Podcast Episodes

Former ambassador Vivian Bercovici gives top marks to Israel's new government

Last week, Israel's prime minister, Naftali Bennett, made his debut on the world stage at the United Nations General Assembly. Bennett has just passe…

4 years, 9 months ago

What's it like to be Jewish on Canadian campuses in 2021?

Canada's estimated 9,000 Jewish post-secondary students have been back at school for barely more than a month—and while things are quieter so far, th…

4 years, 9 months ago

Why Avi Benlolo thinks Canada needs a new organization to fight antisemitism

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative is a new human rights think tank founded by Avi Benlolo. And If Benlolo’s name sounds familiar, it may be because…

4 years, 9 months ago

A Jewish-Indigenous family explains the importance of truth and reconciliation

Bradley Okrant grew up in the heavily Jewish community of Thornhill, Ont. Ten years ago, after graduating high school, he was accepted to college in …

4 years, 9 months ago

Canada’s Holocaust monument opened 4 years ago. Why isn't anyone using it?

You might remember the fanfare back in the fall of 2017, when Canada’s Holocaust memorial opened in Ottawa, just west of Parliament Hill. Until then,…

4 years, 9 months ago

"National disgrace": A Nazi hunter accuses Canada of failing to prosecute Helmut Oberlander

Helmut Oberlander came to Canada in 1954. He was married, raised a family and became a successful real estate developer in Waterloo, Ont. But in 1986…

4 years, 9 months ago

How billionaire Sylvan Adams helped rescue Afghan’s women cyclists

It sounds like it could be a movie—and maybe, one day, it could become one.

In late August, just before the United States pulled out of Afghanistan,…

4 years, 9 months ago

Notorious antisemites are fuelling the far right's anti-lockdown protests

Ahead of today's election, the People's Party of Canada is polling at around 10 per cent nationally. Much of their rise can be attributed to leader M…

4 years, 9 months ago

These are the 14 key Jewish ridings to watch in the election

The 44th Canadian election is happening Monday. Up for grabs are 14 ridings that are notable for Jewish voters, either because of their large Jewish …

4 years, 9 months ago

How safe are Canada’s Jewish institutions from attacks?

In July 2021, the Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair attended an event at a Chabad Lubavitch centre in Markham, Ont., where he announced the govern…

4 years, 9 months ago