By Howie Silbiger Prime Minister Mark Carney said this week that Canada is failing its Jewish community, a blunt admission from a government now trying to present itself as serious about combating…
Carney Admits Canada Is Failing Jews After Years Of Liberal Inaction
By Joseph Marshall Prime Minister Mark Carney stood in a Toronto synagogue Monday and said what Canadian Jews have been saying for years. Canada is failing them. It was a blunt admission…
Carney to Outline Antisemitism Plan as Jewish Canadians Demand Action
By Joseph Marshall Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to outline Ottawa’s next steps today in the fight against antisemitism, as Jewish organizations warn that anti-Jewish hate in Canada has moved far…
A Tale of Two Goldbergs
By Howie Silbiger There were two shows called The Goldbergs. They were not connected, at least not officially. Different creators, different eras, different families, different Americas. Still, it is not hard to…
First Hand Account of an Anti-Jewish Attack in Montreal
We receive a lot of email a week (tips@montrealjewishnews.com). This one came in yesterday. We decided to reproduce it exactly the way we received it. On the request of the person who…
Zionism and the Comfortable Jew
By Howie Silbiger There is nothing wrong with being comfortable. Jews have had enough centuries of being chased, blamed, taxed, expelled, beaten, restricted and murdered that nobody has to apologize for wanting…
A Missing Jewish Girl, Torn Posters, A Hanged Effigy, And Ottawa Still Wants To Lecture Israel
By Howie Silbiger A 14-year-old Jewish girl is missing in Toronto. That should have been enough. It should have been enough for the city to stop, look at her face, remember her…
Jewish Security Fears Grow Ahead Of New York Israel Day Parade
By Mayer Wochyniak A prominent Jewish activist is calling on New York Governor Kathy Hochul to deploy the National Guard for next week’s Israel Day on Fifth parade, warning that Jewish marchers…
Did Anyone Tell The Jews It Was Jewish Heritage Month?
By Howie Silbiger Did Canadian Jews even know it was Jewish Heritage Month? I’m asking seriously. Not because Jews forgot, we remember everything, most of the time too much. We remember dates,…
The Gentleman’s Agreement Is Gone
By Howie Silbiger In 1947, Hollywood released Gentleman’s Agreement, a movie about a non-Jewish journalist who pretends to be Jewish so he can write about anti-Jewish prejudice from the inside. Gregory Peck…