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Back to SearchThis kids' book wiped Israel off the map. Now it's wiped off Indigo bookshelves
Amazing Women of the Middle East is an 112-page illustrated children's book. It profiles 25 famous women, including historical figures such as Cleopa…
4 years, 6 months ago
After the Alexandra Lulka fiasco, what's next for the TDSB?
It's been a week since the Toronto District School Board held a meeting to vote on whether to censure Alexandra Lulka. The Jewish trustee spoke out a…
4 years, 6 months ago
Meet the woman at the centre of Jewish life in Abu Dhabi: Canada's ambassador
This year, an unlikely Hanukkah party was held at the Canada Pavillion of Expo 2020 in Dubai. The emcee for the candlelighting and kosher dinner was …
4 years, 6 months ago
"A true salesman committed to selling Toronto": Remembering Mel Lastman
Former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman died on Saturday at the age of 88. Lastman made his fortune as a businessman before becoming mayor of North York for…
4 years, 6 months ago
Unpacking the bizarre case of Alexandra Lulka vs. the TDSB
On Wednesday evening, the Toronto District School Board held a lengthy meeting to take a vote over whether to censure trustee Alexandra Lulka. Lulka—…
4 years, 6 months ago
Ruth Wisse on her new memoir, campus antisemitism and our abundance of Holocaust memorials
Ruth Wisse is the author of the new book, Free as a Jew: A Personal Memoir of National Self-Liberation. Its Canadian debut coincided with Jewish Book…
4 years, 7 months ago
This Jewish journalist was embedded with the Wet'suwet'en—then the RCMP arrested him
On Nov. 18, on a remote forest road in northern British Columbia, armed RCMP officers with police dogs and a chainsaw raided a cabin near the Coastal…
4 years, 7 months ago
Welcome to Disraeli, Que., where the post office says Hanukkah is never over
Nathalie Fortier is the postmistress of Disraeli, Quebec. She runs the only post office in town, which was named after Benjamin Disraeli, the British…
4 years, 7 months ago
Hanukkah (mostly not) on the Hill: Over 400 people gather virtually for Parliament's first national candle-lighting ceremony
For years, "Hanukkah on the Hill" has been an annual in person event for Jewish Members of Parliament and politicians from all stripes, including the…
4 years, 7 months ago
Flying south: Why snowbirds are flocking back to Florida this season
Last year, a combination of global lockdowns, uncertainty around COVID-19 and a lack of vaccines convinced many Canadian Jewish snowbirds not to take…
4 years, 7 months ago