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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Jewish teachers file human rights complaints against Ontario school boards and unions The teachers are asking for systemic changes to combat antisemitism and anti-Zionism in the classroom and in unions. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/campus/...
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Jewish teachers file human rights complaints against Ontario school boards and unions
The teachers are asking for systemic changes to combat antisemitism and anti-Zionism in the classroom and in unions.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Nova festival survivor Chen Almog shared her story at Toronto’s Oct. 7 memorial, recounting the terror of fleeing Hamas attackers and her long road to healing. “I survived October 7. Then I had to live with what I survived,” she said. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/toronto...
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Toronto: ‘Around us, there was destruction, broken windows, damaged cars and the smell of burning tires and bodies’
Chen Almog, the evening's keynote speaker, recalled the confusion and fear as terrorists invaded the Nova music festival on Oct. 7.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
More than 600 people gathered at a Richmond synagogue to mark three years since Oct. 7, remembering those killed and reflecting on grief, rising antisemitism and the work of rebuilding community. A second memorial was held downtown at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/vancouv...
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Vancouver: ‘When we feel the darkness, we’re going to insist on finding the light’
Two memorials were held in the city at the same time: one in a synagogue in Richmond and a second public event at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
An estimated 1,600 Winnipeggers gathered for a “Walk for Israel” to mark three years since the Oct. 7 attacks. The event featured a memorial installation of 1,400 crocheted red anemones, to honour those murdered on Oct. 7. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/winnipe...
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Winnipeg: A sea of crocheted anemones was a reminder of the 1,200 lives lost
Oct. 7 was commemorated with a Walk for Israel.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Oct. 7 ruined me and then rebuilt me.” Three years after the attacks, Israeli university students visiting Ottawa shared stories of devastating loss, resilience and learning to rebuild their lives. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/ottawa-...
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Ottawa: Oct. 7 'ruined me and then rebuilt me'
Nine students from Tel-Hai University were in Ottawa to share their stories with Canadian Jews.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Some 400 people gathered in Montreal to mark the third anniversary of Oct. 7, hearing firsthand accounts from survivors and honouring those murdered. The event also paid tribute to Kibbutz Nirim, which Montreal’s Jewish community is helping rebuild. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/montrea...
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Montreal: 'We remember all the families with empty chairs at their Shabbat tables'
The event to mark Oct. 7 was also a tribute to Kibbutz Nirim, that was heavily damaged during the attacks.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oct. 7 changed the lives of Jews around the world. For The CJN’s Editorial Director, the shift was felt the very next day, as rallies celebrating the attacks and denials of what happened gave way to a new reality for Jews in Canada. Read more: thecjn.ca/opinion/lett...
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Letter from the editor: The world changed on Oct. 7. I felt it on Oct. 8
I know what I can do: tell the stories that need to be told, ask the questions that need to be asked and make sure Jewish voices are not drowned out by noise.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
About 1,600 people gathered in Winnipeg for a “Walk for Israel” marking three years since Oct. 7, honouring those killed and remembering the lives forever changed by the attack.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Three years after Oct. 7, Calgary has unveiled a permanent memorial inside a Jewish cemetery, honouring those murdered in the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre and those who died in the conflict that followed. Learn more: thecjn.ca/news/canadas...
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
For Jews in the diaspora, Oct. 7 became a dividing line between what came before and what came after. In This Jewish Moment, Canadian journalist Michael Posner brings together the voices of 120 Jews reflecting on the attack and its aftermath. Read more: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Three years after Oct. 7, Hostage Square in Tel Aviv bears few remnants of the national crisis that unfolded there. But for many Israelis, the trauma lingers: 74 per cent say they fear another large-scale terrorist attack. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/in-isra...
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Quebecers elected a minority Parti Québécois government Monday, with the Liberals forming the official opposition. Two Jewish Liberal MNAs are headed to Quebec City: Elisabeth Prass was re-elected in D’Arcy-McGee, while Valérie Assouline won in Saint-Laurent. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/quebece...
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Quebecers elect PQ minority; 2 Jewish MNAs headed to Quebec City
Both Liberals, Elisabeth Prass was re-elected and Valérie Assouline was elected in Montreal.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
After Oct. 7, queer, trans Jew Archie Matlow began recognizing antisemitism on the progressive left they hadn’t known how to name. On The Jewish Angle, they explain how anti-Zionism can disguise antisemitism—and what happened when they spoke out. For more: thecjn.ca/opinion/a-qu...
