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After Her Mother’s First Yahrzeit, daughter does 100-Library Walk

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50 protesters. 80 Toronto police. Did anything change at Bathurst and Sheppard?

3

At an Orthodox Jewish Seder Table, a Long-Hidden Sexual Abuse Story Emerges

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New B’nai Brith Canada CEO Simon Wolle set priorities. Now they’re being sorely tested

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Canada Identifies Long-Lost Soldier from Prominent Jewish Family in the U.K.

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NDP leadership race: Who's the the 'least bad' for the Jewish community?

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Will Bill C-9 make it safer for Canada's Jews?

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'This is a national security issue': Toronto MP Vince Gasparro after synagogue shootings

9

When the Siren Sounds, One in Five Israelis Can’t Reach Safety

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After Synagogue Shootings, Legal Experts Warn Dropped Charges Fuel ‘Impunity’

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Israel Warns Canada About Rising Antisemitism | Sharren Haskel

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After the Toronto synagogue shootings: 'They want to scare us'

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Gunfire aimed at three Toronto synagogues: has the threshold been crossed?

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She loves Iran and Israel. What it’s like for this Canadian watching them at war

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Iran targeted Irwin Cotler. What he says must happen now

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Canadians in Israel: families sheltering, flights uncertain

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Toronto’s James Hirsh says winning "Jeopardy!" was the thrill of a lifetime

18

Why Egalitarian Prayer at the Western Wall is at Risk

19

For the first time in a generation, Canadian Jews ask if they should leave

20

Why Jewish parents are raising concerns about anti-Palestinian racism policies for Ontario schools

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Jewish summer camps in Canada respond to new “antisemitic” boycott campaign

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Meet the Canadian who's putting Jewish athletes on Manischewitz matzah boxes

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Montreal family won't give up legal fight on behalf of expelled Iraqi Jews from 1950s

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Despite Cuba travel warning, first Canadian Jewish mission to Havana in 7 years delivers medicine, supplies—and baseball gear

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Global antisemitism experts offer their insight as Canada pivots its anti-hate approach

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‘Canada’s dirty little secret’: Descendants demand action for 2,300 wrongfully imprisoned Jewish WWII refugees

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Bob Rae argues Canada was right to recognize Palestine statehood and UNRWA at the U.N.

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[From the archives] Where heaven meets Earth: Vancouver’s Jewish community now grows fresh fruit and veggies on the rooftop

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[From the archives] What’s so great about Montreal winters? Ezra Soiferman’s new film captures the beauty of Snowbec

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‘I want them to ask me’: A survivor’s son on why he tattooed his father’s Auschwitz number on his arm

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[In Good Faith] What Canadians can learn from Israelis and Palestinians whose grief led them to advocate for peace

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Canadians with IDF ties react to Canada's 'witch hunt' against former Israeli soldiers

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Why it’s time for a shorter workweek: this Canadian business author calls it ‘Do More in Four’

34

A Senate committee has wrapped up a study of Canada's antisemitism problem. Why one Senator calls some witnesses problematic

35

How anti-Zionism emerged as a modern ideology [The Jewish Angle]

36

Venezuelan Jews in Canada feeling joy, uncertainty after Maduro capture

37

Cindy Schwartz joins Order of Canada: her performing arts school trains dancers, actors, singers living with disabilities

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'We need people to come forward': Winnipeg police update synagogue antisemitic graffiti case

39

What to expect from (Jewish) Canadian politics in 2026

40

North Star Live: The future of Israeli democracy, with the Shalom Hartman Institute

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These Ontario ‘Family Feud’ winners were proud to represent Judaism onscreen—especially during hard times

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Cabinet minister Evan Solomon opens up about ‘unacceptable’ antisemitism in Canada

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Canadian Jews overwhelmingly support Israel, but hesitate to call themselves ‘Zionists’. A new study explains why

44

Canadians in Australia explain how ‘life now is completely different, overnight’

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'Tonight when we light our candles, we're not just lighting for us': Canadians react to Australia terror

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This Vancouver student just led a $1.6-million fundraising campaign for BBYO

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Police confirm even more mezuzahs were stolen from Toronto seniors’ complex. Leaders think the number’s even higher

48

What's behind the recent flare ups of Holocaust denial in Poland?

49

A Hallmark movie gone wrong? How a glass-breaking accident took this groom from chuppah to hospital

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'We weren't complete until all the hostages returned home': Ottawa seniors launch book of Oct. 7 feelings

51

Four Israeli leaders are coming to Canada to debate the two-state solution. Meet the 'no" side.

52

How Israeli Rabbi Leo Dee rebuilt his life, with Canadian help, after Hamas killed wife, two daughters

53

New Quebec law coming to ban public prayers, prayer rooms on campus, in wider secularism push

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[From the archives] Meet the real rabbi who starred in Drake’s controversial new music video

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[In Good Faith] How a Palestinian and a Jewish Canadian are trying to depolarize the country

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Catching up on the Sherman murder mystery [From the archives]

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[From the archives] Struggling to afford your first home? This Jewish-backed investment firm wants to help

58

Their Jewish-Muslim friendship was destroyed after Oct. 7—until they found a way to reconcile

59

Untold Jewish WWII and IDF veterans' stories revealed in new nonfiction book

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Untouched for decades, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor's memoir is now a Canadian podcast series

61

Israeli journalist Lahav Harkov explains life in post-ceasefire Israel

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Why Jewish heroine Hannah Senesh is having her moment of renewed interest

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Honourable Menschen: Her paper heart from Auschwitz remains a powerful symbol of Holocaust survival

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'Edgy for a rabbi, clean for a comedian': Meet the Orthodox rabbi comic mocking antisemites onstage

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Support group Ha'ikar offers a 'brave space' for young Canadian Jews post Oct. 7

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A famous Jewish pilot's vintage plane could be scrapped. This man is on a mission to save it

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Drumming, chanting, climate change: Canada's Jewish Renewal movement is growing

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Israel’s antisemitism envoy opens up about why she quit—and what comes next

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Why this Oct. 7, Kingston’s Jewish community built a sukkah outside City Hall

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With Israeli hostages set to return, Canadian Oct. 7 victims’ families are still seeking justice

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‘When I tell the story, it is therapeutic’: These Canadians are still on the front lines, 2 years after Oct. 7

72

Barry Avrich vows to help rebuild kibbutz on Gaza border as ‘The Road Between Us’ releases in theatres

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This reporter made a film about his father’s dying days, turning grief into love

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Why this acclaimed Indigenous leader opposes Canada’s recognition of Palestinian statehood

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Mensch of Steel? Comic books are on the curriculum at this synagogue’s Sunday school

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Ottawa’s new hate crime laws ‘a step in the right direction’, Jewish leaders say

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Two scions of a prominent Winnipeg rabbinic family are now helming the city’s biggest shuls

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Sault Ste. Marie’s next generation vows to carry on Jewish life, especially for these coming High Holidays

79

Slain law professor Dan Markel's Canadian family hopes for more time with his kids, after new guilty verdict

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What it was like at the world premiere of ‘The Road Between Us’

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University is back in session. What are Jewish students walking into?

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As the UN General Assembly meets this week, they’ll have a vocal new critic: Linda Frum

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Harvard experts warn Diaspora Jews are suffering from ‘traumatic invalidation’ after Oct. 7

84

How Ottawa’s Jewish community is reacting to the Loblaws stabbing attack

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Menschwarmers: This Canadian athlete drew a swastika on a Jewish student’s dorm room. The New York Yankees drafted him anyway

86

Greatest Hits: After escaping the Jasper forest fires, this tourist couple found safety in the Jewish community

87

Greatest Hits: Wayne and Shuster’s kids are helping to bring their parents’ classic comedy skits to a new generation

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Greatest Hits: The bat mitzvah turns 100: Meet the oldest celebrant in Canada—and one of the youngest

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Greatest Hits: Sharon, without Lois or Bram, transforms her classic career into a family business

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‘We weren’t even considered Jewish’: Documentary searches for filmmaker’s cultural identity

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Israel’s new plan to recapture Gaza: Is history repeating itself 20 years later?

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Montreal attack aftermath: 'Every single one of us is a moving target'

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Advocates urge Jews to march in Montreal’s Pride parade after ban reversal

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Mikveh makeover: A U.S. charity helped build or renovate 10 ritual baths across Canada

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Hope for peace or terrorist appeasement? Two experts weigh in on Canada recognizing Palestinian statehood

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Why Canada should follow Israel’s lead and help protect the Druze in Syria

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Pain lingers despite guilty plea by the man who defaced Canada's Holocaust monument

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Nautical nachas: This summer, welcome Shabbat on a boat in the Laurentians

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Deborah Lyons shares why she quit as Canada’s antisemitism envoy: ‘It was hard to get people to speak up’

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This doctor quit a Canadian medical body after they published an article praising members of Hezbollah

101

Irwin Cotler still calling for action against Iran, after they plotted his assassination

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‘Deeply disappointed’: An Iranian Canadian dissident reflects on the brief Israel-Iran war

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'It's my gift to the world': Why this Canadian artist painted all 54 chapters of the Torah

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Not in Heaven: Legacy Jewish institutions are pivoting to meet the moment. But do we even still need them?

