From Yoni’s Desk: School year off to a rough start for pro-Israel students
Earlier this month, the University of Toronto issued a ruling in a dispute between a pro-Israel student and a professor. As reported in last week’s Canadian Jewish News, the case dates back to December 2017, when Ari Blaff, then a graduate student at U of T’s Munk School of Global Affairs, sent an email to […]
University of Toronto clears professor following dispute with Jewish student
The University of Toronto says that one of its professors was not being discriminatory, when he rebuffed a student for belonging to an Israel advocacy group.
Rolling on the Shabbos: book analyzes Coen films
David Silverberg reviews Adam Nayman’s latest book, The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together.
Ido Katri: Advocating for trans rights in the legal system
“In Canada and globally, the fight for trans inclusion is gaining momentum, yet the realities of many trans people continue to be precarious.”
Canadian med students create international network of peers to foster learning
Two University of Toronto students spearheaded a project to ‘connect medical students from around the world.’
Toronto basketballer makes it to the big leagues in Israel
After four years of starring for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men’s basketball team, Sage Usher, 23, is going pro. The Toronto native will begin next season with Maccabi Raanana, a team in Israel’s National League that’s based in Ra’anana, which is about a 20 minute drive north of Tel Aviv.
Toronto and Israeli schools collaborate on innovative nursing program
The Jerusalem College of Technology and the University of Toronto have strategically partnered in the fruitful creation of Israel’s first program in health informatics
American ‘pioneer’ Yavilah McCoy to lead workshops at U of T
Yavilah McCoy will be in Toronto later this month to present to students, Hillel Ontario staff and administrators at the University of Toronto.
First Canadian law school participates in iTrek trip to Israel
Many of the 30 Canadian law students from the University of Toronto who took part in the trip were not Jewish. “Most of the participants came in ambiguous on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” an organizer said.
