4. Acceptance letter:

Every student should hold a letter of acceptance from the Designated Learning Institute (DLI) at the time of admission. Every candidate must submit the Letter of Acceptance from their respective DLIs to the visa officials. Due to any reason or circumstance, if a student fails to submit their letter of acceptance, their visa or study permit will be rejected.

5. Permanent stay:

A student visa is a temporary visa with an expiration date. After completing your education, you are supposed to return to your home country. Hence, the visa officer will be willing to confirm your return to your home following the end of the course. Students may settle in the pursuing country due to the lack of opportunities in their country, which could lead to the rejection of the permit. You have to convince the officials and confirm the scope of job opportunities in the home country.

These are the reasons responsible for the rejection of your student visa to Canada.

Let’s discuss the steps and points to avoid this rejection with Canada Study Visa Consultants in Kurali, Voyage.

How to avoid rejections?

Here are some valuable points that will help you lower the chances of your Canadian Student Visa getting rejected:

Make a list of essential documents to apply for a Canadian student visa.

Fill out the visa application form carefully and check all the information thoroughly.

Make sure you upload a copy of the offer letter you got from an established university in Canada.

You must have financial stability proof if you have applied under the Student Partnership Program.

If you have relevant work experience, make sure that you submit your bank statements and salary slips as proof.

Remember to Mention your travel history in the visa file.

While applying online, make sure that you respond to all the questions on the CIC website.

Your statement of intent is essential in making the visa officer familiar with the candidate. So, mention your academic achievements and your intention to study in Canada.

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slyandthefamilybook · 5 months

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since we now know that all those "my blog is safe for Jewish people" posts are bullshit, here are some Jewish organizations you can donate to if you actually want to prove you support Jews. put up or shut up

FIGHTING HUNGER

Masbia - Kosher soup kitchens in New York

MAZON - Practices and promotes a multifaceted approach to hunger relief, recognizing the importance of responding to hungry peoples' immediate need for nutrition and sustenance while also working to advance long-term solutions

Tomchei Shabbos - Provides food and other supplies so that poor Jews can celebrate the Sabbath and the Jewish holidays

FINANCIAL AID

Ahavas Yisrael - Providing aid for low-income Jews in Baltimore

Hebrew Free Loan Society - Provides interest-free loans to low-income Jews in New York and more

GLOBAL AID

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee - Offers aid to Jewish populations in Central and Eastern Europe as well as in the Middle East through a network of social and community assistance programs. In addition, the JDC contributes millions of dollars in disaster relief and development assistance to non-Jewish communities

American Jewish World Service - Fighting poverty and advancing human rights around the world

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society - Providing aid to immigrants and refugees around the world

Jewish World Watch - Dedicated to fighting genocides around the world

MEDICAL AID

Sharsheret - Support for cancer patients, especially breast cancer

SOCIAL SERVICES

The Aleph Institute - Provides support and supplies for Jews in prison and their families, and helps Jewish convicts reintegrate into society

Bet Tzedek - Free legal services in LA

Bikur Cholim - Providing support including kosher food for Jews who have been hospitalized in the US, Australia, Canada, Brazil, and Israel

Blue Card Fund - Critical aid for holocaust survivors

Chai Lifeline - An org that's very close to my heart. They help families with members with disabilities in Baltimore

Chana - Support network for Jews in Baltimore facing domestic violence, sexual abuse, and elder abuse

Community Alliance for Jewish-Affiliated Cemetaries - Care of abandoned and at-risk Jewish cemetaries

Crown Heights Central Jewish Community Council - Provides services to community residents including assistance to the elderly, housing, employment and job training, youth services, and a food bank

Hands On Tzedakah - Supports essential safety-net programs addressing hunger, poverty, health care and disaster relief, as well as scholarship support to students in need

Hebrew Free Burial Association

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services - Programs include early childhood and learning, children and adolescent services, mental health outpatient clinics for teenagers, people living with developmental disabilities, adults living with mental illness, domestic violence and preventive services, housing, Jewish community services, counseling, volunteering, and professional and leadership development