105

Meet the Canadian fighting France for $30 million in unpaid embassy rent in Iraq

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Canada’s Russian-speaking Jewish community considering appealing the results of the World Zionist Congress vote

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Antisemitism fighter, founders of Le Château and Great Gulf Homes focus of new Honourable Menschen spotlight

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‘This flag has power’: Wartime Canadian flag recovered from Europe after 80 years

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The CJN’s year-end antisemitism report card for Canadian schools and universities

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Canadians are rallying to rebuild Israeli universities hit by Iranian missiles

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Exodus by way of Egypt: Hear how Canadians fled Israel after war broke out with Iran

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A Canadian woman recounts surviving a missile strike that wrecked hundreds of Tel Aviv apartments

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How an 85-year-old Canadian Holocaust survivor is riding out the Israel-Iran war in a Jerusalem hotel

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'A little bit dystopian': As Iran attacks, 2 Canadians describe the atmosphere in Israeli bomb shelters

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Canada's sanctions on Israeli MKs a 'powerful symbol' but with 'limited impact'

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Jewish Canadians ‘have another very strong voice in Ottawa’, rookie Tory MPs promise

117

How murdered peace activist Vivian Silver's sons find purpose through grief

118

Ottawa Jewish school trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth resigns over ‘profound dysfunction’ in tackling antisemitism

119

Voting starts for Canadian Jews to join the World Zionist Congress. Here’s what’s at stake

120

Jewish conversions are still rising in Canada. Why? The answer might surprise you

121

How Israeli-Canadian illusionist Vitaly Beckman fooled Penn & Teller–a third time!

122

2025 Walk With Israel sees more Jewish pride, fewer anti-Israel protesters, than last year

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After gunfire in the West Bank, Carney is demanding answers from Israel. What comes next?

124

Canada rebukes Israel over Gaza conflict, threatening ‘concrete actions’—even sanctions

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She was the victim of a 'disgusting' antisemitic assault. A year later, she's angrier than ever

126

Toronto's mayor Olivia Chow hopes a federal 'bubble' law against protests would 'make things easier'

127

These twin brothers' science project found noisy public washrooms aren't just scary–they're dangerous to your health

128

Progressive Jews are finding common ground—but not in the mainstream

129

Bora Laskin, Canada's first Jewish Supreme Court justice, gets his own Heritage Minute

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Canadian students and survivors ‘shaken’, but safe, after Houthi missile hits Ben Gurion airport

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How Canada’s Jewish community is helping Filipinos affected by the Lapu Lapu attack

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Seriously wounded Canadian IDF soldier still pushing hard to recover

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Key Jewish ridings to watch as election results roll in tonight

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How Canada's next PM should fight against Trump—and support Israel

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Peter Jablonski saved Jews during the Holocaust—but he wasn't widely recognized until today

136

The CJN Daily's political panel weighs in on the 2025 federal election

137

Rabbi Louis Sachs speaks out about being sued by his former synagogue in Toronto

138

This Canadian soldier helped liberate Bergen-Belsen—80 years ago today

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Let my elephants go: A new Canadian documentary spotlights animal welfare in zoos

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Olive Branch vs. Sobeys: A kosher food fight erupts in Thornhill

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Why 72% of police-reported hate crimes in Canada remain unsolved

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Canada has a secret list of suspected Nazis. This historian found the files online

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Jewish Canadians in Israel could impact election results back home

144

How Canadian Jewish business leaders are bracing for Donald Trump’s trade war

145

This Holocaust survivor rediscovered her Jewish roots decades later—thanks to a Canadian genealogist

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We asked Pierre Poilievre about federal funding for UNRWA. Here’s what he said

147

We watched Al-Quds Day in Toronto. Here’s what we heard

148

Why was a Toronto suspect released on bail after being charged with terrorism-related hate crimes against Jews?

149

Remembering a global genealogist, a Romanian survivor, B'nai Brith's CEO and more community builders recently lost

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Israel urges 60,000 evacuated residents to move back to the battered north: some fear it's still not safe

151

The Onion, but make it Jewish: Meet the Canadian brothers behind a new pro-Israel comedy news site

152

This pro bono legal team has helped over 550 Canadian victims of antisemitism since Oct. 7

153

Key Passover imports will be exempt from tariff war with U.S., Ottawa confirms

154

Stephen Bronfman starts new global Jewish climate fund to counter Trump's cuts to environmental protection

155

Was Canadian professor Hassan Diab innocent or a scapegoat for France shul bombing?

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What to expect from this week's Antisemitism Forum in Ottawa

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Jews nationwide mourned the Bibas family this week. Here's what it sounded like

158

Here’s what Jewish voters need to know about this week’s Ontario election

159

The Netherlands released the names of 425,000 suspected Nazi collaborators. Why won't Canada do the same?

160

Toronto’s school board votes on a new antisemitism report today. Here’s what’s at stake

161

This Ontario town had a swastika burned into a soccer field. Now residents want to ban the symbol nationwide

162

An interview with Karina Gould, who wants to be Canada’s first Jewish prime minister

163

Tariff war with U.S. could raise kosher food prices 50 to 60 percent in Canada: importer

164

This Canadian scientist just won another award for helping create canola oil. Trump’s pick for health czar says it’s poisoning Americans

165

Meet the man who’s cleaning up antisemitic graffiti on the streets of Winnipeg—all by himself

166

CIJA's new leader wants you to know that Jew hatred threatens ‘the promise of Canada’

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Canadians describe visiting Auschwitz on the 80th anniversary of its liberation

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‘The Holocaust is always inside you’: Pinchas Gutter and Mariette Doduck, new Order of Canada winners, won’t stop educating

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Find out why this Canadian city’s Jewish Federation just joined an American security network

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Canadian families of freed hostages relieved but lament how long it has taken

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How Israel is preparing to get the hostages back beginning Sunday

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Pending hostage release deal will be 'excruciating and painful' for everyone, says Israeli Ambassador to Canada

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We walked through the Royal Ontario Museum’s new Auschwitz exhibit. Hear what’s inside

174

Honourable Menschen remembers an enthusiastic eater, a nonagenarian DJ, the Wayne Gretzky of vasectomies, a disability rights fundraiser, and The CJN’s ex-president

175

How Jewish issues affected Justin Trudeau’s loss of support—and ultimate resignation

176

Judy Feld Carr, secret rescuer of Syria’s last Jews, hails the end of Assad’s regime

177

Reporters Notebook: What were the top stories for Canadian Jews in 2024?

178

This Hanukkah, a new children’s book shares the true story of a young boy who kept the light on in his shtetl

179

The CJN's political panel reflects on a tumultuous year for Jews—and an even worse week for Justin Trudeau

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‘Hanukkah bushes’ get a GST/HST tax break? This Jewish retailer is adding real holiday items to the list

181

'Bubble legislation' back on the ballot: Two Toronto councillors explain what's changed since May

182

Nearly one third of Ontario’s Jewish doctors are considering leaving Canada due to antisemitism, new survey finds

183

Calls are mounting for Ottawa to convene an urgent national forum on hate crimes, terrorism and antisemitism

184

The real story behind Canada Post’s new Hanukkah stamp starring Montreal’s peacock-shaped hanukkiah

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Why more Canadians want to convert to Judaism, especially after Oct. 7

186

University of Windsor cut a deal with a pro-Palestinian encampment in July. What’s happened since?

187

Rabbi Adam Scheier slams Montreal police for instructing him to leave a street corner—for safety reasons

188

Behind the scenes at Canada’s weekly rallies for the Israeli hostages

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Ottawa's school board censured a trustee after antisemitism complaint—but stopped short of suspension

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Fighting antisemitism—and loving Star Trek—were Henry Wolfond’s rocket fuel to reach outer space

191

Irwin Cotler responds to Iran’s assassination attempt on his life: ‘This has to serve as a wake-up call’

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A new government-issued handbook aims to define antisemitism. Will it make a difference?

