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Ottawa author's new book shows how her parents survived the Holocaust and the Kielce pogrom
11+ hour, 12+ min ago (899+ words) Her father was a resistance fighter during the Holocaust who smuggled guns to fellow Jews in concentration camps and survived by sneaking into the forest. Her mother was a crafty storyteller whose confidence after the war allowed them to escape…...
Jewish authors are struggling. Here's what would help
12+ hour, 12+ min ago (869+ words) The Canadian Jewish News Jewish authors are struggling. Here's what would help Since Oct. 7, there has been much discussion surrounding antisemitism in the North American literary realm. In the winter of 2024, the literary journal Guernica imploded after publishing an essay…...
Heritage minister says Winnipeg museum's Naqba exhibit should be "rectified'
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (525+ words) The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) "Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present'exhibit has been at the centre of controversy well before its opening in Winnipeg on Saturday, June 27. On Monday, Heritage Minister, Marc Miller weighed in, saying the museum…...
Two Toronto Conservative synagogues to unite, to counter dwindling membership numbers
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1199+ words) Two longstanding Conservative synagogues in Toronto will be folded into one after Pride of Israel Synagogue members voted June 28 for the synagogue to formally integrate with Adath Israel. The smaller of the two synagogue communities, approximately 360 members, voted overwhelmingly for…...
Are straight women going through a feminist identity crisis?
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1276+ words) In May, The CJN's opinion editor, Phoebe Maltz Bovy, published her latest book, The Last Straight Woman. One of the most incisive reviews (from a Jewish writer, no less) was Virginia Karnstein, a Ph D candidate whose research crosses feminism,…...
Jewish Canadians featured amongst those newly appointed to the Order of Canada
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (452+ words) At least five Jewish Canadians were among the 61 people appointed to the Order of Canada and announced by Governor General Louise Arbour on June 26. Included amongst those honoured is a molecular biophysicist " whose father is also a member of the…...
A non-pony country: Flora Cassen's 'Stained Glass' makes sense of European Jewish past and present
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (362+ words) [A colleague] felt the need to remind me that criticism of Israel is not antisemitism. I hadn't said otherwise. I had not even mentioned Israel." I'm not going to say we've all been there. But me, I have been there!...
Nakba Past and Present" exhibit opens at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, amid protests and controversy
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1014+ words) Tucked into 12 metres on the fifth floor of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), three displays featuring less than 600 words of text led an estimated 200-300 demonstrators to protest the Winnipeg museum's "Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present" exhibit. The…...
Treasure Trove: How pickles became the first food to receive national kosher certification
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (143+ words) Over 100 million plastic pickle pins have been handed out by the H. J. Heinz company since they were first introduced as a marketing promotion at the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. This particular pin was distributed at the 1939 World's Fair…...
Photos of pre-state Israel found in Montreal basement will be exhibited by Jerusalem museum
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (853+ words) It wasn't until his older brother, David Freedman'a retired doctor living in the U. S. who had recently thrown himself into family history'was rummaging through the family basement that they realized what they had on their hands. During a visit to Montreal,…...