Jewish Caring Network - Providing aid for families facing serious illnesses

Jewish Family Service - Food security, housing stability, mental health counseling, aging care, employment support, refugee resettlement, chaplaincy, and disability services

Jewish Relief Agency - Serving low-income families in Philadelphia

Jewish Social Services Agency - Supporting people’s mental health, helping people with disabilities find meaningful jobs, caring for older adults so they can safely age at home, and offering dignity and comfort to hospice patients

Jewish Women's Foundation Metropolitan Chicago - Aiding Jewish women in Chicago

Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty - Crisis intervention and family violence services, housing development funds, food programs, career services, and home services

Misaskim - Jewish death and burial services

Our Place - Mentoring troubled Jewish adolescents and to bring awareness of substance abuse to teens and children

Tiferes Golda - Special education for Jewish girls in Baltimore

Yachad - Support for Jews with disabilities

#atlas entry #please add any more you know of an especially add fundraisers for you or people you know #if there are any fundraisers for synagogues please add those as well #jew #jewish #judaism #jumblr #punch nazis

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ana-bananya · 11 days

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These are the Palestinian families from my pinned post who are low on funds. If you are unable to donate to a family, please share or make your own post boosting their campaign so it may reach others who can contribute financially.

Help Amer Abdelmalek evacuate his family to Canada ($14,565 CAD/$100,000)

Help Majd Omar evacuate his family and save his mom from cancer (€6,216/€47,000)

Help Liela get medical treatment for her mother in Egypt ($2,896 CAD/$20,000 CAD)

Help Waleed's family evacuate to safety ($7,987/$36,000)

Help Save Hassan's Orphans ($8,507/$38,000)

Help Abdelfattah sami Halawa evacuate his family ($12,082 CAD/$100,000)

Help Nour's newborns twins and her family evacuate to safety (€7,277/€50,000)

Evacuate Fares and his family from Gaza (£10,715/£50,000)

Donate to help Deyaa and his family escape Gaza (€8,039/€20,000)

Help Mohamed Elhaj Mohamed's family evacuate and rebuild their lives (€2,862/€65,000)

Help Sama and Tasneem evacuate and continue their education ($4,099/$50,000)

Help Reham evacuate her family of 14 to save her mother and brother (£2,886/£40,000)

Donate to help Enas’s family escape Gaza ($11,325 AUD/$50,000 AUD)

Support Ziad Shaheen’s family in Gaza (7,236/$18,000)

Help Zaina and her baby brother evacuate (5,898 CAD/$80,000 CAD)

#palestine #free palestine #gaza #rafah #mutual aid #crowd funding

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intersectionalpraxis · 5 months

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I just emailed the United Nations Women's Office in Geneva, Amnesty International, Oxfam Canada, and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) about the lack of period care in Gaza. It is frustrating to see that international organizations have not set up a fund specifically to help Palestinian people who need this. Having one resource to help with this shortage, Motherbeing, is not enough for millions of people.

Period care is health care. I don't want anyone to tell me that emailing international organizations about this is either silly or not important because not having adequate access to this can cause serious health ramifications -from infections to illnesses and later reproductive health issues.

Pregnant women in Gaza are also continually suffering right now -of the thousands of women that were supposed to give birth over these past few months -they have not had safe and consistent access to care during their trimesters. I have spoken about this before -but we need to keep amplifying this issue as well.

Women's health in Gaza has been under under crisis for a while now, and we KNOW this is part of a zionist's larger agenda -to attack women and children especially because they see them as some of the greatest threats. So please do what you can -send those emails, call your representatives/MP's and demand a ceasefire. Demand more than adequate medical care -which includes period care -reach those in Gaza who need it.

Original post where Hind Khoudary is reporting:

To say I'm bitter-sweetly fortunate my TL has been full of feminists talking about Palestine -while at the same time I have seen a plethora publicly turn away, ignore, or remain silent on it because of money or greed or worry about their social or financial capital (celebrities and 'influencers' -we know who you are) -I'm just embarrassed for them.

