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North Star with Ellin Bessner — 802 episodes
After Her Mother’s First Yahrzeit, daughter does 100-Library Walk
50 protesters. 80 Toronto police. Did anything change at Bathurst and Sheppard?
At an Orthodox Jewish Seder Table, a Long-Hidden Sexual Abuse Story Emerges
New B’nai Brith Canada CEO Simon Wolle set priorities. Now they’re being sorely tested
Canada Identifies Long-Lost Soldier from Prominent Jewish Family in the U.K.
NDP leadership race: Who's the the 'least bad' for the Jewish community?
Will Bill C-9 make it safer for Canada's Jews?
'This is a national security issue': Toronto MP Vince Gasparro after synagogue shootings
When the Siren Sounds, One in Five Israelis Can’t Reach Safety
After Synagogue Shootings, Legal Experts Warn Dropped Charges Fuel ‘Impunity’
Israel Warns Canada About Rising Antisemitism | Sharren Haskel
After the Toronto synagogue shootings: 'They want to scare us'
Gunfire aimed at three Toronto synagogues: has the threshold been crossed?
She loves Iran and Israel. What it’s like for this Canadian watching them at war
Iran targeted Irwin Cotler. What he says must happen now
Canadians in Israel: families sheltering, flights uncertain
Toronto’s James Hirsh says winning "Jeopardy!" was the thrill of a lifetime
Why Egalitarian Prayer at the Western Wall is at Risk
For the first time in a generation, Canadian Jews ask if they should leave
Why Jewish parents are raising concerns about anti-Palestinian racism policies for Ontario schools
Jewish summer camps in Canada respond to new “antisemitic” boycott campaign
Meet the Canadian who's putting Jewish athletes on Manischewitz matzah boxes
Montreal family won't give up legal fight on behalf of expelled Iraqi Jews from 1950s
Despite Cuba travel warning, first Canadian Jewish mission to Havana in 7 years delivers medicine, supplies—and baseball gear
Global antisemitism experts offer their insight as Canada pivots its anti-hate approach
‘Canada’s dirty little secret’: Descendants demand action for 2,300 wrongfully imprisoned Jewish WWII refugees
Bob Rae argues Canada was right to recognize Palestine statehood and UNRWA at the U.N.
[From the archives] Where heaven meets Earth: Vancouver’s Jewish community now grows fresh fruit and veggies on the rooftop
[From the archives] What’s so great about Montreal winters? Ezra Soiferman’s new film captures the beauty of Snowbec
‘I want them to ask me’: A survivor’s son on why he tattooed his father’s Auschwitz number on his arm
[In Good Faith] What Canadians can learn from Israelis and Palestinians whose grief led them to advocate for peace
Canadians with IDF ties react to Canada's 'witch hunt' against former Israeli soldiers
Why it’s time for a shorter workweek: this Canadian business author calls it ‘Do More in Four’
A Senate committee has wrapped up a study of Canada's antisemitism problem. Why one Senator calls some witnesses problematic
How anti-Zionism emerged as a modern ideology [The Jewish Angle]
Venezuelan Jews in Canada feeling joy, uncertainty after Maduro capture
Cindy Schwartz joins Order of Canada: her performing arts school trains dancers, actors, singers living with disabilities
'We need people to come forward': Winnipeg police update synagogue antisemitic graffiti case
What to expect from (Jewish) Canadian politics in 2026
North Star Live: The future of Israeli democracy, with the Shalom Hartman Institute
These Ontario ‘Family Feud’ winners were proud to represent Judaism onscreen—especially during hard times
Cabinet minister Evan Solomon opens up about ‘unacceptable’ antisemitism in Canada
Canadian Jews overwhelmingly support Israel, but hesitate to call themselves ‘Zionists’. A new study explains why
Canadians in Australia explain how ‘life now is completely different, overnight’
'Tonight when we light our candles, we're not just lighting for us': Canadians react to Australia terror
This Vancouver student just led a $1.6-million fundraising campaign for BBYO
Police confirm even more mezuzahs were stolen from Toronto seniors’ complex. Leaders think the number’s even higher
What's behind the recent flare ups of Holocaust denial in Poland?
A Hallmark movie gone wrong? How a glass-breaking accident took this groom from chuppah to hospital
'We weren't complete until all the hostages returned home': Ottawa seniors launch book of Oct. 7 feelings
Four Israeli leaders are coming to Canada to debate the two-state solution. Meet the 'no" side.