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
OPINION: Legal technicalities shouldn’t obscure the bigger picture. Neil Herland deserves admiration for speaking out after encountering pro-Palestine protesters outside Yom Kippur services, regardless of whether bubble laws technically applied. Read more: thecjn.ca/opinion/neil...
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Neil Herland deserves our admiration, regardless of whether bubble laws apply to arts centres
Some things are legal but not acceptable.
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Phoebe Maltz Bovy @phoebebovy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fantastic op-ed by @polanskydj.bsky.social in @thecjn.bsky.social thecjn.ca/opinion/how-...
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How others see us: Canada's antisemitism problem harms Jews here and embarrasses Canada abroad
A country’s capacity to provide for minority protections, and more broadly its cultivating the kind of tolerance that makes such protections unnecessary, is simply a mark of liberal civilization.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Antisemitic flyers were found at Belleville’s Sons of Jacob Synagogue and on nearby residential streets, less than two weeks after a gunman attacked the synagogue during Yom Kippur services. Police are investigating. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/antisem...
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Antisemitic flyers found at Belleville synagogue, nearby homes after Yom Kippur attack
Police are investigating the conspiratorial flyers, distributed just two weeks after the synagogue attack.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
After experiencing antisemitic bullying herself, Miss Teenage Nova Scotia wants to prevent bullying, including among Jewish youth. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/campus/...
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Chai Achiever: Miss Teenage Nova Scotia uses pageant platform to address antisemitism
After experiencing antisemitic bullying herself, Michal Shepshelevich wants to prevent bullying, including among Jewish youth.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Jewish charities have had their tax status revoked or suspended by the CRA over filing issues and disputes about inadequate records. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/three-j...
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fundraising campaigns for the Belleville police officer, who was seriously injured during the Yom Kippur attack and the synagogue he was protecting, continue to grow and surpass initial goals as donors around the world contribute. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/fundrai...
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Fundraisers for Belleville officer and synagogue surpass initial goals
The campaigns are helping support Const. Jeff Smith and fund security and building repairs at Sons of Jacob Synagogue.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after an altercation broke out between two pilots. Israeli officials are describing the incident as a terrorist attack. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/israel-...
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Israel-bound flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after terror attack on board
The co-pilot is said to have stabbed the pilot in an attempt to control the plane.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In Ontario, synagogues can hire police officers for paid-duty security. In Quebec, they can’t. After the Belleville synagogue shooting, Jewish leaders are again calling for changes to the rules. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/hiring-...
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Hiring off-duty cops to protect shuls: 'Non merci' in Quebec
After a Yom Kippur shooting in Belleville, synagogues are looking for more options to protect worshippers.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On Sept. 20 a gunman opened fire at a Belleville synagogue on Yom Kippur, as about 25 people gathered for Kol Nidrei services. Police later confirmed the attack was hate-motivated. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/surreal...
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A painted sukkah made in 19th-century Germany, smuggled out of Nazi Germany in 1937 and eventually brought to Israel is now at the centre of a Toronto art exhibition exploring Jewish history, displacement, memory and what it means to call a place home. Read more: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...
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An art exhibit that features painted sukkot poses questions about history, home and displacement
The works are part of the exhibit 'Like a Bird's Nest,' on display in Toronto to Nov. 29.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
University students lobby MPs in Ottawa, urging the government to improve campus security for Jews, days after an Ontario synagogue was attacked. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/univers...
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University students lobby MPs in Ottawa to improve campus safety for Jews
Students describe Hitler salutes, torn mezuzahs and harassment, and call for tougher enforcement of campus policies.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Five major parties are seeking seats in the upcoming Quebec election. Antisemitism, minority rights and separatism are the issues on Jewish voters’ minds. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/antisem...
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Antisemitism, minority rights and separatism are the issues on Jewish voters’ minds in the Quebec election
Five major parties are seeking seats in the Oct. 5 election.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Attack on Belleville synagogue was a hate crime that could have been ‘an unimaginable tragedy’ Gunman who attacked on Yom Kippur was prepared for a long gun battle, police chief said. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/attack-...
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Attack on Belleville synagogue was a hate crime that could have been 'an unimaginable tragedy'
Gunman who attacked on Yom Kippur was prepared for a long gun battle, police chief said.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Three Jewish Canadian composers come together on Pursue Peace, a new chamber music album exploring conflict, violence, reconciliation and the active pursuit of peace. Read more: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...