193

Amsterdam's mayor says the violence wasn't a pogrom. Dutch Jewish leaders agree, but demand protection

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Mississauga organizers cancel vigil honouring Sinwar as ‘Our Mandela’. But local Jews aren’t relaxing yet

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Why this Canadian Catholic leader is rallying Christians to stand up against antisemitism

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Remembrance Day, minus religion: Why faith-based prayers are nixed from Canadian military ceremonies this year

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What Donald Trump’s second term means for American Jews—and for Canada

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A new book of poetry explores resilience and conflict in a post-Oct. 7 world

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A new self-guided tour hopes to draw visitors to Ottawa's oft-forgotten Holocaust monument

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Canadian families are welcoming displaced Israelis into their homes, thanks to a new grassroots initiative

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Which of the U.S. election issues are most relevant to Jewish Canada?

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Mayor Morley Rosenberg, cancer fundraiser Sheila Kussner and more: Honorable Menschen worth remembering this Yizkor

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‘Keep showing up’: Columbia prof-turned-activist Shai Davidai rallies Canadian Jews

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Struggling to afford your first home? This Jewish-backed investment firm wants to help

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Sylvan Adams speaks out after anti-Israel vandals smashed the McGill building with his name on it

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Samidoun: Why Jewish leaders and Pierre Poilievre want it declared a terrorist squad

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'We carry this pain. It doesn't break us': how Canadian Jews marked Oct. 7's anniversary

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'There was literally nothing to come back to': Oct. 7 survivor Thomas Hand shares his story with Canadians

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Ottawa just overhauled its grant program for security upgrades. Some Jewish leaders call it a ‘game-changer’

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82-year-old rabbi acquitted of decades-old sex-crime accusations in Montreal

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‘Erodes the public trust’: Elected officials react to TDSB field trip rally with anti-Israel chants

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Exploding Hezbollah pagers 'audacious' deterrence message from Israel to Iran: one expert says

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New Canadian documentary spotlights Oct. 7 victims murdered on 'The Killing Roads'

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Arnie Aberman will return his honorary UofT degree over the school’s handling of antisemitism

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Ottawa reopens study of releasing Nazi war criminal files after omitting Holocaust experts

216

St. Catharines' century-old synagogue is securing its future—with or without members

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Israeli official Michal Cotler-Wunsh tells Canadians to show courage, leadership for its Jewish students

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What it’s like inside the Hamas tunnels where six hostages were murdered

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Jewish university students are coming back prepared for a fight—at Concordia and beyond

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Toronto cousin of murdered hostage Carmel Gat: 'A loss that could have been prevented'

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These JNF Canada donors are split about the embattled charity’s future

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JNF Canada CEO Lance Davis blasts CRA after charitable status revoked

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Three arrested after Jewish senior attacked Sunday at pro-Israel rally in Toronto

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Did Jewish summer camps do enough to support kids' mental health this summer?

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JNF Canada ‘blindsided’ after Ottawa fully revokes charity status. What’s next?

226

From the archives: How to mark the Tisha b'Av holiday of mourning after Oct. 7

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Who kicked this ‘devastated’ Jewish volunteer out of London’s JCC?

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After escaping the Jasper forest fires, this tourist couple found safety in the Jewish community

229

A Druze IDF veteran reflects on Oct. 7—and fears for the future of his community

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‘Hate has been given a free rein in our streets’: Hear highlights from Toronto's Pride of Israel solidarity rally

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A Hezbollah rocket put this Canadian IDF soldier in intensive care. His parents are asking for prayers

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Canada's kosher meat packers won in federal court. How will this affect the Jewish community?

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This CUPE member is suing one of Canada’s biggest unions over systemic antisemitism

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The ICJ called Israel’s 57-year military rule of Palestinian land ‘illegal’. What happens next?

235

After Fredericton's pride parade was led by pro-Palestinian activists, local Jews worry about their place in the city

236

Derek Penslar, a Canadian scholar of Jewish history, hopes to fix Harvard’s antisemitism problem

237

‘We are going to fight back’: Windsor Jews rally against UWindsor’s concession to pro-Palestinian students

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Former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy wants to fight the information war in Canada

239

When a craft market in Saskatoon banned Zionists, these Jewish parents decided to fight back

240

It's time for French Jews—and Jews in the Diaspora—to come live in Israel, says MK Sharren Haskel

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Anthony Housefather is the federal government’s new special adviser on antisemitism. What now?

242

How Kitchener-Waterloo's own Walk for Israel drew a huge crowd—and no protesters

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‘Apology not accepted’: Behind Jewish groups’ furor over Canada’s new human rights commissioner

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Oy, Canada: Jews feeling ‘vulnerable’ and ‘precarious’ on Canada Day after Oct. 7

245

Long-buried Nazi atrocities, retold in Robert Rotenberg’s new crime novel, have lessons for today

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Two years ago this week El Al said it was shuttering direct service to Canada. Will it return?

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Will UofT’s encampment be allowed to stay up? An Ontario court is ruling soon—here’s what you should know

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Sidura Ludwig’s new children’s book about baking challah shares a recipe for turbulent times

249

Vancouver’s Schara Tzedeck was lit aflame—and the shul decided to leave the door charred. Here’s why

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'The silent tragedy of the north': Israel's military escalation with Hezbollah has major implications for Canadians

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Alexandria Fanjoy Silver converted to Judaism twice. For Shavuot, she explains why

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‘My legs are tired but my heart is full’: Hear the sounds of Toronto’s historic Walk with Israel

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Dr. Joe Schwarcz can’t stop debunking wellness gurus, antivaxxers and pseudoscience

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Former Israeli hostage Hagar Brodutch fears time is running out for the others still held in Gaza

255

How ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ star Swell Ariel Or now helps Israel on and off screen

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Bonus: Federation CJA speaks to lawyer Neil Oberman about antisemitism in Montreal

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What this Canadian-Palestinian peace activist wants you to know about life after Oct. 7

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A new political Jewish students’ union has sprung up after weeks of pro-Palestine tent protests

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Bais Chaya Mushka families celebrated Jewish pride on Sunday after gunfire was aimed at the Toronto school on Shabbat

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New B.C seniors advocate Dan Levitt flew to the U.N. to fight for the rights of Canada’s growing 65+ population

261

The CJN’s Honourable Menschen: Remembering the politically embattled Patti Starr, referee Harry Davis and other late influential Canadian Jews

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The 13-year old who hundreds walked to school in Toronto has no plans to change schools due to antisemitic bullying

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An Israeli high schooler was beaten up in Fredericton. Her family believes it was a hate crime

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Yossi Klein Halevi on Israel at 76: ‘We are still an enormously powerful people’

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‘Nobody can go through those tunnels and come back the same person’: IDF veterans speak on Yom ha-Zikaron

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Despite ‘flawed’ reports of record-high antisemitism incidents, new study says most Canadians actually like Jews

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This year’s March of the Living commemoration marred by ‘Stop the Genocide’ protests

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This Canadian Holocaust survivor’s ‘ordinary’ life included blowing up Nazi trains and fighting a wolf

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Pro-Palestinian tent protests have spilled onto Canadian campuses. What happens next?

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How 3rd grader Daniel Marquez became a world JewQ champion—beating thousands of Hebrew school students

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Paul Finlayson made fiery pro-Israel comments after Oct. 7. Then his university suspended him

272

Meet the Klezbians, the invite-only, music-playing group holding annual queer seders in B.C.

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20-year-old student Ruby Grinberg wants to be the second-ever Jewish Miss Canada

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What’s making the kosher meat at the Passover seder different this year?

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Hear a Canadian in Israel describe living through the Iranian missile attack

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A lawsuit prompted the dramatic overhaul of the Toronto Zionist Council, owners of Camp Shalom

277

Anthony Housefather explains why he didn’t quit the Liberals—and what he’ll do next

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How Pierre Poilievre spent the weekend courting Toronto’s Jewish community

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Who is behind Everything Jewish Toronto, the popular Facebook account booming after Oct. 7?

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Vancouver rabbis privately met with Justin Trudeau to tell him 'Jewish Canadians are not safe'

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Sunday bonus: Ellin on 'Bonjour Chai': How bad are things for Canadian Jews now?

282

Meet the Canadians knitting for IDF soldiers and running for hostages

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Israel ‘weighing its options’ on retaliation for Canada’s weapon sales ban, says ambassador Iddo Moed

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Will Anthony Housefather quit the Liberals? Hear what he has to say

285

Ya’ara Saks explains the photo with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas—and her ‘yes’ vote

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Canada won’t unilaterally recognize Palestine after all, as NDP walks back key demand

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What’s the deal with that photo showing Ya’ara Saks holding hands with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas?

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Selina Robinson is mulling her future after quitting the B.C. NDP over its ‘silence’ on antisemitism

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Jewish organizations are suing the Canadian government over new kosher slaughter rules they warn could destroy the industry

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Why did Israeli real estate shows become such a flashpoint for protests in Canada?

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What’s so important about the UN’s new report confirming Oct. 7 rapes, torture of Israeli women?