How Israeli Rabbi Leo Dee rebuilt his life, with Canadian help, after Hamas killed wife, two daughters
New Quebec law coming to ban public prayers, prayer rooms on campus, in wider secularism push
[From the archives] Meet the real rabbi who starred in Drake’s controversial new music video
[In Good Faith] How a Palestinian and a Jewish Canadian are trying to depolarize the country
Catching up on the Sherman murder mystery [From the archives]
[From the archives] Struggling to afford your first home? This Jewish-backed investment firm wants to help
Their Jewish-Muslim friendship was destroyed after Oct. 7—until they found a way to reconcile
Untold Jewish WWII and IDF veterans' stories revealed in new nonfiction book
Untouched for decades, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor's memoir is now a Canadian podcast series
Israeli journalist Lahav Harkov explains life in post-ceasefire Israel
Why Jewish heroine Hannah Senesh is having her moment of renewed interest
Honourable Menschen: Her paper heart from Auschwitz remains a powerful symbol of Holocaust survival
'Edgy for a rabbi, clean for a comedian': Meet the Orthodox rabbi comic mocking antisemites onstage
Support group Ha'ikar offers a 'brave space' for young Canadian Jews post Oct. 7
A famous Jewish pilot's vintage plane could be scrapped. This man is on a mission to save it
Drumming, chanting, climate change: Canada's Jewish Renewal movement is growing
Israel’s antisemitism envoy opens up about why she quit—and what comes next
Why this Oct. 7, Kingston’s Jewish community built a sukkah outside City Hall
With Israeli hostages set to return, Canadian Oct. 7 victims’ families are still seeking justice
‘When I tell the story, it is therapeutic’: These Canadians are still on the front lines, 2 years after Oct. 7
Barry Avrich vows to help rebuild kibbutz on Gaza border as ‘The Road Between Us’ releases in theatres
This reporter made a film about his father’s dying days, turning grief into love
Why this acclaimed Indigenous leader opposes Canada’s recognition of Palestinian statehood
Mensch of Steel? Comic books are on the curriculum at this synagogue’s Sunday school
Ottawa’s new hate crime laws ‘a step in the right direction’, Jewish leaders say
Two scions of a prominent Winnipeg rabbinic family are now helming the city’s biggest shuls
Sault Ste. Marie’s next generation vows to carry on Jewish life, especially for these coming High Holidays
Slain law professor Dan Markel's Canadian family hopes for more time with his kids, after new guilty verdict
What it was like at the world premiere of ‘The Road Between Us’
University is back in session. What are Jewish students walking into?
As the UN General Assembly meets this week, they’ll have a vocal new critic: Linda Frum
Harvard experts warn Diaspora Jews are suffering from ‘traumatic invalidation’ after Oct. 7
How Ottawa’s Jewish community is reacting to the Loblaws stabbing attack
Menschwarmers: This Canadian athlete drew a swastika on a Jewish student’s dorm room. The New York Yankees drafted him anyway
Greatest Hits: After escaping the Jasper forest fires, this tourist couple found safety in the Jewish community
Greatest Hits: Wayne and Shuster’s kids are helping to bring their parents’ classic comedy skits to a new generation
Greatest Hits: The bat mitzvah turns 100: Meet the oldest celebrant in Canada—and one of the youngest
Greatest Hits: Sharon, without Lois or Bram, transforms her classic career into a family business
‘We weren’t even considered Jewish’: Documentary searches for filmmaker’s cultural identity
Israel’s new plan to recapture Gaza: Is history repeating itself 20 years later?
Montreal attack aftermath: 'Every single one of us is a moving target'
Advocates urge Jews to march in Montreal’s Pride parade after ban reversal
Mikveh makeover: A U.S. charity helped build or renovate 10 ritual baths across Canada
Hope for peace or terrorist appeasement? Two experts weigh in on Canada recognizing Palestinian statehood
Why Canada should follow Israel’s lead and help protect the Druze in Syria
Pain lingers despite guilty plea by the man who defaced Canada's Holocaust monument
Nautical nachas: This summer, welcome Shabbat on a boat in the Laurentians
Deborah Lyons shares why she quit as Canada’s antisemitism envoy: ‘It was hard to get people to speak up’
This doctor quit a Canadian medical body after they published an article praising members of Hezbollah
Irwin Cotler still calling for action against Iran, after they plotted his assassination
‘Deeply disappointed’: An Iranian Canadian dissident reflects on the brief Israel-Iran war
'It's my gift to the world': Why this Canadian artist painted all 54 chapters of the Torah
Not in Heaven: Legacy Jewish institutions are pivoting to meet the moment. But do we even still need them?
Meet the Canadian fighting France for $30 million in unpaid embassy rent in Iraq
Canada’s Russian-speaking Jewish community considering appealing the results of the World Zionist Congress vote
Antisemitism fighter, founders of Le Château and Great Gulf Homes focus of new Honourable Menschen spotlight
‘This flag has power’: Wartime Canadian flag recovered from Europe after 80 years
The CJN’s year-end antisemitism report card for Canadian schools and universities
Canadians are rallying to rebuild Israeli universities hit by Iranian missiles
Exodus by way of Egypt: Hear how Canadians fled Israel after war broke out with Iran
A Canadian woman recounts surviving a missile strike that wrecked hundreds of Tel Aviv apartments
How an 85-year-old Canadian Holocaust survivor is riding out the Israel-Iran war in a Jerusalem hotel
'A little bit dystopian': As Iran attacks, 2 Canadians describe the atmosphere in Israeli bomb shelters
Canada's sanctions on Israeli MKs a 'powerful symbol' but with 'limited impact'
Jewish Canadians ‘have another very strong voice in Ottawa’, rookie Tory MPs promise
How murdered peace activist Vivian Silver's sons find purpose through grief
Ottawa Jewish school trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth resigns over ‘profound dysfunction’ in tackling antisemitism
Voting starts for Canadian Jews to join the World Zionist Congress. Here’s what’s at stake
Jewish conversions are still rising in Canada. Why? The answer might surprise you
How Israeli-Canadian illusionist Vitaly Beckman fooled Penn & Teller–a third time!
2025 Walk With Israel sees more Jewish pride, fewer anti-Israel protesters, than last year
After gunfire in the West Bank, Carney is demanding answers from Israel. What comes next?
