Faith Goldy running for mayor of Toronto
Faith Goldy, a controversial reporter and political commentator who has been accused of being a white nationalist, has filed a last-minute bid to be the mayor of Toronto.
In Defence of Canada’s Most Popular Facebook Page Against Anti-Jewish Incitement
As I see it, to truly succeed in its mission, NAC must effectively call to our side as many allies as we can, to make this social media page a welcome space for our fellow Muslim Canadians to stand with us in solidarity, to call out those from among their ranks who would do the Jews harm, and to fight against the smears of the media which seek to paint NAC as something that it is not.
Max Eisen speaks out after his likeness was defaced
Max Eisen felt like “a marked person.” The noted Holocaust educator, speaker and author reflected on the vandalism that saw his likeness defaced with the German word “achtung.”
The store that’s keeping the Jewish flame alive in Kensington Market
Gwartzman’s Art Supplies is likely the last business in Toronto’s Kensington Market that was started by the wave of Jewish immigrants who came to Canada after the Second World War and is still owned by the same family, according to the family that runs it.
Ashkenaz to open with Soviet songs from the Second World War
Ruth Schweitzer writes about the genesis of Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of World War II, a concert that will be opening the Ashkenaz Festival in Toronto this summer.
Digging up Toronto’s rich history of The Ward
Special to The CJN, Bill Gladstone reviews The Ward Uncovered: The Archaeology of Everyday Life.
Amateur dancers perform on porches in annual festival
Kathryn Kates writes about Porch View Dances, an annual festival that features amateur dancers trained by professional choreographers performing on their front porches. The beloved festival is celebrating its seventh anniversary this year.
Toronto kosher food bank may be forced to close shop
The first kosher food bank in Toronto will be forced to close its door to the 150 families it feeds every week, unless it receives help soon.
Survivor commissions Torah in memory of his lost loved ones
Solomon Reichert was a young boy when he attended a siyum (a completion celebration) at his grandmother’s home. It took place during the mid-1930s in a small Polish town near Lodz. Fast forward 80-plus years to June 25, when Reichert, now a great-grandfather, attended another siyum.
Act To End Violence Against Women is closing shop
Act To End Violence Against Women, which has been working for decades to provide shelter, support and services to abused women and their children, is folding operations.
