Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSonia Bazar's new book unveils the hidden secrets and forgotten lives of Montreal's Back River Jewish cemetery
Sonia Bazar, an artist and poet, is reaching out to any Jewish Canadians whose relatives are buried in the historic Back River Jewish cemetery in Mon…
4 years, 3 months ago
This 67-year-old Ukrainian widow journeyed by bus, train, foot and plane to find safety in her new home: Winnipeg
Valentyna Agapova hid in a bomb shelter for four days before making her escape. The 67-year-old hairdresser and widow, trapped in Ukraine after Russi…
4 years, 3 months ago
Linda Frum and Adam Minsky flew to the Ukraine border to see where millions of dollars in donations are going
Only two Canadians joined a recent trip to Ukraine put together by the Jewish Federations of North America. Linda Frum, board chair of Toronto's Fede…
4 years, 3 months ago
'It really hurts': Dutch Jewish leader Ruben Vis strikes back at explosive new Anne Frank book
Last week on The CJN Daily, we brought you an interview with Canadian writer Rosemary Sullivan. Her latest book, The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold C…
4 years, 3 months ago
Mishpacha Feud: Behind the scenes of this Thornhill family's game show victory
In 2021, a producer for the game show Family Feud Canada reached out to Rabbi Stephen Wise, hoping to boost the diversity pool of their show's contes…
4 years, 3 months ago
Construction kicks off for Toronto's new $27-million Holocaust museum—at a time it's needed most
If you haven't heard, Toronto is getting a new Holocaust museum. The $27-million institution will be located in the new Prosserman Jewish Community C…
4 years, 3 months ago
Peek behind the pages of the new book celebrating BC's Jews
What do Seth Rogen, Dave Barrett and Cornelia Oberlander have in common? They're three of hundreds of notable people featured in a new coffee table b…
4 years, 3 months ago
Hear two Canadian rabbis speak out about what they witnessed at the Ukrainian border
For some Jews, just the thought of returning to Poland—let alone to help Ukrainians—stirs up complicated feelings, given the two countries' fraught H…
4 years, 3 months ago
Author of the controversial new Anne Frank book defends her work against 'misplaced' criticism
Rosemary Sullivan, the Canadian author of more than a dozen books, knew she'd get some pushback for her latest non-fiction endeavour, a book that cas…
4 years, 3 months ago
The bat mitzvah turns 100: Meet the oldest celebrant in Canada—and one of the youngest
On March 19, 12-year-old Naomi Hochman will celebrate her bat mitzvah at Winnipeg's Shaarey Zedek synagogue. And while she's the first girl in her fa…
4 years, 4 months ago