Canada rebukes Israel over Gaza conflict, threatening ‘concrete actions’—even sanctions
She was the victim of a 'disgusting' antisemitic assault. A year later, she's angrier than ever
Toronto's mayor Olivia Chow hopes a federal 'bubble' law against protests would 'make things easier'
These twin brothers' science project found noisy public washrooms aren't just scary–they're dangerous to your health
Progressive Jews are finding common ground—but not in the mainstream
Bora Laskin, Canada's first Jewish Supreme Court justice, gets his own Heritage Minute
Canadian students and survivors ‘shaken’, but safe, after Houthi missile hits Ben Gurion airport
How Canada’s Jewish community is helping Filipinos affected by the Lapu Lapu attack
Seriously wounded Canadian IDF soldier still pushing hard to recover
Key Jewish ridings to watch as election results roll in tonight
How Canada's next PM should fight against Trump—and support Israel
Peter Jablonski saved Jews during the Holocaust—but he wasn't widely recognized until today
The CJN Daily's political panel weighs in on the 2025 federal election
Rabbi Louis Sachs speaks out about being sued by his former synagogue in Toronto
This Canadian soldier helped liberate Bergen-Belsen—80 years ago today
Let my elephants go: A new Canadian documentary spotlights animal welfare in zoos
Olive Branch vs. Sobeys: A kosher food fight erupts in Thornhill
Why 72% of police-reported hate crimes in Canada remain unsolved
Canada has a secret list of suspected Nazis. This historian found the files online
Jewish Canadians in Israel could impact election results back home
How Canadian Jewish business leaders are bracing for Donald Trump’s trade war
This Holocaust survivor rediscovered her Jewish roots decades later—thanks to a Canadian genealogist
We asked Pierre Poilievre about federal funding for UNRWA. Here’s what he said
We watched Al-Quds Day in Toronto. Here’s what we heard
Why was a Toronto suspect released on bail after being charged with terrorism-related hate crimes against Jews?
Remembering a global genealogist, a Romanian survivor, B'nai Brith's CEO and more community builders recently lost
Israel urges 60,000 evacuated residents to move back to the battered north: some fear it's still not safe
The Onion, but make it Jewish: Meet the Canadian brothers behind a new pro-Israel comedy news site
This pro bono legal team has helped over 550 Canadian victims of antisemitism since Oct. 7
Key Passover imports will be exempt from tariff war with U.S., Ottawa confirms
Stephen Bronfman starts new global Jewish climate fund to counter Trump's cuts to environmental protection
Was Canadian professor Hassan Diab innocent or a scapegoat for France shul bombing?
What to expect from this week's Antisemitism Forum in Ottawa
Jews nationwide mourned the Bibas family this week. Here's what it sounded like
Here’s what Jewish voters need to know about this week’s Ontario election
The Netherlands released the names of 425,000 suspected Nazi collaborators. Why won't Canada do the same?
Toronto’s school board votes on a new antisemitism report today. Here’s what’s at stake
This Ontario town had a swastika burned into a soccer field. Now residents want to ban the symbol nationwide
An interview with Karina Gould, who wants to be Canada’s first Jewish prime minister
Tariff war with U.S. could raise kosher food prices 50 to 60 percent in Canada: importer
This Canadian scientist just won another award for helping create canola oil. Trump’s pick for health czar says it’s poisoning Americans
Meet the man who’s cleaning up antisemitic graffiti on the streets of Winnipeg—all by himself
CIJA's new leader wants you to know that Jew hatred threatens ‘the promise of Canada’
Canadians describe visiting Auschwitz on the 80th anniversary of its liberation
‘The Holocaust is always inside you’: Pinchas Gutter and Mariette Doduck, new Order of Canada winners, won’t stop educating
Find out why this Canadian city’s Jewish Federation just joined an American security network
Canadian families of freed hostages relieved but lament how long it has taken
How Israel is preparing to get the hostages back beginning Sunday
Pending hostage release deal will be 'excruciating and painful' for everyone, says Israeli Ambassador to Canada
We walked through the Royal Ontario Museum’s new Auschwitz exhibit. Hear what’s inside
Honourable Menschen remembers an enthusiastic eater, a nonagenarian DJ, the Wayne Gretzky of vasectomies, a disability rights fundraiser, and The CJN’s ex-president
How Jewish issues affected Justin Trudeau’s loss of support—and ultimate resignation
Judy Feld Carr, secret rescuer of Syria’s last Jews, hails the end of Assad’s regime
Reporters Notebook: What were the top stories for Canadian Jews in 2024?
This Hanukkah, a new children’s book shares the true story of a young boy who kept the light on in his shtetl
The CJN's political panel reflects on a tumultuous year for Jews—and an even worse week for Justin Trudeau
‘Hanukkah bushes’ get a GST/HST tax break? This Jewish retailer is adding real holiday items to the list
'Bubble legislation' back on the ballot: Two Toronto councillors explain what's changed since May
Nearly one third of Ontario’s Jewish doctors are considering leaving Canada due to antisemitism, new survey finds
Calls are mounting for Ottawa to convene an urgent national forum on hate crimes, terrorism and antisemitism
The real story behind Canada Post’s new Hanukkah stamp starring Montreal’s peacock-shaped hanukkiah
Why more Canadians want to convert to Judaism, especially after Oct. 7
University of Windsor cut a deal with a pro-Palestinian encampment in July. What’s happened since?
Rabbi Adam Scheier slams Montreal police for instructing him to leave a street corner—for safety reasons
Behind the scenes at Canada’s weekly rallies for the Israeli hostages
Ottawa's school board censured a trustee after antisemitism complaint—but stopped short of suspension
Fighting antisemitism—and loving Star Trek—were Henry Wolfond’s rocket fuel to reach outer space
Irwin Cotler responds to Iran’s assassination attempt on his life: ‘This has to serve as a wake-up call’
A new government-issued handbook aims to define antisemitism. Will it make a difference?
