St. Catharines councillor denies he’s anti-Semitic
Andy Petrowski, a Niagara regional councillor in St. Catharines, Ont., says he’s not anti-Jewish, despite an anti-Semitic video he posted on Twitter
Ontario passes motion rejecting BDS campaign against Israel
Ontario has become the first province to reject the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel after a motion passed Dec. 1 at Queen’s Park
Premier Kathleen Wynne’s HEW 2016 greeting
On the occasion of the 36th annual Holocaust education week, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne extends a greeting to the Jewish community
Windsor veterans memorial features multimedia stories
A new display commemorating 317 Jewish war veterans from the Windsor area is more than just names on a wall
Ex-federal finance minister Oliver seeks provincial nod in York Centre
Former finance minister Joe Oliver, 76, is returning to politics, this time at the provincial level, seeking the Progressive Conservative nomination in a Liberal stronghold
Jewish group endorses MPP’s call to ban genetic discrimination
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs backs MPP Mike Colle’s private member’s bill to make genetic characteristics a prohibited ground of discrimination
Twelve-year-old makes it to the fabled Chopped kitchen
Ellie Shram, the Grade 7 student at Carrville Mills Public School in Thornhill, Ont., can say she’s a competitive chef, after facing the heat on Food Network’s Chopped Canada Junior
Multifaith vigil to call for fair wages, poverty reduction
Faith groups, including representatives from the Jewish community, will gather at Queen’s Park Oct. 6 to pray, and press for poverty reduction and fair wages. The annual prayer vigil, to begin at 11 a.m., is presented by the Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Coalition (ISARC), a provincial network of faith groups working together “for greater social […]
Art exhibit evokes memory of Yiddish creamery sign
It was a mere accident of history that the routine commercial Yiddish sign that once graced the window of Mandel’s Dairy Shop on Toronto’s Baldwin Street – “Butter, Cheese, Cream, Eggs: Fresh Every Day” – has become a precious relic. The lettering was visible in the creamery window from about the 1920s to the 1970s, […]
Order of Canada honours brothers who left mark on legal community
Allen Linden and his brother Sidney may be the only Jewish brothers to be awarded the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours that recognizes outstanding achievement and service to the nation.
