Jewish artists in Canada turned inward in 2024—to bring bolder identities into 2025
A creative community grapples with the continuing undercurrent of threats and protests.
Letter from Jasper: This hanukkiah miraculously survived Alberta’s summer wildfire
After a natural disaster destroyed his home, Warren Waxer was shocked to find something poignant in the rubble.
Jewish leaders welcome Canada’s decision to convene a second national antisemitism forum
Announcement comes the same week as repeated attacks struck a Montreal synagogue and Toronto school.
Shots fired at Bais Chaya Mushka girls school for the third time this year
Parents and staff are afraid to come to school as the school is targeted once again.
Montreal-area synagogue firebombed for the second time since October 2023
No injuries reported and no arrests have been made, police say.
Anti-Israel protesters demonstrated outside a Thornhill synagogue, despite a bylaw protecting houses of worship
Demonstrators gathered outside Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto, which was hosting an Israel real estate expo.
Now it’s time to review the 75-writer anthology called ‘On Being Jewish Now’
A critical response to shots fired by an extremely opinionated influencer.
Carleton University faces backlash for employing professor convicted in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing
Hassan Diab was convicted in absentia by a French court in 2023.
How this mayor of a quiet Montreal suburb became a loud voice in Jewish Canada
Jeremy Levi’s social media posts reach way beyond 7,000 constituents in Hampstead.
Mayor Olivia Chow’s city hall inconsistently addresses antisemitism in Toronto, according to complaints
An in-depth look into efforts to get more action and reaction from local politicians.