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A new album of chamber music by Jewish Canadian composers explores themes of peace and reconciliation
'Pursue Peace' comes out Sept. 25, with an album launch concert at York University on Nov. 22.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
'This was a heinous, antisemitic, terrorist crime. There's no other words to put it.' Belleville’s Jewish community returns to a bullet-scarred synagogue after Yom Kippur shooting Read more: thecjn.ca/news/surreal...
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'Surreal': Belleville's Jewish community returns to a bullet-scarred synagogue after Yom Kippur shooting
'This was a heinous, antisemitic, terrorist crime. There's no other words to put it.'
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
French Jews had reason to believe they had allies in the Catholic Church. But as the Holocaust unfolded, that trust could have deadly consequences. Aliza Luft’s Sacred Betrayal examines the relationship between French Jews and Catholic leaders. Read more: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...
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When hope kills: Aliza Luft’s ‘Sacred Betrayal’ tells of French Jews’ misplaced trust in Catholic clerics during the Holocaust
A sense that everything would work out just fine prevented collective action or flight while those would have still been (relatively) possible.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New Sukkot books for kids highlight the joys of the holiday. This year's selection features a relatable Canadian book about a sukkah blown over in a storm, and rebuilt by helpful neighbours. Read more thecjn.ca/arts-culture...
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New Sukkot books for kids highlight the joys of the holiday
This year's crop features a relatable Canadian book about a sukkah blown over in a storm, and rebuilt by helpful neighbours.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A shooting outside a Belleville synagogue during Yom Kippur services left a police officer critically injured Sunday night, while worshippers inside took cover. “It definitely would have been a massacre,” synagogue member Douglas Lobel said. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/it-defi...
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'It definitely would have been a massacre': Belleville synagogue member recounts Yom Kippur shooting
A Belleville police officer stationed at synagogue Sunday night took down the active shooter despite being wounded himself.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Rabbi Leigh Lerner, a longtime leader at Montreal’s Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, has died at 81. Throughout his career, he advocated for LGBTQ+ inclusion, interfaith relations, Soviet Jews and social justice. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/obituar...
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Rabbi Leigh Lerner, 81, was committed to inclusion and social justice
The spiritual leader for 23 years at Montreal's Temple Emanu-El-Beth-Sholom, he advocated for Soviet Jews and interfaith relations, among other causes.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The legal battle over kosher meat in Montreal continues. Montreal Kosher says it does not impose exclusive contracts on stores and is asking the Federal Competition Tribunal to dismiss Aleph Meats’ application. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/montrea...
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Montreal Kosher responds to lawsuit and asserts it does not impose exclusive contracts on stores
Aleph Meats has filed a lawsuit with the Federal Competition Tribunal, alleging the MK engages in unfair practices.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Macklemore–Ed Sheeran fiasco isn’t really about Israel and Palestine. It’s about how a complex conflict gets reduced to slogans, and what gets lost when there’s little room for nuance. Read more: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...
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The Macklemore–Ed Sheeran fiasco isn’t about Israel and Palestine. It’s about simplicity and complexity
One side understands the situation is messy. The other boils the conflict down to two words: ‘Free Palestine’.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
After mezuzot were found smashed in a Wilfrid Laurier University residence, Jewish students gathered for a “mezuzah party” to celebrate their reinstallation. A family has also donated $3,600 to fund new mezuzot on campus. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/wilfrid...
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Wilfrid Laurier University students find mezuzot broken after Rosh Hashanah
The family of a student on campus donated $3,600 to fund the purchase of new mezuzot.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Vancouver’s Jewish community has broken ground on its largest community development project in Western Canada’s Jewish history. @JWestNow will include a new community centre, expanded King David High School and, eventually, more than 600 rental homes. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/jwest-b...
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JWest breaks ground on historic $234 million Jewish community development in Vancouver
New community centre and expanded King David High School are the first phases of the project, with more than 600 rental units planned for later
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Nine books have been selected for the 2026 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards. The winners include a graphic novel about a Sephardic Holocaust survivor and a book examining the post-Oct. 7 information war and antisemitic propaganda. Read more: thecjn.ca/arts-culture...
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Jury selects nine books to be recognized for the 2026 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards
The award ceremony, on Oct. 25 in Toronto, will pay tribute to the late Adam Fuerstenberg, one of the award's founders.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ed Sheeran drops rapper Macklemore from tour following ‘Free Palestine’ controversy Robert Kraft, who owns one of the stadiums where the concert was going to be held, took credit for pushing Sheeran to drop the rapper. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/ed-shee...