Amsterdam's mayor says the violence wasn't a pogrom. Dutch Jewish leaders agree, but demand protection
Mississauga organizers cancel vigil honouring Sinwar as ‘Our Mandela’. But local Jews aren’t relaxing yet
Why this Canadian Catholic leader is rallying Christians to stand up against antisemitism
Remembrance Day, minus religion: Why faith-based prayers are nixed from Canadian military ceremonies this year
What Donald Trump’s second term means for American Jews—and for Canada
A new book of poetry explores resilience and conflict in a post-Oct. 7 world
A new self-guided tour hopes to draw visitors to Ottawa's oft-forgotten Holocaust monument
Canadian families are welcoming displaced Israelis into their homes, thanks to a new grassroots initiative
Which of the U.S. election issues are most relevant to Jewish Canada?
Mayor Morley Rosenberg, cancer fundraiser Sheila Kussner and more: Honorable Menschen worth remembering this Yizkor
‘Keep showing up’: Columbia prof-turned-activist Shai Davidai rallies Canadian Jews
Struggling to afford your first home? This Jewish-backed investment firm wants to help
Sylvan Adams speaks out after anti-Israel vandals smashed the McGill building with his name on it
Samidoun: Why Jewish leaders and Pierre Poilievre want it declared a terrorist squad
'We carry this pain. It doesn't break us': how Canadian Jews marked Oct. 7's anniversary
'There was literally nothing to come back to': Oct. 7 survivor Thomas Hand shares his story with Canadians
Ottawa just overhauled its grant program for security upgrades. Some Jewish leaders call it a ‘game-changer’
82-year-old rabbi acquitted of decades-old sex-crime accusations in Montreal
‘Erodes the public trust’: Elected officials react to TDSB field trip rally with anti-Israel chants
Exploding Hezbollah pagers 'audacious' deterrence message from Israel to Iran: one expert says
New Canadian documentary spotlights Oct. 7 victims murdered on 'The Killing Roads'
Arnie Aberman will return his honorary UofT degree over the school’s handling of antisemitism
Ottawa reopens study of releasing Nazi war criminal files after omitting Holocaust experts
St. Catharines' century-old synagogue is securing its future—with or without members
Israeli official Michal Cotler-Wunsh tells Canadians to show courage, leadership for its Jewish students
What it’s like inside the Hamas tunnels where six hostages were murdered
Jewish university students are coming back prepared for a fight—at Concordia and beyond
Toronto cousin of murdered hostage Carmel Gat: 'A loss that could have been prevented'
These JNF Canada donors are split about the embattled charity’s future
JNF Canada CEO Lance Davis blasts CRA after charitable status revoked
Three arrested after Jewish senior attacked Sunday at pro-Israel rally in Toronto
Did Jewish summer camps do enough to support kids' mental health this summer?
JNF Canada ‘blindsided’ after Ottawa fully revokes charity status. What’s next?
From the archives: How to mark the Tisha b'Av holiday of mourning after Oct. 7
Who kicked this ‘devastated’ Jewish volunteer out of London’s JCC?
After escaping the Jasper forest fires, this tourist couple found safety in the Jewish community
A Druze IDF veteran reflects on Oct. 7—and fears for the future of his community
‘Hate has been given a free rein in our streets’: Hear highlights from Toronto's Pride of Israel solidarity rally
A Hezbollah rocket put this Canadian IDF soldier in intensive care. His parents are asking for prayers
Canada's kosher meat packers won in federal court. How will this affect the Jewish community?
This CUPE member is suing one of Canada’s biggest unions over systemic antisemitism
The ICJ called Israel’s 57-year military rule of Palestinian land ‘illegal’. What happens next?
After Fredericton's pride parade was led by pro-Palestinian activists, local Jews worry about their place in the city
Derek Penslar, a Canadian scholar of Jewish history, hopes to fix Harvard’s antisemitism problem
‘We are going to fight back’: Windsor Jews rally against UWindsor’s concession to pro-Palestinian students
Former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy wants to fight the information war in Canada
When a craft market in Saskatoon banned Zionists, these Jewish parents decided to fight back
It's time for French Jews—and Jews in the Diaspora—to come live in Israel, says MK Sharren Haskel
Anthony Housefather is the federal government’s new special adviser on antisemitism. What now?
How Kitchener-Waterloo's own Walk for Israel drew a huge crowd—and no protesters
‘Apology not accepted’: Behind Jewish groups’ furor over Canada’s new human rights commissioner
Oy, Canada: Jews feeling ‘vulnerable’ and ‘precarious’ on Canada Day after Oct. 7
Long-buried Nazi atrocities, retold in Robert Rotenberg’s new crime novel, have lessons for today
Two years ago this week El Al said it was shuttering direct service to Canada. Will it return?