When I first started my journey into feminism as a first year well over a decade ago (and as someone who used to be ignorant about so many things until I started my process of learning/unlearning/educating myself) -I am resoundingly grateful for that beginning. Being able dig into intersectional theory, listening to activists from all around the world about their struggles, passions, and efforts to liberation -and I still continue to do so.

Reading about the importance of decolonization in tandem with dismantling the heteropatriarchal capitalist machine -I always know the importance of solidarity and ally ship as a result of years of study -because the power IS with the people -and our voices do matter -the system, time and again, wants you to believe you don't. And for those feminists who aren't using their platforms or voices to encourage and demand a ceasefire -or any and all ends of systemic oppression -you have blood on your hands. Feminist and women's movements aren't meant to be something you cherry pick.

So do the bare minimum, or don't call yourselves feminists.

I also don't have a 'template' per-say, since I just wrote them out individually and edited them, but if anyone wants to me post something generic so they can make their own to send to these organizations please let me know.

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allthecanadianpolitics · 2 months

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Those who wish to learn their Indigenous languages and earn a degree can do so without leaving northern Saskatchewan.

The Saskatchewan government announced more than $100,000 in funding for the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) to deliver new programs that will allow students to study for a bachelor of Indigenous education in their home community.

According to a release, the financial contribution will fund the new Dene Teacher Education Program (DTEP) in Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation and the Cree Teacher Education Program (CTEP) in Waterhen Lake First Nation.

“Creating more opportunities for Indigenous students to access post-secondary education, particularly those living in rural and remote areas, is a priority for the Government of Saskatchewan,” said Advanced Education Minister Gordon Wyant in a media release. [...]

Tagging: @politicsofcanada

#cdnpoli #Saskatchewan #First Nations University of Canada #Indigenous politics #education #post secondary education

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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 2 months

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I re-read your Fellow Honest study, and one thing to mention is that Riddle is immensely proud of having no one drop out or transfer out of Heartslabyul/NRC, right? His dorm is the only one at full capacity? This means dropping out of NRC isn't that uncommon, whether it's a money issue or a grades issue, and that's more people discarded simply because they couldn't keep up.

[Referencing this analysis!]

Mmm, that's true 🤔 I wonder how NRC's dropout rates compare to those of other magic schools and regular schools that do not train mages... I can't imagine that NRC has a ton of dropouts though, because otherwise I feel like more dorm leaders and staff would express concern about it? Like if a ton of students were dropping out, it would reflect poorly on their leadership and teaching skills, wouldn't it...? Maybe it's not mentioned because it isn't that relevant to the main story or Riddle in particular is super fixated on it (given how strict he is). At the very least, we know that NRC has a non-zero dropout rate. Even at a school that supposedly has the best and brightest mages-in-training, some will not make the cut.

As cruel as this may sound (sorry, Fellow), it's 100% understandable from a school's perspective why they wouldn't want to keep supporting students who continuously do not succeed and ultimately dismiss them. Many programs irl (especially those in higher education) set standards that students must meet and maintain until graduation if they want to remain in their program. It could harm the school's educational reputation if they do not produce "results".

In some cases, schools that fail to maintain a certain "pass" rate on specialized exams their students take may lose accreditation (an official “quality seal”) for their program(s). For example, irl nursing programs in the U.S. and Canada are put on probation if they have a class of students with an 80% or lower passing score on the NCLEX exam. They are given 2 years to "fix" this low passing rate; if this is not corrected, then the school's accreditation is revoked completely. A loss of accreditation can result in many other negatives, such as less financial aid dispersement and fewer job opportunities (/your diploma not being seen as “legitimate”).

That's unfortunately how it works. Granted, a school shouldn’t spite a student for not being able to keep up with the workload (which sadly may have been the reality for Fellow), but it really is in the institutions’ best interests to drop a student they fear won’t perform well.

#twisted wonderland #twst #notes from the writing raven #disney twisted wonderland #disney twst #Riddle Rosehearts #Fellow Honest

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zvaigzdelasas · 8 months

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While most Ukrainians battled against Germany during the war, it’s well known that the western region of the country collaborated with the Third Reich — and that thousands of those involved were allowed to resettle in Canada. [...]

