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A spiritual conversation with the young Hollywood horror movie writer who used to watch Jewish bodies before they were buried in Toronto

Hanina “Hank” Hoffman talks about themes explored in ‘The Devil’s Offering’.

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By The CJN Staff

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The 140 Commandments: Phoebe Maltz Bovy examines a hot new guide to etiquette

By Phoebe Maltz Bovy

Yehupetzville with Ralph Benmergui

How Heidi Coleman tapped into Kamloops’ Jewish community—and quickly became their leader

2023.02.02
Opinions, Perspectives

Doorstep Postings: A lesson in where the power lies in Canada—with thanks to the new anti-Islamophobia adviser Amira Elghawaby

By Josh Lieblein

Canada, News

Bill Weissmann, unofficial ambassador for Winnipeg’s Jewish community, to receive Lt-Gov.’s award for promoting interfaith understanding

By John Longhurst

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Toronto’s Reena agency turns 50 facing middle-aged challenges of caring for older residents with disabilities

2023.02.01

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‘We want to belong to a common narrative’: Devyani Saltzman on making systemic changes happen in Canadian arts and culture

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How a plate of herring is the secret to Jewish unity

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Canada

Bill Weissmann, unofficial ambassador for Winnipeg’s Jewish community, to receive Lt-Gov.’s award for promoting interfaith understanding

By John Longhurst

Canada

Jewish groups elated by conviction in the Montreal antisemitic hate speech trial of Gabriel Chaput

By Janice Arnold

Ronen Hoffman, Israeli Ambassador to Canada, with Governor General mary Simon
International

Ronen Hoffman—Israel’s ambassador to Canada—wants out amidst protests against Netanyahu government

By Ellin Bessner

Canada

Jewish groups disappointed by acquittal in a 2022 Israel Day assault in Montreal

By Janice Arnold

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Books & Authors

A graphic novel that creatively and respectfully tells the story of three child survivors

By Hannah Srour-Zackon

Treasure Trove: A weekly piece of our history from the collection of David Matlow

By David Matlow

Music

Jessica Roda has researched a new wave of ultra-Orthodox women performers raising the ire of certain rabbis

By Ellin Bessner

Galleries & Museums

Winnipeg’s Freeman Family Holocaust Education Centre re-opens after a major renovation to engage younger visitors

By John Longhurst

Listen up

How Heidi Coleman tapped into Kamloops’ Jewish community—and quickly became their leader

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Obituaries

Obituary: Rabbi Bernard Baskin, 102, was at the helm of Hamilton’s Temple Anshe Shalom for 40 years—and a print fixture of The Canadian Jewish News

By Lila Sarick

Obituaries

Tribute: Leon Dubinsky, 81, a musician devoted to his native Cape Breton and its people

By The CJN Remembers

Rabbi Bernard Baskin (1920-2023) reflects on life and Judaism (as published in 2010)

By Frances Kraft

Obituaries

Obituary: Jerry Gross, 96, was one of the last surviving overseas volunteers who fought for Israel in the 1948 war  

By Janice Arnold

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Flashback: The pearl dealer who made Ottawa the necklace capital of Canada

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Deaths, Lives

Tribute: Jules Kronis, 79, a lawyer who brought his Jewish values to Canadian politics

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Obituary: Gerda Frieberg, 97, a Holocaust survivor who was a dynamo in education and community activism in Toronto

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Opinions, Perspectives

Battle Blondes: Phoebe Maltz Bovy contemplates the relationship between Jewish identity and hair colouring

By Phoebe Maltz Bovy

Lives

Rabbi Bernard Baskin (1920-2023) reflects on life and Judaism (as published in 2010)

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Canada, News

An antisemitic incident at an Ottawa high school has led to charges for two students

By The CJN Staff

Lives, Obituaries

Obituary: Jerry Gross, 96, was one of the last surviving overseas volunteers who fought for Israel in the 1948 war  

By Janice Arnold

Ronen Hoffman, Israeli Ambassador to Canada, with Governor General mary Simon
International, News

Ronen Hoffman—Israel’s ambassador to Canada—wants out amidst protests against Netanyahu government

By Ellin Bessner

Opinions, Perspectives

Phoebe Maltz Bovy on the extremely online pastime of getting angry about phantom antisemitism

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