Will UofT’s encampment be allowed to stay up? An Ontario court is ruling soon—here’s what you should know
Sidura Ludwig’s new children’s book about baking challah shares a recipe for turbulent times
Vancouver’s Schara Tzedeck was lit aflame—and the shul decided to leave the door charred. Here’s why
'The silent tragedy of the north': Israel's military escalation with Hezbollah has major implications for Canadians
Alexandria Fanjoy Silver converted to Judaism twice. For Shavuot, she explains why
‘My legs are tired but my heart is full’: Hear the sounds of Toronto’s historic Walk with Israel
Dr. Joe Schwarcz can’t stop debunking wellness gurus, antivaxxers and pseudoscience
Former Israeli hostage Hagar Brodutch fears time is running out for the others still held in Gaza
How ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ star Swell Ariel Or now helps Israel on and off screen
Bonus: Federation CJA speaks to lawyer Neil Oberman about antisemitism in Montreal
What this Canadian-Palestinian peace activist wants you to know about life after Oct. 7
A new political Jewish students’ union has sprung up after weeks of pro-Palestine tent protests
Bais Chaya Mushka families celebrated Jewish pride on Sunday after gunfire was aimed at the Toronto school on Shabbat
New B.C seniors advocate Dan Levitt flew to the U.N. to fight for the rights of Canada’s growing 65+ population
The CJN’s Honourable Menschen: Remembering the politically embattled Patti Starr, referee Harry Davis and other late influential Canadian Jews
The 13-year old who hundreds walked to school in Toronto has no plans to change schools due to antisemitic bullying
An Israeli high schooler was beaten up in Fredericton. Her family believes it was a hate crime
Yossi Klein Halevi on Israel at 76: ‘We are still an enormously powerful people’
‘Nobody can go through those tunnels and come back the same person’: IDF veterans speak on Yom ha-Zikaron
Despite ‘flawed’ reports of record-high antisemitism incidents, new study says most Canadians actually like Jews
This year’s March of the Living commemoration marred by ‘Stop the Genocide’ protests
This Canadian Holocaust survivor’s ‘ordinary’ life included blowing up Nazi trains and fighting a wolf
Pro-Palestinian tent protests have spilled onto Canadian campuses. What happens next?
How 3rd grader Daniel Marquez became a world JewQ champion—beating thousands of Hebrew school students
Paul Finlayson made fiery pro-Israel comments after Oct. 7. Then his university suspended him
Meet the Klezbians, the invite-only, music-playing group holding annual queer seders in B.C.
20-year-old student Ruby Grinberg wants to be the second-ever Jewish Miss Canada
What’s making the kosher meat at the Passover seder different this year?
Hear a Canadian in Israel describe living through the Iranian missile attack
A lawsuit prompted the dramatic overhaul of the Toronto Zionist Council, owners of Camp Shalom
Anthony Housefather explains why he didn’t quit the Liberals—and what he’ll do next
How Pierre Poilievre spent the weekend courting Toronto’s Jewish community
Who is behind Everything Jewish Toronto, the popular Facebook account booming after Oct. 7?
Vancouver rabbis privately met with Justin Trudeau to tell him 'Jewish Canadians are not safe'
Sunday bonus: Ellin on 'Bonjour Chai': How bad are things for Canadian Jews now?
Meet the Canadians knitting for IDF soldiers and running for hostages
Israel ‘weighing its options’ on retaliation for Canada’s weapon sales ban, says ambassador Iddo Moed
Will Anthony Housefather quit the Liberals? Hear what he has to say
Ya’ara Saks explains the photo with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas—and her ‘yes’ vote
Canada won’t unilaterally recognize Palestine after all, as NDP walks back key demand
What’s the deal with that photo showing Ya’ara Saks holding hands with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas?
Selina Robinson is mulling her future after quitting the B.C. NDP over its ‘silence’ on antisemitism
Jewish organizations are suing the Canadian government over new kosher slaughter rules they warn could destroy the industry
Why did Israeli real estate shows become such a flashpoint for protests in Canada?
What’s so important about the UN’s new report confirming Oct. 7 rapes, torture of Israeli women?
This Canadian lone IDF soldier describes life fighting on Israel's wartime front
18 things worth remembering about Brian Mulroney’s support for Canadian Jews and Israel
Will Canada's proposed new law regulating online hate speech be derailed by politics?
Why these are the most unsafe campuses for Jews in Canada: York, UofT, Concordia, UVic, Queen’s, UBC, TMU and Lethbridge
Two Toronto Raptors fans think their ‘Free Our Hostages’ hoodie should be exempt from political messages ban
Pro-Israel 'bloody pants' protests are popping up across Canada. Here's what they mean
Paul Rinkoff, Toronto’s top Jewish police community partnerships officer, has his hands full since Oct. 7
As anti-Israel protests spread, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association warns about the dangers of banning them outright
We asked Canada's antisemitism special envoy what she's doing to stop 'despicable' protests targeting Jews
Adi Vital-Kaploun was murdered by Hamas on Oct. 7. Now her parents are sharing her story with the world
Why UNWRA should be dismantled: Canadian UN watchdog Hillel Neuer weighs in
These Israeli hockey teens came to Canada for a sport break from the war
A rabbi and a surgeon explain why they support MAiD and discuss whether to include those suffering from mental illness
Rabbi Michael Dolgin explains how the Oscars commercial on antisemitism was made in Canada
Why trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth is fighting back against the Ottawa school board that sanctioned her
International Court of Justice: Who won and who lost?
Encore presentation: The Jewish spokesman behind the trucker convoy
Encore presentarion: Oscar nominations hide the real Canadian Jewish story of ‘Oppenheimer’
Note from Ellin
Paying tribute to Harry Rosen, George Cohon and other high-profile Canadian leaders we lost in 2023: The CJN Daily’s ‘Honourable Menschen’ returns
What’s at stake for Israel after the International Court of Justice genocide hearings?