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This Canadian lone IDF soldier describes life fighting on Israel's wartime front

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18 things worth remembering about Brian Mulroney’s support for Canadian Jews and Israel

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Will Canada's proposed new law regulating online hate speech be derailed by politics?

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Why these are the most unsafe campuses for Jews in Canada: York, UofT, Concordia, UVic, Queen’s, UBC, TMU and Lethbridge

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Two Toronto Raptors fans think their ‘Free Our Hostages’ hoodie should be exempt from political messages ban

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Pro-Israel 'bloody pants' protests are popping up across Canada. Here's what they mean

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Paul Rinkoff, Toronto’s top Jewish police community partnerships officer, has his hands full since Oct. 7

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As anti-Israel protests spread, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association warns about the dangers of banning them outright

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We asked Canada's antisemitism special envoy what she's doing to stop 'despicable' protests targeting Jews

301

Adi Vital-Kaploun was murdered by Hamas on Oct. 7. Now her parents are sharing her story with the world

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Why UNWRA should be dismantled: Canadian UN watchdog Hillel Neuer weighs in

303

These Israeli hockey teens came to Canada for a sport break from the war

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A rabbi and a surgeon explain why they support MAiD and discuss whether to include those suffering from mental illness

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Rabbi Michael Dolgin explains how the Oscars commercial on antisemitism was made in Canada

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Why trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth is fighting back against the Ottawa school board that sanctioned her

307

International Court of Justice: Who won and who lost?

308

Encore presentation: The Jewish spokesman behind the trucker convoy

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Encore presentarion: Oscar nominations hide the real Canadian Jewish story of ‘Oppenheimer’

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Note from Ellin

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Paying tribute to Harry Rosen, George Cohon and other high-profile Canadian leaders we lost in 2023: The CJN Daily’s ‘Honourable Menschen’ returns

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What’s at stake for Israel after the International Court of Justice genocide hearings?

313

Prominent Canadians in Israeli hockey speak out after the IIHF abruptly banned Israel from competition

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Justin Trudeau privately met with Jewish leaders in Toronto yesterday—but these rabbis left dissatisfied

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‘It was like standing in a shtetl right after a pogrom’: Why solidarity missions are the only tourism to Israel right now

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Toronto police chief apologizes after officer carries Tim Hortons coffee for anti-Israel protesters

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These Canadians are still writing letters to Israeli hostages—even while the Red Cross isn’t delivering them

318

This 96-year-old Canadian is moving to Israel in the middle of the war, as have hundreds of Jews

319

Shai DeLuca hopes to have set an example for fighting antisemitism in Canada with his legal victory over Foodbenders

320

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

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Jew hatred in Canada is scary now—but it’s not 1939, say Holocaust educators

322

Hear why Victoria, B.C. Jews don’t feel safe going downtown on the weekends since Oct. 7

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Terrorism expert David Hofmann on how Hamas propaganda likely radicalized Ottawa teen now in custody

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What really caused Calgary’s mayor to boycott the Hanukkah ceremony, and what happens next?

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Canada's ambassador to Israel offers help to investigate Hamas’s mass sexual assault of women and girls

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These Israelis fled to Canada after Oct. 7: Why some of them want to stay

327

‘Put two menorahs up in every public square’: Parliament Hill rally urges Canadians to support the Jewish community

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Moncton city council urged to revisit the ‘insensitive and callous’ end to municipal menorah lighting

329

Evan Kosiner told the CBC to call Hamas ‘terrorists’; CBC's ombudsman agrees they could

330

Just freed by Hamas, 10-year-old Ofri Brodutch wants to come to Canada, her uncle says

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Ellin Bessner explains why you should consider donating to The CJN Daily on #GivingTuesday

332

A Canadian photographer survived the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7. Here’s what he saw

333

'There’s nowhere to hide from antisemitism': Hear Montreal Jews describe daily life amid gunshots and molotovs

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Canada’s new antisemitism envoy Deborah Lyons urges tripling office staff to handle ‘moment of crisis’

335

Hundreds gathered to honour Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver at memorial in Israel

336

How Canadians felt marching for Israel at the historic Washington rally

337

Why aren’t police doing more to stop antisemitic speech in Canada?

338

A coin collector stumbled upon a Canadian Jewish war hero’s story—and is now dedicated to sharing it

339

Jewish university students talk about recently rising antisemitism at school

340

A security expert says this isn't the time to take your mezuzahs down in fear

341

Meet the Canadian teenagers choosing to stay in Israel during the war

342

Israel’s new envoy on antisemitism has harsh words for Canada after its abstention in a UN vote on the war with Hamas

343

Hear the families of Hamas’s hostages urge the Canadian government to do more

344

Vivian Silver, the Canadian peace activist taken hostage by Hamas, would wish to be released through non-violent means, her close friend says

345

This Canadian social worker is helping bereaved Israelis ID the remains of Hamas attack victims

346

This Canadian cardiologist flew to Israel immediately after the Hamas attack to volunteer—and save lives

347

Canadian toymaker Ronnen Harary is helping Israeli kids, soldiers and hospitals

348

CBC News explains why they can't call Hamas 'terrorists'

349

Tiferet Lapidot, 22, an Israeli charity volunteer, is considered the sixth Canadian killed by Hamas

350

Feeling anxious over the war in Israel? 10 tips from a mental health expert

351

We met the first Canadians evacuated home from Israel arriving at Pearson airport

352

Canada's rescue mission about to begin for citizens caught in Israel's war with Hamas: MP Ya'ara Saks

353

These Canadian fathers describe what it’s like as their children fight for Israel

354

Israel's new ambassador to Canada on who’s to blame and what's next

355

Less than 10 km from Gaza, this Canadian-Israeli couple is hiding for their lives: ‘We’ve lost a lot of hope’

356

It was the 'wurst' of times: Chicago 58 celebrates 100 years of Jewish-style salami

357

Will Canada finally release top-secret papers on suspected Nazi war criminals who moved to the country?

358

The consequences of Parliament’s ‘mind-boggling’ ovation for former Nazi

359

Israel’s pro-democracy protest leaders come looking for support in Canada

360

Will masking return this winter COVID season? A doctor in Ottawa is fighting for it

361

May their memory never buffer: Synagogue yahrzeit memorials are going digital

362

New year, new hurricane: Atlantic Canada once again on alert as Hurricane Lee threatens Rosh Hashanah celebrations

363

We asked a 104-year-old 'super senior' the secret to living a long life. Here's what she said

364

This Jewish entrepreneur is offering an unorthodox solution to Canada's housing crisis

365

On the ground of Morocco’s earthquake, a Canadian survives—while Montreal’s community mobilizes

366

How are Canadian Jewish leaders preparing for Israel's continued political crisis this fall?

367

As the 'Freedom Convoy' trial begins, reflections on the Canadian Jews who supported the movement

368

Ukrainian refugee stories are being forgotten. This Canadian writer is on a mission to tell them

369

This year has been the worst on record for Canadian wildfires. What can be done?

370

Summer of strikes: What's the Jewish role in modern Canadian labour unions?

371

Reasonable doubts: Jewish Canadians react to Israel's judicial reforms

372

Ontario becomes the first province to mandate grade-school Holocaust education: What can parents expect?

373

Back to school is upon us. But do Jewish day schools actually work?

374

Hear this Canadian filmmaker discuss the true story behind Netflix's 'The Swimmers'

375

Klezmer fans and Deadheads: How Ashkenaz Festival is merging musical styles this summer

376

How Montrealer Josh Sokol won North America’s biggest Scrabble tournament

377

A message from The CJN Daily team

378

Despite a victorious court ruling, women are still second-class citizens at the Western Wall

379

Monte Kwinter, record-breaking politician who ‘championed’ the Jewish community, dies at 92

380

France’s Chief Rabbi on visit to Canada downplays threats to Jewish life in his country

381

Preserving the vanished Jewish history of Rouyn-Noranda, a small Quebec town

382

Louis Slotin, a little-known Canadian, helped build the real-life atomic bombs portrayed in ‘Oppenheimer’

383

A Canadian Anglican archbishop explains his church’s new policy on Israel’s treatment of Palestinians

384

Canada’s Anglican church removes prayer about converting Jews, but takes one-sided stance on Israel-Palestine issue

385

Netflix’s Canadian ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ star Cindy Seni is engaged—but not to anyone from the show

386

Mass protests in Israel: Hear from The CJN on the ground for the “Day of Disruption” in Jerusalem

387

Mira Koschitzky, Gladys Rose and 3 Holocaust survivors: The CJN Daily’s ‘Honourable Menschen’ returns

388

Andrew Cristall goes to Washington (Capitals): The only Jew from the 2023 NHL draft is from Vancouver

389

A bet on the future: why Saskatoon's Jewish community rebuilt its historic shul and community centre

390

Google, Facebook vow to block Canadian news after Bill C-18: What it means for The CJN and you

391

Jewish summer camps are adding mental health support to campers’ daily routines

392

Honey and Barry Sherman’s son builds a hockey arena in their memory for Toronto’s Jewish community

393

A DNA test revealed this actor wasn’t who he thought he was—so he wrote a musical about it

394

The owners of this Zionist hub in Toronto are facing lawsuits and criticism over its ‘disgusting’ state of disrepair

395

From catwalks to cancer, Jeanne Beker says she's living her best life

396

Can Toronto’s next mayor fix transit and housing—and make the city safer for Jews? The CJN Daily’s expert panel ponders it all

397

Yad Vashem chair Dani Dayan has high praise for Canada’s Holocaust education efforts—and harsh criticism for Ukraine, Poland and Russia

398

Dr. Bob Libman, the brother of Pittsburgh victim Joyce Fienberg, reflects on the guilty verdict for the Tree of Life synagogue shooter

399

How Mitchell Consky found joy amidst the grief of caregiving for his dying father: a special live Father’s Day episode of The CJN Daily

400

5,000 high schoolers watched a new play about the 1933 Christie Pits Riot: what did they learn?

