Podcast Episodes

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

At 98, Alex Polowin, one of Canada's most prominent Second World War veterans, passed away at his home in Ottawa. He was the last surviving veteran o…

3 years, 10 months ago

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

This week, the families of the 11 Israeli athletes who were murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics have finally earned a formal apology by the German p…

3 years, 10 months ago

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

Fifteen years ago, Alexandre Matte was working in finance, running a Francophone cultural centre. He admits he was pretty shy. Then he joined a Toast…

3 years, 10 months ago

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

When 500 members of the Kuklya family got together in England a few years ago for their first-ever reunion, the story got a lot of international atte…

3 years, 10 months ago

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

A few weeks ago, we brought you the story of Raziel and Jeanne Zisman, a Toronto family who lost their only child, Liam, in January. Before his funer…

3 years, 10 months ago

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

In December 2021, at a Toronto District School Board meeting, Alexandra Lulka Rotman made a rare public statement after being accused by the TDSB of …

3 years, 10 months ago

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

While summertime is usually quiet for news, The CJN's obit department (which is mostly veteran reporter Ron Csillag) has been busy at work covering s…

3 years, 10 months ago

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

The World Zionist Congress turns 125 this week. The international organization bills itself as a kind of global Jewish parliament, setting policies f…

3 years, 10 months ago

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

This year, Laith Marouf is touring Canada, instructing broadcasters on how to build anti-racism strategies. His organization received more than $130,…

3 years, 10 months ago

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

The CJN Daily is on vacation this week, so we're rerunning some of our favourite episodes. This one originally aired Mar. 8, 2022.

On March 19, 2022,…

3 years, 10 months ago