North Star with Ellin Bessner
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Canada's next generation of Jewish leaders is already making a difference
Jun 26, 202624 min
The Human Rights museum's only Jewish trustee wanted the Nakba Exhibit. He just quit
Jun 24, 202629 min
What we know about the deadly Montreal shootings that shook a Jewish neighbourhood
Jun 23, 202627 min
A synagogue heard local schoolchildren were hungry. They've delivered 7,000 lunches
Jun 22, 202624 min
Extremist settlers 'threaten' Israeli society, President Herzog warned. This Canadian activist flew to witness for herself
Jun 19, 202630 min
Montreal rabbi says 'I'll eat my kippah' if firebomb attack wasn't deliberate hate crime
Jun 17, 202630 min
"We need an incredibly strong Ark": Jonathan Levy's Farewell to TanenbaumCHAT
Jun 15, 202629 min
The protesters were farther away at Toronto's Walk with Israel. The anger and anxiety weren't
Jun 10, 202617 min
After a difficult year, Toronto's Jewish community prepares to walk again
Jun 5, 202623 min
Carney says Canada's civic compact is failing Jewish Canadians. But Jewish leaders want action
Jun 3, 202643 min
Gail Asper calls for review of new Nakba exhibit at the museum her father founded
Jun 1, 202630 min
"We Belong Here”: He got Niagara Falls, Canadian Landmarks Lit Up for Jewish Heritage Month
May 29, 202624 min
A Yiddish 'Fiddler on the Roof' Arrives in Canada at Exactly the Right Time
May 27, 202625 min
New sightings, expanded search for missing autistic Toronto teen, Esther, now into second week
May 25, 202618 min
Honourable Menschen: Stephen Lewis saved millions from HIV/AIDS in Africa
May 20, 202629 min
The Canadian "Challah Mom" getting thousands of Jewish women to bake challah together
May 15, 202627 min
“I Just Want to Go to the Bus Stop..and Not Have to See This Hate”: Jewish Vancouver residents fight anti-Israel chalker
May 13, 202626 min
Why no hate charges? Ottawa Jewish leader reacts to sentencing of his antisemitic attacker
May 11, 202628 min
Five Years of The CJN’s North Star: From Lockdown to Oct. 7 and Beyond
May 8, 202629 min
A snapshot of Canada’s Jews today: more newcomers, more intermarriage, aging
May 6, 202627 min
‘Not Optimistic’: Idsinga Skeptical of Toronto Police Chief’s Vow to Probe Antisemitism on the Force
May 4, 202636 min
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Orthodox Jewish Women’s Hair: new Canadian "sheitel" film
May 1, 202627 min
22 Recommendations, No Time to Wait: Senator David Arnot on Canada’s New Antisemitism Report
Apr 29, 202625 min
One Year of Mark Carney and a Critical Week for Jewish Canadians
Apr 27, 202633 min
Israel’s Final Flag Raising in Toronto Was a Celebration, Not a Flashpoint
Apr 24, 202622 min
Israel at 78 Through A Sabra Who Was There—and a Son of 1948
Apr 22, 202626 min
From Hannah Senesh to Hersh Goldberg-Polin: the Meaning of Jewish Heroism today
Apr 20, 202628 min
Ahead of Yom ha-Zikaron, this Rabbi’s new book confronts trauma, Oct. 7 and the power of forgiveness
Apr 17, 202630 min
The Story Behind the Kosher Canadian Cereal that Just Flew Around the Moon
Apr 15, 202626 min
On Yom HaShoah, Kathy Kacer Explores 13 Victims of Nazi Persecution—Jewish and Beyond
Apr 13, 202626 min
After Her Mother’s First Yahrzeit, daughter does 100-Library Walk
Apr 10, 202624 min
50 protesters. 80 Toronto police. Did anything change at Bathurst and Sheppard?
Apr 6, 202625 min
At an Orthodox Jewish Seder Table, a Long-Hidden Sexual Abuse Story Emerges
Apr 1, 202626 min
New B’nai Brith Canada CEO Simon Wolle set priorities. Now they’re being sorely tested
Mar 30, 202629 min
Canada Identifies Long-Lost Soldier from Prominent Jewish Family in the U.K.
Mar 27, 202628 min
NDP leadership race: Who's the the 'least bad' for the Jewish community?
Mar 25, 202627 min
Will Bill C-9 make it safer for Canada's Jews?
Mar 23, 202636 min
'This is a national security issue': Toronto MP Vince Gasparro after synagogue shootings
Mar 20, 202629 min
When the Siren Sounds, One in Five Israelis Can’t Reach Safety
Mar 18, 202622 min
After Synagogue Shootings, Legal Experts Warn Dropped Charges Fuel ‘Impunity’
Mar 16, 202629 min
Israel Warns Canada About Rising Antisemitism | Sharren Haskel
Mar 13, 202623 min
After the Toronto synagogue shootings: 'They want to scare us'
Mar 11, 202620 min
Gunfire aimed at three Toronto synagogues: has the threshold been crossed?
Mar 9, 202627 min
She loves Iran and Israel. What it’s like for this Canadian watching them at war
Mar 6, 202625 min
Iran targeted Irwin Cotler. What he says must happen now
Mar 4, 202621 min
Canadians in Israel: families sheltering, flights uncertain
Mar 2, 202626 min
Toronto’s James Hirsh says winning "Jeopardy!" was the thrill of a lifetime
Feb 27, 202622 min
Why Egalitarian Prayer at the Western Wall is at Risk
Feb 25, 202626 min
For the first time in a generation, Canadian Jews ask if they should leave
Feb 23, 202639 min
Why Jewish parents are raising concerns about anti-Palestinian racism policies for Ontario schools
Feb 20, 202625 min