Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNo, lockdown is nothing like Anne Frank hiding during the Holocaust
If Anne Frank had survived the Holocaust, she would have been celebrating her 92nd birthday on June 12.
Elly Bollegraaf can empathize with Frank's ex…
5 years ago
One Canadian's quest to identify 861 unknown Israeli soldiers
This year, June 10 marks is the 54th anniversary of the end of Israel's Six Day War, which claimed the lives of nearly 800 Israeli soldiers. It was h…
5 years ago
How London's Jews are helping their Muslim neighbours
Last night, a public vigil was held at the London Muslim Mosque in London, Ont., for the victims of what is being described as a murderous hate crime…
5 years ago
One year since George Floyd's death: What's changed for Jews of colour?
Last month brought two tragic reminders to Canadians' attention. One was the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, and the second was the di…
5 years, 1 month ago
Recognizing the Canadian Jewish Women of WW2
June 6 was the anniversary of D-Day, commemorating the fateful amphibious invasion by the Allies on Normandy, France, in the Second World War. Part o…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ya'ara Saks on Jewish emancipation and modern challenges
On June 5, 1832—189 years ago this weekend—the Canadian legislative assembly in Lower Canada granted full civil rights to people of the Jewish faith.…
5 years, 1 month ago
Honouring Ruth Goldbloom, an unsung hero of Pier 21
The late Ruth Goldbloom helped found the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, which has been a national historic site as the gateway to Canada …
5 years, 1 month ago
Mourning in Kamloops: How has the local Jewish community reacted?
Last week, news broke that the remains of 215 children were found at a residential school in Kamloops, B.C. Local and national Indigenous communities…
5 years, 1 month ago
Stories from Iraq's most famous pogrom: Farhud's 80th anniversary
The Farhud was a two-day pogrom against the Jewish community of Iraq in the spring of 1941. Pro-Nazi rioters killed hundreds of Jews in Baghdad and d…
5 years, 1 month ago
The best country for Jews to live in is... Canada?
Has there ever been a better home for Jews than Canada? That's the bold question being asked in a new collection of essays, No Better Home?: Jews, Ca…
5 years, 1 month ago