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

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Two Toronto community leaders have gone public about a legal fight involving one of Canada’s oldest Zionist organizations, which also runs…

2 years, 2 months ago

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

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Mount Royal’s Member of Parliament, Anthony Housefather, has made headlines for the past three weeks for publicly mulling over whether to …

2 years, 2 months ago

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

For the second time in less than two weeks, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is promising Canadian Jews that he has their backs after Oct. 7 in a…

2 years, 3 months ago

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

With over 41,000 members and counting, the Everything Jewish Toronto Facebook group has found itself serving as an unofficial online public square fo…

2 years, 3 months ago

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

Just two months after Justin Trudeau held a closed-door meeting with Toronto’s Jewish leaders, the Canadian prime minister spent an hour last week do…

2 years, 3 months ago

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

I got to be a guest on The CJN's 'Bonjour Chai' this week, and actually gave my personal opinions about the past 6 months of being a Jewish journalis…

2 years, 3 months ago

Meet the Canadians knitting for IDF soldiers and running for hostages

In the early days after the shock of Oct. 7, many Diaspora Jewish communities including Canada swung into action to send military equipment, clothing…

2 years, 3 months ago

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

Just days after Canadian lawmakers voted to stop further export permits of arms sales to Israel, the Israeli ambassador to Ottawa, Iddo Moed, hinted …

2 years, 3 months ago

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

Canadian Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is clear about one thing: he will run for office again in the riding of Mount Royal—and he expects to win. Bu…

2 years, 3 months ago

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

Embattled cabinet minister Ya’ara Saks says it was her “choice” to meet with the leader of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas last week in Ramal…

2 years, 3 months ago