Pro-Israel BUYcott is a powerful response to BDS
In a special op-ed piece by Shimon Koffler Fogel, he expounds on why Canadians should keep using BUYcotts to rally against the Boycott-Divestment-Sanction (BDS) movement.
Social media is a breeding ground for baseless hatred
Social media isn’t just wreaking havoc on society at large, it’s also tearing at the very fabric of our Jewish community.
Shut up and smile
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Norma Baumel Joseph took away a very important message from the musical Hamilton to “smile more, talk less.”
Facebook – not for everyone and not for everything
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Teachers don’t want students to find them, doctors don’t want patients to find them and people like you don’t want anyone in their past to find them. Facebook has many privacy settings – anything from public viewing to “only me,” where no one but you can see.
Holocaust ad sparks social media controversy
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An advertising campaign, which shows an elderly woman’s arm tattooed with the date of Holocaust Remembrance Day, has generated some unexpected controversy on social media.
It’s a ‘post-truth’ world, but hasn’t it always been?
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“Post-truth” is not a new phenomenon. Radical skepticism in one form or another has a history stretching back centuries, even millennia.
Camp experience inspires former employees to start business together
After meeting at Camp Kadimah in Halifax, Noah Borer and Sam Berns decided to start a new media company together
The Zuckerbergs sell $95 million in Facebook shares to fund charity efforts
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife sold company shares valued at nearly $95 million to fund their charitable efforts.
Ten Jews you should follow on Snapchat
If you want to delve into the world of Snapchat — and trust us: you should — here are some famous Jews you need to follow
Facebook Olympics page places Israel dead last, despite alphabetical order
Israel and its flag do not appear on the list in its alphabetical place; Israel appears at the end, after Zimbabwe, and features the flag of the Israeli Olympic Committee