Jewish student journalists are often sidelined for pro-Israel views—but they can make their own media too
Sometimes you need to start your own newspaper to get the point across.
Jewish students in Toronto challenge anti-Israel hostilities while marking Oct. 7 anniversary
Hope Schrier was initially scared to go to her downtown Toronto campus on Oct. 7, 2024. But she ultimately decided this would be a day to show her strength—if just by showing up. A fourth-year creative industries student at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), Schrier wore her ‘Bring Them Home’ tag and yellow-ribbon pin on the […]
Oct. 7 anniversary is ‘an opportunity’ for education and togetherness, say Jewish students across Canada
As the one-year mark of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel approaches, Jewish student organizations are preparing to commemorate victims and hostages while sparking conversations on university campuses. Concerns about security and counter-protests are also in the mix. At least one school is not publicizing the location of the memorial event. Ben Bazak, the vice […]
Dr. Ted Rosenberg says UBC medical school’s inability to address concerns over antisemitism gave him ‘no choice but to resign’ after three decades as a professor
Ted Rosenberg has stepped down from his post as a clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine, citing an unsafe environment, following his repeated attempts to have the school do more to address antisemitism. In a Jan 1. letter to UBC, the award-winning geriatrician, who has taught at the medical […]
The case for keeping Faith Goldy, and others, out of our universities
Controversial speakers like Faith Goldy are parasites, leeching credibility from the institutions that host them. It’s time to stop playing their game.
McMaster tight-lipped on how it dealt with anti-Semitic tweets
McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., has completed its investigation into a series of tweets from students associated with a campus Palestinian group that praised Adolf Hitler and supported genocide against Jews.
Jewski engages Russian-speaking Jews on campus
For almost 10 years, Jewski has been a home-away-from home for many university-age Russian-Jewish students.
The Anti-Israel left’s campus stronghold is no surprise
Today, the foremost practitioners of progressive politics are the chief abusers of Israel. The convergence of left-of-centre politics with Israel bashing on campus should therefore come as no surprise.
Ryerson student’s response to school saying she couldn’t do placement at Jewish orgs
The placement coordinator at Ryerson’s School of Social Work told me she wouldn’t place me at Prosserman JCC or UJA because… “some of their values seem to be in opposition to the values of the school,” and that both have a “strong anti-Palestinian lean.”
A very Jewish college campus guide
The 54-page magazine entitled Going Somewhere? The Canadian Guide to Jewish Campus Life was designed to provide information not found in other university guides.