401

Quebec's French-language restrictions spark another legal challenge—and some cheek from Côte Saint-Luc

402

The chilling new Toronto Holocaust museum is ready for a post-survivor world

403

War of the words: The CJN Daily goes inside Toronto’s Jewish day school debate tournament

404

Court martial of Canadian soldier for ‘disgusting’ antisemitic comments a milestone, says retired Jewish senior officer

405

Saul Rubinek talks about returning to his mother tongue of Yiddish for a new role

406

Israel's Diaspora minister visited Canada for the first time to meet lawmakers, Jewish leaders—and evangelical Christians

407

Denis Brott has recovered from severe COVID—but not from his brother's sudden death

408

Where heaven meets Earth: Vancouver’s Jewish community now grows fresh fruit and veggies on the rooftop

409

This historic painting, looted by Nazis from acclaimed Montreal art dealer the late Max Stern, will forever remain in Germany

410

A Bathurst Manor reunion kicks off a new exhibit showcasing the postwar mostly-Jewish suburban neighbourhood of north Toronto

411

Hartley Garshowitz went to England to honour his uncle, the lone Canadian Jew killed in the audacious Dambusters Raid

412

What are the Jewish themes on the ballot in Alberta’s election?

413

Linda Frum on fighting back (and winning) a defamation lawsuit the judge said was designed to gag her from criticizing an Arabic-language newspaper

414

Will this week’s vote on Parliament Hill change Canada’s relationship with Israel?

415

A new faculty network has formed to help protect Jewish professors from campus antisemitism

416

Meet the Canadian starring in Netflix’s new Jewish matchmaking reality show

417

Ontario’s Solicitor General Michael Kerzner says antisemitic rhetoric by an NDP MPP is ‘toxic to our democracy’

418

Newfoundland and Labrador is now the 7th province to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism: Does it matter?

419

How two Canadian Jewish politicians navigated King Charles’s coronation

420

Wayne and Shuster’s kids are helping to bring their parents’ classic comedy skits to a new generation

421

Rosalie Abella gets the big-screen treatment spotlighting a life dedicated to justice

422

Could Israeli-born teen singer, Maya Gamzu, win "Canada’s Got Talent"?

423

Antisemitic incidents seem disproportionately high in Canada. How is this possible?

424

86-year-old Hadassa Kingstone's epic life tells the story of the State of Israel

425

Take our “Israel at 75” quiz

426

Decorated pilot Dr. Bill Novick fought for Israel in 1948, and other ‘Honourable Menschen’ for Yom Ha-Zikaron

427

Israel’s rookie Aliyah minister visits Canada to promote immigration—while avoiding protesters

428

Ahead of Earth Day, a new Canadian kids book tackles climate anxiety—with a dose of Jewish soul

429

Making a game about the Holocaust? Yes, says this Canadian designer of ‘Rosenstrasse’

430

This wrinkled tallit tells the story of a Montrealer who became Auschwitz’s only Canadian Holocaust victim

431

The Wikipedia fight over Poland’s role in the Holocaust sparks death threats against an Ottawa professor

432

Why this cemetery researcher is preserving the history of 80,000 Jews buried in Quebec

433

Bonjour Chai's second annual Great Canadian Seder episode

434

Is it OK if your seder plate is made in China?

435

He’s Jewish. She’s agnostic and part-Indigenous. Here are their tips for a successful interfaith seder

436

Why did 300 Canadian Jewish leaders sign their names to an open letter published in newspapers?

437

Matzah emergency in Halifax as local Jews scramble to find crucial Passover staple

438

Does your Passover haggadah need an update? This author thinks so

439

On the ground of Israel’s historic protests as judicial reforms paused:'This is our 1948 all over again’

440

Jewish agencies delivering thousands of Passover food boxes to Canada’s needy amid rising inflation

441

Can modern archeology prove Jews’ historic ties to Israel?

442

This young Ukrainian family is marking 1 year in Canada—thanks to the Jewish community

443

'Bittersweet' win as King David Lions become the first Jewish senior boys basketball champions in B.C. history

444

Jewish populations are growing in every major Canadian city—except Toronto

445

The CJN’s Honourable Menschen returns to honour Jewish Canadians we recently lost from the world of arts

446

What’s so great about Montreal winters? Ezra Soiferman’s new film captures the beauty of Snowbec

447

This Toronto rabbi says Canadian Jews must support Israel and stop criticizing her politics in public

448

Lenka Lichtenberg just won a Juno with her grandmother’s Holocaust poems

449

A conversation with Canada’s oldest Conservative rabbi, Erwin Schild, on the occasion of his 103rd birthday

450

Why this doctor wants women to go for breast cancer screening at age 40, not wait 'til 50

451

Why this Oshawa man is calling out the three Conservative MPs who met with far-right German politician

452

After hamantashen, the only kosher bakery on Vancouver Island is making its mark—with a challah-donut

453

Meet the Canadian who just won Israel’s top science prize for his diabetes-treatment breakthrough

454

The only Mikvah between Vancouver and Calgary opens in Kelowna, B.C.

455

Canadian snowbirds are shaken after an alligator killed an 85-year-old woman in their Florida community

456

‘The Zionist enterprise is in danger’: Why Charles Bronfman signed an open letter pushing back against Netanyahu

457

Stephen Kaplan’s last motorcycle trip nearly killed him. Here’s how he survived with his wife’s help

458

A new chairlift on a Canadian ski hill is being named The Fenster for two Holocaust survivors who founded Belle Neige

459

It’s ‘false’ to say Israeli democracy is under attack, according to the Knesset’s new Canadian member

460

The museum curator behind the new Leonard Cohen exhibit at The AGO gives The CJN a private tour

461

‘Apologies without accountability’ as MPs grill government official over the Laith Marouf scandal

462

An insider’s look at Aroma Espresso Bar’s troubles in Toronto

463

The murders of Barry and Honey Sherman get the true crime treatment

464

Why Israel’s Aroma Espresso Bar owes $10 million to their original Canadian franchisor—but they’re not paying (yet)

465

This 4-year-old got his dream birthday party—at a Metro grocery store in Picton, Ont.

466

‘This is the direction we want Judaism to move’: a Canadian Orthodox rabbi’s Tu B’Shevat call to save the environment

467

A spiritual conversation with the young Hollywood horror movie writer who used to watch Jewish bodies before they were buried in Toronto

468

Toronto’s Reena agency turns 50 facing middle-aged challenges of caring for older residents with disabilities

469

YidLife Crisis explain why they translated their very Jewish humour into Chinese (and French, too!)

470

University of Toronto held a private event to help Jews heal from antisemitism. Two attendees reveal what happens in a ‘restorative circle’

471

Take our 15-minute audio tour of Winnipeg’s redesigned Holocaust Education Centre

472

Shining a new light on Rudolf Vrba, the Canadian who escaped from Auschwitz

473

Remembering the late Rabbi Bernard Baskin, 102, and other 'Honourable Menschen'

474

Why is Israel's ambassador to Canada quitting his job?