Prominent Canadians in Israeli hockey speak out after the IIHF abruptly banned Israel from competition
Justin Trudeau privately met with Jewish leaders in Toronto yesterday—but these rabbis left dissatisfied
‘It was like standing in a shtetl right after a pogrom’: Why solidarity missions are the only tourism to Israel right now
Toronto police chief apologizes after officer carries Tim Hortons coffee for anti-Israel protesters
These Canadians are still writing letters to Israeli hostages—even while the Red Cross isn’t delivering them
This 96-year-old Canadian is moving to Israel in the middle of the war, as have hundreds of Jews
Shai DeLuca hopes to have set an example for fighting antisemitism in Canada with his legal victory over Foodbenders
The CJN Daily panel talks about the year in politics: Canada on Israel, predicting Trudeau’s future, the Nazi standing ovation—and what to watch for in 2024
Jew hatred in Canada is scary now—but it’s not 1939, say Holocaust educators
Hear why Victoria, B.C. Jews don’t feel safe going downtown on the weekends since Oct. 7
Terrorism expert David Hofmann on how Hamas propaganda likely radicalized Ottawa teen now in custody
What really caused Calgary’s mayor to boycott the Hanukkah ceremony, and what happens next?
Canada's ambassador to Israel offers help to investigate Hamas’s mass sexual assault of women and girls
These Israelis fled to Canada after Oct. 7: Why some of them want to stay
‘Put two menorahs up in every public square’: Parliament Hill rally urges Canadians to support the Jewish community
Moncton city council urged to revisit the ‘insensitive and callous’ end to municipal menorah lighting
Evan Kosiner told the CBC to call Hamas ‘terrorists’; CBC's ombudsman agrees they could
Just freed by Hamas, 10-year-old Ofri Brodutch wants to come to Canada, her uncle says
Ellin Bessner explains why you should consider donating to The CJN Daily on #GivingTuesday
A Canadian photographer survived the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7. Here’s what he saw
'There’s nowhere to hide from antisemitism': Hear Montreal Jews describe daily life amid gunshots and molotovs
Canada’s new antisemitism envoy Deborah Lyons urges tripling office staff to handle ‘moment of crisis’
Hundreds gathered to honour Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver at memorial in Israel
How Canadians felt marching for Israel at the historic Washington rally
Why aren’t police doing more to stop antisemitic speech in Canada?
A coin collector stumbled upon a Canadian Jewish war hero’s story—and is now dedicated to sharing it
Jewish university students talk about recently rising antisemitism at school
A security expert says this isn't the time to take your mezuzahs down in fear
Meet the Canadian teenagers choosing to stay in Israel during the war
Israel’s new envoy on antisemitism has harsh words for Canada after its abstention in a UN vote on the war with Hamas
Hear the families of Hamas’s hostages urge the Canadian government to do more
Vivian Silver, the Canadian peace activist taken hostage by Hamas, would wish to be released through non-violent means, her close friend says
This Canadian social worker is helping bereaved Israelis ID the remains of Hamas attack victims
This Canadian cardiologist flew to Israel immediately after the Hamas attack to volunteer—and save lives
Canadian toymaker Ronnen Harary is helping Israeli kids, soldiers and hospitals
CBC News explains why they can't call Hamas 'terrorists'
Tiferet Lapidot, 22, an Israeli charity volunteer, is considered the sixth Canadian killed by Hamas
Feeling anxious over the war in Israel? 10 tips from a mental health expert
We met the first Canadians evacuated home from Israel arriving at Pearson airport
Canada's rescue mission about to begin for citizens caught in Israel's war with Hamas: MP Ya'ara Saks
These Canadian fathers describe what it’s like as their children fight for Israel
Israel's new ambassador to Canada on who’s to blame and what's next
Less than 10 km from Gaza, this Canadian-Israeli couple is hiding for their lives: ‘We’ve lost a lot of hope’
It was the 'wurst' of times: Chicago 58 celebrates 100 years of Jewish-style salami
Will Canada finally release top-secret papers on suspected Nazi war criminals who moved to the country?
The consequences of Parliament’s ‘mind-boggling’ ovation for former Nazi
Israel’s pro-democracy protest leaders come looking for support in Canada
Will masking return this winter COVID season? A doctor in Ottawa is fighting for it
May their memory never buffer: Synagogue yahrzeit memorials are going digital
New year, new hurricane: Atlantic Canada once again on alert as Hurricane Lee threatens Rosh Hashanah celebrations
We asked a 104-year-old 'super senior' the secret to living a long life. Here's what she said
This Jewish entrepreneur is offering an unorthodox solution to Canada's housing crisis
On the ground of Morocco’s earthquake, a Canadian survives—while Montreal’s community mobilizes
How are Canadian Jewish leaders preparing for Israel's continued political crisis this fall?
As the 'Freedom Convoy' trial begins, reflections on the Canadian Jews who supported the movement
Ukrainian refugee stories are being forgotten. This Canadian writer is on a mission to tell them
This year has been the worst on record for Canadian wildfires. What can be done?
Summer of strikes: What's the Jewish role in modern Canadian labour unions?
Reasonable doubts: Jewish Canadians react to Israel's judicial reforms
Ontario becomes the first province to mandate grade-school Holocaust education: What can parents expect?
Back to school is upon us. But do Jewish day schools actually work?
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Yad Vashem chair Dani Dayan has high praise for Canada’s Holocaust education efforts—and harsh criticism for Ukraine, Poland and Russia
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Israel's Diaspora minister visited Canada for the first time to meet lawmakers, Jewish leaders—and evangelical Christians
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This historic painting, looted by Nazis from acclaimed Montreal art dealer the late Max Stern, will forever remain in Germany
A Bathurst Manor reunion kicks off a new exhibit showcasing the postwar mostly-Jewish suburban neighbourhood of north Toronto
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Bonjour Chai's second annual Great Canadian Seder episode
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'Bittersweet' win as King David Lions become the first Jewish senior boys basketball champions in B.C. history
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The CJN’s Honourable Menschen returns to honour Jewish Canadians we recently lost from the world of arts
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This Toronto rabbi says Canadian Jews must support Israel and stop criticizing her politics in public
Lenka Lichtenberg just won a Juno with her grandmother’s Holocaust poems
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The only Mikvah between Vancouver and Calgary opens in Kelowna, B.C.
