Norman Jewison and the Jews: How antisemitism shaped the life and career of Canada’s greatest filmmaker (July 26, 1926-Jan. 20, 2024)
The director of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ died at his home in Malibu, Calif.
‘What was the guy who wrote “Suzanne” doing in the Sinai?’: Matti Friedman talked about Leonard Cohen—and his own writing about Israel—during a visit to Montreal
Israeli-Canadian author Matti Friedman’s newest book is Who By Fire: War, Atonement, and the Resurrection of Leonard Cohen, the story of Cohen’s tour of Israel during the Yom Kippur War, Friedman was in Montreal Dec. 1 for an event at the Jewish Public Library and sat down with The CJN’s Hannah Srour-Zackon to talk about […]
Winnipeg writer Méira Cook’s ‘The Full Catastrophe’ is a novel about embracing who you are
Méira Cook’s most recent novel is a love story. But it’s not the kind you may think. The Full Catastrophe is the story of an aging Holocaust survivor, his optimistic grandson and learning to embrace who you are. The book, which Cook considers to be a crossover story for teenagers and adults, focuses on Charlie […]
‘The Lost Expert’ by Hal Niedezviecki: virtual book launch—full video here
Read more from Hal about his experience writing The Lost Expert Author Hal Niedzviecki will be discussing his new novel, The Lost Expert, in conversation with Veldon Coburn on November 17 at 6 p.m. ET. A recording of the event with closed captions will be made available on YouTube after the event. Purchase a copy of […]
Winds of worry for Jewish and Israeli children’s writers?
I’m still not sure how worried I should be.
“Quixotic” Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg fought for Orthodoxy’s survival: biographer
A Kabbalist, he was also a combatant in the fierce struggle for control of the kosher meat business.
Kids’ Haggadah Emphasizes Diversity and Empathy
“Hug-It-Out, A Lil Haggadah for Kids” is a new haggadah for children.
Toronto psychiatrist writes award-winning children’s book
Tziporah Cohen is a psychiatrist working in oncology and palliative care and the author of the award-winning middle-school novel, “No Vacancy.”
Wartime novel inspired by author’s Italian family
The inspiration for Jennifer Robson’s newest novel, Our Darkest Night, all but fell into her lap while she was visiting her husband’s family in Italy a few years ago. As her husband and his aunt chatted about the weather and the children, the talk turned to Robson’s work as a historian and her novel The […]