475

Hear how Ottawa’s public school board decided to finally take formal action against antisemitism

476

Remembering war veteran Jerry Gross, 96, who served with Machal in Israel’s first struggle for survival

477

'Early bird' dinners and bathing caps: Miami Beach's previous generation of Jewish snowbirds remembered

478

A swoosh and a schmear: Nike launches Montreal bagel-inspired sneakers

479

Montreal kosher meat store J&R abruptly closed after 70 years. The reasons why were complicated

480

Cyberfrumenism: Why these ultra-Orthodox women singers are going viral—against the wishes of some rabbis

481

How a plate of herring is the secret to Jewish unity

482

10 ideas to save a broken Canada—from the Jewish policy expert who says 2023 will be ‘brutish and nasty’

483

The CJN: Where we’ve been and where we’re heading next—and how you can help in 2023

484

Why this Ottawa artist turns her broken glass menorahs into grave-marker stones

485

On Bowen Island, a community rallies against Holocaust denial—behind a giant driftwood menorah

486

Recognize this blue moose menorah? The artist has never lit Hanukkah candles

487

'This is a hair-on-fire moment': Why Canadian Jewish leaders are worried about Israel’s new government

488

After losing her job, Phyllis Taylor went behind bars—and became The Prison Lady

489

How well do you remember the 2022 news cycle? Take The CJN Daily’s political pop quiz

490

From architects to Olympians: A winter roundup of the recently deceased

491

Is antisemitism really that bad at the University of Toronto’s medical school? These doctors say ‘yes’

492

Here’s why Irwin Cotler says his political prisoner clients are the real heroes

493

'We cannot fix this alone': How a Vancouver rabbi assembled a team of diverse leaders to tackle racism

494

How a filmmaker turned Canada's Jewish history into an Indiana Jones adventure

495

Freedom Convoy spokesman Benjamin Dichter takes us behind the scenes of the three weeks that paralyzed Ottawa

496

A century of welcoming Jewish immigrants: JIAS marks its 100th anniversary

497

'All in this together' or 'Every man for himself'? Donniel Hartman on the future of Diaspora-Israeli relations

498

How Sean Shapiro became known as the TikTok Traffic Cop—and went viral with video tips to avoid getting tickets

499

This new Canadian podcast examines why Hasidic Jews leave their communities to go 'off the derech'

500

Author Dara Horn on the rise in antisemitism, and why Holocaust museums and Holocaust education won’t stop it

501

Canadian kids are getting sick at record levels. This expert isn't sure when it will end

502

Anita Neville, Canada’s only Jewish lieutenant governor, won't forget her community—or those she represents

503

Ethan Schachter was born with a rare genetic disease. Now his mom is raising $1 million to find a cure

504

These brothers retraced the steps of their great-uncle, a Jewish Canadian soldier who ‘died a hero’

505

Holocaust survivor Robbie Waisman's life story is now an award-winning YA book

506

'Republicans will take the House': David Frum predicts the U.S. midterms and lays out the stakes for American Jews

507

Canada’s expecting 76,000 refugees in 2023. Meet the woman furnishing hundreds of their homes for free

508

What happened when Jewish summer campers faced Holocaust denier Jim Keegstra’s students on the basketball court? A new graphic novel tells the tale

509

The CJN Daily Dead Beat is back, with a new name: The Honourable Menschen

510

Scenes from El Al's last flight out of Canada

511

Go backstage on Tom Stoppard's gripping new Holocaust play, 'Leopoldstadt', with Canadian Broadway star Caissie Levy

512

Canada's 2021 census numbers are in—and they're good news for Jews

513

'Hana's Suitcase' marks 20 years of teaching young readers about the Holocaust

514

Want to run a deli? The owner of Vancouver's storied Omnitsky Kosher is looking to sell—or close shop

515

Former UN ambassador Danny Danon explains the stakes of Israel's 5th election in 4 years

516

Meet the man who digs for dirt on anti-Zionists and antisemites running for public office in Ontario

517

A deep dive with new Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman, one year after her first election

518

'Our hearts hurt—and are filled with hope': Why Iran's ongoing protests matter to the Jewish community

519

Ontario election watch: Political strategist Steve Adler on the top races and Jewish issues this fall

520

After Yom Kippur, one author is asking: Can we actually make Heaven on Earth?

521

QR codes on tombstones? For Yom Kippur we look at the future trends in the death business including tech

522

In 1973, a record 10 boys celebrated their b'nai mitzvah in Oshawa. Now a docuseries has tracked them down to share their stories

523

Get a taste of Bonnie Stern's first cookbook in over a decade

524

High Holiday Hurricane: How Maritime Jews celebrated Rosh Hashanah after post-tropical storm Fiona

525

For the first time in nearly 100 years, Belleville's synagogue can't offer High Holiday services—because no one will lead them

526

Saving Sukkot: Hear why the Canadian government almost accidentally banned importing lulavs

527

Ottawa’s Jewish community has a message for their school board: 'Nothing about us, without us'

528

Canada's oldest Ashkenazi congregation just recovered a 100-year-old time capsule on their milestone anniversary weekend

529

Marsha Lederman’s mother would have been proud of her new high-profile Globe and Mail column beginning this weekend: will she be the voice for Jewish Canadians?

530

Run, hide, defend: This is the new approach to keep Canadian Jews safe over the High Holidays and beyond

531

Beloved March of the Living survivor David Shentow has city park in Ottawa named in his memory

532

Queen Elizabeth II was 'good for the Jews' even though she never visited Israel: tributes from Canada and Britain on her death

533

For the first time ever, Jewish RCMP officers can now wear kippot on duty

534

How Vancouver's Jews are fundraising one of the most expensive Jewish building projects in Canadian history

535

Alex Polowin, who lied about his age to fight Nazis in Europe, dedicated his life to peace and education

536

50 years after the Munich Olympics, Germany will finally apologize to victims' families—and a Canadian filmmaker has been sharing their story

537

How Alexandre Matte channelled his Jewish roots to come second in Toastmasters' global public-speaking contest

538

He thought his family was wiped out in the Holocaust. Then he discovered 75,000 distant relatives—including Bob Dylan and Bette Midler

539

Industry watchdog urges Benjamin's funeral home 'do the right thing for grieving families'—or risk losing their license

540

'I was gaslit continuously': Alexandra Lulka Rotman speaks out about her antisemitism battle with Toronto's school board

541

Death doesn’t take a holiday: Remembering some significant deaths in Jewish Canada from summer 2022

542

Thousands of Jews are flying to Switzerland to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the first Zionist Congress

543

Mark Goldberg spent years tracking Laith Marouf's hateful tweets. Now, the Canadian government is taking action

544

Greatest Hits: Meet the oldest bat mitzvah celebrant in Canada—and one of the youngest

545

Greatest Hits: Pulling a rabbit out of their virtual hats, these magicians transformed a pandemic into financial success

546

Greatest Hits: How Zoom is helping to revive Jewish folk music in Canada

547

Greatest Hits: At nearly 80 years old, Gary Averbach is trekking 1,000km across Canada for cancer research

548

Greatest Hits: Modern diets are making us fat: A Canadian author explains food cravings

549

Greatest Hits: Meet the woman at the centre of Jewish life in Abu Dhabi: Canada's ambassador

550

Greatest Hits: At 13, he got an Apple Watch. At 14, he built a daily prayer app for it

551

Greatest Hits: A Jewish-Indigenous family explains the importance of truth and reconciliation

552

Meet the Canadian behind Globle, the web's hot new geography game

553

We visited the set of Adam Sandler’s bat mitzvah movie being filmed in Toronto

554

For nearly 40 years, Benjamin’s funeral home foundation has been keeping 10% of charity donations—until a family sued

555

At nearly 80 years old, Gary Averbach is trekking 1,000km across Canada for cancer research

556

The butterfly effect: Why the endangered monarch is a Jewish issue

557

Go behind the scenes of Zach Hyman's very Jewish charity golf tournament

558

It’s been a year since Canada’s national antisemitism summit. What has been accomplished?

559

Meet the Canadian lawyer whose one-act play just won a top Israeli prize

560

80 years after his death, a Canadian war hero's art finally finds an audience

561

Hitmen murdered her son. Eight years later, she's written a tell-all of her grief and survival

562

How Yukon’s tiny Jewish community is surviving the worst wildfires in a generation

563

Jewish organizations are outraged over 'bizarre' Montreal court case putting the Holocaust on trial

564

This 80-year-old Montrealer just celebrated her bat mitzvah for the first time

565

'I must tell the world what happened': Max Eisen, in his own words

566

Meet the flagbearers leading Canada’s team of 600 into the 21st Maccabiah Games

567

'A better Canada because of him': Tributes pour in at the funeral for renowned historian Irving Abella

568

A new philanthropic initiative asks wealthy Canadians to donate half their posthumous charitable givings to Jewish causes—but the uptake is slow

569

Camp Kadimah just reopened for its 79th year. Meet the family who's been there for 77 of them

570

Despite shattered goodwill, El Al could return to Toronto next spring, expert predicts

571

Ellis Jacob, CEO of Cineplex, is banking on blockbusters to recover from COVID and inflation

572

Roman Baber is the Jewish political maverick hoping to lead the Conservative party—and all of Canada

573

The CJN Daily Dead Beat, Part Deux

574

Canadian Jewish community stunned by El Al's decision to cease its Toronto route

575

After 2 years of lockdowns, Ottawa’s Jewish community threw one giant party for 115 b’nai mitzvah

576

Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein wants to bring Jewish life back to downtown Ottawa

577

Meet the real rabbi who starred in Drake’s controversial new music video

578

This gripping new photo exhibit showcases 161 Holocaust survivors with links to Calgary

579

How Jews brought the movies to Val-d'Or, Que.—and how the city is celebrating them today

580

Cancelled by COVID 4 times, this couple's wedding party is finally happening

581

'I don’t know if justice will ever be served for him': Survivor speaks out against 79-year-old rabbi accused of sex crimes

582

Will Israel's government collapse after just one year?

