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Back to SearchOn Bowen Island, a community rallies against Holocaust denial—behind a giant driftwood menorah
After an unsettling encounter with a Holocaust denier in 2021, the small, energetic Jewish community of Bowen Island, BC, decided they needed to beco…
3 years, 6 months ago
Recognize this blue moose menorah? The artist has never lit Hanukkah candles
If you follow The CJN on social media, or have our coffee table book, or are subscribed to our current magazine, you've probably seen this iconic blu…
3 years, 6 months ago
'This is a hair-on-fire moment': Why Canadian Jewish leaders are worried about Israel’s new government
This week, Israel’s incoming prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will announce the country’s cabinet ministers. It’s all but certain that this will c…
3 years, 6 months ago
After losing her job, Phyllis Taylor went behind bars—and became The Prison Lady
Phyllis Taylor credits Oprah Winfrey with sending her to prison—in a manner of speaking. After 30 years working at a law firm in Toronto, Taylor, the…
3 years, 6 months ago
How well do you remember the 2022 news cycle? Take The CJN Daily’s political pop quiz
This past year was as politically divisive as any in recent memory, and the Jewish community—both in Canada and internationally—was not exempted from…
3 years, 6 months ago
From architects to Olympians: A winter roundup of the recently deceased
It's the fifth edition of Honourable Menschen, The CJN Daily's recurring segment reflecting on some of the noteworthy Jewish Canadians who've passed …
3 years, 6 months ago
Is antisemitism really that bad at the University of Toronto’s medical school? These doctors say ‘yes’
"What Jews call antisemitism isn’t real." "Any Jew who calls them out [for antisemitism] is just racist and is lying in order to oppress Palestinians…
3 years, 6 months ago
Here’s why Irwin Cotler says his political prisoner clients are the real heroes
Irwin Cotler, the renowned human rights lawyer who is now Canada's special envoy on antisemitism, has appeared on The CJN Daily more than once. But t…
3 years, 7 months ago
'We cannot fix this alone': How a Vancouver rabbi assembled a team of diverse leaders to tackle racism
After a two-week conflict between Israel and Palestine in the summer of 2021 led to an unprecedented spike in antisemitism, Rabbi Philip Bregman knew…
3 years, 7 months ago
How a filmmaker turned Canada's Jewish history into an Indiana Jones adventure
He scoured the St. Lawrence River to find clues to how Jews helped the British conquer New France. He battled a hurricane off the coast of France and…
3 years, 7 months ago