Immigrant pens story about her Canadian experience
Author Meira Cook describes her experience in Winnipeg as a native South African.
High Park tour part of Jewish-native bridge building
There were some emotional moments for the dozen or so members of the Jewish community assembled in Toronto’s High Park Sept. 8 for a walking tour of significant indigenous sites. “It’s not easy learning about what our country has done or the ways we’re implicated… but it was deeply moving to see how eager the […]
Jewish, First Nations panellists address identity, land and language
What remains of a people’s identity when a group has been stripped of its language and land? The question was one of several that leaders from the Jewish and First Nations communities grappled with at a panel discussion held Sept. 6 at Shaarei Shomayim Congregation in Toronto. Entitled “Seeking Understanding: Jewish and Aboriginal Communities in […]
Is native reconciliation a mitzvah?
Jews may not have been in this country when wrongs were committed, but all Canadians continue to live with the collective past of this nation
Let’s acknowledge Aboriginals before Jewish gatherings
The CJN reported in May, several Jewish groups have been at the forefront of moves to advance deep and thoughtful discussion about the fate of the First Nations
The enduring bond between nationhood and language
For Jews, the ability to read and converse in Hebrew allows us to understand cultural texts and the language of our ceremonies and practices, writes Dafna Strauss
Jewish teens learn about First Nations struggles on North Bay trip
The goal of the trip was to expose teens to an important conversation in Canadian society: how we have treated our First Nations people, how they continue to be treated and the challenges they face
Aboriginal trip to focus on Israeli innovation
Grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says the Israeli experience naturally resonates with Canada’s First Nations
Canadian Jews could use their own Mohawk Girls show
Like Mohawk Girls, a Canadian Jewish version could feature characters dedicated to the community who maintain their individuality and refuse to succumb to stereotypes
