![Maureen Leshem (left), Canadian-based cousin of freed captive Romi Gonen, speaks at a media conference in Toronto on Jan. 19, 2025; Aharon Brodutch spoke at a similar press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 30, 2023, advocating for his family members taken hostage by Hamas.](https://thecjn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/hostage-fam-150x150.jpg)
Kehillat Shaarei Torah has a lot of red tape to untangle in order to get emergency grants.
Six months after publication, it’s tough to read without thinking of Israeli hostages.
Romi Gonen’s cousin is grateful; Judih Weinstein Haggai’s daughter still awaiting closure.
Mixed emotions in the frigid air during the 54th march by Bring Them Home Montreal.
The women were all alive and exited on their own from a Hamas vehicle.
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