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 […]
