North Star with Ellin Bessner
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Police confirm even more mezuzahs were stolen from Toronto seniors’ complex. Leaders think the number’s even higher
Dec 10, 202518 min
What's behind the recent flare ups of Holocaust denial in Poland?
Dec 8, 202527 min
A Hallmark movie gone wrong? How a glass-breaking accident took this groom from chuppah to hospital
Dec 5, 202525 min
'We weren't complete until all the hostages returned home': Ottawa seniors launch book of Oct. 7 feelings
Dec 3, 202525 min
Four Israeli leaders are coming to Canada to debate the two-state solution. Meet the 'no" side.
Dec 1, 202530 min
How Israeli Rabbi Leo Dee rebuilt his life, with Canadian help, after Hamas killed wife, two daughters
Nov 28, 202529 min
New Quebec law coming to ban public prayers, prayer rooms on campus, in wider secularism push
Nov 26, 202528 min
[From the archives] Meet the real rabbi who starred in Drake’s controversial new music video
Nov 24, 202515 min
[In Good Faith] How a Palestinian and a Jewish Canadian are trying to depolarize the country
Nov 21, 202535 min
Catching up on the Sherman murder mystery [From the archives]
Nov 19, 202522 min
[From the archives] Struggling to afford your first home? This Jewish-backed investment firm wants to help
Nov 14, 202524 min
Their Jewish-Muslim friendship was destroyed after Oct. 7—until they found a way to reconcile
Nov 13, 202533 min
Untold Jewish WWII and IDF veterans' stories revealed in new nonfiction book
Nov 10, 202526 min
Untouched for decades, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor's memoir is now a Canadian podcast series
Nov 7, 202533 min
Israeli journalist Lahav Harkov explains life in post-ceasefire Israel
Nov 5, 202533 min
Why Jewish heroine Hannah Senesh is having her moment of renewed interest
Nov 3, 202525 min
Honourable Menschen: Her paper heart from Auschwitz remains a powerful symbol of Holocaust survival
Oct 31, 202528 min
'Edgy for a rabbi, clean for a comedian': Meet the Orthodox rabbi comic mocking antisemites onstage
Oct 29, 202524 min
Support group Ha'ikar offers a 'brave space' for young Canadian Jews post Oct. 7
Oct 27, 202519 min
A famous Jewish pilot's vintage plane could be scrapped. This man is on a mission to save it
Oct 24, 202523 min
Drumming, chanting, climate change: Canada's Jewish Renewal movement is growing
Oct 22, 202526 min
Israel’s antisemitism envoy opens up about why she quit—and what comes next
Oct 20, 202526 min
Why this Oct. 7, Kingston’s Jewish community built a sukkah outside City Hall
Oct 17, 202524 min
With Israeli hostages set to return, Canadian Oct. 7 victims’ families are still seeking justice
Oct 10, 202523 min
‘When I tell the story, it is therapeutic’: These Canadians are still on the front lines, 2 years after Oct. 7
Oct 6, 202531 min
Barry Avrich vows to help rebuild kibbutz on Gaza border as ‘The Road Between Us’ releases in theatres
Oct 3, 202526 min
This reporter made a film about his father’s dying days, turning grief into love
Oct 1, 202523 min
Why this acclaimed Indigenous leader opposes Canada’s recognition of Palestinian statehood
Sep 29, 202530 min
Mensch of Steel? Comic books are on the curriculum at this synagogue’s Sunday school
Sep 26, 202526 min
Ottawa’s new hate crime laws ‘a step in the right direction’, Jewish leaders say
Sep 22, 202526 min
Two scions of a prominent Winnipeg rabbinic family are now helming the city’s biggest shuls
Sep 19, 202531 min
Sault Ste. Marie’s next generation vows to carry on Jewish life, especially for these coming High Holidays
Sep 17, 202526 min
Slain law professor Dan Markel's Canadian family hopes for more time with his kids, after new guilty verdict
Sep 15, 202525 min
What it was like at the world premiere of ‘The Road Between Us’
Sep 12, 202528 min
University is back in session. What are Jewish students walking into?
Sep 10, 202526 min
As the UN General Assembly meets this week, they’ll have a vocal new critic: Linda Frum
Sep 8, 202527 min
Harvard experts warn Diaspora Jews are suffering from ‘traumatic invalidation’ after Oct. 7
Sep 5, 202530 min
How Ottawa’s Jewish community is reacting to the Loblaws stabbing attack
Sep 3, 202528 min
Menschwarmers: This Canadian athlete drew a swastika on a Jewish student’s dorm room. The New York Yankees drafted him anyway
Aug 29, 202539 min
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