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Jewish summer camps in Canada respond to new ‘antisemitic’ boycott campaign

In just over four months, thousands of campers and staff will be heading out to Jewish overnight summer camps from coast to coast. But the lead-up to the annual countdown for camp is being threatened ...
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Extremist settlers ‘threaten’ Israeli society, President Herzog warned. This Canadian activist flew to witness for herself

Montreal peace activist Ronit Yarosky trying to call local police to report Israeli settler intimidation tactics near the homes of several Bedouin families on the outskirts of Taybeh, near Ramallah, ...
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Olivia Chow’s re-election leaves Toronto’s Jewish community looking for answers on safety and security

The re-election of Olivia Chow as Toronto’s mayor on Oct. 26, was a disappointing result for many in the city’s Jewish community, which has had a strained relationship with her office since the Oct. 7 ...
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Arrest made after swastika sprayed outside student housing in London, Ont.

Screenshot of a swastika created from a pressure washer outside an apartment near University of Western Ontario (photo supplied to The CJN). A man was arrested on Oct. 23 in London, Ont. in connection ...
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Letter from Israel: Anxiously awaiting an historic Israeli election

There’s a sense of energy and urgency that this time it really matters, that the very soul of the nation is on the line.' ...
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Mark Carney’s new cabinet features 2 Jewish ministers, both from Toronto

Canada has two new Jewish cabinet members in the federal government. Danforth MP Julie Dabrusin, who served as a parliamentary secretary for several terms, has been named Canada’s new minister of ...
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Hundreds of Israelis have been moving to Canada since Oct. 7—and a Hebrew website has been here to help

When Michal Harel and her family moved to Canada from Israel in April of 2019, they had a hard time getting settled. Between learning English, finding a home, acquiring work permits, and of course ...
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Québec solidaire leader holds up a keffiyeh at the National Assembly and provokes a furor

Screenshot of Quebec solidaire leader Ruba Ghazal holding a keffiyeh at the swearing in ceremony at the Quebec Assembly, Oct. 20, 2026. A brief moment in the National Assembly’s Red Chamber Tuesday ...
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Vancouver election raises questions for Jewish community as mayor, city council shift left

The election of an overwhelmingly progressive city council and the defeat of incumbent Ken Sim in municipal elections on Oct. 17, have left Greater Vancouver’s Jewish community weighing what the ...
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As hate crimes rise, Toronto’s Jewish community is focusing intensely on who will be the city’s next mayor

The two leading 2026 Toronto mayoral candidates, Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford. Until last month, Michelle Tennen, 56, had never canvassed for a Canadian political campaign in her four decades living ...
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Canadian Jewish federations raise funds for military families after fire kills 4 soldiers, injures dozens

Screenshot of the fundraising campaign launched by Jewish Federations of Canada for families at CFB Wainwright after a devastating fire, Oct. 17, 2026. A Jewish Canadian soldier, Pte. Aidan Goulding, ...
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Fiddler on the Roof brings its magic in Yiddish to Toronto

Steven Skybell, a Tony Award-nominated actor, reprises the role of Tevye alongside a Canadian supporting cast for the Toronto production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in Yiddish, with subtitles in English ...