Podcast Episodes
Back to Search'I must tell the world what happened': Max Eisen, in his own words
One of Canada's most acclaimed Holocaust survivors, Max Eisen, died Thursday of cancer at the age of 93. A Holocaust educator and author, Eisen was a…
3 years, 11 months ago
Meet the flagbearers leading Canada’s team of 600 into the 21st Maccabiah Games
The Maccabiah Games—sometimes called the Jewish Olympics, since they also happen every four years—are due to start July 12 in Israel. Organizers esti…
4 years ago
'A better Canada because of him': Tributes pour in at the funeral for renowned historian Irving Abella
On today's episode of The CJN Daily, we're taking a look at the life of Irving Abella, the acclaimed historian who died on July 3, 2022, at 82, after…
4 years ago
A new philanthropic initiative asks wealthy Canadians to donate half their posthumous charitable givings to Jewish causes—but the uptake is slow
For decades, Jewish philanthropy has been sustained by wealthy donors who believed in supporting the community with their dollars. But some of those …
4 years ago
Camp Kadimah just reopened for its 79th year. Meet the family who's been there for 77 of them
Camp Kadimah was founded in the 1940s to give Jewish kids from small, disparate Maritime communities the chance to meet each other. Its creation resu…
4 years ago
Despite shattered goodwill, El Al could return to Toronto next spring, expert predicts
El Al customers received emails this week confirming what we reported earlier: Israel's flagship carrier is halting direct service between Tel Aviv a…
4 years ago
Ellis Jacob, CEO of Cineplex, is banking on blockbusters to recover from COVID and inflation
After two years of lockdowns, Canadians are starting to head back to movie theatres with increasing frequency. For Ellis Jacob, the CEO of Cineplex, …
4 years ago
Roman Baber is the Jewish political maverick hoping to lead the Conservative party—and all of Canada
In January 2021, Roman Baber—then a rookie Progressive Conservative MPP—was booted from caucus by Doug Ford after opposing his government's COVID-19 …
4 years ago
The CJN Daily Dead Beat, Part Deux
Joseph Segal, a billionaire businessman and real estate magnate; Louise Glatt, an Ottawa-based musician and entrepreneur; Shirley Granovsky, a philan…
4 years ago
Canadian Jewish community stunned by El Al's decision to cease its Toronto route
Yesterday, The CJN confirmed that El Al, Israel's largest airline, will stop servicing Canada directly by the end of October 2022. The company will s…
4 years ago