North Star with Ellin Bessner
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Mass protests in Israel: Hear from The CJN on the ground for the “Day of Disruption” in Jerusalem
Jul 12, 202326 min
Mira Koschitzky, Gladys Rose and 3 Holocaust survivors: The CJN Daily’s ‘Honourable Menschen’ returns
Jul 11, 202326 min
Andrew Cristall goes to Washington (Capitals): The only Jew from the 2023 NHL draft is from Vancouver
Jul 10, 202318 min
A bet on the future: why Saskatoon's Jewish community rebuilt its historic shul and community centre
Jul 6, 202317 min
Google, Facebook vow to block Canadian news after Bill C-18: What it means for The CJN and you
Jul 5, 202329 min
Jewish summer camps are adding mental health support to campers’ daily routines
Jul 4, 202320 min
Honey and Barry Sherman’s son builds a hockey arena in their memory for Toronto’s Jewish community
Jun 29, 202317 min
A DNA test revealed this actor wasn’t who he thought he was—so he wrote a musical about it
Jun 27, 202326 min
The owners of this Zionist hub in Toronto are facing lawsuits and criticism over its ‘disgusting’ state of disrepair
Jun 26, 202316 min
From catwalks to cancer, Jeanne Beker says she's living her best life
Jun 22, 202324 min
Can Toronto’s next mayor fix transit and housing—and make the city safer for Jews? The CJN Daily’s expert panel ponders it all
Jun 21, 202341 min
Yad Vashem chair Dani Dayan has high praise for Canada’s Holocaust education efforts—and harsh criticism for Ukraine, Poland and Russia
Jun 20, 202323 min
Dr. Bob Libman, the brother of Pittsburgh victim Joyce Fienberg, reflects on the guilty verdict for the Tree of Life synagogue shooter
Jun 19, 202320 min
How Mitchell Consky found joy amidst the grief of caregiving for his dying father: a special live Father’s Day episode of The CJN Daily
Jun 15, 202320 min
5,000 high schoolers watched a new play about the 1933 Christie Pits Riot: what did they learn?
Jun 14, 202314 min
Quebec's French-language restrictions spark another legal challenge—and some cheek from Côte Saint-Luc
Jun 13, 202317 min
The chilling new Toronto Holocaust museum is ready for a post-survivor world
Jun 12, 202331 min
War of the words: The CJN Daily goes inside Toronto’s Jewish day school debate tournament
Jun 8, 202317 min
Court martial of Canadian soldier for ‘disgusting’ antisemitic comments a milestone, says retired Jewish senior officer
Jun 7, 202319 min
Saul Rubinek talks about returning to his mother tongue of Yiddish for a new role
Jun 6, 202317 min
Israel's Diaspora minister visited Canada for the first time to meet lawmakers, Jewish leaders—and evangelical Christians
Jun 5, 202322 min
Denis Brott has recovered from severe COVID—but not from his brother's sudden death
Jun 1, 202327 min
Where heaven meets Earth: Vancouver’s Jewish community now grows fresh fruit and veggies on the rooftop
May 31, 202317 min
This historic painting, looted by Nazis from acclaimed Montreal art dealer the late Max Stern, will forever remain in Germany
May 30, 202319 min
A Bathurst Manor reunion kicks off a new exhibit showcasing the postwar mostly-Jewish suburban neighbourhood of north Toronto
May 29, 202318 min
Hartley Garshowitz went to England to honour his uncle, the lone Canadian Jew killed in the audacious Dambusters Raid
May 25, 202323 min
What are the Jewish themes on the ballot in Alberta’s election?
May 24, 202323 min
Linda Frum on fighting back (and winning) a defamation lawsuit the judge said was designed to gag her from criticizing an Arabic-language newspaper
May 23, 202319 min
Will this week’s vote on Parliament Hill change Canada’s relationship with Israel?
May 18, 202315 min
A new faculty network has formed to help protect Jewish professors from campus antisemitism
May 16, 202321 min
Meet the Canadian starring in Netflix’s new Jewish matchmaking reality show
May 11, 202323 min
Ontario’s Solicitor General Michael Kerzner says antisemitic rhetoric by an NDP MPP is ‘toxic to our democracy’
May 10, 202314 min
Newfoundland and Labrador is now the 7th province to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism: Does it matter?
May 9, 202319 min
How two Canadian Jewish politicians navigated King Charles’s coronation
May 8, 202322 min
Wayne and Shuster’s kids are helping to bring their parents’ classic comedy skits to a new generation
May 4, 202326 min
Rosalie Abella gets the big-screen treatment spotlighting a life dedicated to justice
May 3, 202320 min
Could Israeli-born teen singer, Maya Gamzu, win "Canada’s Got Talent"?
May 2, 202318 min
Antisemitic incidents seem disproportionately high in Canada. How is this possible?
May 1, 202322 min
86-year-old Hadassa Kingstone's epic life tells the story of the State of Israel
Apr 27, 202328 min
Take our “Israel at 75” quiz
Apr 26, 202317 min
Decorated pilot Dr. Bill Novick fought for Israel in 1948, and other ‘Honourable Menschen’ for Yom Ha-Zikaron
Apr 25, 202325 min
Israel’s rookie Aliyah minister visits Canada to promote immigration—while avoiding protesters
Apr 24, 202318 min
Ahead of Earth Day, a new Canadian kids book tackles climate anxiety—with a dose of Jewish soul
Apr 20, 202315 min
Making a game about the Holocaust? Yes, says this Canadian designer of ‘Rosenstrasse’
Apr 19, 202316 min
This wrinkled tallit tells the story of a Montrealer who became Auschwitz’s only Canadian Holocaust victim
Apr 18, 202320 min
The Wikipedia fight over Poland’s role in the Holocaust sparks death threats against an Ottawa professor
Apr 17, 202323 min
Why this cemetery researcher is preserving the history of 80,000 Jews buried in Quebec
Apr 11, 202326 min
Bonjour Chai's second annual Great Canadian Seder episode
Apr 10, 20231h 24m
Is it OK if your seder plate is made in China?
Apr 5, 202319 min
He’s Jewish. She’s agnostic and part-Indigenous. Here are their tips for a successful interfaith seder
Apr 4, 202322 min