Canadian summer camp provided a welcome respite for grieving Israeli children in 2024
Hundreds of people gathered in the rec hall of Camp Timberlane, in Haliburton, Ont., for a special ceremony on Aug. 9. That night, 39 campers and staff from Israel, who were sent there by an Israeli organization called OneFamily, shared the stories of the loved ones they had lost to war and terror. It’s a […]
How community and faith are helping heal comatose Canadian IDF soldier Ben Brown—and his family
Ben’s brother, Zach, describes the outpouring of support the Browns have been receiving.
Treasure Trove: Kibbutz Be’eri’s thriving print shop was spared on Oct. 7—and re-opened days after the Hamas attack
“For the life of this nation” is the message on this label. It was made in the print shop of Kibbutz Be’eri two weeks after the Oct. 7 terrorist attack when about 10 percent of the kibbutz’s 1,200 residents were murdered. Be’eri was formed on Oct. 6, 1946, as one of the 11 settlements created […]
War reporting from the heart: Ellin Bessner on how her Jewish journalism mission changed forever
A personal tragedy preceded springing into action on Oct. 7 and beyond.
Canadian families who lost loved ones on Oct. 7 join court challenge to Canada’s decision to resume funding UNRWA
Four Canadians who lost family members in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel are joining the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs’ court challenge of the government’s decision to resume funding to UNRWA, the UN aid agency for Palestinians. On March 8, the federal government announced that it was resuming its $25 million annual […]
Canadian-Israelis who lost family on Oct. 7 criticize a motion halting arm sales to Israel and say Ottawa must sanction terrorist groups
Canadian-Israelis whose family members were murdered or kidnapped during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks are urging the government to exert international pressure to free the hostages still in Gaza, while expressing their anger with Canada’s recent political moves in the Middle East. The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, which is working with the hostage […]
Yael Machtinger on how the plight of Israeli widows since Oct. 7 plays a role in International Agunah Day on March 21
On March 21, we observe two special events, the Fast of Esther, Ta’anit Esther, leading the way to the joyous holiday of Purim, and International Agunah Day, drawing attention to women anchored to dead marriages. These days of solemnity are appropriately linked. Biblical heroine, Esther, was forced into an unwanted marriage to King Ahasuerus, according […]
David’s House of Prayer is a Christian ministry that’s been helping organize pro-Israel rallies in Victoria, B.C.
A group of Christians in Victoria has been working with the local Jewish community to organize pro-Israel rallies in front of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, including the most recent one on March 17. About 300 people attended a Feb. 18 rally put together by David’s House of Prayer, a Christian ministry in Victoria. […]
CIJA says it will see the federal government in court over a decision to resume funding to UNRWA
The announcement was made late Friday afternoon.
Women stood in bloody sweatpants on International Women’s Day to highlight the grim fate of Israeli hostages in Gaza
Fourteen women bound by the hands in small groups wore red-stained sweatpants while men dressed as Hamas militants silently led them around Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square on Friday, March 8. The International Women’s Day event by a group called Canadians for Israel included the dramatic re-enactment of the kidnapping of women who were taken to […]
