New survey reveals behaviours and attitudes of Canadian Jews
An exclusive look at a new survey on the behaviours and attitudes of Canada’s Jews, and how we compare to the U.S.
From Yoni’s Desk: Remembering Rabbi Moshe Goldberg
CJN editor Yoni Goldstein writes a touching tribute to Rabbi Moshe Goldberg.
Yacowar: Israeli drama Shtisel is meant to be ‘read’
Maurice Yacowar analyzes the hit Netflix show Shtisel.
First kosher restaurant set to open in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan will soon be home to its first-ever kosher-certified restaurant.
Norman Finkelstein sparks controversy at U of T talk
Anti-Israel activist Norman Finkelstein incited outrage last night after his talk at University of Toronto Mississauga.
New course at U of T the first of its kind
A new course titled ‘Jews: by the numbers’ recently started at the University of Toronto’s Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies.
Pashkevilim: Peering into posters to find the soul of a community – Part 1
In the first part of his series on pashkevilim, Mark Mietkiewicz explains the history of the posters.
Canadians thankful for group clearing Hungarian cemetery
Ron Csillag writes about the recent massive restoration of the Kozma Street Jewish Cemetery, the world’s largest Jewish burial ground, located in the Hungarian capital.
Elarar: The Jews of Morocco were not refugees
Avraham Elarar writes about the muddled and perhaps forgotten history of Moroccan Jewry in the twentieth century.
Former Hasidic students win right to sue schools and Quebec gov’t
Two former members of a Hasidic community in Quebec have won the right to take the Hasidic schools they attended to court for allegedly depriving them of a secular education, and the Quebec government for not meeting its obligation to ensure that the mandatory provincial curriculum was enforced.