When Anthony Rota, [...] introduced Hunka during Zelenskyy’s Sept. 22 visit, he called him a “veteran from the Second World War who fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russians and continues to support the troops today.”

And Hunka made the argument himself after Russia invaded his homeland last year. “In the last war, I joined the Ukrainian underground to fight Russia, so I was fighting the same people they’re fighting now,” he told a reporter covering a peace vigil in North Bay, Ontario, in March 2022. “Nothing has changed there. The same enemy. First Stalin was there and now this idiot,” he said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. [...]

In a post for the SS Galichina veterans’ blog Combatant News, Hunka wrote that 1941 to 1943 — after Germany invaded Ukraine and before Hunka enlisted — were the happiest years of his life. He also recalled eagerly awaiting “the legendary German knights” to come and attack “the hated Poles,” using a slur for Polish people, in 1939.

Captioned photos from the blog show Hunka during SS artillery training in Munich in December 1943 and in Poland around the time of a visit by Nazi mastermind Heinrich Himmler. “I know that if I ordered you to liquidate the Poles … I would be giving you permission to do what you are eager to do anyway,” Himmler said during that visit, according to several historical accounts. Now, the Polish minister of education is looking into whether Hunka can be extradited and prosecuted for what happened during the war.[...]

[After the war,] Hunka made his living in the aircraft industry, working his way up to inspector at DeHavilland Aircraft in Toronto. After retirement, he visited Ukraine nearly every year, according to a profile of him in a University of Alberta newsletter announcing the donation made in his honor by his sons. The profile said he also served as president of the parish council of St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Catholic Church in Thornhill, Ontario.[...]

In his mea culpa, Rota made it sound like Hunka was a constituent from his district [...] whom he did not know much about. “This initiative was entirely my own,“ Rota said[...]

But Rejean Venne, an independent Canadian journalist, wrote in his Substack newsletter this week that Rota and Hunka family members have had numerous chances to cross paths over the years. Among Venne’s examples:

- One of Hunka’s sons, Martin, was chief financial officer of Redpath Mining, a multinational corporation headquartered in Rota’s district. Redpath has contributed to Rota’s campaigns and Rota has provided government funding for recreational facilities operated by Redpath. (The company did not respond to inquiries from the Forward made Thursday.)

- Martin Hunka has also served as chair of the board of trustees for North Bay Hospital, which is located in Rota’s district and which Rota has supported. Hunka’s name can no longer be found on the hospital’s website and social media posts. (The hospital did not respond to a request for comment emailed Thursday.)

- North Bay Pride, an LGBTQ+ organization, gave an award to Rota nine months after Yaroslav’s granddaughter Leshya Lecappelain joined its board of directors. In 2022 and 2023, North Bay Pride received more than $100,000 in funding from Rota. (Asked about this, a spokesperson for North Bay Pride said Lecappelain had not been on its board for several years.)

“Rota’s response that this was a last-minute request doesn’t add up,” Venne said in an email interview. “The Hunka family appears well connected in Rota’s district.”

The Forward could not determine whether Hunka and Rota met before he was honored at Parliament. Rota and others at the House of Commons did not respond to several requests for comment sent Wednesday and Thursday. Efforts to reach Yaroslav, Martin and Peter Hunka, Lecappelain and other members of the family for comment were also unsuccessful.[...]

On Wednesday, the University of Alberta said it would return the CA$30,000 endowment that Hunka’s sons donated in 2019 in their father’s honor. The money was intended to fund research at the school’s Canadian Institute for Ukrainian Studies. But Per Anders Rudling, a university alumnus and expert on Ukrainian nationalism who teaches at Sweden’s Lund University, said the Hunka fund is just “the top of an iceberg.” In an email to the Forward, Rudling said the University of Alberta has “much larger endowments” honoring other figures connected to the Waffen SS unit. The “most problematic,” he said, is the Volodymyr and Daria Kubijovych Memorial Endowment Fund [Editors note: archive link - also "matched two-to-one by the Government of Alberta"] At CA$450,000 — about $334,000 — it’s 15 times larger than the Hunka fund the university is returning.[...] In a Facebook post Thursday, Rudling also questioned university endowments named for other Galichina Division veterans, including Roman Kolisnyk, Levko Babij and Edward Brodacky. Pointing to research he published in The Journal of Slavic Military Studies [Editors note: 1, 2], Rudling said, “I have tried to raise this issue in the past, to no avail.”

