Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLess than 10 km from Gaza, this Canadian-Israeli couple is hiding for their lives: ‘We’ve lost a lot of hope’
On the morning of Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, Gloria and Howard Wener woke up to the sound of rockets and an air raid warning. The Canadian couple immigr…
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It was the 'wurst' of times: Chicago 58 celebrates 100 years of Jewish-style salami
A century after Chicago 58 Food Products’ late founder, David Bernholtz, borrowed $500 dollars to open a kosher butcher shop in Toronto’s Kensington …
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Will Canada finally release top-secret papers on suspected Nazi war criminals who moved to the country?
As the fallout continues from the Canadian Parliament applauding a 98-year-old former member of a Nazi-led Ukrainian Waffen SS unit, the spotlight is…
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The consequences of Parliament’s ‘mind-boggling’ ovation for former Nazi
Artur Wilczynski has choice words to describe what happened in the Canadian House of Commons on Sept. 22, when lawmakers gave two standing ovations t…
2 years, 9 months ago
Israel’s pro-democracy protest leaders come looking for support in Canada
On Sept. 26, Temple Sholom in Vancouver is hosting two of the leaders of Israel's months-long protests: Jerusalem professor Michal Muszkat-Barkan and…
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Will masking return this winter COVID season? A doctor in Ottawa is fighting for it
Last Monday, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board voted to determine if trustee Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth breached the board’s code of conduct by se…
2 years, 9 months ago
May their memory never buffer: Synagogue yahrzeit memorials are going digital
Many Jews around the world will be reciting the Yizkor memorial prayer as Yom Kippur approaches this weekend. And while most synagogues maintain trad…
2 years, 9 months ago
New year, new hurricane: Atlantic Canada once again on alert as Hurricane Lee threatens Rosh Hashanah celebrations
This weekend, Atlantic Canada is preparing to get slammed by Hurricane Lee, a Category 1 hurricane that could blast winds as strong as 110 km/h acros…
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We asked a 104-year-old 'super senior' the secret to living a long life. Here's what she said
September 10 was a milestone day at the Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare Centre in Montreal: the staff threw the organization's annual group birthday p…
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This Jewish entrepreneur is offering an unorthodox solution to Canada's housing crisis
This summer, Canadian housing minister Sean Fraser blamed Canada's housing crisis, in part, on post-secondary institutions bringing in unregulated an…
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