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Ed Sheeran drops rapper Macklemore from tour following ‘Free Palestine’ controversy
Robert Kraft, who owns one of the stadiums where the concert was going to be held, took credit for pushing Sheeran to drop the rapper.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Almost three years after bullets were fired into the doors of a Montreal yeshiva, the accused has pleaded guilty. A day later, the man who firebombed Beth Tikvah synagogue and a Jewish community centre was sentenced to 24 months in prison. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/montrea...
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Montreal yeshiva shooter pleads guilty; synagogue arsonist sentenced
Yeshiva Gedolah Merkaz and Beth Tikvah synagogue were targeted by violence.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Boy George released a pro-Israel song without asking anyone’s permission. He says it cost him his manager, professional opportunities and longtime friendships. “I’m not going to turn my back on them.” Read more: thecjn.ca/news/boy-geo...
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Boy George honoured by Vancouver Jewish community for standing with Israel
His pro-Israel single 'We Will Dance Again' has cost him professionally and personally.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Toronto’s mayoral election forum on antisemitism went ahead Tuesday night. Brad Bradford and Chris Alexander laid out their plans to combat antisemitism, while Mayor Olivia Chow was notably absent. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/toronto...
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Toronto's election forum on antisemitism proceeds without Mayor Olivia Chow
Candidates Brad Bradford and Chris Alexander were interviewed at an event organized by the Jewish Lawyers of Canada.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Two longtime Jewish trustees are leaving the Toronto District School Board. Shelley Laskin and Alexandra Lulka Rotman reflect on their years on the board, their work combating antisemitism and what they hope comes next for Jewish students. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/two-jew...
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Two Jewish trustees reflect on their time on the Toronto District School Board
Stacey Cline is the only Jewish incumbent seeking re-election to the TDSB in this year’s municipal election.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Canada is joining the U.K. and France in banning imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel has condemned the move, with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar warning it could fuel antisemitism against Jews abroad. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/uk-fran...
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Canada joins UK, France in committing to ban products made in Israeli settlements
Israel to retaliate by closing the British Consulate in Jerusalem.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Toronto police increase security in Jewish neighbourhoods ahead of Rosh Hashanah Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow called the targeting of Jewish institutions 'despicable.' Read more: thecjn.ca/news/toronto...
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Toronto police increase security in Jewish neighbourhoods ahead of Rosh Hashanah
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow called the targeting of Jewish institutions 'despicable.'
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Germany’s far-right AfD won 43.8% of the vote in Sunday’s election in Saxony-Anhalt, crushing Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU. The result is raising alarm across Europe as nationalist and anti-immigration parties celebrate the AfD’s gains. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/far-rig...
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Far-right win in German regional race sends shockwaves through Europe
Political leaders condemned the victory of the Alternative for Germany party, calling it 'a grave moment in Europe.'
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
John Galliano’s antisemitic history is ugly. But cancelling his Met retrospective may have created a different problem — turning a story about Galliano’s antisemitism into Jews “cancelling” an artist. Read more: thecjn.ca/opinion/pers...
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Galliano galls, but cancelling his Met retrospective hurts Jews
You can wish the prospect of a Galliano retrospective at the Met had never gotten as far as it did, but the thing is, it did, and once something’s on the schedule, un-scheduling it is, well, cancellat...
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Gloria Steinem, the pioneering feminist who shaped the second wave of the women’s rights movement, died at 92. Her Jewish background informed her belief that the fight for women’s rights was inseparable from other forms of oppression, including antisemitism. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/gloria-...
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Gloria Steinem, Jewish feminist trailblazer, dies at 92
(JTA) —Gloria Steinem, the trailblazing feminist who turbocharged the women’s rights movement’s second wave by casting the liberation of women as part of the broader project of eliminating other bigot...
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Several Jewish Toronto councillors are running for re-election as antisemitic incidents and protest policing become increasingly prominent issues in the municipal campaign. Here’s where the candidates stand on Jewish community safety and other electoral issues. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/hate-cr...
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Hate crimes and policing protests are some of the hottest issues in Toronto's municipal election
Several Jewish incumbent councillors are running in the Oct. 26 election.
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The Canadian Jewish News @thecjn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A planned Masar Badil conference in Toronto is renewing calls for Canada to list the group as a terrorist entity. Jewish organizations and politicians are also calling for Ottawa to list Palestine Action and Kata’ib Hezbollah. Read more: thecjn.ca/news/advocac...
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Advocacy organizations renew calls to list three groups as terrorist entities in Canada
Palestine Action, Kata'ib Hezbollah and Masar Badil, which is planning a conference in Toronto in November, are terrorist groups, critics say.
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