Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOngoing rash of Nazi symbols in Canadian schools is a 'contagion', expert warns
For weeks now, we here at The CJN have been reporting on a wave of antisemitic incidents being reported at public schools across Toronto. Mostly they…
4 years, 4 months ago
Out of the Dragons' Den and into the fire: Amy Rosen on her 'humiliating' TV debut and new show
In December 2021, baking entrepreneur Amy Rosen made a splash on the CBC reality show Dragons' Den. The pastry specialist and accomplished cookbook a…
4 years, 4 months ago
Swastikas drawn and coins thrown: This is life for Jewish high school students
In late February, The CJN published a first-person essay by 17-year-old Talia Freedhoff about antisemitism and ignorance at her Ottawa public high sc…
4 years, 4 months ago
An Ottawa family builds bridges between Ukrainians and Jews—now, more than ever
Of the 200 people protesting across the street from the Russian embassy in Ottawa on Sunday, most held up signs coloured yellow and blue, in solidari…
4 years, 4 months ago
'There will be another Babi Yar if the world doesn’t stop Putin': A plea from Jewish Kyiv
On Sunday, thousands of people in cities across Canada gathered in solidarity with Ukraine. The support may comfort Anatoliy Shengait—as the head of …
4 years, 4 months ago
Meet the writer whose semi-autobiographical Jewish conversion story won her Canada's top Jewish playwriting prize
Meet Primrose Madayag Knazan. She's the winner of the Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competiton, and her new play, Precipice, is about a Filipino-Canadi…
4 years, 4 months ago
David's new tea: This entrepreneur is betting against supermarkets for his next venture
If David Segal's name sounds familiar, it's because he put the "David" in DavidsTea, the popular chain of heavily curated loose leaf teas and cafes t…
4 years, 4 months ago
Which Canadian campuses are safest for Jews? Anywhere outside Toronto
How widespread is antisemitism and anti-Zionism on Canadian campuses? A new report, commissioned by the Abraham Global Peace Initiative, found nearly…
4 years, 4 months ago
Pulling a rabbit out of their virtual hats, these magicians transformed a pandemic into financial success
In March 2020, magicians Ben Train and Jonah Babins, like so many other performers, found their livelihoods put on indefinite pause. So they did what…
4 years, 4 months ago
Born with a rare disorder, Maya Sinclair is overcoming the odds
Maya Sinclair lives with an extremely rare genetic condition. At six months old, she was diagnosed with Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome, which stunted her g…
4 years, 4 months ago