583

Go west, young Jew: Hamilton, London and Windsor are growing their numbers with people priced out of Toronto

584

It took a war in Ukraine for this woman to finally find the family that saved her grandparents' lives

585

Israel just airlifted in 180 Ethiopian Jews. Meet the Canadians who helped make it happen

586

What Ontario's Jews need to know heading into election-day polls

587

Decades after expulsion from Arab lands, Sephardi survivors' stories are being preserved

588

A new Jewish exodus from Quebec? Access to health care, education and court services at risk under Bill 96

589

Meet the first Jewish butcher to give Prince Charles a local Canadian tour

590

Hear our exclusive interview with Nachman Shai during his first trip to Canada as Israel's diaspora minister

591

'It's shocking': Clean-up underway after massive thunderstorm batters Ontario and Quebec

592

For thriller novelist Samantha Bailey, Jewish maternal anxiety is storytelling inspiration

593

Why does sexual abuse in Orthodox communities go unreported and unpunished?

594

After violent clashes between Haredi and progressive women at the Western Wall, Rachel Cohen Yeshurun isn't giving up the fight

595

Sexually assaulted by a doctor at 17, Lorie Wolf slams rabbis for sending her away with just a cheque

596

Sharon, without Lois or Bram, transforms her classic career into a family business

597

Recognize these faces? A Dutch research team is asking Canadians to help identify its country's lost Jews

598

'If they could kill him, they would': Jewish couple who stopped a hate crime in Montreal speak out

599

'A punch in the stomach': Rabbi Ayelet Cohen on why American Jews must speak out to support abortion rights

600

Behind the bread: Melina 'Saucy Soprano' Schein on how she won Wall of Bakers

601

Introducing The CJN Daily Dead Beat, telling real and rare stories of the recently deceased

602

Israel has a new museum dedicated to Allied Jewish soldiers—but not a lot of Canadians

603

News you need to watch out of Israel, according to the Times of Israel podcasters

604

Hear the highlights of this historic debate over Holocaust denial in Canada’s House of Commons

605

Hidden for 1,000 days: How 8 members of this Canadian family survived the Holocaust

606

Tory MP claims Liberals "stole" his Holocaust denial bill—and watered it down

607

The story behind this secret Jewish photo of Guy Lafleur

608

Zoom funerals, socially distanced shivas: One rabbi's guide to coping with death during COVID and beyond

609

After getting fired by Doug Ford, Dianne Saxe hopes to make political history

610

Let my shofars go: How the Passover story saved one woman's Judaica from Canadian border control

611

Canada might ban Holocaust denial. Here's why that probably won't curtail antisemitism

612

We want your Passover stories

613

Atlantic Canada's first-ever Reform community kicks off with a virtual seder

614

Why are so many campus student unions voting on BDS motions this year?

615

Nazis shot down Cobby Engelberg's plane on D-Day. Now, his son has finally found the farm where Cobby crashed—and the remnants of history that remain

616

The classical world remembers renowned conductor Boris Brott, 78, who 'painted with music'

617

After the Oscars slap fiasco, Rabbi Joshua Corber wants you to know he has alopecia, too

618

Demand for food donations keeps spiking as Canadians enter their third pandemic Passover

619

Why is kosher-for-Passover Coca-Cola different from all other Coca-Colas?

620

Terror in Israel claims 11 lives: Hear two Canadians describe life on the ground

621

The new mahjong cards are arriving: Will the pandemic mean another lost winter for players?

622

'It is hard not to be moved to tears': A Canadian doctor describes volunteering at a Ukrainian pop-up medical clinic

623

Israel's new women's hockey team lost badly in their international debut—but they're ready for more

624

‘Our family has lost its voice': Hear stories of the life and accomplishments of Julia Koschitzky

625

Sonia Bazar's new book unveils the hidden secrets and forgotten lives of Montreal's Back River Jewish cemetery

626

This 67-year-old Ukrainian widow journeyed by bus, train, foot and plane to find safety in her new home: Winnipeg

627

Linda Frum and Adam Minsky flew to the Ukraine border to see where millions of dollars in donations are going

628

'It really hurts': Dutch Jewish leader Ruben Vis strikes back at explosive new Anne Frank book

629

Mishpacha Feud: Behind the scenes of this Thornhill family's game show victory

630

Construction kicks off for Toronto's new $27-million Holocaust museum—at a time it's needed most

631

Peek behind the pages of the new book celebrating BC's Jews

632

Hear two Canadian rabbis speak out about what they witnessed at the Ukrainian border

633

Author of the controversial new Anne Frank book defends her work against 'misplaced' criticism

634

The bat mitzvah turns 100: Meet the oldest celebrant in Canada—and one of the youngest

635

Ongoing rash of Nazi symbols in Canadian schools is a 'contagion', expert warns

636

Out of the Dragons' Den and into the fire: Amy Rosen on her 'humiliating' TV debut and new show

637

Swastikas drawn and coins thrown: This is life for Jewish high school students

638

An Ottawa family builds bridges between Ukrainians and Jews—now, more than ever

639

'There will be another Babi Yar if the world doesn’t stop Putin': A plea from Jewish Kyiv

640

Meet the writer whose semi-autobiographical Jewish conversion story won her Canada's top Jewish playwriting prize

641

David's new tea: This entrepreneur is betting against supermarkets for his next venture

642

Which Canadian campuses are safest for Jews? Anywhere outside Toronto

643

Pulling a rabbit out of their virtual hats, these magicians transformed a pandemic into financial success

644

Born with a rare disorder, Maya Sinclair is overcoming the odds

645

Welcome to the other side: Hear from Jews who support the truckers

646

Taking back Ottawa's streets: Inside the counter-protests against the truckers

647

Antisemitism in Toronto schools, Part 2: The targeted teen speaks out

648

Antisemitism in Toronto schools, Part 1: Why are we still seeing Nazi symbols in classrooms?

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Inside the initiative to help impoverished Holocaust survivors live out their days in comfort

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Meet the Canadian Jewish performer pushing for people with disabilities to take centre stage

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Meet the Canadians behind the scenes of the Jewish movement to boycott the Beijing Olympics

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The untold story of Isay Rottenberg, Nazi Germany's 'reverse Schindler'

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Justin Trudeau’s chief policy advisor, the highest-ranking Jewish woman in the PMO, has stepped down

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'Who cares' about swastikas in the trucker convoy, group's Jewish spokesperson asks

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Why Emma Cunningham quit the Ontario NDP over antisemitism

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One-third of Canadian kids don’t understand or question the Holocaust, new survey shows

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How Ashley Waxman Bakshi leapt from beauty tips to the frontlines of Israel's digital information war

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Jewish public servants are calling out antisemitism in Ottawa's corridors of power

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An exit interview with Karen Mock of JSpaceCanada

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Public Safety Minister pledges to move ‘urgently’ to speed up funds for Canadian Jewish institutions

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The United Church angers Canadian rabbis with its new proposed Mideast policy

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Canadian institutions brace themselves after the Colleyville hostage situation

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Back on dry land: Canada’s first seafaring Jewish military chaplain reflects on four months on the Pacific

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One man's journey from Montreal day school to Chief Rabbi in the UAE

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Thousands of birds have died at an Israeli wetland with a Canadian connection

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Faced with more school shutdowns in Ontario, Jewish parents are fighting back

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Modern diets are making us fat: A Canadian author explains food cravings

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One step closer to a cure for Alzheimer's? A Canadian expert weighs in

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Fighting antisemitism and learning to skate: An interview with Israel's new Canadian ambassador

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Sing along to these COVID-themed parody songs

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COVID in 2022: Canada's new observantly Jewish medical officer of health explains what's to come

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Canada should stay out of Bill 21, Quebec Jewish leader warns

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Alone in the Holy Land: Life as a Canadian IDF lone soldier

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"A fire waiting to happen": Canada’s hardest-hit Jewish senior’s home braces for Omicron

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This kids' book wiped Israel off the map. Now it's wiped off Indigo bookshelves

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After the Alexandra Lulka fiasco, what's next for the TDSB?

