Canadians blast Israeli far-right political alliance
Jewish groups in Canada are responding to the merger of two Israeli political parties, Otzma Yehudit and Bayit Yehudi, ahead of that country’s April 9 national election.
Bercovici seeks to add PMO chief of staff to lawsuit
Vivian Bercovici, Canada’s former ambassador to Israel, is asking the Ontario court of justice to add Katie Telford, the chief of staff to the prime minister, to her suit against the federal government, in which she alleges that she was treated in bad faith, faced abuse, had her credibility attacked and is owed $32,000 in pension money.
Jewish groups slam survey on Jews’ attitudes to Israel
A recent poll commissioned by Independent Jewish Voices and the United Jewish People’s Order found that “a significant portion” of Canadian Jews are critical of Israel’s policies concerning the Palestinians and that almost half believe accusations of anti-Semitism are often used to silence legitimate criticism of the Israeli government.
Is the Jewish community losing faith in immigration?
Polls show that an increasing number of Canadians are souring on immigrants. Is the same true of the Jewish community?
Israeli students find God … in Canada
Alex Rose writes about Cafe Hafooch, a new program that pairs Israeli students with adult Torontonians, to share their perspectives about issues affecting their Jewish identities, such as immigration and refugees.
A police procedural set close to home
Wild Justice has many of the characteristics of a well-conceived university humanities course, forcing the reader to think about important moral issues and to bring the wisdom of the past to bear on his or her deliberations.
Rubinstein: The deal that brought 800 Jews to Canada after the war
According to Robert Eli Rubinstein, prime minister Justin Trudeau’s belated apology for Canada turning away the MS St. Louis in 1939 has refocused attention on this country’s shameful anti-Semitic immigration policy during the Second World War.
Azrieli: Canadians’ lack of knowledge of the Holocaust is shocking
Naomi Azrieli reflects on the recent poll showing that over half of Canadians don’t know that six-million Jews were killed in the Holocaust.
More than half of Canadians don’t know six million Jews died in Holocaust: poll
In the midst of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, a new poll suggests a depressing – some may say shocking – fact: more than half of Canadians and nearly two-thirds of young people in this country do not know that six million Jews perished in the Holocaust.
The story of Jewish immigrants to Canada, and how they prospered
The economic history of Canadian Jewry reveals a complex entrepreneurial spirit.
