Bon Jew, Bad Jew

In late November, Michael Toledano, a Jewish documentary filmmaker, was arrested while recording from behind the blockades of Wet'suwet'en activists in British Columbia. His arrest made headlines across the country, prompting many Jewish Canadians to ask: What has the relationship between these two communities looked like throughout history? From bigotry to ghettoization, genocide and colonialism, there are many parallels—and also many distinctions. David Koffman, assistant professor of history at York University and an expert in Canadian Jewish history, joins to discuss. Plus: The hosts wrap up 2021 in Jewish culture and debate the right way to respond to Christmas greetings. What we talked about Find Koffman's book, The Jews' Indian, at rutgersuniversitypress.org; and find his other book, No Better Home?, at utorontopress.com Watch a mariachi band play "Feliz Navidad" to a group of Hasidic Jews on Twitter Credits Bonjour Chai is hosted by Avi Finegold, Ilana Zackon and David Sklar. Michael Fraiman is the producer. Andre Goulet is the technical producer. Our theme music is by Socalled. The show is a co-production from The Jewish Learning Lab and The CJN, and is distributed by The CJN Podcast Network. Find more great Jewish podcasts at thecjn.ca.