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A new chairlift on a Canadian ski hill is being named The Fenster for two Holocaust survivors who founded Belle Neige
It’s ‘false’ to say Israeli democracy is under attack, according to the Knesset’s new Canadian member
The museum curator behind the new Leonard Cohen exhibit at The AGO gives The CJN a private tour
‘Apologies without accountability’ as MPs grill government official over the Laith Marouf scandal
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The murders of Barry and Honey Sherman get the true crime treatment
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A spiritual conversation with the young Hollywood horror movie writer who used to watch Jewish bodies before they were buried in Toronto
Toronto’s Reena agency turns 50 facing middle-aged challenges of caring for older residents with disabilities
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Take our 15-minute audio tour of Winnipeg’s redesigned Holocaust Education Centre
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Hear how Ottawa’s public school board decided to finally take formal action against antisemitism
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A swoosh and a schmear: Nike launches Montreal bagel-inspired sneakers
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Holocaust survivor Robbie Waisman's life story is now an award-winning YA book
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The CJN Daily Dead Beat is back, with a new name: The Honourable Menschen
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Former UN ambassador Danny Danon explains the stakes of Israel's 5th election in 4 years
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Beloved March of the Living survivor David Shentow has city park in Ottawa named in his memory
Queen Elizabeth II was 'good for the Jews' even though she never visited Israel: tributes from Canada and Britain on her death
For the first time ever, Jewish RCMP officers can now wear kippot on duty
How Vancouver's Jews are fundraising one of the most expensive Jewish building projects in Canadian history
Alex Polowin, who lied about his age to fight Nazis in Europe, dedicated his life to peace and education
50 years after the Munich Olympics, Germany will finally apologize to victims' families—and a Canadian filmmaker has been sharing their story
How Alexandre Matte channelled his Jewish roots to come second in Toastmasters' global public-speaking contest
He thought his family was wiped out in the Holocaust. Then he discovered 75,000 distant relatives—including Bob Dylan and Bette Midler
Industry watchdog urges Benjamin's funeral home 'do the right thing for grieving families'—or risk losing their license
'I was gaslit continuously': Alexandra Lulka Rotman speaks out about her antisemitism battle with Toronto's school board
Death doesn’t take a holiday: Remembering some significant deaths in Jewish Canada from summer 2022
Thousands of Jews are flying to Switzerland to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the first Zionist Congress
Mark Goldberg spent years tracking Laith Marouf's hateful tweets. Now, the Canadian government is taking action
Greatest Hits: Meet the oldest bat mitzvah celebrant in Canada—and one of the youngest
Greatest Hits: Pulling a rabbit out of their virtual hats, these magicians transformed a pandemic into financial success
Greatest Hits: How Zoom is helping to revive Jewish folk music in Canada
Greatest Hits: At nearly 80 years old, Gary Averbach is trekking 1,000km across Canada for cancer research
Greatest Hits: Modern diets are making us fat: A Canadian author explains food cravings
Greatest Hits: Meet the woman at the centre of Jewish life in Abu Dhabi: Canada's ambassador
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For nearly 40 years, Benjamin’s funeral home foundation has been keeping 10% of charity donations—until a family sued
At nearly 80 years old, Gary Averbach is trekking 1,000km across Canada for cancer research
The butterfly effect: Why the endangered monarch is a Jewish issue
Go behind the scenes of Zach Hyman's very Jewish charity golf tournament
It’s been a year since Canada’s national antisemitism summit. What has been accomplished?
Meet the Canadian lawyer whose one-act play just won a top Israeli prize
80 years after his death, a Canadian war hero's art finally finds an audience
Hitmen murdered her son. Eight years later, she's written a tell-all of her grief and survival
How Yukon’s tiny Jewish community is surviving the worst wildfires in a generation
Jewish organizations are outraged over 'bizarre' Montreal court case putting the Holocaust on trial
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'A better Canada because of him': Tributes pour in at the funeral for renowned historian Irving Abella
A new philanthropic initiative asks wealthy Canadians to donate half their posthumous charitable givings to Jewish causes—but the uptake is slow
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Hear our exclusive interview with Nachman Shai during his first trip to Canada as Israel's diaspora minister
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After violent clashes between Haredi and progressive women at the Western Wall, Rachel Cohen Yeshurun isn't giving up the fight
Sexually assaulted by a doctor at 17, Lorie Wolf slams rabbis for sending her away with just a cheque
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Tory MP claims Liberals "stole" his Holocaust denial bill—and watered it down
The story behind this secret Jewish photo of Guy Lafleur
Zoom funerals, socially distanced shivas: One rabbi's guide to coping with death during COVID and beyond
After getting fired by Doug Ford, Dianne Saxe hopes to make political history
Let my shofars go: How the Passover story saved one woman's Judaica from Canadian border control
Canada might ban Holocaust denial. Here's why that probably won't curtail antisemitism
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Atlantic Canada's first-ever Reform community kicks off with a virtual seder
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The classical world remembers renowned conductor Boris Brott, 78, who 'painted with music'
After the Oscars slap fiasco, Rabbi Joshua Corber wants you to know he has alopecia, too
Demand for food donations keeps spiking as Canadians enter their third pandemic Passover
Why is kosher-for-Passover Coca-Cola different from all other Coca-Colas?
Terror in Israel claims 11 lives: Hear two Canadians describe life on the ground
The new mahjong cards are arriving: Will the pandemic mean another lost winter for players?
