North Star with Ellin Bessner
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Two Toronto Raptors fans think their ‘Free Our Hostages’ hoodie should be exempt from political messages ban
Feb 26, 202426 min
Pro-Israel 'bloody pants' protests are popping up across Canada. Here's what they mean
Feb 22, 202425 min
Paul Rinkoff, Toronto’s top Jewish police community partnerships officer, has his hands full since Oct. 7
Feb 19, 202429 min
As anti-Israel protests spread, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association warns about the dangers of banning them outright
Feb 15, 202424 min
We asked Canada's antisemitism special envoy what she's doing to stop 'despicable' protests targeting Jews
Feb 14, 202429 min
Adi Vital-Kaploun was murdered by Hamas on Oct. 7. Now her parents are sharing her story with the world
Feb 12, 202422 min
Why UNWRA should be dismantled: Canadian UN watchdog Hillel Neuer weighs in
Feb 8, 202425 min
These Israeli hockey teens came to Canada for a sport break from the war
Feb 7, 202427 min
A rabbi and a surgeon explain why they support MAiD and discuss whether to include those suffering from mental illness
Feb 5, 202439 min
Rabbi Michael Dolgin explains how the Oscars commercial on antisemitism was made in Canada
Feb 1, 202421 min
Why trustee Nili Kaplan-Myrth is fighting back against the Ottawa school board that sanctioned her
Jan 30, 202423 min
International Court of Justice: Who won and who lost?
Jan 29, 202428 min
Encore presentation: The Jewish spokesman behind the trucker convoy
Jan 24, 202427 min
Encore presentarion: Oscar nominations hide the real Canadian Jewish story of ‘Oppenheimer’
Jan 23, 202417 min
Note from Ellin
Jan 22, 202416 min
Paying tribute to Harry Rosen, George Cohon and other high-profile Canadian leaders we lost in 2023: The CJN Daily’s ‘Honourable Menschen’ returns
Jan 18, 202429 min
What’s at stake for Israel after the International Court of Justice genocide hearings?
Jan 17, 202423 min
Prominent Canadians in Israeli hockey speak out after the IIHF abruptly banned Israel from competition
Jan 15, 202427 min
Justin Trudeau privately met with Jewish leaders in Toronto yesterday—but these rabbis left dissatisfied
Jan 11, 202418 min
‘It was like standing in a shtetl right after a pogrom’: Why solidarity missions are the only tourism to Israel right now
Jan 10, 202428 min
Toronto police chief apologizes after officer carries Tim Hortons coffee for anti-Israel protesters
Jan 8, 202429 min
These Canadians are still writing letters to Israeli hostages—even while the Red Cross isn’t delivering them
Jan 4, 202417 min
This 96-year-old Canadian is moving to Israel in the middle of the war, as have hundreds of Jews
Jan 2, 202433 min
Shai DeLuca hopes to have set an example for fighting antisemitism in Canada with his legal victory over Foodbenders
Dec 28, 2023
The CJN Daily panel talks about the year in politics: Canada on Israel, predicting Trudeau’s future, the Nazi standing ovation—and what to watch for in 2024
Dec 26, 202350 min
Jew hatred in Canada is scary now—but it’s not 1939, say Holocaust educators
Dec 20, 202321 min
Hear why Victoria, B.C. Jews don’t feel safe going downtown on the weekends since Oct. 7
Dec 19, 202321 min
Terrorism expert David Hofmann on how Hamas propaganda likely radicalized Ottawa teen now in custody
Dec 18, 202322 min
What really caused Calgary’s mayor to boycott the Hanukkah ceremony, and what happens next?
Dec 13, 202324 min
Canada's ambassador to Israel offers help to investigate Hamas’s mass sexual assault of women and girls
Dec 11, 202323 min
These Israelis fled to Canada after Oct. 7: Why some of them want to stay
Dec 7, 202335 min
‘Put two menorahs up in every public square’: Parliament Hill rally urges Canadians to support the Jewish community
Dec 6, 202328 min
Moncton city council urged to revisit the ‘insensitive and callous’ end to municipal menorah lighting
Dec 4, 202320 min
Evan Kosiner told the CBC to call Hamas ‘terrorists’; CBC's ombudsman agrees they could
Nov 30, 202317 min
Just freed by Hamas, 10-year-old Ofri Brodutch wants to come to Canada, her uncle says
Nov 29, 202320 min
Ellin Bessner explains why you should consider donating to The CJN Daily on #GivingTuesday
Nov 28, 202313 min
A Canadian photographer survived the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7. Here’s what he saw
Nov 27, 202320 min
'There’s nowhere to hide from antisemitism': Hear Montreal Jews describe daily life amid gunshots and molotovs
Nov 23, 202333 min
Canada’s new antisemitism envoy Deborah Lyons urges tripling office staff to handle ‘moment of crisis’
Nov 21, 202323 min
Hundreds gathered to honour Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver at memorial in Israel
Nov 20, 202318 min
How Canadians felt marching for Israel at the historic Washington rally
Nov 15, 202323 min
Why aren’t police doing more to stop antisemitic speech in Canada?
Nov 13, 202322 min
A coin collector stumbled upon a Canadian Jewish war hero’s story—and is now dedicated to sharing it
Nov 9, 202317 min
Jewish university students talk about recently rising antisemitism at school
Nov 8, 202335 min
A security expert says this isn't the time to take your mezuzahs down in fear
Nov 7, 202323 min
Meet the Canadian teenagers choosing to stay in Israel during the war
Nov 6, 202319 min
Israel’s new envoy on antisemitism has harsh words for Canada after its abstention in a UN vote on the war with Hamas
Nov 1, 202331 min
Hear the families of Hamas’s hostages urge the Canadian government to do more
Oct 31, 202318 min
Vivian Silver, the Canadian peace activist taken hostage by Hamas, would wish to be released through non-violent means, her close friend says
Oct 30, 202318 min
This Canadian social worker is helping bereaved Israelis ID the remains of Hamas attack victims
Oct 26, 202326 min