How far should a Jewish mother go to protect her family? Samantha M. Bailey tackles themes of obsession and dark secrets in her new thriller
Samantha Bailey knows what to blame for turning her generation into incredibly nervous parents: social media. It’s a subject that’s been on the best-selling Canadian suspense novelist’s mind as she promotes her second book, Watch Out For Her. Published in April, it explores the issue of how far a Jewish mother will go to keep […]
Late blooming Lil Brown, 91, pens memoirs of Depression-era Jewish life in Toronto
Sourdough bread starter kits spread like a virus as people sought to bake their way through this pandemic. Bikes, snowshoes, puzzles and paints flew off store shelves as shut-ins strove to keep busy and ease anxiety. In isolation, many suffered the related epidemics of depression and loneliness, to which seniors are already vulnerable. COVID has […]
Author David Grossman fears for Israeli democracy
Israel’s decades-long control of the Palestinians is eroding its claim on democracy and condemning Jewish Israelis to a perpetual state of conflict, says David Grossman, one of the country’s most acclaimed writers.