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Meet the woman at the centre of Jewish life in Abu Dhabi: Canada's ambassador

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"A true salesman committed to selling Toronto": Remembering Mel Lastman

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Unpacking the bizarre case of Alexandra Lulka vs. the TDSB

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Ruth Wisse on her new memoir, campus antisemitism and our abundance of Holocaust memorials

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This Jewish journalist was embedded with the Wet'suwet'en—then the RCMP arrested him

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Welcome to Disraeli, Que., where the post office says Hanukkah is never over

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Hanukkah (mostly not) on the Hill: Over 400 people gather virtually for Parliament's first national candle-lighting ceremony

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Flying south: Why snowbirds are flocking back to Florida this season

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They don't have a shul or rabbi, but PEI's few dozen Jews just celebrated their first public Hanukkah ceremony

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The Hanukkah House that Canadians built: Inside the new Jewish gingerbread house trend

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Sex, drugs and depression: New Leonard Cohen biography doesn’t pull punches

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With more rain coming, this B.C. broadcaster is bracing for the storm

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He lost his parents to the Nazis. Now their names are engraved in a Viennese memorial he helped build

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Mezuzahs and sneakers: What two Jewish MPs are bringing on their first day in Parliament

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The rarely told story of how a handful of Montreal Jews covertly rescued 300 Ethiopian refugees

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Ethiopia is spiralling into civil war—and Israel has a chance to help

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Release the Kraken: How one Jewish Canadian is helping build an NHL team from scratch

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COP26 is over, but the war on climate change is heating up

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Justice for the fallen: Canadian Jewish war heroes' graves corrected, just in time for Remembrance Day

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This Remembrance Day, one Canadian soldier reflects on her mission to Afghanistan

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Surrounding the Magen David with yellow stars? The secret history and complex legacy of Israel's flag

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Canada-U.S. border reopening: Here's what you need to know

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Saul Rubinek shares his family's Holocaust story with Canadians for the first time

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From the Yom Kippur War to the war on COVID: Top Ontario nurse pleads with Canadians to stay cautious

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Meet the amateur Jewish baker winning over hearts and bellies on CBC TV

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Celebrating our 100th episode: Behind the scenes of The CJN Daily

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Halachic Halloween: Why are there so few scary Jewish movies?

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Holocaust survivor Eva Olsson celebrates a very special 97th birthday—thanks to Yad Vashem

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Afghanistan's last Jewish family just fled the country. Their dream home? Canada

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Steven Spielberg's Holocaust project is back, and looking for more Canadian survivors

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Why Naomi Rosenfeld, head of Atlantic Canada’s Jewish community, is moving back to Toronto

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Braving blazing heat, Canadians are hiking the Israeli desert for charity

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The world’s first female rabbi finally gets her moment, 350 years after her death

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Wacky Mac vanished from Canadian grocery shelves and Jews are freaking out

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Safe houses and smuggled passports: Inside the sprawling Israeli-Canadian effort to rescue a second group of Afghan women

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At 13, he got an Apple Watch. At 14, he built a daily prayer app for it

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Why this Jewish YouTube star ran for the PPC in Montreal

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Memorial for 1950 garment factory fire strives for closure—but also opens old wounds

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Former ambassador Vivian Bercovici gives top marks to Israel's new government

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What's it like to be Jewish on Canadian campuses in 2021?

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Why Avi Benlolo thinks Canada needs a new organization to fight antisemitism

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A Jewish-Indigenous family explains the importance of truth and reconciliation

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Canada’s Holocaust monument opened 4 years ago. Why isn't anyone using it?

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"National disgrace": A Nazi hunter accuses Canada of failing to prosecute Helmut Oberlander

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How billionaire Sylvan Adams helped rescue Afghan’s women cyclists

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Notorious antisemites are fuelling the far right's anti-lockdown protests

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These are the 14 key Jewish ridings to watch in the election

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How safe are Canada’s Jewish institutions from attacks?

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Highlights from The CJN's federal debate on Jewish issues

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Debating the election issues that matter most to Canadian Jews

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Meet the rabbi who got stranded in Newfoundland on 9/11

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Their first high holidays: Meet Canada's newest Jewish converts

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On the ground at a Montreal pop-up vaccination clinic for Hasidic Jews

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Teen activist Hannah Alper is tackling a new challenge: campus antisemitism

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The story behind Canada's new fully kosher-certified brewery

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Jewish groups condemn Canadian War Museum exhibit for ‘glorifying’ Palestinian terrorists

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44 years after Bill 101, Quebec's language laws remain controversial

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The Museum of Jewish Montreal finds a new home in Leonard Cohen’s backyard

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Meet the COVID survivor who threw the first pitch at a historic Blue Jays game

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KlezKanada and Ashkenaz Festival: How Zoom is helping to revive Jewish folk music in Canada

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Greatest Hits: Remembering Iraq's Farhud and Argentina's AMIA bombing

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Christie Pits Riot: 88 years since Canada’s worst race riot

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Greatest Hits: The Indigenous-Jewish connection

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Canada's first COVID-era Birthright trip, and a short CJN Daily break

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This UN agency has an anti-Israel problem. So why does Canada keep funding it?

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Canada unveils new statue to Anne Frank on anniversary of her arrest

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Celebrating the Japanese Schindler who saved thousands of Jewish lives

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Record price expected for this rare WW1 poster made just for Canadian Jews

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Edmonton Heritage Festival still celebrates Israel, despite antisemitism and COVID

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"I was called a F—ing Jew and shoved into a fence": Why Sam Brody is fighting back

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Matt Abergel: Running a Michelin-star Hong Kong restaurant during the pandemic

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Meet the Jewish woman living in the path of B.C.'s largest forest fire

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Can international pressure stop the Sheikh Jarrah evictions?

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Will Canadian snowbirds be able to travel south this winter?

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Key takeaways from the National Summit on Antisemitism

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Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a friend

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This Canadian clown channels Judaism to cheer up hospital patients

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Still demanding justice: 27 years since Argentina’s largest unsolved terror attack

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Five ways to tackle anti-Semitism

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TikTok star Josh Zilberberg dishes on his Canadian Jewish roots

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Israel’s forgotten fighters: Two Canadians who served in Israel's 1948 war

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El Al is flying to Toronto again, but are Canadians ready to travel?

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New film reaches back generations to share Holocaust refugees' story

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Canada's Schindler: Meet the man who gave 79 Jewish orphans a new life on Canadian soil

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What did Marc Garneau accomplish in his trip to Israel?

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Meet the Montreal Canadiens’ famous Jewish trumpet player

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What's Canada Day like for new Jewish immigrants?

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Charles Bronfman at 90: On Israel, anti-Semitism, the diaspora and Donald Trump

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Massive crowds gather to remember Rabbi Bulka

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Miami-Dade condo collapse: What comes next?

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Reflections on high school graduation from the COVID Class of 2021

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Pride Month: Why Canada’s blood donation ban for gay men matters for Jews

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Canada’s Oldest Person: Cecile Klein marks 114 years

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Meet the Jewish artist painting Holocaust and residential school survivors

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Why are so many Canadian rabbis leaving their jobs this year?

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Israel’s new leader has a Canadian connection—and plenty of challenges

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Coping with loss and optimism: One Chabad rabbi's reflections on COVID

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Irwin Cotler: Canada needs action, not words, to combat anti-Semitism

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No, lockdown is nothing like Anne Frank hiding during the Holocaust

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One Canadian's quest to identify 861 unknown Israeli soldiers

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How London's Jews are helping their Muslim neighbours

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One year since George Floyd's death: What's changed for Jews of colour?

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Recognizing the Canadian Jewish Women of WW2

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Ya'ara Saks on Jewish emancipation and modern challenges

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Honouring Ruth Goldbloom, an unsung hero of Pier 21

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Mourning in Kamloops: How has the local Jewish community reacted?

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Stories from Iraq's most famous pogrom: Farhud's 80th anniversary

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The best country for Jews to live in is... Canada?

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What's the future of Jewish life in Saskatoon?

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The life and legacy of partisan photographer Faye Schulman

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Meet the family doctor behind Jabapalooza

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Catching up on the Sherman murder mystery

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Defending against campus anti-Semitism

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Canada is the first country to enshrine "Kindness Week" into law

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Jenna Lewinsky: Peace and quiet on a West Bank farm

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Canadian exclusive interview: Robert Gasner, a hero in Ashkelon

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A historical look at Israel's independence day

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Remembering the MS St Louis

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Dealing with cancelled summer camp—again

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Why Jewish groups want you to fill out the 2021 census

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What's behind the Palestinian protests in Jerusalem?

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The Jewish movement to clean up offensive speech

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Counting the Jewish victims of COVID-19

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The Origins and Need for Jewish Heritage Month

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What exactly happened at Mount Meron?

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