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Boy George honoured by Vancouver Jewish community for standing with Israel
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1479+ words) Boy George says he didn’t stop to consider what might happen to his career when he released a song this summer declaring his support for Israel and the Jewish people. He merely felt driven to write it. Then he posted…...
Toronto's election forum on antisemitism proceeds without Mayor Olivia Chow
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1105+ words) Two candidates for mayor in Toronto’s upcoming municipal elections pitched their plans to combat antisemitism to a well-attended event at a North York synagogue that featured frequent references to the absence of Mayor Olivia Chow. Brad Bradford, a current city…...
Toronto police increase security in Jewish neighbourhoods ahead of Rosh Hashanah
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (533+ words) Toronto Police Service (TPS) is increasing both its visible and covert presence in the city’s Jewish neighbourhoods during the High Holidays and through to commemorations of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel, the city’s chief of police, Myron Demkiw,…...
A magazine declared New York 'Habibi City'. Should Jews be worried?
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (1871+ words) Over the summer, New York Magazine’s “Habibi City” issue set out to celebrate the city’s SWANA scene— Southwest Asia and North Africa, a term meant to replace “Middle East”. But to David Polansky, a political theorist and writer living in…...
This week in history: As Canadian Jews celebrated Rosh Hashanah, The CJN published messages from political leaders
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (183+ words) On Sept. 12, 1969, Canadian Jewry was ushering in Rosh Hashanah, which was beginning that same evening (a Friday, like this year). “In his Rosh Hashana Statement message to this newspaper the Prime Minister of Canada especially espresses [sic] the importance of…...
StandWithUs Canada launches new legal department to support Jewish students
1+ week, 2+ day ago (766+ words) StandWithUs Canada’s new legal department is creating a network of pro bono lawyers to help Jewish students get legal advice and support. The Canadian chapter of StandWithUs, created in 2013, is part of the larger StandWithUs network that spans nine countries,…...
Doorstep Postings: Canadian Jews in a comic-book rut
1+ week, 4+ day ago (786+ words) The Canadian Jewish News Doorstep Postings: Canadian Jews in a comic-book rut I had streamed 2/3rds of the way through the recent Masters of the Universe movie while scrolling the latest news of the Liberals humiliating their domestic political opponents again…...
Chai Achiever: Reches Pasternak is building Jewish life at Ontario Tech University
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1011+ words) Reches Pasternak has started walking the halls of Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ont., with tefillin in his bag, ready to help his fellow Jewish students ground themselves amid the day-to-day hustle of academic life. Between attending classes, running the…...
Nova Scotia actor plans retreat that gives Jewish artists room to create, connect and unwind
1+ week, 5+ day ago (949+ words) The only moment when Tracey Erin Smith’s quick-talking and charming personality wavers in an interview is when she’s asked about the mindset of Canadian Jewish artists since Oct. 7. “My courage shrank, well, in speaking out about how I was feeling…...
This week in history: Construction of the Berlin Wall threatens to separate Germany’s Jews
1+ week, 6+ day ago (349+ words) The National Library of Israel now holds all the back issues of The Canadian Jewish News, starting with the first newspaper published on Jan. 1, 1960. In this new weekly historical feature, The CJN will revisit the archives and look at the…...