JEDx attendees hear Jewish ideas worth sharing
On June 12, around 1,000 people, mostly young adults from the Jewish community, filled Koerner Hall in Toronto for The House’s sixth-annual JEDx event.
The Canadian who documented Soviet horrors
Alex Rose reports on the Toronto premiere of the fascinating documentary ‘Hunger for Truth: The Rhea Clyman Story’.
Soulpepper’s La Bête has all the right ingredients
Dorothy Lichtblau reviews Soulpepper’s current production of La Bête.
Neglected Toronto cemetery gets some much-needed TLC
A Jewish cemetery in Toronto that had been neglected for quite some time has received a much-needed makeover.
Karen Liberman remembered as ‘a beacon and a role model’
Karen Liberman, a prominent mental health advocate, died in Toronto on May 24 at the age of 73.
Gurufest – Toronto’s kosher event of the year
Norene Gilletz gives a recap of the very best selections at the recent GuruFest.
From the Archives: World Cup bound?
A picture of what is likely a soccer team from the Jewish Workers Sport Club,“Stern,” in Toronto, 1935. Surnames of individuals identified in the photo include; Glickman, Mager, Davidson and Brodsky. Photograph by Famous Studio. Lil Glickman collection. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, accession 1995-5-3.
Toronto Al-Quds Day rally will go ahead, despite efforts to stop it
If the best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour, it’s a safe bet that this year’s Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto will feature anti-Semitic comments and perhaps even calls for violence against Israel and Jews.
Ex-Toronto day school teacher found guilty on child porn charges
Stephen Schacter, a former teacher at two Toronto-area Jewish day schools, has been found guilty of possessing child pornography.
Rash of anti-Semitic, anti-Israel posters found on Toronto streets
A number of anti-Semitic messages have been found on the streets of Toronto recently, including a flyer advocating for a boycott of the Israeli-owned Aroma Espresso Bar and a number of neo-Nazi stickers that were placed in various locations around town.