'It is hard not to be moved to tears': A Canadian doctor describes volunteering at a Ukrainian pop-up medical clinic
Israel's new women's hockey team lost badly in their international debut—but they're ready for more
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Sonia Bazar's new book unveils the hidden secrets and forgotten lives of Montreal's Back River Jewish cemetery
This 67-year-old Ukrainian widow journeyed by bus, train, foot and plane to find safety in her new home: Winnipeg
Linda Frum and Adam Minsky flew to the Ukraine border to see where millions of dollars in donations are going
'It really hurts': Dutch Jewish leader Ruben Vis strikes back at explosive new Anne Frank book
Mishpacha Feud: Behind the scenes of this Thornhill family's game show victory
Construction kicks off for Toronto's new $27-million Holocaust museum—at a time it's needed most
Peek behind the pages of the new book celebrating BC's Jews
Hear two Canadian rabbis speak out about what they witnessed at the Ukrainian border
Author of the controversial new Anne Frank book defends her work against 'misplaced' criticism
The bat mitzvah turns 100: Meet the oldest celebrant in Canada—and one of the youngest
Ongoing rash of Nazi symbols in Canadian schools is a 'contagion', expert warns
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Which Canadian campuses are safest for Jews? Anywhere outside Toronto
Pulling a rabbit out of their virtual hats, these magicians transformed a pandemic into financial success
Born with a rare disorder, Maya Sinclair is overcoming the odds
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Taking back Ottawa's streets: Inside the counter-protests against the truckers
Antisemitism in Toronto schools, Part 2: The targeted teen speaks out
Antisemitism in Toronto schools, Part 1: Why are we still seeing Nazi symbols in classrooms?
Inside the initiative to help impoverished Holocaust survivors live out their days in comfort
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Meet the Canadians behind the scenes of the Jewish movement to boycott the Beijing Olympics
The untold story of Isay Rottenberg, Nazi Germany's 'reverse Schindler'
Justin Trudeau’s chief policy advisor, the highest-ranking Jewish woman in the PMO, has stepped down
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Why Emma Cunningham quit the Ontario NDP over antisemitism
One-third of Canadian kids don’t understand or question the Holocaust, new survey shows
How Ashley Waxman Bakshi leapt from beauty tips to the frontlines of Israel's digital information war
Jewish public servants are calling out antisemitism in Ottawa's corridors of power
An exit interview with Karen Mock of JSpaceCanada
Public Safety Minister pledges to move ‘urgently’ to speed up funds for Canadian Jewish institutions
The United Church angers Canadian rabbis with its new proposed Mideast policy
Canadian institutions brace themselves after the Colleyville hostage situation
Back on dry land: Canada’s first seafaring Jewish military chaplain reflects on four months on the Pacific
One man's journey from Montreal day school to Chief Rabbi in the UAE
Thousands of birds have died at an Israeli wetland with a Canadian connection
Faced with more school shutdowns in Ontario, Jewish parents are fighting back
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Fighting antisemitism and learning to skate: An interview with Israel's new Canadian ambassador
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Canada should stay out of Bill 21, Quebec Jewish leader warns
Alone in the Holy Land: Life as a Canadian IDF lone soldier
"A fire waiting to happen": Canada’s hardest-hit Jewish senior’s home braces for Omicron
This kids' book wiped Israel off the map. Now it's wiped off Indigo bookshelves
After the Alexandra Lulka fiasco, what's next for the TDSB?
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The rarely told story of how a handful of Montreal Jews covertly rescued 300 Ethiopian refugees
Ethiopia is spiralling into civil war—and Israel has a chance to help
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Justice for the fallen: Canadian Jewish war heroes' graves corrected, just in time for Remembrance Day
This Remembrance Day, one Canadian soldier reflects on her mission to Afghanistan
Surrounding the Magen David with yellow stars? The secret history and complex legacy of Israel's flag
Canada-U.S. border reopening: Here's what you need to know
Saul Rubinek shares his family's Holocaust story with Canadians for the first time
From the Yom Kippur War to the war on COVID: Top Ontario nurse pleads with Canadians to stay cautious
Meet the amateur Jewish baker winning over hearts and bellies on CBC TV
Celebrating our 100th episode: Behind the scenes of The CJN Daily
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Holocaust survivor Eva Olsson celebrates a very special 97th birthday—thanks to Yad Vashem
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Steven Spielberg's Holocaust project is back, and looking for more Canadian survivors
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The world’s first female rabbi finally gets her moment, 350 years after her death
Wacky Mac vanished from Canadian grocery shelves and Jews are freaking out
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At 13, he got an Apple Watch. At 14, he built a daily prayer app for it
Why this Jewish YouTube star ran for the PPC in Montreal
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Former ambassador Vivian Bercovici gives top marks to Israel's new government
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Why Avi Benlolo thinks Canada needs a new organization to fight antisemitism
A Jewish-Indigenous family explains the importance of truth and reconciliation
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Highlights from The CJN's federal debate on Jewish issues
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On the ground at a Montreal pop-up vaccination clinic for Hasidic Jews
Teen activist Hannah Alper is tackling a new challenge: campus antisemitism
The story behind Canada's new fully kosher-certified brewery
Jewish groups condemn Canadian War Museum exhibit for ‘glorifying’ Palestinian terrorists
44 years after Bill 101, Quebec's language laws remain controversial
The Museum of Jewish Montreal finds a new home in Leonard Cohen’s backyard
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Canada's first COVID-era Birthright trip, and a short CJN Daily break
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Canada unveils new statue to Anne Frank on anniversary of her arrest
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