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Back to SearchWhy Emma Cunningham quit the Ontario NDP over antisemitism
Emma Cunningham has been a volunteer with the New Democratic Party for several years, in several elections, at several levels. Even though she person…
4 years, 5 months ago
One-third of Canadian kids don’t understand or question the Holocaust, new survey shows
A new national survey, released today, reveals troubling news about the state of Holocaust education in Canada. Conducted by Liberation75, the Canadi…
4 years, 5 months ago
How Ashley Waxman Bakshi leapt from beauty tips to the frontlines of Israel's digital information war
Ashley Waxman Bakshi is an Israeli influencer with more than 300,000 followers on Instagram and another 200,000 on YouTube. Her fans typically subscr…
4 years, 5 months ago
Jewish public servants are calling out antisemitism in Ottawa's corridors of power
When Louis Rasminsky was appointed to be governor of the Bank of Canada in 1961, he became the first Jew to hold such a high office in the history th…
4 years, 5 months ago
An exit interview with Karen Mock of JSpaceCanada
January 23 is a big date for JSpaceCanada: with a large virtual conference, the progressive Jewish organization will mark its 10th anniversary, while…
4 years, 5 months ago
Public Safety Minister pledges to move ‘urgently’ to speed up funds for Canadian Jewish institutions
Shortly after Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino learned about the hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, his ph…
4 years, 5 months ago
The United Church angers Canadian rabbis with its new proposed Mideast policy
Six organizations representing Canadians rabbis across the country issued a strong statement condemning the United Church of Canada for its new propo…
4 years, 5 months ago
Canadian institutions brace themselves after the Colleyville hostage situation
Across Canada over the weekend, synagogues gatherered virtually to pray for the safety of the hostages at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Te…
4 years, 5 months ago
Back on dry land: Canada’s first seafaring Jewish military chaplain reflects on four months on the Pacific
Last August, Capt. Rabbi Arnold Noteh Glogauer made Canadian military history as the first Canadian Jewish chaplain to set sail with the Royal Canadi…
4 years, 5 months ago
One man's journey from Montreal day school to Chief Rabbi in the UAE
As the Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Council of the Emirates, Rabbi Yehuda Sarna plays a unique role. He isn't preaching much from the pulpit. Instead, h…
4 years, 5 months ago