Asked about Rudling’s concerns, Michael Brown, a spokesperson for the University of Alberta, reiterated a statement in which interim provost Verna Yiu said the school is “reviewing its general naming policies and procedures, including those for endowments, to ensure alignment with our values.” Yiu also expressed the school’s “commitment to address anti-Semitism in any of its manifestations, including the ways in which the Holocaust continues to resonate in the present.” The honors given to SS Galichina fighters extend beyond academia. One of the University of Alberta’s endowments is for its former chancellor Peter Savaryn, another SS Galichina member. In 1987, Savaryn was awarded the Order of Canada, among the nation’s highest honors, bestowed by Canada’s governor general, the representative of the British Crown. Mary Simon, the current governor general, has condemned the Hunka scandal as “a shock and an embarrassment.”[...]

When the Hunka endowment was announced in 2020, the university said it would fund research on two “leaders of the underground Ukrainian Catholic Church,” Cardinal Josyf Slipyj and Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky. (A metropolitan is akin to a bishop.) Slipyi was a deputy in Ukraine’s 1941 self-proclaimed government, which pledged to work closely with Germany under Hitler’s leadership. Slipyi also assigned chaplains to SS Galichina and celebrated the unit’s inaugural Mass. After the war, the Soviets sent him to gulag prison camps. But Sheptytsky’s legacy is layered [sic]. He helped “dozens of Jews find refuge in his monasteries and even in his own home,” according to Yad Vashem, while also supporting “the German army as the savior of the Ukrainians from the Soviets.”

Harvard University also houses a Ukrainian Research Institute. Asked, after Alberta’s announcement, whether that institute’s funding would be scrutinized for Nazi ties, the university said in a statement that the institute had never received money from the Hunkas, nor had it received donations designated for research related to SS Galichina. Harvard did, however, in 1974 establish a fellowship and faculty position in European studies with money from a foundation named for Alfred Krupp, who was convicted of war crimes for using slave laborers from Auschwitz to build and work in a factory.[...]

In Canada, questions about the Ukrainian immigrants’ past dogged them for decades, and in 1985, the country launched a Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals, known as the Deschênes Commission. Investigators were mostly limited to considering evidence gathered in Canada, and ultimately they came to the controversial conclusion that the Galichina Division “should not be indicted as a group” and that “mere membership” in the division was insufficient to justify prosecution or revoke citizenship.

This week, as Trudeau apologized for the Hunka salute, B’nai Brith Canada called for the full release of the commission’s report, which had been heavily redacted, along with other Holocaust-era records, in order to “restore public trust in our institutions.” “Canadians deserve to know the full extent to which Nazi war criminals were permitted to settle in this country after the war,” the group said Tuesday[...]

Why would Hunka’s family risk his humiliation, at age 98, by putting him under a spotlight? Did they not realize how his military record would be perceived and portrayed? “It’s arrogance. It’s not naiveté,” said Jack Porter, a research associate at Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and himself a Jewish child survivor of the Holocaust, born in Ukraine. “They know what their father did,” he said. “It’s hubris, it’s chutzpah. They rationalize that these men were fighting communism. If a few Jews were killed, they also were communists.”[...]

More than 2.5 million Ukrainians died fighting against Germany. “There were many good Ukrainians; they should not all be stigmatized,” he said.

But he said veterans who fought under the Nazis like Hunka and his compatriots have been emboldened by the whitewashing of their history, especially since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year. “They’ve been hiding in plain sight,” he said. “They’ve been there for 60 years and nobody has touched them, so of course they feel OK.”

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