North Star with Ellin Bessner
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Greatest Hits: After escaping the Jasper forest fires, this tourist couple found safety in the Jewish community
Aug 27, 202528 min
Greatest Hits: Wayne and Shuster’s kids are helping to bring their parents’ classic comedy skits to a new generation
Aug 25, 202525 min
Greatest Hits: The bat mitzvah turns 100: Meet the oldest celebrant in Canada—and one of the youngest
Aug 20, 202516 min
Greatest Hits: Sharon, without Lois or Bram, transforms her classic career into a family business
Aug 18, 202517 min
‘We weren’t even considered Jewish’: Documentary searches for filmmaker’s cultural identity
Aug 15, 202522 min
Israel’s new plan to recapture Gaza: Is history repeating itself 20 years later?
Aug 13, 202527 min
Montreal attack aftermath: 'Every single one of us is a moving target'
Aug 11, 202526 min
Advocates urge Jews to march in Montreal’s Pride parade after ban reversal
Aug 8, 202528 min
Mikveh makeover: A U.S. charity helped build or renovate 10 ritual baths across Canada
Aug 6, 202526 min
Hope for peace or terrorist appeasement? Two experts weigh in on Canada recognizing Palestinian statehood
Aug 1, 202535 min
Why Canada should follow Israel’s lead and help protect the Druze in Syria
Jul 30, 202523 min
Pain lingers despite guilty plea by the man who defaced Canada's Holocaust monument
Jul 28, 202521 min
Nautical nachas: This summer, welcome Shabbat on a boat in the Laurentians
Jul 25, 202526 min
Deborah Lyons shares why she quit as Canada’s antisemitism envoy: ‘It was hard to get people to speak up’
Jul 23, 202528 min
This doctor quit a Canadian medical body after they published an article praising members of Hezbollah
Jul 21, 202521 min
Irwin Cotler still calling for action against Iran, after they plotted his assassination
Jul 18, 202524 min
‘Deeply disappointed’: An Iranian Canadian dissident reflects on the brief Israel-Iran war
Jul 16, 202520 min
'It's my gift to the world': Why this Canadian artist painted all 54 chapters of the Torah
Jul 14, 202520 min
Not in Heaven: Legacy Jewish institutions are pivoting to meet the moment. But do we even still need them?
Jul 9, 202542 min
Meet the Canadian fighting France for $30 million in unpaid embassy rent in Iraq
Jul 7, 202520 min
Canada’s Russian-speaking Jewish community considering appealing the results of the World Zionist Congress vote
Jul 4, 202518 min
Antisemitism fighter, founders of Le Château and Great Gulf Homes focus of new Honourable Menschen spotlight
Jul 2, 202521 min
‘This flag has power’: Wartime Canadian flag recovered from Europe after 80 years
Jun 30, 202522 min
The CJN’s year-end antisemitism report card for Canadian schools and universities
Jun 27, 202531 min
Canadians are rallying to rebuild Israeli universities hit by Iranian missiles
Jun 25, 202522 min
Exodus by way of Egypt: Hear how Canadians fled Israel after war broke out with Iran
Jun 23, 202523 min
A Canadian woman recounts surviving a missile strike that wrecked hundreds of Tel Aviv apartments
Jun 20, 202520 min
How an 85-year-old Canadian Holocaust survivor is riding out the Israel-Iran war in a Jerusalem hotel
Jun 18, 202520 min
'A little bit dystopian': As Iran attacks, 2 Canadians describe the atmosphere in Israeli bomb shelters
Jun 16, 202522 min
Canada's sanctions on Israeli MKs a 'powerful symbol' but with 'limited impact'
Jun 13, 202522 min
Jewish Canadians ‘have another very strong voice in Ottawa’, rookie Tory MPs promise
Jun 11, 202527 min
How murdered peace activist Vivian Silver's sons find purpose through grief
Jun 9, 202526 min
Ottawa Jewish school trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth resigns over ‘profound dysfunction’ in tackling antisemitism
Jun 6, 202523 min
Voting starts for Canadian Jews to join the World Zionist Congress. Here’s what’s at stake
Jun 4, 202525 min
Jewish conversions are still rising in Canada. Why? The answer might surprise you
May 30, 202522 min
How Israeli-Canadian illusionist Vitaly Beckman fooled Penn & Teller–a third time!
May 28, 202523 min
2025 Walk With Israel sees more Jewish pride, fewer anti-Israel protesters, than last year
May 26, 202522 min
After gunfire in the West Bank, Carney is demanding answers from Israel. What comes next?
May 23, 202532 min
Canada rebukes Israel over Gaza conflict, threatening ‘concrete actions’—even sanctions
May 21, 202534 min
She was the victim of a 'disgusting' antisemitic assault. A year later, she's angrier than ever
May 16, 202521 min
Toronto's mayor Olivia Chow hopes a federal 'bubble' law against protests would 'make things easier'
May 14, 202521 min
These twin brothers' science project found noisy public washrooms aren't just scary–they're dangerous to your health
May 12, 202525 min
Progressive Jews are finding common ground—but not in the mainstream
May 9, 202534 min
Bora Laskin, Canada's first Jewish Supreme Court justice, gets his own Heritage Minute
May 7, 202523 min
Canadian students and survivors ‘shaken’, but safe, after Houthi missile hits Ben Gurion airport
May 5, 202518 min
How Canada’s Jewish community is helping Filipinos affected by the Lapu Lapu attack
May 2, 202521 min
Seriously wounded Canadian IDF soldier still pushing hard to recover
Apr 30, 202522 min
Key Jewish ridings to watch as election results roll in tonight
Apr 28, 202534 min
How Canada's next PM should fight against Trump—and support Israel
Apr 25, 202531 min
Peter Jablonski saved Jews during the Holocaust—but he wasn't widely recognized until today
Apr 23, 202522 min